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Year: 1878




True the fever epidemicswspt Mem
phis like cyclone, yet the splendid
grocery house of q. A. Eckerly Il Bros
passed through it unscathed. The
name of this progressive firm is not
unknown to many of our readers and
more particularly to those who deal in
groceries. With an ample capital and
a ripe experience, this liberal and en-
terprisiRg house is increasing in pat
ronage and drawing closer to them
their old customers. OF course it is
also well-hnown that the Eckerlys
have separate cotton department
and they guarantee to handle the sta>
pie to the best advantage. Consign-
ments will meet with prompt attention
and the sales made to pan out well.
Year: 1878

In telling you of our pretty corps
of clerks, Se have neglected to say
that they are all married, and if this
was not the case they would all soon
be so; we like to be married the best
in the world, and will further say we
never employ anybody but married or
marrying young gentlemen; after 8
months trial we turn IF III un- marri-
ed clerks, and we ha lever had to
run many off either. soliciting the
trade of the world generally, We are
with profound respect.
Year: 1878

ToOTLE, LIVINGSTON & CO. Offer the only hrs-class
stock Of ladies' misses and chdrens cloaks and fine
the city Special taken the selection purchase
Of the stock for this departmen-he being made
entirely from the leading fashionable manufacturers OF New
fofk Every garment being we'll made latest style
and the material and trimmings used of the finest quality


We take great pride in calling the purchasers
stock 10 this department being far superior that
similar establishment, only in this city the entire
vest Our new Alaska Beaver Velvet Broche and Shetland
Shaw embracing the production everything choice snd
snd beautiful to be found 10 the New York market
Year: 1878




There are ut Seebold's and at Wagnors. on
Canal street, several examples of Mr.. W. II
Bucks treatment of Louisiana scenery, which
do great credit to that artist No one since
Clague has succeeded so well In rendering
the rich, warm tints Of our luxuriant and
brilliant landscape.


At Seebold's arc two pieces each IL by 60
which are admirable bits of realistic work.
and yet picturesque and charming. They
exhibit that peculiar harmony OF tint and
near perfection of aerial perspective: that
warmth and briliancy in the treatment OF
the sky. and transparency In tho handling OF
the water, which have won for the artist 80
much commendation from art como sseurs.


At Wagner's there are also two pieces. One
OF them particularly Is o most excellent cx-
ample Of Mr.. Bucks manner of treating the
live oak, the peculiar glory of our Louisiana
landscape AS was the case with Claguo, his
scholar exces In the handling of this central
feature, from which the master and the fol-
lower have worked out u peculiar treatment
of tropical landscape which Is fairly entitled
To be considered q school of landscape paint
ing.


We commend these works of Mr. Buck to
the attention Qf tlh}nse who are Interested in
art
Year: 1878

Terrell was interviewed, and he made the
following statement:


"It was negro who shot me. ] Was At
work cutting cane on the Belair place and the
negro was driving q cane cart. / WIS passing
on the road when the negro cried out to me,
You s. Of o b, you have come on this place
to work against black men, I then made O.
move towards him, and as | did he leveled o
pistol at me and fired three times. One of the
balls caught me in the hand.


81 then grapplcd with him, and on getting
the pistol from him fired at him, but | don't
believe | bit him


Murphy was visited at the hospital and he
began as follows:


IN name is Murphy, and 1t was regular
tramp that cut me. We were both cutting
cane on tho Belair place. He threw his
cane on my side and when | told him to stop
he called mo o s. Of q b. and hit me three
times with u cane-knife. / went to take hold
Of the blackguard and he showed 1t into mo.
Sure, never knew the tramp nor his name,
and, what's more. | know as much about him
as | want to know"
Year: 1878

The following is the total vote for State
Capital as returned to the Secretary Of State
In ono parish, that OF TcrrebOnne the vote
was improperly counted and returned, but
this does not affect the result. If this error
be corrected New Orleans majority will be
increased from 1913 to 47Gi. Over 10000
voters failed to vote on the capital question
at all, Is, 600 Of whom live IN this city:
Year: 1878

