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Year: 1879

The following extract gives
Mr.. Darwin's description of the
method of training shepherd
dogs:


"When riding it is a common
thing to meet a large flock of
sheep guarded by one or two
dogs, at the distance of some
miles from any house or man. l
often wondered how so firm a
friendship had been established.
The method of education consists
in separating the puppy while
very young from its mother, and
accustoming it to its future com
panions. A eve is held three or
four times a day for the little
thing to suck, and a nest of wool
is made for it in the sheep-pen.
At no time is it allowed to asso-
ciate with other dogs, or with
the children of the family. From
this education it has no wish to
to leave the flock; and just as
another dog will defend it's mas
ter, man, so will these dogs de-
fend the sheep. 1t is amusing
to observe, when approaching a
flock, how the dog Immediately
advances barking, and the sheep
all close in his rear, as if round
the oldest ram. These dogs are
also easily taught to bring home
the flock at certain houFin the
evening. Their most trouble
some fault when yonng is their
desire to play with the sheep, for
in their sport they sometimes
gallop the poor things most un-
mercifully.


The shepherd dog comes to
the house every day fer some
meat, and as soon as 1t is given
him he skulksaway, as if asham-
ed of himself. On these occa-
sions the hoise-dogs are very
tyrannical, and the lest of them
will attack and pursue the straE-
ger. The minute, however, the
latter has reached the flock, Ee
turns round and begins to bark,
and then ali the liouse-dogs take
quickly to their heels. In a
similar manner, a whole pack of
wild dogs will scarcely ever vent
ure to attack a flock guarded BY
even one Of these faithful shep-
herds. In this case the shepherd
dog seems to regard the sheep as
! its fellow brethren, and thus gains
| confidence; and the wild dogs,
though knowing tie sheep are
not dogs, but are good to eat, yet
when seeing them in flockwitll
a shepherd dog at their head. part
ly consent to regard them as he
i docs. iis' ~
Year: 1879

Come, my wife, put down The Bible;


Lay your glasses on the book;
Both OF us are bent and aged;


Backward, mother, let us look.
This is still the same old homestead


Where brought you long ago,
When the hair was bright with sunshin.


That is now like winters snow.
Let us talk about the babes,


As we sit here all alone;


Such merry troop O. Youngsters


How we lost them one by one.
Jack, the first OF an the party,


Came TO us winters night;
Jack, you said, should be parson,


Long before he saw the light. l.a.
DO yes see the great Cathedral,


Filled, the transept and the nave,
Hear the organ grandly pealing,


Watch the silken hangi gs wave,
See the priest in robes Of Office


With the al ar at his back
Would you think that gifted preacher


Coul be eur own little Jack?
Then girl with curly trcssss


Used TO climb upon my knee,
Like little fairy princess


Ruling at the age Of three,
With the years there came a wedding


How your fond heart swelled with pride
When the lord Of all The country,
Chose your baby fo- his bride!
When that stately carriage comning,


And the form reclining there
Would you think that brilliant lady
Could be your our own little Clare?
Then the last, blue-eyed yoangster- IN
ld can hear his prattliig now
Such strong and sturdy fellow,


With lis broad and honest brow;
How he used TO love his mother,
All! see your trembling lip!
He is far out on the wat.r,
Captain Of a royal ship.
See the bronze upon his forehead,
Hear the voice Of stern command
That the boy who clung so fendIy
TO his mothers gentle hand.
All. my wife, we've lost The babies,
3 Ours so long and ours alone;
What are we to these great people,


Stately men and women grewni
Seldom do we ever.see them;


Yes, bitter tear-drop starts.
As we sit here in the freight,
oLoneiy hearth and lonely hearts, Il
All their lives are full without us;


They'll stop long enough one day
Just 20 lay uS in the church-ya


Th.n they'll each go on their way.
Year: 1879

The curious fact IS noticed by
the Cincinnati Commercial that
mo matter how Sandstone a
family monument a man may
have in ihe cemetery, he never
wants TO lie on his back and
look at lt.n-lr-r ~ III
Year: 1879




The Timcss correspondent at Berlin says: y
majority of the Federal Council are friendly to the gen
era principle OF Prince financial scheme 1t
il thought tha. Prince Bismarck VIII secure the support
Of the rural OF the ReChstaE by protecting ma
tive corn and cattle. Although The Liberals VIII deter
mliedly oppose the mrasut they are prODaDiF aware
that their protest will be lit more than formal
Year: 1879

