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OBJECTS OF SCHOOL VISITATION
By II. S. BAKER.

1t is common idea, that a visitor
must remain in school at least day
In order to owanything of its faults.
On the contrary, any teacher who has
visited, for purpose, dozen schools.
knows that he can form correct idea
of the general management, in less
than twenty minutes, and also tell the
strong and weak points of the teacher
in charge. The time of superintend-
emit, after the first fifteen minutes. is
spent in devising remedies for observ-
ed defects. A half dozen questions of
the right kind, aimed at the soul of
the method IN each case, will show
him in what manner the classes he has
not heard are conducted, and how to
improve them. ),
All whom he meets. especially school
officers, stalk school, with him. This
is right. tt gives him an opportunity
to say much to help yon. provided you
state every trouble fully. Visitation
properly performed. Is the most I'M
portant part of a superintendent
duty. because ne accompliShes more
good. A call, merely for the name OF
it, in which nothing is done to help
the teacher or pupils. is OF course
useless. - Wisconsin, Journal Of Eda-
cation.
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The Board then took up in success
ion the following bills in Committee Of
the Whole: On bill IT d. w Wood
worth, eleven dollars and fifty cents
($11.50) additional was allowed. On
bill of John Hickey, four dollars and
ten cents ($4.10) additional was al.
lowed. Bills of j. III. Smith, John
Dudley, +. b. Nelson, G. Stafford, and
A. Huddleston, for work and material
on the barn on the Court House
square, were disallowed. Bills for
constables' and witnesses fees for
George Shaffer, in the case of the
State VS.. George Shaffer, were disal-
lawed Board then adjourned until
Saturday morning at eight clock A. NJ.
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 29-4th DAY
Board called to order by the Chair.
man. Roll called A full Board
present. Sup. Scott offered the fol
lowing, which was accepted:
Resolved by the County Board of Super.
visors of Pierce County, That each men,
Der of the Board be requested to bring the
assessment rolls of the several towns for
1873, at the meeting of the Board OF Super
visors in November next.
On motion the sum of five dollars
($5.00) was appropriated to DR..
Ware aud three dollars $4,000 to
Jacob Boshard, for expenses while in
attendance on the Board. On motion
of Sup. Nero, the sum of fifteen dol
lars ($15,00) was appropriated to the
town of Trenton, for the purpose set
forth in the resolution offered yester-
day by Sup. Boustead. Sup. G. L.
Taylor offered the following, which
was accepted and adopted:
Resolved by the County Board of Super
visors of Pierce County, That the County
Clerk and Chairman of the Board be and
hereby are authorized TO issue County Or
GERS for the bills allowed and appropria-
tions made at this session, and for the per
diem aud mileage of the members OF the
Board.
Sup. Murphy offered the following,
which was accepted and adopted:
Resolved by the Board of Supervisors of
Pierce County, That the barn situated on
the Court House grounds of said county, be
and the same is, hereby declared to be an
obstruction and nuisance, and that the
County Clerk of SAID Pierce County be d.
rected to notify the builder or builders OF
said barn to remove the same from said
grounds within thirty (30) days after the
adoption of this resolution by the Board,
and in the event of the failure of said build
er or builders so 10 do within the time
aforesaid, then the County Clerk shall take
legal action TO remove said barn.
Sup. Taylor offered the following,
which was accepted aud adopted;
Resolved by the County Board of Super
visors OF Pierce County, That the physI-
clan in attendance ut the Poor House be m
structed to notify the Poor Master and Poo
Commissioners at any time of lack of prop
er care of sick paupers, and of what may be
necessary to their comfort.
PAY Roll OF MEMBERs--SPEoIAL
SESSION, JUNE, 1878.
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RIVER FALLS WISCONSIN, THURSDAY July !, 1878.

Resolved, That the undersigned members
of the County Board are dissatisfied with the
present condition and management of the
Poor House and Poor Farm, and ask this
Board of Supervisors to makea change. ID.
Scott, j A Martin, A L. Carroll, q. Al
Dill, John Powers, John Murphey, L. H.
Boustead, John Buckley. Nels A. Nelson,
w. A. Carson, j A Hamilton, j. Nj. Copp,
Adam Brown.
On motion the County Clerk was or
dered to notify the Poor Commission
ers to appear on Monday next at the
village of Ellsworth, for the purpose of
investigating the management of the
Poor House, correcting alleged abuses
and provide better care for the inmates
thereof.
Sup. Scott offered the following
which was accepted and adopted:
Resolved, That the County Clerk be di.
rected to provide immediate assistance for
the sick lady at the Poor House, and until
such time as the Poor Commissioners can
attend to the matter
The auditing committee then sub
mitted the following report of bills al
lowed, which was adopted.
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SESSION, JUNE, 1878.

