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Year: 1877

We have some idea of the amount of
water that must pass through a corn
plant, a wheat plant and a cotton plant,
to organize pound of each of these i'm
portant staples; and we regard with
lively interest the waterw0rks with which
cities are supplied with water as throw,
ing light on agricultural engineering and
the future supply Of fertilizers to the
country. An enormous engineering
work is in progress TO supply Baltimore
with water, the present supply beng
bad in quality and inadequate in guam
tity.


The new sourceis the Gunpowder river,
nine m les from the city, and the water
is to be brought through tunnel seven
miles long, cut through a mountain. This
will be the longest tunnel in America
circular in shape, and twelve feet in dia-
meter. Five miles OF the distance is
very hard rock, and the drilling is done
by manual labor, power drills being i'm
practicable in such a small space. The
rest of the way will be bricked. Fifteen
shafts have been sunk. The cost is esti-
mated at 100000, about 500 men
are employed and the tunnel will pro.
badly be completed in three years, The
employees are mainly negroes, who live in
miserable log cabins; and the contractor
says that his greatest difficulty is not of
an engineering kind, but comes from
drunkenness among these men, Liquor
dealers infest the temporary yillagos with
portable bars, and sell vile whisky so
cheap that the laborers buy extensively.


Few have any conception what moving
water will do in this country in three
generations from this time. If congress
will do nothing else for agriculture, it
ought at least to establish one institution
to teach agricultural engineering as
thoroughly to 300 pupils as military
science is taught at West Point. We do
not object to the scientific education of
cadets and military officers, but we do
affirm that engineering skill applied to
irrigation will be quite as useful to man
kind as it can be in war. Educated Off
GERS often make superior farmers, and
one of the greatest lawyers in the city Of
New York is doing Creditable work by
improving old fields in Virginia. When
shall we learn that knowledge is power?
Year: 1877

A cloudburst may be a serious thing
in the cheyenne region, where the
streams run down from the mountains.
Recently there was a sudden and un-
commonly heavy fall of rain there. AL
most without any warning, wave seven
feet high rolled down the Chugwater.
A detachment of the Third cavalry en-
camped near the bank was overwhelmed
by the flood. The dry bed of the creek,
on which no water had flowed for six
years. suddenly became a river fifteen
feet deep.
Year: 1877

A prominent pisciculturist lately sent
very valuable present of trout spawn
to San Francisco magnate, who is more
remarkable for wealth than refinement.
The givers idea was that the trout might
be hatched, and would thrive in a small
artificial lake which was feature of the
millionaire's ground. lie was much sur
prised at receiving the following note
some days afterward: My dear friend
Them water peas as you sent was way
up and was excellent fried. had con-
siderable railway people and one or
twouae eaAers to dinner the night they
came We never would have knew what
the concerns were only for Maria, who
had just graduated at female school,
and knows a sight. She told us as them
peas were quite common, and that they
grew under water the same as you sent
'em. We all send kind regards, and
would be pleased to have some more
water vegetables when you are sending
to the city. Exchange.
Year: 1877

An account of a trip to Washington
would lack completeness without ref
erence to DR.. lie Moyne and his or ma
tion furnace. The doctor takes great
pleasure in exhibiting the furnace to all
who have the slightest interest in it, and
explaining its modus operandi to all
comers. The old gentleman was in high
feather the other day when delegation of
citizens from Wheeling called to examine
the crematory. and on Monday he ac-
companied several of the members of the
United States circus, then showing in
the town, to the furnace, and edited and
instructed them with a scientific dis
course, in which the advantage of incin-
GRAFTON over burial were fully set forth.
The crematory looks exactly like coun-
try scbool-house closed for the summer
vacation, and has presented this deserted
look ever since the burning of De Palm.
Meanwhile DIR. lie Moyne lives on in
cheerful anticipation of the day of his
own roasting, which, whether it come
soon or late, will probably be the next
cremation performed at the furnace. 1t
is stated that DR.. lie Moyne is very zeal
Gus In getting proselytes to his theory,
and that he is very determined that all
of his children shall follow his example
and be burned. To make sure of this
result it is given out that the doctor has
made provision in his will that all the
devisees shall stipulate to be burned be-
fore getting their legacies.
Year: 1877

