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Year: 1878

ton Of our children. To them We transmit our name, our honor, our indeed all that life has given to us. To them we bequeath our country, governed by wise rulers and just laws. permanent and pros porous, fulfilling to the measure the highest destiny of free govern ment, or beligerent, corrupt, degen crate and weak, as our own hands have fashioned ii. Turn to the open book of nature, mans great teacher, and we find there deeply inaprinted on the solid rock, covered by the drift and alluyiaI deposits of time, the footprints of the crystal rain-drops, impressed there unnum bered ages before their reflected lovelmess, that radient arch which in beauty spans the sky, was de clared a token of Gods covenant with man. So with the educational systems of all nations and in every age of the world, we recognize their certain and unmistakable footsteps on every interest which concerns man or has claimed his attention through all the revolving years of historic time; dim and uncertain at first, but growing more distinct, more beautiful and perfect with he advance of each succeeding aH. Do we fully realize the proposition that

 KNOWLEDGE IS POWER?

 Let us look into the moral and in- tellectual forces of civilization and see if it is not true that human pro gress is always in the direct ratio of the diffusion of knowledge among all classes of society. The idea of general culture is scarcely one hun dred years old yet there is not a State represented in the azure deep of our cOuntry's flag that las not made some provision in its funda mental law for a system of publi, schools.

 "Is EDUCATION ESSENTIAL TO so GAL AND NATIONAL PROSPERITY 2 If we desire proof of this inter rogatory-proof that amounts {, moral dcmonstration-let us take { stroll in memory through thos'

 wondrous halls of exhibition a

 London, Paris, Vienna, and at Phil

 adelphia during our Centennial

 where the nations of the globe con

 tested for the award of the world

 prize, in testimony of the superior

 ity of their works of industry an

 art. The great truth was there re

 vealed that those nations where ed

 ucation was most widely diffuseI

 among the masses of the people where the right to liberal learnin was the birthright of every citize

 or subject, there, and there alon,

 were to be found the highest ey

 dences of culture, as exhibited i

 their works of useful labor and i their grand achievements in th sciences and the arts. These inter

 national exhibitions of industry ar

 great focal points from which rad ate the dearest evidence in beha'

 of the general diffusion of know

 edge or the education of the masso

 of the people. How wonderfu

 have been the improvements, dul 9 ing the last half century, in all th useful arts and industries, especia ly of those that contribute most { l. the comfort and prosperity of th s people. The Press. the railroad s and telegraphs of our country al d the legitimate opponents of the il

 proved systems of public educatio

 and have done more to exemplii S. and illustrate the awakening powt t acknowledge and the certain resul y of popular learning than all oth
Year: 1878

Dr. Hammond, in communication
which we give to-day, returns to brief
consideration Of the case Of Miss Fancher,
and declares himself not satisfied with the
evidence so far published that this young
person possesses the faculty commonly
called clairvoyance-thati is, supernatural
power Of perception by which the mind,
without the assistance Of the sense Of
vision, is made cognizant-of things that
naturally could only reach it through the
eye. He repeats his proposition for a very
simple test of the plain fact whether this
lady differs from other human creatures in
this particular; whether she has capacity
to discover what is written on papers
that she has not seen and cannot see, and
Of which she is not informed by persons in
collusion with her by any trickery or de-
vice such as conjurers use in these cases.
He proposes to put in the room with her,
in plain envelope, a check for upward Of
q thousand dollars, which he will give her
if she correctly states its date, number, the
sum for which it is drawn, upon whom
drawn and by whom signed. 1t is claimed
that Miss Fancher has performed feats
equal to this, and il she has, and was not
merely guessing, she can do them again.
Year: 1878

be made, but that they were the first to call
the attention o. the Treasury Department
to the necessity for it.


