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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-19

soil is not saturated with water overflow
ing from the drain itself. This is all
the stronger reason why the work should
not be neglected. Yet it is an odd job,
and at best II disagrceablc one. Hence
miles of understanding are allowed to
become nearly or quite worthless for lack
of the needed attention at the right
time All the materials for the drain,
either stone or tile, are ready ut hand,
and it requires only labor 20 put them in
place.
When filing in after n break has been
repaired there will be strong temptation
to use more stone or to place over the
drain covering of straw or other coarse
material for the water to- filter through.
The less material is used, excepting earth
over the drain, the better its chances for
durability. Too many stones are frequent
cause of failure. They are disturbed by
deep frosts. and if the drain itself is
luOScncd some stones are apt to cave in
ON it. Straw and hay, sometimes used.
are even worse. They prevent the earth
from being packed closely around the
drain. In year or two they decay and
leave vacant space over the water
course. which is only broken down when
the soil j. thoroughly saturated with
water. If soil containing any vegetable
matter is packed closely around the stone
or tile there need be no fear that water
will not find its way Oft through the drain
when the surrounding soil is sufficiently
wet -Amcrcian Cultivator.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-19

of { he eccentric
characters Of the
country, Mr.. Cove
does quite a little
business in selling
photographs Of
himself. On the
back Of the pho
tograph from which
our picture is taken
Mr.. Cove has writ
ten his name and
mission in life as
TO II O VS.: ELIAS
Cove, Emanuel the
Prince of Peace,
who baptized him
self with the aid Of
the Holy Ghost
and is the son of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-19

Dorothy Jane Cove, who translated his spirit
from Cod Mr., Cove imagines he is the sa-
vior of the world He also claims to be II
prophet. lie asserts that he is in constant
communication with our government and
keeps it posted on what is going to hap
pen. He charges for the information, his bill
against the present administration being
something near 81, 000, 600 to date, Like many
other unfortunates, less demented than he,
he is happicst when he can find an audience
to listen to his rambling speeches and incohe-
rent theories
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-19

ORION AND WIFE IN HIS PRESENT QUARTERS
He came to this country some time ago for
the purpose of raising money by lecturing in
order to prosecute his case once more, bring
ing with him his wife as n concert singer to
assist him. There were hut thirteen persons at
his first lecture. His wife sang and danced for
n time at II concert hall She was also a
failure, and now she has to nurse her hu,.
band. who is suffering from blood poisoning
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-19

So divided was
public opinion in
the matter and so
con ii dent were
those who side d
with the claimant
that he was the
true Sir Roger that
they would have
sacrificed their for
tunes to see that he
obtained Justice.
Yet he is now dying
in poverty in New
York. Arthur Or
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-19

proves that this
doctrine is at direct
variance with the
teachings of the
"DiVine Revela-
ton. The interpo-
lation of polygamy
into the doctrines
of the NJ ormon
church came from
"A habit the apostles
contracted Of hay
ing revelations so
fit" any Of their
designs, Mr.. Whit
mer relates thu as
an instance; "Onc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-19

Whitmcr'S hands SPECTACLES AND PLATES
In 1919 two of the Mormon apostles, Orson
Pratt and Joseph +, Smith, visited Mr.. Whit
mcr for the express purpose of obtaining these,
to Them precious sheets. Apostle Pratt said:
Father Whitmcr, We desire to purchase the
manuscript, and we are authorized to say
that you may name your price, and with Il
patronizing air. be sure you put the price
high enough. for the church has plenty of
money in the treasury, you know" Mr..
Whitmer replied, with quiet emphasis
Elder Pratt, there isn't gold enough in the
world to buy it." Before leaving Richmond
Orson Pratt told the hotel proprietor that
they would willingly have paid Mr.
Whitmer 100000 for the manuscript
One reason why the Mormon church
was so anxious about this document
Is shown III the accompanying fac
smile reproduction of u portion of one Of its
pages Mr. Whitmer kindly permitted an
accurate tracing to be made, from which our
engraving is produced 1t is taken from the
second book of Jacob, sixth chapter. To
assist the reader we give this passage i'll type;
Behold David and solomon truly had many
wives and concubnes which thing was abomin-
able before Me, saith the Lord Wherefore, thus
saith the Lord, have led this Pcop. forth out Of
the land of Jerusalem by the power of mine arm,
that might raise up unto Me righteous branch
from the fruit Of the loins of Joseph. Wherefore
l. the Lord God, will not suffer that this People
shall do like unto these of Old. Wherefore, my
Brethren, hear Me and hearken to the word Of the
Lord, for there shall not man among you have
save it be- one wife, and concubincs he shall have
none for l, the Lord God delighteth in the
chastity of women.
The language Of the first portion of this
parapraph is so strong against the vice of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-19
AUSTIN CORBlN.


