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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-19
Oppn for the season.

My regular auction sales for the
Fall and Winter Months will COM
mence Monday night, the 18th inst.,
and continue during the winter.
Consignments solicited.
E. A. AKERs, Auc'r.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-19

book of time! The war prevailed for four
long, dreadful, bloody, disastrous and
cruel years. applause
Among the results of the war was an enor-
nous delt. We spent money like water,
feeling that our sll was at stake.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-19

For four years was all along the line of
fire. God grant my eyes may never see
another such scene. God grant that our
land may never be plunged into another
conflict. It is the boodiest picture in the
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-19

which I left at fifteen per cent. dis>
count, I and is now equal to the cur
rency of the world-and you even
prefer 1t to being encumbered with
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-19

E. A. AKERs, Aucl'r.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-19
HON. HORACE MAYNARD

Received with q ROusing and
Enthusiastic Ovation
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-06
k 1SA MARCOS

women IN their various pursuits and
Department. Of labor. IL hto bring
the light Of science and shed Il in ell
il vastly increased and iucrsasins Of
fulssaos upon The aslds sf ths farmer
and into tho workshops Of The srtisaa
and mechanic. % that under The potea.
cy Of il vivifyias rays, Aslds Of farm
orr may smile with richer vsrdurs and
tsem with heavier harvssta. and the
workshops Of artisan and mechanic
may exhibit specimens Of workmanship
In beauty: : in ussfulnsss and
excellence. all that the ages that have
passed have ever behsld. This 10
what we want. and this the high dss-
Eiy towhioh the college should aspire
and you should sse 10 il that il be di-
rooted 70 that destiny alone. rs
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-06
The Le.sgeylsy =. kishep.
.[HsrtSord TImss.l,. tt

Some days aso I bad osssaisp n msko'
some Inquiry into the ages 0i faheg, and
Vas surprised tp fad that thoy lived 80
long. Thinking that there areo others
who know % little sboasthe subject % 1
did. I append letter / reoeivpdl'from
Prof. Spencer w. Baird. iUsissd Slates
Fish Commissioners. Who is the bsst au-
thority in the world on 6shss He, writes:
There il, l believe. authentic svidsnce
to show that carp have attained Ne sge
Of 200 years. There d . tradition that
within the s1sst Afty years . viks was liv-
ing in Russia whose age dated back 70
the fftsssfh century. The fshis suid to
have been eighteen feet t'loss: This
however, ID not considered ivory sslisble.
But there Is nothing 10 pssvSst spfsh
from living almost inde6sitsly. q u has
no period Of maturity. but grows sseh
year of life. In species like mammals
and birds. where thcro i . limit, . de-
hoise term Of ycars is generally the
ruIe.' tf f.is r. Of " 7'if
There are nov some sold6sh Asss ip
the aqusrisms fthe Unised States Bo-
t.uical Qsrden chat arc City yam cid.
A soIdash dealer In Bsltisioseshetea
me some goldfish that be had ksps 10
bis sqaarisp for thirty yssr..
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-06
TaE REwARD.
BY JOHN O. wHIrTIER.

whs. locking backward from bic nsaheed's prime
Sees not The spectre Of his nisspsnt umsi
And through tAs shsds
OF funeral cypress, planted thick behind.
Hssn 10 rsprsaehial whisper % the wInd
From his loved dssdi lai s..l, a
Who bssrs 10 traes o. passiea's evil seross
Who shsss Thy sting. o terrible Rsnsrssl
Who does not east
0p the throngsd pages Of bic nsmory's book
Al times, Sad and half reluctant lock.
Hsrgstiul Of the pssti
Aiasi the evil which " faia would shsn
We do. and leave the wished iev good undone:
Our strength to-day
Is but ts-morrow's weakness, prone 70 fall;
Psor. blind, Improbable servants oil ;..7i
Yet Who. thus looking backward Ger his years,
Feels not his syslids vet With gratsial tsars
Nhshss been -io
Permitted, weak and sinful - hs wss,
10 cheer and aid in some snnoblins cause III.
u,y, His follow men. n,, ...
II hs hath hidden The eutsass. Or let IN AL
4 ray Of sunshine to the cell Of sin-
.ni Nhs hath lent ,te. h,' !4 ala
Strength 10 the weak, and ip an hour Of need
Over the suffering, mindlsss Of his creed
.r.t Or home, hath bent. 'r'.. - aUf.
Hs has mot lived In vais. And while he gives
The praise 10 Him, In whom he moves and lives.
With thankful heart "a
10 gazss backward. land with hope before.
Knowing that from bis works he nevermore q
Can hsneeforth part,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-06
THE All q M. COLLEGE.


