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The daily gazette., 1877-10-25
VALUE OF A CISTERN.

Among the farm work which should
be done, if it has not already been at
tended to, is the digging of large "is-
tern for the storing of rain water fol
winter use. Those farmers who have
been provldent enough to secure such a
cistern would not be deprived of it for
ten times its cost. All those who were
last winter obliged to drive their stock
to the frozen brook or pond for water III
the coldest OF weather, anu saw the ami
mails curl up and shiver after drinking
their fill of ice cold liquid, should see tO
it that they are secured against such ex-
periences the coming winter. We
know of instances last season of stock
being driven a mile twice day for wa
ter, the wells having given out, and the
labor and time that was thus consumed
would easily have dug and cemented a
half dozen cisterns in the preceding fall.
An ordinary barn and dwelling house
will save enough rain water in the fall
and winter originally to meet the require
ments of a large farm if it could be
stored, and all that Is required is the eX-
cavation and cementlng Of cistern ten
or fifteen feet square TO keep it. The
cistern should be dug so that conduct
pipes may be run to it from the house
and barn, and pump may reach it and
lead the water to covered shed or some
other protected place. The cementing
required for the sides Of the cistern is OIL
ly of all inch thickness, of hydraulic ce-
ment of the usual strength, aud the bot
tom may be bricked and then covered
with cement, or covered with two or
three inches of cement without bricks.
The cash outlay is covered by few dol
lars. The cistern should Of course be
covered with planks and sod, and trap
door should be provided for access to it
for the purpose of clearing it out IN the
spring.
The convenience and value of having
an abundant supply of good soft water
for stock, free from the icy chill of well
or brook water in the cold weather, is to
be appreciated only after being possess
ed, but in our opinion it is absolutely
among the necessities of the FARM
PtoughmGn.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25
A Favorlte story IT Dickens.

The following story may have gone
the round of the newspapers but it il
good enough for re-telling, since Dickens
said of it: "You must know that have
appropriated that story and acquired i'm
mense reputation by it'' 1t occurs in a
paper of "reminiscences in Scribner for
o :tober, entitled ga Yankee Tar and
his friends;
On ope Of Captain Morgan's voyages
from America to England, he had under
his care very attractive young lady,
who speedily distinguished herself by
reducing five young gentlemen 10 the
verge of distraction. She was quite Tea-
DIV to marry one; but what could she do
with five? In the embarrassment OF her
riches she sought the captain, who, after
a few minutes thought, said: "lt's fine,
calm day; suppose, by accident, you
should fall overheard; III have boat
lowered ready to pick you up, and you
can take the man who loves you well
enough to jump in after you" This nov
ell proposition met the young lsdy's views
and the programme was acc rdingly car
ried out, with the trifiing exception tnat
four of the young men took the plunge,
and, being picked up ny The boat, pre-
sented themselves q DIR piping qaartette
upon the ships deck. The object Of their
undampened ardor, no less wet than
themselves, fed to her state-room and
sent for her adviser, the captain. snow
captain" cried she in despair, "what am
| to do?" "Ah, my DEAR" replied the
captain, off you want a sensible husband
take the dry one"-which she did.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25

Senator Wallace introduced two i'm
portant bills in the Senate yesterday,
which should receive the early considera-
ton of both branches of Congress. One
provides for the issue of $400, 200, 900 of
silver coin in dollars, half-dollars and
quarters, to be legal tenders for all debts,
public and private. Be sure that the
silver dollar to be coined shall be made
worth dollar, and then go ahead. There
is no reason why people shouldn't have
just as much silver currency as they
want to use. With this point well
guarded, and equal care to avoid even
the suspicion ofimpalring contracts with
creditors, which Senator Wallace doubt
less has well considered, the bill should
be speedily passed. The more import
ant bill the of two was one to authorize
the issue of 800, 100000 of sixty-year
bonds, bearing 3.65 interest, In lieu of
that amount of four per cent. bonds,
to be exchangeable for coin or legal tend
erS at the option of the holder. 1t would
have been better, we think, to provide
for $500, 100000 of the 3.65 bonds and
q less amount of silver coin, for in the
end the convertible bond must solve our
financial problem aud be the source of
our national currency. 1t is needed not
only to absorb the earnings of labor mo W
so precariously held in savings institu-
tions, but also to absorb the balances of
banks corporations aud business men ,and
to become graduallythe basis of ourientire
paper money, which will always be pre-
ferred to gold or silver if issued by the
government. Senator Wallace has made
prompt start in exactly the right direc-
tion ,=and we hope to see some such mea-
sures enacted into laws at an early day
Times. lff
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25
LO AL TIME ABLE,
TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON.

