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Year: 1876

Left there. nobody's daughter
Child OF disgrace and shame
Nobody ever taught her


A mothers sweet, saving name.
Nobody ever caring


Whether she stood or fell
And men (are they hen p ensnaring
With the arts and gold OF helll
Stitching with eeasless labor.
To earn her pitiful bread;
Begging a crust Of neighbor,
Aud getting curse instead
All through the long. hot summer,
All through the cold, dark time,
With fingers that numb and number
Grow white as the frost's white rime.
Nobody ever coneeiving


The-throb Of that warm. young life,
Nobody ever believing


The strain Of that terrible strifel
Nobody kind words pouring


Into that orphans sad ear;
But all Of us ignoring


What lies at our doors, so neari
o, sister, down IN the alley,


Pale, with the downeast eye,
Dark and drear is the valley,


But the stars shine forth on high
Nobody here may love thee,


Or care If thou stand or fall
But the great, good God above thee,
He watches and cares for all.
Year: 1876

fifty thousand, one and half per cent
On as much of the revenue as may be
collected after the first day of Decenl-
Der, they are allowed four per cent,
additional, making nine per cent. IN
all.


And now these letters, which have
written often under great bodily In
trinity, and IN the midst of constant
disturbances. draw rapidly to conclu-
sion for the season. l shall try to
give the RAIDER of the News one more
of them, but as to this one must close


/ SEE
Year: 1876

A year or two since the thiev- ing of the Indians in town at night became so intolerable that there was an arrangement made to drive them out of town at sunset and not allow them to return un- til sunrise. This worked well, and as long as it was kept up, there was no report of stealing in town. But this vigilance was re- faxed, and the red devils were allowed to remain in town, swarming the streets at night Now they have recommended their old business, bolder than ever. A few nights ago they bursted in the door of the butcher shop of Estevan Redondo, or Maiden Lane, and carried of { large amount of beef. We have heard of other thefts, and there will be still more if the Indians are permitted to stay in town a

 night. We hope the town gov ernment will soon get in full

 force, for then authority can b'

 had to abate this crying evil.
Year: 1876

A DOUBLE SABBATH.-You know that
in crossing the Pacific it becomes
necessary to alter the reckoning of the
days to conform to that of the eastern
and western hemispheres, according
as ship is sailing in one direction or
the other. In going TO Japan, when
the 18Oth degree of longitude is
reached (Which is just half way round
the world from the Royal Observatory
at Greenwich. England. from which
longitude is reckoned) day is drop
ped, and in returning is added. We
crossed that meridian on the 18th inst,
and SO two days were put down on
the ships calendar as June 18th. Now,
as it happened that this Sunday VIC
had two Sabbaths succeeding each
other-one of which was the Sabbath
in Japan and in all Asia, and the other
Sabbath in America and Europe, some
of our ships company were puzzled to
know which to keep; but | did not
think it would do me any harm to keep
them both, and shall always remember
with pleasure this double Sabbath on
the sea.-EUangelist.
Year: 1876

A QUAKER WoMAN's SERMoN.-"My
dear friends there are three things
which very much wonder at. The
first is, that children should be SO
foolish as to throw stones, clubs and
brickbats up into fruit trees to knock
down fruit; if they let it alone, it
would fall itself. The second is, that
men should be so foolish as to go to
war and kill each other; if let alone.
they would die themselves. And the
third and last thing that | wonder at
is, that young men should be 50 I'M
wise as to go after the young women;
if they would stay at home the young
women would go after them"
Year: 1876

CHILDREN CRY FOR CAsToRIA. It is as pleasant to take as honey. and IS absolute. ly harmless. It is sure to expel worms, cure wind collie, regulate the bowels and stomach, overcome irritability caused by rash or cutting teeth. It is perfect sub- stitute for Castor Oil, and for Cositiveness in young or old there is nothing in exist ence so effective and reliable
Year: 1876

"La me r said Mrs. Burlington. beam ing mildly through her gold trimmed spec tacles. ''women do make such fuss about impairlng boys clothes. Now, there's Isaac, who hardly goes day without tearing something. He used to keep me about detracted with work till went and bought me sewing machine. was very careful to get one. that had plenty of room under the arm, so that when he tore his pants could put them right under the machine without taking Isaac out of them. The machine is in the reioininp room, Doctor, and I'd like to have you see it, saying which she led the way to where Ike was discovered seated before Light Running Domestic" busily sew ing the cat up in the good old lady's rag bag.
Year: 1876

who take an especial delight in swing
ing their watering pots with such Wig
or and inattention to those who may
be looking at the exhibits as to cover
them with water, to the detriment of
dresses in the cases of females and the
ruination of the French polish of the
gentlemen's boots. The GOODNESS with
which the knight of the watering pot
does the havoc in the most aggravating
part of it.


