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SALISBURY. H. C, FEBRUARY: 27. 1879.
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STOCK LAW MEICTING.
h
!A'mVlS to a;lcvious tall, about two
iev ttlithe stoclvlaw.
I jUirhJot. n of J. S.'McCnbbihsJ.j K. J
fofect of I the inoeting having; been, ex-,
j-fihicdclu motion a committee' M wic j
frUu eacji township .ww t apwinted to
iiwft.'rejMiltio!H.' - IhtijloIHmiug were
a jiointed by the CliKir : ; j ; : , . v 7
jSalibu-yK J, M. Gniy FraukluvW.
AtU'Kipciiul j Gold Jlill,, E, Mauueytj
T. J. Sn inner ; LitaUer, J. A .
filter'; PfTOYidence, II: Iai ringer f South
Ir!wH, J,. f "M'g rUnfty, Dl'cninger
jfe U4hi, sTlcCubbius j Atwell's 'jj;
Aj.!klo:uiil ;'';.!?. 7 . V , . .k
Daring the ab4cnce of the committee, a
nitrabet oigei.tlenien were called upon to
tldrcssl tie meeting, among them Hon.
darlcs Trice aivl F. Hluttz. Tlio
foi-mer gare it as his opinion, gathered
rUn exii'iiencc as a lawyer, that the
.!iit on Jot tences. tne Keeping np or
I fences,, hall .caused inore trouble, more
Ictpense. nd oiore ; law ; suits than any
otiiei si ujgfe (luestion. The latter proved'
coueiusnrely, fronT hU own experience,
that the Htjock law wmld ben benefit
Iho 'wy ofj impi ovement to the stock
wurlBcctionV The; remarks of these g
llt-nicn vtekl plain, practical, forcible ;:
JindjudgiiJg from j t!e entimsiasin of Xu
xti crowd, tlieir jsuggostionsjnet wijth
;M- leartyjapproval of all.. 'j.
T ie cotiMnittec retai led and presenteil
;li6-'followju.g-. resolutions, wlneli were.
iinknimouily adopted :
fittohrrfi I. That -our Legislators should
ri";uil . ine a'Tifumiriii niierest -oi
Soaiitiy aoim iipon hich all others are
i:ik!d, and therefore shouUl euact such
iv- as : 4 ill alvauce the -agricultural
nferest. ; I v., - .
.I.Tliajtiaour ipiuion the enactment
If a jliiw tdiprohihit stock from running
tEUirgo j.isouiiei necessary lor me
pcitcr protection of the frtrniing interest
t pis ao fothey eonnties. V e Believe it
rill 8:iveTnionev, ;:lor and timber.' We
lso believe that the time has come when
Iougiitj'ajid ve do,-' demand such a
Inf at thebanils of our Legislators.
.,;Thut'iju onr opTiirnn a law- of tliis
;nid, inclsdiud : the counties of South
mlell, liowau, Me-cklenburg; t'iibarrt;s,
"iiu, Stalilv aiul Anson, is "pietVrnble ;
iii'if'thcsej;boindaries cannot be. obfa.iu
recojnmend a union with South
xreiicll, Meklenlmr ami (Jabarrus.
4.tT!uit vi.e have full couiidem e in our
eiiiilors. and Hepresentatives, lelieving
ty will do all iii:their power to give m
h lilieT aked.; . - '
Uii tnotulii tlje Salisbury W atchman
;1b requested to publish! these procetl
igU; also that a Copy of the:i be sent
tap Uepresfintatives. Jk
ilccthig .vljmirned
lfKVNIvHiVjWN, J. K. G HA HAM,
k. fe:retary. - Chaiiuiau.
ilii. Kiii4: Itis my candid opinion
liatk Sall-iliury klias never w itnessed a
lore ueTcriHncl and enthusiastic meet
pthau the one! held in our Court-house
y "Jit. least-1' wo hundred SJ
k'sij represVatative men.
laid iiitv
of our
All4
seemed
iiiibus. that"'rmLeiiislaturo should iiass
stock law jit on cj,-r without even sub
ittingtho ueston tothepeotde.
tttle nC'ethat- article commonlx-called
fpar I niemberi will' givd our
fuple wliat they need most at present.
j : -;: I - I -r H-:'k " 1J
KKTKECHME.VT AND KEFOKM.
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.1lk.OMMI1?TKK,S I KKPOIIT VP.lt. 11. 1ft70.
