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CHAS. W. ABBOTT.
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JAB. M. RITTER
Union Street, near Lehigh Valley Depot,
Allentown.
A 11130 T r,
RITTER
MANUFACTURERS OF
Sash, Doors, °otitis's Blinds, Inside Blinds, Mould•
Ingo, Brackets Balusters, Pickets, Stair Rail
ings. Winslow Frames, Door Frames, &e.
SCROLL SAWING,
TURNING
PINI NO.
DIATCHINO,
FLOORING and
RIPPING
DONE AT TRH .SHORTEST NOTICE.
ALSO, STAIR BUILDING done and HAND RAILING
male to order.
Haring now had altnont Ate yearn' ponnennlen of the
Mill, reforninhed it almoat wholly with new and improv
ed machinery. and having oars' tot experienced work•
men, we are prepared to defy competition from at home
and abroad, both in price and worktontwhip.
Doyou contemplate buildlnu 7 Call at oar Factory and
eatinfy yournolf with n personal examination.
Drawinga fur 1101.111 mm. bracketn, patteron far orris.
mental work. acroll. fur porchen. can be MUM al all time.
by calling nt oar nitre. Any Information to the builder
furnlnlied cheerfully and freely, by calling_nt the Mano•
factory, on Union 'tweet, at the Jordan urldga. Alien•
town, Pa.. or by letter through the pant °Bice.
nag 9-177) RITTER & ABBOTT.
FILBERT. B. OTTO. H. Y. OTTO. 0. W. MILLER
F EBERT, OTTO clz MILLER,
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
•LIJMBER
WLUANISpoRT, PA.
MILL ON CANAL, WEST OF MAYNARD STREET
• OFFICE AT THE MILL
.1? F CRANE •01:N.L. 4 ang 70.1
Qtarprt3 alai Oil Cloth
R ICH AND ELEGANT
CRPE S, OIL CLO S, &C
8. C. FOE - LK.
NO. Ift S. SECOND ST., PHILA.,
IFltal Carpet !gore below Market, Emit side.)
Invites attention to his aplonol . tl asaortment o Imported
and American CA lIPETS, which will b• at a vory
11101. i V3.1C1. Goods warranted as represented nu that
:all Call boy with coulld. nee and matlafaction.
nor V.l-tf
c.i , pertartrz
spEcTACLES SPECTACLES T
EYE GLASSES. Sec.
A large and compleloanKorlment of all kind. ofSc:
Epoctaaleo, EY.
CIIAS. S. MASSEY'S,
NO. 23 EAST HAMILTON STREET,
ALLENTOWN, PA
Having devoted a great deal of care and attention to the
Spectacle linktodot for 111.... Inr.l few yearn, I find that my
'lO/4111,11111 that lice hen Mere ...id sit nob that I have de.
fermiersd to on Ore Ito SPFICI A LTY. There In no article
mannfactured in winch there I. no much deception lwac•
tired lumber° In SP..rinCIM tilassea, Knowing that the
tublic bane been frequentlytolmoged • by parties Ind,
ending to have n superior article oft loosen, and charging
esorhitant prletta t r thereby trafilelnit anon the ne.
'mashies and in Amities of age, I have token pains t•• two
leet a large 1111li complitte asoorttnent ath.• ene,..t and beet
(Masses ever manufactured, thus ' , fronting all persons
needling Spectacles all opportunity or purchniting at res.
nunalue Peron. tot vino any difficulty In being
Ignited el....where will d well to give me area, RN I feel
coned. nut that 1101111 e will foil to be.uited. Remember the
old Ito nil. No. si East Ilatuilion "tweet, opposite the tier.
man Ilefotnied Church, Allentown, VA. jog 'Li 'OS tf
• elothincr,
REAT ATTIRACTION 1
NEW FIRM ! NEW GOODS!
CLOTHING ! CLOTHING
GRAND SPRING AND SUMMER OPENING•
GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE:- I
T. OSNI UN & CO.,
Sttee4Rllor6 fn Margilr 08111.,
BARGAINS
AT TER
GREAT CLOTHING EMPORIUM
IN REIMER'S BUILDING.
NO. 605 HAMILTON STREET,
•
ALLENTOWN, PA.
We would Inform the silicon,. of Allentown and the sore
rounding county) tie t we are Prepared with a large stock
of goods for
FALL AND WINTER WEAR,
and offer them to the public of reaminabb• price,. To those
who boy their Clothing ready-mode, they are proposed to
offer BARGAINS.
WHOI.E SUITS MADE TO oRDERI
COATS, PANTS AND VESTS
Cut and mallet]) Dictated style, and by the best wurktnen•
OUR STOCK OF
CLOTHING, CLOTHS AND CASSIMERES
le larger Mau It hes been before, and we Intend to sell at
norm SMALL PROFIIS. and give our costumers the bone.
Plot our low purelooes•
Great quantities and varieties of
NECKTIES, CUFFS, COLLARS,
Amt everything In the line of
G 7" S FURNISHING GOODS,
MEN'S, Tom's', BOYS' and CIIILIIREN S
I)1-\[A E FA )1' Il I NG,
CONnTANTI.Y ON HAND.
• Don't forget the place. No. OE, Hamilton street, tbird
door above titgth stn et.
T. 08mrs, Jncon 11. pcdobt.
tour 24 tf M /Am, Lyric
II II TI`ON M 'CON .1\ ELL
FURNITURE WAREROOMS,
W I NO. SIIO MARKET STREET,
North Side
PHILADELPHIA.
PARLOR, DINING-ROOM,
CHAMBER FURNITURE
Of the Latent btyl, And Best 31Autlfacturo.
ALSO,
Feather Beds and Mattresses
CM=
CONSHOHOCKEN
BO I LER A N COIL WORKS,
JOHN WOOD, JR.,
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TUBE. 1.7.1 , 1? AN!) Orb:NPR!? BOILERS. RATH
ANP STEAM OIRGUhATING K.
All klrols of Wrought Iron Coils, Toyer. for Blunt. For t
Auer. ummetnrs. Smoke. Stack., Dho m
w I'oo. Iron .W
B heel
horror.. .4d e•erythlog lu the holler mod Sheet Iron line.
Moo, nil kindn of iron owl rimel Forgoagn and Illaekotolth
Work. Miners' rools of oil kiwis, ouch no Whom Buck eta,
Picks, Drill, Mallets, Nl,dueu, Sc.
!loving a SEPIA, Hammer awn s.t of tools of all kinds,
and skilled workmen. I totter myoelf that I con torn out
Mork with moontotiono nod tllepotch, all of block Will he
orrouted to he lirst•clano.
