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Year: 1878

But the great problem OF reform In tnis


direction 10 how to collect the tax on luxuriesl
lin proportion to their use. The difficultiesI
lin the way of this have always been so great
that people have generally preferred to lay|
the chief burden of taxation on real estate
which cannot be concealed from either the
tax assessor or the tax collector. So far as|
bar room indulgence is concerned the|
|problem seems to have been solved by theI


ingenious Moffet law. Public drinking is!
taxed in exact proportion to its extent il
the tax is most profitable ono and it is|
paid without salary to the collector and
without jadicial process on the tax payer.


Now it 10 in order for some equally shrewdl
legislator to levy self collecting tax onj
billiard tables and cigar stands. When i'll
comes to tea and coffee we pause. We canI
hardly expect this generation to produce al
genius equal to the tack of collecting al
on their consumption with theI
gentle suavity of the bell-punch and with
out the impertinent inquisition which
makes special taxation so intolerable.


Still we live in hope. The great barden|
of civil government is taxation, and that
burden will become almost imperceptible|
III it can be made voluntary; that is, if i'll
can be shifted from objects of which all
must make use to dSjects with the use of
which any body can dispense when crampedI
for means.
Year: 1878

ANOTHER LOYAL DUKE.-Quite a stir was
created yesterday at the royal headquarters Of
King Rex by the arrival OF Duke Boulevard. He
entered into the grand preparation that is now
being made for the reception Of the King with
much spirit.
Year: 1878

Recently suit for damages came up
for trial in the District Court OF Santa
Clara county at San Jose. The plain
aff.was cripple named Bland and the
defendant the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company. During the progress
ofthe suit one of the jurors statedlin
open .Coust that he had been offered
money to find verdict for defendant.
The person who it is alleged. at
tempted to, bribe the juror is s. W.
Essierday,a member of the City Council
of San Jose. The preliminary exam
nation of Easterday upon the charge of
bribery was concluded last Saturday,
and the evidence against him was SO
clear that he was held to answer before
the Grand Jury. his bail being fixed at
$1,000. The offence charged is a
serious one, and if it is shown that
yesterday has been guilty OF attempt
ing to bribe a juror in the interest
or the railroad company. he wiIl-in all
probability spend next Easter.day in
San. Quentin.
Year: 1878

A correspondent of the Reno Journal
makes it appear that Humboldt county
is prepared to supply a full quota of
candidates for State officers on both
tickets ut the next election. The cor.
respondent is entirely off the track.
however; in fact it is surmised that he
has been too long out of the county to
know any thing about the real situation.
1t is not the general opinion that j. II.
Kinkead has no show tor the Republi-
can nomination tor Governor. Un-
doubtedIy his nomination would inter
fere with the aspirations OF the editor
Of the Journal, but Notwithstanding all
that, we feel confident that Kinkevd
will have the whole delegation from
this county and a strong backing from
Eastern Nevada in the Convention, and
it is not probable that his father in-law
Governor Fall, will press his claims as
q Democrat, for the United States
Senatorship. Judge Berry is not
candidate for Lieutenant Governor, and
would not have the nomination if it
was rendered him. Some of the others
mentioned by the correspondent as be-
ing candidates for State Offices on the
Republican and Democratic tickets are
now hob nobbing together as members
of the workingmen's party;-so that the
correspondent is entirely off the track
and wholly ignorant Of the political
situation in Humboldt county.
Year: 1878

IT is very natural that the sanguinary


type of socialism known as French Com
munism should select Quebec among the,
cities of the North American continent as
the scene Of the fercest demonstration.
When workingmen with families, under a
tariff OF prices for the necessaries of life
little lower than that which prevails in
the United States, ask to be paid for their
labor at the rate of dollar a day, their
modeaate demand is calculated to awaken
sympathy, but when they openly band
themselves together under the red flag for
purposes of robbery, incendiarism, and
murder, sympathy is Of necessity speedily
convicted into stern and active hostility
Year: 1878