Total amount of County Orders IS
sued this session, 80, 43S.77.
On motion, Board then adjourned
sine die.
j. w. HANCOCK,
County Clerk.
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BUSINESS CARDS.
P. d. PIERCE,

A TTORNEY COUNSELOR AT LAW, Ellsworth,
"A Wis Office in stone building on Court House
Square.
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On motion further consideration Of
the subject was postponed until after
the Auditing Committee should report
The resolution offered by Sup.
Boustead at the morning session was
then taken up and rejected. The
Chairman appointed Sup. Scott on
Road Committee in place of Sup. Da-
Wis, excused. Board then adjourned
until seven o'clock P. NJ.
EVENING SEssIoN-3d DAY.
Board re-assembled at o'clock.
Sup. Powers offered the following
which was accepted:
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b. II. PILLAR,
MISSES LEvINGs,

M1oCho LEV mus,
IL EEP Bookstore embracing School and Miscel-
IA laneOus Books. Periodicals and Magazines. A
fgllsnpply of Stationary. Main St.. River Falls
Wis. 2l-35
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O O. HICKS.
Contractor and Builder.

Is prepared to oall kinds of work in hisline,
taking buildings from the foundation, or
otherwise. Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings,
Brackets, &C., furnished to order. A fair
share of patronage respectfully solicited.
Shop near dwelling house at the corner OF
Cascade and Main Streets. River Falls Wis.
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REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL
CONVENTION.

A Republican Congressional Convention for the
Seventh District will assemble at
EAU CLAIRE, WEDNESDAY AUe. 2srH.
at Il o'clock NJ for the purpose of placing in nom-
instita a candidate for Congress.
Zach county in said district will be entitled to
one delegate for each three hundred Republican
votes. and one delegate for each fraction OF one
hundsed or more, per Presidential canvass OF
lS76, t0-Wt:
Counties 0tes. DELIGHTS. Counties. Votes DELIGHTS
Buffalo llS6 4 Pierce Obs 7
CLARK 1875 4lPepin $50
Eau Claire 2zz5 list. Croix l775 6
Jackson 1907 5 Trempeleau236O 8
La Crosse 26i4 9Vernon 1854
Monroe 1858 81
]. Nj BRACKET. Chairman
GEO. w. GILkEY, JAMES O'NEIL.
MARK DOUGLASS, l. s. FISHER,
A. ID. ANDREWS, PHILLIP PFAFF,
ZEPH PLATT, A. A. ARNOLD,
e. NJ. BUTT, +. A. HUSTLER.
Committee.
Dated. Eau Claire, Wis, July LIST, 1878.
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ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING.

am now prepared to furnish Plans, Speoi-
fcations ard Estimates, Working Details, XII :
vatioDs, etc. In short Ill drawings neeessaiy
Tor the construction 81 any building in u e
latest and most approved styles, Mt reasonable
prices AID sat- sfaetiuagu Any pei
son viii aaEe bonn - ~ per cent. on the
cost 81 &slsniidiDg.by procuringa reliable SIT
Of drawiAga.
CONTRA ACTS TAKEN,
Tor building and lsarniAhingal materials
4 2i-35 a. HENRY
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TIE Greenbackers of the Eighth Dis
trict have nominated A. r. Barrows,
of Chippewa Falls, for Congress. Mr..
B. was Speaker of the last Assembly,
is reputed to be popular in his district
and will probably give his Republican
opponent close race.
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SPECIAL SESSION.
ELLSWORTH. june 26. 1878

ELLSWORTH, June 70, 1878.
At = o'clock P. NJ. the County Board
of Supervisors met pursuant to call in
Special Session at the Court House,
and was called to order by the former
Chairman, j. ID. Putnam.
Roll called by the Clerk and the fol-
lowing members answered to their
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21
A Meteor Falls In aedaiia.

