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Important Nominations.

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT CHANGEs-NBw COL
LECTOR OF CUSTOMS FOR GEORGETOWN. BrC.
The President sent the following nomina-
tions to the Senate to-day:-Richard A. Elmer.
OF New York, to be second assistant postm aster
general, vice Thomas J. Brady, resigned;
W. A. n. Grier, Of Pennsylvania, to be
HaZen appointed assistant attorney general for
the Post Office department.; Geo. B. Everitt, of
North Carolina, to be collector OF internal repe.
nue. for the 5th district OF North Carolina Col
lectors OF customs:-J. Henry Wilson, for the
District OF Columbia; Abner Tibbetts, for the
district Of .Paso del Norte, Texas; VIM. Il.
faah III io, 1l Ine e qssrcs qs OF Montana ana
the first vote in the Chicago convention for
tne nomination OF Gen. Garfield, and persisted
IN Thus voting on every ballot from the second
70 tne last, although for long time no ether
9qeiegate Joined him. He is q resident OF
sMnKesDarre. and so far as can be learned here
has never held any public Office
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GOVERNMENT RRCEIPTs To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, 1896. Ass. Sc; customs. &6S9,17314.
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kilograms to The Star
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

Irish COlOniStS for Manitoba.
NO, aoNpSN; aprl M-The duchess OF MARI
the entire outfit OF Is Irish families who Will be
provided with free passages TO Manitoba and
Iocated tneTe In neatly furnished farmSteads
Land League Convention.
A thousand delegates from local branches OF
ene lano league are expected TO be present at
the convention OF the league, which will open
sS 81 the Rotunda, In Dublin. on Thursday, the
Petroleum Fire.
NikNhA, April 20.-A destructive fire has
SaGRen pss OUT among the petroleum wells at Slo-
The l:recfan prob,en-
LONDON, April pa dispatch to Reuters
Telegram company, from Constantinople says:
II is stated that the ambassadors have asked
tnelr govern mentS for additional powers for the
conclusion OF convention relative to the terri
tory ceded TO Greece. and they propose that in
case Turkey and Greece are unable to agree
upon the portion of the Ottoman debt to be
I IeeI should be rsfeF1ed TO tribunal OF arbItra-
roxnov Ths In:s; Fron.le.: s
respondent OF the Times Says:-The ambassa.
dors have presented to the Porte a note de.
scIioiDg the frontier line agreed upon. The
note says all the powers having approved the
decision. 1t should be considered the supreme
vited to comply.
Lord Dufferfn.
Lord Duf1erfn has started for London He
Will return to st. Petersburg shortly te present
his letters of recall before going to Constsnti-
nople.'
The Monetary Conference.
A dispatch from Paris TO the Times says:
.The committee composed OF one commissioner
from each state represented at the monetary
conference VIII meet on Saturday next to frame
the draft Of the program to be discussed at the
next plenary sitting of the conference the date
OF which is uncertain"
Great Fire in Glasgow.
A portion OF the internal fittings for the new
CuDard Line steamer Servia were destroyed In
a great fire In j. G. Thompsons shipyard In
Glasgow on Monday last.
Frances African War.
A dispatch from Paris TO the Cinaes says:
'Tnere is rumOr current that corps will be
landed at Goletta or Biserta, Tunis 70 co-ope-
rate with the troops marching from Algeria"
A ThleviDg Maii Agent Arrested.
CHICAGO, April 20.-E. X. Blakeslie, arrested
yesterday, is the mail agent on the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern II. r. His bold opera
tons caused great dismay In the post office
here. Since his first robbery he is known to
have committed robberIes on the same road
drrt tNvo lA~
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CHICAGO. April 2O.-E. K. Blakeslie, arrested
yesterday, is the mail agent on the Lake shore
and Michigan Southern X. r. His bold opera
tions caused great dismay In the post office
here. Since his first robbery he is known to
upon pouches destined for Buffalo, Rochester
Utica and Boston: P. NJ. Pomeroy, postmas-
ter at Hebron, Ind, was arrested yesterday
morning at that place on charge OF rifling reg.
istered letters. His bail was fixed at 1900.
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BOOTS AND SHOES.

