Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-07-08
Faliisg out of Cana. Bottom.


Faiiisg out of a Canal Bottom.
/ A singular phenomenou has occurred
near Broadway. on the seven mile level
! of the Morris and Essex Canal. a boat
was passing there on Monday morning,
4 when the driver heard an unusual run
. bling noise like that of mufiied thunder,
/ and looking ahead he saw in the canal,
( about hundred wards beyond, the VIZ
ter Seethine and boiling ike a wbirl-
| pool. Though stricken with fear, to
crossed in safety the dangerous eddy,
! but had not gone many yards when he
! was startled hy an unusual noise, and
turning, discovered that the bottom of
the canal had given WAY, and in a short
time his boat WAS on dry land. The
water in the canal for 4 G.stance OF =
mile and hall had in wonderfully
shoi; tine disappeared III = cavity, Of
which the dimensions Of the opening
were forty feet in diameter. No outlet
( has been ioaud Tor the water although
! all the creeks and streams have been
/ examined. Above the canal, In = wood,
three aporturos were made, averaging
in diameter twenty by twenty-five feet.
In these holes or cavities rocks aEd
trees were swallowed up. The tops of
the trees were visible t. the eye, while
the trunks were entirely buried in the
earth. Eissur,S were made on the sur
face below the canal, to the extent oi
hundreds Of wards. All ujyNor 10 fill
up the cavity have failed. one hundred
bundles OF corn stalks. together with
branches ol trees. were thrown IN, but
they disappeared instantly. Some think
that there is cave in the hill, and that
this immense volume otWat,r has been
deposited there 10y br,%ha2e in tLe
upper LAYER OF earth surmountlnS the
cave. Others are Of the opinion that
this being limestone region, spon'a-
ncous combustion of the lime has been
going ON for years, and a vacuum or cay
ity necessarily produced, into which
these waters haye been prscipiia'cd.
Which of these opinions Is the correct
one will be made manifest hy future de
yc!opmrnts Ia. loss 10 the Norris
and Essex Canal Company 10y this &c.
cid,n, /, calculated to b, about $1,000.
EcCrrtrtc DIVINE.
The Rev I,b. Twitchcl was themost
noted Methodist .,achur in Vermont
Tor sarywrd and laudaoe sayings. In
the pu'pit he maintaiGcda suitable gray
/ lily OF manner and expression, but ont
oItuc pulpit he oyyr.owcd with fun.
| Occasionally ne would, il emergency
seemed 10 require, introduce something
queer ina sermon Tor the sake of arouS-
INC the tagging attention Of his hear
crs. seeing that his audience was get
TING sleepy, he paused in his discourse,
/ and discussed as follows
Brethren, you haven't any idca Of tho
suilcrings OF our missionaries in the now
settlements on account of the mosqui-
toes. The mosquitoes in some of these
/ regions are enormous. 4 great many
of them would weigh pound, and they
viii get on logs and bark when the mis-
/ siouarirs are going along.
By thi, time all cars and eyes wcr"
open, and he proceeded TO hnish li5
/ discourse.
The ncAt day one Of his hearers call
cd him to account for telling lies in
the pulpit
There never was a mosquito that
weighed q pound, he said.
But didn't say one Of them would
weigh apcnd said great many,
and think q million Of them would"
"But You said thcy bukcd Mt tie
Missionaries.
40, no. brother said thcy would
get on logs and bark.
MhsKs.-lfwc could read each otl
or's hearts, we should be kinder TO each
other. five knew the woes, and bit
tornysscs, and physical annoyanccs Of
our ncighbors, we should make allow.
anccs for them which We DO not nov.
We 90 about masked, uIt,ring stcrco-
typed sentiments, hiding our hoart-pangs
and our headaches as carefully as We
can and yet we wonder that others do
not discover them by intuition. Woo
conceal our best feelings from Ihe light;
( we DO not 80 conceal our rcsoHtmcnts
/ and our dislike, Of which we are prone
I to b. proud Often twopcoplc sit close
together with u love YOU" in either
heart, and neither Of them know, il.
Each thinks. Il could be fond but
/ what Use is there Of wasting fordncss
on one who does not care for it I" and
/ 80 they part, and go their ways alone.
/ Life Is a masyu,radc, al which few un-
/ mask, even 10 their very dearest friends.
And though there is need Of much
masking. would 10 heaven we dared
+ show p.siUly our real iaccs, from birth
to death. FOR then some few, at least,
would truly love each other.
YorNG MEy, DoS'r Do Ir.-No,
yours men, don't do H. Don't marry
. dimplcs, nor ankles, nor mouth, nor
hair, nor nccks, nor teeth, nor chiEs,nor
.impers. These bits and scraps OF fcm-
ininit ere yGy poor things To- tie 10.
Mary the true thing-look after cor
gcuia!.ty, kindred sympathies, disposi-
lion, education, End il Ills be joined
wi;h social disposition or even Elthy lu-
ere, why don't lct them stand IN your
way tie; woman--Eot one of those
parior au.OmatCEs ;aat sits down just 20
and thumps on piano, and dotes on