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Year: 1878

A correspondent of the Raleigh Oh


server, writing from Meorehead City,
coast of North Carolina, says: Last
week there was the most exciting and
dangerous whale fight that has ever oc-
Cured on this coast. It was with some
difficulty that the captain of the crew
could get his men to obey orders. When
the first bomb was fred into the whale it
tailed te explode. This made the whale
furious, when at this instant he struck
one of the boats and knocked it some feet
above the water The captain then
fred another bomb; this failed of explo"
sion the fight was still getting more
furious. The third bomb was fred and
exploded near the heart. This conquered
the monster. The blood spouted some
ten feet high, and az the crew rushed up
to stick their lances in him, the blood
fell in showers upon them and thelf
boats. The fight was witnessed by an
other crew stationed about seven miles
above them. They looked ON with oe-
light, only wishing they could get an'o
such bloody contest. The whale was
fortv-two feet long and extremely tat.
This fish will probably bring about $500
Year: 1878

All what would tho world be to us
If the children were no more7
We should dre1d the desert behind us
Worse than the dark before.
What the leaves are to tha for est,
With light and air and food,
Ere their sweet and tender iuic
Have been hardened into wood
That, TO the world, are children;


Through them it feels the glow
OF brighter and SUMMER climate
That reaches the trunks below.
Year: 1878

We would like to say few words IN
reply to the young man who wrote
three weeks ago. He complains that
the best girl in the country-on the farm
favor their "city cousins. F" There is
a cause for that few parents are willing
to acknowledge A farmers daughter
is usually considered well provided for
if she gets a year or two at boarding
school, and is allowed, in return for the
many weary hours of monotonous labor,
good comfortable clothes. The son who
does no more work in year than she
(if as much) has handsome buggy, a
pair of prancing horses, all the money
he needs for cigars, "Summit fine-cut, i"
beer, and the many other things girls
know nothing about. And never word
of complaint from parents doeshe hear.
He is his mother idol, and ''he is only
sowing his wild oats. was like him at
his age" says his proud father And
the daughter If there ispoetry in tub
of steaming clothes, the dry heat of the
ironing, in the heavy churning, milking,
scrubbing, etc. she has plenty of poet
ry in her life. Woman's work has been
commented upon, eulogized or sneered
at so often that we will not enter it
That s not the subject in question, any
how.


The subject proper is, 70ly do farmers
daughters prefer town to country life? |
answer, it is their parents fault. Par
ents should first make their home as
beautiful as they can afford. The ma
jority of girls will thank parents thous-
and times more for a beautiful home to
entertain friends in, than for large
marriage portion. They should educate
both sons and daughters as well as they
can afford, and allow the daughter the
same H6ert in regard to everything as
the son. Don't give your son fine
turnout until you can afford the same
for your daughter. There is nothing
Year: 1878

RSrIt not unfrequently happens, in
this world of mistakes and thoughtless-
ness, that man, even the best of men,
may once or twice during a long or 9th
erwise faultless life, kiss his hired girl
by mistake for his wife. But no man,
of ages past or of to-day, was ever
known to kiss his wife under the erro-
neous impression that she was the hired
girl.
Year: 1878

adds SO much to young lady's pleasure
and contentment in the country as a
horse she can call her own-one not
forever in use. If you give your son
five, ten, twenty, fifty, or one hundred
dollars for ''little expenses" hand your
daughter the same amount. If daugh-
tiers were given good annual allowances
there would be more contentment-less
longing for change. Surely daughter
who stays at home year after year help
ing mother, and taking care of things
generally, merits an allowance as well
as the son. 1t is all very well to NOR
alize about daughters duty, "The sub
Unity of self-devotion" or "self-Sacri-
fice," but am daughter, and | know
if money came more freely and in larger
sums it would add materially to my hap
piness. 1t is no wonder girls Of the
present day vow they will never marry
farmers. They know just how hard
mother works, and how little liberty and
pleasure she enjoys, and they are not
anxious for the same life. 1t is not
t0zOn or city life they desire SO much as
change. They are willing to risk great
deal for the chance of change in the
way of living. So if the young man
in question has his affections set on
particularly nice girl in the neighbor-
hood, just let her know she is to have
free access to your bank account, and a
horse and buggy all her own, and my
word for it his suit will prosper.