The coming man in the railroad world APP
pears now to hc Austin Corhin, the newly
elected president of the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad. Thatroad has been before
the public up and down now for dozen
years as one whose affairs seemed evcrlast-
in@ly cntanglcd. Mr. Curbin saved the Long
Island railroad when it was in the hands of n
receiver overwhelmed with debt. and in his
own words, consisted only of 1.-TWO .trcaks of
rust and right of way Under his man
agcmcut it changed from this condition in
eight months time to II road in good repair
and paying expenses
Mr.. Corbns business successes are won by
the shrewd methods of the money lender,
which he learned in his youth. He made the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-19

the. sides and top
will cfTectually
keep out the nor
casters. The front
should be pro-
Vid d W h a
door. and the
shed made where
the cattle cannot
ppt nj If ar fbav
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the church. The
gold plates were
lost or stolen, so
that the only Gre
dentials the Nor
mon church pos
sesseS is this manu-
script of their
bible. They have
tried i'll every way
to get it out of Mr.,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-19
Repairing Underdrains.

1t is fact which experienced ditchers
well know that digging down to repair
q ditch is less laborious than moving soil
that has never been dug through before,
This means, of course, places where the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-19
PATENT MIXER.

There is a single silver tube, with holes
In the side for the milk to come out, that
is sometimes used in cases of inflamed
udder. 1t is gently and gradually forced
into the milk passage, and the fluid flows
as before
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-19

The shed here illustrated is proof against
almost any winters cold, and especially
If the opening is towards the south. The
dense mass Of hay so closely pncked on
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-19

Some man, it does not appear who, has
invented the following pattern for an
improved pig trough The sides of the
boards
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-19
AN UNFORTUNATE CLAIMANT.

The Alleged Sir Roger Tichborne Dying
in Poverty.
In a small room over a Fourth avenue store,
in New York city, is lying the plaintiff in the
celebrated Tichhornc case that some thirteen
years ago excited England to the very throne
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-19

One of the most striking figures in the
streets Of Lewiston, Me-, is Elias Cove. one
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-19
A MAINE DIVINITY.

Eccentric Elias Cove Who Imagines He
is n Prophet.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-04
POLITICIANS VERY BUSY.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR SPLIT ON
THEIR TICKET.

Tow the Campaign ~ Manae"d-The
Knights Political Cuban Effort t"
T"ck Knight of Labor Candidate on
tine Regular Democratic Ticket.
The political campaign, whioh has been
in full blast for the past week, has got
but a short time to live. The issue on the
legislative ticket will be decided Wednes-
day and will have an important bearing
on the campaign which will be iraugu-
rated for the city and county elections.
The contest which is now going on has
been conducted in altogether different
grooves from those in which the dominant
parties run their campaigns. There are
too many elements represented to fight
the issues publicly, and The most that is
done is in quiet way. The new ele-
ment in politics is at work In ''dead
earnest" and the leaders are making the
campaign az lively as they know how.
a good deal will be done by both sides in
the next two days. The friends OF the ola
ticket are hard at work and are conduct
ing their campaign openly ard above
board. There IL no scattering OF energy,
and the determination Is to elect the
whole ticket. The Democracy is thor
oughly organized with old campaigDers
at its head. Toe knights OF Labor party
is already split on its TICKET, and
a strong effort is being made by the
friends OF Judge Russell to tack him onto
the regular ticket. Mr.. Wilson is still
confined to his bed by sickness aud is
unable to take all active part In the cam
p0ign. his Illness has been, perhaps,
rather in his favor, in view OF the posi-
ton he has taken, in that it has kept him
out the way OF his former political
friends.
The knights of Labor Political Club,
composed OF somewhere about fifty
Knights, the secretary OF which 10 promi-
nsnt Republican, is managing their cam
pRign, but the management is not alto
gether satisfactory to large body of
Democratic knights, who are opposed to
The Republican methods that are be-
Ing used. The politicians seem to be
working the Knights for all they are
worth to put back In office the very men
whom the Knights-manY of them as
DemOcrats-v0ted out OF office. Tickets
headed by two OF the regular Democratic
candidates, with one OF the Knights of
Labor candidates tackled on, are already
being circulated. and tussle is going on
to see which one ON the knights ticket
can control the largest vote.
Judge Russells friends say it looks like
Russell, and Mr.. Wilson's friends say 1t
looks like Wilson. 1t is generally agreed
that Mr.. Ashby is the weakest man on
the ticket and will be scratched" the
most.
From the talk last night it seemed to be
the prevailing opinion that the old ticket
Will draw heavily from the opposing side
in the next two days, aud that 1t will be
elected by large vote.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-04