DAR9A1SS-SelliDg of my entire stock Of
ID BOOTS AND SHOES at cost. Gall early, be-
fore purchasing elsewhere, and secure bargains,
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WREN ANY SEWING MACHINE AGENT
w leaves . machine at your house, do not pay one
cent On il until you here and zee what you
buy precisely the same machine for.
!sn27 MCKINNEY, l27 9th street.
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PENSION OFFICE REMOVAL~-The New Y 4ork
and southern states divisions of the Pension
Office have been removed to the new building
on 9Th street, next to the Masonic Temple.
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THE EXAMINATION of applicants for Pension
Office clerkships continues daily at pm.
Thus far not more than one-half of the number
designated for appointments have reported for
examination. OF those examined the larger
NUMBER have passed satisfactory examinations
though some have been found thoroughly In
efficient. 1t will probably be a fortnight be.
fore the examinations are concluded.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-21

Prof. Hart in his volume on German
Universities, says that the German idea
of University does not depend on the
number Of professors and students, or
on wealth and epdowments. Its object
is theoretical knowledge, with perfect
freedom in the professor to teach what
be pleases in his own way, and to the
student perfect freedom to study what
he pleases in his own way. "ltcontents
itself with the theoretical, and leaves to
other institutions the practical and the
technical" "a German university has
one, and only one object; to train think
ers." The university instruction of Ger
many does not attempt to train practi.
cal men, but to enlarge the area of
knowledge. However proper and ben.
efcial this may be IN Germany, it il
not our aim or ideal in America. We
must have o highly educated class, he.
fore we attempt to build up a culture.
guild, professional caste. Hence ouI
universities seeking different object,
must use different methods.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-21

gers at me for meddling with bis cor
respondent. I'm glad you don't know
me Sambola for fear of paper.bless-
ing, or would you with oil you havein-
herited from Solomon, treat me with
silent contempt He does not know
me, ifhe did, know he has weak.
ness for diamonds; q lady that wears
a diamond, pretty or ugly, is sure to
be asked on introduction to -
I haven't any Of those rare gems, bu'
mother has an old fashioned diamond
brooch, which, although despise fam.
lily belongings, | will wear to the nex'
ball, Just to see il can't make
s'mash !" then ] won't either, for he
is already in love with too many
children, and / might fall q victim te
his childish fancies.
Well, I've said enough to either in.
terest or disgust, and I'd better b
going to the rear for fear Chatty will
fnd the long-lost broom.
Now, to pacify Sam, I'll ask an
other to lend him her brooch to veal
to the Hop--sure enough! he CAM
wear them, but take the will for thu
deed.
I'll beg pardon Of the kind readers
for trying their patience and say if Il
is agreeable, I'll come again. Yours
sincerely. leila.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-21
An OId.Time School.

George Robertson was Chief Justice
of Kentucky, for many years, and re-
nowned jurist. In his autobiography,
he gives narrative of his early life and
schooling. His account of his life at
boarding school in 1904, is strong con.
trast to the stress laid on methods by
the Normal school theorists Of the pres
ent day. Many of his companions rose
to eminence. Behind every method, to
make it succeed, there must be a man
brains are the basis of successful teach.
ing.
Judge Robertson compliments highly
his teacher, Joshua Fry, who lived near
Dnnville, and was the progenitor Of
some of the most distinguished citizens
of Kentucky. He says of Fry, that Gas
far as he attempted to teach, he was the
best teacher ever knew" Gle taught
ideas, more than words-things rather
than names. He illustrated the rational,
and impressed on the pupils mind the
principles of whatever he read and be
required him to repeat a recitation un-
til he understood it thoroughly. HIS
discipline also was rational and whole
some. After recitation the pupil was
free to 60 where he preferred to 60
and to study when and as he chose
and in genial seasons he rambled
over and studied in the groves
All that was required was that be
should act prudently and know his
lessons when called to recite. The mode
Of living was also oongenial with and
essentially promotive Of health. Tht
males slept on straw beds, ate for break
fast and supper nothing but bread ant
milk, in a peripatetic style, without
| table or chair; washed before dawn
winter and summer, at large spring
two hundred yards from the house, ant
recited early in the morning, my Lati1
class reciting by candle light in tn.
winter But the exercise Of dancin;
every evening was still better for boil
mind and body. There were about TWEEN
ty girls, all nearly grown, and abou
thirty boys, of whom was among th
youngest, Che was fourteen years old
Every second evening we were calle'
into a large saloon to dance, under tn
presidency of Mr.. and Mrs. Fry, an
continued to dance until they retired
when we instantly adjourned. Thoma
w. Fry, negro Phil and myself wer
the principal musicians. When ! wa
only ten years old | had learned to pla
{ on the violin well enough to be engas
ed as chief fiddler at dancing parties
9 and in my early manhood performed o
: the violin exceedingly well. ! loo
g back at the season Of my pupilage III
der Mr.. Fry, as the happiest, as well 9
the most eventful portion Of my life."
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-21

