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Year: 1878

SOCIAL AND MORAL SCIENCE IN THE PUB


Lie SCHOOLS.


The bill introduced by Senator Burnside last
month ITO introduce moral and social science
into the public schools of the District OF Co.
lumbia," was reported by him yesterday from
the education and labor, committee, Of which
he is chairman, amended to read as fOllOWS:-
I" That the school officers shall introduce as
part OF the daily exercises of each school in
their Jurisdiction instruction in the elements
the duty of the teachers to give short oral
lesson every day upon some one of the social
or moral virtues which characterize the good
citizen. and to require the pupils to furnish
that it shall be the duty of the commissioned
of education to direct the operations under
this bill, and report upon the result in his next
annual statement"


WANTED-LOTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


Mr.. Morrill, presented in the Senate to-day
the petition of the Superintendent of Public
Schools of Washington, asking the donation
of lot of land in the District for the site of
school building. The petition represents that
in the northwestern part of the city, west of
18th street and north of H street, the govern
ment does not own a school building for white
chlldren hnIhra The children in that SECTION are
rooms rented for the purpose The United
States is the owner of lots Is and 49, in square
l5s, on Massachusetts avenue, between 18th
and and 18th ST streets northwest These lots have
would make an excellent site for school
building. Therefore the petitioner asks Con
gress to donate the lots to the District govern
ment Tor the purpose named.


THE B. AND o. RAILROAD TRACK


The District of Columbia committee will
press the bill compelling the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad to enter the city by one route,
and remove its track from lst street north
west.
Year: 1878

SUSTAINING A Good OFFICER.-The
City Council, last night, very properly,
and none too soon, passed resolation
sustaining the City Collectors in their eff
iorts to collect the city taxes. Collector
Provost is the most accurate, careful and
accommodating collector we have ever
known in his district, if we remember
rightly, and every good citizen is inter.
ested in giving aid to such an officer
when he is right, as we believe he was in
the case for which he was Indignantly
nrosacntal
Year: 1878

We have read a statement some
where to the effect that dogs can be
broken of their love Of fresh NUT
ton in the following manner:


Wrap a narrow strip OF sheepskln
one that has considerable ann
ouut of wool on it around the
dogs lower jaw, the wool outwards,
and tasten it so that he cannot get
rid of it. BY putting this on him II
few times, it is said that he becomes
so thoroughly disgusted with every
thing that wears wool that he VIII
run and hide at its approach.


Another way we have heard to
be perfect cure. Tie the dog on
the spot where the remains OF the
slaughtered sheep lie; then intro
duce to his acquaintance a savage
old ram. The acquaintance Will
not prove satisfactory to the dog
and lie will give all wool-bearlng
animals u wide berth thereafter.


Now we must not be understood
as recommending either OF tho
above named methods; though we
think the second one might prove
succestul--if the old ram was al
lowed ample time and not interfer.
ed with. We give them for what
they are worth.


We believe it impossible to cure
dog OF sheep-killing habits, after
he once tasted blood. He will in
dulge the habit and show great
cunning in hiding his crime. Once
found guilty of sheep murder, no
matter how valuable lie may be,
his owner cannot afford to keep
him, and the property of nrighbors,
for miles away, becomes unsafe.


We would administer a strych-
nine powder, 80 calibre pill, or
amputate his caudal extremity,
lust in the rear of his auricnlar ap-
pendages. These are rellablecure
Home Journal.
Year: 1878

