Evening Star Newspaper, July 3, 1881, Page 2

i AN UNDERGROUND VOYAGE, A Boat Ride Through the City Sewers—Stravge Things Seen by a Star Heporter—Feasibility of Un- derground Telegraphy. A few days since a Stax reporter accepted an invitation from Mr. J. J. Burrows, superinten- dent in charge of cleantrg out the Tiber sewer, to make a boat excursion through (iat and the James Creek sewer. Having some time pre vious made a trip fm the B street and some Other of the tidal sewers, the invitation was accepted, and after a five minutes’ walk tho District property yard on 2d, near C street Southwest, was reached. This property yard is located directly over the sewer and an opening as been made, through which ail of the debris collected by the workmen ts hoisted to the sur- face, when, after the bricks, boulders, paving stones, &c', are separated, each is deposited in different plies for future use or sale. THE DESCENT into the sewer Is made by means of a ladder let down through the aperture to a flat bottomed scow boat, about twenty feet long by tenor twelve wide. Mr. Burrows selected two stout colored men for propellors, and after placin: chairs on the boat and lighting a coal oil tore! lamp the party set out, taking a northerly direc- tion up under 34 street, the rcreting ower being applied by the hands of the colored men against the root or top of the arch, which at ‘Uuls point ts rather low. Thisis what ts termed a culvert or arch sewer—somewhat in the ehape of the capital letter D careened over, snowing the curve on top, the brick arch resting on heavy stone masonry abutment walls, the in- side diameter between them belng thircy feet, and for almost its entire length Is fourteen feet between the floor and apex of the arch. The sensations upon entering and starting are very peculiar. The first thing that strikes the new underground voyager is THE MUSTY SME which everywhere prevatls. This, however, soon wears off, and whatat first was quite of- fensive, becomes bearable, and a3 other o14 things appear, Is forgotten. The sewer odor ts not near so offensive as Is generally imagined. ‘This erroneous impression, of the horrible con- dition of sewer air, probably comes from the pufls which are encountered frequently in passing along the street corners where tnere are sewer traps. It is from the dead and decay- ing animal and vegetable matter that these offensive puffs emanate and not from the sew- ers, Another peculiar sensation is the of echoes whenever the least noise !s and the distinct vibrations upon the dense air, the sewer acting like a huge speaking tube. Voices at a distance can be heard quite dis- Unctly, and the echoes create the tmoresston that dozens are speaking at the same time, whereas only one may be talking. Tue voices also sound much louder in the sewers than in the open alr. THE RUMBLING OF CARRIAGES and heavy steps of hors:s on the streets Is going on almost constantly. This, combined with the noise of flowing water from the late- Tal sewers constantly pouring their contents {n on either side, together with the darkness, makes the surroundings rather peculiar, and impresses one with a sort of dread and a pre- ference to be on the outside. That section, on Starting, which includes the crossing under Maryland avenue and under 3d street up as fa: as the overtiow tn the Botanical garden, is leas in height than either below or above the points named, being but 11% feet from the floor to the — of the arch, a difference of 2% fest. This depression was the cause of the bursting Of this sewer several years ago, and afterward3 the construction of the overflow in the Botan- teal len by Lieut. Hoxie. The bursting of the Tiber arch within the Botanical garden, it Will be remembered, was during an extraord!- Bary freshet several years ago, before tae drainage had been circumscribed by turafag It into other water courses. On this occasion tue full capacity of THE TIBER ARCH Was tested, and the depression on the sewer below the overflow, reducing its capacity, was the cause of its destruction at that time. Why the difference in the capacity was permitted in its construction Is not very clear, but it is said that it was done to accommodate the Washing- ton and Alexandria railroad company, which at that time run their tracks down Maryland ave- nue and around the curve of the Capitol grounds, connecting with the Baltimore and Ohio road; the purpose being to avoid a neces- sity of a change of grade and relaying of the tracks of the Washington and Alexandria road. On the part of the city authorities it proved an expensive indulgence and but little beneils to ‘the cempany, as it did not long enjoy the con. necting privilege before Gov. Shepherd put 2 mest effectual Injunction upon it one eveattul night with a gang of laborers, who tore up the tracks and sleepers all the way from 7th street southwest to Indiana avenue. THE FIRST GLIMMER OF DAYLIGHT seen after starting was at a man-hole near the Curb line on the north side of Maryland avenue. Here a streak of sunlight shootin through a small round hole im the iron cover, and ata distance resembles a pillar of fire. further on, a scow load of sand was mex, on Its way down tothe opening. The flickering light Of its coal oi] lamp and the loud talking of tae two negro propellers, pushing with their hands against the top of the arch, preseated a singu- dar spectacle at a distance. After passing aud Just before turniog around the curve towards the overflow, appears the mouth of the Missouri avenue sewer, discharging tts contents steadily into the Tiber sewer. Here a rather sickening Odor prevails, which 13 caused by the house © O the line of that sewer, Dut ts soon “over as the <cow enters the overflow. Near this Overflow a party of dredgers were found at work, filling a scow with sand, and a motley looking group they were, standing with long = boots tn the mud and water, working with iekering lamps fastened on sticks and inserted | in holes ch the edges of the boat. They were a merry group, pot pone the dismal sur- roundings, and could heardsingiag “Life oa the Ocean Wave and a Home on the Roaring Deep” long before they could be seen. Mr. Bur- Tows, after giving some directions about the Work, asked them if they had had their dinners. “O, yes,” was the reply, “we've just done eat our grab.” HEALTH OF THE SEWER MEN. it may be interesting here to state that the present force engaged on this work—fourtesn Mer—are in the sewers ten houra almost every working day for months, eat and drink there, and are the healthiest looking set of laborers thatcan be found anywhere. None of them Weigh much less than 200 pounds, and they say toat they never know what sickness is, and hardly ever know when they have eaten enough. The ‘overtiow” is simply a square