methods of the normal school or not. II
must give the impulse, extension and
development to scientific agriculture
and to mechanical knowledge 50 much
needed in Louisiana. May we not hope,
too, that, if properly encouraged, 1t
may do something in the way ofresearch
and invention and discovery in its work.
shops aud laboratories This is the
work for it to do.
Has it the means and power to ac-
complish all this or 1.-THE Of it can
didly we must answer mo-" If we meas
are resources and strength by the test OF
Goliah the Phillstine 7 hopefully we an
swer Eyes," if it goes forth to battle in
the trust Of David the sheph srd, after
ward to become psalmist and king.
The work before the Louisiana State
University is 80 gigantic, and its means
are so inadequate that it requires hears
of hope indeed to enter on this work un-
dismayed. 1t has good buildings, some
what out of repair, good library, ex-
cellent teaching appliances, and o cash
income of almost 10000 per annum.
Compare this with some Of the great
Universities of the eastern states, Go
lumbia College in New York City has
an endowment of about IS, 0OO, 600. The
total income for 1880 was 1921, 9l7.56
The John Hopkins University at Bal
timore expends about $780, 900 per an
nun. It has about $50 pupils. At Har-
ward and Yale half o million each is not
an oyerestimate. The trustees OF Cor
nell University, which has an endow-
ment of about $1,000 900, have just ap-
propriated 100000 as follows: $4,000
to equip physical laboratory, $40, oOoto
add books to the library, $lO,OOorto
build a greenhouse, $40, 900 for labors-
tory of veterinary surgery, and Sl0,0gHA
for engineering instruments. We 10
not say that Louisiana ought to lay out
plans for the University on any such
scale as this, but in view Of what other
States and institutions are doing and at.
tempting, it is evident that sue ought to
rid her constitution, as soon as may be-,
of the ignoble restriction of her Univer-
sity appropriation to the paltry sum Of
$4,000 per annum or else de-
wise some other way of strengthening
and expanding SO necessary a factor in
the educational system. IT the will is
not wanting, the way will be found.
But it is not the part of wisdom or
manliness to sit down to grumble nEtsi
the world comes round to our way of
thinking. We must do the best we can
with the means at our command We
must cut our coat according to our
cloth. If the queenly commonwealth
of the Delta will not array herselfin the
royal robes of multiform knowledge, we
must try at least to furnish her with the
scant skirts of a short petticoat-linsey-
woolsey-but warm as far as it goes.
How we propose to cut our coat we
will tell in another number of the CAP.
ITOLIAN.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-21
The Work Before Us.

A people is to be educated. The State
of Louisiana must take care of its own.
The work of educating the people ofthis
commonwealth must rest upon its own
resources, intelligence and energies. 1t
is neither right, nor proper, nor of any
avail, to stretch out our hands to the
United States Government. Whenever
the Government gives us dollar, it first
takes two out of our pockets. We must
help ourselves. 1t is vain to cry out for
help to Hercules. Like the wagner Of
the fable, we must put our own should
ers to the wheel. Having made up our
minds to this fact, that we must
educate our people, or fall be-
hind in the great race Of progress and
improvement, the next thing to be de-
termined is how this is to be effected.
Here, again, we have a stretching out
of the hand to the State Government, a
prayer to Hercules, and the same re-
spouse, ''help yourselves" Is not this
after all the true solution of the difficulty.
What is the State except the organized
aggregate of the communities which con-
stitute it. If among these there were
some with large surplus Of wealth,
with an overlooking of riches, whose
abundant drippings could and would
fertilize poorer neighbors, the suppliant
palm might be held up to catch its share
But when all are poor and struggling
and unable to meet their own wants
this is useless. Each hand must do it,
own work. Each community must
make q strenuous, it may be painful
effort to supply its own wants-to sup
plement the fund which it first pays int
the State treasury and then in par
draws ont again.
Each community must see to it that a
much money, is raised as can be for the
education of the young, that the teach
ers are competent for their positions
that they are paid fair living and no
starvation wages, that the school is KEEP
enough months in the year to give tn
children all the benefit possible, min
months instead of FIVE or six, and tina
the education of our children become
live issue in the land, as much the busi
ness of man, as food and clothing 70
them.
II our people once awaken to the ide
that knowledge-the food and raimen
of the immortal minds as much ne
cessity for nurture as the things tina
perish, we may look forward to the n
generation hoped for and prayed for,
not worked for, in the life Of the Stat,
Then will aspiration and endeavor wit
mutually toiling hands, broaden til
foundation of the common school, an
raise upon this base the tall column
which fifty represent the high schools
and crown them with the University
with architrave, frieze and cornice; eve
as the Athenians reared to the Got
dess of Wisdom the ParthenOn, whic
surmounted their Acropolis.
In the work before us-the educatlo
of our people-the State University mu
act an important part. 1t sets the stal
dard of the highest education attainab
in the State, giving instruction not els
where to be had. 1t must supply ii
best teachers for the common school
whether trained under the forms az
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-21