' ' '.'Jit ai't'H 'T? '- -. . '. j
wJueJIouorablc the General Assembly :
s our .
. ceniinitteck anoointed under a
wot wsouiiou of the General Assembly,
itltted titlay pt, - Jan uary7 , U70, beg
M'Q .to .report 'that they. are earnestly
leitvorint(V dijliargo the duties as
L'tied thenf without iujnry to the public
rVice ojj tlio etlicieucy of tho noble
P-Mtabfel.jittntions of the 'Stato on tho
4 aud, ajul with a proper regardfor
leopopalarfdemaud for : retrench men t on
flCjOtiwrenilt hey-would first call the at-
ptipa ,tutjGeiieraL Assembly to tlio
jisane uUyjitm Ahd the ' provisions made
J law fof ttic support of 'the outside in-
our couimittee do not believe that it
.) -.' C- s ' . x .x " t
H evervitemplatcd by the coustitu-
jm that ;ie . deaf mute-the 'blind arid
He insane df he Stated should "be cared
rjat thejei). -g(j)f the Stated outside of
fsyiuni.. Neitlier idiots, the blind
or deiaf fottes;are ii o w sn pported tn tside
m chirhbleiiutitutionsW should
jie lOufcm'tj lusauei l-eccive a consideration
m care dejiied toall other -unfortunates ?
nstice dcmHnds that the same provision
onld be made for all. And this is alto-
tkr' impnicticable. The State hs
'arid ifinow, doing everything in
rr power to comply with the require
ietits of the coustitutioirby building and
fng W jher j'asyltiuii This law also
pejis " up "a wide , and prolific field for
1Mu,.wIiicS your committee have i-easou
Relieve hjis1 been diligently cultivated,
le cases' counties, have drawn from
fcjtrrasu'ryj liy far tlra larger portion of
jtaxes p:id in'by them. Tho burden
fJstOU'ilKr llir!i vJp viwr lir vpnr.: rli
fhursenients now are at the rsio of
U bstiiiitill ; citizens assen.bbd at the cnt ;mfe of increiis6,f$50,000 wiu cot eat-l go I College of Pliafmac we" fiml I : jui
V-Miit-iioc,Nni1 JWhyi interesting, letter frmii IT. D. Garrisrtn,
Vnrpse ' i'f givnig exitesiou t their yr ouimittee wottja7.thereforo"-; lVve Floreiice. Jtnlv. describiucc inciOeuts !iu
-f
last year $30,000. This year not less thau
g40 wyre reqili,.e(v au in the opiniou
iTcporteit- a bill- repealling this statute
providi
nte bij j
g for the ootftide insane, but have
reconiniendetl! favorably the Sen- ,
introduced byitlielSemitof from
MeDovveli; rhielr effect - the game pur
I
heInsane Asylttm at Rjileigh, your
judinns: from the pies-' cist and Chtmht. published: br the Chicia-
committee feel bound to declare it as their : writer describes in' connection with inci
coil vicjion, hasj not ben inaujigedj; with .dents ink the life of their author. Tliie
thdfc care and economy which jthe State - extracts we give cannot help but revive
had a right to expect. I They do not lies- ; pleasant .memories.7 It will be remem
itate. to express .. tM opinion) that thebered that not only Galileo, but Leouar
judicious uiunageineritof his ou ii aiffafrs do da Vinci, the philosopher, artist, and
by a prudent business : man applied to statesman' the renowned Torricelli, Mi
thii institntiifn would have saved thous- chael Angelpj the", painter, sculptor,
sinds UKthe State. yuViu.Jsliou Hbl y them architect, civil and military engineer, arid
has IkhIh loose management and iv waste diplomatist, and the powerful 'Medici
of inocrcy. This has been owinir nartlvto faaiil v. honored Florence bv in.ikinr it
the defects in the present law.
i mr
Partly to
the fact; that the! supeYintenden
, the ma-";
Uron, the steward and the enitiueer all
have been in the habit of making pur-
chases, and partlyto the fact, j as yonr i
cbmmitjtee believe, that the superintend-
cut, I with all his splendid abilities, seems o ,
have no well developed ideas of economy.
Your committee are of , the opinion that
it is necessary to reorganize and turn
over a iew leaf. They therefore respect
fully recommend the passage of the bill
herewit
i presented, "arid have ja
strong
hope an
d confidence that it will save to
the State the sum of $20,000 per annum.
