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Beach.

Mr.. Beach's oratory is so totally un-
like that of Mr. Eyarts as to preclude
comparison, being of the impassioned,
emotional, stump-speaking sort. Mr..
Beach is grandiloquent almost in his
delivery, and is personally studiously
digni6ed. He is white haired, white
whiskered old man, with bald-eagIe
face, and big, round head. His fea-
lures are noe mobile, and he has no
power of mlmicry, consequently their
is never any touch of humor in his
speaking, although he deals effectively
in sarcasm. His voice is musical,
powerful, and under good control; and
his available vocabulary is sufficient to
supply him with appropriate and strong
English. He is more popular as a
speaker than Mr.. Evarts, but less mer-
itorieus from a literary standpoint
more forcefuI than Mr.. Porter, but less
entertaining.
Mr.. Beach has for five years been
the foremost criminal practitioner in
New York City. Scarcely a great
murder trial within that period has
lacked his services. In the Stokes case
he summed up for the District Attor-
ney, having been retained by Mrs.
Fisk. Until five years ago he was
only known in several Of the interior
counties of this State, living in Troy,
and amassing a fortune there by a very
large practice, Mr.. Porter, then in
practice in Albany, was his frequent
opponent. James Fisk, Jr., was the
cause of bringing Mr. Beach to New
York. Fisk heard him sum up. in a
suit at Albany against the Erie Rail-
way, and at once offered him the
company's business. Beach embraced
the rare opportunity of a professional
career in the metropolis With lucra-
tive practice from the start, closed up
his county business, and came. He
became prominent Immediately; de-
Tended Judge Barnard brilliantly, but
Intellectually, in the famous impeach-
ment trial; was in the Tweed case, and
has had all the work he could do He
went into the scandal case doubtless
for fame, we'll knowing he could get
no other kind of pay; and he has late
ly joined the Tammany Society, which
indicates political aspirations. His
daughter is the wife of a son of D.
Appleton, the publisher.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-06-16

Tux WORLDS PopULATIoN.-A
paper was read before the Manches-
ter Statistical Society short tin.e
ago, calling attention to the research
es of the German statistlcians. Behem
and Wagner, with respect to the pop
nlatlon OF the world. OF the mans
estimates OF the number of inhabitants h
OF our globe, none are accounted trust-
worthy. In 1885, Vorsius estimated
that there were 5000 900, ,OOe.
Behm and Wagner set down the nun
Der at the present time at 391 ,030,-
OOO. The subject Of Victoria are
rated at 300,00O,0o0. Russia has >.
population of S2,000,000 India sup
posed to be the most popalous country
on the globe, has probably 300, O,0Ou,-
600 Inhabitants. Chira is said To
have 400 900 600 Inhabitants, but tbs
estimate is undoubtedly grossly exas-
gerated. The population of South
America has been checked by internal
discord. In Paraguay there is said to
have been an actual loss cf 337 ,OOO.
An estimate based upon the growth ot
Great Britain and the United States
gives to the former country in the
year 1000 population of9l, ,OOO, 900.
and to the latter of $40, 900, 600.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-06-16
CONFIRMATION OF GENESIS

CONFIRMATION OF GENESIS "A
strange confirmation Of the Book of
Genesis comes from Borneo, on the
authority of Aiexander Mackenzie
Cameron, in the shape of two ira
ditions held by the Dyaks, people of
that island, and by them considered ab-
original. One is that long ago there
was a great deluge, when the ances-
tors Of the human family-the Chinese
Malays and Dyaks-dwelt together.
The three had to swim for their lives,
and all three came safe to land. The
Dyak lost all but his weapons, the
Chinese all but his books; so that the
Dyaks never were very literary nor the
Chinese very martial. The second
tradition is that very early in Dyak
history great ancestor of theirs de.
termined to construct ladder and
climb up to heaven. He succeeded in
getting pretty high, but at last, one
night, worm gnawed into the foot Of
the ladder and induced a premature
descent. These are not the most ex-
treme distortions Of the accounts of
the food and Of the Tower of Babel.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-06-16
A. GRITZNER.
AUGUST WIGGENHORN.

TEWELER, has recently opened jew
u elry Store IN Johnson's block. corner
Main and lst street, where be viii keep
constantly on hand a large stock of
Watches, Clocks. Jeweiry, Silver aud Pla-
ed Ware, sc. Particular attention paid
TO repairing Watches, Clocks, Jewelry
&C. and warranted to give satisfaction.
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Rtttes Of 1dcectiSi2aa.

