Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-21


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LAND AND SEA-lu Nature, Mr.. Alfred r.
Wallace has an article on Modern App!lca-
tious of the Doctrine of Natural Selections. !"
In the course of it he thus writes ct the ocean
and the land:
The great depths Of the oceans extend over
vide areas, whereas the great heights OF the
land are only narrow ridges and peaks; hence
it has been calculated that the mean height OF
The land is ouly | 900 feet. while the mean
depth of the sea is about $1,000 feet. But the
sea is two and ahalf time, as extensive as the
land. 50 that the bulk or mass of the laud above
the sea level will be only about one-thlrty-
seventh of the mass of the oceao Now, does
not this small proportion Of bulk of land to
water render it highly probable that the forces
of elevation and depression should sometimes
call,e the total or almost total submerSlon OF
the land? OF such an epoch no geological re-
rord could be left, because there could be no
strata formed except from the debris of coral
Islands, and such period of destruction Of the
greater part of terrestrlai lite may have repeat
cdly occurred between the period when the
several urinary or secondary formations were
depo>ited. At all events, with such proper
ion of land and sea surface as now exists, with
surh = small bulk If land above the enormous
hu,k Of water, aud with 10 known cause why
drv land rather than the sea bottom should be
constantly elevated, We must admit 1t 70 oe al
most certain that great fluctuations OF the area
of the land must occhr, and that, while those
fluctuations could not very 'n>Iicraply Increase
the area of the ani, they might immensely
diminish it, There is here, therefore, cause
i, ia, II
occur much sooner than any cosullca catas-
:rophe.
4 POWERFUL TEMPERANCE 'e,!ure has beeu
delivered FROM the ,catfo!d The wife murder
er who was executed in Chicago on Friday last
made speech just before he was swung of,
in the course of which he said
Twas drinking wlikcy brought me to
this Only for it wouldn't be in this place
now Do We see this rope, all of ye around me
here. The duom@d man caught the moose III
his hand and held it up. We do well when
ye drink that bad whiskey TO think Of this rope
that is going to end my life. : \ Give
up drinking whiskcy, young men, and all ofye.
Give it up, or twill bring ye to hurt some day.
BE sober, ard be good to your wives aud kind
to everybody. Whi>key will make the best
man mad. had as good wife as any Of ye
has now, and if hadn't been dluuk I'd never
have taken her lie, nor would | be here my
SELF But Wh;> key, | say it again, whiskey
brought me to this Itwas the pOis-
onous drink hat was in me that did net let me
see what was doing. Oh, avoid liquor, let
me say to you once more.
john B. Cough never delivered a more et-
tectlve warning against intemperance than dld
this unfortunate man, speaking, as he dld,
from the brink OF the grave Wash. STIR.
STRIPED Pro" IN INDIANA.-A Columbus
letter to the indianapolis Sentinel mentions the
arrest there of a person who had been acting as
agent for MIR. Anderson, of Kentucky, III
scattering broadcast over the State circulars 10
timating that Tor two dollars he would impart
to the saloou-keepers of the State information
posed by the recent act of the Legislature
against selling liquor. The number of letters
received in reply led the Postofice authorities
to suspect fraud and hence the arrest which
however, was not sustained. The trick recon-
mendcd is as follows
!. You will keep DO liquor or Intoxicating
drinks for sale or give away, or as otherwise
specified in the Temperance bill, and will post
bills announcing this tact IN your house.
.. Erect sideboard in one part OF the room,
on which set liquors, ices, cigars, lemons, ect.
). Near the door erect cigar caSei be par
tcular to take no pay for anything but cigars
aud tobacco If parties help themselves to the
Sldeboard too often without patronzlng the
cigar case, it is opionary whether your permit
them to make q loahng place OF your house or
not.
t. Scctonl7 provides that you shall be
person keeping liquors for sale before you
can violate the law.
CULTURE OF CRANBERRIES. Where do all
'he craubetries come from, is a question often
@sAeu; and, on Investigation, We are fairly
aaslou'Shed to witness the remarkable amount OF
.Muslness " LOW transacted iu this small fruit. 10
'a'se having low lands, useless for any other
p;.'iippo>e' The cranberry, once planted, often
:'u '.'us 'ie pos>cSsor u greater profit than any
S'In''ar TI area OF other crops on the same farm.
me consumption Of this fruit is extending
rapidly into all parts of the world; is becoming
more and more household necessity New
Jersey raises the largest bulk of crauberries in
'nc country, employing about six thousand
acteS Tor the purpose, the value of the crop
.i ,I'STu on which last Year was 100000 The
"iole cranberry crop of the country is cstima
fu at about Sl,5O00u0. Massachusetts, raises
W.: W.: less than ten thousand barrels year.
"H3ln the past five years Wisconsin, has made
rapd progress Ia the culture CT the cranberry,
an9 the crop In that State last season is estiiDa-
's 'ta AZ S'oo, 600. The average price per barrel
VI inns frust ls ten dollars, Cape Cod cranbcr-
,':> Commanding the highest price. The fruit
ia>ed on the Cape Is the best of its kind in the
Sora 1t is exported largely to England, and
"'oS lis way to the Queens er-labc.
lHE VIENNA EXHlBlmoN.- 1t is now rca-
Nnah'y certain that the Uuited States will be
Trteultably rt represented at the Vienna exhibition
. ne Guard aud the Supply start from New York
ET''n iui cargoes. The manufactures Of New
'.osand will be amply represented. The enter-