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Inus projecting Tue plslR We ~ VII :;
able to state. The iaet remains all
the same, however, and leaves no
doubt in my mind thatAtc the salt,
as applied, is due the result,as stated.
We know that salt in proper quanti-
ties judiciously applied, is a good
fertilizer, and in this way are en-
abled to account for the superior
growth of this cotton. Now, as to
the naoo1its operaaadj of the salt In
protecting the plant, my idea OF it is
this: The ground on which the salt
was sown became impregnated with
it. The sap taken up by the plant
was drawn from this saline earth,
and, as a matter of course, was to a
greater or less extent impregnated
with the salt, which, to the delicate
taste of the worms, was not palata>
bic, and they, as a consequence, re.
fused to eat 1t. Be this as it may,
the tact remains as stated, and is
submitted to your readers In the
hope thai at the proper time others
may test the merits of the plan,
which is both simple and inexpen-
sive."
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Pecuniary independence.

There is great deal oil practical
sound sense in the following article
fromHaaper's MagaSaee for Novcm-
Der:
We talk great deal about our
nnlitical. intellectual. moral. and SO
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LOCAL INTELLIGEN CE.
I17anaers06ilis est Ver0 VirtuS.
Messrs. Ashmead Brothers are our
agents in Jacksonville, and authorized
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A Sensible King.

When Lord PalmerSton complimented the late
King OF the BelgianS on the superlative wisdom
with which he had managed his rich and cosy
little Kingdom that aStute sovereign answered
that his theory and practice OF Statecrafu were
equally simple. 1.-The whole of my philosophy
sad his Majesty, ''iS not to NEEDLE. When
Prime Minister comes to me for advice or direc-
tiOn | ask him whether he can command par
hamentary majority. If he says Yes go
about my business, and feel no further anxiety
on the subject. II he says No. he goes about
his business. and my course Is equally straight
before me-" Some time afterwards, In the
troublOuS days of lS4S, some demagOgueS OF the
extreme party In Belgium appear to-have for
gotten the sort OF king with whom they had TO
deal, and surrounded his country house at Lac
ken TO ask that he should abdicate or otherwise
cease from ruling over them. On the following
morning. therefore, as soon as he was up, his
Majesty invited several OF his most influential
subjects TO discuss the question with him, ana
stated his own case with refreshing frankneSS.
Il have" observed the King, saved a little
money In your service; / have an annuity as
interest In place called ClaremOnt, which Is
really nice house in England, within a pleas
ant ride OF the metropolis OF London. II you
wish to get rid or me am ready to go, and all
l ask OF you is that we may separate upon
amfcable terms. II you do not desire my i'm
mediate departure, must request that you
protect me from further mOleStation. / object
TO have my rest disturbed, especially at bed
time" Van de Weyer and NOthOmb who were
then among the chief men in Belgium under
took TO guarantee the Kings slumbers from fur
tber disturbance, and all ended with serenity
and mutual content.
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A Truthful Word About American
Archjtecfmre.

There Is one structural popularity OF San
Francisco which initiates the eastern fOlkS'
almost 10 The verge OF evaporation, while 1t
II 'aStS. or AT least amuSeS, Europeans. | sup
pose that there is no country in the world tn
Which so much money is being spent on public
blnidiDgs-churcheS, museums, universities,
JaflS. CITY halls, state capitals and the like-a.5
IS expended In the United states: and there is
certainly no country with which In the course OF
81 years travel have been acquainted, in which
the science OF architecture. both religious and
secular. Is at so low an ebb as il Is In America:
chiefly, apprehend, because there is no recog.
ntzed standard OF architectural fitness, not TO
say architectural taste, and because there
Is no central directing force OF public
opinion TO control or reprehend the va
gar1eS OF 1mperfectly educated archt-
tectS. think that Sir John Eanbrug could he
come to lie again, would do remarkably well
In the states. The architect of Blonhe1m was
nothing II he was not fiorid and excessive deco
ratlonS OF the most tiOrid character Is the key
note OF modern American architects. IL YOU
cl1ticlSe the ensemble or the details OF a build
Ing in progress you are CURLY told that the
Inartle or the brown-StOne was brought from
some FAR distant state, aud that the building it
self cost quarter or a half or a whole milton
OF dollars. and is reckOned to be zone OF the
finest edfficeS on this continent" After this
you are expected to dry up OF to take refuge
in abaShed silence. Previous. however to their
recent plunge into ultra-Byzantine, into exay-
gerated Italian Gothic and into turgid renaiS-
sance, the Americans were very fond of what
may call the packing-case style OF architecture.
g. A. SAID.
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THE KINGS BELL.

