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Year: 1878

rI1irtcs is TO be presented to the
Alabama Legislature. praying for the
reinstatement Of tho whipping post in
that State. The argument in favor Of
the movement is that as punishment for
petty offcnscs the lash is cheaper, more
effective and more speedy than any
thing elsc. II docn't cost rs much ns
Imprisonment, and i, saves the city or
county the board and guard OF the Of
fender.
Year: 1878

The first thing to be learned by boy
or young man, Or anyone else having the
least ambition TO become useful member
Of society, is The habit Of saving. No
matter IL boy has wealthy parents, each
should learn to save, If for no other rea.
son than that riches take to themselves
wings and fly away. Few are 80 well-to.
do as TO be secure against poverty and
want. In this country il is often true
that children OF the wealthy classes are
often miserably poor while the men OF
large means among us, az rule COM
menced life without any other advanta.
ges than habits Of industry coupled with
disposition to save.


II Is especially important that the child.
rem of people In moderate circumstances
and Of The poor should learn to take care
of the money they get. A boy who is
earning fifty cents, seventy-hve cents or a
dollar day, should manage to save q
portion Of II II possible. II be can lay by
only twenty-five cents week, let him
save that II doesn't amount to much ii
is true; il is only thirteen dollars year,
but il Is worth saving II Is better saved
than wasted; better saved than fooled
away for tobacco and beer, or any other
worthless or useless article orobject But
the best thing about Il is, that the boy
who saves thirteen dollars year on 3
very meagre salary acquires habit Of
taking care Of bis money which will be ef
the utmost value TO bin.


The reason why working men a. a class
do not get ahead any faster--sre no more
+ independents that they have never
learned TO save their earnings. IL does
not matter s great deal whether q man re-
celYes salary of a dollsr day, Or Eve
dollars II he gets rid Of L all during the
week, - that there Is nothing left 90 SAT-
nrdsy slight, be viii not get rich very
rspldly. lie viii never hsye much ahead
/ Bat tie individual who has one dollar .
Year: 1878

THE VALUE OF LOCAL NEwPAPERs.
After all, it is from the local newspa-
pers, and not from outside source, that
the real state of almost any case can be
ascertained. It is all very well for jour-
nails published in places more or less
distant from the scene of action to have
their representatives on the spot, and to
publish brief reports of actual occur
rences but to get at the bottom of
things, to ascertain the underlying mo-
tives, to discover the secret springs of
action, to get a correct photograph of
not only events but of the causes which
produce the results that are Witnessed
to do all these satisfactorily and well,
you must subscribe for or otherwise OBJ
tain the local newspaper. 1t is that
which holds the mirror up to nature and
shows us the true form and pressure of
the time. From the leading editorial
articles, from the brief editorial para
graphs, from the items furnished by that
indefatigable gatherer of news-the re-
porter, from the effusions which some
times adorn but oftener disfigure the po-
etical columns, from even the advertise
ments themselves, much that is valua-
BILE in the way of information may be
derived-much that goes 10 make up
an accurate picture of current events,
whether of great or small importance
Cambridge Press.
Year: 1878

THE people of the islands of the Western
Polynesian Group are suffering from famine,
as we learn from the Australian papers. This
is matter of astonishment to many who are
at loss to account for the scarcity of food
on those islands, where everything grows in
such abundance In addition to the vegeta-
ples indigenous to the soil, it favors with
wonderful aptitude the growth of European
fruits aid vegetables in enormous quantities.
But plague seems to have smitten the land
las an exchange paper puts it). Nature has
withheld her hitherto bounteous hand and
gaunt famine, stark and terrible has stalked
through the length and breadth of a desolate
country, and disease and death have followed
in its train.


1t is extremely difficult to trace the source
whence this most pitiable state of things takes
its rise. We have heard of no hurricane or
excessive rains by which the catastrophe de-
plored could have been brought about or even
assisted. No excess of population or series
of gluttonous feasts to which semi savage
people are prone, are known to have taken
place. The very extent of the inhictiCn for
bids the idea that any merely causual event
could have contributed to it. But it has
occurred, and men have fallen like autumn
leaves, and like them have been allowed to
strew the ground from want Of strength in
the survivors to buy them.


