Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

Eli Vv ijN MARTIN, Proprietor. Devoted to Home Interests and Culture; ' —V-: —e TWO DOLLARS A Yiear in Advaner, VOLUME IX. PERRY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1879. SMILE WHENEVER YOU CAN. Wfcen tblag* don't go to suit yotr. And die world seems topside down. Don't waste your time In fretting But drive away that frown. Since life is oft perplexing, "Tls much the wisest plan To bear all trifles bravely, And rafrwhenever you can." Why should you dread to-morrow. And tipis despoil to-day? Tor wlien you borrow trouble Yon slways have to pay; It is a good oil . maxim, Which ehoud be often preached; Don’t cross the bridge before you Until the bride is reached'. You might be spared much sighing; If you would keep In mind The thought that good and evfl Are always here combined— There must bo something waiting. , And though you roll in wealth Yon may miss from your casket The precious Jewel—health. And thopgh you are strong aud sturdy. You may have an empty purse— And earth hM many trials Which I consider worse- Biil whether joy or sorrow Fill up yonr mortal span It will make your pathway brighter To smile whene’er you can. Ex. KINDERGARTEN. A garden in which the little slip of Immunity just taking root in life finds congenial soil, elimate, and surround ings, finds also provision made for the full development of all its nascent ac tivities UDd all its growing faculties— this id a child-garden. No tyro, no ad venturer, no bungler may have anght to do in this ideal garden, filled with tender human plants. The hand that prunes and trains rnnst itself be experi enced, sympathetic and skillful. Each individual slip is nurtured, trellissed, cultivated, and fed with special regard io its special needs, while all are kept in perfect harmony with each other.— Dropping the figure Froebel, the au thor of “the Kindergarten system of teaching, would bring together cliil dren from tbrpe to seven —bring them together because the family circle does not afford a sufficient scope for the de velopment of those activities which in their combination coustitnte life; would surround item in the bouse with every object calculated to awaken inquiry, foster the love of the beautiful, and fill the mind with ngree.able images, and would have connected with the school room or place of assembly a large gar den, wherein is every tree or flower, in sect, bird and mnninl, soi that, the child should in the playful exercise of its fac ulties find growth, nutriment, educa tion. The idea implies a degree of ex pense which at present the public mind is not prepared for; bat it will be by and by. The idea has prevailed far too widely and still prevails that money and pains lavished on the education of little chil dren are unwisely i-pent, that when onr hoys ieaeh'the ngisbf lATiud 15 it is soon enough to pay ont §300 or §100 a year for their . education, that almost anybody can teach little children to spell and; read/ and start them in the rudiments, of knowledge. Froebel, wise man that he was, lays the axe at the loot of ftll snc'.i ideas, and insists that the beginnings of culture are paramount iu importance, that tbeie shall never be any bad habits to . be corrected, anv wrong impressious to be removed; that from the first the buddings of the infant mind shall be carefully and skillfully nurtured. In bis work ‘"On the Educa tion of Man” he gives many valuable hints to ghide the mother, who is Na ture’s deputy, and helper for the first three years of her child’s life, after which he would have the child given up to the governess of the Kindergar ten/ Perhaps a description of a Kiudcr- ten will convey to the mothers, for whom the article is intended, the best ides it impossible to give of this mode of teaching little, -children. In the large, sunny, well-ventilated room, wherp'we sat a fevydays since during morning exfer&ses; there were gathered 25 children between the ages of 3 and 7. A table, low but wide and long, stood in the; middle of the room. Its entire surface was divided by grooves iuto square inches, so that the youngest child could tell at a glance the exact length- of its pencil or whatever article was/inhandr' On either side of the tu ple the children were seated in chairs jnst suited- tp their height. The win dows were filled with, plants, some of them in bloom; pictures adorned the vralls, specimens of the children's work in woven paper, embroidered cqrds, clay models, and various other occupa tions were arranged in show cases. The little ones wore taking their German lesson when we entered, counting in concert from one to 50; then they re- Peited a verse of German poetry, trans- a tiug each line into English, and the Pronunciation aud accent in the very “canning and when they learn to read c i years, renders the acquisition of e Gcrinau language perfectly easy. ■ half-hour allotted to this ® was over, brown paper portfolios, : paper strips of different col- were distributed to each pupil.