WoftQy 0laster Lange eunmltted the
following supplemental report:
To the Members of Texas State Grange
Deeply interested as l know you
are ID everything which has relation
to the noble department Of human la.
boz, lin which you are engaged. j again
bring to your attention in a special re-
port, q subject to which have before
invited your consideration, and from
which We. have anticipated would flow
many advantages to the cause Of sgti.
culture ih'this State. I allude to the
A. & NJ, College, Of Bryan, II is q
matter Of profouedesti fograt that this
institation has not met the fond hopes
of those who looked for it to accomp.
lish q great work for the agriculture
Of Texas by graduating from its
halls young men thoroughly trainedin
the science and practice Of agriculture,
who could 30 forth year after year. as
missionaries Of agricultural science,
bearing its light and prepared to in
stract the farmers in the communities
among whom they might reside and
thus become. multiplying centres Of
business throughout this great State.
This has not been realized. And here
the the question naturally arises, What
lis the cause Of this tailure2 Why
these frustrated hopes2 An answer it
seems to me. is easily givon to, these
questions drawn from the facts, 90 pa
tent in the history, giving to it it's char.
acter and shaping its destiny. It is
true q, syory competent professor waa
chosen to fill the chair Of Agriculture,
and I propose to do that gentleman
the justice tosay that I believe he was
enthusiastically alive to the cause of
agriculture and agricultural science,
and that it was his cherished purpose
to make his department. . blessing and
q continued help to the farmers Of the
8 tate; and I am we'll satisfied that in
the position in which be found him
self placed he. felt cramped and ham
pered. and his department ignored and
driven to the background bofore the
glitter Of brass buttons The constant
drilling required By the military fea-
ture of the college and the especial
fostering extended to the classical de-
partment. It is very evident from the
curriculum Of study adopted BY the
college. if such q strange array Of stud
les Is is seen in tho catalogue can be
called . carriculpn, but from that
curriculum it is most clearly inierable
that it was the studied purpose to ex-
cluds ss much ss possible lil sgricul-
tursl features and dcmske the ;nstitu.
ton differ as little as possible from the
old literary COLLEGES established al
over the land. In substantiation Of
this statement I have only to refer you
to the figures reported BY the late
president st d recent meetisg of the
dinduS giHns the number of stu.
dsnt in the different departments Of
study. OF tbe-i3o stsdenss slav re-
ported as punuins the study Of Latia,
and many Of these pat into that study.
Who have never given il any previous
attention. sod who proposed 70 spend
butone year 10 The college. In the de
p,rtnfnt Of science eighteen were
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-06
CHURCHES.

METHODIST. .-.preaehiDg i the Nsshodis
Church every Sabbath. Rev. 4. Brown, Pastor
notwithstanding o the chrisisl
Churchl6n the second and fourth Ssbbaths In eaol
month by Elder III. Williamson.
PRBSBYTRRIAN.-Preaahi at the Presbyte,
rIan Church on the second and fourth "a b
bathin each month BY the Rev. ". L. Kennedy.
PROTESTANT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS svery
sourth Sunday in each month at 10X O'clock, a.
NJ, and p. m, lat 81. Marks Church.) ="
BAPTIST.-Preaching at the Christian Church
On the third Sunday In each month, by Elder II
n. Burroughs.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-06

~s sSes
Life In The United States sppssrs
from thess letters 10 have bssn . strus.
Gle for three terrible months V ~
and hear Charles Dickens and tAs
sound Of M. Dolby stamping sAeus-
sands Of tickets il the room above tho
novellsti bed. chamber Wa poise Shat
rose above all,publis and private elan.
Of 10 . nation that was thsa settling
terms upon which ! conquered empire
was 10 be readmittsd %. Unioa and
sslf-govcrnmont Twice he was surs
that half Boston will b Out 70 sss biz
agent walk . match !, and he Il pespsta.
ally astonishsd that though people tusA
and look after him they do not follow
him or block ha pro8rsss onlt ths.stzsss.
He finds tho country much rsforned
10 respect 70 himself and tho nation
st large seems TO have made . vast ID.
vance 10 not intruding upon hin.
Bat otherwise he aid not ma . Auoh
tosurprise him. Tho tobacco chsRer3
and tho nevananer. keon 3 M nm. - "a.
y - ever aud there are furussss and
stoves everywhere that discomfortklm.
There is disease hs talla us ksown
so,,;b 81 ,nS M ;,s,.ss a .,o..
de.l. ,.g7 Z M. 20
RAJ for ob,.,v.t;or ,of .b., cos..,v
or roaootiops upoo h a. the.I;.Stes.
v.lue. tbe roadsr viii loor \. ys,s.
.perhsps.ie ~ ,ho nroio.sicn.I M.
Of exagssrss;DSn lhss lad S,OVsiaii iIpOu
him: perh.ps, "a Ala mt dssor,s ,,.hs
sr.ot truth' ! bn, he n,,... svss nn,m.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-06
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
OFFICIAL.