IJ. The Deaf and Dumb Asylum they
take pleasure insaying has been better
-managed, pnd with jnore attention to
ecnnouiy, still your committee, jwith the
very" low' irice of provisions and labor,
are of the opinion that there is still room
for impVoveuient, and your committee
think the sum of $.'2,500 per annum
which, they- recommend for .its support
sutlicient. '
4. Under the present law authorizing
the building of an Exeentive "Mansion,
the costjof -'that building, will probably
far exceed the sam contemplated by the
Legislature. The commission uuder that
Uw 'have nw in hand from scattered
lots, the' slim of . : . . . . ."... .$17,500
The four bits remaining are esti
mated at ... i... .... I. 42,000
They are authorized to; draw from
the Ti'easnry in excess of pro
ceeds bf sale . , L. 5,000
Total cost in cash ... ... ! .$(i4,50(J
In addition to this tlioy are authorized
get fi4nn the 'peuiteiitiary all needed
labor, all needed. JbricK and any of the
material which inav te on hand at the
penitentiary sum which can be
buihling satd mansion. - So that
used in
it is,dif-
ficultto estimate the cost-ot this house.
Your committee has consulted with his
L - . , - ' - . .
Excellency Governor-Jams, who states
that he does not want ii houe ; and as
tlio four remaining lots arc amply sufti-
cient to build one, or the sum of $10,000
amply sufficient to repair tho old man
sion, w henever oiie is needed, your com
mittee respectfully recommend Jhe repeal
of the present 'act authorizing jthe con
duction! of said mansion, the leaving of
the matter tb ? the' next Legislature, and
Uiat the $17,500 now on hand bej covered
in the Treasury.' ThcV herewith present
a bill foe that purpose.- Tire committee
if r ;: .,
herewith arid at the suggestion of his
Excellency .the Goverubr, oiler ai bill re
pealing the six hundred dollar clerkship
allowed by the last Geueral Assembly to
the Executive Departmijut. : j
Yoar cjjmniittee. propose 1 to complete
the duties assigned them in another re
port made at the'carlicst practicrible'day
hereafter J'. But they suggest that if the
measures herein reported be adopted, the
saving to the State cailnot be less than
from $80,000 to $100,000.
J. I. vSCALES,
JOHX S. llEXDEUStof,
Senate Branch.
NA'Hr.'VlTKIXSOX,
TYHfc YoiCK, I
; ' -; J. CV Bi.o:KKn,
' IJ. 'Ai JIcLkax,
"j "'-i - j A. Si Colw'ki.l,
j ! x House JJraiicIi.
POISONOUS; STOCKIXG s.
. , A dyer writesU a New York paper as
followsVoi much has been said about dyed
stockings poisoning which remarks have
been confined entirely to the medical pro
fession, that a few wards, from a dyer may
not be out of place. . It does not apiear as if
any of the geutlcman have given the mat
ter any practical test in the way of chemi
Jcal analysissini'pl v relying upon mere guess
work. After many investigations the wri
ter has concluded in the cases where bright
anniline shades or desired, acids (principal
ly sulphuric acid) are used to develop and
brighten the colors, and ihe simple cause
of so much trouble lies hi the fact jthat the
acids have not been rinsed out prop
erly. AVhcri the stokingsiare. worn, perspi
ration releases the acid, which' causes irrita
tion, of the skin, and continued wearing nat
urally causferthe inflainaton complained of.
Again, if the stockings are through an econ
omical notion of the dyer) not properly
scoured, they will crack riff and color the
feetj which, tvithout the acid, is perfectly
harmless. In concluding,; I can add this
simple caution. : Always Wash them in soap
and water before wearing; .This Will neu
tralize all acids ill the yarn, and render the
objectionable colored stockings perfectly
sale to wear.
MUSEUM, FLORENCE.
In tli o January iinnilerof Ihe.Pharnia-
the lif? of Galileo, which we are sure ivtll
be read with interest by many, and by
those especially who hare visited Flor?
cnce T and Pisa which arc tho central
cities of the; physbal sciences of Europe
and have seen the; tropbies of Galileo
crefully preserve! tliere,! and which the
the arena of their mostniemorable ex-
f T . , T O . j
ploits in scientific research' Tynly, xiiys
the w riter, this is classic ground. Ilaviusr
been the home of Galileo duriug the
priucipiil part of his eventful life, tins
city is possessed of surpassing interest to
those scientificallj inclined. This great
philosoplter was lwrn in a very humble,
not to say hard looking, two story stone
husc, situated on a little, crooked street
in the old city of Pisa, located about
sixty-five miles west of here, near the
mouth of the Arno.
