davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-01-10

sag~ The height and velocity of clouds have.
been determined in England by means OF
photography. Two cameras, placed about
GOO feet apart, are provided with instanta-
neous shutters simultaneously released by
electricity. The observer measures the
angle of inclination of the cameras and the
position of the cloud as photographed nthe
two plates, and from these data trigonom--
etric calculation gives the distance and
height of a cloud with great accuracy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-01-10

psy" Every five years Georgia pays money
to men who lost limbs in the late war, ana
the Governor has just announced ms readi-
ness to receive applications for the States
second payment. There were, the Augusta
Chronicle says, between $50 and ZOO appl-
cants in 1878. There are four classes of ap-
plicants-those who lost legs ,amputated
above the knee, who are allowed 500; legs
cut off below the knee, S75; arms above the
elbow, $50; arms below the elbow, $40:
The aggregate cost to the State is about
$4,000. The money is to enable the reclpl-
ents tO buy artificial limbs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-01-10

WHAT WE LIVE FoR.-"What is life ?"
some one asked Montford. His answer is
one of the most charming things ever writ
ten "The present life is sleeping and wa,
king it is goodnight on going to bed, and
good-morning on getting up; it is to wonder
What the day will bring forth it is rain on
the window when one sits by the fire it is
walk in the garden and hear the birds sing;
it is to hear news from East, West, North,
South: it is to read old and new books it
is to see pictures and hear music; it is to
have breakfast, dinner and tea; it is to be-
long to town and have neighbors, and be-
come one in a circle of acquaintance 1t IS
TO have friends and love-"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-01
TRTSTEE'S SALE

WHEREAS, John Il. stewart and Mary II.
Ste art, by their certain deed trust dated the
first day ii September, i>N2, aud recorded in the
cOrtier's office If Petti> county, in trust deed
record b X -, pages 10 and II, conveyed to the
und sSigncd trustee all their tight, title interest
'ut estate, in aud T. the following described real
ate st tte in the Count Of Pet:is, of
Missouri VIZ: Thirty ~ feet oil IF the west side
lot ~ i've, in bl OK ca Nv n'y-seyen south OF
Pacific railroad. in Sedalia, Missouri. Which sail
con, vance made "a trust 10 secure the pay
meut Of six certain pro Kiss notes in said deed
described and whereas ONE Of said notes have he
come due. and are unpaid, and according TO the
terms OF said deed Of tIust, al of said notes are
now due and payable, therefore, in accord
with the p DIVISIONS OF said deed of trust and
he request Of the legal holder OF said notes,
all proceed Il the above described real estate
NJ IN court house in the City of Sedalia, in thu
Count Of PettiS, ST re azores id, TO the highest
bidder fDr cash, at public an ton, ON
SATURDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF APRIL, 1885,
between the hours of nine in the forenoon and five
the afternoon fthat day, To satisfy said notes,
tosethe~ with the cost and exaense Of eEecutin.
IN trust. HENRY LAMM,
Dated this Ist day of March, 1851. 3 iw-td
Trustee.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-01

then, count them on the fingers of
one hand. Oh. you say, we don't
want quite so much room rs that
Suppose, then, you halt and count on
one finger the name of any institution
founded by iufideIiry, supported en-
tireIy by infdelity. pronounced against
God and the Christian religion, vet
toiling to make the world better. Not
onel Not one.
Is IxFIDELIrY so POOR, so srARvE-
LING.
So mean, so useless? Get out you
miserable pauper of the universe!
Crawl into some rat hole of eve last
ing nothiugness. Inidality standing
to-day amid the suffering, grooming,
dying nations and yet doing absolutely
nothing save trying to impede those
who are | ling until they fall exhaust
ed into their graves in trying to
make the world better. Gather up
al the work, all TIE merciful work,
that infideiitv has ever done add it
all together and there is not 50 much
nobility in it as in the small est bead
Of that sister Of charity who last
night vent up the dark alley of the
town, put a jar of jelly for an invalid
appetite on broken stand, aud then
knelt on the dying soul.
Infde.ity Scrapes no lint for the
wounded. breaks no bread for the
burgry, shakes up no pillow for the
sick. rOuseS no comfort for the bereft.
gilds no grave for the dead. While
Christ, our Christ. our wounded
Christ, our risen Christ, of this
old fashioned Bible-blesSed ~ his
glorious name forever! our Christ
stands this morning pointing to the
hospital, or tn the asylum. saving:
was sick and We gave me a couch, i
was lame and We gave me 4 crulch. |
was blind and We physicianed my eve
SIGHT, | was orphaned and We moIhered
my soul. | was lost ON the mountains
and ye brought me home. III as much
rs We did it to one of the least of
these We did it TO me.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-01
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
STAFF eF MI souri,,
County OF PErTlS, So

