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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-07-01

Bosom friends-Studs. ~ .s at ss4s
Iowa has ten counties named after ten
ex-Presidents Of the United States.
A little advertising now and then viii
do no harm to business men.
AnIndiana farmer shot into his smoke
house at a supposed thief, and killed
his uncle
"You follow the legal profession, I
believe, sir?n Lawyer Pompous n No.
sir; lead it" -ss-
President Wheeler has now, since
the death of his sister, no relative nearer
than his cousin r- -48s MY a
Senator Bruce estimates that between
5000 and 10000 colored people left
Mississippi for Kansas during the
"exodus fever. els aE uI
The recent cyclone in Kansas was
quite popular many persons were really
carried away with it. agMf4
The Detroit Free Press is sure that the
ability of a statesman does not depend
upon the size of his jaw"
The Missouri farmers are reported to
be driving posts in the ground to hang
to when the cyclones come.
In reducing its postage rate from five
" WILLIS a JNNA eAe5Os A1AC 1EuC1|
government has suffered a decrease in
revenue of S5, 500, 600.
Oh, 'tis the saddest sea- 9 aaw@lf
son of the year; -.- ,..-s.s-.i
For the terrible mosqni-
T-r TO doth appear. ia W f1Es
Oh, dear!
Erie HeraIa
The following includes the names Of
all the American horses that have ever
trotted in less than 218: Rarus, 2. l34
Goldsmith Maid, 2.I4; Hopeful, q 143
Lulu, 2.l5; Smuggler, 2. Is; Lucille Gold
dust, 2.l64; American Girl, 2. .l61 :. Clos
ter. PIT; Dexter, 9Th 4 s - t@-
r LOVES MELo-DRAMA. on AnE
Act one, they meet, as in pleasing dream;
Act two, he'll treat to soda and ice-cream;
Act three, his cash, alas. is nearly PLAYED; !; gF1
Act four, his girl grows cold, sedate andsiaid;
Act fve just as his love is ripe and mellow
His girl IS sporting with another fellow. a s7
TORONTO Gossiper.
Little Freddy was undergoing the dis
agreeable operation of having his hair
combed by his mother, and he grumbled
at the maneuver. Why, Freddie
said mamma, 4 you ought not to make
such fuss I don't fuss and cry when
my hair is combed.' Yes, replied
the youthful party but your hair amt.
hitched to your head" s..,r -.
The Philadelphia Ledger believes that
if there were more gymnastic exercises
in our public schools there would be
fewer !halt-alive people in the world.
Don't know about that We once saw
a sehoolmaster chase boy six times
around the school-room. over desks and
benches, and out of a window, and when
he caught him that boy, for the space
OF an hour, felt only about half alive,
despite the exercise be had just indulged
-INoTYtStOzC9 Herald. @ N7A1
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-07-01

7 a. man who attends strictly to his
own business, says the Quincy Modern
Argo, is always busy, but the man who
wants to attend strictly to your business
can 60 to a fire or circus just as well at
one time as at another. We are always
ready to give him vacstion.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-07-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Bosom friends-Studs. .s .t s.ss
Iowa has ten counties named after ten
of the United States.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-11
THE SNAKE AND THE BABY,

A gentleman stay ing vt n village not
far from Besancon few yenrs ago, was
talking TO a woodcutter about the diger
ent Kinds OF snakes found in the woods IN
tina neighborhood, when the old man on
showing him specimen. Of lho little gfeen
snake, common there, the bite leofwhichis
extremely dangerous, told him the foi-
lowing anecdote:
"A few weeks before. poor WOMAN
whose cottage was on the edge of the
wood , lelt an intgnt in It's cradle on the
floor OF her room, while She gathered
sticks lo7 frewood. Hiying made Up Il
lagot She went into the house; and find
ing her ch lid quietly Sleeping, placed the
fagot in the chimnty-corner, and went
again ut>ide her doorto woik, Keeping
near enough tohear the Slightest cry.
After few minutes she looked in through
the window to be sure that all was right
when, to her horror >he snw ono Of these
little greeu snakes COLL round her baby
No doubt it had been in the f,guts, md
the comfortable warmth of the room had
drawn it from its hiding, ,plnce. Had she
screamed, or rushed nQ>ily into the
housc. probably both her.ehid and the
snake would have clarified and the life o
the former would have been lost; but God
ia His mercy, gave her presence Of mind
to restrain her leeling., and quietly To
seek the best means for saving hel little
/ one.
/ She ran TO another cottage close mt hand
where woodmau, used to finding aud
killing snakes. lived, and begged for hi:
advice and help. He desired her to keel
outside her cottage, and quietly wntcl
/ through the window the snaHe and the
child.
In the meanwhile he warmed some
milk, and placed saucer filled with il
on the cottage floor, not very far from The
: cradle. Snakes, as he we'll knew, like
warmth and milk too, and in a few sec
onds, the snake, which had been lying n,
il asleep. raised its head, gradually un'
coiled itself crawled away from the era
die, and began eagerly to drink the milk
| The woodman was at hand to seize it, anC
the joyful mother to enter her cottage
: ick up her baby and find it still sleeping
! and unhurt - CHdtter60r.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-11

