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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-12-25

CONNIE nded.
NATURAL SELECTION.
Investigators of natural science have demeh-
strated beyond controversy. that throueort The
animal kingdom the Survival of the fttest 10 tho
only law that veuchsstes thrift and perpetuity.-
Does not the same principle govern the commercial
prosperity OF mani An inferior cannot supersede
y sup4rier article. : By of superior merit.
DR.. Pierce's Standard Medicines have outrfva I'd
all others Their sales in the UsSsed States alone
exceeds one million dollars per snnum. while the
amount exported fools up 10 severn hundred thou
sand more No business could grow to sueh gi-
gAntio proportions and rest upon any other bsss
than that of merit.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-12-25
MIscRLLAN DEUS.
N c E L L A N Q E o s.
DR.. PIERCE'S
STANDARD
REMEDIES

A RE not advertised az '.eure-sIls," but are
n speeihcs in the diseases for which they are
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-12-25

THE AMERICAN PoULTRY 1ARD.-We
are. in receipt, from NS. II. II. Stoddard,
the publisher of the monthly Poultry World,
Hartford, Conn, of the first number of a
new weekly illustrated Journal under tho
above caption. The Poultry Yard is devo>
ted specially to the interests of fowl breed
ers, fanciers, farmers, markcters and dealers.
I. is neat, four page pupcr, and is published
OF s. so per year.
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taken Of the American volunteers during
the ci,il war proved that our soldiers were
remarkable for their stature; and we know
that never were armies gathered which dis
played moro endurance than those which
confronted each other during those four
bitter Years.
A. the rc-ultof Dr BowDtrcIi's xicn1"l
Observations i'm Boston. it was found that
boys and girls of American parcntago are,
almost without exception, both taller ail
heavier than children f the sumo age and
sex whose parents are of other nations.
This iscNplaincd i'm Part 10y the circumstance
that the Amorican-born children are usually
hcoll-priug of parents living inhcttcravcr-
age comfort than the foreign fathers and
mothers have done 1t Is a striking fact
that of the 51l.o6s soldiers whose examine
ti1ns are preserved n the Provost Marshall
Generals bureau. the natives of the United
States are taller than those Of any othcr
country \ further remarkable fact il
shown 10y study of these statistics. Ma
tiycs of foreign countries cnli-ting in the
United States havcagrcatcr average height
than natives Of the sumo countries cnli~tug
AT home. DR.. BOwDIrCu is inclined to the
opinion that the superior comfort of the
inhabitants of this country Is what gives to
natives and to persons of foreign birth
growing up here. their superior height
Statistics obtained i'm the United States and
abroad scam to show that in given COM
uuuty the children Of the Weather classes
are. rs rule. larger than those Of the
poorer Glasses. Observations made in Eng
land lead to the conclusion that children #
the laborlng Glasses. inhahiting towns. are
at all ages decidedly shorter than the chill
dren Of the uon-lNboring classes attending
public schools and universities, the difference
attaining a maXimum of over four inches at
thirteen years of age. In the matter Of
weight. too the wcll-to-lo children are de-
cidcdly ahead.
Comparing the Boston public school boys
with the Enli-h students at the schools
and universities. 1t is discovered that the
boys Of American parcntago are about the
same in height. and that in weight they are
lighter mp twelvc years of age. from twelve
to seventeen years heavier, and then again
lighter than tho English loys. The American
boys measured. however, belonged to the
ordinary nun of public school children. very
many Nl VINE IN were inc NH~I ring ol lt''l-
ing parents, while those in England with
whom they are compared were all the SONS
of the non-lahoriug classes. \ iaircr basis
. comparison wa obtained by taking the
pupils OF the Boston Latin school. the
--achu-c'i- Institute of Technology. ami
a private Latin school of Boston. The
American boys SOD selected were superior t.
thc.l En-.i-h cnatcmpa raric- both in height
aad wci..ht 10 is interesting to bring to-
z, 'hcr ti,i ,nylI -Aund American statistics
H. toth.- + u' Th- IS the table of The
h.i-H' ml weight ot the English puD.,
school and university boys:
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rnE CONTENTION or IsRlELIrEs.