County OF PErTls,
IN the circuit court of Pet:is county January Tth
1874 January term, l5Si FIRST National bank,
plunrf, W David &, Paullin and Jacob II. PAID
lin, q. PENDANTS
Now, IT this ray comes the ainth herein by its
attorney and files it's petition and affidavit allag
=. rmJJ. other things, III 4 defendants are not
To~ d-rtS Of the state OF Missouri:
Whereup"n il is ordered by the court that sad
dei rdarts Dee notified by publication that PLAINTIFF
p = commenced a suit against them in this court,
by petiEon aud attachment foun~ ed upon nots
- IA um If eigh' hundred dollars, dared ApE1
-yth ISSi aad payable To the order OF JOhu Mont
..ntr, lr min " days after the date thereof, and
i.a ing trn per Ces,t interest from date and that
thsis y opeTtv has b en- attached AID unless ths
S;ti DAVID C. Pauiu and jacob n. Pauiiin he aud
rp.a at this court, AZ the next term thereof, Il be
cEup ami holden at the court house in The cItv q
~ctill in said county, on the first MOndy of May
next ard 81 - before he third day Of said term,
ii the m shall AZ long cOntHue-and If not, thea
ou before the last day of said team-answer o.
10 a the petition in said cause, the same viii
Zee take" - confessed, and Judgment will be ren
doTtd accordingly.
i,Iished, accOriing 10 law, in the SEDALIA
she'd in e talia Pettis cOun' v, MISsOur-fOr fosH
weeks Succe Sivey, the Ia insertion whereof shs1
hs 81 least four weeks before the commencement e
the said May term Of this court.
test: BIB INGRAM
Circuit Clerk.
By VI. W BRADY, ID. G..
\ true copy from the record.
Jn0. Montgomery, j., plaintiffs Attorney.
4w5t
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-01
Mrs. sc Minimize.

Mrs. - f.. WhippIe. TeesJur, ich writes
that her face, head, and some p rtS OF her iojy
We're alm'-t raw. Heal covered with S,-,'r~ and
sores. SuTer ieaTfully ami i ever a. -.
PEI anently by the Ger CUEN SEsEoIks
from q skin humOr
Sold by all Druggists. CrTICUBh, ~ cents RN-
SOLVENT, 81 SOAP, ~ cents. P1TTEE DEUG IND
CHEMICAL Co, Boston, Mas.
sent for "How to Cure skin Dis.
cases.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-01
III. r.. CarpeufPr.

H. r.. Carpenter, Z EMERSON, ew York
cured If PSI iISIs or eprosv 81 twCat; year.
standing. by CUTICURA REsEDIIS The np>t Won
deIful cure TecOr a dustpaniul u scale tell
from him dJ'ly- Ply si.iags AID j. 'ric..ds
thou sht Inc must die Cure sworn 10 before q
uStice Ot the peace and HenderSol's most PTpmi-
.1a-tt nilirn
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-01
Notice.


OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSITY LAND Co.,
Sed liz, Mo, Feb 7, 1884. {
Notice is hereby given that meeting of the
stockh iers Of the University Land company wM
be cit ~ the curt house, in the city OF tials,
"u tie l2,h day of Apr 1884, at o'clock a. n.,
for the purpose OF voting On proposition
there and T. en- to be -ubm tied to increase tho
b. nie iudeb' edne>S Of sail company from sS4e
To- g.. 90. trd also To adopt a code of bylaws.
t-iguel r. g.. WilkerSOn, T.. y. Brown. r. W.
Trux.l W p CouSley. VIM. Beck 7 X. Barre.f
II la vi, trustees of the University Land COM
ptny
'f,.-rinc ~ he bOve notice, the stockholders q
SAID University Land company hereby no ihed
that AT ti time and place NAMED in the abOys
tic,., wit On the 12th day of Npril, ISSt at
o'ci"rka IA, at the court house Sedalia. Pcttis
co' nv, Mi --rgri election will b, held FOR thu
pun of electing niue directors of said company.
Ttt> uati, j. Cveu in pursuance Of the statutes in
such ct>' made and prov dcd, annual electioa
If Il r,ctDr> having been held.
t~Ig ret G. W. READY l-.o.LLI1
2-i1wgt j CI. VIII re. (S'AHoioe'S-
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-01
Cugicnra ResoIyent.

Cugicnra ResOlyent the New Br.d Pun
Ter, piuretIc, and App urut, expell, dis
from the blood and persl ration, thu removes
the caUSa. CUTTCURA, the : eat Skin Cure in
Stantly sllayS Itching ami IntIIn3tipiI, TIE
skin and > alp, heals u GERS and scars, Testo' ~
the Complexion CUrICURA AP, eXq is.rr
SKIN Beautiher aud Toilet Requisite il iuiSIru-
sihle in treating skin diSeaS > and for rough,
chapped, or g'eas ssin, hlackhearl-, bl-Jchc> AMI
BABY HUmnrS CUTICURA REMsBIEs are the o. Iy
infsllible blood purifiers and skin heturif. -
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-01
Ch1s. HoufOn, ESQ.

thiS- HUHtOh, fSq., II" W : @t.tI'' ttt" :,
Bosom, reports >ault Ru.um under his
observation for ten ye.rS, witch cuver.i TIE
patients body aud limbs, ami % whct All K own
methods of treatment had been applied without
''eetit Which WAS comp etely cur.d -Ol ly uy tie
CUTICURA REMEDIES, leaving clean and health
skin
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-01

glow worm Of wit, FREELY of jprns
ity. Which do you like the better
D, vOyager for eternity-the FREELY
of the lighthouse What a mission in-
fidelity has started on The exiin-
guishment of lighthouses, the break
ing up of lifeboats the dismissal of all
the pilots, the turning of the inscrip-
ton on your child's grave into farce
aud a lie.
WALTER SCOTS OLD MORTALITY,
chisel in hand went through the land.
to cut out into palmer letters the half
obliterated inscriptions on the tomb
stones, and it was beautiful mission.
But Mr.. Ingersoll is spending his
life, and the men who are like INN are
spending their lives, with hammer and
chisel irving to cut out from the tomb
stone of your dead all the story of res
direction and heaven. He Is the
iconOclsst of every village graveyard.
and every city cemetery, and OF West
mins'er Abbey. Instead Of Christian
consolation for the dying, freezing
Sneer. Instead Of PRAYER, a grmace
Instead of Paul's triumphant defiance
of death, a going out YOU knO" MT
where, to stop YOU know not when, 10
do vOu know not what. That IS inf
ielity.
To show that infidelitY can provide
no substitute for what it proposes -
destroy, | ask you 10 mention the
names of the merciful and the educa-
tionaI ns-itutions which iHs,ieiity
founded and is supporting, aud has
supppred all the way through; int
buttons pronounced against q 1t and
the Christian religion, and Vet pro
nouncei i'm lehalf of suffering humani-
tv. What are the names of tlem
Certainly not the United States Chris
tian commission, or the sanitary com
mission, for Christian George IL
Stewart was the president of the one
and Chris ian Henry Bellows was the
president of the other. Where are
the asylums and merciful institutions
founded by infiieiity and supported
by infdelity, pronounced against GHd
and the Bible, ann yet doing the work
for he alienation OF suffering, In
fidelity is so very loud in braggad clio
IT must have some to- mention Ger
tainly if you come to speak of eiuca-
tional Institutions it is not Yale, il Is
not Harvard or Princeton, it IL not
MiddetoSn. it is not Cambridge or
Oxford-it is not any institution fir m
which a .iplOms would not he dis
grace D. you point to the German
universities as exceptions? / have to
tell YOU that ali the German universe
Ties to-day are under positive Chris
tan influences, except the University
of Heidelberg. where the rnEiruly
students cut, maui. mangle anil muir
der each otner a matter If pride ia
stead of mfamv. The duello is the
chief characteristic Of that irSti;u-
ton.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-01
FLYING DUTCHMAN