room of even size with the width of the sewer, built of brick masonry, and runs up to the sur- face of the ground, and over which is built a moveable and self-adjusting roof, which risea by force of the water when the sewer 1s filled, jetting the surplus water, confined in conse- quence of the depression of the sewer below, | out atthe top. It acts simply as a safety valve | for the sewer in times of heavy fresnets. Some ‘streaks of daylight are let in around the edzes of Ite roef, and the atmosphere ts quite pure, there being a perceptabdle draft of air. THE CAPITOL SEWER. Leaving this point in a northeasterly direc- on, the first object noticeable ts the sewer mouth which drains the Capitol. It looks tobe about four feet in diameter, and at the present there ts Dut little flow from it, but during the Sessions of Congress {t_1s said'to be kept run- Bing like amlli-raca. The height of the Tiber arch is fourteen feet from the overilow up as far ag the scow could be made to float, Just before passing under Pennsylvapia avenue ts another ray of sunlight, admitted through @ small six-inch-square opening inside the Bo- tanical garden. HAD SEEN GHOSTS THERE. ‘This brilitant Uttie spot, quivering by reason of the waving branches of the crees oiltside, through which the sun passes, brought up the subject of ghosts, one of the colored propellers charging the other with being afraid of ghosts. ‘The accused party admitted that he was afraid just a little, when he has to be by himself, hosts in there, but felt no fear A constant fy with others. co! rumbling id is heard for some distance be- fore Penbsylvania avenue 13 trom the transit over this sewer at 2d street. The s2wer ’s row on this street runs a very amount of water, and it looks almost that the Water-takers on the Eine of te draizage ‘do not suffer from lack of that ‘The water in the Tibar arch along here begirs to rather shoal, and in order to float the scows Mr. Burrows has improvised Meeting at a point up stream, and held down by a standard ri 4 ube 5 e Ey jamble | a2. | Is very al point of starting. Afterasniff of fresh air the excursion was extended to open canal. JAMES CREEK below Virginia avenue. This part of the sewer, from the opentag, where the entry was made, is quite uniform In size and in excellent condition. The direction is the same asthe old canal. No daylight is seen its entire length until its mouth, below Virginia avenue, | is reached, and the vista view down through | about half a mile of this aqueduct arch ts | really a novel and beautiful one. The murky | water looks ht and placid all the way down, | the picture at the mouth presenting a scene very. much like the picture of the harbor and city of | og A part of the grassy bank above the | wall of the open canal below, and other | objects surrounding. forms a combination, | Which, at the distance, resembles hills, towers, | Spires, trees, houses; and THE ILLUSION is kept up until near the mouth, when itis transformed into an unromantic reality. A stone wall, rank weeds and thistles, with rub- ‘ Dish of all kinds, found in such places,and ai back-ground of green turf. Another stop was made at this . the lamp trimmed and some fresh ‘ing water eagerly swallowed. ‘The distance from the mouth of the sewer to the lower end of the James creek canal 1s 7,339 feet. It ts walied on either side to its mouth, god navigable for sand and wood Doats up its entire length. The same illusory vista view of the city and harbor of Naples repeated itself on the returo trip, and it would make a pretty photographic Picture, About two hours certainly passed quickly and pleasantly away in the first re- rtorial excursion through the Tiber and james Creek tidal sewers. No swarms of rats, not even a single one, was seen during the entire voyage, nor any other living animal, not even a fly, spider nor any insect; so that the rat horror’ 13 merely imaginary so far as these sewers are concerned. ‘The sewer laborers say that there are a plenty of eels and catfish jn the sewer water, *thou- sands of therm.” THE B STREET SEWER. The day following Tue Stak man madeatrip upthe B-street sewer from its mouth, at the foot of 17th street, in a skiff as far as the mar- Ket house, looking into the large sewers of i4th, 18th, 12th, i:th, 10th and 9th streets Where they empty into the B-street sewer. ‘This sewer was constructed by the board of public works; is of the same form as the other two sewers described; the floor being of heavy plank. It is kept pretty clear from filth. and although the water most of the light substances float off by the force of the free discharges of water from the laterais which ca into 1t The New York avenue tntercepti sewer, Which passes diagonaiily under the White Lot and discharged directly into the outlet at 17th street, has greatly diminished the immense flow which years ago used to be discharged into the B street sewer, no water north of that avenue now entering ‘be- cause of the New York avenue sewer. All of the lateral main sewers running up through the city north of B street are of large size, most of them being five or six feet internal diameter, and areallin good condition. More garbage and house drainage are carried off tnrough them than through the sewers discharging nto Tiber arch, consequentiy the air is more offen- sive. It is not feasible to go through them in boats further than E street north. TELEGRAPH WIRES IN THE SEWERS. The entire feasibility of conducting all the telegraph wires, that enter and run over poles im the street, througt the sewers is quite appa- rent to the observer in a trip of this sort. ‘There are upwards of forty-five miles of brick sewers In Washington, more than three-fourth: of which could be used for such purpose with- out detriment to the sewers, and with perfect security to the wires. If any one doubts it let him take an excursion through them. Caring for Uie Trees, Editor Star :—There is but one way for our beautiful trees to be properly attended to, and that Is for each one to give them personal at- tention in front of his own premises. For ten years I have regularly, two or three times yearly. cut off the branches, havin; Worms on and destroyed them; dug around the roots and manured them, the same asI do my grass yearly, keeping down the weeds, and opening the soll to rain and moisture, and pages pened 80 as to retain the moisture. 