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Year: 1879

A limited amount of water will IT,

 rigate ten times theamount of ground

 on the sub-irrigation plan than it

 would on tue flooding or surface

 metEo1. It is only question of limited time when this new method of irrigation will be generally adop- ted in all countries where irrigation is required, and especially in South ern California where it will soon bring thousands of acres into culti- vation that otherwise would remain in wild state for years to come. That the reader may have more definite idea of sub-;rrigation, we will explain the modus operandi, aud when once understood comments It. self a success to every intelligent mind It consists of pipes made of lime and sand, made by machinery (and is continuous if desired, with out joinD and laid along each TOW of trees, eighteen inches-er two feet below the surface, so ast to be out of the way of the blow. At each tree there is small orifice in the pipe from which the water issues. This orifice is protected by pipe which rests on the main pipe and extends above the ground six or moro inches. The water passes out under the lower end of it on the roots of the tree, sending them down instead of to the surface as in surface irrigation. Evaporation takes place under the earth and spreads moisture for many feet around, so that the ground mid way between the rows is sufficiently moist to grow any kind of crop.- [. 4. Journal
Year: 1879

along it cheerful as a cricket, looking at
everything and full of interest until to-
wards nightfall and then-well! shut
my eyes and drove ahead. What else
could do? But my fireman was drag
ging at the rope like mad and rousing
me, and the engine WAS jarring and
jolting, and presently stopped.


"NVhat did you do that for? said I.


"'My God, man. cried he. run over
human creature and mash the breath
out of him, and then ask what l stopped
the train for-are you drunk or crazyT
and he plunged off and after him.


81 didn't expect to see anything, but
at the right, you see, as the train ran
there was bit of a hill, and sham
bling old red tavern, with some lights
shining on top of it, and lot of people
with the conductor and passengers gath
cred about something on the road. and
as came up-there was man with his
hat of, and open shirt, and the whisky
bottle in his hand, across the track
dead"
Year: 1879




On the 18th of September three ladies
and two young gentlemen obtained at
the Hotel PiiatuS, at Aipnacht, horse
and guide, and reached the summit of
the mountain after six hours hard walk
ing. They rested and refreshed them
selves at the hotel on the mountain, and
started on the downward journey. Be-
fore leaving the top the guide asked ono
of the gentleman for some cognac, which
was refused. 1t soon appeared that the
guide was intoxicated and worse - n
of the young ladies was riding, and so
alarmed her by dragging the animal to
the edge of the path that she got off and
continued to descend on foot.


Once the man would, in the sight Of
the party, have sent one horse down a
precipice, but the poor beast realized the
danger, and set his feet stcadfaStly
against going further in that direction.
1t was now getting dark, and to be left
to the mercy of drunken guide half
way down steep and rugged mountain
path was trying enough; but, to make
the matter worse, the man appeared de-
termined to go into danger. The ladies
and gentlemen therefore. FASTENED on
and left TIE guide and horse to follow.
After much trouble in finding and keep
ing to the path in the darkness, they
ultimately got safe to Alpnacht, and
told their story. The guide did not
come in. The next morning search was
made for the guide and horse, and both
were found dead on the mountain side.
having evidently fallen from the path
about fifty feet above The hotel pco-
pie tried to keep the affair from becon-
ing public, and the guide was buried
next day without an inquest ofanv kind:
but, having still an eye To business. the
worthy host cody demanded an in
demnity for the loss of the horse from
the persons who had So nearly become
the victims of the guide he had supplied
to them. As yet the claim has not been
paid. could not ascertain the guides
name
Year: 1879

THE BURIED TREAsURE.-A French
merchant was agreeably surprised by the
receipt of an anonymous communication
advising him that box of treasure was
buried in his garden, and that the exact
whereabouts would be shown to him if he
agreed to an eqnal division of the spoils
He jumped at the offer, met his kind in
formant and the pair were soon plying
spades, their labor being rewarded by the
unearthing of box full of silver coins.
The delighted merchant counted out two
piles Of 800 five franc pieces, and bade his
partner take his share That worthy, af-
ter contemplating his heap for minute or
two, observed it was rather too heavy a
load to carry comfortably to the railway
station; he would prefer having the
amount in gold or notes, if it could be man
aged. Nothing was easier a..walk up to
the house and the business was settled en-
tirely to bis satisfaction and that of the
merchant. Twenty-four hours later the
good man took very different view of The
transaction, for upon examination he dis
covered that there was not one genuine five
franc piece among the 1000 Chambers
journal.
Year: 1879

