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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31


ADULTERATIoN OF LIoUoRs.-The
New Orleans Crescent, adverting
to the poisonous adulterations OF II.
quor, -a-dSys, very senslbly
concludes
abstinence from so-callod H.
quors will soon become Il necessity
with those who desire to live and
enjoy bealth. The social cup is, IN
deed, POISONOUS cup IN thcso lat
ter days. With slrychnine in the
whIskey, and drugs and vitroil in
the brandy TO give 1t body" fla
vor," and "coloring," the man who
quaffs much of either m ist TO made
of oak, and coppor-fast, n ID. to
stand long"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31

A VERY clever young man recelv-
ed, on Christmas Eve, large peach.
blow potato as a memorial from the
hand of somo fair friend. Potatoes
are good thing. For instance ;
we read, the other day, Off thief
entering house in which was n
lone young lady, who, apprehend,
ing his design, and having, just at
that timo, n pot OF hot potatoes on
the stove, she commenced polhng
him until lts entire contents was
thrown, and that, too, in such quick
succession, that "thloffy" became to-
tally discomfittod and fed In dis
may-desorvedly burned, we sup
pOsO. ".See him eat I"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31

a NOVEL style Of introduction is
the following "Mr. -, this IS
a neD person !" OF course, brcvity
Is a splce, and frequently contains
wit, and it's possible that this style
may supercede the heretofore
lengthy preamble to an acquaInt-
ance but, VIC think, it's highly im-
probable, uader the reign of former
and cSquisltely iormal"high dickem-
forum
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31

McATEE, the individual who was
arrested, tried, and discharged for
stealing seventy five dollars from
Mr., Henderson, Of Bristol township,
paid WILLIE" ofA, Kahlcr 4 Sons
Herald, a compliment for his effort
in behalf Of the prisoner. McA, said ;
"Ah, Mr., Pyle, / know the reason
you wear them speckled shirts r.
"Why, Nc. p said tho little knight
ofthe pencil. ooh, because (; so you
can slip about O. nights phere nob0
dy can see you I" II MoA, was idi-
otic, this representation was ra-
tIonal.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31

A REMARKADLE INTENTIONAL
steam plow Of novel construction
has lately boon invented in Roch-
ester, which has awakened coasid-
cradle interest among farmers. The
machine is un ordinary double cyl
indcr steam engine and boiler,
mounted Gu two main wheels, five
feet IN diameter, of eight inches in
tread--two smaller ones being plac.
od in front for guidlng-and weigh.
ing altogether about two tons. The
distinguished feature Of this ma
chine lies in tho mhin or driving
wheels. The rim OF each wheel IL
perforated 10 twulve equi.distRnl
places, and through the arertures
twelve spoon-shapod 'anehors, i"
each seven inches loGg by five inch.
os wide, are mado to operate in this
way AS tho wheels rovolve, the
anchors are made 20 protrndo from
them and enter the earth to any de,
sired dopth, withdrawing as they
pass NADER tho eentors of the
VIII sells, and thus obviating all back
strains and its consequent waste OF
power. Tho hold taken on the
ground by the anchors is so great
as to withstand almost any STRAIN,
and in case they meet with an ob
struction through which they can
not penetrate, the springs which
hold the cams and levers in posi-
tion rceoilo to allow them to pass
back into the wheels untll the cause
of resistance had bcen passed.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31
9uIititaI,
GEORGIA.