- hhAlNS LEAVE WILMINGTON.
9.E, 1000 a. m; 1881, I2 10, 2.sO, 4.SO 44
5:46, S;46 P: m. On sundays: 22l. 10 a.
For New York: 22l, 947, a m, l2 81, 12 40
For ssl5,m6rs mi Sn sns sundSys ~, 10
a m; IL 81, SO. 8 90, o 90 m; on Sundays
l06 q m; 8 30 pm.
For Port Deposit: Sc p m; no Sunday
For New Castle: s, 9 20, 9 80 m; 80, 9 80 p
m; no Sunday train.y .,tI' =
For Delaware r. r.: 8 C8, 8 80 O m; 6 80 % m,
no Sunday train. van H.F47f 80
For Wilmington & Northern r. r.: 6 25 a
m; 10 mi no Sunday train. IA
p m; on Sundays: 10 80 a m.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT WILMINGTON,
from PhtladeipnIa: 12 56, 8 "a 8 "a a m /; IL
m; ~ "A, 1257, S65, 451, B "A. 8 25, 25
10, 81, II 10 Ap m on sundays: IL S.
From New York: 10 Sc, 8 "a a m; 12 "A, 70 IS
6oi, 96l p M; on Sundays: u Sc m
From Baltimore :21s, 941, "a m; 127 7, - 49,
0 So, 0 s6 p m; on Sundays: IS a m; Q 81
From Washington: 21s m; 1921, 1888
36 946 IN; on Sundays: 2 18 a m; o 46
From Port Deposit: sOOa m; no Sunday
trains.
From New Castle: 7 50, 85Oam; 1900 m;
20, $40, z 05 p m; no Sunday trains.
From Delaware r. R.: $50 a m; 4 20, 6 40 d
m; no Sunday trains.
From Wilmington & Northern r. R.: IL 80
a mi 10 p m, no sunday trains.
From Delaware Western r. r.: 7 IS a m;
310p m; on SUNDAYS: 8 90 nm.
TRAINS FOR WILMINGTo ON LEAVE PHIL
ADELPHIA.
From Broad street and Washington ave-
nue.: Z 80, 90, 10 30, 45 a IN; 80, 80,
90. B 16. & 90. 6 Dr. o AZ II 6O n In. on Sun
days: 80 a m; 6 O. - 40, II 80, m.
From Thirty Second and Market streets:
25, Ii 45 m, Il Is, 8 55, 8 30, IL IS p IN;
on Sunda VS.: 8 80 IL 40 y m.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25
From the N. Y. Journal of Co merce
whole 'Ome lessons FrOm
tlAe Datch. la