Is
Chese 81 n front bedn The bemsa steel
weighs Hs.th ,theH .hte,
fky e oil hnd Il g k Of Lire sGaren
eel Clover wagons Spnngwa
Hte lire tvatOr, Ewood
Iio. very check s d, sand mow-
hrers
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-01
EXECUT Is NnTICE.

EXECUT. RS NOTICE
Notice is hereb = ven "a 3 letters testamantary
ON tn e-tate OF Henry v tItIS. d..r,S,. w-r-
granted 10 th aud.I>igue JU the rgth day Of
February. !>>i by the Probate cuu.rt of re tls
county. " -Sn.ri All prr>n Ta,ir- claims
against said ate are requested g. rXhihi; jbe.
tor ~ 'pyvrurp ~ the executor within % Wear
ate the dtIc of sr.i lriJ-fS rT th.y uGr b Irr-
'lJ 81 f.um any hen. 81 % sue s;.it, aad ii sub
claims be- uo; exhibit within 'wu yeas fvr Ice
date II this publication, hey SIa Z b. forever
barred
Thu 18th day Of March. I-Sl
3-ISw4t J. !. TO ~ Executor
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-01

Concluded from Second Page.
the relation there sugs ested, L cannot
understand.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-01
Half Out of His Head.

blessed be the men, said bon QuirOte'S weary
squire who invented SLEEP" SauchU's gratitude
il ours, but what il one cannot for any re'n enjoy
thai excel .eut IuventiuHr Nervousness L. Ile
had b- ONE n disease" writes Mr. William Cole
man, the we'll EBpwn whUl-Slr druggist %; Buffalo.
y. y
81 could lot sleep, and my nights wors either
passed iH tlSt SOTt 81 res ieS~HcS9 whI.1 nearly
c.azg, = uaH, or IN a kiId -: S.upOr, haunted ny
irrin. n'ils dreams HFyiH- t'Een PsrSEE :
T NIC lar other tr ubl-~ tired 10 -.SO for this.
Thr result both surprised ami dril-i tel H'r. Ny
U.Tr toned - convert pitch, and, j SC CJe-
ar fIi us'u, fell into ;hT rank 20 those vhp
slr,.p 0' hts ,hru 4 add taat be- Tom speed
ilv aid away Si.h the condition Ui -ss III debility
and G.>V. r-it JC-sssi-url nv cS pJs -',-lt c>s-
ue-- aud gave me strength AMI p'r.,- . dlE StiuU.
In t-Fi-i. tn" oi IL, toni thoroughly r---Slah
Wii' -u-i.r success for S'S-sI-tn,Ss aud Tor the
. IL preparation Ia, Hr:e iriuf- been Known As
PAHEsE's itINGEE TuNIC.
Hereafter - viii p. advertised and slld under
ihs name Il i'NEEEE'~ TvSIJ-uW tt.Is lac wO 4
ginger HT>CtS s "a aTy induced 90 make thlS
'hTr-. To- ih- scJinn 10 uup-'urjpi.i dealers who
have uT wears dee i've" th-ir customers by s'If>;
tuj.Hu igisFjoT preparations uUi"r toe name If
-,g.-r. ~ e. jFop ib. misleading wort Az the more.
w!.i--..y. Ginger j. unIWY"rtJut hayug!n- in
gfCiiFHt iI uur Tome
vi,-,>r f..in"niber that TO change has hecu. or
Viii BE-. 'i,.e in che preparation itself, aud all
bottles remaining ia th- hsni> az 'l'lr-, WraPIe,i
under the UaGur Uf PARK - GINGER E.NIC, c"E-
tain tn genuine me'li, ID the facsimile s-ua-
taurr e HI>C"N \ Co.. Is 10 the bottom II the out
side wrapper.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-01
THERE STANDS CHRISTIANITY.