The annual Convention of the Board ol
Delegates Of American I-raelitcs was opened
yesterday afternoon in the lecture room of
the Temple Emanuel Tho Executive Com
m'itec presented u report Of their proceed
ings and cores ponlcnc, In relation To- the
support rduontiou and general Improvement
% the jews of Palestine; tho protection
against oppression and persecution OF the Jcw-
ism population In SrrNla and KouWautH. AMI
boo Regard to thee status oi the Jews ina spain. II
seemed to he tho general opinion AMONG thc
benevolent orEAnNninn- Of lsta'lic- IN the
various counties of Europe that Tn" jews OF
lWeStne should mo- longer nn permitted iu I'VE
on Tine charity 90 their cu-rclielpni-ts IN other
lund- huf shnud hccomp'l He'd To- work for their
litiI. T. nut them 90 work in agricultural
colonies il the plan that receives most general
favor. hoods are also recummcnd"d. noth To
imurt general eiueaton and To teach mo-
On tir l6fh of December there was an Inter
national Jewish Conference in Paris viii th
representatives. fym America amt from the
",i'i '"i '+"' r. '.' -, ~. ,t...
vet ol we uni renee WIS io sure IT lle
i rw- oi in" European prov ln"'s Of turkey civil
and rehe GUS lt"ny and 'u"liy. M
MORTAL WIS prepared iar irnh-nis- lnn 10 M"
/ lrnpnln .nNnN- chem sitting lu tnu-t ifluupIs
nnd tl thr l'uilne Governments 81 tr rNllf'i
world. copy NtthI~ uenHrul WAS printed 300
.rt.l 'thf convent. Nn yesterday. r. cunts
'' gflri AN- tNHt lHv. been passed asaili =
ms thrlr every % f..u. t..r coming, E'Inr.
aud dwelling. engaging ir indo. and t1e ri.,ut
ou- riots drlWuings. and hHul -hmcut- tow Which
| they have been repeatedly sub '"iei AGONY ni
thc memorial was ALSO preset trd to the Srcre-
I'm June 1876. am nalres- was Sont % Cal'l
| Cushing then 10 Madrid i.r rr- NATION O.
r.-f.glt. II pnaro, ami lr|A Iu, THAT his reign
n"<l' Ir -.-nHnf'd n' % i'ru1I rev ~ 30 a"
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m-'ru. fI.1- fm 81. n n HHnit. no I. -h. tI.
/ hrcrult >mlm--ador 49, nor FAIL to -opi
a. M me- NI.. b 10. o. t.Nf IIta .tt
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The Army to be Made nm Element in
pnliiics.

GOiltiCS.
"Thc United States cannot exist without
the maintenance of an army said Gen.
SHERMAN at the Chamber of Commerce din
nor
This astonishing uttnrancc has a double
significance. II l. the opinion of Il West
Point graduate and army officer. 1t is the
opinion If prominent official who holds
political relations with the present Admins
tatlon personally. and through a brother
who Is a Cabinet officer and HAYEs's conf
dental adviser. For the first time IN Amer
team history has responsible public man.
ON u public OCCASION in the presence of tine
Chief Executive and Secretaries of Depart
ment-, proclaimed a principle which. in eff
feet, marches the army into Federal politics
md camps it there permanently a. a part
oi the government of the United States.
Ittn. SHERMAN did not limit the mon-
strous statement to the contingency of a
foreign invasion. a sectional rebellion,
ORR PARTISAN effort 70 overthrow an existing
Administration lie we'll knew that with the
abolition of slavery. the cniranC hisemcnt of
the negroes. and the destruction " the old
slave power. not an element ot ai-union and
civil war was left anywhere. H. knew that
there was not the shadow Of prospect of
military invasion from Mexico, CanadL
Spain. France, cor En-land He VOL know
that the party cheated cut oftho last election
through fraud would not resort To arms to
INSERT its title to administer the Govern
ment but would seek Justice through the
forms OF law and take vindicatlon from tine
and the ballot boxes
Rcrnrood. therefore. i'm the light of the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-29
The Commerce Of New Y"sk CITY.