THE streets in front of employment
Offices in San Francisco are so obstructed
with men seeking work that business
firms lately petitioned the chief of police
to keen a passage clear.
Year: 1877

IN an election for school trustees in
Denver, Colorado, votes were cast by
three hundred and twenty three women.
Only one was challenged, Miss of
eighteen, who knew she was old enough
to marry and thought she was old
enough to vote.
Year: 1877




The Toledo Blade, a few days ago,
had crop reports from Ohio, Michigan
aud Indiana, showing a bountiful yield
and brisk revival of business. The
Blade says:


The outlook is exceedingly fattering.
From all sides comes the report that
trade is reviving and that the prospects
are excellent for a good fall business.
The farmers are generally prosperous,
mostly out Of debt, and those who have
old accounts standing against them
will be enabled, by the abundance of
tho crops, to fully liquidate all indebt-
edness and start off on the year 1873
with clean balance sheet.


This is true also of Minnesota, only
that farmers will not be able to pay all
debts out of this crop. However, they
will pay a good part. and start the new
year with renewed hope and energy.
Year: 1877

The present prospects Of the wheat
crop in Europe are of an encouraging
nature. This crop that at one time
promised to be failure, has improved


in its appearance greatly, and the


damage that was thought to have been
done to this important staple of food,
by the frosts and blight, is not appa-
rent, and thereat there is great rejoic-
ing among those who foresaw the effect
that a general failure of the wheat
crop would produce. The prospects of
this crop being good one in France
and England especially, is giving great
satisfaction. Owing to this fact, there
will, therefore, in all probability, be no
increase just at present, at least, in its
value abroad, or with us here at home.


OF course political complications or
adverse weather would speedily coun-
teract all this, but the outlook is a
promising one for the reverse of this
state of affairs. On the whole the
people of Europe feel more at ease,
hhoWliS tiiS W pe lile Cast, anu liieIl
fears of famine in the event of a
general European war, is somewhat
allayed. We are glad that the out
look regarding this crop is of an en-
couraging character, for it did appear
but a short time ago from the tone of
the doleful cablegrams that came to us
from the other side, in reference to this
article of food, as if it would be only a


question of time-perhaps limited to
weeks-before this dire scourge would


be abroad in the land, that enemy of
mankind, if anything, more cruel than
war in any of it's more attrocious forms.
Year: 1877

WE cannot possibly see what we have
got to do with the fight on the other
side of the ocean. How will we be
benefited as nation residing ON a
continent remotely distant from the
war on another continent by issuing a
neutrality proclamation? What do we
want with the neutrality proclamation,
and who are the particular parties at
Washington with axes to grind? Sec
retary Evarts understands his position
and his place, and the question of the
neutrality proclamation will undoubt-
edly be squelched. "Get outof my 'ouse,
you 'orrible letter H." said John Bull,
in terrible rage, upon certain occa-
sion. BY all means let us kick the neu-
trality question out of our establish
ment, upon the same principle, of not
having any use for it.
Year: 1877

ANOTHER builder-this time from
Cedar Rapids-has advertised himself
and his business. The building fell.
killing one and wounding seventeen.
Now, then. erect a monument upon
the spot commemorating the event, and
it would be just as well for the citizens
to bury the builder at the same time,
so as to prevent him from doing any
further mischief. al
Year: 1877

IMAGINATION is decidedly unpopular
in France just now. The Marshal
MacMahan. however, besides being the
president of the French Republic,
is also the head of the army, and in
case of anything Of q very serious ma
ture occurring between him and the
Senate the Marshal might resign uncon-
ditionally-at the head of the army.
Year: 1877

THE man Mcdonald, who it will be
remembered was up here ON fearful
iamhoree during Court week, from the
effects Of which he lay PROSTATE for two
weeks, has since then been confined in
the Insane Asylum at SteiIacoom. Mac
has history. His connections reside in
Michigan, and are comparatively rich
at least we judge so from the fact that
on his departure from that State one of
his female relatives furnished him With
tTenty-one fine linen shirts, But poor
Mac is hopeless inebriatc He no longer
sports fine linen, but is the sport of fate
sud fate at that
Year: 1877