Wheuyouug Galileo attended chnreli,
instead of looking at the saints and cru
cifixes, or even at the pretty girls, he
watched the swinging chandelier and re
invented the pendulum clock. No won
der he watched this chadelier, for it is a
remarkablo onerfrom the fact that the
rope by which it is suspended is about
100 feet long. I -gave the chandelier; a
pushas any rather tall person may-dd,
and during my stay in the cathedral it
continued to vibrate withont apparent
retardation. He observed, what feywill
now admit without the demonstration,
that the vibrations of a iendulum, whethi
er large or small, are performed in equai
times. While quite yonng, Galileo arr
rived at the conclusion that large and
small bodies fall with eqiial velocity. To
the'learned men of IMsa, chiefly priests,
this doctrine appeared extremely absurd.
To test it, an experiment was performed
by dropping bodies of different sizes from
the famous leaning tower, 180 feet high.
To the utter astonishment and discom
fiture of Galileo's opponents, the. bodies,
large ami small, projected sim'tilnncouslyj,.
kept close company until at 'tho same in
stant all reached the earth. On account
of these experiments (jfalileo was conif
polled to leave;Pisa, and took refuge in
theival city, Florence. j
- At the latter city, called throughout
Italy "Firenze," Galileo, quite unmo
lested, busied himself in the study of
mathematics, physics, and chemistry
until the year 1610, when, having heard
that a Dutch man, Lippershey, had couf
structed a telescope, he,, without haviug
seen it, contrived and manufactured one
for liimself of such power that he was
ejrtibled to count 40 stars in tho constel
lation of Pleiades, where before but seven
had been seen. The mountains of the
moon were discerned, the phases of Venus
recognized, and the. satellites of Jupiter
discovered quick succession. 1 litis, iq
a few nrdths"'the doctiirie "of Copernicus
then regarded as heretical in the "highe&t
degree, was completely confirmed. -But
the'Chnrch, then unused to reverses, and
nuskilljed ii-explaining". aw;ajr scientific
contradictions, ' saw no wav to meet tho
issue successfully but by physical force;
The priests were directed to oppose the
doctrine, and did so at once -from every
pulpit in Florence. -The .irgunients used
by them generally ran as follows: , j j
All tbing.i" wbre made fur man, arid
nothing was made in vain. But thesati
cllites of Jupiter, not being visible, arri
nseless?-and therefore do not exist.
Gaineo-was promptly: arrested on the
charge, then a fearful indictment, of her
esy. In vain did the old philosoiher exL
plain, and begJJiem to look for themselves
His adversaries," welF illustrating the
adage that 4rioue are so bli nd as. those
who wilFnot Iee,rt would listen to noili-l
iug but renuueiatiori and denial of the
alleged - discoveries, presenting at the
sauio time the alternative ff indefinite
imprisonment, probably ending in deatbi
Bemembering the fate of the beautiful
Athenian woman, Hypatia, who was torn
into shreds by the monks under St. Dri
at' Alexandria, for teaching the heretical
philosophy of l'iu'.ti and mathematics
and remembering also the fiite of poor
Bruno, who but a little while beforo had
been driven from England, Germany, Auit
Switzerland," in succession, and who!
