Show V SOUTH WILLOW CREEK SCHOOL exair exact examination kni adu t of or NEWS N ewa it affords me much plea piea pleasure suro to write you brief report of the of bf the 13 willow creek ward Si school chool which took place on the aoth voth uit like nike most wad ward schools at tills this season the of pupils Is 19 small forty five names being all that were enrolled during daring the past quarter in winter lio ilo however wever this number Is more than doubled the recitations in garith geography and gral grai grammar timar limar were very cred liable indeed the the tho school room 1 y well weli seated commodious and airy ona and is well hup supplied piled plied with school apparatus of which I 1 noticed noti ad the following P A afuli full fuli set wt outline maps mapa a twe twelve iver lver inch ter globe a toil Toll urlo urto I 1 i a full set of Wilson wilsonn 4 family charts twenty two a very large blackboard board dand and several of orless less size a alobe globe representing tile the zone sand principal birc es on the earth a set of geometrical co metrical soled and a box of colored cramol crayons qs used for drawing maps on the blackboard the above named was constructed by a mechanic in the settlement under the dl direction of the teacher and Is designed to illustrate the various phenomena resulting from tile tiie relations relation of the sun earth and moon to each eacia other the succession of day and night th the e change of the seasons the change of the suns declination tho the different lengths of day and night the chanzes changes ot the moon the precession of the equinones equinoxes es the difference ce of a solar molar and sider sl derial lal ial year vear the relations of the sun earth and moon to the tho constellations of the zodiac culip celip ses of the sun aun moon ac c ac this settlement although althon gil sli widely scattered and in all numbering only lirty lifty two families hire a competent school acher teacher tp mr dir J R park tho year round and andray ply pay hundred hun Ired dollars tn in g grid id b in itte t ell eil cli oot amt tie t r from the tho teachers return and trustees reports received from this school I 1 expected much and can truthfully say that iwas I 1 was not disappointed but my anticipations were more thap than realized tsuch such schools arean are an honor to utah bishop stewart and the trustees attended the examination also alsor elder bywater T from fromes G GS S ti city very respectfully ro ROOT lh aa county supt bupt common school we were pleased to learn from tha the above correspondent thattie th atthe wheat harvest had begun at south willow creek tbt average of the tho wheat clop crop was vas estimated estimate at twenty nive five bushels to he acre the crops and barley were very 90 goody ad the corn and sorghum backward the leading leadin g settlers have set out sieves acres of peach and apple orchards some of which those set out at the commencement of the settlement having been nearly all lost owing to tho tuo is scarcity of water but put since the settlement have added dry creek to their waters they have been able to keep all their fruit trees alive the settlers however feel that they have a heavy tax of from three to nive five dollars per acre yearly la in cleaning their ditches from the ever ting sand sana which the waters bring doali from the benches through which they brought the additional dit ional waters of dry creek the seti sett settlement lemen t cultivate about sl SIX hundred acres in grain abd ind the same saw a amount in meadow and pasture elder geo A smiths courtesy enables ua as to publish the following W ai flance ST sti ISLINGTON f london england june 25 I igo loo DEAR dean bno BRO george GEOEGE A I 1 embrace another opportunity of writing to you in tolerably r good health though not good as I 1 enjoyed the arst seven months that I 1 wag waa here I 1 have been troubled with a pain in my bliest but am getting quite over it I 1 iam lam am soon to leave london after it living VIng laita lalta in it a little over ten months mont lis ils igo I 1 go to sheffield to take char chare charge e of the district lam iam very thankful for the privileges that I 1 hav e enjoyed by taking this mission it has afforded mean menn me an opportunity of bearing my testimony to the work of the lord and of ills his servants and of gain ing lug a more extended knowl edge of the world aria and of the labors connected with the building buil building dint ul up of the kingdom of god and when I 1 se see a tle tie the labors and responsibilities resting upon the presidency and twelve and feel that I 1 havo have been found worthy to assist in the great work it gives dejoy me joy it affords afford 8 me an excellent opportunity to prove myself and leaen whether the prinell principles neld of the gospel rave have had their thelt effect in correcting my life ilfe and fortifying me against the evils that surround ono one in the world it has 1 afforded me nn in opportunity of 0 sea sep seeing liag my parents and I 1 hope that yet my visit to them thein will have the effect of causing them to sea see the right that thai I 1 may yet rejoice noice in their socie society tr gathered with israel I 1 esteem it a great favor to have llad the privilege of living liNing in LG london sherea person penson can sec go TSO much of f the world and I 1 havo have tried to profit by all that I 1 have seen but cut I 1 shall shail leave london without a regret ns I 1 am pleased tod too t llave the privilege of seeing more of this island llan ilan lian than I 1 would vere aero were wera vero I 1 to remain here I 1 have been very busy most of the time since I 1 have been here and more especially durine during the emigration as the people know but little littie about beaving leaving their homes and traveling pres 13 young jr and his brother jahew W left weela before last for to visit the saints in that iana lana land they expect to be gone two months this morning W P Nc beher beker joseph weller abraham hatch and DW B W kimball left for paris their intention being it if war does docs not cause a retrograde to make a continental tour the elders generally feel well and are labor ing faithfully to spread the tho truth but it seems scorns like ilke sowing grain against a heavy wind it will not spread but returns to you br by N H felt is here and enjoys excellent health I 1 attended the great volunteer review at hydo hyde parr park rk on the 2 ad and in perhaps an awkward way made a brief bries report to the NEWS but perhaps br by carrington will not con consider sider it of interest enough to publish jf if not I 1 shall not feel offended bro george ie remember me kindly to presidents young eim Kim kemball kimball uail lall and wells y your akur brethren of ottlie the tho twelve the onice office brethren sisters smith andall and al connected I 1 remain your brother in the gospel A althe the rep tiie the review hai ha not eq 10 to hand ED NEWS THE tiie morrill universal oil stove in made ade in worcester mass is the latest novelty for heating and cooking cheaply and is really a very economical and handy arrangement the fluid used for heating is kerosene it gives good heat and the large sized stoves at a cost of about six cents an hour bake boil and broil at the same time RELATIVE durability pr gr TIMBER mr M ambrose kimball of reading massachusetts states as ns the result of fifty years experience constantly working and using all kinds of timber and morg moro especially oak ash and walnut that he has found foun d when IV hen timber may mar maybe be cut and have no worms or pow der dust as it is called he says cut timber from the middle of september to the middle of november and you yon cannot get a worm into it october and november are perhaps the best nion months a and nd sure to avoid worms CEMENT VOR TIIE wile OP OF conked BOTTLES melt together a quarter of a pound of sealing wax the same quantity of resin ana and two ounces of beeswax when it froths frothy stir with a tall tail tallow div candle As soon as melts it dip tile the mouths of the bottles into it this is an excellent thing to exclude the air froni from sueh such things lings as ets ardc ardd 11 juiel in joiel ki ea by being il i v g exposed d to it |