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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-28

WHARF, AUTHoRiHEpTQ ANNOUNCE
" a. F.tgAAAM candidate fer Cen
siHnlc q! Precinct No. AT The ensuing elec'
Hua. ------
WYE ARE REQUESTEDTO ANNOUNCE
w JIG. MCCAi;r rs "A candidate for Con-
rs5lc In Precinct No. l.
YIyE ARE REQl ESTED TO ANNOUNCE
w JOHN OVERLAND as candidate for Con
stable I'm Precinct No. /,
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Jerseysl Jerseys! We have Just opened
a large assortment Of black and colOred
Jerseys, prices Of which arc very mod
crate. SANGER Bros.
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WE ARE REQUISITE TO ANNOUNCE
w W. II. THACKER for, ounty Clerk.
WE ARE REQUESTED y ANNOUNCE
w W. NJ. c. HILL as candidate for re-
election to the Office Of County Clerk.
WE ARE REQ UESTED 10 ANNOUNCE
W HENRY JONES rs a candidate for re-
election 10 the Office of District Clerk,
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INSURANCE.

nEpARrN OF INSURANCE, IN
~ us,,es and History, Austin, Texas, TTr6ll
-, lSSl.-1o An Whom II May Conceth. Ind
is TO certify that the Pennsylvonia siN MI
in ali respects folly complied with the NV NV
of1exas 10 conditions precedent to Us VAN VAN
business In this state, and that sa,u N ~ II
pany holds u Certificate OF Authority NM
this office emitting 10 to do business \, ay n
state for four months from the ~ unS
september, iSsi. to the slst day OF Decem"
1884 80. A
Given under my hand and seal, ~ ol,y,I,er
Austin, the day and date fret above W,,s,
II. p. BREW STER, Commisslo"''
JOHN y. ALDRHOFF, Agent,
pnl,as, TCNa''
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COUNTY JUDGE.

WE ARE AUTHORIZEDT ANNOUNCE
w Colonel ED. G.. BOWER as candidate
Tor the office OF County Judge at the ensuing
election in November.
WE ARE HEREBY ,AupHioRilED 10
w announce Colonel W: NJ LDWAkps az
accumulate for County Judge 8t the ensuing
November election.
I'VE ARE REQUESTED TO ANNOUNCE
" ". T. STRANGE as q cnndiuate lot
.r..utF judge at the ensuing election.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.


YUEARF AUTHORIZEDTO ANNOUNCE
w II. q, I. KENDALL as u candidate LOT re-
election as Justice of the Peace OF PRECINCT
No. | at the ensuing election.
IuEARE REQUESTED TO ANNOUNCE
w HENRY SCHULZ as candidate tor JUS
tice OF the Peace for Precinct No. l.
uTEARE AUTHOR ANNoUNCE
w s. n. BRAswELL as n candidate ior lus-
tice of the Peace for PTocinct No. /, al the
ensuing election. 49,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ANNOUNCES
w Colonel j. G.. STEVENS as q candldaIe
bor Justice ofthe Peace of Precinct NO. |.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ANNOUNCE
w JOHN p. GILLESPIE Us consulate ior
Justice of the Peace, Precinct NO; /, Dai ,,a
,ounty, Texas, AT tine ensuing NOVEMBER
election. ---------
WE ARE REoU EsTED TO ANNOUNCE
w GEORGE II. FEARS for Justice OF the
'eace for Precinct No !. ----.-
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COUNTY ATTORNEY.

IXrEARE AUTHORIZEDTO ANNOUNCE
w c. +. CLINT us n candidate for re-e,ec-
ton TO the office OF County Attorney at the
ensuing election
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-28
A GEORGIA WONDER.
THE LADY GALvANlc BATTERY.
Beauty and Refinement With tightening
to Aid Over Matches Giants in
Strength-The Phenomenon
OF the Age-To-Night.

