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The Jesup Sentinel in the Jesup House, fronting on Cherry street, two doors from Broad St. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. ... BY ... TANARUS, P. LITTLEFIELD. Subscription Rates. (Postage Prepaid,) One year $2 00 Six months 1 00 Three months 50 Advertising Rates. Per square, first insertion $1 00 Per square, each subsequent insertion. 75 rates to yearly and large ad vertisers. TOWN DIRECTORY. TOWN OFFICERS. Mayor—H. Whaley. Connoilmen—Dr. It. F. Leeter, It. A. Eler bee, M. W. Surency, A. B. Purdorn,G. M. T. Ware. Clerk and Treasurer —G. M. T. Ware. Marshal—Wm. if. Austin. COrXTY OFFCKRS. Ordinary—Richard B. Hoppt. Sheriff—John N. Goodbrcad. Clerk Superior Court —Benj. O. Middleton Tax Receiver—J. C. Hitcher. Tax Collector —W. U. Causey. County Surveyor—Noah Bennett. County Treasurer—John Massey. Coroner—D. ItcDitha. County Commissioners— J. F. Kins, G. W. Haines, James Knox, J. G. Rich, Isham Reddish Regular meetings of the Board 2d Wednesday in January, April, July and October. Jas'. F. King, Caairman. COURTS. Superior Court, Wayne County—Jnq. L. Harris, Judge ; Simon W. Hitch, Solicitor- General. Sessions held on second Monday inMtrch and September. BMstm, Pierce (fitly Gtorlia TOWN DIRECTORY. TOWN OFFICERS. Mayor—R G. Riggins. Councilman —D. P. Patteron,J. M. Downs J. M. Lee, B. D. Brantly. Clerk of Council—J M. Purdom. Town Treasurer—B. D. Brantly. Marshal —E. Z Byrd. COUNTY OFFICER*. Ordinary—A. J. Strickland. Clerk Superior Court—Andrew M. Moore. Sherifi-E Z. Byrd. Connty Treasurer—D. P. Patterson. County Serveyor—J. M. Johnson. Tax Receiver and Collector—J. M. Pur doth. Chairman of Road Commissioners—llßl District, G. M., Lewis C. Wylly; 12 0 Die trict, >. M„ George T Moody ; 584 District, G. M., Charles 8. Yonmanne ; 590 Dietriot, G. M-. D. B. McKinnon. Notary Publics and Justices of the Pease' etc Blaekshear Precinct. 584 district.G.M., Notary Public, J. G. S. Patterson; Justice of the Peme, ft R. James; Ex-offioio Con stable E. Z Byrd. Dickson?s Mill Precinct, 1250 District, © M , Notary Public,Mathew Sweat; J -sties of the Peace, Geo, T. Moody ; Constable, W. F. Dickson. Patterson Precinct, 1181 District, G. M., Nota y Public, Lewis C. Wylly; Jnstice of the Peace. Lewis Thomas; Constables, H. Prescott and A. L. Griner. Schlatterville Precinct 590 District, G. M Notary Public, D. B. McKinnon; Justice o_ the Peace, R. T. James; Constable, John W Booth. Courts—-Superior court, Pierce county John L. Harris, judge; Simen W. Hitch Solicitor General. Sessions held first M<m dry in Moich and fecpicmoer. £ o ri*oration court, Blackshear, Gfi., session be*! second Saturday in each Month. Police court sessions every Monday Morning at 9 o’cloek. JESUP HOUSE, Corner Broad and Cherry Streets, (.Near the Depot,) T. P- LITTLEFIELD. Proprietor. Newly renovated and refurnished. Satis faction guaranteed. Polite waiters will take your baggage to aud from the house. BOARD $2.00 per day. Single Meals, 50 its CURKKN T PARAGRAPHS. Southern News. Corpus Christi, Free Press: While shearing a long-wooied sheep, the other day, Fred. Frank, encountered two small moccasin snakes that had ensconced themselves in the anirn al’s fleece close to the skin. They had evidently been making themselves at home for some time. Corpus Christi, (Texas,) Press: Tb flood of water on the prairies in many piaces has forced the rats and skunks to abandon their ground lodgings and seek friendly perches above high water mark. The prickly pear affords temporary re spite for the rats, while the skunks along the line of the railroad have a partiality for mile posts. Gen. E. P. Alexander,the newly elect ed president of the Georgia railroad, is but forty-three years of age, but has al ready made his mark in many ways. He is a native of Wiikes county,Georgia, and graduated with high honors at West Point. He was in command of the post at Puget Sound when the war broke out, but hastened home and entered the cons federate service. He succeeded Gen. Stephen D Lee in command of the bat talion of artillery that was always in the front in the Army of the Potomac. By continued promotion he became chief of artiiiery of Lee’s army. After the war he served with great credit as pro fessor of mathematics in the South Caro lina university. Washington Notes. A bill has passed the house providing Coi cutting timber ia the mining regions of the country It provides that timber mav be cut upon the mining lands of Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Montana, Idaho, and other mining districts, without cost, for mining, agricultural and domestic pur poses, under such restrictions as may be adopted by the secretary of the interior, to protect the undergrowth and timber from waste-. What the noiee was.