Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1896 — Page 2

HER LIFE TRULY SAVED. Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure Does It. Mrs. Chas. LaPoint, a well-known resident Os Denver, praises this wonderful remedy. Her testimony should convince .ill as to the ■worth of the New Heart Cure and Restorative Nervine. Her letter dated .Sept. 11th, 1884. reads as follows: sHIZ Mrs. La Point, 2137 Humboldt St. "Typhoid fever left me with heart trouble of the most serious nature. Nothing the doctors gave had any effect. I had severe pains in the heart, and was unable to lie on my leftside for more than three minutes at a time. Sly heartseemed to miss beats, and I had smothering spells, in which it seemed every breath wouta be my last. We accidently saw an advertisement of Dr. Miles’ New Heart Cure and Restorative Nervine, and purchased a bottle of each. After taking the remedies a week, I could be lifted in a chair and sit up an hour, and in a short time I was able to do light housework. I shall be ever grateful to you for your wonderful medicines. Truly they saved my life. I MRS. CHAS. LA POINT. Dr. Miles Heart Cure is sold on a positive guarantee that the first bottle will benefit. | All druggists sell it at $1 6 bottles for $5 or it will be sent, prepaid- on receipt of price by the Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Inch Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure I Sold by all Druggists. No morphine or opium in Dr. Miles’ Rain Pills. Cure Ail Pain. “Ope cent ti dose. INDIANA NEWS NOTES. Luther Revis was given two years in prison for forgery at. Noblesville Saturday. A mail bag stolen at the depot at Bourbon was found in an adjoining field rifled of its contents. Mrs. James Minor, of Elwood, a barber’s wife, took a double dose of. chloroform and laudanum and shawill probably die. Eli Hauk, a laborer of Portland, and his three children, have been prostrated and narrowly escaped death by eating impure corned beef,' Mrs. Apolonia Pecher, who a few weeks ago celebrated her 101st birthday at the home of the Sisters of the Poor, died Saturday of old age. V .. After eight hours’ deliberation the jury., in the slander suit of Mrs. Bligh against her ex-husband at Kokomo returned a verdict awarding the plaintiff £l,ooodamages. A stfanger attempted to kidnap little Jessie Anderson, an inmate of the Children’s Orphans’ Home at Shelbyville, but an older child offered such a spirited resistance that the fellow dropped f ile child and fled. The village of Fairmount, near Mariou, claims the distinction of having a resident who iTts one of the pallbearers at the funeral of President William Henry Harrison at South Bend, July 4, 1841. He is Bernard McDowell midis >BO years old. The mystery siifroundihg the alleged' accidental killing of Jacob Kuborna, of Laporte, by a railway train at Union • Mills, has been solved by the finding of a letter stating that.he was tired of the unequal struggle of life. and directing his wife as to her future actions. , The Ideal Panacea. James L. Francis. Alderman. Chicago, says::. "J regard Dr. King's New Discovery as ail lilettt Panacea for coughs, colds and lung'complaints, having used it in my family for the last live year-, to the exclu- *• sion of physician’s prescriptions or other prescriptions.’’ Rev. John Burgus. Keokuk, lowa, j writes: ”1 have been a minister of the Methodist Episcopal chyrch for 50 years or more,'and have never found anything? so beneficial, or that gave ine such speedy relief as Dr. King’s New Discovery. ’Try ttiis Ideal Cough Remedy now. Trial bottles'free at Blackburn A Miller’s drug store. There are more than 150 cases of measles at Elwood, but ng fatalities have been reported. • • • • Riches without charity are nothing Worth. They are a blessing only to him Who makes them a blessing to others.— fielding. „ Relief In Nix Hours. Distressing Kidney ami Bladder diseases relieved in six hours by the “New . Great South American Kidney CukE. This new remedy is a surprise on account of its exceed, jng promptness in relieving l »in in the bladder, kidneys, Lack and even p irt of the urinary passages in male Or female. It. relieves retention of water and pain in passing it almosiimrnediately. If you want quick relief and cure this is your remedy. Sold by Holthouse & Smith, Druggists, i.ecot ur,, Ind Notice to Teacher*. "Notice is hereby . given that there will I %ea public examination of teachers at .the County Superintendent suffice In Decatur Indiana, on the last Saturday of each month. Manuscripts made in cither counties will not be received. Applicants must be seventeen of age before they will be licensed.. ’ >- . ’ Applicants for license must present the proper trustee’s certificate or other evidence of good moral character—see section 4,4(17, R. IS.