Hard work and no pay does not suit
the fathers and sons, and why should it
the mothers and daughters? The fore
moons. do not seem half SO long, nor the
work half SO hard, to woman, if, after
dinner, she can change her dress, order
her horse and buggy and drive off for
little pleasure and recreation, without
hundred sullen, prying questions being
asked her, or hearing that it "costs
something to get horse shod now-a-
days. Piggy in Practical Farmer.
Year: 1878

was brought out Of the ruins dead. he
was found under lot oflumber aud ma
chinery. His neck was lying on a piece
Of timber and held down by another
piece. He was lying with his face down,
and a log across his back. His face was
disoolo.ed, cash cut in his cheek and
neck. Death left on his face the impress
Of u brave mana resolute expression,
with lips firmly compressed, and withou,
a shadow Of pain or distortion. he must
have died Instantly.
Year: 1878

The most alarming feature of the bankruptcy record is the disposition of small retail firms with from $5, ,000 to $2O, 900 of liabilities to avail themselves of the deficiencies of the bankrupt act to wipe out their indebtedness and start anew. The large houses, says Pitts. burg correspondent of the St. Louis Globe Democrat, are watched closely nowadays, and if they try anything ot that sort the creditors are apt to n.ake unpleasant Investigations but shoal of the small fry have come to the con. clusion since the first of the year that the easiest way to settle up last years business is to pay all their debts with the bankrupt act, and start anew with g clean balance sheet. A rather interest. ing instance of thls sort wss told to-day in one of the wholesale houses on Lib erty Street. A small retail dealer wal in the establishment buying bill oi goods, and discussion arose as to prices The retailer offered figure which he said he was willing to pay, say ing at the same time that he could gel the same goods for less money,

 How's that ?" asked the jobber.

 Why, can go oyer to A Co., give them what they ask, go into bank ruptcy before my note becomes due and settle for thirty cents on dollar"

 Whether convinced by this reasoning or not, the wholesale dealer sold the goods at the retailers price.

 To-day he said: " You can judge how like a fool felt last week, when just two days before the note was due my sharp customer filed his petition 1T bankruptcy. The amount isn't wortl fighting about, and I shall have to take whatever he offers to settle it"

 As long as the Bankruptcy Act holds out inducements to interruptions traderl to pay their debts, as they say in Csptair Marryatt 8 novels, "with a flowing sheet, this sort of thing will be kept up.
Year: 1878

In northern China people of all ages are dying of actual starvation by thou sands. The famine extends over & dis trict which includes at least 5000 vil- lages, and it is said that at least 500 die daily. Houses are pulled down Tn every village to sell the timber and thatch in order to get food. Those who can get husks and dry leaves ordinarily used for fuel, are considered welf off. Most of the poor young girls have been sold ]; old men, middle aged men, and young men and children die daily of sheer star vation and others freeze. The dead can- not get burial they are too many and none can afford the expense so they are cast daily into large pits. The people of Shansi are said to be living on the corpses of their fellow beings who die of starvation. And the strong are killing the weak for the sake of ob, taining their flesh for food.
Year: 1878

HUNTING BUFFALo.-The town of Griffin is. the rendezvous of the Texas buffalo hunters. Men who make it a business do not pursue the animal as do sportsmen. They use the needle gun with telescopic sight, and the firing is done by one or two men only who usual ly kill drove of forty or fifty buffalo on one or two acres of ground. As soon as one is killed the whole herd, smelling the blood, collect around the dead body, snufing and paving. The hunters continue to shoot them until the last one bites the dust. AS long as the men remain concealed and the buffalo do not get their scent the game is not frightened, for it pays no attention to the report of the weapon.
Year: 1878



 One thousand shingles laid four inches to the weather will cover one hundred square feet of surface, and five pounds of shingle nails will fasten them on.

