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Year: 1878

The only wages never reduced-the wages
of sin.


Ignorance has no light; error follows n
false one.


Some people look at everything, yet really
see nothing.


There is no grief like the grief which does
not speak.


He who chatters TO no purpose climbs tree
to catch fish.


He who takes advice is sometimes superior
to the giver.


1t is better to need relief than TO want the
heart to give it.


Those who know the least of others think
the most of themselves


The greatest truths are the simplest and so
are the greatest men.


Cast your nets in the right water, and they
may take fish while you are sleeping.


A woman fascinates us quite as often by
what she overlooks as by what she sees


In character, in manners in style, in all
things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.


The true secret of living at peace with all
the world is TO have an humble opinion of
ourselves.


People who do wrong seldom have any diff
fculty in finding out excuses and justification
for IT,
Year: 1878

cxteAded discussion of the matter, and can
only cite n few instances from q long series OF
carefully made experiments, which can no,
fail to carry conviction to the most incrcdu-
lous mind


On June 10, of this year, John G, Hemp
stead, of West Hill, began to drink iced1ea at
dinner and supper He kept up this practice
for nearly three weeks, and then one day, 90
ing down the Division street steps, he slipped
and fell. abradlng the skin on both legs, and
running Il silver into the ball of his thumb SC
far that it made his teeth ache when he pulled
it out His clothes were considerably torn
When he went home that evening he learned
that his eldest boy had been whipped at school
for sticking pin as far through another boy
rs the head would let it go. He was warned
to quit drinking iced tea, but he persisted in
the practice, ard is now sleeping in the valley,
between West and North Hill, where he lives
and saws he never felt so well in his life, but
NAV be he lies about it,


Henry Esterieldt, of Eighth street, drank
ced.tca regularly every summer, for three
wears. He noticed that, after drinking II
about two months his boots began to run ovel
at the heel. He persisted, and one Sunday at
ternoon, while he was out driving, his horse
ran away and smashed $l7 out of II borrowed
buggy. He paid the money, but neglected the
warning He went on drinking iced-tea and
in less than six weeks some one poisoned his
dog. These statements can all be verified by
writing to Mr.. Estertedt, who is now living
IN Kansas City the father of eleven children
all of whom inherit their fathers vice
A Young woman who did plain sewing in
this city, while employed in the family OF
Ralph Henderson, Of Maple street, became ad
dictcd during the summer to the use OF iced
tea She soon ran II sewlng-machine needle
through her thumb, and for many days, when
ever she picked up II cup of iced tea sharp
pain ran through her thumb. She refused to
obey the warning, however, and in six weeks
she was carried away. The man who carried
her away married her first, and they are now
living in Sagetown.


These instances and facts might be multi
piled by scores We have said enough, how
ever to warn every person of the danger thai
lies in the tempting goblet of iced tea. If sui
ferinc and death ensue from its continued use
the Uarkeye feels that It has done its duty
and washes its hands of all responsibility in
the matter.
Year: 1878

The water of the Des Moines river became
so hot during the recent heated term that fish
died 10y the thousand. Large sized pickerel
were taken from the surface of the water, and
upon being plunged into springs speedily re
covered, and were as lively as ever.
Year: 1878

THE country school teacher is person
who occupies position favorable for
large and healthy influence. He is II
teacher of "reading, writing and arith.
metic," but Of much more. In school he
has many classes in various branches of
study such as IN advanced education re-
quires, to all of which it is expected he
can give intelligent attention. But the
whole school is class to which he is
giving instruction in department and gen.
eral good conduct. No matter how much
textbook training he may have given
them, his scholars will not be gamers il
he fail to teach them courtesy refinement,
trutAfulness and all the qualities that are
necessary to the formation of good char
acters.- United Presbyteriaa.
Year: 1878

