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Year: 1878

A little boy in Sunday school put poser
to his teacher, The lady was telling her
class how God punished the Egyptians by
causing the tirst-born in each household to
be slain, The little boy listened attentive
ly, and at the proper interval mildly inquir-
cd "What would God have done if there
had been twins"
Year: 1878

Fall blowing, says the Country Gentleman,
has become 81 universal that it hardly seems
necessary Ia drvJe space to it in these COL
umns. yet the time and manner of doing it
acts an important part in the results of the
future crop. If done early in the fall weeds
are destroyed before the seeds mature and
the decomposition of the vegetation turned
DOWN, becomes more complete before the
time for planting the next crop. If the stub
BILE plowed under is not well decomposed
and the land is planted to cultivated crops,
1t gets raked upon the surface, and in case
the season turns out very dry, the crops suf-
fer from firing But it is better to plow
late than to do no fall plowing at ALL Fall
blowing generally requires less preps-
ration for crop in the spring than that un-
plowed, unless much rain falls, on the first
going out of the frost, to run the ground to-
gether and leave it in baked condition. If
the plowing is done when the ground is dry
and hard the and is less liable to run to-
gether and become baked, than when plowed
in mellow state. For a crop of small grain
fall blowing gives the best assurance for q
profitable yield, the opportunity of early
seeding being made possible, is much in its
| favor. 1t is unfortunate for the wheat in
terests that without early sowing a good
| crop is seldom realized. The frost leaves
the ground earlier in the spring, where the
blowing has lbeen done the previous sea-
son, and is thus permitted to receive the
crops earlier than the land requiring more
preparation. Deep plowing should as rule
be done in the fall, as it is questionable
whether it ever pays upon our western prai


rie soils. With plenty of manure and thor


ough cultivation foot in depth may proba


ably be done with profit, otherwise it il


questionable. A farmer who fails to per


form all the fall plowing he can with prompt


ness, is liable to neglect other importan


work in its season, and thus fails to keep VI


with the times and to realize the best posi-


BILE income. To do everything properly an


promptly Just at the right time upon tn


farm, is sure to bring abundant reward


the laborer. Fall blowing comes at a tim


when there is little other work, which thu


enables the farmer to make use of all othe
8 portions of the year to his advantage.
Year: 1878

A correspondent in the Cbuntry Gentleman
writes Noticing an inquiry from a CORES.
pondent in your paper of July 18th, as to
winter oats, where good seed could be pur-
chased, and the time of sowing, | would say
that the seeding of winter oats is very com
mon with us, September is the month in
which most of the seeding is done in this
locality, though many seed later and some
even earlier, say the middle of August 1t
is desirable to have the oats make good
growth before the biting .frosts come, but
it must not get into the joint state before
winter, as that would be fatal to it. The
yield of winter oats on even thin land is far
superior to spring seeding and much more
certain ; it stands the winters here as we'll
as wheat. | have more trouble from the
cold snaps in the spring of the year than
from the excessive cold spells of mid winter.
have seen it very successfully raised in the
mountain districts of this State, aud it is
growing popular wherever tried. 1t makes
good growth in the fall and covers the
ground very we'll.
Year: 1878

The public whipping of white girl by
negro constable at Mill Creek village, near
Old Point, few weeks ago, has naturally
excited much comment in the press, and
the people of Virginia have come in for lib
eral abuse in the radical press. The Post
has taken pains to learn the facts in the
case from residents of the place and eye wit
nesses of the punishment. 1t is true that
young white girl was stripped to the waist
and publicly hogged by burly negro con-
stable while the sheriff of the county stood
by and told him to 1ay on harder but the
white people of the Old Dominion have no
responsibility for the shameful transaction
The justice who tried the girl, and, convict
ing on slight evidence, sentenced her to the
lash is, is carpet bagger named Larrabee,
from Dover, Maine The sheriff is fresh
arrival from some other state, and the con-
stable an ignorant and brutal negro under
the control of the other officers. The coun-
ty is republican, although the white radicals
in the county number less than twenty per-
sons. These few whites from other states
manipulate the colored vote, elect themselve:
to office, and run the affairs of the county tc
suit themselves, regardless of the wishes oi
the men who pay the taxes.