The bill declaring that the State
of Georgia has to be reconstructed
over again was passed hurriedly
through both Houses Of Congress
and beer signed by the President,
and Governor Bullock he's COM
mcnceJ active operations IN this
farce Of "reconstructiOn."
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31

TALK about your "buslncss>dis-
couraging" days-two days OF this
week here-Nnd we presume it was
the all over the country-hung
like n pail over MeConnelsvllle, ev>
en- gloomier and darker than the
Ebony" of the Fifteenth Amend.
ment, which now oversbadUws the
United States.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31

AN old pnying "a green Christ
mas makes fat graveyard" We
don't pretend to interpret the a.
bove, but will bo content 20 loave
that to those who can, that they may
tell their nvighbors. 1t bids fair,
however. 10 be "green" on both of
the holidays, that is, ifit tdon'tsnow /;
and We rather II would than rain |
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31


The readiness Of tho Hebrew rNco
IN finding speciOus answers to the
very many eomplaiDts of
those who dOal with them, WAS
never botter exemplified than in an
instance which lately came to our
knowIdge. An eating house keeper
Of that persuasion sells soup at five
cents a BASIN. a customer, having
consumed his basinful, complained
that he had not had his moneys
worth-the soup was bad, and he
had found piece Of Of worsted
stocking in IT. Isaac retorted,
Dye think We can pu. bits Of silk
stocking in soap for Ave cents a
BASIN p
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31

YOUNG BIdAMY. BRIGHAM .YoUEo
is or has been lcc.uring in New
York State, having for his subject
Abuse of the Press" The moro
that Brigham juniors system Of
pressing women into thoir adulter-
Gus marrying and religion, is abus-
cd tho better for the whole world.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31

"ONcE on time" u drolI individ.
ual, upon failing to attract the at-
tent,on Of another person, and be.
coming somewhat exaspcrated in
consequence, passlonately exclaim'
ed by Georgetown ! you can't
hear Jersey lightning I"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31

A SOLDIER having, by order of a
cOurt-martial, been sentenced 10 re-
oeivo corporal punishment, one OF
the drummers ordered to infict it
absolutely refused, saying it was not
his duty.
Not your duty" repeated the
adptant "what do you mean ?"
~ know very weil," replied the
drummer, "that it is not my duty,
| wAs present at the court-martial
as we'll as you, aud / heard the Col
onel say ho was TO receive corporal
punishment, ! am not IA corporal ;
| am only n drummer"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31

LORD Derby cherished the tradi-
tional devotion of his party for
good old port. Once vino mer>
chant sent him some Amonhllado
to try, with tho recommendation
that if no drank nothing elso he
would never DO troubled with thu
gout, ~ have tasted your chcrry,"
wrote Lord Derby, in reply, "and
prefer the gout."
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31

PATRICK saw bull paving in q
field and thought what fun il would
be to jump over, catch him by tho
horns and rub his nose IN the dirt.
Tho idea was so funny that ho lay
down and laughed to think OF II.
Tho more he thought Of it Il 6 fun-
nicr it seemed, and he determined
to do 1t. Bull quickly tossed
hm back over the fence again.
Somewhat bruised, Patrick leisure
Iy picked himself up with tho cop-
solatory reflection:
Well, it's mighty ioinO thing !
bad ny IAugh at first.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31

"CHUT," (who don't know "Chut'D
upon being imp"rtunod to holp the
coal-box TO some coal, very coolly
replied "I'd as ledre eat pig iron r.
and. with his usual pleasant grin,
lum bcred out with a coul seattle on
rnch nrm.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31


A CURIous compound of the hu-
man species made an exhibition OF
itself, on our streets, on The day that
it is supposed Christ was born-a
holy day. We saw no bills for this
"Exposition," therefore, can't say as
to strict carrying out of the letter OF
the poster, if any, There appeared
to bo some dispute between its head
and legs the former wanted to 90
up, and the latter down street i
How they made it, we cant say ;
but they say that legs predomina-
ted, against the vociferous remou'
strances of head, and was after
wards seen IN the whirl of eternal
gaiLy," hummlng, 30, think of my
head in the morning |"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31

