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Year: 1878




Hottentots have a natural aptitude for
war. They are reckless people, light
hearted, light made and hardy. With
their high cheek bones, narrow eyelids,
projecting chin and lips, and smoke-dred
complexion, they are far from being
handsome race. But, to use homely
phrase, they have trough andready"
look about them; march and fire very
well have an uncommonly keen sight;
rival North American Indians in track
ing an enemy by his marks, though sew
eral days old. on the ground and on the
bushes; are Indifferent to the shelter OF
tents; can eat six pounds of meat and
two OF bread at sitting, and then, with
the assistance of a girdle, go three days
without food and, in short, are excel
lent materials for light troops, and are
rapidly trained to war, whether on foot
or on horseback. The Dutch burghers
are generally very tall and lusty men,
subsisting from their youth upwards on
mutton, and living IN one of the health
lest climates in the world, which is total
ly free from marsh miasma and contag-
ious disorders. When called out for the
defense of the colony, they go into the
field usually with couple of horses. one
OF which they ride, and the other they
lead. On this last is strapped a sheep
skin blanket, to sleep in, some trifling
change Of raiment, and some dried meat.
Many burghers have a little Hottentot
boy, perched like a monkey, with a
handkerchief round its head, on third
horse. This attendant carries on the
ch the long gun of his master, and
hands it to him when he desires to bring
down buck or Kafir. From early and
long practice, the Dutch burghers are ex-
cellent marksmen; and though they pre-
fer fighting the Kaffirs out of the bush
to exposing themselves, under every dis
advantage, in it, having no arms for close
combat, yet we have seen that they can
fight, and desperately, too, in the bush.
With the addition of the chief of weap-
ons, the sword, in their hands, and the
knowledge how, and the inclination to
use it, they would be most formidable
antagonists anywhere.
Year: 1878

The people of a western town took
a thief out the other night to tar and
feather him, but couldn't find their tar
bucket. They failed in their enterprise
lust as a vocalist fails in singing-because
thew couldn't get the pitch.
Year: 1878

Experience has demonstrated hat
vaccination in infancy is quite sufficient
The question that it should be repeated
every seventh year is a popular error
which originated in few isolated cases
of smallpox occurring after vaccinatloa'
Year: 1878

We have received the following meritcd tribute to Col. Woolsey, from a prominent and influential Indiana farmer" The letter is dated Indian apolis, September g:

 EDITOR Misunderstanding a lively interest in the affairs of your territory, I can but wish for the success of those who are working in the interest and welfare of the people. You are strik- ing q keynote in advocating the cleo tion of Col. Woolsey to congress. He is the right and proper man to guide your ship of state. have known him long and well, and a trucr, more noble and self-Sacrificing gentleman, in the interests of his fellow man and his country, I have never known. With such men at the front, our coun. try will soon resume her former pres tige. Your territory will soon take her position among her sister states q second constellation of the western hemisphere.

 I am glad indeed to note the fact that the people are pushing to the front men of such stamina as Col. Woolscy. He is man of the people and for the people, whose great activ- ity and energetic habits of life will become more available and influential than any other living person. Taken from the solid avocation of farmers life, dnd without any political aspira- tions, he filled seat in your first legislature with credit to himself and honor to his constituents, and it was not until then that the latent power of the man became known. With a power sufficient to sway sceptres and build empires lying dormant in the common avocatiors of life, bow well and wisely was he made president of your senate? He should be as wisely selected as your representative to con gress, where his great admin istrative abilities will at no distant day point him out the one to i'll the highest and greatest office in the gift of our peo- pie. Yours, truly,

 INDIANA FARMER.
Year: 1878

The Los Angeles Herald, of late date, has a leading article on the probability of war with Mexico, and claims to have private and rclia- ble information which tends in that direction. The article referred to goes on to say that it would not be surprising, in the near future, to see the United States government seize tEe right bank of the Rio Grande, Matamoras and the Northern Nexi- can states Of Chihuahua, Sonora, Du- rango and Zacatecas. That this pro- gramme will be carried out, if con gres looks upon the project favorably they have no doubt whatever, Tn the light of information of a certainly not conclusive but probable character upon which an opinion is based The whole initiative does not lie with Mr Hayes administration, and that is the only drawback to ths carrying out of the project In addition to other in terests named for the acquisition of Mexican territory. by war, is that the railroad interests of this section of country demand it, and that the scheme has the support of large element in the United States who be- lieve in our manifest destiny" Il would afford an opening for immense numbers of our unemployed and dis contented population, and would doubtless prove a stimulus to oui slowly reviving prosperity.

