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ENGINEERING Two THOUSAND
YEARS AGo.--Perhaps some of the
most remarkable remains of engin-
eering are those which were dis
covered by excavations made some
ten or twelve years since, a short
distance from Rome, and near the
ancient city of Atari. This city
was surrounded by massive walls,
and located on mountain or eleva-
ted point, and ill provided with wa
ter. About one hundred and fifty
years before Christ, as we learn from
a Roman inscription, an immense
aqueduct was built to bring water
from neighboring mountain--bet-
ter supplied with that element.
We are furthermore told that this
aqueduct was three hundred and
forty feet high, supported upon
arches and provided with strong
pipes. The topography of the coun-
try, moreover, assures us that the
water supply could not have been
conducted into the city, even over
such high supports, except by pipes
IAN inverted siphon, the lowest
point of which must have been some
three hundred and forty feet below
the point Of delivery, or undera pres
sure of at least ten atmospheres, one
hundred and fifty pounds per square
inch.
The excavations already alluded
to show that the aqueduct must have
been of large size, as the piers of
the arches are not less than five feet
nine inches in breadth, while the
total length of the siphon must have
been between four and five miles.
The question naturally arises, how
and of what material was this siph-
on built? As iron pipes of large di-
mentions, if of any dimentions at
al, were not knownat that era, we can
only look at masonry or woodwork
for the material of construction.
Possibly a clew has been found to
the mode of their construction by o
subsequent discovery, near the same
locality, in field supposed to have
been the site of an ancient parade
ground near this once walled city,
Atari. A complete system of
underground drainage has been re-
vealed at a depth of about seven
feet below the surface of the field,
effected by a we'll constructed sys-
tenn Of pipes made of fire-clay, each
about eighteen inches in diameter.
1t is possible that such a pipe of
larger dimensions, and strengthened
on its exterior by massive bulwark
of masonry, may have been the
means OF conveying the water into
the city. But, however that end
may have been obtained, the work
was certainly most wonderful feat
OF engineering, considering the con-
dition of the mechanic arts at that
early day.
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TERMS OF HOLDING COURT.

SUPREME COURT.
At Olympia the second Monday in July.
DISTRICT c5uRT. THIRD DISTRICT.
Steilscoom-Second Monday OF January and
first Monday in An. ust.
Seastle-Fourth Monday of January and third
Monday Of August.
Port Townsend Fourth Monday of Febru-
ary and second Monday of September,
Snohomish City-Third Tuesday of March
and third Tuesday of Nove.l6er Of each year.
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The miners subsequently held a
meeting and decided not to accept
the reduced price.
, 1876-07-15

The following is a list of the ami
mails and birds with which the Prince
of Wales set ont from India: On
board the Raleigh two tigers, one
bear, three leopards, three thars, two
Indian wild dogs, two musk deer,
one Nylghau calf; one sheep (domes-
tic), one Indian antelope. On board
the Osborne seven Indian ante
lopes, four Cashmere sheep, four
sheep (domestic), one coral or
Himalayan chamois, two hog deer,
two elephants, one snow partridge.
On board the Seraphis-two tigers,
one cub, one bear, two leopards, one
cheetah, one Viverrine cat, one Indi-
an antelope, two Axis deer, one
Cashmerian deer, two elephants, one
manise (dead), two Rhesus monk
eys. Birds sixteen Himalayan
monauls (pheasants), twenty-three
horned tragopans, two Pueras pheas-
ants, twenty-five Cheer pheasants,
four Kaleege pheasants, seven part
ridges (hilD, three jungle fowls,
fore Chickore partridges, eight
doves, ten green fruit pigeons, one
gray-winged black bird, five COM
mon peafowls, three ostriches, two
ghynies (zebus).
NIGHT IN ICELAND.-Every night,
owing to the phosphorus in the sea,
there played about our ship, in
tracks of shining white" flashes of
brilliant splendor. I have found it
impossible to withdraw my gaze from
the dazzling phenomenon, so in.
tensely beautiful was the effect, re-
sembling gold and silver plates,
spinning round; and, at the same.
time, there have been great streaks
of light Immediately overhead-the
aurora borealis. 1 have seen this
only between nine o'clock P. NJ. and
ten, not later, but in that short hour
it appeared like procession; the
different streaks would split, then
draw nearer toward each other;
separate once more, part wider, real
ly again, then pass slowly-in per-
feet silence-right across the sky
till out of sight. l have beheld this
glorious pageant, but cannot explain
the theory or why it should be so
hushed--when the powers of the air
wave their colors and clash, as it
were into a million of startling vari.
cites; without noise, when jarring
to all appearance, in disorderly con-
fusion, or like ranks when told to
countermarch, until, just like innu-
merable armies, they file off and pass
away.
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EASTERN STATES.