Coon OLD MorHgR.--That old.
fashioned mother one in nil tho
world, tho law Of whose life WAS
the divinity Of ouT infancy, aud the
sacred presence IN the shrine Of our
first earthly idolntrv one whose
heart 10 far below the frosts that
gathered so thlckly on her brow
one to whom we never grow old
but in tho plumed troop, or IN tho
grave council, are children s.ill
one who Welcomed us going, and
never forgot us-ncver. Andwhcn
IN some closet, sOmo drawer, some
corner, she finds IL garment or toy
that onco wns ours, how does sho
weep as she THINKS wo may be sui
furing or sad Docs tho battle of
life drive the wandercr to tho home.
stcad ? Her hand is upon his shout.
dors. her dim and fading eyes are
klndleJ with something Of "tbo
light of other days as she gazos
steadily upon his worn and trou.
bled face. "Bo Of stout heart, my
son no harm can resuh you here"
But sometimes that arm char is sot
back against tho wall, the chair is
vacant, or anoth er's, and they seek
tho dear old occupant in the grave
yard = Ex.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31

THANK heaven that there is but
one man in Congress who has been
moan enough to abuse the memory
of the dead George Peabody, and
that is SchOnck, SO says tho Bos-
ton Post,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31
$500 A YEAR

IMPORTANT EvENT - An event
Will occur IN 1872 which will bc or
nearly as much Importance, az we'll
as interest, 10 astronomers, rs the
great eclipse Of Aug. 7th. We shall
thon soc the Transit Of she planet
Venus across tho sun's dies. The
event occurs periodically. but at al
ternating intervals of remarkable
irrcgularity, the periods being sl.2
aud 1862 l 2 years. After 1872, the
transit will be again visible IN 1880,
2002, 20ll aad 2023. ana 80 on, be-
yond tho koE of the youngest i'll
habitant now on earth. This ,raD-
sit wi; be observed with peculiar
interest. as i's condition will aid in
the calculation Of several questions,
and nmong others that of tho exact
dislun, nf f-our earth from the sun.
The last transit was seon in 1850.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31

A SOUTHERN paper tells Of me-
gro who insisted that his race was
mentioned in tho Bible. He said
he heard tho prVacher read about
how "NiggoY Demus wanted to DO
born again"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31

nay Gov Geary, of Pennsylvania,
has withdrawn his order for the ox-
ocution Of DR., ScheOppe, for the sup-
posed murder Of ond OF his patients
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-31

THE largest and only fertile crop
raisod IN Alaska ID said to bo--tom b.
stones
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-22

RAILROAD ENEEGY.-Thc Wilmington On. C.) com.
erciat notices the fact tne recent accident
on The Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad, Wnen a locomotive and two cars ran of
the track on Bush river bridge, men were immedi-
atey set 10 work 10 clear the track TO prevent any
avodaole interruption OF tho travel and ~ was
done, though IL WAS found necessary to throw the
expensive locomotive add two cars overheard into
tue river, and the regular midnight through train
from washington crossed the bridge In time. The
officers or this company have got The nerve,, to do
whatever IL necessary TO ensure regularity in run
Ming, witholn stopping 20 calculate the cost The
locomotive thIown overheard is the No. 81, a fine
large engine, gNd measures will Immediately be
taken to raise tsr and put her In running order
again
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-22

OrrRAGEs IN CALIPoRNIA.-We arc going through
an entirely new set or horrors Railroad collisions
nave been succeeded by curious and mysterious
deaths aud wholesale murders. The San Joaanln
tragedy IL the most extraordinary that has ever
occurred IN state laying claim to any KIND OF civ
zaton-nve men marched out and were shot 10
pieces without any trace OF tho murderers. There
Is only one IDEA which the terrible circumstance
suggests-tnat the deed could only have been COM
United by strong party. The victims must have
been carried oil by force 10 the ravne, where their
bodies were subsequently discovered. What other
horrors are still IN store Tor US Is beyond human ken
but we presume that IN accordance with the usual
law governing such matters, the full round win
have TO be experimentation Francisco Aata eau
Jo77tidn, DEC. 10.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-22

O few hours before, found II had been removed.
questioned ut drst in vain. It had been rowed fur
Their up, was TOLD after perseverng search, aud
the lady had been seen to proceed from 1t IN white
dress but q few moments ago. Much relieved AMI
meaning no evil, fastened to the ball. OF which
further details VII follow by neXt mall.
, 1869-05-31