1 also wash every tree with a weak solution of carbolic water, which keeps the Dark healthy; and worms and bugs, in a measure, shun such — My trees are also regularly watered with e J have twelve trees around my house, and have found it very litle trouble to do this; and their beantiful appearance pays me four fold. Now, we have another trouble in the late storm; ; one only of mine was seriously disturbed, and this one, as soon a3 possible the next day, I forced back to its proper position, and put’a Prop against it for support, until the parking Commission can properly attend to it. If itis not done whilst the ground is moist the tree Is C4 to be seriously injured and difficult to man age Trees bordered by asphalt roadways and pavements of the same material havea hard struggle for life, Little moisture can reach them, and their roots cannot expand. It wil) be impossible for thera to Yecome very large or very secure in {heir beds, but thosein our yards will grow end prosper, and will not be easily dislodged. My advice ts, let every man give particular attention to his own trees, and no: depend*so much on the parking commisaton, whose Jabors sre herculean, aud whose means are so limited, 4 June 29, WwW, of Vermont avenue. —<———_ A Word in Behalf of the Boys. j Edtior Star:—Please speak a good word for the boys. Last night, at sundown, I stepped upon & wharf some distance below 6th street, where there were a dozen or more little fellows in swimming. A high fence surrounded the wharf, hiding it whoily from houses that might have been on tke street, but were not; and pig, eps half hour I stood there no boat of poll id ee bei up eA down. Soon Lk iceme b appeared e scene, capturin: One little fellow in the act of dressing and all the clothing of the rest, which they took off with them. Tne capturéd boy was released on his betraying the names of his companions. Now, Mr. Editor, are not bathing propensities Of the boys laudable, and would it not bean act of justice, as well as common sense, on the part of the authortifes to provide somewhere along the river front a suitable polnt where bathing at all hours is permitted, rather than encourage uncleanliness, or to have cleanliness and health secured by law breaking. Please wake up the yo cas yy fu June 29, 1351, Oxp Boy. Should Be Open on Sunday. - Editor Star:—Haviog no reason to suppose that the old Blue Laws of Connecticut are in force in the District, it strikes me as a decided anomaly that certain customs should still ob- tain in regard to the closing of the public parks on the first day of the week. I refer particu- | larly to the Soldiers’ Home and the Botanical Gardens. Ji udglog from the number of Who ride or drive on Sunday afternoons, I do not think that the majority of our citizeng re- on it as a heinous offence against morality, ‘he powers that be, however, ordain dlfferent— ly. ‘The beautiful drives of the Soldiers’ Home are closed on Sunday, except to certain privi- leged characters, such as members of Congress, whose virtue Cannot be contaminated, like tnat of ordinary mortals, by a sight of the beauties of nature on Sunday. The Botanical Gardens are not only closed on Sundays, but on week days at So early an hour that but few have an op) evant ty wee see Siem, : ever different views people may enter- tain oh this subject, there can be little doub: that when the public is dented the right to sun themselves in places which are designed for that purpose, there is a tendency to congregate about more questionable resorts, Sunday liquor jaws notwithstanding. It is hard to understand bow an intelligent mn Can advocate the closing of public parks on Sundays from any reason of morality; and if that is not the cause, then I anould be giad to be Informed what is, MZEN. Not a Genwine old Weteran. Yesterday afternoon a pompous-looking colored man, wearing a veteran’s badge over ‘nis heart, encountered !n front of the City Hall @ brother of color wearing a small flag on his coat and trying to look agit he had starved in Andersonville fora year and a halt. sah—stop!” commanded the first. “Am you a sah?” “I speets I ar!” was the ited at de ON at i emy. Be batt sah” “Ay it Me Coca sab.” “Wnat! you down dar’ = pe wder an’ lead “stop, | the hair of LETTER FROM PARIS. THE GREAT RACE—THE PREPARATION—A FANCY FAIR—A CaSUAL WAKD—ZOLA AND HUGO—ODD3 AND ENDS, BTC. (Ccrrespondence of The Evening Star.) Panis, June 2. The racefor the grand prix at the Boils ha; eclipsed both politictans and free traders; never since this institution was established by the Due de Morny, was arace so numerously at- tended or so wellcontested. America has de- cidealy found out the road to export horses to win the blue ribbons of Eogland and France and the municipal counclcan no longer pre- tend that in subsidising the annual interna- tonal race with fr. 100,000, the city traders or tax payers in general, gain nothing from the expenditure, A gushing writer says, the ruo- ning for the grand prix is as emotional as a bul! fight, and as interesting as a battlefield; be this | as it may, the alr becomes undoubtedly charged with hipple fever. For those not of a horsey ind, the crowd is the most Interesting part of the whole spectacie. Every kind of vehicle is trotted out todo duty forthe day; the city is full of strangers; tollettes are mostiy | ew and as varied as the inflaite. As a general observation, costumes were in Miags, grey: ‘lz, sea Dlues, and ros»; the hats, Directoire. estoration or copote. As for the prevaiiins sbapes ladies appeared as umbrellas in th: sheaths. There can be no doubt French crowds are degenerating. into roughs, and that one of the greatest reigning abuses in France, is Cabby; datly he is becoming more insolent more monarch of all he surveys. For political tyrannies, there is a solution, but for those of cab men, such does not sppear to exist. Tae Libilists to the rescue. ‘The note of preparation for the race was vist- bie @ week in advance; the shops were piled with fancy dedicated to sportamen and Women, and where a horse shoe, bit and sniile were worked up into a hun curious de- signs and combinations; even chimney ptecoa clocks and watches appeared with hippic orna- mentations, A portion of the grand stand had been exclusively set apart for the ladies, and thelr different colored toilets could not be sur- passed by any horticultural exhibition. The ile between the first and second jockeys was considered as ‘“Titantic.” The French naturally felt sure that their favorite was third; but they had the consolation that England was Dut _sec- ond. An Englishman created some mirth by retorting, Foxhall’s success was a revenge for the French excluding the importation of Ameri- can pork and hams, on the pretence of being trichined. However, every person who won by betting on the American horse cheered the stars and stripes. A wrinkle for the future turt prophets, who were unanimous this year in not predicting the favorite at all, and explaining after the race their reasons why; for the last three grand 1 prix, the winning horse ranked 13 on the Krict cards; now 13, up to the present, has been regarded as an unlucky number—as big with