— and pas.s,a creditable examination in orthography, reading, writing arithmetic, geography, physiology, English grammar. History of the Unfted States, science of education, “Scientific Ternper- . ance” .and satisfactorily answer a list, of 7“questions biraTferary production designated by the State Board of Education. The literary Wink will be givenjn.examipation in the following order: ”February, 18(16—History, Introduction, etc.,iand Act- 11 ami Hl—Chapter 111. March—History, Introduction, etc., and Acts IV and V—Chapters Hl. IV-aigl V. — April- Ili story. introductioi) ami all the Acts—Chapter IV. May—Shakespeare’s—“The Tempest.” Examinations. begin promptly o at 8:30 a. nd . Respectfully, Btf “ J. F. Snow, Co. Supt. >

PEARL BRYAN CASE Scott Jackson, the Accused. Placed on Trial GETTING THE JURY TOGETHER. I .: .. .- ■ A Hundred Citizens Summoned to Select , From—Judge Helm Is on the Bench. What tl>e Prosecution Will Attempt to f Provo Against the Prisoner During the Progress Os t lie Trial. i Newport. Ky,, April 21. —The trial of Scott Jackson, accused of the murder of Miss Pearl Bryan, began in the I circuit court here today. Judge Helm is on the bench and it is thought the entire day will be taken np in impaneling a jury from the 100 citizens summoned : to serve in that capacity. The prosecution will attempt to prove that Jackson and Walling are guilty of the niurder; that Pearl Bryan was induced to come to Cincinnati from her home at Greencastle, Ind., by the representation that Scott Jackson intended to marry her; that she did not know that an operation was intended, and that she never consented to one. They expect to prove that Jackson had a motive in getting rid of her, ami that his nature is to stop at nothing in his efforts to accomplish any task lie may set , out to perform. They expect to prove i that Walling had knowledge of the relations that had existed between Jack- ■ son and Miss Bryan, and that he had consented to perform the operation. | They expect to prove that Miss Bryan. I while in Cincinnati, was seen in the i company of Jackson and Walling only, I except once, when she spoke with a friend from Greencastle at the postoffice. Proof will be adduced that she was seen with Jackson and Walling together and separately. Jackson was seen with her oil the streets of Cincinnati, called on her at the Indiana House and in several other places. Walling was in her company at the Union depot and on the streets of Cincinnati. All of this the prosecution will put witnesses on the stand to prove, and offer many depositions to the same end. It will finally be maintained that Pearl Bryan had determined to go home rather than to submit to an operation, and that Walling met her in the Grand Central depot, and persuaded her to remain in Cincinnati, knowing that Jackson intended to kill her, if necessary. It will bO proved that the last time Miss Bryan was seen in life and conscious was in Wallingford’s saloon. The witnesses who will testify to that fact are Dave Wallingford, the keeper of the place, and Allan Johnson, the porter. Previous to this Miss Bryan, so far as is known, was seen in Walling's company. -An important witness is George Jackson, the colored man who claimed to have driven the cab to the Highlands that contained Jackson, Walling and Miss Bryan. He will testify that he drove the cab under duress, aud that Pearl Bryan was alive, though semi-conscious when removed from rhe vehicle by Jackson and Walling, and that he escaped back to the city at the hist opportunity. ITALIAN WAS GRATEFUL. PennsyJvahia Youth Inherits $70,000 as \ a Ki’ward For Kindness. PhtlaDelphia, April 21.—The luckiest youth'iu Pennsylvania today is J. I Spencer Miller of Media, a few miles from Philadelphia. He was connected with an engiiißer- corps several years ago ami was located at-Scranton for a year. There he met Barnito Mull, a native <-f Italy. A' warm friendship sprang up., as Miller (lid a number of favors’ for the 'Straugey. Later Mull helped nurse Miller during, a protracted illness. Yesterday- Miller,-who is now | a law student, was notified Nhat Mull had died some days ago and'- had bequeathed him §70,000. It was 'known that Mull was rich, and ho left other , bequests. Miller’s parents- are well-to-do people. ’ \ WEARIED OF HER HUSBAND. Illinois Woman sectiries a Divorce From Actor William Tetley. Tuscola, Ills., April 21.