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The pepper tobacco warehouse sends
out circula in which they say I'VE
urge planters 10 spare no pains to Sc
cure an early and abundant supply Of
plants, as without this your success in
growing and securing paying tobac-
co crop is endangered at the very out
set. and your years labor may be par
italy or entirely lost.
Planters have doubtless made the
usual early preparations Of plant beds,
and are engaged at 1t yet as the wealth
er is fit. But in addition to this, and
Cor the benefit of those who may not
be satisfied with their early sowing,
but think it too late 10 repeat or make
new beds, We can urge you, from ex-
perience, to prepare and SOW beds up
10 the middle OF April, il need be, in
the fullest confidence Of success. pro.
vided you follow the following plain di.
rections.
Select carefully southern or south
eastern exposure of gently sloping
hillside, good loamy top soil. Burn,
Dut not enough to bake. Hoe shallow,
but not turn the soil, as you want the
loan on top. Pulverize well, and
take out all the roots and clods. Then
mix your seed-a tablespoonful to half
gallon Of heavy wood ashes or fine.
dry sand, which is enough 10 SOW ten
feet square Divide your bed into Sec
tons both ways. and tramp or roll it
level. Then light dressing of we'll
rotted stable manure OF guano from
your hen roost, and light sprlnkling
after dressing will bring up and start
your plants very quickly Your bed is
now ready to cover. Take SIX or ten
inch planks and plant edge up round
the borders of your bed, and gaoIe-
end planks foot to fifteen inches
vide, and you have foundation for
covering made of very thin, cheap
muslin, which you can tack to light
wooden frames, and preserve for sew
eral years use. Make this covering in
sections that can be handled conven-
iently. and, after plants are well start
ed, if there are no flies, in good wealth
er remove the covering at 3 to p. m.
and replace at 10 O'Clock a. m, for
four TO SIX DAYS, and then remove al
together, TO harden the plants for trans
planting. Beds should always be
sprinkled during dry seasons.
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Uf GU0a Moral Character.

In Washington City last year ISo
dram-sellers were convicted of selling
liquor on Sunday, after hours, to min
ors and without license. The prohlb-
itionists will try to enforce the law
which denies license to saloon-keep.
er who had been convicted the year
before OF violating the liquor law.
The trouble with our Eastern practical
temperance bretheren is, they do not
require their dram-sellers to be "men
of good moral character" as we do
in Missouri. A dram-seller who IS
not o. k" morally is very likely to
violate most any sort of a liquor law.
Here in ST. Louis Mr.. Hudson is so
strict inrequiring moral character in
the applicant for license, that it is ex-
pected that during the winter nearly
all dram-shop keepers will take par,
in our Sunday schools, or become
Methodist exhortes., There is nothing,
we would suggestF6 our Washington
friends, that will go farther in reducing
the evils of the dram.shop 10 a min
imum, then "a good moral character
in the dram-seller." We want to weed
out and exterminate those miserable
Scamps who sometimes get INTO the
saloon-business aud sell liquor on Sun
day, to minors. to drunkards and with
out license. To do this Missouri asks
every applicant fer license, every last
one of them: Have you "a good moral
character'l If he says, "yaw or yes"
he gifts license, if he says "nein or
no." he is refused. And this simple
regulation regulates the liquor traffic
in St. Louis to the entire satisfaction
of both advocates of license and the
dram-sellers. Ii is not that impract-
ical way Of dealing with wrong-doers
which says. "thou shalt not; but that
pratlcal Christian way which saws.
Give US thousand dollars, and the
assurance that you are good, moral
man, and you may go with your
drunkard making; you may fill the
IallS with criminals and ruin our
pay up promptly, so that
We may have the means to bury the
'ictims that you send to the gallows
md the morgue, and the poor-house. "
-E1.
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Pensions