Attn late meeting of the Royal Geographical
Society," in London, . letter was read from II.
Lamont. the French Arctic explorer, written on
the day Of his departure Oh voyage to the nofth-
EN- regions, in spite Of the testimony Of several
previous explorers, who claim to have seen an
open polar Sea, N. Lamont processes bis disbelief
In the existence OF such body Of water, II. Ia
mont goes TO the north in steam yacht which he
has lifted out ut his Own expense Ills proposed
route is far to the east OF Spltzbergen and aToun
the eastern end OF the Ice TO Gsaes Land, and
along the western coast OF this land 1t Is his
purpose to force passage through the pack-ice
Two hundred miles farther than ans previous ex-
plores has penetrated. anil to reach, II possible,
the lofty barrier Of perpetual ice which, he 1nain-
talus, surrounds the polar area -..
In New York city, on Wednesday last, the Meth
odist churches chose Trustees OF the camp~neet-
ing to be held Ut Sing Sing next August Women
were allowed to vote though hut few aSalletl
themselves Of the privilege a Lady member OF
the Allen Street Church observed her husband
coming TO vote, and at oucc rushed ovcE TO HIN
and took the 1lcEet out OF hts hand. Having cx-
amincd 1t carefully, she gave II back to him and
exclaimed, "}ou may vote that. dear; that's all
right This Incident created constderable mer1i-
mcn1 Brother barker remarked, "Thas's whit
were coming to- ..
On NaE 81, when the steamboat from New York
or New Haven VAS on Its upward trip, aud about
! two hours out Of New York. man suffering from
! dclulum lremens, jumped from the upper deck o.
| the boat into the Sound. The paddle wheels Wcrs
at once stopped, q boat lowered and every mean:
used TO rcscnc the would.be Suicide An oar was
! pushed out to him lut lie stubboruiS 1elnSed tc
| take hold Of 1t, The ltoat was then laid along
side, and the men In the boat attempted 10 com
| rel him to be Eaved. Tut he had maIe up hi
rnird 10 lie drowned. At length with the 'rnttet
exeEt.ons Of the boats crew, and tie loss by ON
OF them Of npgcs thittcn Oh By The Toud-be su
cIde}, they succeeded in dragging tho man int
the boat. After once moro reaching the steam
boat he turiousy strovc to agatn leap from tn
deck, but WAS forcbly restrained, and after stup
fxlng him with liquor he Was put safelr away in
nr1Yatc cabin. securely bound hand and foot.
, 1869-05-31
THE HUNTERS POINT FIRE.