OFFICIAL.
coxaasssxAH-6IH DISTRICT:
Hon. Columbus Upson. OF Bcxar county.
ssxAsoR -3lsT DisfsioT, s,II
Hon. L. ]. Storey. Of Caldwell Co.
sy assssssxsATivss--elu.D
ss.. @ Z: Y; { 1Is,nss. I Z! \! assd$upsc:;
pIsFsof oouaf-lsru plssaios.
Hon. /. ". Moore. Presiding Judge. Lsarspss.
'sInss o. HOLDING oousf. feF
HAYs.-2d Mondays In March and ssptsmber.
COUNTY sSnosss.
Ed. B. Kone, Judge County Court,
B. O. Hardin, District Clerk.
I'd. J. L. Green, County Clerk.
o. T. Brown, County Attorney Lifrl n
Jas. A. Wren, Sheriff. Q. 9. Cook, Deputy.
g. Y. G.oon'. Justice q the Ps.ss Pr. y. !, !,
y. g; xy:a. :: /: : ),
=. 4 4. Hois.n.. County treasurer
A. Heaton, Assessor. -' - .-'-
: SS.EE.SSssiis'' I Sssii 0:s'i s.':,''s ~, !
il. Peal. % "i (" {.
:, John q. Patterson. Constable.
TInEs or HOLDING CoUxSY AND PnDolncf Counfs--
Criminal County Cosrt-lst Monday In each
County Court for Civil and Probate business
Lat Monday in February April. June. August, 90.
tober and December.
Commissionsrs' Court-2d Mondays In ysbruary,
Nay, August and Novsmbsr.sa
Juslice Court Precinct No. list Friday in each
Piscinct No. id Friday ia each n,oath Ntcisy.
"3-Sd y" WimberlSy's Mill
!" 18th Dripping Springs.
TOWN oyBlcERs.
Nsyor-H. B. .Coaisld. Tfp & J /,
Coancil-W. o. Hutchison, T. B. gourqurean. L.
W. Mitchell, D. P. Hopkins, p. B. Turner.
Narshal-D. L. Townsend. N,,
Council meets the first Tuesday In each month.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-06

To RrxovE Iaos RUsr PRox
CLorHEs. -Saturate the irou rust With
lemon juice. and Immediately while
damp hold over stssuipg- tsa-kettje,
I have seen it removed 10 less tbss tso
minutes Another way: When the
clothes ere ready for the boiler. put on
cream tartar. roll the article up and
boil. -fI
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-06

Ianiments Will surely extermanate
the main. There II no Strain, spraan,
Cut, Scald, Burn, Bruise. Sting, Gall
or Lameness to which Mankind or
Dumb Brutes are subject, that does
NOT respond to this Soothing balm
The Csntaur I, tn
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-06

The K1pssiioss sssIs cssvca.ics af
Georsis b called 70 pcet b Aflssts 90
the yiss Of April. and stosi three-
fourths 4 The delee.ses viz Be eeIored
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-06

CHAP JOB WORK AT THE
FREE PRESS JOB ROOMS
AT ALL TINES.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-06
!. Cent / | TAIU|.R:. T 4 y R:
LINIMElqI''b
: MAN and BEAST

f riG MAN and BEAST a.,
Tie world has ever known
over ZOO, 900 Bottles sold last yesr'
Tho reasons for this unprecedented popu-
larity, arc evident; tho Centaur Ldni-
meuts are made to deserve confidence
they are absorbed into the structure; they
always cure and never disappoant'
No person need longer suffer with
1.y PAIN in tho BACK, @
Rhaum atisn or Stiff Joints. for the
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-06
Cen IAuR

3heumatism or Stiff Joints. for u
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-06

Nayor-H. B. Comeld. q y =
W. Mitchell, D. P. Hopkins, P. B. Turner.
xaTshal-D. L. Townsend. ,,
Council meets the first Tuesday II each month.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-09-02
Auction Sale

