The Democrat, <•111 DAY, JULY 20, 1889. An>u I'ostmaster-General Wauamakcr has do i,- g .mething to improve the New Yorl- '' >m office he should turn his atten tion i„ fashionable seasidoresorts. Corn pin, c! is tv.ade that they, too, suffer from " d ' '.(>!,( male facilities." IMPROVEMENTS. t iff the wonders of Johnstown is the Vnff iViOnnt of work having been done iu 1 1. erection of new buildings. From da o to twilight in the evening the sound i l l -(renters saws, chisels, hatchets and hn i.- iters are heard in all parts of town. It .alters not where you go, on what si" i t. through what alley, carpeuters by i n dozens arc to be seen plying their trade: you will see carpenters on the rig. if. carpenters on the left, carpenters i" i.,nt and carpenters everywhere; B'pic on foundations, some on scaffolds, mo a roofs, plaining, sawing, cutting, IP' ci ig and nailing. \ .iei cin the world did they all come ft', hi, and by what process was such an * i; i.v of them gathered together; and v crc do tliey all find lodgings and 1 atiling? We will not attempt an aus v .a, but say we are glad they arc here. Ve need them far worse than we did some others that have been here, as they arc far more useful, although, possibly not so ornamental. They are the life of town, and their good works become more ap parent every hour. Under their faithful, industrious, skill ful operations shops, houses, offices and barns are springing up like magic. At the same rate of progress, tiie waste places of town will soon be dotted all over with buildings. No one not in town within the past ten days or so, has the least idea of the great numbers of buildings that have been ereeted. and are now in process of erec tion. In a hurried glance around town we noted down some of the evidences of our rapid growth. Starting at the corner of Clinton and Washington, in a walk down the latter we counted eleven new buildings 011 the south side of the street, while the north side is taken up by the commissary's long warehouse, and the line large new li. fc O. U. It. building. From Franklin down to Market, fifteen new frame buildings have been put up, which include those oc cupied by the Company store on the right of the street. Standing on the 15. & O. platform and looking up towards Cone maugh and over towards the river tifteen buildings of various kinds are in view. Up along Bedford there are over twenty within the range of the eye. Along Franklin to Stonycreek the street 19 adorned with ten, not including the block on the public square, with its seven store rooms opening 011 it. The portable houses shipped from Chicago are not in cluded in the lists given. Without going all over Johnstown, or up Into Woodvale, or down into Miners ville and Cambria City, or over into Ivern ville this hurried glance at our improve ments will give some idea of the woik accomplished in building up the town again within the last fortnight. It might be proper to say that not many three or four-story houses have beea erected yet, and, in fact, comparatively few that attain an imposing altitude. But diminutive as tlicy are they subserve the temporary purposes for which they are intended ; and in saying that we say all that need be said just now with reference to dimensions, bight and style of arclii lecture. ECONOMY DKMAXDKI). Elsewhere we have a few words in re spect to necessary expenses in distributing money and other donated tilings. And while itmay be the wish of all to get donations into the hands of the beneficiaries at the least possible cost, we have shown it can not be done properly without the aid of accountantants, clerks, stationery, etc., thus making considerable of a draft on the funds. But in the meantime this fact is no ex cuse, much less a justifcation for any un ncccessary expenses. The money con tributed for the relief of sufferers ought to be regarded as a most sacred trust by all who have Mie handling of it, and not a dollar should be recklessly squandered. The closest practicable economy ought to be rigidly'observed, so that as much of it a< possible may reach those for whom it was so generously given. All things considered we do not wonder that the people, donors and beneficiaries, are jcalousiy watching the methods and agencies employed in getting every cent to its proper destination. This Is the ex cuse for so many inquiries just now as to the means adopted by Judge Cummin in distributing the .