There stands Iufidelitv. Compare
what they have done. Compare thcir
r, COURSES. There is Christllniiy, q
smile IN her lips benedictipns ou her
brow, b tn hanis full! of help for all
who " mt heip, the mother oF thOus-
ands If ;isylums tor the oppressed, III
blind. the sick. the lame. the Imbeciie
aud The mother of missions for the
mrln Iiua back Of the uutsast; the
mother of thousands of retnrmgtprY
ia-titu i ,ns TOR the saving II the LIST,
lhe IN iher of innumerab.e SABBATH
~caols bri ,gins mi'lIu Of chi' irsn
un1c,r a hi q prepare them fT re-
spr ct1blIty and usefulness, "a SAY moth
irg of the great future. This IL
Christianity
iiere IS Inf lelity: no prsvn- on
ter lips, no "enel.ctiln on ac~ brg@,
10th hards cienche,i-what for T.
iigat Cnri>iiuity That IS the entire
business The co up'e-e mission ~
inlid 'itv to fight Christianity Were
are ner ,cIo i. her colleges. her asy-
Inns of mercy? Let me throw you
dpwn a whole rerm of foolscsp paper
that on NAV hi ali of II with the
names If her beueti 'ent institutions.
Ihe cnl e e. and the asvlnms, the
Institutions Of mercy ami of learning
founded IN inideity. and supported
alone bv iufd litv, pronounced
against God and the Christian re igi1n
AMI vet n favor of making the word
better. Oh, YOU say, ream of paper
is too much for the names of those
institutions. Well, then, | throw you
a quire f paper. Fill it all up now.
| viii wat until you get all the names
down. Oh, you say. that is too much.
Well, thea, / will just hand you a
sheet of letter paper Just fill up the
four sides while We are talking Of
this matter, with the names of the
mercitul institutions and the educa-
rional institutions founded bv infiielty
and supporre all along by infiiel:tv,
pronounced against God aud the
Christian religion, yet in favor OF
humanity. On, you say, that is too
much; we don't want whole sheet
of paper to write down the names.
Per naps | had better tear out one leaf
from my hymn book aud ask you TO
fill up both sides of it with the names
of such institutions On, YOU saw.
that would be to much room; YOU
wouldn't want so much room rs that
Well. then, suppose ynI count them
on your ten fingers. Oh. you say,
not quite so much as that. Well,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-01
MIR and RS. Everett Stebbins. R.!ch.-.

town. Was, whites eur iIttl' l. va - IDLY
allie Ell with ~ Ciuls. Stult Eheum ard r. ii,-
as ever since he wa. born, and -pjhjlg We "rUd
give HIM helped him until Wc tr I'd CUTiCUR.
REMEDIES, which gradual! cured him, until ne i
now 4, tair as any chIid
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-27
She Was Disappointed.

A crowd had gathered the other day
in front of new clock which had just
been unveiled over the door of a large
iewelry store on Woodward avenue,
and tall, lank woman in red shawl
and Hoosier hat, with lean, yellow
dog at her heels, stopped to look on.
s.Where's the show?" she asked of q
man next to her, as she looked up and
down the avenue.
There" said he, pointing to the
new clock.
"Well, what is itP What do them
figgers doP"
"They move automatically. answered
the man.
"Which?"
s.The figure on the left is Father
Time explained the man, good
naturedly. .'That on the right is Vul-
can. When the hour strikes they come
out and perform"
ssSho! it's p'formance is it? Why
didn't ye say SOP How soon does it
begin?''
aAs quick as the clock strikes
twelve"
The woman braced herself against
lamp-post and the yellow dog sat down
and waited. Presently the clock struck,
and the figure of Time made few
moves and the blacksmith pretended to
rap his anvil. Then they subsidized into
their former state of repose.
"WeU, I swami" said the woman, as
the crowd moved away, ''if that amt q
leetle the worst p 'formance ever see. "
..Why, what did you expect?" asked
bystander.
''Expect! why, I expected show of
course. I'spected Old Time would flop
up and dance Jig and ring them din
ner bells, and play a chune on that
there instrument at his feet, and that
the t'other one would sail in and give
him one over the left ear, and whole
brass band would play Hail Columbia,
with vacashuns an it would last n
hour N half anyhow. Eff it hadn't been
q free show, d be madder'n wet hen.
Kun, Philandy, less go hum''-and she
started off with her nose in the air, and
the yellow dog at her heeis.-Detroi'
Free Press.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-27
The Editor Was In.