The democrats have monopoly of brain:
and property, but the republicans monopo'
lize the offices. This shameful public fogg-
ing of young girl stripped to the waist be
fore a brutal crowd of negroes and thei
managers is fair sample of the degradation
that such political conditions bring upol
any community so unfortunate as to be thu
situated. The down east justice of the peace
could have sent the girl to Jail, imposed 6
light fine, or acquitted her as he deemed just
but he and his associates wanted to witness
the spectacle of her public beating in stat
of semi-nudity. We understand there is in
tense indignation among all the respectabl
people of Elizabeth City county, and tina
Judge .Larrabee and his negro constabl
are in receipt of many evidences of the de
testaton in which their bestiality is held.


The good people of New England who ha,
INDUCED so freely in unflattering commen
on Virginia and her people in connectio
with this affair have now an opportunity
bestow their wrath where it belongs-on
product of their own peculiar institutions


Washington Pest
Year: 1878

Procure the largest, finest and ripest fruit
Use granulated sugar, in proportion of half
a pound of sugar to a pound of fruit. Make
the syrup of half a teacupful of water to
half pound of sugar. Let it come to boil
and skim. Have your peaches pared with
silver-plated fruit knife, and throw them


to clear cold water, in wooden or earthe
vessel. Boil the fruit in the syrup until it is
so tender that you can put a broom straw
in it, then skim from the syrup with skim
mer and place IN the cans until they are
quite full. Fill up with the boiling syrup
and Immediately screw on the tops as tight
ly as possible. You will find you have to
screw them on again and again. Look at
every jar for two or three days after cam
ing to see if it is air.tight. If your store
closet is not quite dark wrap your can
around with brown wrapping paper. Light
Injuries fruit-it must be kept cool Also
aunt Addie IN Country Gentleman.
Year: 1878

at last. IT was his fathers practice to nut
his private mark upon all the jewelry he
sold. He could do it in those days when his
stock was small and all his own. In these
times of changing fashions, when much of a
jewelers. stock is on approval, this would
be impossible.


Ralph listened to these explanations with
breathless impatience. Had Mr. Pilgrim
any books belonging to his father which
might possibly show the sale The old gen.
tleman admitted that he had lot of his fa-
Tiers old account books up in garret
but it would be very troublesome to get at
them and what would be the use?


why said Ralph, you might possibl v
make the happiness of two young people
who otherwise may be sundered all their
lives He explained enough of the circum-
stances to show the old gentleman that it
was not an affair of mere. idle curiosity and
after that he entered into the quest with ar
dor Pilgrim, his father had kept each year
sort of rough day book, in which he en-
tered transactions as they occurred, with oc :

caslonal short annotations. And at last, af-
ter long, troublesome search, they found
the book for the year 1850 and 1851. Moth.
ing was to be made of the first but in the
second they had the delight of finding the
following entry: '25 March, sold ring, young
Master Hammond, two guineas saw ye wed
ding afterwards at st. Marys, Faversham.


That night all the church bells of Giggles


ham were set a-ringing, for the news oozet
out that Ralph Grant had come home will


full proofs of the marriage that would make


good his title to Westbury. For the youn,


people were liked by everybody while Boo
dies was generally execrated. Indeed, tb
r case never came on for trial. as Doodle
withdrew the record when he found ths
: there was full evidence to refute his claim
, Ralph and Maggie were married soon after
: wards ; and the bride wore as keeper owe
r her golden circle, her own special dover ,th
. long buried but happily recovered treasure


Major Hammond's ring.
Year: 1878

On the day that Rarus trotted at Hartford
at least five swindles were allowed on the
grounds, the pool box, the wheel of fortune,
sweat boards, the pill box trick and the SELL
ing of lager beer at 10 cents glass. Seve-
eral venturers lost over 500 apiece at the
wheel in less than an hour. The board was
remarkably well patronized by the unsophis-
ticsted, and the gamblers had all they could
do selling silver to bet with, for bills, of
which they had at the close of the day big
box full. The pill box men would show
three or four empty boxes, and, ostensibly
putting $50 bill in one, offer to sell the
boxes for 50, the spectator seeing corner of
the supposed $50 bill sticking outside. On
opening the box the dupe would find dol
lar bill, A lager man said that their being
forced to buy off the association obliged
them to charge 10 cents per glass.
Year: 1878