 It is impossible to say what other real excuse can be given for the Seiz urc of our neighbor's territory than tC further the schemes of unprinciplet parties. We have been at peace witt Mexico for many years, and there i! at the present time amicable relation. existing between the two republics We candidly believe that the posses sion of these Mexican states bl our government would be not only beneficial to that country but also tC this government, yet its acquisition should be cOnsummated in the mos legitimate maRneE-by purchase. an' not by force. We place very little Tc ialce in the Hcrdld's article
Year: 1878

WE publish elsewhere a communi- cation from Indianapolis, Indiana, warmly endorsing Col Woolsey for the position of delegate The letter is written by an old friend of the col Onel, who has known him long and well, and if the honest and candid endorsement of an Indiana Farmer has any weight with the people of this territory, then Col. Wooisey will have the honor of representing us in the congress of the United States.
Year: 1878

GEN, SHERMAN, m a recent letter to Gen. Colton, vice-president of the Southern Pacific railroad, makes the very sensible remark that a railroad cast and west through Arizona, apart from its importance as a commercial route from the Pacific to the Atlantic, is great civilizer," and will enable the military authorities to maintain peace and order among Indians as well as the equally dangerous class of robbers who of late have so much increased in numbers and boldness. He is also of tine opinion that every mile of new railroad south and east of Yuma will be important in increas- ing trade and intercourse with our neighbors in Mexico, and thus cause friendly relations and secure peace on that border
Year: 1878

EDITOR HERALD: In answer 10
an article appearing in the Star,
desire to make O few remarks
through your columns contradict
ory to the most unqualified state
ment therein contained in reference
to the highly extolled character
and position of the candidate of the
so.called Farmers and Working
mems party. Though obscure as
the article | refer to makes the
gentleman, a continuance of that
obscurity will much further our
best interests and guarantee to us
local self-preservation. AS to his
irreproachable record, the trial
docket of Col. Peel Getty Judge of
Los Angeles) will clearly define.
Being intimately associated with
him In neighborhood relations l
must assume that he never has
been practically nor theoretically
workingman, but. on the con.
trary, a man unswervlngly con.
nected, in sympathy at least, with
all Republican sch emes-an out
and out Republican-uncomprom-
ising and unkind with all who may
see fit to differ with him. To NV
certain knowledge he has never
been known $50 obscure) to affiliate
in politics with the Workingmen's
movement. He even denounces 3.
f. Butler for espousing their cause
and can see nothing in the man to
admire except his meritorious con-
duct in New Orleans during our
late civil strife. The query is, How
can u man of like sentiments place
himself by tacit consent before
community like this and claim
their support as a workingman?
When wolves prowl around in
sleeps clothing they are design
ing.


In conclusion, permit me to say
to the voters of this district, guard
we'll your interests and in so doing
cast your votes for a man whose
record is clear, a mau with no de.
signing motives and q man com.
ing fairly and squarely before you
upon the merits of his own antece.
dents and not brought from the
depths of obscurity.


Signed,


PRACTICALLY A FARMER.
Year: 1878

nv trade is in five cent cigars and tips
which sell at five for q dime. 1t ls very
seldom that ten cent cigars are soio 10
sny extent and still rsrer that fifteen or
twenty cent ones are asked for. II hurIs
the pride of some of the young fellows
who have always smoked high prieeo
cigars to come down to five cent ones
and they are somewhat ashamed to nave
1t known what they pay for their smokers.
The use of pipes Is becoming quite gen.
ersl and hurts our cigar trade. flpes
are cheaper than cigars and that causes
them to become more popular at present


AS it was now nearly supper time
the reporter dropped into al Ethiopian
shop and put himself in the hands OF


THE BARBER.