Editor Morning Ne,CS: l have care
fully read your editorial in your issue of
Oct. 3, as well as some previous articles
on the same subject, relative to the site
for the proposed new government build
ing in this city, and believing with many
other citizens that the location that you
advocate is not by any means the most
desirable one that can he secured, | beg
respectfully to express some views on the
subject. II, as you say, the locations Oh
Bryan street be Objectionable for court
purposes on account of the noise
OF passing vehicles, the same obiac-
tion can be urged to the Whitaker
street lot IN a greater degree, as, in addi-
ton TO the passage Of wagons, etc, there
are street car lines on two sides OF il, and
no asphalt or other pavement can prevent
the jarring of such cars or drown the
noise OF their bells. III the building has
to be located south OF Broughton street
which think would be a great uistRke-
there can hardly be a doubt as to the su-
perlority OF the location corner Bull and
South Broad streets over the one you adj.
vocate, and IL a lot OF the size ana shane
of the Whitaker street one be suitable,
would not the one at present occupied
hy the court house answer the purpose
betterf Besides, If offered to and accepted
by the government, it would give us an
! opportunity to get wh9t we sadly want--a
! suitable court house and CITY bail com
/ Sined-sRy on the barracks or ceme-
! terry lots. | would now ask why
| should we locate post Office
away from those whose business com
! Pals them to go or send to il sew
| eral times day2 st. Julian street 10 the
| present, and likely to be the future, centre
! OF the business part OF the city, even
though the park or further south may be-
come The centre of It's population. and
| Justice 10 the entire business
interests OF the city sheuid
require that il suitable location
near this centre--say between Broughton
and Bay aud Drayton and Whitaker
slreets-can be obtained, 1t should GER
tainly he secured. | do not think that
| err in saying that seven-eighths Of all the
mall matter coming into or going out of
the city is for parties doing business or
residing from Broughton street north,
and the bulk of this is for concerns on the
Bay, and is delivered at the post Office
through private boxes, which suits our
merchants better than the carrier system.
| As nearly oil the mail for parties south Of
Brougbton street ia delivered by car
riers, and all mail from same Sec
ton Is, or can be deposited in
boxes conveniently located through
out that section, and postage stamps
can be obtained at nearly every drug
store, there is very little necessity for
ladies visiting the post office, and hence
its location north OF Broughton street can.
not be as serious an Inconvenience to toem
az its location south of Broughton street
would be for business men on the Bay.
who nave to send TO IL several times Zach
day. We should follow the example Of
New York and other large cities IN keep
ing our post office as neSr cur business
centre as possible, and by doing 80 accom-
MEDIATE those who most use it,.
BAY STREET.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-04
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
Items Gathered Along the Track
and CroSsties.

