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The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-18
The Foreman.

The duties of the foreman are Oikc
the busy housnwifc's work. never done.
If he is alive to the interests of his en-
ploycrS, he is not the In st man i'll the
factory i'll the morning, neither is he the
first one out ut night. To him belongs
the duty of knowing that every opera
tive is mt his work III the morning. To
him belongs the duty of Knowing that
every operative renders unto his en-
ploycr Just and equitable days labor.
70 him belongs the duty of knowing
that every operative performs his work
to standard perfection. To him belongs
the duty of arbitrnting justly and fairly
between employer and employed, and
not mfrCqucntly does it become incum-
bent upon him to settle various dis
putcs between operatives; in fact, he is
or must be, as ncnrlyas possible, an ON
niprcScut fucfOftUH. He knows of all
the little domestic troubles of his subor-
dlnatcs, and has to advise and suggest
means of bringing about (amicably) the
marital relations of more than one of
those under his control; not sufficiently
burieACd with his own troubles, he car
ricS the troubles and secrets Of subor,li-
mates securely locked within his own
breast. If any of the operatives in his
department meet with revcrses, he is the
first one appealed to; he is the first to
add his name to the subscription list for
II certain amount; no matter whether he
is prepared or not, he must, to prevent
cnlumny, subscribe. Thus we might
speak of him on this subject for years,
and fill volumes without end, and then
not finish this portion of our story.
All employers or factors are not prac-
teal men. In such cases, the success of
the manufacturing portion of tho bust
ness dc'"irrs wholly upon the foreman.
Not only is he held strictly accountable
for the superiority of the work, but he
must ever tire his never resting braiu III
producing fresh novelties; novelties
which will bring the work to greater
state of perfection, ana novelties which
will cheapcn the production, without
lesscning the wages of the operatives.
If it becomes necessary to reduce force,
to the foreman belongs the unpleasant
task of saying: "Wc will have to dis
pcnsc with your services" If retluc-
ton of wages be determined upon, the
foreman becomes the agent for promul-
eating the same, and if he is not pos
ScSScd of the necessary amount of tact
and clOqucncc to present the same in
such phase rs to prevent the immrdi-
ate withdrawal of Il part or the whole of
the operatives employed, his fate is
anathcma.-.Scicntifc -Imcrican.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-18
Plucky Little Children.

A circumstance that happened in
Chicago shows that two children at least
have more than ordinary courage for
their years. They are the children of n
we'll known business man who resides
on Fast PicrsOn street, and their ages
are seven and ten respectively. Their
father had left the house on the morning
in question for his place of business
about eight o'clock, leaving the children
together, tho oldest being in her teens.
This latter was in the rear part of the
house somewhere, when the two young
ones went into the parlor, and came
upon man who was stcalthily walking
across the floor towards the mautel, evil
IDENTIFY searching for something. The
elder of the two ut once, nothing daunt-
ed, went up to him and, taking him by
the arm, asked him what he wanted.
The man grufily muttcrcd that he want
ed "gold," whercupon the child said
they had none for him, and told him to
leave. He said then that if he couldn't t
get gold that he wanted n girl, and,
without showing an inclination to
leave, sat down upon the sofa. The
smaller child ran into the rear part of
the house, seized broom, and came in
with it pcll nell, while the other child
ran to the hallway and called to her faith
cr, pretending he was in the house. The
intruder, fearing he would be elected
rather forcibly, if not arrested, Mt once
made his way ont of the house, the chill
drcn running after him, and the little
one i'll particular giving him parting
tap with her broomstick. The man had
found the front door open, and had gone
i'll to help himself without any cere-
mony, probably also knowing that the
head of the family was absent.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-18

A family i'll Clinton, California, he
licvcd that some of their enemies in the
neighborhood Turned themselves into
cats and annoyed them. Acting upon
this theory one of the sons shot mt cat,
and, missing it, tried to kill n suspected
ncighhor. He and the rest of the family
were arrested, and in court they sworc
with apparent sincerity to their hnlluci-
nation. They will probably be sent to
IN insane asylum.
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-18