— A character' istic story ia told at a burlesque writer. When a favorite domestic drama was once brought out, a terrible wait occur red. on the night of its production, after VOL. 11. the second act. The orchestra had exs hausted its repertoire, and still the cur tain remained down. Presently a harsh grating sound was painfully audible from behind—the sound of a saw Strugs gling in rough wood. “What is the noise?” impatiently asked a gentleman of the author. “Well, I can’t say,” answered he mournfully, “but I suppose they are cutting out the third aet.” THE RUSSIANS IN NEW YORK Popular Sentiment in Regard to European Affairs. About three-tburths of the New York merchants have no idea that England and Russia will go to war ; these think that Russia is too clever to risk her conquests ia Turkey, and two English commercial clas= too apprehensive not to be content with the military ardor and public unity England has already dis played. The other fourth of our critics say that Disraeli is subtle and ambitions of a great war on personal account before he “passes in his chips,” and that the British military and aristocratic classes want fighting to make vacancies and promotions, and stop agrarianism and agitation. It is well understood that the drift of British agitation, as directed by such differing spirits as Derby Glad stone and Bright, is toward disestablish ing the state church. Lord Derby belongs to what is called the Iconoclastic Tories, or Lancashire Conservatives. The English church, as well as the military, navy and feudality, not to mention the populace, therefore favors war. England has no enemy but the Irish, who are always hostile, not less in peace than in war. The United States ia tied up by recent treat ies, and under the cold serenity of Hayes’ government would undoubtedly suppress Fenianism and privateering with more vigor than has ever been shown in fili bustering periods here. I have heard it said that, as to privateers, our govern- ■ meat would have more difficulty in the south than in th 9 north ; yet the south is almost without naval officers now, the old supply of 1861 being pretty well dead or disabled. New York, however, is full of Russian officers, American contractors and go-be tweens. I was introduced to a Russian naval constructor yesterday, a little fel low who looked a cross between a German and an Englishman, with an indescriba ble suggestiouT); a rat somewhere about hiu Tartar-tike huni ® JCO tails* Wvvii i—.' ‘ moustache. He spoke a little English, assured me that everybody in Russia now, heretofore and forever had loved the United States, and as to war said: “We don’t care if we have it; we Rus sian officers are leady for anything. The general impression I. have obtained from these Russians envoys is not favorable to their intelligence, audacity, arid phy sique to whip the English. There is a suggestion of the meagre, unindividual, passive Asiatic about most of them, children of unquestionable despotism with mere iimningof individual manhood. Yet they tell me that Russia is more easily made a republicjjthan any state in Europe; that the czar could order it and be a Washington with hereditary rights, having the sincere love of all his people but the Poles, and politically oppoied by the nobility more than the people. Be sides, the Russian priesthood has no influence, as it has in England and most continental nations. Between an ab solute and a free government in Russia there is neither a secular nor an ecclesi satical nobility of influence, but there is j vast ignorance and inexperience. Russia i is in a terrific, yet golden moment; vie- : tory, liberty, danger and revolution! without and within her. Yet she cannot; be revolutionized and still beat her j enemies, as France did in 1792. The France of to-day is less a mililtary power than the Franci which had not an ally in Europe, the France of Robespierre. For the