consequences as getiing married or goipg to sea on a Friday, or having 13 guests to dinuer. A VERY IMPORTANT FANCY FAIR has been held in the Tuileries gardens, and de- serves notice, not in respect to its success, which,was megnificent pecuntarily for the char- itable institution it ferved, but as an illustra- jon of how Kermesses, like raze courses, estab- lish the equality of women. Under the second empire, the demi monde and actresses received during promenades and carriage drives the salutations of admirers; later, virtue viewed these attractive parlahs through fleld glasses. At present, actresses take part in fancy fairs like lady patronesses, and the latter not untre- quently send their compliments to ascertain the address of the milliner or mantua maker of an actress. THE OPENING OF ANOTHER CASUAL WARD in the city has proved a great success, The ferlorn are not expected to pick oakum or break stones next day to repay the cost of the night's lodging; only, if apy of the relieved come on their feet again in the world, they are expected to send donations of bread. Amoi the casuals figure men of every color, race and region; misery has had its representatives trom the Sandwich Islands, Australia and Fiji; every learned profession has contributed repre- sentatives; 1t would seem that acrobats, actors and the members of that world in general, seek the casual as a matter of course; the laborer or broken down citizen applies for ald with a feel— ing of shame. The second class of applicant is noted as belng the most grateful: when a laborer refinds work, he never hesitates out of nis first earned wages to return with afew leaves for the institution. According to official statistics, the least criminal class in France are beggars, vagabonds in general and Idlers, while the tlilers of the soll furnish the most of accused—the propo! Uon being 7 and 85 percent. O! Virgil. 0 for- tunatis nimium., r every 100,000 Of the total population of France there are twelve accused. In the department of the Seine, of which Paris is the capital, the number of the accused 1s 25, and the same for the Alpes Maritimes, of which Nice is the chief town. For every woman ac- sed there are seven men. Bachelors con- ute to Crime to the extent of 59 per cent; partied men but 25; the agriculturists commit he greatest number of crimes against persons; civilians against property. It is between 20 and 40 years of age thal 50 per cent of the total crimes ere Committed, and between 40 and 60 yéare 23 per cent, ZOLA HAS CREATED A STORM by classifying Victor Hugo as very much be- neath, and not to be compared with, such men as Littre and Darwin—the latter belong to the living present, and are the Incarnation of the wants and certainties of science, Hugois a colcssal rhetorical machine for manufacturing big and empty words—an old child spolied by flattery, and who lives in all the phantasma- yoria of the middle ages. He has contributed but little to the truth of the age; he has merely sang for its Joy. Zola advises the rising gen- eration to avoid imitating Hugo, but never to forget Littre and the Posiiivist or natural schoo}, Zola, ike the Greek priioopher; would banish poets from the republic. ODDS AND ENDS, A photographer, while occupied in his dark chamber, was surprised to hear a knock at his sanctum, with the terrible formal demand, “open in the name of the law;” the artist at once did s0, and found himself in presence of @ man with two revolvers: ‘don’t stir,” sald he, and in a few seconds he found a policeman, who marched the lunatic to the asylum. A small icture has been stolen from the Louvre gal- ery; @ visitor simply put it under his coat and disappeared, The project of founding lyceums in Paris for girls is favorably taken up; a com} premises to erect four, if the government accord them a monopoly for 50 years, The municipality ia very much put about respecting a new Lecropolis; prejudices exist against railway funerals, or distance out of town; affection ana‘plety will go as far as the outskirts to annually visit lost ones, but a mile or £0 farther, not at all. Is 1s proj to have four cemeteries, following the c: IGts, and on the outskirts of the city; the itivists urge that a portion of the Bois de Boulogne be converted into a burial ground—a memento mort, for the gentlemen and ladies of the lake, It has been remarked that French engineers aud the railway interest in general displayed want of tact in allowing tne centennary of George Stephenson to pass unnoticed. Titers ed in early life that railways were good for Anglo Saxens, but could never be more than an amusement for Parisians. Look how he has been punished; a railway tunnel passes under that oe of the cemetery containing his tomb. We have had Dumas pere and have Damas is; Dumas grand pere 18 DOW gn- ra , in relation with the sal of Monte Cristo, ee she Onse _ 4 BACHBLOR too poor to get married, yet susceptible to let the pins alone, was | maine withia lady “all of a summer's day,” and acci- dentally dropped an arm round her watat. No objection was made for a while, and the arm gradually relieved the side of the ° the Likyo ay upon it. But of a sudden, wi ot hether trom tion of the thing, or the dither Bee ety OF never was known, t of another beau coming, , the lady start energy, ahd with 8 flashing eyoesclaimes cae B.,Ican rt eye inatant replys ooking for thi marry me?’ been A GENTLE, London to OBSERVING THE COMET. How the Work is Done at the Ob- servatory—Defining Its Position Astronomically. ‘The unexpected coming of the comet has de- veloped an unusual interest in astronomy. In Old times these visitors were regarded as dread- Tul omens of evil, but now methodical sclenc> Inspects them as coldly as a physician wouid view an unusual deformity or a naturalist in- Vestigate some new-found species of animal life. “The present comet instead of trightentng People, has only excited their curiosity. Every one wants to see it, and to learn all the facts about it, He grumbies if carerul and delib-rate Scientists are unwilllpg to answer his questions atonce. This curiosity has attracted an uau- sual number of visitors to the Observatory Guring the past week. Observations are taken of the comet a3 they are taken of any other heavenly body, thouga there isan exciting interest in the work which relieves it of any sense of drudgery. An as- tronomer ON THE LOOKOUT FOR COMETS uses generally a smull glass,—9ne that he can handle easily and which bas a broad fela. Tne Comet, having been discovered, the frst point to be determined is its position,—its right as- Censton and declination corresponding to the longitude and latitude, of a point on the face of the globe. When this has been determined, and three observations taken at equl-distant times,—about a week