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wwI "White House Worries.-
I.
The Presidency not .UnnyH a llcil or Hoc .
m - Just as tlio ruco for iho "Whit©
S| Souse is at Avhitehcnt , it is profi-tfi
-jable , if not pleasant, to see what the
II .different occupants of that house| tflunk of it after having resided in it.In "IVhuhington's terms were of a nature-IB siofc to breed in him a sincere regretIBfJia.t lie occupied the position. Ho-
IB Tarns so pre-eminently the choice andIB Jove of the united nation that no-
IK friction of a serious sort occurred-IB during his administration , yet w-eIf 3mow Washington would have beenII aS could he have retired to his-
I { Blount Vernon homo and spent his-
I faoH age in his favorite occupation of-
I f farming-
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But with Adams began the sharp-parfcy clangor ; and from his time-
dawn- no president has had peace or-
xcstI : ; most of them have lived in an-.srtinosphere. little milder than a-
tempest. . I do not care to recount- hc story of Adams' trials and-
srrccmrs' ' - , as Avell as faults and errors.w25ufc let us see how he went out of-
IE office. He sat signing appointments-l| ±o ollice till his last admini-
st
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ra.tlve hour waned" Then , on the-
morningt of Jefferson's inauguration ,
Instead of remaining to receive and-
Ba Senior Ins successor , he ordered his-
B Jiorses at daylight , and leftWashing"-fon.
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. He had been mercilessly tricked-B .:anGH >itterly opposed , so that he had| 'Hostwhat heso much desired , a secon-
di
-tami. His administration had been-
Uoyal- , strong and successful ; now ho-
Jelfcthathe was driven from office-
vdxi'graced.i . That was the word ho-
aiSEd.• . He was retiring full of years ,Ibnli not full of honors. Men whom_ ,t : se bad turned out of. office as u-
nIf-
worthy had been used to damage him-.Hi
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Yhat was worse , Hamilton was pro-Messing
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| to be his supporter. Adam 's-
If $*Jh that he AA'as dishonored and-H ] 2xninlliated. He lacked dignity and-
reserveH ] .- to conceal his feelings , and so-
jj 2se spitefully drove off and left Jefier-Hl
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son to take possession of Washing-Ton
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as if he were a conquering enemy-.Jefferson
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in temperament was pr-o9j
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vasdy the opposite of Adams. They9. Trere equally ambitious , and equally9 Batters of tyranny. In theology they9 .aagreed , but in nothing else. Adams9 Sked form , but Jefferson liked betterB T&e tlieatrical display of simplicity.9 He bad his two terms in thepreside-n9
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.finl chair ; but , if we are to believe9 J&Im , he always longed for the peactf9 ..andretirement of a farm. "When it9 <3ame to a third term , he positively9 declined. He had had his fill.9 Toward the close of his second term-H Rewrote : "Five weeks more will r-eH
-Esve me from a drudgery to which IH am no longer equal. " Those familiar-sslthH - our history need not be tol-
dH 'srhat Jefferson meant. It was a timeH =afgreat events. The president hadH sot moment of rest. He was cha-
1-
tgxined , mortified , tortured again-saidB - again. He never spoke of his
1 plantation without regret.-M
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If any American of the present dayB TFcre to select which one of the earlie-
rslministrationsB - he would have pre-B
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Shred as his own , it would certainlyB 22t be that of Madison. Yet I am not-
soreB - but Madison , if now alive ,
H| ivould select his own to be repeated ,B -* T himself. His abilities-B " jaare of the solid , not brilliant , sort.B Mn was sober , able , honest , but not-B sjf an executive temperament. He-B "was not a man of prejudice or vio-B
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jssnee , but it was his lot to administer-B lua season of bitter passion. New-B "England threatened secession. A ,
B . ladiculious war was fought , contraryB \-sxt Madison's best judgment , and menB vsrled for joy when the folly was ended-m inra treaty of peace. Probably he-B Tsas not seriously disturbed by the-B machinations and confusions of his-
Sane.H -
H Monroe's relation to the presidencyMurns peculiar. In some respects it re-
calls-
H - the administration of Washingt-on.
--ton. Although he made some enemies,
H 22e ivas re-elected with but one electo-ral
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ssl vote against him ; in "order tha-tH ace may be elected as unanimouslyH =as was Washington. Monroe was a
1 zzsan of averages and intensely Amer-iH
-• jxut. His special place in history is-
M fe. connection with the Monroe do-cH
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Xcine , which asserts our right to con-aaol
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H - this continent as against the in-
H-
erference of an T European power.H asliington 's doctrine was , let theH Waited States on no account meddl-eH s. European affairs. Monroe suppl-eH
-msatad this , and we will on no a-
cH-
coounlallow European states to me-dH
-odZe on tins continent ; "we should co-
nH-
;si3er any attempt on their part to-ssxtendH - their system to any portio-
nB - aflhis hemisphere as dangerous to-H <onr peace and safety."H n administration ofthis characterr-ans -rans likely to breed little evil and il-lH xtSI : and Mr. Monroe probably ha-dH sssrjileasant an official term as anyH -jgcrEsident before or since. It wa-sH imown as "the era of good feeling. "H 35nt now comes the presidential c-yH
-vilone. Gen. Jackson was a born-
B Tsolitary commander. He was neve-rH .zcaything else. He ruled the country
B ton the same principles as he com-B
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isanded an armj * . He brought in-B aore corruption than had ever been-
cferjeedB - before ; and he made it a part-B of "his system. His cabinet officers-B rcre his generals. His foreig-
nH| imnisters were next in rank , and everyH posxjnaster was captain. He held-
B xieaain personal obedience. O-fH -cs xirse uch a man had his hands ful-l.H
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}Sy friends ," he said , "I presum-eH 3 think it a mighty fine thing to-
H l sn In this "White house. I • assur-eroaioweverH - , that I find it a perfec-
tH **I am dying ," he said on anothe-rH strccaBion , "as fast as I can ; and theyH , aHlmowit , but they keep swarmingH acmnnd me in crowds seeking fo-rH -c Sce, intriguing for office ," Thi-sH -rasas precisely what might have bee-nH sKPoeted. "To the victors belongH ±fss spoWsY * aud the president had b-eI
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of the spoils. B-eH
-a>Tne a dispenserJb-5rni Jackson was the infamous bu-
tH Kendall the father of<z &; Amos ,
r r _ . nfim aiiniiifwinww iwirtiiirir nri n m-
npolitical rings. "With him wcro otherS-of the same sort. Jackson , no doubt ,on his election , had some notion of-
civil service reform , but it lasted till-his first burst of mission. Then • fol-lowed
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a wholesale discharge of all-public office-holders. Every place-was filled with retainere and parti-sans.