Reported Expressly for the Daily Dispatch.
, 1876-07-15
Official Directory.

CITY COUNCILNEN:
Isaiah Waddeil, John H. Hall, James Z. Rob-
bins. John Leary. Benz. Murphy, Il. ". Hall.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

A Frenchman got exceedingly angry
with q waiter at an english hotel. "You
rascal !" exclaimed he. II blow your
nose for you -
The Tilden men have another cam
paign song. 1t begins:
Come AL ye honest Democrats.
When they sing il they look at each
other with grim smiles, and then go out
and try to hire some dissatisfied Re-
publcans to ''stand up and be count
ed"
A conference OF statistical secretaries
Of Congregational associations has
been held in Boston for the purpose OF
constructing a comprehensive plan for
collecting the Congregational statis-
tics OF the present year. Full tables
are now published in each January
number OF The Congregational Quar-
tcrly.
The New Haven Union saws: eff
the. Democrats of the West and South
are TO fight hopeless battle, they
should prefer defeat in q contest for
principal 10 defeat in a scramble for
spoils. We are prepared 10 witness a
grand skedaddle from the Tilden ranks
in the next five weeks. The prospects
for Peter Cooper are Frightening"
Governor Seymour, in his letter Of
declinstion, says: II wish 10 say no
unkind word OF either Grant OF Hayes.
The evils which afflicts our country DO
not spring 80 much from gross coriup-
tlops. for they can be laid hare and
punished, but from the more subtle in
iiuences Of pervading waste and extrav-
sgance."
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-19
The Natural lsistory oGa scoid.

had not seen Mrs.-7-,f Tor week
aud supposed her either sick or away
from home. when she drove up to my
gate one morning with her children in
the carriage, and stopped to exchange
salutations. She really looked less
bright aud blooming than usual, and
said "You have boen i'll. There itis
again exclaimed she, laughing; every
body sees the want of oxygen in my
blood. The truth is, have bsen sew
ing steadily for week upon the chill,
drens dresses. aud have not allowed
myself q breath Of fresh dir, which ]
am now convinced my good nature de-
pends entirely. At the end OF three
DAYS Of unbroken sedentary employ
ment begin always 10 falter, and can
hardly eat or sleep; bat on this occa-
sion ! held 10 my work aud finished
article after article, till my head was 10
such whir1 / could hardly count the
garments as laid them away. Bat
yesterday became desperate; 1 scold.
Cd poor Bridget for some slight mis-
take, till she looked at me in nnutcra-
ble aniazement. / ordered every child
out Of the house, even baby Benny
here, because / couldn't bear the
sound Of foot fall within IL; aud when
my husband came at night and told me
I looked really i'll aud nervous, il was
the last feather that broke the came's
back--I was snre IL was only court
eous way Of saying looked cross ana
ugly, aud burst into a ft uncontrolla-
bic sobbipg, and went TO bed like a
naughty child AZ eight o'clock.
This morning I locked mp the uu6n-
ished pile of sewing. We have n din.
ner basket there in the carriage, and
are off for the woods. The children
say they are in parsuit Of fuo, but am
after oxygen.-lowa State Register. -,
People are often called "cross" when
they are tired and nervous, and can't
help speaking somewhat after the fash
ion Of a swapping turtle, The remedy
suggested above is q good one, II you
are in state OF mind TO bear compan-
ionship. II not, take your rsmble by
yourself, or, go of alone into q quiet
room and let the absolute quiet sooth
you. II possible indulge in several
hours Of good solid sleep. We have
tried the remedy OF an afternoon sleep,
when "heart aud flesh" seemed to have
failed youand come out OF onr cbamb
at the end of il, feeling like ga giant
refreshed with new wine. "lug sfss q,
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-19
a Dozen Points.