We are told in certain quarters that new
centres oftrade, -pringing upin the West and
ON the Atlantic scaboard seriously threat
en- the future trade and commerce Of this
city. New York. it is said like Venice Of
old will gradually decay lose its prestige,
pass into dccadcncc, and make place for her
great rivals, Chicago. Philadelphia. and Bal
timoro. II we may believe those melancholy
prophets. the day il not far distant when
MAcAULAYs New Icalandcr will stand ON
the ruins uf rwEED's New Court House and
survey ia silent wonder the gras--grown
streets and crumhling remains Of what was
once tine third largest city in the world.
\ glance at the distribution Of our foreign
trade shows The assertion shat New York is
in danger of losing It's supremacy as CONF
mcr,ial centre to hc untrue. The total of
imports and of domestic exports for the
whole country in 1860 wis s1}5.3n.0o; lu
1870. soflJlmo and in 1874. sL2,s. 'oo.ooo.
OF this commerce. New York transacted Zoo
i,Go. isI6 per cent; ia $50, OH per cent;
aud ul 1874. 81 per cent
The relative standing az New York will uc
seen by the following table.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-29

Advertisements for THE WEEKLY SrN. is
sttd tomorrow morning. must D. hautd stus
trctU,y bJOrc SW O'Clock.
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StNBEiuS.


All &c. methuts. no p0.-onaI. r.Dss
Nohalri, .toror. 40 hy try
From which -,muei .l l.il.i.. .f...
For while off, death muut Hc.n...
our mobile chlls woml +,om tobe
Ne mot 60 causes such 81. Nr.o
ls1uc the badness we dti.Hfc,
| But rather To his clcgic..
| And 81 hc wcarsa WI with oH.o.
| lie never put On air. before.
Thouih barre 'tisnotahrurac:
The htuc chiA who ltil. bass. L.
| 1.encl,i at tlo e0ll.n -.re.
| Achcrh sweet, Cos ta.l. tne ifc1t
BY chld. who he,wlss living .la'A
Then spare from .ruro'. .fn.In 1.ts
The hairless hcai o. chfi-.A.N,
Tile mighty Ma.tcroftlc Arts
Tho soothing syrup of our hearts,
The heau'cous. wiscrovn.l ,alls-ih,n,
Tho first part of the Pope. allocuti,nt,
be- read at iho noNt Con.i,tory wllohi0n, talr.nns
condition OF the church inc,cry part of ti,,n.-l
Mrs. Anthony Dean of ST Louis hlIfopr
babies at a brth-thrcc boys anta4irl The, ,.,,.t
five pounds apiece and three cot them are aii,, vii
The average of the present soniorca-s
al Harvard is ~ years -, months The oldest mmi.sl
years months DID, and Ac youngest Il y,.r.a AMI
months
During the first thrco months of this
year railroads In this country. vi, % ui,a.o,f
marty LOO miles, reprc.cnnus il cost % s0.ut.Ql
passed into the hand. Of receivers
The last act Of play recently per.
formed in Waterbury, Conn, $50. 0uf. g. 1,.ai.. ne
star actress from new York vOlid 1000, ufnn tlc M
carpciod uncle stage in the costly white dress that shs
wears IN the act
A highly priced Newfoundland dog 10
Wakefield, Mass, the other dty. alter tu--in- at "a
mul,c. placed HIM in accO rau0c with Laws. 90, ans
dependent AMI soon aiierwald jumped mt1 tle i-li
AMI drowned himself
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-29

