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Year: 1878

EXCURSION TO OLD POINT AND NORFOLK
The enterprising ladies Of the Centenary
Methodist Episcopal church will make an
excursion to. Old Point and Norfolk on
"Wednesday the 18th OF this month, which,
by reason Of the special arrangements made
for this occasion, Will be the most attractive
OF the season.. The commodious new
steamer Ariel has been engaged for the
trip, and she will leave her wharf promptly
at 6 o'clock that morning. The whole af.
fair is in the hands Of a most competent
committee. They have had most valuable
experience, and will leave nothing undone
that will add 10 the pleasure and comfort o.
those who are 80 fortunate as to go.
Year: 1878

Parties may have their lands greatly in
iured by first as well as second grades. 1t
might so happen that a few parties might
own all the land in the city that required
first grading. Should those few parties
bear all the damages, which might be great,
for the benefit OF the other seventy thou
sand people OF Richmond?


This matter is being freely discussed, and
property-owners interested in all the first
grades which are contemplated or which
may hereafter he effected desire an answer
from candidates who wish their votes.


ONE OF MANY.
Year: 1878

BOLD POCKET RoBBERY.-A lady residing
at Mr.. E. c.. CabelEs, on Fourth street, had
her pocket picked by q negro boy as she
was walking along Fourth street between
Broad and Marshall yesterday. The lady
accidentally dropped her handkerchief; the
negro picked it up and handed it to her,


and while doing so he picked her pocket OF
purse containing quite a large sum Of
Year: 1878

THE NOMINATION ELEcTIoN.-The
Democratic nomination election for
Sheriff and Coroner takes place on Sat
urday. This is necessary part of our
local government, although 1t is not con-
Quoted under authority of any statute, it
is under the rules of the party organiza-
ton, which ought to command the re-
spect of e 5ery honorable and fair-mind-
ed man of either party, and we presume
it will. Hence it becomes the duty of
the voters alike with the judges to see to
it that everything is done with propriety
and in order. Let all come forward and
vote who desire to vote. But let all
voters conduct themselves as men un-
derstanding fully the effect of that vote;
that it looks to selecting officers who are
to administer the laws of the county.
Avoid all disorders and let all work in
harmony, having in view the public
good more than the benefit of any of the
aspira nts who are respectable citizens
of capacity and good Judgment.
Year: 1878

THE OUTLOOK FOR WILMINGTON is
growing brighter day by day, and while
mentioning this fact with feeling of sim
cere pleasure we would not encourage
any of our large class of intelligent me-
chanics and working men to think that
We have by any means gotten past the
time when the utmost care industry and
frugality is required to secure comfort
able livelihood.
Year: 1878

Ihe "f5l0be" 1NfeFHullY Ctssscd.


(St. Peter Tribune-1nsane Asylum Organ.1


The GLOBE knows better than to make
the statements it does, but its platform is to
''raise hell and sell the papers, and far
and square report Of the investigation
wasn't what it wanted at all. And then to
quote back the opinions Of the press based
on its misrepresentation, is cool, to say the
least. The managers Of the hospital can
better afford to encounter the hostility of
the GLOBE than the GLOBE can afford to be
so internally cussed as it is.
Year: 1878

We think the awful array of facts set
forth in the citation in the cause of
Reed VS.. Calder, which bear the nter-
nal evidence of truth on their face, de-
msnd Dr. Calder's dismissal from the
board aud election from the vice presi~
dencY of the Dallas and Wichita rail-
road. Is it possible that such n man,
with such an official record can foist
himself upon corporation such as that
road Be 1t known TO the financial
world, that director, and the second
officer Of the road, is man Of this
stamp, snd how much capital will grav-
itate to it3 When will it be completed,
and how long.must the people pay tazes
when no consideration is returned and
when the probabilities arc SO vastly
sgsinstit? For the sake Of the road, for the
sake of the people of the region tra-
versed by the road. for the sake Of the
taxpayers Of Dallas. and for the sake of
public deoency, We ask that the directo-
ry to reconsider their action, and dis
miss him from a position where his
work and influence has ever been evil
and where it will rest like an incubus
so long a. he remains on the board
Year: 1878