— vjnestions were asked as to the colors, . whether primary or sec- ed ^ I* 16 latter, of what compas- • -Tlron the weaving commenced. A ^pcdle made for the purpose is threaded ' a strip of paper of blue,for exam- ?’ w lncti is woven into a differently thi° re ^ sbeet <*f paper out into strips °ngbout its entire surface, except a i end to keep the strips at their placets A very great variety of designs is thus produced, and the in- inventive powers of teacher and pupil are are constantly stimulated: The teacher went first to one, then another, showing them jnst bow to thread their needle, to adjust their strips, to get their woven figures pccnrate, giving each the particular aid it needed. It was astonishing, the skill and care with which these little fingers worked. This fascinating exercise over, the ba bies ranged themselves in parallel rows in another room, and to- the sound of piano musie went through their calis- thenic exercise. This is so contrived that it calls into gentle activity every mnscle of the body. The effect of so many little hands and feet keeping per fect time and going through the various evolutions in nnison, is to some visitors quite overpowering; they fangli and cry as though they had hysterics. When the half-honr allotted to calisthenics was over, the little folks were ready to sit still again. They ranged themselves, each in its place, on either side of the low table, and sat with folded bands waiting for the next gift. The teach er brought in a bowl of peas that bad been soaked in water fur six or eight honrs, and placed one before each child, who coaid look at it bnt must not touch it till all are served. One restless little fellow didn’t touch his, but blew it away it away into the mid dle of the table, calling forth a mild re proof from the teacher. Eneb taking a pea in hand, examined it carefully, and gave, one at a time, a good account of the little globule, l>ow and when and where it grew, describing the little tongue shaped germ, the rootlet of the plunt, and then carefully removed the inclosing skin, showing the division of the pea and its point of union in the germ. Only one or two of the peas were entirely divided in this delicate manipulation, showing bow very dainty and careful was the touch of the little fingers. TheD a wire three inches long and another pea was given to each ebild, aud be was told to put tbe wire exactly through the pea at right angles with the germ. Then each child told what the pea tlins perforated upon loot ed like—a drum-stick, a lamp-post, a hitebing-post. Another wire was giv en to each, which was placed in the pea, forming an obtuse angle with the other wire; that looked like tbe roof of a house or a flail, and a review of in struction in angles followed. We Lave been thus minute in describ ing the exercises of the Kindergarten that it may be see.n licw admirably per ception, comparison, neatness, order, obedience are developed in the child, and to give mothers who cannot viBit these Kindergartens, suggestions that they can carry out in their own home training. It was Froebel’s idea that young ladies just before leaving school should take a thorough training in teaching after tbe Kindergarten system in order that they might be more fully prepared for the pleasant responsibili ties awaiting them, and certainly Froe bel was right m that. It is not possible for most mothers to undergo this training now, but there are books on tbe 6nbject» giving full in formation and directions, so that those who are desirous to understand this most interesting mode of teaching, may satisfy themselves. The various “gifts 1 as Froebel calls them, and all Kinder garten material, can be purchased by tbe dozen or by the single piece from E. Steiger, a reputable publisher in this city, who makes of tins material a spe cialty. Tbe demand for trained teach ers is continually on the increase, and young women who have a genuine love for little children and wish to become teachers, would find here a field scanti ly occupied, and very remunerative.