having taken refuge ia Yen icevas tbere)
kept in solitary confinement six- years
tlin removed to Home nud kepttwoyejir$
longer in a dungeon, and finally slowlyf
burnt to death,' so slowly that lie begged
for lnoir wood, or any means to end his
suffering aud all this for having simply
arMC! iu favor of the probability of the
Copernican doctrine, Galileo eoDcliied
very wisely, to appease the wrath of the
Inquisition by the required 'denial. The
Vatican Council supplemented this trial
by formally ' denouncing the Copernican
theory of the universe, as "false, and ut -
ferly ' at.; variance witlf : the Holy Scrip
ture.". . : r ... j.'. ,
Several years later, under the reign of
a now iwjjbIibin Galileo tloiagtit ' itibre'
liberal amf generous he ventn'red again
to pnblishhii$J discoveries and 'bpmioris,
and 4 was f again promptly !irreted and
tried' by jthe iiiqnisition'7'fbr heresy;
Again a piblic denial was required as a
condition for tnitigatinglns Reutence and
again Galileo consented to1ualceit. This
lime,! besiifei1 iis 'tlenial " before th'e pope
and Inquisition, he was required " to pub
licly reuouuee the doetrinpand d?ny-ffliis
discoveries. lefore his friends iu the Snntiv
Croce Cathedral of Florence.,: i . , ( t
: Lest hi3ifrienda shoukV not all attend
and profit Jky.his recantation, they, were
compelled jto be present. L ,Tlen onbend-r
ed knee, afjtei kissing 'tho tJiblei he soU
etnnl- .pronounced, .. himself ' a liar, and
dupe, but a departing,. a
it, w hispcr;d o oue of his. friends, .'nev
ertheless it (thel ea'rthV moves." Not
content with tliis the Chmch felt .bound
to inflict riiild, exemjdary jiuni$biricut,
rind hence detained him as a prisoner for
life. Although 'his prison was "his Own
house at lArcetri, a few miles out of
Florence, still he was not permitted to
leave.it, even to attend church or to so
enro mediejil advice at Floreuce, nor was
he even permitted to see his friends i nutil
after he became bfind, when this permis
sion was graciously accorded him.: .;:.;
At his d4ath he w as refusetl burial, in
conseeiatcd ground, aud his right to make
a will was flisjiuted... Now, in the same
old catheilijil ,v liich witnessed his public
recantation stands an elegant inarble
tomb, erected to bss memory by his favor
ite pupil, Gjiovanni, jind ever and anon
the priests' 'declaim, in' glittering 'gener-
alities, of j the wonderful support thei r
doctrines received froin astronomy !
lu the Natural History Museum, a
beautiful rponi called the "Tribuna de.
Galileo," covered by a dome elegantly
frescoed with scenes illustrative of Ins
checkered ljfe, Is devoted to the exhibi
tion of a lniijrriificent statue of the old
plrilosopheii l"s telescope and ' other
philosophical instruments. j u ;
The telescope is astonishingly small
and simple.! It consists of an ash-gray
colored tube, abont four feet nine indies
long, by two inches in diameter. The ob
ject glass, i'ov ci-acked and shown - sep
aiately, mohuted in brass, is about 11
i icheBin diameter. The eye-glass, ap
parently al simple datiaconrrex lens;
about thre quarters inch 'diameter, is
still in situ, rippai-ently mounted in a wax
like cement, i The whole instrument
being in a lacked glass case,' placed in a
nil he aboutUeri feet above the floor; I
was unable to make more accurate meas
urements. ;By, the side of the telescoje
is shown smother instrument of. similar
form and size, with which he at a later
period discovered tho spots. on the sun.
He also invented several other, instru
ments, as a goniometer, dynamometer,
and various mathematical instruments.
He also invented' the - compound micro
scope, the Original intiumeiit mado, by
him being still preserved in the old stoue
tower situated on a hill overlooking the
city of Florence and valley of the Arno
river, where; he -made, his celebrated dis
coveries in Astronomy.-" ThU instrument
consists of- a wooden tube about eight
inches long,! haying small convex lenses
about one quarter inch diameter, for
both object iind eye glasses. These were
mounted iii hard wax. The eye-glass
was capable of slight adjustment, y
being set iiii a wooden eap,. which was
screwed unbn ! the wooden tube. The
stage was sinply a slip of glass, but it
was illuminated by a little mirror placed
below it, prlcisely as may be seen in our
cheap microscopes. I Wanted very riinch
to peep through the microscope, aud also
through the (telescope, but saw no possi
ble means ofdoing so. The tower used
by Galileo vas apparently an old castle
or watch to vve used by the ' Florentines
iu their peijiettlai wars witli atJjoining
provinces, dliniig the two or three pre
ceding centuries. Near the top of the
tower is a isriuare roin wiiich Galileo
used as his Itiulio anil laborato'ry. It is
said to appear now just as wheri used by
therciit'niasteiV front which I judge that
he"aslnot'efy''fastidipns7
EOBESQN AND HIS PLUNDER. "
- x' i,-r;:: J StaateltuDg. ... , , : s
The veil which; cotered Robeson's ; admin-
. ' . r (uon remmrMl. Iff
in this period expended nfoney to the extent
of 5182,493,033. (At the same time lie sold
material to the amount of $100,000,000' This
makes together in Wind numbers $282,000,
000, or more than $3o,000,60Q a year. " When
Secretary-Thomas en I ered the office Its Inven
tory stood as follows: ' A debt, justified by
no lawkwuatfver, amounting to. $7,083,502;
peraariejhtJy Mless ships, carrying 624
guns"; e. Two inferior sailing shipf, with 8
eua : d. '. 24 temporarily useless ships, car
rying 200 gqnB: . 43 useful ships, with 225
guns. Ou1., of ,17,.s
and out of 1,057 guns,
dps, there were but 43,
there were only 225 that.
could be used 4 ; These
figures are by no means
invented. ; Tliey rest
upon facts which Mr.
