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Year: 1878

IF newspaper be IMMORAL and vi
ciOus it is easy enough to show it. Such
a newspaper should be essailed AID by
public opinion suppressed. This may
be well doEe without attacking the
person who may or NAV not write foi
it. or the printer who publishes it.
Bat a weak assailant is personal or
nothing. He cannot construct au ar
gument against the policy and conduct
o newspaper, but knows how to deal
in vulgar epithets and how to prefer
charges against an individual. Pc =
sonal journalism, the Times should
know, is the journalism of ignorance
and incapacity, and never sccomplishes
good, and only evil.
Year: 1878




WE neither condemn nor approve
the contents of the letter in another
place, written by an excellent gentle
man, Mr.. Dixon, and have only to say
that the matters discussed, sooner or
later, must demand legislative atten-
ton. Austin is the proper site for a
proper State University, and if the
people of Austin make known the
attractiveness of the spot and perfect
what nature has done DY making the
beautiful city accessible from the grow
ing Northwest, the Legislature may not
only provide for the construction of a
proper Capitol, but utilize the endow-
ment fund of the State University.
Why may not Mr.. Crane serve the
commonwealth and the children of the
commonwealth forever by promoting
the establishment of an institution
which may gather here the great schol-
ars of Europe and America. The re-
sources, when financial prosperity is
reproduced and when the country has
finally escaped from the clutches of
the bondholders, will not be wanting.
The site for Roman Pantheon, in its
architectural outlines, was never more
wisely chosen than when University
Place" was dedicated to learning by
the founders of the capital of Texas.
Governor Hubbard, we are told, has
put period to the operations of spec
ulators, who, not long ago, were rob-
bing the State and posterity of the
university domain, and he who will
serve most the commonwealth is the
educator who will consolidate the re-
sources Of that university for the
creation and an endowment of which
the fathers of the republic provided
with muni6cent generosity and wisdom.
Just now, and for present purposes,
and in the present educational condi
ton of Texas, Bryan agricultural" (2)
College is wisely managed, and when
the university proper goes into opera
ton then the terms mechanical and
Agricultural" applied by law, may be
rigidlY enforced. To day the institu-
ton may be dong better for the State
and people than if the law of the
schools creation were literally exc
cuted. But we do not propose to dis
cuss this matter. 1t will be time
enough when the Legislature Is con-
vened. We would only suggest that
they who would elevate the standard
of scholastic sttainments in Texas to
the plane occupied by the scholars of
Oxford and Edinburgh, should begin,
even now, to devise plans for the
foundation here of the richest institu-
ton of learning In America. The re-
sources are not wanting and only wis
dom and love of country.
Year: 1878

IT Is certainly no more strange, an
old philosopher said, that we should
live again than that we lave lived. An
erratIc modern genius said of this: -
SIN aboard a great ship. ] do not
know what port she left or whittier she
is bound. She may 60 down with all
IN board or reach some sunny port. ]
do not know
Year: 1878

The Southern papers are commenting
with severity upon the conduct of few Pro-
testant clergymen who cowardly left their
charges and fled to the North to escape the
yellow fever. Naturally enough their action
is unfavorably contrasted with that of the
Catholic priests, who, to man, remained at
their posts and risked their lives while caring
for their parishloners. The rebuke is just.
But it should in justice be added that the
men whose regard for their personal safety
was stronger than their sense OF duty, were
exceptions. The great body of the Protes-
tant clergy has not been unfaithful to its
trust
Year: 1878

INFORMATION from South Carolina, SAYS
Washington correspondent, is to the effect
that the terrorism heretofore practsed at
elections throughout that State now prevails
in all districts where any indications
of Independent action among Republicans
manifest themselves. There are few murders
that can be called political, but the roughs
have full sway, and the lives of Republicans
are safe only because they keep themselves in
the background and show no special activity
in the campaign.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
municatiOns that are not used.
Year: 1878

The facilities of the HERALD Steam
Printing House for doing job work are not
surpassed in California outside of San
francisco and Sacramento. All work en-
trusted to us Will be executed with neat
ness and dispatch at the lowest living
rates,
Year: 1878

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look well and are growing finely, yet
q good rain is needed for potatoes,
peas and field and garden crops gener-
ally. The crop of Indian River or
anges,prOmises to be not only large but
extra choice the present year, there
fore our Jacksonville friends can be.
gin to make and label their crates.
We have never seen better prospect
for fine fruit than in Capt. G. G Will
iam's grove. It is sad thought,
that he will not be with us to help
gather them, for they are on trees of
his own planting.