first time since the Tark was beat&n by Sobieski at Vienna, the Asiatic hosts are to be called into a European war; 300,000 British Mohammedans and a vast levy of Tartars. War, therefore, between Russia aßd England must con vulse Asia and lead to emigration from Asia to America. It is here that the labor reform party, already organized among ns, may find fuel; for, under the joint propulsion of war and famine, the mild and observant devotees of Asia must be keeping a wistful eye on Arner ica. It i3 nearly a century since the world experienced a revolution, and in the interval what vast agencies have been let loose upon it! The Americans are said to be indulging in their old speculative habit of running up the prices of their steamships, in ex pectation of a Russian market. I hear that out of 132 steamships owned here only about 30 are good racers. It is understood that the Morgan steamships, which are among the best, can not be bought. There is a general look of cov etousness on the Philadelphia line, which is mmored to be speedy. Of this he certain: That the Ruseians are here, ready for mischief, and already being piloted up and down and kept well posted (by Americans, and probably the injuries they design on British commerce ia tbe most conservative influence to wa'd restraining the English from a war tbs' would be otherwise manifestly pop ular.— [“ Gath.” JESUP, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY JUNE 12, 18$. BtAUTIFUL THINGS HY KLLKS P. ALLERTON. Beautiful fp-oes rig those that wear—- It matters Utile If datk or fair— Whole-souied honesty printed there- Beautiful eves are those that show. Like crystal panes where tieirth-firw glow. Beautiful thoughts that burn below. Beautiful lips are those whose vrortis Leap from the heart like the songs of birds, Yet whose utterance prudence girds. Beautiful hands are tho e e that do Work that ia earnest and brave and true. Moment by moment the long day through. Beautiful het arc those thafcpo On kindl. ministries to ana fro Down lowliest ways, if God wills it so. Beautiful shoulders are those that beer Cease>e!esa burdens of homely oar<* With patient grace and daily prayer. Beautiful JKee .ne tboee that bJeae-- Blient rir- rs of happiness, Who*e hidden fountain but few may guess. Beautiful twilight at set of sun Beautiful goal with race well won. Beautiful rest, with work well dine. Beautiful graves, where grappa creep; Wheie b ow ' leaves fall, where driftslie deep Over worn out hands—ob, beaulifui sleep. THE HAUNTED HALL. Such a magnificently grand old place it was—immense gloomy, pitu esque, and so strongly flavoring old time days when fair women wore fashionably the costume of five hundred yeara ago, and were courted by lordly knighta in plumes and swords, and embroidered velvet short-clothes; when love was true and ardent as to day—the love of those who centuries ago lived, and died, and are forgotten. It was a glorious place to romance over, to revel in, to explore, and Jessamine Grey, when she first stepped across the modern little bridge so light and elegant, where had once been a cumbersome great drawbridge, gave expression to her de light in enthusiasm that amply repaid her indulgent father for having given way to his daughter’s latest whim, the purchase ol Blue Court Hall, which for years and years had stood grim, deserted, picturesque, and the transformation of portions of it into an elegantly comfort able gentleman’s country place; a trans formation which, at a fabulous cost, had not been permitted to interfere material ly with the solemn grandeur of the place. Mr. Grey looked steadfastly at Rdf Vernon as Jessamine clasped her gloved hands in irrepressible ecstasy ; and Rolf Vernon turned his handsome, Isry blue cjr nailvGisgiy upr-i the girV • f^wnn, lovely face. “ Oh, papa ! oh, papa! it is perfect, it is sublime ! Only see those great, glori ous lowers rising up beyond those sway ing, solemn trees; and the windows, papa, those darling little diamond panes, set so heavily in lead ! Why, I can easily imagine 1 am about entering an old baronial castle! Can’t you, Mr. Vernon ? ” Jessamine’s shining black eyes were full on his face; her delicately flushed cheeks, her wiud-blown hair, her slender, wil lowy figure, all appealed to Mr. Vernon, as they had been in the habit of doing lately, and his blue eyes took in a