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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-14
n CECIL COUNTY. Md FRIDAY, AUGUST Il, 1855. -

er. The old poet Virgil wrote of tor
menting the soil with barrows, and
we may we'll believe that the unhap-
py farmer Of that day who worked
his fields with triangular crotch Of
a tree fastened to the tail of his horse,
was as much tormented in his soul,
as his fields were in their soil, when
he saw how very unsatisfactory The
work of his poor tool was. How
helpless must he have felt as he
wrestled with the hard clods and his
wretched implement, which merely
slid ever them or rolled them over
and as it jumped from furrow to fur
row and jerked the unhappy beast.
which must have felt equally deg
raded with his master.
1t is surprising when we recall the
history of the harrow, how little
mechanical ingenuity has been ex-
pended upon it, until recently. It
has grown. in fact, very slowly, and
hy very small degrees has gradually
advanced step by step as if it was
forced along by nee 'ty. Indeed
it is only within the life time of a
man now living, who has made
study of this implement upon truly
scientific principles, and has brought
great mechanical skill and inventive
genius, to bear upon it, that the har
row has been advanced from the con-
dition to which it was brought two
thousand years ago by the Romans.
And yet, notwithstanding his efforts
and the influence of the agricultural
press and the example of leading
farmers in all parts of the country,
there are thousands of harrows in use
to-day that are no better for practi-
cal purposes than the old Roman
crotches armed with wooden teeth or
iron spikes, used twenty centuries
ago. If we follow the development
of the harrow, or its gradual evolu-
tion. from the beginning until now.
these facts will appear in q most
striking and intere sting manner.
E,.,A xrc.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-14

This was the first mechanical i'm
proyement in the harrow. In time
another improvement suggested tself
as may be very plainly seen. by the
addition to the bare forked branches,
of cross bar used to make the i'm
plement jump from one obstruction
to another. and thus strike the clods
and pulverize them (See Fig. 3.)
Thus was originated the expression
a stroke of the harrow, which is in
use among farmers to this day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-04
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY.

Mrs. John Kean, of No. 157 SecOnd-avc. ,
gave handsome dinner party last evening to several
guests
Mrs. Chandler. wife Of the new Commandant ofth
Brooklyn Navy Yard, gave pleasant tea party yester-
day afternoon at her house. The parloTs were orna
,neuted by of flowers and most of the officers OF
the yard with their wives present. also many peo
ple from the city and Governors Island.
large reception given last evening by Mrs. Z.
Buch, Of No. 222 West Forty -sixth-st assisted
by Mrs. p. ii. Barhydt There were
flowers music and refreshments. Several
Professor Hrisser Miss Drisser Baron and Baroness
Thomson, Mr. and Mrs Charles III Brush, Mr. and Mrs.
T. Won stsde, DR. George r Stewart, John Fitch Mss
DE Forrest, Mr.. aud Mrs. NJ L. Crawford. Mr.: and
Mrs G. II. Fellowes, the Misses telowe'.
Mrs. Edward L. sehs9sk, Mr. voon and Mr. MR.:
vandsrpoel, Mrs W H. Titus, Mr. and Mrs. Acosta. and
Mr.. and Mrs 8. :. Rubiera.
Mr. and Mrs. Bcthman. Of No. 12S East sixtleth-st,
gave reception yesterday did Miss Jarvis OF No. %
East One -hundred and tw enty -nnth-st
Mrs j Z. Dillon OF No. OIL Madisonave., gave din
ner party last evening.
The last rehearsal OF the tbeatrcas be given
tomorrow evening at Mrs Whitney, No. West Fifty
Mrs Potter and Mrs Schlesinger TO act hDely
set The tabeux-yivans include Shake pesrean hero
ines, and among the young ladies' who ap-
pear In them are Miss Jean Tnrnure,
Miss Lucy Work and Miss Louise Ryder.
Over three hundred people have secured tickets for the
performances at s. EACH and large premiums are now
being offered for them stage has been erected In the
ballroom and in the handsome apartment known the
tapestryroo the spectators Will be seated After he
performance there will be dancing The Spectators
fsQucs ed to appear In evening dress without bonnet
Mrs Van Buren, Of No. Isl East Thirty seventh ST..
gave enjoyable german last evening 10 number of
guests. supper was served at midnight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-04
CROWDS At THE FRENCH COOKS BALL.

