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1 HAT DREADFUL GE1-UP BELL. j
tie.-.r the ringing of the Dell— - - - - - t
.-: : J ising bell 1 ;'
Wimt a wol-la of misery its harsh souna doth iore-|
tell! - ,; • • I
How it clatters—clatters—clatters on the lev airc of;
- m o r n - - -- - ;
Till-all -pleasant dreams it scatters-^wakes us up to!
thoughts forlorn ! ;
: rboagjt tis.farirom our desire,- ,;.,,.., ..--, ;
\V e must rise to light the Hre. j
Willie we shiver—shiver—shiver -• ;
' Aiid-tlie stars all seem' to quiver. ;
And tlie.stars and moon all bright , ..V ; I
Seem to grin at, us and .quiver in H:-r:onur;il di'light,,
As we grumble, as we stumhie, and we tumble out.
of bed— . -
As we pour "forth ice-cold water and bathe there-.
with our head; - - - - ;
' : Whiie we listen to the ringing :
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f o r w h i c h o f o u i * v i r t u e s w r a i e t l i u 5 - d e -
s i r e d . " " T h e r e w a s n o s h a k i n g h i m s e l f
f r e e f r o m t h e s t r o n g g r i p o f l i i s c a p t o r , a n d
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a d o p t e d e a c h : o t h e r , ¡ t h e . e l d e r e n t r e a t e d
t h e y o u n g e r t o , . s p e a k . . . " M y b o y , " h e
s a i d , " w e s h a l l h a v e o b s e r v è d t h e d r a m a -
t i c u n i f i é s i l i a w a y t o s a t i s f y D r . J o h n s o n
h i m s e l f , w h é n i n t h ' a t ' v e r y c h a i r y o u t e l l
h i e y o u r s t o r y . G o m e , ; n o w — Enter John
•Blythe,- second, solus,, loqvMur.'"
" l ' i n , . a l m o s t d e a f a n d d u m b w i t h j o y ,
; S i r , " " a n s w e r e d h i s ; ù â i i i e s ' a k e , " a n d I ' m '
a f r a i d t h a t I ' m n o t a m u c h b e t t e r fist a t :
M Ï k i i i g a b o u t m y s e l f t h a n I w a s w h e n y o u ;
' f i r s t i n v u ê d m e t o d o i t , a n d m a d e a n i a n o f ;
m e . I h a v e O f t e n t h o u g h t o f l a t e t h a t , I •
h a d d o n e w r o n g n o t t o w i ; i t e . B u t t he
t r u t h , w a s t h a t a f t e r I h a d ; w r i t t e n y o u :
t h a t I ' d ' g o t t e n a h o l d o n l i f e a g a i n ; i t
s e e m e d a l i t t l e ' c o n t e m p t i b l e - ' t o b e h a n g - ;
i n g o n t o : y o u , e v e n w i t h l e t t e r s , w h e û i ;
c o u l d s t a n d a l o n e . , A m i I ; w a s a f r a i d y o u ,
m i g h t t h i p k , I w a n t e d m o n e y , : o r n o t i c e ,
o r t h e h e l p q f y o u r . n a m ë , : i f I k e p t r e m i n d - ;
i n g y o u o f m e . ' . L t l i i n k i i o w i t , W a s p r i d e , 1
b u t t h e n I t h o u g h t , i t w a s h u m i l i t y . A n d :
I s e t u p ' a c e r t a i n s t i n t t o m y s e l f t o d ò b e -;
f o r e I w o u l d w r i t e a g a i n . I t o l d y o u I ;
w a s a n e x t r a g o o d ' w o r k m a n . ' W e l l , ' 1
s a i d , > T ' l l g e t e x t r a . g o o d p a y , a n d t h e n I ' l l :
- w r i t e a n d S a y t h a t d e e d s a r e a b e t t e r c o i n
t h a n w o r d s t o p a y o n e ' s d e b t s i n , a n d t h a t
I ' v e g o t s o m e o f t h i s g o o d ; t e n d e r t o s h o w
h o w g r a t e f u l I a m . ' - O f c o u r s e - I - h a d t o :
b e g i n l o w , a n d ; w ò r k , . u p . ; A n d I f e l t n i y
i g n o r a n c e , a n d " g o t b o o t s , a n d " s t u d i e d
e v e r y n i g h t a n d S u n d a y s i ' .- T h a t ' W a s m u c h ;
