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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15

BALTIMORE, May 12.-In the Afri
can NJ. E., conference to-day Rev. G.
Smith offered a resolution condemning
ritualism in church, the wearing of
gowns by bishops and clergy, and
prohibiting ministers proclaiming
apostolic succession and sacerdotallsm
Amid applause, Kisses, and confusion
the resolution was carried. The con-
ference subsequently adjourned in
grant disorder
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
mother Vaudeville Den.

CINGIENATI, May 12.-Jno. Devote,
private Waterman at the Atlantic
g .rden, shot Thos. McDermott, fatal
" wounding him, in Vine street, in
front OF the Atlantic garden tonight
at IL o'clock. McDermott ordered
beer from a table. The waiter was
tardy, and he ordered from second
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
Newspaper Change.

GALVESTON, May 12.-The Calves
ton Daily Record this afternoon an
nounces that it has purchased the
Daily Print newspaper, printing ma
teIial and good will. The Print
henceforth ceases to exist, leaving the
Record the only daily evening paper
in the city.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
IRELAND.


Poor Prospects for the Landlords.
DUBLIN, May 12.-At a meeting
of the nationalists at Waterford yes
terday, Davitt argued that five years
rent was the utmost that tenants
should be required to pay for the pur-
chase of their holdings. Healy con-
tended that one years rent was suf-
ficient.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
ALucky Galyestonian.

GALVESTON, May l2-John High
land, an old and well-known citizen of
Galveston, was to-day commissioned
deputy collector and inspector of Gus
toms for Galveston district by Gen.
Maloy, the collector, under instruc-
lions from the secretary of the treas
urV
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
Hawitt's TarifRiu.

WASHINGTON, May 12.-Five dem
ocratic members of the ways and
means committee (Morrison, Black
burn, Blount, Herbert and Hewitt
met at the house of the latter last
night, upon his invitation, to consider
a tariff bill which he intends to intro
duce in the house.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
The GALVESTON Tragedy.

GALVESTON, May 12.-The negro.
Mitchell. Bradford, the victim of the
Cedar Grove tragedy, last Friday, died
this morning. The inquest began at
3 o'clock this afternoon, and is still in
progress at late hour tonight. The
lady who did the shootingi is in GUS
tody.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
ROBBING APRIEST.

The Holy Man is Relieved of $4,000,
Near Fort Worth.
CHICAGO, May 12.-Inquiries here
regarding the Catholic priest, Casemia,
who was robbed of $1,000 on board a
Texas Pacific train, near Fort Worth,
on Saturday, develops the fact that he
is not of Chicago, as stated in the dis
patch announcing the robbery.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
The Southern Floods.

NEW ORLEANS, May ia special
to the Picayune, from Shreveport,
says Capt. J. NJ. Foster, residing above
here, has one thousand acres under
water, some of which has not been
overlooked for fifteen years.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
Before a Higher Convention.

KANSAS CITY, May NV. G..
Case, of Santa Molica, COL, en- route
to Saratoga, as a delegate to the Pres
byterian general assembly, was seized
with apploxy on the train which ar
rived here this morning, and died at
the hotel this afternoon.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
A Texas Dr1gg1st Suicides.

TOPEKA. May 12.-Oliver Ludlum,
recently from Texas, incarcerated in
fine city Jail as vagrant, committed
suicide this morning by taking opium.
He had evidently become disheart-
nnad
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
AFRICA.
A Raid on the Christians.

DURHAM, South Africa, May ~
Assouiters attacked the Norwegian
mission in Dabatki on the 4th inst.
Three were killed, though the mis-
sionaries were spared. The maraud-
ers returned at night, and killed all
christians thew could find.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
A Rim on a. Bank.

MINNEAPOLIS. May 12.-The Jour
nails Saltwater special says a run was
made on the First national bank
this morning, growing out of the Car
company complications. The run was
soon checked when all demands were
met. Only about $4,000 was checked
ont
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
AUSTRIA.
The Peon1e strike BACK.

