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Year: 1879

An ACT to prevent the charge of


"Drcakage" in the weighing of


Cotton.


Be in enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the au'
thority Of the same:


That from and after the passage Of
this Act any person who shall put
and make the charge known as "breag-
age'' upon the weighing of cotton
shall be guilty of a lnisdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not more that twenty-five dollars OR be
imprisoned not more than thirty days,
or both in the discretion of the
Court.


Approved December 20, 1878.
Year: 1879

NEEDS REvIsIoN.-The appointment
of Special Commission to draft such
laws and amendments to the Codes as
they may deem necessary to make the
Codes and Statutes conform to the pro-
visions of the New Constitution, seems to
invite suggestions and we give the fol-
lowing as it was given to US. Under the
existing law Toll Roads are allowed TO
charge such rates as viii bring them in a
profit of not less than 10 nor more than
Is per cent. on the cost of construction of
such roads. The change desired is slmp
ly to make the present actual cash value
OF the roads the basis instead of the cost
of construction. An instance has been
cited to us where Toll Road was sold
for $3.50 and the purchasers came before
the Board of Supervisors with a
statement that the "cost of c0nstruc-
ton" of the road was $4,000 and
asked that rates Of tol! be fixed
accordingly. The unjust and oppressive
nature OF such demand is too plain to
require any argument in favor of relief
1t is matter which should receive at
tention either at the hands OF the Com,
mission or those OF the incoming Legis.
latuie.
Year: 1879

SOMEBODY says that the best way to
make town grow and become place
OF importance is to encourage every one,
espec mly new men, to come and settle
among you, particularly those who are
active, whether they have capital or not.
Go to work, stimulate every Legitimate
enterprise by giving it hearty encourage
ment. Cultivate genuine public spirit,
help your neighbors, encourage your To-
cal authorities, when right, in improve
ments tor the benefit of the town you
live in, and in fact everything likely to
advance the public good. 1t is such lit
tie things that maze a town grow. Their
cost is insignificant when divided among
your citizens, but when converted into a
general effort they do their work thor
oughly.
Year: 1879

TIE crowds of Archbishop Purcell's
creditors, which daily assemble in the
vicinity of The Cathedral and Archepisco-
pal residence at Cincinnati, have become
more demonstra;ive of late, and are ur
gent in their demands Cor their money,
and berate the Cathedral priests tor not
paying them. The doors have been sew
eral times kicked and battered by the
crowd, and Father Quinn has twice been
violently assaulted by men who forced
themselves INTO his room. One assailant
came with large bowlder in each hand
and another with a revolver. threatening
death unless their money was produced.
The priests in each instance forcbly
elected his visitor.
Year: 1879

STATE PRINTER The name of Hem
ry l.. Weston, senior proprietor of the
Petaluma Argus is favorably mentioned
by many of our contemporaries as aproper
person for the position OF Superintendent
of State Printing. 1t is with pleasure
that the Journal adds its Endorsement to
the nomination, for long acquaintance
with the ArJus conyEces us that Weston
would be the right man Tor the place.
Year: 1879

They begin to think in Pennsylvania
that there is such a thing as having too
much of even such staple as petro lie um
In Mexican county the flow is 50 exceed
ingly generous that no less than 100 900
gallons are said to run to waste daily.
The tanks are ali full and the production
is 5000 barrels per day much more than
can possibly be handled to advantage.
Year: 1879

The Principal OF Vassar College step
ped suddenly into one Of the recitation
rooms and said: THAT person who is
chewing gum will please step forward
aud put it on the desk" The whole
school with one accord stepped forward
to the desk. while the teacher slipped her
quid beneath her tongue and said; "Leal.
ly, girls, I'm suiprsed!"
Year: 1879

THE news of the death of Senator
Chandler caused general mourning
throughout the West His last speech,
delivered on the night OF his death. is
said to have been for the best efforts of
his life
Year: 1879

National Associates. Press TO the Star.


New YoRK, Feb. 26.-A Herald reporter
mterviewed General Butler at Washington
yesterday on the subject OF the railroad
telegraph with the following result:


Reporter-It is said the Western Union
has contracts with the railroads that they
shall not transmit any telegraphic messages
over the lines of railroads other than under
the direction of the Western Union.