We give twelve good reasons why the
Republican party should be preferred
to the Democracy. A hundred equally
as good could be given.
/. 1t represents the intelligence and
loyalty of the nation.
2. II is the champion Of free educa-
ton, and an advocate OF the rights Of
labor.
3. IL preserved the Republic in the
face OF the greatest rebellion Of mod
ern times.
4. II restored-through its legisls-
tive wisdsm-the Southern States to
all their former rights aud privileges
in the Union.
8. 1t abolished slavery.
6. 1t made freedom universal.
7. 1t settled the vexed San Juan
boundary question.
8. 1t obtained sl5, 900, 900 from En-
gland, and settled amicably the Alba
ma depreciation question.
y. IL gave the nation a good nation
al banking system:
10. 1t has paid nearly 5000, 600, 600
Of the national debt.
IL. 1t built the Pacific railroad.
IL. II has opened profitable com
merce with Eastern nations through IA.
yorable treaties.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-19
Julian the Apostate

A Washington .dispateh to.ths GiaI
in his crusade for Tilden and reform,
in Indiana, by the application of the
saying which he has taken as his watch
cry in his Indianapolis speech: "Dev-
ills are not inclined to cast out devils"
There have been some ugly stories
about Julian, and the persons who are
the alleged depositaries of the secret
will not be likely to keep silent. now
that Julian has chosen to make him
self so shinining a mark as professor
Of virtue. Julian himself narrowly es-
capped an investigation last winter, in
connection with the inquiry into the
Little Rock and Fort Small Railroad
bond matter. There were some curl
Gus circumstances connected with the
history railroad land legislation, when
Julian was representative in Congress,
which have never been explained. This
is especially true of the price fixed up
on the land in q certain grant. IL was
remarked by Indiana Congressman,
pending the investigation, that, what
ever the truth might be respecting the
charges against Julian, il was well un-
derstood in his own State that he went
10 Congress very poor, while immedi-
ately after Congress his manner of life,
without any occupation, showed that
he had in some way obtained IN ample
competency.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-19
NUMBER 1888.


From the Raleigh Sentinel.
He was an old man, and he had op;t.
a bad limp. and he remarked a. ba
touched his hat: "All want is money
enough to get TO Savannah. feel
mat have not long TO live, and i want
70 3e buried IN the nice, cool grave
yard just outside OF Savannah"
The appeal didn't open a single wal
let: He was talking TO three men who
mad found shady spot under a gro
Gerry awning, and he seemed little dis
appointed. Pulling q new string, he
remarked: Gentlemen, won't you do
something for an old soldier"
Were you a soldier in the last war?''
asked one Of the group.
II was, was the prompt reply.
What branch of the service?"
"The heavy artillery"
Where were you stationed7"
Well" slowly replied the stranger.
as IL he hadn't expected such q qnes-
ton, I'VE were sometimes here and
sometimes there. The fact was. our
artillery was so heavy that we general
ly kept On hill. The Confederate
government didn't seem TO expect that
US three or four men were going to
drag big cannon all over the country
and whip the Yankees 10 boot. Yes. I
was wounded in the left leg"
"In what action?" was asked.
never knew what they named il:
my business was to get up and bumD
and knock thunder out of a whole On.
Ion regiment to once, and you lust bet
L didn't have any time to fool around
and ask what they were going 10 name
the battle. / went into the war 10
fight, and didn't L just throw myself,
thought
did you throw yourself under a
wagon quietly asked one Of the
three.
Sometimes did, and sometimes I
didn't. They used TO let me fight any
way to win. I've tit from under the
wagon and from the top OF q tree, and
the boys used 10 call me the wild cat"
They must have seen you 'clawing'
TO the rear" suggested another OF the
trio.
VERY likely, gentlemen. Some
times could fight better at the rear.
and went back. Then I'd charge and
ight on the flank, and then I'd advance
md NOW 'em down in front"
"noio NAu you soy you hcfo
'In the leg-just about there. Tho
urgeon said that three or four bullets
iit me ut once"
"Be honest, now, old man, and tell
is il you didn't get that leg hurt in q
mill or around machinery"
Great God do you doubt my
Toid9" gasped the old man. starting
back.
''We do" they replied in chorus
de closely scanned each face, and was
ndulging In gestures to show how he
leplored such conduct to one who had
ought bravely, when one Of the men
aid:
Come now, speak the truth, and
5ell raise you 80 cents"
The old man turned to 90, halted,
esitated, and then replied: 'I sup
ose, gentlemen, that fell of a build
ng in Atlanta and hurt my leg, but it
so durued close after battle
hat I could never really tell whether
he fall or tight hurt me the most. Now,
lease pass in your 10 centsesl"
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-19
PULLMAN PALACE CARS.