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. The country was expanding •
commercially with immense rapidity.All sorts of new questions , involving '
finance and internal policy as well as-nuliflcationcame up during Jackson'sexecutive terms. He was narried , no-doubt , but it was mostly his own-fault.. Tho attempt on his life '
was the first effort to destroytholifo of a president. In his-last days he was tricked shamefullyby those who sought to trade on his-
popularity.. Ho idolized ; but he well-knew what it all meant. Ho had lived-as a commander ; he had given offices-as bribes. Ho had fought a good-earthly fight. There was nothing to-do but to forgive his enemies in a-
lumD , join the church and look out-for his soul. This he did in due-order , and yet the officeseekers-hounded him into his grave.-
I.
do not think Martin Van Buren-ever looked on tho "White house, with-ennui , and a desire to escape ; how-ever
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, we know that he detested the-very arts of which he was master.-He
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hated to pull wires with his nicely-gloved hands , but he did it marvel-ously
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and won the title of "little-magician. ." He was a politician of-
perfect make-up that is , he was-thoroughly politic. "Nothingruffled-him. . He was thick skinned , elastic-and tough. " He was never a states-man.
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. He could cutely work up to the-presidencybut he could not control his-party or administer the government-
.Poor.
Harrison did not live long-enough to weary of the White house-.But
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it is possible the terribly exciting-campaign killed him , for he lived just-one month after inauguration ; and-we had nothing left but Tyler. The-"log cabin candidate" was a clever ,honest old gentleman from what was-then the far west , It was beyond all-precedent a noisy campaign , and-fought on a decidedly low politicall-evel. .
Mr. Tyler was the first instance of-
a vice president by the death of his-chief. The pro-slavery fight was now-well begun , and Texas was admitted-to enlarge slave territory and secure-the permanency of the institution.-So
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far as known Mr. Tyler , havingbroken with his party , and having-no friends or faction to speak of ,dropped out of office contentedly.-
He.
was in tho "Whitehouscjustlong-enough to leave the Mexican war as-a legacy to his successor , James IC-
.Polk..
. Mr. Polk very nearly raised-this mediaeval era of the American-government above the mediocrityinto which it dropped with Van Buren ;
but not quite. Our presidents from1840 to 18G0 represented mediocre-talents ; no great principles , and-abundance of compromise-
.Taylor.
died atthe close of his year ,and we know from his own word-sthat he far preferred the saddle to-
the executive chair. - Fillmore, so-
far as we can judge , enjoyed himself-in spite of the rough battling abouth-im. . He had a temperament that-shed trouble as a duck's back sheds-water. . I should liken him to a ves-sel
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riding peacefully in a storm by-means ofthe oil thrown out from its-deck. . President Pierce was glad to-get free from the "White House-.Buchanan
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had more than a just-measure of trouble , traitors and-consequent obloquy. It would be-
difficult to find a politician of the-present day who , able to look at it-
in tlie light of history , Avould be will-
ing'¬
to take the presidency during-that era of political hurricanes and-hatred. . I have taken no pains to-lookup any expressed opinions of-
the executives of this era. So far as-they had ability they were to be-
pitied ; it was only their mediocrit-ythat made their fate tolerable. i
In 1860 all was changed. Only gi-ants
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were of any use , and only giants-were at the front. Lincoln andDouglas were intellectual equals , but I
in moral conviction and tenacious J
adherence to principles Lincoln was-eminently superior. From first to-last his life at the white house was-sad and burdensome. He carried a-
weight that millions would have been-glad to share with him , but they-could not. I do not know anything-in history so charged with pain as-
the state papers of Lincoln. "With j
malice , toward none , with charity-for all , with firmness in the right as-God gives us to see the right , let us-
strive on to finish the work we are in ,
to bind up the nation's wounds , to-care for him who shall have bornethe battle , and for his widow and his-
orphans so do all which may achieveand cherish a just and a lasting peace-among ourselves , and with all na-tions.
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." Endeared to the nation next-to "Washington , he left the White :
house a victim-.Poor
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Johnson ! Truly an accident-al
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president ! He would have sufferedno more had he fallen into the handsof the inquisitors of Torquemada.-He
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was harassed almost out of his-
reason. . His impeachment barelyf-ailed. . St. Louis GlobeDemocra-
t.gd.