*500.000 placed in his hands. The questions on almost every lip are, how much will be the total cost of five notary publics at a liberal salary, twelve or fifteen clerks at •'jt! per day, (a day's work consisting of Ave hours;, and railroad fare to and from a summer re sort, and boarding there! Getting to work at 9 o'clock a. m. and shutting dowu at 3 P. M. leaves only a few hours to be devoted to the business m hand. A job that might be completed in a few days, and under the circumstances ought to be, is likely, at such a rate, to consume con siderable time—at least, so say the people. People are asking, is this right ? Ought it to be tolerated ? In tiic end the ex pense account will be carefully scrutin- i ized. WHKKR SOME MONEY NECESSARILY GOES. In a determination to hold everybody entrusted with relief funds to a strict ac count for the manner they are expended and the purpose to which they are appli ed, it is well for us to remember that the necessary incidental expenses make heavy drafts upon them. While as little red tape policy should be practiced as possible, it should not be forgotten that the work pertaining to the duty of apply ing the funds requires the employment of competent clerks and accountants. Let anyone go to the Alma Hall and see the many committees at work, and the necessary work they perform, he will see that no inconsiderable cost is involved. Committees and clerks could not be ex pected to give their time and do the work for nothing. The many articles found, assorted and labeled as published in yes terday's DEMOCRAT, sho.vs that that use ful and necessary work took days to ac complish. It is highly proper that the men who did this work shou d receive compensation. We refer to this particu lar case as ail illustration, and as an ex ample of how some of the contributed money must and should go. It is absurd to think that every cent donated will be handed over to liood sufferers. All we demand, therefore, is that the utmost care and economy be practiced in doing necessary work, and that accounts be so kept as to facilitate the duties of an auditing committee. BUSINESS PROSPECTS. One of the cheering visible signs of Johnstown coming out of the flood all right, is to be seen in the evening around and about the Public Park. Several of the rooms being supplied with electric lights already are brilliantly illuminated from dark until 10 o'clock. No better ev idence of the town's old time activity in business matters being restored could be furnished. Wheu all the rooms are fin ished and occupied, a business aspect will be imparted to the place, that will go far to revive every drooping and despond ing spirit. The application of paint, which a few rooms facing Franklin street received yesterday, will add greatly to the favor able appearance of the block. All ought to be subjected to the same ornamental treatment, not only for appearance sake, but with reference to properly preserving them. THE COMING STATE ELECTION. Present indications give reason to think that there will not be much of a contest in Pennsylvania this year. No Governor nor Legislature are to be elected. Speaker Hover will likely be the Bepublican can didate for the only State otllce to be elected, that of Treasurer. At present, the Democrats have no anxious candi date, hut they will present one with some hope of success. There are so many He publican embarrassments that they may gain a victory through default. The great battle will be fought next year, when a Governor and Legislature will be elect ed, when retributive blows may come from Prohibition disasters. The Prohibi tionists may remain undercover this year, but next year they will surely uncover. This is an off-year in Pennsylvania poli tics. IT seems evident that Harrisou's Pre mier's great work is done. The Plumed Knight is losing his feathers. He can no longer soar aloft as was his wont, lie is now a flightless caged eagle. He has ceased to be Mr. Blaine of old. He is no longer the Plumed Knight of the Grand Old Party. Tiie bruisers Sullivan and Kilrain and their principal participants, however he roic they may have been before the tight, are not very heroic now, but are cutting a very rcdiculous tigure. The great pugilists and their friends are not very comfortable at the present time. The Governor of Mississippi, who appears to be a man of sense and determination, is causing the briscrs and their abettors to get under cover. It appears as though the idea of exe cuting criminals by electricity, originated and embodied in a law by New York State, was going to extend everywhere. The State of Massachusetts lias talked it over and amended its law on the death penalty so as to make it include electrici ty as a method of execution ; other States are moving in the same direction. And now a motion has been brought before the Municipal Council of Paris, France, for the adoption of execution by electric ity. Still New York hesitates to carry out its own law. Aid Through Mi** Lilian McOarrj', To the. Editor