sis the editor in?" asked a wry-faced
man, who stood six feet and two inches
in his socks, of the Office boy of Bloom
ington newspaper.
II do not know" said the boy. "I'll
ask him. He was gone about ten
minutes, when he returned, smiling
blandly, and said: 81 guess he's in.
He's in if you re the man he thinks you
are. Is your name Smithcrs?"
"Yes, my name is Snithers, and l
reckon he won't be in, the cowardly
puppy, when he knows that Jake Smith
ers is after him.
$50 you're Smithers, are you?" said
the boy.
Eyes, I'm Smithers. The same
Smithers that the gum started editor
called ham in this mornings paper.
I've come to clean out the shop and
thresb that editor till he won't know
himself from stuck pig. Irecken the
editor amt in now, is he?"
''Oh, yes. I'll show you up to his
room in minute. He told me to ask
you if you was Smithers. and if YOU
was, to show you UP. When l left the
room he had two revolvers, q ten-pound
weight and sword lying on his desk,
and he told me to show you the door to
his room right away, and to get behind
the base burner for safety as soon as
youwentin. Right this way, sir. The
editors in, and he is anxious to see
you.
"Well, you tell the editcr that said
he might go to Chicago, if he wants to-.
| hain't got no time to fool away on
him" And Smithers hurried to catch
the train -Ihrough Mail.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-27
A RemarkabIe Occurrence.

ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,, March PA party of
one male and three female passengers
were coming down to town this morning
in low wagon. Two of the ladies
sat on the back seat, bearing raised
umbrella to keep off the rain. When with
in about one mile of town a runaway
horse overlook the party. The runaway
animal, whose steps were unheard by the
occupants of the wagon, made flying leap
into the vehicle. He jumped clear into the
wagon between the occupants of the rear
seat, and came down with a crash in the
middle of the conveyance. Mrs. D. A.
Gartley, of this city, occupied the center
seat and was : so severely
injured that she was taken into a house
near by and a physician summoned from
the city. Later in the day she recovered
sufficiently to be moved and was taken tc
her home here, where, at last accounts, she
was doing well. The passengers on the
rear seat were not only not harmed, but
were absolutely untouched.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-27
A Scrap Of Physical Philosophy.

In March, when the soil is saturated
with water and there are nights of
sharp frost, one often sees in mornings
the earth around stone--or other
hard, dry object sunk in the ground
quite lifted up from it, with half an
inch or more of gaping cavern-like
vacuity between. A boy-with the in
quisitiveness which is sometimes
troublesome, but always pardonable, as
the means of gaining his varied and
needful knowledge-asked lately how
the ground on each side OF the stone
walk came to be raised up that way.
Of course the explanation was by show
ing how ice formed from water makes
larger bulk than the water, and that
the force of the expansion is so great as
to burst anything in which the water is
confined, as often happens to bottles.
round pots and even stones or the
largest rocks if there is a fissure into
which water can enter, and on freezing
has not room to expand.
The stones of the path are too solid to
include any water, but the earth on
each side is full of it, and the ex-
pansion of the water lifts and spreads
the earth. Hence we find the most
compact clay made quite open and loose
by the frost, and it remains so until
beaten down again by heavy rains OF
trodden by animals feet. But roots in
such soil, especially If young and tender,
cannot stretch to such an extent, and
are often broken off. as we find by ex.
amining the roots of the wheat plants
after freezing nights and thawing, wei
days. Tapering roots, as those of clover
and of Seeding trees, are often lifted
quite out of the ground by succession
of such expansions and heaving of the
crust: which, freezing fast to the collar
of the plant, raises it with it, tearing
apart the weak, slender rootlets. Well
drained soil rarely holds so much
water as to give the frost such power
tor destructive mischief.-N. Y. Trib
ssraS.