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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-12-12

rJ,HlS 10 To GIVE NOTIUE--i hs, on u
j 9th day OF Nov'ber. a. D. 1872. warrant il
Bankruptcy was issued out of the District Courl
If the United States for the Eastern District o.
Virgnin, against the estate Of Robert w. Faison
Of SuIyy county and State Of Virginia, wn.
sar oesn aa,qaSea oansr%p. On d az own P.t,'
delivery OF any property belonging TO said bank.
rupt, 70 him or Tor his use, and the trankter Of
any prof. erty BY him are forbidden BY law: rhn
O meeting VI the creditors Of the safd bankrupt,
70 prove their debts, and chooss one or more az.
Ggnses Of his estate, win be held a. q court Of
bankruptcy, 10 be holden AZ No. 20 Bank street
Norteik, Va, before b. b Foster, Esq, Regis
Ter, on the I'D day Of December, A. d. 1879,
at 10 O'Clock d..
JOHN w. FARRELL,
lepnty Marshal as Messenger.
da 5-c2W
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UHi.
j. TED STATES for the Eastern District OF
Virginia
In the matter Of Gcory, w. Crop. bank
rapt-in bankruptcy.
To Whom il May Concern--The undersigned,
John 3. Fowler, of Alexandria county, virgi nii,
hereby gives notice Of his appointment Us as
signes Of the estate Of George W. Crop of the
county Of Spotsylvania Ia SAID district, and who
was TO wit, on the eth day Of Sept'ber, A. d.
1877, adjudged a bankrupt upon ths petition OF
himself, by the District Court OF ire United
States tor said district.
Dated Alexandra, the 2sth day Of November,
A. ID 1874 JOHN 3. FOWLER
39-SSw Assignee
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IRON MANUFACTURERS

A A ,srG zee OF J. u. Kidd, BAAk.
a RUPT, noti Q 10 given that | shail seu ui
public auciion, Up fro1t OF the Custom House, ID
ibis ctI,. on FRIDAY MKT, the isth instant,
At 10 CLOCK A NJ, the renal, ing UhCOIr-
LECrkD ACCOUNTS Of said b lnErupt. .
y A. AMMAN,
% ssad Assignee
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no 4-E5wH Assif uees.
INIHE DiaI KiCi Cot ma az Ana "A
1TED STATES for the Eastern district of Vir
Einia.
In tho matter OF George F. Ramsey, bank.
rupt-in bankruptcy
1872. 49, -
To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN;
Please tass no, Ice that q petition has been pre-
sented to the Hon. John q. Underwood. Judg,
Of said district Court, in Bankruptcy. by VIM. H..
Ailderdico, assignee Of TIE estate Il s'tid bank.
rupt. to sell the real estate be ca ling to saiu
bankrupt. free from all li.ns ana "Reminiscences
thereon. --r...
This u to give notice 10 all persons interested,
that In the term, OF said petition, an order has
be Issued by the Judge aforesaid for all per-
sons who may be Interested in said estate, 10 ap
pear before kegister w. ". FORBES, at his Office
IN the said city Of Ri ,hmond on the 18th day oi
December, 1872, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and SHOW
cause, II any you have why sLch order ahaulu
not b6 granted.
wM. II. ALLDERDICE,
dca-2g Assignee
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TNTHE DISTRICT COURT OF TIE UNI
lTED STATES for the Easts. n District Of VIZ


