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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-03-01

ton to show that the small farmer cal
hardly afford so large an investment a,
full supply of the best machiner,
would necessltate, and must therefor,
rel to greater or less extent on wha,
we may call hand work. 1t appear,
plain, moreover, than inasmuch as tn,
profit in using machinery begins only a,
certain point in the amount of crop t,
be operated on, the profit grows greater
and greater as the amount of the crop j,
increased up to the amount which reache.
the full capacity of the machinery. Fo,
when the point Of profit is once reached
by enough having been saved in using the
machinery to meet the annual loss of in
terest and the wear and tear and tn,
share of final loss of the capital invested
which ought to be borne by each year
use, then the work of the machinery OF
all additional amount of crop being NJ
longer taxed to contribute to these
things, yields, of course, much heavier
profit over and above hand-work. Or tt
put the same idea in another light, sup
pose two farmers each to use machinery
to justify the use of which 500 must an.
nually be saved in labor. If the crop
one of them sells for $1,000, the tax OIL
his aggregate sales will be 10 per cent.
If the crop of the other sells for $4,000.
the tax on his sales will be only 2 pei
cent. The result of the whole argument
up to this point may be summed up thus
L. That farming cannot be conducted
to the best advantage, except on a scale
at least large enough to Justify the use
of full supply of 6rst-class agricultural
machinery.
2. That the advantage in using ma
chinery and the profits arising from it.
increase with the magnitude of the opera
tons, until the crops operated on reach
the full capacity of the machinery.
In this immediate connection one
further remark only will be made. Ii
may be suggested that the small farmer,
though he cannot afford the outlay ne
cessary for keeping costly machinery, to
which he can give only partial employ
ment, yet may hire its use. This might
no doubt furnish the small farmer with
some partial relief from the costliness
and the imperfections of hand-work, but
it would leave him still at great disad-
vantage. He would have to pay the
profit which the owner of the machinery
must exact to justify him in owning for
hire. And he would have to submit to
the inconvenience of not being able to
get the machinery at the time or times
when it might be most important to have
it, or being compelled to use it when it
might be most important to have it, or
being compelled to use it when it might
be extremely inconvenient to do so, and
thus be in either way subjected to una
voidable losses. Such is now the ex-
perience of farmers who have to adopt
the present general practice of hiring
threshing machines and separators.
Southern Planter.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-03-01
farm aud Oardem.
Large and Small Farming.

Extract from an Essay read before the
Tuckahoe Farmers Club of Henrico county
Va. January 26th, 1892 by Col. John H. Guy
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-28
A Pitiful Scene.

Springfield, ILL.,, November 23.-In the
circuit court, At Taylorville, to-day, Miss
Emma Bond. the victim Of the gross oat-
rage OF June last, the particulars of which
the public we'll remembers. appeared before
the grand jury. She was bnt recently able
to leave her bed, and during the examina-
ton was overtaken with psroxyisms which
have SO often come near causing her death.
Medical aid was called, and she was ten-
porarily restored. The examination pro.
ceeded again, and she was again FRUSTRATED,
when she vas restored and the examina-
ton resumed, when she was seized .
third time. In this spasm her sufferings
we're terrible, and her screams resounded
through the building, and were heard in
the streets moro than . square distant.
She was finally Quoted and taken to her
uncle's house in the surburbs of town,
where she is lying in = precarious condi-
ton. though resting with comparative
quietness at . late hour tonight.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-28
CHICAGO'S ROMANCE.
CLEARINGHOUSE Manager Hale's
Ruin Traced to q Woman.