Is He Guns This week there arrived
from Seattle young man who formerly
worked in logging camp on this river
While so engaged he was stricken with
paralysis, losing the use of bis entire
right side, and last October went to Sc
attic, where he placed himself under the
medical care of DR.. Weed. His means
becoming exhausted, he sought relief
from the authorities OF that county,
which was denied on the ground of non
residence. He now returns here, and
prays tor the relief denied him In King
county. The man is helpless, and is GER.
tainly entitled to protection from either
King or Snohomish county, and it is
little singular, with statute AS plain
MS the nose on n mans filce, that the pro
per authorities should higgle about such
matter, and thus subject fellow NOR
tai to unnecessary travail. The man l'e-
longs to King county, and if the com
missioners there can read they must be
cognizant of the fact.
Year: 1877

This Is the experience that comes
home to the feminine heart. Ths gilt :
ter OF lights, buzz of conversation, and
excitement of the dance once over, a re-
action follows, and the belle of the ball
sinks wearily in an easy chair on her
arrival home in the small hours of the
morning. without energy enough even
to throw off her wrappings. There is
lesson to be read in this lassitude.
The late hours attendant ON evening
entertainments in our day sap the vital
forces, and SOW the seed of future suf-
fering. But the tendency in this direc
ton continually grows worse, especially
in large cities. where it has come to be
Considered quite out of rule to go to the
most informal reception before nine
o'clock in tbs evening. and where eleven
IS considered fashionable society. and at
the same time TO preserve the clear
brain and good digestion necessary to
the transaction of business. The mobiles
of England who dine at eight, and
whose time is at their own disposal.
may he able to turn night into day
with impunity, but this will not do for
practical. hard-working people. Ru-
mors are rife that change is imminent.
and it is in contemplation in sundry
fashionable circlos to invite guests by
card from seven to eleven consum-
nation, let us say, devoutly to be
wished.-Harper's Bazar.
Year: 1877

alcohol is swallowed at once as in
case OF foolish wagcrs, the toll ofthe


heart ceases and the man is dead in
deed. But in ordinary instances the
topper saves life. as it stops the drink
er lust at the point when farther
drinking would kill him outright.


With this general view OF the ef-
fects Of alcohol, and the manner in
which they are produced, it is easy
to understand why head ache, sleep
lessness, nausea, palpitation of the
heart and the trembling delirium
accompany andfollows the excessive
use of alcohol. A poison in the
stomach can he pumped out or void
ed. A poison in the blood must wait
removal till the efforts of nature effect
it. But when nature itselfis abused
and impaired, its recuperative pow
ers soon become destroyed. The
effects Of continued alcoholization
upon the liver, kidney and stomach
it is unnecessary to describe, as they
are we'll understood. But where the
mischicvous process begins, and how
it is contiEued, are points new to
most non medical readers. rs.--Phila-
dclphia Public Leader.
Year: 1877

MARK TWAIN has invented and pat
tented a scrap book which he says il
intended not TO make money out OF,
but to economist profanity. Mark
says when a mau wants to put q
something in his scrap book he can't
find his paste; then he swears. The
paste is dry aud hard, or soured, and
then he swears. The brush il out Of
order, or can't he found; and the re-
suit Is barrels Of profanity wasted
which ought to bo saved and devoted
to more irritating grievances, where
they would do more good. All this pro-
family Twain says may be saved by
using his patent scrap book.
Year: 1877

stood nearest at the time; Cronin


took the paper from the envelope


and read that part of it which certi-


fed that Cartwright, odell and Cro-


min We're eligible and had been elect


ed presidential clectors; Cartwright


went toward Cronin, when Cronin


returned the paper to the envelope
and put it in his coat pocket, and up
on being requested by witness and
Cartwright to read the paper through


he refused; he also declined to give
Us the certificates of any Of the cleo
tors; the college was organized, wit
ness chosen chairman, and Cart
wright secretary; as chairman of the
college, witness asked Cronin to pro-
duee the certificates of the electors
for the guidance Of tho college,, but
he declined TO do so; Watts then ten
dered his resignation as elector and
ii was accepted; Cronin then said "Do
you refuse to recognize ineoo Wit
ness replied, "No, sir, but we want
the certificates; you must not think
that we will not act with you, and
you must never go from here and
say that we would not act with you.
Cronin then left that part of the
room where the college was sitting,
and the college then proceeded to
cast the vote, Watts being elected to
fill the vacancy in the electoral col
lege by his own resignation. Wit.
ness heard Of no purpose 10 arrest
any one on the day the electoral col
Iege met; saw no armed men, but
have. since heard that there were
twenty in room near where the col
lege met.
Year: 1877

gobbier capable or acting the Solo
mon. Possibly they may pool prog
eny as we'll as eggs.


