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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-25
The Orlgin al lhomnrae.

There Is evidence which is perfectly
satisfactory to competent judges, that
we have already learned the actual his
toricsl process by which one existing
species-tbe horse-came into existence
during the Tertiary epoch, The evi-
dence, based on the analogy of known
developmental facts, that three toed
Hipperion form, which lived in the Mic.
Gene epoch, gave rise, by suppression Of
the phalanges Of its rudimensal toes and
some other slight notifications, to the
apparently onetoed later Tertiary horse,
is as satisfactory to my mind as the
evidence, based on the analogy of known
structural facts, which leads me to have
no doubt that the said extinct Hipparion
had simple stomach and
certain kind of heart. If those
socalled Baconian principles" which
everybody talks about and nobody
dreams Of putting into practice, forbid
us to draw the one conclusion, they
forbid us to draw the other The alter.
native hypothesis are two: either the
Deity manifested his power on this earth,
in the course of the Miocene epoch, by
making the two primitive ancestors of
all the horses out of inorganic matter,
or something more unlike horse than
Hipparion changed into one. The latter
hypothesis is gratuitous and absurd.
The former is not in itself absurd out,
unless the early chapters of Genesis
mean something contrary to what they
appear to mean land one never knows
what exegelic ingenuity may make of
the original Hebrew it is shockingly
heretical and hasten to disown it, lest,
by some such secret connection as bound
Goodwin Sands with Tenterden steeple,
it should land me in the cruelties of Cali
gula, aud lead meto violate the precepts OF
the sagest Of physicians; by indulging in
Heliogabalian gluttony. But, If the
horse really has arisen in this way, what
imaginable ground can there be for the
enormous and, in that case, highly "un.
Baconian" assumption that the deer and
the OK and the pig have arisen in any
other way2 And if there is--not per-
haps the complete evidence thatwe hap
pen to possess in the case Of the horse
but still much better evidence than there
is for for the authenticity and genuine,
ness Of the books called BY the name Of
Moses, that these animals have been
produced by similar method, why may
not the hypothesis that they have so
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-25

MANHOOD REST0RED---A lYICTIM OF
Ns youthful imprudenee, causing prema-
turo decay, nervous debility, etc., having
tried In vain overy known remedy, has found
a aim leself-oure, which he will send free TO
his 70 ow sufferers. Address ]. a. REEVES,
rs Ma az street, New York. Eeod-S2-xx-S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-25
GrO. P. RowELL & Co.

conduct an Agency for the reception of adver-
tisements for American Newspapers the most
complete establishment of the kind in the
world. Six thousand Newspapers are kept
regularly on file, open 10 inspection by cutto-
mers. Every AdVertisem is taken at
the home price Of the paper, without any ad-
diti0nal charge or commission. An adVer.
tiser, in dealing with the Agency. is saved
trouble and correspondence, making one
contract instead of a dozen, hundred
or a thousand A Book containing large
lists Of papers, calculations, with some in
formation about prices, is sent to any
address for twenty five cents. Persons wish
ing to make contracts for advertising in any
town, city, county, State or Territory Of the
United States, or any portion Of the Domin-
ion Of Canada, may send concise statement
of what they want, together with a copy Of
the advertisement. and receive informa-
tion which will enable them to decide whether
to increase or reduce the order. For such in
formation there is no charge. Orders are
taken for a single paper rs well as a list for a
single dollar as readily as for a larger sum.
Offices tIimes Building,
41PARK Row. N. Y.
A6-XX-l3-6W5l-54
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-25
MEMPHIS TENN THURSDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 25 1875 I

quently appointed by President Monroe
one Of three Florida Land Commission
ers. | wrote the report of this commits
sion, and it is still referred to in title
suits in this State.
II married the daughter Of William,
brother of John Knox She was finely
educated and very sweet woman. Her
father spent $4,000 on her education
She died in 1871 We never had any
children. All my brothers are widowers.
Now, sir, do not forget to write to Stew
art about that burlesque on my father
aud mother"
Colonel Hamilton retires and rises
early, and in fair weather exercises lib
orally. He reads a chapter of the Bible
and the service of the Protestant Epis,
copel Church every day, and frequently
sits under its ministers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-25