A dispatch to Tile T,mcs from Paris says:
Though the coming elections do not cndInger the
Cabinet the Ministers have perceived that they Ought
TO ask kind of reinstatement from tie new majority III
thc Senate and have agreed upon programme when
will be submitted the opening OF tbc sesriJi ana


which will insist that reform shall be adopted with
ont IN
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, July 1o..In addition to
issued yesterday, First Controller of
the Treasury Porter says: There was
pursue. The situation was too plain to admit
Of but one opinion as to what ought to
be done; that as the marshals fees were not
provided for by Congress the marshals must
manage to get along as best they can with
their business. Such thing as finding a way
to provide the funds necessary by putting
strained construction upon any law has never
been thought OF, said Mr.. Porter In short.
purpose for which Congress refused to appro-
pirate it, the treasury will not pay out q dol
lar for any fees OF marshals There had been
no consultation, he said, for the purpose Of
devisng scheme to get money out OF the
treasury to pay the marshals' fees. No such
consultations were necessary, because the
state Of the law was too plain and distinct to
admit OF any doubts. He believed that some
Of the marshaIs would meet with good deal
Of difficulty in raising the money necessary
to carry on their Offices, but he was satisfied
that none OF them would resign.


YELLOW FEVER REPORT.


No information has been received by the
national health authorities concerning the out
break OF the yellow fever in Memphis. Sur
geon General Hamilton, OF the marine hos
pital service, does not expect repetition OF
the epidemic of last year, because OF the sant-
tary precautions taken by the local authorl-
ties and the adoption Of hygienic measures.
There would be danger. he says, OF the fever
should it break out, of it's being taken into
Missouri and Kansas by the negro exodus.
He has received information from Hayti that
clean bills of health are now being given from
that port Fever prevails Ia Brazil, but there
is no danger Of its being brought by Infection
to this country, as it Is now midwinter in that
latitude.


CALL FOR 1o-A0s.


TIE Secretary of the Treasury requests
holders of 1910 called bonds to forward them
to the department as soon as possible. 1t
Will be physically impossible to redeem
promptly on the eighteenth and twenty first
instants the very large amounts then falling
due, unless the bond5 are received at an
early day FL sent forward at once they will
be RENTED for at maturity.
Year: 1879

The Military Board OF Inquiry appointed
by the President the conduct OF Major Gen
era FzJonn Porter at the second battle of Bail Run
While n command OF the Filh Army Corps of the Army
OF the Potomac. viii meet In this city tomorrow. The
Board, Of which Major General john ID. SchOeld Is
president, has taken large mass Of testimony during
iis sessions last year 1T West Point and Governors
Island. Ihe arguments made in January AT West
Point and since that time have been with the evidence
IN the hands OF the government printer


Al the hearing tomorrow further testimony and az
guucD fl i expected, VIII be taken and made before
the Board will complete the findings In the ease.
this supp emcnaTy evidence part will De taken Ht the
Of The Buad ana the remainder the
tion OF The counsel ana military recorder. At the close
Of the hearing the findings O the Board VIII De agreed
Oh and forwarded to the President Tor his action.
Year: 1879

Bowers, Dure Il Co. have just finished
an order Of eleven passenger coaches Of
the Central Railroad OF New Jersey. All
the cars have been shipped but two and
they will go to-day. These cars are
made on the most improved plan, and
present an appearance inside ami out, OF
which the builders could justly feel
proud. Men who are judges of that kind
OF work say they never saw finer speci-
mems Of honest, substantial aud beautiful
cars go from Wilmington car shop than
these. The cars had to be turned out In
hurry as the Central Railroad wanted
them for its summer excursion traffic to.
ward Long Branch.
Year: 1879