Thompson, himself a Repoblican, has con
firmed. , Thu iri t'e
eight years of Robin
son's administration tlje money of the people
was squandered in the!
bafent manner,
arrav of officials and
During this time an
contractors were; fatltning in the Navy D-
, parlment upon the sw
t-al of the people. Ma-
istration has Jong since been removed, lie j prevent their Representatives from male
was for eight years Secretary of the Navy, and ; jug furti,er appropriations for such pur-
teriala for shipbuilding which, according to
the testimony of expert, would have brought
to ny I busineRS, man $20,000,000, were di
poifHfd of Jor h than $2,000,000. , Oyer f 00,
O00,(K)O,werejdii. pel'of in the bpllding of
riw men-of-war, and front this nun, "sixty to
seventy men-of-war might, have been furnish
ed ; bnt the great part of the mohty found its
way into the pfeels of greedy favorites of the
Secretary, Iln the. purchase of materi.ilit and
engines the highest war prices were; paid in
the sale of auperfluous Hrticle, prices ridicu
lorisly low were taken, j. One man bonht of
the Nayy Department "jthe hip;Deiaware for
$5J1 75; and. made by turning ' Ida hand oter,
out of the same ship $25,000. So 'from one
year to another the buiineM was carried on
until nearly $200,000,000 and a navy also had
been lot. ; . . . - I
A number of laws of Congre, enacted to
govern the business of the Navy Department,
were violated in a flagrant manner.! Corrup
tion and illegality went hand in hand without
punishment. '
A party which tolerates such things and en
deavors to cover them up when they He clear
ly before the eyea of every man, cannot en
dureii Such a party is all the more dangerous
in proportion to the number -of intelligent
members iri its ranks. 'l ,
: Ilotts a Mn FeeU icith Hi$ Head Off.
It is considered on all sides that the body
does not feel one instant after decapitation
: for the brain being the scat of sensation
to the whole frame through the medium of
the spinal marrow, every part of the body
beneath the point at which the latter may
be' divided must be deprived of - feeling.
But it by no means follows that the head is
deprived of sensation immediately after de
capitation, nor that it may not retain its con
sciousness, and, like the head of the Iriah
knight who was killed by Saladin in the ho
ly, war, get up and declared that it Svas nev
er cut off by so sharpe a cimetef before
nor, like that of the as$ssiu Legarc, swear
roundly at the;executioner for not keeping a
keener axe; but it is quite impossible that
it may be troubled with very serious reflec
tion upon tho irrevocability of its fate, and
the aw fulness of its deprivation. In sup
port of this unpleasant theory many facts are
adduced, with grave vouchers for their au
thenticity.' Among others isthe unfortun
ate Queen of Scots, whose lips continued to
move in prayer for at least a quarter of an
hour after the executioner bad preformed
his duties. Wilt states that having putdiis
inbuth to the ear of a decapitated criminal's
head and called by name, the eyes turned to
the side from which the voice came; and the
fact is attested by Fontanelle,Mogore,Guilq
tiue, Nauchc and Aldint. On the word
4 murder " being called in the case of a
criminal executed for that crime at Cob
lentztlhe half-closed eyes opened wide with
an expression of reproach on those who
stood arouud. ,
Treasury Department, )
Washington January 18,-1 878.
(Personal.)
Dear Sir: I enclose a letter from Mr.
Justice Bradley, of the Supreme; Court,
strongly recommending his son for a po
sition in the custom House. The young
gentleman will call on you and explain
more fully. For manifest reasous I would
be very glad to oblidge Sir. Bradley wlw
takes the matter greatlj to heart, and I
hope you may be able to give his son em
ployment, as he no doubt is highly de
serving and would be a nieritorions
officer. I have promised Bradley noth
ing definitely, but leave the matter en
tirely to you , with the sincere hope that
you may be able to comply with his re
quest.. Very truly &c.
- John Shkkman.
Gen. C. A. Arthur, Collector Customs,
New York. ; j ;
Sherman's "manifest; reasons" were of
course that Judgo Bradley was the "8 to
7" man of the electoral commission who
gave the presidency to Hayes. The ap
plication to collector Arthur marked
'Personal" waa not intended for any one
but Arthur,- who of course .understood
the allusion to the "mauifest reasons."