— Mothers’ classes are taught in New York and Boston. In the latter city there Kindergartens are connected with some of the public schools, and it is to be hoped that this movement w»ll spread until all onr schools, public and pri vate, will have a department of this sort. One beneficent result of tbis spread of Kindergarten teaching will be to drive incompetent, unskilled, and in apt teachers, so abundant in onr prima ry schools, into fields of labor where they pan earn a living without training youthful minds away.—Exchange. The Chinese lepers, picked up in the slums of Chinatown, San Francisco, will be brought east in a few weeks, exhibited in Boston, New York and other places, and set down on the steps of the capital at Washington before Congress shall have adjourned. Thom as Bates and Dr. C. C. O'Donnell are the persons who will thns put the At lantic coast people through a kinder garten course in the matter of Chinese immigrants. From the British fleet in Eastern wa ters: A young midshipman went ont to join his -ship, commanded by a gal- lact officer, otherwise rather a don. He was met on deck by the captain, who said; “Well, youngster, so you’ve come to join ns. I suppose -it is the old stoiy—the fool of the family, eh? Haw, haw!’’ To whioh the middy re plied, in a sqnaky voice, "O, no, sir; it’s all changed since your day.” Exit captain. THE COOK CASE. The following case was argued at the last term and decision reserved; Jackson, Justice, being disqualified, Judge McCutchen, of the Cherokee cir cuit, was designated by the governor to preside in his place. J. B. Cook vs. The Commissioners of Hooston county. Equity from Houston. MeCUTCHEN, J. 1’ Where, by order of the chancellor, a reference of .matters in an equity cause had been made to a master in equity, and the master, having failed to act, the chancellor at a subsequent term passed an order withdrawing the refer ence from the master, and referring’ tbe same matters to a different person named in the order and styled “master pro hac vice,’ This latrer order is not void. The chancellor may in the exer cise of a sonnd discretion, change a reference from one master to another, or from a master to an auditor. 2. Where the chancellor, passing snCh interlocutory order, did not preside on the final trial, and no objections to the passage of the order appears to have been made at the time, no exceptions thereto appearing in the record, tbis tbis coart cannot review such action of the chancellor. 3. Where the order of reference to an auditor requires that exceptions to Ills report shall be filed within twenty days after notice of the filing of the re port in the clerk’s office, a party duly notified cannot file exceptions after tbe time limited without leave of the court. 4. If a party has been prevented by good cause from filing his exceptions within the time limited he shonld ap ply to tbe court without unreasonable delay for an extension of time to file bis exceptions, and upon bis'failure to do so during four successive terms of the court- thereafter, without showing any excuse for the delay this court will not interfere with the discretion of the chancellor in refusing the application and in striking the exceptions on the gronud that they had been filed without leave ef the court after the time limited bad expired, especially where no very satisfactory excuse is shown why th exceptions were not filed within the time limited. 5. Where an auditor’s report has been received and allowed by the court, and the report is not excepted to, there is no issue for the jury to try as to any matter covered by tha report, and the chancellor will pronounce judgment thereon without the intervention of a jury. Article VI., section XVIII., para graph I. of the constitution—which de clares that “the right of trial by jury, except when it is otherwise provided in tbis constitution, shall remain inviolate” —is not in conflict with the principle above enunciated. 6. Where the statute of limitations is pleaded and insisted on at the trial, and the facts on which it is based, together with tbe action of the auditor in rela tion thereto, appears in the report. The conrt in its final decree may pass upon the question of law thus raised, though no written exceptions to the au ditor’s report be on file. The ruling of the conrt on the statute of limitations being excepted to. 7. Four years after the accrual of the jeanse of action is the period of limita tion within which, in general, a -suit upon an account mast be brought by a county to recover money illegally drawn from its treasury on false acconnts. Yet where a sheriff, while in office as such, draws