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DUTY. For the right, and learns to deaden Love of self, before his journey doses He shall find the stnbbom thistle bursting Into glassy purples, which outredden All voluptuous garden roses. The path of duty is the way to glory; He that ever following her commands, On with toil of heart and knees and hands, Thro* the long gorge to the far light has won Are close upon th§ Binning table lands, To which our On/i Hi&sSd? is moon 2nd sun. —leimyaon. NEW IDEAS IN NAVAL WARFARE. BATTBRY-BEA RING SHIPS TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE SEAS—COMMODORE AM- MEN’s IDEA ABOUT RAMS. Commodore Ammen, chairman of the Bureau of Navigation, has written a letter to the Navy Department in regard to a proposed marine ram. He says: It may he worth while to state that Commodore Barron of our navy, half a century ago, made a model of a ma rine ram, and Commodore M. C. Perry, of our navy, a quarter of a century ago, expressed himself emphatically upon this subject, but left perhaps the embodiment of the thing undone. Abroad we find in the British and other services eminent constructors who pro nounce positive opinions upon the effectiveness of the marine ram. Ad miral Teghethoff, of the Austrian navy, at the battle of Tissa, gave a practical illustration of the power of ramming, in a vessel not specially constructed for the purpose, and recently on the Irish coast, the Iron Duke, without inten tion, showed the fallacy of water-tight compartments, at least in ordinary models, in sinking the Vanguard. It seems superfluous in view of the facts to argue the value of the marine ram. * * Armor-plated, gun bearing ves sels, costing several millions of dollars, have either to be built, maintained, and kept in repair, or the nation not hav ing them must possess the power to destroy them. Thus the marine ram assumes ten-fold its former significance. It is fair to presume that if a marine ram can be built, in round number, for a third of a million dollars, which would as one of a fleet be more than a match for an armor-plated, gun-bearing gauMi men, and the latter by 400 or 600, the cost and maintenance in time of peace; and effectiveness in time of war, would clearly be in favor of a fleet of marine rams rather than one of armor-plated, gun-bearing ships. If the ram be found superior for this purpose to armor-plated gun-bearing vessels, it is plain that no nation will continue so build them, from the fact that they could never place themselves in position to use their battery against the works of an enemy possessing rams. * * * The points of construction of a marine ram are yet unsolved, but the most effective must embody the fol lowing: 1, other things being equal, economy of construction; 2, the great est speed possible in combination with other essential qualities; 3, great facil ity of maneuvering; 4, immunity from injury in ramming an enemy, and greatest powers of resistance when rammed, or receiving the fire of an enemv. Keep mg the abo”c consideration* in view, ine working drawings of a pro posed ram are submitted by Commo dore Ammen to the department. The ram will be 175 feet long, with 30 feet beam, exclusive of three feet of spon- sons on each side' of the body of ^ the vessel; 40 feet each side of midships will be symmetrical; beyond this the ends taper,, encbsed by parabolic curves, fore and aft. All cross sections will be formed by two semi-ellipses, the, deeper one forming the bottom, the other the part of the vessel above the line .of greatest beam. The vessel will be a combination,.of the longitudinal looking author of “Pericles of Aspa- and bracket frame systems, and com- sia” was standing in the. middle of the ptfeed of 28 girders, . built up of plate room when* we entered, and-hiS voi&e and angle irons to break joints, and* founded like.an^ex^osion^f first-class thus form a continuous girder. The artillery. Seeing Procter enter, he ram will be a casting-of tempered steel, immediately began, to address him, in having a soM end; but inside being a high-sounding Latin * compliments, hollow cylinder with-radiating flanges Poor modest Propter pretended to.stop cast around t it, to which the girders his ears‘that he might not listen* to will be riveted. The vesselwill hecov- LandoFs eulogistic; phrases. Kenyon ered with an outer and an inner plating came to the rescue by declaring the war icct. B} nlbVs :ng v»«itcr in/tuv- !u«ci Liiour* _ .