The Globe-Democrat has an account of
the arrest, in Milwaukee, yesterday, of
Douglas Robinson Hale and his wife, who
is the NEST notorious diamond thief in the
west. The couple arrived in that city
from Chicago lately, and put up at the
Newhall house. Hale, who was, until
lately, manager of the Chicago clearing
house, pretended to be negotiating for a
place as assistant cashier OF the Milwaukee
Merchants Exchange bank, now vacant.
His wife, meanwhile, visited several lead
ing jewelry establishments and examined
large amounts of jeweIry and other val
uables. At Rosenkranz & Stanley's, and
Camps. and other places, the woman, who
gave her name as Mrs. George Derby, or
dered goods to various places i'm the city,
saying she would pay on delivery. Failure
to find her when the goods were Sent, led to
suspicion, and the jewelers. made an ex-
animation Of their stock, only to miss a
large number of valuable diamonds, pins
and other expensive jewelry.
Mrs. Hale was arrested In the cars lust
as she was quitting the city. She was
taken to police headquarters, and in the
evening an attorney called to see her, say.
ing that he had been retained i'm the case.
This led to the belief tha; Hale was in
town, and he rs soon arrested.
y Mrs. Hale confessed her guilt, but in
sisted that her husband was guiltless She
stole the jeweiry because they were very
poor and often without food, as he had
b en unable to get employment since his
Il sch%rge from the Clearing House. She
had suspected that the officers were ON her
track, and thrown the jewelry into the
stove at the railroad station
Mrs Hale is none other than the whilom
wife OF mike" Weaver, the most notorious
climber" and sneak-thief i'm this country.
He was arrested with his wife, his broth
erin law, and his wife's sister, eighteen
months ago, from a house on the West
Side, Chicago, and $4,000 worth Of prop
erty was recovered.
The wife, who Is beautiful and smart, was
not convicted, but Mike, her husband, :. as
ssnt to Joliet for ten years. A year ago
she sued for divorce on the ground ll,at
her husband was a convicted ielon, and il
was asceriained that the man who was urg-
ing on the suit was none other than Doug
las X. Hale, the manager of the Chicago
clearing house, a widower, and tina; Mrs
Weaver nursed Mrs. Hale in her last sick
Hess, and was an inmate of Hale's house
after he became a widower A fuss was
made about it and he was dismissed from
the clearing house after his marriage with
the cracksman's divorced Sife. He has
probably become a criminal himself
Mrs Hsle's other husband, who, by the
way, was the second, is still in Jail, as is
also one OF her sisters and her sisters hus-
band. SO that ii she goes to the penitentiary
for the crime of which she is accused, the
whole family, except the younger sister,
will be behind the bars.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-28
Erratic Enrique Suggests !:


That while "Love laughs at lock-
smiths," it merely filters at its first
mash.
That weaving the baby is a crying
evil.
That there are grave spprehensions
that our esteemed fellow-citizen. who
was reported as lest in CT interpolation,
must have been buried in thought.
That q necktie called the Sheriff
would drop fiat on the market.
That the newly-hatched egg is .
fowl speck upon the tidy hay-mow.
That they who never pay for its
sacrifices, talk boldest Of patriotism.
That Talent and Tact are superb
team when harnessed to the car Of
Progress. ,.r.e..q
That fast young men make loose
companions.
That the beauty Of a jealous mans
wife is more bother to him than his
every day business cares. io-.
That a sweeping charge is the enc
made by your grocer for q new broom.
That concerted scribe invariably
writes in "his usual happy vain"
That the customer who refuses to
make large bills is of small account.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-28
Figures Do Lie.

Sunday morning. the papers Of this and
other cities contained a press dispatch to
the effect that a fine French stallion had
just arrived in this country, for which the
sum of $4,000 had been paid. The state
ment was made that this was the largest
sum ever paid for any horse on either
continent
But from the Turf ard Field, very ex-
cellent authority, the following amounts,
paid for the horses named, seems to prove
that the Sunday dispatch was little of.
The above paper gives these figures:
Falsetto, owned by Lorlllard, $4,000
Spendthrift, owned by Keene, $4,000
POcahontas, owned bv Bonner, 10000.
Dexter. same owner, $50, 200.
Rarus, same owner, $50 1000.
Goldsmith Maid, owned by Mr.. Smith,
$35 900.
Jay Gould, same owner, $42,O 900.
Doncaster, owned in England, $4,000.
Thus, it will be seen, ii the Turf and
Field is right, that there are three horses
which have cost more than the French
stallion, and the list is not complete.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-28
The Take that Tells.