When Arthur was turned out of the Col
lectorship he furnished the letter tb Sena
tor Conkling, who used it in tho attempt
to defeat tho nomination, of a successor
to Arthur, What a corrupt crew t
A Pj aix QuESTipNy--Arc the people of
North Carolina willing to lie taxed to
build a Governor's Palace at Raleigh, a
magnificent Insane Asylum at Morgan
ton, aud one also at Goldsboro, iri addi
Hon to the expensive institutions at
Raleigh t If not, let them speak out and
nnse.s. Should not the State pay its
debt, or part of it, before it spends hun
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dreds of thousands of dollars on charit
able institutions f After the State arid
individuals are relieved of present pe
cuniary embarrassments, bnt few, if any,
will object to necessary charitable build
ings. At present onr legislators should
be just before being liberal. Ail indi
vidual who gives away money and . neg
lects or refuses to pay his debts, is dis
honest. And the same remark will apply
to States. Charlotte Democrat.
A lost tart The one that was left alone
with the small boy.
Wheu j'ou have a family jar yoa can't
always preserve the peace.
'There's music in the heir," says
Jories. Jones has a fcrt.'d new baby at
bis house. '
BENJAMIN FK ANKLIN.
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-AiNew York correspondent, referl
mg jto the1 173d anniversary of tht
birth of "this remarkable man whose
memory only brightens with the
flight of time," says : . Franklin's
autobiography isone of the most charm
ing books of the kind : in existence,
and I should be ' general! circulated
among the ? oung. , It is a curious
fact that sonie of. Franklin's simplest
essays were written at a time of iu
tense pressure. For instance, it was
while serving as our embassador at
the court of France that he wrote that
instructive episode of boyhood, "Tho
W lustJe, whose moral soon .becamd
a proverb. The "Ephemera" wa
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uiso writieu at me same time, i witr
regard to Franklin's autobiography
it may be said that it was the first in
stance of a book written in ' Erarlishi
but first printed in French, The facfj
19 the manuscript was translated
while- Franklin was at Paris, and was
there given to the public. A copy
was then translated, and appeared iri
a British dress. The original work!
as written by Franklin was publish
ed in 1817 just twenty-four yearsi
after the translated edition. It had?
been during, this time iu the hands oi
the author's granson, who was induc-i
ed to give it to the world. This au-j
tobiography is really the best picture)
we have of this wonderful man.. His!
letters, also, are admirable, and thej
following extract of his last to Dr.!
Mather, is of value at the present;
time : "Let us preserve our reputation
by performing our duties; our credit
by fulfilling oiir contracts, and our
friends by gratitude and kindness;
for we know not how soon we may
heed all of them."
The last proof of Franklin's utili
tarian disposition is found in that
clause in his will which refers to his
interment. He desired to be buried
by the side of his wife, , and ordered
that both graves be covered by a slab
of marble, six feet long by fourjn
breadth, with no ornament except a
light molding along the ""edge, and
with the following inscription :
' BENJAMIN pp.XTrTTV
DEBORAH FKAMvLlN.
This request was Utterly executed,
and the spot'is one of the most inter
esting places in Philadelphia.
There is sound sense in Senator
Bayard's remarks in regard to the
tobacco tax a few davs asro. There is
he said, through our tax legislation a
system of moral instruction which
deserves the study of statesmen. Leg
islation should not be a sentiment, but
a careful study of the wants, preju
dices, and demands of the people.
Overtaxation is obnoxious, and a de
cided success would be achieved if an
act could be framed that would in
duce people to pay the taxes rather
than to study the means of evading
them. Ten millions of people use
tobacco, and it can be produced in
almost every county in the country,
and to impose a tax that would be
reasonable and meet the popular sen
timent would very largely ; assist an
honest, collection of the revenue, for
it would decrease the inducements
for evasion.
Only 95,000,000. Senator Gra
ham's
bill came up yesterday and
passed its second reading by a very
handsome vote. The ball may now
be said to be fairly opened and the
reform legislature is beginning to work
to some purpose, despite the opposi
tion that et in so strong in the early
days of the session. We tell our friends
of the f State press, . who have been
afraid of thisJegislattire, to hold their
whist awhile, this isa formers legisla
ture. With such men as the distinguish
ed Senator from Lincoln at the helm
the people of4he State may Hiope for
relief at the hands of her law makers.
