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Year: 1879

1t IS asserted by one of our Territorial pa
pers that exemption from taxation is one of
the worst forms of.subsidy. We can hardly
believe those to be sincere who make this
assertion. One of the greatest objections to
subsidy has always been that, after paying in
full, there is a chance that you get nothing in
return. In exemption there is no risk of be-
ing defrauded. If a railroad is not built there
will be nothing to exempt, and if by such an
inducement the road is built that much sooner
than it otherwise would have been, we lose
nothing and must gain considerable. So
simple proposition child can understand.
Lewis and Clarke county, with the advantage
Of her position on the Missouri river, is less
interested than any other county, save Cho-
teau. But We will not worship or follow any
principle so blindly as to trample on our own
interests. The same considerations that
prompted exemption for the first wooden mill
erected in the Territory, would surely apply
to the first railroad. By the way some people
express themselves, we would Judge that they
were really in favor of law prohibiting all
railroads from ever entering the Territory.
Year: 1879

ABOUT the Legislative printing the HERALD
needs to add but a few words to the state
ment made yesterday. The HERALD has
quite successfully brought the Independent
to taw, forcing it to adopt one oftwo courses
either to release the Territory, without con.
ditions, from all liability for the work, or to
step aside and witness the swift acceptance
by the Legislature of the HERALD's explicit
offer. We have thus been instrumental in
saving to the public treasury considerable
amount of money which otherwise it would
have been obliged to pay, and no one
the better off except the concern receiving it
as special charity offering. The HERALD's
reward is the thanks of the taxpayers, whose
interests have been watched and protected
against another raid made under the protect
ing egis of the present printing law.
Year: 1879

The action of the Council in rejecting
Clark Wright's nomination as Superintendent
of Public Instruction will not occasion gen.
eral surprise. Even among those who are
known to enjoy the personal friendship OF
our Rev. Brother it was impossible to deny
that his church connection and position abso-
lutely disqualified him for the position, even
had his taste and education otherwise designa-
ted him as peculiarly fitted for the post. The
same reason would have led to the rejection
of any one else as prominently connected with
any other denomination.
Year: 1879

Offers to execute all printing Of an Incl
dental nature required and ordered by the
Legislature have been submitted both by the
HERALD and Independent to the Council and
House. The HERALD's proposition releases,
absolutely, the Territory from any and all
liability for such work. That of the Iaadepen
dent is so conditionaly worded as under the
Compulsory Printing law to give Messrs. Ker-
ley. McQuald s. Lacroix legal standing to
collect in full from the Territory what
ever amount the printing ordered by the
Legislature may fairly come to. OF course
the HERALD, of the two establishments, is
much the best equipped and prepared to per-
form the work with dispatch and satisfaction
to the Legislature, but this consideration is
expected to cut no figure in the action of the
Assembly. The HERALD expects to be call
ed upon to do the work in one contingency
only-that the Independent fails to amend its
offer and release the Territory from all liabil-
ity as absolutely as does the HERALD Both
branches of the Assembly are Democratic,
and other conditions being equal, they will
naturally be influenced by party considerations
or bias to bestow whatever patronage they can
control upon party favorites. The Assembly,
however, will hardly presume to bind the
Territory to pay considerable amount OF
money for work which the HERALD positive
ly exempts the Territory from paying, even
if by such an act it could infuse new life
and inject revivifying force into print
which answers in an Indifferent way the
double purpose of court journal and party
organ.
Year: 1879

AT all events the people of New England
have lived under these laws without serious
inconvenience for good many years, and it
may be fairly claimed that the Sabbath OF
New England, the one days rest in seven,
as conservatory of force, a smooth spot in
the wear and tear OF the weeks work, has
done great deal toward preserving the en-
ergy and vitality of her people. An effort
has been and will be made to repeal these
laws an effort based on the claim that the
state has no right to enforce any religious
observance an effort which has its origin
in an immigrant population. But it is not
at all necessary to defend the Sunday laws
on the ground of the sacred character of the
day. On purely secular grounds and in
view of the advantage which has accrued to
the state from their maintenance they may
be defended and upheld an advantage
which no careful and thoughtful observer
will deny. Leaving sentiment and religion
entirely out of the question such legislation
as will enforce one day of rest in seven fol
every man, rich and poor alike, may be bold


