Show WHAT CAN it all mean we are informed that surveyors arc are reconnoitering reconnoiter ing between park city and salt lake city also that various corps are taking observations in most odthe of the mountain passes loading leading into these valleys if this all arises from railroad fever it must have broken out powerfully GERMANY apar APPEARS alts to be doter determined ter tor mined to protect her fists and at the same time increase her revenue she lias has decided to 10 impose a duty of three marks about 75 cents on every kilogramme kilo grammes gramme about pounds of flour imported to tile empire it is a government measure and has been approved by the reichstag THE HAILSTORM me mentioned in the dispatches as haying having occurred in ill texas on saturday night must have been exceedingly violent it 11 is ii very unusual al for houses to bo be demolished deis doii moli shed and unroofed by a visitation a of that character one woman is reported killed and a man seriously injured peculiar atmospheric freaks appear to be constantly increasing in number WE WIG ARE ane informed that there is a tract of country in ill snake river valley about a hundred miles north of thoele tooele county about as rich for grazing and agricultural purposes as any in this region about acres can be readily watered from the river the gently sloping mountains in the vicinity are also said to be tolerably well wood wooded ed A good country for honest and industrious settlers AN EXCHANGE furnishes an all explanation of the meaning of the term star route it says A atar la Is route u v tr which the mails are carried by other er power than steam the bulk of the mail service is done by railroads steamboats and stearn steamship shi all other routes are served ey by stages or vehicles or on horseback these in the postoffice post office route book are marked with an asterisk and termed star routes A MUCH larger tract of land than usual on the sand ridge between beaw acu ecu ogden and kaysville Kays ville lias has been sown in wheat this season and a very satisfactory crop is likely to be obtained sir mr christopher layton alone has 1100 acres of the cereal on the ground in that part from which he lie expects to reap real about 20 bushels of wheat the crop is headed out looks very promising and judging from present appearances will probably bo be ready to A harvest in a very few weeks rocks mr layton is the pioneer of the dry farming industry in that locality the last two ra rains ins gave these crops an excellent start starl |