of the JohtufUnnn Democrat, Will you be kind enough to acknowl edge the receipt of 20 checks from the Westchester Normal School of $5 cacti to twenty of our people ? These checks were sent to me by Dr. J. M. Philips, Principal, for Rev. Bates and myself to hand to parties named in them. The money was contributed by students and teachers of the school, and 1 would like a public acknowledgement that I may send them copies of the paper with my letter. Lilian McGaury. Ai<l From I'lui uixville. A musical entertainment, presided over by Miss Euen, at I'liocnixville, Pa., the other day netted S3O. As the participants are friends of our Mr. E. 15. Entwisle, of the Johnson Company, the amount was sent to him for distribution among flood sufferers. LOCATING THK KKSI'ONSIHILITV. To the fAitov of the. Jvhnstoion Democrat: It betrays great ignorance of the teach;, ing of the Bible, the laws of nature and the dictates of reason to impute to the providence of God the results of our own disobedience to those laws which He has imposed upoit the universe and under which He requires us to live, This is be ing done by a great many who survived the terrible calamity of the 31st of May, 1889, by which so much loss suffer ing has been visited upon the residents of the stricken district. It is nonsense for people to say that they want no more re ligion ; that they have tried God and found him to be a failure. It seems al most certain Hint the people who indulge in such baseless assertions are uninstruct ed, and do not know much of God or em ploy a great amount of religion. What did God do iu the matter ? Why, by one cruel act of his providence he lias robbed thousands of everything dear uud precious—their property, their houses their dear ones, everything, nnd left them helpless, stripped and sore. If God is a God of love, aud wise, and good, lie never would have dealt with us in this manner. So some people talk and think they are wise. Hut they are mis taken. The disaster never came by di vine appointment, but as the result of a violated law; the law of gravitation which is universal and dare not have an exception. The same law holds you to the ground and keeps you from Hying off of the eiirtli like mud from a revolv ing buggy wheel. That, law was violated and the fearful consequences followed. God's love is not a caprice. By disobedience we make an enemy out of our best friend, the law of gravitation, and will suffer accordingly. Well, who is to blame for this unsurpassed catastro phe ? Who built the dam imperfectly, and with dangerous 'material ? Who ieft it unrepaired ? Who took more pains to protect the inhabitants of the lake than the lives of 30,000 men, women and chil dren below the dam ? What was the ver dict of the coroner's inquest? Did it put the responsibility on God, or the men who owned and built the worthless dam ? The man who calls this the actof God does not know what he is talking about. The laws of gravitation was understood by those who built and kept, or rather failed to keep that done. They knew that water would exert a given pressure ou every part of the dam, and when let out must run down hill at a velocity de termined by the pressure and fall. And they further knew that rain would fall and streams fill with water, and therefore should have anticipated what hqs occurred and by all jtomHe means prevented the disaster. The blame of this awful calam ity belongs to man, and it is folly beyond telling to put it upon God. God did not will the death of one man, woman or child that perished in the flood. It as 'through the carelessness of man. God will not reverse His good laws because man disobeys tliem. His law must rule. Anything else were disoi der, chaos and ruin. IVu must know what to depend on, or else life were a hopeless uncertainty. He who acts in conformity to God's law shall live, hut he who acts against his laws will suffer. There is no escape for the disobedient. The law of nature was transgressed by the South Fork Fishing Club and hence the disaster. The raging, devouring tor rent heeds no more the voice of a Canute than the cry of a pauper's child. Locate the blame where i' belongs. God permitted it to come, but '*. lot origin ate it. But does he no, •ermit every thing, homicide, suicide, theft, drunken ness, etc., hut be does not cause tliem. Never neither did he cause the breaking of the dam. City of ConeiiiauKh- To the Editor of the Johruttowh Democrat. Seeing that the committee appointed to report a plan of consolidation has report ed that a city of the fifth class can be erected under the act of Assembly class ifying cities, it is to be hoped that the dif ferent borough councils will acquiesce with the committee's report, and