' , wiling Bollnre, /Lod rt:palrlng neuerellp, rtrictly
endlld to. nor 17
MORE Popular thou illy Other I
ALWAY ON THE LEAD,
The Glory of the Morning and Any
Other Time
The Celebrated 310 , n ug Olt, SIOVeR ere tnittatfectured
thle year le greater ipt • !hips till", ever before, to 11.001
the great bra gret•elitn. stay, l'hey are hold by
WM. G. RITTER,
. DEALER IN
STOVES & TINWARE,
831 Hamilton St., Allentown. •
Twolvo hundred of three Stoves bleu boon solo in Ibis
snouts'y dorms Eno uses nun near-, every our of Winch
Its siren unlimben oatboactloll, which is , ho best return'
inennollou they need 1,,, no.
Allyn) s on baud all k on].of Stoven,ltnneos, Furnaces,
Orates, Tin aril obeet• bon Wm,
A largo varlet) , el to ..lore Cook Stnron, such as
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ALL It 1U lIT
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Moves.
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ace retitegn. ut of Thom.. I:rud.r. the
ennilbu- tinder Moo , 115 vit... ed ton ante upon
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130 . 011.1 are In
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OH. are cenetowly Incre,.lno The recelpn for the year
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over 14w/elute r, woo 14.1466 14.
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EDUCATIONAL
The General. l'eaelters' Institute al
Egypt Lehigh County.
F,iduyeoening session, Feb. 0, 1872.—The
Generatlnstitute was called-to order by the
appoin . ed President, Mr. Francis Bernd.
Alter the singing of a hymn by the Egypt
doyenne Choir, Mr. Bender, of Weaversville
Academy, offered a prayer. On motion of Mr.
Andres, Messrs. Henninger and Troxel were
appointed Secretaries. It was then resolved
that a committee of three he appointed to re.
port resolutions on the different subjects dis
cussed, exprissive of the sentiments of the In
stitute on the same. The following gentlemen
were appointed :—Messrs. Andres, Troxel
and 'Vent. An address followed by the Pres
ident, Mr. Bernd,on the subject " The Teacher
as he was forty years ago and is now." Mr.
3ernd first explained how much easier it is
for the farmer and the mechanic to do their
work now with their machines, than it wa4
forty years ago whendhey had no such imple•
ments ; to what must the change be attributed
To the better cultivation and development of
the human mind. How was the mind better
cultivated and d-veioped l It was clone by
means of the common schools. Forty years
ago the teacher that offered to tench for the
least salary was always the one that was em
ployed. He paid no board, for he went home
with the scholars. He did not thinklit necessary
for himself to study. When he became dry
there was always a remedy for it in nearly
every farmer's cellar—whisky and cider.
Those, indeed, were good old times for the
lei cher. lie gave some fine illustrations of
the teacher in those days that cone under his
own observation. The teachers of the present
day are the,best young men of the age ; they
must undergo a strict examination before they
are employed, so that they travel() be men of
education. Tile teachers of the present day
prepare the, field, so that the ministers or the
gospel can reasonably expect to gather a rich
harvest.
Next in order was a report al the teacher's
qualifications, by Mr. P. B. Troxel, of Seig
frit d's Bridge. It was ably handled. He
said that the teacher should be qualified to be
the life of the school. Ile held that thr. teacher
should be well versed in the branches he ex
pats to teach and also in those other branches
which tend to illumine them. Mr. Bender
opened the discussion by saying that we.ehould
have competent teachers for our primary
schools; that a teacher should know much
more than the scholars he expects to tench find
that he should be able to draw out the initial
pies in different branches.
Mr. Rue continued the discussion by saying
that the teacher should have command of lan
gunge ; he should have a good knowledge of
rhetoric and grainmar. Mr. Andres held that
a knowledge of mental and moral philosophy
was indispensiole to a good leacher. The dis
cussion was continued by Illessrs•Bernd,Bates,
Morris and others. On motion the discussion
was closed. Alter music the Institute ad
journed to meet again next morning; at 8.30.
taturdry Morntng Sessivn, Feb. 10. —The
Institute was called to order by the President.
The exercises were opened with the singing
of a hymn by the Juvenile Choir, after which
a prayer was offered by Mr. Bates, of Ilukvn
datpia. The m inutt aof the previous meeting
were Bich read anti approved. The gentleman
who was to report oh the subject of orthogra
phy was absent. Mr. Andres opened the dis•
cussion on the subject and touchenhe 101 l ,w
-ing points.—there should be more written
exercises in many of our schools—there is too
much spelling without knowing the meaning
of words. Mr. Bates remarked that those
words should be spelled which are mostly
used by scholars he held that it was unne
cessary to spell such a multiplicity of words.
Mr. Morris said that alichnion exercises were
necessary, provided the lessons are not too
long. Mr. Troxel thought syllabication
should occupy the teachers' attention to some
extent. Mr. Kresge said that emulation
should be used ns nn incentive in the spelling
classes. The President, Mr. Bernd, gave n
plan by which cheating in spelling classes
could be avoided, provided there is enough
blackboard surface Ile recommended that
all the members of the class Write the exercises
on the blackboard. Mr. Rhoads did not so
much approve of the so•called cropping system,
for the reason that it was only au incentive to
the best spellers In the class. Ile approved
of the plan, to have all scholars repeat every
syllable in oral spelling. On motion the dis
cussion was closed. •
After music, Mr. Rhoads read a report on
mental arithmetic. Ile held that mental arith
metic was a necessary branch in the school
room, since it cultivates the greatest number
of faculties of the public mind.. He gave as
secondary advantages that the pupils, by stu
dying it, will better understand the principles
underlying mathematics, and that pupils will
be more whle t t express the ideas In their own
language. As chief advantages he claimed
that it gives the pupils mental discipline and
draws out their power of abstraction. Mr.
Kresge opened the discussion and explained
how primary classes should be taught, and
held that It was-better to take a slow and sure
method, that a hasty and imperfecd one. Mr.
Bates said that it was not of so much practical
bent fit in the schoolroom ; he thought' that
we should do away with the move difficult
problems. Mr. A nd: ea e xplained how mental
arithmetic develops the dif f erent faculties of the
pupil's mind and recommended it as a neces
stay branch in the schoohroom. The discus•
sloe uas follow. d by Messrs. Morris, Rue,
Lelsenring and others. Oa motion the dis
cussion was Classed. A unaninmas vote of
thanks was then given by the Institute to the
juvenile choir of Egypt' for enlivening the
exercises with music. The.lnstitute abjourn
ed to meet again In the afternoon, at 1.40:
Saturday Afternoon Sessiqn, Feb. 10.—The
meeting was called to order by the President.
The Egypt choir then sang an anthem, after
which the minutes of the previous meeti..g
were read and approved. Rev. Leinbach
offered a prayer. Under general business Mr.
Andres, chairman of the committee on resolu
tions, reported the following : Ou Mr. Beruil's
address, Resolved, That the teacher sh .old be
an educated man, able to undergo a strict ex
amination in physical, intent Mal and moral
training. . On the teacher's qualifications,
Resolved, That the teacher should be well
quithflud in all the branch s hu undertakes to
teach, and in those, also which tend to throw
light upondhe same. That he should not only
be quallth d physically and intellectually, but
also morally and relielously. ,
On the subject of Orthography : Resolved,
That there should he more attention paid to
dictation and less to oral exercises ; secondly,
that pupils should be drilled in defining the
words which they spelhand learn to spell those
words.w Welt are most frequently used. On
mental arithmetic : Resolved, That mental
arithmetic is a necessary branch in the school
room if taught judiciously by the teacher for
the reason that it develops more faculties of
the pupil's mind than any other branch that
could be placed in its stead.