PoINT1SG A PIsTob IN FUN. N.-The de-
gree OF carelessi.es- which makes an Sac
cident" a crime, is not very hard 10 settle
at least in the matter of joking with
deadly woapens. The Roclport Ind9
Journal gives one instance where justice
was done:
One Of those practical jokers (whopoint
fre-arms supposed not to be loaded, Mt
persons 'in fun') was treated according
to his deserts in Iowa, recently, as we
leafn from the report Of State against
Hafdle. The humorous gentleman in
question undertook to frighlen a lady
neiebbor with revolver.
Tile weapon sonrhow went of, and the
lady died Of the fright. The court thought
this was nansmughter, ard sent The joker
10 prison for - year to give him mn oppor
tunrty for reflection. The despair of the
unfortunate man, his threats of killing
himself, and his violegce, ncces'ilating
the tying him will. ropes when he dis
covered his mistake, were not deemed OF
sufficient account TO dispense with the re-
straiut orihe prison.
The prisoners counsel requested the
court TO charge the jury that he was not
bamable II his net WIS wllatany man OF
oidirary prudence aud caution m ighthave
done. The court declined, observing:
No jury would he warrentcd in finding
that men Of ordinary prudence should so
conduct themselves. Homau lbei> not
to be sportcd with by the use of firearms.
even though the person using Them may
have good reasons to beiieve that The
weapon used >not londed. OF hat being
loaded it will do no injury. When per.
sons engaged imsuch reckless sport, they
should be held liable for the consequences
OF their acts"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-11

THE CzAR NIcHoLAs.-A young stu
dent, relative ofthe writer. had, with n
few friends, formed literary society in
which the works Of contemporary poIi-
teal economists, publicists and phi'oso
pliers were resd and debated. The Sc
cret police denounced this society as re-
volutionary organization, and the young
student was imprisoned and condemned
to Siberia. All possible influence was
brought to bear on the Gar, but in vain,
and At last the young mans mother,
meeting the Gar one day in the Summer
Garden, knelt and implored her son S
pardon, asserting his innocence. The
Gar seemed touched. and promised to
give the youth personal interview. The
latter was brought to his msjesiy The
next day, and The Car, forcing him to
his knees before an image Of the Saw,
iiour. exclaimed:
"Can you swear before Almighty God
'that neither you nor your associates had
-sny criminal design against rny life? Can
you swear that you believe in the hoi-
nes. and eternity Of tie Russian auto-
cracy?"
The surprised prisoner answered:
Il can swear to your majesty that
neither l nor any Of my friends had :he
remotest idea against your safety. As to
the autocrntic form Of government, ]
cannot conscientiouslv swear thatI be-
lieve in It's eternity. The history Of 9th
er rcountr les teaches rs that the time
must come, even in Russia, when the
people Themselves will take part in its
government"
The Gar tendeily embraced the stu
dent, and giving him ring drawn from
the imperirl finger, said:
This is token Of respect from your
Gar. You have been sincere and truth
ful to me, and there is nothing hate 50
much as liar" He then approached
the writing-tabIe where lay the student.
sentence Of exile and with one stroke ot
his pen, signed the paper! 81 pity you
from Ike bottom OF my heart" he said;
''you are an honest man, and an honest
man true to his convictions. is more dam
gerous to autocraey than an unprinclpled
rascal. Therefore, must punish you,
though never was this duty more pain
ful TO me than now. God blsss you, my
son, and judge me mercifully if should
appear to be in the wrong"
Then once more embracing the student
he dismissed him to Siberia.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-11
LAND NOTICES.
u. S. LAND OFFlcr
SHASTA, CALIFORNIA :
NOTICE OF APPLTC.r,ov
PATENT TO A 'oRl
PLACER MINING CLAN
Anrnst ON

