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HE SUEE YOU AEE RIGHT ; .THEN" GO AHEAD.-D. Crockett.
VOL.
TARBORO', N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1875.
JO.
NO. 47.
ii
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
TAUIIOIIO'.
Mayok Fred. Philips.
Commissioners lossc A. WiHi.inison, Ja
cob Felileubeiuicr, D.iniel V. ilurlt, Alii.
McCabc, Joseph Cobb.
Secuetauy & TaEASCREit KoU. Vvliite
lnirat. Cuief op Police John W. Cotton.
Assistant Police Win. T. Ilurtt, John
Madra, .las. E. jv.monson, Altimore Macnair.
COl'STV.
Superior Court Clerk and Prolate Judge
II. L. Statoti, Jr.
lieijUler of Deeds Alex. Mc'Jabo.
Sheri ff Joseph Cobb.
Coroner
Treasut-er liobt. H. Austin.
Stirepyoi John E. Baker.
Standard Keeper i S. Hicks.
N. hod Examiners. II. II. Shaw, Wm. A.
Duirirui and R. S. Williams.
Keeper I'oor House Wm. A. Dusrsan.
Commissioners Tno. Lancaster, Chairman,
Wilov Well, J. B. W. Norville, Frank Dew,
M. Excm. A. McCabe, Clerk.
ihaii.s.
arimyat. and dep.vkti'rk of mails
NOK'1'11 A N l SOUTH VIA W. A V. R. I!.
Leave Tarboro' (dailv) fit - - 10 A. JL
Arrive at Tarboro' (daily) at - - 'M V. JL
WASHINGTON MAIL VIA ("KKEXVILLK,
FALKLAND AN'l SPAKTA.
Leave Tsrboro' (daily) nt - - 6 A. f.
Arrive at Tarboro' (daily) at - - 6 P.M.
TJie Niglitsand Hie Places of "tlectinjr-
Co;;cord R. A. Chapter S'o. a, N. M. Law
rence, Hij;h Priest, Masonic Hall, monthly
convocations first Thnrsday in evvry month at
10 o'clock A. M.
Concord Lodc No. 5?, Thomas Gatlin,
Master, Masonic Llall, meets first Friday uijrht
it 7 o'clock P. M. and third Saturday at 10
o'clock A. M. in every month.
Ropiton Encampment No. 13, I. O. O. F.,
I. B. Pal amoun tain, Chief Patriarch, Odd Fel
lows' Hall, meets every first and third Thurs
day of each mouth.
Edgecombe Lod-e No. .r0, I. O. O. F.,
J. . Charles, N. G., Odd Follows' Hall, meets
erery Tuesday night.
Edgecombe Council No. Friends of
Temperance, meet every Friday niht at the
Odd Fellows' llall.
Advance Lodge No. '23, I. O. G. T., meets
every Wednesday eight at Odd Fellows' Hall
Zauoah Lodge, No. 1"35, I. O. B. 13., meet
on first and third Monday night of every
month at Odd Fellows' Hall.
Henuy Mouuis, President.
C'HCUCJIE.
Eoisenpnl Church Services every Sunday
at 10 1-2 o'clock A. M. and 5 P. M. Dr. J. ii.
Cheshire. Rector.
Methodist C!,urch Services every third
Sunday at ni-'ht. Fourth Sunday, morning
and night. Rev. Mr. Swindell, Pas! or.
Prcshiterian Church Services every 1st,
3rd nnd'rith Sabbaths. Rev. T. J. Allison, Sta
led Supply. Weekly Prayer meeting, Thurs
day night
Missionary Baptist Church Services the
4th Sunday in every moi th, morning and
nirht. Rev. T. R. Owen, Pastor.
I'rimi'ire Baptist Church Services first
Saturday and Sunday of each mouth at. 11
o'clock.
HOTELS.
Adams' lloul, corner Main and Pitt S'.s.
O. F. Adams, Proprietor.
Southern Express Oiliee, on Main Street,
closes every morning at '.'Jj o'clock.
N. M. Lawkence, Agent.
PKOFESMON'AI, CAICVS.
jjUiANK POWELL,"
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
TART,0H0 X. C.
H'u- Collections a. Specially.
Oiliee at the residence of the late Mrs. M. E
Lawrence.
July 1875. tf
J0S.13L0UNT CHESHIRE, JR.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AND
NOTARY PUBLIC.
S77- Oiliee at the Old Bank Building on
Trade Street. je25-tf.
II
OWARD & PERRY,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law.
TARBORO', N. C.
3? Practice in all the Courts, Stale and
Federal. nov.5-ly.
7 H. JOHNSTON,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
TARBORO', N. C.
tTff Attends to 'the transaction of busi
ness in all the Courts, State and Federal.
Nov. 5, 1875. ly
JpREDERICK PHILIPS,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
TARBORO', N. C.
Uf Practices in Courts of adjoininj coun
ties, in the Federal and Supreme Courts.