sparkle of something more than admiration as he answered her: “ I quite agree with you, Miss Jessie ; Blue Court Hal! is superb. And, be sides all the visible attractions, there is doubtless its legend, which will be in good keeping with its ancient grandeur and hoary beauty. And you like tradi tions?” He had a remarkably pleasaut voice, sweetly intoned, aud a quiet, leisurely way of speakiDg that was well bred grace personified. Mr. Gray leaned over the slim iron sides of the airy little bridge, looking down into the clear lakelet beneath—the lakelet that once had been a moat, hut which art bad transformed into a swift, charging current, cool and sparkling. “ There is a legend, of course,although I must confess I have forgotten it. I remember bearing the agent for the Courtland family say that the red room, an apartment on the second floor, was the i reputed scene of the tragedy from which | the tradition of the usual restless ghost i sprung.” 1 Jessie listened breathlessly. "A ghost, papa! a real live ghost! Oh, how splendid! I do hope it is a lady, a beautiful lady, who died for love 1 Papa, I am going to consult the diagram, and select the red room for toy very own.” And as she walked on ahead of the two gentlemen, so fair, so winsoma, so full of girlish exuberance and grace, Rdf Ver non wished that all he had to do was to select her for his “very own.” •* ir * # -* ■ The summer days at Blue Court hall sped by as if on enchanted pinions. Guests by the dozen idled away the long delicious days, whence sultry neat seemed to have fled, and where cool breezes seemed always softly blowing from the adjacent hi! lk, or off the rip pling lake, or among the huge spreading trees. Life was an idyl there, that blessed summer time. Happiness,content, gayetv and innocent revelry ruled the day, and in her role of hostess, Jessie Grey was the perfection of giad, unfeigned wel come. And Ptoif Vernon was not the only one I who was enchanted with the fttf. sweet girl whose laugh was mirth ’idealized, whose fresh, gay voice was a wee' as the chime of silver bells. Rolf Vernon was not the only aspirant for the heart and hand of Jessie Grey— aud even the girl herself saw the rivalry going on between him and s."“.ranee Gresham--Gresham with his dark Italian beauty ot ebony hair and eye , - -nd clear olive skiu that was such a contras! u> the fair English beauty of the other, with the bright blue eyes and c!ose-ei]t blonde hair and heavy golden moustach. Nor could any ene guess fie girl’s choice. Not exquisitely partis ’to Roll until he was in a seventh heaven* 1 hope ful anticipation, she would • •idealjr neglect him pointedly, and clirec i her witching ways at Mr. Gresham. And so the little flirtation went on ; the midsummer days came and passed, and September, the glory of th > year, brought its golden haze, perfect sunsets, and deliciously cool nights until a storm set iu—a storm that came suddenly up over the sea one night, and surprised them all with its dun dripping skies and howling winds one morning when they arose after a late evening frolic in purest, clearest moonlight. Then the order of exercises was sud denly changed. Carpet dances and billiards, parlor croquet and amateur theatricals, tableaux, and eliarudea took the places of outdoor amusements. And still the storm held n, day alter day, until it seemed that blue Bkies would never shine again, until invention was exhausted, aud the youug people began to wonder what in the world they would do to keep alive. “Oh, I’ve just thought of something perfectly glorious. We’ll read the story of the legend of Blue Court Hall. It’s written in the funniest little crampy hand on old yellow parchment, and then we’ll explore the haunted room, shall we? I thought that the room I have, that used to be Lady Sicily’s,-was the hauuted one, but it seems it isn’t. And, oh 1 to-night is the anniversary ol Lady Sicily’s tragic death—the very time old Magan says we can have our future read for us by her spirit if we’re brave enough to go into the haunted room alone.” Jessie’s delicious hit of information was received with various expressions of satisfaction or the contrary ; some relig iously believed the legend ; some indig nantly repudiated such e rifli'-- 'us su ys m.Lo. j. T-nvlrars ■ ad, / some—Rolf Vernon and Laur.io Gres ham, were instantly in for the liovel