At the 149th Grand Monthly Drawing
of The Louisiana State Lottery
at New Orleans. on Tuesday always Tues
day., Oct. 10th, 1882, the wheel again re-
vOlved, and no shadow of suspicion as to
fairness rests where Gen'ls G. T. Beaure-
gard of La, and Jubal A. Early of Va,
have the sole supervision of the disiribu-
lion, as they do every month. Names of
many winners withheld from the public at
their request. Ticket No. IS, l95 drew the
first capital prize of $4,000 "a p'incely
gift, sold in ffths At one dollar each. sent
to NJ A. Dauphin, New Orleans, La Two
fifths, drawing 10000, was held by John
Chas. Reuss, . thrifty German farmer Of
Ascension Parish, La; Gwynn Harris,
No. 600 81 Street, Health Office Inspector,
and w. L. Lewis, of the Cooperative Ice
Co., both of South Washington City, d. c.,
each held another fifth. The second eapi.
tai prize of SIS, 1000 wss in . like manner
sold in fifths to ticket No 1878, one-fifth
held by Sam. Hobson, . travelling salesman
of Memphis, Tenn. another to . party at
Charlottesville, Tenn. and SO on. Ticket No.
IS, 354 drew the third capital Oslo, OOO)-
was held in Chicago, iii. Nos. 1852 and
sc, 736 drew the fourth capital prize, two OF
S. 900 each-sold in ffths-one to F. San
can, the proprietor of the Thibodeaux Na.)
Sentinel one to G G.. Huntington, New
York City, etc. Space cannot be given ex-
cept for a few brilliant examples of those
who ventured and won-next
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-28
One Experience From Many.

have been sick and miserable SO long,
and had caused my husband so much
trouble and expense, no one seemed to
know what allied me, that was complete
ly disheartened and discouraged. In this
frame of mind got bottle of Hop Bit
tiers, and used them unknown to my fam
lily. / soon began TO improve, and gained
30 fast that my husband thought it strange
and unnatural. but when told them what
helped me, they said, "Hurrah for Hop
Bitters! long may they prosper, for they
have made mother we'll and US happy
The Mother.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-28
Four Hundred Pretty Girls in
Night Dresses.

Get four hundred young fellows to-
eether at college, and We all know
what uproarious times the boys will
have upon gala days-or gala nights.
But ct Vassar College, on the Hudson,
We find that number Of young ladies
hedged about with restrictions of every
name and nature, and who. unlike the
college boys, were almost invariably
compelled to arrange for and carry
out their funny programmes wholly
within college, walls 1t will be re-
membeied that tradition hath it that
if a young lady will go down stairs
backward, holding a mirror in her
hand she will behold the likeness of
her future husband. Therefore. when
''Hallow cen" day came aronnd near
ly the whole four hundred girls deter
mined, each to herself. to carry out
this tradition in both spirit and letter.
To that end, after the hour when
lights were to be extinguished, the
grand procession was formed in one of
the immense upper halls. into which
the study and sleeping rooms opened.
each young lady in her'robe de mutt"
At given signal the column moved
slowly In single file, and as silently as
a procession of ghosts, through the long
and unlighted hall (each of the figures
holding looking-glass), toward the
head of the grand staircase. where q
halt was ordered, each "about faced"
and the ghaslly figures began the de-
scent OF the staircase in approved style.
Everything went we'll until the head
of the column reached the lower floor
ithe column moved in very close order)
when a shrek Cor a chorus of shrieks)
cleft the air, which sent hose who
were still on the staircase scamperihg
to their respective rooms like so many
white mice. These knew not the
cause of the outburst till the next day.
when it came out. 1t seems that some
particularly conscientious young lady
had informed Miss Lyman Ithe old
maid preceptress) Of what was going OH,
and that she in turn told President
Raymond. These two worthless said
nothing, but when Halloween" ar
rived they posted themselves It tie
foot Of the staircase in question ard
patiently awaited developments. The
leading spirit in the movement was 1T
the head of the column, and when she
had reached the foot of the staircase
she backed plump INTO the arms of
President Raymond. She knew it was
man. for fact, but that he was her
future husband she knew must be q
mistake when admOnition after admO-
nition fell from the lips of the good
man. But when she landed squarely
in his arms she screamed like pam
Their, all the same, which broke up the
procession rs stated.-Fort Wayne
Qnd.) Argus.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-28