Three separate gangs of laborers are en-
gagged in grading the Blackvllle and Al
ston railroad at Five Points, Whaley's
and Gains places.
The management OF the Augusta, Edge
field and NewbeTry road have finally de-
| termined TO have their own line from near
Trenton to Edgetield, and not use the old
Cumberland Gap road bed, and are now
side-staking the line.
The site for the depot in Walterboro
of the Green Pond, WATERFORD and
Branchviile railroad has finally been
agreed upon. The selection of the spot,
which lies in the southern portion Of the
town, was the result of an equitable COM
| promise.
The gauge of the Barlow branch of the
/ South Florida railroad from Barlow juno
ton to Barlow was not changed last
week, owing to the failure of some mate
rial to come that bad been ordered The
| change will take place as soon as the ma
terial arrives.
The Edgefield Chronicle says: "When-
ever we think that broad gauge road ia
graded from Aiken to this place. and that
the Savannah Valley road is finished from
Mccormick to Anderson, and that only
TWENTY-FIVE miles lie between Edgetied
and Mccormick, we groau with groan-
ings that cannot be uttered"
A Cedartown (Ga, dispatch saws that
Mr.. h. 5. Stafford, an engineer FROM BOs-
IoO, Macs, supposed to be sent there by
New York parties, will begin to survey
the East aud West extension between
Birmingham and Broken Arrow today,
assisted by Chef Engineer Ruff and his
corps of the East and West railroad. AS
the East and West people claim to know
nothing about this arrangement. there is
still mystery.
An Atlanta dispatch says that John Fl.
lnman. on behalf OF his firm, lnman,
Swan & Co., has brought suit and had at
tachments served against e. G. Machen,
the raputed contractor OF the Covington
and Macon railroad, claiming consider
able lot CT money under their contract
made last January to procure for him
$4,000 upon the securities of the road.
Mr.. lnman states that Machen sets up a
plea CT usury.
At Columbia, S. c., Col R. A. johnson,
OF Boston, General Manager OF the Massa-
chusetts and Southern Construction Com
pany, has filed with the Secretary of State
the consolidated agreement made by aud
between the Charleston, Cincinnati and
Chicago Railway Company, the Ruther-
ford Hallway and Construction Company,
and the Rutherford, Marion and Tennes-
see Railway Company. The first stock
holders meeting of the several railroads
as consolidated will be held at the
Charleston Hotel on Thursday. Oct. 80,
for the purpose of electing officers. 1t is
understood that Col. Frank Coke. for
merly of GreenviIle, will be elected
President. Col. Johnson says that they
now have their way clear as far as the
Ohio river. The Construction Company,
of which he IS General Manager. is a
wealthy corporation, and will build the
road. According to the statement of Col.
johnson, the track is now beiGg laid at
the rate of a mile per day between
Blacks, S. c., and Shelby, N. G.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-04
ALL TRADES PICKING Up.
BUSINESS MEN PREDICTING n
STEADY IaYPROVEAl

Orders Tor Goods Coming in Freely aud
Merchants SmiIing-A Honm Mo- Ex-
Dected and Not NAntsd-iucres++ q In
the Retail Trade--views of City Deal
ers.
Yes. things are picking UP wonder
fully, and the outlook is very encour-
aging" said the head of big Bay street
grocery mousse on saturday when asked
whether there were any indications OF
boom ia trade. 'Orders are coming IN
brisk, aud there IS a marked Improvement
in the volume Of business"
DO you look for much OF boom?
ION. no, not exactly boom, but
lively, steady trade. The fact is we do
not care for boom, but rather moder-
bte aad steady business. Everything
points to this, and taken altogether the
outlook is very encouraging, and we hope
for a large and unusually steady flow OF
trade.''
The same inquiry was made at dozen
other business houses, aud about tue same
answer was given. Nearly all branches
of trade share in the revival, and all CO.
incde in the assertion that the outlook is
such as will eclipse last year or even the
year before.
evidences of business prosperity is the de-
oided increase in the retail trade, which
has been steadily growing since the be-
ginning OF last month. The earthquake
caused depression in almost every busi-
ness, but that has been overcome, and the
retail trade is inCrea sing every day.
Leading merchants say that the improve
ment is not alone due to the good effect
which is always produced on trade by the
1tt1ftY ~ in Thp
OF course the return of families who
have been away during the summer 10
the city, The purchase OF fall clothing, the
buying of winter goods, the refurnishing
and decorating of homes. which is always
done about Oct. l, or 'mOving day." all
this adds strength and activity to the fall
trade, but it does not account for the
Improvement hailed with such satistac-
tion.
"As for boom In business" said q
well-known Congress street wholesaler
and retailer, 81 confess | do not like 1t.
] would rather see a steady and even
stream of business. When things boom
and everything goes way up, the
drop when the slack comes,
as it necessarily must, is cor
respondingy great, and people are not
prepared for sudden cOllapses. There GER
tainly is much improvement, and the out
look is very encouraging The past years
trade will this year result in an improve
ment in all directions. Merchants in the
country have lived from haud to mouth
and have kept their stocks down TO toe
lowest point consistent with their inter-
ests. but now they have to come in and
buy at our prices. Yes, things are very
promising"
The same feeling prevails in nearly all
branches of trade. There have been fAii-
ures in many instances, but none of them
very disastrous, and merchants speak
very eDcouragingIy Of the business pros
pect.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-04
THE COLD WAVES SWEEP.
Mercury Goes Down to the SO De-
gree Mark.