t h e t o u g h e s t j o b o f . t h e t w o , t h e b o o k -
l e a r n i n g . B i - a d b i j ^ " w a t c h e d m e
f o r y o u r s a k e , a n d w h e n M r . " J o h n w a s a t,
h o m e i n v a c a t i o n s l i e u s e d t o c o m e d o w n
a n d t a l k t o m e , - a n d w h e n h e f o u n d t h a t I '
w a s t r y i n g t o i m p r o v e m y s e l f , h e o f f e r ed
t o h e l p m e , a n d a f t e r t h a t I g o t o n
f a m o u s l y . - P r e s e n t l y I s a w t h a t i t - a - l l d e -
p e n d e d . o n m e h o w s o o n I s h o u l d b e m a d e '
f o r e m a n , a n d I w o r k e d l i k e a l l p o s s e s s e d , ;
m e a n i n g t o w r i t e t o } o u a s '.0011 ^ I g o t
t h e p l a c e . H a v i n g n o t i m p e n s e s t o s p e i i k
o f , 1 b e g a n t o l a y u p m o n e y f r o m t h e f i r s t ,
a n d a p e r f e c t g r e e d o f g e t t i n g a n d s a v i n g
, t o o k h o l d , o f m e , f o r I w a n t e d t o a s t o n i s h
• m y a s t o n i s h i n g g o d f a t h e r , w i t h t h e a m o u n t
o f i t . B u t M r . B r a d b u r y w a s b u y i i i g l a n d
h e r e a r i d t t i e r e i n t h e - s u b u r b s w h e r e h e :
k n e w t h e . . h o r s e - r a i l r o a d s . , w e r e g o i n g t o
p u t i t u p , a n d l i e s a i d t o m e , ' J o h n , , i f y o u
c h o o n e t o r i s k y o t ì l i o i i o n e y i n l a n d , I ' ll
b u y l ' o r y o u " a s I - b u y f o r m y s e l f , a n d I
t h i n k w e s h a l l . m a k e a - s g o o d t h i n g . .
" W e l l , o f c o u r s e , 1 d i d c h o o s e . A n d,
w h a t i s n ' t o f c o u r s e , w e d i d m a k e m o n e y :
h a n d o v e r h a n d . A n d . i t - s e e m e d a s i l ' I
w a s f o r e m a n i n n o t i m e . A n d t h e n 1
t h o u g h t , ' N o , I . w o n ' t w r i t e j u s t . y e t , f o r
t h e s i g n s a r e t h a t I s h a l l b e m a n a g e r . '
S u r e ' e n o u g h , ; t h a t w a s n ' t f a r , o f f e i t h e r .
F o r t h é y o u n g g e n t l e m e n d i d n ' t l i k e t h e
b u s i n e s s , . : a n d . t u e . . b i d g e n t l e m a n w a s
w r a p p e d , u p i n i t , a n d c o u l d n ' t b e a r t o :
t h i n k t h a t i t w o u l d g o a l l t o p i e c e s w h e n I
h e - s h o u l d - d i e . S o - l i e - p u s h e d m e , a n d - 1
p u s h e d - , m y s e l f , a n d e v e r y w i n d t h a t b l e w
s e e m e d ; t o fill m y s a i l s . M y m o n e y j u s t
r o l l e d o v e r l i k e a , g r e a t s n o w - b a l l . ' A n d :
t h e h a r d e r I s t u d i e d , t h e c l e a r e r m y h e a d
g r e w , a n d t h e e a s i e r . i t , s e e m e d , t h o u g h I
f o u n d o u t , l i k e M r . B o f f i n , t h a t t h e r e w e r e
l o t s ; o f j ' s c a r e r s ' - i n . p r i n t . : ;
" W e l l , I h a d n ' t ' m o r e t h a n t u r n ed
r o u n d , , i t s e e m e d t o t n c , a f t e r 1 w a s m a n a -
g e r , b e f o r e M r . . B r a d b u r y s e n t f o r m e
a g a i n , a n d t o l d m e t h a t I w a s s o w e l l u p
111 t h e b u s i n e s s , . f i n a n c i a l a n d m e c h a n i c a l ,
t h a t h e . w a s . p i ' e p a r e d t o o i l e r n i e a j u n i o r
p a r t n e r s h i p i f 1 l i k e d . • I d o n ' t s u p p o s e
t h e K m j j c r o r o f U o o s h a t h i n k s h a l f s o w e l l
o f h i i n s i r l f a s I d i d t h è m , M r . B l y t h e.