sport of the thing. “Of course we’ll pay Lady Sicily a visit! Is there a man with gallantry so deficient as to refuse audience to the fair seer, who doubtless broke hearts ruthlessly hand reds of years ag. Mr. Gresham laughed at Rolfs boyish enthusiasm, “ Agreed, Mr. Vernon, that we all inquire our fate at the lovely ghostess’ hand ! But, first for the romance, the legend of Blue Court Hall. It was a curious party tint Fathered round the roaring fire in the immense hall that night, for with the storm aud damp had come chilly cold, to listen to the tragic story of the love and hate of centuries ago that had ban enacted within the same walls where they sat. And this was the way the legend went, not read from the old yellow parchment, but related in Mr. Grey’s infenitible way from memory. Nearly three centuries before a great, rich, powerful English family had built the grand old pile in true baronial style, and set up their hearthstone with all the pomp and circumstance that immense wealth permits and haughty blue Wood demands. For more than three generations the Elfincourts, father and son, ruled the house; and fortune, peace, plenty, happi ness, and gayety reigned supreme—un til, between two brothers, there arose a lury of jealousy and hate, caused by a beautiful young cousin whr, coining to visit the Elfincourts, hail fascinated the two young men 'With her remarkable beauty and witchery in grace, until it seemed to them a matter of life arid death whw should win Lady Sicily Fair fax for his bride. She played with tfeero both; she played fast and loose with them, now maddening them by her influence, now leading them to the heights of hope by her sweet graciou-ness; and then, in a very reck lessness of consequences, bethrothed her self to them both, with injunctions of strictest secrecy to each to keep their secret. For a while her demure sweetness suc ceeded in completely preventing the slightest suspicion of her treachery to either brother, both of whom knew him sell the favored one ; and so perfectly did Lady Sicily play her part that both Lord Itarrel, the eider brother, and Rupert, the younger, began to repent of their hot-headed jealous anger, and actually began to plan how to lonciiiate the other when the inevitable new- of the betrothal must be announced. Of tbe two brothers Rupert was tbe handsomer; he was tall, well-built, with the true English blonde curling hair that matched his fair face; while Lord Itarrel was darker, graver, and not so given to the admiration of women and the love of their society. Of the two Rupert was the ono more likely to win a womau’s heart, while Lord Darrel was heir to the great wealth of the Elfincourts; of the two Rupert was the more open, a sunnier disposition, frauk and noble, less giveu to deceit and suspicion—and it was this falr-hHired lover, who, with Lady Sicily’s passionate kisses on his lips, never doubting her truth, never dreaming of her depravity and treachery, voluntarily offered to leave his love with his brother while he traveled across the ocean to bring for his bride elect treasures she told him she must have. Ami while he was gone Lady Sicily was married to Lori! Darrel—her hus band all unconscious of the treachery to which he was a party. There was rewslry, mirth aud music and Lady Sicily rejoiced in her heart that she had played her cards so we'l—that she was to be the mistress of ail the grandeur aud splendor, of the trusty servants and retainers of the aristocratic old family. Guests thronged the magnificent halls —guests who had traveled far and would stay long Flags were flying, pleasure boats were floating ou the lake, flowers Weto blooming, everything was fair as youth, health, happiness, aud sunshine could make Lady Sicily's wedding-day. Aud then, when the evening’s gay entertainment was over, and laughing bridesmaids had escorted the fair bride to her chamber and left her alone, then— the curse of Klfincourt fell, for, having sseretly and unexpectedly arrived in a swift vessel, Rupert, the deceived, the betrayed, had hidden himself in the bridal-chamber to meet face to face the tetrified girl. The interview was short; passionate words, bitter recriminations, invectives of despairing love and raging fury passed between them, and then Rupert, maddened by her beauty that wa- forever lost to him by her treachery ana