Says Prof. Swing in a recent sermon:
This fact stares US in the face all through
history, that the most conscientious
men, the most fully bent on not doing
wrong and upon doing right, have been
narrow in their views, selfish and cruel,
utterly free from any connection of the
highest good of the most. Conscience
cast no Ggh. upon duty when for hum
dreds of years the Hindoo mothers cast
into the rivers children which they
should have tenderly reared and loved;
it cast no light upon the duty of Saul
when he was consenting to the death by
a mob of such saint as Stephen; it
cast no light upon Jephthah when, for
an oath's sake, he was, amid awful sor-
row, putting to death his beloved daugh-
ter. According to the story, that He
brew Judge or King had, on the eve Of
battle, made VOW that should God
grant him victory he would sacrifice on
the altar the first living thing which
should come out to meet him on
his triumphant return home.
And behold, his beloved daughter,
led by affection, had outrun all else,
guard, and servant, and slave. The
face of the victorious King turned pale
He tore to shreds his royal vesture and
cried out, "Alas! my daughter! thou
has brought me very low, for have
made a VOW to the Lord, and can not
go back.' 1t would appear that, it
conscience was designed ever to convey
any information as to the moral quality
of actions, it would have let some light
fall upon this unhappy father and
daughter; but, instead of diffusing any
knowledge of right or wrong, it simply
impelled Jephthah onward toward the
keeping of the savage vow. This story,
from Jewish history, only illustrates
what has taken place in all the long his
tory of man, namely, that this power,
called conscience, has never inforr5


any man or age as to what is right


what wrong, either in a general or,


particular manner. 1t has never been
a light bringing star.


Having learned what this faculty does
not do, it becomes us to seek out its true'
office. Conscience is a feeling. tits an
appetite that loves the moral right, but
the intellect must find out what the right
is. The intellect must come with its
observation, and comparison, and expe-
rience, and discover what general laws
of right-doing there are, and what par
ticular actions are noble, and then con,
science will come and render him haprS


who does the noble things, and rendef


him miserable who does the dis


graceful things. If the Logical


faculty makes any blunder in id


argument. and concludes that witche} ,


exist and should be hanged, or ths


a hereto should be quartered, or tha|


Jephthah's God desired that a voY


should be made or kept that would docf


to death daughter as compensation fo1


victory, conscience will not hesits1


for moment, but on it will CONF
vast, powerful sentiment, and will nan


the witch, or quarter the hereto, or sla]


the idolized daughter. 1t knows moth


ing and teaches nothing, it only impelsI
1t drives train along track, but th|
reasoning powers of man first builds th|
track, and according to the work dom
by the intellect the impelling powd
draws the train in safety or to destra1
, ton.
Year: 1879

ALEXANDRIA, VA, Jan. 28.-Tn
the Arlington case today, Judge


Hughes read a long decision. The
Court decides to grant the instruc.
tions asked for by the plaintiff, and
to refuse instructions on the same
points of law prayed for by the
defendants. He holds that the
Supreme Court hadin two contested
cases settled the principle, that
owners of land subjected TO direct
taxation Of Congress, under the
act of go and '63, had a right to
pay tax at any time before the tax
sale, through a friend or agent, as
we'll as in person, and that tender
of the payment or, practice Of the
commissioner refusing payment of
tax by friend or agent, prevented
forfeiture, and invaliiated the tax
sales made after such ten
der, or Of the adoption of
such practice. The Judge CON
sidered with elaboration the distinc
ton sought to be set up by defend
ants counsel between such sale
made to private purchaser and
one made to the United States, and
held that although the Supreme
Court had not passed upon any case
of sale made to the United States,
under the circumstances prescribed,
yet that there was no principle of
law and no provision of the acts of
1923 that would justify such dis
tinction and give the United States
such title, if a purchaser, under a
sale which would be void if made to
a private purchaser. lie therefore
refused the instructions asked for
by defendants.
Year: 1879

An agent who had sold a Dutch
man some goods was to deliver
them at the residence of the pur-
chaser. The Dutchman gaze him
the following directions: You shoost
goes behind de church den you
turns up de right for while till
you come to a house with big hog
in the ward. Dots me.
Year: 1879

WHAT has the party in power in
Tennessee done to bring about state
of affairs which has developed into a
big lawsuit against all the solvent
railroads in the State? Aud what
have railroad men done to keep The
dominant party in power? In the
light Of recent events these become in
lerrsung questions.
Year: 1879

IF the Legislature should pass a
law fixing the pay OF members al two
shilIings per day it would prove pop
ular MEASURE, and would be in keeping
with the eternal fitness of things.
Two shilling men are generally in the
msjority IN that body, and our pres
ent General Assembly forms no ex-
ceptiOn.
Year: 1879