 One-fifth more siding and flooring is needed than the number of square feet of surface to be covered, because of the lap in the siding and matching of the floor.

 One thousand laths will cover seventy yards of surface, and eleven pounds of lath nails will nail them on.

 Eight bushels of good lime, sixteen bushels of sand, and one bushel of hair will make enough good mortar to plas- ter one hundred square yards.

 A cord of stone, three bushels of lime, and cubic yard of sand, will lay one hundred cubic feet of wall.

 Five courses of brick will lay one foot in height on chimney, six bricks in { course will make fue four inches wide and twelve inches long, and eight bricks in course will make Hue eight inches wide and sixteen inches long.
Year: 1878

Must either pass through it's natural channels of exit, the bowels, the kidneys and the pores, or in default thereof, poison and disorder the fluids of the system. In order to oftect the complete expulsion of this dangerous refuse, the organs through which it passes off must be active and unobstructed. Fortunately there is a certain means of rendering them so when they are not. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters stimulate the action of the excretory organs and by diffusing genial warmth drought the circulation, encourage moderate precipitation By this triple effect the exodus of the focal and other waste matters are en- couraged, and the system freed from peril it would otherwise incur. The action of the bowels which fellows the use of this benefi- cent alternative is easy and unaccompanied by pripiur, and its stimulativo effect upon the urinary organs very conductive to their local health.
Year: 1878

During severe and changeable weather no one subject to RHEUMATIC PAINS should be one day without PoND's EXTRACT. It is of the greatest benefit for both CHRONIC and ACUTE or EXPLANATORY RHEUMATISM. The application of PoND's EXTRACT is wonder anodyne properties. The pain, lameness and soreness are, relieved, and the entire disease often cut short and subdued. For sale every where.
Year: 1878

BAKED TURKEY. cleaned, stuffed and trussed, put the turkey in a baking pan, with little cold water in the bot tom spread some butter overit, sprinkle salt over, cover with piece of buttered paper, and set in quick oven haste often, and turn the bird over and around if necessary. It takes from an hour and a half to two hours to bake turkey. It is served with the gravy only, after hav- ing removed the fat, or with cranberry sauce or currant jelly.
Year: 1878

the sand, few diamond points reflect the stars, and beyond these an impene- trable wall is built upward ; there is no sea at all but, watching more closely, the patrolman discovers 8 vibrant cord of white, rythmical in motion, like taut string that is depressed near the middle and suddenly released, and that cord he knows to be, though he cannot see, the frothing crest of the successive waves.

 The walk would have many terrors for a nervous or superstitious man, or for almost any one of sensitive organiza- tion, and the patrolman is superstitious {; but he is so familiar with the darkness, the loneliness, and the roar that he treads along the beach in q reverie-not reverie on the deep secrets over which Nature is breeding, but on so prosaic a matter as the care of sma Il family who are now fast asleep on the mainland until he fancies he discovers light fast ened to the black wall. He stands still and looks again; it has disappeared. Be fore him, as he looks seaward, is that blackness, which seems so solid that one would expect pebble thrown at it to rebound, and he resumes his mafch' thinking that his eyes have deceived him, or that the light has been phos- phorescent sparkle. But there it is again And now the first light, which has stood at the mast head. is augmented by the flare of rocket and the blue fire of signal, which reveal bark close in shore and in extreme peril.

 According to his instructions, the pa trolman instantly ignites his red light, which Is done by striking the holder against his knee, that action ex- ploding a percussion cap, and he is sur. rounded for several seconds by q flood
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star.


New York, Sept. 30-Edward O'Meagher
Condor, for whom rope was woven and a
coffin prepared on the occasion of the
execution of Allen, Larkin and O'Bren,
at Manchester, England, arrived here
yesterday. Ten years of confinement
in British prisons have turned the hair of
his companion Melody gray, while that of
Condor himself is touched with the same
hue. Besides the experiences of these two
men the stories of ordinary romance are
tame Condemned to death, respited ON
the eve of execution, forced to pass long in
tervals in the torture of doubt and uncer-
tainty, immured in solitary confinement,
driven to the verge of sickness by hard
ships which promised to be lifelong, only
to be suddenly thrust forth into the broad
glare OF unexpected freedom, such is the
retrospect of these exiFes who now tread
the streets of New York.
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star.