From tie .yste Io1k 7i7bstnt, Aay 81.
The great ure a1 tns nevos WORKS M IS continued tim 70
t,nued to blaze with uuahate1 fury, some $1,000
gallons Of oil being consumed. One Incident con-
nectcd with the burning Of the oil 10 these tanks
lower end of the dock. fronting the East River q
tank containing seyernl thousand gatlons OF ben
zinc ms cn,eloped IN fame al! nsSAs, 5es stFsnge
d1atels adjotned It. remained untouched.
At about O'Clock yesterday morntpg the hrtg
Adyancc, which had been burning al night. CAP
,nE oil INTO Scwto~n Greek. The aames spread
tapLly over the surface OF the water. and another
ai the engines Of tie tasten District back 10 the
scene OF the disaster. The tide vas lowing
strongly tnto the creek from the East River at The
rapidly W the creek and in the direction Of the
new nunter's Point br1aee The scene Al this
point vas terribly grand. The entire creek from
shore 70 shoEs: and nom the point Of T. iaaa1 .
one living, lar7d sheet OF nane hich would a. In
tervais shoot up to 40 Amazing height, the whole
s1ss5sa sss The s esass 'ss s nsa s. sas
Of excited spectators, all tlread1ns the calam-
ttons results OF this most extraordinary disaster.
vourine element The nrtmen we're IN despair
thCrr apparatus WAS all constructed to draw from
hydrants and there being no mugs In the vicinity,
which had now been rendered inaccessible. The
greatest danger unprecedented Vas that the Games,
which were rapidly srproaan4nS tae ncE hfldSs,
would be communicated to that structure. Ii
WHICH case il would ID all probability have been
totally destroyed. The mems 1nal1y cu1plo5el u
arrest the progress OF the natnes were only dis
covered oy q !ortuitous accident An tnatEitua
standing upon the bridge watching the nAnes
almost 1t his feet, picked up tasge stone a.. ~
hurled 1t quite thoughtlessly Into the stream In
stasly was noticed that the sea Of tfe vas broker
! by the snl7shnG Of water csnsed ~ ne 1aAlne az
l stone an,l ns the circle Of Wives gradually In
creased In size the Games needed untn s.ea
space Of two OF three yards ID aiancter had beer
maslc. The ilea thus suggested Vas rap!dl5 acts'
| upon; the crowds Of nIs:anuc-Is - sasaed 70 ~ ~
With bricks, which thes commenced nnriaps ~, y
the stream Lines were speedily formed tos tn'
rapidly passing the missiles from tae nttck-5as
to those on the docks; the men worked Win
will and IN an tCcred:hly short time upMatl
two thousand bricks had been hurled lato u
stream, The violent agitation OF the wafer fnQ
causeti had the ctiect Of checking the progress
the ranes, and with the yer5 material az r.!
de1ed By the tugboa. Fuller, fhe cooaaSfauo
WAS soon entirely stayed.
An Investigation Into the origin OF the nrc
teins nc1iyely prosecuted By Fire M2tana heas
OF the Metropolitan Department, which, trom Il
testimony already ded1ccd. promises some star
| EnE disclosures
, 1869-05-31
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE,

they injured the crop last season, they crawl out
az tne ground, full grown anil ready to commence
deuretlattons. Many farmers plant hut 6parlnRly
fns season on account Of this pestlfeEons insect,
AMI come. understand, VII not plant ut nll.
rThis bug does not cnuone ttseH to potatoes I
have seen large patches Of tomatoes completely
ruined By them, anl In my own garden thfy de-
youred Ill the green leaves on bed Of red pep
The Indianapolis Journal Of May ., says:
From q careful examination OF cur Ssate e1-
changes, We nud the growing crupg everywhere
throughout the State reported as mos, nouFtsh1ng.
The wheat never looked better, Is remark heard
on every hand, and, II no misfortune orcrtakc the
growing crops, we shall hare much larger {tela
ihan has eYer been harvested In Ind!nna. The
corn crop y late, in fact planting Is not Jet CON.
pleted, bnt when entirely through the amount
nlantcd will be large, and, With our present ~aIu
weather, 1t Will rapidly develop, and We maJ
reasonably expect large yield Of this Ereai
staple. Fruit Of all kinds Will be Abundant Ap
pies and peaches promise mere than m arclagt
Weld and ali kinds Of small fruit will be plenty.
A Macon County fMo.> paper saya: "Tht fna
crops OF re and wheat are, upon An average abou
halt destroyed by the severity Of the winter; earl
soWed looks nell, while late sowed nIll be an en-
| tj1c failure." "
! The Mound CITY tKan> Sentinel says: 9TH
| wheat IN this county ts 1eEy promising. We has
| heard farmers predict that the wheat wlll be hsl
vested the last OF this month, and th1t they eIpe<
q bountlful crop. A great quantity has bee
\ soWn.'
, 1869-05-31
MILL-EXPLOSION AT La p01NTE,
WIS.
Three mcn Killed nnd Five Badly
Nounilcd-~Ji1l md Machinery u
Total yErccks