Side by side, on one Of the
grandest avenues of the Epositicn,
are the exhibits Of China and Japan.
To the outside barbarian unac-
quainted with the. peculiarities Of
either, these two people seem very
much alike and yet there is far less
difference between Scotchmsn and
Turk, or between a Frenchman
and a Fin than there is between an
inhabitant of Yeddo and Pekin.
The youthful American of forty
years ago who sought to enlarge
the field Of his knowledge by the
sublime study Of geography after
learning, to his astonishment, that
the world was round, discovered
near the title page a magnificent
illustration of a Chinaman selling
rats and puppies for pies. Our in
tercourse with China has Increased
since then, the Chinaman's pig tail
is no longer a stranger to our
hearthstones, but the popular tra-
dition still survives, and pate De
foie gras, or a ragout a la Gramal'
kin are not supposed to be an un-
dainty dish to set before the King


The Chinaman is the sublimest OF
all sublime egotists F.; the Japanese
the most practical of all practical
progressors. The Chinaman sticks
to his baggy breeches, his inslg'
nifcant cap and his barbarous shoes
unsuspicous of the absurd figure
he cuts in the midst of civilized sur
roundings. The Japanese has hard
" set his foot on shore in New
York, London, Paris or San Fran
cisco, that he forthwith orders q
swallow tailed coat and a dozen
white choakers and when he wakes
up in the morning rings for his
whisky cocktail or brandy and selt-
zer. like a christian who had been
enjoying the blessings of higher
civilization. The difference WAS
never more perceptible than it is at
the present time in Paris. The
Chinaman stands stolidly by his
goods and if you want to buy he is
quite ready 10 sell, but he won't
put himself out of the way to So
licit your custom. The Japanese
fastens to you like a leech, and he
does not let go till he gets some
thing; but in trade or out OF
trade, at home or abroad the Ja-
panese is a gentleman, a thing
which can only occasionally be
said of his illustrious brother
Year: 1878

70 the officers of the Volunteer


Stote Troops Of South Carolina


Of and abooc the 'o'ah Of Myor.
GENTLEMEN Our State is once
moro free--you havo boen selected
to fill high positions in tho State
military sorvicc-many Of you have
been appointed by reason Of gallant
deeds in tho time Of your country's
need, because you are true and
chivalrous sons Of South Carolina.
The horoism Of the dark days of tho
war is still enshrincd in tho hearts
Of our women. Their efforts to
erect suitable monument to our
dead, who feel in the glorious cause
for which you fought, are nearly
crowned with success. 1t is sug,
gested that an Offering Of five dollars
from each Of you would strengthen
their hands and encourage their
hearts.


A SURVIVING PRIVATE.
Papers in the State favorable to
the cause will please copy.
Year: 1878




his participation in the arson. The
witness declined to answer further
questions as to the arson as it
would eliminate him.


Last saw More weeks before the
murder. He had threatened to sue
me, but we were friendly. Saw no
one go TO the barn except those
from the house. More and Fergu-
son were in their shirts.


This closed the four hours cross
examination and Jones drew long
sigh Of relief.


On his re-cross examination he
said he knew the parties because
he saw thom there and had talked
with them on the subject since.
Had talked twice with Sprague
and he was the leader. At the rem
devious he said there should be a
leader and he:acted US such. DON'T
know whether Lord had u pistol
but Sprague had. / was arrested
twelve miles from Santa Paula, at
McCrackey's place. He Is my
father-in-law. When Juan Calde-
ron threatened More he said he was
liable to have his barn burned and
be burnt in it. This was two years
ago. Heard settlers say More
should be killed, because he was
annoying them all the time and
burning their houses. A question
about the poisoning of Bartlett by
strychnine was ruled out.


Austin Brown recalled. Had O
conversation with Churchill as to
the killing before the fact. 1t was
about ten days before the murder.
He said, tomorrow night is the
time to kill More. He has threat
ened to kill me and 1 intend to kill
him." Witness then repeated his
previous statements as to Churchill
Offering him ammunition and
Year: 1878

The latest outrage on tho part Of
a Southern Democratic executive
has been committed by the governor
OF Florida: Ho has actually issued
an order directing the collectors to
take only part Of tho taxes that
have been assessed, because the COL
lection of tho ontire amount would
yield moro than the administration
OF the government requires.
Year: 1878

Ringing Words from Ben. Hill.