Tho Times observes that " Mr.. H>YEs's
pleasure at having his integrity appllulel at
the cost of his -usaeity. cannot Doe intense.
Besides BE- has the additional moriihWuon Of
knowing tha, % man who wilWiiy accepts the
fruits Of fraud do's not possess an integrity
worthy # being alilauiol.
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The Boston Duty Adr1iis published last
work the following statement from corrc-
.nlnl-ll I'm M..hm-t-ul


with Mr. TupEN di1orn- somewhat from the
above. hut Hing what was plainly meant to joe
the same story
We ha'c made Inquiries upon This sub
i'0t and are authorized fo -a} that Mr. IT,
pEN has had mo- interview with any citizen
of Alabama. and that Doc has made no su n re-
marks a- aio attributed to him in the above re-
port or in the report pi the Baltimore S7p; and
he has never said either To this -upposittiou-
southern cons 'rvativc and iurst or to any
other person. that. in accepting the Electoral
TrIbunnl the Democratic leaders in Washington
acted with his knowledge and consent.
Yesterday We expressed doubt Of the ac-
curacy Of the figures in the report Of the Brook
lyn Temperance Brotherhood 1t was repre-
scented that there had been an extraordinary
decrease. within three years. in the number of
licenses issued Go Brooklyn liquor dealers; that
In short. but onc-siNth as many had been issued
this year as were issued three years ago. The
investigation into the fa 0ts made by THE Sun
) -ierlay docs not support this claim but, on
ih~ contrary. und fmiiies it. ~ will be- soon
elsewhere The Temperance brotherhood must
hr very careful not to misead the public IN
these matters.
The Rcv Mr. MCCARTHY and the Rev. Mr..
swrrrsER applied the most dreadful epithcts
e. each other day after day. last wrck; and then.
ON sunday both Of them appeared a- preachers
Of the religion II love AMI peace. Yesterday,
after the sundays sermons had eyapo-
rated. the Rev. Mr.. MCCARTHY fell upon
the Row Mr. SwErrsrR again. charged
him with LYNX and other infamous Offences.
and got his Celtic blood up To- the boiling point.
In the evening things went $50 lar that the police
had o. show themselves armed with clubs,
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Tho operations on tho Danube will be
watched with renewed interest for the next ten
days. The Car is now expected To- Join the
army there on the 7th II June. and before that
time there ought to be- some pretty clear indica-
tons whether his arrival Will bee the signal for
the crossing of the Danube. AZ Galntz the Rus
SLAMS are sounding the river measuring their
vessels. and collie ting RATS ready for use IN
constituting bridges. Still il is not az AN cop
tain that the Guessing Will Toe male at Gllutz
Tine Sorvirn- nl-larr @ ting their forces we'll
in hand ou thr Danube SIN it is much safer
To- observe the events Of u war than to predict
what viii be done.
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Ncarly tnr,c-af'h- Of ,.c cu.irc value Of
marOhuud exported from thr United
Sp,o- for this mnthof luuc WAS exported
ft.u 'neiort M Sew lorh. and about two
tAu-oi tAc imports for the month We're
received no 'Ar-lmc port,
The~e llm indicate dearly enough that
thccumurrcn Of NV York has mot dis yet
uttered an eclipse II The American flax
has hecu practically swept from the seas.
this j. a calamity which falls with equal
force on rival ,oubuard cities, aud till
there is closer union between Amcri-
can commercial enterprise aud Amori-
can craftsmanship, it is not likely to
be- romodiod. The great difficulty with
which our merchants at present contend Is
70 corrupt and cXinvasant municipal gay-
orrmnut The rulers az Now York aro too
iraWoWlydi tuIb,r4of thr laws oftraieaul
,rvirls of toll ou tho undertakings uf their
constituents. In spite II an those hu-
lriuc's. our merchants have concentrated
here the trade of the country. By the trio-
Graph and nthrr modern nrcuci'-. ther can
lnN du the business of the VI -ipp val
lov better thinnty yours ago They could d.
that 81 lhe Hudson. The Pacific co1-t is
'iir a- nntr tn.u- nIW a- then won" th,
ID lra- 81 LNn-, Island Sound The cnmmo-
rialanl p.luctNo enterprises I any part
1l tura.u.'i. can Dee directed h'lor llci
results hoi.ag to Us aud come to US. lh.
products ot the wheat icid- ~ Tine parties
Oh" gold mines ol the Pacific ooa-t fhrroo
ir.l- anl oil wells ct luuay hauia. D..
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-11-08
Congress