Several persons whose dut;es HoGs =
them awake and on the s-T5eE2 al .
o'clock a. m. yesterday, witnessed a
large and brilliant meteor, Which
seemed to be shot athwart tha heaT-
ems, aud aimed directly at 6edai'a;
Those who saw ii coming oodged
ingolantariiy, as one docs when ne
fears n caunon ball whistle over MS
head. The meteor struck the eNes
of Judge Sloans'S house, s;tuat"d on
Sixth s;trect, and rbO tragmoat'
were found about 6 o'clock in the
morning, still warm and smelling
strongly Of birthstone. 1ha J9'os3
and his family were not awakened
bv the noise The falling meteor mus
have made when il struck tbs root
OF the house. from The amount q
fragments, the meteor must nave
been tour feet in circumference, aAo
before it hardened it was a hQuo
ball Of fire. A piece Of The strange
substance, which eau be seen at this
office, has q close resemblance to 4
iirgt,alass article Of coke, but has
more Of o metallic cast and ring. 1t
is not of d regular lnoteoric rock
species, and will afford a study tor
scientific porsons,-Sedalia Wo)
norn0graf
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21
News and Notes.

bllu jOulndllSl, G4rN Ill AON
York City on the 18th inst.
The examining committee OF
Plymouth Church has decided
to drop Mrs. Tilton's name from
the church roll.
The peace congress assembled
at Berlin on the 18Th inst. There
is little doubt that the members
will sncceed in permanently set
Ting the existing difficulties,
While the blackbird shooting
was going on at the San Anto-
MIA (Tex.) fair, tie other day, q
lady deprecated the cruelty OF
shooting the birds on the wing.
Said she, why don't they shoot
the little birds on the ground,
50 they won't fall and hurt
themselves"
Gen. r. L. E. Bonneville, the
Oldest officer on the retired LIST
Of the United States army, died
at his residence in Fort Smith,
Ark, last week. He was in his
S5th year, and received his first
commission about 60 years ago.
There are said to be nine hun
dred and forty more colored
citizens enjoying the advanta.
yes of the public schools of
South Carolina than white chill
lren
The yield Of wheat in Ten,
nessee for this year is estimated
by the Agricultural Bureau at
100000. The oat crop is a full
average, and grass crop looks
well. The corn crop promises 8
full average, cotton is looking
well. and there is a fine crop OF
fruit, apples excepted.
A Gallatin (Tenn. correspond
snt Of the Nashville American,
writing under date Of june 18th,
SAYS the wheat harvest has just
begun, and the yield quite fire.
guently would average from 20
TO 30 bushels to the acre; also,
that the opening market price
will be 70 to 50 cents PEI bushel.
The Bannock, Piute, Shashone
and other tribes Of indians are
committing numerous depreda.-
tons and threatening general
outbreak in different portions
Of the West. Governneuttroo
are being forwarded to protect
the citizens, many Of whom are
abandoning their homes in fear
Of the barbarous redskins.
A fly in the biscuits was the
subject Of q quarrel between
Anderson Miller and wife, at
Burksyillc, Va, on the 10th inst,
which eliminated in the wife>8
splitting her husbands head
open with an Ak, and still not
satisfied, when he had fallen TO
the floor the frantic woman
brought the Ak down upon his
neck, completely seVeling the
head from the body.
The Oregon State election, re-
Gently held, resulted in the sue
cess Of the Republican State
ticket, and the success Of the
Democratic congressional and
legislative tickets. In Other
words, the Republicans elected
the governor and State officers,
and the Democrats the member
of congress and q majority OF
members Of the legislature.
That Masonry has become a
a power, is evident from the fact
that it numbers more within its
ranks than any otherinstitutioD
in existence. Under the English
Grand Lodge there are about
1900 lodges, and 100000 melh-
bers, while in Ireland and Scot
land there are ! ,320 lodges, and
about 10000. The United States
and Canada show somewhere
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21

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Sharp County record., 1878-06-21

J.L. ABERNETHY,
H. 4 tt-.>;,,22 &C.. = - q; = .LLGlTv',
Evening Shade, Ark. VIII
pract.co in the Sd judicial circuit
Office north cor, public square.
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21
ARD
E . O. - g S II. Il g e e
MANUFACTURERS,
EVENING SHADE, ARK

A supply Of saddles, brides,
halter$, harness and harness fix
lures, saddle:pockets, whips, &c.
constantly on hand, and made
to order. Saddle stirrups, bride
bits martingals, harness and
sole leather and copper n7ets
always on hand. We furnish
everything in our line.
Orders promptly filed, and
satisfaction guaranteed
Terms--Cash, or hides, pei
tries, fnrS, besswaZ, tallow and
wheat.
Shop east end of Main Street
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-08-03