These celebrated cars are run on all night train
on ali the lines Of this road. They rue betweel
Chicago aud Omaha Chicago and Ceda
Rapids Chicago and Dubuque, via Clinton
Chicago and FrcepOrt. Chicago ana Marquette
Chicago and Green Ilay. Chicago and hiwau
kee. Chicago at ST. Paul.
Thls Il the Only Line running these cars be
tween Chicago a 81. Paul or Chicago and MI
waukee.
Al Omaha our Sleepres connect with the Owe
land Siecrcrf on the lu,on Pacinc Railroad IL
All points west Of the Missouri River.
All Ticket Agents sel tickets by this route.
W. n. STESNETT,
General Passenger Agent.
MARvIs HU0TrT, General Superintendent.
maritodeci
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-19

The Democrats complain that there
never was a-candidate for the Presi-
dency 80 much abused as is Tilden. III
calling attention TO Tilden's record
during the war or publishing his acts
of disloyalty, his connection with the
Tweed gang, his endorsement of the
peace resolutions of the Confederate
Convention in 1884, his shinplaster
operation with the miners of Michigan,
his perjury-befouled affadsvits respect
ing his income tar, or his stock job
bing operotions in railroads, which
have put into his pocket millions OF
dollars, with q heartlessness which is
only equaled by the miser who sells
the houses Of widows and orphans,
then he is abused. There certainly
never was a candidate for the Presi-
dency who has had so many charges
OF criminal nature preferred against
him az has this heralded reformer'-
Chicago Post. s..T
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-19


Sam. Gary is a chameleon; but then
he don't feed ON air-not much. Like
the chameleon, however, from hot to
cold, from bard TO soft. First he was q
Temperance orator; thens Know-Noth-
ing President; then Republican; then
q war man. then a Democrat anti-v
man; then hard; then soft; and nov be
goes around. believing all over the
country. telling the people that he Is
Just the same that be always was-has
not changed in twenty years = that all
the different parties for which be has
labored no hard Cat n thousand dollars
a canyass) have chaDged entirely--gone
of and left him standing on the same
platform aud in the same shoes they
found him in twenty years ago. What
q precious lot Of idiots he must take
his hearers TO, bel Toledo Blade.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-19
CHICAGO
and Northwestern r. Y.
Buy your TICKETS via the CHICAGO A NoSrH-
WESTERN RAILWAY OF
For San Francisco,

sacramento. Ogden. Salt Lake Cheyenne, Den
YER Omaha Lincoln, Council Bluffs, lAnston'
Sioux City, Dubuque, Minona, -. fsul, Duin.n' u
Marqustte BonghtSn' hSaSoTa h,soo ana MIN M,lWaueee'
IN you want 70 20 TO Mlwausee, Oshaosh' 60
Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth Port carry ,Mlhons'
Warren, GAlsna. DnbaqnsI sioux ]rs, nsprsI Sail
Lake City, Sacramento, san Franclso>'' VI . nui
dred other northern, or NORTHWESTERN; poinS nv
this great lire Is the one you should "a ts ,noint.
rent are hrst class ia every respect. lts 'ais IN
are nade up OF elegant new Pullman ia s.s
Drawing-room and sleeping Soaehes uxuiie-' SiS.-
and pleasant lounging aud smoking cars; III, Ihc
cars are all equipped with the celebrated hlllr
sAis,{ rsiIs5 .es afs Air fa srases and eys
other appia nee tnat has been devised fof the
safety of passe niger trains. All trains are Ieh %
telegraph. In awlFd this GREAT LINE has the
best and smoOthest track, and the most eleganl
aud Comfortable equipment Of any road In the
West, and has no competitor In the country:
south. the trains OF the Chicago A North-West-
ern Railway leave CHICAGO as follow;
For Council Bluffs, Omaha, and
California;.
Two throuah trains daily with Pullman Palace
Drawing Room and Sleeping Cars through 10
For ~. paul and minneapolis, two
through trains daily. with Pullman falAee Sais'
attached on both trains.
For Green Bay aud Lake superior
Two trains daily, with Pullman Palace cars AZ
tached, and running through 20 Marquette.
For Milwaukee, four through trains dai-
iy Pullman cars on night trains
For Winona and points Ia Minnesota one
through train daily. ,
For Dubuque. via Freeport, two through
trains daily. with Pullman Car on night traln
FOR Dubuque and In Crosse. via Clin'
ton. Two through trains daily, with Pullman
cars on night train.
FoT Sioux city and yankton, Twf
trains daily Pullman cars 10 Missouri Vale,
Junction.
For LIKE Geneva -Four trains daily.
FOR Rockford. sterling, keposba'
Innesviiie, and other points, yos can have
from two TO ten trains daily.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-19
who should Bovv Fir.,.