Nov. 5, 1875. ly
J n. & W. L. TIIORP,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
PRACTICES in the counties of Edge
combe, Halifax, Nash and Wilson, and
in the Supreme Court of North Carolina, also
in the United States District Court at Raleigh.
Dr. G. L, Shackelford,
SURGEON DENTIST
Successor to Dr. L. T. Fuqsm,
TAEB0K0', N. C.
Z0r Office opposite Adams' Hotel and
over S. S. Nash & Co's store.
Oct. 23, 1874. tf
M. HOWARD,
X3 m. XT O Or 1ST
DEALER IN
DRUGS. PATENT MEDICINES,
Next door to Mrs, Peuder'b Hotel
TARBORO, N C.
Louis Hii.i.iaki,
Greenville, N. C.
Makcei.i.us Moons
Formerly of N. C.
MILLIARD & MOORE,
COTTON FACTOKS
General
Commission Merchants
McPHAIL'3 WHARF,
NORFOLK, VA.
Keep contantly on hand a larg and Varied
stock of Bagging and Ties.
General dealers in Standard Fertilizers.
Liberal Cash advances made on consign
ments, je 25-tf.
HEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
f- I.VV tllU
S MACHINES.'
liberal Terms of Ez-
changefor Second-hand
Machines of every des
cripticn. "DOMESTIC" PAPER FAGHlCfiS.
TliEeatra'ti.-ri!am:ule. Send 5 ct. lor Catalogue.
Aicress BCMZSTIG SSTTBfa UA52XKB CO.
tj- -iu. .s Wuiiu, -ia SUV OKK.
i' 1 Q a day at homo. Airents wanted.
Outfit and terms free. TRUE it
CO., Auusta, Maine.
S HU riDR UCPOi 80NS
Medicine Rendered Useless:
YOLTA'd ELECTRO BELTS and HANDS
are indorsed !3- the Mu.-l eminent physicians
in the world for she cure ot rluuaiatism,
neuralgia, liver complaint, dyspepsia, kidney
disease, aches, pains, nervous disorders, liLs,
female comulaints, nervous aud general
debility, aud other chronic diseases ol the
chest, head, liver, stomach, kidneys and
blood. Rook v. i:h full particulars free by
Yolta Belt Co., Cincinnati. O.
-"j" A WEEK guaranteed t
Tj J f Male aud Female in their
to Airents,
own local
ity, i earns. Obi Ml iKIili. Ad
dress P. O. V1CKEUY & CO., Agusta, Me.
CiX fa Cj')?i per 'lav at h line. gamph'S worth
Vtl lU V-V ,i iVce". bTINSUN ; CO., I'or;-
land, Maine.
"nSYCHOMANCY. OR SOUL CHARM-
JL 1U." How either sex may lasciuate
and train the love and alfeetions ot auy per
son they choose, instantly. This art all can
possess free, by mail, for L'5 cents; together
with a Marriage Guide, Egyptian Oracle,
Dreams, liints'to Ladies, etc. 1,000,000 sold
A queer book. Address T. WILLIAM & CO.,
1'ub's Philadelphia.
l. Address, with stamp, National Copying
Co., Atlanta, Ga.
FELT CARPETING3, 30 cents per yard.
FELT CEILING lor rooms in place of
Plaster. FELT ROOFING- aud MDING.
For Circular and Sample, address C. J. FAi",
Camden, New Jt-rsry.
Advertiser's Gazette.
A Journal of lnformation for Ad
vertisers, Edition 9.60O copies.
Published weekly. Terms, S2 per
annum! in advance.
FIYE SPECIMEN COPIES DIFFER !:
DATLSI TO ONE ADDRESS Foil Sx.
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GEO. V. ROW ELL & CO.,
Editors and Pal)l;shei
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NORTllifi EASTER!
PORTS.
T
IE Steamers COTTON PLANT
and
PAMLICO connecting with , frf
the Old Dominion Steamshin Co.. .lfrf:-frttJ.
aiford the most direct and the
quickest time for shipment of produce from
ail points on the River.
Through Bills of Ladiiiif Riven from all
points on Tar River for Norfolk, liaitimore,
Philadelphia, New York aud Ronton, Pro
duce is covered by in ;'.irance, if desired, as
soon as Bills of Lading are signed.
Shipments by this I'm 'o directly to des
tination without dchty at Norfolk or Wajsh
inirton. The COTTON PLANT makes close con
nection wito the Wilmington & Weldon Rail
Roa:1,aud yives through Rills of Lading from
a!! landinjs on the River at the lowest rates.
JOHN MYERS' fcON.
Washington, N. C, Jan. 9. 1ST5. tf
E. T. l'OOI..
c A. TOOL.
W. E. TOOL
Pool Brothers
FASHIONABLE BAR,
Milliard Mooms,
OYSTER SALOON,
Barber Shop
AND
Cigar Store,
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
OYSTERS STEWED AT ALL HOURS,
frcst and sweet.