snts entitled when d
pened, restoration. in
nd disch argos obtaine,
redJudices your rights
ress with stamp the oil.
Co.. Attorneys and {
Washington. ID. c.
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as An element in our political economy.
In connection with this phase OF the
question of the illiteracy of the South,
its discussion developed the fact that
while the percentage of illiteracy
among the whole population was very
large in 1880, that Of the whites alone
reached about ~ per cent, so that the
money proposed to be appropriated
was to be distributed in as large pro-
portion for their benefit as for that of
the negroes. 1t is doubtful if the bill
can be passed at this session. if at all,
because of the intense prejudice that
exists among many Senators, both
Northern and Southern, against the |
idea Of the Government becoming the
foster.parents Of the educational inter.
ests OF the people OF the States, which
alone should be responsible tor the ed
ucation OF their own Citizens. Mean
while great many people who were ]
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Engraving by Electricity.


Herman Lauten, Of Washington. ID.
c., claims to have perfected instru-
ments--to call them for want Of bet.
ter name-through the medium 81
which electricity does the delicate work
of engraving. and does it instaniane-
ously. Tn. discovery is new one,
and its finder is sanguine that it will, IN
great measure, superseded hand en-
craving. He produces, iar plate press
printing, raised plates Of ordinary form,
in which the lines are clean and sharp
ly defined as those engraved by the
ordinary process. It's stated that fac
smiles of fine steel engravings have
been made by electricity that cannot
be distinguished from the original
plates. so close and perfect is the re-
semblance. BY the electrical method
plates can be made OF almost any size,
and the lightning method IS said TO be
peculiarly adapted to mapwork or large
illustrations, the making Of plates in
relleftor type press work. the repro
duc,ion of woodcut prints, cuts for
newspapers and mercantile work, and
also for colorld plates. The depth Ct
the lines can be regulated at will, by
which, indeed, the coarser kind of
work is possibility. The plates en-
ployed are copper faced such as are
used in ordinary electrotypes. I'm
pressions are simultaneously taken, as
in photography, with the difference
that electricity, not the solar ray, does
the work. Rather than explain the de-
tails Of his process, the inventor will
do without patent, feeling more Sc
cure in his rights by keeping the in
vention under his own eyes-in his
own hands. A company has been In
corpofaaed in Washington to carry on
electrical engraving, and the Lauten
process will probably soon make itself
felt in the trade.
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RAYS OF .MIRTH.

oh, abel was pretty and had a rich pa:
She was dainty ard modest, You could easily
see:
But she always wonid murmur II seen" for
Il say"
And invariably cried out ITS him" for "Its
he
William5b0rt Breakfast 7a6le.
IL hate TO see man hesitate half
hour before making up his mind" said
Flshton sit don't take me a half.lnin.
ute to make up my mind" 4 shouldn't
suppose it would take nearly SO long
as that" was Fogg's lacomc remark
Boston Transcript.
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is CENT BOOKS:

American Humorfsts, By HAvxs.
Mumu, and Diary OF . Supernuous
Man. b. the great Russian novelist TUE
GZNIUT.
Charlotte Bronfe, By L. G. HOLLOWAY
Malm atsou, By JULIAN HAWTHORNE.
The above are some Of our is cent books
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or wound disease. or otht
disability. Widows. minOr
chiidren and dependent pa
eEth resulted. Claims re-
crease, bounty. back pay
d. Apply 1t once. Delay
!. Fees fixed by law. Ad-
q established firm Of EDS >.
lain Agents, 9l7 + Street
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interested, and some who are not
would like to know what is being done
with the enormous Peabody fund,
which in the hands of certain trustees,
was to be used for the purpose of main.
aiming colored schools in the South 7
Dom PEDRO.
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THE TIMEsr. PLATFORM"

FIRST-ConirOl the railroad and otherpublIc chr,
poration by stringent. laws--make them pay taxes
on the value OF their property as evidenced by
their stocks and bonds on which they pay interest
SECOND --ReyisIon Of the present lniquitor,
tariff laws ny which 80 600 on more that Necessary
for governmental purposes annually eHtorted
from the people. Free fence lumber and wire for
western farmers.
TFlRD-High license and local option in ant,.
gOnsm to prohibition and fanaticisfn as being ne
best way TO secure temperance, which we SO much
desire.
FOURTH-Resforation of'the lands unla wfulI,
claimed by the land grant railroads to homestead
and presumption by The people,
f1FTH-OpeuiDg OF the Indian Territory 10 whit.
settlement.
sIXTH-The The national banks must go.
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The Sweet Mystery at the End of the
Wire.

