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rmnmurrm or ms'fdim' "humerus. Ma. EDIT on.‘ â€" Austin 000ml Jim. nuu Un. Accidentally picking.' up an old nmfiazinv to re- l " li‘eve the tedium of being confined in the h0use,I ‘ was quite mused at 3mm of the idea: promulgated iiy “the Right Rev. Fathvr fin "God; JohinLord Bishop of Chester.“ Thvw old saints were excellent mechanics. Friars BBCUH‘ and Bungey,tl1e J emit. Kirchor,‘he Abbe Michuvl and a host of others. Much valuable information can be acquired from Eubank's works relating to the mechanic“ skill of the ancients. But to return to Bishop John,_ who excelled equally in mwlmnical and theological sci-i ,enoe, and at one period (Ifnhis researches in the for- mer seemed almost in danger of rendering the lat- ter useless, viz., according to his Tract, “Discovery of a New World in the'Moon, and the Possibility of a Passage Thither."~â€"Loudon, 1638. .. I n ,k:..;:..:. C! I. my -u.~_-.. _. . > It is comical how he 11mg: away with all objections , [to s h a passage as afise'fmm the'extreme coldnw m‘ himiéss of the air, the natural weight of man, an he vast distance of the moon from us, the con- ' out necessity of rest and provisions duringvsoT . ajpurney, there being. ml)» observes, no inns "lo entertain passengergs ml the wayor_a11y castles‘iq V“ the air‘go stop at. He, pxnposeé three ways'of ae- If‘ complléhing' the object Firét. by the appliealion 8“ of wings to the body, aw llnlzl’ls are pictured :Seoond. Ff Ly nmms of Birdx, for 71‘ he quuimly says, “If therel 5‘ 'he Huvh a greatj'i‘ock in )ladamw'nr z 4 Marcus l’o- lug. the l'omflnn, mbmiuus. the feathers ‘in whose g ‘u'inga are twuli'u feet lung. whirl: um w-(mp’ up a a hurse und'his rivler, ohm: nlv-yhzmt.‘ aa nur nuts dma. \ mouse. why then it ix; lm' tv‘w'him: mm M :lmsé to ‘3 any a, man, and he may fide m the moon Eh Ilany-A ‘1 made tlitl. 'upon e an (angle. or ‘1'." nn'nhnu; of these V Ways willsg‘l'vu yam-I ‘lJ :YIVI’II’I‘ij mml u‘pnn {£1de 1 ‘ ’ umuinls. affirm it ‘poshhlw m. mfil-w 7: JLXPSf. Hum,» . m‘ in' ‘which a manmnu' «it; The wuslxudiou‘offl tlinl :1 chariot. he salt]. Wu nrzl a dlllivult nmttei‘. l ‘ ~Elisha-p \‘Vilk'ms WAS unmhvr ul’ lhme anoivnt me- "W rhanity, Now that m; gum in in lllert‘lfl. nhll if” 1101 10') tallioufi, will : mpll -‘ .1 ‘vv: nim‘e’u‘lws lo' ‘ show lhit. llu; Mtft-llrm' Jl‘ 53 Evr‘i‘l‘vix Al ur'ullArchi-A) twel‘hral sv’wnw‘l“ WK‘I‘I' ', l .w'h'l T‘j“ ‘.:.~‘1n‘lv~»l* andr‘ monkx'l,.l'tlx!“llt)111:ln('4' . li‘ l" -‘ until llr-m‘y‘ the Lighth, 0f Euglm' link}: l ~ ' lh-funnnlinn and inwupdtml lhv 1 ' mm 4 hnwll of Emhndfi Had Wilkin. been :1 « Ulttrjxilzzm .1: Wu“ n< :\ com. fanpurary nl' (lullileu.‘,.n .v 14'. ‘liuhb woulxl have been‘ mnfinwl m a (lunui-nn. .m". Vhr wings ofhil'l uenius clippm'l with Rnnnn «hmw . lmlv-ml he was‘ the greatest ximwr of tlm l n. Halllléo merely laught the absurd (lw frinv ‘1‘ Eh» “sun «Sanding .till" in flat I‘ontrafli/"nm ovah-m magnum in the llfllle, lhv' sun ”rism‘. \1;;"?v\ "t m»? ("wry mwmihg M an luv-m u "and: W. pad Wu t- W a)... um; um}, only d‘hod, BM 1 III l‘nlh 11-th Ouu mon 11 paid) out truth we pl Id“ *5. Mg 9cm ;“ 'nu rho: MM b In! mum, I» an! “Mala. She named IWâ€"Iy Love) my ‘ in [In t 9‘. duvet; (OHM who. know how h 11:; hool- blow: up an. dyer) " A no": (I dd) L Ian: I: sun 0! low wan-dawufcol ' U lurid I luv. nwnv red Khan wimâ€" m not upon In! brew). umA-A mm. the [“0 ll». Bubw-u «mug.- in! Pro- “I‘Mnk pool-(old ; I won k, though my unis o! "be“ Wu wulhln; dullâ€"[rum wld She won. And yet. nu 'Ile hu- ht OI! I’D-IN lapel; But M‘I nu! AM the want u! 1:- 11” B0” 'II truly yap-2'? Fur the bow krrn u pL‘lu «hf Th. my Queen!â€" _!lighluu.l Park Newt and “goes down'? in the West ".7 light, uud the earth is established and “wand be moved.“ Whemâ€" us the heretiwl blnhup endeavored to open a. way by which men could visit other world if :hey plea.» Ked withuut sayings "by your luave." to the SUW of fill. l’cwr! ind “goes down'? in the west urn-y night, end the gold. “ his chops would go merrily." It would net. firth is established and “cannot be moved.