HON W IlsNNS a. hAoNthE


If Won would have Il loving wife,
be as gentle in your words alter as
before marriage; treat her quite as
tenderly when matrun as when a
Miss; aud don't make her the maid
of all work, and ask her why she
looks less tidy and neat than when
YOU first knew her; don't buy cheap,
tough beef and scOld because 1t
does not come on the table 'porter-
huuSe;" don't grumble about squall-
ING babies if YOU cannot afford to
keep nursery, and remember that
baby may take after his papa III
his disposition /; don't smoke and
chew tobacco and thus shatter your
nerves, spoil yourtemperand breath
a nuisance, and complain that your
wife declines to kiss yon; go home
Joyous and cheerful to your supper,
and tell your tired wife the good
news YOU have heard, aud not ST.
lently put on your hat and 90 ont
to the club or lodge and let her at
terward learn that you spent the
evening at the opera. or at a fancy
ball with Mrs. Dash. Love your
wife; be patient; remember you are
not perfect, but try to be; let whis-
XIV, tobacco and vulgar company
alone; spend your evenings with
your wife; live decent. Christian
life, and your wife will be loving
and true-if you did not marry a
heartless beauty without sense OF
worth; if you did, who is to blame
if YOU suffer the consequences!
Year: 1878

JACKSON, MISS, a IlIll ~ lpfC'
Hon. r. c. CatchiHgs, attorney Geardt:


SIR-In view of the fact that the
January distribution OF the State
school fund for the present year
was made by the auditor on the
basis of two educable children for
each assessed poll, as fixed by sec
ton 55 of the general school law,
under the belief of that officer that
such was the law under which the
distribution was to be made; and
in view of the further fact that you
have since decided that the distrl-
button should bave been made on
the basis of apportionnent propos'
ed by the State board of education,
as directed by the act OF March l,
1873: aud inasInuch as great III
Justice was thereby done many OF
the counties, respectfully ask your
official opinion as to whether max
ing the July distribution OF tins
fund, the error cannot be corrected
so that each county shall receive
for the year the amount to which
it may be Justly entitled under the
law. Respectfully,


j. A. SMITH,
State Superintendent Public Education.
Year: 1878

How TO PREsERvE CARPETs.-Thc
carpet moth makes bis favorite home
about the bindings aud corners of the
carpet. Ii this is an ingram or three
ply fabric successful war may be wageh
on him by wringing a cloth out of hot
water, laying over the bindings aud
edges and ironing with as hot an iron
as can be used without scorching.-
This will destroy both the moths aud
their eggs, and after few such visita-
tons they disappear. Bat this stcam-
ing and ironing process is nos eiTeetual
with Wilton's, Moquettes or any heavy
carpeiInss. The heat cannot thorough
ly penetrate them and ironing iniUrca
the pile of the velvet. Still, Il j.. best
to draw the tacks occasionally and Law
the edge Of The carpet oxer--one side
only or a part Of 8 side at time--sand
steam and iron II on the wrong Fide.--
Then, besides this, the floors should DO
wiped as far under as tie arm will reach
with a cloth wrung out Of strong and
hot Cayenne tea; and before reDailing
the binding aud edge OF the carpet
should also be wiped with il, rubbing
them hard. Some have recommended
sprinkling salt around the sides Of tho
room before mailing down the carpet,
but we should think this Objectionable,
as the salt absorbs moisture from the
air and may thus cause too much damp
ness Journal Of Chemistry.
Year: 1878

Girls who rush into marriage with the
perfectly lovely man on few days ac-
quaintancs are still around In large num-


bers. They form q peculiar kind OF
American production which affords n


monotonousiy equal crop from year to
year. A man may 20 over the country


and marry lot OF these girls on sight,


and he may be followed by scores OF


other men who gather in from three TO


ten girls each, according to appetite and


ability, and yet the supply Of girls keeps


aP. They seem in fact, to be scattered


about under the feet OF men with ssye-


raj wives already ON hand, and no doubt


spend much Of their time regrettlng that


there are not more fascinating mea to 20


around marry young women without


waiting for an introduction or taking the


trouble to find out what the parents think


on the subject. This kind Of young girl


will very much regret TO hear that now


and then one Of these delightful men


gets found out: the telegraph, the news


papers and the mails appear to conspire


against his social progress, and singular


as 1t may seem man can sometimes get


into trouble BY marrying. A misfortune
Of this kind has Just happened 10 a man


named Goodrich, at Clarksburg, West


Virginia. He Is called "a mode rn biga-
MIST but the facts seem to indicate that
the term 10 little harsh, for he dosen't
appear to be anything more than music
teacher, who has travelled great deal
and married great deal. He has made
the tour Of the States and some of the
Territories, and official returns already
In show that he has at least one wife in