Mr. Morris now read his report on history.
The principal statements expressed were that
all history is instructive, but that of our own
country posesses peculiar Interest and im
portance. It unites us more closely, and
with stronger love, to our free Institutions;
and also ennoblesthe mind by the lessons of
virtue and patriotism.- It enables us to follow
the long struggle for freedom, and almost to
ALLENTOWN, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUA RY 21, 1872
feel the joy our forefathers felt; when that
freedom was won; by the study of history
we learn also the wonffirful progress of our
own free Institutions and civilization. As to
the teaching of Idetory ho said that n uniform
number of pages could not profitably be as
signed, for the reason that some parts required
more attention than others; ho .also urged
the teachers to use as many' associations as
possible in order that the memory of the pu
pils might be aided thereby. After music the
discussion on the subji ct was opened by Mr.
Bender, who was followed by Messrs. Rhoads,
Bates and Rue. Mr. Andres afterwards gave
a practical method by which the Presidents
of the United States can be remembered in
the order in which they came, without any
difficulty. His plan is a very good one in
deed. We are 'sure that it can be used with
marked success by every teacher. He mnkes
use of these three sentences—" Washington
and Jefferson made many a joke ; Van Boren
had troubles plenty to find poor. banknotes ;
let Johnson go." These sentences the pupils
will soon commit to memory, and as they un
derstnnd that the first letter of every word in
the sentences is the initial letter of the names
of the Presidents, they will soon be able to
repeat them from beginning to end without
hesitation.
After music Mr. Bates (layered a report on
analysis in grammar, giving some Illustratims
of how it should be taught. Mr. Bender open
c the discussion on he report. The Institute
adjourned, after singing the dotology, to
meet again at 7 o'cloci.
Mr. Broiler offered a prayer. Messrs. An
dres. Reinhart and Troxel were appointed as
a committee on fined resolutions. It was then
resolved that an executive committee of six be
appointed to fix upon a place of meeting for
the next General Institute to prepare a pro
gramme and appoint speakers for the different
exercises. ssrs. Andres, P. K. Be-rod,
Reinhart, Troxel, Rhoads and Morres were
appointed.
On motion Messrs. Bender, Bernd, Trnxel
and Morris were appointed committee een con
stitution and ley-laws. The committee for
resolutions then Minded in the followini; on
history:
Resolved, That the study of the history of
our country should occupy a more promine. t
part in many of our school s; that not only
facts and dates shemld tee studied, but also the
causes of events.
Alder music, Mr. Bernd addressed the In
stillute,taking the sultit.ct,"Man is fearfully and
wonderfully made."
Alter music, Mr. Bender addressed the In
stitute in German, upon the duly of parents
to their children.
General business being in order the com
mittee on final resolutions, report. , d as follows:
Resolved, That we tender our sincere thanks
to the officers and members of the Egypt con
gregation for their kindness In giving to us
the church for holding our General Teachers'
Institute.
ReAolved, That we tender Our thanks to the
parents of the children, of VI hitehall townsinp,
for the hospitality they have shown us and al
so for their punctual attendence at the Instl•
tole,
Resolved, That we tender our sincere thanks
to the juvenile and Egypt church clwirs for
enlivening the exercises with their excellent
music.
Res,lved, That we extend our thanks to the
officers and members of the Institute fir dis
charging their respective duties so efficiently.
liesolved, That the proceedings of the Insti
tute be published in the " Spirit of the Throqi
and Educator" and the " LEmou Baots
TER." •
On motion the InstitUte adjourned sine die.
M. C'. Ilmmixoco,
P. B. 'I noxm,,
Secretaries..
$lO,OOO DEFALCATION
K P/MIASTEIt'S CLERK ABSCONDS-111S AC
COUNTS DEFICIENT-BE COMMITS A BOLD
THEFT.
From Mr Scranton Repot,ltenn.
John C. O'Connor, an'apparently promising
young man, about twenty-two ye am of ace,
and a clerk in Paymaster Phelps' office, D.
L. C W. R. It. Cp., this city, absconded in
Friday nig ht with ten thousand dollars obtain
ed at the First National Rank. O'Connor
has been in the employ of the company tLr
three or four years, and previous to his con•
nection with the pay ntaster's office, a year aco,
wiei ticket agent in this city. His duties have
thus for a long time made him a constant daily
visitor al the bank on business, and the offi
eels and clerks or that institutton naturally
entertained fur him the same confidence he
enjoyed with his own employers. During
Friday, O'Connor had been in the ()auk pre.
paring . motni3' for disbursing the day follow , •
ing, and as he bad only put mimic third o. the
amount r. quired, his call for ten thousand dol
lars at hall past five that altertmoh being noth
ing unusual, neither Cushier Linen nor Teller
Jackson), wtin were both present, gave the
matter a moment's thought. The check upon
which he obtained the $lll,OOO was such an
One as hail I.egtently been honor( d before,
and both Messrs. Linen and Jackson supposed
he desired to count and assort the money at his
effice during the evening, to have it in readi
ness fur use early the next day.
O'Connor was at tea that evening ns usual
end about eight o'clock hired a light double
sleigh and driver a' Roberts & Long's livery,
with which tie was taken to Dunn ings statitm.
Ills baggage consisted of a small trunk and a
sachet, and at this time be Was not disguised.
lie borrowed a scarf 01 the th ver and huyina
a ticket to Binghamton and checking nis tru
to that point, he took the night I ne going
st• and passing by rail through this may
started on his wretched journey. Ile leit
siiveral letters to diff•ment persons in this city
and money to pay his out-standing bills. Ile
is known to have purchased a pair of false
Whiskers before leaving, and of endeavoting
to get some other articles to complete hia dis.
guise. At Mornings he applied for a ticket
to Buffalo,
which he knew could not he Mel
there, and us he remarked tai the driver that in
tweniy•Mur hours he would be in a colder cli
mate, it is supposed these manoeuvres were
Intended as a ffind.
Ilia exploits came to light Saturday morning
shout II o'clock, and as they Meanie public
later in the day considt r.•ble sensation was
manifested t n our streets. The company's
officiate here commenced a vigorous use ot the
telegtspit, anti also dispatched messengers in
search of the fugitive. Mn. ii. B. Phelps,
paymaster, was.very active iu the search, and
last evening inhirmed us or the result, as fol•
lows : has evidencetliat 0' •'minor's trunk
checked at Dunnings ter Binghamton, duly
waved at that point, w hence it wns re caecked
anti s c ut to New York by the night line oil
the Erie Railway.