Three TIcn Killed ana eve b"ois
N'oundcd-~J1i1l md Machinery u
Totu1 Wreck.
Fypr, tie Duluth {L. 81 1lfnntsosiEn, A1y =
The following letter from Captain W. II. Mower,
nt EnsiItld communfca,es the PARTICULARS OF 4
most Grea,liu1 steuu1-In.lI explosion and loss Of
1,fe nj II Pointe. opnosti@ hat ptacu:
-''N - ~u,vrrv,n VI, w,v a. ,sss
.u, Enron. PIKE L e. a sf.sn, sIfncIe Ei II It.
r1rioerI lis boitr2 "a MnndAy 1ste1noJn. III,
1!eh. Il eeicek D. NJ, The mill is co,apIetc wreck
The better tn seventy feet out upon tho pier and
turned lnt,om siac mp. 80. r.1
Mr. Henri smith neseasn! % asoH. tts.s> S.r.xnrr
EeiE On nasinete. nno tf MI S:,h n:c;sn Wa
@ ".t t;t 80. Il oSsr N fsct .aI lid ,Et3 tSu
~. hnM Nss'--s W WA w. ' '
rfYr otcrn sycre wounded and eealaed all Of whom
" III rrchstlE recover: cIcc7t Joseph psnmi1 si.on
Su7trior}. who haa bsth lrEs Fnken md Wi4 et
tnlnlt 10 amputAtioa 1f one ot the'i' "oo 10
II r. n .t or.r thr furc.ce was rent con1
u1tciy srundtr and there appears to have heen aawa
tiou, the foreman Of the TILL t1ss saa ~ sn II
Esfer a1a n,t sevenS stt - r5ft1 pnands It
not, ha6 t 1nS Il EGli rs.s mi l,oW oH IL had Just
.teFd fha enrtne. mi wat soine 10 h nstsf place
sthtn he e1pcu took 3lsce: AMI lad bt Tr.cc1t T.
be must have been Killed. + would have been In tfs
track Of ,he boiler In Its sEht. IT, x-c-, .c.t.
"Tinbess, msehnesy kaTt s%nnSGr % nao a. n',l. os
tered u ~ niseetSns s1. i .iss,iI ~ MIR. nlsd,. ~.
bleed iT1. 'os :. yneT ~ IL. ~ Il MowE8-r
aFfsenIneS tho ahove. ID a conversation with vi.
! Seson Dnoui1lan.. no came up fEom the scene
, 1869-05-31


Chicago is no longer Western, but is an
Eastern city. It is only 200 miles to the
Atlantic coast, while it is 1850 miles to the
Pacific const- Dividing the Union into East,
Centre md West, each division is ahont
l., 100 miles wide. The Eastern Division
will embrnce all the States lying east of the
Mississippi River; the Central, MI the
States md Territories between the Alissis-
sippi and the Rocky Mountains ; and the
Western, all the States and Territories bo-
tween The Rocky Mountains and the Pacific
coast Somewhat the lnrgest OF
these three great divisions IS
the Central. And, astonishing as it may
appear to those who have not examined the
map carefully, the territory lying west oi
the Rocky Mountains contains rs many
square miles as the territory onst OF tht
Mississippi River, Notwithstanding This com
4 prises eleven Southern, all Of the so-callee
Eastern and "Ccntral7 States, and all o
the old sNo1thwest." The completion o
the Pacific Railway has changed the forme1
West into Enst and Central, and moved th
West 200 miles toward the setting sun
] The actual West consists OF CalltOfntn
Oregon, Washington, Nevada, An
zona, Utah, Montana, Wyoming
and the major portion of Colorado an
New Mexico. It IL hard to reasizo th
truth that Chicago IS IN Eastern city, an
| that Illinois is not even Central. but IS q
| Eastern State. Omaha. which has alway
been regarded as On the western verge {
The "Far West, !" is, in fact, $50 miles "a
of the centre Of the Union! We are NJ
surprised, therefore, that the citaza1's
that enterprising little place resent Il
;.nputation Of being in the Far West
| short, this is n tolerab1y long "kentry
from east to west, and, when tho Dotclnie
is t'nbsorhed" the distnnco will be equal
as grent from north to south