ly advocated on the broad ground of public
policy Good Campany Number 7aOo.
Year: 1879


sweet was the song OF the robin,
Blithe was the hum OF the bee,
In the day when the drift OF the blossom
Was light as the foam OF the sea-
Then deeply was cloven the furrow,
Al gayly they Sc Uttered the seed
Who trusted that raln-fell and sunshine
Would surely be given at need.
The robin hath flown to The tropic
The honey-bee fitteth no more,
The reaper hath garnered the harvest,
Ana the fruit and tho nuts are In store.
The flame hath died out on the naples,
We tread on the loose-ly'ng leaves,
And the corn that was sturdy and stalwart
Is gathered and bound into sheaves.
And sweeter than music OF spring-time,
And fuller of jubiant mirth,
Are the strong-tided chorals oerflowing
From hearts where than ksgiviDg has birth,
The songs OF the home and the altar
The gladness Of children at play,
And the dear love OF households united
Are blending inpraises day.
For pasture.lands folded with beauty.
For plenty that burdcned the vale.





And the promise too royal to fail,
We lift to the Maker our anthems,
But none the less cheerfully come
To thank Him for bloom and fruition,
And the happiness crowning the home.
Oh. the peace on the brow OF the father,
The llsht in the mothers clear eyes,
The lit in the voices OF maideus
Who walk under dream-curtained skies,
y The dance In the feet of the wee ones,
And the sparkle and shine In the air
The year has no time like Thanksgiving
Atruce to our fretting and care.
sweet was the song Of the ro' In,
Blthe was the hum OF the bee,
In the day when the drift Of the blossom
Was light as the foam OF the sea;
Bat sweeter the silence OF autumn,
That maketh space for the strain
or the Joysnce OF home when the harvest
Is gathered from hillside and plain.


From Hirper's Bdsdr.
Year: 1879

The most wonderful aud marvellous sue
cess, in cases where persons are sick oil
wasting away from condition of miserable
ness, that no one knows what ails them
profitable patients for doctors is obtained
by the use of Hop Bitters. They begin t.
cure from the first dose and keep it up unit
perfect health and strength is restosod. Who
ever is afflicted in this way need not suffer
when they can get Hop Bitters. See othe
column.
Year: 1879

Warrenton Gazette Under the pres
ent law, teachers of free schools cannot
draw their salaries until the close OF
their session. even though it continue
SIX or eight months. AS many Of the
teachers are poor and need their
money, this is unnecessary hardship
for the law dir cts the school fund to
be paid in on the 1st Monday in every
December and it is unnecessary to let
1t lie there idle, when so many have
worked for and need it. Observing
the Injustice of the law we wrote a few
days since to the Superintendent of
Public Instruction. calling his atten
ton to the defect asking him to sug-
gest TO the Legislature the neces> airy
change. lie writes us that he VIII
cheerfully do SO. and recommend that
teachers be paid monthly, preserving
the last months pay until the teacher
shall make proper reports of his or her
school,
Year: 1879

TIE WAY 1T WAS DONE "A vast
amount Of revenue for the support of
the National Government is raised by
taxing the productions Of the South
ern States liquor and tobacco-and
effor $ have long been made to reduce
the tax on tobacco especially, and
about the time they seemed about to
be successful, the Northern Republi-
cans and Democrats got up scheme
to give All the soldiers engaged on the
Federal side in the late war an in
creased pension, requiring from one
TO two hundred millions Of dollars in
addition TO last years expenses, thus
killing off not only all prospect of
reducing the tax on tobacco or any
thing else, but really creating a neces-
sity for an increase of revenue from
some quarter.