OUR road system IL a cheat and a
fraud, but the present General Assem-
bly, is 80 intent upon advancing the
cause of reputation, that the members
will not find time TO pay any attention
TO this subject. The State Capital
should be removed to Memphis, and
the Legislature required to hold its
sessions in August and September.
Year: 1879

BERLIN March 22..-In the debate in the


German reiohstag last night on Herr


Schregon's motion for the establishment of


an autonomous government in Alsace and


Lorraine, Schregon pointed out that Bis


marck, the responsible minister, was pres


ent. Relchland lived too far away. The


people we're exposed to countless grievances


from the complex bureaucratic system now


prevalent. The presence of the lord-lieu-


tenant and secretary of state did not divest


Bismarck of the responsibility, and official


friction is continual. They wanted the


right man in the right place. Under the


present system they did not feel themselves


citizens of well-ordered state, but of an
occupied country. Give them but indie
pendence and they would become not bone
of contention, but bonds of union between
two civilized people-a bridge by which
the benefits of both might
he exchanged and means
OF internal reconciliation. Bismarck said IN
reply that the remarks of Schregon made
favorable impression upon him, which
would have been better had not his perora-
ton contained an appeal to hearts which
could find no echo in Berlin, and an appeal
which pictured Alsace-Lorraine as neutral
toIrltoTy, 10 WHICH the clalmS OF france
would be as justifable as those of Germany.
only state what I have interceded success
fully for with the emperor, and hopefully
with the bundsrath, in all We concede in the
way of autonomy, we must consider the
safety OF the empire not only in quiet times
like the present, but also in less peaceful. l
have begun toquestion whe ther it is right that
to my other duties as chancellor I should
add that of minister of country of mil
lion and half of inhabitants. consider it
indispensable to the country that it should
have a solid social and political basis, and
officials through whom tho chief power in
Berlin may have intercourse with tho people,
l am IN favor of the appointment of a stadt
holder, with responsible ministry, as in
grand ducby of similar Importance. Mill
tary security will remain as before, in the
hands of tbs empire. The question as to the
of Alsace from Lorraine should re-
main open. Perhaps Alsace would be more
rapidly and solidly organized if it did not
remain homogeneous with Lorraine.
Finally, the good sense of the population of
Alsace would work against the Parisians,
between whom and Frenchmen there is a
wide distinction, who remain in the prov
lnce. If Germany was quiet and had pa
tience, this German oak, formerly pulled
down by the French, and now pr0pped up
by the Germans, would regain its strength.
Let US see that it does. The speech was
loudly applanded.
Year: 1879

Yesterday afternoon, between the
hours of and 2 O'Clock smoke was
seen issuing out from under the door oI
Platt & Elkington's store, which was
discovered to be on fire. The alarm was
given and the hose carriage brought
out but the fire was extinguished with
out the use of the same. Nothing def
Mite is known concerning the origin Of
the fire. The damage was slight-burn-
ing piece of oil-cloth.


The Lone Star Assembly gave thelr
second soiree in the City Hall, Satur
day evening. The Amphion Cornet
Band will give their first this Saturday
coming the 18th. Tickets so cents.


Two dogs were shot yesterday by the
police, one was supposed to have been
mad,
Year: 1879

Almost every Sunday a number OF
the boys at McDowellville make prac-
tice of playing base ball in the vacant
lot at Eleventh and Dupont streets.
They devote the whole day to ball
playing and the people residing in this
ighborhood are greatly annoyed by
this practice.
Year: 1879

The game Of base ball that was play
ed on Saturday, May 10th, between the
White Star and the Pacific, was very
interesting the score stood at the end OF
the ninth inning "A to9 in favor Of
White Star.
Year: 1879

N'rgeusness and Indigestion. These
sad Affections so destructive both to
business and pleasure, arise from a
morbid condition of the body, which is
relieved by an occasional dose of Dr.
BULBS Baltimore Pills. Try them they
will do you good.
Year: 1879