There are two ladies travelling in the
United States, each under tho name Of
Lula Hurst. Both claim to be the origi- |
nal. The complications involved in !
this discussion are properly referred to
the courts of law, where litigation be-
longs, and this article will not under |
take to deal with that question. The OBJ
iect at present is to place the young lady
now in this city honestly before the
readers Of the HERALD and to show
that she is wonder, whether
born in Georgia or in Boston. The
writer ofthis article has interviewed the
lady at the hotel, and is convinced by
perform feats that would puzzle the
worlds wisest savant-the mystery of
it.. Any attempted explanation of the
occult power possessed by this lady
would be dimmest conjecture and use
less. She Is young and fair and educated,
New York papers described Miss Lulu
| Hurst rs being plain and illiterate. That
! being the case this lady is not the DrO-
meo of Syracuse. She must be the
/ Dromeo of Ephesus. Sho is cultivated
| to the highest degree refinement attains
and she is beautiful as the star-eyed
sOrceress of Egypt. Her face is Grecian
!
| guild, changeable, sometimes topaz blue
and anon lighting with dia blerio
/ Of princess Of the shadows, pronounc-
! ing AN Invocation to the Sprites Of the
mist. Such beauty as hers won the con
| queror of the world and caused him to
/ desert his galleys mt Actium. Her bean.
| ty is wonderful as her art. The Georgia
wonder is modest, brilliant, self-conli-
dent aud every paper, wherever she has
played, has admitted that she gives an
entertainment worth the money. Even
those papers papers that sought to injure
her, admit ner mysterious power. In
her room MT the Windsor hot,l, HER
AID reporter witnessed several of her
manifestations, executed not in the
garish light Of the stage, but in the cold
~ realistic surroundings OF everyday
Ito.
500 you, " said the reporter, "feel any
particular sense of your power; or, In
other words, are you from any eXtraor
binary inward thrills conscious of being
u battery?"
. The young lady paused for an instan,
and then, with n sad expression, replied
r ayes, somewhat so. | do not under
. stand those subtle currents of uneX
, planned relations that become impartet
to wood or any substance ut my touch
~. - iO''b"i"v 40 u ''cH,"' ~ :" NV
0 thrilling, and, in fact, no Ian
4 guage will describe II. 1t
with me, somewhat under comman
0 and goes out from. me partly at m
= will"
!, "You enjoy good health?"
: "EXcellentw replied tho young lad
h and her rosy cheeks confessed the trut
/. of her assertion.
II Sho is fond of music, in fact all tn
n arts and is gifted in moro than one dc
Y partment. the entertainment thG
/. tho Georgia Wonder gives consist
10 of series Of
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.ROPP'S CALCULATOR
mo nosEY AND FoR AoESTs
Account Beck Is The Bestl
lOsT

4 OSr--N POfNfERI If.Nl,JTTlITEE
Il 4 months I'D, from next Ia the First wand
sch1ol.housN, Tho unhvr VIII ne rewarded
by returning the pnn or Information OF his
whereabouts to SAN MORGAN, at nctterton.
Try ne x Co.'S. sts5.el
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SHERIFF.

WE ARE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
w ed to announce the name of w. Ii. W.
5HGrU as a candidate for Sheriff Of Dallas
county, nj the ensuing November election.
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she bling tho battery, and the marvel
Gus execution can only bo realized by
witnessing her in tho development of
her mysterious role. She twists oak
sticks into curl paper, turns hickory
billiard cues into fragile reeds, makes
pugilists howl in anguish vixen she
grasps them, sustains weights that
would crush a giant. She
has the constructive power OF
of "A pythOness, and she Is gentler than
u kissing zephyr that signs to u tremb-
! ling leaflct when the budding spring ~
here. All todium flies from the win
dOWs when this uneNplainablo, fascina-
ting lady steps upon the floor. She im-
parts her spirit TO the cold properties OF
the stage, and everything she touches
ohtn.ns a soul.
OF the Texas papers that have oulo-
gix0d her entertainment we may mon-
ton tho Courier, of Corsicann,
the Tyler press, the dailics Of Shreve'
p port, tho Gazette, of Fort Worth
the press Of Sherman, Gainesville, Den
ton, 81. Louis aud Galveston. She has
many letters from managers of opera
houses of which tho following is spoc
men.
gainesville, Texas, September 2ith, 1881. T,
My Fellow Managers:
Believe me, the Georgia Wonder
, will provo u drawing card aud will Civ
1 your poodle entire satisfaction. We ar
!, delighted with her and tho entertain
y ment. In fact, she does all and NOR
# than she advorlses, all newspaper II
n ports to tho contrary.
Very respectfully,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-28
FOR RENT.