Small feet will be much worn this winter,
and dresses be very short In front. Black silk
stockings and shoes barred with flowers were
the rage at the recent official fetes in Paris,
while for the streets are recommended boots
Of white Russia leather, with, at mid-l-g, q
band of dark fur. Reason why the cotillon
is going out and real dancing is coming in
when, as in the Great Century the guests will
perform bullets of a noble, stately and digni-
fled sort
Year: 1878

The present King of Holland was not to be
found upon the death of his father, William
II. Dispatches were sent to all the Dutch
consuls throughout the world to make in
quries regarding him, when suddenly 1t was
recollected that the Prince had become
enamored Of an actress in an English travel
ing company This was In t849 and he was
then thirtytwo years of age. The troupe
was found in o small city of Scotland, and the
DrOmDter
Year: 1878

Senator Randall recently wrote to Wash
ington, asking gentleman familiar with
congressional proceedings to hunt up prece-
dents in the case Of contested jurisdicton be-
tween the House and Senate. This refers to
the probable action Of the Potter committee
In presenting Stanley Matthews to the House
for contempt, for having declined to appear
before that committee. The question Of the
power Of either house over q member Of the
other has never been settled.
Year: 1878




Recently occurred the annual execution
day in China, when seven prisoners were
decapitated. This does not represent the
sum total Of those who suffer the capital
sentence during the year, for all burglars
and highwaymen are speedily put out of
the way. The ordinary criminals only are
reserved for a day specially appointed,
shortly before the winter solatice.


There are some curious customs in con.
nection with these executions. The night
before these unhappy men are brought out
to die, regular jolifcation takes place
within the gloomy precincts of the prison.
The doomed men are loosed from their
chains, and have feast spread before them,
with as much wine and meat, etc., as they
desire. The feasting goes on all through
the night, and it is not until the time of
the starting of the procession draws near
that the shackles are put on.


At the appointed hour each criminal is
put into cart from which the cushions
and the cloth covering have been removed,
so that the unhappy man looks as if he
were in cage on wheels. His appearance
shows that however he may have Jared
during the previous night, his general
prison fare has not been over-abundant
The road from the Hsing-pu to the execu-
ton ground is through the Swenchihmen.
Through this gate the Emperor never
passes. From the gate to the ground the
distance is two-thirds of mile About
midway there is wine shop, which for the
last two hundred years has supplied the
criminals with as much spirit as they like
to drink; so that most of them are in q
state of intoxication when the fatal moment
arrives. The ground was called ''the vege-
table market" 1t is wide portion of the
large east and west street of the Chinese
city.


One very peculiar system is that all the
men conveye0 to this place are not exe-
cuted; three or four out of ten are taken
back to the prison to bear part in a SINH
lar procession the next year. When the
men start from Hsing-pu not one of them
knows whether he will be behcaded or not.
Of those thus reprieved, eight out of ten
will be reprieved the following year, after
which the sentence will be committed into
banishment. If the man escapes for one
year only, it is thought to be an act of
imperial grace. A list of those executed
during the year, and of their crimes, is
burned by the Emperor on the altar of
heaven at the winter solatice. He is thus
supposed to inform heaven of the manner
i'll which he has used its delegated au-
thority.
Year: 1878

IT Is now said that Butler will get
the greenback nomination this month
for Governor, and will accept it. Also
that ne has bargained with the Democ-
racy to assist them in carrying three
congressional districts, while they in
turn will put up no Democratic candi-
date for Governor, thus giving him a
clear field against the Republican can
didate.
Year: 1878

The following news items were gather.
ed when at the Puyallop last week.


The branch of the N. p r. r. over the
mountains IS definitely located south
side of mount Rainier; before long the
measurements etc. will be published


L, w. Kribs of New Tacoma is the
efficient carpenter in charge Of wolkmen
constructing the Excelsior building at
the stave factory.


Mr., Andrew Young is at work with
him there. His friends here will be
pleased to hear of his good health and
that of his family, and that they are all
doing well.


Work at Wilkinson mines is progress
ing finely, the incline is being rapidly
sunk on the General vein and all are
happy over the discovery OF two new
veins there one, over ten feet and the
other ever 16 feet.