divers snms of money at different times from the treasurer of the connty on false and fraudulent- acconnts and vouchers for insolvent costs claimed as due him for official services claimed to hare been rendered, some of the payments haying been made .to him within less and others more than fonr years before suit was commenced, the statute of limitations does not com mence to run in favor of the sheriff da ring his coantinnance in office. - Judgment affirmed. Eli Warren; B. M, Davis; W. S. Wallace; S. Hail, for plaintiff in error. S. D. Killen; Lanier & Anderson; H. M. Hcltzclaw for defendants. MURDER OF MRS. 5URRAT. ] HOW attt. SADDLE HORSES TRAINED! Gen. H. W. Slocum, one of the most; distinguished brigade, division, corps,; The question-is- asked in a former and grand division commanders of the na “ b ^’„ ^ How ”° ^ , . .... trained? laving m a country where late war, recently delivered a lecture in j ggj ^ times ^ often Leadyh,le, Colorado, is now the sur prising town, of the West. The first settlements were made only two years ago, and it now boasts a population of ten thousand. It has a large, newsy and well conducted daily newspaper, some -numbers of which have been sent to u§. It owes its wonderful growth, of course, to rich mineral - discoveries. Bus the Denver TYibime says the rush to Leadville has been two rapid Thousands are in the new mining region without money and nnahle to find work. All tbe land around Leadville for miles has been staked ont and prospected^md and most of it is held for sale. With out money a man cannot help himself. It is generally admitted that while the new region is rich, interested parties re exaggerated its prospects to stim ulate a large immigration in the hope to sell mines or real estate. Oxe ox the charges on which Talmage is being tried is that he editorially puffed Ms own paper extravagantly. If he is convicted on this charge, a few other editors will probably become nervous in their handling of the pencil aud shears, Brooklyn on events of the great strug gle, daring the course of wMch be ex pressed tbe opinion, always held by the Unton, that Mrs. Surratt was a mur dered weman. He said: “I am going to speak to yon one word about tbe execution of Mrs. Snr- ratt at the close of the war, for I think some good lessons can be learned from the story of her trial and death I be lieve any people situated as we were onght to be cautioned against placing implicit confidence in evidence given at a time of high excitement. I could stand here to-night and relate to yon fifty incidents that would serve to cau tion everybody against taking evidence against others when the people are in a state of intense excitement. There nev er was a day, there never was an hour, that I did not believe that. Mrs. Surratt was as innocent a woman as there is in this halL [Applause.] She was the keeper of a boarding-house in Wash ington. She boarded Wilkes Booth and half a dozen other rebel sympathiz ers, and she had a son,-John H. Sur ratt. Wilkes Booth, was guilty of shooting Mr. Lincoln, and tbis poor woman was brought to trial in connec tion with Wilkes Booth, and through the excitement of the times her neck was brought to the halter. Her daugh ter, a young girl eighteen or nineteen years of age, on tfle morning of the exe cution went to the President’s room and begged to say a few words to him in behalf of her mother, and a United States Senator from onr own State, who acted as door-tender, repulsed her, say- tog, “No, no, you cannot, go in.” Worse than that; meaner than that, the poor girl three or four years afterwards mar ried a clerk in the Treasury Depart ment. No charges were brought against him, but because tbis clerk married the daughter of Mrs. Surratt he was dis charged. Let us brag of our achieve ments, bnt at tbe same time lei ns learn to look at our [Stilts and errors fairly and squarely in the face and acknowl edge them when we have cause to.” The mnrder of Mrs. Surra* was the most cruel and cowardly act ever com mitted in any civilized country. It is a curious and suggestive fact that all who were chiefly responsible for the execu tion of that innocent woman have felt the unseen hand of the Great Avenger. Stanton, Secretary of vYar, who was perhaps the worst of the number, com mitted snicide in a fit of remorse, al though the fact was sought to be con cealed. Preston King, the Senator from New - York who repulsed Annie Surratt at Hie President’s door, in like manner ended his own life by deliber- ati ly jumping from a ferryboat into the North river at New York and drowning himself. Andrew Johnson, who signed the death warrant and despotically sus pended the writ of habeas corpus that bad been granted by the conrt. was stricken suddenly with death upon his return to the Senate after he left tbe Presidency. Judge Advocate Holt,who condncted tbe prosecution, long ago disappeared from pnblic view and whether dead or alive nobody knows and nobody cares. Aud John A. Bing^ ham, who assisted Holt, was driven from Congress in disgrace as one of the Credit Mobilier bribe-takers, and soaght refnge in Japan, where, we be lieve, he now is.