Who has not heard the ladies express
mild surprise because some man who
had been presented TO them had not
bowed 10 them in the street, at the
theetre, or In the drawing room? II
you ask them. did you recognize him?
they will be apt to reply. ''Oh no OF
first Being reminded Of the well edfi-
ed etiquette bearing on the subject,
they are likely to add, II now that very
well; but no woman wants TO take the
initiative. Men should 40 that; it's
their business; il dosen't belong 40 US.
No one expects us TO make ourselves so
bold. The trnth is. the majority of
woman are naturally accustomed to
men paying court to them they cannot
aud IL In their strictly conventional
selves 10 obey mandate they origi-
call issned, aud still insist in prepetua-
ing. Hardly woman in ten thouand
have any iauIt to to find with the rule;
10 fact, we have never known any wom-
an 10 object 20 IL. Nevertheless. she
seldom follows ii in her own case.
Some times she will excuse herself on
the grounds OF fear lest the gentlemen
hnOulu Iilll W dChuONAtbHo hSh vi
meeting him after an Introduction. II
any number OF women feel thus, the
point Of stiqnette should be changed
in order 20 save their sensibilities. In
truth, however, the objection is not
we'll made. There is not the smallest
danger than any man--presuming him
TO be a gentleman. at least ia respect
to this obsorvsting the ordinary forms
of courtsey- would refuse or hesita.e
to return the acknowledgement OF a
woman, even though he may not have
the remotest recollection OF ever hav-
ing seen her before. or though he were
convinced she had confounded him
with somebody else. And the fact
that he had been recognized by q
woman would be the strongest pre-.
sumptivs evidence that he had been
presented 20 her. The men are not
likely to either forget their feminine
acqnaintances, or 10 mistake Mrs. Rob
inson, for Mrs Thompson, or Miss
Blank for Miss Dash. r
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-19

CAPACITY OF APrLR BARRELS.
Award Dongley of Annapolis, in pap
or read before the fruit Growers Asso-
citation Of Nova Scotia, took exception
to the present standard dimensions of
the apple barrel AS fixed by law, and
proceeded. The size of our apple bar
rel is now established by law, altough
the law is not strictly observed.
Through its instrumentality, much
greater information has however been
effected as to size of the apple barrels
now in use. Before the law was passed
the apple barrel made throughout the
providence ranged all the way from
1 rs to 2 3-S bushels, or IL to . j 2
pecks. The dimensions Of the barrel
as now prescribed by law are as follows
Length of stave 20 inches, 10 inches
diameter ia the bilge, measuring from
the inside OF the barrel, aud IL inches
across the heads Of the barrel, estimat-
ed to contain 2 3-s bushels, or 3 IA
pecks.
For several reasons our apple barrels
should be made to contain 2 l-2, First
the Canadian aud American apple bar
rels are made in the same size "a that
of the flower barrel. and contain 3 1-2
bushels al least. While our apple bar
rel is Of d smaller size. We suffer both
in money and reputation; as in our case
there is not only absence Of any relia-
BILE standard size 10 the barrel, but its
roughness aud generally unsightly APP
pearance are not criditable to us as
fruit growers aud fair dealers. There
is also simplicity aud convenience in
the way Of computing Qualities with
barrels Of this size.
Great good would ultimately attend
the passage nf a lau estaLlishins che
size of our barrels al IL bushels,
and the attaching Of adequate penalties
for any aud all violation of the law.
As regards the London, Liverpool
and Glasgow markets, it is stated that
the price obtained for apples is strictly
regarded by. and is proportioned to,
the size OF that barrel in which they
are packed. This is as il should be.
Why should the same be paid for q
barrel OF apples containing 2 bushels
only as for one containing 2 IL bushels.
Canada Farmer.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-19
The Cost os High Lire.

The fashionable people are discuss.
ing the question OF the cost OF living in
New York. The cutting down OF in
comes consequent upon the lowering Of
rents and the general shrinkage, has
brought 10 the ssrface come very enri-
GUS facts. For instance the late Mr..
Garner, who was drowned in his yacht
Mohawk, lived according TO this sche-
dule.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-19

An Alabama preacher has discovered
,bat Daniel. who was cast into the
uor's den. was colored man, and that
his name was Smith. We have some
doubts about his being a colored man,
but the probabilities are that bis name
was Smith. Smith is forever getting
10 trouble OF some kind.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-19

The Presbyterian missionaries in
India, representing in all II branches
of the Presbyterian Church, have de-
cided 10 form a 'Presbyter'an All
ance. The project has been under
consideration for homo time Inc
functions of the alliance viii DE anvi-
so,y only. IL win meet once IN three
years.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-19

A,Trsnton editor says he breads the
Fa campaign. because of 50 many pa
raj Q. He SAYS he IL harrsssed enough
nov. every Saturday night. by a pay
aail.