The eggs are of a dull cream color.
sploched with red. The young run
AS soon as hatchcd, and are covered
withSe delicate hairy down. They
are very tender and easily killed by
cold or wet. To guard against the
latter catastrophe, the first night OF
the brood is usually passed in the
nest, after which the hen lead them
to dry, elevated places, carefully
shielding them at night beneath her
outspread wings until they are two
weeks old, when they roost upon
the broad branches OF trees, still pro-
tccted by the wings of the parent.
The female calls her young by the
we'll known cluck. They run very
fast, and when pursued trust more to
their legs than their wings for escape.
Year: 1877

Joseph Smith whose father of the
same name was one OF the founders
of the Mormon Church greatly dis
turbcd the orthodox Mormons, bv
preaching a sermon at Salt Lake on
Sunday, the 3rd of December in
which he very strongly condemned
poiygany. lie denied that his
father ever preached or practiced
polygamy, and said that, .'ihc sign
which his father gave the church
had departed and that the church was
without sign now, but if the Nor
mons would return TO the pure doc.
trine, the sign would come back, and
they could heal the sick and restore
the blind.
Year: 1877

We confidently venture the pre-
diction that the supcrintendenee of
bridge building will not cost Marion
county as many dollars this year as
it did last, Notwithstanding the fact
that last year most of that service
was performed by an officer who pre-
tended to think his services were not
worth as much as the law allowed.
Year: 1877

4 recent decision by the Iowa Su-
preme Court declares that under the
present law County Clerk of Courts
cannot receive more than s., coo as an
annual salary. Ii the fees amount to
more than this sum the excess must
be turned over to the treasurer. lie
i entitled to an allowance for deputy
hire
Year: 1877

The New York Public thinks there
can be no doubt that business is
steadily improving. The croakers
refuse 10 see the facts and dwell upon
incidents which prompt gloomy fore
bodiDgs as If those told the whole
story.
Year: 1877

The public life of a public man is q proper
subject for criticism. This is all that the South
has done in the case of MORTON. 1t was a
right and duty. 1t violated none of the pro-
prictics of human conduct. If the South had
rejOced that a career SO full Of injury aud in
justice to her had ceased, who would have
blamed her2 But she did not. Her journals
simply criticised his public career and left his
private character without comment This was
the highest charity, and fully rs much as could
have been expected from people whom he
passed his life in defamirg. g.-1ugusta (Ga.)
Chronicle ard Sentinel.


The above is uttered in defense of the
bitter, and in some instances beastly, as
saults made by the Southern press upon the
memory of Senator MORTON since his de-
cease. 1t justifes these assaults under the
charge, in substance, that the life of the
great war Governor of Indiana, and later
Senator, was career full of injury and in
justice to the South This is the indict-
ment; now as to the proofs. Senator
MORTON was Governor of the State of In
diana during the war against rebellion.
ye was faithful to his trust. He not only
resisted seditiOn in his own State during
that period, but sent to the field under the
Olu nay more tnhl one nunuIeu tnOuS.nH
men. Was this the injury and injustice to
the South Of which the Chronicle complains,
now that the noble patriot and defender OF
the Union has gone to his final rest? If so,
then the entire North was guilty Of injury
and injustice TO the Confederate States
when it saved the Union and preserved
the Republic from overthrow. If that
Is wrong and unjust in the eyes of the South
to-day, reconstruction is of no account
the spirit of rebellion has not been placated.
Pacihcation is sham, and reconciliation is
impossible. The situation under this ind-
cation has not and will not be, so long as
the present generation lasts, accepted in
good, honest, and loyal hearts.