- > -How Scripture Texts are Misapplied-
.Dr
.
Robert Wilde , who died in Au-
gust¬
, 1678 , bequeathed to the par-ish
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church of St. Ives , Hunts , Eng. ,
50 , the interest of which was to be-
expended yearly in the purchase of-
six bibles to cost not exceeding 7s.-
6d..
. , each of which should be "cast-for by dice" on the communiontable-every year by six boj-s and six girls-of the town. There was also to be-
paid 10s. yearly to the vicar for-
preaching on this occasion a sermon-"commending the excellency , the-perfection , and divine authority of-
the holy scriptures." A piece of-
ground which came to be known as-
"Bible Orchard , ' , was purchased Avit-hthe 50 and income from it has been-ever since regularlydevoted to the pur-poses
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set forth in the will. A few years-ago , however , complaint was made '
of the practice of throwing dice on ,
the communion table erected near the-chancel steps was , by order of the bish-op
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of the diocese, substituted. This-year the highest throw , three times-with three dice , was 37, made by a-
little girl , and the Bev. E. Totten-ham
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from the text , "From a little-child thou hast known the Holy-Scriptures. ."
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Lynched But , Aide to Walk ,
That the bodies of the dead , even a-
long time after the moment of death ,
do perform actions which have all-
tho appearances of volition , are in-
stances¬
familiar to every student of-
medical literature. Physicians , it is-
true , assure us that in these move-ments
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the element of volition does| not enter , and they have given to-this muscular movement the name of-
"reflex action , " and this , apparent-ly , we are expected to accept as a-
perfectly lucid explanation of a-
phenomenon which , without tho-name , would be obscure. Enlight-ened
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by the term "reflex action ," it-must be discontented and exacting-curiosity that would not rest and bethankful.-
At.
Hawley's Bar , a mining camp-near Virginia City , Montana Terri-tory
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, a gambler named Henry Gra-ham
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, but commonly known as "GrayHank ," met a miner named Dreyfuss-one day , with whom he had had a-
dispute the previous night about a-
pack of cards , and asked him into a-
barroom to have a drink. The un-fortunate
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miner , taking this as an-overture of peace , gladly con-sented.
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. They stood at the coun-ter
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, and while Dreyfuss was in the-net of drinking , Graham shot him J
dead. Within an hour after the-murder Graham was in the hands of-
the Vigilantes , and that evening at-sunset , after a fair , if informal , trial-he was hanged to the limb of a tree ,
ivhich grew upon a little eminence-within sight of the whole camp.-
The.
original intention had been to-"string him up , " as is customary in-
3uch affairs , and with a view to that-operation a long rope had been-thrown over the limb , while a dozen |
pair of hands were ready to hoist-awajr . For some reason this was-given a single turn about the limb-at a suitable distance from the noose ,the free end made fast to a bush , and-the victim compelled to stand on the-back of a horse which , at the cut of a-
whip , sprang from imder him , leaving (
him swinging , When steadied his |
feet were about eighteen inches from j
the earth. I
The body remained suspended for i
exactly halfan hour , the greater part-of the crowd remaining about it. i
Then the "judge" ordered it taken-down , The rope was untied from thobush , and two men stood by to low-er
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away. The moment the feet-came squarely upon the ground-the men engaged in loAve-ring
-, thinking , doubtless , thatt-
hose standing about the body had-hold of it to support it , let go the-rope. . The body at once ran quicklytowards the main part of the crowd , |
the rope paying out as it went-.With
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cries of horror the crowd ran-hither and thither , stumbling , falling-over one another , cursing. In and-among them , over the fallen , cominginto collision with others , his direc-tion
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governed by blin I caprice , the j
horrible dead man "pranced ," his |
feet lifted so high at each step that-his knees struck his breast. The i
deepening twilight added its terror-to this uncanny scene , and brave-man fled from the spot , not daring-to look behind-
.Straight.
