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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY ~ SUPPLEMENT-

all the calamities which have pressed on
the country since the panic of 1873. Their
lack Of craftsmanship and courage caused
the long depression, stagnation and dis
tress. II they now confess judgment they
ought to do SO openly. But their object is
only to secure such favor with the green
back-labor party as shall enable them to
trade candidates with that organization.
Both parties are secretly doing this, and
the fall campaign promises to be largely a
swindling game, in which the honest farm.
ers and the honest workingmen will be
sold out by their leaders to the highest bid
ders ''for cash or country produce" as the
saying is.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29

nothing but tobacco, tea is at least weighed
from boxes which were made in China, and
there may be sausages in which no one can
lind trace of dogs hair or wornout red
flannel shirt. But the human stomach and
palate are given to much suspicion con-
corning these and many other articles
which are sold in large quantities,
and there is no food material SO unimpor-
tant that no one has found way Of adulter-
ating it. In Paris they have found sui
plate Of copper in bread; delicious
apple jelly consisted of turnips favored
with an extract from coal tar, while u tender
veal patty had been made from an animal
of such extreme youth that it could be
designated only by Latin term frequently
encountered in manuals of obstetrics No
analysis OF boarding house hash has yet
been published, but it is not fair to expect
that society only just upon it's legs would
first address itself to so deeply complicated
subject. Such a society in New York
would probably ruin number of flourish
ing businesses, but it would give due
prominence to honest dealers, and it is
only with these that the consumer cares to
deal.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29

ALTHOUGH MANY OF THE LEADERS of the met
ropoltan pulpit have followed the richer and
more fashionable members of their congregations
TO Europe, the mountains or seashore, the diff
ferent churches nevertheless well attended
and the sermons arc of high order. Among
the principal discourses yesterday were those
by DR.. Newman on "Forethought," by DR.. King
upon Life Here aud Hereafter" and by the
Rev. Mr. Bartlett "The Value of the Soul"
tSin and Sorrow" were considered by the Rev
Mr. Lloyd and the lesson of to-days eclipse by
DIR. Tying Jr.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29

Paris has just organized "Hygienic So
ciety," the object of which is to discover by
analysis the actual nature of such articles
of food and drink as may be presented for
examination. Here is suggestion which
New York should not be slow to oct upon,
for IL there is o city in the world where
adulteration is more successfully practised
manufacturers and "compounders" have
not yet found it, Wine made from grapes
is occasionally sold, some cigars contain
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29

Scientific observations OF the Eclipse.
From many points along the narrow zone
of total observation anxious observers are
watching the sun rise and hoping for a
cloudless afternoon. Barometers are ner-
vously consulted for indications OF change
in the weather that may b,ast the hopes of
success so long entertained by the scientists
who have journeyed to the far West
to observe the eclipse. Tomorrow we will
know what these gentlemen have done. We
read of what they intend to do to-day if
fortune favors them. Armed against the
difficulties they expect to encounter, the
men Of science IRE prepared to take the iull-
est advantage of such rare opportunity
for investigating in q manner never before
possible the theories of solar physics Our
correspondent at Kawlins, Wy T.,
accompanying the Draper-Edison obser-
walton party, whose communications
we print to-day, gives us glance at the
busy astronomers at that station and shows
how we'll distributed is the work allotted
to each. With Diapers spectroscope and
Edison's tasimeter grand results may
attend the examination of the solar corona.
A few years ago the spectroscope was
unknown in scientific research and the
tasilneter is only an invention of yester-
day. So with the other means of obser-
walton to be employed to-day Telescopes
Of the highest power and perfection Of ad-
justment, polariscopes, photometers a
word, all the instruments that the scientific
genius of the world has contributed to the
aid of research will be employed. Who,
then, can doubt that large measure
Of success Will reward the efforts
Of the astronomers to-day to solve
the solar problem. We also publish
the general deduction Of the HERALD Weather
Bureau rs to the weather likely to prevail
over the area Of the total and northern sec
ton of the partial eclipse in the territory
of the United States to-day. Although the
percentage OF probability is in favor of
cloudiness, large areas will have clear or
fir weather for the observations. The
scientists stationed in Wyoming and Colo
RADIO will probably have very favorable
weather.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29

In Is NOT IMPROBABLE that the next census
will show gratifying condition of affairs SO far
as the colored man in the Southern States is
concerned. In an educational point Of view the
race is far more advanced than is generally sup
posed. The colorcd schools are we'll attended
and the standard Of efficiency is high The ante
bellum prediction that the negroes would grad
ually become extinct if the benefcent institution
was destroyed has not been fulfilled. On the
contrary, they are increasing in numbers and in
general intelligence.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29