that an efficient effort will be made by all the surrounding boroughs to carry the ful( measure ofg'.hc committee's action. There should be a prompt consolidation of all the boroughs. The whole people should speak with one voice, through oue body. There should be no doubt about the suc cess of consolidation. All the councils should agree on consolidation. Let them all acquiesce with the committtee, and let them and the committee unite on an another important feature of consolida tion, that of naming the consolidated bor oughs •' Coneuiaugh." It is to he hoped that the new city will be named C'oue maugh. G. NELSON SMITH. One Hotly Keeovertitl Friday. Fridny morning the body of a ycung woman was found near the residence of Mrs. Campbell, on Walnut street, and re moved to the morgue. The following is the description : Height about five feet four inches, weight about 130, bar breast pin with three Rhine stones representing a three-leaf clover, button shoes, black hose, one ankle probably sprained, as it was bandaged and somewhat swollen, dark gray tricot cloth dress aud basque, trim med with garnet ribbon, velvet, buttons same color, and white ticking skirt, mus lin drawers, with lace gauze undershirt, long black hair. Mar Huge Licenses. (James Gallahor Cambria Borough (Susan Redmond Coueiuuugh Borough J James Ramp coueinaugh Borough ( Jennie Kupple conemaugli Borough /.Max Ztmmer conemangh Borough (Rose Flu , Conemaugli Borough (Roberts. Boone Reade Townshllp (Edith S. Miller Reade Township I)viil I.uveJy'H Journey, Hay a Int. AmoDg those who had a perilous and exciting experience on the day of the flood is Mr. David Lavcly. He lived at 61 Water street, and was in his house when the merciless and irresistable del uge came. There were six feet of water in his yard before the dash from Cone tnaugh Lake came. Seated at the attic window lie looked over the doomed city and bewailed the fate of the helpless in habitants. The ringing of hells, and shrieking of whistles, mingled with the roar and fury of the oncoming mountain of waters was terrible beyond telling. He saw the Ilager block and Swank's hardware store yield to the wrathful waves. About 4p.M. or perhaps 4:30 his house was lifted and carried up Stonycreek to Grubbtown, where he was rescued by friends. While on his jour ney up the stream the waters cimeinto the attic to a depth of two feet, and, fearing the worst had not yet come, lie made for the roof, on which lie rode the balance of the wav. He had a narrow escape just as he got into the main channel of Stonycreek lie low P. A. Cobiiugh's where he passed right between the bridge and the Unique Rink. Mad either of these struck the house he would no doubt have perished, but fortunately he got through. Near the same place lie saw a n\ua climbing a tele phone pole to save himself, hut all in vain, for when lie was about half way up the pole was hit by a log or car and plunged into the water no more to be seen. The cars near the turn-table of the IJ. & O. R. 11, were floating on the water like store boxes. He saw a man in a tree that stood in Sandy vale Cemetery. "I tell you I had a wonderful ride up that creek. How I got through and was saved is a mystery to me. but 1 got there all the same. My houses are all gone, hut I don't care just .so I had all of my family left." Mr. Lavcly was a heavy loser, having Install his property, consisting of three houses and furniture. The .state Commission's Furniture, Etc. Mr. S. S. Marvin, of Pittsburgh, one of the Governor's Commission, Mr. J. H. Kramer, Secretary ot the Commission, Colonel S. M. Hill, James McMillen, Esq., Captain 11. 11. Kuhn, and other gentle men, called at the DKMOCKAT office on Sat urday, and asked us to accompany them to examine the various kinds of articles that the State Commission were distribut ing to the Com imiugli Valley sufferers. The two large buildings erected near the B. & O. Station are filled with the house hold furniture nnd goods that the Com mission is distributing, and all the articles are good an* fit to he in the houses of the best housekeepers anywhere. There are tine mattresses, blankets, stoves, bed steads, chairs, tables, pillows, and al most every conceivable article necessary for furnishing a house. The goods and furniture are well-made, substantial, neat and comfortable. Mr. Marvin is anxious that the neeiy people should he furuished these articles at once, ami earnestly expressed himself to that effect, unci if moie were needed that more of the same kind would be sent here. "We were informed that about eighty-nine outfits for houses had already been supplied from these ware houses. People who are in need of these articles can have them by making application to