The Limestone quarry on the north
bank OF the PuyallOp river, one and one
half miles south OF Elhi and near to the
Alderton station is pronounced success
Extensive depOsites Of bog irou ore have
quite recently been discovered not far
from South Prairie. If in sufficient
quantities, there is no reason why they
could not be worked cheaply with coal,
lime, wood and water all as convenient as
coull be desired, and also transportation
equally convenient for the manufactured
iron.


That valley is perhaps better adapted
to the growth of fruit Of all kinds than
any other part of the Sound conntry.
The experiment certainly ought to be a
success. Perhaps the Chief difficulty
will he in clearing the hop houses so the
dried fruit will not smell or taste ofhops
The smoke from apple pealings' sweet
fern etc. will probably be sufficient to
thoroughly fumigate these hop houses Sc
they can be used six months in the year
in place Of one as at present.
Year: 1878

In letter to one of our fellow towns
men, from friend at the East, is the fol-
lowing on the much discussed topic Of
Future Eternal Punishment Its repro
duction may interest some of Of our read
ers. "The doctrine seems to me so mon
strous, that can scarcely bear discuss.
ion Of it with any patience. 1t seems to
me that its uplolders beg the entire
question, by the assumption that sin is "a
voluntary matter: they blink the quest
ion of ec1, which exists everywhere, and
which is wholly disconnected with the
will. The cyclone, the strokes of ight-
ming and the earthquake which fAl alike
upon the just and the unjust--how are
they explained consistently with the
idea of perfect Code The question is
beyond the human capacity, but this
seems clear, that If there be eternal pun
ishment, then the Almighty stands con
iessed as the Creator of an imperfect sys-
TEN; for perfection cannot be predicated
where sin is eternal"
Year: 1878

The past week an extended trip was
taken through the White, Stuck, and
Puyallup river valleys. 1t was the in
tention to visit Wilkeson, the new lime
stone quarry, and newly discovered iron
mines in the Puyalup valley, but time
was not given to do this. They will be
visited in few days. Statistics were
gathered that will fill the next weeks
paper, besides what appear this week.
Year: 1878

CONFLICT BETWEEN WHITE AND
CHINESE LABoR.-Two or three days
since force Of Cinnamon were employed
by the North Bloomfield Mining Com
pany to work on the road in the vicinity
of Eureka. The Mougolians prepared
to go to work at the designated time,
but posse of white men intercepted
them in their attempt to commence
operations, and the former were cOmpell-
ed to take up their shoveIs and picks
and return to their shantes. the white
men say that there were a great many OF
thcm in that vicinity who are unable to
obtain enough work to provide tor their
families, and that they are determined
the Cinnamon shall not be employed in
preference to laborers from their own
ranks. A conference between the super
intendcnt OF the Company and COM
mlttee from the white men was agreed
upon by the latter as the most reasona-
bic way of settling the troublc.-Necada
City Transcript
Year: 1878

Hops look well, few new fields will be
planted, yet The yell promises To he
larger than last year. Many use turning
their attention 10 raising small fruits for
drying, and are also largely increasing
the size of their orchards They pro-
pose to go into the business on an Cx
tensiye scale, and 20 see whether they
can so arrange their hop houses; with
out conflicting with the patented rights
of the patent dryers, as to use them for
drying fruits and vegetables on IN ex-
tensive scale, and in an economical man
ner.


On June 18th. the belt from the equali
zation counter shaft to the main shaft in
the main building of the stave factory
slipped off the pulley and became wrapp-
ed around the main shaft. 1t was very
heavy eight inch rubber belt, and so very
strong, that before the machinery could
be stopped, it bent the main shaft, made
of three inch iron, like an OK bow, and
brought down the whole counter shalt.
Fortunately none We're injured. This Is
the first accident there, and the work IS
considered to be very safe. The equali-
ger is used to cut off squarely the two
ends of the stave bolts and equalize their
length.
Year: 1878