into this confusion from-the outskirts of the crowd walked J
with rapid steps the tall figure of a j
man whom all who saw instantlyr-ecognized as a master spirit. This-was Dr. Arnold Speir , who with two-other physicians had pronounced the-man dead , and had been retiring to-camp. . He moved as directly-towards the dead man as the'-now somewhat lejss rapid and-erratic movements of the latter-would permit , and seized him in his-arms. . Encouraged by this , a score-of men sprang shouting to the free |
end ofthe rope , which had been drawn-3iitirely over the limb , and laid hold-of it , intending to make a finish oftheir work. They ran with it to-wards
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the bush to which it had been |
fastened , but there was no resistance ; i
the physician had cut it from the-dead murderer's neck. In a moment-the body Avas ljang on its back , AA'it-hcomposed limbs and face upturned-to the kindling stars in the motion-less
-rigidity appropriate to death. '
The hanging had been done well'
enough ; the neck had been broken by ,
the drop. Dr. Spier kneAV that a i
corpse AA'hich , placed upon its feet , i
would walk and run , Avould lie still-when placed upon its back. The dead-are creatures of habit.-
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iMilitary Efficiency of France.-The
.military ability of France , and '
her system of fortification , are splen-didly
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developed , especially AA'hen one-considers the shifting policies of the-war department under her peculiar-administration of republicanism. It-may be said , hoAA'eArer , that each new-minister , urged on by the nationalf-eeling , has accelerated rather than-abated or suspended movement.For fiAre years iolloAving the reestabl-ishment
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of the republic , the national-assembly spent much of its time in-
supplementing the organic laws of'72 , which AA'ere copied in the main-from those of Prussia. Universal li-
ability¬
to arms , non-substitution ,
and the abolishment of paid enlist-ment
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, are the first features of the-modern military statutes. Liability-to service in the actiA'es or reserAre-sextends from tAventy to forty years.-The
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annual contingent is diArided in-
to¬
tAA'o categories , the first serving-three in active army. Since Boulan-ger's
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time in the reserA'e , and the sec-ond
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, only one" year in the years ; a '
the colors , and two years in the Avar-office and the subtle inspiration of-
his policy is now becoming manifest ,
the enlistments have been localized-.In
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consequence of this concession ,
thousands of trained soldiers , armed-for reA'olution as Avell as war , are-caserned at their own firesides , Avhic-henables them to balance their inter-est
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between subjects of home politics-and trainings for national defence-.Licluding
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the Gendarmerie and Gar-de
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Bepublicaine , France has at pres-ent
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a peace footing of 525,711 men-.Deducting
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vacancies , absentees and-sick , the total Avould be 465,000.-Tho
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territorial force , officers and-men , is about 590 , making tho total-active 1155000. The German-authorities narrow the total Ava-rforce of France to something 1 <vj-9than 4,000,000 ; both Hennebert , and-Froment , Avho are perhaps the best-authorities on the subject , approxi-mate
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it at over 4100000.i
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Sunstroke-
.In
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view of the presence of the heated-term , special precautions are needed-to guard against sunstroke. This is-
more properly termed heatstroke ,
since it ma }' be produced , not merely-by exposure to the direct rays of'tho-sun
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, btft by a high temperature of-
tho atmosphere indirectly heated by-
the sun , and also by artificial heat.-
There.
are several forms or grades-of the affection. In simple heat ex-
haustion¬
, the characteristic symp-toms
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are sudden exhaustion , and-
fainting, with prostration , cold-
extremities and feeble pulse. In heat-fever there is an extremely high tem-
perature¬
, sometimes reaching, 108-
or
°
110 ° F„ Avith hot skin and con-
gested¬
brain , and pulse full and-
labored or quick and jerking. In-
sunstroke proper , there is a condi-
tion¬
like shock , Avith failure of the-
respiration , feeble circulation andunconsciousness.-
The.
attack is usually preceded by-certain premonitary symptoms in-
the shape of feelings of uneasiness , de-
pression¬
and irratibility , headache-and intolerance of light , and a fever-ish
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condition of the system Avithout-sweating. .
A point of special importance to bo-
remembered is that heatstroke maybe produced by a much lower temper-ature
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Avhen a person is at rest than-Avhen he is in motion. Other predis-posing
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causes are physical oxhaus-tion.
-. mental worry , bad ventilation ,
crowded and filthy qutarters , intem-perance
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, gluttony and dissipation.-Newcomers
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in a hot climate are more-likely to suffer from it than those-Aiio haA'e become acclimated. At-tacks
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are more liable to occur after a-
full meal-.The
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immediate objects of treat-ment
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are to reduce the heat of the-body , and in case of collapse , to stim-ulate
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the nerve-centres. The person-should be at once removed to a cooland shady place , Avhere there is afree circulation of air. A streamof cool Avater may then be-poured gently upon the head-back
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of the neck and spine , or tho-clothing may be removed , and body-partially immersed in' a bath , or-Avrapped in a shoot Avhich is kept moist-by frequent sprinkling. If the feet-are cold , they should be Avarmed byhot applications. A phisician shouldat once be summoned , and the subse-quent
-treatment Avill be under his di-
recti-
on and supervision-.Taking
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mild and graAer cases to-gether
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, nearly one-half proAre fatal ,and those Avho reAriAre , remain for a j
long time extremely sensitiA-e to the.effects of heat , and are sometimes j
rendered hrvalids for life-.In
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order to prevent an attack , one i
should observe great care to avoidexposure to high temperatures , and j
during the hot Aveather should liAre ;
temperately , abstain from all stimuj j
lantsAA-ear thin flannel underclothing-and light and loose clothing, bathe-frequrntly , and AA'hen necessarily ex-posed
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to the direct rays of the hot-sun , Avear a light and porous hat '
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with a Avide brim. A Avet handkerjj
chief placed in the hat Avill also , by-producing eA'aporation , reduce the-temperature. . Portland Transcript.i-
Notcd
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'Hunchbacks.Hunchbacks form a tolerably nu-
morons- '
rist , says a Avriter in the Gen-
lleman's- ,
Magazine for June. There !
is"that brilliant soldier , the Marechal
de Luxemberg, of AAiiom Macauley i
AA'rites in one of his most finished-passages : "Highly descended and-gifted as he was , he had AA'ith difficulty-surmounted the obstacles AA'hich im-
peded- |
him in the road to fame. If he-
OAved much to vim bounty of nature-and fortune , lie suffered still morefrom their spite. His features Aver-efrightfully harsh ; his statue was di-
minutn-
; a lmge and pointed lump-rose on sback. " The reader knoAVs-
the. ." - ' .ibacked P ? * „ d of Shake-
speare's¬
powerfull drama ; but histor-ical
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research seems to ha\re delivered-the king from his burden , and to haA'e-sworn that he was only high shoul-dered.