TNTHE DISTRICT COURT OF TIE I'M.
lTED STATES for the Easte. n District Of VIZ
snia.
In the matter OF J. D. samp-on. ct ais ~.
Alex .,d-r Kart, binkrupt-i Bankruptcy.
Al Richmond, ON the I'd day Of Dee'bsr. lS79,
To WIZ M 1T MAY CONCERN
Please 10 take no Ice hereby. that q petition
has besn To- W.T. On the llth day Of April A. D.
1879, filed In sE!d i,ls.rlct C2urt, By Alsxa1 fsE
Hart. OF Richmond ely In said district,
"he has been heretofore duly declared inkFurt
under the act OF Congress entitled IAN act -
establish u,iiorIn system of bankr, p py
throughout the United sta'es." approved OBJ
ID lse? for g disohnrge and certificate tn, r Of
from all his debts and other claims provabie uu-
Ter said act, and that The 10th day of Deer, A
y. 1879, al o'clock A. H.. before w w.
Forb s, one ofthe registers OF said court IN bank
ruptcy, at his office in Richmond, In said diSp
rtci. is the time and place assigned TO- the hear
ing Of the SWINE, when and where on MAY az
tend and show cause u any you have, why the
pr,i' er ofthe SAID pstiion should no, be granted
You are also hereby notified that the second
nd third meetings. OF the creditors of the said
bankrupt will be held g. the same time and
place. w W. FORBtS,
Register In Bankruptcy for tbs
de S-Tu9v I'd Cong'i Dist. OF Va
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Tn THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
L TED STATES for the Eastern District OF
Virginia.
In the matter Of James L. Bray, bank
rupt--tD bankruptcy.
TO Whom 1t May Ooncsrn--The undersigned,
VIM H AL derdico, of Richmond, Va hereo,
gives no,lce " his appointment rs assignee OF
The cstats OF James Z. Bray, of Henrco county
IN snd district, who was, on the 9th DAY OF
Nov A. D., 1872, adjudRed bankrupt on his
own petition by the District Coart Of said dis
trict.
Dated Richmond, December 2, 1879.
WIN II. ALLpEkDIOE,
de 2-SS~ Assignee
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THOh SALE
+ A sPLt NDID FRUIT FARM IN souEa
ERIN ILLINOIS, CONTAINING S4e
ACRES, FULLY STOCKED WITT

1kOftI<Sf r
THE CHOICEST vARlTiESOE
PEACHES. APPLES, PEARS,
GRAPES, CHERRIES AND
SMALL FRUITS.
It has seven ARES of bearing Strawberries, sig
acres In Pears, sixteen acres In Peaches, fifty
acres in Apples. and four acres IN Cherri. ..
Good HOUSE AND BARN, fine spring " eE.
and all outhouses ecessary.
The farm Is In a high state OF cultivation, sI d
adapted 10 wheat, corn, gra.< and the root CROP.
its location is very beautiful md he6lthfni. two
line of the Illinois Central Railroad The neighs
hcrhood h one OF the best III the whohs West,
having goods society and schools.
This farm Ia great bargain a. shs psfss
asked Will sell en- time OF exchange fss tssfS
clas- Virginia properly
Enquire at the sTATk JouRyAL sfiise
a. -
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1ANss z. NsTHhBLAnD
General Ticket Agent lei
RIoHnosD, FEED 30 q P,.ToxAc RopTs,
KIoHMn IN Sanfan bar "a 1870

TIP DAY MAIL via rail nhd steamer leaves
~ By I'd street Staff n, | r.
UP NIGHT MAIL Via rail alone. leaves Byrd
street Station S:ao p. M. Except on 5 and,ys}
UP ACCOMMODATION leaves broad street
station, at !: NJ Except OH Sunda,s.)
DOWN DAY. MAIL, via rail and steaner
trrives at b, I'd street station, at 1883 r. NJ
DOWN NIGHT MAIL, via iail alone arrives
u Byrd street statiCD, ri 400 A. M. texcept 90
Mondays,)
im,WN ACC0MMOD TION TRAIN arrives
It Broad street Station, at s:s7 A. NJ texeept Oh
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TO THE PUBLIC

iSk hicAdhuiia, 6AttS~
more and intermediate points viii be received hy
this company at III ir Broad street Depot Of,
MONDAYS and THURSDAYS.
FREIGHT TRAIN leave Richmond On
TUESDAY and FRIDAYS A. NJ, connecting
tQuantico with he Alexandra and Frederick
,urg Iailway, and on Tuesday only with ths
Lower Potomac steamers. thence TO Baltimore
ny order Of the Gensral Superintendent.
Joint tariff sheets may be had on application
10 u Il. GENTRY,
ee Is 6en'l Ticket and freight Agent,
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RAILROADs
"a @ ss.s,s,;s 6s:s,ss; aE