Attentive waiters to attend to the needs of
his guests. mrl9-tf.
1
X now ready to supply the people of Tar
boro aud vicinity with all kinds of
Bread, Calces, French and Plain
Candies, JVuts, Fruits,
c, ci-c, $-c,
embracing every thing usually kept in a First
Class Establishment ot the kind
Thankful for the liberal patronage of the
past the undersigned asks a continuation,
with the promise of satisfaction.
Private Families can always liavv
their Cakes Itaked here at short
est notice.
Qr&crs for Parties .& Balls
promptly filled. Call and examine our stock,
next aoor to isanK ot New Jianover.
Nov. 4.-ly. JACOB WEBER
slaiihood : ilow Lost, How !
Restored !
Just publishrd, a new edition
of Dr. Cclverwell's Cele
ekated Essay on the radical
cure (without medicine) of Spermatorrhoea
or Seminal Weakness, Involuntary Seminal
Losses, Impotency, Mental and Physical In
capacity, Impediments to Marriage, etc.; al
so, Consumption, Epilepsy and Fits, induc
ed by self-indulgence or sexual extrava
gance, &c.
2T Price, in a sealed envelope, only six
cents.
The celebrated author, in this admirable
Essay, clearly demonstrates, from a thirty
years' successful practice, that the alarming
consequences of self-abuse may be radic.illv
cured without the dangerous use of internal
medicine or the application of the knife ;
pointing out a inode of cure at one simple,
certain, and efl'ec' aal, by means of which
every uufferer, no matter what his condition
may be, may cure himself cheaply, privately
and radical!;.
l;f This Lecture should be in the hands
of every youth and every man in the land.
Sent under seal, in a plain envelope, to
any address, postpaid, on receipt of six cents
or two postage stamps.
Address the Publishers,
CIIAS. J. 0. CLINE & CO.,
127 Bowery, New York ; P. O. Box, 4586
4 in CO A Per Day nt home. Terms fre.
1) lU 3U Address G. bnasoH i. o., PortUnd
Maine.
id m mi
MISCELLANEOUS.
,.TH.FAV0fllTt' HOME REMEDY.
Is eminently aFaniily Medieine; and by be
ing kept ready for immediate resort will save
many an hour of suffering and many a dol
lar In -time aud.doctors'.Wil'e. . . " ,
; Alter over Fotty Tears' ti'iaT itls Httfl re
ceiving the.iuost unqualitiod testimonials to
its virtues from ptrsons of the highest char
acter and rwspvjiwdbilify. Eminent physicians
commend it as ttie most
EFFECTUAL SPECIFIC ;
For all diseases of Hie Lifer, Sioaiah aull'ij? I I l . . t fiHn.-n uvuc
Tns SYMPTOMS of Liver Complaiut. are
a bitter or bad taste in the mouth; Pain in
the Back, Sides or Joints, often mistaken for
Rheumatism; Sour Stomach; LossofApep
tite; Bowels alternately costive and lax;
Headache ; Loss of memory, with a painful
sensation of haviug failed to do something
which ouglit to have been done ; Debility,
how Spiritsla thick. yellow appearance of the
Skin aud Eyes, a dry Cough .often mistaken
for Consumption. i
Sometimes many of these symptoms attend
the disease, at others very few ; bat the Liver,
the larirest organ in thebftdy, is generally the
seat of the disease, audit' not Regulated in
time, great suffering, -wretchedness and Death
will ensue.
For Dyspepsia, Constipation, Jaundice,
Bilious attacks, hick Haadache, Colic, De
pression of Spirits, Sour Stomach, Heart
Burn, &e., il:c.
The Cheapest, Purest and P'.st Family Medi
cine in the World !
Manufactured only by
J. H. ZEIL1N & CO.,
Macon, Ga., and Philadelphia.
f nee, si.tui,
DS
JIST RECEIVED. I
Dress Goods, . r
E nib ro i dei i es, C oil a rs
mid Gufts, Kid
Cloves, Merina
v est anu omits
Hats, Hosiery,
Cassimcres, Jeans,
Bleached and
Brown tuslins,
Ladies and Gents
Boston and Phil-,
adelphia. Hand
Made Shoes,
Crockery, Hard-
ware etc., etc.
Call ami - Examine.
tj A' pleasure to show Goods.
T. H. GATLIN.
Tarboro', Oct. ist, 1 875.
R0BL LAttSOX & CO.,
SADDLE,
S- UARSEaa,
'.
COLLAR.
an.l T
IL'XK
MANUFACTURERS
and dealers in
SADDLESY HARDWARE, WHIPS.
LADIES' SATCHELS, CARRI
AGE ROBES, iC.
No. 277 West Baltimore Street,
BALTIMORE, ?fD.