B u t , a f t e r a l l , i t w a s n ' t t h é . s u c c e s s i t s e lf
t h a t I c a r e d a b o u t , b u t . j u s t t h e b r i n g i n g
o f i t b a c k t o y o u , a n d s a y i n g , . ' I t ' s a l l
y o u r s , S i r ; t h e c r e d i t o f i t , a n d t h e m o n e y ,
a n d t u e m a n t h a t y o i i m a d e o u t o f a . v a g a
b o n d w i t h y o u r h e a v e n l y k i n d n e s s . ' '
" S o t h e n I s a t d o w n - a n d w r o t e . y o u a
l e t t e r , a n d t o l d y o u a l î - ô f t h i s l o n g s t o r y .
B u t w h e n i t w a s d o n e , a g r e a t l i g h t f e ll
o n ' m e , a V i t d i d ; o n P a u l . A n d I s a w
t h a t , a f t e r a l l , I w a s g o i n g t o m a k e " , y o u
a m i s e r a b l e , r e t u r n . F o r I h a d j u st
s e t t l e d r i g h t d ò w n i a n d g r u b b e d f o r m o n e y
a n d g r u b b e d f o r - l e a r n i n g , j u s t , t o m a k e
m y s e l f a l i t t l e w o r t h i e r t o b e y o u r f r i e n d ,
a n d a l i t t l e m o r e i m p o r t a n t i n y c e u r e y e s ,
a n d t o b e a b l e t o s p e n d i t f o r y o u . A n d
I h a d n o t m a d e t h e w o r l d r e a l l y a n y b e t t e r
o f f f o r m y b e i n g , i n . i t , I t h o u g h t , h o w
d i f f e r e n t m y n a r r o w . n o t i o n o f v i r t u e w a s
f r o m y o u r s , t h a t h e l p s e v e r y b o d y , f o r
M r . B r a d b u r y b a d t o l d m e a l l a b o u t y o u ,
SIT; A n d I f e l t - t h a t I w a s n ' T w o r t h
s h u c k s . S o I t o r e u p t h e l e t t e r , a n d b e -
g a n t o l i v e a d i f f e r e n t l i f e . I k n e w w e l l
e n o u g h t h a t m y w o r k l a y a m o n g t he
p r i s o n e r s , a n d f o r a y e a r I ' v e d o n e w h a t
I c o u l d f o r t h e m . B u t t h a t ' s n o t t h e
p o i n t n o w . S t i l l I d i d n ' t f e e l fit t o c o m e
b a c k a n d b e g y o u t o l i v e w i t h m e , a n d
t h a t w a s t h e d r e a m o f m y l i f e . I w a s
p o s s e s s e d t o d o S o m e t r e m e n d o u s t h i n g ,
l i k e s a v i n g a f a m i l y f r o m a b u r n i n g h o u s e ,
o r f r o m a w r e c k , m a y b e , a t t h e r i s k o f m y
l i f e . A n d I w a s i n t h a t m o o d w h e n t h e
: n e w s o f t h i s a w f u l c h o l e r a c a m e o v e r , a n d
I s a w m y c h a n c e . I k n e w t h a t y o u w o u l d
b e i n t h e w o r s t o f i t , a n d i n " m y t h o u g h t s
I s a w y o u m e e t i n g m e , , a n d b e i n g s o
p l e a s e d a n d a s t o n i s h e d . W e l l , I c a m e ;
a n d I s a w y o u t h e first d a y , a n d y o u