—Rochester, (V. Y.) Union. A Fatal Wave. An accident most distressing in cir cumstance, aild cansing the death of Mrs. Mary Klinkinbeard of Marshfield, occurred in Coos connty, Oregon. With a party of friends the lady had gone to ocean-beach to view the storm angered waters, and wMle. standing a little from her cofnpaniens, near an im mense tree trank stranded on the beach nearly washed by the waves, whicn fol lowing each other, came higher and and higher, she pointed to the sand at her feet and repeated. “Thus far shalt thou come and no farther.” The next billow came with resistiees force, lifted tbe trank by her side dashed it against her and killed her. Eer companions fortunately recovered the body. Mrs. Klinkinbeard was forty six years of age, and was one of tbe pioneer women of Oregon; having reached the State in the fall qf 1847. She was the mother of thirteen children, several of them be ing still young. The cnltnre of willows for basket making does not prove a success in America. Some say labor is too high to allow any profit. The facts are that willow shoots of the proper size for basket-making sre worth only 5 cents per pound delivered in New York or the nearest city in which they can be sold. A large yield of willow shoots is one and a half to two tons to lhe acre, and as tbe vehicle, I may throw some light on the subject. The saddle horse is no exception to toe buggy horse. The one is breed from -buggy stock, the other from saddle stock, but the training does a great deal. Again the saddle horse is made, to ride easily by being ridden by.the best equestrians in the world, as the buggy horse is driven in New York and other northern eitiesy by the best drivers in the world. Your driving horses are as superior to ours as our saddle horses are snperior to yoars. I speak whereof I know, for I lived for years in New York city, and drove ev ery few days over “the lane.” We have no buggy horses here in Georgia, broken like the northern horses, and I never saw a northern horse os good un der saddle as ours. Constant nse makes tbe saddle horse acquire easy gaits. He is ridden in company, and receives his first lessons in trying to walk up with old saddle horses which walk five miles an hoar. To encourage him to walk fast the rider, holding the reins tightly, moves the hand holding the reins from side to side iu time with his steps, pressing alternately each side of the neck. This movement of tbe retos teaches tbe horse a fast walk sooner than anything else. I do not believe any horse can be made a good saddle animal without tbe nse of the curb bit. I certainly would not nse it to train a horse to trot under saddle nor in races, but for pleasure riding nothing adds more to the eojoyroent of the rider. With it a horse comes easily from a trot to a gallop, or vice versa, and it gives one always such perfect control of the horses head and improves his carriage-. There is no slipping of reins through thif hand, a movement of the hand holding the retos to thi right cau sing the right rein to press noon the horses neck moves him instantly to the right, and so with the other side. Nev er pull harder on one rein than the oth er; horses gnide better by pressure on tbe neck; as for holding the reins; hold them in any way that is most conveni ent. If yon have a curb bit, it mat ters not, only al ways feel the horse’s month. There will never be any neces sity of hurting him, for be .at once reali zes tbe control the bit gives the rider, end it is easier on tbe month in gentle hands than the snaffle. I always nse on ordinary ’curb with no joint in the mouthpiece, and my choice would be for the rings to be placed four inches below tbe mouthpiece, and the bead- stall to fasten one and a half inches above the monthpiece, the cnib strap to ran from tbe latter point. Be -snre that the montbp i ece be but slightly crooked or arched above the tongue of the horse. There is no need of the arch imitating High bridge. The pieces at the side of tbe bit should