Ii was difficult at 10 O'Clock last night to
force ones way through corridors OF the Metropoi
tan era House. so crowded they witiPa throng
that had oyerfiOwed from the auditorium which was
nDored over dancers II not difficult 10 tell that
a ball was In progress and a bail OF somewhat unusual
dimensions 1t WIS, recalling that day more than year
ago when the first ball held In the new building
The societe CulDaire Phanthropique was giving its
nineteenth ball. the profits OF which were to 20 10
the Widows aud. Orphans Fund The society is com
posed of about one hundred and thirty members who are
all Ia the ranks French cooks who.pursue their art In
this city, and In response to their Hyitations between
5000 and 1000 OF their Friends had assembled II the
crowd In the corridors and In the ballroom great
what shall be said OF that the large dining rooni
Here long tables placed closely together that there
was barely passage way between. were ranged the
masterpieces OF culinary art Elaborate designs ia whlch
all things In Heaven and earth and the water under tue
earth BESIDES aud agreat many which are 10 do onhn IN
none these places. represented In sugar ana con
feciiouery. Biris ic. though cooked IN fashion W
sembance alive anu utoring tcllics ana Yonster ttes
saddles band Dlies. hams and turkeys, sHoh ana pss
were ali dis played In appetizng array =.
tue time every had admired these WORKS snu
GENTLY and had managed TO crush aud press through
To wbet the appetite To its keenest
elge the supper arrived and before long the
glorious achievements Of the French COOKS bad Deeh
demolished In order that the palate as well as tue eye
might be grafed. Dancing was continued 70 n late
hour. Many well known eefs present, lncluding
ham; Ferea OF t1fth Avenue; Tenu. OF the Bruins
wick; Bouchard, OF DeimoncOs downtown establish
ment; 'NnFth, DemODicO's pastry-cOOk; weber, the
president Of the society; Roget and Mauduit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-04
RECEIVED By THE JAPANESE MINISTER
ley TELEGRAPH TO rHs rarBUys.l

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-A brilliant reception
was given residence of the Japanese Minister this
evening Four hundred and fifty invitations were
issued, and the crowded drawing-rOoms were
evidences OF few "regrets." Mr. and Madame
Kuh stood the door Of the large
paror and greeted their guests in English. Madame
Kuks tot OF pale pink satin train with front OF
embossed velvet OF the same shade. Her ornaments
diamonds, and she carried bouquet OF COrnelia
Cooke roses. Near the host and hostess the
Japanese Consul and wife, IRON Aew-York the latter
wearing white satin and carrying white roses. The
little niece OF the Minister, young girl OF twelve,
Legation pfesent and assisted In entertaining the
guests The floral decorations elaborate The
1replaces werel filed In with tropical plants frightened
with wealth of crimson tulips and yellow joNquils. All
about In the corners and window acoyes pots of
asalcss, hyacinths and ferns
In the early part Of tbs evening trays OF ices were
carried through the rooms and later supper
wife OF the American Secretary of Legation wore
ruby satin, with entire overess OF black Spanish lace
and bouquet OF red peoples The British Minister was
accompanied by his two daughters. Miss Vests
dress pink satin with hOunces OF Oriental
lace and Miss Fiora West white satin and lace
The secretary OF the Navy escorted his sisernaw Mrs
T. v. kinsiey, who r0secolored MORE and velvet
General vaenciennes dress oyer pink silk OF
the handsomest toilets seen.
Among other guests Secretary. Mrs. and Miss
McCulloeb. Senator, Mrs. aud Miss Miller, OF Alabama:
Secretary Frelngnysen the Swiss French Spanish and
Hawaiian Ministers. Representative and Mrs. Steele,
General and Mrs. Sheridan the Chinese Charge dAairs
and Mr. ID. W. Bartlett.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-04
PLANNING ANOTHER RIFLE MATCH.
An INVITATION TO De SENT TO THE BRITISH Assoc
CIATIoN-RIFLKs TO BE USED.