A.N.P.N. An Pm.
Mail Train daily............- leo $3.50
Freight and Aoconmoda- Hlt
tion daily.................... TAO la6.00
Sleeping cars on mail train, Depot Center
Landing, foot of Washington street. Ticket
Offices, 287 (cor. Madisonl and 2T8 Main street.
7. s. TATE, Asst. Sup't.
Passengers get a GOOD SUPPER or Break
fast at Brinkley's 70 miles from Memphis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-25

arisen take its rank among the pro-
bable conclusions of science2 Even
though it must, in candor, be admitted
that, as we cannot live back into the
Tertiary epoch aud see what went on at
that time, the hypothesis must always
remain, in the strictest sense of the word,
unveri6able. = Professor Hurley, in
Popular Science Monthly for March.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-25
PUBLIC LIBRARY or KENTUCKY.

Death Of Governor BramIette-Ac.
tiOn Of the Trustees-A Successor
Appointed = NO More Postpone
27th.
At meeting Of the Trustees of the Public
Library Of Kentucky, January l6, 1875, il was
resolved that @. M. Briggs, Esq, who under
the late Hon. Tho. Il. Bramlette was the real
business manager Of the gift concerts already
given in aid Of the Public Library Of Ken
the place made vacant by the death of said
Bramlette, in the management Of the affairs
Of the fifth and last gift concert, and that the
drawing announced for February q, 1875,
shall positively and unequivocally take place
on that day without any further postpone
ment or delay on any account whatever.
X. 7. DURRETT, President.
JOHN S. Cam, Secretary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-25
JonS S. Gam, Secretary. : '''

Hereafter all communications relating to
the. fifth concert should be addressed 10 the
undersigned, and | pledge myself that the
drawing shall come off February 9th or that
every dollar paid for tickets shall be returned
Q, nj. BRIGGS, Agent and Manager,
Room I, Public Library Building, Louisville,
Kentucky. ddw-l22-iB
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-25
THE IRON DUKE.

A week after my arrival in Lisbon
the Duke af Wellington enoamped be.
fore the castle OF Badijos. Mr.. Borror,
Of Philadelphia, and Joined his army
and awaited the battle. The castle was
on a summit of the mountain and sur.
rounded by series of Notifications, the
inmost Of which was a chevuax. de.frise
seemingly insurmountable. The British
troops stormed all the outlying defences,
but were brought to a stand by this bar.
rier. Meanwhile tho French and Poriu-
guese we're pouring shot and she'll into
their ranks The Prince of Orange, who
commanded the British storming party,
despatched an orderly to inform the
Iron Duke that the soldiers Of England
could advance no further. When the
Iron Duke received this message he
said Damn the Prince Of Orange The
soldiers Of England must advance Dur
ing this enforced pause British bugler,
supposiug from the comparative quiet
that the garrison OF the castle had re.
'reated, crept through the chevauxde-
frise and sounded his bugle. The gar.
rison, believing that large part of the
enemy had entered the castle, began a
wild and disastrous flight By.the.by,
cir, do not forget to write to Stewart
about that carcature Of my father and
mother. | did not remain long in Eu.
rope after this battle, and on my return
to New York studied law. In time be.
came District Attorney - was subse-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-25
RAILROADS.
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE
SCHEDULE.

SCHEDULE.
Express train leaves daily Sundays -..
exoepted) .............. $50 am
Mail Train leaves daily ................. rs m
Brownsville Acc leaves daily (Sun-
days excepted ............. 4;lO pm
RBr No change of cars hythis line for Lo iis-
Vile, st. Louis or Nashville. Pullman Pa luce
sleoping-cars on all night trains. ..........
For Tickets or information apply at
Ticket Office, 2S7 Main, cor. Madison.
JOHN 7. FLYNN, sup't Memphis Div, .,
. JAMES SPEED. Ticket Agent. 14-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-25

Whole Tickets, $50; Halves, S25; Tenth, or
each Coupon, S5i Eleven Whole Tickets, $500.
For Tickets. or information, address
THOS. n. Bk kAMLErrE,
Agent and Manager, Public Library Building
Louisville KY.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-25