—Miss Flora Lewis of Arcola, who last December wedded Actor William Tetley, known in the profession as Frederick -Lorraine, and who had previously figured in a horsewhipping case in Indianapolis, Jias been granted a decree of divorce from him in the Douglass county circuit court and her maiden name was restored. It was shown at the time she wedded him he already had a wife in Indiana. Tetley’s father is a wealthy manufacturer of Leeds, England, ami the young miin has caused him no end of trouble in the"" states. His marriagfe? to Miss Lewis created quite a sensation at the time.. The grand jury, which has jilst adjourned, indicted the young actoFTor bigamy, but he is now safe across the I Atlantic. JOCKEY KILLED. Fatal Accident .on the N< w Racetrack at Newport, Ky., Cincinnati, April. 21.—The first fatal accident on the new Queen City Jockey club’s course occurred in the third.race at Newport yesterday. The race was a mile with 11 starters, Jockey Joe I Foster of the Ireland Bros.’stable wa.4> on Jim Horn who had the rail. In 'making the turn at first ' quarter Jim Horn was jmwil into the fence’and fell with the boy tinder him. Foster was carried to one of the stables and sent to tile Ji >,-|iii:d where he died later. His lace-.was horribly (Tttshi'd and be received internal , injuries. He vVas, i about 20, years of age and lived’at Nash-’ I ville. i‘ I ’ Destructive Fire. ' iNTiIANAPOI.is, -April 21.— Yesterday fire destroyed' the -l-stwyfjiriek building. I owned by II Jj. ;ind M. T. Wriglit,, on J Capitol iivenue. 'l'tß) |>niiding wasoccupied i»y a, number rjlL factories and ail tenants are‘ amongthe losers. . 'The fire burned mijidly and the department I had hard work to .save ■ surrounding . buildings. -The ttggreguLe-loss by the. • fire. Will probalL teach §75,000.

0 “MOTHERS’ M FRIEND” s'*'-'-?;.’ Short ens labor, lessens pain, <1 m nislies danger to lite of both mother and eh Id mid leaves her In condlj lion more favorable to speedy recovery. •Stronger titter than before confinement" says a prom neut midwife, is the best remedy FOR RISING BREAST Known and wortli the price for that alone. Endorsed and recommended by midwives und al adies who have used it. Beware of substitutes and imitations. Makes Child-Birth Easy. Sent bv Ex-press or mail on receipt of price, SI.OO per hottie Book "TO MOTHERS" mailed free.containing voluntary testimonials. BRAIIHELI) HEUIUATOR CO., ATLANTA, 01. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. Thirty new oil wells have been completed in the Montpelier district within the last eight, days, only eight of which proved to lie dry. G. A. H. Commander-In-Chief Walker of Indianapolis started today to the Pacific coast to visit tin* departments of California,"Oregon and Washington. V A Valuable Prescription. Editor Morrison, of Wordfiugton, Ind., “Sun," writes: "You have a valuable prescription in Electric Bitters, ami 1 can tdieerfully recommend it for constipation and sick headache, and as a general system tonic it lias no equal.” Mrs. Annie Stehle. 2fl-i5 Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, was al tarn down, could not eat not digest food, had a backache which never left her and Celt tired and weary, but six bottles of Blectrie Bitters restored her health and renewed her strength. Prices 50c and SI.OO. “Get a bottle at Blackburn & Miller’s drug s ore. During the semi-annual convention of the Howard county Bible School Union at Greentown, Conrad Wolf was elected president. The next meeting will be held at Shiloh church, near Kokomo. Mrs. Deborah Baldwin of Logansport, who is 91 years old. reads and sews without the aid of glasses, is active physically and mentally, thoroughly conversant with historic and social events, and takes great interest in politics. A Great Candidate For your favor is Otto’s Cure for the throat and lungs, and we can confidently recommend it to all as a superior remedy tor coughs,Jcolds, asthma, branchitis and all lung affections. It will stop a cougb quicker than any-t Known remedy. We guarantee it to cure you. Instant relief in all cases of crouy and whooping cough. If you are suffering, don’t delay, but call on us and