April 2, 1875. lj
BLATCHLEY'S
Improved CUCUM
S BER WOOD VUMP
" is the acknowledsod
STANDARD
of the
market, bv
popular
tfjjjS verdict, the best pump for the least
$7s3Ss money. Attention is invited to
Blatct
ley's improved .bracket, the
tftl?" iTop Check Valve, which can ba
piClrJ withdrawn without disturbing the
5Zi&) joints, and the copper chamber
which never crack?, scales or rusts and will
last a life time. For sale by Dealers aad the
tfade generally. In order to be sure that
you get Botchiey's Pump, be careful and
see that it lias my trade-mark as above. If
you do not know where to buy, descriptive
circulars, together with the name and ad
dress of the aeut nearest yon, will be
promptly furnished, by addressing with
stamp.
CIIAS. G. CLATCIILEY, Manufacturer,
506 Commerce St.. Philadelphia, Pa
Feb. 12, 1875. 9m
The Best
Household Oil in tho World !
C
West & Sons' Aladdin Secu
rity Oil.
Warranted 150 Degrees lire Test-
Endorsed ly the Fire Insurance Companies.
Howard Fire Ins. Co. of Baltimore,
December 23, lbHi. i
Messrs. C. West & Sons: Gentlemen Ilav
ng used the various oils sold in this city for
llumiuating purposes, I take pleasure in re
commending your "Aladdin Security" as
the safest and best ever used iu our house
hold. Yours truly,
(Signed) ANDREW REESE, Fres't.
S.'.r IT WILL IJOT EXPLODE.
Ash your Storekeeper for it.
Wholesale Depot : C. WEST & SONS,
113, 115 W. Lombard St., Baltimore.
Sept. 1(. tm
TERRELL & B
DEALERS IX
&ROCEM1&
AND
STAPLE DRY GOODS,
Main Street,
Xear the Bridge,
Ifsxrloorro, 1ST- O-
Sept. 30-ft
FALL STOCK.
NEW G00
r1 1 S C E L L A NE O US .
i i
romii
8
Wholesale & Rctni
PRICES LOW DOWN FOR
,. CASH!
t
1 1 call theirUHtettion io the following
goods which f keep constantly on hand at
Lowest Prices for Cash
NET? MESS PORK,
NEW P.UMP P011K,
, SUtUR CURED HAMS,
J .. ' 1 fiwn the best dea!
BACON SHOULDERS & SIDES,
D. S. SHOULDERS & SIDES.
' f Ti SiDKS.
snli'.-; ;
JJEEF TONGUES,
I'ATAI'SuO FLOUR in bhls. and i bb!s.,
ami other stauilard brat.'ds of Flour.
FRESH PEARL HOMIXY & GRITS.
C. YELLOW SUGAR,
Extra C. -VHITE S EG ATT,
LOAF AND GRANULATED SUGAR,
COFFES. Rio. Lagnvra and liossted.
GILT EDGR IttJTTER in Firkins and Tubs.
GOilEi UU ITEU in 10 1-1. Cans.
"OAKES, CUAVKER8, CHEESE
Fresh Buckwheat Fior.r,
2I&corutii, Sapi;.ca, Wrhiacilie,
(jelatiue, French it Plain Camlit s.
Rdst Old Ryo Whiskey tor Medical purposes
Fine Cooking Wines,
Extra French Uramly,
Aiiiericaii &. Imjiorte l
Ale end Poller'
IIOSTETTF.irS HITTERS,
SC1IEIDAM SC1IXAPS,
by the buttle ami ease.
And evervtl h,g elsa found in a FIRST
CLASS FAMILY GROCERY.
Call ar,.d save money by buying from
C. J. AUSTIN.
fg Bricks, Lim,
Mill Feel, Cm Jlei',
Nov. 12, 1S75.
L-itbes, Hay, Oats,
lil'.vavs oil hand.
EATHBONS'S
ACORN COOK.
With or without PoriaUa Hot Watar Reservoir and Closet,
liz'i aa elKasticsed Ct:T5, tut e:t :ss
"With all latest improveineuts.
Largest Oven and Fiues. Longest Fire Cox f.r lor.g woo4
Ventilated Oven, Fire Back and Fire Box Bottom Lt.
sures a Quick, Sweet and Even Bake and Roast.
Swing Hearth and Ash Catch. Won't soil ficor cr carpet.
Durable Doable and Braced Centers ard Ring Covers.
Burns but little wood. Has Mica or Solid Iron Front
Carefully Fitted Smooth Castings. No Old Scrap Iron.
Nxkel Plated Trimmings. Tin Lined Oven Doors.
Ground and Silver-like Polished Edges and Mouldings.
Heavy. Best Men Iron: Won't crack.
JIanuiactared by
RATKBONE, SARD &, CO., Albany, N. Y.
Sold by an Enterprising Dealer in every Tow
W. G. LEWI3, Ascent,
Xtv. 12, lS7o.-Giii. Tarboro', N. C.
