Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-19
An Essay ON Correct Gram-

An Essay on Correct Gran
I! mar.
i Asarcher after tru h writes to ask u
wh:c:, is grammatically correct, to 20,
1.-THE house is building or 1.-THE house
is being huiIt.'' 1.-THE street is paving" Of
..thr stre t Is being y we'd - There !.
4 wide diversity Of opinion on this sub
ject hut wei cine to favor lis beina
built :" for III. se r~as01s: 6appose yot
wish to express another kind Of 40 idea
wonld you say for instance. Johnny /
sranking,' or ''Johnnyis being spank
rd." The difference to you may seem
,mmateriai. but it Is a matter Of IMPORT
ance to John and it is probable il any
choice were given him. he would sudden
" select the former alternative. YOU
may try, again. 1.-THE mis- -ionary i
ca ting" Certainly this expresses .
very different and much pleasa, ter ides
han s.ihe missionary is being eaten;'
and the s. nsatiOn is very diff. ient t, the
missionary too. We have consulted sew
+ral missionaries about il. and they all
seem to think that the TWO thing are
somehow not the same. no matter what
say. But it is to be con-
tossed that there are occasions when
the difference IL the form is not SO
marked. You assert, we say, that
..IIannah Is huyging." which. by the
way. would BE- very improper thing
for Hannah to do; it would BE- positively
inIed Precisely similar
idea Is conveyed il you FAY, '.Hsnnah is
being hugxed." because that Is peculi-
nr:ty of the act that is hardly ever one
Is no selfishness about It.
But is the same Is kissing. ''Jane is
kissing" is jnst exactly a. II we should
say, "Jane is being kissed" End the
10 the same, although rome Of
he gram mars, by singular inadvertance,
mention the fact. twill rot 10 necessa
". however, for our c0rrespondet t0I
rrove the last named facts by practice.
lie must take our word tor them. Tn
ess he dot 50, We We shall answer mol
n ore gu. stions in syntax Tor him or snyI
me else. Our duty is to conserve the
morals Of the community, not to start
'eop'e playing private games Of Copen
lagen.
Important California Patent.
w. H. Foye, of San Francisco. has
obtained q patent which will be issued
ext wetk, for sn adjustable rotary
low" It c0nsis Of series OF spiraily
ranged cuttine blades, on . shaft, va
ying from tire to twelve inches il
ang:h. according 20 the power ami size
u the plow. The operation during the
low ing is NEARLY on the same principle
8 the turning-Iathe. In the case of the
athe, the wood r wolves up against the
Dol. but the plow reverses and revolvrs| ),
against the land. cutting transverse :
'aving at right angles to the direction
e the pillow is movil 6. Il is Calculated
'r either stt am or horsepower. aud will
ow OF any season Of the year, and IL
aimed to be we'll adapted for SUNNI, &
flowing. Mr.Foye proposes, ' hen ,lresh-
6 is over. to immediately enter the field,
Ow ard prepare the land Tor the next
ar's crop, better than be done with the|
esent plow.
H. guarantees to pillow Is acres Of land
cry yin so cheap and simple manner
e il will come within the reach Of anvil
'mcr 10 hire the work done or buy y =
v style pow.
On account Of its adaptability to all soils
promises 10 err ATE revolution in the
sent system, and viii bring into cuiii-
ton thousands of acres IN California
Itch have heretofore remained idle
m its hardness in summer and extreme
! sture during The rainy seasOn-the
che Creek country particu ariy. He ~
{ claims that neither tule nor adOhe
nish any resistance 70 its progress, and
uld as soon cultivate IL. m as the old
bble-frid. The principle empl0i . III
} patent is spoken of amongst our
n ifir men and mechanies ~ being Il
full application IF spiral or lathe cutti ,e
AID. The telegraph refere to thi, ~
" lew days s'ncc.