CHICAGO, Sept. 30.-The Lehr and Wehr-
verein body guard of the Communists in
this city were out drilling about one hun
dred strong yesterday on the prairie, wind
ing up with a sham battle There was
much CONSERVATION when at the first volley
several men fell pierced with real solid lead
bullets.


Some of this very proficient body of sol,
diers by mistake loaded with balls instead
of blanks L. Rhinehart was shot in the
left side, causing severe wound, but not
necessarily fatal. The names of the others
could not be ascertained.
Year: 1878

The explanation of this phenomenon is to
be found in the decline in general trade,
general reduction in wages and salaries,
that used to number their patrons by hun
dreds now deal to empty chairs, and those
that used to scorn the custom of man
who showed a roll of less than 800 are now
glad enough to deal against him for paltry
ten dollar note. What little money made
lately by New York houses has come out
of the pockets of Western sporting men
who have come to this city to see the Sara
toga and other races
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star.


ST. LOUIS, Sept. 30.-John Mack, of No.
51S Third street, came home on Saturday
morning and accused his mistress of inf
deity. Upon her denying the accusation
lie drew revolver and shot her. the ball
taking effect in her left breast. The wound
will probably prove fatal.


The Fair Grounds were crowded yester-
day, the attendance being at least twenty
thousand. All departments were open, and
the price of admission being reduced had a
tendency to swell the number of Sabbath
visitors.


The Jockey Club Association have re.
duced the price of admission to their
grounds, thereby affording the economical
chance to witness the trotting of Rarus
and Hopeful next Tuesday.


The Socialists held Convention yester-
day and placed full city ticket in the
field.
Year: 1878

A woman may be too conscientious to
notice the style of her neighbor's hat but
at the same time she can't refrain from in
dulging in the delec!able pastimc of lr,king
the end of her parasol through the bars
NOf the monkeys cage in a menagerie
Year: 1878

PINcHBAcK thinks the line in the public
schools OF Louisiana ought to, be drawa at
mulattoes, but that children (like his OWL
who are more than half Caucasian ought to
sit With the pure whites. With him it is
only question of comparative darkness.
He recognizes the color line when it is dis
tinctly marked.
Year: 1878

The deba.e between Butler aud Cox In the
House Friday was enlivened by very choice
blasphemy. The two blackguards Extensively
distinguished themselves, as usual. As But
Ter is the Brighter man of the two aud had
the better case be won the poor victory there
was to win.
Year: 1878

WHEN the Democratic House comes to de-
eide between maimed Uuion SOLDIER and a
Confederate soldier it will choose the rebel
every time. Gen. Field, a Confederate Brig
adler fiom Georgia. was pardoned only two
months ago and is just in season to become
Doorkeeper of the House. He has been quail
flying himself for the position by service in
the army OF the Khsdive of Egypt.
Year: 1878

We do NOT read anonymous letters ana commun'
cations The name and address of the writer are il
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve CON-
munications that are not used
Year: 1878

Every club is invited to send delegate'. and it is
earnestly hoped that large number will be present,
as it is desired to make this OF the NEST beuet
cent mass meetings ever held 10 the State, and give
new impetus to the reform work in Brunswick.


The usual reduction on the railroads will be made
Year: 1878

To the Voters of Pope County:

 take this method of announcing myself to you as candidate for the office of County Clerk, subject to the action of q convention should one be held. If elected shall endeavor to do my duty. Respectfully,
Year: 1878

Is there a man or woman who does not know the uses of quinine? But its effects are so serious with the many that they will not take it for chills, and thousands would use anything else in preference if they knew the article. Days Ague Tonic is far superior to quinine or anything else for the cure of chills, because it is not unpleasant to take, produces no evil effects, is pow erful antiperiodic, and when it cures the chills, they do not return, as with quinine. Sold everywhere. IJulv II.
Year: 1878