The numbers of these check. and desc ( N -
lion of the trunk are in possession of the cm •
pany. It Is also well establisheitiiiit mil 8
of the officers of the company Mire that-Jo may
O'Connor accompay ell the trunk to New
York. Arriving at New Yolk at hail past
'eleven o'clock Saturday morning, O'Connor
is said to have taken a hack and driving to
the line of steamers for Savannah, embarked
that afternoon fit the Magnolia. The,chain of
evidence in support of tnis statement is very
conclusive, although'to a cool headed man the
plot for escape and eluding arrest was poorly
laid. lithe Magnolia does not touch at Ciliates
ton, and O'Connor. is aboard, he will doubtless
be caught on his arrival at Savannah. Be may
secure his transfer (luring the voyage to some
steamer bound elsewhere, in which event he
will doubtless escape.
Public opinion, rarely reliable at such Ihnee,
places the amount of O'Conuor's defalcation
at a much larger sum, tin the supposition that
he has abstracted other funds from the vim.
pany. It piiints also to a directly dffirent route
for 0 Counties t scope, by way of Canada, the
Idea being that he has an accomplice, who,
manipulated the trunk from Binghamton, etc.
In reference to the first rumor we are unable
to learn anything definite, but do not believe
thin he took with him more than a few hum
do d dollars of surrency from the paymaster's,
office, hi sides the package of i'.10,000 Mom the
bank.' O'Connor's habits were Mr root being
exemplary, alth o ugh we are told that during
business hours he was regular, attentive and
apparently reliable in the discharge of hit
duties. lie was known to town, ir tel by Itis
employers, es a fast young man, who speni
each nineth more ninety Ilan he earned.. As
It consequence he was tempted to steal, an
mohahly Mk been stealing and cove rine it ni
until tenable to do so longer. Wbh exposun
and disgrace stating him in the tam and wit h
no money to satisfy his vices, In all evil hone
he made bad still worse, and roloplete , el his vii
lathy and ruin. \V Mille- he has . an ncemm
pl.ce does not as yet appear. Dospite the. net.
work of proof with which vigilant detective,
appear t. have entwined him, we can hardy
believe that Johnny O'Connor is on the steam
er Magnolia, or that now he is likely to be
found.
O'Connor came to Scranton from Corning.
N. Y., wt,ere he enj , yed en enviable repute
thin as n young man. His par. Ms still live
at Corning. and are in very moderate eircum
stances. lie has two brothers, said to be ver3
exemplary and talented, both bolding respon
ble positions. Temptation beset Johnny (1'
C.mnor, and he fell a prey to its allurements;
lie 111113 lilaMed what might have been an loin
ored and us!lul life. Let his ties, ciab a and
the young men of our city take heed and pro.
lit by his downfall.
- - - -
WHY HOLLERS BURST
From Appleton'( Jo urnal .
There Is nn impression among intelligent
persons that steam explosions are often due to
mysterious if not unpreventable causes. An
account in a' weekly journal of sonic recent
experiments upon this subject declared that.
" In the astonishment of the experimenters,"
certain ho his used in the Investigation blew
up." under a very low pressure of steam."
The causes of such explosions are, indeed, not
generally known. But to readers who live In
a country where steam explosions are a mita
Joel of such serious importance to the {midi('
as they rare with us, a brief and roncise
rxpbt
tuition of the main causes of these explosions
can hardly fail to be, of interest. Such an ac
count, freed front technicalities, won propose
to give iu the prevent paper. Among other
forms of explosion, we shall show how, on
the one hand, an open pen ol boiling water may
explode fatally ; and how, on 111,, miter,
holler without a single drop ~f water in it
may he shattered to fragments by tine action
of heat alone.
1. 'I he fist and simple:l cause of bailor ex
plosions, Ir. (meld though it inn, need n it lons
detain us. It is Hitt gradual increase of steam
pressure—: sin the case of racing steamboats,
with the traditional negro seated upon the
safely-valve—to a point beyond the power of
the boiler to resist. In a well-made boiler
such explosions require an enormous force—
one that is much greater than that undet
which the boiler is designed to work. Mi.
Fairlawn concl u ded, nom his exit, ?intents.
hat one of 1111.. 111 W pressure boilers which Inc
burst could not have given way at a pressor,
uil sin iliac three hundr. d and fifty pounds to
the sworn. inch. Explosions of tin s sort are
more than any other, due to inexcusable care
t. sseiess, if not to wantonness In taking risks,
as in the case that we have inu•ntioned.
2. Unequal expansion in the boiler, caused
by low water, or by the accumulation ot min
east scale or sediment upon parts of its inner
surtace, is rt fertile cause of explosion. U tiller
such conditions there ninny be no dilferem , of
Iwo hundred Oegrees or more Fahrenheit he
tweet the temperature of the flues and or I t o o
boiler shell ; and the luteciuml expansion of
the metal thus calls( d is enough to rupture
the tou..thest iron. As already stated, this
nutty happen without the pressure of steam 1 ,
aid it. Near Grand Rapids, Michigan, it boi r
twenty feet long was opened fine the purpose
of cleaning flues. The in in intrusted will
this duty insetted an armful of shavings tit
eith , r end of each of the twin fines, slid set 1
them on lire, hoping to Los, n the incrusta
lions upon them in this manner. 13ut liras
ntly, by the expans on of the flues, the whole
Is. ad of the boiler was "blown" riff, annul
driven through the walls of the building into
the adjoining field. An Ainericau engineer,
Mr. Wiard, claims to have devised a method
of keeping every pert of a b niter at -t ie same
temperature, and so of avoiding all explosions
from un, goal expansion ; but Ave must not
stop here to explain it.
11. Explosions calm,' n ,
ma wrier are of special interest bemuse they
loom one-class ot the so called mysterious ex
pl.,sioits. In these cases no excessive pr, s
sure of steam or heat of fires is apparent ; the
gauges stand at their usual level ; and yet,
while there is no sign of danger, a frightful
explosion may occur, ins it s nine new and Irv..
sistible energy were lib. rated within the fated
boiler. Such is, indeed, the case, 111..tigh It
is no new explosive compound, generated by
the presence of oil or other linpurities in the
' water, as Bonn, engineers have argued, that
does the mischief. In these cases, sonic part
of the boiler below the water level Ims become
heated to it higher degree than the water strove
I it. The result is, that the water is rePell. d
from the metal, and it thin film of steam inter
venes between the two bodies. In this con.
Moon, which is known as the "spheroidal
state," the Iron may become intensely hot,
while the water reinitiate comparatively cool.
But noW let any cause—ins, it strong circolt
thin of the water in the boiler, where it lashes
around under the fierce heat rind "in sure dine
a torture,' animal—force it into contact with
the re l•liot metal. An immense volume of
steam is instantly. generated ; it " throws"
' the water above it with the energy of ball, to
before an exploding caarge 01 powder, and
the force of this tremendous steamdrain or Is
sufficient to shatter the top of the strongest
boiler in use. 'These terrible explosions tire
apt to °emir at the moment of Aartirig a loco
motive or engine, it hen tie escape i
shut down and the pressure is suddenly in
crinan,ed. To prevent Ile in, it is necessary to
make sure that tin • fir's arc of unitorm heat
throughout it hole extent, so as to avoid
excessive heating in any part of the boiler,
, and al-, to tiv,.1,1 any , too sudden increase
(even though it be a slight one) of the pr, sure
in the boiler.