We trust the Committee Of Ways and
Means will not attempt at this short ses-
sion to make any other changes in the sugar
tariff. We warned Mr.. Wood before Congress
met that he ought to leave the tariff alone
for this session. The country needs just
now stability more than anything else. The
present needless agitation about the sugar
duties has alarmed and distressed several
thousand industrious workmen at this port
alone, who have met and publicly expressed
their uneasiness at seeing their means Of
living made insecure. The present duty
brings in the requisite amount Of revenue
and the business has accustomed itself to the
rate. 1t is possibly too high, and it can
probably hereafter be changed to advan-
tage but for the present let us have stabil-
ity. That is the most important. With the
change we have mentioned, and q sensible
system of drawback which the Treasury
can arrange, there is a fair prospect that
our sugar refining industry will rapidly
increase and become one of the great export
trades of the country.
Year: 1878

An unusual scene was witnessed in one
Of our courts yesterday. While a prisoner
brought mp for sentence was about to hear
the judgment of the Court woman came
forward and accused herself Of the crime Of
which he had been found guilty, and with
some declamatory force appealed to the
Judge to recognize the innocence Of the ac-
cused. Judge, prosecuting attorney and
the functionaries generally regarded this
Immediately as a scheme contrived between
this woman and the prisoner to hoodwink
justice, and they were probably right;
for if this woman committed the crime Of
which she accused herself she did it de-
liberately, coolly, as matter Of business,
and was in the habit Of doing similar things,
and il is not conceivable that woman so
engaged, or a woman Of the kind that could
become so engaged, could be . conscien-
tious person or one likely to trouble her
Year: 1878

President Wood on school Improve


In another column we publish an inter-
esting letter from Mr.. William Wood, the
able and untiring President of the Board
of Education, and are glad to learn and
admit that there are probably some health
ier days and school rooms in prospect for
the innocents among whom Mr. Wood
nearly tainted in the Allen street school.
We also heartily indorse Mr. Woods desire
that the Board of Education should be
awarded enough money by the Board Of
Apportionment to erect such new buildings
as may be necessary to relieve overcrowded
schools. AS the public pays by taxation
for the education of all the children it is
unfair that for lack Of sufficient room any
should be stifed or crowded out. But the
HERALD's criticisms have been based
upon things as they are; upon the
neglect or Incompetence of teachers and
ianitors to make the best Of such IA
cilities as already exist for proper ventila-
tion and the maintaining Of health in the
school room. Mr.. Wood is reported to
have said to the Board that no general sys-
tenn of ventilation has yet been decided
upon. This being the case what assurance
is there that the new buildings desired
would be any better cared for than those
which now exist? If the number of pupils
in any classroom in the city were reduced
by one-half there would still be enough
left to vitiate the air within half an hour
unless ventilating facilities were constantly
and intelligently used.
Year: 1878

The WEATHER.-Our special dispatches from
Kansas City report the prevalence there of An
extraordinary snowfall and the interruption of all
railroad traffic. 1t is stated that since 1914 no
such fall OF snow has been seen. We announced
III yesterdays HERALD that another disturbance
was lying over Western Texas and Mex leo, and
that 1t was very probable it wonld advance
into the central valley districts before Satur-
day. The precipitation preceding the storm has
turned into snow along the margin of the very
high pressure 10 the north and east, and is now
extending into the Missouri and Central Mis-
s;ssippi valleys. The fact that the pressure is
high near the storm insures the occurrence Of
heavy gales and probably freshets Exceptin the
highest from the Platte Valley to Manitoba. but
ipclincs TO - general fall. The temperature il
rising ia advance of the storm, with the warm
humid winds from the Gulf of Mexico, but it IS
generally low throughout the territory north
ward and eastward West to northwest winds
occur from the Mississippi Valley eastward, but
north Of the storm centre they are northeast
ery. Wo call the attention of slhppers, farmers
and navigstors to the approach of what probably
will provo to be severe storm, in the hope that
they viii profit by the warning. The weather
in New York and Its vicinity to-day will be
cooler aud partly cloudy Tomorrow it will be
cold and cloudy or partly cloudy, with light rain
or SLOW and increasing northeast winds.
Year: 1878

With all the external facts of the attempt
to establish an empire in Mexico under the
patronage of the Emperor Napoleon the
world is well acquainted; but it has always
the story yet to come out, and that we should
have some day a record of the inner facts,
of the less evident motives, of the wretched
weaknesses, vanities and chicaneries that
would have made the whole story q pitiful
farce but for the savage brutality with
which the Mexicans gave it in the end a
tragic turn. Mr. Masseras, well known as
former editor Of the Courier des EIts- Unis,
of this city, who was we'll acquainted with
that experiment in imperial structure-all
of which he saw and part of which he was
has recently recounted his observations at
some length, and we give to-day transla-
tion of some part of what he had to say.