AS the shaving process was going on
the barber said that he too was affected
by the hard times when mans ut
leisure, sir, (hesd little more to this
side) when a man isn't doing much he
likes to lock we'll and keeps himself clean
shaved, but when he gets short OF money
hold your chin up little higher,
plesse-then he only is shaved twice
week. He don't get shsmpood because
ne can take bath and do that for him.
self and save quarter Some
men who used to spend money here have
10 shave themselves, and l know two or
three young fellows who sie raising
beard Just because they cant afford TO
get shaved.


"They say times will get better, sir,
continued the polite darkey, as he brush
ed the reporters hat, "snd l hope it's
true for they are bad enough now, the
Lord knowsw


All this tends to show that, as the
English poet says,
Great fleas have lesser tleas to bite EN-,
And so OH AL infRttunl.'


The same depression of business that
causes the bank president to 60 to Can
ada with al the available assets Of his
bank, grinds hard upon those classes OF
the community whose record is not 50
often made known TO the world.
Year: 1878

HE Is DEFORE A NEW YORK POLICE COURT.


New York, August 19.-John E. Leete
was brought before Judge Fanner, of the
Tombs police court, this morning. The
charge made by the officer was disorderly
conduct, and before the magistrate could
interrogate him, he waved his arms in a de-
clamatory form, and turning around to-
wards the audience, launched vigorous In
vectives in denunciation of his enemies He
protested that there was conspiracy to
imMure him in foul and lOathsome dun
eeon, where he could not be heard from
again, under the form of stlr-chamber
proceeding, and with extravagant gesticula-
tion he cried aloud-"Is there 20 person
to protect me!" The magistrate decided to
commit him to the charge of the commits
sioners Of charity and correction, with the
view of an examination into his mental con
dition. Some artitice mad to be employed
to get him to leave the court room. Cast
ing his eyes in the direction of the rrison-
ers box, he shrank back with an air of dis
may, and exclaimed in tremulous tones,
THAT is the road to perdition." The Off
GERS then conducted him out of the from,
door, gently soothing his complaints on the


way by kind words
Year: 1878

Timothy McCarn, morocco dresser
who resided at No. 703 w. Second street
went home about $3.50 o'clock last even
ing, and laid down upon a settee. His
wife was preparing supper at the time,
and when she went to call him to the
evening meal she found him dead. Dur
ing the night Coroner Rose held an in
quest and the jury rendered verdict OF
death from apoplexy.
Year: 1878

the negro should fail TO comprehend tb,,
delicate hint, the convention went on "a
remind him Of the great results which
have been achieved aud can alone be maintained
by the union of the great governing race-ths
white people Of the country" About the surest
way to introduce the negro into politics an issue
is to try to drive him out Of politics as an idi.
yidual and those excitable citizens who are
rending their garments because they have convinced
themselves that it is depraved Republicans who
are striving to resuscitate the race question: should
calmly consider the import Of these resolutions.
large amount of frst-class conciliation has evil
IDENTIFY been wasted OF Alabama If it was intended
TO reconcile our Southern brethren to any other
than very white mans government.
Year: 1878

Last week a remarkable incident occurred inthe
Court of General Sessions. An attorney who ap-
pcared for an indicted defendant, astonshed every
Indy bv pleadipg that there could be no trial be-
cause there was no constitutional judge upon the
bench BY this Mr.. Hall meant that Judge Suther-
land having been for twelve months and more
seventy years of age. had become according to the
State Constitution, incapable of acting judIelally
ON and after the 1st Of January 1873. The learned
Judge ordered the plea 10 be returned to counsel
We wait to see what judicial notice may be taken
Of the matter. Judge Sutherland may be supposed
TO know his own age. He Is either disqualified by
il or ne is not IL seems possible that Mr.. Hall may
have been mistaken.