At Atlanta, Ga, last autumn, a negro
built coop, six feet by seven, into
which he put dozen partridges, the
ground being first covered with grass.
During the winter they thrived, in the
spring they mated, laid eggs and hatched
out several broods of young, and the
negro now has about sixty young part
ridges, all doing well. They are tame,
healthy, and seem to he contented,
The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-18

a Kentucky woman writes to the
lTOUIUnS JOUU0i to say that "the
dawn of freedom for women here is be-
gun," because "many wives are demand
ing stated incomes from their husbands. !"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-19
The Black Hills.

CHEYENNE, wy, August 10.-Gen
Crook and Colonel Stanton returned
here to-day from the Black Hills
Miners were preparing to leave, cover
ing up the richest lOdes to prevent
them being discovered till such time
as they can return to the country. The
mountains are full of quartz. Capital
and skilled labor will develop mines
equal to those OF Colorado and Nevada.
There were about fifteen hundred min
er5 in the hills, and great deal of pre-
liminary work has been done by them
in the way of bitches and sluices.-
There were no Indians ia that region,
and but few have been seen. Those at
the agencies are still demanding that
the miners be driven out. Some gold
was panned out in the presence of the
party, which yielded seventy-five cents
to the pan. There is an abundance OF
water and grass, also timber for bull
ding, but the pine is not OF the highest
merchantable quality. A town called
Stonewall has been laid out at Custer's
Gulch, in the vicinity of which some
rich diggings are located. The whole
country is well adapted to grazing and
farming. Troops are en- route to estab.
lish temporary post near Stonewall,
for the purpose of keeping out miners.
Professor Janney's party were still
exploring the hills, and will probably
remain until the middle of October
Gen. Crook and party had fine hunting
on Spring Rapids, Elk and Box-elder
creeks, taking large red deer, elk and
mountain sheep.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-19
Curious Trees.

Just beyond the DarbOnne of Calea-
sieu river, in the parish of Caleasieu,
Is white oak tree about two feet and
a half in diameter. There are two
branches for twenty-five or thirty feet
up. About twelve or fifteen feet up o
pine limb, or part of a pine tree, six
or eight inches in diameter, and some
twelve or fifteen feet long, runs at
right angles through the center of the
tree, sticking out about the same dis
tance on the other side. 1t tapers a
little to one end, where are two or
three knots, giving it the appearance
of tree top. The bGrk where it pas
ses through is grown closely around it.
The pine is rich in turpentine, and will
not decay. There is no fork or hollow
in the oak; but it has the appearance
as If hole had been made and the
pine stuck through, after which the
oak closed on it by its own growth
The question is, how did the pine get
through the oak or the oak around the
pine? In Male woods there is another
white oak, of considerable size, that
divides into two prongs about one and
half feet from the ground, which, af-
ter running up like pair of bow legs
about fifteen feet, unite in one round,
compact stem. The prongs are about
one and half feet in diameter, and
where they unite about the tree is
larger than either of them, but smaller
than both together. A man can walk
between the two prongs, and the tree
stands on land boundary line. Fork
ed trees are very common; but the
question here is, how did the two
pronfis unite so perfectly into one stem
above?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-19
Presidents and Time of Service.
killing the Goose that Lays the
Golden Egg.