The Reason WJiij
LAZARUS & MORRIS'
Col e"l ra t ci
Perfected Spectacles and Eye
Have inet with such extraordinary success
and arj so much in demand is because they
are foind to possess all the qualities wc claim
for thira, via:
Pni.ty and hardne.-s of material (therefore
net liblo to scratch), brilliancy of liuish,
strengthening and pi cscrvinjr power, and
conferring an amount of caio and comfort
attaiitd by no other Glasses in the worli.
Tiny are -n-ithout doulit the most perfect and
scieniiiieaUy accurate Lenses ever mauufae
tnrcii and last many years without change,
For le in this locality only by
JAMES H. BELL,
Witchmakcr and Jeweler,
T-rtxlocxc, 13"- O.
tAZAEUS, MOEEIS & CO.,
j Wholesale Depot,
IVtk 1 Courtlandt Htr. IV. Y.
Manufactories,
IljSTFOr.I), C'OSS., AND SHEFFIELD, EsG.
BS7 Caution. We never supply or employ
IMdlers. jj-ly
w( mm -DiTDi.in i
IV HILi i UiMJIU i
ivUi JttCttUi.C'il HUE!! (,i.
per day to 2.00 !
IE undersigned desires to inform the
iiuulic that he is still at the old Howard
Ucli'-, now known as Adams' Hotel, where
he till be pleased to entertain his friends aud
the ravelling public in general.
Cctnfortabie Rooms and Clean
Beds Always 1
TBLE FARE as good as the market will
pobly afford at the; low rate3 of Ji.OOper
guv
kiss of his patro3 who are in arrears
ereby notified to eorae forward and set-
. It takes money to buy provisions.
U. H . ADAMS.
boro', July 23, 1305. tf.
Ti. J.YOUNG,
WITII
J. Snow El Co.,
MAHFACTURERS AND RECEIVERS OF
& 91 SMITH'S WHARF,
laltanore, IVIcl-
Oct.W), 1375. 3m
GROGERY
; gg ilfWr ivA grot-, a3 on t!
Nov. 26,1875
THE BRIGHTEST STARS.
' In a serial story in the Stand
ard occurs the following conyersas
tion in regard to the stars. Our
young readers will find pleasure in
thft effort to identify them on some
cloudless night :
-'Orion is the most beautaul con
stellatic n there h. The story is
that he was a mighty hunter, and
he boasted he could conquer any
animal, so a scorpion was sent to
bite his foot, and he died. Then
Jupiter put hitn in the sky with his
dons, an"d a rabbit under hi3 feet
and Taurus in front of him. TIi2re
are three small stars making a
little triangle in the head, a bright
star in each shoulder, and one in
each knee, and three stars in a row
j in his belt. You can see them
j every night, now, over in the south-
west, pretty high up.'
j 'Very well,' faid Miss Met ton.
! 'Xow each one in turn may add
i something to Annie's history.'
j 'The three stars in the head, and
! the two in the shoulders make a
j large triangle.'
i 'The one in the left shoulder is
! Betelguesc,, the brightest of all.'
j 'The one in t';e right knee is al-
most as bright, and
; 'Only one fact at a tiaie,' said
j the teacher.
! 'The three stars in the bell are
' like a yard stick with a star at each
end, and one in the middle.'
I 'This yardstick is just three de
j grtcs long, and you can use it for a
j kind of measure,' said Misg Mer--I
ton. 'if I tell you that two stars
i are nine degrees apart, you will
j know the distance is three timc3
i the length of Orion's, belt. Diss
; taiicvs in :!ie sky art- told bv dc-
e earth they
Minnie.'
are
by
Cal
led
tht
Three
i aev p'.;tnt un to
tiie Pleiades
and down to Sirius.'
'Oi:on is-a -cansteHirtiou that waa
i:i;5Ar; a jrreat many vears aro
for
it is spoken of in three or four
rlaees in the Bible.'
'Anrie called in the most beauti'.
ful constellation,' added Mi3 Mer
ton. Jt is to me a most perfect
representation of the figure intent
ded. The bebt time for observing
it is in October. It is then almost
dircctlv in the east, and as it rises
one can almost imagine the great
warrior stands before him. Ada
y.vj now lead her account of
i aurus.
Taurus may be Known by
two
the
i beautiful
clusters
c
star?,
i Ilvades and Pleiades. The
Pleiades are not very bright, bat
you can find than easily because
-.o T!rrf Tvims point them out.
' They are like- a little bit of a dip
j per." The llyades are in the shape
! of a V lying sidewise, wiih one very
i bright star. They are about half
way between the Three Kings and
the Pleiades. They have five stars
and the Pleiades seven, but you
can only see six. They were seven
sisters, end were very goou ana
lovely. One day Orion pursued
them, and they were so frightened
that Jupiter took them to the sky.
The Bible says, -Cans't thou bind
the sweet influences of the Pleiades
or loose the bands of Orion V
'Very good,' says Miss Merton,
You have not left much for the
class to tell. Well, Clara ?'