Capt. Kuhn. and giving him the evidence that they are in want of them. People who are suf fering for these necessary articles should not hesitate about asking for thuin. They are intended for them, that is what they have been sent here for. Saved at the Bridge. Mr. and .Mrs. Iligson, live children anil two visitors stopping with .them had a thrilling experience on the day of the flood. They lived at 113 Walnut street. They were driven to the attic and on to the roof of the house, one corner of which afforded them a place to stand upon. Nine of them together, and they all ex pected to perish, as they were carried to the stone bridge, where everyone of theni escaped. In going down the McConaughy brick block was passed, half of which was already torn away. Ilere they witnessed a painful sight. On u part of the remain ing block stood Mr. and Sirs. Fink and their daughter Mamie. A few words only were exchanged, when the building toppled and all of them were buried, to be seen no more alive. Only one of the bodies have been recovered. The Iligson house lodged at the bridge and all of them, nine in number, were rescued with out eyen a wetting, except from the rain. Strange, indeed, how richly some people were treated by the waters. ()! that the thousands found and unfound of the dead were here to tell their experience and de liverance. . , ♦ -T Inquir'eH for Aliasing. OFFICE OF THE GERMAN* RELIEF ASSO-) OIATION OF THE CoNKMAUGII VAI.I.KY. JOHNSTOWN. PA., July 18,1889. ) To the Editor nf the JohMtouni Democrat, A letter from the German Consul, Chas. 11. Meyer, of Philadelphia, has been re ceived by me, inquiring about the follow ing persons: Julius Frederick, Wilhelm Zermiko, born in Hamburg, who worked for the Cambria Iron Company ; also Gus tar Schneider, born in Pownnern. As the relatives of the above named persons liv ing in Europe have inquired through Con sul Meyer, any (persons knowing of these persons will please notify me by mail or otherwise. GKOROB KEIPBU, Secretary, No. 457 Bedford St. TUB great Anarchist llerr Most has cut his hair, and his fellow Anarchists are now denouncing him as an aristocrat. Will Continue to be Widely Sought After. Clinton Democrat. We are again in receipt of the Jonus towu Weekly DKMOCKAT and gladly give it a co-dial welcome to our sanctum. The DEMOCRAT ollicc was so completely brok en up by the flood that the paper has had un enforced suspension of about live weeks, but it has finally got fixed up again, and we trust that it nor its people may ever again have to undergo the horrors of the terrible 31st of May lat. Mr. Woodruff, the editor, has the sympathy and best wishes of the fraternity throughout the State, and his paper has been and will continue to be widely sought after. Its many stories and incidents of the flood are thrillingiy interesting and deeply heart-rending. Brighter<tnfl Better Than liver. Indiana Democrat. After an absence of a month the Johns town DAILY DKMOCKAT emerges from the flood brighter and liettov than ever. We congratulate our friend' Woodruff ou his resumption of business ami hope that the DKMOCKAT will speedily regain its old place in the affections of the people of Johnstown. N.i Correct. The report that (huutuissioncr Kirby has been in consultation with Com missioner Lloyd about the exoneration of taxes in the flooded districts, and that. Commissioner Lloyd was adverse to the proposition, Mr. Kirby says is not cor rect The Commissioners have not dis cussed the matter at all. Futlier Field. Father Field, Chaplain of the lied Cross and Iron Cross, made an interesting and able address to a huge meeting near the Lincoln bridge, on Saturday evening. His subject was " High Wages and What to Do With Them." The workingmen turned out largely to hear him. He par ticularly referred to the temperance ques tion. Biiiu Kail of News. somerset Standard. The Johnstown DKMOCKAT has resumed publication after a suspension of only a little over a month. The daily ami week ly are heartily welcomed to our table. They are brim full of news. The first is sues gave a graphic description aud most accurate account of the flood, and should be preserved by everybody. Mr. Wood ruff is deserving of liberal patronage. We wish linn iiiucu prosperity. Bnliy Uarrlage* Free ou the I'eiinsylVHiitu Kailroad. The Pennsylvania ltailroad Company has issued instructions io all baggage agents and baggage masters on the system east of Pittsburgh and Erie to receive aud carry free of cost in baggage ears baby carriages, when accompanied by their owners. This is a concession in favor of the children which their parents will heartily appreciate ; and it ; s but another mani festation of the constant endeavor of the company to make