Atthe great ratification meeting
in Atlanta, Ca. recently, Ben Hill
fairly shook the Gate City with bis
clarion appeals, as with impassioned


voice he told the people to stand by


their nominees. Keep in ranks y


he Numbered, and thundered again.
Keep in ranks p we say to the
dauntless Democrats of the old First
District. and we beg every one Of
them to read and ponder the words
of sobernessnttered by Mr. Hill on
that occasion, Let Tennessee Dem
ocrats take up the echo and ring it
back Ger mountain and hill top, and
through valley and glen until the
heavens shall reverberate with the
swelling chorus. Hills appeal is
not confined to the Democracy of
Georgia. His words are worthy the
careful study of every lover of his
country. Theyare as pointed, ap-
plicable and truthful for the people
Of this Congressional district and
this State, as for his own people
and his own State. We make the
following extracts from his speech:


This country is on the eve of
prosperity never before known, un>
less some exceedingly great madness
shall come upon her. L don't mind
how men talk | don't mind how
men differ All L wish is that men
shall not break ranks. Let soldiers
talk let them differ, but don't let
them BREAK RANKS FOlLO1O yOur
Leacley You have him. He has been
given you by an honest convention,
and the outspoken voice of the peo-
ple of this district, and it is your
duty to follow him. dc not ask you
to abandon any peculiar feelings.
You may indulge your views and
convince as many as you please that
you are right. All l say is, KEEP IN
RANK; KEEP IN STEP to y the order;
and | tell you victory will come. and
10 win not make much difference as
to our peculiar theories. | have my
peculiar views aud L believe they
will be ultimately adopted, but be-
lieve the Democratic party is wiser
than am. ana II Lney are not right,
/ don't want them adopted. When
they adopt remedy. that is my re-
medy. II is impossible for pen to
picture or tongue to describe the
prosperity we shall see if we wait
and be true to each other. And why
shouldn't we wait? Haven't we suf-
fered alike Haven't we been wrong
ed alike? And after We have suf-
fered all the privations and misery
of the half of forty years, shall we
break ranks just as the eye falls
on Canaan? Advocate your views
with your feIlow-citizens. but go to
the ballot box like men, and tell
every man else to 60.


"


First, L wish to say to this audi
ence that the Republican party is
dying. He is blind who cannot see
it. .TWTHlH EEff&


=


I said to a distinguished Republic.
can two years ago, There will new
er be another Republicans House of
Representatives again in this coun-
tryg'' Some say we will not have
the next House Of Representatives.
1 tell you. my friends, We will have
one by fifty majority and the time
Year: 1878

AN THE 1sT OF MAY, 1876.
" the ownership and control of THE WORLD
passed into the hands of the undersigned, under
WORLD has ever since remained and now remains


During the whole of this time the The WORLD
has labored patiently and perseverngly for the ac-
compIshment OF two great objects in, politics Of
paramount interest to the Southern people.


1.-The restoration of Local Self-Government at


ia Real Reform of the Civil Service, in such
wise to destroy the political machines under the
operation of which it has come to pass that the peo
politccl parties have other reason of being ex-
cept to lessen the burdens of government,


accomplished. All in$eiligent @ Gorthern @ % mem NOW
admit that all parts of the country were as deeply
interested as the South. corrupt and anti Dem
ocratic government in the South was permanent
peril to the ascendancy of true American prinei-
pies in the Federal Government and therefore to
the peace and honor of the whole people.


The second political object for which THEwoRLD
contends still remains to be fully achieved. The
actual Administration began its career with excel
lent promises in this direction of which it is suf-
cent to say that they have been yet only in part
redeemed. The WORLD for it's part will resolukely-
support any honest effort to redeem these promis-
es fully, by whomsoever made, and win as resol-
utely denounee every obstacle thrown in the way
of redaemiRg them, from whatever quarter.


1t seems to the undersigned eminently proper
that he should ask the cooperation of the best men
of the South with THEWoRrn In itsefforts to carry
out the. policy here outlined. He believes The
WORLD to be.a paper which Southern citizens and
Democrats can recommend to Southern readers as
an influence worthy aud important to be brought
to hear with constantly increasing power upon the
conduct of our national affairs, in the interest," of
truth, of justice and of harmony among our people
of all sectious


1t is my object to keep THE WORLD in a living
relation with the best thought of the South to the
end that the best ideas, wishes and feelings of the
Southern people may be clearly and fairly made
known to the North, the East and the West Alike
in private and lublic affairs the MISUNDERSTANDING
of men by one another lies at the root of SO much
evil that the word itself has come to be SYNONYM
with quarreling and strife. 1t was . wise saying
of Lord Elgin, at the time Of one of our sharpest
disputes With Great Britain, that two intelligent
gentlemen alone raft in the Atlantic with pie
nary powers could adjust the whole matter honor
ably in an honor. HG