Some twenty five or thirty men are
now at the Skykomish river mines, sit
uated about thirty.ive miles from here
by the nearest Travelled route, but nearly
twice that distance by the river. 1t
takes nearly three days to get there, but
returning is very easy. Mr.. Geo. Tomp-
kins is down from the mines and will
return in few days. He declines TO
make any special disclosures, except to
say that about halfthe miners are Chi
nese, the rest white men, and that some
are prospecting for quartz the rest work
ing with pan or rocker.
Year: 1878

f. d. Kroner, the Point Elliott tele-
graph operator, is one of the most pop
ular men in the county. He has filled
the office of telegraph operator at that
station for several yeaIs past, to the en-
tire satisfaction of every one, and his
finances are sufficiently improved so that
he now is having built for himself the
finest residence IN that part of the
county. The size OF the main part is
20x24 feet. with 16 feet posts. At the
rear Of the main building is an addition
one story high size, 12xl4 feet. The
very best Of material will be used in its
construction. 1t is located in very
prominent position, so that it can be
seen nearly all over Port Gardner bay,
making it much easier to see where to
go to reach the Office. There will be
porch on the front and along one side
of the main building. The up stairs
will be divided into three bed rooms.
Mr. McNaughton is the architect and
and carpenter, while the mason work
is being well done by that excellent
workman Frank Winchell. 1t is with
great pleasure so many signs ofimprove-
ments are noted in the vicinity Of the
mauth of the river, and especially to see
that friend Kroner secures his share.
Year: 1878

A London paper rmarks that the am
cunt OF individual debt repaid already
by the government OF the United States
since the war, puts to shame all that
England has ever done in the same way
fer tue last century or more"
Year: 1878

if every woman, young and old, would
join together to Danish intemperance
from the land it would be done Their
influence would do more than men could
with all their law and legislative action,
for they have not the temptations that
men have, nor their love. of strong drink
to contend with. Bring up the boys, all of
them, to hate the taste of rum, and in
ten years time intemperance would die
natural death. But, now, boys catch
the habits of men, maybe, of their faith
ers, and these fathers become sign
boards to lead their sons to ruin What
a fearful example. what a terrible re-
sponsibility! Temptations lie thick
along the pathway Of the young as the
sand on the shore of the ocean Doyou
doubt this? 1t is true, nevertheless.
Walk up and down the streets of our
pleasant city, what do you read on
signs? wine, Beer and Ale" This
the foreign Philistines have introduced
here, and they are tolerated, more than
that, licensed" Young men and boys
see these signs, see men 90 in and drink,
(boys are pretty sharp sighteD, so they
go in and begin to dabble in this paltry
stuff, and in a short time they want
something stronger, as well as the men,


Well, sometimes these boys get on a
spree, just as men do, and act very bad
ly, and have to 90 to the lookup Now,
who is to blame, these boys. or their
parents, or the community? Who Will
answer? No wonder mothers weep over
their sons; no wonder that wives have
an aching fear in their hearts Do you
wonder? Is it not time, then, that ev-
cry woman should be up and doing The
safety of their sons. and their fathers
and their husbands is in danger Tp.
then, grid on the temperance armor,
fight this deadly foe, and let your motto
be, determination or everlasting battle.


+. W. C.
Year: 1878

The other day, while the Queen-as
usual in Scotland dining at the
table of one of her great North British
mobiles, dreadful, dreadful breach of
etiquette occurred Her Majesty call
ed for a glass of water Accordingly, a
man servant came forward and presen-
ted to her silver salver with glass of
water on it; but Victoria Immediately
assumed stern expression and forbore
to put out her hand for it. 1t appears
that State etiquette on such an occasion
demands that the man-servant should
present the silver salver to lady of
honor, and that the lady of honor should
then carry it to the Queen.