“ Whereâ€" have done to entrust laymen with the manufacture is the heretical binhup endeavored to open a. way or working of such nuxillu'iesto religion. They oy which men could visit other world if they plea.» had images with secret tuba, priest would whin- ed without saving- "by your leave." to the sumw per words of terror to the peniwnt. The medicine of St. Peter! men of the Plains. Indian; an up will these tricks. The longing after heaven has met many minds" Another dcvice adopted by Eocli-a‘iastiod for subdu- wurkinu an" to thv means of visiting other worlds. l ing the turbulent pus-lions of their ignorant people 'l'hc carlici-t English aeronaut was Ellll(,'r, admonk 3nd exciting in them feelings of Wt [91' the of the llth century. He atlixed wings to his hand» . Church, Win by making images of the virgin and of and fwd. and took hiv flight from a lofty towrr, our Savior to weep and sowed” to sweat blood. lie allflniued hiiuwlf for the Space of a mile, but l The fathers of the Montehaccino nude the wooden crucifix sweat thnt was fastened to the well of their hi5 can-er, (lilw that of Dante in thcdfith century), . church; through which they had a passage for the turniinnt'ed unfnrmnutely, The machinery becom- U) the body of the crucifix wherein ing dieurrangcd he fell and broke both his legs. water town in l)antu,at'tcr several successful experimentsJell on they hnd drilled little hall” or DOM “0 Mll- ‘the roof of a church and broke his thigh. posed through in little drop; This is an old trick ‘ Ax- we said beforusonie of the cleverest workmen ‘ 0f the past!) priesthood. “ F0!“ ‘83-“de“! from amt M the highest grades too. sculptured shone." ry monh. ' of 10th ten foundm. sAbingdU o n w im 11f: m, m- Th-L' 5.: u‘rtlll'n‘. Lgmdon siunwi ' Englzm signed ', [490, ion nose great :1 :1 5mm} ma v 1.” WW 1: to 11g ’11; 'my- hes-e» k: W P‘ 1' 1 01h 4m ll Ax- we said before. some of the cleverest workmen ‘ 01' were ulesiaa‘tien‘, and of the highest grades too. so! Some of the mmt important improveni’ehti ‘in i Wdtl‘ilt‘>. clot-km and instruments of music are ‘ at theirar‘witnees Urrbert, Dunstan, Albertina, 1nd 0! many others. The first was a Frenchman whose ‘rcsearl-hes led him at that early period to experi- 0! men! in steam. and apply it to produce music. 1 He was Archbishop of Rheim and Ravenna, and in d 999 A. 1). took his seat in St. l’eters' chair, and was 11 announced to the world as Pope Sylvester ll. 04 Many/qt the mint eloquent and celebrated of the b ancient Bishopi new $120 water. in metals. la: - t I the middle «yes: it was not derogatory for ecclesias- n tics to work at a trade. Those that did not were r accounted unworthy members of the church. hence ; monks were cooks. carpenters, bakers, farmers, gold- f smith‘; copyiste, etc. All had some occupation. In that famousi'fi‘nonasterie" of Bangor, in the 5th century. there were~2.100, all living by the work of their hands. In the 7th century St. Benedict said “such as, lived by their own labor were truly y monks." Dunstan. Archbishop of Canterbury, in the ,f 10th century, was _.~killed as a jeweler and brass founder. .' The two large bells in,the_ church at Ahingdon were cast by him. He is said to be the [S g inventor/ of the Alolian harp. “ St. Dumun'a‘lnrv, fiat by the wall, [1' . Upon 5 pin did hung-o; [1- The harp luclf, with ty and all, > _ _ Untouchadby [laud dld'Mng-o.“ Thi- genius of 'some led them to cultivate arc-hi- terturv. In the llth century Mauritiue, Bishop of W Londonaand Gundnlphus, Bishop of Rochester; def on siunmi many of those beautiful edifices, that grace Eld. England now. The towers of London were d_e- n.“ signed by the fornwr. Len, Bishop of Tours, iii the 6th century, was a. th great artist espwdaily in wood-work. St. Eloy was w a saildlhr, tlicri a golilsmilh and at last Bishop of is \fngam; He built many shrines of gold and pmiâ€" h 01h \imllw‘. Martin Luther was acéus’tomed to “1211- t] in}; amikeill a. huhe in‘ his home. Many images 0 A it mprimts of ancient times, that s iwmx' 1:“lie 1’ 1 fig 1' uity. ‘ \Vi‘l'l:h ‘ l I} us imaszo'finmi'n us the f‘ Rood»: of Guam,“ 1 in I; mentioned hifl‘nglish historiané. ' Speed in ,‘ L 7 ibis liam-m._;ign 7m: _\‘.