TIE WORLD simply asks its friends at the South
to aid it in bringing about complete meeting of
minds on all public questions between the intelli-
gent citizens of all parts of the Uniongi


t.E WILLIAM HENRY HURTRURT
Year: 1878

Now, il the Democratic party is
the party of the Constitution, if it is
in favor of measures to promote the
interest of all sections and all clas-
ses alike, then / conjure you. as you
love your country. as you love your
wife and children. as you will bring
relief to the starving people Of whom
we hear so much, to unite your ef.
forts to attain the success of that
party. Applause.
Year: 1878

We cannot do otherwise wisely
Why should people abandon the
peoples party to relieve the peo-
pie? Why should the people be
faithless to that party which, by
every Indication OF the times. is
bound TO be the arbiter of the des-
tinies of this country for generations
TO come.


Then my friends. remain with
your party; keep in the ranks. No
one man can save this country.
Year: 1878

waited four long years with alternating seD-
timents of faith and dstrust. II there we've
nothing else except the harvest to inspire us
with agreeable memories of the receding ye ar,
that alone would be enough to quicken our
appreciation of the benefits with which. it
has been laden. We have not realized yet
as fully as we shall by and by the extent of
our indebtedness for that crowning benefac-
ton. When the crops have been marketed,
and their avails exchanged for the multiform
commodities which enter into universal con-
sumption, it will then appear more clearly
what quickening influence they exert upon
the trade and prosperity of the country"
Year: 1878

THE melancholy days have come, the sad
dest of the year, when bills fall thick as
leaves in Vallambrosa. This is the time
when men curse the credit system, and think
some new system of political economy should
be invented.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous etters and communi
cations. The name and address of the writer in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

IT has been figured by the War De-
partment that one out of every fifteen
dispatches concerning Sitting Bull may
he half true. He wouldn't live a
day if lies had any effect on his health.
Year: 1878

THE Indian Bureau is not to be
transferred from the Interior to the
War Department this year. The Con-
gressional philanthropists seem to
think that on the whole it is best to al
low the Indians another year of thiev-
ing, robbing, scalping and numbering.
Year: 1878

THERE is some prospect that Con-
gress will adjourn the 10th of June, the
date fixed by the Senate resolution.
Congressman desire to escape the mid
summer heat of Washington, and are
especially anxious to get home to COM
mence arranging for their reelection.
Year: 1878

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 20.-The conven :
ton having completed the nominations and
adopted the platform, Gov. Hendricks
was loudly called for a speech. In his
speech he took strong ground in favor of
prosecuting the returning board and
affirmed that the president and Secretary
Sherman had no reason to interfere with
the proceedings of state court, which,
like state legislatures and elections. must
be free from military influence. While it
is true that the title of president and vice
president had been settled under solemn
forms of law, and while it is our duty to
recognize the title for the sake of public
tranquility, it is none the less true that
fitting punishment should be visited upon
public criminals through whose fagitious
crime and perjury that judgment was OBJ
tanned Hendricks then took up the re-
sumption question and said repeal of the
act was now hopeless, although the en-
forcement of the act is daily proving
calainitous. In other respects the speech
was an elaboration Of the platform and occ-
upied over an hour in delivery. He went
over the legislation regarding the payment
of bonds, alluded to his late controversy
with August Belmont and declared 10 an
elaborate argument that that gentleman s
arguments were false in the premises and
conclusions,
Year: 1878

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Feb. 2O.-The State
Grange to-day adopted resolutions that
the best interests of the industrial classes
demanded a repeal of the resumption act,
the reconciliation of silver, free banking,
limited only by the demands of trade and
uncontrolled as to volume by the general
government, payment Of all its interest


bearing obligations according to the
strictest construction of the origin alcon-
tract and requesting Representatives in
Congress to labor earnestly to that end
Year: 1878