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Lord Lytton , in his "Last of the '
Barrons ," has adopted the modernvi-eAV. . "Though the back was note-
ui'A'ed ," he says , "yet one shoulder-was slightly higher than the other ,which Avas the more obserA'able from-the eA'ident pains that he took to dis-guise
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it , and the gorgeous splendor ,saA'oring of personal coxcombry-from AA'hich no Plantagenet Avas eve-rfreethat he exhibited in his dress. "The great minister of Queen Elizabeth ,William Cecil' Lord Burleigh ; the-German theologian. Eber ; our glori-ous
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deliverer ," William III. : the fa-
mous¬
general of Spain , the Duke fo-
Parma , these Avere all "crook-back. "The poet Pope had a protuberance-both on the back and in frontand, one-of his sides was contracted
A
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Fashionable Fnvclopc.From the New York Sun-
.Even.
in a business way it seems to-
be profitable to practice the very-latest feminine fancies. One of the-
second sized hotels at one of the sum-
mer¬
resorts is filling up faster than-usual , and Avith a higher grade of-
social pretentiousness. Three or-
four swell families haA'e already ar-
iTred-
, and the landlord says that-more are to folloAv-
."And.
I can tell you AA'hy ," said an-expert. . "His clerk caught on to tlse-
fact that the very newest notion in-
stationary was an em-elope Avith a-
flap so arranged that it fastened-just under the corner upon Avhich the-postage stamp Avas placed , and thus-it closed the letter Avithout afty guiu-ming
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or sealing. The use of these-envelopes had not extended beyond-Fifth avenue , where they had only-been in vogue a month or so. The-clerk suggested that the season ' s-
circular for the hotel be sent out-in such envelopes. That Avas done ,
and it is a fact that not less than-eight or ten rich families , AA'ho Aver-eundecided which hotel to go to , were-brought to a decision by that triviald-evice. ."
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Dividing tho Spoil-
.Tho
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satisfaction of seeing justice-meted out to a mean person is so-
great , that A'erj' often a man Avill un-
dergo¬
much sufferinghimselfif by that-means punishment may be brought-to the guilty one. Men of this char-acter
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seem to read the' Golden Rule-
after this Avise : "Do unto yourselves-as ye Avould that men should do unto-others. ."
The Marquis de la Seales , a very-wealthy nobleman , had invited his-
neighbors to a grand entertainment ,
and proposed that the feast Avith-
which he serA'ed them should lack no-
delicacy that could bo obtained.-Some
.
of the guests Avho had arriA'ed-
early for the purpose of paying their-respects to the Marquis AA'ere present-in his chamber AA'hen his steward came-in and said that a fisherman had-brought some of the finest fish in all-
Italy , but demanded a most extraor-dinary
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price.-"No
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matter about tho price ," said-the Marquis ; "buy the fish , and pay-him his money. "
"So I Avould , " said tho steward ,"but he refuses to take mone3r . ' *
"Then what does he Avant ? ""A hundred strokes Avith a Avhip ,
and he saj's ho Avill not throw off a-
single blow. " Tho Avhole company-II hereupon ran doAvnstairs to seeAvhat! sort of a fisherman it Avas Avho de-j manded so singular a price for his fish.j "These ars beautiful fish ," said the-ii Marquis. "Come , my man , Iioav-
much money do youAvant for them ? ""Not a penny , my lord , " said the-
fisherman. . "I Avill not take money ;
if you Avish to have the fish you must-order me a hundred lashes on my-bare back , otherwise I shall applye-lsewhere. . "
"Rather than lose tho fish , " said-the Marquis , "we must let this fel-
low¬
haAre Avimt he asks. Here ! " he-
cried to one of his grooms , "pay this-man his hundred lashes AA'hich he so
! honestly demands , but don't lay-ii them on too hard ; don't hurt him-ii very much. "
The fisherman stripped for tho-Avhipping , and tho groom prepared-to do his master's bidding.-
"Now.
, my friend ," ' said the fisher-
man¬
, "keep the account correctly , I-
beg of you : for I don 't Avant a stroke-more than is my due. "
The AA'hole " company AA'ere aston-i ished at the braverv Avith AA'hich the-jj man bore the infliction , until he hadj; rcceiA'ed the fiftieth lash-
.Then.
he cried out :
"Hold , my friend ; I haA'e my full-
share of the price noAA\ ""Your share , " exclaimed the Mar-
quis-
; "what do you mean ? ""I haA'e a partner , my lord , to
whom I promised a full half of AA'hat-ever I got for my fish ; and I thinkyour lordship Avould say that itAvould be a shame to deprive him ofa single stroke. "
"Who is your partner ? ""Your por.ter , my lord , aa'Iio keeps-
the outer gate ; he refused to admit-me to the grounds until I had pro-mised
¬
him half of AA'hat I should getfor the fish. "
"Ho , ho ! " said the Marquis , "that-is the sort of business , is it? Well ,you haA'e had your pay , and hoaa' ,indeed , your partner shall haA'e theother hall :"
Tho dishonest porter received thepayment in full measure , and thoMarquis sent the fisherman aAA'ayAA'ith a handful of money.
Care of the Eyes.
Each man 's eyes differ from those-of his felloAA * , says an authority on-
the eye and its diseases in the Mail-and Express. No tAvo pairs are-alike. . Here are a feAv simple direct-ions in cases of accident AA'hich it-Avould be Avell to folloAv. When a-
cinder or any foreign substance gets-into the eye , never rub the eye-.Wait
.
a moment , then gently open-and close the lid ; tho tears AA'hich-
folloAv this operation AA'ill usually-Avash out the intrudingsubstance. .