"No perfect day has ever come to me-"
An old man said
"a perfect day {, for US can never be
The young King heard him, and he turned away
In earnest thought.
Did man ne'er find; on Re earth. the happy day
FOR which they sought:
A day 80 free from rom care care 50 running DER
mat there SCENE room wish for nothing more
From dawn to night?
IL must be that such DAYS have come to man"
"Go search-find one who found them, if you
can"
All, wise gray head.
trust that some sr time such day will come
The king said : 5qt the old mans lips were dumb
.Ah. you sha see.
Ihaf you and those I about you, all may know
And men shall say:
g Behold, this day has been unto the king
With happiness! = i, It lacked &. not anything
In high tower. ere night, the passers saw
The tdlnRs of day without flaw
Some time to tell
The bell hung silent in it's lofty tower:
Days came and went:
Each Summer brought it's sunshine and it's flower
Its old content,
But not the perfect !t4s day he hoped to see.
The day of days " he said ''Wlil come to me.
trust. and watt
The years, like leaves upon restless stream,
Were swept way.
Ana III the kings dark hair began to CLEAN
Bright threads Of gray.
Men. passing by, looked upward to the bell,
And. smiling, said:
Delay not Of the happy time to tell
Till we are dead"
But they grew old. and died. And silent still
The great bell hung.
At last the king, bowed down with age. fell i'll
His cares among.
At dusk, one day with dazed brain from his r,o,o
He slowly crept
Up rottipg toaer-steps, in the dust and gloom.
While watchers slept.
Above the city broke the BELLS great voice,
Silent SO long.
Behold the kings most happy day! Rej0iee,"
1t told the throng.
Filled with Strange ave. the long night passed away
At morn, men said:
AT last the hing has found bis happy day
The king is dead"
Ebon P9yfOTf
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THE STAR FOR 1880.

The present year promises to be one OF the
most interesting and eventful Of the century
1t Will witness early In the summer the meet
ing OF the National Conventions OF the two
great political parties, and the nomination of
candidates for the contest in the following No.
vember. The impending campaign promises
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history, and THE STAR, with its increased facil-
tiles, Will print all of the news of the day on
which it is issued. 1t has a direct wire from Its
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flee In New York city, from which wires radiate
to all parts Of the globe, and is therefore ena-
bled to secure the latest news by its own opera
or from every quarter up to within a few mo-
ments Of going to press. 1t is the only evening
paper south OF Philadelphia which receives ex-
clusively the Associated Press dispatches.
AS newspaper THE STAR being the organ
OF no man, no clique and no interest, will pre-
sent the fullest and the fairest picture 1t can
make of each days passing history In the city
the District, the country and the world 1t will
aim hereafter, as heretofore, at accuracy firstof
all things In all that it publishes. The circula-
ton now is larger than at any former period In
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trust or profit, that none Of them have grown