get a sample bottle of this great guaranteed remedy and be one of the great party on the road to health. Samples free. Large bottles 50c. at Holthouse & Smith’s sole agents. George L. Gwyn was yesterday appointed postmaster at Americus, Tippecanoe county. The Brazil Gas. Oil and Mineral company, capital corporated. Peter C. Welborn, a well known grain and stock dealer of Knightstown, died of Dneumonia. ____ , Ylaiid We would be pleased to have you call at opr drug store for a package of Bacon's Celery King for the nerves, which we are distributing to all afflicted with dyspepsia arid all blood, liver and kidney diseases. Bacon's Celery King is siiiqily doing wonders in building up worn out constitutions, and is the grand specific for nervousness, sleeplessness, headache and all derangements of the-stomaeli, liver and kidneys. Samples free. Large packages 50C. at Holt-house & Smith’s sole agents. Al Sollenberger. vdlo has been on trial at Terre Haute for- over a Week, charged with forgery, was acquitted. W. ii. Wlii'e arid;.!. J. Ward of Clinton have applied for the appointment of a receiver for.tlie Clinton -Cycling company. Indiana coal roads have agreed to advance the rates on afl soft coal 5 cents a ton. The advance is to take effect Mav 1. \ — Biicklen’H Arnica Salve. 'l’iie best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers,, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, champed hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Blackburns,& Miller. Arrangements arc all ready for tlie trial of Scott Jackson for the murder of I’earl Bryan at Newport. Ky. Rev. Dr. Cyrus S. Bates, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church, Olevelund, died yesterday of pneumonia. > Vl’he dowager Empress Frederick of Germany has arrived at Nice for a visit to Queen Victoria, her mother. Kellel 111 One Day. South Amehican Nkhvlne -relieves trig worst cases ol Nervous Prostration. Nervous' aCss and Nervous Uvepepsia in a single day. No such relief and.blessingtias ever come to the invalids of this country. Its powers to cure the stomach are womferful in the extreme. It always cures; it-c'annot fail. It radically cures all weakness' of the stomach anq never dlsappdints. Its effects are marvel ous and surprising.—ls gladdens the hearts of the.B Jffering and brings immediate relist II is a luxury to take andjtriways safe. Trial,i>ottloß 15 Cents, Sold by Holthouse A: Smith. Druggists, Decatur Ind. a . L FARMERS Wanting shingles for Shed Roof will do well to call on J no. W. Vail, at his factory, and see his cull staves. They are very cheap, and make as„good a roof as any shingle. • Call ’and see them. wltf FAT PEOPLE Park Obesity J’ills will reduce your iveight FEKiIIA XliiV'l I, I from 12 to hj'ptiindsa month. NO S'I’AKVING sickness or ipjtirv; NO PI IHJCITV. They build up the health and beautify. t4ie complexion leaving NO WKINICLBN or flabbiness. STOI'I' ABDoJJIiNS atyl difficult breathing fii'Tly relieved, NO KNPFKIItIENT but riscientffic and-positive relief', arjopttd only alter y<ars of experience. Al! orders supplied direct from our office. 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OHIOISSTORMSWEPT Two Persons Killed and Several Others Iniured. a ' MANY BUILDINGS DESTROYED. Tree Blown Acron* a Kailxvny Train. Baby and Its Cradle Carried Acrons a K<»nd — II oiises, Barns, Bridges and Fences Go l>pwn Be hire the Fierce Winda—A Hkinlet Nearly Destroyed. Fremont, 0., April 21.—A tornado, accompanied by a rain fall, swept over ■ the Northwestern part of Sandusky | county late yesterday afternoon, killing ' two persons, ihjnring a number of oth-, ers and doing great damage to property. The tornado came from the southwest with great fury and every’ building it struck was swept away. After smash-1 inj( a road bridge and blowing a big tree across a Wheeling und Lake Erie freight train, it crushed thecaboose and came near killing a number of trainmen. The wind then began to play’ havoc witli farm buildings. The barns of Jacob Engler, J. Hefftiner, Upton IJergoon and Anthony Swint first went down before it. The liouse of James Green was i destroyed. Green’s aged father, William J. Green, was killed outright, and his wife fatally hurt and the baby car- , ried across the road in its cradle. The child escaped uninjured. Next ■ the barn of Amos Hetrick in which Hetrick and John Low were shearing sheep was crushed. Low was blown across a field against a tree, being instantly killed. Other buildings de- ' stroyed wbre the barns of Alfred Fairchild, William Henset, Perry Parish, George Waggoner and Charles Tucker. Tucker’s child was badly hurt. At Booktown, a hamlet near here, nearly all tlie buildings were destroyed, but there was no loss of life. PENNSYLVANIA VISITED. Many Narrow Escape. From Death by tlie Severe Storm. Newcastle, Pa., April 21.