HoAveA'er , should it refuse to go ,
turn up the lid under AA'hich the sub-stance
¬
is , and remove it Avith a soft-handkerchief. . If tho substance be-
comes¬
in the cornea , or eyebail , go-to a physician immediately.
In bathing the eyes it makes no-
material difference , as has been al-
leged¬
, AA'hether they are rubbed to-AA'ard
-
the nose or from it. It is in-
judicious¬
, hoAA'ever , to alloAV cold-Avater to enter the eye , as this act-may engender disease. It should-noAer be alloAved except under skilled-adAice. . Do not use the eyes after-they are tired. They should be-
rested , if only for a moment. Avoid-the use of the eyes Avhile traveling in-
a railAA'ay carriage or in a poor light ;
Do not Avork AA'ith the head bent Ioav-
.Use.
a sloping desk AA'hen AATiting-.NeA'eralloAv
.
the light to shine in-
your eyes Avhile Avorking ; let it come-OAer the left shoulder if possible. If-
this cannot be accomplished , wear a-
shade. .Avoid the use of colored glasses ,
unless under competent adA'ice , ex-
cept-
AA'hen exposed to bright light ,
such as the glare of the sun upon thes-
noAV or water. Then they may be-
used AA'ith great benefit. London-smoked glasses , or blue , are the only-colors that should be Avorn under-these circumstances. Avoid holding-a book , AA'hen reading , too hear the-eye. . as the nearer it is held the great-er
¬
the strain. On the other hand ,
do not hold it too far aAA'ay , as then-the strain is eA-en greater. Conta-gion
¬
is the most fertile cause of the-spread of external diseases , especially-granulated lids. This is most gene-rallvthe
-
casein public institutions ,
Avhere children live together , and of-
ten Avash themselves in the same Av-ater.
-. Insolation is the only ihiOAv-
nmethod for preA'enting the spread of-
this disejise.-
A.
normal eye should be perfectly-strong and not become easily tired-.It
.
should not require the use of glass-es
¬
until the aire of forty-five has been-reached. . By the use of proper glasses-they should remain strong indefinitel-y.
¬
. A far-sighted man requires glasses-for reading much earlier than a man-Avho is near-sighted. When a person-does not need glasses for reading at-fifty years of age , it proves conclu-sively
¬
that he must have been near-sighted
¬
in his youth.
I
i urini win in ii ii mi imi mm \t iri r itTir t ri mrm-
now a Vlg Caused u Wnr.-
St.
.. Nicliolna-
.It.
all happened in this Avise : Tavo-
citizens of Providence , R. I. , fell into a-
most unseemly discussion on account-of tho laAvless trespassingH of a pigO-
AA'ned by one of them. Tho ag-
grieved¬
party possessed a very fino-
garden , in Avhich it Avas his custom to-
spend his hours of leisure , weeding ,
grafting and transplanting thof-
loAA'ers and vegetables in Avliich ho-
delighted. . But often , as he entered-his garden in tho evening , his curs-
would be Baluted Avith a grunt and-
rustle , and the fat form of his neigh-
bor's¬
pig might be seenmakinga has-
ty¬
flight from the garden in Avhich it-
had been placidly rooting all day.-
In.
high dudgeon the gardener-sought his neighbor and complained-of the pig's frequent A'isits , declaring-that a little time spent in repairing-the pig-sty would restrain the ani-
mal's¬
roving propensities. But to-
this the OAA'nor of tho pig responde-dthat if his neighbor would keep his-
rickety fences in proper repair tho-
pig might take its daily airing Avit-hout
¬
temptation , and thegarden Avoul-dnot be endangered-
.Repeated.
misdeeds on the part of-
tho pig fanned the smoldering fires of-
dissension into the flames of open-hostility. . At last the crisis came-.The
.
OAA'ner of the garden , rising un-
usally-
early one morning , discoAered-the pig contentedly nnmchingthe last-of a fine bed of tulip bulbs. Flesh-and blood could stand it no longer.-Seizing
.
a pitchfork AA'hich lay near at-hand , the outraged gardner plunged-its sharp tines into tho hapless pig,and bore the body , thus fatally im-
paled¬
, to the sty, Avhere it mob the-gaze of its OAAiier an hour or tAvo lat-er.
¬
. There-after itAvas AA'ar to the-knife between the tAvo neighbors.-
Noav.
Avhat had all this to do with-tho Avar of 1812 ? The ansAver is-
simple. . ThetAvo neighbors belonged-to the political party knoAvn as theFederalists.-
Through.
all the outrages that-Great Britain inflicted upon tho-United States ; AA'hile seamen AA'ere be-
ing¬
impressed , American A'essels stop-ped
¬
on the high seas , and aaIiHo eAery-possible indignity AA'as being commit-ted
¬
against the flags of tho United-States , the Federalists remained-friendly to Great Britain and con-tested
¬
every proposition for the de-
claration¬
of Avar-.But
.the Democratic party Avas eager-
for AA'ar , and as British oppresssion-because more unbearable the strength-ofthe Democrats increased. It so-
happened that the election district in-
Avhich the tAvo neighbors liA'ed had-been about equally divided betAvee-nDemocratic and Federalists , but the-latter party had al\Aays succeeded in-
carrying the election. But in 1811-the owner ofthe garden Avas a candi-date
¬
for the Legislature on the Fed-eralist
¬
ticket ; but nOAA' , with his mind-filled AA'ith the bitter recollection ol-
the death of his pig , he cast his ballot-for the Democrat. When the ballotsA-vere counted the Democrat A\'as found-to bo elected by a majority of one-
.When.