The news from Washington received
through private sources is very en-
eoursging as to the prospects of the
Texas and Pacific bill Huntington
and Storrs rather overdid the thing
and the reaction promises to be strong
enough to sweep them off the field.
The friends OF the Texas and Pacific
are active and very vigilant, both on
the floor aud in the lobby The con.
yiction ia becoming general that when
the bill does come up. it will be passed
by decided majority.
Year: 1878

We asked property holder the other
day his lowest cash price on stores


house on Main street Nine thousand
Eve hundred dollars" said he, ".nd not


anxious to sell at that" Referring TO
( the tax lists we find he turns it in, and
/ il is accepted by the assessor, at the
pitiful figure of twenty>eight hundred


dollars. Besides this. he is renting it at


figure which indicates profit on the


tax valuation OF thirty.two per cent per


annum. This ia great evil, but it


stops not here in its baleiul effects 1t


is taken as base for perhaps hundred
other assessments Some one swears
( falsely when tie return is made, and he


should be held 10 strict sccountat ility
( for il. II fair assessment could be
had for five years in Texas. the rate of


taxation after that would be reduced so
that its burden would not be felt. This
would lift tremendous burden from


the shoulders of the poor, and the sum
gained by the appreciation IN value of


the paper Of the state would be vast


one, People at a distance would read


our reports, and flock here with their


money and property. to swell our total


valuation to fabulous sum.


The instance we have cited is not
solitary one, every town has hundreds
of them, and every county has its thou
sands. The evil of such dishonest eva~
sion is widespread Men who are hon.
est IN every other respect apparently,
do not scruple to perpetrate such
fraud as this upon the public. The
alarming feature in the situation is that
while every one know. it, no one feels
county in Texas can show perhaps q
dozen instances where FIVE years since
a farmer had but fifty acres of groun
10 cultivation, aud he has now two
hundred and fifty Consult the tax
lists and you and him paying tax on
the five hundred acres at the iden tical
figure of five years since, while the act>
ual increase IN both the value and in
come of and from the land j. fully one
hundred per cent if not more The
property holder is dishonest and the
assessor is either incompetent OF dis
honest. In this germ lies concealed
the key to unlock the mystery OF all
our financial woes, so far as the state is
concerned.


We need some very intelligent, COM
prehensive, as well as stringent legisla-
ton on this subject The time will
soon approach when the people will be
called upon TO choose new legislature
from among themselves. Would il not
be we'll to force aspirants to take posi>
tion on tins and kindred subjects The
people, owning twenty-five hum
dred dollars worth OF property or
less, as a rule, pay higher rate Of tax
than one owning fifty thousand. VIII
we not demand from those who aspire
10 represent Us in the legislature, :
pledge, at least to make an effort to cor
rect this crying abuse2 Let ali proper~
tyholders be brought up square to the


rule, and let there be no distinction


made IN favor of the rich, and against
the moderately comfortable people.
Let dollar be called a dollar on the
tax lists, as well as in trade. and force
( 1t TO pay its just tribute into the treas-
uFy OF the state
Year: 1878

The value Of poultry flesh comparatively,
that is1to say when spoken of simply as
table TODD, is not SO various in different.
breeds of fowls as some of the books and
certain partial writer's on the subject aim to
make it out.


we not infrequently see it gravely stated
that the meat of the Chinese or Asiatic
breeds is ''stringy and tough" or that the
flesh of this or that smaller variety of fowl
is very ''tender and Juicy" compared with
that of some other kind Of poultry. This is
all lfallacious, and groundless theory.


We have eaten the flesh of every descrip-
tsonof domestic fowl, from the Bantam to
aeBrafltinaA old and young good and in
ferior. And We-know that it is more in the
feeding of poliKry, to render their meat
toothspme when Slaughtered, than tits in
the sort or sizehof the fowl thus eaten.


An immature chicken of the slowly ma
turing sort, is Of course lacking in rotundity
and plumpnesg, if unseasonably killed tor
the table. But any variety Of fowl, young
or old, that isabadly or negligently fed and
cared for, is naturally poor in flesh, stringy
and unpalatable.


Well fed fowls of any breed, and SUCH as
have need for their comfort and thrift, from
chickenhood Upward, make excellent poul-
try for market, or for the private table. And
there is no perGeptible difference in the taste
of the flesh fany sort of domestic birds, SO
tar as we corad ever distinguish. Poultry
World.
Year: 1878

land and do our farm work better, we VIII
have more acres to seed to grass.


