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Foon P25: 25 F Pistia ol VOL. V. NO 28. CLEVELAND, O., JULY 12, 1888. $2.00 Pas ANNUM Sina Coprs 6 CENnTa. PROF. JOSEPH HENRY AND THESIG- | NAIL SERVICE. BY E. 8S. PORTER, D. D. From the Christian Intellig‘nver, A statue in memory of Prof. Joseph Henry has just been unveiled. What the statue itself may be as a work of art we do not know. But the world knows that any material representation, bz it marble or brass, local and measurable of a man whose fame is celebrated wherever the tick of a telegraph is. heard, or the voice of a tele- phone resounds, must needs be very inade- quate.- And yet hig fellow countrymen surely do honor to themselves’ when they 4 erect monuments to perpetuate the tame of great writers, philosophers and _ teachers. The streets.of Edinburgh are illustrated and illuminated -by the marble forms and figures of Scott and’ Wilson and Playfair, and the missionary, Livingston, and others who trinmphed in the tields of literature, science, art and philanthropy. ‘These all seem to say in chorus to all who behold ' them: ‘Peace hath her victories no legs. renowned than war.’ In St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, the sermons preached and the hymns sung are in honor of the Prince of Peace; but the walls of the vast structure aud its alcoves are used in the main to show forth the military: genius ot Great Britain. - Warriors look down upon the visitor as if to receiv thelr Mabiccscooaskeas preat achieve and and sea... [thas 3 =" a nm ever thus D WHIT Ovttiire forever. Men of- thought will be honored, no less than men of action, and the benefac- tors of mankind will have their laurel wreaths no less than they who have writ their deeds in blood. It isa good augury for any people, to show their disposition to extol the services of the pioneers of human progress in all that constitutes christian civilization. Prof. Henry was placed at the head of the Smithsonian Institute when first opened in Washington, D. C. At that time he enjoyed a distinction among the savans of. the ol world far greater than had been accorded to him here, where sc‘entific experiments had not yet. covered so large a field as they do now. It may perhaps be donbted whether American readers or students, as a_ class, know or appreciate the vilue of Prof. Hen- ry’s scientific discoveries. While principal of the Albany academy, he constructed the famous horse-shoe magnets, without which Prof. Morse could not have operated an elec- trical telegraph. While connected as Chief, with the Natural Science Department at Princeton college, Prof. Henry oxtended his researches in magnetism and electricity, and by his papers published in this and other countries, contributed to bring on the new age, wherein all parts of the world are made adjacent and contiguous by the nerve- wires that transmit the magnetic messages upon them. a abe, 1858, I was sent to Washington on a special service for the American Bible Society. Having been a pupil of Prof. Hen- ry at Princeton, 1 was glad to call upon him at the Smithsonian. He invited me to luncheon, after which he took me into a large lecture room, on one side ot which hung an immense map of the United States. It was covered with bits of slight paper, of many colors, each color having a language of its own. “Here,” said the ‘Professor, ‘we aretrying to ascertain and determine the meteorological system or systems of our country. Through the telegraph instru- met there in the corner we receive reports from all sections of the Unton respecting the course of the winds, the state of the thermometer and barometer, and the gath- ering and progress of storms; in short of everything that will help us ascertain with anything lke certainty, the changes of the weather which may be soon expected. If we succeed in these experiments, they will prove to be of very great utility to agricul- ture and navigation. While the weather is commonly thought to be fickle, nevertheless, we are learning that its variations are pro- duced ty fixed laws, which lead back to the stuly of natural causes not entirely beyond ph sical researeh.’’ ‘Pnen taking in his hand a long and slen- der index pointer, he stepped forward and directed my attention to the recording pa- pers, ot many hues, fastened by pins to the map, as the telegraph signalled the places for their almost constant transpositions, And thus, then and there, I beheld the be- ginning of fiat algus! service, which daily, all the year round, supplies the whole press of the United States with its weather news, which is born not of conjecture, but of sci- entific deductions from an immense mass of observations, extending over a continent. Prof. Henry then proceeded. to explain to me in brief the thermometricai and meteor- ological systems of different portions of our country and through differing sensons. He added that it would require long, patient and minute observation to rednee all the phenomena ot earth and sky toa meteoro- logical system. “One of the most active causes,’ said he, “in producing sudden or very violent changes is electricity, which seems to flow hi her and. thither like tides, but without the regularity of tides. Howev- er, if we Cannot comprehend causes, we can study their phenomena, and infer probable results as likely to occur, with very consider- able regularity.” Yhr Professor then gave some reasons for doubting whether western Kansas would have a sufficient rain-fall in the summer to muke it a snfe region for agricultural invest- ments. “During the early spring, said he, “the supply of muisture from the Pacitic may be enough to pass over the peepee 3 h the g r° pceaes: the moisture will’be winnowed out of the mountain ranges, and then western Kansas must suffer more or less.’’ Whit to Prof. Henry was acientific foresight “has proved, on several occasions, to be verified history. But my purpose in this sketch is simply to show that while Prof. Henry laid the foundations of the telegraphic system of the world, to him also is largely due the honor of having laid the foundations of our pres- ent signal service, as established at Wash- ington. Prof. Henry, as all who know him will bear. witness, was a modest, retiring scholar. He loved: genuine science, and he loved and honored God. For him the in- spired scriptures were full of life for the soul, and of medicine for the heart. In short he was a thoroughly true wan—a nat- ural. philosopher, who valued facts above theories, and a sincere believer in him who is the life and the light of men. Let his statue be altogether eloquent of real great- ness. THE GLOBE IRON WORK’S SPOOTI. WINDLASS. The cut we present this week represents one of the most complete and probably the cheapest spool windlasses, combining the on strength of the ordinary dog windlass, with a facility for taking and letting go an- chors, equalling the most expensive and complicated machines, It is worked by brakes the same as the common windlass. Recently we visited the steamer D. Leuty, owned by Rust, King and Clint, and our at- tention was attracted by the windlass which the above cut represents and which all vessel owners will understand, A steam reat inter-continental plains: sedes- enmmer 8 cylinder, had been ingeniously applied to this windlass, and so arranged that a child could take the largest anchor with euse and with as much dispatch as the most ex- pensive and coniplicated steam windlass. The steam application takes up no room that could otherwise be utilized, as it is fastened immediatly upon the pawl post, and adds but a few pounds weight to the or- dinary gear. ‘Che brakes are preserved so that the windlass is still perfect as a hand power. ‘The cost of the sterm attachment is but llttle, and the whole gear can be obtained for less than: the ordinary capstan. Windlasses are manufactured in great quan- tities by the Globe Iran Works, of this city, the proprietors of which are tireless in their efforts to fit lake craft with new and prac- tical machinery, which will conduce to the convenience and ease of management of all vessels so necessary in this age of progress. LIFE SAVING MEDALS. The Washington correspondent of the Pnil- adelphia Record says: If you jump into the Delaware and at the imminent risk of your own life save the lifeof another, the Secre- tary will give youa medal. If your risk was “extra hazdardous,” or your services particularly distinguished, you, will geta gold medal; if your risk was of a lower degree it will be of silver. When the Life Saving Service was reorganized under its present efficient chief, Sumner J. Kimball, Congress tablished these rewards, ‘They were-called @ first-class and .the second-dlass medals then, and were given only for actua! saving of life at the actual risk of life. People who had saved life at the risk.of life objected to receiving a second-class medal for what they deemed first-class service. One spirited young lady returned the silver second-class medal-sent her. She wanted the best or none, ard it now reposes on its velvet bed in Mr. Kimball’s office safe. . It was feund, too, that men often save life ata risk of property or of limb not tantamount to a risk of life, but deserving Of some recognition. It was thought, for example, that the master