ISOlE RENT ONE LARGE FRONT /
Il room, furnished or uufurnished, OF two
rooms fur light housekeeping Inquire ~
ll25 MHin ST. fe2i-li
EUR RLNr-ONE Or TWO DfSIRABLR
l. ruolus, located convenient 10 business
part OF the ciyi nicely furnished; oonVen'
lent 70 nrst-clasS private boarding-h house,
For lttins, apply AZ q2i E.lmSt. seS.n
LUhNlsHED ROOM FOR KENT AT @
II Wood street. sS.li
J'UR RENI-nO FOR MTDLANDIA
Il magnificent "a roOmS) hotel building 4.
tho Queen City OF tho Plains, Midland, ION
Orson county, Texas. The cattle kings, sheeP
klngs and landed gristOOracy all do conttvlA
cato In and around this young ely, AVS
health and especially pulmonary hnovNvnnv
the water and climate u unsurpnstsd " va
known On this broad continent ,Ss
Mauketha VI lhs south Tor Nbeir h ,sn r s
California for climate. Inquire ~ MN nee
VIII, they VIII tell you 10, one OF tNpeirs.InS
can have u good show. Address W. U. 0J, IN
Tyler, Texas. ~
LUR Ef.NT-BY THE SQUTHwy,lEsSS,n -.
II LAND COMPANY, NJ MAIN s
broom nousc, No 5l5 Veal street, Nv ~ Am.
house, No = Flors strest, cast OF Texas S w,
tral Railroad, u; 6-rcom house neaq rnom
vent, East Dallas, J acros land sA,i 22vorra
house, 1907 Polk street, Opposite vi uood
I'll b-room houes, corner Ervny w" ,,ct
streets, t9; 5-ruom house, East Fin sNnr,h
near branch, Sll; Groom house on ,o,s
HARDWOOD street, nonr branch, 40, l,,ss
housA, w kain street, $40; t-room "'slS
East nallaa, north 81 Fair SrouN, e., MI,
t-ruom huu-o, 1--we Os,6 struet, noNf " .N
,l2bfi 5-Nloln hour'', Mn CATuthttr''" ,,,,y,it
| lIjV iTrST us rENIIr Tot - ~
1 y Fir-t .Clsss sveptr; MONS. alu'n ~, IN
1 IRE; un conypni,ncoS IISns fFY y hLAv,
| FuNO, nv Main street. un-N tNlt "
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-28

ITOlE RENT ONE LARGE Front
Il room, furnished or uufurnished, or two
rooms iur light Housekeeping, Inquire ~
ll26 MNin Il. te2--li
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-28

LON SALs.-Al SOOIuM Est LAND
Il COMPANG-hroOm house, lot 50Xl25, cor
IuO. Main street. ppnr Ervny,9 acrrg with
houses Of and rooms, East Dallas, north
east ol Fair Grounds; i-room house. lot 6ox
80, corner ofCurslcana and Rrowdor streCts;3
acres with houses nnd3 rooms, East Dali
lus, northeast of Fair Grounds; S-roOm house,
lot 6ONgu, corner Grlillu and Gibbs streets
lots and =, u and - eNch jVSl25, In Middle
toms udditiou, adjoining and west of Full
Grounds; lot l0NaN, corner Griffin and Aknn
streets; lot h0NivO, joins Fair Ground on the
| west; lot 2iySO on PnrlGc avenue, opposite
! passenger depot; lot 6a' gXlOD, corner Cotton.
| wood lane ANA Cedar Springs ST. nug8lu
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-28

nor SALE--A NICE LITTLE PLANTA-
II ton, % miles due south of tho city, ~ tc
100 acres RdvHntagcOuSly laid out for cOnven-
fence and profit; the different apartments
separated By the most substantial fences; q
beautiful building site ON an emnence that
gives fair view of the city, its surrouudi %
and scenery; pastures with tanks, trSt-rate
cultivatablc land and plenty lire-wood. May
be sold in small tract, To suit purchasers and
on terms to suit. joins NJ. CROCKETT.
/ it-Iv
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COUNTY COLLECTOR.

NVTEARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w BEVERLY SCorras Il candidate for re-
election to the Office Of County Assessor at
tho nnsnlng OlnctInn.
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NV ANIED-IO KtNI FLNASANT
w room, with board for two, for $50 per
month, in private family. Inquire at No.
% Bryan st. segS-n
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PERSONAL---VERY. and UndeVelopcd
PAErS ofthe Human BODY Enlarged, Devel-
onrd and StrenWhenOd,h Etc, Is an intorekt-
Ing advertisement long tun Ia our paper. In
reply 10 inquiries we Will say that there IL no
evidence OF humbug about his. On the con.
lrary the advertisers are very highly Endorsed.
lntefested persons may get scaled circulars
giving all particulars by addressing Erie
H.dira Co, =. o. Box 5lS, buffalo n. Y.-Io.
edo kvenlnr aae.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-28

TINE STATR OF TEXAS-TO ALL PEN.
i sons Interested In the administration oi
the estate Of X. W. Goldthwaite, deceated
j, I, Gayle executor Of L. b. Coldwalte, de.
ceased, has nlod, In The County Court OF nal-
lns county, hnM account showing the oondl.
ion < said estate OF Il. W Goldthwaite, ds-
ceased, which will be heard at tho next term
OF said court, commencing on the LIST Mon.
dry In Nov, 4. u. 1884, at the Court house
In the city OF Dallas, at which time all peT-
sons interested In silid estate may appear and
contest sald account II they aee proper.
Witness; W. N. c. lIill, County Cierk Of
Dallas county, Texas
H.. Sl-(iiven under my hand and the saal
of sniG court, atofnoe, In the city OF Dallas,
this nth day Of july. A. d. lsSt.
W. n. Q. HILL
Ocuntv Clerk pauas County, TOxss
~ I. X. HuaHYa, nsputy,
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XNrANThD-THE TEXAS MUTUALEN-
w dowment Association will give good and
profitable employment to experienced insur-
ance solicitors. Address a. NJ. HALL, Secre-
tarv, ~ Main street. Dallas. Texas. iylU
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LEGISLATURE

WE ARE REQUESTED TO ANNOUNCE
w y. L. TERRELI rs u candidate for the
the Legislature, Dallas county, Texas Flee
ton, I5Qm5AoN 4, 1851
NXTE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w u. n. COoMBEs rs a candidate Tor the
Legislature from Dallas county.
WE ARE AUrHONlHEDTOA ANNOUNCE
w Mr.. X. :. kIMBRuuGH as a candidate
Tor the Legislature in Dallas county, subject
~ the notion Of The Democracy.
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WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO AN
w nounce Mr., G. b. GILLESPIE rs q cam
ildste for reelection to the Office OF County
Collector -.---
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A GEMS MANiED-lI WILL PAY ANY
n intelligent man or woman wanting prof
liable employment to write for my illustrat-
ed circulars and terms ofagency for the eel"
ebrated Missouri Steam Washer, which by
reason of its great intrinsic merit Is meeting
with such phenomenal success. j. WORTH,
l7th aud Franklin avenue. 81. Louis. Mo.
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| LOR SALE-JEkSEI AND hOLSTEIN
| Il CATTLE, | expect to STAT Tor Texas
about November with a carlo OF fine Jer-
| sey and Holstein heilers in calf, especially
adopted Tor family cows. Write me for
prices and particulars: prices very low, de-
| 'iyered. Address {. V. HOLDER, Hudson,
! McLenn county, Illinois. se26-1t
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FOR SALE.