VIENNA, May 12.-Several Servians
were wounded by the military at
Stuhl Weissenburg. in southern Hun
gary, in dispensing a meeting yester-
daV
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
ITALY.
An Italian Celebration.

ROME, May 12.-The fetes of Pom
peii are characterized by great splen-
dor. The procession in honor of the
Emperor Vesparian was brilliant
success.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
CUBA.
Castro Heard From

KEY WEST, May 12.-Castro has
positively left here, probably for Mas
sau, where he will be joined by filibus-
tiers now here, and which contingent
will include all that are at present
ready to leave.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
A Missouri Blaze.

ST. LOUIS, May IA fIe at Mo-
berly, Mo, last night destroyed the
hay rake factory and foundry of Fort
& WayIand. Loss, $1,000; insurance
small
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
s5o0 ReNar,I

IS offered for any case of chills . .,at
Ch;ilarine fails to cure--no matter of
how long standing they NAV 28-tf
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15

Be sure 10 obtain "Allcock,s" Por-
Gus Plaster, as all others are worth
less limitations.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
#. S. FRITTER, Sheriff.

1t is fortunate the trouble has ter
minated, ard douhly fortunate that
the Intervention of state authority is
not required to quell what at first
threatened to be a serious riot.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
THE Del Rio ImbrOgIio.

The rumors that have reached this
city regarding the disturbances at Del
Rio are happily set at rest by the fol-
lowing telegram to the governor yes
terday:
BRACKET, Kinney Co., May IL.
Gov. JOHN IRELAND:
All quiet. No assistance needed at
present. Thank you for the courtesy
extended. If necessary, will call on
you for assistance.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-26

Col. Z. F. Pescud was in the city
yesterday, and warmly greeted by nu-
merous friends.
Prof J. J. Fray was elected Presi-
dent. and Eugene G.. Harrell, Esq, Sec
retary. of Wake county Teachers Asso-
citation for next year. Miss Alice Page,
and Miss Fields, of the Morrisyille In
s%titute, were present. Miss Ella Mitchell,
Miss, Leila lawrence, Prof. L. w. Bag
ley. and others, joined the Institute.
We met a mar, a Northerner, in
Norfolk, who is erecting a new $60,0 00
steam saw-mill at Berkeley. He said the
bulk of lumber used at Norfolk came
from North Carolina. l: costs about
$1,000 to bring a raft of logs from the
Albemarle. We told him the day was
at hand when the mills would come to
the timber and North Carolina would
keep her share of the profit.
1t seemed a risky experiment for
four young men to take hold of the vast
business Of the late firm of w. III. s. r.
S. Tucker; and there were many who
wished them well, but predicted e failure,
or at least a disruption. Time has flown,
and time has shown. BY appearances,
by the frequent renewal of stock, by the
large sales, and the casual u~tterances
of public opinion, the young firm has
advanced rather than receded. We
have been deputized to hand you their
card.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-26