-or,or =. - August 18th, yo
NOTICE is HEREBY Grvgl." 90"
IN the Trinity Riyer Cana .iA, LA ts
raglic Mining Company, Caaa C""a Hn
duly oTganized under the LAW. wv po2aa
Slate of California, by il. "n p OF A
Thomas II. Blythe, whose Po., ogr' Igr'lisi
dress is San Francisco, S,a,e 'et oe oGJlce,i,
ma. has this day filed an nnn,ia. EaIlg,
a Patent for the followibg G'I, tG'ya0l9 y al
Mine, silGnted in Coffee C,'oLe ,Piio,
District, Trinity Count, CALM. NAor,
known ms the Trinity River Cg',uI'a
Hydraulic Mining Componv 0auaI aI Ms|
particularly described IN ,bo a4d nu,
field notes now on file in tbi. ne "" MiI
lows to wit: '''c %a
Lot No. 40 in TIP. 81 MR. W
d. NJ containing l55 $500 Nora. "%CN
mencing ut the S. Il. corner nf f,y>' II, Or'
II pine tree 30 inches in diume,,." "s eae
A. thence ). 100 West 30 CG w '"i'a
tersectiug the n. w, eorper or tr'S.'f ans b.
right Placer Mine, where post F ;,. In
ches 8 feet long, marked Z. !. ,,l,o''gy Do
tabllshing y corner of the EnryLt e.
thence S. 6S12o West 10 .04 cbS"'' y"h,
S. w. corner ofthe claim, whnr.. 9@'ue
Oak post inches in diameter n.,p p,'ei
i. set in rock mound. thenco V.'g,u D.
25 chains to the N. w conner oluo,, l'.'g IT,
where an Oak post inches in don'.' 'la'
feet long marked G. j. set in np,.I ''S
mound. thence Enst 81 80 cb,in'' @
WI ite Oak post inches in djar.,..| ~ a. A.,
feet long mW krd b. in Il rock n, y
thence S, 30 East 33 10 chain. |''a'''
closing on the slnrttug corner h' "a
Of beginning. Bounded on the Az, s mo,
chains of the first course hy iLr Inr "" G
Placer Mine, claimed hy y. H. E.pp
and on the last 20 co chains of rba Is@ s
course 10y the Enright Pncsr' NJ. IH
claimed hy Edwald Euneht. an n-' A''
nnd course hv the Lower Buckeye p. r
Mine, ciaimcdhy 7. II. Blythe, oa 'V ,'
first 80 80 chains ot the thiG cop,.. " T.
the Upper Buckeye line cnimcd IL y
ii. Blythe the reminder ol hi, coy',. /
bounded by unclaimed Minern! L.rl.
the first % 80 chains of the fourth c''.
by the Black Bear Mine claimed nv \
ii. Blythe, and the remaindcr oi H.
fourth and fifth course by unclaimd,5
An persons holding any adverse claim,
thereto are required IL present the ,m.
to the Register and Receiver of III. l. s
Land O,Hce at Shasta California vibn
sixty DAYS frGm the first day OF pgb6y.
tion Of this notice.
AARON BELL.
Aug 20 God. RrgI,rr
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-11

STOPPING A NEWsPAPEH.-An ex>
change has the following allegoty, which
We commend to careful cons liberation :
" a certain man hit his toe against Il
pebole ard fell head,ong to the ground.
He was veXed, and under the influence
of anger and self suiiiciency he kicked
mother earth right saucily. With i'm
perturable gravity he looked to see the
earth dissolve, and come to nuught.-
But the earth remained, and only his
poor foot was injured in the encounter
This is the way OF man. An article in
a newspaper touches him in weak
spot, and forthwith he sends to stop his
paper. With great complacency he
looks to hear the crash, when he finds
he only hit his own toe against world
that does not perpetually feel the shock,
and irjures no one but himself"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-11