be so shaped as to set when al Test iu the mouth of the horse at, say, an angle of twenty degrees. Let any New Yorker try the bit I describe on any spirited horse, and he will find a charm in the saddle never before realized in the use of the snaffle. Net er use a curb-chain, except for a lady riding a hard-mouthed horse, and then only nntii you can have’ a curb made with full six inches cf leverage; then you can hold any horse with a curb-strap, tbe chain only fretting a spirited .horse. I wrote to yon about this subject because I came from among you, and because I never got any pleas ure ont of tbe saddle until I went to live south. I wish some of yonr read ers conld be with me to morrow morn ing after the hounds.—Boston Globe. A Canal Across Florida- Colonel Fremont, who has in charge the preliminary survey for a ship canal across the peninsular of Florida,paid onr city a short visit last week. The colo nel was expecting one portion of Ms parly at St. Marks from their survey across theconntry from the Sawannee. At present they seem inclined to the route from the Atlantic up St. Marys riv er to some point in the vicinity of Trad ers’ HiD, thence across toe portion of Co lumbia connty, passing through Hamil ton, and connecting with the Alapaha near its entrance into the Sawannee,con tinntog down tbe Sawannee some twen ty-five or thirty miles, and then turning westward through tbe upper portion of Lafayette—passing centrely through Taylor and the southern portion of Jef ferson to the St. Marks river, at or near the old town of St Marks. The Water for the canal from Tra der’s Hill or vicinity to tbe Alapaha is expected to be supplied from tbe Okee- fenokee, swam p. This swamp was par tially surveyed a month or two ago and promised an abundant supply of water, however, being so cold, and the expo- sore while wading being hazardous to the health of the party, only a partial survey was made. 'It will be renewed, however, as the warm term approaches, with the confident hope that an abun- A TOWN DESTROYED FLOOD. BY A SHOT DOWN IN A STEAMBOAT CABIN. For several days Szegedin, the second commercial town in Hungary, contain ing 80,000 inhabitants, had been in im minent danger of inundation horn the river Theiss,' which flows through the place. Several large dykes protecting the back of the town then depended on the embankment of the Alfold railway, to strengthen which all effort were con centrated. At last however, the water, aided by a gale, broke through the embankment, and rushed in broad streams toward the doomed town. The scenes that ensued defy descrip tion, for, to add to the situation, the tremendous current undermined tbe foundations of the buildings in which the inhabitants lived or bad songbt shelter, and amid shrieks and frantic ap peals for aid that it was impossible to render, the strnctnres went crashing in to the flood, carrying with them the inmates. Even the synagogue, to which many people have flown for refi- age, was not spared by the waters, and fell in, burying hundreds iu its ruins. The gas works Laving been.submerged, people were left at the mercy of the torrent, unable to perceive what fresh danger threatened them, and in a state of prostration from which death would have been a relief. At daybreak the town was many feet.deep in water, and the inhabitants had begun to realize the extent af their calamity. Here and there a house, less, substantial than its neighbors, tottered and fell witli a crash; and it frequently happened that at the moment a boat was neanng a window from which half distracted peo ple were appealing for aid, the whole edifice would succumb to the torrent, amid the piteons shrieks of the inmales. Such of the inhabitants as were so fortunate as to be able to do so fled to New Szegedin and more elevated parts of the town, hnrriedly crossing the bridge of boats which separates the new. city from the old. As the day wore on whole rows of houses fell, and the flood gained such a headway that it submerged fully two-thirds of the town, inclnding the citadel and the post and telegraph offices. Besides the syna gogue, tbe orphanage sneenmbed, bu rying its inmates in the mips, and two manufactories were discovered to be in flames. No excesses were observable, however, cn the part cf the inhabi tants, precautiary measures having been taken for the protection of property. During the afternoon the dams were cut in several places to allow the water to rnn off; the flood was still rushing with an awful roar over the city, and the practical destruction of the town was complete. Happily