Chambers journal.


| There is no end of books written by


English and French medical men on the


preservation of health and attainment OF


longevity. For the most part they are not


of any practical value. They expatiate on


the Constituent elements of the body, the


chemistry of digestion, the osseus structure
and such like matters. They strangely
miss the main object in their theme, which
is to point out course of living, with bod
lily and mental conditions that would tend
to secare health and the protractinn of ex-
lstence. Does this arise from want of
grasp, or from fear of treading on popu-
lar prejudices? On the topic Of health the
world stands in need of a writer with the
fearlessness of Luther, the acute reasoning
of Pascal and the incisive humor of Mol
iere. The latest learned authority on
health and long life bores us with lacteals,
azotised substances, albumen, lumbar lynn
phatics, chyle, the thoracic duct and SINH
lar jargon. A long list is given Of persons
who lived to be upwards of 100 years of
age, What did these centenarians know
of 6br:n, the mesenteric glands and the
rest of it? The diet of woman who lived
to be 1T is said to have been buttermilk
and greens, of which we have some doubt.
Some were very temperate and others quite
the reverse. One old fellow who reached
104 drank pint and half of London gin
daily. An Irishman who lived to be Iii
drank plentifully of rum and brandy until
the last. With exceptions of that kind,
to be reckoned wonders in nature, temper
ance and simplicity of diet were the chief
characteristics. Old age had been attain
ed not by any hard and fast rule, but by a
number of circumstances, as seen by gene
raj experience.
Year: 1879

From tests recently made in India with
| the Martini-Henry rife, the arm used by
| the infantry in the English army, it is


shown that the range of these guns is much


greater than has commonly been supposed


greater, indeed, than has been claimed


for them by their inventors. An ordinary
rifle of this class is sighted at a range of
1,400 yards but at the trials referred to it


was found that its fire was perfectly effect


i've at 2, 900 yards, and hence all that was


required to secure this yast increase in all


the offensive and defensive power of the


infantry service was a purely mechanical
change in the apparatus for sighting at
long distances. 1t has been pointed outby


military critics that this brings the foot
soldiers of an army into marked promi-
nence, and that if field artillery is to be of
much service, certain Improvements will
have to be made either in the method of
it's handling or in the means adopted for
tracing the course and effect of shot.


Hitherto field pieces in battle have been
placed in commanding positions, but their
great range has permitted this location to
be in the rear of the infantry and the risk
taken by the gunners and officers has not


been excessive The disadvantage in the
matter of range still continues. as rifled
field pieces will carry projectiles from
1900 to 5000 yards. But in battle fought
in an open country, z, 600 yards is about the
limit of effective fire, as beyond that it is
almost impossible to judge of the results of
shot or to correct the aim, and for this
reason to pass over this limit is about as
satisfactory as it would be to fire into the
darkness. But now the rife and the rifled
cannon are on equal footing as regards ef
fective range, while the chances of protect
ing themselves from the shots of the enc
my are decidedly in favor of those who
make use of the former weapon. Infantry
soldiers are taught by modern tactics to
expose themselves as little as possible, by
taking advantage of every natural Unequal
ity in the ground, and by advancing in
loose formation !; but artillerymen are
usually clustered around the gun they are
serving, and form conspicuous target for
these long range rifles. To obviate this it
has been suggested that the gun should be
protected by some portable steel shields,
and until some new device is invented to
determine definitely the point at which the
shell strikes, this appears to be the only
point of protection open to artillerymen.
Year: 1879