CRPPLEs IN THE Temple. Mormon
ism can boast of the possession of more
cripples than any other religious organ
ization on earth. The maimcd, the
balt, and the b,iud seek the temple Mt
Salt Lake City in droNes every Sunday.
These sufferers are said to come to
Utah for relief by the laying on of
hands practeed hy the apostles, bat il
is more likely that they are the lrult OF
polygamy. At least they increase, in
stead OF decrease, yeur by year, in spite
Of faith in The virtue Of the laying
on process.
In this connection n story is told OF
the late Brigham Young. A one ,leggcd
cripple once asked the " Prophet to
grant him II new ieg. The sainted
Brigham said that he could do it bct
asked the man how he would like t.
find himself possessed OF three legs in
heaven, which would surely be the re
suit. The deluded petitioner concluded
to go 1t alone with his one leg ON
earth rather than studdle around like "a
tripod on the gIitterng bricks which are
supposed TO constitute the pavements OF
the golden hereafter.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-11

SPLITTING PAPEg.-It is one Of the
most remarkable properties Of that won
derful product-paper-th it can be
split into two or even three parts, howev-
er thin the sheet We have seen leaf
of the Illustrated NeWs thus divided into
three parts, or three thin leaves. One
consisted Of the surface on which the en-
cravings are printed ; another was the
side continuing the letterprese, and a
perfectly blank piece on each side was the
paper that lay between. Mary people
who have not seen this done might lhinlt
it impossible; yet icis not only possible,
bat extremely easy, as we shall show.
Get piece OF plate glass aud place it
on a sheet Of paper; then let the mttor
he thoroughly soaked. Win care and a
little dexterity, the sheet can be split by
the top surface being removed But The
best plan is 10 paste piece of cloth or
strong paper to each side Of the paper 10
be split. When dry, violently, and with
out hesitation pun the two pieces asunder
when part Of the sncet will be found to
have adhered to one and part to the other.
Soften the paste IN water, and the pieces
can be easily removed from the cloth.
The process is generally demonstrated
as matter Of curiosity, yet it can be
utilized in various ways. II we want to
paste in scrap,book a newspaper article
printed on both sides Of the puper, and
possess only one copy, II is very conven-
lent to know how to detatch one side from
he other. Tie paper, when split, as
may be imagined, is more transparent
than it was before being subjected to the
operation, and the printing ink is some-
what daller ; otherwise, the two pieces
present the appearance Of the original ii
again brought together.
Some time ago the information Of how
to do this splitting was advertised 10 be
sid for II considerable sum. We now
impart it to all our readers CONTINUOUSLY
B. dld O. Printer and S,utioRer.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-11

A SECRET DRAwER.-A short time n 90
an inhabitant Of C)rbeil presented b himself
atthe Villa Montmorency at Auteuil, the
residence Of retired dealer in second
hand furniture, and asked him if he re-
membered having. at = public sale in 1867,
boughta bureau Of which he gnve an accu.
rate description, info rming the late mer.
chant that the bureau had been the prop-
erty Of his father, and that be desired tc
buy it back. 'Theex-deaer replied that he
had such a bureau in his possession still
and, taking him INTO nm adjoining room
showed him the piece of furn iture lie wa
in quest Of NJ. Barthe told his visitor
that as he W shed to gain possession Of The
bureau because it had belonged to his faith
eT, he might have it back if he would re.
place it by another one, as IT, wasvery
useful to him. Two hours later, It new
bureau was brought to NJ. Bnrthe, and the
old one was carried t. Corbei. The bu,
reaa contained a secret compartment in
which was found the sum often thousand
francs in gold, in rolls, wedged in with pa
per cuttings.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-11
u. s. LAND OFFICE
SHASTA, CALIFORNIA
NOTICE or Application FaR
PATENT II, a
PLACER MINING CLAIM.