After Senator MORTON entered the Senate
OF the United States, he invariably insisted
that the South should respect and observe the
terms and laws of reconstruction. He never
demanded more at the hands of the South
srn people, nor would he consent to accept
Year: 1877

TENNESSEE is now agitating tho question,
not of reputation exactly, but how
much of its State debt it can get rid Of
paying under oompromisu with
its creditors. An offer of settlement at
sixty per cent. has been made by the creditors,
and the people are now chatting over it,with a
view of having the percentage cut down to a
lower figure; but the Knoxville Tribune advises
the people that the question is at sixty per
cent or nothing. We have no doubt the tax.
payers would prefer nothing as the basis of ad-
justment.
Year: 1877

BOUND OVER For CoURr.-This
morning before Mayor Whiteley, County
Constable Dillon, was arraigned on
the charge Of assaulting Mrs. Margaret
McC Cormick, ,onM MondayIast, and areport OF
the circumstances were fully reported in
yesterdays GAZETTE. In the testimo ny
received it appears that Dillon having a
writ Of ejectment went out to the house
and without showing Mrs. Mccormick
the writ or telling her = who he was,
took hold of her, and forcibly dragged her
out Of the house, telling her that she
must 60 along with him. She refused to
60 along or to leave the house not know
ing who the officer was, and when he
pulled her out Of the house, her arm was
cut very badly by being pushed through
the glass in the door.


The Mayor stated that he would not set
tie the case as he could only impose a fine
of $40 and that was not enough, that Mrs
cCormick had right to the house that
day, and the officer had no right to GO
there and not inform her who he was, and
furthermore the justice had no right tc
issue such a writ. He would therefore
require Mr.. Dillon to give bail in the sun
of 5000 to answer the charge at court.
Year: 1877

ACCIDENT Last evening about 8 O
clock as the Clayton House coach wal
passing alongFront street, between Tat
nall and West, one of the hind wheel
broke down. The passengers that wer,
in the coach were forced to get ont ant
walk home in the rain.
Year: 1877

DoN'r WORRY YouRsELr.-The Jour-
nal Of Health says: TO regain or re-
cover health persons should be relieved
from anxiety concerning diseases. The
mind has power over the body. For
person to think he has a disease will
often produce that disease. This We
see affected when the mind is intensely
concentrated upon the disease of anoth-
er. 1t is found in the hospitals that
physicians and surgeons who make a
speciality OF a certain disease are liable
TO die Of IL themselves: and the mental
power Is so great that sometimes peo-
pie die of disease which they only have
in imagination. We have seen persons
sea-sick in anticipation Of voyage be-
fore reaching the vessel. We have
known person to die Of a cancer in
the stomach when he had no cancer, nor
any other disease. A man blinofclded
and slightly pricken in the arm, has
tainted and died from believing that he
was bleeding to death. Therefore: per-
sons in health. aud desiring 10 continue
so, should al ali times be cheerful and
happy, and those who are sick should
have their attention drawn as much as
possible from themselves. Ii is by
their faith men are saved, and also by
their faith that they die. If a man
will not die he can live on in spite Of
disease: and If he has little or no at
tachment to lite, he ~ill slip awsy as
easily as a child falls asleep. Men live
by their souls and not by their bodies.
Their bodies have no life Of the mselves,
they are only resources of liie-tene-
ments OF their souls. The will has
much to do in continuing the physical
occupancy or giving it up.
Year: 1877

O. Some very practical persons have
been investigating the length Of time il
takes 10 transmit message over the At.
lantic caLle. The frstsignalis felt in four
tenths of a second; but the follow
ing one goes through more rapidly.
As many as seventeen words have been
sent over the Atlantic cable in one
minute. Fifteen can easily be sent un-
der pressure: and twelve words a min
ute Is good working rate. A fact not
yet explained BY the scientists is that
the electricity does not move so rapidly
from New York TO London as in the op-
posiie direction. We should presume
1t is because there is greater necessi-
ty for sending news to the West.
Year: 1877

&hich insist that he and the men un-
der him shall still be used in overriding
the popular will in South Carolina and
Louisiana are not the allies of the
army but its worst enemies. Ifitcomes
to be a question between the existence
of the Federal army and the existence
of State governments, the doom Of the
army is sealed. 1t would be pity that
so great a soldier as General Sherman.
and one who takes such delight in his
profession, should be compelled, as in
former years, TO take to the practice OF
law or banking or teaching school,
Plain words in such case as this are
best.-.Nep lorS WorM.