That is the way relief to Southerners
is prevented the way our Northern
brethren prevent pensioning South
ern Mexican war soldiers, and the
way Northern Democrats and Repub-
lican members Of Congress make
electioneering capital for themselves
in their own section of the UnlOn.-
Charintte Democrat
Year: 1879

A BIG LUMP OF GOLD Information
has been received at the assay office
that nugget of gold in the pure
state, was recently found in Cabarrus
county, near the Pioneer Mills, which
weighed over thirteen ounces. or near
ly one pound. The owner of the pro-
perty was digging in small branch
and drew it out. This is the largest
find recorded in this section of coun
try for years. 1t is a well-known fact
that the largest lump Of gold ever
found in the United States was picked
up in Cabarlus county many years
ago.-Charlotte Observer
Year: 1879

SENATOR salisbury is more and more
disguised with the Louisiana election


muddle. As chairman Of the commit


tes on Privileges and Elections he


wanted the Spoford-Kellogg election
case eliminated and his hearts desire


is gratifed. During the progress of
the investigation, the Senator's nostrils


expanded and more than once the nasal


organ pointed upwards at an angle of


forty, five degrees as if something very


disagreeabla was scented. The full


extent of the Senator's disgust however


eliminated when the time came for


paying off the witnesses and as he is a
strict member of church he was still
more disguised to have this bill for
fees presented to him on Sunday,
amo uniting to over 81, 200. He no doubt
thought long and seriously about the
of nature and deprayity of
the human heart, and from that he
goes to examining his diary and finds
that already five thousand dollars have
been spent in the SpoAord-Kellogg
election case, and the inquiry has only
been begun. What vexes the righteous
spirit of the Senator most is the fact
that of the witnesses suMmontd from
Louisiana, sixteen Were negroes, some
of whom were Democrats. and the Sen
ator from Delaware represents white
mans party in his own State entirely
free from negro aid or votes. As only
ten Thousand dollars were appropria


ted for the whole investigation the SEN
ator sees the pile getting beautifully
less all the while and producing II"
results for the b-netit of his party. H.
is perfectly disgusted and says the
country will stand no such nonsense.
In this last remark he is right, though
Delaware through the peculiar elimin-
atoms of the Democracy will no doubt
remain true to Mr.. salisbury.
Year: 1879

Ihaye just received y letter frsm the
Vicar Of Carn, which relates an instance
d mental reflection on the part of .
poodle dog that has the merit of Gdmit-


ting neither Of mal-observation nor
unconscious exsggeration. The Wears
friend "A Canon whose name | have
at present no express permission TO
DC blsh went 20 visit cousin, who
owned the poodle dog. | will con
,lude by telling the rest Of the story in
nay correspondence own words: -The
poodle, whose name is Mori, went into
the dining room with and kept quietly
under the table till the end of lanch
when he begged for a small shred OF
beaf. They returned to the drawing
roeln, while the servant cleared away,
and the beef was taken into the larder.
The dog did not think he had had his
fair share. Now, he had been
taught to stand on his hind legs, put his
paw on a lady's waist, and hand her
into the dining rooM. He adopted the
same tactics with my friend the Canon,
n but the sagacious dog, in
stead of steering f'r ths dining.room,
led him into the direction Of the lar
der, along a passage, down steps, ETC.,
and did not halt until he brought him
to the larder. and close to the shelf
where the beef had been putt After
giving him piece Of beef the Canon
went mp stairs, and refused again to
be led down as before. "FiAdipg he
could not prevail on the visitor to make
a second excursion to the larder, he
went out into the hall, took in his
teeth CaRon--'s hat from off the
hall table, and carried it under the
shelf in tn. larder, where the covered
beef lay out Of his r-ach.' There he
was found with the hat, waiting for its
owner, and expecting another savory
bit wh-n he should come for his hat"
-Georye j. Raoances in Nature.
Year: 1879

The sAPIENr correspondent OF the
"MorniLg Herald" in objecting to our
criticisms on the Democratic financial


policy of the city, forgets to say that


Mr.. Guthrie himself said upon the floor
Of Council that the appropriations re-


t.rred to would last until April, and
then the city could be carried ON thr, e


months longer by negotiable notes. lie
also told a representative OF this paper
that the financial estimate was for nine
months, AID that if the revenues of the
city were not sufficient to carly on the
city up to the first of July it could be
done by notes, ana that it was folly to
have money laying in the bank SO long
without interest. In addition to all
this Mr.. Guthrie, the Chairman OF the
Finance Committee, it seems informed
a representative of the "Eyery Even
ing" that he expected TO borrow enough
money from the banks next April to
meet the expenses OF the city up to
July first. We presume that there is
evidence sufficient of this design on the
part Of the committee, and no other
conclusion can be arrived at than that
the amount necessary to carry on the
city for those three months must be-
coule floating debt. This is all that
can be said about it, and the "Pro-
phet," which We rather think is not
only sapient but false, cannot make
anything else out of it,
Year: 1879

We BHLLEvE THE officer who was caught
spending the night in disreputabe
house over Eleventh street bridge by
Sergeant Jones when lie went with a


posse" of police to make a raid upon
it, is still kept in his position. 1t is
pertinent to know what kind of i'm
morality police officer must be guilty
of and how far he can 60 in it before
our worthy Mayor would think of sus
pension.
Year: 1879

A Pleasure Ride Brought to an Unfortu-,


nate Termination.