A.'OH ) ALE-hI ONCA An u Al n hhi4AI
II bargain, an ,leg ut piano of superior
make; terms reasonable, Apply TO u. a.
KAHN, mt Sanger Bros. se2S-u
NOk SALE-Si,UJD 4 IEAR.-ELEGANT
i and substantial business and residence
property In a rupidly-grOwing railway town
Is offered TO- sale at a great bargain, because
owner wishes 10 leave the state; Will rent Tor
$500 a year For fun particulars, address
GETTY PROPERTY this office. se27-Tt
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NAMED.


WANTED = THREE FIRST CLASS
Co. 722 Elm =. se2S-lt
w ANTED-TO RENT \ rLNASANT
w room, with board for two, for $50 per
month, in private family. Inquire at No.
81 Bryan ST. se2s-lt
UTANTED-TWO PLEASANTLY FIR
w nished rooms, with or without board.
by a-br0ther and sister, permanent residents
in Dallas; a strictly private family and quiet
home desired. Address Secretary "D. b. Coz
st. Georse Hotel. 49, s,21-7t
UTANUED-hADIES CITY OR COON
w try, 10 make So TO s. daily at theirown
houses on light art WORK; sent by mail any
distance; DO CONTRASTING. Address, with
stamp, CHICAGO ART Co, Chicago, Ill. se277t
NTANTED-AN ENERGETIC MAN, %
w wears old wants to invest about s. 900
and his services in a legitimate business. e
q irst-claSS CORE $40 ndeAt. "a rapid penman
quick at figures, OF GOOD habits and compe-
tent to quick le.rn; business new TO him.
| Address u. u. O., Texas Book and Bible CO.
757 Elm street, Dallas. Texas. se2,-H
! XITANTED-jO PANTS HANDS, APPLY
| w Third Floor, Factory Entrance, Main
st. BLANKENsHlP BLAKE. se23tf
| w ANTED-ALL PERSONS TO KNOW
| w that Mrs, j. Il. Burnett is carrying on
| the business formerly done by her husband
| deceased, at 81 and Sl3 Main street, where
she AT all times is prepared WIN skillful
! workmen to do all kinds OF plumbing, gas,
water and steam-fitting, lightning rods,
pumps and in large variety. se2ltf
w -HORSE- Sheer AND JOB
w Der; also wheewright; steady men only
need apply. b. +, CAMP, Colorado, Texas.
selS-2w
ITTANTED-A PARTNER WITH ABOUT
w 5000 capital to take an interest in o
. well established Hardware and stove busi-
} ness in one of the best railroad towns in
Texas. Address care j. T., Herald Office, or
! call at business office, Herald, for informa-
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-28

Decline nf Man.
Nervous weakness, dyspepsia, impo-
tonco, sexual debility, cured by "Wolls'
Health Remover" II,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-27

ain my last communication, which
from necessity prepared in great haste,
fear | left your readers in a little doubt as
to how the English farmer properly fertil-
ICES 80 large an area in cultivated crops.
This must of necessity, to quite an extent,
be accomplished by the use of commercial
fertilizers, which, however, are not bought
regardless of their real value neither are
they bought--after their true manurial
values are ascertained-at the exhorbitant
prices that the New England farmers
have to pay for them, but at price that
no farmer can afford to do without them.
There is an organization, or order, in En-
gland called the Farmers Alliance, whose
objects are, was about to say, something
like those of our Patrons of Husbandry,
excepting that the most interesting fea-
lures are left out-social improvement
and the cooperation of the fair sex. It is
purely business organization, more for
purchasing agricultural machinery, feed
and fertilizers, however, than for selling
the products of the farm, and the low prices
at which the fertilizers are obtained quite
surprised me. As each member of the
organization uses about the same amount
of the different kinds of commercial ma
nures annually, say fifteen, twenty-five or
fifty tons of guano or superphosphate, the
secretary knows how many thousand tons
will be wanted at given time. Conse-
quently he gives notice, through the agri-
cultural press that sealed proposals for
superphosphates, and such fertilizers as
are wanted, will be received to such q
date, with the right to reject any or all
bids. The result is, all the large manu-
facturers send in their proposals at the
lowest competing prices, with samples of
the same. These samples are marked as
per schedule A, B, G., ETC., and sent to
some competent chemist for analysis, who
gives the money values of each sample.
These fertilizers are purchased at from
So 81 Cd to "a 10' Cd, or 1854 to $2185
per ton gross, . 240 pounds. Here, in my
opinion, is something worth looking into
by the American farmers. Not that we
should make or save one particle less of
stable manures, but if we could obtain
commercial fertilizers at living prices, by
using them judiciously and literally we
could increase our crops thereby to that
extent that we could soon make double
and treble the stable manures from the
products of the farm that we now do,
greatly to our pecuniary advantage"
1t will be seen that there is no real
difficulty in getting fertilizers at half what
Vermont farmers now pay for them, if
they go at it in business-like way.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-27
Manliness In the Preacher.