One of the Pleiades is named
Aleyone, and it is called tho
Light of the Pleiades.' You told
us to be sure and remember that.'
Yes, because I have something
io tell yeu about that star byand
bye.'
" 'The brightest star in the llyades
is named Aldebaran, and it is a
deep red color,' said Stella.
'Do . the stars have different
colors, Miss Merton,' asked Gussie.
'Yes, Sirius is white, Aldebaran
red, Lyra blue. Castor green,
Arciurus red. It has been beautis
fully said, that tho rainbow flowers
of the footstool and the starry
flowers of the throne, proclaim their
commen author; while rainbow.
flower, and star alike evince the
same divine love of the beautiful.'
Amv -what can you say of Cani3
Maicr ?'
'Canis Major waa one of Orion's
hunting dogs, and it is near him in
the sky. Ine oniy bright star is
Sinus, or the log star, and it is
tho brightest of all the stars. Some
persons think it is the nearest one
to the earth. It is in the south.
It rises and sets with the sun in
the summer when tnc weather is
verv warm, and it is thought that
the name dog d;iys, comes from
this.'
A women in Minneapolis, recent
ly astonished a crowd who were try
ing to start a balky horse, by
thrusting a handful of dust and
sand into the animal's mouth, ex
claiming, 'There he'll go now.' To
the surprise of everyone, the horse
started immediately without show
ing the least stubborness or excite
ment.
Friday, : :
. : Experiments in Education. -;
Dr. W. Lander Lindsay, a 'phjs
ician in cLarge e a Scotch lunatic
asylum, but who, hua loog Jbeen a
special student of, thd Subject of
miud ia animals, I has sent a brief
communication - to Nature,- giving
the results of eome experiments up,
on the mental capacities of children
of different rMcial -descent:', The
observations were mi'de'. by !Mon.
sieur J. C. 7Zotizau, ali30 a compar
ative pSjeioVogfst,4 : and author of
"studies on the,-Mental Faculties
of Animals compared with those of
Man.'' t The observations were
made in Jamaica, upon children in
habiting that Island, ani - M.
Ilouzeau states his experiments and
conclusions as follows, in a brief
letter to Dr. Lindsey :
"I have been busy, meanwhile,
oa a curio-is study about the cam
parative development of intelligence
of children belonging to different
races. I had an. opportunity here
to submit to the test black, brown,
and white children. Fifteen of
them were sent to me every day
for two hours by their parents, my
country neighbors ; three of them
white, seven colored of various
shades, and Cvo black. For a whole
year I gave them myself common
instruction, and carefully watched
their proceedings and their rate of
improvement. I do not expect to
publish anything about that expes
riment, at least at this time. But
I will state here the conclusions to
which it has led me :
1. There is in each child a differ
ent degree of intellectual proficien
cy, which could be called, in math
ematical language, hia or her 'per
sonal coefficient.' . ZZowever. these
individual differences are much les3
than I had anticipated, aad are not
the striking feature in the unequal
rate of pped of improvement. - '
In this unequalled speed, I see
nothing at least nothing clearly
and unmistakably disccrnabl- that
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Should other facts
show that my experiment was not
properly conducted, ' and uiat the
trial was not conclusive, I am ready
to give up. Still it is at least my
'provisional conclusion.'
The rate cf improvement is due
almost entirely to the relative eles
vation of the parental cire'e in
which children live the home ins
fluence. Thoss- whos'.1 parents are
restricted to the narrowest guajre
of intellectual exercise, live in such
a material of course milieu (medium)
that their mental faculties remain
slumbering and gradually become
atrophied; while those who hear at
home of muny thing3, and are thus
brought up to intellectual life,
show a corresponding proficiency
in their learning.
Experiments upon so small a
scale, and continuing for so short a
time, must, of course, be inconclu
sive, for, as Dr. Lindsey remarks,
'at or up to a certain age, girls are
as sharp or sharper than boys at
lesson learning and repeating. Ca
ses are constantly being recorded
perhaps paraded ia the newspapers
of girls or young women beating
boys or young men of equal age in
competitive examination, and yet it
is not to be inferred that the female
mind is either superior equal to the
male, that is, in a comparison ot
For tho fact is, that,
throughout the animal series, in
eluding man, the female mind, is,
in some respects, different from, and
inferior to, that of the male. Ve
know, moreover, tho female superi
ority, when it exists, it usually at
least confined to scaool lite. In
subsequent intellectual development
proper, man, as a rule, far surpass
cs woman." Pop. Stience Month-
Capabilities cf An Acre.