A good joke is being laughed over by a
few lucky ones in the city, who have got
hold of it. The joke is on we'll known
Third streeter, but as the GLOBE don't want
to give him away, no name is used. Suffice
it to say that he is q watchman, the eldest
of two brothers, located on the North side of
Third street, between Jackson and Robert
streets. The other day, so the story goes,
he took his intended for visit to the fish
hatchery. A short distance this side of the
hatchery there is low marshy place, through
which the road runs. Just how it happened
is immaterial, but when two young men
responded to loud cries for help,
they found the horse and buggy
off the road in the marsh. The
buggy up to the hubs, the horse stuck fast,
and our young man bespattered from the
soles of his feet to the crown of his head,
and frantic with excitement at his unfortu-
nate contretemps. BY the aid Of the two
men called in, and after two hours hard
work, the vehicle and horse were gotten to
the hard ground, and paying his help $40 to
keep the matter quiet, our young man drove
back to the city to the starting point, keep
ing on the back streets as far as possible.
Year: 1879

He Was Satisfied,


and he ought to have been, for he went through
the entire bill of fare, and as he laid down his
quarter, said: ''Mr. Scott, am satisfied that
you put up the best Is cent dinner to be had in
this city. Gracious! am as full as a tick
Year: 1879




BY g. oNDERDONK, OF THE MISSION
VALLEY NURSERIES.
Pruning should be attended 10, but
not that senseless plan of cutting in
discriminatory anything to ''reduce the
top" Let the indications Of nature
govern the pruning. Nature here in
dicates preference for lowtop, even
standards, while dwarfs should every.
where be headed low. Then take ofi
the tips Of the tallest shoots if they at.
tempt to run up too high. Let the
branches run out low. If the trees
branch within foot or eighteen inch
es Of the ground SO much the better


In the winter cut out all limbs tho
bodies Of which come in contact with
each other, or from their position and
direction are likely to do so. Train
the branches upward and outward.
Whenever a limb is to be shortened
be careful to cut it just above q bud
that, from its position, will start ia the
direction desired. A dwarf pear tree
should never get, more than six or
eigh: feet high. A standard may grow
proportionally high. zoaw l3asna sac
F. If airy fruit shows itselflbefore the
third year after plantidg remove it at
once During the fourth year d few
pears, say six or eight, might be al
lowed to remain During the fifth
year more fruit may be left, according
tosthe strength of the tree. By the
seventh or eighth year the tree may be
we'll loaded without injury, but even
then it will be found to pay well to
thin the fruit considerably, as the re-
manning pears are so much finer, and
the tree should not be overtaxed. y The
thinning should be doue when the
fruit is as large as the little finger. Of
course we are speaking of dwarf trees,
as standards will not bear so young.


7n I am often asked whether it is best
to plant standards or, dwarfs. This
depends upon the designs of the plan
ter. The dwarf trees will bear young
and die of old age before the stand.
ards have become fully grown. My
.dwarfs, planted seven years ago are
now loaded with fruit, ,nowhile the
standards planted at the same time
have only from five to fifteen pears
each. But when the dwarfs are dead
and forgotten the standards will be in
all vigor of growth, and annually bless
their owner with their burdens Of
fruit. have fallen into the practice
of planting both dwarf and standard
upon the same plot, according to the
following diagram. 1t will be seen
that each standard is between two
dwarfs, and that when the dwarfs
have died of old age the standards
will constitute a complete orchard.
Moreover, the dwarfs make the plot
remuuerative after the fourth year Of
planting till they have done their
work, when the standards will require
the whole ground, and will repay the
owner. prefer l2x12 feet-1Ox10 is
offen adonted
Year: 1879

If there is a denizen of Chattanoo-
ga who is not heartily ashamed of its
sidewalks, he is certainly a very care
less and Indifferent specimen of hu-
manity. The com fort and convenience
of every resident of the city are di-
recly affected by the condition of the
sidewalks. 1t is not a matter of re.
mofe interest, or Of mere city pride,
but one that comes Immediately home
to all.