The PRoPRIEToRs of the summer hotels are ut
last happy. 1t will be seen from the breezy
letters which we print this morning from some
of the seaside and inland resorts that the season
is, as a rule good; III other words, the landlords
are making small fortunes. Their guests appear
to be moderately happy When, however, the
question of the success or failure Of the season
is under discussion it is not necessary or Gus
tomary to take their condition or comfort into
consideration
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29

The New CHINESE MINISTER and his dplo-
matte suite have idea Of settling down in
cheap lodgings in Washington. One of the finest
residences at the capital, built by ex-senator
Stewart, of Nevada, and known to at least local
fame as "Castle Stewart" will. it is said, be-
come their headquarters. 1t will be interesting
to watch what Washington society will do
about il.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29

SENATOR PLUMB, of Kansas, who Is u member
OF the commission to reduce reorganize the
army, makes an excellent suggestion upon this
interesting question. lie thinks the commission
should 90 West and hold its sessions on the
frontier. That is by all odds the best place for
the commission. To understand exactly what
army reduction means it ought to get into the
bailiwick of the BannOcks.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29

The probabilities are that HE heather in Nsw
York and its ricinity to-day sciH be slightly cooler
md fair on partly cloudy. Io-morvoc il tciN be
warm and partly cloudy or fair tollo,red to,ra'd
night by increasing ciosdi,aess and threatening im
dicati0,ls
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29

THE PLAN TO TAP the Housatonic for the pur
pose of increasing our water supply is. it ap
pears entirely feasible. But what will it cost
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29

GENERAL EsCoBEpo, it is announced from
Mexico, will meet the usual fate Of political
prisoners in that delightful country-namey, q
military execution. If he had succeeded he
would probably have served his opponents in
the same way
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29

THE MARQUIS OF LoRNE, who has accepted
the Governor cneralship Of Canada, will UNI
aoubtedly be heartily welcomed by our neigh
bors over the border If they cannot get son
of the Queen and Empress they have got the
next best thing--a sOn-in-law
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29

AFFAIRS Down SOUTH are becoming stupidity
dull Here are Virginia and South Carolina in
the whirl of political campaign with neither
All outrage nor call for troops. The occupa-
ton Of the carpet Dagger seems to be gone.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29
WITH SUPPLEM EN- T
NEW YORK. MONDAY, JULY 90, 1878.

The HERALD rM be sent 10 The address of
persons going INTO The country during The summer
at The rate Of one dollar per month postage paid.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29

The TERRITORY which has been opened TO
homestead settlement under the recent de-
cison of Secretary Schurz is not only of vast
extent but it embraces the very best lands in
the West. This fact should not be forgotten by
shose who are contemplating emigration. The
railroad lands were selected with the greatest
care. They nrc nearly all along the line of the
different roads, which, of course, adds largely to
their value Intending settlers now will not be
compelled to 60 back into the wilderness. They
can run their fences up to the iron rails, and if
they are fortunate stake oil the avenues and
streets Of the coming cities of the Occdcnt
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-29

The WEATHER.-Thc depression that has
travcrscd Nova Scotia has entirely passed off
that coast and is followed by extensive area
Df high pressure, which dominates the weather
over the lake regions, Northern New England
aud part of the Middle States. Another area of
high barometer remains nearly stationary on
the Atlantic coast between Florida aud South
srn New England. There now advancing
eastward two well defined depressions-one
through Texas and the Southwest and the other
in Manitoba. The Southwestern depression is
attended by numerous rains and light to brisk
Winds while the Northern one has not as yet
developed very much energy. Light rains have
also fallen on the Middle Atlantic coast and in
tho West. The winds are from light to brisk
In the northern lake region and the Gulf States;
elsewhere they generally light. Tcmpcra-
tnres have slightly risen in the Middle Atlantic
districts, the West and Northwest. They have
fallen in the Southern districts. The weather
An New York and its vicinity to-day will be
slightly cooler and fair or partly cloudy. To-
morrow IL will bc warm and partly cloudy or
fair, followed toward night by increasing cloud-
ness and threatening indications.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-01-31
Beautiful in Old Age.

How to be beautiful when old ?
I can tell you maiden fair
Not by lotions, dyes and pigments,
Not by washes for your hair.
While you re young be pure and gentle,
Keep your passions well controlled,
Walk. and work, and do your duty
You'll be handsome when you're old.
Snow-white locks are fair as golden,
Gray as lovely as the brown,
And the smile of age more pleasant
Than youthful beautys frown;
IT'S the soul that shapes the features,
Fires the eye, attunes the voice;
Sweet sixteen be these your maxims.
When you're sixty you'll rejoice
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-01-31
Look at Home.