| That is not a rose-colored picture OF
Holland painted by the United States
Minister to The Hague. Every tint In il
is true, and much more might be said in
praise of the virtue, frugality, integrity
ana happiness of the Netherlands and
The Dutch. As some Americans are
leaving their native land for Europe in
doubtful quest of work, so others may be
tempted to 60 to Holland for a settle
ment, where, as we are told, bank has
not failed for forty years, and paper mon
ey has all that time been equal to gold:
where live insurance companies do not
burst up and the average rates of premi-
um are one half of one per cent, and the
companies pay IL to TO per cent. to
stockholders at that; where official thieves
are scarce, and when found out are Sc
yerely punished and forever disgraced:
where sharp practice in private business
means public dishonor; whers 100000
OF people are not only able to make a
living on 10000 square miles, but are
happy, prosperous and contented; and
most wonderful of all, and the great Sc
cret of this paradisical condition, where
everybody lives within his income! There
if anywhere in the wide world, content
ment, If not bliss, could be index
cept by newspaper editors who thrive on
public and private scandals and sensa-
| tions.
Our Minister at The Bagne was too
polite to mention certain facts about the
Dutch and their Government, which we
will supply. He feared to offend the
powers at home by pointing out several
| other reasons and proofs of the excellent
administration of Holland. That coun-
Try Is frugally managed because Chiefly
the right OF the taxpayers to regulate the
expenses is recognized more fully than
III any other nation of Europe. The up
per house is composed of men elected by
the provincial states from among the
most highly assessed inhabitants. The
second chamber is chosen by general bal
lot, but only those persons eau vote who
pay annual tax rates of at least 20 gull
ders. The taxpayers, thus having ex-
elusive control, keep down the expenses
and the taxes TO the lowest point; and
the poorest of the Dutch enjoy, even
more than the rich, the benefits of this
close-fsted policy. The pay of all the
public servants is moderate, but suffi-
clent to secure the best talent and leave
no excuse for peculation. The ministers
Of the crown get only $1,000 each. But
IL is in the army that the greatest econo-
my is shawn. The regular force of the
Netherlands was, at last accounts, about
10000 strong, and its whole annual cost
about $7,O00,000. Contrast this with our
War Secretary's estimate of $30,000,O00
for an army of $4,000 men! The same
careful adaptation of money to ends runs
through the entire Dutch system. By
such policy Holland keeps her credit
alott in all the markets OF the world, and
steadily reduces her national debt be-
tween $3,000,000 and $4,000,000 yearly.
She sends many good things, to eat, drink
and otherwise consume, to the United
States. Would that she could spare us
some of her public men, along with the
admirable institutions, habits and people
of the Low Countries
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25
BURGLARS DEVICES.

The most skillful operations of
burglars recently have becu effected
by means of the air-pump,N the com
pound blow-pipe In connection with
the drill and the wedge. It is impos-
sible to make a safe perfectIv air
tight, where the metal is ing contact
with the metal. La opening and clos
ing the door, allowance must be made
Tor friction air therefore enters and
consequently fine powder can be intro
duced by the alrpump. This instru-
ment has a metal rortiong Iesemb bling
iengthwlse section of,a cylinder
which is applied to the opel lining be-
tween the safe door and the safe itself
on the slde.u sG ei5lD ja9.us ~. ~
The opening on two other sides of
the door, and filed with, putty and
when the pump Is set in motion the va
cuum produced causes air and powder
to rush in at the remainining OPEN
ing. One of the latest methods of pre-
venAng the use of the air pump is by
packing the joints with rubber, or its
equivalent, making a cushion on the
jamb to receive the door, which, from
It's elasticity, suits itself to any equal
1ty in the metal when the door is
closed, and forms a tight Joint, pie
venting the introduction OF nitro-gly-
cerine or any liquid explosive, as we'll
as fine powder. 1t has been demon
strated that where rubber tubing is
not used, fine powder can be put in
at the rate of an inch an hour. The
air pump is without doubt the most
dangerous tool now used by burglars.
The compound blow pipe in connec-
tion with the drill, can be used on all
safes made exclusively of iron and
steel. The only protection against it
is "Franklinite," a mineral composed
of peroxide of iron, oxide of zine, and
oxide of manese. In appearance it
resembles magnetic oxide of iron, and
its advantages over iron and steel are
that it is hard by nature and heat can
not soften it. The temper can of
course, be taken out of steel by the
blow pipe as steel is artificially hat-
dened and the drill readily effects an
entrance into the safe.
Wedges are successful where they
can be operated. In the newest safes,
door and jambs are protected against
wedging by steps and rebates, and O
tongue and groove. A strong tongue
is fixed al around the door, project
ing from its inner surface. a similar
tongue is made on the jamb of the
safe, against which the door closes,
The latter is made to fit inside the
tongue projecting from the inner sur
face of the door. The door is opened
by lever or movable hinge, which
throws it square iato place, keying it
on all sides.
Protection against masked burglars
is guaranteed by the use of time locks
in conjunction with combination locks
If watchman is obliged to give up
the combination to burglars al night,
they cannot effect an entrance until
morning, at which time the clock is
probably set.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25
SITTING BULL.
From the Phild. Times.