He decidedly reduces the historical proper
tions of Macmillan and does not enlarge
those Of Carlotta In his story the would-be
Emperor appears as sufficiently pitiful
prince, concerned more with the fripperies
Of regal show than with the more serious
obligations Of sovereignty, vacillating and
helpless at great emergencies, while 'poor
Carlotta's" reason was clearly astray before
the ruin came. It is a tragic story and
well worth a fresh reading in this new light.
Year: 1878

self over the circumstance that some one
else is likely to suffer for her crime. That
idea might trouble some women, hut not
woman of the sort that this one repre-
sents herself to be-
Year: 1878

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock mar
ket was fairly active and weaker. Gold was
quiet all day at 1OOls. Government bonds
were firm States steady and railroads strong.
Money on call was easy at gig per cent and
closed ut pig per cent.
Year: 1878

ORATOR MURPHY. of the temperance reform
movement, was in Wall street yesterday, but
probably found that bulls and bears do not re-
form in that particular way-twould take the
spirit right out Of their occupation.
Year: 1878

Our OMAHA DESPATCH indicates that two
men, lately tortured to death for cattle steal
ing, were probably innocent. Judge Lynch
would be nothing if not a blunderer and the
leading criminal of the border
Year: 1878

MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER yesterday left
the world without making the usual utterances
about going above, but he was Canadian and
probably had not read the papers and learned
the conventional speech for such occasions.
Year: 1878

Gree is by no means merry Andrew; and
next, that Mr.. Green is not at all likely TO
decline the crown if it should be rendered
him. Indeed, should it once get into his
possession it will be astonishing II the Bull
garians ever get it back again.


King Andrews accession to the throne OF
Bulgaria would happily disembarrass Mayor
Cooper, to whose administration we wish
every success, inasmuch as the Mayor-elect
is bound to give Mr. Green some office or
another, and the people would rather it
would be located in Bulgaria than in New
York. Besides. King Andrew would make
good Bulgarian monarch, especially as the
scrub women and laborers have little to say
in the matter. He would save money to the
Bulgarians by stopping all public improve
ments and paying no public debts. We
suggest as deserved compliment to Mr..
Green's former admirers that the crown be
presented to him by deputation Of the
blind men of Bulgaria.
Year: 1878

revenue; but it was fixed with great care.


The trade has grown up with il, and it ought
not to be changed, no matter on whose de-
mand, without the best reasons. The Sec
retary Of the Treasury proposed uniform
rate in his annual report, but he has already
seen that this was i'll advised and has sub
stituted for that another recommendation,
against which all the importers and refiners
in the country, no matter how diverse
their interests, unite in protesting. We
take it for granted, under these circum-
stances, that Mr. Sherman. who does not
desire to embarrass business or industry,
will drop this suggestion, which, of course,
he made in good faith. Is there, then,
any reason for change? SO far as
we can understand the matter, one
change is necessary, but only one,
for the present. OF late there has been
sent to this country sugars from Deme-
rara and Cuba OF high saccharine quality,
but artifcially colored, so as under the
color test to come in under low rate Of
duty. This is of course q fraud on the
revenue; and what is needed is an addi-
tional clause to the present law, empower
ing the revenue officers to detect this device
by the use of the polariscope, which is an
unfailing test, and exacting that duty on
tue sugar which its saccharine quality calls
for, regardless Of the color test Now we
understand that the largest refners OF this
and other cities not only desire this change to
Year: 1878

