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The New York dial had a home look. We took advantage of a short silence. during which the woman paused to take breath, to compare the time with that of Besancon. We found the New York time nearly five hours earlier, and felt amused to think that while we stood there at high noon, some of our friends at New York were not yet awake I “ The large central dial surmouuting all shows the time at Besancon,” resumed the Cicerone, “ and the twelve apostles are enclosed in the little alcovesâ€"six in each. At every hour two retire and two others take their places to sound the hour on little bells, which they strike with the instrument of their martyrdom or the symbol ofrtheir rank. “ On the right and left; we see above {our dials larger than the sixteen below them. Two show the periodical eclipses of the sun and moon, and two the com- mon and biasextile years, the common centuries. The sixteen smaller dials show the time at Paris, Rome, Vienna, St. Pebersburg, New York, Algiers, Lon- don, Bntavia, Jerusalem. Pekin. Taiti, Cayenne, Madrid, Constantinople, and Calcutta. “ The eight larger dials show first the seconds; then here on the left the time the sun rises for every day in the year ; there on the right, the hour that it sets. The others give the ecclesiastic reckon- ing. The first on the left gives the golâ€" den number : the second the Solar Cycle; the third the Epact ; the fourth the Dominical Letter, and the fifth the R0- man Indiction. . “ St. Michael and St. Gabriel, standing abo'vgt strike the quarters. “The three other figures above the Besancon clock face represent Faith, Hope, and Charitv. When the apostles change places, Hope and Charity turn toward Faith. who turns toward each, extending a. chalice, and then they renew theiipoeitions. The woman stopped as the hands reached noon. Our eyes were widely attentive. As the hour sounded, the two apostles retired and two advanced ; Hope and Charity turned toward Faith, St. Mary lowered her sceptre, the armed soldiers fell prostrate, and a figure of the Savlour rose from the tomb, While sweet music sounded from a musical box at- tached to the machinery. The last stroke of twelve died away, and all was as before, excepting that the figure of our Lord remained visible. The astronomical clock in the cathedral at Besancon was the rival of tho celebra- ted Strassburg clock until both were out;~ done by the one at Beauvais. completed in 1876. That at Beauvais is most startling in its performance. for it is inâ€" tended no convey to the careless a warm- ing of the frightful consequences of the misuse of time, and at a certain hour an opening discloses the lost in torment and flames. The religious idea of the Besan- con clock. however, is more comforting, It. is meant to teach this lesson : “Having, through sin, lost a. happy eternity. through our Lord’s death and resurrection we regain the same by a. good employment of our time ; and so the spiritual idea. of the horloge is not death, which is the end of man’s time, but the Saviour who rcslotes it, to him." Our walk to the cathedral was full of interest. We passed the house 'where Victor Hugo was born, the archbishop's palace, the Roman columns, the Ports Noire, dating from the days of Marcus Aurelius, and so into the church, where we rang an electric bell to summon the attendant. A voice high above us called down, “ Who is there 7" “ Two strangers to see the horloge. " “Pass through the door to the right and ascend. " So we mounted the stairs till we reached a. landing where we were met by s. neat-looking woman, who civilly invi- ted us to enter a. small room in the tower. She had a little wand in her hand to point with, and she began her description in a rapid way. which proved that she had said it often and knew it by heart. “ This remarkable horloge," she began, “ is in the Renaissance style. The entire time taken fer its construction was three years, and there are thirty thousand pieces of steei and copper in the machinâ€" ery, and seventy-three dials. The height ls six yards, the breadth two yards and twenty-four inches, the depth one yard. “There are seventeen dials arranged around this central one," she continued, pointing with her little baton to the dials below a large clock face. " The middle ones gives the days of the month and the month of the year. Eight small dials, you observe, surround this. The top one indicates the equation of time; this one at the left shows the length of the days : that at the right the length of the nights; below this the left-hand one gives the four seasons; the right, the twelve signs of the zodiac; this one, the days of the week ; the other the signs of the planets from which their names are taken. and the lowest one gives the date of the year. “The sepulchre of our Lord is repre- sented above this, two armed soldiers mounting guard. Twelve o'clock in a- bout to strike, so watch the clock, if you plggse." “ There are seventeen dial around this central one,” she pointing with her little baton t below a large clock face. " 'I A “'0NDERFI'L (‘LOl‘lé the ports. The 0t astronomical facta Wonders of Astronomical Inven- tions. Astronomers formerly know nothing of the constituent elements of the heavenly bodies. Had La. Grange been told of the