4. In the last class of explosiolis In In" con
sidered there is the stale! shatrn rime of the
tipper part oi the shell of the boiler in those
that we have just 'described. Bat they are nit
first'sight more mysterious than the sr , for in
them no evidence can be fined that any part
of the ladle!' lins been at all overheated ; and,
to make the surprise still grouter, they occur
at a low ti mperaittre of the it neer, snit n cur
respond i ugly low pressure i fstrtuu , ivlniteycl
they are of the most triglitlid vi, , lence.
As, under the subject of " unequal expan
sion," we have described explosions that may
take place witheut any steam. so now we 1111 V,
elate' ell a class of explosions that may, occur
without any boil. T. They may be thus ex•
attained : I.et an open pan a water be kept foe
a long time heated jest to its !toiling point.
Little by little, it looses the sir w Lich it con
tains In solution, and its rises.
lu ibis way M. Donny heated water to two
hundred and seventy-five de.trees Fahrenheit,
the attraction of the particles of It attr fur
each (Atte , . being appit7ently int:reused ; but
finally it vapolized with explosive sudden
ness. In the stole manner, when at last the
temperature onto• water in the boiler is carried
to a high point, and the water is freed from
air, vaporization may occur, not gradually,
bin instantly. Theopen pan of water has been
known to exp'oile almost like a chargeof gun
powder. tind occording to M. Donny, with
fatal results. These explosions 'nay, then. be
said to result. limn n " temperature above that
which Is due to the, pressure." Mr. .1. It
Itobinson, n competent engineer, says, in a
little book upon -team boiler explosions, that
,
mill violent explosions occurring when tto• fire
I Is moderate and the steam low may beascrib
gill to tir Is cause. In 'thee" cases the water is
thrown much in the satne way se in the ex.
plosions last described ; and sue much lit
water may he overlie,tol, and to such a de
gree, that the top nt the boiler shall he shat
tered by the first blow. Thas the water is
raised to a very high temperature in these ex;
plosions, is shown by the fact that It sometimes
fasces instantly and entirely into steam, leav
ing no trace of water near the exploded boiler.
Mr. l'endred, of Dublin, experimenting Upon
tide subject, erected a I, lice of boards about
the place where the boiler was allowed to
burst; but, on going to the spot Immediately
afterward, "no traces of water could be
seen.''
This class of explosions may be prevented
by the proper use of safety plugs, and by
other means, which We cannot now describe.
We shall be content If in this paper we have
made clear the causes of the four chief kinds
of steam explosions, and so helped the great
public which reads .Appletons'„ Journal to . a
strengthened conviction that all explosions
are preventable. T. M. Ohm
Lord Chief-Justice Cockburn denies the in
direct damages claim alb° United Stab s. Sir
Edward Thornton believes the trouble will be
Bottled at Geneva.
The assassin of Ear: Mayo has la en tried
and Ben leneed.•
A severe' snow•etorm, with loss of life,
sweeps the Weat.
A True Story with a Fairy in it
=1
"0 Cranny, if I had Imt one little piece of
.11 tilts tr n't t n t.;110 t'irl I ilmtiltl bet"
Lint I:one It i most st to. e,rner of two
noldiag tht. , l to hor grandmother's
'lBlll.l, Wilitl. 8 , I! gazed With wide•open eyes
into a ne'.l with gold and silverware.
Nide]) seemed to her an Inexhaustible mine of
,wealth.
It was n dreary• nit.tht In December, and
the chilly siad. earning the snowflakes
hither and thitlit.r, blew her hair in golden
!minks all about her little white face.
V=
When her grandmother said that, ROMP
Imstened her steps, holding her breath as she
ons , :ed by the heantifol windows; for tlo
nvrth that came over her pale little lips was
the breath of, desire, so hard for a child to
control.
Sill! did not seem to feel the cold that night
perhaps because the wind of adversity had
hymn 1110 w ing cold upon her young life ever
since she could remember. Arid just then.
ion, her heart was so warm with the fire of
sweet fancies !
But the heart in Rosie's body was a tender
one, and. at the skiver which ran through her
grandmother's sratne, she tightened her hold
on her withered hand, hurrying more swiftly
along the snowy footpub.
They were soon out of the city, the snow
like a cloud about them, the bright lights fad.
Ong like a dream in the distance, and their
home, mor and cheerless though it was, a
friendly sight.
They reached the door and went in. It
wits but a poor shelter against the bitter storm,
he two little rooms in the midst of the wide
desolate common ; but Rosie barred the door,
lighted a fire of sticks,' and put a new candle
in the iron candlestick . ; then she crept close
to her grandmothi r's feet before the fire.
Iler grandmother was the only friend Rosie
had in the world, sod Rosie was the one tress.
e her grandmother had left, so that the love
they gave CP.CiI other was undivided.
"Aren't yon going to get to bed, Rosie,"
grandmother asked, at length, "while the
room is warm ? Mitybe you'll have happy
dreams before the dawn."
"•No," Said Rose, slinking her head till the
curls tumbled about her face again ; "you
:md tell me a story first. Let it be of the
summer-time you used to know when you
you were little like me."
"Little like you! Ali, Rosie, child that was
such it long, lone time ago that At makes me
dizzy to look back to it ! But I dream some
s ofa brighter summer-time, when I shall
leave this worn out house,drop off these wrin
and gray hairs, and be at home in pleas.
Illlt allt(11 . 119 with the river of life flowing
through."
Rode looked up in amazement as the dear
voice dropped into silence; hut there was II
smile on the wrinkled face, and a glow, like
that of the morning, over the gray pallor of
the sunken chi gilts.
"A. 11," thought Rosie, to herself, "If I
might only get there too, where it is always
summer !" And she shivered, for the sticks
owl burned out, and the coals were burning
But there was a tiny glow on one corner
ol'the hearthstone, and, nhnost as if her
tin ~, gilt haul answered itself, a low voice like
music rose from tht , midst of the ashes.
It.sie looked again, rubbing her eyes to be.
sure she was awake, and there, before her, in
itlain sight, was the prettiest little creature
rour bright fancy can paint. She had blue
eves, and a golden halo about her head ;an
Mc Rosie could not tell where the gold of her
hair faded Into the gold atmosphere which
surrounded her.
IM==l
"All her lifetime I have lived in your good
L zrandinother's t, earl,'' said the dear little
airy, in her musical voice. "Now the spark
nt'her life is gone oat, and I ant wailing to
know if you will let me stay wiih you
'•l3nt who are you 3" cried l sir, in amaze
ment.