ATTENDANTS WANTING.


At many of the exhibitors spaces
plain what is on exhibit. This is the
ease in all the buildings to a greater
or less extent. In the Government
building everything is marked 80 plain
ly that the visitor feels pleasure in
going over the various sections. In the
others 1t is not SO. at least to any ex-
tent. In Machinery Hall, more es-
pecially, is this want felt. We see
scores on scores of machines, many of
them extremely complicated, all of
them of greater or less interest, not
one of which has an attendant to ex.
plain it or even card to tell the visi-
tor what it is for and how it operates,
We see peculiar machines working
away with their members of steel or
iron or brass, and to all except the few
familiar with them they are puzzles
that we have no means of working out.
In the foreign departments this is not
SO apparent, but even there in most
cases the attendants do not speak Eng
lish, and those who do not speak their
language are as much in the dark as il
there were nobody there


CAPTAIN BoYToN's APPARATUS,
or life saving dress, invented by G. 8.
Merriman, will be shown this after
noon in the annex to Machinery Hall.
He will give special exhibition of
the manner in which it is used and the
ease in which person having it can
not only sustain himself in the water
but move rapidly about.


THE DOG.


A special exhibition of the different
breeds of dogs has been arranged by
the Chief of the Bureau of Agriculture
of the Centennial Commission, It
will be held in the grounds from Sept.
1st to Sth inst. They will be be- di-
vided into fourteen classes, and awards
will be made in each class, and premi-
ums will be given by different private
parties. From the preparations made
it is expected that this display will be
one of the finest has ever been seen
either in this or any other country.
Year: 1876

GRAND CARNIVAL BALL-A grand mask
ball will be given at the Opera House on
Mardi Gras night, under the management
Of well-known gentlemen of this city,
which will be decidedly one of the big
events of this festive season. The balls at
the Opera House have always been excel
lently managed, sni every arrangement has
been made to insure good time to all who
90 to the one next Tuesday night. Let all
who want q merry time be on hand.
Year: 1876

Continued from last Saturdays Sentinel. FINAL MINES, Dec. 17th, 1875.

 Editor ArizOiaG SeIatjnet-

 DEAR SIR:

 When last at Florence, a pro- minent man of that place, incid- ently, asked me if I would take a hand in the next election I don't remember the reply l made. But after moments silence, "WeH." he added, there is an excitement in politics that I like" Now, will state, that l have always been deeply interested in politics for a stronger reason than for the ex- citement there is in it-a much higher and nObler reason, that of duty. AS the gentleman, says, there is 8 peculiar excitement about it that most men like-an excitement that carries men with it whether they will or not-in spite of themselves. I suppose politics creates in a man a feeling and enthusiasm akin to that which the music of battle," creates in a mans bosom who is thirsting for military glory, and it is right. In a Republic like ours every good citizen should be deeply interest ed in the triumph and promotion of those principles and measures which will best secure the pro- sperity and happiness of the whole nation and at the same time those of every individual. He should be ceaseIessly on the alert. Eter- nal vigilance is the price of liberty and a republican form of Govern ment. He must watch and vote for himself, and not trust to an- other to do so for him. What Let another man vote away his birthright, his liberty, his coun- try? While he sets at home ill supreme indifference! Show me the man that would allow anoth- CT to dispose of his property or his life with such reckless inditfer- ence. And is not his own and his ceuntry's liberty dearer to him than these Then let every man be deeply interested in this mat ter as if his very life depended on It. It is a sacred duty-a respon- slbllity no man can honestly shirk.
Year: 1876

The NOrristown Herald says "Young man, if you should see your girl gazing intentIy at at your feet don't shift them about uneasily, under the impression that she is overwhelmed by their immense size, She is merely taking your measure mentally for for a, pair of slippers. on the toes of which she intends to work a blue dog with @ green tail and scarlet ears"
Year: 1876

EDITOR DEMocRAT:--As there seems to be some dissatisfaction with regard to the school tax in District No. II, and as was trus- tee for said district last year, the censure must principally rest up on me. IfI have erred in this matter, either ignorantly, careless ly or Intentionally, hope l have candor and humility enough to acknowledge it. l am asked how it is that we have special school tax, since we voted against it at our annual meeting? l reply, it does not necessarily follow that there will be no district tax mere ly because the electors vote against it, if the trustee docs his duty-vhat the law requires him to do. l refer you to section 33 of the school law, which reads as follows: That in case the dis trict, at their annual meeting, fail to provide for school to be taught at least three months du- ring that year, and to provide for fuel, and other provisions neces- sary for the efficiency and success of the school, he shall immediate ly forward to the county clerk an estimate of the necessary expens- cs of a school of three months, af- ter ueducting the probable amount of the school fund reve- nue to be apportioned to the dis trict, and a tax for the amount of such estimate shall be levied on the district by the county court at the same time that county taxes are levied, and he shall provide what may be necessary for a school of three months, and pay all the expenses incurred by the same out of the moneys raised by tho tax to be levied as provided in this section.'