An INVITATION TO DE- SENT TO THE BRITISH AssO-
CIATIoN-RIFLKs TO BIZ USED.
At meeting of the directors of the National
Rife Association yesterday the committee appointed to
consider the advisaby OF a rife match next fall be
tween teams OF the British Volunteers and the American
National Guard reported that they hsd had some CORE
spondenee with leading r1emen in England and that IN
the present depressed condition OF affairs, the rhemen
thought II was doubtful II the British National Rifle As
sociation could send team to America The committee
thought however, that the dosrc Of American rhemen
for this match was great that an invitation ought to
be exien ded 70 the British Association. II decided
TO send formal invitation. ,,,,
Ii is the opinion American rifemeE that this invita-
tiOn will accepted. II 1t Is the meeting VIII take place
Creedmoor In September. In reference 10 the proper
be used the COMMITTEES ON the malch sux
geste that members OF each team he allowed 10 use
any rife and ammunition which shall have been
approved by either Rifle Association OF the respective
countries and by the commanders or the Respective
armies thereof suitable for military purposes ms
was objected 10 owing the fact that while the Volun
teers of Great Britain under the Horse Guards the
National Guard this country 10 not part OF the Army
emf states In which IL exists As the idea OF military
rifle In the minds OF these State authorities
might be rather vague not thought probable That
the English rihemen would submit 10 their definition.
decided that the Rife Associations OF the respect
i've countries should be the Judge OF the Kind OF rifle TO
be used.
Colonel Story said: Twice we have given the Eng
lsh remen both ends OF the stick, and do not think
we ought 10 do II again."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-04
TAINLY TRYING TO FIND an EXPLOSION

SEARCHING FOR THE CAUSE or SHOCK THAT
STARTLED THE East sIDE-wAs IT pYSAMTEi
The denizens of the tenement houses In the
neIghborhood of Delancey-st. and the East River,
as well the passengers on the Grand Street
Ferry, were startled at s:15 o'clock last
night by a loud explosion. The suspicion OF
dynamite at once aroused, and the people
focked TO the Deancey-st. square, at Delancey-st.
and East-si from whence the explosion
seemed TO come. Officers Van Raust
and Summers were on the spot almost
Immediately after the explosion rs was Private
Waterman Peter Wilmot- In the middle of the
square near q big pile of oobble stones
the officers found a number of frag-
ments of woOllen cloth which were
on fire. This the only sign of explosion
visible. Not a window was broken in the neighbor-
hood, mono of the piles Of lumber surrounding the
square disarrangcd. nobody was hurt.
aud the whole affair il shrouded IN
mystery. The police have been unable To find out
anything about the explosion, and TO the con-
clusion that either it was an experiment by Of
the dynaniteurs simply practical joke by some
boys.
at Grand Street Ferry when the cIplosion took
place. there were hardly any people there. and
the general impression at first WAS that one
Of the oil tanks at Long Island City
had exploded bur they soon realized that the noise
was caused by an explosion nearer at hand When
he arrived at Delaney and last SIS.
he found number of people there
but nobody seemed 20 know exactly where
the explosion had taken place. With officer Van
Raust who soon made his appearance, he made n
search of the square and found only the burn
ing woollen cloth. Both the officers say
that about twenty minutes after The
explosion they seemed 10 lear another
explosion over towards New-Jersey. Waterman
Peter Wilmot was STAYING IN his watchman's box
at the foot of Deancey-st. when he heard
the explosion. lie saii I've been IN
the army. was all thro lgh the
war in the engineers corps and I've heard some
pretty big guns, bat ] never heard gun 90 of as
loud as that thing did tonight. ! jumped
up and out of my box. i could
not lind any trace Of the explosion
though heard the lumber rattle for "a little while
| heard somebody say that II was in the pile of
stone in the middle of the square but l could see
do trace of it," Dolancey-st. Square Is a
dreary, deserted place II is bounded on all
sides by piles of Iumb Dor number of unused
boilers are scattered around and IN the
centre Is a big pile of stones Herr
mans furpiture factory touches the northwest
corner of the square There ale no strikes in any
of the factories the nelghbOrhoOd, aud the ex-
plosive used evidently not used with the IN
tentiOn OF doing any damage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-04
INVESTIGATING sPIRYrUALLsM

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. (SpeciaE. DR.. Henry
sade, the welknown slate writer, has just hhlsheu
sereof remarkable manifestations before the seyper
Commission for the Investigation Tor spiritual
ism The phenomena that no produced CON
deraby astounded the soentiac members OF the body
who wore unable TO understand or explain them' ih'
commission was appointed under the will OF Henry sey
bert who left 100000 the establishment oil ehair Oh
mental and moral philosophy. Of the conditions Do
ing that spiritualism should be searcbingy iookoa
into" seybert believer In mediums ana one oi
the principal dupes OF the Bliss humbugs, the exposure
OF whom did not shake the old gentleman
faith in his hobby. The commission have
been keeping their doings remarkably quiet
and Il was not uatil two or days that was
found out they had been visited ~ some oi we Afs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-04
ORTTITARY NOTES.