To the Editor of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser.
SIR viii you allow me room in your valuable
paper to say that it strikes me very forcibly that
the editor of the Gazette knows about as much of
the report of the Committee on Education as he
does about the amendment to the Constitution de-
feated last Saturday, concerning which he leads off
last Wednesdays issue with a pious quotation ? In
view of the facts, that leader is really ridiculous.
Two years ago a proposed amendment to Article
20 passed the Assembly, providing that no judges
whatsoever should sit in the Legislative Assembly,
nor any person holding a government office. The
last clause was new the former was accomplished
by striking out the words " court of record" after
the word judge. The amendment rejected last Sa-
turday, it will be seen, was quite the opposite of
the affair that the erudite editor dreamed Of when
he penned that leader.
He probably read with equal attention the re-
port of the Committee on Education on which he
expends one column and a half of heavy comment.
He does not seem to observe that the Committee
expressly refrain from making any recommend
alton, simply calling attention to the grave nature
of the change proposed, which is quite recent in
some respects. In point of fact. 1 believe that
every member of the Committee favors the intro
duction of the English language in the common
schools, believing that a more thorough knowledge
of that language will greatly aid the Hawaiian in
stepping ont and traversing the broad walks of
civilized life, and into a nobler and higher life.
Yet not only the Committee but many others, re-
greet that with the proposed change, measures are
not taken to preserve, in some degree of purity, a
language which has elements of strength and much
beauty, in spite of the manifest contempt of the
learned pundit of the Gazette, whose knowledge of
the language be leads us to infer is confined solely
to its use in making love to some sentimental
wahine in the mountains" His paper has so often
borne marks of neglect as to lead to remark. Per-
haps the riddle is answered. No wonder he thinks
the Hawaiian a debased language, which, in
serious moments, be would have uprooted and
cast away. w. r. CASTLE.
Honolulu, 1st August, 1873.
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Assembly and presented to The PRECEDENT the foI

Assembly and presented to the President the fol-
lowing message from the King
To the NobIos ana Roprsseutauves o. the People
The 18th Article q the Constitution makes it the duty
q the King to recommend 10 your consideration such
measures a. be shall judge Necessary and e1pedient.
The dignity Of their Offices renders it improper tha;
my Ministers and Judges should personally solicit an
increase OF their salaries from the individual Legislators
or the Legislature a. a body.
The salaries to which I have alluded were placed q;
the present sum mary years $50, and since then the
price Of living has - increased as to make the pre-
sent salaries very insufficient as compared with the
expenses Of other persons q Ike stations in society,
and With the style q living which is desirable that
these officers should msintain. The salary OF the
Minister At Washington Kay receive the same considers
toa.
I therefore deem this s16jec; OF SUFFICIENT Importance
to justify ne in recommending to Jour consideration
a. advance Of these salaries - 4 matter Of public
interest. EALAKAU r
The bill 10 regulate assessments Of stocks and
mortgaged properties was ordered 10 be en-
crossed. The sum of $50 was voted as compensa-
ton to the publisher Of the Ratcaii Paeqind for
furnishing his paper to members. A resolution
was also adopted, instructing the heads of depart
ments to give to the same newspaper the publish
ing of all the laws and Government notifications.
Also a resolution apprOpriating the sum of $4,000
- . 49, G0HG - HE -
II. r. II. the Heir Apparent to California. It was
announced that His Majesty had approved the new
Tariff Act. The report of the committee on the
Hotel mas reeonsidered, amended, and finally
adopted. The Appropriation Bill came up on the
third reading, and was amended as follows The
allowance for the Queen vas placed at Sc, 600, %
to 10; expenses of the session, S16,5OO Chief
Justice, So, coo Associate Justices, each $40, 600;
Chief Clerk Supreme Court, $4,000; Interpreter,
$4,000; Cabinet Ministers, $4,000, by a vote of
30 to 8; Chief Clerks of Departments, $4,000
Minister to Washington, $4,000.
FRIDAY, Aug. 2.-The Assembly finished con-
of the Appropriation Bill, having raised
salaries of the principal officers of Government
" all along the line, . and appropriated SO, 600 for
a memorial statue and $4,000 for Government
physicians. The bill will foot up about 81, $780,
900. a resolution was adopted to notify His Ma
jesty that the Assembly will be ready to be pro-
rogued on Tuesday next.
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COMMUNISM IN AMERICA.