—The heaviest wind storm that has visited this city within the recollection of the oldest inhabitant occurred last evening. The wind came up suddenly from the west and was accompanied by sheets of rain and lightning. For half an hour the rain fell in torrents and the wind blew everything loose that was movable. The streets were flooded in every direction and pedestrians found it difficult to get around. Fences in every part of the citv were blown down, great trees were uprooted and twisted and torn from the earth. There were many narnow escapes from death. The front of of Charles Earl’s westside store was blown in just as he was at the transom endeavoring to close it and he had several teeth knocked out by the flying debris. AMERICAN CLUB BANQUET. Souvenir of Silver With Grant’s Bust Will Be Given. Pittsburg, April 21.—The Americus club will hold its regular banquet at the Monongahela- house Monday evening, April 27. Addressess will be made by Hon. Jonathan P. Dolliver of lowa, on “Grant”; Senator Cu; liman K. Davis of Minnesota, on “Progressive Ropubli,'cnnism”; Hon. Lemuel E. Quigg of. New York, on “The Party of Grant-’ 7 and Governor Bradley of Kentucky. Tne toastmaster will be General Thomas J. Stewart of Pensylvania. A souvenir silver medal will be presentt.'d to each guest. It will be about ! the size of-a silver dollar. On one side | will be a-lifqlike bust of General Gn> it j and on tin- other a full descript ion of the event which was the occasion of the presentation of tlie medal. free Lover banished. People of Falmouth, Ky., Drive Him Out I ruler Falmouth, Ky., April 21. —Leo Bird, a free love preacher who spent tin! winter here preaching his new faith, was badly beaten while returning from his church to his home and ordered to leave the town. He left-at once, or in all likelihood he would have been lynched. His methods and his doctrines were extremely distasteful to many.in this section,and some weeks ago drove ex-Sher-iff Fassett and his wife crazy. As a result they are now in the eastern lunatic asylum at Lexington, aud tlie belief is tlmy wjjl never be restored to. reason. Bird hailed from Dayton, Ky., where he is said to have a yife ami child whom he refused to,support. Waller MuySLoso His Si”ht. Tol’eka, April 21.—A. T. Thomas lias received a. letter from ex-Oonsul Waller, stating that his long confinement in the French prison had S;o seriously affected. his eyesight that total blindness miy.follow. Waller says lie will make Ills’ iiome m Topeka and that he will outer the presidential campaign for the Republican ticket. Total blindness wdl not deter linn, Hesxlll taken body Servant with liiiir.' Texas “Sound Money” Convention. Dallas, April 2.1. — Tlie “sound’ ni<>ney” convention being held here to- [ day is largely attended. Practically all the sthifiments so far expressed is in favor of a new state organization and a straight fight for sound eurretic.y and De.mocratie principals. At u caucus 1;. t evening’', atteudfy.l by about 100 delegates, no division developei!, all tne speakers favored organization of tlie state. Great unanimity appears to exist. .Marquis of Balli Dead. London, April 21.—The. nrarqqis of I Bath died, yesterday at Venice. He' was lord lieutenant of-' Wilts, a trustee of the British-museum and the national portr.iit..;'al]<'iw-aiid honorary colonel on, tlie Wilts yeomanry,' R* Not Gofhg Al>roa<i. President. Stevensini, who departed for Washington last night, said tliftre was no truth in the stat'menl that he aud JJirs.XSfhveiiNon would'visit Europe the' looming ffiimmer. -- " . ■