Marriages ani Deaths inserted gratis
Professional and Business Cards $500 year.
Business notices in local column 10 cents per line
or first Insertion, and five cents tor subsequent
Insertions. t
Advertisements not sonpanied with directions,
will be inserted till ;orbid, and charged for accord
inyly
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sow on good land one peck, on poor
land enc and a-half to two pccks for the
reason that on good land it will stool more,
and If the seed is good and the land in
good condition, a good stand will be Sc
cured from one peck, and the first crop will
rot have to become dead ripe, that the
seed might scatter to help out the stand
that ought to be had from the seeding.-
Many farmers practice this plan, but it is
poor economy.
The liberal sower will reap literally.
therefore would advise that seed enough
be sown at first, even if it takes two pecks
to the acre. At two pecks to the acre, it
costs less than to seed one acre in wheat, at
one dollar per bushel, while wheat has to
be sown every year, and timothy seed but
once in five to fifteen years, if complete
stand is desired. Ipractice the same rule
in sowing all other grasses and grains, and
for the same reason.
As to time, prefer on my land to SOW
in the two last weeks in February, on snow
if possible. have never failed to secure
stand sown at that time, and have nearly
always failed to secure stand sown in
September. am aware that different
| opinion exists among farmers as to when
is the best time to sow, but my experience
is decidedly in favor OF February.
Timothy, and indeed all other grasses,
stand much better chance of maxim. a
stand if sown alone, than if sovn with
wheat, barley, oats or any other crop. II
sown alone, fall seeding will sometimes al
low Il crop to be cut the first season, ifthc
seed is well put in and the ground is in
fine condition, as all land ought to be, if a
good crop is desired OF expected. -Rmdl
| World
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farNyRrs' GnlMlNll.
'tSpee6 the PLOiu.n
Frosted Plants.

Mr.. James Hogg, in the December Gar
den, has the following, which may lie SER
viceable to some of our readers at this sea-
son:
Winter is now fairly upon us, and we
may expect accidents by the frosting of
plants in our greenhouses and dwellings.
Scarcely winter passes but some of our
gardening acquaintance are thus annoyed.
During the winter we sometimes have mild,
we might say, warm, rainy days, closing at
sunset with the appearance of a continu.
Gus wet or foggy night. But suddenly (we
have sometimes seen it take place inside of
thirty minutes,) the wind comes around
from the westward and we have the ther-
mometer at zero or below within an hour.
Before an increase of heat can be got up in
the greenhouse the cold has got in and the
plants on the front shclfare frosted, and, if
not properly attended to, will surely be
killed. Frosted plants should be imme-
diatcly watered overhead with COLI water
no matter if it forms ice when sprinkled
on them; that will do no harm. Heat
should be gotten up as soon as possible in
the heating apparatus. AS this becomes
warm sprinkle it well with water, so as to
get the house full of warm vapor. The va
por distributed over the house cqualiZes
the heat, and, condensing on the glass,
forms thick coating of hoar frost. This
Frost by completely closing the chinks and
laps Of the glass; assists in keeping ont the
cold. Continue this, and also continue the
sprinkling or Swinging of the plants until
the water no longer freezes upon them
The heat on such an occasion should not
be allowed to exceed so degrees until the
sun heats up the house, when it may be al
lowed to rise to 60 or 20 degrees. Frosted
plants, thus treated do not require to be
kept shaded while being thawed out-in-
deed, we have seen them injured by being
shaded. If frost happen TO the plants in
the dwelling house, pursue ,hc same course
of Swinging or thoroughly sprnkling them
with c0td water; place pans Of hot water in
the room to vaporze it, and produce
moist atmosphere for on this depends, in
a large measure, the success of the opera
ton. Plants suddenly thawed out with
great heat, in a dry atmosphere, will be in
evitably killed.
This practice will appear strange to some
but it is the only one which has been sue
cessful in our own experience, and we have
often had occasion to pursue it.
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The Way TO Blanket Horses.