insulting deceit, took her fair young life, and left her stretched in her own blood on the floor of her chamber. And then, insane with rage, lie waited like a madman—waited uulil Lord Dar rel came to his bride, to find her warm in her own life-stream,to be sprung upon by Rupert and thrust through the heart by the same rapier that had slaiu Lady Sicily. Aud then he turned its trusty edge through his own breast, and the !three lay there—• ghastly trio--until the morniug revealed the horrors of the bridal-chamber. Directly afterwards tlio castle was abandoned by the family on whom the shadow had fallen too horribly for contin uance there, and lor years and years it stood silent, grim and deserted, while superstitious villagers declared that the spirits of Ixrrd Darrel, and Rupert, and the beautiful wicked lady haunted the castle. lie that as it may, the legend goes on to say that on every twenty-first, of Bep tember, the anniversary of Lady Bicily’s ill-starred wedding and death, she revis its the bridal chamber, and to all who are brave enough to seek her alone,when the turret bell chimes twelve she will agonizingly entreat them to assist in the expiation of her sin by following the advice she offers, which will never lead them into trouble; that she will point out their future career, and how to es cape its ills. Then she goes hack to her restless wanderings in the Hpirit, land until an other year goes by. * # * There was the hush of interested silence on the little company as Mr. Grey finished; some were softly wiping away their tears ; all were deeoly interested in spite of themselves. Jessie's voice broke the silence at length: “Papa, 1 mu going to Lady Sicily’s room. It is a quarter to twelve, now. I am going.” Her cheeks were Hushed, her eyes bright. A little chorus of exclamations rose from the ladies. “Oh, Jessie, dear, don’t 1” “Jessie, you must not!” “Oh! just suppose—" Mr. Grey laughed. “ Of course, go child, if you want to. i I don’t for one moment believe in super- I natural visitations. I imagine you will j find the Red Boom as peaceful at twelve o’clock as at any other time.” And Jessie went, to wait in the large room until the turret clock struck mid night—to wait, brave, half alarmed, for the rustling of a dress over the floor, of the Bight of e cloudy form appearing before her. Waited—until just a* the bell began to chime loud and clear; until her nerves began to get a little unstrung as it neared the last stroke; until, just as she felt lit" screaming, she heard a footstep behind the curtain that draped off thq rear end of the room—a footstep that made her blood curdle as it came nearer and nearer. She dared not lift her eyes. Her limbs i seemed turned to marble, so powerless i she felt to move. Hhe could not break | the awful thrall that held her. And | then — “ Jeessie, my darling, my darling' i ' could not let you come here alone. I followed you to ink you to let ma tell your fortune—that you will be my love, my wile!” And with a gush of blessed tears, a feeling of exquisite reioase from horrid fear, a laugh of perfect happiness on her quivering lips, Jessie nestled in Rolf Vernon’s arms. “ Oh, Rolf I Then my fortune is told ; you are uiy own I ” she cried. “My fortune is told. You are miue.” And as be kissed her with all a lover’s eagerness, neither of them saw a pale, distorted face that was peering between the curtains, Laurence Oresham’s anger pale, jealous-pale countenance. “ Confound him! There will be another tragedy, or ” And he pointed a revolver -tra’ght at the happy lover’ head; and the report sounded tossing through the room, and a shriek of alarm came from Jessie’s lips. But—fate had directed the ball, and it did not strike its prey; and not until it was discovered that Luiranco Gresham had left Blue Court Hull, leaving no trace behind, was it detected who fired tire shot.. Bat— Rolf and Jessie were satisfied, and wasn’t that enough ? " EXPLOSION IN FLOUR MILLS. I hs Minnonpolii Calamity- A Warning te Mi Hart. The Chicago Tribune, commenting upon the explosion in the Washburn mill at Minneapolis, which entailed such a distressing loss of life and property says : “ It is evident at the outset that steam was not the cause, not only because there were only twenty pounds of steam on at the time and the boiler-house was some little distance from the mill, but