The above is doleful picture of the inlab
itants OF those once fertile islands and
calls loudly to those of the neighboring is
lands, to institute a careful inquiry to try
and discover the cause or causes of so great
calamity, in order if possible to put step
to the desolation depicted by our contempo-
rary.


The people of New Zealand seem to have
aroused themselves to the work of affording
relief to the starving Polynesians.
Year: 1878

THE question of the expediency or policy of
repeating the law now on the statute books of
this Kingdom, prohibiting the sale of opium to
Chinese and natives, except for medicinal pur-
poses, has already come up before the pre-
sent Legislative Assembly, and the bill was
indefinitely postponed. We notice, however,
that another bill was introduced with the
SINE object in view Woud it be wise to re-
peal the present law, and permit opinm to be
sold nd Hbitum-or, indeed, in any given
quantities to Chinese and others on these Is
lands? Our answer is emphatically no. In
order to understand this question properly,
let us enquire what would be the effect of the
repeal Of the prohibition. We understand
that the advocates of repeal base their argu


ment upon the fact, that by the repeal large
amount of revenue would be brought into the
Golfers of the Government annually. We
grant it, for the sake of argument, that such
might appear to be the case. But have the
advocates of the repeal made any calculation
how much revenue would be lost in the evil
effects of such repeal on the plantation laborers
of these Islands? From all we can learn
from the sugar planters, they have no little
trouble and loss arising from the use of opium
among their laboring hands at present, even
with all the stringency of the present law on
the subject of opium. II seems that, somehow
or other, the Chinese laborers do get hold Of
their favorite drug, and use it to excess,
th.rahy tbar, ~, Iol
should do for the benefit of the planters. If,
therefore, the prohibition is taken off and
opium is allowed to be sold, the inevitable re-
suit will be a total decentralization of the
Chinese laboring population, and consequent
diminution in the production of the sugar
crop annually, which may eventuate in the
o breaking up of every sugar plantation on these
Islands. In that event, what then becomes
Of the revenue now derived from this great
industry? 1t would be simply lost, and all
through the injudicious and short-sighted
policy of seeking to realize revenue by des-
troying the source from which it can be
gathered. This, to our mind, would be stopping
at the "spigot" and letting out at the "bung-
hole" Viewing the question of the repeal
of the present prohibition of the sale of opium
in this Kingdom, in this light, we are clear in
our judgment that it will be wise not to dis
turb the present law, by making change. If
the desire is to strike down the sugar indus
try of the Hawaiian Islands, the most effectual
way TO do SO will be to repeal the act pro-
hibiting the sale of opium. The planters
should see to it that the law-as it stands on
the statute books-should remain intact; and
the sooner they wake up to the danger that
turks in the act now before the Legislative
Assembly, the better for their future welfare.
We hope the honorable members of the AS
semby will look at this question in its true
light, and reject any and all attempts to re-
peal-or even mcdify-the present law on the
subject of the sale of opium.
Year: 1878

Fortunately for our people, Mr.. George @.
Mclean, to whom the infamous and diabulical
proposition was made, is an honest, conscien-
tious man, and exposed the infamy of the
proposition by exhibiting the letter to the edi-
tors of the newspapers in this city, with
view to have the villainy made public. Too
much care cannot be taken by our people in
the use of this terribly explosive article which
is in daily use in every family on these Is
lands. Indeed, we had shocking example
of the danger to human life in the use of ker-
osene oil, in the death of native woman and
her infant. a few weeks ago on the other side
of Oahu, an account of which we published
at the time. We see that the government of
New Zealand has become alarmed on this sub
ject, and recently steps have been taken to
have all kerosene offered for sale in that coun-
try carefully tested and examined by compe-
tent Government Officers. This is at it should
be. We are led to make these remarks at
this time, in order to bring to the notice of the
Legislative Assembly of this Kingdom the
imperative duty devolving upon that body, to
pass law regulating the inspection and care
full examination of all kerosene oils sent here
| for sale, before they are taken from the Gus
tom House.