 I referred to the section of the law at our annual school meeting and asked for instructions as to what amount of taxes should be recommended to be levied. One of the electors said he thought the whole matter ought to be left with me. So without dissenting voice to my knowledge, l was left without instruction. Let it be re- mcmbcred that there arc ten sub districts in District No. II, conse- qucntly ten schools to be taught, for tho term of three months. I did not consider that S56 or $57 in state scrip would be unreasonably high wages for good teachers per month. One school for the term of three months, at the above rates would amount to about $l70, ten schools sl zoo. l considered that
Year: 1876

The White County Record has the following to say upon a sub ject which IS just now being dis cusscd, and he asks what his brother editors think of it. Good enough for us, Frolich; we say give us good men and let the peo- pic have free expression and We don't care snap what locality the fortunate ones hail from. The Record says:

 The offices of the state do not belong to any section and it should be the effort of the party to select the very best material for the places without regard to the place it comes from-cven should every position be filled by a Little Rock man. It is not where man lives that makes him fit for office, but honesty and efficiency. We have heard so much said about Little Rock and so unjust, too--that we make this suggestion to the democratic peers and the democratic masses. Instruct your delegates how to vote for every office. Give ex- prcssion to your preference, and when the convention meets it can not be said that it was controlled by Little Rock, or any other inau- ence. Let every county conven- ton name it's choice, and instruct it's delegates accordingly. And let every aspirant suhuit his name to the county convention. What say our brother editors to thi>s
Year: 1876

advantages of soil and climate will seon dispel this feeling of Encouragement. Your cores pondent has had the pleasure of meeting number of northern men within the last six months, and all join in one compliment of praise for possessing so many nat ural advantages as we do. It must be remembered that our county has been in no condition to invite an immigration, neither has our State, for the past ten years. Our endorsements have been very great, and now fortune is beginning to smile upon us again in the light of an honest administration and a unity of ac- tion among all men. One of our most painful regrets has been that our children have been so much neglected in moral and intellectu- al education. Can we ever ex- pcct new developments ill our county without first developing the minds of our children? There is nothing more characteristic of popular improvements in com munity than good schools; and yet some of our most public spir tied men fight with vengeance because they arc required to pay school tax to educate, as they will have it, some one else's children. How short sighted and selfish some people are! Would not the entire community be equally ben efted by refinement and intelli- eence? Of course this fact will be conccccd by an intelligent mind. Now, what is our great drawback to a healthy immigra- ton? It is certainly for the want of d proper etioit to have good schools, public roads, and church cs. This is one of the greatest oblectons that has been urged against our country's improve mcnt.

 There is no surcr index of q country's prosperity than to see these institutions first and always taking position in the front rank. These conclusions arc not those merely ofa speculator, but sustained by reasons and facts incontrovcrtable. But however much we may dcplore this state of things, still our country will grow in wealth and population within the next ten years that will surprise the most thinking minds; and in view of these facts let us prepare to meet our faiends with open arms and warm hearts, when they come to cast their for. tunes with ours.

 Respectfully Your,

 CORRESPONDENT.
Year: 1876

From the Little Rock starI

 So frequently arc inquiries made in reference to the debt of the state, how created, for what purpose, the amount now out. standing. the different kinds of indebtedness, etc., that the writer of this has taken upon himself the task of endeavoring to answer all the inquiries of this character in a public manner. He has ex- crcised much care and research in the effort to give facts, and in doing so has been furnished with all information that he could de- sire, by the different state officials. There being less known in refer ence to the manner of the cstab- lishment of the old Real Estate and Statcs Banks, and the debt created on their account by the state, than any other indebted ness, the writer will necessarily be compelled to occupy consider able space in fully explaining references to them.
Year: 1876

in 1850. He was a useful man in his day.

 Since that period there has been several townships organized in Pope county. The writer has been strict observer in the in terest of schools. And think that Forty years ago it was but little better than a prison to childcn to send them to school compared to the present system in teaching. At that tune the old Webster spelling book was the only book to commence with; the child was bound down from s to 12 o'clock four long hours, without any re- cess, or any recreation, whatever; bound to one seat, and that from Monday morning to Friday night. And after getting that book well nigh by heart, was put to writing; from that to Pike's old Arithmc- tic, then to Smiths old grammar, one of the most tedions books in use.