RocKPoRT. Mass, Feb. civilian I. Abbott,
age one died day. He the oldest inhabi-
tant a veteran OF 1912, and prisoner at Darmoor
Thomas Reed. OF tho firm OF Reed * Co.. drug i'm
porers at No. Al Cedar-st, died yesterday at his home.
No IL East Seventy thrd-st. He son of the late
Sampson Reed prominent merchant OF Boston. ana
was born I'm that city In 1887 He began business In ths
city I'm 1870 He was u member nf the Union League
Club aud OF tho Chamber Of Commerce The funeral
will be held at his Friday at 2:O p m. He Will
be buried at Boston.
Albert Markoe Wright who died yesterday at his home
No 9west Thirty frstst OF congestion OF the brain,
WAS the son OF j. Butler Wright who died in 1870 leay
ing fortune to bis wife and two sons He
was wears old and died after weeks Illness
He was engaged in business with HIS brother Louis B..
Wright, broker. at No. 81 Nassau.st
Dr. Samuel b. Tuthil who fell downstairs at an early
hour morning last week at his home NO. 4So LOWS
ave- Brooklyn and fractured bis skull. died yesterday
morning He born In 1888 and was enucateu III
Paris wht he studied medicine In the war ne WAS
naval surgeon For the last nine years he practsu MS
prof. ssion IN Brooklyn Hts fatal fall occurred IN an
attack OF vertigo after returning from ca On P'o"
He left "A widow ana three children
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-04
OBIT UARY.
DIR. FRANCIS L. DWIGHT.

DR.. Francis f. Dwight, age twenty EIGHT,
died ut the New-York Hospital Monday OF consump-
ton lie was born in Clinton. n. Y His father the
Rev benjamin W. Dwight, well known a prinoi-
pal in private academy In Brooklyn many years ago.
DR. Dwight was nephew Of Prof Theodore W. Dwight
of this city, He graduated from Hamilton College
In $40 After leaving college he came To this city and
entered the College ~ Physicians and Surgeons Soon
after graduating he appointed on the medical stan
at the NewYork Hospital and last Juneh he was advanced
To the position OF house physician so closely did be
condnc himself to Ties and study that last summer
his health began fail and he continued 10 grow worse
rapidly. In September he obtained leave OF absence
ana went TO Denver Col For time his health improved
ana then relapsed into condition, and losing all
hope he back To the hospital IN January to die
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-04
THE PRICE OF THEATRE SEATS.
FURTHER TALKS WITH THE MANAGERS ABOUT THE
UNION SQUARE REDUCTION.

The action of Messrs Shook & Collier in
reducipe their scale of prices at the Union Square
Theatre has deal Of comment in theatrical
circles Roughly speaking managers divided into
two classes those who beeve IN maintaining or even
increasing force at the hgnestprced
and those who are in favor of popular prices The
latter naturally applaud the action OF the Union square
managers and prophesy that before eng IL VIII be oi-
lowed by all their brethren whAe Just as naturally the
Others claim thas the step mistaken and that the
true policy lies in the opposite direction The one class
relies arguments the fact that the extravagan
outlay forced on q manager pOwadays renders
necessary a high-priced seat in order to secure
an adequate return, while the other points
to the equally indisputable fact that
the popuar-price houses in receipt OF sure and
steady income.
james c. Duff manager of the new Standard Theatre,
stood with his back the open fireplace which
adorns the lobby OF his house yesterday and said
"No manager of a leading New York theatre to-day
can bring his expenses below $500 night and the
average between 5000 and $780, Most houses average
between 500 and 600 Where the profit to come
from whom the 81 II ISL think
mistake suppose that reduction OF prices brings an
increase of business remember years was
talking this subject with Mrs. BatemaD. who at mat
the Iyceum Theatre London. She told that old
while he alive would not consent 10 raise
price general in London After she took the
management se put the prices up at once she assured
Inc Ildl ever alttL np4u " W
more stalls at the new price than she ever had
at the old price: Many people like TO pay high price
any rate the highest market price Tor any article
Ny views fixed and have been fixed for years. IL
succeed with this house IN accordance with my hopes
the change, IL any. will be IN the upward direction"
Robert f. Miles OF the BOH Opera House said OF
Messrs Shook and Collier have done what seemed
them best only say, however, that in this
house az least there TO be reason for change
OF thai nature. find priced seats sell first and
that most people grumble when they have 10 take the
cheaper ones In small house like ours it would be
the height of folly to cheaper the seats
A NJ Palmer repeated his views before expressed and
added IL article Is sold at fair price ahording
outrageous profit reason Tor reducing ITS
price. The experience OF most New-York managers
teaches them that Is their cheaper seats which are
more often empty. have no doubt that the managers
Of the Union Square Theatre may reap some temporary
advantage their action but think that an enter
including their company Is 900 good an arcie
10 be sold al that figure"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-04
HELD IN WlNTEHS CLUTCHES.
PRISONERS IN THE sUsoUEHANNA.
WILLIAM ROBERTS AND HIS FAMILY PERrsHING ON
AN ISLAND IN SIGHT OF HELP.