In Wadena. on Saturday, September
30th. at clock p. H., will sell at
public sale the following described
property:
Two (2) secondhand lumber wagons
complete, one of them good as new.
One ~ secondhand platform spring
wagon.
One ~ sett Of light double harness.
One (D sett of new farm bob sleighs.
One Q) sett of light bob sleighs for
latform spring wagon box.
One ~ 600 pound Fairbanks plat
form scales.
One IL new Davis sewing machine.
One o. bay horse: eight years, (owned
by the subscriber the past years..
I have no further use for the above
described property, and it will be sold
to the highest bidder on the above
date without ''side bids or reserva-
ton. Terms CASH. S. ). GARDNER.
Dated, Wadena, Aug. 3Oth.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-09-02

ing he was to be carried along.
Every one is interested who has Il
dollar invested or expects to have,
and it is then his duty to enter into
the traces and work with the rest to
make his own property worth some
thing more than he paid for it. If lie
does not. he ows to those who labor
for the country's advancement all the
profit he receives.
Gentlemen. be up and doing. for a
golden harvest has been secured, and
it is optional with you whether you
attract or dispel it.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-09-02
Letter List.

List of letters remaining in the Post Office at Wa
dena, MIMI, Sept. end, 1880
Alderman, Harlow Lowe, James
Bounds Miss Hattie Luse, G. +.
CardWell. H Miller, Jabus
Crabtree, Geo. 2 Nilsson, Herr O.
Clark. VIM. Shoemaker. Geo Mr..
Cline, Miss Lizzie Sawyer, w. G.
Erown. IT. Stikes, Miss Emma
Faxton James Way, John S.
In calling for these letters call tor sAdvertised
Letters.'' GILES PEAkE, P. NJ
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-09-02
Lost.

small hunting case gold watch, in a rosewood
case: without chain. on Monday the 10Th inst. be-
tween my house and Cooks mill. Reward will be
given to the party returning it,
f9l L.F.YEATON.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-09-02
Dissolution.

The firm Of Migge l. Roettcher ha been dissolved
by mutual consent. All accounts due, and bills
against said firm to be paid to and collected Of
COOPER MIGGE.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-09-02
Jersey Bull Calf
FOR SALE.

We offer for sale Jersey bull calf four
months old, seven-eights grade. He Is a
pr missing animal, coming from the old
Prescott stock Of Jersey cattle. He will I've
it tor rvice next spring. Price, $40
For further particulars address
WHITLEY & LPP1ScorT,
Brainerd, Mimi.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-09-02
Cathartic Pills

Combine the choicest cathartic principles
in medicine, in proportions accurately adj
justed to secure activity, certainty, and
uniformity of effect. They are the result
pertinent, and are the most effectual rem
edy yet discovered for diseases caused by
arrangement of the stomach, liver, and
bowels, which require prompt and etfectual
treatment. AYERS PILLS are specially
applicable. to this class of diseases. They
1ative processes, and restore regular
healthy action. Their extensive use by
Physicians in their practice, and by all
civilized nations, is one of the many
proofs of. their value as a safe, sure, and
perfectly reliable purgative medicine:
virtues of purely vegetable substances,
they. are positively free from calonel or
any injurious properties, and can be admin
istered to children with perfect safety.
AYERS PILLS are an effectual cure for
Constipation or Costiveness, 1ndiges-
ton, Dyspepsia, Loss of Appetite,
Foul Stomach and Breath, Dizziness,
Headache, Loss of Memory, Numbness,
Biliousness, Jaundice, Rheumatism,
Tumors, Worms, Neuralgia, Collie,
Gripes, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Gout,
Piles, Disorders of the Liver, and all
other diseases resulting from disordered
state OF the digestive apparatus.
AS Dinner Pill they have no equal.
While gentle in their action, these PILLS
are the most thorough and searching cathar-
tic that can he employed, and never give
pain unless the bowels are inf1alned, and
then their influence is healing. They stimu-
late the appetite and digestive organs; they
operate to purify and enrich the blood, and
impart renewed health and vigor to the
whole system.
Prepared by Or. J. C. Aver & Co.,
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
Lowell, Mass.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-09-02
Notice..

I am prepared to give lessons on the piano
or organ at reasonable rates. Call at residence
over Farmer Office. MISS HATTIE f. BAILEY.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-09-02
For Sale.
One second hand Edward Harvester. Enquire Of
A. G. PEAkE.
For Sale.
Notice.