 And now, Mir. President, we can see that we arc progressing in that direction. It is no trouble to get the little children to be willing to be in school, for the good req son that they are met with va riety of books to study. and is in terestcd in recess and exhibitions, and q great many things to in spire them to learn.

 Now, Mir. President, am proud to say to you, that our county is getting wide awake on the sub- iect of schools; it is dotted all over with good schools, and the opinion of your humble servant is, that child can learn more by the present system in ono month than he could in three, Forty years ago. So you can sec that Se arc in progress in Pope county if l am correct. Your humble servant,

 C. DAVIS.
Year: 1876

EDITOR DEMoCRAT:-

 DEAR SIR-It now seems that we are entering upon the most in terestiug period of our State s history, as we'll as period which will be fraught with incl dents of the most vital importance to our county. This, the Centen- nial year of our nations history will give LIS q fair representation to our friends abroad.

 Many of our people seem to be altogether insensible of what is be- ing said of our state and advan- tages among the people of the north and west. From every quarter we are assured that the cold winds of the northern climate will drive to our state many thous- and immigrants within the next twelve months. How important that our people should look to the raising of every kind of grain and vegetable. A country possessing the advantages of this, will not remain a much greater length Of time undevelopcd. Our people complain that it is q hard matter to make livlng here. Let them hear the story of the hardships and disadvantages of the north where winter continues for six or eight months in the year, and the stock have to be sheltered for this long period of time from the bleak winds.

 Our history is becoming bet ter known and this year will bring us in contact with the people of the nation. There are men at work all the time whose business it is to represent us just as we are to our northern friends. Our government is settled, and our people ciyilizcd--this is something new to the northern element, Our reputation abroad is a bad one, but this will soon pass away.

 There are too many strangers visiting our state from every quarter, to allow this feeling to prevail any great length of time. It is never to late too rccuperatc a lost fortune; and so with our state; let her continue to eyince . spirit of taking q position in the front rank. It is high time our county was beginning to lift her colors in the literary field, supported by the best institutions of moral ! learning. We have the country and we need the people, and they must and will come to cast their fortunes with us before we arc scarcely aware of their approach. Our i'll success in point of educa- ton is not such as will tend to invite 8 live, energetic people 10 caet their lots with Us but tho
Year: 1876

is in the printer let him acknowl- edge the corn.

 In this connection we hope we will be allowed to jog our county officials up a little in regard to the report of Pope county. We think the assessor can furnish most of the figures for the report, and we would like to let it be known what we did last year. We can make good showing.
Year: 1876

sixty cents per dollar was q fair valuation upon state scrip.

 At that rate teacher would re- ceive about $33.5O in currency; deduct for board, and the net wages per month will be about $e5.

 Mir. Editor, do you think the court needs any examination on that? As Gin the multitude of counsellors there is safety" before presenting my report to the clerk, 1 consulted some who were sup posed to be more familiar with the operation of schools and taxes than 1 was, and the advise was, under the then dcpreciatcd condi- tion of state scrip, the one-half of one per cent. would not be a bur densome tax, and that he consid cred it necessary to the efficiency of the school system of this dis. trict. l took my estimation of the expenses of the school district to Dover. endcavorcd to find out the amount of school fund revenue derived from the state. It was not convenient to deter mine that with any degree of ex- actness, was supposed to be five or six hundred dollars. Deduct. ing from that amount teachers wages for this last year $40 leaves $360 to be deducted from $1, TOO which was not done. But suppose, Mir. Editor, there arc five or six hundred dollars in the treasury after teachers wages are paid, could not the ten schools spend that amount very proiitably in securing "those other things necessary to the efficiency of the school" I confess that I never thought of this feature of the law until l heard talk of an iniunct ion. l have cndeavcred to serve my district to the best of my ability. If I have been the means of imposing burdensomc or illegal tax, no ole regrets it more than myself, yet have made the very same recommendation of some who have preceded mo and there was no complaint. I have been at no little trouble preparing lists of the school children for the county superintendent, made no charges for my services, and have to bear my burden of taxes with others.

 l hope the above statements will satisfy the minds of some who may not understand the law ard those who favor common schools; and that I will not be con fronted by the irresistible argu- mcnt of a certain professcd chris tian whom l was endeavoring to reconcile to a brother who had of fendcd him. I asked him if his brother would confess that if he had injured him it was unintcn, tional and was sorry for it, is that wonld satisfy him. "No," says he that will not put any money in my pocket" To such, if there are any, l reply in the language of God to Jonah: "Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd."

 NJ. OATES.