General Butler-Ies; | understand that
to be SO. That was discussed before the
Senate Committee, and there are many an
swers to that claim of the effect of the con-
tracts which are very plain even to an un-
professional man. The first is. that without
any legislation many respectable Courts have
doubted whether such contracts are not
void as against public policy. The Supreme
Court has decided that State has no
power to make law to prevent the trans
mission over railroad by telegraph COM
pany of telegrams and in the second place,
The transmission of kilograms being now
authorized by an amendment, would re-
move all doubts as to a contract made by a
railroad company and post road not to
transmit intelligence, being against public
policy Consider moment: suppose the
Western Union, wishing to monopoize all
intelligence, should make contract with
all the railroads that they would not
transmit any mail matter, such as letters,
would anybody doubt that such a
contract was void, as against public policy,
and that they could not he held by such a
contract any longer than they chose and
that they could be compelled to choose
otherwise by the General Government?
Suppose railroads should combine to-
gether with the telegraph companies, not TO
transmit Government kilograms at all, 80
that the Government here at Washington,
its center, could not reach its subordinates,
civil or military, would such con-
tract as that stand? Indeed, there
was not Senator who ar
Eued the question who did not admit that
my amendment was fulland complete au-
thorization to railroads to 60 into
the telegraphic business, or, indeed,
rs Mr.. Howe, of Wisconsin, very good
lawyer, expressed it, a charter of railroads
for that purpose. Mr.. Edmunds, Chairman
Of the Judiciary Committee, said that was
the exact effect of the amendment and he
voted against it on that account. Mr..
Thurman claimed that that was the effect
of it in substance, and Conkling, although
eontesting virtually in behalf of the West
ern Union, admitted that was the effect of
the amendment, and have seen no lawyer
who doubted it.


Reporter-Then you think you won q
great victory?


Butler-Yes | do, in behalf of cheap
Transmission of intelligence, commercial
and otherwise, for the people.
Year: 1879

DESCRIPTION OF THE LOST CRAFT-HER MIS-


SION TO THE ARCTIC SEAS.


The lost craft A. E. Nordenskj0ld built at
Malno. Sweden. and launched there April % for
the express purpose of going to the assistance of the
Nordenskjold expedition. She left Malta on June
for Behring Strait via the Suez Canal, being fitted
ont It the expense Of M. Sibiriskof. warm friend
and supporter of the gallant explorer whose name
she bore. The Nordenskj0ld was of $40 tons burden
and sixty horse power. She was to pass through
Behring Strait for the mouth Of the Lena. When the
fate of Professor Nordenskjold and his expedition
was as yet undecided and grave fears enter
take practical measures for his relief. and his
steamer was the first fitted out for the purpose.
NJ. Sibiriakof. not content with fitting out
steamer of his own made earnest appeals for
sistance to all quarters where it was likely to be
given. He expressed his joy that the Arctic steamer
Jeannete would be sent through Behring Strait and
stated that in addition to sending his vessel he
would try and his friend. the Professor. by
land. 1t was considered at the time that the Vega
beset in the ice forty miles northeastward
of East Cape at Behring Strait and at considerable
distance from any settlement. The A. L. Nordensk-
j0ld was ordered to seek the missing vessel there.
A despatch published in the HERALD of yesterday
stated that the Nordenskjold left Yokohama
ON the 4th of August ON her way north.
Although the name. Nemona. which is said to be
the, rlkce where the disaster occurred, does not
appear in any gazetteer map. it is probable that
the wreck occurred on the eastern coast of JAPAN
south OF the Island Of Jesse. Innumerable head
lands and capes dot this inhospitabe coast which is
strewn with wrecks. The Pacific Ocean, misnomer
on the shores Of Japan. at certain seasons of tho
year renders highly dangerous for the stout
est craft to be within any short distance OF the rock
bound coast As it would take some time for the
news of the wreck to reach Yokohama it probable
that the Nordenskj0ld had not got further than the
southern extremity Of Jesse.
Year: 1879