What is life? ask and you?
We who have known its joys and sorrows,
Its sullen and its fair to-morrows;
We who have thought it perfect day
And fallen fainting by the way
What use is life to us--we two?
What use is love? ashland you
We who have reyelled in its blisses,
Drunk ourselves drunk with its kisses,
And seen its dawn melt into night
Leaving behind but baneful blight;
What use is love to ue-we two?
What use are friends ! ashland you?
We who have tested them together
In sunshine and in rainy weather,
And find few left when storms portend,
And none to stand fast to the end
What use are friends to us-we two?
What use is hope? ashland you?
We who through many stern denials
And sickening pain and piteous trials
Have kissed the threshold of the word
To find 1t s.ill but long deferred
What use Is hope to us-we two?
What use is faith / ashland you
We who have toiled and wrought and striyen,
And failed, and prayed to be forgiven,
And watched and waited everywhere,
But heard no answer to our prayer;
What use is faith to us-we two?
Shall we then give up life-we two?
If we fall fainting by the way
There cometh yet perfect day;
We need both sad and bright to-morrows,
Joys would not be joys without sorrows,
win not give up life-will you?
Shall we then give up love-we two?
If it goes out in baneful blight,
The morning followeth the night
There yet are left for us its kisses
II we but cherish well its blisses;
will not give up iove-wil you?
Shall we then give up friends-we two?
We have not waited till the end
For those who stand when storms portend
Mayhap in fair and cloudy weather
They'll rise and fall with us together;
will not give up friends-will you?
Shall we then give up faith--we twoS
We yet may pass, though long deferred,
The threshold of that gracious word.
And find through many pains and trials
Made glorious all our stern denials;
will not give up hope-will you?
And shall we give up taith-we two?
If we wait patiently, our prayer
Will soon be answered everywhere;
For failure We NAV be forgiven,
Since humbv we have toiled and striven
will not give up faith-wil vou?


j. II. Elliot.
Year: 1879

IT was our privilege to drop in on the
Belmont county Republican Convention,
which metat Martins Ferry, O., yester-
day afternoon. The Convention was presid-
ed over with dignity by Mr.Tsaac Holloway
Of Flushing township, and was the finest
looking political body we have had the
pleasure Of noticing for some time. The
deliberations were characterized by har-
mony, good feeling and enthusiasm, while
the proceedings were marked for the good
order in which they were carried out. The
nominations were conceded to be accepta-
ble to all, and that the party would be
united this fall as it had never been be.
fore. Every indication points to the sue
cess Of the ticket. To wipe out the defeat
at thelaSt election will require some little
ererion, and the ability to accomplish
1his,expressed by prominent men points to
The fact that the party will be equal to the
emergency. ~ y
Year: 1879

''Ir is impossible to note the character Of
the testimonials TO the efficacy OF Bethesda
Water, without feeling assured that here
Nature pours forth priceless stream Of
delicious purity for all afflicted humanity.
Gohs and drink and rest you OF your
palms,
Year: 1879

The Chamber Of Exehequer confirmed
the report Of considerable excitement on
stated that both Greece and Turkey In
consequence thereof have considered it
necessary to strengthen their forces in
that quarter. The British Government,
however, had not considered It necessary
to take notice OF the matter.
Year: 1879

If your coal Ere is low, throw on a
tablespoonful Of salt, and it will help
1T very much.


"A little ginger put into sausage meat
,imprcVes the flavor.


In iceiug cakes, dip the knife in cold
water.


In boiling meat for soup, use cold
water to extract the juices. III the
meat is wanted for itself alone, plunge
in boiling water at once.


You can get bottle or barrel of oil
off any carpet or wooden stuff by apply
ing dry buckwheat plentifully. Never
put water TO such grease spot, or
liquid of any kind.


Broil steak without salt: it draws
the juices, and it is desirable to keep
these if possible. Cook over hot fire,
turning frequently, soaring both sides;
place in platter; salt and pepper to
taste.


Beef having a tendency to be tough,
can be male very palatable b. stewing
for two hours with salt and pepper,
taking out about pint of the liquor
when half done and letting the rest bod
into the meat in the pot. After taking
up, make gravy of the pint OF liquor
saved.


A small piece of charcoal in the pot
with boiling cabbage removes the smell.


Tumblers that have had milk In
them should never DE put into hot
water.


A spoonful Of stewed tomatoes in the
gravy of either roas ted or fried meats
as an Improvement. n


The skin of a boiled egg is the most
etficacious remedy that can be applied
to boil. Peel it carefully, wet it and
apply to the part affected. 1t will
draw off the matter and relieve the
soreness in few hours.
Year: 1879

It's your friends at home whom you
should seek, and not those from abroad.