Wisconsin, one In California, one In
Iowa and one in Tennessee. As he has
probably stopped off for twenty
dinner at railway stations in other States
the case ought TO be held open until those
places can be heard from. When Mr..
Goodrich-'who9s ga nice man." as all
the girls say--got to Clarksburg he SEEM
cd to have been uunaturally reckless of
judgement, and while he displayed his
anxiety for more wives, he unwisely Sc
lected some girls who had foolish idea
that they ought to know somethingabout
man before they married him. They
ever had foolish notion that they ought
to!teil their pareuts something abSut it
and all this foolishness led to the dis
oovery that the nice music teacher was
maturing plains to marry two girls in
the same town. The agitation which
this little matter brought out led to the
discovery of his four wives, located
in different parts of the Union, and the
two Clarksburg girls by their inquisi-
tiveness lost the opportunity of marry
ing into the the same family. MIR. Good
rich. is in all now, but If he can get out
Ihere is still room for him in this great
and he will no doubt find any
number of girls left who have no scruples
about marrying handsome men whom
they don't know. They won't spoil
things by telling their folks anything
about ii in advance.
Year: 1878

New CASTLE, April 10, 1873.
Our new police went on duty this morn.


ing.


| Councilman John McFarlan has began


the erection Of a dwelling house on
Washington Avenue.
James Chalk, florist, made quite an
Imposing display of flowers and bedding
plants in front of the City Hall yesterday
morning.


Our market house is in a deplorable


condition, and our City Fathers should
do something TO remedy it for it is be-
coming not only an eye sore but IA public
nuisance


The allowing of horses to run at large
on the streets, is dangerous to say the
least, and if geese and hogs must be kent
up, there are far greater reasons for the
keeping up of horses.
We understand that some parties are
trying to get enough persons to go to
| Barnum'S show ON the 2Jth to warrant
the railroad company in sending them
back by "A special train This is a good
idea and will no doubt meet with sue
cess.


The curbing is being hauled and will
IN few days be set along the West side
of Union street from Delaware to Har-
mony. Jacob Herman has been awarded
the work which fact is a guarantee that
it will be well done.


At the Mayors office every thing is in
apple pie order. The docket, city ordi-
nances and laws of Delaware, were dust
ed and rearranged, and His Honor with
a smile remarked that the city was in a
state OF moral and physical quietness,
but as the new force would not be up to
all the "artful lodges" for few weeks
he was in readiness to lend an assisting
hand. We feel satisfied from the manner
In which he warmed up to the subject
mat ne meant what he was saying. We
stood in awe and no doubt our features
were the index of our thoughts for be-
fore bringing his remarks to close, he
said: al have at all times leisure to give
any facts to reporters; for the past 20
years, l have dealt with them, and have
them down to an average-Rreat bores
yet useful citizens" We left well pleased
with the Mayor and ourself
Year: 1878

There is very touching little
story told of poor woman with
two children, who had not a bed for
them to lie upon, aud scarcely any
clothes to cover them. la the
depth of winter they were nearly
frozen, and the mother took the
door of cellar off the hinges and
set it up before the corner where
they crouched down to sleep, that
some cf the draught and cold might
be kept from them. One of the
children whispered TO her, when
size complained of how badly OF
they were, Another, what 10 those
dear little children do who have no
cellar door to put up iu front Of
themf" Bven there, yon see; the
little heart found cause for thank
fuluess.-Er.
Year: 1878

We do not know whether there is an agricultural society organized insNIaricopa county, but if there be none we shall favor the formation of such a society with view to en- couraging a healthy competition between the cultivators of the soil and the raisers of cattle, horses and other stock, that he who shall ex- hibit the best quality and greatest quantity of anything. shall have the credit for so doing and a premium or diploma awarded him.