The London Telegraph gives the fol-
lowing report of remarkable discovery
at Lake Geneva: "a strange discovery is
reported from the Lake OF Geneva. a
tourist, having lost his trunk, two divers
were employed to search for it. While
they were below water they found what
they supposed to he a village since GOV.
cred by the lake. Their statements led
to an investigation of the spot by the
municipal authorities, who took measures
to ascertain the truth of the extraordi.
nary account of the divers. On covering
the placid surface with oil, these latter
were able to distinguish the plan Of II
town, streets, squares and detached houses
marking the bed of the lake. The Iuddy
hue which characterized them led the OBJ
servers to suppose that the buildings had
been covered with the famous vermiion
cement which was used by the Celts, Cim-
bri and the early Gsuls. There are 6out
two hundred houses arranged over an OBJ
long surface, near the middle of which is
space more open, supposed to have been
used for public assemblages. At the
eastern extremity lies large square tow
er, which was taken for rock. A super
ticial investigation seems to indicate that
the construction Of these buildings date
for some centuries before our era. The
Council of Vaud has decided to have the
site of the buildings enclosed by a jetty
stretching from the land, and to drain oil
the water, SO as to bring to light what
promises to be one of'the most interesting
archaeological discoveries Of our day"
Year: 1878

of Congress to refuse longer to recognize
President HAYES, and compel q choice be-
tween revolution and anarchy. IT, however,
the next House of Representatives shall
have Republican majority, this dangerous
conspiracy will be baulked and the contem-
plated revolution will be averted The de-
cision of the question, therefore, whether
we shall have stability or revolution, anar-
chy or order, rests with the people them
selves, unless the conspiracy shall culmiuate
in revolution before their voice can be heard
and their verdict become of force and effect
in the ballot-box.
Year: 1878

II AM" writes citizen ol Mississippi e
Postmaster-GeneralK KEY, "of the opinion
" that the old Democratic party-which you
"and were both raised to hate like the
Devil, anyhow-has gone stark mad" This
view Of the case is not q novel one. But the
trouble with the average Mississippian is
that he hugs the stark mad Democracy to
his heart of hearts like the Devil, anyhow
In spite of his hatred of that party for hav-
ing deluged the State and the country with
bloody war, he goes on blindly following
its stark mad policy, and as he did not in
the past, he will not in the future hesitate
to follow it into more sectional strife, or
something worse.
Year: 1878

If General BUTLER really believes Presi-
dent HAYES has been guilty of acts that
will incur the grave recourse to impeach-
ment, let him proceed about it in a straight
forward, manly way. His present course is
calculated to drive from him the support of
many who would otherwise be inclined to
aid him, for it is an undoubted fact that the
Southern policy of the Administration, as
well as its cOquettry with the Democrats
generally and its civil-service reform non
sense, have served to build up desire for
change of some kind. In seeking this
change, however, it is not necessary to
blacken the reputation and slander the good
name of everyone who is unwilling to be-
come the plant tool of General Ben But
LER,
Year: 1878

THE columns of trash and wishwash with
which the newspapers are now filled in the
shape of reports of the proceedings of the
POTTER investigation, may be interesting
reading to few, but the average newspaper
reader turns Cway from them in disgust,
for the reason that the debates or squabbles
between Messrs. Cox and BUTLER as well
as the ungentlemanly and unjust brow
beating efforts of the latter to slander and
are of no possible relevancy to the subject
of the investigation. The public was in
vited to an investigation of fraud, and is
treated to an exhibition of personal bick-
ering and filthy malice.
Year: 1878

mortal and resolution, which was adopted
yeas, 23i nays, IA.


This settles the title question for this
Congress, and nothing is now left for the
House but to call of its dogs-suspend the
electoral fraud investigation-sav the
money that is being squandered thereupon,
and give the country peace and rest II
frauds were pcrpetrated, they were con-
doned by the Electoral Commission and by
the present action of this House, which
should at once recall its committee and
cease its nonsense.
Year: 1878

THE use of money for legitimate cx-
penses in political campaigns is commenda-
bic, and the contribution of it for those pur-
poses by those who would support certain
party principles or enjoy partisan benefits
is natural. When Utopia is found and the
millennium is reached the civil-servcc re.
formers who object now to campaign sub
scriptions will, from pure cussedness, array
themselves against the natural order of
things, the same as they do now. They
don't believe in fighting fire with fire. and
when the fire is out they will propose to re-
kindle il.
Year: 1878