RfcHAorp Asp YoRg R,vER RAnsoap t,os'y. D
R,cHruSD Va December q, 1879 Z
NJOTICF.--un aud after this date fUecern.
In Der 2d) the r AsSENGtR and ERtIGHr
TkAI W over this rouie will be run ne 70 low. |.
PASSENGER TRAIN daily Except SUNDAY 81
between Richn ond II West Point, lea ing thu
depot at 2;3 r M, ana on WEDNESi,AN s and
SATURDAYS connecting with the fine tesines
STATE OF VIRtf MA for river i,ndings on
the YORK. River, Baltimore, Philadellsb New
YORK. AID all points Nor h and West
FREldH T TRAIN Tor through freight leaves
Richmond on Tucedays, Wednesdays and Satur.
days nj o'clock A NJ.
Local freight train between Richmond and
West Point on Fridays will leave Kjchmoad /
0 O'Clock a. NJ
The Weduesdsy's through freight train will
take local freight both va.
WILLIAM N. BRAGG,
j. L, TAYL"R, superintendent
Gen'l icket and Freight Agent. Richmond.
ia
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&l1 MAI AT 4 OK 3 CvFIEs % .ssE
Yll sEMl-wEEKLY STATE JOURNAL
xog eae ysay.
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pCBLIsHRp

DAILY, sEMI.wEEKLY AND WEEKLY
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No. slgk MAZE srsssr, RIoHMoED, vrsaETtA.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-06-29
"The PlenipOtentiary of the Anti.christ
An Irate Irish Editor Defines His Position,

From Frecma"'s journal AMI Catho'e Register.
| Can the Democratic party endorse Gree
ley and Gratz Brown? No! and thousand
times no! The attempt of any corrupt or
cowardly leaders to betray the Democratic
party thus, would be only the declaration
that the Democratic party was captured
and had surrendered bag and baggage,
body and boots, to its most implacable
enemy. Private bargains may have been
made, but Democrats will never ratfy them
If, to suppose the impossible, the Demo-
cratic Convention in Baltimore, next July,
were to nominate no ticket; and if no other
rally Of Democrats to name u ticket were
to be made, and we were to be left with
the beggarly choice between Grant and
Greeley-between..t the imam on horseback"
and the willing instrument Of all free lovers,
"lnterEationals, communists, and other
foes of morality, society and religion, the
general verdict would be: "Grant rather
than Greeley
We cannot imagine our committing our
self TO the support of Grant. But we say
it, distinctly and deliberately, that as a man
Christian, the head of a family, and as a
citizen having the duty of trying to guard
our country from the most shameful deg
radiation, if we were tied up to the desper-
ate choice, we must use all our influence
for continuing the rule of Grant. the stupid
"man on horseback" against Greeley, the
man without discipline, without doctrine,
and akin to every abomination, in America
or in Europe, that would detlrone God,
reyile the revelations of Gods truth and
fratcrnise with the Commune, the Inter
national, and every other scheme of devil |
worship. Our instincts teach us to oppose
thi lawless person as if he were the pleni- /
potentiary of the anti-christ. The vulgar,
plundering fellow "on horseback ~ is ,
merely human, and very poor human "
at that. But, at least, he is not a through
ly bewthed tool of the devil, OH plans
lpade by bad women and men, as Mr.. Gree
ley is,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-06-29
Lincoln University Commencement.