Last week while repairs were being
made to the bridge over Back Creek, at
Chesapeake City, Md, temporary foot
way was established over the stream by
a citizen, pending discussion between
the County and Town Commissioners, as
to which body should pay for the erec-
ton of a temporary bridge for use while
the repairs were under way. This foot
way fell down. last Monday night, while
several persons were upon 1t, and nine
persons were thrown into the water, but
were fortunately rescued. The footway
was then changed to another location,
but it was still Insecure and late ON Tues
day night, as DR.. j. P. Grice and his
daughter, aged ten years, attempted to
cross the creek, they fell into the water
and were drowned. At the lnqust which
was held after the recovery of the bodies
the jury rendered verdict of accidental
drowning, throughout the failure of the
Commissioners Of Cecil county to provide
a suitable and safe bridge over Back
creek while they were repairing the
regular bridge.
Year: 1878

TWO YOUNG MEN QUARREL OVER


YOUNG LADY AND TRY TO CARVE


EACH OTHER.


Edward litter and Lewis Pleasanton,
two young men who were employed by
Henry Boulden, near Chesapeake City,
Nd, got into fight on Thursday MORN
ing, while engaged in trimming hedge.
Pleasanton used short knife made for
the purpose, ,one edge of which was straight
and the other curved, which was fastened
to long wooden handle. litter had a
short sword knife, about three feet long,
which like the other one, had been made
for the same purpose. 1t happened that
these two young men, who were both
working on the same side of the hedge,
got into controversy about which of
them should take young lady, who had
recently come to keep house for neigh
Dor for few days during his wife's alb
sence, to see the exhibition of the fat wo-
manat Chesapeake City that night. Meth
er of the youths knew the young lady,
but soon the controversy waxed warm
and hard words and harsh epithets wers
freely exchanged, until they worked
themselves into phrenisied state of ex-
citement. At this stage of the story Tit
ter stepped out from the hedge and BAN
tered the other one for a fight, upon
which Pleasanton, armed with the long
and deadly weapon, which, exclusive of
the handle, weighed four pounds, advan-
ced and struck litter with the fiat side OF
it u on the temple and felled him to the
ground, and it is believed while the lay
there. inflicted three other blows upon
him with the edge of the pruning knife,
one of which made a terrible cash across
his ear, the two other wounds being upon
his shoulder.


Another young man, who was barrow
ing In the field close by, called to Pleas
antan to desist, which he did, and litter,
who was stunned by the first blow, arose
to his feet, and finding that he was badly
wounded, made the best of his way to
chesapeake City,where he received medi
cal aid, and is slowly recovering. Pleas
anton supposing probably that litter
would die from the wounds he had given
him, ran to the house and gathered up
his clothes and started upon a full run
for the State of Delaware, where he IS
supposed to be.
Year: 1878

ACTION OF THE RETAIL DEALERS IN SUPPORT OF


THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC woRKs-A TRI.


ANGULAR FIGHT IN PROSPECT.


The progress Of the controversy between the Comp
troller and the Commissioner Of Public Works over
the removal OF street stalls is exciting great deal o
interest among the market men, Many persons claim
TO in the action Of the superintendent Of Encum
brances u move against loyal Tammany men, and in
the Comptroers resolution adopted at the last meet
ing Of the Sinking Fund Commission effort pro-
tect numerous and politically powerful class Both
parties to this official fight sre it is claimed by
quidnuncs, wide Of the mark. The market men.
who number about Ave hundred. and who annually
pay $15oOOO in rents into the city treasury,
aud who withal are . powor in local politics
on the Tammany side instead Of being annoyed at
the action Of the Commissioners Of Public Works
recognize in him q great bcnefactor and wish him
God speed in the good work he has nauguratcd. The
men who have been cleaned out, they say, number
ffty-onc while they 800 strong and in order that
the power Of the clerk of the market to let stalls
within 800 yards OF the market proper may be legally
tested they have retained Mr Morgan y q Brien to
ordinanccs regulating the powers and privileges OF
the clerk of the market


THE LAW OK THE suBJxrr.