A distinguished author has written upon
the manliness of Jesus. More recently,
another has published a projection on
manliness in the scholar. 1t is we'll to
emphasize this virtue in the preacher,
for there are elements of effeminacy
that weaken the pulpit. =
To work on the feelings is-to benumb
them. We have no surplus of sensibility
to spare. A freshet may now and then be
tolerated, but reputation for freshets is
not desirable. Iufirmity of the lachrymal
glands is not numbered among the Chris
tian graces. Nothing dries quicker than
tears" says Cicero. The gospel of gush
is not q regenerative power. A uniformly
supplicatory tone wesries. Explanatory
inter ections col" Z" All %" Alas " can
not take the place of pointed argument,
decisive and incisive, winding up with
the personal query: "What are you going
to do about it ?" Of every converted
man it may be said: /" He thought on his
way and turned unto God" any people
will not consider" was the charge God
made against Israel. Manly preaching
compels thinking, even if headache fol.
low. That may lead to heartache, and
that to the Great Physician who has
promised to heal the broken-hearted.
America has very many specimens of this
robust, virile type of moral and intellect
ual manhood, of consecrated scholarship
and of noble gifts sanctified by the Holy
Ghost. There are too many, however,
who cater to intellectual infancy, who, if
not in their dotage, are in their anec-
dotage. Their sensationalism may attract
first-class youth of both sexes, but men
want meat, and intellect Graves thought
which will command respect if it does not
secure obedience. A preacher, like ship,
needs buoyancy and ballast, thought and
emotion. Either alone is insufficient, but
both enter into vigorous, masterful pre-
sentation of truth, such as the eager and
adventurous mind of the present cen
fury emphatically demands.-Dr. E. p.
1htoing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-27

"THE woodpeckers, which apparently
destroy the trees by their constant drill
ing, are only after the insects, and often
save trees that would be destroyed but
for their aid. There is no bird more val.
liable to an orchard than the woodpecker,
and the surest sign of insect depredations
under the bark is the visits of the wood
pecker to the trees. He never attacks the
trees unless in search of food"
The above statement, going the rounds
of the scis4or-edited agricultural papers
and departments" is absurdly false.
The "sap-sucker" woodpecker is ex-
tremely destructive, not only to orchards,
but to forest trees, by pecking vast num-
bers of holes in the sound and healthy
bark. Farmers should not allow them.
selves to be deceived by ignorant or senti-
mental bird fanciers who print such
trash as this. They should shoot every
bird of this species that they possibly can.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-27

FURTHER testimony to the successful
working and excellent results of the civil
service reform system in New York has
just been given by Collector Robertson
and Postmaster Pearson, in letters to the
state commission. The collector says of
the competitive examinations " No wiser
or safer rule could be devised for filling
these offices. 1t gives the government
competent and intelligent servants" The
postmaster writes that "the persons who
succeed in obtaining appointments are, as
rule, much better qualified, and the sp
pointing officer has been relieved of the
burden imposed by the constant receipt
and consideration of applications from
candidates for appointment" Mr.. Pear
son likewise gives figures showing the far
greater economy of the new system.