-s“‘it, wzw by divers de- 1 [Vick :nri'Ilo infirm" dawn and to lift up itself, to ishakfi and to \tir lmlh handzi and led, if) rdle its - of“ my! nmvuuin mouth, etc" It wiu destroyed in 4th” rr-ign of Henry tho eighlli, being broken tn J’ng 50,1ikt-wisn the inmgcs- of our Lady of YWVHI-itwhum :mIl quvivh. wt and lu-Sprinklml wilh l _iv\\'v~i<. with (liwn (blill'l'w‘ lmLh of England and l ‘ C Wain. were brought to Landon and burnt M Chel- .vfim lmi'urn‘ the Lord Cmmwvll. In the Life of Crom- r, “'le wc Ilismw-r hnwvthe £1161". of the image of the .3 Rwy-in hf ”raw was detected by him. Within the 3- lfllllKl' :1 man slow! who inanipulawd many wires‘ y i‘yith which hr made thv “yea full, the hvad nod, the g'lips mave.‘ to, awarding to the value of the gift 0‘13“ 111- unt‘he \hrinv. A small min woiild make the glimwe hang its lip and roll its eyes; for A gift of ‘s ima I; mention In the temple of the great Syrian goddessfit. Iner- apolis, were idols that could inuvefiwoat nnd deliver oracles. ‘ People even of our age m a“ aupenstiti- ous, and to a curtain exmnt, like to be priest-ridden, I notice some mechanical goose representing some dislriut in the city of Chicago has offered an amend- ment to the constitution to do away with our present common school system-allowing each religious sect to draw money to educate their children. NoChurch . and “fie; “o unifig of sects. So long as therenre many, so long this couMy will progress in happi- ness and. freedom. ' l’. Tux new past ofiice on the corner of Uentral and St. John’s Avenues, will be ready for oecupancy in a. few days. The office will be used as a; real estate and insurance ofiice also, and cxoept for the prompt delivery of mail matter, will not be a public resort or headquarters for general smoking and gossip of all the idle men and boys in the town as the present ‘ post otlice now is. It is expected that it will be made a suitable plate for ladies and gentlemen to post and‘receive-their letters without annoyance or disgust. Messrs._Cummings Durkee also expect to occupy the second store with a full and complete stock of drugs, medicines, paints, oils, etc. Mn. Gnsmux‘s, tine residence under the skillful han‘i’l of Mr. Middleton, is about finished, and Mr.‘ Cnshman and family expect to occupy it next week. Tm; lamps and lampâ€"posts have arrived. Have you seen my light? They are underâ€"we were about to sayt‘ under a busl1el;“â€"â€"but we meanundei' the charge of the commitme on streets and alleys, which as for as getting any light is concernedi is' about? as bad as being undvr a bushel. Let us, have them lighted a~: soon as pmsible for some of thae nights are awful dark and we are afrniii to be mit'la’ce for fear we may get our subscriptionlht stolen. Tm; elev'tiun for swhool trusti-m took place on Sat- urday and resulted in the election of Mwsrsa S. )I‘. Plntt and l’. Dooley, which was more of a. Highland l’ark‘result than we anticipated. There are all sorh‘ of wise shakes of tllti‘llfléd and knowing shrugs of shouldem lvy» thug-5 who think they know about the trouble which caused the resignation ('i' the retiring officers. Dark hints as to “irregulari- ties, cur." We are not of those who know, but w:- llIOpâ€"C all is well.» Mr. Doyle has: hold his office of treasurer for}; good many years and as far as WP know lisu always conflufied his attains in a lJUNln4Ԥ~. like and an hnnst manner and until we know to the icontrary, we §till believe he has done so. To In: pleased wich (mm-If is the sunk-t way Hf bfi'ending everylmdy chaâ€"Buluvr. h is in 511 cases. not tlw severity, but the corâ€" tainty of punishmont which mnstitutrs it»; [)me‘, S the great Syrian goddessfit. Hier- that could xnuvefiwoat nnd deliver the corner of Central and .ut way Hf