Should you feel inclined to censure
Faults you may in others view,
Ask your own life. e'er you venture,
If that has not failings too.
Let not friendly VOWS be broken;
Rather strive friend to gain:
Many a word in anger spoken
Finds its passage back again.
Do not, then. in idle pleasure,
Trihe with brothers fame,
Guard it as valued treasure,
Sacred as your own good name.
Do not form opinions blindly,
Hastiness to trouble tends;
Those of whom we thought unkindly
Oft become our warmest friends.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-01-31
The MOffett Punch.

New Orleans Democrat.
One of our reporters called on
Mr.. Campbell, of Virginia, who
represents the now world-renowned
Moffett punch which is used in
| Virginia, and from which, by the
| report of her Auditor, she will de-
rive over 100000 of revenue this
year.
Theinterview commenced by the
question, Where is your machine,
Mr.. Campbell?
Oh, here is the little revolution
izer of taxation; it is only an iron
box eight inches long, four deep
and four wide. These little rings
of figures on the front are just like
those on a gas metre, and are
made to register by turning the
crank at the back. Each time the
crank is turned it rings this little
bell, which shows that a number
has been registered on it's face.
It is as simple as possible. Does
it got out of order?
The board OF experts who adopt
ed it for our State chose it because
of it's freedom from mechanical
complication and the accuracy
with which it performed its work.
Like anything else, that is it can
be broken, but there is nothing
about it to get out OF order. As |
said, this was it's recommendation,
and it was actually requisite, be-
cause it is worked by class OF
men who know nothing about ma
chinery and who will accidentally
shake, jar, or in some way get it
out Of order, if possible. Ifit was
a complicated machine it would
cost round sum to bring it from
one of our distant counties to some
city to be repaired and send it
back, but this one is SO simple that
any loeksmith or matchmaker can
repair it or make any part of it.
Has it been patented?
Yes, indeed; and y good fight We
had over it. The whiskey ring Of
our State employed the most en-
inspt counsel, and rsnsacksd the
records at Washington in order to
find some method by which they
could prevent the patent being
issued, but they failed completely.
Ii there had bsen the slightest
flaw they would have discovered
it; and then, well, Virginia would
have been short half Q million Of
revenue this year, as the ether
methods and machines offered our
Auditor were useless or impractic-
ohla
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-01-31

Certainly there were. Our peo-
pie have been wrestling with this
subject for five years, and ip that
time any number of methods were
proposed; for, in my opinion, a
Virginia Yankee is just about as
bad for inventing things as any
thus far discovered.
What where some of the meth
ods?
Well, ono was to tax all liquor
that passed over our railroads.
United States G Constitution, "Intsr-
State commerce." interfered and
'twouldn't work. Then, to tax all
liquor that was carried within our
borders; by this we found that we
would tax the same liquor num-
ber of times, it being sold and re-
sold by different merchants. Then
we tried making all dealers report
on oath the amount bought and
sold. The amount reported in the
State did not equal what the city
of Richmond alone consumed, and
this wouldn't do. We then detsrm-
ined to try taxing it at all the
places of consumption; bat how,
was the thing. One OF our officials
recommended the adoption OF a
chemical wafer, without taste, ETC.,
which was to be sold and put into
the drink. This idea did not take.
Another proposed to sell a metal
coin and have it dropped into a
box for every drink. This was
thoroughly discussed, but would
not do. Many other plans were
offered, but failed, until the idea
came to DR.. Moffett Zone OF onr
Senators) to have some kind OF a
mechanical contrivancs to make
some noise and register at the
same time. From it we have the
Moffett register.
Witty were your people SO de-
termined to tax liquor?
Because, first, our lands and in
dustries we're taxed to the utmost
limit, and the revenue was INSULT
cient to meet the expenses Of gov
ernment and pay the interest on
our public debt BY the adoption
of new constitution in 1869 our
expenses were increased from aR
average of 100000 per annum to
$l,100,OO0, while an enormous
amount of taxable values had been
destroyed by the war. We were
thus compelled to Rnd new sab
jects for taxation, aud we thought
whisksy should yield the most.
You say Should" Why that
word?
Perhaps another sword would
have done as well, but that one
conveyed my idea, for to liquor
may be charged 80 per cent Of the
COST Of criminal prosecutions, va
grancy, pauperism, etc, and this
cause should be made to stand the
cost of the effect SO far as it car,
for it is an expensive luxury.
Many OF our people opposed the
law, but an overwhelming majority
advocated its being tried,
From what class did the great
est epposilion come?
From the dealers in whiskey,
who fought it before the Legisla-
ture, and then before the courts.
and then before the people to have
the law repealed. But the Legis-
lature passed IT, the courts sus-
tained it and ths people failed to
return to the Legislature (so far
as | know Q single man who OPP
posed its passage.
Your courts sustained IT,. Some
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-01-31
NIX'S FERRY
AND STORE.
One mile above Lake Charles on 'ns