List of letters remaining unclaimed
in Raleigh Postoffice, Wake county, n.
c., Saturday, March %, 1884:
Afford, Mrs Rebecca; Alexander,
Miss B V.
Burrell, Miss NJ A; Brown, Jerry c;
Boyd, Miss Diana; Bunch, Mrs G II;
Brayant, Miss Amanda; Boudinct, Capt
w E; Brock. Jesse; Belvin. J., Black
well, Mrs Virginia; Baker, Miss Mary
A; Banks, DR. T L..
Cralle, S S; Curtis, G w; Cunning
ham, Dan; Cotton, Miss Lucinda; Col
Inns, Miss Matte; Cross, Miss Sarah;
Coleman. Miss; Cotton, Miss Fannie;
Cooper, Mrs. Catharlne; Chesser, Isaac.
Dia, Miss Julia.
Ellis, DR.. NJ. b; Erwin, Bill.
Fits, Miss Emma; Finch, Miss Mary;
Terrell, r X.
Gooch, Miss Eliza; Gorham, Catha-
rine; Green, Alfred; Guy, Thos H, (2);
Gooch, Mrs Gillie.
Hill, III; Hogan, r j; Howard, Miss
Martha; Horton, Josiah; Henderson,
Mrs Augusta; Henderson, William /;
Holmes, Miss Maggie; Hinton, Charley;
Holland, w L; Hill, John; Hayes, ST.
mon Harrison, Virginia Haywood,
Sherman.
Johnson, Mrs Annette; johnson.
Charlie; Jones, Miss Annie; Jordan.
Miss Betsy; Johnson, Mary j; Jones,
Miss Fannie; Joyner, Solomon; Jones.
Wiley; Jones, Alf; Jones, Mrs L H;
Jones, Miss Sallie.
Kinsey, B p; Kirkham. B.
Long, Miss Martha "A; Lee. A; Lee.
Miss V.
Moore, Mrs Phillis; Martin, Miss Fan
ME; Medlin, Mrs Margaret; Meares,
Rev II a.
O'Neal, John w.
Polk, Miss Isadora; Perkins, George:
Powell, Miss Sallie; Polk, Miss Maggie;
Peoples, Miss c, (3); Paschall, Miss
Mary; Parker, Mrs w c.; Page, Henry:
Powell, j; Pool, S H; Porch, Miss Bet
tie; Porter, A.
Rogers. Miss Henrietta Roberts.
Mrs Louisa; Rogers. Miss Mollie; Kicks.
Miss Martha; Reid, Miss J. II.
Smith, Mrs Maggie; Stells, William:
smith, } I; Suggs, John; Sowell, Miss
Luena; Shepherd, Lieut. Z E; Sander
ford. j; Stephens, Miss A C; Seine.
Miss Mary; Sneed, Charles; Smith. DR.
r a; Smith, Mrs Susan.
Tucker x Jones; Turner, Mrs Nancy:
Taylor, Miss Winnie.
Weldon, J "a; Wilson, Mrs Frank
X; Williams, Mrs Catharine; Williams.
Thomas: VIM, James.
Persons calling for any of the above
letters Will please say ''advertised.'
JOHN NICHOLS. z. NJ.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-26
Political "Pints" Picked-up Pro-
mlscuously.

p. II. Winston, Jr., is understood
to decline a place on the Coalition ticket,
though he viii canvas the State in its
support.
b. III. Cozart. Of Oxford. is making
a success of tobacco manufacture, and
house building and seems to be sue
c~essfully blowing the political field for
the Republican nomination for Congress
in his District.
E. z. Powers, of the Revenue Of
flee, is said to be coaching the nomina-
ton for Sheriff IN Cumberland; and as
Sheriff Hardie will probably not lead
the Democracy this year; the Loyalty
Liberal look for a good run.
Prof. Jas. s. Purefoy, of Wake
Forest wrote to the Biblical Recorder
Of last week, setting forth that out of 3S
high offices in North Carolina only two
are held by Baptists, and asking-"Is
it the policy Of the political conventions
to ignore the Baptists:"
The Recorder replies that Baptists
with a few exceptions, are not office
seekers, and would vote down any man
whose chief claim to office was his con-
nection with their church.
The exceptions, we suppose
"serve to prove the rule"
&C. b. Green, Esq, editor of the
Tobacco Plant. called upon Maj. Julian
s. Carr to ascertain what he thought OF
the repeated and widespread mention
of his name for Governor. With the
frankness and decisiveness, which is one
of his best traits, Maj. Carr responded
that while truly grateful for the kindness
and kind wishes of his friends,-he was
not on the carpet politically, having
all his energies engaged by the vast
business of BLACKWELL BULL DUR
HAM SMOKING TOBACCO. He added
that while he should vote the Democrat
ic ticket. and wish success to the party,
he could not allow his name to be used
for any State office. who then do you
| favor for Governor ?"-asked Mr.. Green.
Il am personally pledged to Col. Thos.
NJ. Holt, but l shall be satisfied and
gratified. no matter whether the nomi-
nee be Holt. Scales, Gilmer, Coke, OIL
other respectable Democrat Maj
Chas. NJ. Steadman was his preference
| for Lieut-Governor.
Lieut. Gov. Robinson writes to the
Raleigh Register hat he is not a candi-
date for any place On the State ticket.
| There is some talk of a new deal al
around.-Wil. Star.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-26
Mud Cut Broken Loose In a Now
Spot.