`•You wislmd but a minute ago,". continued
fairy, "that you could go where your
iundmother is gone. I ant the Fairy of
win I Von's 0.110 arlarl , Ol" , En. On, ntsti It ,you
take me into your heart, I can show you the
way. and help you to get there."
w led Rosie, with a sudden sweet
resolution.
Anil then, somehow, before she knew it,
in some mysterious way the doer of her heart
swung open, and the beautiful fairy slipped
in,
Rosie felt her heart grow warm and satisfied
and hiding her sleepy eyes on her grand•
mother's cold km cc, she fell asleep, while the
candle, too, horned lowa to a little spark and
went out.
In the morning, a rich lady was riding by
in her skigh, all covered with snit fur robes,
and discovered little lbete through the half
opened door which the wind had torn from
its fastenings. • •
M red with pity, she ,took her to her own
limo ions Itome, which was bright with every
tlt ng but children's races, adopting her
Mr her own daughter. There the !airy slay
d with little Rosie Dibble, until she, too,
grew old. She heeded all the wise fairy's
monitions, dealing out bountifully the com
forts which had so strangely come to her, to
the poor and unf utt ue Mr miles around ;
so that every voice lilted as she went by called
her blessed; and every step site took was a
rep htwartla hat beautiful summerland, where
nor dear odd grandmother bad gone.-13aUou's
Maymin e.
A DEATH RIDE
A LOCoMtalVIr. ON TUE CAMDEN AND AMBOY
ItAILIWAD DOING INTO A STATION WITH A
CoRPSE IN (MONT—THE AITSTERY NOT FAT•
L , PACroItILT EXPLAINED.
From the to irk Worbt f Toesd
The tra'u which arrived front New York,
at Lawrence, on the Camden and Amboy Rail
road, at 2.41 on Sunda , morning, carried with
it up in the '4cow
,cittcher" of the locomotive
the body of a inns whose name and the man
ner or whose death are es yet unknown. When
the rain stopped at the station the station•
muster tumid the mangled remains lying across
the iron bars of the `• cow•catcher," with arms
a..d hies broken and stripped of both clothing
end flesh. \Vie re the body was picked up b 3
the locomotive was unknown, and Inquiries
were at once set On bait to identity the man.
The pocl.lits were searched and a ticket from
West Pniladelphin to New York was found,
with thirty-live dollars in Money, a bottle of
hisky, and aletter directed to Thompson's
Steel tVorks, in Jersey City, introducing "the
hearer," as a machinist. From the conductor's
punches In the ticket it was evident that the
man had left Philadelphia by the last train on
S•turilay night, and hail ridden as far us
Princeton or New Brunswick. Subsequent in
quiries confirmed this opinion, and showed
that the man had come trout Philadelphia in
company with two or three roughs, with whom
lie drank whisky and Indulged in tights (mem
sionally during the two hours consumed in
going between Philadelphia and Princeton
Junction. Beyond this point lie had been
missed by the brakemen, the conductor being
first informed of the fact that he was missing
when the train arrived at New Brunswick.
The men who had been In his campany said
they saw him. jump trout the train about a
mile from Princeton Ji notion, and that they
saw hint stagger a little and then walk away.
It is now suspected that the passenger was
pushed off tin cars by the roughs in one of
their drunken squabbles, and shut he was after
wards struck by the locomotive of the train
irom New Turk. 13ut nothing definite can be
known until the companions of the unfortu
nate man can be arrested.
IS Degreeslieloi!T.ero....iiimilier Terrible
===
, •
Sioux Crrv,Feb.l4.—Another terrible snow
storm commenced on Monday afternoon nod •
night, without a moment's warning. The
Storm burst in great fury, and the snow fell
rapidly.prostratipg the telegraph lines in every
d irect ion . • •
The weather became intensely cold,the ther
momrte• falling forty degrees in Iwo betas.
All the trains art snowed in. and will probably
renown s , ..for three or four days. It is feared
the suffering in the country has been terrible.
JameS'Edison, living on the Big Whiskey,
eleven miles niorth of here, froze to death dot•
lent the storm. Ile had been to the city with
his •eam, starling !Without 4 P. M., when about
five miles out he was overcome by the coldand
perished.
Several other deaths are reported. Tho
weather is cold, the thermometer standing at
eighteen degrees below zero this morning.
But the wind has gr.olually gone down anti
the storm Is nearly . over. Owing to the pros
tration of the telegraph lines no further partic
ulars aro reported.
NEW YORK TO BOSTON.
From 4 pplelon . • Journal
One day I met an English friend who had
landed a few hours before from a mad-stenmer
from the Old Country.
Presently I asked him what it was that first
attracted his attention after having sighted
land.
Ho replied : "The beauty and diversity of
the land which locks in your spacious bay.
thought the scenery was someth i ng very tine.
and its embellishments—l mean the villas and
gardens—peculiarly attractive. lam anxious
to get near them, in order to inspect them,
and to see if the houses are not all sham, and
if the gardens are not all painted for show.
But what first attracted my eye, as being
purely American, were these monstrous ferry
'mats of yours. They are surprising. The
crabs we use for similar purposes are very
small and low, though exce dingly swift. But
your boats look like two storied rope walks,
and they appear to slide sideways as well as
forward, with all the facillity of crabs. I came
from Jersey City in one of them, and I was
quite astonished at the elaborate way in which
they are furnished and decorated. You Amer
icans are very luxurious. At home we think
a great deal of expedition, and are apt to ex
pend little money for elegance, and I confess
I was astonished to find at once, in this land
of reputed practicality, such a pretty strong
evidence that you like Jelly with your meat
better Om we do—or, at least, are more wil
ling to pay for it l"
It so happened that my English friend and
I were thrown • together more than I had
hoped would be the case, and I asked him to
go to Boston- with me, and he at once assent
ed.
With his remarks about the luxury of the
ferryboats still in my ears, I took him to the
foot of Chambers Street and turned him loose
in ono of the boats of the Narrnganset Line ;
I think it was the Bristol. By a• lucky acci
dent, the band on the steamer's after deck
were playing away at " America," which put
him in high good•humor w his every thing, he
mistaking it for " God save . ae Queen," and
possibly this may account for a of the
ardor he subsequently exhibited.
I lost sight of him adnost immediately; and
he being of an independent nature, made no
great effort to find ale sgain,but strolled hillier
and thither as circumstances or accident im
pelled him.
I, for my part, sat down in the saloon to read
the evening paper. The journey was a fie
quent one with me, and, having had enough
or city life, I never became Interested until we
were well out of confusion of the neighbor- .
hood of the Buttery and the East Rive•.