When the dear girls at the telephone
die and go to heaven won't they be
able to recognize every angel by his
haloz If the dear girls at the tele-
phone don't attend to business a little
when they die they will be more apt to
recognize the angels by their hello
IraUeler;s Magazine.
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Z. NJ. MARBLE,
P A I E N T S

=. 4. Lehmann. solicitog of American and For
elRn Patents W Ashington, ID. c. All business con.
Eestea win Patents, whether before the Paten,
once or The Courts. promptly Ttteuded to. No
enarge made unless patent is secured Send for
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SHERIFF's SALE.

By virtue and author ty OF n snec,al eyec,,,o,
issued from the office OF the clerk OF the ctrcuif
coart OF Adalr county, Miss uri. returned al the
April term 1851, OF said court to me directed in
favor o. Thurzs Mclaughlin and against p. A. Nc
Lasehin ! have levied upon and seized ali the
aclzughiin OF. in and 10 the foIIovin described
rea! estate In AdaIr county, Missouri fo-wit: The
south hali or me southeast fourth Of the nnrtwe.t
Quarter oil section twenty Tour go Township sixty
ionf Soi) OF range fifteen u.s.. and will on Tues.
asv the Ism day day of April, 1884. between the
iours OF CLOCK N the forenoon and O'Clock in
The afternoon of thst day. while the circnt court
lor AGAR County. Missouri. Is In session. at the
Snnrt Rouse Door In kirksville, Alair county
,iissou,i, sell the same, much thereon as NAV
oe required; al public sale. TO the highet bidder
on cash In hand, Subject TO sll prior liens and
ud9ements) to satisfy said Execution and costs,
JOHN SHAVER.
sheriff Adair Co.. No.
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WASHINGTON LETTER
IVros OR Regular Correspondent.
SENATOR JOIN SHERMAN,

WASHINGTON d. c. March as, 's4.
, 1884-07-26

The services in the Lutheran Church
concentrating the 50th anniversary of its
conservation yesterday were very largely
attended. Addresses in Danish and Eng
lish were delivered by Pastor Lose in the
respective services, dwelling on the histo-
~ of the Church and its predecessor, the
old church, ana including a great deal of
collateral local history of the deepest in
terest. at the English sew &c at 2 O'Clock
every available space in the church was
crowded, and the congregation listened
with the greatest attention and with evil
dent interest to the Pastors address.
Short addresses were also delivered by
Rev. G. II. Branch and Revd. B. Romig.
The church was beautifully decorated with
flowers, leaves and plants. We hope to be
able to give Pastor Loses English address
in full in our next issue.
, 1884-07-26

predatory Judgment as to the pecu-
mary condition of the West Enders?
On the contrary, we have always
supposed them to be better off DIS a
whole than our own townsmen, and
are BY no means proud, although we
publish in the capital. We are glad
to hear such good news from that
side in spite of low sugar prices, and
hope that both towns may yet see
prosperous days.-ED "Avis."
, 1884-07-26

The public schools in both towns we're
closed on Thursday afternoon TO allow OF
preparations being made for the opening OF
the new communal schools on Friday next,
the LIST of August, when the pupils are to
assemble in the morning at a quarter to s
O'Clock.
, 1884-07-26
T L L e G. II A NJ S.
ST. THOMAS STATION.