Mrs. BLY,, of Memphis, long ago
made up her mind that life was un-
desirable, and was only restrained
from suicide by fear Of future pun
ishmant. She consulted with sew
eral clergymep, all Of whom told
told her that the self-murderer, If
mentally sound, would surely be
made to suffer throughout eternity.
The recent discussion of the doc
trinp of eternal torture, however,
convinced her that there was
Wide difference of opinion among
orthodox ministers, and, few days
ago, after writing out her opinion
that the penalty of her sin would
be no more than brief period OF
suffering, she took a fatal dose Of
arsenic.
Year: 1879

Paper napkins are in increased demand.
A Boston firm have sold some 250, 600 Of
them since they were introduceda year ago.
The place of manufacture of paper napkins
is not divulged. They are said to he all
imported from Japan, but a suspicion pre-
walls that some of them are produced by in
genious Yankee paper makers, who are well
content to monopolize their manufacture
for the present. The napkins are whole
sailed at from So to so per thousand, and
are retailed at dollar to a dollar and half
hundred. A party of two or three humid
red can be supplied with them at less ex-
pense than would be required to wash and
iron a similar number of napkins. By their
use, also, the host or hostess is relieved of
all fear of having his table linen stolen;
and if an absent minded guest does happen
to put his napkin, in his pocket after he has
finished eating, he need not suffer any more
remorse than if he had pocketed an apple
core or a nut she'll
Year: 1879

On the farm, and in all the various de
tails Of rural and domestic life, prudence
and just economy Of time and means are
incumbent in an eminent degree. The
earth itself is composed of atoms, and the
most gigantic fortunes consist of aggregated
items, insignificant in themselves, individu-
ally considered, but majestic when contem-
plated in unity and as a whole In the
management Of farm, all needless expendi-
ture should he systematically avoided. and
the in ,Ome made To exceed the OUTLAY as far
as possible. Pecuniary embarrassment
should always be regarded as a contingency
of evil boding, and if contended against
with energy and persevering fortitude, it
must soon be overcome. Debt, with but
little hope of its removal, is a milestone
dragging us down, and crushing the life
blood out of us. Be careful therefore in
incurring any pecuniary responsibility
which does not present clear deliverance
with the advantages which an intelligent
action ought always to insure. A farmer
who purchases good farm and can pay
down one-third Of the price, gives mort
gage for the other two-thirds. and possesses
the heart and resolution to work it faith
fully and well, enters upon the true path to
success. He will labor with the encouraging
knowledge that each days exertions will
lessen his Indebtedness and brizg him nearer
to the goal when he shall be Disseminated
and becomes freeholder in its most cheer
ing sense. But without due economy in
every department; in the dwelling as well
as in the barns and in the fields, this crafty
ing achievement may not be reached until
late in life, or may be Indefinitely postponed.
4 prudent oversight, therefore, over all the
operations Of a farm, in order that every
thing may be done that ought to be done
and nothing be wasted, will exert powerful
influence in placing family on the high
road to an early Independence
Year: 1879

Understand the reason, and all the reas-
ons, why the habit is injurious. Study the
subject until there is no lingering doubt in
your mind. Avoid the places, the persons,
and the thought that leads to temptation.
Frequent the places, associate with the per
sons, indulge in the thoughts that leadaway
from the temptation. Keep busy idleness
is the strength of bad habits, DO not give
up the struggle when you have broken your
resolution once, twice, thousand times
That only shows how much need there is
for YOU to strive When YOU have broken
the resolution, just think the matter over,
and endeavor to understand why it is you
failed, so that you may be on your guard
against a recurrence of the same circum-
stances. Do not think that it is an easy
thing that YOU have undertaken. II is "a
folly to expect to break off bad habit in
day, which may have been gathering for
long years.
Year: 1879

And stimulates the torpid Liver. Bowels,
and Kidneys to healthy action, in cleansing
the blood OF all Impurities. and imparting
new life and yigor to the whole system


a single tri i will be quite sufficient 10
convince the most hesitating of its valuable
remedial qualities.
Year: 1879