rich thereby.
Among other instances OF the immediate de-
scendants OF the signer5 of the Declaration OF
Independence having held the highest official
son. OF Virginia, whose son, William Henry
Harrison, became President OF the United
States, after serving his country 10 the army
and elsewhere. son Of the latter was mem
Der of Congress, and a grandson is now very
prominent among Indiana republicans, and
being still young, may yet attain high place.
The descendants OF Roger Sherman offer an
other instance. Secretary Evarts, who was At
tOrney General under Johnson, and has now for
three years been Secretary Of State is the son of
Roger Sherman'S daughter. Judge HOar, who
was Attorney General, and his brother the pre-
sent Senator from Massachusetts, and Governor
Baldwin. who was Senator from Connecticut,
are cousins OF Mr.. EvartS. General Sherman and
his brother, Secretary Sherman are among the
collateral descendants OF Roger Sherman's FAINT.
ly. Their father was judge of the supreme
court OF Ohio
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PROPOSALS.
Proposals for Fuel. Forage and straw

DEPOT QUARTERMAsTERs OFFICE, }
WASHINGTON, d. O., May S, 1850
Sealed Proposals, in trirlicate. subject to the
usual conditions. will be received at this office
until ~ O'CLOCK NOON, SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1880.
at which time and pl ace they will be opened in the
presence Of bidders. for furnishing and delivering
as required during the fiscal year commencing
July !. 1885, and ending June 80 1881, at the vari
Gus 9ses and Officers s15 in This city and
300 cords of Oak Wood. sawed and split $50 cords of
Oak Wood, in the stick; 156 cords of Pine kindns
Wood, sawed and split; so cords of. Pine Wood. in
tie stick; 2, 900 tons of White Ash Coal, to be of
Shenandoah or Lee, Or of equally good quality 400
tons Of Red Ash Coal, to be Of Lorberry. or of
equally good quality; 100 tons of Lykens Valley
aust or dirt; and 20 tons of Bituminous Lump
Coal.
An Of the wood and coal to be of frst-class, mer
charitable quality. Coal to weigh 2, 24O pounds to
The lowest aggregate hid for the Wood or Goal, or
both, Will be entertained. Aso for furnishing and
Oats, Hay, and Rye Straw required at the various
corrals and officers quarters in this city and
GEORGETOWN, C., Soldiers Home, d. c.. and Foot
One copy of this advertisement should be secure
ly attached TO each riplicate proposal and be men
tened therein as comprising part Of it.
Bla1fhs for proposals and circulars stating the
kind and estimated Quantities required at each post
or place, and giving full instructions luauuer
of bidcing, and conditions to be observed by bid
ders, and terms of contract and payment will be
furnished Oh application to this office.
One copy OF circular should be securely attached
to each tripicate proposal, and be mentioned there
i'll as comprising part OF it.
Envelopes. containing proposals, should be
marked Proposals for Fuel and Proposals for
signed.
or all proposals. preference will be given arti
ces Of domestic production, conditions Of price and
A. F. ROCKWELL,
NV Oft npp0f lr1a rfa- ocfo
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Courage in Sickness.

The London Lancet. in a few words OF good
adviceto sick people. says: with the aid or I'M
modern sense and In reiat ion to the daily hero
ism OF life in the midst Of difficulties 1t is pos
slble not only TO Surmount what appear 10 be
iDSuperable distractions, but to defy and rebel
the enmitieS OF climate, adverse circumstances.
and even disease. Many life has been saved
by the moral courage OF sufferer II is not
alone In bearing the pain or operation or the
misery OF confinement in sick-room this self
help becomes OF vital moment, but In the mo-
nOlCnouS tracking OF weary path, and the vigor-
Gus discharge OF ordinary duty How many a
victim or lncurable disease has lived on through
years OF suffering, patiently and roSolutely
hoping against hope or what is better living
down despair, until the virulence of threaten
ing malady has died out. and 1t has ceased to be
de trucuye, although Its physical characteristic
remained?
This power of good spirits is matter Of
nigh moment TO the sick and weekly. To
the former 1t may mean the ability to sur
yive, TO the latter the possibility OF outIiv-
Ing or living In spite OF, disease. 1t is there
fore OF the greatest Importance to cultivate
the highest and most bouyant frame OF mind
which the condition Will admit. The same
energy which takes the form or mental actiy-
tty Is vital TO the work OF the organism. Men
Ia! Influences affect the system, and Joyous
spirit not only relieves pain, but increases the
momentum or life In the body. The victims OF
disease do not commonly sufficiently appre-
ciate The value and use Of good spirits They
too often settle down In despair when a pro-
fessi0nai judgment determines the existence of
some latent or chronic malady. The fact that
IL is PROBABLE they Will die OF particular dis
ease casts SO deep gloom over their prospect
that through fear of death they are all their
lifetime subject TO bondage.
The multitude Of healthy persons who
wear out their strength by exhaustive Journeys
and perpetual aDxieties for health is very
great, and the policy In which they indulge is
exceedingly short sighted. Most OF the Sor-
rowrul and worried cripples who drag out
miserable lives in this way would ba less
wretched and live longer If they were more
hopeful II is useless to expect that any one
can be reasoned into lighter frame OF mind,
but 1t is desirable that all should be taught to
understand the sustaining. and often even cura-
tive power OF good spirits"
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RAILROADS.