Winter will soon be upon US. with
its SHOWS and rains, and our people
must trudge along through slop and
mud. as they have done heretofore.
It may be well enough for those who
have become used to it, but for us
poor devils who have not, it is really
too bad.-ChGttanooga Chronicle.


If they've got any sidew walks in that
place, off of Market and one or two
other principal streets. we have never
been able to find them. Perhaps they
were concealed in the mud and slop.
Year: 1879

Hurrah for the Kemper county
jury:


DIT is pity that every man who
will talk such twaddle about seces~
sion as do the editors of the Oko>
Iona States was not made victim
of the late war.-Littleton (N. H9
Republic.


"Why, you immortal idiot the
Democratic party would be deader
n Caesars great grand daddy if all
the present believers in the right of
secession had been rife-balled in the
late war"


"And the boys in blue will stink
at the heels Of the guards in gray,
as the docile dog follows the beck
of his master" ;"


We hate your Union, and We will
continue to hate it,


Until the right of secession is
recognized.


Until Cuffy is caught by the nape
of his neck and the seat of his
trousers and pitched headlong out
of politics !;


Until Jefferson Davis can step
into the Senate Chamber of the
United States and help dictate laws
that will undo all that your party
did in the high hey-day of its dev-
iltry.


''Barksdale was justified in shoot
ing Dixon to death"


And never by voice or act of the
Democracy shall Lee, the Patriot,
be ranked with the Red-handed
Traitor of Galena.


Or the name of Davis, the grand,
heroic President of the old Confed~
eracy, be coupled in song with that
of the Sangamon Assassin of Lib>
erty.


Let the Democracy read the Con-
servatives out of their councils


Let them proclaim that the
United States is NOT Nation;


Let them swear by the Lord God
Omnipotent THAT IT NEVER
SHALL BE A NATION;
Let them teach the Radicals that
they are ready to stand by this
oath at whatever cost,


And all will yet be we'll.
Year: 1879

He failed to catch them, but seeing poor


little fellow, who had not been in the party,
sitting quietly on truck, he ran viciousiy
at the child and half severed his left hand
from the wrist by blow with a sickle. 1t
is dangerous pastime for lads to tease beg
gars, drunken people and others in
the streets, but it is one altogether
too common. Parents should take
pains to warn their children against
the habit and to punish them when they
detect them in it's practice. At the same
time the cruel act of this wretch is without
the slightest palliation, and he should be
awarded the extent of the legal penalty for
his barbarous crime. The punishment for
mayhem is not less than seven years, and
as much longer term as the Court in its
discretion may prescribe 1t is to be hoped
that in this case it will be long enough to
provide for the prisoner for the rest of his
1ifa
Year: 1879

The Sultan of Turkey demands of the. new
Khedive of Egypt that he shall grant per-
mission to his predecessor, Ismail Pacha
to return to Egypt and live at Alexandria
or Damietta. The British and French Con-
suls Genernl have advised the Khedive to
defer any answer to the Sultan's despatch
containing this demand until they shall
have had an opportunity to consult their
governments on the subject. They
probably have an idea that 1t will
be better for the peace of the
country and their own peoples in
terests that the deposed ruler, having been
quietly kicked out of Egypt, shall remain
out But there is another party whom it
may be necessary to consult as we'll as the
French and British governments. Ismail
Pacha may claim to have some voice him
self in the matter of his future residence,
and inasmuch as he has got safely away
from Egypt with large amount OF personal
property, estimated to be OF the value of
six million dollars, as well as with as
many OF the numerous Mrs. Ismails as
he may have cared to take, he may not be
so anxious to return. Indeed, as inquiries
have already been made in the British Par
lament in relation to the character of the
treasure the ex-Khedive took away with
him, it may be prudent for him to remain
outside the Egyptian territory. We regard
it as highly probable that despite the Sui
tan's friendly demand Ismail Pacha will
deem it more to his advantage to seek o
quiet home somewhere else than at Alex
andria or Damietta.