Mercury Goes Down to the SO De-
gree Mark.
The full force OF the cold wave was felt
here yesterday. Mercury dropped down
five degrees below where it WAS on Sat-
urday, and did not get above the 81 degree
mark. 1t was 10 degrees colder the
warmest part of yesterday than it was a
year ago the same time. The crest OF the
wave passed last night. and the Signal
Observer on duty at midnight said that it
will be warmer to-day.
A warm wave is following close in the
wake Of the cold one and 1t began to be
felt last night. The cold wave has gone
North and is lowering about the New
England coast. 1t will pretty etteotually
close up the summer hotels, and the few
people that are still in the mountains will
hurry home for winter clothing. In the
tobacco growing part OF the South the
cold has done q good deal OF damage and
the crop is seriously injured.
The coolest place in the cotton belt yes
terday was Memphis, where the m ercury
went within deg. of the freezing point.
At Little 3nck, Ark, il was ] deg. warm
pr. At Mobile 1t was down to IS deg; at
Atlanta and Augusta to 40, and at Wash
iugtnn to A.. ~ Charleston twas deg.
warmer than 1t was here. The average
lowest te : perRture in the cotton belt was
az deg; the highest average Was 70 deg.
The 10 O'clock reports received at the
signal station last night showed the adj
vance OF the warm wave. At Atlanta
mercury had risen to 60 deg. AT Augusta
1t had gone up to 90, The II O'clock obser-
walton bere showed so deg. The weather
was warmer all along the South Atlantic
coast. The coolest place i'll the United
States at 10 O'Clock was Portland, Me. /;
mercury was at the 46 degree mark there.
At Boston it was 4S. at New York and
Philadelphia 81, and at Washington AZ
degrees. only 2 degrees higher than at
Portland. The local indications today
are: Fair weather, northwesterIy winds,
and slightly warmer.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-04
GEN. JACKSON.
His Reply to the Resolutions Passed
by the American Colony.

Fromthe Tao ReDw6tics t4Nep.co) S.bt. 81.
Mr.. Henry Z. Webb and others Of the Com
7nIttee:
GENTLEMRN-No words can express the
value l place upon the resolutions passed
by Americans resident In the City OF
Mexico" on the 10Th inst, an original Of
which, so beautifully engrossed, you have
placed in my hands. Throu ghout the days
of my life | shall treasure them and ex-
hiblt them proudly TO my friends, and |
Will transmit them as priceless heir
loomsto my family.
vi course, there is one pang of the heart
which they could but make the keener-
the distress j feel in breaking the official
ties which bind me to the colony OF
Americans 10 Mexico, who, during my
briet soiourn among them, have so kindly
viewed my every act and word, who have
so cherished and so honored me, far be-
yond my deserts. Through you, as their
representatives., | would now express M Y
heartfelt thanks.
With sentiments of the highest esteem,
very sincerely yours,
HENRY Il. JACKSON.
The Two Republics in an editorial ar
t1cle said: 1.-The regret at Gen. jackson 8
approaching departure is general, every
American feeling that he is losing tried
and trusted friend and q representative
whom he could trust most i'm plicitly. Nor
Is this feeling confined to Americans, for
Gen. jackson has. by his dignity and up
right and honorable conduct as Minister
won the confidence and respect of Mex =
cans, and they, TOO, deeply regret mis-
retirement from the cOuntry.n