The truth is that the logic was, all on
Sitting Bulls side. The commissioners
invited him to come back to the agencies
and renew his friendly relations with the
government of the United States, giving
up only bis arms and ponies, and receiv.
Ing some nice COWS aud blankets in re-
turn. One savage, we are told, actually
nad the audacity to wink when this flat
tering proposition was made. Sitting
Euii politely suggested that he had heard
That sort of thing before. and that
Yankees were given to lies. The Crow
put the whole thing in nutshell. "Slx-
ty-tour years ago." he said, "we shook
hands with the soldiers, and ever since
nave been running from one place to
another to keep out of their way" Now
that he was over theiline, the "Great
Mothers" people let him alone, and he
preferred to stay there. Sitting Bull
elaborated the same idea; al did not give
you the country, but you followed me
from one place to another, so 1 had to
leave and come over to this country The
part OF the country you gave me you ran
me out OF. have now come here to stay
with these people, and intend to stay
here" Sitting Bull and The Crow may
De very reprehensible fellows, but they
understand the Indian question very
clearly. They understand the folly and
tno IuClHGy OF JroaueS with the United
States, and they also understand that In-
dians and white men and half-breeds
can live side by side in Canada without
any treaty, and yet without quarrelling
They would be fools to come back If they
are not compelled to, and we should BE-
very foolish indeed TO wish them back as
long as the Canadian Government will
let them stay where they are.
Why is it that the Canadian Govern
ment and It's officials are respected by
Indians of every tribe, while our gov
ernment is laughed at and its officials are
hated il not despised? Or how is 1t that
the Canadian Government can look with
indi ference upon the incursion of a band
OF warlike savages, who have success
fully detied the authority of the United
States? 1t is not because of It's superior
military power. The whole force of
mounted police is but few hundred men
and Sitting Bull and his tribe could use
them up without difficulty. 1t is not be-
cause the treaties are not more liberal,
for they do not make Indian treaties
across the line. 1t is simply because the
Canadian Government has, for genera
tions back, dealt justly and sensibly with
the Indians, treatl tlng them as it treated
any other inhabitants with vagabondish
Instincts; encouraging them to behave
well and furnishing them promptly when
they misbehave, and compelling both the
Indians and the white settlers to respect
each others rights.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25
Plant COMPASS PLANT.

1t Is we'll known to botanists that the
western plant growing on the open pra-
ries, and known as Slphiunl ldcintdtuna
has the remarkable property of turning
many OF its leaves nearly north and
south, and hence the name Compass
plant" 1t is also called "rosin- weed
from its copious resinous juice. In order
TO determine to what extent this alleged
polarity exists, g. E. Bessy of Ames,
Iowa, has made large number of acct
rate observations, which he reports in a
late number of the AnericGn Naturalist.
Out of 50 observations, "a were found
which pointed more or less east of north,
and 80 more or less west. OF the 54
which pointed eastwardly, IS were with
in degrees of north; more within 10
degrees; more within 10 degrees; 4
more within 20 degrees; and 3 more with
in 20 degrees; leaving only IA leaves
which diverged more than 25 degrees
from due north. OF the 80 which point
ed to the west of north, 9 were within
8 degrees, 3 more within 10 degrees; 3
more within 10 degrees;7 more within %
degrees; and z more within 35 degrees;
leaving only which diverged more than
30 degrees from due north. The polarity
of the plant is therefore fully established,
but we have seen statement that when
removed from ITS native prairies to gar
dens, this popularity ceases, and that it
thens knows "no east, no west, no north,
no SOUTH" Psychologists have not dis
covered the cause of this remarkable Pc
culiarity.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25
The Great Race in Baltimore.
PAROLE THE WINNER.