THE new law requiring the President to
appoint justices Of the peace for the District,
and limiting the number to fifteen, is in
tended to reform the 1agrnnt abuses hereto
fore and now existing in all the Justices


courts. This being the fact, the objection
to the reuppointmcnt Of many Of the justices
now in Office is patent. They will not lie
likely to wholly abandon the methods and
corrupt practices whereby they have been
governed for years, The appointment Of
entirely new men, who can enter upon the
duties without previous bias, would be
sound policy and We earnestly hope the Su-
prcme Court OF the District will establish
more stringent rules for their guidance, one
Of the most important of which should be
that they shall not practice Or be in any
way interested in the practice of law before
themselves OF any other justice Of the peace.
Year: 1878

VOLUNTARY subscriptions to the cam
paign funds of either party are not pro-
scribcd by law. The effort to make them
appear rs such is an effort to aid the De-
n,ocracy by interfering with the subscrip.
lions by Republican otiice-holders to the
funds of their party.
Year: 1878

TIE cry of Mexicauization raised such
storm the country over that the Democracy
in the House were compelled to abandon
their revolutionary proceedings against the
Title. But they were abandoned reluct-
antly, and sufficient number of Greasers
refused to come over to the side of law and
order to leave u nucleus for future attempts.
Year: 1878

advance of their having an opportunity TO
prove their capabilities and merits in that
relation. For that reason We hope that
nothing of the kind will be done. We as
sumo that the President will appoint on the
new commission able, intelligent, efficient,
and honest men, who should have an op-
portunity to vindicatc the wisdom of their
selection before any sidc-show is organized


to assume their prerogatives and duties
Year: 1878

The North Carolina Democrats in seeking
sssuidaces for judicial offices few days
ago were careful to select men who were
committed Against the execution of the in
internnl-reyenue laws and the collection of
internal revenue from distilled spirits.
Down in Tarheedom the whisky tax is a
more absorbing question than Mexicaniza-
ton
Year: 1878

IT is said that GLOVER will only make
partial report We suppose that means
that he will only report against the Repub-
hcans, and let the Democrats who have been
overtaken in faults escape for the present,
In the hope that their offenses may be for
gotten.
Year: 1878

1T Is source OF much satisfaction to
know that the present National Admins
tritlon has abandoned the idea that an
American citizen, when he accepts public
position, surrenders his independence of po-
Hticnl thought and action. Of course the
public service is entitled to the time and
talents Of au official 50 far as proper dis
charge Of his duties and responsibilities are
concerned, during the usual hours Of public
business; but beyond that he is free to
think and act as free man, 50 long Us his
conduct is guided by the rules of propriety


We are somewhat surprised to find the
EuHiHg Star advocating the appointment
Of another commission to take charge of
the public improvements Of the District
aud eIpsnd half a million of dollars there
upon. To form such commission now
aud we have nothing to say against the per-
Hons named to compose it-wOuld be to re-
iicct upon the incoming Board of District
Commissioners by strippin1 them of their
lnerogatiyes under tie law creating them in
Year: 1878

1t is of high Importance to know the
comparative value of the different kinds OF
grain for stock that each may be used in
an economical manner. As population in
creascs and the necessity for a more eco
nomical method of conducting business is
forced upon us, all these facts will become
of large importance to the farming busi
ness.


1t is estimated by experienced stock
feeders, that for fat producing purposes
corn meal, bran, and oil meal-the refuse
of flax seed after the oil is pressed out of
them-stand in about the following ratio
to each other: Corn meal 33, bran q, oil
meal So; but for milk and butter produc-
tion they stand bran 33, corn meal 2S, oil
meal o. But under modern milling the
bran is deteriorated and is not worth so
much as formerly.