« nett we .armveu as the table* l 7°r .. Funny Incidents. small turret of 6-mch steel plates, 6 feet high aboyefhe crowtt of the vessel, pro jecting 2 feet below and inclosing the smoke-stacks to protect them. The to tal weigh t of the ram will be 804 tons; displacement 1,575 tons. With a ve- losity of 12 knots an hour, it can give a blow or impact of 7,920 tons. The plans will be examined by Secretary Robeson and the matter probably brought to the attention of Congress. Beware of Zinc. The Boston Journal of Chemistry contains a communication from a Port land physician which we hope will settle the matter in the minds of those who have been in doubt thus far, in regard to the injuriousness of galvan ized iron pipes when used for con ducting drinking water. Symptom's of zinc poisoning set in among the whole family of this physician in one m»nth after using water drawn from such pipes, while the water itself, by anal ysis, proved to contain oxide of zinc, with no traces of other metals or poi sons. The symptoms disappear after discontinuing the use of that water, and reappear when, for an experimentum cmisis, it was again used for a few weeks. Dr. Nichols, the editor of the above- named journal, has for a long time urged the discontinuance of galvanized iron pipes for water conductors, but his opinions were disputed, and even ridiculed, by those who ought to have known better, being appointed as guardians of the public health; they argued that zinc salts Are safely used in medicines, and therefore would do no harm in drinking water; but lead, mercury, and arsenic are also safely “1 in medicines, so this is* no argu- tat all; besides, do they not' know ulphate of zinc is a violent emetic? that chiorid of zinc is an escarotic, in .effect next to nitrate of silver? Do they not know that zinc-covered iron kitchen utensils have proved very in jurious, that galvanized water tanks were condemned six years ago, that painters who continually handle zinc white, in time suffer as though they had handled white lead, (to which facts we have heretpfore, called attention in this journal), and finally, that even paper collars covered with zinc white .have proved injurious to those wearing them, causing eruptions around the neck, where the perspiration partially dis solved this zmci eoyering7 ^p4^y> one , of the physicians at a meeting in Tar- mercu ft ter,‘•fori cannot even, *wi mid having never crossed'the Channel, I do not intend to begin now.” “Never crossed the Channel r roared Landor; “never saw Napoleon Bonaparte!” He then began td tell us how the yoUng Corsican looked when he first saw him: saying that he had the olive complexion and soundness of. face of a Greek girl, that the Consul’s voice wus deep and melodious, but untruthful in tone. While we were eating breakfast he went on to describe his Italian travels in early youth, telling us that he once saw Shelley and Byron meet in the doorway of a hotel in Pisa. Landor had lived in Italy many years, for he detested the climate of his native coun try, and used to say, “One could only live comfortably in England who was rich enough to have a solar system of his own.” * * * Procter told me that when Landor got into a passion his rage was sometimes uncontrollable. The fiery spirit knew his weakness, but his anger quite overmastered him in spite of himself. “Keep your temper, Landor,” somebody said to him one day when he was raging. “That is just what I don’t wish to keep,” he cried; “I wish to be rid of such ap infamous, ungovernable thing. I don’t wish to keep my temper.” Whoever wishes to get a good look at Landor yril} not seek for it alone in John Forster’s interest ing life of the old man, admirable as it is, but will turn to Pickens’ Bleak House for ^de-glancbs at the great ah* thor. In that vivid story Dickens has made his friend LanctiStlit fob the por trait of Lawrence BoytKorh. The very laugh that made the whole house vi brate, the roupduess and fullness of voice, the fury of superlatives, are all given in Dickens’ best manner, and no one who has ever seen Landor for half an hour could ppssibly j mistake * Boy- thorn for anybody else. Talking the matter over once with Dickens, he said, “Landor always took that representa tion of himself in hearty good humof-, andseemed rather proud of the picture.” f4 r* f i I New Phase of the Problem.