PADUCAH AND MEMPHIS RAILROAD.
Mail and Freight Train leaYcs........ 300 pm
arrives.......10:00 am
The mail and freight train leaves Covilgton
for Memphis at am. and returns to Coving-
ton at taos pm. Trains leaving Memphis will
start from the Underwriters' Warehouse.
j. w. WILBIR. Gen'l Snp't.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-07-17

Pani Lyndova odesla, ale Percy pfi-
blizi Sc strJcovi Tento byI tax zabran
do cteni, ze mladika nepozoroval. az kdy2
stal neho; tn scbou ulekan6 skubnul.
,,Odpustte strJcku," omlonval sc mia
dix, ,,ze vas vyrusuju."
OslovenJ podival Sc zaslnusile ma hez
kon, mladistvou tvaf Percyho, nacez sc
ial dale csti. sloya nepromluv6.
,,Strycku,' zacal mladik; ,,dnesnim
dnem stal isem Sc plnoletym."
,,Roznmim," fekl strJc, neiey6 ami nej
mensho tfastenstvi.
,,Dnes veter navstivi mas na'i pfatele
ma osavu toho dne -"
,,Matka tva mne jiz o tom zpravila."
MAN YAM snaznou prosbu, strJc-
ku -"
,Nu"
.Abyste mas poctil svoii pfitomnosti.'
,Nemilniu spolecnost.
,,Ale aspofi tentokrdte stry6ku pfiidte
- nebnde mne nikdy vice dvacet jeden
rok."
ALE bude Ii cd dneska "a rok dvacet
diva -"
Percy nahlizel, ze vsecka dalsi sloya
byla by marna proto odesel, ami vice ne
hlesna.
Sci Primo k nlatce, ii& 81 ma tvrdost stry
Gown st6zoval
,,On mas nema AMI "a max rad" pravil
polo rozhorlene polo litostive. ,kdyby
mel iiskfitku ctu srdci, nebyl by mne
oslysel."
Matka snazila SO marne, ably synovi
nepfiznive stryci mineni vymluvila.
,,Musime miti na pameti, ze jest clovek
vystfedni hlavne, ze SO o mas otcovsky
postaral"
,,Ja isem mu "a to vdecen, ale pres to
pfedce bych 81 pfal, ably nam vice ST.
decnosti ievil"
Jeste chvili rozmlouvali spolu, natez Sc
rozesi.
Zahy vecer zacali Sc schazeti hoste
brzo byla prostranna sin vybranou spoiled
nosti naplnena.
Pani Lyndova dovedla vytecn6 deati
domac PAM. S kazdym nekolk slov
promlnvia, sobe nezname ma vzajem
ma mista uvadela.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-07-17