J. X. Smith, a market gardener
of Green Bay, furnishes some int
teresting statements of experiments
in high culture. He has found the
rule invariable, not a single excep
tion to it, that the mere he has
spent in cultivating and manuring,
the greater have been tho net proats
per acre. .Last season ho cultiva
ted fourteen acres, and began with
a more tnorough and expensive
cultivation than ever before. Ihe
result was that, although a terrific
drought 'Onb of the dryest seasons
ever known in that region-pre vail
ed, after spending o.G(,'or &-bl
ner acre, he had a better balance
than for any previous year.
lis appears to regard constant
cultivation, especially through the
drought, in connection with copious
manuring, as all important. Sta
ble manuere is the standard, with
such us of superphosphates, plas
ter, lime, ashes, and other manures
as experience and good sense point
out. 'After you have learned how
to spend money to the best advan
tage,' he remarks, 'a larger profit
may be made by laying out $300
per acre than with less. Alter the
second year, if your land doe8 not
pay all its expenses, taxes, and ten
per cent on 1,000 per acre, there
is something wrong somewhere. 1
have some acres of land that did
not pay expenses for two years, but
for a number of years past have
riot failed to pay ten per cent, cn
at least 2,000 per acre. I expect
my whole garden to do more than
that in a short time.'
lie adds that he is "now aiming
at 1,000 bushels of onions per acre,
then a crop . of carrots or turnips,
or 500 bushcTs of early potatoes ;
or, if strawberries, 12,000 quarts,
or 300 bushels per acre. This a
mount of strawberries is not wholly
impossible, as w have known, un
der our own observation, this rate
on tvrotthirds of an acre. 3Iassa
cliusetts Ploughman.
Autumn.
Thi3 'Ode to Autumn" appeared
iu a Western paper :
The grasshopper creaks in the
leafy gloom, and the bumblebeo
bumbleth the livelong day. But
where have they gone with the
bran new broom 1 And what has
been done with the huzz saw's play ?
Oh, it's little ho thinks of the
cold mince pie, and it's little he
seeks of the raw ice cream ; for the
y'mS year, with its tremulous sigh,
shall waken the lingering loon from
its dream.
Oh, list ! for the cricket, now far
and near, shrilfully siogeth his
roundelay. And tho negligent noon
die his noisy cheer, and where the
doodlo bug eat3 the hay.
Oh, the buzz saw so busily buz
zes the stick, and bumbling the
bumble bee bumbleth his tune,
while the cricket cricks crickingly
down at the creek ; and tho noadlo
calls noisily out, '7t is noon I"
The dog fennel sighs, 'She is
here, she is here !' And the smart
weed say3 dreamily, 'Give us a
rest !' The hopvine speaks tender
ly, 'Give us a beet!' And thejim
son weed hollers, 'Oh, pull down
your vest !' ,
Caii there be found sv.
; eter,
wife;
Tie
him
deare
wo;'.:-: to a tou.L ivinsr
than these. "My husband V
is her life, her world, without
existence would be a dreary blank.
Should adversity and disgrace .tar
kon Iiia name,-she but loves him the
more for his sufferings. No music
is sweeter to her car than his wel
come step and voice. No picture
that hangs on memory's wall more
beautiful than her bridal eve, when
bhe vowed to luvo, honor and obey
him, her idoi, her soul's worship.
She would not wiih the x;vii of
time to pluck from her memory cue
word of love, or tin. act of devotion
from him to her, ah no ! site prizes
them move than earth's riches. She
would not wish Fame's hand to
twine one garland around her brow,
that was unshared by him. Her
love spreads beyond herself and
reaches far into futurity. She pics
tures him i:; her mind's eye us aged
and infirm, lingering cn the shores
of time, awaiting for the last dread
6ummous to waft his immortal soul
to t.'ic regions ot the b'est. Does
aer love cease then, cr grow cold 'i
No, it grows brighter and brighter,
until she, too, joins her loved one,
!ier husband, in the laud where all
is love, joy, peace and happiness.
Grass Widoyr.
What is the origin of the slang
expression, "a grass widow," mean
ing a wife whose husband is absent.
It wa3 very common when men
went in great numbers to Califor
nia, in loly, and onwards, leaving
theii- wives behind them. Some of
them have not returned yet.
'Grass widow,' or rather 'grace
widow,' is the term for one who be
comes a widow by grace or favor,
not of necessity, as by death, and
orismated in the earner ages of
European civilization, when divor-
ces were granted but seldom, and
wholly by authority of the lio
mish Church. When such decree
granted to a woman, tho Papal re
script stated 'viduca da gracia,
which, interpreted, is 'widow of
grace.' In French law it would
read 'veuve do grace,' which in Ens
siisn gives "widow ot grace, or
'grace widow,' and slang, 'gras3
widow.
Late Chicago Fcstry.