Study the situation, and spend your
money with your home merchants. A
friend in need is a friend indeed. 81
Year: 1879

The undersigned his thanks
people Of Yankon particularly and to his many
friends throughout Dakota and for the
bUDIEY aAWLEY through the many years sin in which
carried business in this city, and he
desires call the attention Of these friends and that OF
the people generally the enlarged facilities eten
comnodous roos which the late
firm had provided and which the of Dudley
& Hawley now possesses.


In the line of the Hardware trade and in the manufacture
of Copper Sheet Ware claims
equal in all respects anything in the north
west occupying three grand each 25lOO feet
tent.


In the uture by constant application business he hopes
the Hardware trade of the which naturally rb
to to this point centered here and shall
make for the interest Of the people within this REGION
their Hardware Tnware Copper and Sheet Iron
Stoves, and all other articles in this line from
| Yours gratefully and respectfully
! GEO. e. HAWlEY,


Union Block Third St.
Year: 1879

1t is obvious that the advocacy of
of a law to provide for legal advertis-
ing in the columns Of a newspaper by
the Democrat, cannot be wholly dis
interested--as such laws provide that
the advertising must be done in a pa
per having the largest circulation,
which will give it to the Democrat
without competition. But the neces-
sity and utility Of such q law must
be apparent to every citizen and leg.
islator, and should require no argS,
ment to secure its passage. The
amount lost to the people every year,
would pay for the publication for ten
years. In nine case out Of ton the
loss fall upon the poorer classes who
can lily afford it, and the benefits ac.
crue to the spectators and sharks,
who lie around to pick up such fat
takes, Port Worth Democrat.
Year: 1879

At the present time there seem to
be about thirty-fve hundred differ.
ent styles of arranging the hair
Any and every style Is fashionable
q fact very consoling to the rural
maidens who still wear the fax
braids Of ten years ago.
Year: 1879

When the Empress Eudoxia lay in
wait for the lite of Chry sostom, he ex-
pressed his religious confidence and firm
ness in the following words. part OF a
letter to Cyriacus: "Will the empress
cause me to be sawn in sunder? Even
so was it with the prophet Isaiah. Will
she cast me into the seat will think
fiery furnace? l will think'ot the three
men. Will she give me to the wild
beastsp l will remember Daniel in the
lions den. Will she cut off my head I
l shall have John for my companion.
Will she cause me to be stonedl So i,
happened to Stephen. Will she take
away all my goods? care not; naked
came l from my mether's womb, ant
naked must return thlther."
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, August 18.-Secretary
Sherman, who leaves for Ohio to.mor-
row. being questioned concerning the
future financial operations OF the treas
ury. replied: "


Treasury operations will probably
hereafter have no material effect upon
the money market. 1t is probable that
before the 1st OF October nearly all call
about S47 100000, will be presented for
payment and will be paid Tor through
the clearing house of New York. As
much OF this money will 60 to different
parts OF the country further than New
York, the payment may cause some
movement Of currency from that city.
but it will naturally soon come back
again. Alter retunding operations are
closed out the treasury payments will
be equal to our receipts and no more,
except small balance of the fractional
currency fund which congress required
to be paid out"


"What will be the probable amount
OF gold imported in payment OF bread
stuffs, etcp''


81 do not think the movement of gold
to this country will be very large. 1t is
evident our exports will greatly be in
excess OF the imports. and mainly OF
breadstuffs. meats and cotton. but the
excess will be paid for largely by Amer
lean securities held abroad. wish they
would al come back still some gold
will come and our domestic production
of gold will stay here. This will give
the banks an excellent opportunity to
provide themselves with coin reserve
instead of United States notes of which
this reserve now consists. The United
States notes will be wanted in active use
for the largest crop. and largest business
we have ever had"
"How about the price Of silver. Has
it advanced"


Yes; the price OF silver is advancing
somewhat. There is better demant
for silver for China, and there the price
is higher than in San Francisco or New
York. should not be surprised if thu
bulk OF the silver OF the Pacific coas
should go to China. and our supply tol
coinage should come from Colorado
Mexico; and perhaps London"
Year: 1879




dare not say. much as lament many
things which l have done, that wish
anything which have suffered IN the
course OF providence. and which has
not befallen me from my own fault, had
not happened. Miserable may have
been made by such events as we usual
ly call misfortunes but l have lived
long enough to see that some of the
most affective of these were the means
OF preserving me from far greater evils.
see wisdom and goodness and mercy
guarding and guiding me, and overrul-
ing, for my good. things which almost
broke my heart when they came upon
me. and which seemed at the moment te
cut off hope altogether.
Year: 1879

There was once q perfectly modern girl,


With perfectly modern ways,
Who saw perfection IN everything


That happened to meet her gaze.
Such perfectly lovely things she saw.