A Cough, Cold or Sore Throat should be stop.
ped. Neglect frequently results in an Incura'
bic Lung Disease or Consumption. BROWNS
BRONCHIAL TRocHEs are cestainto give relief in
Asthma, bronchitis, Coughs, Catayrh, Consun.p.
tioY, and Throat Diseases For thirty years the
troches have been recommended by physicians,
and always give perfect satisfaction. They are
not new or untried, but having been tested by
wide and constant use for nearly an entire gen.
Grafton, they have attained wellmerited rank
among the few staple remedies Of the age. Put
lie Speakers and Singers use them to clear and
strengthen the Voice. Sold at Is cents box
evervWherp
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-21
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
AND AGRICULTURAL e. MECHANICAL COLLEGE,
BATON ROUGE, La, May,1sth, 1891


General Orders No. 26.
Lieut.. NJ. +. lamar having been APP
pointed Lieutenant Colonel of the Loulsl.
ana State Militia by the Governor OF
the State, is therefore assigned to duty
in the University according to his new
rank. He will be obeyed and respected
accordingly.
WIN. PRESTON JOHNSTON,
President
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-21
DIRECTORY.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

UUAKU OF SUFEKNJbUkb
Gov. L. A. Wiltz, OK oficio President N Orleans
Hon. e II. Fay, Supt. Public Education, ex.
offioi0, New Orleans.
Col. WIN Preston Johnston, President Faculty,
ex.oflicio, Baton Rouge.
Gen. Leon ,Jastremski Vice President Baton
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-21
ENLARGE and Develop The Form

If shrunk wholly or in part from nature or dis.
ease. Advice free. Describe case and send
stamp to P. De L. Co., Atlanta, GA. No hum
bag. Highest reference. Correspondence con
fideutial
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-21
CooN.HUHTING s5 YEARS AGO.
Ouachita Telegraph.


THE writer Of the subjoined little
sketch of coon-hunting has placed %,
and our young friends especially, under
obligations for racy "reminiscences Of
boyhood days in Georgia IS years
ago.-ED. Tel.
Permit me to relate an incident of my
game hunting. / was very fond OF
'possum and coon hunting-would be
almost willing to 60, dog, or no dog. So,
one night we started out, myself and a
negro boy, my junior, with one dog,
rather an Objectionable one at that. He
hunted well but would not bark on trail
nor at the tree; would whine and show
other signs that we, by watching closely,
would know that the game was there.
Pretty soon we found him trailing, and
quickly put the game up medium-sized
red oak, which we soon brought down.
Before it fell, twas the custom for one
to hold the dog as near to where the top
of the tree would fall as might be safe.
Very SOON down came the tree, and
away went the game, dog after it. In
few hundred yards, it freed again up
smaller pin oak.
Now to make it more sure, climbed
M and shook down the coon. 1t was
bright moonshine. Now, it whipped.
the dog and ran about forty to fifty yard,
and took up very large and tall poplar,
about five feet diameter and an hundred
feet high.
Here ] paused, but only for short
time it was not practicable for the Ak,
but saw a small poplar within few
feet of the large one that was about
eight inches through, which ! soon de-
cided to climb, which ! did, coon-fash-
ion, about forty feet to the first limb.
| then got on the large one, and wosnd
round from one to another, until
reached near the top, when / saw my
coon safely ensconced on large limb
out of reach-could do nothing with
him. I, however, soon decided mas
hare him.
Invent down, and up to the house
got (stealthily) my fathers old shot
gun, single-bsrrel, tlint-and-steel, pretty
heavy, and came back. I
tied the gun to my body, went w
the same route and found my coon q
the same place. / shot it in the hint
legs, but it would not fill; my gu,
could not reach it. Then might hsv'
given kingdom for pole that woult
reach. Yet was not daunted, "the.
can conquer who believe they NJ
Dernier resort, I went down; but it wa
much harder going down than up. If
could have dropped the gun, it woul'
have given great relief; but this l di'
not dare do. Yet made the trip.
It was now broad day light. Ono
more tied the axe to me, went up tn
same route, and cut the limb off. Dow
it came, coon and allan old large COO
worth about Is cents. Veni, vedi, vici
l reckon was as proud Of my victor
as Wellington was when he whippe'
Napoleon at the battle Of Waterloo. 5
much for Waterloo So much for tn
'possum and coon hunt. Twas a'ou
sixty-fve years ago.
--1DD--....A
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-21