The Sacramento Union has the fol- lowing excellent article: There are some curious facts connected with wheat growing that lead to the in quiry as to how much wheat is affect ed by the atmosphere and how much by the soil. We will state some of the facts to which we refer. In all new countries ths yield of wleat is larger than in old countries, and the yield gradually decreases as the crop becomes general, In 1Sjj-G, and a few years later, it was not unfrequent- ly the case that fields winter plowed and sowcd produced as high as sixty and even seventy and eighty bushels to the acre. Now it is very seldom that crop is secured, even on land that has never been plowed before, averaging more than forty bushels. Why should not new land yield as much in 1878. in California, as the same quality of new land did in 1858? Again, in all the Western states, where the grasshoppers ate all the growing wheat to the ground be- fore it had headed out, the crops are much larger this year than they are in sections where the grasshoppers did not cut off the crops, whether tn c sowing was on the same ground upon which the crops were destroyed by the insects last year, or on other ground that had been reserved for this years sowing. A moments reflec- ton will show that these facts are in dependent of the question of eXhaus- tion ofthc soil by too frequent crop ping in wheat, and that the reason for them must be looked for in some other quarter We th.nk they point strongly to an exhausting of some necessary wheat-growing ingredients in the atmosphere. Have not wheat growers also noticed that almost uni vcrsally where there has been fail ure of the wheat crop in any section of the country from any cause, the next succeeding crop is almost cer- tain to be. unusually heavy and per- feet? It would be an interesting sub ject of experiment to determine how much the growth of wheat is depend ent on the soil and how much on the atmosphere.
Year: 1878

First California Woman Lawyer.

 Says the San Jose Mercury: AS will be remembered bv many, the bill granting women the right to practice law in this state was passed near tho close of the last legislature; and SO near did it come to being slowed away in the governors capacious pockets that his official signature was not attached thereto until within two minutes of midnight of the last day of the session. Although many friends of the measure in and out of the legislature labored earnestly for the bill, its passage, and especially it's final approval by the governor, were no doubt largely due to the personal efforts of Mrs. Clara S. Foltz, lady law student of this city, at that time well advanced in her readings, and who had determined upon the pro- fessiOn of law as q me ans of honor able livelihood. With the passage ot the bill the lady entered upon her req dings with renewed zeal. Possess ing a remarkably retentivc memory, coupled with intellectual breadth and ready comprehension and natural taste for abstruse subjects, her pro- gress, as might have been expected, has been rapid and thorough. In fact, but few male students have been able to accomplish like proficiency in so short d period. And when the fact is taken into consideration that Mrs. Fo!tz has family of five small chil- dren to care for, and for most of the time she has done her housework un- assisted, and occasionally has been obliged to take to the lecture field as a means of piecing out her meagre income, it will be generally conceded that she is justly entitled to the hon. ors just conferred on her by our dis trict court in admitting her to the bar of said court as fu!l-fedged attorney. The committee appointed to examine her consisted of our first lawyers, who subjected her to thorough test of her legal knowledge, and who unani- mously certified to her entire fitness for advancement. Mrs Foltz is thc

 first woman admitted to the bar of this state
Year: 1878

Now that the harvest is nearly oyer it is ascertain ed beyond a peradventure that the wheat and barley crop in Salt River Valley is large. The Gila Valley usually produces an enor- nous quantity of that grain but this year very little has been raised there, ow- ing to the lack of water for irrigation. The late abundant rains will insure fodder in the Northern part of the Territory but it has come to late for the corn, so that crop will be nearly a failure this year. This state of affairs in the surrounding country will give the farmers of Salt River Valley a market for all their grain at remuner- ative prices. Barley has advanced a quarter and wheat half a cent since har- vest began, with an up- ward tendency.
Year: 1878

DR R. A SMITH, a noted scientist, is engaged in Investigating the dis tribution of amonia, with the viewof obtaining an easy test to determine the condition of the atmosphere of cities and of the air in houses and public buildings. His method is to suspend a piece of glass of definite. size in any place to receive the de- posits of ammonia, or substances con taining ammonia, during a short pc riod of time- wash the ammonia off with pure water, and test the liquid with q Ncssler solution to see whether there is too much ammonia or not in the air of the place under examina- tion.
Year: 1878