A north wind has been prevailing
for two days past, and consequently
our weather is most delightful. Add
to this the fact that we have no mos
quitoee, and could anything be more
pleasant? The hot wave that swept
acoss the North did not reach us, so
that take it all in all, it is the most
pleasant summer we have ever exper-
fenced in the State.


EX ALBANIAN
Year: 1878

CONGRESSMAN SPRINGER is in Washing
ton, and although soft.money man ex-
presses the opinion that neither the Demo-
Gratis nor the Greenbackers will attempt to
repeal the resumption act. He hasn't much
to say about the Potter committee-seems to
have lost interest in it somehow.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and commun
cations. The anne and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
out as q guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

THE New York World tartly remarks !:
"The cipher scandals have for the moment
taken both sting and terror out Of the fraud
yell, and the sooner Democrats see it the
better will it be for them"
Year: 1878

A squirrel saw man late in the fall without
an overcoat. Said he to Mrs Squirrel: go
ing to be mild winter this year, Nancy; men
60 without overcoats." Moral-It is Is easy
for the squirrel to tell what the weather will bs
by what the man wears, as for the man by
what the squirrel wear.-Boston Transcript.
Year: 1878

who MANUFACTURE
THEIR OWN GOODS, and
who do not strive to see
how cheap they can make
an article, but how good
and durable they can make
them, and how cheap they
can sell them.


Visitors looking for goods
incur no obligation to pur-
chase unless they see what
meets their taste and
wants.


In addition to Clothing
they keep a full assOrt-
ment of
Year: 1878

Kissing the baay may result in detorm-
ing its nose and bringing on near sightedness.
The safest plan is not to kiss baby of the
feminine persuasion until it attains the age of
slxteeh years. The cartilage Of the nose is
much stronger then
Year: 1878

1T will be more difficult matter than
Mr.. Kearney perhaps anticipates to enlist
the sympathies ofthe Eastern people in
behalf Of his pet project Of driving out the
Chinese. The statement of Minister Sew
ard, who has just returned from China to
the effect that the imperial government a,
Pskin is spsthetic on the subject, neither
encouraging nor discouraging immigration,
and his openly expressed opinion that the
fear entertained by some that the Chinese
will eventually become dominant in this
country is without shadow Of foundation


will 90 much to allay the excitement or
the subject,
Year: 1878

THE negligence which was charged
against the Life Saving Service at the time
Of the loss Of the steamer Metropolisseema
to receive confirmation from the opinion
of the, Solicitor of the Treasury, and is
likely to shift the responsibility for her
loasfrcm the owners to the Life Saving
Year: 1878

Toronto, March 1S.-O'Donovan Ro-
sa lectured in st. Patrick's hall this
evening, to an audience of about one
hundred. Beyond a continuous volley
of stones for an hour and half at the
lecture room, riddling all the windows,
no damage was done and nobody hurt.
The streets in the vicinity of the hall
were crowded by thousands of people,
who apparently congregated to see the
fight, but not to participate. Rosa not
being known, he walked through the
crowd to the hall unnoticed. The lee
ture was brief and rather tame. At
the conclusion the audience left by
twos and threes, and Rosa again passed
through the crowd unrecognized, and
was driven off in cab. AT midnight
the streets are still thronged with dis
orderly crowds, and should Rosa's
whereabouts become known, it is feared
Il desperate conflict will take place.
Year: 1878

Fire Marshal Sheldon has taken the state
OF Ernest Greenfield. of the propretors of the
candy factory IN Barclays Mr. Greenfield said that he
could give for the explosion. He heard no
noise the without warning stream of fire de-
scended upon him. He had never heard OF any difficulty
with the chimney IL had been built especially for the
purpose eighteen Ii must nave Deen "a Ieet


inside In the clear and extended 10 feet above the roof
The horizontal lue built at the same time with the
chimney but had been once heightened. There we're no
explosive materials in the building 10 his knowledge.
Year: 1878