the road attractive to everybody. Merit Where Harlt is l>ue. to the Editor oj the JohnxtoiDn Democrat. taut: —I would tie unfeeling and want ing in gratitude did I not publicly record the many acts of kindness, benevolence and charily 1 received from that most noble of women —Mrs. F. Jerome, Presi dent Yellow Cross Volunteer Nurses As sociation, 47 West Twenty-second si reel. New York city. I have been a heavy sufferer by the fiootl disaster, having lost all my property, furniture, clothing etc. The iady above referred to having come here on her mission of charity and having heard of my calamity, kindly provided me with articles of comfort ami sustenance —not only for myself ami children, but also for that of an aged motile rami orphan sister, who lived witli me. lam not the only sufferer to whom she lias so kindly administered comforts and relief. Scores of others can bear testimony to her many generous acts of kindness. E. M. C. Excursion to Atlantic City via the 11. *O. The announcement that the Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Co. will again, this summer, resume their select excursion to tlie most popular of our seashore resorts, will be hailed with delight by the public, who appreciate the advantages offered in these trips. The low rates, long time limit and the privilege of their best train service running oil regular schedule, composed of fust express trains, elegant day coaches, Pullman's best equipment and vestibuled limited express trains are among the advantages afforded by the B. & 0., and the stop-off at Washington on the return trip will allow the sight seer an opportunity to take in the points of interest in and about the Capital before returning home, and form a fitting termi nation to a week's sojourn at the shore. The second of these select excursions will be run on Thursday, August Ist, 1880, we give below a list of stations showing the time of trains and round trip rates of fare : Train Train Stations. Kate. Leaves. Loaves. conlluenoe fv no to 5g A. >T. ijmiA. M. Rock wood IK) 11 as •• la 4.1 " Johnstown <I as N " ioor. M. Somerset u IMI toil " > <rr " Jleyrsilale 880 11 58 " 1 A. M. Correspondingly low rates ore made from other stations on the line. The tickets are good ten days with the privilege of a stop-off at Washington, D. C., on the return journey. CIIAS. O. (Scull, Gen'l. Pass. Ant.. B. A O. R. R. Arose From tlie Ilehris. Kluaunlng Globe. The Johnstown DKMOOKAT has arose from the debris and is again circulating among its readere. May ".t neyer agnin be a victim of such a calamity. TBBTTT MUMMIES' EYEBALL Parta of the Anatomy rel a Jfwmi hjr Peruvian Hfmillf*. A man came into tills office a dav or two ago, says tho Philadelphia "in atifrer, with a haniltul of wlint look< I like dull reddish golden eyeballs. They were of various sizes, "lio you know what they are?' said he. "You will never guess nor do I believe there are many persons in Philadelphia who can te I you. They are taken from the mum luies of the Incus of Peru. When I was stationed there some years ago, when in the naval service, 1 got a \iiiole lot of them. The mummies were thrown up ar.il in some eases destroyed by eelsfiaie convulsions. Tliero are thousands of them about, particularly about Arcquipu. These that I show you are taken from the skull, and are believed lo be the real eyes of the Incas, and are respected as such. "The women wear them made up Into necklaces, scurf pins and other articles of jewelry. As a matter of fact, how ever, they are really tho eyes of the oc topus or devil llsh. They are thoroughly dessioated or rather inummiHed by the uir, and were put iu ages ago to taki; the place of the natural eve, which the abo rigiuatos found would not Inst in that oliniato. In having them set as a piece of jewelry you must be very cautious. The workmen iu trimming them down mu -t beware of getting any of tho dust in any cut he may have. ll' he does blood poisoning is sure to set in and the tennin.ition may be fatal. "By tire way." continued tho ex-naval officer, -j II tell you a queer thing ihut happened down there. I have no doubt that you recollect the great tidul wave of about twenty years ago. The United States store.ship Fredonla .as sunk and the man-of-war Wateree liftod bodily and deposited several miles inland, cross ing a railroad in its llight. When it was proposed to got her to the beach again the natives wanted such an exorbitant sum lor cutting out übout the railroad that the scheme was abandoued. borne time afterward auother earthquake took place, which again lifted the Wateree bodily, carried lier back over the rail road trucks and deposited tier buck on the beach. It was found, however, that her condition was such that it would not pay to do anything with her, so she was left to rot and be broken up by the in habitants. Irrigating tb Sahara. There was exhibited in Paris recently a fuc-sitntlo of two enterprises com menced by tho province of Algeria, which bid fair to revolutionize a large portion of the world. Une was the representa tion in miniature of the third plantation of 10,000 palm trees, which lias been made since IHSO-N1 in the desert of Sa hara, as artificial oases on the lines of the principal routes of travel. These have ull been perfectly successful. 