But few people, comparatively, under
stand how to blanket horse to protect him
from contracting cold. We frequently sec
the blanket folded double, and laid across
the rump and part of the animals back,
leaving those parts Of the body that need
protection entirely exposed to cold storms
and chilling winds.
Those parts Of the body OF horse which
surround the lungs require the benefit of q
blanket in preference to lis TANKS and
rump. When we ere exposed to current
of cold air, to guard against any injury
from contracting cold we shield our shout
ders, neck, chest and back. If these parts
be kept protected, the lower part of the
body will endure degree of cold fur more
intense, without any injury to the body,
than if the lungs were not kept'warm with
suitable covering The same thing holds
in the protection of horses. The blanket
should cover the neck, withcrs and shout
dcrs, and be brought around tho breast, and
buttoned or bucked as closely together as
man buttons his overcoat, when barring
his bosom. Let the lungs of horse be
protected with heavy blanket, and he
will seldom contract cold, even ifthe hind
most parts of his body are not covered.
We refer more particularly to blanke3ing
horses that have become unusually warm
by violent eXerti0n or hard driving, and
exposing them to a current of cold air
while standing still.
Many of our best Transfers protect the
breasts of their horses by piece Of heavy
cloth about two feet square, hanging down
from the lower end of the collar. This is
an excellent practice in cold weather, as
the most important part of the animal is
shielded from the cold wind, especially
when travelling toward strong current
The forward end of the horse blanket
should be made to fit as closely around the
breast of horse as our garments fit our
bodies.
Most horses will contract violent cold
almost as soon as man, if not blanketed
while they stand still after having been ex-
ercised so violently as to produce profuse
pcrspiration. So long as horse is kept
in motion, there is little danger of his suf-
fering any Inconvenience from cold winds.
But allow him TO stand still for few mo-
mcnts while loading, or unloading, with
out heavy blanket to protect his Shout
dcrs and lungs, and he will take cold SOON
CT than some mcn.- EFchange.
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you love each other ?" said the deacon me-
ditatively
Il love her with all my heart and soul,
sir" said Tim Marshall, earnestly. "I'm not
rich, know, but can work for her"
"And | can work for myself too, father"
interposed Mary, with eyes that shone like
softencd stars
"And you said yourself, SIR went on
Fin, that the Stopping of the clock meant
either death or marriage. OF course
we don't want any deaths; so don't YOU
think the most sensible thing we can do is
to help on marriage as soon as posi-
BILE r.
The deacon laughed in spite of himself
cts late" he said Come around to-mor-
row morning and we'll talk about it.
No, Mary, Pm not angry with you child.
Is'pose young folks will be young folks and
theirs no use tryin' to stop them"
AS the deacon rehung the pendulum
and set the iron tongue of the old clock
talking again, Tim Marshall paused on
the doorstep to whisper to Mary:
"What shall it he, Mary, death or q
marriage ?"
"And she inturn whispered, "a marriage,
hope"
"My darling!" said Tim, "it's worth
passing lifetime behind the clock case to
feel as l do now.
Tim called the next day to talk it all
over with the Deacon, and in due time
there was not death in the family but a
marriage.
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Dryden'S First POeticaI ESSAY,

II is said that Dryden, in his youth, and
during his academical career, betrayed lit
tie of that dominant genius which began
to distinguish him in his prime (where as
Milton says, youth ends,'O and that he
was looked upon, as well by his tutors as
by his college mates, as possessing nothing
whatever remarkable, intellectually or pc.
etcully. On Que occasion, however, lie
took completely by surprise his tutors and
all concerned, by u flash of wit and origi-
nality which ettectually revealed tie ge-
Mus that lay dormant within him. A
"Tbcme," on the sui ject Of "Christ's Turn
ing Water into Wine had been propound-
cd to Dryden's class; and, as Il matter of
course, he (thc dullardD was expected
among the rest, to ''say his say on the &C.
casion. We can well imagine his trepida-
ton, rs the lengthy compositions Of his
class mates were handed in and read, sevc-
raj, no doubt, drawing forth the hearty
commentators OF the Judges. We can
well imagine, too, his trepidation when his
own turn came; and when the insigniii.
cant bit otpaper ON which his own thoughts
were expressed, met the astonished gaze of
all present On that immortal slip of pa
per was Inscribed one solitary line namely:
"7Ae conscious 1ratcy saw lis TOD and blush
cdn
And that was Dryden's first poetcal cs.
say, and it ioretokcned Immortality.
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ny 'ui'lo Is 'ilc iii"in source oi 1000
supply c w. .no Ion e.I 81 he forests ana
Muteis iuiniSi MN lisi, hesh anu io"l III
S.o:1 '"i,o'y, pu' no oales loi ll''io eise
D c, 'ne tui'le Wneh nc can procure 1t.
~! pe'Meeh Ausus' iDlh anu EePtemoer ISL
.lc waters VI 'he cGayail, .he aihucht OF
eiio amazon, On when llie Oonloos i've oe-
Ioiiie icss ill'e'uoes, III consequence % sho"
na'i"S cGGsea 10 lali On inc summit OF the
Ah"es' sast sPaceS u sulu arc leiI oare'
Slo We 'u,''c hsninS ~ o!co commences
oh :" nAee' uay lne Hohloos embark IN
canoes FURNISHED w',h al necessary utensils,
ana tlarel up anu GOWN 'he river lOr from
t ury 70 siA.! Vi even one i,uno[eu miles,
w heh .iiey ulsooNe, oii 'hu sio'e INC cit"-
iii" ~, iuiio" h'"UI ~ 'ne 'oit'e Whc .li
""lN'iS, theS can ilai'' anu haVihS pullI
AT some TWO hundred yaIas from the water
thelr Gjo"PaS OF caplbs' tney Pauehtly wait
Ill ambush tLc arrival VI lIelr aihphiplous
prey Gencrally their instinct Is SO uher-
ring that thelr ehcamplhg haroly precedes
oy more tnull II Gay OF TWO inc appearance
OF Tue turtles oh oarN hlSht' between
mlanlSnt ana TWO O'CLOCK an immense
swell agita!es inc ne river. LIS waters Ialriy
seem 10 DOLL thousands OF turtles come
clumsiiy tumollng OUT OF the river ana
| spreao themselves over INC shofe. me
Conloos, squatting' OF kneeling unaer their
lealy sleos, ana keePlhS profound silence,
await the moment lor action. Inc turtles
VINO separate themselves lhto uetacnllehts
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Cleaning the Chimney.