the neA\iy-elected legislator-took his seat his first duty Avns to-A'ote for a United States Senator ,lie cast his vote for the candidate ol-
the Democrats. AA'ho AA'as also elected-by a majority of one. When thi-Senator
?-
took his place in the United-States Senate he found the question-of AA'ar Avith Great Britain pending ,
and after a long and bitter discus-sion
¬
it came to a A'ote. The Demo-crats voted for Avar and the Federal-ists
¬
against it. As a result of the-voting Avar Avas declared again by a-
majority of one \-ote-
.Marlborough's
.
BrothcrinLaAV.-A
.
brother-in-hiAV of the duke ol-
Marlborough Avas Avorking AA'ith a-
pick and shovel as a common laborer-on the NeAvYorkaqueductthreej'ears-ago , and his AA'ages AA'ere §1.50 a day.-
His.
name AA'as RenshaAA' , and he had-
married Miss Lucy Price , of Troy ,
N.Y. , a sister of Mrs. Lillian Hamer-sley
-
, AA'ho was married to the duke ol-
Marlborough bA' Ma\'or IIoAA'itt. It-
AA'as AA'hile a student at the polytechnic-institute at Troy that Mr. RenshaAv ,
AA'ho came from Baltimore , became ac-
quainted¬
Avith Miss Price. One day-
Lieut. . Henry Craven. aaIio aaus then-
construction engineer oftheaqueduct ,
AAas sitting in his office at TarytoAvn ,
AA'hen a A'ery tall , poA\erfuHy built and-
handsome young man entered aud in-
troduced¬
himself as Mr. RenshaAv , say-
ing¬
that he was an engineer of expe-
rience¬
and wanted to get AA'orkonthe-
aqueduct. . From the references Avhich-
he presented Mr. Craven saAvthatMr.-RenshaAv
.
Avas a first-class civil and-mining engineer , a graduate of some-ofthe best scientific schools , .and a-
man Avho had already had much expe-rience in railroad and bridge building-Mr. . Craven told the applicant that he-
Avould like to haAe him on the aque-duct
¬
, but that the engineer corps Ava-sthen complete and there Avasnoopen-ing
¬
but he Avould keep his address in j
case anything should turn up. Thr !
young man AA'as not to be put off in j
this fashion. hoAA'ever. lie said hr-
Avanted Avork and could do anything. I
"I am A-ery sorry. " said Mr. Crajj
vern , "but the only people Ave arctakjj
ing on iioav are common laboreres. "j
"All right. " said RenshaAv. "111 go-to Avork at that , if you 'll take me' " ,
It took Mr. Craven several minutes '
to recoA-er from his astonishment atthis reply. I fe greatly admired the '
young felloAv 's spirit and said Avith a-
smile : "Very AA'ell. then. Your pay j
Avill be a1.50 per day. Report to-morroAV
-
morning AA'ith a pick and-shovel at the shaft nearest here , and-the superintendent AA'ill put you to ;
Avork.* ' j
The folloAving morning RenshaAv , in-
a pair of blue OA'eralls and carryinjz-liis pick and shovel , reported for AA-ork ,
at the mouth of the shaft , lie Ava-sput to Avork shoveling in a gang ol ,
Italian laborers.
l" " " " "* *- -, , , ,„ M „ mi I |
ifci'Miimii mw MIIB TOTinn 111 J w H-
Woman's Greatest Power. nM-
In an open letter to Miss Frances [
E. Willard , published in the Christian-Union , Mrs. Caroline F. Corbin , of lBC-
hicago , giA'es some practical reasons ] |Avhy Avonmn should not giA'o up tho (fflinfluence AVtiich she iioav possesses in Uflthe homo for the uncertafnity of po'Ifllitical power to be gained through JMt-he
|ballot-box. Her clearly expressed \ Uv-
iews agreo with those of most | |HA-
vomen who have giA'en thoughtful , „ / Hc-
onsideration to tho subject. After (
shoAvingthe physical superiority. of |H-of man sho says : | |"Has nature, then , given woman ' {
no redress for this state of subject-ivity
- Sto tho physical preeminence of " H-
man? Yea. verily. Her powor is jf Hd-
ominant in tho realm of morals ; V-but it i'b true , tho Avorld over, that < St-he higher tho evolution of moral ' ,
Hp-
oAver tho more perfectly is it eman- | J |H-cipated from the methods of forco, jf Ht-ho more entire is its reliance upon t * Vt-he higher, purer methods of love. it-
Loa'o , then , is the secret spring of tho < ' jflA-
voman's control OA'er tho man. . ! !flThose A'ery tides of strength and ' flv-irilty by AA'hich the destiny of tho j| jH-Avorld is accomplished break in help- Jx <Hl-ess subjection at the feet of the Uflw-oman Avhom he loves. By an in- | * jH-exorable hnv of his naturo he must jHs-
eek tho constant refreshing of his JH-manhood at her hands , and ho Avill *Hr-
ender her just tho return forthis jfli-nspiration and uplifting AA'hich she lHdemands. She may , too often does , • i) f |Ht-hrow aAA'ay her scepter altogether , f jHi-gnorant of its Avonderful power ; or Rfls-he may seek her compensation in ' jlg-old or luxury or fine apparel , but !t9|that is her oAvn fault and the misfortrfl|uno of both honor , integrity , high i'flp-urpose , noble living , then indeed is IIIthe Avorld blessed in tho Ioa'o of these | jflt-Avo. . Aye , and so is God honored ,