wonderful achievements of the times later than his own, he would have pronounced them impossible. Think of Herschel, as he sat through those wintry nights, with the faithful Caroline at his side, recording the results of his observations. How lit- tle could he have dreamed that the actual gases of the far away planets which he was studying would one day be presented for analysis. The “Origin of Species” was presented to the world in 1859, and it was soon after this that a. gigantic stride was made in asronsomical science in the scr. es of spectroscopic discoverirs , Tyho s crude machine did noble work. It was not a. telescope at all, but the suggestion of what was 10 come. The inventor of this crudity so stimulated his scholars that much was accomplished. and one of them became such an enthusiast that he could not be diverted from his close ob- servation of a. star by the alarming tidings that his house was on fire. “I Will come to the house when this more important matter in determined.” Reflecting tele- scopes are much larger than refracting telescopes. because it is difficult to get glass which is pure enough for the making of large object glasses. The earliest of the colossal instruments ever turned upon the heavens was Herschel’s monster 40- foot refiemor. A reflecting telescope is a. great funnel catching all the rays of light in its compass, and concentrating them inâ€" to one my small enough to enter the pupil of the eye. This telescope was erected in the clear atmosphere of the Island of Malta. The wonderful reflectors of Lord Rosse’s had a mlrror six feet in diameter, with a tube sixty feet long. When the telescope was in a horizontal position a. man could walk inside from one end to the other. The mirror in a reflecting tele- scope is metallic, being composed of two parts of copper to one of tin. But the greater part of the work of astronomers is performed by smaller and refracting in- struments. The “meridian circle” is the most practical of the telescopes in the great work of science. By the use of these instrument, a. foundation is laid for mathematical researches of the most ex- alted character. Practical astronomy is thus brought into immediate contact with the afiairs of daily life. In most large cities there are astronomical observatories and these are generally connected by el- ectricity with the clocks of the city. Un- iform time is thus secured. Air Navigation Again. The Tissandier brothers, who a year-ago tested a navigable balloon in Paris with some success, have repeated the same ex- periment with the same balloon this year, the only difference was in getting additional power of movement by increasing that size of the zinc plates used in the battery that furnished energy to the electric motor. With this help a force of one and-a-half horses was claim- ed and the propelling screw was driven at the rate of one hundred and ninety turn a minute. The balloon was allow~ ed to ascend to a height of thirteen hun- dred feet above the earth, and found at that point a breeze blowing from the northwest at the rats of about seven miles an hour. The motor was then set in operation, and drove the balloon at the rate of nearly ten miles an hour, so that it was rapidly steered through a complete circle, and then moved against the wind as far as Grenelle. The ascent was made late in the afternoon, and, as it was get- ting dark, the aeronauts allowed the bal- loon to float away to the suburb of Var- renne, where they descended safely. Al- though the voyage smade by the Tissaudier and Renard balloons seem to us absurdly short, they indicate, nevertheless, that the time is not far distant when balloons of a. force much superior to them as that of a steamship is to the weak struggling of a dory, will navigate the air to some practical purpose. No attempts at doing this have ever yet been really made, but the evolutions of the ingenious toys which the French engineers have devised will soon point the way for applying the principles which they discover to air- ships made with serious purpose. At dinner at the restaurant: “Have an- other glass of Burgundy, old fellow?”“No, thanks; it’s too expensive.” “Too expen~ sive; I don’t understand." “Yes, it cost me on an average a. hundred and fifty francs for repairs to my carriage every time I drink it. ” It ain't fur de lumbo’ money dat some pursona work. It is 'case dab when 6.21 had ter do it da. got so use her de ’aocia- tlon dat at 135’ d3 fin’s it de bes’ ’panion. Er pusson ken own a disagreeable dog till he gets to used tet hes ways dab airter awhile he learns ter like him. ports.» The other dials demonstrate on the cathedral bower are d the clock and look- ing, we gave the wo- afu, feeling solemnly value of time, the and the beauty of the “So :cach us to num- we may apply our A Bloomsburg, N. J., Woman, who was born dumb, began to laugh just be- fora her death. and laughed Continuously until she breathed her last. man That; takes her In and Keers [or me: On my account Wil get himself pumped so Full of lead that Sum tenderfoot. will locate him for a. mineral clame. A. word to the wise is sufficient, an' otter work on fools. P. Smith.” 