The commencement exercises of this col
lege for colored youth, we're held in a
grove adjoining the institution, which is
about five miles east from Oxford, in Ches-
ter county, Pa, on the 10Th inst. There
was general turnout of colored people
from the regions round about, and Cecil
county was represented by a large delega-
ton from Port Deposit, Conowingo and
other places. The Mount Vernon Cornet
Band was present, and discoursed some
excellent music.
: The exercises consisted of Declarations
ny the graduating class-15 in number, and
- masters Grafton by one of the class of
!, $3.50, who returned to receive the degree
i A. NJ.
i, The first was Latin salutatory Address,
;, ,ich was of course not understood by
the crowd, followed by.one in English, on
,,r ,istian Philantrophy, which was well
any vered.
'ere the students displayed in the choice of
liter ects and their handling of them the
re- Its of a substantial education, and this
a., to the command of language and
IF delivery, made them second to no
SEQ ers that we have ever heard under
nay circumstances.
see notice two of the graduates: Charles
. y ines and Mathew N. Lurey hail from
End. The others come from various
're. 1Dpf the Union, and one from Canada.
cry 'ticed but one having much visible
/ in aa'tre of Caucasian blood, and he was
+ho ruth Carolina.
~, :, 20 forth from here to all parts of
Ihe thel, as educators of their race, and
ese ma ma their former students are now
on, ,ape Is Ministers and teachers. They
the IiaSaw Department connected with
.he as well as one of Divinity, and
mas hopeon establish one of Medicine.
are lsition had been made, and a
The iepi 9yeceived and read to the meeting,
rr, lhvlIi Q law students to compete for
- PllIeSaw lectures in West Chester,
ny mynlS.tsal was signed by the leading
For ia%ye he place.
ng, oele the friends Of the institution,
isb "no the platform, were then called
oi anu d in short speeches. compli-
e'e .ns T.' students and the Faculty of
Try, 1no on their achievements and
irst P ~. u mong the rest was a Rev.
ons Ia n, hh,naSm Nashville, Tenn. who
o. nau pe'n and raised. as he said, in
sl"'y ,,made rather humorous
'lde s Ipore,n u, WED very plainly the Won
APP u1iiui sentiment since the day
'ry- "nigger M ""i''0 'o''oi
an After thu ..o,,,J
tx- en l.,,;ahna the school, which we found
md 70 ISM. 1 the modern convenienceS
tn t ~ H ' he chapel is a beautiful
ler- story OF vii 1;u;dad ; Svt Class rooms
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The next three or four hours passed
slowly to Miss Pedder She was beginning
to fear the whole project had miscarried at
its very commencement, and was fretting
herself into 4 fever when Pedder suddenly
made his appearance. One glance at his
vivid tiushes, at his dancing eyes, at his
airy manner, was sufficient.
1--WE triumph then ~ she cried, throw
ing herself into his arms for the first time
in years.
Completely! / saw my owners on the
subject, and they sent for Hawley. He at
first offered some objections, as was natural,
but the high wages the great step upward,
the kindly interest we all manifested, soon
brought him to grateful acceptance"
"Splendid - murmured Miss Pedder,
with ripping laugh. 81 knew the thing
was feasible. And so in two weeks more
our fond bridegroom will be blowing the
sea again
"In two weeks more, Ruth? We shall
be off in six or eight days. The cargo is
fairly tumbling aboard the Flying CAilders,
to say nothing of a fair list of passengers.
The honeymoon of our loving doves will be
abridged to six short days more, you may
be certain
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Us An old bachelor, picking up book,
exclaimed, upon seeing wood cut, repre-
senting man kneeling at the feet of
woman:
Before l would kneel to woman, /
would encircle my neck with rope and
stretch it,
And then, turning to a young woman, he
inquired:
"Do you not think it would be the best
could do?''
1t would, undoubtedly, be the best for
tho woman" was the sarcastic reply.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-06-29

- A sick man was told that his wife
would marry again. "All right" said he,
there will be one man to lament my
DEATH"
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ohe Column, s5O0 per inch for year; for and
Months, 20 and % per additional Three changes
allowed to yearly advertisers without additional charge
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-12-18

as a member of the Convention.