We understand that this matter is now be-
fore a Select Committee of the Legislative
Assembly, for their consideration We also
understand that the Committee have had a
chemical analysis made by DR.. Stangenwald
of certain brands of oils now in the hands Of
consumers, and that the result of this exan-
nation is, that some of the most in1ammable
and dangerous oils are daily sold to the peo-
pie. The Legislative Assembly should see to
it, that a law be passed creating an Inspector
ship of kerosene oils imported into this King
dom, so as to guard the people against The
consequences of using oils that are not of the
density necessary to render them safe in the
use and handling, by innocent people, who
are ignorant of their real character. We learn
from reliable information that some of the oils
now in use here are as explosive and dangerous
as gunpowder itself. This is, to say the least
dreadful, and calls for prompt action by our


lawmakers, and we hope these remarks will
not be lost on those for whom they are espe-
cially intended. In this connection we call
especial attention to an article from the Hon
| W. o. Smith. Chairman of the Select Commit
tee, with the accompanying report of DR.
Stangenwald OH the above subject, which will
be found in another column
Year: 1878

The lamentable frequency of the most dread
full accidents to human life from the use of
kerosene oils of an inhamnlable charac Ter, are
well calculated TO alarm the people of these
Islands. as they have the people of all other
countries where such oils are in daily common
use. 1t is but few weeks since, we saw
letter from firm in San Francisco, who des |
in kerosene oils, to gentleman of this city, in
which the firm alluded to solicited the trade
in kerosene oils for these Islands through the
gentleman. In this letter the San Francisco
firm were unguarded enough to say, that they
were prepared to furnish kerosene oil of any
density, or quality to the dealer, and that the
said firm would put upon each package any
label he might require. Now what did
this infamous proposition mean? 1t meant,
that the San Francisco firm regardless
of the consequences to human life and prop
erty, we're willing to furnish to our dealers in
oils, any kind of oils, if they we're wicked
enough to palm Of on the community spuri-
ous for real article, merely to make money.
Such proposition could only emanate from
the heart of a man, who is desperately wicked,
and fatally bent upon mischief.
Year: 1878

suits that shall flow from the recent change OF
his constitutional advisers, and should that
expectation be disappointed, that he will act
with the same decision, by displacing the
present Ministers, for others, who will add
both dignity and efficiency to his Government.
This is what the people have a right to e1-
pect at the hands of wise ruler, whose heart
is moved by proper impulses, and whose
head is cool and clear to perceive what is best
calculated to promote the happiness of his
people
Year: 1878

E Not having the facilities necessary to give
dinner TO our typos OF the GAZETTE on the 4th
inst, We did the next best thing under the eircum-
stances, by furnishing each of our employees with
the where-with-all to procure good meal wher-
ever they thought proper. II our boys spent the
money In any other way we caEnot help IL. Our
only wsh was TO afford them the means of enjoying
themselves at our expense and thus testify our de


sire TO contribute 10 their comfort on the glorious
Fourth. auc 10 wish them q recurrence Of mauV
more such days In the future :,
Year: 1878




The Italian nobility have this
year been conspicuous by their sales
of many things that their ancestors
held dearer than life and dear as
honor.


The widow Of the Prince Strozzi
has taken advantage of his death to
sell to Rothschild for $4,000 the fa-
nous Strozzi key, said to be the
work Of Benyenuto Cellini. She
has also sold some busts of the old
Strozzi and the celebrated Titan.
The Torrigianni have been also
selling some Of the treasures Of
their gallery.


But perhaps worse than all this
IN spirit, although not so serious a
loss to the nation, is the sale by the
Prince of Ma8serano their to La
Marmora) of the great generals
old gray charger, for the ignoble
uses Of the sewage cart of the same
city that La Marmora illustrated by
his heroism and enriched by his
benevolence.
Year: 1878

OANlAAMA AhAVnh


rows.