lovala -, n tom vedomi vsechno bla
no ieho Sc zakIaddlo.
$ tvafi radosti ozafenou, pfikroGil ]
matce nabidnnl j prochazkn zahrade
oAle mily hochn, yisi ze lsou jiz dv'
hodiny?"
Go ma tom matinkos ia bych Sc t
rad n6tin svefi."
,Ja tedy p6idu - ale dlouho Sc nezdr
zlme," prayila matka, nacez oba vysli dc
zahrady,
Krdteli spoln pomaln po teze pGsine
iiz byl Percy pred chvili Edition slapal
nNuz, SYM, cos me chtel svefitW
nMatko, ia jsem neistastneisi stvofen'
ma svtt6."
"Pozorovala jsem po cely veGer, ze "a
fis radosti," pravila matka.
pUhodla bys, co me talk stastnym uci
nilo?"
,Nelspise, &c Sc ii slavnost tvoje tax
skv6le vydafila," odvetila matka potu-
telnyln nsmevem.
t,,Oysem, ze isem velmi potesen, ze se
zabava tax pekne skoncila, ale ia man
iekte iinou mnohem lepsi pficinu"
"A jakoul''
/ s,Edita me ma rada!" zvolal pfeblaze
ny Percy. -e
yMdj ubohy hochu!"
| sSlova tato pronesla pani Lyndoya, ia =
koby syna sv6ho litovala.
pZaiiste mako A ty Sc tomu netesls:
Jajsem te casio slychayal Editt Dismo
rove velmi pochvaln6 mIuviti."
ITO same mir6ni dnes nj chovam," :"
praviIa pani Lyndoyd. ,Ona jest spani-
Ia, iislechtila a yzdtIana divka."
nTak jest matinko. A proc Sc tedy
fneradneS Sc mnon:"
,,Protoze Sc nechci radovati pfedGas-
me-. Tys chudy Edita jest bohatd. Nj
mo to jest otec jeii nepiistupn} hrdopy-
Sex.
,,Nim to, otec naleha ma nj, ably 81 wa
la pravnika Gaspara, ale Edita nechce."
,,Myslim, ze proti tvrdosijnosti n pred
sudkIm otcovym niteho nesvede," pravi-
la matka.
Zatm byli dosli k pokraii lesika.
Teze chvile, co Sc chteliobratiti, vypa-
dli ma ne housti diva chlapi - prtrne
zakeinici. Jeden chopi Sc Percyho, drn-
ny pani Lyndov6.
nHonem pane" prayil prvni, ,dejte
nam gsve penize n skvosty cas- specha.'
nNedeldte cavikG, vydeite nam sv6 pc
Fnize =" dokladal druhy, usice jste syn
smrt."
Kdyz prvni zakefnik promluvil, pani
E4.yrttra zontaie vzkFikla.
Percy, ktery byl neohrozeny udatnJ
iako lev, necht6 bez zdpasu podlehnouti
Chytl Sc Sc zakefnikem vyrval mu V
mzikhnti bambitku, .iz chap ten drzel, 2
pravice udefil jej nj tax prudce do hla-
Wy, 70 sc tyz na rdz svali. Potom nami-
I'll bambitku ma druheho zakefnika, kite
ry vida sveho soudruha ma zemi, pani
(Pokratoydni ma STRANGE g.
Lyndovou pustl do lesa skoGi, kde
zmizel.
.Aspon isme Sc zmocnili jednoho "a
kefnika," pravil Percy.
Zatim zakefnik ten povstal. Percy mi
FL nan stale bambtkou.
,,Kracej chlape pred nam pamatuj
81, ze opoya2isli Sc Itek Sc polusiti, leb-
kn ii roztfistim." pravil k nelnu Percy.
M6sie vrhal zafi svoii Primo ma zdkef-
afk6v obliccj, takze .iej pani Lyndovd zfe
teln6 mohla videti.
Percy, musis toho muze pustit,' pra-
villa, upiraiic vytfestenG zrak svi ma "a
kefnika.
,,Pnstiti! Co t6 to napada, matko?"
,Anosjd ii poroncim. Proc TO Ginim,
dovis SO pozdeii."
.Tentokrate ale mnsls mne prominouti
matinko. euposlechnuli t6. Jest povin-
nosti nlou co obcana, odevzdati zakefnika
prdvn."
rTyiej nesmis odeyzdati pravu ne
bot -"
,,NnT
,,Bys vlastniho otce sveho pfipravil do
kaznice -- -"
Go pravis. 90 otec!! Pro Give.
no boLa mako, mil otec zakefnikl"
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-07-17
KAPITOLA X.
J'ygndn5 ldsky.