Before the National banking law was pass
| ed, there were in the hands of capitalists, 385
millions of bonds, from which neither the
States nor the General Government derived
one farthing in the way of revenue. The
banks were organized, and these untared
bonds deposited with the Government as secu-
rity for circulation. Whst was the result?
The 385 millions at once became subject to
taxation, and a source of revenue to the States
and the General Government; or in other
words, the moment the banks were organized
and the bonds deposited, 1856 millions of prop
erty, before exempt from taxation, was put on
the tax duplicate, and now yields an animal
tax of ten millions to the States and seven
millions TO the General Government, making
total of II millions that the banks pay on
property which, before their organization,
paid no tax whatever
But this is not all When the 3S5 millions
of untaxed bonds were deposited with the
Government, 34 millions Of National Bank
notes were issued, and these notes are subject
to taxation also, and now yield to the States
revenue of not less than millions annually
Thus we get from the banks II millions, and
from the holders Of National Bank notes 0
millions, making total of 26 millions, deri-
we'd from property which either did not exist,
or if it did exist, paid no tax whatever, prior
to the organization of the banks Will Gen.
Ewing tell us how the people have lost any
81, l,,& &l,
untared bonds into 739 millions of taxable
property?
But it will be said in reply, that if We
abolish the banks, issue greenbacks to pur-
chase the 3S5 millions bonds owned by them,
cancel the bonds and substitute non-interest
notes for bonds bering interest, we shall save
20 millions. Let us see: These bonds must
be paid in gold. To buy 1856 millions gold
bonds, you would be compelled to issue not
less than 450 millions of greenbacks. The
greenbacks which you issue are not taxable.
The banks which you destroy are taxed, and
their circulation is also taxed Now, what is
the result? Simply this You save the inter-
est on 3S5 millions by cancelling the bonds,
and you lose the tax on 739 millions by de-
stroying the banks, or in other words you save
&c millions in interest and lose 26 millions in
taxes, and in addition to this, increase debt
which all sensible men coneede must ultimate
ly be paid in gold, to the extent of 65 millions.
In this connection bear in mind, that the men
who receive the interest on the 3S5 millions
bonds, are the identical men who pay the tax
who pay taxes on the 354 millions National
Bank notes are, according to Democratic au-
thority, the capitalists and moneyed men of
the country, who should bear their full share
of the burden of taxation.-O. S. Journal
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-19
Democratic Management.

The Democratic papers themselves admit
that the management of DR.. Jenner, at the
Soldiers Orphans Home, was liable to mis-
construction, and they thought it best that he
should resign. But they said that the Ohio
Penitentiary was making money for the State,
and that showed the benefits Of Democratic
reform administration.
The Democratic papers had to admit that
the Superintendent of the Northern Ohio Lu-
natic Asylum had ways that were too much
like DR.. Jenner's ways to be pleasant, and
they thought he had better resign. He dis
charged all the attendants who had testified,
and resigned. But the Democratic papers
still pointed with pride to the Ohio Penitenti-
ary as radiant example Of the benefits Of
Democratic reform administration.
The Wood County Investigation showed
that the market price of Ohio Legislators had
run down to low figure, and that bribery as
one of the industries of the State was likely
to languish from excess Of supply over the de-
mand. The price of the best gilt-edged Rep
| resentative was only a hundred dollars, and
the cheapest could be bought for an oyster
stew. But the Democratic newspapers spoke
with pardonable vainglory of the Ohio Peni-
tentiary, as an institution that was paying ex-
penses and making little money for the State
under Democratic management. True, it had
been making money for many years under Re
publican management, but it was satisfac-
ton to know that while the Soldiers Orphans
Home was costing 30 much more than ever
under Superintendent who disgraced the par
| ty; while Democratic Legislature was ma
king reform burlesque and a by-word by
bribery and corruption unprecedented in our
history; while the Democratic hand seemed
to touch nothing it did not bedaub, in every
Department of the State government, it was q
blessing that the Ohio Penitentiary still con.
tinued to pay expenses
Well, now, let us see about that.
The salary of the Directorf Of the Peniten.
tiary was $5 day and expenses, for the time
actually spent in service for the State; the
Democratic Legislature retrenched by redu
cling the salary to 50 day and expenses
Now, let US see the result of this only re
retrenchment:
During the last year Of Republican rule, the
entire expense of the Board of Directors JAS
L. Bates, Geo. Harsh and Stanley Matthews
was $677.10, and for the last three year
$2328. IS, in full.
The Directors are not paid monthly, as ar
the other officers, but quarterly, the fisca
year beginning November /, but two full
quarters Of the current year have elapsed
The Board have been paid for six months
from Nov. 1, 1874, to April 80, 1876, S1O5s. 10
In addition to above, there was paid from
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-19
The Pope and Politics.