was a member of the Convention,
met Mr.. Petigru in the sreets Of
Charleston, and asked him what
he thought OF it. Mr.. Petigru re-
piled that no good could come of
it. He was then asked by Mr..
Duncan if he did not think En-.
gland would be forced 10 sustain
the South on account of their cot.
ton. He replied that he did not.
q" How" said Mr.. Duncan, can the
world get along without "the cot
ton of the Southern States 2" Mr..
Petigru replied, "that il the South
ern States were sunk into the
ocean, the world would get on
very well without them. 1t had
done SO for thousands of years be-
tore the Southern States were set
tied, or cotton was cultivated" 4
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
State Treasurer's Office.
S'"to 1iSoooiNi oiiiS03
nnlr.>,l l.,o nooS. ~ 1870

Columbia, Deer. 7, 1872.
To HIS ErceJiency II. j. Moses,
.aJr., Governor South Carolina /:
SIR: In reply to your request,
that l should state the reasons
shat induced us to apply to Hon.
S. w. Melton, late Judge of the
Fifth Circuit, for an injunction re.
straining the County Auditors and
County Treasurers from levying
and collec ing the tax ordered by
the late Comptroller General, un.
der the joint resolution passed
March 13, 1872. have the hon
or to state that we considered the
law unconstitutional, inasmuch as
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shall provide for levying tax for
the ensuing year sufficient, with
other sonrces Of inceme, to pay
the deficiency of tue preceding
year, together with the ettimated
expenses of the ensuing year."
The said Injunction also rests
upon other grounds, which will
the more fully appear in tho spe.
cialF report of the State Treasurer,
which report I have requested for
your information in the premises,
and herewith transmit.
In compliance with my request
/ have also received from the
State Treasurer an official report
embracing q statement OF the de-
ficiencies and claims that exist
against the State, and which will
require to be paid ont Of tho tax
about to be levied for deficiencies,
and so-forth.
The valuable information which
! have derived from this report,
and which / now communicate to
yonr honorable bodies, has exhibi.
ted to me the very gratifying fact
that although our new State Tres
urer has beon but a week in office,
during which time he has been
surrounded with many difficultiee
initial to bis term, he has already
acquired tull knowledge Of the
varied minutiss which are involv-
ed in the performance of his ar
duous duties. 1 congratulate the
State on the promise thus given of
his being a thorough and efficient
public officer.
He reports that the deficiencies
on his predecessors books, under
the General Appropriation Act,
of March 13, 1872, are almost
seven hundred thousand ($7OO,.
000) dollars. ....
They are composed of the fol
ing items
Fiscal year commencing November |, 1871
| aud eodf;11 DrIoIxr 1870
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Opda 10 lems poihe 1mdlemee Of
JOHN G, BAILEY. EDITOR & PRIOR.
sussoRrrrros Two DollAf. per anuun,