Utica Herald


In the cOrnice over the Utica
courthouse is a very large colony
of sparows. Last week one Of the
number committed some oIIense
and was brought up before one of
the older birds and a large jury.
The offender must have been guilty
beyond doubt, ms the trial was u
brief one. Within an hour the
wicked bird was seized by four
others, and in spite of its struggles
a cord attached to a bracket was
twisted around its neck; when all
Year: 1878

A correspondent Of New York Times,
in giving some of the Presidents views
on things current in the political world,
says:


Referring to the Blaine committee,
the President thought it would not &C
complish substantial results. There
were already indications that it would
end where the Potter committee ended
in nothing. The President thought
the sentiment of the country was that
the Potter committee was failure. In
deed. some of the earlier friends of the
movement were now beginning to apol-
ogize for its existence. Ping informed
that many prominent democrats spoke
of the investigation as an elephant
which was now burdensome, and that
the disposal of the animal was their
greatest concern, the President loosely
observed that the best way to treat
that elephant was to let him alone, and
he would soon die natural death
aud be forgotten
Year: 1878

FAvoRITE MEAT PIE.-Take cold
roast beef, or cold meat of any kind,
slice it thin, cut it rather small, and lay
it, wet with gravy and sufficiently pep
pered and salted, in ameat-pie dish. If
liked, a small onion may be chopped
fine and sprinkled over it. Upon this
pour cupful of canned tomatoes, lit
tie more pepper, and thick layer OF
mashed potatoes. Bake slowly in a
moderate oven till the top is light
brown.
Year: 1878

An infant child of John Church,
who lives hear OwensborO, Ky, was tied
in a chair in front of the fire by its
mother, who left the house to get wood.
On her return in q short time the poor
little creature was literally burned up
Year: 1878

Galesburg, April 22.-Last night a
terrible rain and hail storm struck this
city, the hail being of prodigious size.
One stone measured by business men,
was said to be eight inches in circnm-
ference. Much glass was broken and
many fruit trees were badly damaged
by the hail and rain.
Year: 1878

THE first battle of the coming cam
paign will be fought in Oregon. On
the first Monday in June they elect a
governor and legislature which will
choose United States Senator to sue
ceed Hipple- Mitchell.
Year: 1878

PUBLic LAND PRoCEEDS.-Next to the
conviction prevailing strongly in the pub
lie mind that no more subsidies of land
should be voted in any form by congress,
is the belief that the proceeds Of these
lands, derived from actual settlers, should
bedevoted wholly TO educational purposes.
Intelligence is the keystone of the federal
arch, as free schools are the bulwarks OF
the republic. The Importance of this ac-
ton commends it to every section Of the
union, and we find that this sentiment is
gaining ground So rapidly that it Will, be-
fore long, become plank in the platform
of all the parties, unless congress should
anticipate this sort of expression by the
enactment of laws conformable to the
general wish. The southern states feel
that they have an abiding interest i'll this
matter, and are taking measures to awak-
en- the same feeling elsewhere. With this
view a convention of educators and all the
friends of education in the south, is called
to meet in Atlanta, Georgia The object
of the convention is to impress upon con-
gress the need Of early legislation on the
subject.
Year: 1878

A DILAPIDArED looking being with a
handkerchief tied over his eye, straw
hat dangling in shreds about his ears, the
back Of his vest split from buckle to neck,
his lacerated knees peering through his
disjointed panta!oons, one arm in a sling
and heavy stick supporting his trembling
limbs, appeared on Market square Friday.
Everybody rushed up to hear about the
explosion, but this wreck of humanity,
turning his gashed and bleeding face upon
the crowd, said in a tremulous but hope
full tone: Gentlemen, you don't none
Of you want to buy a number one team
of green mules, runnin do your They
dldn't.-Hatrk- -EYe.
Year: 1878

An eastern editor says a man in New
York got himself in trouble by marrying
two wives. A northern editor replies by
saying he knew number of men who got
into trouble by marrying one A southern
editor retorts by saying he knows of some
who got into trouble by merely promising
to marry without going any further. A
western editor closes up the list by saying
that friend OF his had got into trouble
enough by being found with another
mans wife.
Year: 1878

The Board of Health met last evening at
the call of the President, to take action on
nuisance in the Tenth Ward in shape OF
watery cellers on Reed street betweeB
Franklin and Harrison streets. The Com
mite of the ward were instructed to have
the nuisance rbated. The Board then ad-
jourued to meet on the third Monday in
March, unless called by the president dur
ing that time.
Year: 1878

Mr.. CoDklng did not mean TO show
disrespect for Blaine when he confined
himself to desk labor during the delivery
of the latter's speech ON the Southern
elections the other day. The New York
Statesman was preparing n case for the
Supreme Court. He had read the advance
slips of Mr.. Blaipe's oration and his curl
osity had been allayed