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscretiohs of youth, weakness, early
decay, loss of manhood, &C.. i will send q
recipe that will cure you FREE OF
CHARGE This great remedy was dis
covered by missionary in South America
Send self-addressed envelope to Rev.
JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station d, New York
City. lO-l1deodwdsly
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-28
Valuable Suggestions to Mothers

DEAR Mr.. EDITOR Long experience
in care of children, and great success in
bringing them safely through sickness
gives confidence to assure that Group
vhooping-cough, bronchitis, diphtheria
and all throat and chest affections will be
speedily relieved and cured BY using DR.
Acker's English remedy, which is exceed
ingly palatable, and may be safely given
the best and most potent known specific
for consumption, asthma, etc., and single
trial will prove this true.
AN OLD NURSE
To sustain above, trial bottles may be
had for ten cents from Bard & Miller
Regular sizes, fifty cents and 81.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-28
A Temper and q Fortune.

Boston Post.
A few years ago a young man
named John Peck secured situation
as conductor on the Metropolitan rail-
way. BoetOn. and it CHANGED that dur
ing the first days of his service his
car was several times thrown from the
track by rails becoming misplaced.
One day the end of the rail few up
and become fast in the car truck.
He lifted and pushed, and lost his
temper in The effort to get the car on
the track and the rail in place again,
and at night was 80 disguised with his
work that he threw up his situation.
But his experience set him to thinking
and in few days he called on an Of
icer Of the road and sal that he
could make a ''chair" that would held
the rails firmly together a: the joints.
The officer laughed at his confident
assertions, and told him that he heard
similar stories dozens of times. But
the ex-conductor exhibited his model
drawings. which appeared so promis-
ing that he Was told to 60 ahead and
make q trial. The result was q COM
plete success
To-day John Peck's patent railway
chair, for which he secured his first
patent in 1872, his second in 1876,
and his third and last in 1881, is used
by all the street railways in Boston
and by many of the great steam rail.
ways of the United States.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-28
Facts Worth Remembering.

Most eminent physicians give testimony
that the best, safest and mildest remedy
for all forms of blsod- poisoning. whether
inherited or contracted, Is Acker's Blood
Elixir, which gives tsne and vitality to
II e system, throwing of all evils-remov-
ing pimples, scrofuls, rheumatism, etc.
Sold BY Bard & Miller.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-28
Information Wantad

OF William Cation, formerly of Osterville,
Cooper county, Mo. Any information as
to his whereabouts will be thankfully re-
ceived BY .,,; N. b HIDoH,
11-7-w4t" Otterville, No.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-28

j. NJ. Byler, real estate agent, will re-
move his real estate Office, about December
6st prox., to northwest corner of Third
and Ohio streets, FIRST floor. 11-2Sd6twlt
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-28
"Buchupaiba."

Quick, complies. crre, al annoying Kid
ney, bladder and urinary diseases. 81
Druggists.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-26
Composition. Do not use the term com.