Iy7ndn5 idsky.
Mezi pfitomnymi hostmi byla mlada
DANA, ktera spanilosti syou vseobecnou
pozornost ma sc obracela.
Bylh osmnacte let stara, prostfedni
vysky uslechtile, ztepile postavy. Tvaf
ieji bya ovalni a tahy klassicky pravidel
ne. Pet JEFF byla oslhnjici- belosti, vlas
ha4d} "a nadebysej -.behaty~ tsmAiayli
Sc, objevia znby mad slonoyinu belejsi.
Bylo by veru "a tezko nalezti celych
Spoi. stdtech, ma krasne zeny tax boha-
tych, divku krasnejsi nez byla Edita Dis
morova.
Edita byla dcera bobateho obcana will
liamsbnrgskeho. Otec jeff ale nebyl "a
bave pfitomen; mlada DANA provazena
byla inatkou.
Nekolik bystrozrakych panicek povsm-
10 ST, 2e Sc Percy aapyfil, kdyz Edite lad
alabastr belejsi ruelSu tisknul dele ne2
Sc slnselo, We sve j podrze.
Tanec byl hlavni zabavou hostd. Per
cy, ackoliv co hostitel kazdemu rovnou
merou pozornost svoii v6noyati mel, vsi-
NAL 81 pfedce nejvice Edity.
Kdyz byla spolecnost neirozjaienejsl,
pfistoupil Percy k Edite navrhnul j pro
chazku zahrade.
.,,Ale co feknou ostatni hoste, pane
Lyndeg Ma hostitele SO neslusi, ably sin
opoustel."
,.Host6 81 toho nepovsimnon. Neodpi-
rejte slecno, - chci YAM neco diileziteho
sdelit -"
Edta. iako by byla tisila, co to bude,
zapYfila Sc chopic Sc nabidnnteho rame
Percyho, vysla MIN, aniz by 81 toho byl
nekdo z hosti zvlaste povsiml, do zahra-
dy.
Byla to rozkosna jarni noe; vzduch byl
mekky q lahodny, vnne nes6islnych kyG
tin prosycovala cele evzdns. A m6sic, jas
ny iako rybi oko, plynnl maiestatne pc
ten,nomodrem blankytu. Zde onde tfpy
tia SC vetsi jasneisi hvezda, kdeztc
mdleisi vzdalenejsi, nasledkem skvelt
. zafi knizete poci sv6tlem svym pro.
niknouti nemohl. Byla to noe pro miller
ce zrovna stvofena; mesic q hvezdy nj
temnem blankytu, libodysne kyetiny
temn6 zelene stromovi ma zemi, lahodny
0 mekounky vanek vsecko 10 oddycho
Il yalo laskou a nehon.
' Percy, veda 81 Edith, pokladal SO q
nejstastnejsiho cloveka ma svete. .Vedl
primo Ike krasne architelstonicky staven
besidce, kamz oba yesli.
Kdyz Sc byl posadili, zacal Percy, DIR
q ze rncku Edity We sve:
u ,,Slecno Dismoroya nepravil jsen
d ze yam chci neco dIleziteho sdelitis II
Site asi COZ:
g. PRO boha - kterak bych mohla!
. odvetila divka chveiicim Sc hlasem.
VI ,.Bojim Sc zeptati Sc vas COST "a
9, proto, 10 ma odpoyedi vasi blazenost mo
y visi. Editko, = my jsme spolu rost
> Vid6l jsem vas dospivati yspanilou, rozl
Ion dsvu. Mtzete mne pokladati "a q
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-06-24
THE CARE OF SHEEP.

Hon. A. E. Kinny, at meeting
Of the Plainfeld, Vt, Agricultural
Society, said he would recommend
the following rules to be observed in
the care Of sheep:
First.-With regard to management,
never starye a sheep, especially in
summer.
Second.-Do not feed much grain if
you have good hay, but at all events
never let your sheep grow poor.
Third.-Many farmers lose by let
ting their sheep live as long in autumn
without feeding as possible, conse-
quently, if they are in good condition
in October, and lose flesh and are
made to gain again there will be a
tender place in the wool.
Fourth.-Have your lambs come in
March, if coarse wool in May if
fine.
FyM.-Shear your sheep,ifpossible,
before the twentieth Of May.
Sirth.-Keep your sheep from all
cold storms at all times Of the year,
and be as careful of them as of your
horse. Many sheep perish by show
ers after shearing, even in July so I
say shear at time Of year that they
can be housed for a week after shear
ing; and in storms in autumn, if sheep
are exposed, it takes a long time to dry
the wool, and the sheep are conse-
quently uncomfortablefor long time;
colds and consumption are the result.
Seuenth.-Raise the standard of
your flock; weigh every fleece at
shearing; number the sheep, and note
the weight of the fleece, and then sell
or kill your poorest sheep, as like
produces like, and your average will
| soon 60 from four to seven pounds
But little need be said about rails
ing lambs only take care of them,
and be sure especially to know wheth-
er the lamb IS able to draw the milk.
This is one great objection to having
lambs come at the pasture, as they do
not receive the attention they ought.
Much more might be said with re-
gard to the general management in
feeding, sailing, curing diseases, cas-
trating and docking lambs, but I
think have said enough, and if any
hints that l have said enough, and if
any hints that I have suggested will
prove Of use to my brother farmers, I
feel that I shall be amply repaid.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-06-24
"A heavy storm of wind and rain
passed over Little Rock, Arkansas,
Saturday unrooting several houses.
Assisting Nature.