An experienced traveller says "The
most troublesome companion a person
can have, while being away from home
Is cough and i would advise everybody Y
to procure bottle of DIR. Bulls cough
syrup before starting.
Year: 1878

The practice of putting the State
Judges as they proceed from county to
county is an execrable one even in
cases where the puffery is not paid by
some briefless limb of the law, desirous
Of counting favor with the Judge.
Puffery is rarely deserved A really
good, upright and impartial Judge is
rarely popular He carries a two
edged sword, which must often cut
among friends as well as among foes
if he justly handle it. The attributes
of truly judicial mind are directly
averse to the arts which win popular
applause. And when a Judge be-
comes notorious for seeking public
favor, be sure he is looking to promo
ton or reelection. We now allude to
no individual, or instance: but condemn
the practice on general, and we t.ink.
important grounds.
Year: 1878

A father lately induced a croupy little boy to make healthy meal of buckwheat cakes

 and molassess, but the latter proved to be

 syrup of squills. The boy said he thought

 something ailed the molasses the very minute his father told him to eat all he wanted.
Year: 1878

It must he pretty evident to every one now what it is that has closed the lips of Senator COnkling on the financial question. He sacri- fced bis independence to best the Administra- tion in the tight-over the New York custom house appointments
Year: 1878

The New York Sun has al long alleged poem entitled America Needs no Army" In dark moments of doubt anddepression we have sometimes thought that perhaps America might be able to get along without New York | Sun.
Year: 1878

The question of authorizing the railroad Committee to send for books and papers With view of determining the amount of ''water'

 in railroad stocks, has finally taken the form of special House resolution authorizing the House branch of the committee to make such an inquiry The matter has been so long de layed, however, by the opposition of the Sen ate, that little will probably be accomplished
Year: 1878

The congressional subcommittee having the electoral count in hand have devised plan giving minorities representation in the presi- dential vote. No doubt this is right, but the more obvious way of effecting the same end is by allowing the people to select their own president direct
Year: 1878

year

 The lobby here this winter is heavy as ever We have not, as of old, the heavy projects that counted up in the millions, but we have mill lion of little steals that aggregate to the same extent. The cheeky men and fascinating fe- males are here in force, and money is not so abundant. The coutingents are offeEed on better or more liberal terms. The only lobby possessed of cash is that representing the iron interests, and it is here driving, wining whin- ing and bribing in the liveliest manner.
Year: 1878

The House decided, last week, that the black bass can take care of himself without any further help of the General Assembly. Anyone who ever tried to catch one will be inclined to coincide with this opinion.
Year: 1878

The railroad committee, in their report on a bill forbidding the running of two engines to- gether over railroad bridges, declare that there can be no reasonable objection to such prac- tice. If bridge is too weak to bear up two engines, it is in no condition for travel of any kind
Year: 1878

There was sharp fight in the Senate last week on the Charter Oak bill. It came with in one vote of an indefinite postponement, on Thursday, and it will evidently be modified in important respects if it passes at all.
Year: 1878

There seems to us serious objection to the biii now before the legislature regarding the practice of medicine. In the first place it is calculated to give dangerous power to exist ing medical societies They are allowed to rule out all practitioners having diplomas from medical institutions which such societies may choose to consider not in good standing. Fur thermore, they are entitled to revoke certificates in case of ''unprofessionar conduct With every possible respect for our medical societies we do not believe in granting them the extra ordinary powers proposed in this bill It would be well to provide penalties for mal- practice, but the enormous fines proposed in in this bill seem calculated to foster existing societies as close corporations rather than to promote the public interests. There is anoth- CT especially objectionable provision: no New

 York or other nonresident physician can come to Connecticut to attend patient except un- der onerous conditions such as ought not to be required s..-
Year: 1878

If people are going to participate in
conventions and then repudiate the
proceedings. it is better not to call any
primary meetings or conventions. as it
only makes their deliberations a farce,
and shows us how dishonorable men
can be who deliberately break their
pledges. 1t is better to think man
violates an obligation than to have
positive knowledge of the fact.