apait,—the astronomer, by @ series of computations, ig enabled to ae: termine very accurately the elements of the Orbit, from. which it is an easy matter for him to compte the size, distance from the earth and rapidity of motion of the com t. Perhaps he may be enabled to make a predic- fon as to when it will return, Tae330dsarva fons are taken on THE “TRANSIT CIRCLE,” & large glass, which 1s mounted, exac‘ly on a ne with the meridian, Thts glass 1s lo.rated in a little wing at the west side of the Obdsery- atory. There is an opening through the root and in the north and south sides cf the square structure, looking as though some one had cit & slice from the middle of it. The glass inside 1s mounted, as accurately as sclenc3 can mount it, SO that as it is revolved from north tosouth, Wt never swerves & hair's breadth towards the east or west. A star seen through !t, is sup- supposed to be exactly over the meridian line, By this glass the rignt ascension and deciina- tion of a star, planet or comet, is ascertained. In case of a strange body, if its approxi- mate position in the beavens is known, apd that can be determined with the naked eye, before it reaches the meridian, the glats 18 set so as to cover it whon it crosses. On either side of the glass are large wheels, which revolve with the glass, These wheels are scaled and graduated 50 finely that microscopes have to be used to read the measurements. Presuming that the tn- Strument has been set right, the observer, when he expects the star or comet, peers through the here The field of the glass ts crossed up and down with fine lines, tn several groups of two, three and five. There are aiso two fine hair lines from right to left. THE OBSERVER has in his hand a telegraphic key, which con- hects with an electric chronograph. When the comet enters the fleld of the glass, as 1t crosses -each line, the observer taps the key. The two horizontal hair lines are adjustable by means of a little screw in the eye piece of the instru- ment, and the observer so adjusts them, that the center of the nucleus 1s exactly between the lines, The comet 13 not greatly magai- fled fm the glass, Dut is very clearly de- fined. There appears to a black lne, extending back from the head to a point where the tall seem3 to split. When the comet bas passed over the meridian at its lower culmination, which it does now a little atter 11 eelack at night, the observer’s work really ccmmences. He hag {9 note the time on THE CLOCK. This 1s no ordinary clock, but one set ina vault, where It is free from ali disturbing influ- ences of varying temperature, with nothing but its face showing, It keeps sidereal time. ‘The hour and minute taken from the clock, and the records made by the chronograph, ‘give down to the tenth part of a second the time that the comet crossed the meridian, the cen- tral ine on the field of the glass representing the meridian. The time of the passave Is easily convertible to ht ascension, or, In other words, to sidereal longitude, just as the longi- tude of a town can be calculated by knowing its time, The register or scale on the wheel on the north of the glass, considered together with @ little register connected with the screw regu- lating the horizontal lines on the fleld of the glass, indicates THE ZENITH DISTANCE of the body observed, whtch 1s readily convert- able into declination or sidereal latitude. The chronograph should be describea here, tn order to give & correct idea of the accuracy with which the time can be determined. It consists of a revolving cylinder, covered with a sheet of Paper, 80 placed that an fron from aa electric apparatus Makes marks at regular tntervais ‘The apparatus Is delicately adjusted, so that the Interval is exactly a second. The tapping of the key held by the observer makes gn extra mark, and any school boy would g00n learn to tell, by means of these marks, the exact tim2 of each tap. When the astronomer has obtatned the right ascension and decitnation in th3 m w- her described, he really has just commenced iis work. He bas betore him the tedious task of CORRECTING ERRORS. It is always presumed that there are errors, made by the clock and by the instrument or lass. Though the most delicate appliances,ot Cience are used in mounting and adjusting these meridian glasses, it ts found that they are s0 seldom accurate that astronomers always take it for granted that there are some errors in figures first obtained. A deviation of & hundredth part of a hatr’s breadth could hardly be detected on the earth, but where the line of vision extends millions of miles into space, it 18 apt to seriously affect nice calcula- tons, S0 the astronomer begins a series of intricate experiments and calculations to cor- Tect the errors of the clock and of the instru- er, in order to satisty himeelf that the instrument when placed per- tired fe directly to the zenith, must first see the nes on_ the fleld reflected back from the m¢ . 0 sensitive Is the mercury to all disturbances that if a wagon is passing near the buile the surface is so disturb: that no reflection can be seen at all when look- ing through the glass. The observer, having corrected the errors by long and: tedious com- putations, finally obtainsa correct statement of the position of the comet. After taking three such observations, a week or more apart, he is ready to compute the elements of the comet's orbit, AN ASTRONOMER’S LIFE. “It is 8 popular idea, ’said Mr, Winlock, the astronomer who explained the method of tak- ing observations to a Srak reporter, “that an astronomer’s life is a poetical one—that all hé bas to do is to contemplate—gaze through a glass and think. There is considerable drudg- ery and sameness about observing.” “Can the computations so far made about the comet be correct?”? “These computations are hasty. The figures announced were based upon observations taken very nearly together and at irregular times. That is what makes such a variation in the siatements of astronomers in different parts of the country. Nothing sure can be known until time hasbeen allowed for careful observing.” In addition to the observations taken on the “transit” glass by which the mathematical proportions of the comet are ascertained, some very interesting experiments with the spectre- scope are in progress. A Lucky Paxson,—The Rev. Dr. N. W. one 8 pastor of the Rutgers Presbyterian church, New York city, has recently arrived in California to enjoy a season of rest and re- creation. lines seem to have fallen in un- usually pl y ter & very success- ful rate in the Arch street chi : : fr = u ; i i i 3 i : g [ 5 H & 5 g i i RELIGIOUS NOTES, — The annual meeting of "he board of man agers of the Jackson Grove Camp-Mesting Association toox plice Thursday, blll | the camp grounds, on the Baltimore | & Potomac ratload. These present were | WwW. od. Dulary, president; Thomas B. Marche. of Wasuington. D.C.. secretary: Jas. Newman, treasurer; Rov. 5. J. Driak- house, D.D.. Rev. T. J. Murray, Rev. J. T. | | During the day the sites for tents were sold. | the price being $10 per site. On each site the managers erect a secure double tent with a | ‘Doarded floor. The camp-meeting will be held on the 2sth of July and continue until the 10ch of August. —The “Rational Dress Society,” ts the latest | effort of some of the Christian women of Eag- | | a institute a revolution-in feminine ap- | are). 