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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04

DON'T HEAR EvERYTHINa.-Thsa art oil
not hearing should be learned by all 1t is
fully as important to domestic happiness al
cultivated ear, for which so much money
and time are expended. There are so many
things which it is painful to hear, many
things we ought not to hear, very many
which, if heard, will disturb the temper,
corrupt simplicity and modesty, detract
from contentment and happiness, that
every one should be educated to take in OF
ahut out sounds, according to his pleasure
If man falls into violent passion and
calls us all manner of names, at the frs.
word we should shut our ears and hear no
more. If, in our quiet voyage of life, we
fird ourselves caught in one of these domes
tic whiIlwinds of scolding, we should shut
our ears as q sailor would furl his sails, aud,
making all tight, scud before the gale 1t
hot and restless man begins to inf1ame
our feelings We should consider what mis-
chief these fiery sparks may do in our maga-
zine below where our temper is kept, aud
instantly close the door.
The art of not hearing, though uDtaught
in our schools, is by no means unpracticed
in society. We have noticed that we'll
bred woman never hears a vulgar or i'm
pertinent remark. A kind of discreet
deafness saves one from many Insults. from
much b anne, from not little connivsnce
in dishonorabe couversation.--ITedsu
TrOrs
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04

yMENANDOAH VALLEY RAILROAD
; s. F.. Tyler. Receiver.
Time Table in effect JUNE 10, 1887.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-01-04


The h,
adjustmeu
State of ViIs.u.
in one instance, the Do->
sued their coercive policy towards VI.
to most exasperating degree.
Finally, however, the marter was taken
to the supreme court of the United States
and it was there decided that the State was
sovereign and could not be forced. The
S ate has now got the advantage of the
situation, and yet sheSsays to the bond
holders We will renew our proposition. We
will give you just as much as we promised
TO pay before the decision was rendsred in
our favor. Come in, all of you. and fund
your bond in Riddlebergers.
This is honest and honorable. The State
has declared that the amount of the debt as
determined BY the Riddeberger bill is all
she is able to pay, and this sum she is ready
and willing to pay in spite of the arrogance
and attempted persecution of the foreign
bondholders. We believe the bOndholders
weuld have demanded their pound of flesh,
though the State had been bankrupted, ii
they had had power to enforce its payment,
and it is weakness of human nature to
slap the other fellow who has been choking
you, when once you have got the advantage
of him. But Virginia has shown no dis
position to seek revenge on her prosecutors.
The State could annoy her creditors in many
ways if she would and could repudiate the
bonds of the foreign bondholders, if she
chose to do so, but not so. She hath respect
to her debt of honor and she will pay as
much of it as she believes she is able to
pay. God bless old Virginia. a.-Danrille
Register.
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"SlJw-f footed yearsl More swiftly run
Into he gold Ofthat unsettled sun.
Homeslck we are for thee,
Calm land beyond the sea"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1888-02-16
The Mechanism Of the Singing
Voice.

Voice.
The vocal chords are actually much
shorter in the female than in the male,
the length of the chord is about seven
eighths of an inch. If the chord alone
vibrate, without any part of the aryte-
mold cartilages, the difference in length
would account for the difference in
the pitch of the voice in the sexes. A
man of tenor voice cannot sing above
the chest range of the female voice
without passing into the falsetto, to
produce which he must actually shorten
his vocal chords SO that they become
AS short or shorter than the vocal
chords Of The female. This is shown
by the scale Of range of the different
voices compared with the length of
the vocal chords. and this idea is sus-
tanned still farther by comparison of
the male larynx, during falsetto pro-
duction, with the female larynx. In
the male falsetto, produced 10y artiti-
cial shortening of the vocal chords,
the none nearly the resonating cavi-
ties in the female, the moce closely the
quality of the female voice be imi-
tated 1t is probable that the vocal
chords in the female present thinner
and narrower vibrating edge than the
chord in the male, although there are
no exact anatomical observations on
this point. This may account for the
peculiarly clear quality of the upper
registers of the fdmale voice as com
pared with the male voice or the
female chest register. Analogous
difference exist IN reed instruments,
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1888-02-16
scIE,rrr.c sorrs.