In the sand lot on Market street, says the
San Francisco Post, encircled by circus tent
of ample dimensions is a section of the
largest tree in the word-exceeding the di-
ameter of the famous tree of Calaveras by
five feet. This monster of the vegetable
kingdom was discovered in 1874 on the Tule
river, Tulare county, about seventy.fve mil
es from Visala. At some remote period, its
top had been broken off by the elements of
some unknown forces, yet when discovered it
had an elevation of two hundred feet. The
trunk of the tree was one hundred and ele-
ven feet in circumference, with diameter
Of thirty-ive feet and four inches. The sec.
ton on exhibition is followed out, leaving
about foot of bark and several inches of
wood. The interior is one hundred feet in
circumference and thirty in diameter, and
it has seating capacity Of about two hum
dred. 1t was cut off from the tree about
twelve feet above the base, and required the
labor of four men for nine days to chop it
down. In the centre of the tree and extend


ing through its whole length was a rotten
/ core dUOuJ TWO lteI III partially
filled with the soggy, decayed vegetation
that had fallen in from the top. In the GEN.
tire of this cavity was found the trunk of a
little tree of the same species, having per-
feet bark on it, and showing regular growth
1t was of uniform diameter, an inch and a
half all the way, and when the tree fell and
split open, this curious stem was traced for
nearly one hundred feet, usually strait but
occasionally gnarled and twisted as though
it had met impediments in its growth. 1t
is believed to have sprung from a seed in
the bottom, grown the whole length of the
trunk, and supported by green, living tor
at the summit The rings of this monarch
of the forest show its age to have been S4(
years. Centuries after it had reached its tai
head heavenward, old Nimrod went out tt
rule Babel, and built Nineveh the grea


pyramid of Gizeh had not been conceived
by the ancient Egyptians the slow process
of evolution had not even brought forth tn,


germ of Frank Pixley's mule, and Baby


Ions site was not located.
Year: 1878

One young lady rises early, rolls up her
sleeves, goes into the kitchen TO get break
fast, or insists upon doing SO, and afterwards,
with cheerful and sunny smiles, puts the
house in order without the assistance Of
Mother She will make good wife, and
render home paradise. Young man, get
her Another young lady is parlor beauty,
pallid from company, dissipation and want
of exercise, reads novels and almost dies of
laziness, while the poor old mother does her
washing. She is useless piece of furniture,
she is an annoyance to the husband she may
chance to "rope in and will go willingly to
her grave. Young man, let her alonep
Year: 1878

The WASP AS AN INCENDIARY.-An eX.
change says the mysterious burning OF hay
stacks and farmers buildings has led to the
discovery that they are set on fire by Wasps'
nests, and the nests are ignted by spontan-
eous combustion, This is produced by the
chemical action of the wax in contact with
the paper like substance of which the nest i,
composed, comparatively small excess o
oxygen being sufficient to make it burst iorll
| In a blaze
Year: 1878

we have plenty of fresh salt air here
even our lady boarders wear SOLITAIRE in
their ears, said an enthusiastic seaside land
holder, Don't say so said the press guest /;
have you a salt rheum in the house !? Yes
sir said the landlord quickly "a numerous
correspondent has it just now,
Year: 1878

Sometimes we ask people to lend a
hand and sometimes we can hear
them say Lend me your eyes, Here
is a story about boy who lent q pair Of
legs just to accommodate.


Some boys were playing at baseball
in pretty, shady street. Among the
number was a lame little fellow, SEEM
lngly about twelve years old, pale
sickly-loOking child, supported on two
crutches, and who evidently found much
difficulty in walking, even with such as
slstance.


The lame boy wished TO join the game
fer he did not seem to see how much his
infrmity would be in his own way, and
how much it would hinder the progress
of such an active sport is baseball.