But it is a custom with me to go out and
look at the scenery after it is divested or smoke
and at the water after all traces or the ferry
boats have disappeared. There has been a
time when few sights thrilled me so much as
the overwhelming bustle or that narrow wa
ter-thoroughfare which lies between the city
and Brooklyn. The advance of our mighty,
boat, is Brobdingnag among Lilliputs, seemed
the very soul of a triumph. It was s, mighty
so majestic in its progress, that its very air
gave it the dominance, and all crafts, no mist
ier how bulky or how ponderous, flew either
to one side or the oilier, and let its go on our
way without swerving a hair's-breadth. And
it used to amuse me to watch the immigrants
leap upon the bulwarks of their newly-arrived
ships and stare at us, and holloo, and wave
their caps and tawdry shawls, as if ours was
a ship of the archangel. All the passengers
on all other antis hastened over to the nearest
side to stare and to wave their bands in good
nature; and the merry picnic folk, bound
down from Jones's Wood on those hulking
barges, used to stop their dancing and their
music in order to look at us from stem to
stern.
But what I look at now with greater inter
est comes after the wharves and tie: shipping .
nod alter the red colored city has finally
dragged out Its almost interminable length
over the tops el the muddy cliffs, and after
the formal rows of dreary and comfortless
houses have been left behind.
Given a fine evening, with a dying bre. ze
and a clear sky, no traveler need ask a more
delightful stretch of journey than that which
he now may view. filers are no mountains,
no overctianging precipices, no bold effects of
au, ym 1.., 0 I, a Ma
reaching expanse of richly-cultivated and di•
versified landscape upon which one may l ed
in the evening with greater pleasure.
Behind our steamer are a half a dozen :mit
ers bound in a similar direction, floating along
in our rear with no perceptible motion, yet
advancing swiftly. They are all white, and
look like a flock of lingo seagulls resting
tranquilly In the water, and quite motionless.
Hell Gate boils languidly. Circles of troth
suddenly form from thysteriohn or hidden
causes, and•float away on the dlitracted tides.
hart and spiteful little waves jump suddenly
up from out some placid expanse, and .here
and there one may see a ruffling surface as
black and angry us a witch's face. Ugly spurs
or rock shout up directly In the steamer's null
and she must turn her ponderous body aside
to pass them by. It Is dainty steering, and,
like a bonny Scot in his precarious sword
dance, she must carefully mind her heel and
taC.
It is about here that the traveller's outlook
lathe most phasing and satisfying. A tender,
bluish obscurity half veils the western shore;
while the eastern Is overspread with, a deep
sun generous glow. A light drift of clouds
lies along the titir horizon just above where
the sun will descend, and upon the pure reach
of water beneath there rests it ,w ships and
sloops with dropping sails, al! gilt and glory
at the top, and all coldness and shadow dc•
low.
'!'here is to me an inexpressible sense of
loneliness and desertion conveyed in the sight
of one of those little craft at anchor. They
hug timidly up to the shore, out of the way of
the tempest, and out of the path of those huge
ships which might run them down in the dead
of night. They are dependent upon the mer
cy of the wind. If it blows, they may spread
their sails and creep along ; if it refuses to
blow, then they must lie still and wait patient.
ly and helplessly. None of them posesses a
cheerful color. Their hulls are black and
scarred with lines of rust; their sails are gray
and patched. No laugh comes from them.
Nobrly.seems to talk on board of them ; a
man leaning over the bulwarks stupidly stares
up as the steamer passes, and perhaps a brow n •
fret d woman emerges head and shoulders
from the mean little companion way, and a Iso
stares with the same blankness of visage anti
the same hick-lustre eyes.
The swift progress of the steamer makes n
huge nod tremulous fan upon tile tide behind,
an d It widens and widens until it gathers with.
in it the following boats which chase along as
if mysterlimsly magnetized.
Now It Is that the tasteful nnd well-Built
houses come into View, surrounded with their
partial screens of hemline' trees, and rising
from the midst of lawns which como clown to
the water's edge. Little groups of people stand
here and there, waving their hands in kind sa
lute. Tiny boat-houses, ornate with all the
artistic work of thejig-saw, stand daintily on
the skirts of the land, and wharves made seem•
ingly for the exclusive use of children are
rudely planted in the cold water. A few shell
like boats paddle hither and thither in the dis.
tance, and wisely fly from the terrors of the
ever-encroaching and dangerous fait.
Perhaps the progress of a few short rolls dis
closes a castle-IM , dwelling with a dense forest
at the back ; nod then a few rods more will
shut it up again ; a road is known to exist by
the creeping of a horse's head and a carriage.
top over the landscape ; summer cottages
emerge and disappear. Flights of steps run
down to the water's edge, and marquees and
white toydents gay with flags relieve the al
most perpetual green. Elegant gardens, with
all the luxuries of gravelled drive's, clipped
trees, and planted groves,and rich with artistic
Shades and conmurs, drift slowly by, and high
hills, beautifully illumined, reflect their colors
in the placid water.
Little bays and inlets suddenly open out 'o
the view as the sleaml goes on, and are lost
as suddenly, as she goes on farther. Gloomy
and sombre fortresses, with their lofty walls
pierced here and there, with terrible apertures
and . with their outlines exhibited sharply
against the evening sky, and with tiny sol
diers pacing to and fro upon the lofty ram
parts, come quickly Into the sight, and per
haps a long roll from the evening drum may
heighten the pictur3 so that it may never de
part from the memory. A lapse may occur
in the elevated land and a heavenly vista may
open to the eye, rich with well-farmed acres,
and distant white houses, and wooded slopes
all bright and warm with the falling sun.
Gradually even the eastern shore grows drill
and dark, and the air becomes perceptibly
colder. The glow departs from even the top
sails of the becalmed sloops, and lingers only
among the tree-tops on the highest hills. The
little crowd upon the deck turn instinctively
toward the west anti gaze mutely upon the
glorious cloud-pictures that slowly grow from
gay to grave, and that finally 1r ;sea in vivid
tress and one by' one go out. Long shadows
creep eastward, and early night fads in the
valleys. The shores sink Into obscurity, and
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the air sweeps around beh ind the paddle-boxes
somewhat freshly, and the fading of the view
and the ems° of discomfort send a few within
the shelter of the saloon, whence they look
through the windows.
As darkness comes on apace, and as now,
and then a beacon-light streamsout from some
little spur of land, and nettle air gets damper
and colder, and as the terrible rush of water
from beneath the crushing wheels rises above
all other so-nds, then every thing becomes
oppressive, and the traveller beglhs to think
of following those who fled to the cabin be
fore him. The steamers behind still hold
their positions, and are coming on bravely ;
and, as they begin to set their lights, red and
blue, our boat does the same, and the little
company of leviathans settle down steadily to
the work of the night, and rush their violent
ways along over the water.
It was in the saloon that I again met my
friend the Englishman.
"I am filled with astonishment," criedhe;
"and I am unable to express myself properly.
I have been In every nook and corner of this
enormous structure, and I have been surpris
ed at every turn. I never saw anything like
the power, and space, and elegance, in a ves
sel used for a like purpose. At home we strive
alter compactness, h -re you elaborate and
beautify. This craft, my friend, Is at once a
Belgravinn parlor, a Clyde machine-shop,
Gunter's dining hall, a city warehouse, a zoo
logical garden, an emigrant ship. and a vani—
ty fair. There is a curious sight down half
a dozen decks below this, where the poor peo
ple, with their bags and boxes, are going
soniewil. re to some land of promise. The en
gine. ris a great man. I asked to go into the
engine room and look at the machinery, but
he shook his he 41. Then I told him I was an
Englishman, and he at once hastened to open
the door, and took much pains to make me be
lieve sonic great tales about the power and
calibre of his machinery."