Satisfactory experiments have been
made IN Germany in the way of photo
graphing moving bullets fired from a
gun. These photographs are said to
show very clearly the waves set up in
the air by the motion of the bullet.
1t is found that smoke, as it issues
from the muzzle Of heavy gun. can
be almost instantaneously precipitated
by means of a simple electrical appar-
atus The invention is based upon the
researches of Professor Tyndall,
Lord Rayleigh, and Professor Lodge
in the action of electricity upon float
ing dust and vapor, and it should be
of considerable military value.
The National Museum at Washing
ton, has undertaken the formation of
study Election of casts of Assyriap
and Bahylonian Antiquities in associa.
ton with the Johns Hopkins Cniver-
sity. beginning with those preserved in
this country. The Johns Hopkins
University will attend to the proper
arrangement and cataloguing Of the
Assyrian collection in the National
Museum, under the supervision of DIR.
Paul Haupt, Professor of Semitic Lam
guages, and DIR. Cyrus Adler, assistant
in the Semitic courses, who will also
cooperate in the work If forming the
collection and of securing the loan of
objects to be copied.
The eff :iency Of oil. when dropped
upon the water, to calm heisterous
waves may now be regarded as eslab-
lished. 1t is astonishing how small a
quantity of oil will answer the pur-
pose. Admiral Clone gives the am 1unt
as from two to three quarts an hour
dropped from perforated bags hang
ing over The sides Of the ship in posi-.
tions varying with the wind. The oil,
theu, by its own outspreadiug, ex-
tending over the waves. forms film of
less than a two and half milionth
part Of All inch in thickness; and this
is enough To reduce breaking waves
aud dangerous rollers To unbroken
undulations that are practically harm
less. The oils that have been found
most effective are seal, porpoise, aud
fish oils. Minera! oils, such as are
used for illumination, are too light;
but the lubricating oils are. denser,
aud may be .ound sufficient.
osmosannounces singular adap-
tation Of photography. Ii is well
known that under the microscope
steel is found to be an agglomeration
of crystals, and that upon the differ
ence in these crystals The quality Of
the steel can be more or less deter
mined. Nj. Wedding, to make the
observation more complete, heated
steel to whiteness, and as the use of
the microscope under such circum-
stances was impossible he photo
graphed the metal and subjected the
negative to microscopic examination.
Photographic News.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1888-02-16

Few subjects tax more strlneently
what may be called the scientific con-
science han tie matter Of appar,tions.
The student of science recognizes two
clear duties in al scientific inquiries.
In the first place he nnnst strive To see
things as they are, and IN the second
lie must speak of them as he sees
them Against strict obedience to the
first duty prejodices Of all sorts, shapes
and sizes often oppose themselves; but
when he has resisted tue temptations
thus soliciting him to careless or skep-
teal or unfair inquiry he is often still
harder heset by Il e temptation to con-
ceal vie As that he thinks may injure
him either haiorg fellow workers IN
science or in the lay world In regard
TO ghosts and gob.iss science has
Travelled along smoothly enaugh 81
long az apparitions II particular elasse
have been in question. Nor has
science been much concerned about
those ollfashioned ghost stories tell
ing how shcsted FERNS and unearthiy
sounds have ail'righted sensitive folk
under conditions suitably suggestive.
We have learned to understand how
readily under such conditlour--as the
gloom OF night, chilly air Starting
shvers and tremors. which of them
selves suggest unearthly feelings). and
50 furth-ike mind will uncoaseiously
form false images ont OF dimly seen
objects or transform unexplained
noises into soends significant of horror.
A waving cloth becomes beekonlng,
sheet clad ghost; the creaking of a
door sounds like the shrek or moan
of some one ia agony. Out III the
open air, in gloooiy woods, or valleys
half hid in mists, sights and sounds
that by day would not be noticed are by
the active mind changed to awful APP
pearances or terrible noises. To this
day, for instance, in parts Of England
the noieses made at night by migrating
birds are regarded as the barking aud
yelping of the Gabriel hounds ('Ga-
bfiei Is itself a suggestive transforma-
ton from "gabblea), which in recent
tImes-l mean somewhere within the
last ten or twelve centuries have been
found by tbs foolish country folks to
be the souls of unbaptized children:
while tsince the hounds have never
done any harm Directly it has been
held reasonable to regard the IN as in.
nIeating some approaching trouble for
those who may hear them. There has
not only been no trouble in interpret.
ing the ghosts and goblins Of this type,
but no difficulty has arisen in c,1nse.
quence Of visions and yuices which
have seemed to stimulate the appear
ance OF tones Of the dead. Here the
argument from coincidence, rather too
freely urged aboat apparitious in gen.
eral, may be refuted- Uuduub.ed.
ly fancies of the kind described are so
numerous that We may fairly expect
some among them to correspond lin the
manner characteristic of ghost stories)
with the supposed return Of the spirit
OF the dead To his earthly home. Es-
pecially is this tho case when we re-
member how such fancies are inhu-
enced by predominant ideas, and how,
therefore, person whose mind is full
OF the thought of some dear lost Que
would be more apt To form mental
picture Of the dead friend or relative
than Of some form or face entirely un-
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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1888-02-16