BALTIMORE NDOHIO RAILROAD.
THE GREAT DOUBLE TRACK.
National Route and short Line to the
North, Northwest, West,
To take effect Sunday. November I6 1873. st 40
LEAVE WARRINGTON.
80. oW D. m-Baitimore. Enicott City aud Way Sta
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SEA mining company at st. Clair. H., dis
pensed With the services Of hundred men at
81 day by the use OF labor aving machinery:
but the gain is not yet apra e1t, for they have
had to.employ fifty men at 81 day to guard the
apparatus.
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west Point has given us some great men; and
1t has given US many small ones. There is a
general impression that the kind OF education
received there units the students for large views
large feelings and large aims. The cadet and to5
often the officer Matched from the chrysals of
the cadet, IS apt to fancy himself superior
being. Perhaps he Is not so much TO be bfamei
as pit1ed. He wants to be gentleman. His
instincts are lofty, and If directed wisely would
lead MIN to become one. But the fates are
against him. His education at West Point is
narrow. His instructors, as is evident from the
revelations made 10 the Whitaker case, have
raise ideas OF honor. and impart them to him.
Boston Wdtcltnldfa-B ptiSt.
- There is not another school of note In the
entire North where student would lose caste
with his associates on account of his treating
with friendly civility colored classmate. Al
West Point the social dominance OF the caste
prejudice has been so absolute that not a lad
among them dared be seen holding moments
conversation with the colored cadets. The un.
chTlstlan: the heathen, the cruel meanness of
the spirit, now that it has suddenly come to
publicity, has grown to be simply infamous
Aordhee-fres6Nerion.
To SUPPOSE THAT THE FRENCH BONES brought
back from :. Yurrup" by recently returned
aprons have attracted so much attention of late
In the streets near the principal hotels are en-
ployed for the purpose of learning" the chill
dren French, is a mistake. Monsieur Henri de
CharvilIe, a genial assistant at the Maison
Doree is entitled to first place for the discovery
OF the error. He was sauntering up Market
Stfeet Lear the Paldce the other morning on his
way TO where his short Bingham jacket hangs
on peg tehind the door, when he spied brace
OF female kids with r-banged foreheads and
black stockings, in charge OF a damsel. the
roseate hue OF whose cheeks, the quiet gray of
whose skirts, the delicious whiteness of whose
cap and apron-in short, the completeness OF
whose Partisan "get-up' brought him back to
the Bouevards, the Champs EIysee. the Jardin
deS PianteS. and all the rest of them. Doffing
his hat, with his politest bow, as was his won't
In The home of his boyhood, he saluted Mad
emoiselle thusly: Bon jour, m'mselle. ,Je slis
enchante de vous voir ce matfn." Mademoiselle
1ookea at MN minute, and then In the choicest
Partisan. replied: "Fwat do yez take me flrr.
an! how? Do yeZ think I'm a Choinay ~
Sen Francisco NelrS Letter.