'My son,' said old
appearing at the head
Keizle,
of
the
stairs with a suspicious lool
ing strap in hi3 hand, 'it is now the
rosy time of morn, and Aurora
shines high in the heavens, warms
ing the heart of the lark a3 he soars
aloft filling the air v.ith his melo
dies. Awake, my son, and breathe
thou the freshnes3 of a new born
day !' 'Let Aurora shine as high
as she pleases, naught I ask but
sleep,' said Tom; as he pulled tho
blankets close about and turned
over ; but old Keizle was not to be
trifled with, and gathering tho blan
kets in one hand he roared : "But
my eon, the busy day, waked by
the lark, hath roused the ribald
crow, and them infernal hogs S3 in
the corn field raisin blaze3 with
the fodder ! Git up yoa lazy, sno
ring hound you, or I'll blister your
hido wuss'n a jailer jacket !' '1
corae: replied iom, as lie rose
from his couch of t st and rye
straw with the alacrity of a streak
of spring lightening.
A Safflsd Barter. "
A traveling friend of tho Obser
ver was at Rochester the other day
and he dropped int a barber-shop
near the Osburn 7ouse to get sha
ved. After he had been deprived
of the useless hairs upon his faco
and a portion ot his skin, by a gar
rulous and clumsy knight of the
razor, the tonsorial artist tossed the
ends of his hair lightly, and the
following dialogue ensued :
'Have a cut V
Victim No, it was cut last week
and I am in a hurry.'
Artist (looking at the clock)
'You have plenty of time before the
train goes east.'
Victim 'I'm not going east.'
Barber 'Oh, then you are in no
hurry. Had your dinner ?'
Victim (rather ruflly) 'Yes.'
Barber (still toying with our
young friend's waving locks)
'Which way are you going :'
Victim 'West, if ever I get out
of this shop.'
Barber 'How far V
Victim 'Buffalo.'
Barber 'Oh, ho! Buffalo, eh V
You can't get your hair cut decent
ly at Buffalo ; there is only one good
barber there and he's drunk half
tho time. Shall I cut it? The
train don't leave for half an hour.'
Victim (thoroughly enraged)
'Look here, you wooden headed
numskull, and listen. I don't want
my hair cut; 1 don't want tonic;
I don't want shampoo ; I don't
want bay rum ; I don't want any
more of your impudence. I do
want you to finish this job, and if
you don't close your infernal Icathr'
er box and let me out of this chair,
I'll saw your thick head off with
one of your dull nutmeg-razors.
Do you understand that ?'
The astonished nuisance comprehended.
Anglo Eason
author ot 'Ihe
of
Growth of
verse from
Language' iuotC3 tho
the .-liiglo Saxon
Gospels, 'So
uieieim mr on rcste-dteg olerttcer
as ; soothlico hi leorriing-cnihtas
hyngrtde, an 1 hiongunncn pluceian
tha ear and ctan.' Tin in our
l l 1 i T
modern English,
runs.' 'Jesui went
on the Sabbath-day
corn, tiiid hi.s disciples
through the
were a hun.
red, and began to pluck the ears
oi corn and to eat ; where hardly
a word can be at once recognized.
But by literal translation, Professor
Whitney shows that neaily t-very
clement in it is siiil good English,
only disguised by changes ot form
and of meaning: 'The Healing
One fared or. rest day over the
aces ; sootiy,
it hungcrnl,
pluck the ears
ins leuriiifig-kiiighta
and they began to
aud eat."
Cnan?e.
1 got chatting with an acquaints
ance the other day, says a corress
pondent, and asked him what ho
was doing.
'Well,' he leplied, 'just now I
am doing nothing, but Z have made
arrangements to go into business.'
'Glad to hear it. What are you
going into T
'Well, I am going into pardner
ship with a man.'
'Do you put in much capital V
'No: I put in no capital.'
'Doa't want to risk it, eh V
'No; but I put in tho experience.
'And he put in the capital?'
'Yes, that i3 it. Wo go into
business three years; he puts in the
capital, I put in the experience.
At the end of three years' I will
have the capital, and he will have
the experience !
The Strong minded' of the op
posite sex in Wyoming have taken
a new departure. At a recent ju
ry waa composed of six ladies and
six gentlemen. A case was sub
mitted to them and they were out
together five days deliberating and
then failed to come to a conclusion.
But five elopements resulted from
it, and three would have bceu six
but for the extreme ngo of the re- '
maining woman and the extreme
youth of the remaining man. If
the '.strong minded' canno: dobets
ter than that under tryicg circum
stances, they will hardly convince
people that their movement is a
great
national
blessing. Tribune.
Tho following were a jjw of the
maxims of that king- of printers.
IJenjamin Franklin : Trado is tho
mother of money; bo beforehand
with your business; spend and bo
frae, but mako no waste; prayer and
provender hinder no journey; credit
is like a looking glas3, easily broken ;
keep thy office and thy office will keep
thee; they can never thrivo who
spend thiur time in boer-houses, and
in gaming-houses; God helps them
who helps themselves.
Monkeys will get drunk whenever
they have tha chance, and with them
as with others, getting drunk brings
trouble. Tho natives of Darfour and
Soiir mako a fermented beer and
set it where tho wild, monkeys can
get at it. Tho animals drink and
are drunken; then they are mado
helple3s prisoners, and their mission
of evil, as adjuncts to hand organs,
commences.