The slide which disarrau-ed mat
tiers Oh the Western road last week had
no sooner been cleared away, than the
news came that il had been succeeded
by -four Others, each As bad as the first
The last message was that the whole 81
Black mountain vas piled up on top Of
the railroad track. Any one who has
Travelled over il 5 not much surprised
that n blockade IS the result OF such 4
long continuance OF ain The road Tor
about seven miles IS cut cat o. the
mountan sides. The ovcrtoping noun
tains are 50 steep that the thoroughly
soaked surface for several feet deep,
naturally lets loose from the ~underlay-
ing rock aud hard subSoil. and slide
down the sides Of the mountains until
stopped by the railroad track. And
when 4 start Is once made there j no
limit 10 the sliding as long as the rains
continue. The famous mud cults slnI-
" n mountain giving way during wet
seasons and preClpitating ITSELF on the
track, which VAS graded. Ike a turnpike
road, around its side. This place has
already reached the worst, and Is not 50
troublesome rs IL was several years ago.
But the other mountains are now fol-
lowing suit, and promise To rival tiis
one in its ability TO do harm TO tie
Western road.
There IS one train beyond the slides
and one this side, an up TO " edncsday
they were able TO transfer mail aad pas
senge~S with but little difficulty But
now they are not able 10 approach near
er than six or seven miles of each other.
The train on this side the mountain
goes no farther than Old Fort. and the
one on the other side has beer ordered
not to enter the big. or Sw~annanoa,
tunnel. We have not heard what the
difficulty about the tunnel IS. 1t is
through solid rock, so that there cannot
be much danger OF a slide in that quarter.
-Nautop Eofsr,1a
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-26
Graham Normal COII0g0.

THE NORMAL DEPARTMENT
In this school there are two dcrar,
ments.
which young meH and women ar. lr.-
pared to teach in the public schools Of
the state. When such complete this
course they receive the degree of BtrNr-
or of the Elements. The book. recam-
mended by the State Board OF EIuea
ton are used in this course.
1liE PREPARATORY DEPAET-
MENT.-In this, students take 1911 Eug-
}ish, Classical, Mathematical. or Conn
mercial course and are prepared fuf
College or Business, 4 military sIr-
ganlzatipn that Is optional rs attached.
For several years not less than 81 hume
dred students have been in Attendance
each session. Board soto $toper month";
Tuition - 30 10 $3.50 per month. .a
the country, near the school, board Is
lower. All expenses are a. low a. lhe
character Of the school will admit.
Spring term opened Jan. 2ud, aud
closes May 30. 1884.
Students charged from time Of enter
ing Correspondence solicited. Addree
Rev. W. S Long, A. NJ. FROST.
Graham, y. 4.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-26

SUICIDE Oh YOUTHFUL LOVERS
Indianapolis, Ind, March l9.-W. NJ.
Dane. 20 years old. of BeDtonville, be-
came enamored of a l3.year- old girl
named Ada Swift. Her parents objected
to attentions on account of Ada's extreme
youth. On Saturday Dane purcha sed
two ounces Of laudanum, giving Ada one
ha f and swallowing the other half him
self. The poison failed to have a fatal
effect in either case, being an overdose.
Yesterday the father OF the girl had Dane
arrested on a charge of attempting to
poison his child. Last night Dane pro
cured a pistol and shot himself. He
died shortly afterward. The girl is seri-
Ously sick.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-26