—Lo quacious life insurance agent to fat S tleman on the street: “Come, my r sir, if you should soon. Midi sud denly be called to die, have you made such provision for the dear ones de pendent upon you ns will shelter them from want and secure for them the comforts of life?” Fat gentleman— “Young man^ once the question was, can a Christian man rightfully seek entum, Allegheny county, Pa., held in life insurance? That day is past; 1857, reported a case* of the poisoning of a child who had chewed an old pa per collar covered with zinc white/ its communicated at the time in Dr. But ler’s Medical and Surgical Reporter, published in Philadelphia. ; , , . ' Walter Savage Landor. Jmiies T. Fields write*. . it* whk hi a breakfast in Kenyon’s house that I first met Walter Savage Landor, As? I entered the room with Procter, Lan dor was in the midst of an eloquent Harangue on the high art of portrait* ure. Procter had been lately sitting to a daguerreotypist fai Aplctute, tod that occasion. Landor was fcblding the jjjcture in^ hand, declaring that it of that particular art. Speaking of his western trip, Mr. Barnum said, “I met with two inci dents on my trip. While going to Kansas City I was busy part of the time making some notes on a lecture and arranging the heads of the dis course. By anjd by a gentleman near me asked me if IT was, an editor. I said-no, but that I did a little, literary work sometimes. v "iA?e vou from ■PPHT^ N^t said,, but I Amdemaad-jnyjmme was in the L’hicj&go papers,; the other day.’ ‘What k your name?' .asked the stranger. ‘P. T. Barnum.’: He was. quite surprised, very glad to meet me and oU that, and we talked a good part of the day. He was a well in formed and gentlemanly man. At length I asked him his business. He said be lectured some, and preached, too. ‘ IVhere ?’ I saked. ‘In Chi cago,’ ‘ and what’s your name ?' ‘David Swing.’ Well, I was taken aback, to think I had been traveling nearly two days with David Swing and didn’t know him., ‘When I came back to Chicago,’ continued Mr. Barnum, ‘I lectured there, and as I started for the house one of the committee asked me to call at a hotel and get a Mr. Millet who had lectured for them the week before and wanted to hear me. I called and asked for Mr. Millet. A gentleman came to me and said his name was Miller and that he thought he was the right man. Coming back from the lecture he said to me •* Mr. Barnum, I have to thank you for an evening of great pleasure. I didn’t use’d to like you a bit, but since I have known more of you, I like you better.” Well, I didn’t care for his praise, and I asked him what he did for a living. . He said he lectured a little. ‘On what?’ I asked. ‘Gov ernment,’ he replied, ‘ I’ve given Grant two or three slaps.’ After a little talk the man golbift; "As we were riding away I asked the gentleman how this man spelled bjs name. Hemiswered, jjonq— ‘The old Harry,’ I shouted, wouldn't have missed knowing that for a thoufearid dollars.’ IU ? * 'i* J ' ,,s ’ t “ I -sat right* dbwh ,! fti8 t vfamfe as sboft as I cduld, telling him I; worse than a polecat, begging his pardon, and the like. ’ He! lias. answered me, hut I< can’t read what he says, but it’s nR right. . .Here you are at the depot just in time. Good by.” [now the question is, is a Chiistian man justified in killing a life insurance agent ? ” Agent starts quickly up Street to catch a friend. Conway on Genius.—Conway has a new definition of genius. He says there is nothing like genius in the com- iliuki aCcepLauuu uf the term, rl is simply a mind pdlished until it shines; polished until it catehes every color in the air; polj$# itc&kes up and keeps on its rays of light even in Ike darkness, like a marble sphere in the night. )T iurant allowance.—Customer ; L stud befeftteak and eggs.” tor—“ This is beefsteak and eggs." CustomeM-* 0,1 see the egg, iSitVrherriithe ateak?” Proprietor —“ The steak is under the egg!” To Prevent Splitting of Han dles.—All carpenters know how soon the butt ends of chisels split when doily exposed to the blows of the mallet or hammers. .A remedy suggested by o Brooklyn man coi sists simply in sawing or cutting off ,the round 'end of the handle, so as to niigke It flat, and at taching by a few small nails on the top »of it two round discs of leather, so that the end becomes similar to the heel of a boot. The, two thicknesses of leather will prevent all fiirther splitting,and if in the course of time they expand and overlap the wood of the handle, they are simply trimmed off all round. — , English Suet Pudding.-—One cup molasses, one cup sweet milk, one cup raisins chopped fine, one teasj>oonfiu of ciovea/cinnambn and nutmeg, ono half teaspoonful of salt, four heaping i . ft.l - .A—~ lAHU/UpiUL3 Ul OUtCU lima* OUl Oil WCU together and place in yo.ur pudding- boiler, which should not be more than two-thirds frill, as room must be left for the pudding to rise. Do not put the pudding into the kettle until the water is'boilmg hot; cook three hours. jm _ M •; . >< f WAS.'the crowd tumultuous? ” in quired one man of another, who had just come from a mass meeting. “ Too multuous?” replied the other. “Oh, it multuous enough to com fortably fill the hall.”