Senator Graham only proposes to saye
the State $95,000,00. Ral. News.
Secretary State. With his
usual good judgment Governor Jarvis
has tendered the vacant office of Sec
retary lof State to Col. W. L. Saun
ders whose name is iamilliar to every
Democratic household in North Caro
lina. Col. Saunders has accepted the
unsolicited appointment. Ral. Ob.
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HOW TO SPOIL CHILDREN.
1. Begid younsr by plvino- hit
whatever fee orip fnr I " iJ
2. Talk frpolv K
; , . j j mi mi aw Lib U IS
gnat smartness." ; 1
3. Tell hira he is toonnch for yba
that you can do nothing "with him. ;
4 Let hiia leara ito regard his laith
eras a creature of unlimited powerj
capricious and tyrannical or as ft
mere whipping machine. 1 H
f him learn (froni'his fdlherti
example) to despise hiamother. "
p. Do not care who or what; his
companions may be. , ; j
; xl. Let him-; read stories &lxut pi
rates, Indian fighters, and so on. 1 ' 7
i -pi Let him roam the streets in the !
evening and-go to bed late. : ' ' ":
9. Devote yourself to making raon- j
ey remembering always that wealth
is a better legacy for your children
than principles, in the heart and habits
in the life and let him have plent
oi money to spend.
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A- NEW ENGLISH NOTION.
From OUver LngaaB Last Letter. 'K -
jThe co-operative system of trading
has cxtened in London to dress for la
d ies and ch ildren. A co-operative
cotjipany has leased Dion Boucicaalt's
mansion on Ilegent street for twenty
years, and lis fitting tip its twenty
rooms as a store, every room being tho
headquarters of a different department.
The capital is $1,000,000, obtained by
tho issue of $40,000 shares at $25 a
share, these shares to bear 6 per cent,
interest. Only shareholders can trade,
and certainly, if no raorethan one
ienth of them are ladies and frequent
the rooms often, the premises will be
none too large. They promise to give
the newest) iashions and to Employ
first-class dressmakers, and to have ft
fixed low price for making, and to
charge not one penny in advance in
material used.
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Everett and the Printer. On
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a certain occasion Edward Everett
visited the composing-room of the
Boston Advertiser at a late hour, to
read a proof of an oration which . ho
had failed to see at an earlier hour. ;
Extremely particular about his style,
he was altering sentences and making ?
additions while the forms were wait-1
ing which ! so irritated the foreman, j
that he reared out, "Cut it short, j
Everett, confound it, cut it short; j
There's no time now for patching
up bad English." f -
A Dig Salary that Dotit Fay.--Hr.
Welsh, the United States Minister to
Great llritan, has written a letter to
Sccf-etary Evarts, in which he mournful
ly say 8 that it is impossible for him to
live in style befitting his position on thi
meagre salary of $17,500 jer annum, and
he beseeches that it be increased. ?; The
simplicity of Mr. Welsh ia somewhat 're-'
markable, for it has long been notorious
tliat no citizen of the Uriited States Who
was not willing to draw en his prirata
pnrso had any business to accept the
position Raleigh Observer.
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j ; THOUGHTS.' i
. Tjie fool prays only in the storm. '' -
The useless life Is an easy death. 1
Great hearts, 1
ike oceans, never congeal.
J ridge no man
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until you "have stood in
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A! strait linejs the shortest in morals as
welt as in mathematics. - y ' -."..
Itfeal virtue consists in integrity of leart
and loving your neighbor as yourself.
... Return equity and justice forjevil done to.
you and pay goodness by goodnces.
Think not of faults committed in the
past when one has reformed bis conduct. '
What I desire that others should not do
for mo I equally desire not to do tor them.
Without the virtue of humility one aat
neither bo honest j in poverty nor .contented,
in abundance.! ; x - i
The wealth of a man Is the number of
things that ha loves and bl;cs, arid that he
is loved and blessed by. I
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Erilis like a night marc the instant
you begin to strive with it, to bestir : your
self,' it is already ended. '
Ifbw great one's virtue it best appears by
occasion of adversity : for occasions doJiot
make a man frail, but show what he is.
If you have built castles in the air your,
word need not be lost; that h whero tfiey
should be. Now put foundations under
them.
Yield not yourself a servant untokcircum
stances, but prove yourself their master,
then shall circumstances do service unto
you. - :
When men first take an opinion and then
afterward seek for reasons for it, they must
be contented with such as ic absurity of it
willaliow. x
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