AUGUST 10Th, 1879.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN hA
- Ernest +. Unu,en whose Post O6g
addtes- j. Wcavervillc, Trinity County,
STATE Of Cuilornh, ha, made puIo,
ton for a puicut for the luloNmg de,.
crlbed Gold bearing Pmcpl lIp. ,n
nled in WcaverviiIe Mining DlHd
in said County and Stnta nnl kaognm
jhe HANSEN GOLD PLACERNlNB
aad more particularly de,cuD,j 90 l.e
plat and field notes now ON file in &s
Office as follows to wit:
Lot No. 81 in Township No GtNRI
9 West NJ ID. NJ. conininiug 50 J6l@|
acres. First beginning at an established
mineral monument, The same teng
glnnlte boulder marked thus ,ciIcleaM
cross dHshe.) with chlSci. situated %
the water Mt the confluence OF NeGd
creek and the east fork of Wcayrrcet
standing 10 inches above the water M
presenting n surface OF hy irA
thence running at a variation OF bl'
East, s. ll1ao West, % 30-lcO cn@
inler,ecting the S. W. corner Of ia
claim, OF The exterior boundary o. lfa
claim. Beginning at the ) W. r
starting corner OF the claim is pol
marked ii IN Il rock mound, '1He
running North % West % 90 lOOcbAlA
to the n. W. corner Of claim ab@
there j. white oak post 5X5 inches !
feet long mank ked ii and set in mH
mound ; thence East II Il leo chln'b
the n. f.. corner of the claim where 40
onk post Ana inches, 3 feet long mako
/ ii Is set in n rock mound; thence
l234o West 10 70-100 cheus mterd
an oak post 4x4 inches, feet le'
marked IL aud set in n rock mound
thence South 70 East 20 so 100 chain
to an oak post 4X4 inches, feet l@I
marked II and set in ~ small ma
mound thence 5. 2I24o East q -O.lt
chans 10 a post AKA inches, feet In!
marked II and set in n rock mourdr
ing the $. +. corner of the claim
thence S, 403fo West 10 93 100 cbaa
to an oak post 4X4 inches, 3 feet ol!
marked II and set in rock mound
thence S. zoo West IL 81. 100 chain, I.
the place Of beginning or the 5, We
corner Of the claim.
Bounded on the first course by On
claimed band, on the second course y
unclaimed mineral lnnd, on the iH;
tou:th aud iflh course by land cNmdl
/ by unknown persons, and on The 'll
and seventh courses by hand known y
the Brchjrll 81 Harvey Mine, cIaIna
10y John BechleIl & Co.
All persons holding any adverse can'
thereto nre required to present thr"TT
to the Register and Receiver Of lDr u
S Land Office Mt Shasta, CallIoI,HA
within sixty davs from the first puO'
cation of this notice.
AARON BELL,
Aug. 90, cod. Rrg'Ie'
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-11

CARPETGNG A RlYER.-Ncw Orleans
is now carpeting its river front-not
with Brussels, Of course, but with good
substantial mats of cane. The mat is
composed of IL hundred or more bundles
Of cane secCrely bound in wire, and so
attached TO one another rs to form a
carpet foot and one-halftbick, twenty.
FIVE feet wide and two hundred feet long
To the upper surface Of such mat are
attached by wire, cylinders Of canvas
filed with sand. These latter nre the
weights to hold the mats upon the bot
tom of the river. Along the river front,
at the waters edge, are driven piles one
foot square, fifty feet long and sX feet
apart. These are imbedded perhaps
thirty feet in the soil, and are The moor-
ing posts for the mats. Around every
post /, nm iron ring, which ring is also
fastened to the shore end, or twenty five
foot side Of the mat. The mat, which
is made by machinery, when finished
lies upon the deck ofthe barge j, moved
directly out into the river stcam tug
furnishes the motive power, the mat
rolls of the stern and sinks evenly and
solidiy to the bottom Of the river. In
this manner il is expected that fully
5000 yards by 200 feet of the river front
will lie covered and protected. During
the last six weeks 50 mats have been
made and put upon The bottom Of the
river. The idea is to keep the Dlissi
ippi within bounds and to protect the
shore from washing hther and thi;her
rs the caprice of the river may dictate.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-11