Judge Pitmans chimney had been foul
for some time, and when he mentioned the
fact at the drug store Mr.. Squills said he
could easily clean it out by exploding u
little powder in the fire place The idea
seemed to Pitman to be good one, and
h. bought almost ten pounds of powder in
order to do the work thoroughly at the
first blast, The men were gravelling his
roof that day, and just as the Judge was
about to touch off the charge Il workman
named Snyder leaned over the top of the
chimney to call to the men below to serd
up more tar. Then the judge lit the slow
match. The view which met the eve OF
Mr.. Snyder as he went up was a fine one,
embracing as it did Cape May and Omaha
and Constantinople and Baltimore and the
Sandwich Islands, and when he got enough
of drinking in the scenery lie came down
in the river, apparently with the intention
of exploring the bottom.
When he was fished out lie was glad to
learn not only that the judges chimney
was thoroughly clean, but that it would
need about four cart loads of bricks to re.
pair damages. After this the Judge will
clean his flues with brush fastened to @
clothes prop.--Mdr Adeler.
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BEAUTIFUL OLD AGE.-Therc is some
thing ineXpressibly beautiful in old age.
God sometimes gives to man guiltless
and second childhood, in which the soul
becomes child-like, not childish, and the
faculties in full fruit and ripeness, are mel
low without sign of decay. This is that
thoughtful land of BeuIah, where they who
have travelled manlully the Christian way
abide awhile, to show the world perfect
manhood. Life, with its battles and its
sorrows, lies far behind them; the soul has
thrown off its armor, and sits in an even
ing dress of calm and holy leisure. Bless
ed the family or ncighborhood that num-
bers among it one Of those not yet ascend
ed saints Gentle are they and tolerant
and apt to play with little children, easy
to be pleased with little pleasure
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z Q tic al.
THE RIVALS.