At the present price of wheat it will pay
the stock grower or dairyman, to use wheat
and corn ground together in the proper
ton of one of wheat to six Of corn. This
will force the growth of calves and young
stock very rapidly, and make them gain
enough over in their first three years
growth to more than pay the added cost Of
the feed. This is true also as to the dairy
The additional cost of the ration is more
than compensated for in the added pro
duct of milk, cream and butter, without
counting the enhanced value Of the con
tents of the barn-yard, or the improved
condition of the COWS. For daily feed il
this locality we confidently recommend
this ration when bran is over $500 ton
1t will probably pay better than bran ant
corn meal, even when the latter is below
$500. 1t is tip top food.
Year: 1878

The farmers of this vicinity are prepar.
ing to SOW as much wheat as usual, not
withstanding the low price at which it sells.
The fact is, they do not know what else to
do. They have the land, their farms
must be carried on, and this is a part of
their system and must be done. They
have made contracts for large amount of
special fertilizers and will SOW, with ground
bone, phosphate, &C., &C., the usual crop
and perhaps SOW a larger one than was
sown last fall. The land is constantly i'm
proving all through this section of country
and the extent of the wheat crop very
accurately measures the degree of this i'm.
provement. The increase in our wheat pro-
duct, which has been so marked during the
past twenty years, is mainly attributable to
the large use of commercial fertilizers.
Year: 1878

Besides the steam threshing machine,
the best farming districts now have the
traction engine, which not only runs the
tresher, but moves with it and all its ap-
paratus over the ordinary roads of the
country, at the rate of five miles an hour,
without the aid of man or beast
Year: 1878

The farmer who wishes to avoid an ex-
cess Of labor, with improbable result, will
not spread small quantity Of manure over
a large surface of poor land, but will only
pillow as much as he can highly manure,
when his income will be as large and his
labor nearly one.half saved.
Year: 1878

| It is easy to say Never give up


the ship" 1t is so easy to hold


your head up and step firmly, to


laugh cheerily and have a pleasant


word for everybody, when safely


hedged in from sorrow and power


ty by the love Of friends and 4


bottomIess purse. When sickness


passes by and knocks at some


other door, when home is the one


sweet, safe corner" in all the


world, when there are those who


would suffer that you might 90


free-ah +! then it is SO easy to


feel as if nothing could \, ever make
you quite discouraged. This is d


beautiful world, and there are
lots Of good things in it. Yes,
many son and daughter, a few
wives and mother, and about the
same proportion Of husbands and
fathers, do not live more in the
shine than in the shadow Of life.
But there are SO many, so many
more, who have to buckle on
their armor, and spend their best
hearts blood in the daily life.
Such bitter trials as men and wo-
men do live through J! Who can
doubt that Heven sends them
their fortitude? It cannot be Of
earth. Such strain of heart az
hearts and brains do bear up
under !! Is it any wonder that
weary hands sometimes fall
despondingly, and weary heads
how discouraged ? Oh, ye whose
paths are in the pleasant places +!
whose faith was never tried by
Heavens seeming disregard of
your prayers and tears who ne
7er knew the lack of tender home.
owe, and protection, exult in your
happiness and thank Providence!
But while you drink from YOUR
'up of life such honey.sweet
'raughts, give a thought now and
hen to those whose daily portions
'avor 80 strongly of wormwood,
md remember that a kind word
md a helping hand which cost
70 little-may make lighter the
burdens of one now almost dis
'ouraged.-Er.
Year: 1878

In the ladies' waiting room at the Central depot the other day were a newly married couple from Grass Lake. They had been visiting in the city two or three days, and were then ready to go home. They sat side by side, of course, his arm around her waist and she leaning on his shoulder. A long waisted stran- ger from the East, having sore eyes and big heart, walked in, saw them thus seated, and in about a minute he asked of the husband:

 Has that woman there got the toothacher

 The husband looked up surprised, hut made no answer. After two or three minutes the longwaisted man again remarked:

 If that woman has got the tooth ache I've got bottle of peppermint in my satchcl here

 The bride rolled her big white eyes around, ard the husband look ed somewhat embarrassed. The man from dowu East unlocked his satchel, fumbled among shirts and collars, and brought up four ounces of peppermint essence. He uncork- ed it, touch the contents of the bot tie against h,s big red tongue, and, handing it forward towards the hus- band feelingly sad:

 Just have her sop some on rag and rub her gooms with it. We've used it in our family for

 The brides eyes threw out sparks as she lifted her head from it's low ing position, and striking at the bottle she snarled out:

 sTuthache, you fule! If you don't know the difference tween true love and the tuthache you'd better pick grass with the geese"

 My Lordr gasped the man, and he hurried out with his satchel in one hand and the bottle in the other.
Year: 1878

The NORTH CAROLINA VIsrToRs.-There
was no regular programme mapped out for
yesterday. and the North Carolina mer-
chants and visitors took advantage OF The
opportunity and inspected many OF our
manufacturing establishments, city water
works, new reservoir, and other places
OF interest, and number bought stocks
Of goods, which were packed last night
and will be shipped to-day.