view AOlNS Ou'y AO'"~A 4N'"'' I -
telegram from Tirn>in states that
Chi a HIS rejected the French ul-
timHtum.
1t is announced that the Greeley
American Nrctic expedition has been
rescued. There wtreonly six survivors,
who report having re chcd The high
est point yet attained in the Arctic
regions.
The press generally protests against
future expeditions, which it regards
as useless, and a waste OF valuable
lives.
In the House Of Lords Earl
WemySs submitted a motion propos-
ing that the House would consider
the ErarchiSe bin provided that the
Government would promise to in,
troduce il r distribution scheme tor
the consideration of Parliament in
the Autumn. The motion was re-
jccted.
A motion by Earl Cadogan, that
IN address be made to The Queen,
asking that the Redistribution
scheme shall be considered during
the autumn session was passed.
New York, JAY 19th. = Mr..
BIainr'S letter of acceptance of the
Republican candidalure for the
Presidency has Just been published
1t dwrlIS ON the protection OF Ameri-
can industry. the maintenance of Il
peaceful foreign policy, and promises
to promote the continuance of flitnd-
ship brtw, en- the North and South
American communities. 1t also de-
cIarrs thai Mr., Blaine has always
favourcd the reform 1T the Civil Ser
wee, and concIuGes by stating that
he will oppose The Mormon$.
In lie thamher of deputies the
bill rai>irg the duly en- sugar and I'M
posing "A surtax Of seven francs on all
f,rel9n sugar, except thai from the
French colonies, was voted,
A Paris !e>patch announces that
the health Of The city is unusually
good.
A MarSrIlltS steamer has been
quatamtined in the McrScy, having
had two deaths on board.
A London despatch states that NJ.
SchWcinfurIh, a German naturalist,
has made an appeal TO The English
Government to rescue Major Gene
raj Gordon.
1t is officially announced from Pc
kin that hIna has ordered the eva
cuatIon of LangSon and other points.
lie appearance Of the French
fleet in , hlne>e waters strengthens
the hands of the peace party.
New York, July 21>t.-A " ash
ing'on despatch states that the Pre-
Sldcnl has proclaimed the adoption
of precautions against the cholera.
News from France reports that
two fatal cases of cholera hive oc-
cured in Paris, The fight from lou
Ion has become universal and fumi.
CATION has been discontinued az use
less. l he Ministers of the Interior
and Commerce have returned tn
Paris bringing gloomy reports, they
declare that TWO millions of francs
are necessary for sanitary imnruve.
, 1884-07-26

His Excellency the GOVERNOR arrived
here yesterday morning from st. Thomas
in the schooner Wgilant.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-26

Tho concert at the Tabernacle last night
was pleasant entertainment interspersng
amid the music some fine recltations. Prof,
Townsend's recitations were highly ap-
plsuded. A special feature of the concert
was the rendering by Mrs. IT. S. Chappelle
of an ave Maria" from Gounod. with piano
accompaniment by Nine. Il. Scene
lenyi and violin obligato by Mr..
L. szemelenyi. This number was
enthusiastically received, Mrs. Chappelle's
fine voice according finely with the violin
and piano. Mrs. Mills's contralto solo was
specially adapted TO her remarkably deep
free voice, and was beautifully rendered
The last number was from tho "Mserere" OF
"Trovatore; Miss Minnie Evan and Mr.
Miller soloists, and DIR. Bischof and Prof
Jecko accompanies. 1t was. of course
splendidly dono. Mrs Powell gave her own
pretty song, Sweetheart" The next concert
will be on Friday, Feb. s.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-26
The nYetropolisan Church Debt,

For years the question of how TO liquidate
the debt on tho Metropolitan n. 4. church
at Washington has agitated the board of
bishops and other officials Of the church. The
building, at the corner of G and Four-and- a
Half streets, this city, was erected by tho
church at large, under tho direction of Rev.
Dr. DeHass AS agent of the general confer
enCe of the Methodist church, and was dedi-
eated in March, 1863. At that timo there
was debt of about $4,000, caused by
u failure to pay subscriptions which had
been made by parties all over the
United States. The church as an ecclesiasti.
cal body was not organized until after the
building was dedicated. The debt undor the
pastorates of Drs. Newman and Tiffany was
reduced from time TO time until in February,
1852, it amounted to about $4,000, including
unpaid interest and floating debt of about
$4,000. The bishops then agreed to assume
~, 900 ofthe indebtedness if the church would
pay tho balance. The church, under the
leadership of Rev. Robert Ball, pastor, raised
their part Immediately, and that indefatiga-
BILE worker, Chaplain McCabe, has secured by
private subscriptions the amount assumed by
the bishops. Tomorrow the church will hold
jubilee service in church free from debt
Bishop simpson, who has stood SO nobly by
the church in all its trials will preach in the
morning, and Chaplain McCabe in the even-
ing,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-26
The Hop nt Willnrd,a.