WILLIAM ROBERTS AND HIS FAMILY PERrsHING ON
AN ISLAND IN SIGHT OF HELP.
iyY TELEGRAPH I'd TIE TRrBuSEl
BALTIMORE, Feb. 3.-About mile north OF the
little town Of Port Deposit, in the ccntre OF the
Susquehanna River is lonely littls rock that
might by courtesy be called an island, upon which
for number of years have klived William H. Rob
erts and his family. consisting of wife and hve
small children. The island il a most dangerous
location, being repeatedly submerged by heavy
freshets, and especially in the winter when the
ice gorges, whicht invariably does at this point
In the freshet of 1875 this island home was al
most entirely submerged, and the family was res
cued by a band of brave men from Havre de Grace,
who went over the ice at the risk of their Own
lives. Since that time Mr.. Roberts has taken his
family TO Port Deposit every fall. not returning 10
the island until the ice had left the river Last fall
Mr.. Roberts was too sick to be removed and the
family were compelled to remain on the lslahn,
where they have for some time been cut OIL from
all communication with the shore by the condition
of the river. Saturday morning Dir. Roberts maze
his appearance on the island and attracting the al
tenti0n of persons the shore, gave them to IN
derstand by signs, as best he could. that ms wie
dead. As far rs can be made out some OF MS
childrel are also dead.
Ii is impossible 10 reach them with any assis L
ance. or for them to escape from the island WIN
the and ice III their present condition, and their
situation. which is now dcplorable. will probably
again become desperate when the river breaks up.
The bank of the rIyer is continually crowded Dy
spectators who are forced to a family almost
within hail pershing without being able 10 stretch
q hand TO save them. Repeated attempts have
been made to reach them. but the ice gorge piled
mountain HIGH with its yawning cracks and con-
tinually widening breaks warns the wiling res
cuers back, 1t is padless To attempt 1t at present
When the ice breaks the entire Island VIII DC SUP
merged. IL Is almost certain that by tins time
Robertss supply of provisions and fuel Is ex-
hausted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-04
BRIpGEMAN TO BE THROWN OUT.

TROY, Feb. (Special.-ln the presence of a
crowd which completely packed the courtroom. Judge
ingalls, day heard arguments on the order Issued on
Saturday. requiring tho representatives OF John f..
Bridgeman, who claims the olice OF Chamberlain, to
show cause why they should not surrender the oce
demand OF the Sheriff. be declared In contempt. Judge
ingalls, decided the Immediately closing the ar
guments and 20 the CONSERVATION Of the Mayors sup
porters directed that the Sheriff forth with proceed 10
execute and enforce the Injunction and GUST Brd9em m
The sheriff will execute this order tomorrow and place
Mr. Hall In the Office from which he was thr jwn by
armed policemen. The Republicans OF the city are JUDI
Il ID III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-04
REUsrTEp BY THE DEATH OF A CHILD.

CoHoEs, Feb. 3 (SpcciaD Twenty years ago
there settled farm in the village OF Crescent .ara-
toga County, nowly married couple one James odell
and wife. They aid live happily together. and after
the birth of a child the husband and wife mutually
agreed to separate. The mother took the child, and
went to Troy TO i've About year ago the daughter
married John Flynn of Lansingburg In short
time they. too, moved to Troy Recently Mrs. Flynn
was taken IN. and on sunday she died.
Mrs Odeli from the time OF the separation with her
husband had never met him. and did not know whether
he was alive dead. letter was forwarded 10 Odell,
at Crescent and last night he responded He had not
seer his daughter suce her infancy and his grief IN
bounded A reconciliation with his wife was partially
effected and 1t IA said that after the funeral they VIII
~ together
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-04

mediums in the country. all Of when were literally paid
$500. Members Of tho commission say that
they intend to 20 as far as China for
any who can throw light upon spiritualisn II may
be several years before they get through They with
publish in book form all the matter they collect Kear
the magician and antispiruallst who is PERFORM
ing here. has contracted with the commission TO dup
cate everything Slade has shown them, and In order
convince them that there il nothing supernatural in
yolved in the performance will subsequently teach the
members how the thing Ia done.