d i d n ' t k n o w m e . I h a d n e v e r t h o u g h t o f
t h a t c h a n c e . A n d i t w a s a k i n d o f b l o w
t o m e , f o r i t s e e m e d a s i f y c u h a d n e v e r
b e e n o u t o f m y t h o u g h t s , s l e e p i n g o r w a k -
i n g , a n d I f e l t c l e a n f o r g o t t e n . S o I m a d e
u j > m y m i n d n o t t o s p e a k t i l l ! y o u k n e w
m e , u n l e s s y o u s h o u l d g e t . t h e s i c k n e s s , o r
I s h o u l d . . B u t j u s t t o s e e y o u e y e r y d a y
h a s b e e n n e w l i f e t o m e . A n d t h a t ' s a l l , ' '
h e s a i d , l a u g h i n g l i k e a b o y a t h i s o w n
t e a r s .
J o h n B l y t h e n e v e r k n e w w h a t h e s a i d
i n a n s w e r . H e t a l k e d a l m o s t a s l o n g a s
h i s n a m e s a k e h a d d o n e . H e p l a n n e d a
l i t t l e h o l i d a y t h a t t h e y s h o u l d h a v e - t o -"
g e t l i e r ' w h e n t h e i r n u r s i n g , w a s o v e r.
A n d w h e n t h e y r o s e f r o m t h e t a b l e h e i
s a i d , w i t h q u a i n t r e v e r e n c e , " J o h n , h e n c e -
f o r t h t h e r e i s a n e w s a c r a m e n t f o r m e . I t
i s t h e L o r d ' s b r e a k f a s t , - f o r 1 s h a l l a l w a y s
b e l i e v e t h a t t h e r i s e n L o r d h a s t w i c e s a t
w i t h u s a t m e a t . "
" M o s t f o l k s w o u l d t h i n k H e ' d l o s t H i s
w a y , " s a i d t h e o t h e r , " t o s i t d o w n i n a
c e l l a r a n d e a t w i t h a c o n v i c t , w h e r e t h e r e
w a s n o t a b l e - c l o t h s n o r s i l v e r f o r k s ; b u t I
M r . B l y t h e , H e ' d ; g o m o s t ; a i i y
w h e r e s y o u g o , b e c a u s e y o u ' r e j u s t o n e o f
H i s k i n d . I ' m o n d u t y a t . e l e v e n o ' c l o c k ,
a n d Ì m u s t p u t o î i t B u t a f e w h o u r s o f
p a r t i n g d o n ' t m a t t e r t o a m a n w h o ' s h a d
• s o m a n y y e a r s o f i t . A n d w e c a n h a v e
d i n n e r t o g e t h e r ; c a n ' t w e ? " ;
" A l l d i n n e r s a n d a l l b r e a k f a s t s , d e a r
s o n o f m y l o v e , " c r i e d B l y t h e . . " W e
s h a l l l i v e t o g e t h e r h o w , a n d h e l p o n e a n -
o t h e r , 1 s h a l l c o r n é d o w n t o y o u a s s o n i l i
a s I h a v e h a d m y s l e e p . " : , - .
B u t w h e n h e r a n _ u p t h e h o s p i t a l s t a i r s
t h a t a f t e r n o o n , t h r i l l e d w i t h h i s n e w j o y
a n d s t r o n g w i t h i t s s t r e n g t h , l i e f o u n d t h e
h o u s e s u r g e o n w a i t i n g for h i m . " M r.