also because steam could not have worked such terrible ruin. The sum® very good reason conclusively proves it was not an explosion of the gas used to illuminate tho mill. Gunpowder even would have failed to work such a wide spread disaster. It may bo doubted whether any other known explosive force than the gas which actually caused it, except nltro glycerine could have accomplished this ruin. Thif dispatches vaguely intimate that tho explosion was caused by gases generated in the patent middlings-purifier process, but investi gations of similar catastrophes in Europe show very dearly the cause in this case Explosions of this find h<- hrppK'isl in Germany, but the attention of scien tific men and chemists wsh iiut immedi ately directed to the subject until the fearful explosions occurred at the Trades ton mills, Glasgow, Scotland, in 1872, and at the City mills, Port Dundas, Scotland, four years ago. It had been hitherto deemed im|sssible that explo sions could ever occur in such a peaceful establishment as a flourmill, but the two explosions above noticed enlisted the I attention of both the English and the German chemists, ami they jpcl about investigating them. The substance of these opinions is to the effect that the constituents of flour are combustible, and when diffused through tho air burn with rapidity and with explosive force. Dr. Krnitb, an English chemist, has shown that flour in a fine state of division gives off a gas, which, when mixed with nine volumes ol air, lor ms an explosive mixture which is liable at any time to be fired by a spark or flame; and Weibo, a German chemist, states that flour, in the form of impalpable powder, quickly ignites and gives off a highly-explosive hydro-carbon gas, which, when mixed with air, ex plodes with terrific force. The experi ments tried upon aHmail acalc with flour powder satisfactorily account for the Minneapolis explosion. The huge mil) must have been filled with this impalpa ble dust, which, taking fire from the gas jets, or it may have been from the eleo tricity which is rapidly generated and held by the mill-stones, exploder] with the terrible results which have already been chronicled. With such possibilities of explosion existing in every fiouring- mill, it certainly behooves milf-owneri to be on their constant guard. The recent fearful disaster to the con fectionery establishment in New York, which arose from an analagoiis cause, and the catastrophe at Minneapolis, are terrible warnings to flouring mill owners. H> long as these conditions exist no milt is safe, and it ought to be their first duty to ascertain from scien tific men the precautions that will lessen, it not altogether obviate, the danger to which they are expend.” Alligators In Nevada. It is thought that alligators will do well in the “ink of the Carson. The climate is not too cold for them, and on the wist side of the lake art: exteneivi tu’e swamps in which they may leed A Mi-b ssippian, who owns a large ranebe near the lak", has sent to his native state to have 3 0 young “ gators ” shipped to him. H<- will plant th min the lake. He says he “don’t know as they’ll be ol any pertikler use, but it 11 be Kinder home-ike to see the cusses round ; then they’ll Is: sich a surprise to the Fiutea. ’ He will bring out a pair of the full grown beasti to lead and educate tne flock of youngster*. WAIFS AND WHIMS. Practice economy and industry and success is yours. ..No bird is actually on tho wing. The winga are on the bird. Following many vocations has ruined the life of many a man. .. Have one settle purpose in life, and if it be honorable it will bring you re* ward. .. Politeness is like an air cushion— there may be nothing solid in it, but it eases jolts wonderfully. ..An exchange, essaying to compli ment a “ Live Slock Journal,” observes that it is edited by a man whose head is chuck full of live stock. .. A Sunday-school scholar who, being told how God punished the Egyptians by causing the first-born of each house hold to bo killed, rejoined with, “ Wbat would God have done if there had been twins?” . There was a period of over one thousand years in tho history of this world when doors had no keyholes, and e citicen could be seen feeling all over the door without exciting the least suspi cion against his local standing.