NEW YORK, Aug. ia letter from
Rome says the Pope has given special
orders for preparation for the reception
of the new American Cardinal.
Another letter says no proclamation
of unity, no unification of political and
administrative legislation can destroy
the traditional fact of seven States with
seven different capitals and local inter-
ests, and at the present moment Italy
has resolved herself into her compo-
nent parts, and with the exception of a
few common points of interest the in
habitants of each State occupy them
selves with the affairs of neighboring
States neither more or less than with
those of foreign countries.
The news of the triumph of the cleri-
cal party in Venice, Genoa, Florence
and Verona has raised the Pope's hopes
considerably. Indeed almost the only
topic which interests Italy is precisely
these municipal elections. In Venice
the Liberals allied themselves with the
clerical party against the moderates
and succeeded but in Florence and
Genoa, especially the latter, the Mod
crates allied themselves against the
Liberals and obtained still more bril-
liant success, for out 1859 votes 647
went to the urn, and out of 60 town
councillors elected, 81 Clericals and but
% Liberals succeeded. The entire peO-
pie are anXiOusly waiting the news of
the elections, but the result is certain.
The Clericals will carry the day, and
for the first time since the annexation
of 1860. The Moderates and Clericals
have openly and avowedly joined
hands and formed an offensive and de-
fensive alliance against the Liberals,
who have hitherto administered the
province. An explanation of the
change is that nearly all the communes
of Italy are over head and ears in debt,
and the citizens who clamored for fetes,
monuments, public gardens, new
markets and bouleyards, now that the
bill is presented, are appalled, at the
sum total, blaming their Mayor and
Council, and looking around for new
men find non in their own parties. The
populations are tired of Moderate rule
in politics, as in local affairs.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-19
In an address to the colored people OF

In an address to the colored people OF
Chillicothe, Ohio, recently, Prof. John
NJ. IAngston, of Washington, said that
when the Democratic party shows
itself worthy of their support, the party
relations Of the colored people will no
longer be defined by color lines. AT
present, however, the duty Of the coli
ored voter in Ohio is to support the
Republican candidates. Referring to
the advice recently given the colored
people by ex-Gov. Scott, OF South Car
olins, Prof. Langston said: "Gov.
Scott may be assured, first, that the
colored American will attempt no In
dependent political organization, pre-
jferring his vote to the Democratic par
ty upon the terms suggested by him.
Nor. in the second place, is It possible
to play upon his fears in such manner
as to scare him. into the Democratic
party for the sake of gaining succor
when defeat overtakes the Republican
party. Whatever others may do, what
ever may be their course, as yet the
colored American finds no cause tor
pursuing any other course than thai
adopted heretofore and to which he has
lpersistently adhered"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-19
A Lone Woman.