1 | —Altbough Ohto has furnished the nation with so many statesmen, there are within its bounds balfa million children who do Rot go to Sunday shcool. —The Free Church Assembly of Scotiand con. | sisted Of 733 members, yet the body was not censidered unwieldy. The contributions of the | Chureh to religious objects last year amounted to $2,900,000, — Rev, Sanford Richardson, disabied mis- | Stonary from Turkey, row at St Jounsbury, Vt., has had his waiting chamber connected by telepbone wit the church at the instance of kind friends. , —Theyearly mbeting of Friendsin England Teports 14,931 members, a gain the past year of | 106, The rapid decline of the last half century stopped a few years ago and nowa small an- | nual Increase is reported. | —Bishops Simpson and Peck have ‘arrived in | England on their way to tac Ecamenteal Con- ference. Bishop Peck will make a trip through | Teland and Scotland before Deginning his abors on the continent. —The Supreme Court of New Hampshire has | decided, in the case of the Franklin Strest Con- | gregational Church agatnst the city of Man- chester, that the constitution does not exempt | | { church property from taxation, —The Cincinnatl Catfiotic Telegraph makes a ‘strong plea for the performance of marriage cere- monies in the morning, according to the Eng- lish rule, rather than in the afternoon or even- ing, as is customary in most parts of UMis | country. —A committee has been appointed by the Welsh bishops to consider the expediency of | revising the Welsh translation of the New Tes- | tament, taking as a basis the Greek text | adopted by the Eaglish revisers. The Welsh version now in use was translated from the | King James English text. | — The organization of the Immanuel Baptist | church, Chicago, with Dr. Lorimer as pastor, | has been completed. It begins with 235 mem- | bers, mostly on letters of dismissal trom the | First. Dr. Lorimer, tt will be remembered, {s | the divine charged’ with stealing or “absorb- | ing” other miniaters’ sermons, | —There is jyst now an Interesting discussion j in England as to whether the late M. Litt the French litterateur, a well-known Postitivist, really received a clerical baptism at the hands | of a priest in the last six months of his lite. The scenes at the grave between Posltivists | and priests caused great scandal, | —The International Convention of the Young | Meu’s Christian Association will be heldin Ex- | eter Hall, London, from July 30 to August 6 | inclusive. The American delegates are ex- pected tosall July 16. ‘The associations in the | United States and Canada now number about 1,600 and have 100,000 members. | —Mr. Moody, the evangelist, propdsed to | gather about him, at Northfleid, Mass, in the month of August, thos: who are interested in Bible study. Only afew hours each day will begiven to these meetings. Mr. Moody ex- pects that Dr. Andrew Bonar, of Glaszow, Scotland, will be with him to take charge of the meetings. —Atthe annual reunion of the Methodist Episcopal church, Baltimore, Thursday, at the Wesley Grove camp ground, Mr. T. J. Magra- der, {president of Wesley Grove Camp meet- lng Assoclation, proposed that the only debt which rested upon the association should be Temoved, and that $5,500 bs taken in stock for | Uhis purpose. In about thirty minutes the ea- Ure amount was subscribed. — Mrs. Murray Mitchel’, who has been visit- ing the English Presbyterian missionaries at | Amoy, China, writes: “I am very sorry to say that binding the foot is as common and im- | Perative a fashion as ever. It is not connected | Min ee isa pars oe custom, and | rls are supposed no je marriageable unless it is complied with. Even among the Christians it is hard to get it dispensed with.” —The position of the Reformed (Dutch) church as to secret societies is deflaitely stated in resolutions passed at the recent meeting of the general synod. It !s a very simple and un as ble one. The church will in no wise assume responsibility for Free Masonry nor encourage secret societies. Neither will It be Grawn into @ sweeping condemnation of the thing per se, Dor into declaring memb=2rship of such organizations to be necessarily incom- patible with a@ Caristian profession, any more than membersnip in a stock exchange. —,Grace church, in Broadway, presents not only an elaborate and costly specimen of eccle- siasticai architecture, but one ef the prettiest bits of landscape gardening to be seen in con- nection with any city church. The praise- werthy ingenuity and taste displayed in the laying out of this not very large plece of ground may well serve as an incentive to other eb es tO Make their grounds neat and ele- ant. This is a matter which is much neg- lected both in city and country. In the city it seldom occurs to church m: rs that the narrow patch of territory alongside of a sanc- tuary or in front of it can be made beautiful —A translation should bea window of glass through which the reader may look on the Word just as itis, This result, we believe, the revisers have almed at. Thircy-elght of the first scholars in land and America have ae their unstin labor to this end. We -Heve that they have done a good work; they have not gone as far a3 we Could wish; they have been too much hampered by fear of array- ing against them the Yalmages of the Old and the New; but they have made an ad- vance toward a complete and faithfal transia- tcn, for which we are sincerely grateful. They can afford to estimate the censures of Dr. Tai- Madge at just what they are worth, critically aud morally.