....Boggan Cash is reported 10 have
applied TO Gov. Thompson for terms Of
surrender.
The match factory at Gainesville,
Ga, Is now turning out so gross of
matches per day, everything from Geor-
gia material except the chemicals, and
part Of them are Georgia productions.
....Capt. w. +. Weaver, with a de
tachment, accompanied Sheriff Young,
ofBuncombe, with the prisoners, Edward
Ray and W. A. Anderson, to Henderson
vile, Monday. The reason Of the re
moval from Asheville jail was an antici-
pated attempt at lynching, and not an
attempted escape OF the prisoners, as
was at first thought from the tenor of the
kilograms. The matter is now at an end
The report that two Concord
young men drew a prize IN the lottery,
was played upon them by another party
who sent them a telegram with Daup-
Inns name signed to it, and none were
any wiser until a few days afterwards
Our informant, unlntentlonally misled
Us, aud caused Us TO PRINT an item cal
culated to do the lottery good AM The
people harm. Charlotte Obseruer.
1.-The entire family Of NJ. John
Murphy, of Snow Hill, were poisoned
one day last week. 1t seems that the
cook, through carclessness, put Rough
on Rats IN the biscuit, and all who par
took of them were made sick The cook
was in a critical condition at last reports,
but the others were out Of danger. New
bern Nutshell.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-26

a man named III. u. Ewing, OF
Barton's Creek, West Virginia, but who
has travelled under various names, was
arrested in Danville last week. and there
is quite a sensation on the subject. His
arrest grew out Of his Boosting that he
had killed two negroes and a Revenue
officer. He claimed to have come from
Wake county. There are Ewing's in
this county, but it is likely his name is
Daniel q. Lamb. judging from letters
found in his satchel.
We incline to think him a fraud. who
has been playing upon the ~sympathies
OF warm-hearted Southerners. He wrote
to an u. 5. Senator asking names of
people who would sympathise with a
man suffering in the cause Of the public.
and received a rather hasty postal with
our address. Ewing then wrote US for
James of substantial. reliable. radical
hating people in North and South
Carolina. We did not answer the let
ter. 1t did not sound right.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-26

MAY DAY IN DE MAw'NIN'.-The
Loyal" and the Liberal" Chieftans.
were out in full force, and fine feather,
at the Conference of the Two State
ComInittees-'Twin souls with but a
single thought'-in Raleigh on We'd
nesday last. DR.. Mott, Lott Humphrey,
ex-Judge w. A. Moore, Col. Bill Myers,
Col. Ike young, b. Ii. CoZart, Esq, ex-
Sheriff Moore, Capt. John b. Eaves of
Rutherford, John 5. Leary, Of Fayette-
vile, Jas. H. Harris. Congressman
O'Hara, Col. VIM. Johnson, E. p. Pow
ers, Junius jenkins, and others were
present. J. c. Logan Harris was Sec'y
of the Loyal and L. NJ. Sorrell of
the Liberal The Republican COM
mittee issued a call for a State Conven-
ton, May 1st. The Liberal Committee
issued a call for a s'Mass-Meeting" in
Raleigh on the same date.
The design appears to be to let the Re-
publican Convention act as the nucleus,
and control the machinery; while the
Mass Meeting" will lime in," and help
the hurrah boom. The ticket will be
headed by a Liberal, from Wilkes,
Wake, Salisbury or Charlotte: Treas
urer Dave"-will resume his seal in the
party.
The Liberal call invites everybody to
come who is
Opposed to Bourbon mis-Rule, and
the present odious system of County Gov
eminent; Increase of Taxation, Prohi-
bition Laws, class Legislation, etc.
And all who favor = Protection Tariffs.
fair elections, honest count. free educa-
ton, and the abolition of the obnorious
Internal Recenue LarSt
There now!, what do you think of
that!
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-26