THE deficiency in the State Treasury Is in
part due to the decrease in the savings bank
and railroad taxes consequent on the pro-
longed depression of business, but it Is also
in part due to the reduction of the State tax.
The first cause of loss will remedy itself; the
second must be remedied by legislation. 1t
is not pleasant time to increase taxation,
but the necessity seems to be imperative.
The addition will be so slight and the burden
so evenly distributed that it will not be griev-
ously felt. 1t is better certainly to submit to
a little more taxation than to run into debt.
The debt we have already incurred can be
discharged in more prosperous times. There
is no need of anticipating its payment. All
we need do is to be prepared to meet our OBJ
legations when they mature.
Year: 1878

The Legislature resumes its session to-day.
The committees will be announced and both
Senate and House will then be ready to set
tie down to work. The session does not
promise to be a lively one, but doubtless will
be profitable. There certainly does not seem
to be much to do, but no Legislature was ever
yet embarrassed for want of business, and
signs are not apparent now Of a millennium at
hand when all law-making may cease. Judg-
ing by the experience of past years theScom-
mittee-men will be up to their eyes in papers
before week goes BY.


But il few questions present themselves to
be acted upon there will be all the more time
in which to consider the subjects that are sub
mitted for consideration. Thus no excuse is
left for hasty legislation. There will be OF
course, as always, a rush of business eIamor-
ing to be disposed Of in the last busy days OF
the session, for men who have doubts of sue
ceeding prefer to trust to the chances of q
general rush when measure cannot be care
fully scrutinized for its defects. TIE best way
to guard against this is either to proleng the
closing days or to refuse to take action upon
any questions which have not been thoroughly
considered in committee. The people do not
wish long session unless there be a public
necessity for it; but they desire that their rep
resentatives shall take full time for the consd-
alton of all measures submitted to them.
Economy of time does not consist in hasty
but in profitable use of it.


Indications are that this Legislature will be
as good working body as any of its prede-
cessors. 1t certainly has much good material
in it and contains not few experienced legis-
lators. If it is debarred from distinguishing
itself by the magnitude of its labors it can at
least, as it doubtless will, command approba-
ton by the faithfulness and good judgment by
which it discharges what business there is for
it to do.
Year: 1878

THE Shoe and Leather Reporter welcomes
the New Year with considerable hopefulness.
1t says: That there will be heavy business
done is a probability based upon the conceded
fact that the present stocks of goods are
light, and the wants of the people, according
to all precedent, must be large. But the
sources of supply are practically lnexhausti-
bic, and the only way in which the manufac-
turers can secure to themselves fair prices for
their handiwork is by refusing, in the future,
as they have done in the past, to take orders
at rates that will not yield them just equiv
aent for their services and capital.
Year: 1878

THE radical wing of the French Republi-
cans seems disposed to push its victory too
hard. 1t would be wiser to build the prover-
bal golden bridge for the flying enemy. The
proposition to relieve good officers OF their
commands, because they are Bonapartsts,
will be likely to cause a reaction in the pub
lie mind
Year: 1878

A DECISION made in Washington Saturday
by Chief Justice Carter OF the District Su-
preme Court is said to be favorable TO the
recovery of the Arlington estate, now used as
a National cemetery. This is worse than
crowding the mourners-it is crowding the
remains. We must draw the line somewhere
even in conciliation, and at soldiers ceme-
teries would be good place.
Year: 1878

THERE is really push to be made in Con-
gress in favor of the plan of giving Cabinet
ministers seat on the floor of the House
and the privilege of participating in the de-
bates. The scheme will bear a good deal of
discussion before adoption.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous etters and communi
cations. The and address of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily Tor publication
but as a guaranty of good faith.


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

So Stanley Matthews is to be sent to Ber.
lin! Well, he can do less harm there than in
the Senate. How profoundly astonished
though, the German monetary authorities
will be to hear him discourse on silveri In
the fifteenth century Louis XI of France
dressed his fool in the robes of an ambassador
and sent him on a mission to the Emperor.
The fool knew enough however, to keep silent
on finance.