ot a Jaden vessel who delayed bis voyage to save a wrecked crew at great personal ex- pense ahd. inconvenience deserved a medal equally with the man whosimply moistened his clothes in the surf. So Congress, to meet these suggestions, changed the names of the medals “to gold) medal” and “silver medal,” and made the provisions of award so comprehensive as to take in all life-savers at risk. ‘The terms of award are, however, not loose. This is evident from the fact that while many applications are received (through “my Congressman,” of course,) few medals are issued ina year; semetimes as few fovr or five, and never more than a‘score. The applications, which must be supported by affidavits, go to a committee composed of tthe Chief of the Life Saving Service, the | Chiet of the Navigation Division of the Treasury Department, and the Chief of the | Steam Vessels Inspecting Service. ‘These | gentlemen have to be convinced by evidence | that would satisfy acourt of law. Trey, {eannot be bulldozed by “your member.” ! Once convinced, however, they recommend you to the Secretary of the Treasury, and he sends you your little medal with a handsome ‘These | little letter, ‘I'he medals are very handsome |in themselves. A new series, somewhat | different from the old, is now being prepared | in the Philadelphia mint. ‘These I have not } seen, but the old ones were well enough, | The gold one had a life boat in the act of rescuing a drowning ‘man on the obverse and an angel or two on the reverse, with the necesaary inscriptions. It is not strange, perhaps, that a man or woman should deserve a medal of this sort several times in the course of a useful life. Asa matter of fact, these medals have been earned again and again by the same person. ‘They never yxet more than one medal of each class, though ; but for each subsequent achievement deserv- ing of a medal they are given a bar of gold or silver, as the case ‘may be, to be placed on the ribbon of decoration as the clasps. are on the Ehropean war medals. THE YOUNG MAN WHO SHOWED OFF. From the Detroit Free Press. The other day a young man about 20 years of age, uccompanied by a girl two or three years younger, reached the city by a Bay City train, and after looking around for atew heurs returned to the depot and bought some sandwiches for lunch. The fellow was heard bragging 2 good ‘deal as to what he had done and could do and cities he had visited, ard by-and-by he, walked up to the depot policeman and handed him four five-cent-cigars.2nd subihswo 60k He. “Thats my girl in there.” an : “Yes.” . “She just thinks her eyes of me.’”” “So ??? “)ve never had a chance to show her how I’d die for her it necessary, and it seems to me we might put up alittle job right here.’” “How ?” “Well, suppose me and her walk out to see the river. Ll leave her for a moment Some chap comes along and begins to chin. her. Lrush back and knock him into the: middle of next week. She’d want to marry me within a week. Girls of her age just dote on heroes, you know ?”” “Yes, they do.” | ©Well, you help me. You pick out some { chap around here and tell him what Um up to and I won’t mind standing treat for all hands. When I rush ir on him he’d better run.” , Five minutes later the girl stood on the wharf alone. A fellow big enough to pitch a barrel of: flour overa freight car ap- prouched in a careless way and observed : “Fine day, miss?” “Yea, sir.”” “Nice view of the Canada shore ?”” “Yer, indeed.” | “May L offer | loz——?” . Just then the young man came rushing down. When he came within ten feet, of the- pair he cried ont: \ “Villain! take your leave or I’ll toss yo into the river!” | “Oh, I guess not,” carelessly replied the ‘ other. “Base sconndrel Iam here to rescue this | young girl from your clutches !”” “Don’t bust any buttons off, my young you some peppermint Seub!” The young man made a dash, He had to or wilt. He rushed at the big chap with his arm uprased and heroism in his eye, and | the next minute he was picked up and tossed over among a lot of green hides as carefully as if he had been glass. Then the big man raised his eap to the girl, smiled sweetly as he bowed and scraped his foot, and he was. out of sight before the young man recovered sufficiently to call out: “Minnie, did [ kill Jiim?”’ “No, Henry.’’ «Thank Heaven that Lam not guilty of / murder! Lethim beware, however. Another | time L may not de able to restrain myselt !’” ———_ A Lakeland (Minn.) sawmill works twen- ty-four hours in the day, six days in the week, and 200,000 feet of lumber, 70,000 laths, and 80,000 shingles, the latter In eleven hours. . a Produce exports for the week, $5,781,000.