sussoRIrTros Two Dollars per annum,
ADvsRrissxENrs inserted at the rates of
one dollar per square Of twelve Minion lines
(this sise type) or less for the first insertion,
afty cents each for the second and third inser-
,tions, and twenty-five cents for subrequout
insertions. Yearly contracts will be made.
A,t advertisements must have the number
"f Insertions marked on them, or they will be
inserted till ordered out, and charged for.
Unless ordered otherwise, Advertisements
will invariably be "displayed." --ee
a Obituary notices, and all matters inuring TO
to the benefit Of any ono, aresregarded 4as
Advertisements.
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q ~ -" 'ii w cSSii tildt iuC oCuoOl
deficiency is a very large one {;
namely, three hundred thousand
dollars. But the Treasurer re-
ports that this deficiency can he
regarded as in somewhat of diff.
terent position from the others,
and states that not more than two
thousand dollars of this appropri.
alton has evor been paid.
When it was found impossible
to obtain the money which bad
been appropriated for the conduct
OF the State Superintendent of
Education very properly advised
the several county school commits.
sioners to close their schools, and
thereby avoid m expense which
could not be met without addition.
al legislation. In most of the
counties Of the State this WAS
heeded, and the schools were
closed, and hence it is believed
that no more than a third or one.
half OF the entire appropriation
was ever eonsraeted for on account
If services performed.
The effort has been made TO oh.
tain an account of the exact
amount expended or contracted
for, but the Superintendent has
been unabls to acquire from the
county school commissioners the
necessary information on this point
in time for the Slate Treasurer to
furnish me with his report.
Tho above items, to which your
attention has been called, comprise
the only DEFICIENCIES that exist un-
der the general appropriation act.
kn addition to these, however,
there are certain claims contracted
during the past fiscal year which
the Treasurer states should be paid
ont Of the deficiency tax now about
to be paid such as the clams for
printing, and the notes authorized
at the last session of the General
Assembly and Issued by the Treas.
urer, and outstanding pay certifi.
cafes.
The total amount Of printing
claims. rs estimated in the bill re-
ported by the committee on Pub.
lie Priting, in the House of Rep
resentatives, is three hundred and
twenty-five thousand ($325,OO0)
dollars.
This bill / understand is still
before the House.
The amount Of easurer's notes
outstanding are two hundred and
thirty thousand ($230,000) dollars.
The amount of pay certificates
are about twenty thousand $780,
o00( dollars.
In round Numbers, therefore, it
will be seen that the total amount
Of both deficiencies and claims,
are as follows:
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The Augusta canal, after ite en-
largement, will have water $50
feet wide, and fourteen feet deep,
with twenty.eigh fall-an econom.
ical power for manufacturing of
over $4,000 horsepower.
Mr.. F. Siles, the express mes-
senger OH the Cheraw and Darling.
ton Railroad, was thrown from a
train OH that road lately, and go
seriously Injured that death re-.
suited.
A Virginia murderer called for
oysters on the half shell before 20.
ing TO the gallows, and ate four
dozen, because he didn't know as
he should get any where he was
going.
The annual report Of the Con-.
gressional printer shows that the
disbursements for the past year
amount to $1,s02, ,343
Mr.. John Mcqueen, Of CoIun1..
bia has been appoiated Auditor of
the Custom House, at Char lesion.
The Nicksrson House Of Colnm.
b!a has been formally closed as ~
hotel.
The small pox prevails in Char.
lOtte, N. G..
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-25
Postal Cards In England - Tho Use and
Abuse Of the System.


When the Postmaster General Informed us
Of the new privilege by which we could com.
munIcato with our friends at cost Of one
halfpenny, instead Of penny, we were not
indlsposed to rejoice that we could get any
thing at half price. The rejolclngs were CON
siderably moderated when we were told that
our communications must be written on an
open card, the observed Of all observers. II
did not require conlurer TO tell us that half
penny post cards would be liable 10 scandaloua
abuse, and that the now method Of conveying
messages would be a new way Of dissemlnat-
ing abominable llbels. We ventured to point
this out at the very commencement and our
words have been more than verified
From that day 10 this we have heard of
nothing but llbels. ImpeTtinent shop girls In
the Burlington arcade have gTatuitously in
suited ladies Of title; and irritable gentlemen,
like John Hampden, with "a fad concerning
the rOtundity Of the earth, have used post
cards for the worst purposes. Every miserA-
bic little trRdesman who owes a gTudge,
and every scoundTel who dare not say openly
what be thinks, flies 10 the half penny post
card 10 crafty mean feeling Of paltry
revenge. Post cards have been tried, there
fore, Tor some considerable time, and having
been proved to be extremely dangerous
weapons, It becomes question for the Post
master General to decide how long he will re-
tain them as an authorized means Of COM
munlcation. For private purposes they are
useless. Courtesy and decency alike prohibit
their use by all woll-yersod In the ordinary
deUencies of society. For what purpose,
therefore, are post cards retained Thrifty
housekeepers use them for ordering Goals and
candles. Secretaries Of charitable societies
are not above employing them for the pur-
poses Of importantly. For summoning meet
ings and collecting councils they may be
handy enough, but they are perpetual an.
noyance TO editors Of newspapers, who would
cheer the hour when they were abolished.
Their condemnation Is pronounced In the
recent libels on Lady Constance Fitzgerald
and Professor Wallace. London Era.