On February lst, at Cincinnati, the
Shoelnakers' Association, embracing
the largest houses in the city, locked
out 5000 hands. Of whom 1000 are
women. The lockout affects 10000
people in the business. The manu-
facturers SAY that it is question OF
principle as to who shall run their bus
mess, they who put. in the capital or
the employees.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1888-02-16

Representative Nc cKenna ON the 31st
ult reported to the House favorably
from the Public Lands Committee the
bill passed by Senate last week giving
California per cent of the cash sales
of public lands foe school purposes.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1888-02-16

1t is reported that Professor EN-
mons (of the Geological Survey and
wife are to be reunited. Much gossip
was occasoned at the time Of the
divorce trial over the revelations of
Mrs. Emmons, who had been placed
in an asylum by the Professor.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1888-02-16

The Hungarian press regards with
regret the alarming increase IN emf
grating from Hungary to America.
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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-04-13

idly developing country, where the
growth is absolutely sold and perma-
nent, and where money is in demand,
yielding large profits, whether invest
ed in banking, in manufactures, in
railroad building, or in real estate.
Contractors and mechanics see in the
rapid development of the South, in
the wonderful activity in building
operations. and in the thousands of
new enterprises starting, the chance
for employment at good wages in a
healthy country where living is very
cheap. All these things are combin-
ing to turn emigration Of the we'll to-
do classes Southw I'd. And, then.
fortunately the South has not been
overrun BY the anarchists and social
lists who have crowded to the North
west. This in itself is proving great
attraction 10 MANY.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-04-13

make conscience Of secret prayer.
She follows him with her prayers and
best wishes, and waits with anxiety
to hear OF his welfare; waits with
emotions which only mother, and a
widowed mother. can know.
Months roll away. She hears, at
length, that her son had safely wealth
cred the stormy Cape; had been de-
livered from many danger. and ha d
entered the calm waters Of the Pacific
Again she hears that he has escaped
contact with the Northern iceberg
when there seemed but a step between
him an? death. She hears. still
again. that the ship which bears this
solace of her heart, now anchored
near one of the sunny isles of the
Pacific, is soon to leave on its home
ward bound passage, to cruise along
a while, then press all sail for its
original port. Her heart beats with
Joyous emotions when, as she wakes
! from pleasant dreams in which she
found herself, embraces her long
absent boy. But here comes another
letter, in a strange hand, and with
such seal With tremblinI hand
she opens it. ana finds it addressed to
! the mother Of who. she
learns on reading fursher, sleeps his
last sleep on the Island. ne ar the
port Of --. She gathers from the
letter that her poor boy, in racing his
horse with some jovial companions.
was thrown TO the greund with such
violence as to cause his death, in q
few hours, and as the truth flashes
across her mind. thnt her child fills a
,irunkard' grave, the broken hearted
mother exulaims, WHAT "A curse il
t! Is there no prospect Of putting
An end TO intemperance' She cries
lifting her eyes upward, Thou ruesi
she raging OF the sea. When the
waves thereof arise thou stllles
them" But, O God; What can con.
| troll the lust Tor gain IN the boso,ns o1
the dealers in Intoxicating drinks:
IS there no end 70 he put to Intern
perance? What curse
Let rs talk about it, and see the
necessity. the prospect, and the
means of eform.
Yours, ANXIOUS.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-04-13