His companions, good-naturedly
enough, tried to persuade him to stand
on one side and let another take his
place; mona OF them limited that he
would be in the way; but they all OBJ
jected for fear thathe would hurt him.
self.


Why, Jimmy said one at last, you
can't run. you know


90 hush. said another, the tallest boy
in the party; never mlnd, III run for
him, and you count it for him, and he
took his place by Jimmy's side pre-
pared to act. IF you were like him.
he said aside to the other boys, you
wouldn't want to be told Of it all the
time


How MANY times loving hearts will
find a way to lend their powers and
members to the aged, the poor, the
SICK and the weak.
Year: 1878

a Boy WITH A HEART.-The other
day bit of a boy called at the side door
of good-losking Cass farm residence
and told such sorrowful story that the
lady OF the house was not stingy in
throwing provisions INTO his basket.
Happening to look into the front yard
after few minutes she saw the strange
boy mixing up with her three or iour
children, and she called out:


Boy, what are you doing here: p


'Fcedln' these half starved children y
he promptly replied.


But those are my children " she in
dignantly exclaimed.


Makes no diierepee to me- he said.
as he broke oil another piece Of cake.
when l find a youngun cryin' for
bread, and ready to swear that he hasn't
tasted pie for over a year, Pm goin' to
stop business and brace him up!
Haven't you got clean white waist
which could Pvt on this dirty little
boy:'


She locked up and down to see If any
for the poor heathen were in
sight, and then size grabbed the broom
and ran the sympathetic boy out OF The
yard.
Year: 1878

Another way IN which the phone
graph will prove a household boon is
revealed by an exchange-- AS often as
a certain six-year-0ld's papa, or any
body else will tell an interesting story
the youngsters ears are wide open, to
say nothing of the condition of his
mouth. and his voice is hushed. He
becomes bore, by often asking for the
stereotyped narrative. His father has
purchased phonograph, and has told
it a hair-raising story, in which the
father was the hero. Now there is
peace and quiet for that papa. The
boy sits by the hour turning the crank
ofthe phonograph, drinking in every
word of its utterances, till the wonder
ful machine itself gets hoarse and asks
permission 10 suck a lemon or to be
given a bronchial troche.'
Year: 1878

OUT-DeNE BY A BoY.-A lad In
Boston, rather small for his years,
works in an office as errand-boy tor
four gentlemen who do business there.
One day the gentlemen were chatting
him little about being so small, and
said to him


You never will amount to much, ycu
are too small to do much business


The little fellow looked at them.


well, said he, as small as am, I
can do something none Of you four men
can do


'Ah, what is that p said they.


4 don't know as 1 ought to tell you,'
he replied. But they were anxious to
know, and urged him to tell what he
could do that none Of them were able
10 do.


Il can keep from swearngv said the
little fellow. There were some bushes
on four manly faces, and there seemed
to be very little anxiety for further in
formation on the point.
Year: 1878

Quarrels, like thunder-storms, would
end in sunshine if it were not for the
determination to have the last word. If
YOU are scolded or criticised just bite
your lips and keep still, and it will soon
be over; but fyou retort you are IN
for three years or the war; Many
man who peurs himself in torrents Of
rain for FIVE minutes, and then breaks
out luto the sunshine OF good temper
again will settle down into athree days
dismal drizzle if he is weak enough to
insist on having that last word.
Year: 1878

Don't tell q man you sweat. 1t IS
vulgar. Inform him that you are being
deprived of the saline and oleaglnous
duids of your material substance
through the excretories cfyour pellucid
cuticle, with a sensible condensation of
moisture upon the superficial exterior.
Year: 1878

An Ohio stumper,iwhIle making q
speech, paused in the midst Of it and
exclaimed: Now, gentlemen, what do
you thinkv Instantly man rose in the
assembly, and with one eye partially
closed, with strong Scotch brogue,
replied: Il think, sir, l do indeed, sir
l think if you and l were to stump the
country together we would tell more
hes than any other two men in the
State sir, and I'D not say word myself
during the whole time, sir y
Year: 1878