A king of most royal line
Stood at his gates, as History sai,h;
He stretched his hands, he made the sign
To put captive there TO death.
As those who can no further fly
Turn sharp and grasp the deadly swords,
So the poor wretch about to die
Abused the king with bitter words.
What docs he sayfn the king began,
To whom his jargon was unknown.
His Vi2ier, kind hearted man,
Who knew that language like his own,
Answered him: "'Oh, my lord = he cries,
Who stay their hasty hands from blood
God made for such men Paradise:
lie loves, He will defend the good"
Tho kings great heart was touched at
this:
THE captivos blood shall not be shed "
Then-for q serpent needs must hiss
A rival Of the ViZicr said
st is not decorous that we
Whose blood comes down from noble
springs
No matter what the end may be,
We should speak truth before our kings.
THE man who knecls respited here
Abused our gracious, clement lord.
There was no blessings, o Vizier-
There was curse in every word w
Sternly TO him the king: 81 see;
You speak the truth, no doubt; but still
His falsehood better pleaseth me,
For he means good, and youmean i'll.
"lf l should punish, as | might
DE thankful that am not jusD,
Your head, when | commanded 'Smitc :.
Would roll before me in the dustn'
r. II. SToDDARD, in H1pc,'$ Ndgd@iac for
nHdry.
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1t is doubtful whether an absolutely per-
feet copy Of classical author has ever been
printed. A wealthy amateur tried to make
perfect copy of "Os Luciados." Didot
got up magnificent edition of at enor-
nous expense, which was not to contain q
single error. All thought that he had sue
ceeded but when the book was printed
an error was discovered in some of the cop
les by one Of the letters of the word M.itu-
no being displaced by some accident while
working the sheets. The same experiment
was made by a famous firm in Glasgow.
Every prccaution was taken to ensure
typographical accuracy. Six experienced
proof readers were employed, who devoted
many hours to each page and when they
had completed it, it was posted up in the
Hall of the University, with it a notice of
fsring reward of fifty pounds to any per-
son who discovered an error. Each page
was thus posted for two weeks before
it went to press. No error was discovered;
but when the work was printed several cr-
rors were detected one Of which was in the
first line of the first page.
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MOORE.
"A man once went 10 an eccentric ius-
tice to be qualified for some petty Office
The justice said to him "hold up your hand.
I'll swear you, but all creation couldn't
qualify YOU"
--"Evcry tree is subject to disease" said
speaker in the truit-growers' convention.
"What ailment can you find on an oak 2"
asked the chairman. Acorn" was the
triumphant reply.
-"Ah, Jenny" said sympathizing
friend to man who was just too late for
the train, "you did not run fast enough"
Eyes did" said Jenny; II ran fast
enough, but | did not start soon enough. -
"A Southern papre offers the following
advice to its readers For sport, go to
Texas. They have panthcrs there thirteen
feet long and exceedingly vigorous; and if
you have no sport, the panihers certainly
will"
"A swell, while being measured for a
pair of boots, said, "Make them cover the
calf" "Impossiblc " exclaimed the aston
ished boot-maker, surveying his customer
from head to foot; "ain't leather enough
in my shop"
"A poor Frenchman suddenly came in
to large fortune recently, and his excite
ment was so great that he fell dead of Joy.
| We are not rated rash by our friends, but
we feel that we should be perfectly will,
ing to go through that same kind of
| trial.
In jolly company, each one was to
| ask question. If it was not answered
the proposer paid forfeit. Pats question
| was:
Glow docs the little ground squirrel dig
his hole without showing any dirt at the
entrance?"
When they all gave it up, Pat said :
"Sure, do you sec, he begins at the other
end Of the hole!'
One Of the rest exclaimed:
but how did he get there 2"
"Ah," said Pat, "that's your question
can you answer it yoursclf?"
The Belgian Canal Boats are propelled
for short distances by small locomotives,
running on single rail laid upon the bank
of the tow path The system is to be cs-
tablished on the Bourgognc canal, over q
distance of 100 miles. Relay engines will
be provided at suitable distances, and when
two engines meet on the track they will
exchange boats and retracc their paths
The locomotive will be run at the rate OF
three and one-tonth miles an hour, and
will pull one boat, carrying n cargo of 1 80
tons each.
"A schoolmaster had two pupils to one
of whom he was partial, and to the other
severe. One morning it happened that
these two boys were late, and were called
up to account for it, you must have
heard the bell, boys; why did you moi
come r.
"Pleasc, sir" said the favorite, II wal
dreaming that was going to Hudson, and
l thought the sohool-bel was the steam
boat bell" Every WE'LL" said the master
glad of any prcteXt to excuse his favorite
"And now sir" turning the other, "what
have you to say 2" please, sir" said the
puzzled boy, "I-I was waiting to Sc,
Tom off
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CURIoslTIEs OF NAMEs.--In looking
over the long list of physicians who are
subscribers to the Journal, we have been
quite amused at the curious names ofsome
of them. We have upon our books, Dr..
Death, Dr.. Slaughter, Dr.. Dye, DR.. C@Din,
Dr.. Ioombs and Dr.. G,Urcs. This sombre
list is lightened up by one Dr. Life, one
Dr.. Strength, and DR.. Joy. DR.. Drinkwa-
ter just balances DR.. Rumm on the liquor
question; and DR.. Grant and DR.. Lee are
doubtless as successful in fighting disease
with pellets and powders as certain other
gentlemen of the same names have been in
fighting other kinds Of battles with bullets
and pO,rder. We have equal confidence in
the skill and Drs Death and Life, and be-
lieve them both to be intelligent, wor-
thy gentlemen for otherwise they would
not be patrons Of our Boston
Journal Of Chemistry.