President BahsCn. of the National
Fishing Association, has taken strong
ground aga MS the Fisheries Treaty
and opposes free fish tooth and nail.
the fishermen, he contends, ask
neither subsidy nor bounty, but sim
ply equal protec ion. They do not
use OF wish 10 use, Canadian waters
for practical fishing. but want heir
commercial rights therein defined
and maintained, and as for the ocean
fisheries they do not regari them as
within the cousid tation or Gi. posi-
ton Of Canada. The 900 fl her
men in the United States look TO the
Government to afford them the same
immunity from the encroachmentS of
foreign labor and oppression that is
g ven men engaged otlcr great
industries. Mir Ba.sonS vieas are
-ntit ed to serious thought as the
eXporents of those OF tie New Eng
land fishermen who are ,ntit'ed to
i the legislation and diplomatic
advantages 10 be had Marine
Journal.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-04-13
"INFELICE."
Written for FISHERMAN & FARMER.

Written for FISHERMAN & FARMER.
My love dwelt in a sunny cline,
Where roses bloomed and song birds
triiled,
And rich Golconda s deepest mine.
A million times emptied and filled,
Could not outshine her sparkling ewes,
Naught to one tress her dark hair,
Nor could the softest summer skies
Unfold flower half so fair
AS those upon her cheek and lips,
And ever on her finger tips,
Ny love was SO beyond compare,
Ah F.. she was SO beyond compare.
Nor could the lissome, swift gazelle
Dance lighter long the moonIit lea,
Than she attuned to rise and swell
Of terpsichOrean melody;
Her voice, the music of the lutte
- er waters at the sunset hour
Surprising; tender, soft and sweet
AS zephyrS from a lotus bower:
And when enthroned the Queen of
May"
The south wind and the brook did say
Were Sylph or Houri e 'er so fair?''
Ny love was SO beyond compare.
My love she loved me well and true.
And told me when she would be mine;
And L could wait, for we'll [ knew
The stars would ever fail to shine,
Would cease to roll the ocean blue.
No more come seed and harvest time,
AS soon as [ could once forget
Her brilliant eyes and curls of Jet,
Her rosy cheeks and hand so fair
My love was SO beyond compare.
Methlnks hear again the bells,
From up in old St Matthew s tower,
hing out the merry weddinp meals
For my true love 8 own bridal hour.
The hour passed my love WAS we'd,
My fair, sweet love beyond compare,
Thc orange blossoms crowned her head
And mingled with her raven hair
But was she happy? oh ! was she?
She wed not me alas not me.
w. GOTTEN DOWNING.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-04-13
MOVING SOUTHWARK.