In conversation with HERALD reporter yesterday
Mr. OBrien said that section OF article OF chapter
$50 Of the Revised Ordinances makcs it the duty Of
the clerks OF markets to set apart certain portions Of
the streets at the markets for the purpose OF
exposing for sale and for selling garden produce but





in tho streets adjoining the markets. His nterprefa-
on of the ordinances prevents the clerks from grant
ing any permits for stands or booths within 800
yards Of the markets. III the stalls and stands are al
lowed to alongside the nsrket II u obviously to
the dciriment of the retail within, who pay
regular rent and in consideration therefor expect the
protection the city, to whose sinking fund the rents
go The market men Determined to legally test
the right OF the clerk to permit these squattcrs 10
locate.


out of IL all interesting triangular fight Is
promised for Yesterday al q meeting Of the Sinking
fund Commissioners. Comptroller Kelly, after re-
erring to the action of the Superintendent OF Encum
branccs in causing the removal of the stands and
booths, offered resolution providing for tho ap-
pointment OF Mr. Elliott Sandford M counsel to look
after the interests Of tho sinking fund in the matter
All of tho derived from the leasing OF the
stands in the neighborood of Washington Market are
placed to the credit of the sinking fund.- hence the
aTtiOn OF the Cpmptroller.
Year: 1878

never to write q word which would
induce people to come to Los An
geles who might be disappointed,
and Fleetwood in inadvertently
representing US as giving q "glow-
ing account of the prospects" OF
the Scamp" goes further than we
are willing to commit ourselves.
We heartily hope that veritable
bonanza will be unearthed there,
and Deputy United States Marshal
Dunlap and others, with commend
able energy and pluck, are testing
the district with thoroughness
which we hope will result in max
ing them millionaires, but it Is an
enterprise whose outcome ia yet in
the distance. Mining experts OF
means ought to find Silverado,
with its surface prospects. a profit
able field of investigation. We
should be sorry. however. to en-.
courage a rush there of persons
without pecuniary resources OF
mining experience. We hope
everything for Silverado, but oui
knowledge is as yet purely specu'
lative.
Year: 1878

VERIFY the suicide epidemic hes
aimed resistless force in San
Francisco, especially amongst men


who have been charged with and
have violated fiduciary trusts.
Gustave Mahe, the President of the
French Savings Bank, follows
Sandy Austin to the grave as a
felo de sc. San Francisco, in pro-


portion to her population, can not
o Wy discount New York in the
number OF such occurrences but ca n
give odds to Paris herself and beat
her. In fact, throwing the differ
ence of population out of the count


altogether, the suicides in the
Golden Gate actually outnumber
those Of New York. Whether it is
tne ozone in the physical or the
rank taint of villainy in the moral
atmosphere which brings about
this remarkable result, we do not
profess ourselves able to determine.
Year: 1878

The Baltimore Sun is authority for the
statement that General Sheridan recently
expressed the opinion that General Grant
will be the next Republican candidate for
the Presidency, aud will be elected. This
much was vouchsafed on the ground that
"tbe country is rapidly settling down to
the belief that Grant is the only man
who can bring safety and confidence
Whether General Sherman is the author
of such an opiuion or not, the statement
will serve to illustrate the far too preva.
lent idea that the peace and prosperity
of the country depends upon the eleva-
ton of some one man to the Presidency
The feeling that gives rise to such opinions
is directly antagonistic to the American
system OF Government, for an argument
which precludes the selection of any but
one man for the Chief Magistracy of tho
Republic would be quite as effective by
way of showing that such a man when
once in the White House should never
leave it.-Record.
Year: 1878

gument by Senator Bayardin his address |
ona the occasion I'VE have alluded to-
1t has recently been asserted by the
British papers that England hasiost many
millions or dollars in her trade with the
world by her efforts to do without the
silver dollar and that England was
about to coin such dollar. Before the
late 'unpleasantness" the United States
had a currency so satisfactory to- the
world that both France and England
talked of conforming to it. That cur
rency was gold and silver as standards.