And perfectly awful. too.
That none would have dared to doubt her word,


SO perfectly, perfectly true.
The weather, she said. in summer time,


Was perfectly, awfully warm;
The winter was perfect. too. when there came


Some perfectly terrible storm.
She went to u perfectly horrid school,


In perfectly horrid town;


And the perfectly hateful teachers there


Did things up perfectly brown.


Her lessons were perfectly, fearfully long


But never were perfectly said.
And when she failed, as often she did,
Her face grew perfectly red.
The church she attends is perfectly mag
With perfectly heavenly splre;
And perfect crowds go there to hear
A perfectly stunning choir.


The latest style is perfectly sweet
The last the periectest out;
| The books she reads are perfectly good
Dust here we raise doubt.)
| A ride she took was perfectly grand.
On perfectly gorgeous day,
| With perfectly nobby friend of hers
Who happened to pass that way.


The perfectly elegant falls she'd seen,
When on her way to the lake,
And the graphic description she gave US all
Was SIMPLY a modern mistake.
The perfectly splendid form dashed up,
In a perfectly killing style;
And the perfectly terrible waves came dowl
In perfectly lovely pile.
| might 60 on with this s'perfectly" poem
And write to the end of time,
But fearing to wear yonr patience out.
Will bring to end my rhyme.
Year: 1879

The man who goes fishing and sits in
q cramp-inviting posture on a narrow
thwart from early morn till dewy eve.
and calls 1t fun. is the same man that
never goes to church because the pews
are uncomfortable. -'"
Year: 1879

Don't ever whip your baby boy


Till he's old enough to spank.
Don't force him to the treadmill work
Till he can turn the crank.
Don't attempt to air your knowledge
Till you're old enough to know,
That potatoes don't amount to much
Till they've had time to grow.
Year: 1879

A young man in the employ OF Bow
ers, Dure & Co., walked on Wednesday
morning a mile on a wager for large
sum of money in nine minutes and
half He was given ten minutes to
make it in, consequently he beating the
time one half a minute. He will soon
be con sestant for the Ashley belt.
Year: 1879

We clip the following from the smy-
rna "Times" Of yesterday.


Andrew Mahoney, residing in Black
bird hundred, two or thres miles from
Green Spring, came to this town on
Monday to get drill and some phos
phate. 1t Is said he imbibed too freely
while here and at Clayton, and left the
latter place about five O'Clock with a
ton Of phosphate and the drill attached.
When within half mile of his home
he fell off, the wheels passing over his
body breaking several ribs and doing
him such internal injury that he died
the next morning. After passing over
him, the team moved on and he ~as
found lying in the road by Mr.. Ford
and conveyed to his lonely home, his
wife having died but two weeks before.
Mahoney was an industrious man and
accumulated enough as section hand
on the railroad to purchase his farm
about year ago.
Year: 1879

The initial performance of the Mil
lard club this evening promises to be
an unusually brilliant affair. The
Opera House will be packed by the
members and their friends, and there
is no doubt but that the performance
will do honor to the audience. Under
the direction of Prof. Rhoads the clut
has been throughly drilled, and Pin
afore will have added interest this
evening.
Year: 1879

Five or six years ago. the State Of
New York, in the hope of being able to
increase the capacity of her long canal,
offered large premium to the inventor
of canal boat that should be moved
by steam at a certain rate of speed and
do no injury to the banks. A number
of inventions were offered but the wash
of the banks was so great that the va
rious plans were practically valueless.
Now, however, we learn that steam
has been successfully applied and that
each engine boat can tow five other
loaded boats at the rate of three miles
per hour without any trouble. This
seems to solve the difficulty and freight
will not only be moved from Buffalo to
New York city in far less time than be-
fore, but the carrying capacity of the
canal be doubled.