Anne Brewster writes from Rome to
the Philadelphia Bulletin: l recently
heard strange and interesting story
of lady who had some fatal grief
which had swept away from her all
human hope and help. She was a wO-
man of fortune, high culture, learned,
indeed; she was singularly alone in
life; all her near relatives were dead.
She was about thirty-five years Of age.
She lived in an elegantly furnished
apartment; one of the rooms was a fine
library; all on one fiat, en- suite, as is
common in European houses. She
dismissed her servants; for thirty years
refused to hold any intercourse with
society, and led an entirely solitary
life. Every morning a confidential
servant came and entered door that
was left unlocked at certain hour
She went into the bedroom and put it
in order, also the dining room, removed
the dishes Of the preceding day, and
placed on the table the food for sue
ceeding twenty-four hours, but she
never saw her mistress. Written Or
ders, made in the concisest, clearest
form, were left from time to time on
the dining or dressing table. Through
these orders all business was directed
and everything provided that was
needed by the recluse. The whole
suite Of rooms, excepting the dining,
sleeping, and dressing rooms, remained
strictly closed for thirty years. People
talked great deal at first, much Curl
Osity and wonder was expressed, but
in time other wonder was expressed,
but in time other wonders appeared,
and the lady and her solitary life were
forgotten. The original confidential
servant in course of time died, and an
other reliable person succeeded to the
post, but nothing changed the habits of
the lady-she was never seen by any
one. Some thirty years went by, when
one morning the servant found the bed
undisturbed, the food untouched! She
forced the doors and searched for her
mistress. She passed through a long
succession of rooms which presented a
most strange appearance. A thick bed
of dust lay over every article of furni-
ture, silent covering over carpets and
floors. But straight through the rooms
was narrow, direct path that led to
the end room or library, path swept
clean by the long trailing garments Of
the solitary woman in her daily walk
of thirty years. Itswerved neither to
the right nor to the left. The servant
followed the strange path to the Ii
brary. There she found her mistress
seated at reading-table in high
backed chair; her hands we're folded
peacefully in her lap, her head was
leaning back, the sad, worn old face
was calm and still. She had, at last,
gone to that other solitude, DEATH
On the table were Homer and Virgil;
they seemed to be the only books she
had read, as the others on the shelves
were bound with the dust OF years.
There was not one written line or word
left. The solitary thirty years had
ended, as they had been lived, in SOL
emn silence. The sorrowing woman
at last knew the great secret, which
told her why she had been called to
suffer such keen mortal anguish that
had snapped all bonds between her and
her kind.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-19
Among the Bees in August.

The young bee-keeper should re.
member that to winter his stock sue.
cessfully, he must commence prepar.
ing them now. One of the essentials
to safe wintering is plenty of young
bees when winter sets in, and he can.
not have this unless he Immediately
sets about it. Breeding must now be
stimulated. If honey is plenty, the
extractor must be used, to give the
queen plenty of room to lay in. This
will be the case in buck wheat sections,
Bnd other places where wild flowers
abound. The young brood for winter
stock should be Matching out from the
first of September to the middle of Oc-
tober. AS 1t takes about tWenty-One
days from the laying of the eggs to the
first appearance of the perfect bee, il
will be seen that the laying should be-
gin at once. The spring was very late,
and in all probability we shall have a
good fall harvest, from goldenrod, as
ter, tick-weed, etc., which this new
brood will be ready to secure. 1t is
not necessary to feed bees, to secure
laying, unless there is no honey to be
gathered. All that is needed is a pro-
litic queen, ,and room for her to lay.
She will do it well as long as pasture
lasts.
If the honey harvest fails, and you
have weak stocks in your apiary, look
out for robbers; and if you have no
weak stocks, and use the extractor
carelessly, leave bits of comb exposed,
etc., you may arouse thieving propeI-
sity. 1t is well to contract the en-
trance holes of weak hives, whenever
the bees cease to gather honey, and 60
to work Immediately to strengthen
these stocks, if you desire to winter
them. Opening the hives should be
done early in the morning and late at
night. To strengthen q weak stock,
give 1t a frame of brood and honey
every four or five days, exchanging
frames with strong stock.
Bees can be divided very success
fully in buckwheat harvest, this month,
as there is plenty Of time to build up
strong stocks before winter, and in
most years, plenty of opportunity. II
you purchase queens, no previous pre-
paration is necessary, but if you rear
them, you must preserve drones to fer
tillze them. This is done by depriving
a stock that has plenty of drones, of its
queen. Queen rearing for this pur-
pose must be commenced now. Ifyou
have been securing box honey, and
any boxes are partially full Of clover
honey, they ought to be removed be-
fore any buckwheat honey is deposited
that is, II you want to sell the honey.
Ohio Farmer.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-19

No, don't want none of your light
ning-rods, said Kentucky farmer, last
week, to a man who had stopped at his
house to put up patent lightning con-
ductors. Il amt afraid of lightning.
It's the thunder, believes, going to
knock us all endways, some day. 'You
don't comprehend said the peddler.
'These ere silver-tipped rods are light
ning-rods and the gold-tipped ones are
thunder-rods-just what you want,
and he persuaded the old man to order
the gold-tipped rods.