From Baltimore Journal of Commerce.
The tide Of emigration is rapidly
setting from the North md West to
the Sou h. People have grown tired
Of the b'izzards which Cause such
grett suffering, SO many deaths and
such immense financial loss, and they
are gradually awakening to the fact
that in he South there are advan
tages scarcely dreamed of in their
own snow covered homes. Farmers
who can work only about six mo It's
IN the wear, are learning that in a
dozen Southern States their ou' door
work can extend over t least t. IL
months; that live ock needs but
little shelter and food during tt win
Ter as compared with the North; that
farming can be made far more profit
able than in any other section of our
country, and that every thing needed
TO ensure prosperous and h ppy
fe is found in heESouth. Manu'ac-
turers are beginning to understand
hat the advantages possessed by the
South Tor ind str a enterprises of
every kind IRE not equaled else~ here
in The world. Here The raw ma erial
is found in unlimited supply. and
WHITTIER the man facrurer is
worker, in iron or wood or cotton, he
can secure these materials at lower
cost than in the North and West; the
cost of nnanufac, uring them is less,
and al other advantages are on the
side of the South. The capita ist
seeking profitable employment for
his money fluids in the South a rap
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-04-13
NTORFOLk SOUTHERN RAILROAD COM.
IN PANH.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT OCT. 3RD, 1887.
Mail Train leaves Norfolk 1890 a. IN
daily except Sunday. 1nd arrives 1T
Edenton 40 p. IN Leaves Edenton els.
! md arrives at Norfolk at . 80 y. m.
Accommodation leaves Norfolk at )
,. IN. arrives ut Eientou 10 y. m
Leaves ldentOn at 80 =. m. arrives at
Norfolk J 0 u. m.. daily except SUNDAY
Close connections at Norfolk with ali
all and steamer lines.
At Elizabeth City-with steamboats
for all points on Pasq quotank, NoI Tia and
Alligator rivers.
At EdenCou-with n. S. Railroad
company s stcamhoats. Piy1nourl. Mary
=. Roberts and Ranger. for all points on
Ch0r;sn. ScurpHrnong Little, Cal:sie and
Roanoke rivers. and JAni6oVills 81 W:sh-
Ingt0n, and AiDeniar.e < Itaiei- il Rail
Roads
On and after July 1st. the steamer
PIymoutu, plyin5 between Edentol and
" liiisInctOL, IL 20 to Hamilton on
Tuesday ahd Friday OF each week, leav-
ing that place IL 9 clock d. IA. on
" edneeday aud Saturday.
Norfolk passenger and freight station
at Norfolk and Western Railroad Depot
Freight received daily, except Sun
days.
Through tickets on sale and baggage
check ed between Edenton anu Elizabeth
ity and Baltimore. Philadelphia and
New York by Bay Line and Old Domin-
ION steamers and y I. z. and n r. r
fIom Norfolk. aud between Norfolk and
" ashington, Plymouth, Williamson.
indsor and GAINESVILLE.
81. K. KING. General Manager.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-04-13
EASTERN CAROLINA DISPATCH.
FASV FREIGHT LINK,

Regular line of steamers between
Atlantic q North Carolina X. R., New
Berne, Washington and Elizabeth ity.
Daily ali raj! service between Edtnton
New York, Philadelphia. Baltimore and
Norfolk.
Through cars, as low rates and quicker
time than by any other route.
Direct ali s,"O,.s tea be shipped by East
ern aroliua Dispatch. as foLows: From
Norfolk by y. :. K. R.: Baltimore by p.
w. B. r. r.; President St. Station.
Philadelphia Dy Pennsylvania Z. r.
Dock st. Station: New York by Penn
syIvania r. r., Pier % North River.
E. WOOD, Agent, Edenton, y. c.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-04-13

DEAR EDITOR Owing to prest
of business [ was unable to give you
around the World" this week
You will find enclosed a clipping
from Sandwich Island paper which
you can publish. | will try and give
you "Around the World next week.
Yours Truly, Don ARTURO.
WHAT A CURSE IT Is! Is THERE Nc
WAY OF PUTTING A STOP TO
INTEMPERANCE.
Johnny Hodges, of Sargent Tenn
perance Tales. is not the only one
who has made this exclamation ant.
inquiry. Johnny, as l hope every
seaman knows, for every seaman
should be familiar with those tales.
[ say, Johnny Hodges had his own
rials in miserably drunken wife.
and had ample reason to speak of thc
use of intOXi eating drinks as bitter
curse, and to desire that speed,
end might be put to intempGrance.
But there are worse cases than that
OF Hodges. Let US look at some OF
them.
The poor sickly wife, with her
starving babes, sees her once temper
ate. industrious, affectiunate husband.
staggering home from a debauch.
where he has consumed the only
means Of providing fuel and bread
for those whom he had sworn to feed.
clothe and cherish. His ldiotc laugh
with insane rage. causes
the rags which cover his children :
to shake through fear. and
they cling to their mother for protec
ton. The wretched woman. as She
looks back on the past and antici-
pates the future, cries out in anguish
Of spirit, Nv hat a curse Is there no
prospect OF putting an end to inlem
perance?'
The widowed mother, whose poverty
on the one hand. and whose desire
for her sous future welfare on the
other. wrung from her a reluctant
consent that he should tempt the
danger of the sea. on bidding him
adieu, heseeches him to fear God. |
reverence his name and revere his /
to beware of the iutoxica- |
ing cup. of the house OF the strange
and of the society of the
orofane and vulgar; to read daily
portion of the blessed Bible, and