'I lie trees have grown magnificently aud be come a source of refreshment and rest which put aside tho risks an t dangers of desert travel. The system is based upon tho production of water from artesian wells, conducted through ilio fields iu shallow ditches which nourish tho roots of trees and plants, and change the plain of sand into a garden of shade and ver dure. Later on otiier forms of vegeta tion will bo Introduced in tho shadow of the trees, which will -heller the frailer growths, otherwise impossible under i no fervent sunshine. What a revolution this will make in the face of nature, and what a new lield for the ingenuity and industry of man! It reminds ono of the changes effected in our western and southern plains bys,the introduction of water, wliieii make- a garden of beauty wherever it touches tho barren sand. Long ago, in the time of the empire, there was some question of a process invented by lie Lesscps and much encouraged by the Empress Euge nic, to form a great lake in the center of Sahara, by a canal cut from tilp liedi- torruueau. Whether feasible or uu, tin: disaster of Sedan caused the eollup.-o of this scheme also, and the possibility of suocess in the enterprise must be left fin - ever in doubt. But it is strange that this simpler method was not earlier at tempted ; or, now that its perfect feasi bility lias been proven, that it is not mode of more general uso.—Providence Journal. L*tncolir Advice to u Nnval Hero. Among the inmates of the National Sol dier's homo at Togus, Me., is Itichnrd Rowley, who was captain of the guns on the Kearsargo when she sunk the Ala bama olt the harbor of Cherbourg, Franco, and performed uu act of bravery which probably saved his ship and her crew. The battle had raged for over an hour and a half, when u 100-pound rille shell from the Alabama struck the gun which Rowley was sighting and foil on the deck, with tho fuse still burning. In an Instant Rowley picked it up and threw it into the sea, where it exploded just as it touched tho water. Tho sailor's beard and mustache were burned off by the fuso, but ho stepped back to his gun and sent a shot into the sinking Alabama. Capt. Winslow at once gave the order to man the rigging, and gave throe cheers for Quartermaster Rowley. The latter was greatly lionized after his return to this country. Congress voted him a gold medal, he received other valuable gifts, and President Liu coin personally thanked him. For sev eral days before his interview with the president Rowley had accepted frequent invitations to drink champagne, and probably showed the effects. As he arose to go Mr. Lincoln gave him SIOO, say ing* "Now don't drink too much liquor; drink just a little, but not too muph. I know you old sailor's all like a little grog, but be careful and not drink too much."— Harper's Weekly. Coin Statistic, The weight anil hulk of the gold and silver coin now hold by tho United States treasury forms the subject of inquiry by a correspondent of a mathematical turn of mind and he finds that the weight ol the gold is COl tons of '2.000 pounds and tho silver 8,000 tons. Packing it along the highway as cord wood is packed, the gold would make a barricade four feet high, four foot thick for a distance of 3:15 feet, and tho silver, if similarly packed, would extend 1,248 feet or live-sixths of a mile. If packed in carls, ono ton to each cart, the procession would be nearly thirty-three miles long, of which distance tho gold bearing carts would cover two and a half miles and tho silvor a fraction over thirty and a quarter miles.—Ex change. Active Volcanoes. Reports describe Mount Ruapehu, in Now Zealand, to be In a state of volcanic activity. On tho 29th of April an enor mous cloud of steam was seen ascending from tho summit. Sinco the terrible eruption at Tarawora in 1886 any now out Durst gives cause for muoh alarm all along this belt of volcanic country. Another volcanic eruption is reported on the island of Oshlma, the first news of whioh was brought to Yokohama by the master of a passing steamer. This haa been an active volcano sinco the year 684 A. D.
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