The Press., 1885-06-04
WATER FROM REIow THE SEA.-Neal

WATER FROM BELOW THE SEA.-Near- ly three years ago the Lackawanna Iron and Coal company began to sink an arte- sian we'll not far from the main works of the company. Geologists expressed the opinion that constant flow of water could be obtained by boring 1000 feet. The work was carried on under the supervision of William McEachan. The diameter of the hole was eight inches. At 1000 feet there was no indication of water. Tie drill had gone several hundred feet below the lowest coal deposit, and had passed through strata of sand, conglomerate and clay. The well had then reached a depth nearly 300 feet below the sea level. For months thereafter the drill was kept busy. Last week it touched point 2, 100 feet be- low the surface and water was found. It arose to the top of the well, but the over- flow was 80 small that there was no pros pect that its volume would be sufficient to supply the mills. The company conclu- ded to abandon the work, and ordered the machinery to be removed. MT. McEachan however, advanced the theory that water in abundance arose from the bottom of the we'll to soft stratum short distance be- low the lower vein of coal, through which it flowed away to the south. He prevailed on the officials to let him try an experi- ment He believed that the flow of water would be greatly increased if the we'll was tubed from the top to point below the soft stratum Yesterday the tubing was completed and immediately an eIght-inch stream of water spurted seven feet above the surface and has continued to do so ever since.-NeaO York iSt1t, dispatch. | When a little woman, with marks of suffering on her cDuntenance, appeared few days ago before Justice Murray, of the Yorksville police court, and complained that Ter husband, coming home intoxica- ted at one o'clock in the morning, told her that she must die within two weeks, and then burnt up her marriage certificate and some family pictures, and that he gave her n, support whatever, the justice said ''This is the third case of the kind ] have had this morning we are getting raca of husbands that ought to be obliterated. |" The way to obiterate them is to ohliterate the rum traffic. Shut up the dram shops, put the rumseller behind. prison. bars, let the accursed traffic be irnder the ban of the law, and the laws faithfully executed, and our police justices might sit through whole term without a complaint of this kind. Rum is al the bottom of nine tenths of these offenses. r. CHristial AdOocate.
 The Boston Advertiser puts it rather neatly. when it says, speaking of the trou- ble caused by Hon. Frederick Douglas presuming to attend church with white people: 'tLast week Sunday, when he appeared there, we'll up in front, it was surmised that perhaps he had made a mis- take in the street or in the character of the edifice but when he appeared this week, k- what he was about and meant to continue his nefarious conduct indefinitely. This church, besides being the presidents, is lands, and we trust, in some degree, the Lord's.' .i.lta .&.5.1s
 | What it is coming to. He-.Will you be my wife, Claribel?" ?" She--"With pleas ure, Henry" He-''I suppose you can furnish references from your last hus- band? ?" She-"Oh, yes !; that is, If I hap pen to see him. haven't seen him since we were divorced Bnt can refer you to my second husband, whom you know, I believe; and if you will kindly keep the place open until I can write 10 my first, I think can give yon the best of recom- mendations. - Boston Transcript.
 This is the way in which western liquor dealer combines business with conversion inan advertisement Having experienced change of heart through the blessed eff forts of Brother B. and Sister S., desire to state to nay numerous friends and pa. 1 irons that at the end of the current month l I shall. retire from the accursed liauor traffic forever Until that time my stock on hand will be offered at greatly reduced rates. Come one, come all P