1t is of no use attempting to force nature. sh
won't stand it, and rebels She must be coaxed, as
it were, not driven For instance, in attempting to
overcome constipation or indigestion, violent or
what physicians call, by way of euphony, "heroicr
treatment, is sure to defeat the purpose in view.
which is, or should be, to permanently, remedy the
evil The use Of drastic cathartics is especially to
be deprecated, for although they temporarily over
come eostiveness yet the intestines 50 weaken
ed and intamed BY them as to be rendered unfit to
perform the elective function properly. How much
better to assist nature in such case with sncb a
mild and salutary aperient as Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. which strengthen at the same time that
they relieve the bowels. Not only is this result
liver is restored, the stomach invigorated and The
entire system greatly benefited, =. ,-1~ Wv
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-06-24
WHAT IS THE BEST LIGHTNING-RoD.

A commission appointed by the
French government to consider this
subject, concludes that square iron
rods fifty-nine hundredths Of an inch
square, and several hundred feet in
length, are perfectly competent to con-
vey lightning discharges Of the usual
nature to the ground; and that copper
conductors Of the same section are
still better than iron, on account Of
the superior conductive power Of cop
per. A copper rod through which is
discharged a large battery of Leyden
Jars, which are charged to their utmost
capacity, can be held in the hand while
the discharge leaps to it and then pass
es through 1t to the ground. The
body in this case is poor conductor
compared with the rod, and remains
unaffected, like the building which is
thoroughly protected by lightning
rod. Having decided upon the size
OF our rod, questions arise as to its in-
sulation. 70 speak in general terms,
the better the insulation the better the
protection. Glass insulators Of any
form are sufficient. Even the wood
OF the house itself is sometimes used;
but this insulation cannot be depend
ed on. The point most often over
looked is aproper connection with the
various bell-ropes and metallic pipes
which run through our buildings, and
other metallic masses. The lightning
flash descending the lightning-rod Of
ten chooses to leap to some neighbor-
ing metallic pipe or wire, throug Oh in
tervening partitions Of wood or stone,
before it seeks the ground.
Supposing that our lightning con-
ductor is Of sufficient section, and is
connected with all outlying metallic
masses Of large extent, how many pro-
jecting rods should we have, and how
high should they rise above the high
est point Of the building? Its recon-
mended by the French commission
which we have already quoted, and
also by a commission appointed by
the United States government to in
quire into the protection of powder
magazines, "that the height of the
point ofa lightning-rod above thehigh-
est point of building to be protected
should be from nine and eight-tenths
| feet to sixteen and four-tenths, accord
ing to circumstances, and that it is al
most always better to increase the num-
Der OF the rods, keeping within these
limits, and to join them all together
by common conductor, than to in
crease the height of any one point. ;"
In reference to the best connection Of
ightning-rods with the ground, the
opinion is unanimous that the termi-
nation should be in moist ground, or
with system of water-pipes. It is
necessary to reach what is called the
subterranean sheet of water, that is,
the supplier of the various water-cours-
es, wells, and springs; in short, the
vast area OF good conducting earth,
beneath sandy and rocky tracts which
are poor conductors-Prof John
Hoac6radge on "Lghtning and Light
ming Rods" IN the July atlantic.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-06-24

The Governor of Ceylon has is
sued a prohibition against the de-
struction of elephants, which are be-
coming scarce on account of the
slaughter by sportsmen. These
sagacious and powerful animals are
very useful in industrial labors. They
are especially valuable in the con-
struction of bridges, and will lay gi-
gantic stones with the accuracy Of
masOns.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-06-24

do you enjoy going to church,
now?" asked lady of Mrs. Part.
ington. LA, me, I do," said Mrs
Partington. Nothing does me sc
much good-as to get up early on Sun
day morning and go to church, anc
hear a populous minister dispense
with the gospel"