Composition. Do not use the term com.
position in your school. You can ac-
complish the same object without the use
of that term. Practically the sources Of
power are wasted in so much parsing
of grammar. Composition can be sue
cessfully taught only by successful teach
ers. Pupils can learn composition with
out their knowing it. Teach them to
write simple sentences first, and combine
with compound and complex sentences.
Let them learn to describe what they see.
Let pupils write description Of some
building so that others can recognize it.
Describe some person. difficult thing
so as to be recognized. Finally, the
schoolmaster should be described. Next,
pass to Narration. Tell them a story,
and let them make one from it. Thi.
discloses their imagination. Letter writ
ing comes first in practice. Blackboard
exercises should always be employed for
criticism.
His remarks were eminently practical
as hints for both teacher and pupil.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-26

be in forming the character OF the pupils
under our care. We must build oursel-
YES up manfully into God fearing and
God-loving character. We should make
ell that we can of ourselves. This is
indirect teaching. We have abundant
opportunities for direct teaching. The
first ten minutes in the morning can be
devoted to direct instruction with great
effect. Drop into the hearts Of pupils
some seed thoughts that will terminate
and bring forth that which shall build
up noble character. Search the Scrip
lures for truths to communicate to your
pupils. You.will find no objection from
any religious sect in teaching morals
from the Bible. The teacher is respon-
sible to society TO a certain extent. There
is need now that we do this work. So
ciety will be what the young are now to
q great extent. There is something in
the memory Of the French of Madamaska
from which we could learn some good
lessons. They are polite to the stranger
however degraded in other respects. If
the teacher is polite toward his pupils,
they will pay back in the same way.
Our work is more than mere intellect
ual culture. There is the manly and
moral character to be built up by us
teachers. All Of possibility in US we
should do with all our might.
Mr.. Luce's address was exceedingly
we'll received by the large audience pres.
ent. of which we can give only brief
report.
A committee consisting Of Mr.. john
son and Miss Twitchell of Bethel, and
Miss Pendexter of Norway were appoin-
ted to nominate list Of officers for the
ensuing year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-26

interesting yourself, and you will gradu-
ally make your pupils so. In other words
strive to conduct the opening exercises
Nth the school, not for them. II the
morning begins well it may continue SO
through the day.
have thus been quite minute in the
description of my method Of conducting
this opening exercise of the school. Other
teachers may have other equally success
full methods would simply add, that
the teacher may close the exercise with a
short vocal prayer, or let the school re-
peat the Lords Prayer, or some passages
previously committed to memory. Let
the whole exercise be short, and there
will be but few who will not soon fall IN
with it and it will not only be made in
,eresting as a devotional exercise, but q
source of improvement also in reading
Let the method employed be what 1t
may, avoid all hardship Of manner so as
to repulse the pupils, but let everything
be done in gentle and con6ding man
ner. Let these things be received by
you as hints, but Away. done in a de-
vo;ional spirit.
Rev. Mr.. Garland said tina. the teach
er should come before his pupils with
feeling of self-respect, and manifest the
same towards his pupils. Show your
good will towards your pupils.
HON. y. 4. LUCE, STATE sUPEKINTEN-
DENT,
Made a few Introductory remarks. This
is a Convention, coming together OF
teachers in which we mutually aid each
other. In the old. fashioned Institutes,
special teachers were appointed to give
instruction. We wish to be as informal
as possible, and make use of our local
talent. This has worked admirably well
Throughout, the State, the presen, year,
The next in order was
PRAcrIcAL EXERCISE IN ARITHMETIC By
Nh. II. W. JOHNSON, PRINCIPAL OF
GoULD's ACADEMY. SubJect,-Per-
cen,age.
Taking a class from his school, he
showed how to treat Percentage in all It's
bearings. L, was fine exhibition OF
what thoroughness. classification and
promp,nes, can accomplish. The i'm
por;ance Of a careful study Of terms en-
ployed a, the very outse, was finely eI-
hibited. The exercise was essentially
faul,les,, and made strong impression
on tho teacher. present. The nature OF
the exercise prevents written report.
1, could only be seen TO be appreciated,