 Throughout all the agricultural sections of our country, county and Stale fairs are as common as due bills on the first day of each month in Arizona, and much more agree able. It is oe the greatest impor- tance to an agricultural section like ours that its people should come to- gether at stated times and places and there compare their ideas, expe- riences and products and learn from each other something new and of value to each other. The live stock of the county should be improved by crossing with and the introduc- tiOn of imported breeds. The scar city of the different kinds of fruit that can be successfully produced in the valley should be ascertained and owners of land encouraged to plant and raise the same. All these and many other interests will be fostered and encouraged by the an- nual meeting of the farmer and stock raiser. Let the parties inter- ested in this matter take timely thought and action. The columns of the HERALD are open to the people for brief interchange of views on the subject.
Year: 1878

In few days Judge Tweed, who has honorably filled the position of Associate Justice of this Territory for the past eight years, will be relieved. This county was under the jurisdiction of Judge Tweed from its organization up to the beginning of ls77-a period of nearly seven years. During all this time his reputation was that of careful upright and conscientious judge. His usefulness during that period can scarcely be measured. In the early days, of necessity men went armed, and in every bar-room en- counter, they were very apt to resort to the knife or pistol for a solution If the trouble. Taking advantage of this state of affairs, bullies and deperadoes exercised a species of terrorism over the community, Against this lass of men the judge set himself resolutely, and aided and supported by the better class of citizens, soon made it a warm place for them. Punishment was so certain that they found it'very unproftable to continue their prac- t;ces here. Old citizens will long remember him for his good deeds, and wherever he may go he will carry with him the good wishes of all our people.
Year: 1878

the actual cost of planting. Those who are first to plant orchards are sure to reap a rich reward from the fruit produced. The first orchards planted in all new countries never fail to bring profit to their owners, in addition to the pleasure one re- ceives in growing his own fruit. Ornament and beautify your homes and make them happy and pleasant places of abode.
Year: 1878

Farmers should use every means for informing themselves in regard to public affairs. Agriculture is suffering from bad legislation and public neglect because farmers have not taken care to inform themselves and exert their proper influence in and on our law making bodies.
Year: 1878

Every owner of a lot or tract of land possessed of facilities for irriga- tion should not'let the season pass without planting shade and fruit trees, shrubs and vines. Every dollar expended now in this direction will

 enhance the value of the property thus improved many fold more than
Year: 1878

Phoenix must have a new school

 house, the present structure being too small to accomodate the scholars of the district. The new building will have to be ready for the fall term of the public school and must be large enough for two grades, pri- mary and intermediate. Measures to build it should be taken now as the hot season will soon be upon Us.
Year: 1878

There Is no county In Arizona, with the exception of Maricopa, but that when invaded by pestilent ep- idemic disease the authorities have taken prompt and effective meas ures to check the contagion and pre- vent it from spreading. That such measures have not been adopted in this county is the fault of the coun- ty Board of Supervisors.

 It seems to us that the health of the people so far as he same is un- der their charge should be q matter that must take preced nee over everything else that comes within the jurisdiction of the County Su- pervisors. It is a lamentable fact that it is not so in this county, as it is in this direction that our sapient Board exercises its principal efforts at retrenchment of expenses. No matter how trivial a thing may come before them, its consideration and an order to meet its expense is promptly attended to, while mat ter so important as the public health is entirely overlooked and uncared for.

 At this writing we have two or three cases of smallpox scattered into as many different houses and localities in the county and the con tagion is liable to spread among any chance callers or obsequious friends as the patients are all perfectly ac- cessible to any who may desire, or happen to see them. In the other counties pest houses with medical attendants, nurses and quarantine regulations have been provided, while here the loathesome disease is at perfect liberty to spread as it may. During the last winter our schools have been dismissed, all reli- gious and social assemblies sup pressed, and business stagnated, simply because our Supervisors have not proper regard for their duty in this matter of public health.

 It is to be hoped that the Board will now awake to a sense of their duties and that the proper meas ures in this important direction will be taken at their meeting next Mon day so that the spread of the dis ease may be stopped. Should chilly damp weather set in, and it is not unlikely at this season of the year, it might grow into a raging virulent epidemic as 1t now is in Messilla valley New Mexico, where six thousand persons have perished with this plague ill the last few weeks. It is no time for shirking the responsibility gentlemen of the Board, and if you now begin to show that you have a little care for the health of the taxpayers under your charge, these same taxpayers will be the more inclined to look over the errors you may have com mitted in your administration of other affairs.