B l y t h e , ' ' s a i d h e , " w e ' v e h a d o u r w o r s t
Stroke o f l u c k t h i s m o r i i i n g . T h a t , c a p i t a l
n i i r s e — b y - t h e - b y , q t i é ê r l y e n o u g h , h is
n a m e i s B l y t h e t o o , I find—is d o w n W i t h
t h e d i s e a s e , a n d i t W i l l g o h a r d w i t h h i m .
H e h a s h a d s o m e g r e a t e x c i t e m e n t t o - d a y .
I s a w i t t h e i i j s t a n t h e c a m e i n — e y e s a l l
a f l a m e , f a c e p e r f e c t l y t r a n s f i g u r e d , h a n d s
t r e m b l i n g . H e i s n o t s t r o n g . K a r l y ( l is
s i p a t i o n , I r e c k o n , a n d o v e r w o r k i n - b u s i -
n e s s : A n d l a t e l y t h i s a w f u l - h o s p i t a l
d u t y , a n d t h e d e v i l ' s . o w n h e a t b e s i d e s .
W h e n a s t r o n g e x c i t e m e n t w a s a d d e d t o
t h o s e s t r a i n s h e b r o k e r i g h t d o w n ; I
s t o p p e d y o u t o t é l i y o u t h a t y o u m u s t f a k e
c a r e o f h i m , a n d t h a t i f y o u c a n g e t h i m t o
t e l l y o u w h a t i s b u r n i n g h i m u p , i t m a y
s a v e h i s l i f e , t h o u g h I d o u b t . . A n d t a l k -
i n g ' s a b a d r e m e d y t o o , f o r h e o u g h t t o
b e ' q u i e t . " ' ' -
' ' B u t I k n o w w h a t i t w a s t h a t u s e d h i m
u p , a n d h e t r u s t s m e ; T h e n w h a t ? "
" M y d e a r f e l l o w , t h e n : w e . m a y s a ve
h i n i . W e w o n ' t g i v e h i m u p . '
B u t t h e p o o r s o u l t h a t h a d n e v e r k n o w n ;
a c h i l d h o o d ; n o r a n u n s t a i n e d y o u t h , n o r
t h e l o v e o f w o m a n , n o r t h e k i s s o f l i t t l e ;
c h i l d r e n , w a s t o b e g i n t h e n e w l i i e w h o r e !
a l l t h e s e , o r t h e i r r e c o m p e n s e , m i g h t
a w a i t h i m . H e d i d n o t t a l k . H e w a s
c o n t e n t t o l i e s t i l l a n d l o o k a t J o h n
B l y t h e ' s f a c e . B u t a t t h e l a s t , t h e c h a p - ;
l a i n s t o o d b e s i d e h i m t o o . A n d w h e n l i e i
a s k e d , ' D o y o u t r u s t i n t h e m e r c y o f G o d , ì
d e a r b r o t h e r ? " t h e f a d i n g e y e s l o o k e d ;
w i t h u n u t t e r a b l e l o v e i n B l y t h e s , m d t h e i
s p e n t v o i c e . > - a i d c l e a r l y , ' ' B e g a v e h i s a lt
i ç e l c h a r g e c o n c e r n i n g m e t o k e e p m e : u p . ;
l e s t f s h o u l d d a s h m y l o o t a g a i n s t a s t o n e . "
T h e n t h e y l e f t t h e b e d s i d e , f o r t h e l i v i n g
n e e d e d t h e m .
H e h a d g i v e n h i s p a p e r s t o a f r i e n d ,
a n d a m o n g t h e m w a s a c o p y , o f h i s w i l l.