" The cylinder is as large as that of an ocean
steamer," said I.
"So I am told," rejoined he, "but I never
realized the power of such a gigantic engine
until I sat down upon one of those seats and
looked through the plate glass window at the
frightful grey monster, and saw-that awlul
walking beam swoop down almost upon tae,
and then rush back into the night stain with
a roar like that of an angry god. Down it
came again; then up again; then don n; then
up. Every one of the huge pillars of polished
steel rose and fell as if it had no weight. All
the forest of metal was alive. Every thing
worked without deflection; upon my word,
I never felt the true meaning of the
word 'inevitable' until I saw that machinery."
From this flight he hurried on to describe
the vast stoics of merchandise which he bad
found hidden in the bowels of the st comer. Ile
was surprised at the variety and quantity.
"If I want a proof•of genuine activity of
trade," he exclaimed, " I look at a ship's cargo.
If it Is large and of mixed goods, then I take
heart anti feel that matters are prospering."
The dining saloon delighted him.
" Where on the continent could I find such
a bill of fare on a river or coast steamer? No-
where Cookery, variety, system, servants,
all complete. I rejoice to see the American
man and woman dine or sup. I look in vain
for the reputed haste and feeding ; and the
famous boorishness is no more ; or, at least, I
saw none of it, and I was surrounded by two
huntirot people."
"Foreign scolding made that improvement,"
said I.
"No ; Ithink it was native conceit,"
" Explaib."
" For issuance, then, a gentleman at table
hearing the order a plate of roast beef, sent
the waiter to me with his portion, whirls was
too rare for him; and, speaking to me in re
sponse to my thanks, he said, ho would be
pleased to show an Englishman this great
boat. :knottier rather officiously passed me
the mustard, and proposed to do the same
thing; and, before I had left, another also
asked to he my conductor. I aimepted the
company of one, and he exhibited the conve
niences of the craft wills more assiduity than
he would have employed had his wife been
Isis company instead of an Englishman. It is
so Jiveryweere I have been. You Americans
are vain as peacocks, and you all delight to
strut before an old-countryman. If he criti
cises, you wince and correct the fault. Bence
it was not Mrs. Trollope, but conceit, that line
maim you time more gracetully, as wen as im
prove in other tldngs."
I deigned not a reply, but referred to the
Belgravian parlor.
" Here It is all around us," said my friend;
"I observe the rich ?arpets.the mahogany bal
ustrades, the bronze chandeliers, the pretty
colors, the carved wainscoting. Above us
are tiny yellow birds which will sing in their
gay cages as we get up tomorrow morning.
Just now there is an excellent string band
playing away after the fancy of :: , chuman. Here
are heavily-upholstered seats, mirrors, drink
ing -fountain, frescos, and all to please the pas
stingers for a nine-hours' trip. Such an apart
ment as this,filled with Eastern, Western, and
Southern men and women, is as big a school
in the interest of civilization and happiness as
incl of those huge brick structures into which
you pack your young children. The effect
produced upon
. persons not accustomed to all
these beautiful things is tremendous. They
never forget the sight, and never cease to
do am or emulating It in their own surround
ings. Therethre a wide spirit of improve
ment is developed in each boat load that this
craft carries. The same in the Pullman cars ;
the same in some of the great railroad depots."
It is to be imagined that this rabid fellow
did not sleep overmuch. He was forever g2t
ting up and opening the window, which looked
upon the water, a d letting In chilling gusts
of damp air, and the loud thunder of the froth
ing water fig it came from under the mighty
wheels; or he was listening with curious ears
at the muffled footsteps which are heard long
after midnight uneasily pacing about hero and
there, overhead and In the saloon ; He said
gave him a great sense of security to knoicr
there was somebody awake and about, :indite
felt relieved to hear some snatches 01 conver
sation carried on between unseen persons,
whose voices persuaded one that they were
swathed up to the eyes in grent•coats and com•
fort ers.
Bout where arc we now I" would ask
s,unebody. A pause occasioned by thought,' -
"' Bout forty fathom from the bottom,"
might be the reply. Then another pause. •
Then a smothered laugh or gurgle. Then the
sad joker would relent and add, " Bout ten
mile so'West o' Blank Light "
" Rough off the Point 1" might be the next
husky question beton? separating. The de
puting man would reply:
May pitch a little, but she'll stun' it."
Silence follows. But being assured casually
that she will "stan" begets a sense ofuneasi
ness and a half dread that she will not. But
she did, and a hundred soft slides and gentle
rolls carried us by the terrible place.
It was while rolling swiftly northward in
the cars that the Englishman was Um most In
terested. his hungry eye fell critically on
the rich and prosperous New-England towns,
which began to wake up after an hour. One
would hardly end before another would begin.
Factories in the valleys, churches and schools
upon the hills, white cottages in the villages,
and elegant houses amid wide-spread gardens
and beautifhl stretches of grass. Hundreds
of work-pmle with their dinner-palls halt In •
their walk to gaze at the flying train, and the
kltchen•maids pull aside the curta'ns to see
us pass. Gigantic mills upon the edges of
narrow streamlets are ready to burst Into the
roar of manufacture at seven o'clock, and .
countless columns of bluish smoke arise from
the early morning fires.
As we near Boston, we see the city-clerks
gathering at the stations for the accommoda•
Lion trains, anti gentlemen prowling about
among their flower beds, with tlwir gardeners
at their heels, trowels in hand. Villages be
come towns, and towns become continuous
and merged into etch other; and every thing
is clean, cheerthl, and prosperous.
"Alt," said the Englishman, "this, then,
is New England. las contented, and lam
persuaded. Allow me to set my font In Bos
ton, and I shall have achieved a pilgrimage."
It was not long before we purchased our
Daily Advertiser; but we could get no brandy
until we stepped thot within our hotel-cham
bers. This was our only hardship.
The , home of Mrs. Paul He&Ringer, reald;
ing near the villdgo of Daniel:Mlle, in Lehigh
township, Northamton county was on Wednes
day, the scene of a drorlful accident which re•
suited fatally to one of the enildren 9f the fam
ily. Mrs. IL hail intended to do Ater family
washin.r, on that day and lind set up a tub on
two chairs, and partly filled it with boiling wa
ter. In the room In which the.tub stood were •
several of her little ones. After putting the
hot water In the tub she went up stairs to got
the dirty clothing, and during this titna one
of the children crept.to the tub and seizing
hold of it with Its little hands pulled it down,
throwing the steaming water over Its body.
The cries of the, little sufferer • brought the
mother down stairs in a hurry. Time child was
most dreadfully scalded, and lingered for tWo
days, until the Oth, In great agony, when death
relieved It front its suffering..
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