Miss Carrie Jackson, of Plttsboro,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. 81. Bagley.
Gen. Weitzcl, who was Beast But
ler's chief of staff at New Orleans, and
made a good thing out Of his position,
died last week.
Apples (Northern Baldwins) not
only sell for IL per peck in Raleigh, but
are hard to get at any prize. Eve could
tempt Adam nowadays with half an
apple.
A son of Prof. Andrew II. Ward,
| Agricultural editor of the Boston Globe,
was in Raleigh on Monday, and favored
! the T. & NJ. with a call. 1t would have
been a pleasure to meet him. His father
is doing good work on the Globe.
-Messrs. Primrose and Fries visited
Wilmington last week, and while there
was little general interest in the Expo,
| sition. they made 4 very favorable m
preston. and secured about $1,000 in
stock. The plans for a very tasteful
aud commodious barrack structure FOL
the Exposition has been designed by
| Col. w. J. Hicks, and the contracts are
open for bidders.
BY some m~ischance, the advertise
ment of Mr. NJ. Kelley's combined Plan
ter and Cultivator has been mislaid
Please send another, if to be had. The
Planters arc being manufactured at Col
w. j. Hicks foundry, and by all &C
| counts they are a really useful and popu
lar farm implement.
1t affords pleasure to present to oul
readers the attractive advertisement o
that energetic, prosperous, and success
full merchant, VIM. Woollcott, who hal
built up a trade second to hone in Raleigh
If you wish to try a surprise, just g
around and view Mr.. Woollcott's i'm
mense stock, covering all branches of tn,
trade. Country merchants in old time:
had to go North to buy their goods blu
Mr.. Woollcott is breaking up tpis custom
in a great many cases. by showing then
how to save money and expenses by buy
ing from him. He buys much of hi
goods direct from the factories and b
paying cash for them in large quantitie
he obtains a great advantage, and ca
sell cheaply. Mr.. Woollcott came t
Raleigh several years ago without CAPT
tai and started a small business, but b
hard work, energy and fair dealing, ha
built up a trade of which he is justl
proud.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-26

"IN MAKING OF Books THERE IS NO
END."-"The Greensboro Workman,
edited by a thoughtful, intelligent, Obser-
want gentleman, says:
1--WE are deliberately of the opinion
| that there is a sink hole of corruption in
the business of making and Introducing
new and needleSS-wOrse than needless
school books In the State OF North Caro-
lima. Distinctions without a difference
have been cultivated wherever the soil
has given the ~falntest promise Of a crop.
and publishers have divided their per
centum with school supervisors for the
purpose of getting In piles of costly pun
der to bewilder and retard and not to
further the advancement of the pupil.
Turn the rascals out = 1t is almost a
sel~f-evident fact hat our elementary
books should be few. The times demand
a book reform, and it should come speedi-
ly."
This is timely. 1t is a lick in the right
| direction. We have received the thanks
of one of the most wide awake of North
Carolina teachers for what we have said
about the multiplying of school books
and the o%vertaxing of children: We are
satisfied that there are great frauds prac-
lICtu III lhC CGncUI JUN DuSl1GSS anu
that the children are not taught enough
but are oppressed with too many studies.
Let the teachers teach, and let there be
fewer studies. The parents must inter
fere if the evil continues. 1t is nothing
less than cruelty to SO tax the mind and
body of girls as to impair or threaten to
impair their health.
There is no excuse for the multiplica-
ton of school books. The Current saws
there are more than eighty publishing
houses now engaged in flooding the coun-
try with rival sets of books. The books
may be cheap enough but there is no
need of any such opening of the flood
gates. Two or three or a half dozen
series would be ample. The teachers
never consult the pockets of the parents
when they get ready to try some new
set.-Wilmington Star.
This is serious talk. Ifjustifed by the
facts the occasion is serious. We know
nothing as to the circumstances, but we
have noticed a good deal of complaint.