That the dangerous doctrine of Communism has
gained a widespread footing in America is an
nudoubted fact but, at the same time, we firmly
believe that whenever it leads to overt acts
against the peace and good order of society, it
will be stamped out without mercy or hesitation.
The people of the United States are tolerant to
the utmost freedom of the expression of all sorts
of opinions upon any subject. But when this
freedom expands to action that shall endanger life
or the welfare of the body polite, then the advo-
Gates of doctrines that tend to subvert society will
find they have gone too far, and that powder and
lead will be the arguments they will have to meet.
The results of the riotous proceedings in San
Francisco and Pittsburg a year ago ought to con-
vince these desperadoes Of the dangerous path
they are treading. AS a sample of their perni-
cIous teachings. read the following
Shortly after DR.. Nobeling's attempt to assassi-
nate the Emperor OF Germany, the Socialists of
New York held n meeting, ostensibly for the pur-
pose OF disclaiming any sympathy with the crimi-
nal or the crime. At the meeting one of the
speakers defended the Commune in this ambiguous
way " To-day there is something above govern
ments, and that is humanity. Society holds itself
perfectly justified in taking the head of any man
who commits crime against humanity. When a
tyrant Outrages this humanity. society should rise
and crush him. IShOuts of Bravo and deafen-
ing applause.l hold it right to hang a man who
shoots an Emperor from a hotel window but /
also hold it right to hang u man who causes 1907
600 OF his subjects to slaughter their brethren. We
ought to hang DR.. Modelling at once, but don't let
us forget to hang beside him the rival assassin of
$50, 1000 Others-Bismarck and, on the other hand,
hang the Emperor. Then L warrant you there will
be "a most excellent hanging. Modelling, like Christ,
1CiU then be crucyied beloeen tIoO thieves" When
this sentiment was uttered there were some Kisses,
but the cheers p~redOminated, and therefore it may
be inferred that the spirit of the meeting was
hardly what the projectors would have the public
believe. lit was primarily called for the purpose
of repudiating the assassin and his deed, it certain
ly ended by approving both. The disgusting com
parison of Modelling to Christ needs no comment.
Apart from its indecency, it sufficiently betrays
the bias of the speaker, and its reception indicates
the views of the audience. The Communists have
not outgrown their old weakness for murder, and
beyond a question those in New York are at heart
in full sympathy with Modelling and Hoedel.
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THE PACIFIC
Commercials OOrrtlstr
SATURDAY,. AUGUST 8.

The SUBJECT Of our treaty obligations with
Great Britain has been the cause Of some solicit
tude with the public Of late. This was owing to
the belieE-that proves to have been well founded
that the British Government would regard as
unfriendly the operation Of the Tariff Act Of 1876,
which was passed By our Legislative Assembly
with the view Of making up the deficiency in
revenue which it was expected would result from
the operation Of the Reciprocity Treaty with the
United States. This expectation was no, realised,
however, the contrary proving the case in 4
marked degree. That Treaty gave an impetus to
all branches Of business, and the general revenue
Of the country much exceeded the amount derived
from the additional fifteen per cent. levied on i'm
portations not exempted on and after the 18th of
October, 1877. Could this result have been fore
seen, it is probable that no alteration of the tariff
would have been made by the Assembly, and that
consequently no trouble would have arisen.
The tone of the correspondence On the part Of
the British Government has been moderate and
friendly. The Special Committee eff the Assem-
bly, in their report (Which will be found in our
Supplement to-day, while they 90 largely into
the subject of our treaty obligations, state it as
their opinion that there is no question at issue in
our relations with Great Britain which cannot be
adjudicated by our courts of law. The amount
paid under the additional duty Of fifteen per
cent, and against the payment of which pro-
tests have been made, is only $1,l77.14; but a
much larger amount has been paid under protest
on goods that would have come in free had they
been the produce or manufacture of the United
States.
There is no loss of dignity or honor in retracing
Il wrong course, and we are happy that this feel
ing pervades the Assembly, as shown by the
action recently taken to amend the Act of 1876,
which Act has led to the complication treated of
in the Report. The amended Tariff Act, as
signed by the King, will be found under the head
of - BY Authority " in to-day's paper.
1t is an established international rule that
treaties with foreign Powers are supreme, and
that Legislatures cannot pass laws that shall in
anywise contravene their terms. Of this rule we
must never lose sight, for when we do, we open
the door to all sorts of national complications,
invite or provoke reprisals, and place the indie
p~endence of the Kingdom in peril.
With these remarks, we refer our readers to
the Report, which, with It's appendix, will be
found worthy of preservation for future reference.