So soon as harvest is over, fall blowing
will commence some of which will be de-
signed for fall wheat and some for corn the
following spring. In this labor each indi-
vidual can make experiments for himself,
and in doing so it will be we'll to make a
note of them in such a manner as to arrive
at intelligent conclusions. Pulverizatfon
and depth are the two most important con-
siderations. But few plow deep enough,
and not one in thousand subsoil. Guam
tity and not quality is too often the only de-
sideratum. We can only know by trial the
best methods OF farming, and the time to
commence experiments is now.-Er.
Year: 1878

to lay eggs, scratch and cackle. AS fast as
a new nest contains the full complement of
eggs, it is connected with the central office
by copper wire, and the business is settled.
The only trouble with the machine is that it
sits SO hard it matches out the porcelain nest
eggs along with the others, SO that one
chick in each nest is born with glass eyes,
and the farmer has to buy and train dog
to lead it around. This 'makesi it expensive.
-Burlsnqton Hasofeve...A
Year: 1878

A few years ago the distinction between a
late and an early potato was very import
ant. The early varieties were not very pro-
ductive. They were simply yearly. For our
main crop we relied on the late varieties
but ultimately the Early Rose turned up, so
far proving reliable, even In irregular sea-
sons. 1t is not only early of good size and
excellent quality, but is also a profuse bear
er, and it is found to keep good as long as
any in the sprif,g. Now, there is this adj
vantagein all early potato, that we can get
the crop off in time to get the ground in
good order for fall crops Some of the best
turnips we have ever known came out Of
piece of ground first cleared of early pota-
toes. Indeed, we do not know of a more
profitable arrangement OF crops than to
have turnips follow potatoes. The ground
usually has to be pretty good for potatoes,
but it is not essential that the manure be
very much decayed. Some, indeed, contend
that long strawy manure is all the better for
a potato crop. The turnips, on the other
hand, must have the manure very well de-
cayed in order to give out its best results.
Hence, after the potato has done with It's
fertilizer, there is enough left for the turnip
to thrive upon. Wheat and rye also thrive
very we'll on land which has been previous
ly WELL manured for potatoes. In all these
cases the early potato has great advantage
over the late one. They allow of much
earlier preparation of the ground tor the
subsequent crop.


There is still another advantage in an ear
ly potato. In this part of the country, at
least, the plant is subject to the attacks OF
the ste1h-borer. They usually commence
their ravages about the end OF june They
bore out the whole centre pith OF the stems,
and before the end of July the plants are all
dead, beingfs dried up before the potato is
matured. In such cases there is not often
fifty bushels'of potatoes to the acre, and OF
these half Of them are too small to<be sale
able. By getting the potato earlyesin the
ground, and t1sing varieties which mature
early, the tubers are of pretty good size be-
fore the insects get to work, and thus there
is great gain. Itseems to us we can almost
do without any fnore'late kinds.


We say nothing 1,ere of the depredations
of the beetle, us it has been so completely
met and, d,oyerthrown as hardly any longer


to be considered as a" serious injury to the
crop, early or late.-Ge77no,ato.v, Telegraph.
Year: 1878

VIGOROUS, healthy fowls may almost al
ways be detected blythe rich color of the
comb, which is sure indication of health.
The comb of diseased fowl always loses
color in proportionas the disease approaches
its worst Stages, ana in some instances turn
ing black. We would advise those who sus-
pect disease amongst their fowls to give the
matter of the color Of the comb close study.
As an index it is to the fowlkeeper what the
pulse of the human is to the physician.
Year: 1878

At an informal, non-parti2an meet
inc of the citizens of Seattle early
last week series of resolutions were
adopted, bearing upon the railroad
question, which we append herewith,
Delegate Jacobs favored the large
assembly with one Of his lucid, sys,
tematic and GorcibIe speeches so
characteristic of the man, upon the
topic of the evening. The resolu,
tions indicate very marked and pos
tive feeling on the part Of the people
of Seattle upon the issue involved.
They were adopted unanimously,
and we cannot do better than to give
them verbatim.


RESOvED, That the construction OF -
railroad across the Cascade mountains to
connect the vast timberlcss, but rich agri-
cultural regions of the east side, with the
equally vast timber and coal fields and the
fisheries and commerce of Puget Sound, i
not only an enterprise of great importance
to the whole nation, but absolutely neces-
sary for the further growth and develop
mcnt of our Territory.