One mile above Lake ChaT1es " 'e
Caloasieu River.
The undersigned wishes to Inform
the travelling public and Stock Droyers
that he 9 has but his Ferry and beef pens
in good repair, and is ready TO accom- g,
modate all who may wish 70 cross VII ~,
him, with everything that Is genelaliy
required by stock men ana !taSsleis, l'sa sar
He has large safe Flat, suitable ~ a
crossing any kind Of stock; . also = = swo 1,o
chain booms forswimming. Fassulase
on each side of the river, Tres of enalee'
Keeps constantly on hard iuii 3 SUP 4.
ply of Groceries, Provisions ana For
age. at the very lowest prlces' Nrv
my9-tf p, y. N@N'
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-01-31

j. Cornelius Munday, NJ. -,
HAVING permanently located II IN
III Take Charles, offers his protes-
sional services 40 the citizens OF me
town and surrounding country 10 tne
practice of Medicine, Surgery m
Obstetrics. o;.l,or aov
or night Ofice and residence, on Bll-
DO street, noar telegraph once
Jan lS-H
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-04-04

nure should be dropped at the rate of
six loads per acre. The burrows are then
closed by the pillow, leaving a ridge over
the MANURE to mark its place. The sur
face is then smoothed by harrow
drawn upon its back, the best tool being
a flexible chain harrow made for the
purpose. The seed-four pounds per
acre of beet or mangels-is then drilled
or sown in a small furrow directly over
the manure; zoo pounds of superphos-
phate, bone -four, or guano, is scattered
about the drill and the seed is covered.
The after-cultivation consists in thin
ming the plants to 9 or II inches apart
and keeping the weeds down. By July
the broad leaves of the Hangel will
meet across the drill and prevent the
further growth of weeds, but the smaller
leaves of the sugar-beet will not do this.
If one root of six pounds weight is grown
to every foot of row the crop will be 80
tons or 1850 bushes per acre. For feed
ing, a crop of mangels or sugar-beets is
worth from 10 to 20 cents a bushel, 50
that the profit of the one crop may
easily be estimated.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-04-04
The Yagaries Of Suicide.

4 recent curiosity of suicide was the
attempt of a bride to drown herself in
Detroit. She and her husband were on
honeymoon journey In the railroad
station he petted little child, and con-
versed with its mother: whereat the
young wife, became absurdly Jealous,
went to the river and tried TO Jump i'll.
A less sudden suicidal resolve was made
by Henry Stevens, of Skowhegan, Ne,
who long ago said that he would never
live to be more than seventy years old,
because he regarded that as the proper
limit set by the bible. So on his
SEVENTEEN birthday he drowned himself
In Adrian, Mich, a sixteen-year old girl
went home from social entertainment,
where she had been one of the gayest of
the party, and laughingly, in the pres
ence of her escort, ate an orange in
which she put some strychnine. Her
brother, on learning of her death, shot
himself through the head Mrs. Snyder,
in Kenosha, Wis, instead of jumping
into a well, carefully lowered herself
with rope into the water, and was
drowned. The cause of Deacon Phillips
suicide in Clinton, ILL.,, was the sale by
the sheriff of his property. He had al
ways been honored and prosperous, and
could not bear adversely. Nor could
Arthur Noyes, who poisoned himself in
st. Louis, although he had not been
honorable in his prosperity. As book
keeper for an insurance company he had
been paid for perjury. and when the
money was gone he found himself pos
sesSed of character so bad that he could
not get employment. A more touching
excuse for wishing to die was given by a
vagabond boy in New Orleans, who had
lost both legs in railroad disaster, and
had become convinced that GO this world
amt no place for cripples."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-04-04
HOetng Wheat.

A few weeks ago one of your cores
pondents asked whether the wheat crop
could be improved by ihoeing. Let me
offer my experience. Isay offer, because
l have found it difficult to get people to
accept unpaid-for experience. In this
case experience is asked for, and hope
may be the means of making two blades
grow where one only grew before. Some
years ago my sons (as now had the
working of my farm (now farm for i'm
proved Sheep. They put in twenty
acre field of wheat. l want them to put
it all in with drill, using only every
other tube, stopping up the others, but
they would only put in half an acre this
way. This made the drills fifteen inches
apart, and one peck of seed per acre was
sufficient. In March following, the
ground being dry enough, I passed
through with an old-fashioned shovel
plough that was wide enough to disturb
the width between the rows of wheat
half an hours work. The result was,
this half acre produced fifteen bushels of
wheat, while the rest of the field pro-
duced only twelve bushels per acre
Practical Farmer.