The lady guests of Willard's hotel gave
their second hop in tho Willard hall last
night The guests were received by Mrs,
Morrison, Mrs, Cullum, Mrs. Duncan, and
Mrs. Joslyn. There were present Hon. w.
u. Hin and ladies, Hon. J. II. Brewer and
ladies, II. |. Haniord and ladies, Hon. Martin
Magnnis, Hon. II. H. Blackburn and ladies,
Mr., Stoclslnger and ladies' Mr. Loo
secretary OF Chinese legation, Mr.. and Mrs
Il. ]. Fisher, Hon. w. Il. Morrison and wife,
Senator Cullom, Hon. Mr. Duncan and wife,
Hon. ]. J. Adams, of New York. Mrs. Beach,
Mr.. and Mr4. II. -. Barr, Mrs. J. II. Brugh
Of Boston; the Misses De Ronccfay, Misses
Nellie Nichols, Lewis, Beach, Post, Manic
AicCauley, Lawson, Held, of New Jersey;
Hopkins, Clifford, Lowry, Turner, Tansey,
Of ST. Louis; the Miss Caughy, OF Baltimore;
Mrs, DR. Hamilton, of Philadelphia, and
many others,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-26
Diseased Cattle ,n the District.

Dr, ID. L. Salmon, of the department of
agriculture in communication to congress
in connection with bill to be reported to-
day appropriating $250.000 to prevent the
spread Of disease among cattle, says of
pleuro-pnoumonia among cattle in the dis
trct:
In Maryland and the District of Columbia
there arc many infected herds, in which a
comparatively large number OF animals an
nually contract the disease. In October in
Baltimore an inspector found twelve out of
nineteen stables infected. One stable had
lost more than 2O0 animals within three
years; twelve sick animals were found, egh-
teen recent deaths werO admitted, and three
sick cows had Just been sold or exchanged.
We have no information of peuro.pneu
monia in the country districts Of Maryland at
any great distance from the cities One or more
herds near the District of Columbia have
recently lost a number of cows, and at latest
accounts had some sick. Within the district,
without making any regular inspection, three
infected herds have been found where from
three to six animals arc admitted 10 have
been lost within the year. In Virginia there
arc stables from which animals have recently
been lost with symptoms of this disease, but
none OF these could be secured for eXamina-
tion, and therefore we cannot be positive in
regard to the nature of the disease.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-26

The Washington Continentals met last
evening at Timms's hall, Capt w. w. Mills
presiding. The following civil officers were
elected Historian, Hon. A. NJ. Clapp; fnan-
cial and recording secretary, w. T.. Clapp;
executive committee, Col George f. Timms,
Capt. c. B. Anderson, Capt. w. w. Mills.
Capt. L. +. Nermillion, Hon. A. NJ. Clapp,
Judge Advocate B. i. Crawshaw, and Sur
geon Charles Allen. Six active men,
bers were elected, and several applca-
tions received. The following honorary
contributing members were elected: Messrs.
W. II. Tenny, George w. Moss Capt. i. l..
Blake, James McH. Hollinsworth James
Chappell, Luther Martin, James Lansburg,
James McDermott, Thomas II. Dorsey, John
Gibson, NJ. McGowan, Peter Fsgan, Taylor
Wade, L. l.. Tolson, Thomas L. France,
Henry Peterson, w. IL. Crosby, w.
II. Moses, Charles Dunlap, C..
Rupert, and X. L. White. An
invitation was received from the Union
Veteran corps to attend their garden party
this evening at Masonic temple, which the
corps regretted to decline, there not being
time to make necessary preparations. The
announcement was made of the committees
for the proposed hop complimentary to the
ladies who assisted in the late fair, which
takes place at tho National Rifles armory on
the evening of the thirty-frst.