Col WIN, Preston Johnston, President and Pro.
fessor of History and English Literature.
J.W. Nicholson. .... Professor OF Mathematics
r. s. McCulloch, Professor OF Chemistry, Natn
raj History and Physics, including AS
tr0n0my.
e,eo. s. Thomas, Professor of ientLanguages
(, w. Sewell. Professor of Modern Languages
NJ. r. lamar, q. s. A., Professor Of Military
Science and Tactics and Commasdant Of
Cadets.
J. II. Randolph, Jr., Instructor in Mechanical
Engineering, including Workshop 1nstrnc.
ton In construction of machinery.
L. w. Conerly Instructor in Scientific Agricui.
ture and Experimental Farming.
Thomas D. Boyd Professor Of English, and
Instructor in Preparatory Department.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-10-20
Senator jones' Career i.

President Arthur has confined his
attention at Washington to his host
Senator Jones-a man of various views
on every question that any senator has
put forward in limited space of time.
Jones originated at Cleveland, Ohio, as
little English boy. He set sail from
that city on vessel called the Eureka,
which sailed down the lakes and the
st. Lawrence to the ocean. He went
around Cape Horn, and landed at San
Francisco somewhere about 1850.
There he became q miner, working
with pick and shovel and as mining
superintendent. He had q good deal
of time for reading. and a vigorous
curiosity and taste. He married into a
successful family on that coast, and as
matters developed on the Comstock
lode he became possesser of certain
mines which yielded SO enormously
for year or two that he badc fair to
be the richest man on the continent.
He had alread run for lieutenant gov
ernor of California on the ticket with
George Gorham, late secretary of the
senate, and shared Gorham's defeat.
While possessed of this vast wealth,
he concluded to go to the United States
senate. His money readily accom-
plished this end with the legislature OF
Nevada. Old Senator Nye was pre-
scented with a sum Of money to make
him comfortable and to get out of the
road. Jones example has since been
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-10-20
Another Sea Monster.

Considerable excitement exists at
Buzzard's bay, especially among that
class who "go down to the sea in
Ships" regarding the exciting story re-
lated to-day by Henry H. Smith, an
old sea-dog, who for years has plowed
the surging pillows in every cline.
Never" said he on Thursday last
"was I so frightened as yesterday just
off Wings Neck light. l had been
sailing on and off, skipping here and
there about all day for fish. The sun
was just sinking below the western
horizon when l bore away for Monu-
ment beach, off which place 1 have
nay moorage. When about one-half
mile from the light l observed distinct
ly a peculiar-looking object just about
two points off the port bow, and 1
should say eighth Of mile away,
and making right for my frail little
craft. 1t stood out of the water about
six or more feet. The head resembled
somewhat that of a flll-blooded bull
dog, although from each side protruded
what either were ears or horns, and
asay in the rear 1 could see part of its
body Or tail, as it propelled along at
fearful rate of speed through the
smooth waters of the bay. The SER
pent, or whatever it was, came within
twenty-five feet Of my craft-near
enough for me to plainly distinguish
its color, which somewhat resembled
that of our native seal, sort of a very
dark brown, mingled with light spots,
as it apparently appeared from the
boat. When nearly opposite my craft
he made a terrible breach out of the
water, when l could see over twenty
feet of his slim body, as with Kissing
sound he quickly descended into the
depths again. when all traces of this
mystery of the sea were lost to view"
Boston Globe.