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ONLY EARTHWORMS. I YET THEY HAVE CUT QUITE A FIGURE IN THE WORLD’S HISTORY. Fhe Worm Has No Eyes and No Sense of Hearing, but Ih Sensitive to Strong Light and Vibrations of Sound—Objects of Antiquity Preserved by Earthworms. | The comnion earthworm, despised by man and heedlessly trodden underfoot,, fulfills a part in nature that would seem I incredible bnt for the facts revealed by , the patient and long continued researches of Darwin. ‘‘Worms,” says Darwin, ‘‘have played a more important part in the history of the world than most persons would at first suppose.” Let us follow Darwin and see how this apparently insignificant creature has changed the face of nature. We will first consider the habits and mode of life of the earthworm. As every one knows, the worms live in burrows in the superficial layer of the ground. They can live anywhere in a layer of earth, provided it retains moisture, dry air being fatal to them. They can, on the other hand, exist submerged in water for several months. They live chiefly in the superficial mold less than a foot below the surface, but in long continued dry weather and in very cold seasons they may burrow to a depth of eight feet. The burrows are lined by a thin layer of earth, voided by the worms, and end in small chambers in which they can turn round. The burrows are formed partly by pushing away the earth, but chiefly by the earth being swallowed. Large quanties of earth are swallowed by the worms for the sake of the decomposing vegetable matter contained in it, on which they feed. The earth thus swallowed is voided in spiral heaps, forming the worm castings. In this case the worm obtains food and at the same time excavates its burrows. In addition to the food thus obtained half decayed leaves are dragged into the burrows, mainly for food, but also to plug the mouths of the burrows for the sake of protection. Worms are also fond of meat, especially fat. They will also eat the dead bodies of their relatives. They are nocturnal in habit, remaining, as a rule, in the burrows during the day and coming out to feed at flight. The earthworm has no eyes, but is affected by strong light if exposed to it for some time. -It has no sense of hearing. but is sensitive to the vibrations of sound. Tlie whole body is sensitive to touch. There appears to be some sense of smell, but this is limited to a certain articles of food, which are discovered by the worm when buried in earth, itt : preference to other bodies not relished. ' The worm appears to have some degree of' intelligence from rhe way in which it draws the leaves into its burrows, always judging which is the be^t !w end to draw them in by. Thisis remarkable-in so lowly organized an animal, being a degree'of intelligenca not possessed by many animals of more complex organization. For instance, the ant can often be seen dragging objects along traversely instead of taking them the easiest way. As we have seen, vast quantities of earth are continually' being passed through the bodies of vorms and voided on the surface as castings. When it is stated tiiat the number of worms in an aero of ordinary land suitable for them ....to live ju is 58,00,0, wo can imagine the great effect which tiny must have On the soil. , w They are, in fafit, continually plowing the land.' At one part of the alimentary canal of the worm is a gizzard, or hard muscular organ, capable of grinding f s oo(l into fine particles. It is this gizzard which is t.lie main factor in tritni’iting the soil, ai d it is aided by small' stones, swifllowed with the earth, which ;lct as millstone-:. In consequence if she immense amount of earth continually being brought to the surface' Uy worms it is not difficult to uii(lei>‘.in(i how objects, stich as stones, rocks, etc., lying on tlie surface will jn course of time become gradually buried in file ground. .Owing to the burial of stones grid other objects by (lie action /f worms, ancient monu--1 rrients, pprtfiinis of Roman villas and ' other objects of antiquity 'have been pre- ’ served. These have- been, gradually 1 buriejl by the worms and so preserved from the destructive effect of rain and wind. Many Roman remains were studied by Darwin, and traces of the action of worms found, to which action their preservation was mainly due. Tlie sinking of.tlie foundations of old buildings is due to tlie action of worms, and Sb building is siifo'frfer. this unless tlie | foundations are laid than the I level at which the l worms can work—numbly, about eight feet; below the surface. ' ' - Another useful—effe rt produced by worms is. the preparation of the soil for the grow th df'Secdfiiigs. By their agrticy the s.oil is periodically sifted and exposed to the air, and in this way is able to retain moisture and absorb soluble substances of use for the nutrition of plants. —Knowledge. ■nil I— » —• *

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