—[Free Press. .. It lias been said that a diamond might bo laid on an anvil and struck, with a hammer, and Instead of ipeaking it would be driven into the solid body beneath it. This is not true, for tho jewel is very easily r;rex. t ., .ml the thin layers ot which it is composed can he divided with a |>euknife. .. A Son of Adam.— Smart hoy : “Here we are, Uncle! But what does ‘oug na’y pas obleegy de eonsommy mean?’ ” Uncle: “It means one is not obliged to take anything he doesn’t like.’ - Smart boy; “ Ah, well, let us go to some cafe where one i.i 1 obleegy de consom my 1’ ” —[Punch. . The Yosemite valley is a dreary place in winter, and almost inaccessible by reason ot lire great depth of snow that drifts into it. Mr. and Mrs. Snow keep a hotel there, and live in It the year round. The two men who were first to enter the valley this year reached the hotel with much difficulty, and the landlord, with his wife and dog, were overjoyed by the sight of a strange face alter six months of isolation. . .Fair specimen of the “ light litera turo”of the day : “The intense agony you witnessed, the prophetic words of utter wretchedm ss, failed fo unite your des tiny with Ernest’s future; the most fearful results predicated upon rofusal failed to influence you ; his heart is now wretched and can bear any misfortune." Who can read the foregoingand not have his or her tender susceptibilities racked and torn and sufFu-ed with metaphorical hemorrhage, or any other ruge? NO. 41. Prof. Henry’s Religion* Views. It has been frequently charged that the Smithsonian Institution, under the directorship of Professor Joseph Henry, was the seat of infidelity. A letter has been found from Professor Henry to Mr. Patterson, of Philadelphia, Trim wua ;ri strumenlal in creating the Henry fund, in which Professor Henry declares bis belief in a Divine Being. Professor Henry wrote: “I. It is ouo of tho truths best estab lished by experience in my own mind that 1 have a. thinking, willing principle within me capable of intellectual ac tivity and of moral feeling. 2. It is equally clear to me that you have a similar spiritual principle within your self, since, when 1 ask you an intelligent question, you give me an intellectual answer. H. When I examine the opera tionsof nature I find everywhere through I them evidence of intellectual arrango mentsof contrivances to reach definite 1 ends, precisely as I find in the operations l of man, and, hence, I infer that these two classes of operations are the results of similar intelligence. Again, tn my own mind, I find ideasof right and wrong,of good and evil. These ideas, then, exist in the universe, and therefore form a basis of our idea of a moral universe. Furthermore, the conceptions of good which are found among our ideas asao ' ciated wijtb evil can he attributed only jto a being of infinite perfections, like that which we denominate God. On the other band wo arc conscious of having such evil thoughts and t nden oies that, wo ean not associate ourselves ! with a Div ne Being who is the director ) and the governor of a!), or even call upon i Him for mercy without the intercession J of one who may affiliate himself with us.’ Type Netting in Japan. The ml vantages of alphabetic writing are nowhere more conspicuously shown than in a large printing office. The com posilor stands within easy reach of every character he may baveneed of, and a boy can learn the position of each letter in the case in a few hour*. It is quite another matter where each word has a distinct character, as in Girina and Japan. A correspondent, describing the office of a Japanese paper, says that a full font ot I Japanese type com; r: * s fifty thousand I character*, of which three thousand are in constant use, and for two thounsand more there are freon :nt calls The type is disposed about the composing room on racks, like those in a reading room, and the compositors wander up and down the aisles setting type and taking exercise at once. With so many cba-act rs it is no wonder that Japanese proof-readers have u be men of intelligence and high scholar i ship. Ihe impossibility ot telegraphing single-character words has kept this great instrument of civilization in foreign hands, and made it practically useless lor the natives of China and Japan. To these the telephone is an especial blessing, wh'ch they are not slow to appreciate, i —[Scientific American.