RESOLVED, Therefore, that all good
citizens should in every way, and by all
means, to the tull extent of their abilities,
assist every practical and bona fide under
taking to build such railroad by any pass
or route whatever.


RESOLVED, That while it is the duty of
all thus to aid the enterprise, it is equally
a duty to exercise common sense and pru-
dence in the manner of its bestowal, so
that the public benetactions may serve to
forward the enterprise without obstructing
the improvement and development OF the
country.


RESOLVED, That it is manifest that the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company has
no present intention Of making bona
file attempt to construct the so-called
branch of the road to Puget Sound.


RESOLVED, Therefore, That the policy
of withholding from sentiment millions
of acres Of the faircst portions of our Ter
ritory, and OF depriving the people of the
rights which they should enjoy-ot acquir-
ing the same for homes, only for the os-
tensible purpose Of granting the same to
the said company to aid it to construct
said so called branch road can be charac-
tcrized by no filter terms than folly and
fraud"


RESOLVED, That any political party or
candidate for the sufrages of the people
that voluntarily endorses such policy and
favors extension or constitution OF the
same, deserves only to be defeated and
consigned to oblivion.
Year: 1878

The "Intelligencer," Of the goth,
publishes an item regarding the in.
coming passage of the ship Barring
Brothers, which reflects somewhat
severely upon the keepers of the
DungineSs lighthouse. We do not
believe the facts of the case will
warrant such statement, and would
suggest that possibly there may be a
mistake somewhere. The Dunge-
ness light. house is in most efficient
hands, and a statement from the 9TH
er side of this case would doubtless
leave a far different impression in
the minds Of the public.
Year: 1878

On another page we publish an
open letter from Hon. II. G.. Struve


Of Olympia, to the Seattle "Dispatch.'
A careful and impartial perusal of
its contents is recommended, as it
deals with questions which interest
every voter in our Territory. The
men whose characters are called in
question in connection with this
trouble, are all either occupying or
aspiring to occupy positions of great.
er or lesser prominence politically;
hence it is important that all should
know just who is the victim of per.
secution in the matter and who is
deserving Of unmeasured censure.
1t is quite obvious that there ARE
two sides in the case, corresponding
exactly with the above indication;
but to decide who figures in either
role is the all important question.
We have expressed no opinion, pro
or con, so far, but publish Mr..
Strives letter in simple justice to
that gentleman, as he has been most
bitterly attacked and abused by pub.
lie prints and private individuals.
Year: 1878

advertisement of a once popular bever-
age lettered on a rock that faces the
North Pacific Ocean. For while there
was sort of competition in this matter
OF putting signs in out of the way places,
and the public was supposed to take
some interest in such displays of enter
prise. Goods that could not be sold
through the regular channels of trade,
nostrums and worthless gimcracks fur
nished the staple for this kind of adver-
tising; but even the venders of such
wares found it Improbable at last, and
now the practice may be said to be con-
fined to greenhorns in business.


But equally absurd methods of ad-
vertising still flourish, in which the
principle seems to be to put the display
in the most out-of- the-way place where
the public will be least likely to find it..
SO far as buyers are concerned the So
called trade journals are about as likely
to catch the eye of the general reader
as is the desolate rock on the Aleutian
coast. The circulation of those jour
nails is chiefly among the rivals in the
trade OF selling; perhaps the best evi-
dence as to the interest of the public in
such literature is that it is never bought
except from its Office of publication. =
The trade journal is never seen on the
news stand. To put it mathematically,
there are at least nine chances out Of
ten in favor of advertising ones business
in reputable newspaper. For all the
better class of goods, too. it is the bet
ter class of people that advertisers de-
sire to reach. The journals they should
seek, therefore, are those which are
known and everywhere recognized as
having the largest circulation among
the best people.
Year: 1878