On the upper turn Tom Ochiltree went
ahead and showed head in front, in
creasing his advantage to a half length
at the three-quarter pole. Down the
the home-stretch he increased the adyan-
tage to two lengths, with Parole three
lengths behind Ten Brock. In that or
der they passed the stand, but In the
lower turn Zen Brock gained a length
he had lost, as did also Parole at the
quarter. Ten Brock and Ochiltree rar
head and head, and In the back stretch
Ten B Deck showed head in front. He
increased his advantage at the half mile,
and went into the upper turn one length
ahead OF Ochiltree, who led Parole over
a length. At the three-quarter pole Pa
role made dasd and ran up even with
Ochiltree. Down the home-stretch the
running was fine Parole went gallantly
to the front and flushed two lengths
ahead of Zen Brock. who beat Tom
Ochiltree four lengths. Time,
4.37s. The time of the first quarter in
O.3Oa; the !, 0,59a; the I, 1885; the
mile, LODI the I, 2.204 the IL, 2.472 ;
the Il, }. 10; the 2, 3.42; the p, 4.09s,
and the p, 4.37s, When the horses
came to the weigh after the race, Parole
was received with cheers, and the people
gathered around him. As soon as his
Jockey was weighed, the crowd raised
MIN on their shoulders and carried him
about The track with cheer upon cheer
unLll 1t became a perfect ovation. Such
excitement was never Witnessed in Bal
tImOre on any previous racing occasion.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25
APARISIAN TRICK,

when the Communists of Paris mob
bed the residence of Thiers they car
ried away his bronzes and curlosities,
which were sold to dealers. The po-
lice subsequently seized, wherever
they found them, ARTICLES bearing the
private mark of Theirs, which he
caused to be engraved or stamped up
on his articles of vertu. Judge of his
surprise to find many ornaments
brought to him bearing this mark
which he had never owned. The deal
ers had counterfeited the mark, and
preferred to be robbed rather than con
Tess the trick.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25

The vacancy in the Third Secretary
ship of the State, It is said, was recent
jly offered to Robert Lincoln, son of
President Lincoln, now resident of
Chicago. BEING engaged in lucra-
tive practice al the bar, with increAs-
ing business ip prospective, he wisely
declined an Office that viii, barely pay
the household expenses of a small FAM
lily. He knows, also, however we'll
be might acquit himself in it, he
would be turned out of it on change
of Administration, and left to recon-
mence life again. "a ~ ''-l
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25

In the Tweed examlnation before the
New York aldermAnic committee yes
terday ID. j. Taintor was examined, and
said he had been employed by tn finance
department of the city for six years to
discover information IN connection with
the ring frauds; that nearly all the
vouchers he found in the comptroller
office contained the elements of fraud
while some were wholly fraud ulent.
He believed the amount of fraudulen,
claims passed by the RUG from January
1868, u1tirthe bursting up Of the ring was
fully S26, 100000.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25
NERDS MORE REFORMING.

FL. L. ot. Clair ''the reformed act or,
gambler and drunkard," of Philadel
phia, VINO has recently been deliver
Ing temperance lecturef in Cecil
county, recently left North Esst in a
manner indicating that he Is not ye-
thoroughly reformed. He borrowed
money of several friends, contracted
board and other bills and departed
Without SO much as saying he would
return and "square up" The people
of North East are indignant.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25
SENTENCING pIrTsBuRa.