—Zhe National Baptist. —A pleasant attraction 1s offered for the month of August to those who are fond of Bible study as carried on by Mr. Moody and his associates. Moody will spend the month at his home in Northfield, havi as his special assistant the Rev. Andrew Bonar, D.D., of Glasgow, who has a great reputation ag an ‘ex- pounder of the Bible. He isa brother of tae celebrated hymn writer, Dr. Horatius Bonar. While neither Dr. Bonar nor Mr. Moody em- brace the complete doctrines of those who are known as *Perfectionists,"” many of those wao ailillate with the “holiness wing” of the Meth- Odists will naturally resort to this series of meetings. There willbe no formal organiza- Uon of & convention or conference in connec- tion with these meetings, but the sessions will he free to all who come. — Some curious questions were discussed at the annual convention of the Dunkards in Ash- lard, Ohio. In the course of the meeting a paper was read in which a request was made ‘That a rule be adopted by the church “denounc- ity, that to went hata, wo Geclie that wi offictals, who allow members of their churches considered and erie cecum’ Gunga ae course ‘themselves have voted or even have been. on this question the lasue would probably been difierent, vie’ Barrizsnae—A little grand bitten in cian was mn the: Sees Sha, with rave co time whisky was week, Charice \80n Of oa black spider, trom thé of which he had bitten him, Bat notice was taken of ‘the bite, which was just over one of his eyes. Reommenoed ia praly ahd Prdy ter called a : At this the boy's fac3 was rk, ned ‘morning.—Bosion - Kinger and ‘a large number of stockholders | ™ | Wulstlers, ep, no diffance war 1 goes, derer | dctn’s 1s “ That | Unele Remus went on. | ach-cakes. She bieedzd ter have It den e | dey wuz a whole passel un um, en dey whui in, A Rainy Day with Uncie Rem u: (AFTERNOON ) (Scribner's Month! y. ‘MR RabBIT SECUSES 4M The rain conNaued to fall to Suc aa exteal ‘that Uncle Remus’s “Miss Saily "was compsiles to send her litule boy his dinner. Glancing at Uhe waiter, Uncle Remus was moved (2 re- ark: * 1 ‘clar’ ter gracious, hit look like Miss y done got my name tn de pot dis time, sho’. 1 des Wish you look at dat pone er ov'a-dreal, honey, en at dat plate er greens over dar, ea see ef dey aint got Remus writ some'rs on um. | Dat ar chick'n tixin’s, dey look lke deyer Zoo, yet “taint familious wid me like Cat ar bile bam. Dem ar sweet-taters, dey stan’s fa'r fer dividjun, but dem ar puzzay, | lay dey ni yo" palate mo’ samer dan dey doesmine. Disa yer nuok er beef, we kin talk “boul dat w'sa de Ume come, en dem ar Discults, 1 des nav‘aily knows Miss Sally put um in dar fer some ttue | chap wich his name I aint gwineter call in comp'ny. N It was easy to perceive that the sight of the diaper hag pat Uucle Remas ta rare g901 ha- mor. He moved round briskly, taking the plates from the walter and aisuribuuag chen with exaggerated carefuiness arouad upoa his | nttle pine table. Meanwhile be Kepl up a rabbibg fre of conversation. | * Folks w'at kin set down en have der vitties brung es pul down rigat spang Und der nos jOIKS all got no weeds er NO La Night fo" las’, wiles [ waz seca’ dar , 1 pear dem Willtz-whistiers, en den dca Knowed we "uz gwineter git @ seaso: *The Will's-whistlers, Uncle Remus.” ex- | Camued the little boy; “what are tney?” | ~Youer too bard for me now, hoaey. It wat 1 knows I don't min’ tellin’, bat wen joa aX me ‘Doutdat wat I dunno, den your wo hard fer me, suo’. Deze yer Wuilis-whis'lers, Gy bags wy time, en I bin knockin’ rows’ in cist yer low-groua’ now gwine on elguly Tr. Some folks wanter mak? oul deyer frogs, yit I wish dey | Apes out uater me how fr-gs Kin holler so dat de nigher you come Vam a: fadder you ts off; 1 be migaty glad ef some un um "ud come "long en teil me dat. Man many’s de time is I gone atter deze yer Wil allers off yanier. You kin put de shovel in Ge fer en make de squipch-owl bush his fa3s, en you kin go out en put yo’ han’ on de trees eu Inake deze yer locus’-bugs quit der rack, but dem ar Willis-whisulers deyer aliers ‘way off yander. ‘cddenly Uncle Remus paused over one of isheS, And exclaimed: “Gracious €n de goodness! W kin dis Miss Sally dons gone en sont uw t,” said the little boy, atver making aa estigation, “is Whal mamma Calls a floaung isiand.” ‘Well, den,” Uncle Remus remarked, io a Telleved tone, “dat’s aiflant. I wuz ‘mds’ fear’d 1"uz some er dat ar silierbaz, wica a whole jugful aint sks’cely “nul fer ier make you setm like you dremp "bout smeliin’ dram Ef I'm gwineter be fed on foam.” nuinaed the old man, by way of explaining his posit Ou the subject of sylabud, “let lt be foam, en et I'm gwineter git dram, lemme gitin rea: unit wile she gotsome streuk lef. Dai’s upand down, Wen it come ter yo" floattu jiun, des gimme a nank er ginger-cake ex mug er 'simmon-beer, and dey wont fe uigger W’at's got no slicker feelin’s dan | is. “Miss Sally mighty cus wiite ‘ou “Sae sendin’ all dez: coin’s en fixin’s down yer, en | ‘speck deyer mcnst’us nice, but po longer'a las” Couseday she bad all de Diggers on Ge place, big en iu gwine squalitn’ *roun’ fer Remus, Hit7az 1 mus yer en Remus dar, en, 10 en beho es, w'ea I cu me ter fine out, Miss Sally want Remus fer ter Whu! in en Cook ‘er wunner deze yer ole-tls en w'en I git Lt cone, Miss Saily, she got a g! er buttermilk, en tuck’n’ sot right flat dowa on Ge fio’, des like she useter w'eb she wuz lUtie geL” The old man vaused, ctrateht ned up, Fooked at tke chiid over his spectacles, and cod. Unued, with empbasts: “Eu I be bless et she aint €at & hunk erdat ash-cake m'gbty algh ez tig cz yo’ head, en den she tuck’n’ make OL “Lwa'a't cock right. . “Now, den, honey, all deze done fix. You set over dar, and 1’ set over yer, en ‘win’ en “ween us Well sample dish yer truck ea see wat is it Miss Sally “done gone eu sont us: en willes we er makin’ ‘wav wid it, Il sorter rustio ‘roua’ wid my ’‘membuace, en see ef I kin call ter mtu’ de tale "bout how ole Brer Rabbit got im a two-story house widout layin’ eut much cash.” Uncle Remus stopped talking a little while and pretended to be trying to remember some- thing—an effort that was accompanied by a curioug humming sound in his throa'. Fi- el y, he brightened up and began: ~ iiit uu’n out one time dat a whole lot er de creeturs tuck a notion dat dey’d goin conoots wid buii’n’ un um a house. Ole Brer B'ar, he Was ’mongs’ um, en Brer Fox, en Brer Wolf, en Brer Coon’ en Brer Possum. 1 won't mx Shoo’, but it seem like ter me dat plum down ter ole Brer Mink ’uz "mongs’ um. Leas'ways, Gey did, en dey buil’ de house in less’n no tme, Brer Rabbit, he make like it mate bis head swim fer lerclimb upon de scafile, eu likewise ts it make im ketch de palsy fer ter wuk ind sun, Dut he got ‘ima sqaar’, en he stuck a pencil bebime bis year,en ne went ‘roun’ ~=medjun en maikin—medjun eu markin’—en he wuz @at bizzy dat ae yuther creeturs say ter deyse’f he doin’ monst’a3 sizat er wuk,en folks gwine "long de big road siy Brer Rabbit doin’ mo’ hard wuk dao de whoe kiten bilin’ un um. Yit all detime Brer Ravvit aint doin’ nothin’, en he des well Gin layiu’ “4 in de shade scratchin’ de fleas off'n im. yuther creeturs, dey bull’ de house, en. gent mens! she "uz a fine un, too, mon, Sne’d bina fine un deze days, let ‘lonedem days. She bad ‘er upsta’rs en down-sta’ra, en chig b- leys all ’roun’, en she had rooms for all de cree- {urs w’at went inter cohoots en hope make It. “ Brer Rabbit, he pick out wunner de up- sta’rs rooms, en hetuck’n’ got ‘ima gun, en Wwunner deze yer brass cannon, en he tuckn’ ut um inden, w’en de yuther creeturs ain't kin’, en de he tuck’n’ got "im a tuber nasty slop water, wich he putin dar w'en dey aint lookin’. laughin’ en a chattin’ des ez sociable ez you Brer Rabbit, he stick his head out er de do’ er his room en out: “Wena big man like me wanter set down, wharbouts he; 2" BeZee. ‘set? “Den de yuthercreeturs dey laugh, en hol- | Ro long en dey go “long, en den “** Et big man like you can’t set in a cheer, he better set down on de flo’.” “* Watch out down dar, den.’sez ole Brer Rabbit, sezes. ‘Kase I'm gwinter set down,’ BEzEE. 