The Liver is the imperial organ of
the whole human system, as it controls
the life, health ard happiness of man
When it is disturbed in its proper action
all kinds of ailments are the natural re.
suit. The digestion of food, the move.
ments of the heart and blood, the action
OF the brain and nervous system, are all
Immediately connected with the working
of the Liver. 1t has been successfully
proved that Green's August Flower i:
unequallcd in curing all persons afflicted
with Dyspepsia or Liver Complaint, ant
all the numerous symptoms that result
from an unhealthy condition of the Liv
er and Stomach. Sample bottles to try
1Ocents. POSITIVELY sold in all towns OF
the Western Continent. Three dose!
will prove that it is just what you want


Sold by Mills g. Purdy.
Year: 1878

ONE OF THE BRlGHrEsr CHARMS
of fair face is fine set of teeth. The
ladies being fully alive to this fact, pa
tronize sOZODONT in preference to any
dentifrice, since they know by experience
that it preserves like no other the pris
tine whiteness and cleanliness of the
teeth, and makes naturally sweet breath
additionally fragrant. 1t is one of tte
privileges Of the beaux sex to look love.
ly and that proportion OF it which use
SOZODONT, has learned that the article
contributes in no small degree to the
end in v Y. All druggists sell it.
Year: 1878

The ESquimauX have a beautiful Gus
tom. When little child dies they lay n
dogs head in the same grave, under the
impression that when the child wakes up
it can't find its own way to the habita-
tions of the just, and that the instincts of
the dog will lead it thithor.
Year: 1878

The Harmonic Society will elect officers
next Monday.


The Fall Festival of the German Prot
estant Orphan Society will take place next
Sunday.


There will be an excursion of Knights
Templar from Jackson, Michigan. to arrive
here October 1st.


The Central Club will give the last public
excursion of the season to Kentucky River
High Bridge tomorrow.


A large excursion is to come in the city
tomorrow at noon on the indianapolis,
Cincinnati & Lafayette Road.
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star


WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.-Gov Wade
Hampton has made no formal proposition
to the Government that the collection of
internal revenue tax in South Carolina
should be turned over to the Government,
and the State be held responsible for the
amount of the tax; but the District Altor-
ney for that STATE i'll a letter to Commls-
sloner Raum, few days ago, suggests that
Gov. Hampton thought such course would
be an excellent one. Such a proposition
could not, if formally made, be entertained
by the Government. The law directs how
the internal revenue tax shall be collected
and nothing but an act of Congress can
change that method. Could such a propo-
sition be granted, Gov. Hampton,
the State Treasury for the
amount claimed by the Department as due
from the internal revenue taxes and then
leave the tobacco manufacturers and the
whisky distillers alone.


The Importation of Cattle.
The Treasury Department has received a
copy of an act Of the British Parliament en-
| TITLED the contagious disease act, which
! prohibits the introduction of live cattle
into Great Britain from any part of the
| world after the 1st of January next Coun-
tries desiring to claim exemption from this
restriction can be permitted to do so only
upon furnishing a statement as to the laws
of that country which govern the importa'
ton of cattle in such country and the
measures taken to prevent the spread of in
fecions or contagious diseases among
cattle.


In view of the growing importance of the
exporting of live cattle from this country
the Treasury Department will take meas
ures to claim the privilege of exemption
| from this order.


The IgOwgate Expedition.


A dispatch received here yesterday an
nounces the arrival at st. Johns, Newfound
| land, of Captain Tynson with Florence, the
Howgate Arctic exploring vessel. The yes
sci will start at once for New London, Con
necticut
Year: 1878

About 0 CLOCK last evening as the crowd
was coming out of the Cincinnati Ball Park
and boarding the baseball train, sad acci-,
dent occurred, which may prove fatal at
any moment. The north-bound train was
driving along at the rate of twenty miles
per hour, on the inside track, while the
bali train was on the outer one. Just as the
engines were abreast of each other, Thomas
J. Gambee, who did not see his danger
jumped in front of the approaching engine.
The pilot struck him and threw him
through the air, the young man landing on
his back between the tracks, while the train
sped on. He was picked up and taken to
the Hospital.


DR. Muscroft found the right leg horribly
mangled, a dangerous wound in the head,
and some internal injuries. His recovery is
despaired Of