Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-07-14
PRAISE TIVE LORD. "

DAYTON, Ohio, July 9th, 1889
A walk in almost any part
of the Dayton | knew A. years ago
wearies me, in this strange way. |
have TO keep on such strain, replac.
ing the things see, with the things
saw nearly hall a century ago, and
which | do not see now, that a sense
Of exhaustion ensues after while, as
il had been doing hard work. which
indeed it Is, getting together the
extremities of lifetime. In one of
my rambles ! discovered n Ith house,
almost unchanged, where father lived
in '3S. A Bit OF modern patching in
front, bu: almost identical with the
welLknown house Of boyhood.
Woodland Cemeiery-DAyton's bu.
rying grounds ON n superb emf.
nence, where hunted squirrels when
boy, long before body had been
laid in it, Ii is thickly inhabited
now, and will vie ia beauty, natural
and artificial with any cemetery East
or West. The view from the Growing
hilltop, over Dayton and the country
around, is magnificent. Marie almost
shrieked with delight as she looked at
il, and don't wonder, for it over.
powers me with even new pleasure,
often as ! have seen il before. In my
time the graveyard (''oemetery'
was unknown) was right across the
street from my fathers house, Zone Of
them), aud an object Of mortal terror
10 me returning home after dark. How
often after turning the dreaded corner
have taken 10 my heels As if for dear
life and dashed painting and terrified
into our front yard, afraid 10 look over
my shoulder, aud only relieved when
the house had been safely entered. On
the site Of the old graveyard now
staAds block of beautiful dwelling
houses. Bodies all removed to the
cemetery" Old graveyard among
the things that were. My dear old
great Uncle Charles is the only one Of
the Barnes family buried in Dayton.
His body lies in a sweet. peaceful spot
in the burial lotof one OF father strnest
friends during all the Dayton life.
The Cemetery Company have their
own engine that forces water from
their own we'll up TO the highest point,
and from thence distributed through
iron pipes TO all parts Of the grounds.
Hydrants, at convenient distances, en-
ables the owners Of lots to water flow
ers in the driest season. These, there.
fore, are cultivated in great variety
and beauty. Every thing is exquisite
ly kept
Dayton has n wonderful water sup
ply. The peculiarities OF all the val
ley in which this city lies, is. that
water of purest quality may be had by
digging to little depth, aud no dan
ger Of missing il, wherever a well may
be sunk. The two rivers. Mad and
Miami, almost girdle the lovely city,
and the water that filters through the
great underlying gravel bed, is clear
as crystal. At the water.works where
2 magnificent Holly engines raise mil.
lions OF GALLONS every ~ hours, the
water all comes from huge wells. diff
fering from other wells only in their
prOdigious size. There are 3 Of these
. round and | quadrangular. When
more water shall be needed tor the
rapidly growing city, other wells will
furnish an unlimited supply. | won.
dered at the transparent clearness of
the water, reminding of the Chicago
supply from lake Michigan, until n
visit TO headquarters explained all.
The water is forced directly into the
mains instead of pumped into reser.
vOir and thence distributed, aud in 3
minutes the engines can put ON "fire
pressure and convert every hydrant
into an equivalent to a steam engine.
All that needs 10 be done is 10 screw
on hose and the water flows with en-
CINE force.
The Barney Il Smith II. II. Car
Manufacturing Company have very
extensive works, employing 1000
men. My dear old teacher was the
founder d this prodigious industry,
and only a great brain could have car.
ried on successfully such a mighty en-
terprise. Not one school teacher in a
thousand makes fortune at his pro.
fession, but this thoughtful and thrift
ty man did it, and then his car works
made him a millionaire. lie lett
every thing in such perfect order that
others could carry on what he alone
could found.
There is contra TO every thing ON
earth. attempted 10 describe that
Paradise-the Soldiers Home. by
strict regulations, a soldiers family is
banished from that splendid enclosure.
All that lavish expenditure can bestow
is given 10 the soldier himself, but it is
at the fearful price of isolation. In
effect, the place is a magnificent Jail,
only differing from common jail in