5 “Wid dat, bang! went Brer Rabbit gun. Co’se, dis sorter ‘stonish de creeturs,en dey look ‘roun’ at wunner n’er much ez ter say, W'at in de nameer gracious is dat? Dey lissen en lissen, but Gey don’t year no mo" fuss, ea *twa'n’t long ’fo’ dey got ter chattin’en ‘jab- berin’ some mo’. Bimeby, Brer Rabbit stick his head outer his room do’, en sing out: “*Wren a big wharbouts he gwineter sneeze al ae Den de yuther creeturs, dey tuck’n’ holler cl eft big man like you alot a gone gump, he kip sneeze anywhar ke please.” “* Watob out down dar, den’, sez Brer Rab- bit, sezee. “Kaze I'm gw! tu’n loose en sneeze right yer,” sezee, “ Wid dat, Brer Rabbit let off his cannon— duiderunrm-m! De winder-giass dey shuck en rattle, en de bouseshuck like she gwinter come down, en ole Brer B’ar, he fell out de rockin chrer—Kerblump! .W’en de creeturs git sorter eg) rer "Possum en Brer Mink, dey up'n’ pe Cole, dey b’leeve dey’ eo fresh a’r, but dem yuther creeturs, dey say dey gwineter stick It yl en atter w'lle, wien dey Gongs’ desse't, “Bout dat timp, w'en Gey Git inongs’ deyse't. 1 ima goe ‘sing out: oo , Brer Rabbit ‘en 8 Bh man ike rie take @ chaw ter- Dimeny yer Come troubie en snatch Um sionchw: So baa Sank ae eae ee The ltue boy didn’t understand ¢ faneve at all, Dut he apprectated It bose as the preinde (0 a sto: * Dar wur Mr. Lion ha aus be bow gly da ts nelghoorhoo 4s YOU see dowa as’ Fear, Ywhar ne in as He Went ron’ ‘ron’, be aid, es gc he yes talker Mr. Man. middie er bis Draggin’, some un ‘aa up “um ‘bout Wat Mr. Mai done done. M he eay he doue dia, ea den b Mr. Man done Gat. Hit wou a eby Mr. Lion shake bts mane "h’ way Gat he gwinever bigh en low, fer teF eve ef ne Man, en he ‘iow. hove ‘un, he gwincte in en sech b'e? larvupin’ w'at nobody Dein yutber creeturs, dey t n’ tell n dai he better let Mr. Man ‘lone, bu m say he gwineter bunt M im dowd syle or Sho’ uff, atter he done tuck some ros he porout down de vig road. San but Mr. " nm DlOw Mr en ke up'n’ sa iy ‘roun’ In doze parts name * soz Me. ‘anybody Kin tell you da’ I kaows ‘im 'm.gaty i,” & Ze2, “Well, den, he de vey chap I'm atier,’ sezee, ~Wrat mout be yo" bicaess wid Mr. sez Mr. Steer, sezee. * 1 done come dis eng ways fer ter gin ‘im a larrapin,’ sex Mr. Lion, seca. “I'm gwinter show "im Who de boss er deze neighboraoo ts, sezee, end Wid dat Mr. Lion, he shake bis mans, en switoh bis tall, €n sira’ up en down wass'a wanner dere yer town niggers. * Well, den, efdat w'ai you come att Mr, Steer, sezer, ‘you des better slew y ‘roan’ en pint yo" nose todes home, fixtn’ fer to git In sho’ ‘null trouble,’ “1m gwiceter larrup dat sam Mr. Lion, sezee; ‘I done com W'at }'m gwine ter do,’ ser. “Mx. Steer, he draw long bref, he did, chaw hts cud glow, en atter w'lie de say, s¢zee: *-You see me sianuin’ yer froat er yo’ eves,en how Ut Weil, baw Maar hitch me up ina kyart, nis wood. en he drive me a He do dat. Bevler let “Kt you fool “long wid don’t hitch you up en have you yer pullin’ bis kyart,’ r. Lion, he fotch a ro’, en put o7 |, €n "wan't so mighty lang fo’ Moss, Ww’ wuz anidbita’ en a- e ion make bisse't ax Mr. Hossdo ne , Hoss, sees, ‘en nu’ ‘lm @ long Ume, , Mant?’ sezee, ‘Im up ter ter Dey tells um cn 1 gwine take in’ ‘roun’ down de » come Up Pm at s¢z Mr. Lion, eezee. StUCK Up,’ sczee, peg,’ sexe “Mr. Doss look at Mr, Lion lke ho sorry, en bimeby be up'n’ ay, sezee “"I'speck you Detter let Mr. Mann ‘ione, fezee. *You how big I Is, en now mach sirenk w » en how tough my foots is,’ seer; “well, aish yer Mr, Man, he kin tal take me eu hitch ime up in bis bug toe haul ‘im all fassen me ter de plo: u ew groun’,’ sezee. ‘You better go ‘ii back home. Fie’ news you know, Mr. Man’ have you breakin’ up his new grouh’,’ sezee. “Spite er sil dis, Mr. Lion, he shake his mane en say Le gwineter jarrap Mr, Man any- how. He went on down de big road, he did, en bimeby he come up wid Mr. J Sparrer, set- tn’ up in Ge top er de tree. Mr. Jack Sparrer, he whul roun’ en chirp, en Nucter "bout up dar, eu "parlently makea great ‘miration. “ *Heyo yert’ sezee; ‘who'd er ‘speckted fer ter see Mr. Lion ‘way down yer 0 Gis pelgh- borhoods:’ sezee. “What you gwine, Mr, Liou?’ rrap ‘iw,’ be miguy tm down a 4 Mr. Jack Sparrer say dat he do, wharbouts is Mr. Man, en Mr. Jack Sp he right over dar in deaew groun, en 4x Mr. Lion Wal be Want Wid ‘im, wc! ir. Lion ‘spon’ dat wine larrap Mr. Mana, en Wid dat, Mr. Jack Sparrer, be up'a’ vezee: You better let Mr. Man "lone. You see how Ititle I sx, en likewise how higa 1 kin fly; it, spite erdat, Mr. Manno, he kin fetea me u W'eh be git good en ready,’ sezee. “You better tuck Put out home.’ sez Mr. deck Sparrer, sezee, ‘kaze bimeby Mr. Maw'il you Gown,” sezee. “But Mr. Lion des vow he gwine atter Me. Mau, en go he would. en go he did. He aint never see Mr. Man, Mr. Lion aint,en he dua- her w’at he look like, but he go on todes de new grou Sho" ‘null, dar wuz air, Man, ou dar mau in’ ralis fer ter make “im a fence. Ha "uz rippin’ up de Dutt cut, Mr. Man waz; en he aiuy in bis wedge eh den he stuck in de glut. He “uz spilttin’ ‘way, wen bimeby he year rustiin’ out dar in de bushes, en he look up, en dar wuz Mr. Lion. Mr. Lion ax ‘im do he know Mr, Man, et Mr. Man ‘low dat he knew ‘im mo’ Samer dan ef he wer’ his twin brer. Den Mr. Lion “iow dat he wanter see ‘im, en den Mr. Man say, sezee, dat ef Mr. Lion will come stick Lis paw in de split fer ter hol’ de log 0; he git back, he go fetch Mr, Man. march up en slap his paw Mr. Man, he tuck'n’ de glut out, en de lit close up, €n dar Mr. Lion wuz. Mr. Man, bin a steer er hoss, you mout = he stan’ off eh say, seze “* Ef you'd "a" er ran, én ef you'd ’a’ bin a Sparrer, you mout er flew, but yer you is,en you kotch yo'se’t,’ sezee, farm.” ‘What brought you to the city yesterday ’ ‘I came to buy Bome pow: a ‘And what did you drink ‘Root beer.” ‘toot beer! Didn’t you know better than to and swallow such flery stuff as that? I'll it wasn’t five minutes before you were “It wasn't over two, your Honor,” was the bumble Qe