The mistake was rcctifcd, apologies
were offered and accepted, and, let us
hope that by the time the water reached
her thirsty Majesty, it tasted all right.
What fuss about trife! "Ah yet,
as the teller of the anecdote indignant
ly, continued, "she can make herself
cheap enough with the Browns, follow
ing at their funerals, at christenings
holding their babies or acting as sponsor
to them, etc"
Year: 1878

FROM week to week we select from
the teachers reports of our city schools
the one that shows the highest per cent
OF attendance and punctuality, and pub
lish the same in this column. The pu-
pills OF the different rooms take no small
interest in the matter Many of them
meet us on Friday evening or Monday
morning, asking, Whose report goes in,
to the paper this week. These reports
are, to certain extent, indices of the
tact and efficiency of the teacher;
though often factors enter in over which
they have no control, and sometimes the
teacher who has striven hardest comes
out second or third in point of success
This week there are several reports that
show no tardinesses and are over 81 per
cent in attendance.
Year: 1878

Wendell Phillips in his lecture on
Temperance, Labor and Women" takes
the ground that the remedy for the
great evils of the threatening hosts
ruled by intemperance and by the injas-
tice of capital is to be found in giving
the ballot to women. He says he does
not demand the ballot for women, but
he claims it for her
Year: 1878




Extract from a report of President
Richeson, of the ST Louis school board.


The support of common schools by
public taxation is the needed recogni-
tion which capital is in duty bound to
pay to labor. Ignorance does not know
what it stands most in need of, and can
not be expected to discover and apply
the right means for its own ameliora-
ton. The poor and ignorant understand
very imperfectly the relation of educa-
ton to power, and they are too closely
pursued by immediate necessities to
adopt the far-seeing policy of investing
their small earning in the education of
their children.


The rising generation is fed and
clothed and housed by the industry of
their parents at an annual expense of
from one hundred to five hundred dol
lars. The cost of education in the pub
lie schools averages twenty-five dollars
year. This small sum serves to util-
ize the vast sums expended in the sup
port of youth. The era of childhood is
the era of capitalizing physical and men
tai force for manhood. Where there
are no schools, the youth lay up capi-
tai OF evil propensities, narrow supersti-
tions and depraved tastes. Where the
schools are good, the youth that attend
them convert into capital fund of sci
entifc knowledge and habits of industry
and punctually, and of obedience to rule
This difference can be measured in dol
lars and cents, and seen in the value of
real-estate investment in community,
as well as also by the higher moral
standards usually applied to determine
the results OF culture in civilization.
Statistics widely collected by the Ma
tional Bnreauo of education give the tes-
timony of experience in different parts
OF the country as to the increase in val
gives to labor, The simple ability to
read and write and make arithmetical
calculations, insures an average of
twenty-five to fifty per cent better
wages than are given to illiterate labor
ers. The complete common school edu-
cation adds from fifty to one hundred
per cent to the wages. Education gives
availability and directive power.


BY way of training, or in an edu-
cational point of view, whatever the
young pupil is directed to do he should
be kept at until he can perform it easily
and vigorously. Whatever it is. he now
derives pleasure from this exercise and
he is now ready for another conquest.
If he be permitted to leave this before
this state is attained, he is more than
half conquered before he undertakes the
next subject. He goes at it with feel
ing of pain. Hence it is that many are
much better educated by having passed
through simple division, than others
who have passed two or three times
through the textbook; these find it diff
ticult to do, or to attempt to do; the
others can do it vigorously, and derive
pleasure therefrom; they are in a good
mental condition for new conquests 1t
may be seen why the mere committing
of rules and definitions is not educative.
Teachers, outside of school hours and
recitations, how much time do we spend
in seeking to become acquainted with
the laws that govern mind and child
growth? We must have an ideal, and
that ideal must be somewhat true to ma
ture, or our work is random.-Edaca-
tional Column of the Conservative
Year: 1878

Moonlight is cheaper than Kerosene
light, but you can't take it into parlor
and set it on center table and turn it
down, so it will never be brought to any
practical use, unless it may be to show
the pathway to the hen-house.
Year: 1878

MRS. LIvERMoRE has been lecturing
on The Coming Man." Considered as
the husband. she thinks he is to be q
man who will not tie his wife down "a
a kitchen stove. He will have family
cooking and washing done by profess
ionals. who make such work business
away from the lodgings where
the coming man and his family will
live. As clothes can be bought cheap
er than they cen be made at home. the
lecturer thinks prepared food will come
cheaper than the rev material.