The first of the Pittsburg riot cases
was tried in the Criminal Court yester
day. A. Murray, aged 10. convicted
of having stolen firearms and ammu-
milton found in his possession, was
sentenced to the penitentiary for three
years. Tom Gallagher, convicted of
receiving stolen goods, also pleaded
guilty to a charge Of larceny. He
was sentenced to pay fine of 81 900
aad to SIX years in the penitentiary.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25

The investigation of the stock issued
by Morton, Huhn and other officials OF
the West Phlladelphia passenger railway
shows that the amount Of oyerissued
stock is about 9,2O0 shares. This, in ad-
dition to 5000 shares accounted for in
the Official reports OF the company, makes
total Of IL, 200 shares, or 1900 more
shares than Is authorized by the charter
of the company. In few days the ques-
ton of the validity of the overissued
shares will be determined by the Court
of Common Pleas. .~rr,, ,,rt F. :,
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25
FIVE DOLLARS FOR A PEANUT

A young lady, vie siog an inlelli-
gent ape at Wood Ward's Gardens, Sau
Francisco recently, offered him her
purse, which was accepted with chat
tering remarks. The ape helped him.
self to the contents, consisting OF eigh-
teen silver half dollars and one five
and one two and . half dollar pieces
in gold, all OF which he put in bis
month and Deposited In his pouch
and looked for more. The lady.aston-
ished, ,alled an employee OF The Gar.
dens, who, after an hour of coaxing--
s.sw wappinK" q peanut for y coin-ir'
dueed Nj. Ape 10 diegofge pieee b
pisse. The purse was toIn 10 pAstsFs
.vii. ~
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25

The taking evidence in behalf of th.
commission, in session at halifax, II
s., was concluded yesterday. One OF
two days will now bsydevoted tore buttal
1t Is expected O recess OF q few DAYS will
be tAken,a after which argument OF conn.
eei win be board About eighty Mitn sss.
- In behalf 0s ach side have beenexan-
|lheo. -. > vS-s'
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25
ON A STRIKE IN ENG
LAND.

LONDON, Oct. 24.-The American
masons who sailed from New YORK
to engage in a three years contract
have arrived in this city. Upon
learning the situation of affairs, tea of
them Immediately joined the strikers.
They complain that they were inform
ed BY the .sgent in New York the
strike ended,
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25

Mrs. Jefferson Davis arrived in New
York on The National steamer Spain, last
night. Mr.. Davis is In Mississippi en-
gagged, 1t is understood, on book upon
ths var. ewse4r arefsA.HEE4e1
Miss Cecilia Cleveland, dangAter Of the
late John r. Cleveland, and niece pf NJ,
Greeley, has the post Of honor In ne 1ast
Inunber ok 81 Nicholss.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25

The French gunboat SECOND from
rahtA, which has arrived ct San Fran
ciscps brings neWs Of the death Of Queen
Poparay Of the Gociety Islands, On Sep
soa. ArxaAs. has been proelAiAsd
Enln& q. -.
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25
DANGEROUS PLAYTHING

BALTIMoRE, Oct "a "A boy 7 years
old, sou Of Mr. Ryan, No IS South Gilmor
street, was playing with railroad torpedo
about Il o'clock yesterday afternoon,
when it exploded, tearing away the
greater portion OF his upper lip, ,lacerating
his thigh, and tearing the flesh from three
of the fingers of his right hand. His in
juries are serious, s.- a
The daily gazette., 1877-10-25
|VyTS AND DRESS GOODS.
lCK SILKS VERY CHEAP.

|AUK SILKS VEKY CHEAP.
b Black Silks, q inches wide, for 10
.tts, s1O' and 81. 10.
Ihenire Victoria Black Silks, weighty,
soft and satin finish, from 81 20 to
$3.50
|nogram Cachemire Black silks, velvet
&fnlsh, from 81 % TO 80 30.
sOns Cachemlre Black Silks, from
.Sl5tO s. 81.