The constitutional provision involved is mainly
founded upon the idea that the intellectual facul
ties. as a general rule, become so decayed at sew
enty as to unfit person, under such burden OF
years for exercising judicial functions. The rule
has never been universally adopted-perhaps II is
not sustained by the experience Of mankind. In
the history Of law, judges over seventy years old
are constantly encountered, who exhibited their
accustomed ability to the last and died in Office.
Chief-Justices Marshall and Taney are American
examples to the point, not to mention Others. No
change, probably is to be looked for in the pro-
vision of the New-York Constitution, though it is
not by any means unanimously approved. For rea-
sons not Tar TO seek, IL IS popular oLe DOtn Win
constituencies and with the bar.


AZ seventy something Of a mans natural force
may be abated, but he may have acquired the Wis
dom which comes Of experience to supply its place.
The world cannot have been entirely mistaken
when it assigned the province of advice to the old,
and of action to the young. The science of the law
is mainly matter of precedents. Perfect familiar
ity with these can only be acquired by many years
devoted 10 their observation. AT the same time.
the duties of judge in this State are exceedingly
laborious, and his continuance in Office may become
question of physical ability Such an
officer, in court and out of it. Is almost
constantly employed, and relaxation on his
part is purchased at the cost of an increasing
docket already unduy swollen. But even this may
be regarded as a safeguard against incOmpetency, as
a Judge who cannot do the work must either die or
resign. The pressure against him would be too
strong even for the most tenacious love of office.
While the constitutional limitation remains, ii must
of course be respected though we shall occasionally
lose n great judge too soon, did in the case of
Chancellor Kent, who was compelled by the law, as
it then existed to retire at the age of sixty in the
full possession of all his great faculties.
Year: 1878

charity to the South. or of an effort to take
the public lands out Of politics, or OF sentl-
mental endeavor to do good. But
National system, with its clumsy, expensive
roundabout and unequal method of taxation,
its destruction of local interest and local re-
sponsibility in education, its multiplication oil
officials, its cumbersome machinery, its Dernl-
cious centralism, its waste and inefliciency, Is
the goal which these schemers are aiming to
reach, and the result toward which all this
proposed legislation logically tends. The SEN
ate ought to make short work with Mr. Burn
sides mischieYous meddlng.
Year: 1878

The attempt which is to be made to-day to secure
the indictment of the Police Commissioners, for pay
ing too much to laborers the streets, is not
only founded on misapprehension of facts but
is calculated to affect injuriOusly proceedings bet
ter founded against other officials. There is such
a thing as making the indictments against the
Aldermanic and Health Boards ridiculous, and thus
causing them to fall to the ground The Street
Cleaning Bureau is just now giving satisfaction.
The streets are cleaner than at the for
years past. The expenditures for last month were
nearly 20 per cent less than the appropriation.
The section system" adopted last January has
been found to be as effective and economical
as it is in London and Paris, where the authorities
do not have to contend against the three great
drawbacks which confront our board-an adverse
climate, broad expanse and extent of
streets and the necessity of conforming TO certain
political conditions. The section system" now in
operation secures about seven times as much work
out of each man as the old gang system" did;
and we find that 100 men less than were employed


in April and May, 1877, cleaned in the same
months of the present year more than 1900 miles
more of street at less expense Certainly these
results the Board of Police may safely be com
mended for.
Year: 1878

Senator WINDOWS speech in the Senate yes
terday, upon transportation routes to the sea-
board, predicted great revolution in COM
merce through the improvements at the
mouths of the Mississippi, and warned
New-York that she must rouse herself or run
the risk of losing her supremacy. Mr.
Window speaks, of course, from Western
point of view, and the West is naturally IN
favor of the lowest possible charges upon the
Erie Canal but his appeal to the great city
to open free harbOr and free canal IS one
that it would be to her advantage to heed,
as well as to that of the West.
Year: 1878

When the recent Democratic Convention IN Ala
bama took pains to renew the pledges of protection
to all eolored people," it selected very significant
method of reminding these same colored people
just what they needed to be protected against.
Southern Democracy is about the only danger
which has ever threatened the negro, and it will
hardly assure or encourage him to hear Demo-
cratic convention holding up its hands and swear
ing, Wen protect you from ourselves" But lest
Year: 1878