THE TEMPERANCE CoNvENTIoN.-Among |
the prominent local events of our town |
the past week has been the State Temper
ance Convention. The attendance was not
so large as has sometimes been the case at
such conventions, arising no doubt in part
from the prevalence at the time of eX-
treamly cold weather. But what it lacked
in numbers was made up in concentration
of material. There was enough force in it
for two such conventions. The fighting
for reform has been largely of the guerrilla
order. What they wanted was to get to-
gether and lay systematic plans for the
best success of the cause. The first session
was entirely given up to discussion, and
free and unrestrained expression of thought
was the result. On the general principal
of ftemperance-totala abstinence-there was
not diverging thought. 1t was the legal
restraints that claimed their attention.
And it was not the restraints they a0ould
but what they could get, and while the ex-
preston of the convention was for "local
option" as policy, the sentiment of the
entire delegation had much deeper root.
Local Option as democratic expression of
the voice of the people was unquestioned,
but the claim was that there was higher
ground still,-a Divine prohibit, "thou
shalt do no wrong" and to license the sale
of alcohol as a beverage was to legalize a
traffic whose only tendency is to do evil
1t was claimed that it should stand on q
par with theft, arson or any other crime
that affiicts society and be prohibited as
they are. The men of largest experience
were mainly on this side, while expediency
and numbers were on the other. The Oh
servations of those who have had the op
portunity to carefully investigate tn,
various modes of dealing with the liquo
question was, that while restrictive laws ar
beneficial tho Maine Law" is the onl
one that will bear the strain of battle an
grow strongeryear byyear While dispose
to take the best they can get from tn
Legislature, they put themselves on recor
as fighting for a principal which is as in
violable of compromise, as the Decalogu
itself. They planted themselves on thi;
not only because it is Divine command
but because it was the spirit that permeate
our Declaration of independence and mad
us a free nation. They find in the domir
ion of rum the most abject slavery an
cruel oppression, and it is to break thes
bonds and free the children suffering fror
these wrongs for which they are strivin!
With such odds against them of politics
partisans, administrators of the law, th
combinations of the liquor league, &c,
insure success they must be backed by


strong public sentiment. In fact, one
the last acts of the convention was ii
passage of a resolution looking forward


ultimate results" when prohibition enac
ments shall be fully endorsed by the peop
of Delaware. 1t may be proper befo
closing to say that to the temperance sen


ment Of this town and especially to Il
persistent and unt;ring labors of two me
the State is indebted for the "leaven" tn
formulated and set in motion the acti


principles of the temperance forces.
Year: 1879

Governor Mcclellan in refusing to call q
special session of the Board of Pardons has
destroyed the last hope of Hunter the
Camden murderer. He was fairly tried and
the Justice Of the verdict cannot be ques-
toned.
Year: 1879

FALL RIVER, MASS, August S0.-A large
and enthusiastic meeting Of weavers was
held tonight to hear the report OF the
committee instructed few nights ago to
ask the manufacturers for an increase in
wages Of fifteen per cent. As no answer
has been received, the question arose Of
inaugurating a general strike, twas finally
decided to defer the strike until more
perfect organization could be effected by
the operatives, The carders, who held q
similar meeting, adopted practically the
same course, appointing . committee o!
four TO consult with the weavers and
spinners, and adjourned for one week.
Year: 1879

0uR city schools reopen their doors this
morning for their fall and winter term,
and hundreds OF children who have been
enjoying the summer vacation will take
their places once more in the various
rooms Of the different Ward buildings,


Wheeling is justly proud Of her schools.
The exhibits made at Philadelphia in the
Centennial year show how they rank
above the average Of public schools
throughout the country, and the closing
public exercises in June last were OF q
character to impress upon spectators the
conviction that it is not only possible, but
quite common, to turn out schol-
AB educated up to a high standard
Of intelligence. Seeing that the schools
possess this capacity it is a pity that a
larger per cent OF the youth Of the city Of
school age do not enjoy their advantages.
OF course the hard times account for q
certain amount Of absenteeism, but now
that times are growing better, and now
also that school books have become SO
much cheaper, under the contract just
made by the Board Of Education; it seems
IS II the average attendance this yeal
ought to begreater than for some time past
Surely it is the duty OF parents who can
possibly dispense with the services Of
their children to sec that they are
in the precious hours Of their youth
Afforded an opportunity to secure the ad-
SRntages Of the schools. To withhold
these advantages at the proper age is to
starve and stunt the childs mind for life,
and do 1t perhaps an irreparable injury.
Give the boys and girls a fair chance in the
race for life by developing their natural
powers with elementary education, and
thus awaking a desire for the knowledge
that enables them to properly understand
all questions that bear upon their interests
and duties in life.