Wadena county orders, for which the
highest price will be paid. Inquire at Bank
OF Wadena. 353m
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-09-02
hAS ~ DoFF1CEa at Fergus Falls. Mi ln, July 2sth

Is hereby given that the following named
set.ler mas filed notice of his intention to make tn.i
th"anf OF his claim and final entry
E ester "a Receiver Of U. S. Land Office, at Ferry
Fren: h'nn;, on September 9Th, 1881 jam. "
ofnw ofs ct;on "a town l3l, rance Sc and 'ne
the following as his witnesses to prove his cnntin
uous esiteace upon and cultivation OF said tract
m, Charles ?. Jewell all Of Wa lena P. O.. Mimi :"
11'0 SOIEN LISTOE, Register
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-09-02

Announce
Ne tdhe pleasure l1717z01t7zcS to friends and
patrons t before September first ne viii open in
ne10 store on the corner OF Third and Front streets,
71d complete I71e Of GOODS HUinS purchased St0cH
from first hands for CASH at great BARGAINS
abed to @1e the best possible bargains, and shall
h1te our efforts to offer to the people Of W6tdeuo County
072@ 17cn1y stoct n1ercczed in ru71ety quality and
0d0311Aty to the 7c0ts of this locality ad ut prices to
meet competition.
Thanking YOU for the liberal patronage NTH 7cich
you hare h07>0ed In the past solicit its continuance
the future PROMISING to spo7e no efforts to rrzde7 it to
your Interest, remain,
Yours Truly PE.4KE g. BURCH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-18

But they find that the rowdies, repudiators'
and revolutiOnists of the party get the upper
hand in it more and more the longer the session
lasts By crazy speeches they kindle each others
audacity; by perpetual iteration of falsehoods
about the Republicans they work themselves
into notion that the people are ready to tole-
rate anything in order to get rid of the Repub-
lican party; and by constant study Of plans to
steal the Presidency they come to rely less
upon votes and more upon trickery and out
rage. The Democratic party is fast getting
into such condition that it may undertake
measures so revolutionary that the peace of the
country might be broken before submission to
the will of the people and to the Constitution
could be secured. The sooner this club Of
Jacobins dissolves, the better for the country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-18
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
"DOCCACCIO.D

At the Union Square Theatre last night was given
Franz Won Suppe's comic opera BOccaccio."
Around a frail and rather undressing plot the
author of this piece has grouped many attractive
scenes, at times amusing and again exceedingly
pretty or picturesque. In The first Of them book
seller of the olden time assemblies street thrOng
about his cart in the public square before
the Santa Maria Noyela at Florence.
and sells to the highest bidder various
books, among them tho tales of Boccaccio. The
doorway OF Santa Maria In the aud there
are pictures of ancient houses, q campanile and
fountain truly Forentne. Again the scene shifts
to some small houses without the city and having
olive trees and piece of water near them. Here
there is coopors shop, and to the noise Of maets
pounded on the hoops Of casks and barrels an anus
ing chorus is rendered. BoccaccO is cordially
hated by the Florentnes for the stories he has told
of their Incorporate habits and unfaithful wives,
and in the square they burn his books before his
ewes, declaring vengeance upon him also
II they ever find him; but he the
while is in disguise as beggar. The light Of the
play centred in the character Of Boccacco. as taken
by Miss Joannie Winston. There was gentleness,
dignity and grace in it that could hardly be over
praised, and 1t was evidently keen delight to all
who heard her voice. saw her mOvements and be-
held her delightful presence. large audience was
present and the applause was frequent and hearty.
There were several recalls. 1t was near midnight
when the play had ended.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-18
THE VFST POINT INQUIRY.

It must be admitted that Recorder Sears has
succeeded in surrounding Whitaker with
pretty strong network of crcumstantial
evidence pointing to him as the writer of the
anonymous note of warning, and by inference as
the author of the assault upon himself. At the
same time there is a possibility of his nnO-
cence. A point brought out in our West Point
correspondence deserves consideration.
Set No. of the manuscript sets last given
| to the experts was. it will he remembered, COM
posed of Whittaker's letters and class ex-
ercises. Every expert knew at a glance, from
their contents, that these papers were written by
Whitaker But who was The author of set No.
| p The fact that there was n second set shows
that Resemblance were found in the papers it
comprised to the writing in the anonymous
note, else the fOrmaity of giving to the experts
anything besides WhIttaker's own writings
might have been dispensed with. Further
more, the testimony of Wmttaler's instructors,
his standing in his class just before the alleged
assault, and his present confidence in his ability
to pass the examination, all tend to destroy the
only plausible motive he could have had for
mutilating himself--namely to gO'tO the hospital,
tide over his examination, and by exciting
sympathy get another years extension of his
time at the Academy.
The mystery about this affair is by
no means cleared up yet. If the COL
ored lad If guilty, he must have brain OF n
very singular construction and conscience GU
riously warped by his experience Mt West Point.
But whatever be the result so far rs Whitaker
is concerned, the investigation has fully justi-
fed the severe verdict of the public upon the
barbarOus treatment of cOlOred students at the
Military Academy When West Point manners
and methods are reformed, Whittakers will be
| imoOssible