Seldom bas the electric fluid done A
more curious thing than on Yesterday
morning at three o'clock. at the resi-
dence of IL. l. Guild. Mr.. Guild and
wife were occupying bedroom in the
second story, and Lottie, a bright-faced
child of four years of age, with golden
curls, occupied double cot on the first
floor, in company with her grandmother.
Mrs. j. j. Ames, aged about fifty wears
This cot was placed under the opening
of the main tlue of the chimney. The
iirNt recollection that Mr.. Guild has of
the situation was that he was on the
floor of his bedroom with his wife cling.
ing to him and screaming. He turned
on the light, and at first glance discov-
cred that the patches of plastering in
the ceiling of his room and i'm the rooms
adjoining were hanging over his head
and the lathing protruding. The
shingles In the vicinity of the chimney
were torn up. He then concluded that
lightning had done the work. The next
thought was of the grandmother and
his daughter, Lottie, below. Upon ar
riving in their room the little innocent,
her face, head of curls, and hands black
with the SCOT of the hue. commenced TO
clap her hands at the appearance of the
p
with SCOT Upon examination Mrs.
Ames was found to be in an insensible
condition, and doctor was summoned.
He applied remedies.


The child told the story of how the
fire came down the chimney. and
knocked herself and "gramma from
the cot to the floor. The child was
then subjected TO severe bath. and
then was discovered the most remark
able feature of the whole affair. The
profusion of curls, which were of un-
usual length, reaching almost TO the
child's waist, and which had been of n
bright golden hue, were of a blue black
or inky color from roots to the tip. A
closer examination revealed the still
further singular fact that the scalp of
the head was also colored indelibly, il
seemed, the same as the hair. Up to
SIX o'clock on yesterday afternoon, after
lapse of fifteen hours, aud after re-
peated washings with ammonia and
other solutions, every hair remained the
same shade as when the change was first
noticed, and 30 with the scalp of the
head


The physician said that the remark
able change might have been the result
Of electricity, but beyond this he did
not venture an explanation. He had
heard of one or two instances like it,.
The vitality of the hair did not seem TO
be destroyed, for it was still as soft as
silken skeins. The child seemed as
lively as cricket, and rather pleased
than otherwise with the sudden trans
formation from blonde to brunette
without cost
Year: 1878

Captain A. III. Bogardus, the Ameri-
can wing shot" gave n remarkable
exhibition of his skill at Stanley, Eng
break three hundred glass balls in
twenty-One minutes, using three guns of
different weight and caliber. The hui
name objections which have been raised
TO the destruction of pigeons in matches
of skill are completely overcome by this
system of firing at glass balls Two
traps, each having a cup for the rccep-
tion of the ball, which was attached To
a spring, were placed about fifteen feet
apart. To each spring there was a
string, and upon this being pulled the
spring was released, and the ball was
thrown several feet into the air, the
captain shooting at it generally in its
ascent. In the space of nineteen
minutes he fired three hundred and
eight shots, and missed only eight balls,
thus performing his task, with two
minutes TO spare. Notwithstanding the
great exertions which such feat in
volved, Captain Bogardus appeared but
little fatigued. I'm the course Of the
afternoon his son also displayed great
skill in the use Of the gun. Is should
be stated that shooting at glass balls
does not require so much skill as shoot
ing at flying birds They certainly
present a smaller object at which 20 fire,
but there is a regularity in the manner
in which they are projected into the air
which gives TO the practiced marksman
an advantage which he would not have
in shooting at flying birds.
Year: 1878

The dew Of the evening came down
, On cottage and village and town:
AZ came Ike prayer on the Sun-hurned air
And rested on earth rs q crown


here was peace in the haze on the hill.
here was peace in the rhyme Of the rill
ana TIE robins rich note on the air wBs ahoat
With cbtrp, and song and a tTin.
Though she passed long ago from my mind
Though she left me IN sadness behiad
che came back to me true I'm the fall of the dew
once again our affections To bind


There was peace in the gloom ON my breast
As looked 10 the far sinkiug West;
IA that dreainland gaaed on bright altsrs that


bszcd


As 6eaoons where the weary found rest
n the dew of the evening that tell
, On mountain and streanlet and dell,
froud hopes OF the past before me were cast
Their tales Of disaster 60 tell


was glad that the close OF my day
And my darkness was not far away:
And my eyelids were wet but not with regret
In the twilight Of longings decay.
And the dew OF my dreaming il fell
On the ashes within my hearts cell;
Ana the eve OF hie's close dropped her head In


pose,


As she whispered, can yet shall be wenH'