We had but little gold coin, not more
than one hundred millions; for it was
said we only had about one hundred and
fifty millions OF coin altogether. But
with that currency we became, in less
than century, the richest nation in the
world, as it is now believed, although ii
was not then known and with it, too,
in that time our trade with other nations
was so great, so active and SO universal
that we took the first standing in every
port, and we actually outstripped in


point of tonnage, the "Mistress OF the
Seas" And now, when Senator Bayard


gives his adhesion to currency that did
so much for us as nation, and the
whole Democratic party is In favor Of
gold and silver, it really looks like in
sanity for Ecery Erening and CONNER


cidl to continue its denunciation of the
men who favored this policy as "consum-
mate fools,n ''fools and knaves," and ad-
ding thereto language that might lead
the ignorant to suppose that Jackson,
Benton, Clay, Webster and Clayton, who
favored gold and silver, were advocates
of policy that would furnish treason
for suspecting us to be nation of fools
Year: 1878

THE Republican still insists that there
is something wrong about the pardon OF
E. l.. Martin, Congressman-elect, and
we give up all hope of convincing its
editor to the contrary with any words OF
ours. We presume that if Mr.. Martin
were to show the warrant of pardon to
the editor, "he would be of the same
opinion still" u. Courts usually make
no record of unconditional pardons. The
record is with the State Department.
Nor do the county courts make records
of unconditional pardons.
Year: 1878

The WAR between England and At
ghanistan has actually begun, and the
armies of England in India are all di-
recting their march toward the borders of
the stubborn Afghan who refuses to obey
the naughty word of Queen Victoria.-
Well, India will be a good place to send
some of the English millions Of silver.
1t is said she has more of this metal than
France, and when it is all gone, perhaps
she will resort to paper issues to complete
the fight with Russia, which may be
drawn into the bloody vortex after Mr..
Bull has been worried for campaign OF
two.
Year: 1878

The HoRRID GRIMES said to have
been committed in Kent county, Md,
which were very briefly but accurately
given in our late edition yesterday, are
more fully reported in another column.
A large number of intelligent persons
are free to assert that they do not credit
the story of the negro man JONES'
While some of his story may not be true,
the main facts of it seem to be so.
Year: 1878

ONE oftwo things may be set down as
certain The Ameer of Afghanistan has
either received an encouraging letter re-
Gently from the Gar, or he is an unhappy
fool, who may be set down as unconscious
Of his danger.
Year: 1878

Those may, very probably be found In practice TO
iali very short OF tbs expectations rAised ana may
require years 10 adapt them TO all The purpos,s Tor
winch gas Is used. But even then She world VIII
know that electricity be used for lighting With ex
celent effect, and seeing how human ingenuity APP
plies any great scientific discovery when once made


u will be slow 10 pay high prices for what must here
after seem preoarious property especially when We
consider how inconvertible 10 other purposes ~
large part Of the property Of gas company On the
other hand, however the gas men hold as nrmly oy
gas as the tanners In the fable held by leather,
and we SEQ that In New York several omcers
OF gas companies assured intervewsrs from the NEW
YORK HERALD that the electric light was naughL
Tnsy assert that IL cannot be controlled, too bril-
liant within small circum terence. but incapable oil
dnusine its light Tor the necessary distances, and
that u flashes up tor time only TO go down again
into comparative darkness TINS objection, OF course,
involves The great question oi division, on which oil
The inventors are al work. Perhaps more formid
able objection Is The cost We have seen II stated
that IN French factories, whero they have steam
engine TO give tho necesssry motion, the electric
hight 10 extremely economical On the other hand,
some OF The New York gas assert that the neces-
sary combustion OF materials will OF itself cause the
electric light TO cost very much more than gas THIS
seems, as the stands at least tor tho moment,
70 be she CRUCIAL test success.
Year: 1878

CLOSING SESSION OF The ANNUAL MEETING


OF THE AMERICAN aAsLIGHT ASSOCIATION


A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN STOCKS


II appeared from the Informal expressions OF the
members OF the gasmaking profession yesterday
that they had been than satisfied with the In
formation which they had derived from Professor
Morton's lecture ana experiments the previous
evening They evidently felt somewhat reassured US
to the future utility OF gas in Illumination, yet in all
their deductions they failed to calculate upon
the probable utility OF the remarkable and
simple discoveries whioh have been made by
Professor Edison. They found their greatest
comfort In ignorance and dosmed the
egregious folly Tor men In their position 10 be
wise. Already gas stocks have fallen alarmngly
since the OF the successful sol ution OF
the electric problem, as the following table VIII
show. The dates selected tor the comparison are
June II and October 2, 10 and IS ofthis year.