Store at the very lowest price possible. They do not sell many times for cost but they sell at such a small advance on cost that all who desire to purchase will find it to their advan- tage to go there and buy, Having purchased the en- tire stock of the late firm of A. NJ. LANES & Co.,, they arc prepared to sell many things at
Year: 1878

hold, too, these implements of husbandryi
moreover, to my fields, and behold there
how they are titled, how manurcd, how
weeded, how watered, how fenced in! And
when," added he, raising his voice, "you
have beheld all these things, you will have
beheld all the art, the charms, the magic,
which Cressin has used"


What more could just and intelligent
Judges do than acquit such man of the
crime of which he was so foolishly accused ?
Maniiestly he had chosen in early life the
calling that best suited his abilities, and had
applied his every hour in porfccting him
self in a knowledge fits mysteries. Hence,
while his ill-starred neighbors were suffering
with want, he was prospecting. How many
farmers nowadays are out of their place ;
and how many a young man, by consent
and advice of the parents, has left the home
stead, to seek employment in some other
sphere of life, when his abilities eminently
fitted him for prosperity on the farm


But the fault does not always lie so much,
we fancy, with parents as with children
themselves, who are led astray by caprice
and inclination. A blue coat and shining
buttons lures many youngster into the
navy, who is no way fitted to tread the
quarterback; many misguided lad has
deemed himself Nelson or Howe, and
found out too late the misery of his choice.
Year: 1878

tell me about your thoraic duct and how do
you get along with your tonsils? And have
you raised any new bones since saw you
last; and when did you hear from your
diaphragm? Do tell me about all your
viscera; make clinic of yourself and tell
me the Christian names of all your bones
and the appurtenanccs thercunto appcrtain-
ing. Tell me" ,,F


But he got up and slowly backed out Of
the car, and the conductor shortly afterward
told me that the man with liver told him
that the man who escaped from the asylum
at Jacksonville last week was in the rear
Railroad Letter.
Year: 1878

A very important question for young
man or for his parents to decide is the choice
of a profession-the decision shaping his
whole future career. In this important
matter there must be caution in the decision
not too much haste-for many, very many,
decide unwisely, and arc wretched through
life in having mistaken their vocation.


We constantly see misplaced men in the
various walks of life - lawyers without
clients, doctors without patients, actors with
out applause, printers who "pi" every thing
they touch, who ere useless to the world
and to themselves, from incapacity, but who
might have done well had not whim and
undue influence, instead of aptitude and fit
ness for a vocation, decided their choice of a
career.


Some people attribute to witchcraft orluck
the success in life of the man who has fitted
himself to a profession.


Pliny tells us of one Cressin, who so titled
and manured a piece ofground that it yield
cd him fruits in abundance, while the lands
around him remained extremely poor and
barren. His simple neighbors could not
account for the wonderful difference on any
other suppostion, than that of his working
by entertainments and they actually pro-
ceeded to arraign him for his supposed
sorcery before the judgment seat.


GLOW is it," said they, "unless it be that
he enchants us, that he can contriye to draw
such a revenue from his inheritance, while
we, with equal lands, are wretched and mis-
erableg


Cressin was his own advocate; his case
was one which required neither ability to
eXpound nor language to recommend.


"Behold !" said he, "this comely damsel /;
she is my daughter, my fellow-laborer; be-
Year: 1878

LIVER Is K1Na.-The Liver is the
imperial organ of the whole human
system, as it controls the life, health
and happiness of man. When it is
disturbed in its proper action, all
kinds of ailments are the natural
result. The digestion of food, the
movements of the heart and blood,
the action of the brain and nervous
system, are all Immediately con


nected with the workings Of the
Liver. It has been successfully
proved that Green's August Flower
is unequalled in curing all persons
afflicted with Dyspepsia or Liver
Complaint, and all the numerous
symptoms that result from an un~
healthy condition of the Liver and
Stomach. Sample bottles to try,
10 cents. Positively sold in all
towns on the Western Continent.
Three doses will prove that il is just
what you want. /.