I n t o k e n o f h i s l o v e , h e h a d l e f t a l l h i s i
p r o p e r t y t o " J o h n B l y t h e , f o r w h o m 1 ;
w a s n a m e d , a n d t o w h o m I o w e a l l t h a t
I h a v e a n d a m . " J t w a s a l e g a c y t h a . t1
g r e w i n b u l k , d a y . . b y d a y , a n d m a d e m a n y •
a n a b j e c t c r e a t u r e h a p p i e r . A n d i t i s s t i l l , ;
i n o t h e r h a n d s , d o i n g i t s g o o d w o r k , i
t h r o u g h t h e l a s t , e a r t h l y r e c o r d o f t h e t w o .
o b s c u r e l i v e s w h o s e g i l t i t w a s i s w r i t t e n :
o n a l i t t l e s l a b i n G r e e n w o o d , t h u s .:
SACKED TO THE MEMOHS-of
J O H N C . B L Y T H E ;
a n d o f '
J O H N B L Y T H E ,
HLS BEIIOVED NAMKSAKK.
eggs, slle is very careful in covering
them, patting the sand do wn upon them
with her flippers and then bringing the
weight of her body down over the spot.
Though very shy when they first leave
the water, when they get fairly at work
at their nests they do not care for the
presence of strangers. Then is the hunt-ers'
time;: they eaa go directly up to the
turtles without disturbing them, turn
them upon their back and they are
caught. When thrown upon its back
thé turtle is unable to t u r n over; the
poor creature is quite helpless, and must
remain until it is carried off. It requires
some skill to t u r n over a large turtle, as
the animal makes a great struggle, and
if one is a new hand at it, he is very likely
to be bruised by-blows from the powerful
flippers, or be blinded by the showers of
sand that are thrown up in the strug-gle.
The turtle-hunters have pens
placed where t h e tide will flow into them,
where they keep great numbers until
they hâve a chance to send them to
market. A great many are sent, to
Europe. The turtle that furnishes the
beautiful shell of which combs and or-namental
articles are made is found in
the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The"
great Loggerhead Turtle is sometimes
found as far north as Virginia; when
full-grown it weighs 1,500 to 1,600 lbs:,
but is of, little use except for the oil it
yields.
:§rmetim.
THE GREEN TURTLE AND HOW IT IS
CAUGHT. .
Master Charles S. II., of Neb., and
others, who have heard about t h e Green:
Turtle, would like to know how it differs
from the turtles they have caught, and
other matters concerning it. As it is;
rarely to he seen very far inland, and
then only in large cities, no doubt some
account of it will interest many; The
tortoises and turtles all agree in having,
the soft parts of their bodies covered
by shells; the upper shell is really the
flattened ribs, while the lower corres-ponds
to the breastbone in; other ani-mals.
They reproduce their young from
eggs, which they: lay in hoies; in the
ground, leaving them to be hatched
without their care. , Naturalists divide
these animals into groups or families,
according to Certain differences which
fit t h em for various modes of life. - One
of these families,balled Ohelonians (from
the- Greek word for turtle), includes
thosethat live in t h e sea; as these rarely
leave, the water except to lay their eggs,
they are quite different in several respects
from those that live on land, or in the
rivers. Their feet, or flipper^ and other
parts, are well adapted to the - 'sea-far-ing
life" they lead, and though they
move rapidly in the water, they are ex-ceedingly
clumsy, indeed almost help-less,
on land. There are a number of
Sea Turtles besides the one called ¡Green,
one'of them growing to an enormous
size; some live on other animals, while
others, like the Green Turtle, feed
solely upon plants, and vary in size f r om
a few.pounds in weight up to .'¡00 to
500 lbs. or more. The under part of
this turtle is whiter while the upper
part is usually a light brown ; the name
"Green" is said.to.be from t h e color of
the fat, rather than from t h a t of the
animal itself. These, turtles are gen-erally
to be found in the markets of sea-board
cities, where they are kept in
•tanks of salt water, and fed upon cab-bage-
leaves and other vegetables. The
Green Turtle belongs to t l i ' waters of
the warmer parts of this Continent; it
is especially abundant in the West In-dies,
a n d on the coast of Florida; now
and then one has been taken "in the
waters of iNew-York bay, but such ha ve
only strayed or drifted f r om home. The
flesh of thjs t u r t l e is by many much es-teemed
as food, but it is chiefly used to
..make Green" T u r t l e Soup, i h e turtles
are generally caught when they go on
' shore t o : lay their eggs,Though they are
sometimes taken at sea. . ' • ' • :•
The turtles leave the water on moon-light
nights, and after carefully looking
to see that there is no danger, slowly
crawl about to find a proper place; they
then, by working with their hind flip-pers,
make a hole in t h e sand about two
feet across, and each deposit about 200
eggs. Their eggs, like those of our land-tortoises,
have a soft parchment-like
shell, with a little dent at one side;
they are; about the same weight as a
hen's egg, and are highly esteemed as
food. Though the turtle neglects her
- —Boots are made on the Pacific coast
with pockets for pistols in their tops.