'l‘wo cows went to a. neighbor’s gate during the sultry weather last: summer, and the man, suspecting their-desire, took a pail of water to them. They drank with great eagerness and then sauntered contentedly away. In half an hour they returned with three other cows. These 100 were liberally treated, alter which they marched off. The next morning the first couple again visited their benefactor, bringing another stranger with them. Their visits became regular, and almost every time a strange cow or two accompa- nied them. A drove of over 1,000 sheep was being driven ona. road in Indiana. At a de- pression in the road water was found to cover it from fence to fence. ‘out little more than the waggon track being,y bare. Just as the leader of the flock reached this spot a large black water snake crossed the track. The leading wether stopped short, and the entire space was soon blocked full. In a moment a dog came bounding over the backs of the sheep, and dropping down between the water holes took the leading wether by the ear, giving him agentle pull. He sprang into the air, clearing the narrow rpace between the water holes, followed by the entire flock, the dog not leaving the track till the whole drove had passed. They decay. Hence unseemly mouths, bad breath, imperfect mastication. Ev- erybody regrets it. What is the cause? I reply, want of cleanliness. A clean tooth never decays, The mouth is a warm place, 98 degrees. Particles of meat between the teeth soon decompose. Gums and teeth must sufi'er. Perfect cleanliness will preserve the teeth to old age. How shall it be se- cured? Use a. quill pick and rinse the mouth after eating; brush and castile soap every morning; the brush with simple water on' going to bed. Bestow this trifling care upon your precious teeth and you will keep them and ruin the den- tists. Neglect it, and you will be sorry all your lives. Children forget. Watch them. The first teeth determine the cha- racter of the second set. Give. them equal care. Nature tells of a. canary that had been greatly annoyed by the hardnesa of the bits of cracker thrown into its cage. One day it lifted a. piece of cracker and, tak- ing it to the water trough, dropped it; in and then stirred it about with its beak until in was in condition to be eaten. It now puts every hard substance which it m: how she could provide for her guests, a. coveg of partridgea flew into the dining room. The doors were cloed, a number of birds caught, and the ministers fared aumptuously. Sugar, acid, saleratua and hot things are nothing compared with food decom- position between the teeth. Mercurial- ization may loosen the teeth. long use wear them out, but keep them clean and they will never decay. This advice is worth thongands of dollars to every boy and girl. Books have been written on the subject. This brief article contains all that is essential. find ama tha Never have a. tooth taken out if it be possible to have it fiiled. The loss of a single jaw-tooth will not only give the cheek a. sunken appearance, but: it will prevent the proper mastication of the food, and this is a. long step toward dysâ€" pepsia, with its train of evils.â€"[Selected. Wh There is no remedy of such general application, and none so easily attainable as water; and yet nine persons in ten mll pass by it in an emergency to seek for something of far less efficiency. There are But few cases of illnéas where water should not occupy the highest place as a remedial ggent._ A strip of flannel or a napkin folded lengthwise, and dipped in hot water and wrung out, and then applied around the neck of a. child that has croup, will usually bring relief in ten minutes. A towel folded several times, and dipped in hot water and quickly wrung and applied over the seat of the pain in toothache or neuralgia. will generally afford prompt relief. This treatment in dxpped 111 hot; water and quickly wrung and applied over the seat of the pain in toothache or neuralgia. will generally afford prompt. relief. This treatment in colic works almost like magic. I have can cases that have resisted other treat- ment for hours yield to this in ten minutes. There is nothing that will so Wh t1! 15 was in condition to be eaten w puts every hard substance whi )ms eabable into the water. It ex red tosoften sweetsin the same way ding that the sweet became gmd aller and smaller, it hastily abstr; and has never since pub anythir Lb nature into the water. QUEER HAPPENINGS sorely perplexed as to th< iug something good for 1 he had tried in vain to get )Iace-all having been co large crowd in attendan 1 small chicken could be she was buy in the mg the chicken, and we Reéaca, G oped with A Simple Remedy. Our Teeth ted meebin 3.. a. numb I. W in the ki er of r . Davie )nsume mu 1d promptly cut short a congestion of the lungs. sore throat, or rheumatism, as hot water when applied promptly and thoâ€" roughly. Pxeces of cotton batting dipped in hot water, and kept applied to old sores or new, cuts, bruises, or sprams, is the treatment now generally adopted in hos- pitals. I have seen a. sprained ankle cured in an hour by showering it with hot water, poured from a. height of three feet. Tepid water acts promptly as an eme- tic; and hot water taken freely half an hour before bed time ia the best of cath- arbxcs in cases of constipation, while it; has a most soothing effect. on the stomach and bowels. This treatment contmued for a. few months, with proper attention to the diet, will cure any curable case ‘of dyspepsia: 'Heidache almost always yields to the simultaneous application of hot water to the feet and the back of the neck. It is an excellent plan to record facts like these in a. note book, which should be always be at hand when wanted. In the anxlety caused by accidents or sudden illness in the family, one becomes con- fused and is not apt to remember quickly what, should be done; hence there may be prolonged and unneccessary sufl‘ering before proper remedies are applied.