Last evening about four hundred and
sixty OF the visitors and invitation commit
tee went down James river on the steamer
Ariel. The bour fixed for the trip was Z
O'Clock, and BY that time the steamer was
pretty well crowded and she moved Oft, the
band (kessnich's) playing popular, lively
air. Not many minutes after the departure
OF the steamer several carriage and omni-
bus-loads Of the eXcursionists drove down
in the hope Of getting on board. but they
were disappointed, and not few went
away indignant at being left. a number OF
them endeavored to charter q tug SO as to
join the excursionists on their way back,
but this WAS not done, and after awhile the
disappointed ones drove back up town.


Among the many persons who have been
untlring in their efforts to make the visit OF
the North Carolinians agreeable, no one has
abored more faithfully than Zetelle. He
spent the entire night OF Wednesday at the
FAIRGROUNDS cooking, and never left hi:
post until the festivities at the grounds Were
all over.


Many OF the merchants left the city yester
day and this morning. Some few will re-
main over until Monday, but BY this eve
ming nearly all OF them will be on their way
homeward.
Year: 1878

Excursion TO BEAUFORT.-On Monday
morning at $40 the excursion FOR Beaufort
will leave the city. From the arrangements
already made this will bea great success,
and ali who are so fortunate as to go may
be assured of most agreeable and pleasant
time. Those who are fond OF fishing VIII
be afforded sport that will gladden. their
hearts, and the opportunity for real enjoy
ment Is one that should not be missed.
Year: 1878

THE LEE-MoNUMEET BM.L.-The Lee
Monument ball :Till take place at the White
Sulphur Springs on Thursday next TIE l5i'l
instant. The Chesapeake and Dino Kali
way Company have, with their usual entcr-
prise, put round-trip tickets Oh sale on the
lItll and 18th at 4 figure so low as to induce
all who desire to do so to visit this noted
watering-place and aid an object in which
so many persons are Interested. Besides.
4 trip to the mountains during the heated
term Will be found not only pleasant, but
highly beneficial TO all who have during
the summer months borne the heat and dust
OF The city.
Year: 1878

In connection with the courts for the ad-
ministration OF justice, have much to tell
you about the inns OF Court, which have
been the headquarters Of English lawyers
from very remote times. But for fear that
/ should weary you and my good friends in
Richmond with too much OF this sort Of
thing at sitting, thirk that / had better
reserve what have to say under this head
For another letter. ii.
Year: 1878

THE TELEPHoNE UNDER WATEE-SUCcESs-
FUI. EXPERIMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE
JAMrs-Rl IMPRoYEMENT.-IeStc Mr..
C.. p. f. Bur"wyn, the agent OF the Bell
Telephone Company. was very successful
in practically working the telephone with
the diver of the James-Riyer Improvement.
This was all the more gratifying, for when
Mr.. Burgwyn first went down in the armoI
he was concerned lest the gurgling noise OF
the air issuing from the helmet would ser!-
ously interfere with the practical working
OF the telephone. Mr. Joseph Martin, the
regular diver, very readily overcame this
noise, however, by bending over. so that the
air is compressed in the lower part OF the
dress instead OF issuing at the valve. Mr..
L. G. Hall, the manufacturer OF the nitro
giycrrinc used in blasting the rock, and
also the superintendent OF this part Of the
work, contrivcd to lead the wire down the
hose by drilling hole in the pipe where
the hose joins the air-pump; then pushed
it through the entire length OF the hose I'M
til it reached the helmet. The telephone
inside the helmet has 4 surface OF metal
which, resting on the metal OF the helmet,
forms one ground. The other ground is
made by soldering the end wire TO piece
Of copper-platc and throwing 1t overheard.
The fact OF this experiment working so
successfully will undoubtedly increase the
usefulness Of the diver to great extent,
especially in deap-sca diving.