If the American people are to go on advancing in all that constitutes real greatness, the cause of public education must never be neglected. Our schools are to produce that int diligence and yirture which alone can preserve free government. The man who can aid the State in devising ways and means for the better educa- tion of her people is friend to that State and public benefactor. Every argument is in favor of free education every consideration of in- terest and of self-preservation even demands it. But statues and enac- ments of Legislatures will not do the work. III advised and rash legisla- tion may destroy our free schools but,law making alone can never make them entirely successful. The work is at last with the people. Our or ganic law very wisely provides that the State shall always provide a suitable and efficient system of free common schools for the education ol the young, But of what avail are constitutional provisions and legisla- tive enacments unless an enlighten- public sentiment is found acting in harihony with and giving vitality to such provisions and enacments. They are like hundreds of other dead letter statutes that cucumber our books of no force or value and ser wing only to lessen that respect and reverence for law which should be a governing principle with the people. Whenever the people feel fully con ylnced that it is cheaper to spend money to build school houses and pay teachers than it is to pay for the prosecution of criminals and the sup pression of crime; whenever they full lv realize the fact that taxation for edncauon is ill it's workings the near est practical exemption from taxa tion which they can secure we may expect renwed interest in behalf of common school education. And while we hope that our legislators may do whatever they can to better the condition of our school system our hope for better schools as for bet ter roads and other public improve ments is not so much in our law ma kers as Tn the people.---L. R. Demo crat.
Year: 1879

POSTAL ROUTE NO. 29,15O. We have once or twice made men tion of the deplorable condition of the citizens residing in the section of the country lylng between Scott vile, in this county, and Cave Creek, Newton county, in regard to mail facilities. The distance between these points is about forty eight miles, and the country intervening is settled by many good industrious farmers. In oricr to get their mail they have to ride from 15 to % miles. Last summer we forwarded to the Post Office Department petition signed by some sixty or seventy of the citizens living in this isolated section of country, setting forth their grievances and asking a postal route to run up the North Fork of the Illi- nois Bayou with weekly mail. Congress not then being in session we presume it was out of the power of the Post-Oflice Department to do anything with the matter.

 The people of this scope of the country have patiently born with this state of affairs for long time, and have done all that they need and want mail route through their country.

 Now that Congress is in session again we beg leave to call the atten- tion of our Members of Congress to this matter, and especially of the member from this district, Hon. T. II. Gunter. And we here append a Joint memorial passed by our last Legislature, introduced, we believe, by Hon. ". R. Lee, of Newton county:

 To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the United

 States of America, in Congress assembled:

 Your Memorialist, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Arkansas, would most re- spectfully represent that whereas there is large scope of country ex- l tending from Cave Creek, Newton 1 County, to Dover, Pope County, a distance of fifty miles, over which there is no means of transportation of mail whatever, thus subjecting the citizens of sad portion of coun- try to have to travel distance of from ten to twenty five males before reaching any postoffice whatever; therefore,

 Be it resolved by the House of the

 General Assembly, the Senate

 concurring:

 That the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas do most earnestly memorabilia and recommend to the Congress of the United States to continue route No. 29,150 from Cave Creek, Newton County, to Russell yille, Pope County, (via) Richland, Newton County, north fork Illinois Bayou, and Dover, Pope County, said mail service to be weekly, the l distance of continuation Is sixty five miles, and your memorialist would further represent that they believe said continuation of route No. %, 150 would be a paying route to the Post office DeDartment, and your memo rialist will ever pray, etc.

 Approved March 9th, 1877.

 We feel confident that MT. Gunter will give this matter his attention, and we trust the matter will have the favorable action of Congress.
Year: 1879

One of the vilest- islanders we ever heard, and that too, without founda- tion upon which to base it, is the following from that blood and thun- der radical sheet, the New York Times:

 'In the interior and almost inac- cessible portions (of the staSe) oi which the white league bourbons without regard for the laws or fear oi punishment seem to have thrown away even the show of decency con- trolled the election absolutely accord ing to their own sweet wills and ut terly without regard tojustice or even that rude sense of fair play which is commonly supposed to exist among thieves. The whole truth respecting the election farce which occurred in that state last November will in all probability never be known.