â€" [Hall‘s Journal of Health. complete the Panama Canal are to-day by Englishmen and Americans. During the eighth year machinery was substituted for human labor, the remaining 55,000,000 cubic metres were removed in the two fol- lowing years, and the canal was opened in the tenth year. The French engineers start on the American Isthmus with the experience gained on the other work. They have taken three years to study their needs and to prepare mechanical appli- ances, and the work is now progressing rapidly. Americans would mnchperferthat the American canal should be the work of Americans. I use the word in its broad- est sense. Evidently Americans had neither the Courage nor the means to un- dertake it. The Frenchmen had; they have gone quickly to work; they ask us for nothing, not even for subscriptions to the capital stock; they are spending their own money in their own way, and a very considerable part of the money they spend reaches the country in exchange for machinery, materials, and food. The Frenchmen are engaged in a work that will benefit American commerce, and es- pecially benefit the commercial marine of theUnitedStates. quite as much as British commerce and the British commercial mar- ine were benefitted by their work at Suez. It is a matter of no consequence to the United States who cuts the canal, provid- ed it is cut. When it is completed, if it becomes necessary or even important to our national welfare and safety that we should control it. there is no doubt that we shall take possession of the canal and the country through which it passes, with as little hesitation and trouble as the British recently took possession of Egypt and the Suez Canal, andwithout the slight- est consideration as to who built the can- al or who operates it.” and in working order by 1890. He recalls the fact that eminent English engineers predicted the failure of the Suez Canal ; but the knowledge gained in that enter- prise. insures. he thinks, the success of the Panama Canal. He says : ‘,The substitution of mechanical appli- ancm for manual labor is the real solution of the problem. The cutting of the Suez Canal dragged along for eight years, dur- ing which only 22,000,000 cubic met-res were removed. During this time the pro- phecies of failure. notably by eminent Englishmen, were as persistent and as positive as the prophecies of failure to This is a..very hopeful View to take of the matter, for Ameri‘ ans have not felt diapoeed to aid this enterprise, as they feared to lose the freight and travel be- tWeen Europe and Asia which now makes use of our railways between the Atlantic and Pacific ; but the French englneers are not fools, and they undoubtedly 1y will emceeded in opening up an avenue between the two continents by way of the Isthmus of Panama. An impression prevails in certain quar- ters that the great enterprise of connect- ing the-Pacific Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico will eventually fail, owing to the engineering difficulties in the way; but Lieut. Henry H. Gorring, late of the American navy, who understands the sit- uation thoroughly, has no doubt but that Do Lessep’s greatest work will be finished and in working order by 1890. He recalls Legally Dead, but Physically Alive. A man who was legally deed, and whose estate had been administered upon has come to life. In 1874 William J. Trailer, of Monmouth, 111., left home for the West, and his relatives hearing no- thing of him for years, regarded him as dead. His father was Thomas Trailer, who was murdered in 1867, leaving 160 acres of land and $10,000 to be divided among three children. Diligent search was made for William, but it was fruit- less, and in May, 1883, Judge Porter, of Chicaga, was appointed by the County Court as administrator of his estate, and preparations were being made to distri- bute his patrimony among the legal heir. But William now turns up in the flash, and protests and petitions the Probate Court to re-establish him in his rights, as- serting that he is “not dead,” and never was. and he is now here in his own prop- er person to make his petition. His two uncles. Maj. Bond, and J. W. Bond, identified him, and the letters of admin- istration on his estate were revoked, and he is placed in full control of his proper- ty as completely as if he he had been dead and resurrected. His only explan- ation of his silence is that it did not oc- cur to him to write home. The Panama Canal. As the figures quoted below will‘vrove, cremation has made the greatest progress in Italy, where. in 1876, Milan Was the first city 'to revive .this method of dis- posing of the dead. From that time the little temple built in the cemetery by Macciachini has gradually become a grand institution. The example of Milan was