—The floor of the Pantheon at Eome
was recently flooded by a rise' in the
Tiber.
—The i-orpoiauou of Belfast, (Ire*
land) propose erecting,. new market?'
from the accumulated profits of the gas
works, which are run by the town.
—The utile .Aiuuenese town of Cor>
reggio is getting up a subscription for
a monument to its illustrious son,
Antonio Allegri de Correggio, the
piiiiiter., .
—A mutiny broke out in La Fleche
Military College, Mans, France. While
out walking one class attacked another,
which had refused to undergo some
practical joking. , .
• —No later than the 1st of November,
a large crowd of In ternationalists pa-raded
through the streets of Carrara
shouting: "Death to King Humbert!"
and throwing stones at the windows of
the larger residences, without interfer-ence
from the police.
—The paper used in the administra-tive
departments of the French Gov-ernment
is composed almost entirely
of wood. Prof. Reubeaux condemns
the intrusting of important writmgs
to this "material, and says t h a t in 10 6r
12 years,they will.be.lost.
—The name ytterbine, given -tq. :the
new earth found in gadolinite by "Ma-rignac,
is very significant. It denotes
its similarity to y t t r i a in being devoid
of color, to erbine by the elevation of
its temperature, and to both by the re-semblance
of its jiroperties.
— Chevreul supports the view of
artists and; dyers" that there, are only
three simple colors—red, ydlow and
blue. By an apparatus having a maxi-mum,.
.motion of 160 to 120 turns per
minute, and a minimun of 60 t u r n s per
minute, the complementary of every
color may be produced,
—The introduction of a uniform oath
for the soldiers of the various German
contingents is being mooted at head-quarters.
At present the Prussian
soldiers swear allegiance to the King
of Prussia, the Alsace Lorrainers to the
German Emperor, and all others to
their respective sovereigns and the
German Emperor. . ,
—Believing that the difficulty of
separating phosphorus m the ordinary
Bessemer converters and open-heartli
steel furnaces is due to the highly sil-licious
lining usually employed, Osman,
of Dusseldorf, Germany, has patented
a carbon lining, by means of which he
hopes to eliminate the phosphorus
pretty thoroughly.
—Mr. Guy Carlton, a robust farmer,
seventy-five years old, living near the
village of Wyoming, N.Y., hasbuught
his coffin and has it ready for use. He
also has ready for erection a solid mar-ble
block, chiselled in the shape of a
dwelling, with doors and windows.—
The block will be put over his grave to
symbolize by its form and solidity the
last long dwelling of man.
—Miss Julia E. Smith, the survivor
of the well-known Glastonbury sisters,
is visiting in Pittsfield, Mas3., for a few
days, and, though 86 years of age, ap- '
pears as merry as a maiden of tender
years. She was introduced to a num-ber
of citizens last Thursday, and in
the evening held a reception and made
a half hour speech telling, t h e story of
her cows, and relating other personal
experiences of. her long struggle for
what she. regards as the rights of her
sex..
—A co-operative store on an exten-sive
scale is to be opened in Boston,
under the supervision of Josiah Quincy
and other men of wealth and influence.
There is to be a storekeeper in charge,
but he is to have no voice in the gen-eral
management. All purchases and
sales are to be for: cash. The shares
are | 4 each, and an effort is to be made
to have workingmen take them. Two
kinds of dividends are contemplated—
one to stockholders on their shares and
one to customers on their purchases.
Groceries, dry goods, clothing and boots
. and shoes comprise the stock.