A boy returned from school, one day,
with report that his scholarship had
fallen below the usual average, "Well,"
said his father, you've fallen behind,
this month, have you?' Yes, sir"
How did that happen?" Don't know,
sir" The father knew, if his son did
not. He had observed number of
cheap novels scattered about the house,
but he had not thought it worth while
to say anything until fitting opportun-
should offer itself. A basket Of apples
stood upon the floor, and he said:
Empty those apples, and take the bas-
ket and bring it to me half full of chips.
And now" he continued, put those ap-
Piles back into the basket" When half
the apples were replaced, the son said:
Father, they roll off. I can't put in
any more" Put them in, tell you"
But, father. I can't put them in"
"Put them in! No; of course you can't
put them in. Do you expect to fill a
basket half full of chips and then fill it
with apples? You said you didn't
know why you fell behind at school, and
l will tell you. Your mind is like that
basket: it will not hold much more than
so much; and here you have been the
past month filling it up with RUBBISH
worthless, cheap novels" The boy
turned on his heel, and whistled, and
said: "Whew! see the point"
Year: 1878




Almost daily l am in contention with
parents and guardians, schoolmasters
and schoolmistresses, clergymen and
professors, youths and maidens, boys
and girls, concerning the right way Of
building up the young brain, Of ripening
the adult brain, and of preserving the
brain in age Grievously i'll do we take
in hand to deal with the delicate men,
Der, and well as it that innate develop
ment overruns our schemes and brings
the variety of natural good out of the
monotony of human folly. 1t is dimly
felt by society that the reign of bone
and muscle is over, and that the reign
of brain and nerve is taking its place.
Even the Gibeonites now have the hy-
draulic ram and the steam telling ma
chine; the spectacled general of forces
fights in his tent by click of battery and
wire, and his lieutenant hoists an iron
clad by the touch Of two buttons upon
his waistcoat; the patient earth forgets
the tread of horse and OK, and is plough
ed by steam; and ere long, no doubt,
our ministers will wind sermons out of
arrel-organs, and our morning egg will
be broken for us by wafer of dynamite.
Hence it comes that all classes are for
"education!' The village grocer's son
goes to theological college" and sits
up by night over his Evidences" with
green tea in his blood, and wet cloth
about his brows. The gardner's daugh-
ter pulls roses no more, and has become
pupil teacher; she is cholorotic at six
teen, and broken-spirited at twenty
The country parsons son goes to civil
service or a navy coach, is plucked in
his teens, and is left to begin life again
with an exhausted brain and in an incur
able megrim; nay, even the sons of peers
are putting on the armor of light, and
are deserting the field for the counting
house. To meet this demand, colleges
of all kinds and degrees spring up
middle-class seminaries, theologican col
leges, colleges of science, university
boards the old universities them
selves are stirring from their scholarly
ease, are sending out missionaries IN
paribus, and are examining the youth
of twenty counties in the art of making
most show with least learning All this
in way, no, doubt, must be and should
be; but so sudden a VOLTAGE cannot be
made without wrench, and it is my
desire now to see where the strain will
tell, and how to preform our social evo-
luton with the least injury to persons
Year: 1878




There will be thousand instances
for the use of tact in the school room.
There will be exigencies in which some
expedient will be required that has nev-
er been used on just such an occasion.
The teacher must be fertile in expedi-
ents for any and every occasion. Sup
pose the day is wet and dismal, shall he
allow the spirit of the school to sink to
zero? If he does, not only will it be un-
happy and noisy, but the learning Of
lessons will be impossible, and the
whole day be wasted; and perhaps in
fuences set to work that will last the
whole of the term, or, more to be de-
plored still, such as will color a pupils
whole after life. Suppose there is
pupil that sulks or is disposed to be
disobedient One teacher by the use Of
tact disperses clouds or magnetizes the
unruly disposition, and all goes merrily
on. Another begins to scold and snarl
and threaten. A variety of expressions
are used such as "a baby" always
sniveling," you'll catch it," &C., &C.,
which help the trouble none at all, and
only render matters worse.


Suppose there is case Of real block
headism." The child cannot spell the
word receive" Again and again does
the teacher ask other pupils to spell the
word, when she returns to our hero he
will say receive" if he is commanded
to put the before the he does not un-
derstand, or will not remember The
need of tact is apparent; more than this,
the pupil desperately needs it.


Tact is skill applied by fertile brain
and ready hand. This it is that gives
success. The one who sympathizes
with the scholar will use tact. Tact
and sympathy 60 hand in hand. One
is too aps that he tWo do ln not 20 togeh
er. One sees anothers plan, and tries
ito fail, or he has plan Of his own
and uses it-and fails. He must have
tact to see just what is necessary, and
produce it or its equivalent on the spot.