 In addition to the sanitary meas ures already demanded, it would be we'll to organize a chain gang of the prisoners in the jail and make a thorough police clean up of the filth within the town before the warm weather sets in. Many of the adobe holes, alley-ways, and even in places on the streets are simply pest heaps where rotten filth and garbage send up efluvia engendering disease. Such an employment of the prisoners will lessen the ambition of rowdies and hard characters, towards get ting good board and quiet quarters in the county jail and thereby we shall save expense to the county and have more orderly town.

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 TREE PLANTING.
Year: 1878

Dr.. iStevcnS:


Dear Sir-I feel it my duty 10 say one word in
regard 10 the great benefit have received from
the use Of one of the greatest wonders OF the
world it is your Vegetlne l have been one OF
tho greatest sufferers for tho last eight years that
over could be living. do sincerely thank my
God and your Vegetne for the roief I have got
The Rheumatism has panied me to such an extent
that ny feet broke out in sores. For the last
threo years have not been able to walk; now
l can walk and sleep, and do my work as we'll as
oYor did, and must say l owe it all TO your
blood purifier, Vegetine.


MARGERY WE'LL.
VEGETINE.-Tho great success of the
Vcgeline as q cleanser and purifier OF the blood
is shown beyond doubt by the great numbers
who have taken it, and received immediate ro'
lief, with such remarkable cures.
Year: 1878


According to our Woolwich cares
pondent, another use has been found
for gun cotton in warfare. The novel
explosive is to be employed for disa-
bling the guns Of the enemy. 1t is to
take the place, in fact, of the spike
and the armorer's hammer. A slab Of
gun cotton, simply laid upon the muz-
zle of gun and detonated, so Injuries
and distorts the weapon as to render
it practically useless for firing, while
IN the case of a muzzle-loader it at
once precludes any attempt to load
the gun. The old plan, it may be re-
membered, Of rendering an enemy's
guns useless after storming a battery,
was to spike them by driving an ar
morer's nail into the vent or touch
hole. and then, in the event of the at
tacking party being driyen out of the
battery again, or retiring, the weap-
ons could not be used against them
at any rate for time. The rapid III
juring of q gun by means of gun-cot-
ton In the way now suggested. will
prevent the cannon ever being en-
ployed again; but this is, after all,
very questionable advantage, for in
the case of a spiked gun, if the enemy
can use it once more on the subse-
quent boring out of the spike, so also
may the storming party, should they
prove strong enough to hold the posi-
ton. This is not'the first application
that has been made of gun-cotton for
purposes of destruction before the en-
emy. \ new body of men termed
cavalry pioneers, first created by the
Austrians, and now adopted in the
British navy, are to employ charges
Of gun-cotton in similar way for
railway lines and destroying
bridges quickly. The trool er, mount
ID on a strong and rapid holse, is pro-
7ided with belt containing a few
pounds of compressed gun cotton, and
)n arriving at railway he dismounts
'nd places charge upon one of the
'ails. The gun.cotton is detonated
with fuze, and the result is that half
| yard of metal is seen flying over the
next hedge. Probably not more than
sixty seconds are necessary to work
he mischief, but the man is up and
away before the explosion can take
llacc. In the case of bridges the
work is naturally of longer duration,
'ut two or three intelligent men would
lot be long in discovering weak
,oint in the structure and adjusting
heir charge so as to do the greatest
amount of harm.
Year: 1878

William Cotton, comedian from Chi
cago, arrived here yesterday to take up an
engagement at one of our variety theaters
He came here in advance of his wife and
children, who will probably arrive tonight,
only to learn that their husband and father
is dead. Cotton, about las o'clock this
afternoon, went with a friend to the "Live
and Let Live Dining Saloon, No. 2S1 Vine
street, and ordered dinner. Before it could
be served Cotton dropped off his chair and
died within a few minutes The Coroner
was notified and will hold an inquest