Has finally organized and began work. In
tho House considerable time was spont in
discussing the prin,a jacic right of members
to bo sworn in, and then await tho decision of
protests, or tho reference to tho Committee on
Elections of tho rights of contesting parties,
without admitting either contestant. In the
cases from South Carolina tho members
having tho Chamberlain certificates we're
admitted and sworn in, and tho contestants
sent before tho Committee on Elections.
Though Democrat, we bclicvc this decision
was right. and that tho admitted members
had 2rtma .fdcic cases. 1t is thought, how
ever, that the Democratic contestants have q
good case, and may finally got their soats,
The case from Colorado excited debate for
nearly week, and finally neither party was
admitted, the rights Of tho contestants with
all tho cridcnce being referrod to tho Com
mittco on Elections.
In tho Senate, largo number of bills have
been introduced 800. Among these
We notice bill to repeal tho bankrupt law.
Tho House heretofore passed such bill, but
it was dc.catcd in tho Senate. Every effort
W ""cuo VIC III" 80 us 10 prevent abuses OF
it has failed, and its repeal is thought probas
bio. Tho timcs which it was thought de-
mandod somo such Law, have passed, and if
it evor did any good, it can no longer, while it
affords both inducements and opportunities
for fraud. We think it is old enough and
has demo enough harm to die absolutely. Tho
idcn has become common, and it is in tho
main we'll founded, that when man COOS into
bankruptcy his assets passes to lawyers and
officers Of the Court and the creditor must
pocket his loss In this country notice to q
creditor Of bankrupt is treated as waste
paper, and in worry rarc cases docs any one
think of presenting his claim. 1t makes
men dishonest, dcmoralzes honest trade and
unsettlos business. The insolvent laws of
ovefy State provide sufficient remedies for
persons who have bocn unfortunate in bu ST.
ness, arc less expensive, and secure to
creditors fair pro rata share of whatever
assets tho debtor has In such cases the
property of the insolvont is administered in
the State courts and in tho county where the
debtor lives, and generally tho accounting is
fair and honest. We prefer the old law. and
hopo Congress will lop off entirely tho bank
rupt system with its high fees.
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ono Merriam, which ho Indignantly refused
and ordered cancelled in his presence. Tho
testimony closed Friday night and the jury
werc kept together in tho billiard room Of tho
Columbia llotcl.
On Saturday Cardozo was recalled and
examined at longth as to his refusal to receive
bribes, and as to nn ovor issue of certificates
of Indebtedness, which he claimed had been
cancelled, and which was confirmed by refe.
renee to the treasury Office. This is held as
good strike for Cardozo.
For tho State both Woodruff and Jones
were recalled, contradioting Cardozo in his
denial of receiving bribes and percentages for
payments. Woodruff swore it was standing
arrangement between Cardozo and tho clerks
that he, Cardozo should hnvo ten per cont
on oil his payments to them. In proof he
read from his book of tho payment to Cardozo
in January, 1873, Of $25, 900, and the PROMISE
to pay more; also, of other sums in subsequent
months. uo also showed that Cardozo
claimed that his clerks should have taste Of
the good stealing; to which Woodruff re.
spopdcd favorably; one Of them also to have
piano to sooth his savage breast. We oil
know that Cardozo as o poor man with
small salary has grown rich in few yoars
and that his clerks have lived in Glover, and
this can only bo accounted for by believing
what Woodruff states.
Hardy Solomon and l.. N. Zealy. Of tho
Solomon Bank, also testified in behalf Of tho
State, contradictng Cardozo in many Of his
virtuous statements.
Monday the case was argued by Mr.. Miles
and Cen. Conner for tho State, and Judge
Melton for the defence The Judge charged
tho jury on Tuesday. We have not heard tho
finding of tho jury.
This trial roaly involves but ono point,
whether Cardozo is guilty of conspiracy, with
Gleaves and others, in defrauding tho State
out of $4,000, in tho fraudulent certificate
issued and paid in tho namo of @. L. Frank.
fort. The testimony has wandered wide of
issue and has opened out tho darkest mine
of frauds ever concoctcd unless it bo the
Tweed frauds in New York. Whcthcr ho DO
convicted or not, tho rottonncss and rascality
of the Radicu government has boen tho.
roughly exposed.