 That is what the Times says about the election in Arkansas. Had the lying scribler who penned that slaif- der been here in the state and wit messed the perfect quiet and tran guilty of the day on which our con

 E Esinaal election came of, and

 Indifference of the voters of t6e ss seherally, all the cheek of government mule with the big jaw, would not have kept him from blush ing with the consciousness of putting afoat most unjustifiable and viii famous lie like the above. There never was more perfectly free, tran quil and untrammeled election in any state in the UnIon than our elec- tion last November.

 If the Times is hunting for fraud and intimidation we advise it to look at home, and not jump away down here to Arkansas, for while the pet ty political tyrant John l Davenport, of New York with his little army of subordinate Marshalls were arresting and hust- ling off to prison hundreds of natur- alized foreigners who went to the polls to vote the democratic ticket, and who had a clear right to vote, there was no let or hinderence to any man, white or black, democrat or republican, in Arkansas going to the polls and peacefully depositing his ballot just as his own feelings dictated. The intimidation caused by these un- warrented arrests kept, according to the best estimates, thirty thousand democratic voters, of foreign birth, away from the polls, and enabled the republicans in doubtful districts to gain several members.

 Let the Times call the attention of the Teller committee to this outrage at it's own door, instead of nosing in to matters down here which it knows nothing about.
Year: 1879

The general belief is that the
soil obtains water from the air at
night by absorption and condensa-
ton to such an extent as TO be of
the utmost agricultural vaiuc, "
and that in times of drought this
moisture of the air invigoratcs and
sustains plants which otherwise
would perish. The observations cf
Professor Stock bridge chow rhc soil, :,
from May to November, both at
the surface and five inches deep, to
Lo -aruIvI IlIau TIC ar , II Is HaFC-
ly possible that the moisture on the
surface in the morning was Gcpos-
tied from the air A more reason
able conclusion is that the vapur
which arises from the snrface is
condensed as it comcs in contact
with the colder air. The phenom-
cnon of so-callcd "dcw fall" is
usually attributed to TIE supposed
fact that the plants are colder than
the air at night, and so coudensc its
moisture in the form of "dew."
The dew" on the ice pitcher is
the common illustration TO prove
the theory; but as we have seen,
the conditions in this case are the
reverse OF those with soil and plant,
which are both warmer than the
air at night, while the icc-pitcher
is colder. Further Investigations
were made in the study of this
question. A tin box, without top
or bottom was flied with soil and
placed in growing grass; the next


morning the grass was loaded with
dew, but not a trace appeared on
the box and the temperature Of
the soil was 6S degrees, and of the
air 60 degrees. This experiment
was repeated many times with the
same result. Then loose tin
cover was placed on the box in
the morning the top of the cover
was dry, but tho under side was
thickly studded with drops Of
water" "-dcw.-Amer. Agrcuiturist.
Year: 1879

The Best: Family Newspaper,
Publishes both the religious and
secular news that is desired in any
iamily, while all that is likely to
do harm is shut out. 1t devotes
four pages to religious news, and
four to secular.


The NEW York OBSERVER was
FIRST published in 1923 and it is
believed to be the only instance
OF a Religious Newspaper contain.
its even course for Dty-sir gears,
without q change of name, doc
trine, intent, purpose, or pledge
from the date of its birth.
Year: 1879

The car festival is the great event of
the religious year Of the worshippers of
Juggernaut, '.The Lord Of the World, y
as the natives of India call him. Its
object is, to convey Juggernaut from
the temple to his country house, a mile
distant. When the image is placed in
the car the multitude fall on their
knees and bow their foreheads in the
dust. Then they lay hold Of the ropes
and drag the heavy car. Before and
behind drums beat and cymbals clash,
while from the car the priests shout,
harangue and sing songs, which are
received with shouts by the multitude.
And so the dense mass, tugging, sweat
ing, singing, praying, drag the car
slowly along. Some are knocked down
and trampled upon, and some are ac-
cidentally crushed by the ponderous
wheels, while few, mostly those who
are sick or in much trouble, seek death
by throwing themselves in the way Of
the wheels, this latter being encouraged
by some of the priests. Owing to the
labors of the missionaries, there is a
great falling off in the number of pill
grims to this festival.