< 1Hfor it is the order in Avhich He has set 419the souls of men and Avomen , as He If (Sh-
as set the stars in theirs. As mother-, J * '9s-ister , Avife , friend , woman holds or i |S-may hold the destiny of man in her * | 1H-keeping. . It is her office to supply Vthat subtle inspiration which , acting < flt-hrough his Ioa'o, nature , purified and , |Me-
nnobled by her influence, Avill , by ft i M-
God's grace , redeem him from his j M-
besotting sins and make him the Avill- fe M-
ing servitor of t he being AA'ho embod- ijCHi-es his highest ideal. This is nature's lit Im-ethod of giving control OA'er man v JM-
into the hands of woman , and the ' | flh-istory of human life is made up of J Si-nstances Avhere it has been a poAver i| fli-n ( he hands of good women for vile ,
* j9-and destructiA'e ends. You propose St-o enfranchise all AA'omen , the bad as HA-
vell as the good ; but AA'hen the former Sc-lass find that the new method of i 9c-ontrol is less effectual than the old , 9-it appears to me to be a foregone 9c-onclusion that they Avill fall back 9u-
pon natural methods , and then you . 9A-
A'ill have an element introduced into 9p-
olitics Avhich Avill tax your reform-atory
- 9poAA'ers to the utmost and in a 9-
manner you haA'e not anticipated , 9a-
nd beside AA'hich intemperance AA'ill 9s-
eem a minor eA'il , beeuse it will at-tack
- 9the A'ery foundat.on of the homo 9"-
Nor is there any need of this un-
natural- 9
and round , about method of 9r-eform. . The experience of the last 9t-Aventyfive years has proved that 9A-
vhatever legislation is demanded for 9t-he amelioration of the status of 9A-
vonien-
, or for the protection ofthe 9h-
ome , can beprocured far more speed- /m-ily and effectually by means of the '
votes of men than through any ad-A'antage
-AA'hich might be gained by-
woman suffrage. ,t"It is your frequent plea that .you '
Avish to see mother Ioa'o and mother - .aaimIoiji applied to affairs of state. '
So must aa'o all of us , as Avomen Avho-
Ioa'c our race. But I realize tAv-othings first , that much of the Avi-
sdom-
that noAV rules in legislative-halls is truly that Avhich has been in-
culcated- \ '
mothers in and ob-seure
by quiet - ,-
homes , and second , that to-transplant the root of homelove and t-
influence to public life Avould be as-fatal to it as to try to force the rose ,
'
of Cashmere rich , fragrant, beauti-ful
¬
, instinct AA'ith life and sAA'eetness in-its own native valley to groAV on '
cold Alpine heights or on the arid ,
AA'astes of the desert. God has not-so ordained its nature and destiny. \Woman must utlize her Avisdorn con-cerning
- " -
public affairs by first apply-ing
¬
it to the hearts and consciences '
ofthe men AA'hom God has placed-nearest to her , and so vivificil and-energized bytheirmasculinestrength ,it shall be laid upon the altar of the-state , the pure and perfect offering of-
these taa'O AA'hom Almightv God has or-dained
-to be one ,
" '*xa - 't>-
Longest Bridge in the World. j '
Washington Post : GustaA'e Lin-
denthal-
, the designer ofthe projected-bridge across the Hudson KiA'erat !
Noav York City , is in Washington-looking after the legislation asked of .
Congress-."The
.
Brooklyn bridge ," said Mr. \
Lindenthal , ' "Avill be of small conse-quence
- ]
in comparison AA'ith the struc-ture
- J
Ave propose. The latter AA'ill be '
the largest bridge in the Avorld. The-middle span AA'ill be 2,850 feet long-and the end spans 1,500 feet. We-propose to start at the high ground , 'on the Jersey side , Castle Point , and. }
land in NeAv York about Fourteenthstreet. . We will haA'e six raihvay '' II-
tracks , and passengers from any •
part ofthe country AA'ill be brought t \to a comfortable station in tile heart { I
ofthe city AA'ithin reach of the ele-
A'ated- i
and surface roads. This AA'ill .'
obA'iate the necessity of ferrying pas-sengers
-across the river, frequently jj-
at great risk from fog and ice , and-landing them in a most unattractive II-
part of Noav York. " , | .
"What is the etimated cost of the > jj-
structure "? ' * '
"The bridge can be built for §1G-, u j"000.000 , and Aveshall haA-e no trouble | { •'
in raising the money. The investment * \
will necessarily yield a handsome prof- j . .h-
it. . for the business transacted will be I
something enormous. The whole '* - \
matter has been thoroughly thought "r J (
out. and by men fully competent to • f , r ,
the task. Among the incorporators ' \ jj-
are James AndreAA-s and Henry Fladd , . / *
experienced engineers , both of Avhom. jj-enjoyed the intimacy and confidence f JJ-
ofCapt. . James B. Eads during tho <
1-
latter of his life. So t
isyears you see it -j
not the scheme of irresponsible ', j
visionaries. . The surveys have been i \ v< ,
made , and the plans adopted meet ' UiA-
vith hearty appro A-al of all the part* ,\ j ,
ies interested." ' '
. * I
iMm