General Butler has led the Potter Committee
off into a rat-chase-a lively hunt after the
rat that ate mp the kilograms that lay III the
closet of the Atlantic and Pacific Company.
One telegram the General produces which
the rat didn't get. or, what Is more
likely rejected as too unimportant to eat
This is a long message from a meet
ing of Southern Republicans, Southern
" "Unionists and Southern Wings" all diStin-
guished persons, of course, whose names are un-
fortunately omitted, who wanted to save Presi-
dent Hayes the trouble of making up bis Cabl-
net 1t was near the Fourth of March, and
these dislnterested characters were filled
with JOY at the near approach of the time
which was "t to truly III heart harmonic the
,'South," and were so much in love with the
brand-new idea of Old Line Wings that they
couldn't repeat the name often enough. They
were modest people, too. They thought the
hungry South would be satisfied with only
Three positions in the Cabinet, and after
naming a number of available candidates, they
pointed out the four individuals from whom
the three could best be chosen. 1t will thus be
seen that they allowed the President the op-
ton of rejecting one of these names. When
it is remembered that every man present at
this meeting had been an Old Line Whig and
a jackson Democrat, as well as an Abolitionist
and Shareholder from his youth up, this seems
remarkably magnanimOus.-lf General Butler
Is dealing seriously with this conference OF
ex-senator POOLS anonymous hackers, he Is
making a mistake. Mr. Key was mentioned
among the last of their favorites, and was
not mentioned in their particular list at all.
And the appointment of the secretary of the
meeting to a position by Mr.. Key about
which General Butler is so concerned belongs
to a class of mere condolences in politics with
which he must be quite familiar.
Year: 1878

The crop outlook, just at this time, is by no means flattering. The damage to the wheat crop is now generally con- cedcd to amount to fifty per cent of the crop throughout this county. From what we can learn of the condition of the crop in surrounding coun- ties, it is no better there.

 The cotton prospect is also, just now gloomy. The cool snap of the past few days has stopped the growth of the young and tender plant and given it a sickly look. If the cold, cloudy wealth CT continues, the health of the plant may be permanently impaired, but fl we get bright, warm days at an early time the little setback given the cror may do no permanent injury. The crop is pretty generally in fair condi- tion as to work and state of cleanness from grass.

 Corn is fine, or was up to the first Of the week. It's growth will be measur- ably checked, but no serious injury will result if we get more favorable weather within the coming week.

 The fruit prospect is very fine. The trees are loaded with their burden oi young fruit and we may reasonably ex- pect an abundant crop.
Year: 1878

We call attention to the proceedings of the meeting held last Saturday, and we take this occasion to congratulate the people of our county upon the happy results of the agitation of this matter. 1 We confess, also, that we are vain enough to feel like claiming for the DEMOCRAT share of the credit due for the success which now seems to promise certain realization. The DEMOCRAT has agitated this matter without weary ing or dispairing, and we think we do not claim too much for the paper when we say it has been great aid to the movement. It is therefore with good deal of pride that we are able to say that the entire success of the Pope County Fair Association is certainly assured.

 The meeting last Saturday was as harmonious, earnest q working move ment as we have ever witnessed. The work of the meeting was GOOD. The Board of Directors selected is composed of the best men in the County, and they are capable of making our Association grand and important thing. The members of the board are every one of them earnest, public spirited. energetic men. They have a large county pride and are not a. raid to work. THEY WILL WORK. And now we most earnestly urge upon every member of the Asso- citation TO GO TO WORK and cooperate with the Board of Directors. We want the interest and sympathy of every man in the County enlisted. Solicit every man ia the county to take stock. There is no one who is not able to take one or more shares, and we trust that 1 by the time of the next meeting which will be on the second Saturday in June | that every dollar of the stock will be taken. Already enough is taken to show that the movement is going to be popular and to give the Directors hopes that they can commence fencing and | building early in July. Let each stock holder do his best for the gooi work !; l and especially let the committees in the various townships get every mans name within their respective territories down for some stock. The man who will refuse to take an interest in this matter to the extent of few shares of stock need no longer expect to hold a l place in the estimate of the people of this County as q public spirited citizen.