soon followed by Lodi, where a. simple but perfect apparatus was erected in 1 77, and last year a temple was erected at Cremona. Rome followed with a small temple on the declivity of the cemetery in Camp Verano. in which the mortal re- mains of many illustrious patriots have already been consumed. At Varese an elegant temple has been builtonthe high- est point of the new and beautiful ceme» tery, dominating all the valley below. Plans are now being examined at N ovara, Venice, Florence, Pisa, Leghorn, and Turin for new temples of crematlon to be erechd next year, while that at Spezia is only awaiting op- ening. Since the body of Albert Keller, a walLknown philanthropist, was burned at Milan in 1876, the fires of the crema- tive apparatus have been lit in that city no less than 362 times. At Lodi the op- eration has been performed 26 times ; at Cremona, 12; at Udine, 2; at Rome. 35; at Brescia, 24; at Padua. 3, while at the same time associations of cremation have been constituted not only in the above- named cities, but also at Domodissola, Como, Bologna, Modena. Pavia, Codogno, Venice. PiacenZa, Leghorn. Novara, An- cona, Genoa, Florence, Turin, Parma, Verona, Pisa, Carpi. Asti, Pistoja, In- tra, and San Remo, counting together more than 6,000 members, not a few of whom are women. This rapid spread of the system of cremation has taken place among the Italians in advance of any governmental provision, and indeed the legislation may be said to be the only obstacle in the way. From a technical point of View the problem has been com- pletely solved by the apparatus at Milan, which satisfies all sanitary and economi- cal exigencies. Tho system does not ex- clude religious ceremoniesâ€"[Naples Let- ter to the London Daily News. Among the transactions of the New Zealand Institute Mr. R. H. Govett gives some startling facts as to the bird-killing powers of Piso‘nia brimo'niana, or P. sin- clain'i. A sticky gum is secreted by the carpels when they attain their full size, but is nearly as plentiful in their unripe as in their ripe condition. Possibly at- tracted by the flies which embalm them- selves in these sticky seed vessels, birds alight on the branches. and on one oc« casion tWOsilvsr-eyes (Zosteropos) and an English sparrow were found with their wings so glued that they were unable to flutter. Mr. Govatt’s sister, thinking to do a merciful act, collected all the fruit- bearing branches that were within reach and threw them on a dust-heap. Next day about a. dozen silver-eyes were found glued to them, four or five pods to each bird. She writes : “Looking at the tree, one sees tufts of feathers and legs where the birds have died, and I don’t think the birds could possibly get away with- out help. The black cat just lives under the tree. a. good many of the birds falling to her share, but a good many pods get into her fur, and she has to come and get them dragged out}: f.. is found in several localities north of Whangerei, both on the east and west coasts. alsn on the Taranga Islands, Arid Island. Little Barrier Island, and on the East Cape, possibly in the last locality planted by the Maurie. The fruiting per- icarp is remarkable for its viscidity, which is usually retained for a. consider- able period after the fruit is fully matur- ed‘ 1%: can be readily imagined that small birds tempted to feed on the seeds might easily become glued to a cluster of fruits. g In a note T Kirk says that. Pisonia umbellifem. Seeman:P. sinclairii, Hook, The German Tramp From time immemorial the Wander- jahre have been recognized as a distinct period in the life of the German handi- craftsman, and almost as a. necessary part of his education. As soon as his ap- prenticeship was over it used to be con- sidered a. matter of course that he should shoulder his knapsack and go out into the world to seek employment, if not a. fortune. Unless he had very pressing reasons for doing so, the youth who staid at home was considered a. milksop un- worthy of the freedom that was now his by right. With a few thslers in his pock- et, and all his other possessions upon his shoulders, the young tailor, smith, or watchmeker started on his travels. While his money lasted he led a pleasant and careless life in the open air and the little inns frequented by persons of his class. When it reached a. low ebb, he ought for work in some neighboring town. How long he remained in his new position de. pended upon circumstances. In Summer it was seldom longer than enabled him to earn money enough to resume his vag- rant life. When Autumn came, he grew critical as to the character of the masters and made full enquiry of his companions as to the mistress’s liberality with respect to diet, before he applied for work; for it would have been unpleasant to have to turn out again in the ice and snow. Two or three yearswould be passed in this way and then the wanderer would fall in love, and either return home or settle down in the place in which he happened to be.â€" [The Saturday Review. “Say, missus, d’ye want y¢ cleaned 7" “ No, hubby, I guess not." “ Waal, I guess yer better.” ‘5 ‘Z’l “ Cause ef yer don’t I’ll slip down on it an’ break my leg an’ sue yer husband fgr $10,000. I guess you better have it cleaned. A Bird Catching Tree. Cremation in Italy. He Got the Job. 'er 810 walk