The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-03-10
Editorial Nctas.

Editorial Notes.
Col James r. O'Berne, an experienced journal
ist for many years IN the service of the New York
Herald, has assumed the editorship of the Sunday
Gazette of Washington, y. G., hitherto a Demo
cratic paper, but which under its new management
will be Republican IN sentiment and politics. Col
y Blerne took part in the campaign in this State
last year. He a brave soldier during the war
and is whole souled fellow He will have the
best wishes in his field of all who know him
None of the seats in the Senate Chamber are re-
moved. When broken, will sometimes happen,
they are carefully repaired and returned. As
rule the seats now used by Senators have survived
generations OF users and hardly one is without its
history. There is however, one new chair Ii is
David Davis, and its manufacture was specially
necessary on account of the great amplitude of the
honorable gentiemans person
Aside from the new chair manufactured express
ly for Senator Davis it should be stated that the
admission Of each new State has m ade two new
chairs necessary, that there are quite number
pattern and material tsolid mahogany as the old
ones. Isaac Bassett, the Assistant poorkeeper,
who has been in the service of the Senate for fifty
years. has record Of the chairs and their oceu-
pants, but keeps the list to himself as guard
against the apprehended ravages Of relic hunters
The leading article in the March April number
OF the new bi-monthly magazine Education pub
lIshed by Mr. T. w, Bickwell, Of Boston. is by
Prot Seely, ot England author Of Ecce Homo 1t
is entitled The British Race" and shows in
way most complimentary to Americans that the
fullest expression of the spirit Of British life edu
cation constitution and civilization Is to be found
IN our own country pr W. I. Harris treats Of
The Press an Educator" William Jolly, one of
II. NJ Inspectors OF schools, has an able article on
Real Education its Principles and a Little
Known Chapter in its History. Mr. B & Love
JOY of Washington discusses Richard Grant White s
attack on the public schools from Southerners
standpoint and Supt Luckey OF Plttsburg Penn
takes north side view of Mr White There are
many other valuable articles making up most
interesting magazine, and a steel engrav ing of
Thomas Sherman. late Head Master of the English
High School, Boston.
We recently directed attention to Judge Tour
gees striking article in the North American Re
vlaw il advocacy Of national aid TO education in
sections where lllteracy prevails The per centage
of illitsracy is greater in the South than in any
other part of this country: and it is gratifying to
| note that almost without exception the Southern
States are moving forward in support OF popular
education. The Arkansas Senate has recently
passed by nearly unanimous vote bill appropri-
atng $4,000 for coored normal school Florida
which was one of the last states to eel the new
| impulse, has, during the four years lust closed
''built twenty-five per cent, more schoolhouses
operated fifty per cent more schools, greatly in
creased the enrollmeu; Of the school population
and given longer term, with more efficient teach
ers, than had previously been provided" The
prejudice of the people to taxation for school pur-
poses has been in a large measure overcome by the
more honest expenditure of the money. and the
better results produced The Importance of train
edteachers and experienced superintendents is be
coming mora generally recognized at the South
and, considering their means, most of the States
now make comparatively liberal provision for
schools
Clipper ships, whose fame stood so high twenty
years ago, are well nigh forgotten Yet in
we luNeSlSdllOu Oh tue loss OF Inc EQSlSn Train
ing ship Atalanta, certain amount of attention
having been directed to the relative merits of the
liner sailing vessels of the Royal Navy and those
of the mercantile marine, evidence before the
committee developed the facts that these clippers
were not only safe ships and good boats, but
that they were also positively the swiftest craft
that have ever yet been produced, and that not
tho faot eb; bu, l,+o
for leading shipping companies have been able to
surpass their best performances The celebrated
Red Jacket on her passage from Liverpool to Mel
bourne ran 2672 nautical miles in eight days-an
average Of 334 per day which is greater than that
Of the steamers of more than one Transatlantic
company. In 1877 a steamship of the White Star
Line logged 49, land miles per hour in 1854 the
Liverpool clipper James Baines logged 2l nautical
about "a land-miles III the same time The
Germanic steamed in twenty four hours 10 nauti-
cal miles; the James Baines in the same period
sailed 42O The latter run has apparently never
been surpassed by any steamer on an ocean pas
sage. We find, further, on consulting the New
York Clippers record that the Sovereign of the
Seas on voyage from Honolulu ran 430 mules in
"A hours, and made the extraordinary run of 6,245
in % days; and the Flying Scud ON the voyage
from New York to Melbourne is said to have run
449 nautical miles in "a hours With the excep
ton of the James Baines these are all American
built ships.
The three decided Republican States of the
West Kansas Iowa and Nebraska, are destined to
make prohibition the leading issue in politics.
Emigrant rates from Europe have been cut to
such an extent that the passage from Liverpool to
New York may now be had for twelve dollars.
Of526 Congregational churches in Massachusetts,
more than 200 of them, with aggregate mem
bership of % 900, received not single addition in
1879.
l9 per cent. of the young women of Lassel
Seminary, Auburndale, Mass are taking practical
lessons in cookery, while 10 per cent. are learning
Taylors system of dress cutting