HER DoLLY's MAMMA More sensi.
BILE than her mother was that little girl
who stood by mn elegant show window OF
toy,shop the other day, her cheap dress
ind dicating that she was nborer's cf lid.
Her mother, pointing at the biggest and
and most richly dressed of the dolls, said /:
lyon would like to have that, wouldr t
you, Louise?"
"On, no, mamma;not that one; its too
we'll dressed for me-"
"And what difference would that make
to you?"
"Wby, I'd want to be my doly's
mamma, and not her servant girl"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-11

POSTAGE STAMP LoRE-The Ian gungc
Of postage stamps. instead Of flowers, has
just been invented Thus, when u post
age stamp is placed upside down on the
lett corner of "A letter, i! means II love
yon - in the samo place. crosswi,c, My
heart is another'>;" :" straight upand down,
"Good-hy, sweetheart, good by;' up-
side down, in light hand corner, "Wrltr
no more - in the center Mt the top,
"Ycs )" opposite at the bottom. mo !"
on the right hand corner ut nght aGgle.
DO You love me p ia the lrit hrnd corr
ner, II hate you :" top corner ON the
right, II wish your friendship :" bottom
corner on the lett, Il seek your acquaint-
auce - on line with surname, "Acccpt
my love;' srme upside down, II am
engaged ~ Mt right angle in the same
place, ~ long to see you - in the mid
die Of the right hand edge, "Wlite i'm
mcdmtely."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-11
TAEIE N0TE(E.-'s II Efar il met
De bsifstsd ih0"sh Zee sf,. ar fhst trttI
C0nStaDle'S Sale.

RY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION
- issued out OF Justice Il. w. Me-
Phrrson's Court. of Long Ridge Town
>hlp, County of Trinity, State of Cali
lornm, dated the 7th day ot August, 1873
Ia certain action wherein MessIs Thom-
son and pdrgratlas Plaintiff, recovered
Judgment against Ferguson aud Whiteas
Defendants, for the sum of One Hundred
and Sixty Eight aud So 100 Dollars TO
gether with cost o. suit on the 7th day OF
August, 1879.
| have levied upon the following de-
scIlbrd property, to>wit: E16 Of n k4
Sec. Is T. : R f., Humboldt Meridian
standing on record in the name ot G. W,
" Nhite.
Notice is hereby given that on
THURSDAY, tl,e sstL day Of Angus.
1870,
at ! o'clock p. NJ. Of that day, at JnHicc
McPherson's Office. Coanty Of Trinity
| will sell all The figEt, tilleNnd Interest
Of said G. W. White in and To the above
!hed property. at Public Auction. toi
Cash to the highest and best bidder, t.
satisfy said execution and all costs.
Dated at Red Mountain, the 7th day Of
August, 1879.
PAUL HEREFORD
Constable.
d w. BURcHARD, Covelo, Attorney
for Plaintiff 81.
The above Sale is postponed until Sep.
tembcr oIh, 1879, ut O'Clock P. NJ.
The above Sale is postponed until
NOaENa aRER StEl, 1870,
at O'Clock P. NJ
PAUL HEREFORD,
sep23 3t. Constable.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-11

You were in the war, then, Capt Me-
Ki!len?' "Oh, YES, ma am, yes, mnam;
fought all through it," is there not y
She asked hesitalingly, IN great deal or
danger ina baltle ?' "Wcu, yes, " the
captain replied, lcaccriNely, "thcIc is.
So many men standing around, you know,
and such ca'eless handling orGre-atms rs
Is almost sure to occur during lnttc,
makes il really vety unsafe" Mi. Lol-
lipop shuddeled, and lhen resumed, Are
not some people severely iijurcd ut
times ?" "Yes, the caplain sad, "lhey
are. / once had a friend who wns hurt 50
badly that he couldn't leave his room for
several days"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-11

MORE than eight years ago the city au.
thorlies of London offered Il prize for any
invention which could enable them to get
rid Of snow in the streets. Seventeen
schemes were submitted. The success
tul apparatus was at once erected, and has
been in successful operation every year
since. 1t consists simply Of an inclined
plate of iron fixed below man-hole lead-
ing to the main sewer Under this plrto
are ranged gas burners. The snow cart
ed from The adjoining thoroughGres is
shovcIed down the man-hole grating, falls
on the heated plate, is reduced to water
and passes away down the sewer.