however, while there was mnch excitement there was’ no disorder, and such of the inhabi tants as'could be removed were convey ed to a place -of safety by men who seemed to retain their presence of mind to a greater degree than might have been expected. Sixty thousand persons were without a roof to cover them. The upper floors of all Mgh houses were crammed with spectators in momentary fear of death. One hundred square miles in the vi cinity of Szegedin were flooded and the crops in that district are totally rained. there are many expenses wMch accom pany their culture. Probably the chief j “apply of water will be found, cause of the general discouragement! Colonel Freemont is thoroughly alive eorceming willow cultivation is the fact-1 work, and one of these pushing that an insect or bug frequently rava- j an ^ energetic men that make no in a decidedlv^ time. His headquarters will for wholesale manner. ' * while be in Savannahs - ' Another Revolution. The Oglethorpe Echo relates another southern outrage: Several years ago Mr. James T. Finly, a gentleman living near Maxey’s, in this connty, sold an old negro man named Kitt Bngg a tract of land at a very reasonable price for toe times. Kit was an industrious honest old darkey, and as fast as he made a lit tle money he paid it upon the note. His payments being small and frequent, tbe back of Ms paper was at length filled with credits, and last week when the old negro came to make another pay ment of fifty dollars no room conld be found on tbe note to place the credit. Mr. Finly calculated np the note, and fonnd that Kit bad paid two thirds of principal, and that $600 were yet doe, which sum Ms debtor said would be paid as fast as he could make the mon ey. Mr. F. then told the old darkey that since he sold him tbe land proper ty had depreciated in value, and as he knew he (Kit) had worked faithfully to to meet his payments, and fairly earned toe farm, it shoaid now be bis unincum bered. So drawing up a deed be band ed it, together with the note, to Kit— he thns voluntarily relinquishing his claim to $600,every cent of which be conld have collected. Now, bow many northern philanthropists would have- done this for the “poor, oppressed ne gro.” Was there ever a more clearly defined case of bulldozing? Another bloody killing oecured on tbs- steamboat Vigo, Thursday, at Grdiz, on the Kentucky river.- At Lockport four miles above, a young man named Newt Abrams took passage, intending to go to Carrollton-on the Ohio riven. At Gratz, Ky., toe boat was boarded by an oldman named George Hubert3, witbt his brother and nephew. Au old feud existed, between Roberts and Abrams; which bad once caused a shocking af fray. As soon as Roberts, who was- n stout, wiry man, able for any one .de spite bis sixty years, saw Abrams,; her announced his intention of whipping him forthwith. With this intention he caught Abrams, and attempted to throw him down. Abrams backed into a corner, placed his Lead against Rob erts’ breast, and poshing him back,, at tempted to draw a pistol from his hip poke*. Roberts divined his purpose and canght his arm, and the pair went around and aronnd the cabin in. their effort to get toe best of each other. When half way down the cabin Abrams succeeded in getting bis .pistol, opt of his pocket, and placing its muzzle un der Ms adversaries ear, he discharged the contents of one of its chambers into iiis head- Roberts dropped, and os he was falling Abrams fired another cham ber of bis weapon, but the ball went wide of its mark, owing to Roberts rol ling over on the floor. A moment later Abrams came forward to where tbe ter ror stricken passengers of the boat were huddled, smoke still curling from the muzzle of his pistol, and said as he replaced the weapon in bis pocket: Gentlemen I am sorry, but tMs is sometMng that I had to do sooner or later.” No attqpipt was made to ar rest him as he hxd acted in self-defense. A doctor was summoned from the town, who examined too wounded man’s iDjnries, and pronounced them fatal. Abrams then consulted with the officers und passengers of the boat, asking their advice as to whether or not he shonld give himself up to the officers of the law. He was advised to return immediately home and await re sults. He took their advice and walked home. -Roberts lived on a farm a little way back from the river, about a mile below the towr. When the boat ar rived at his landing he was placed on a a cot and carried to Ms honse, where ho died soon after. The doctor who at tended the dying man remarked to some passengers, as ho pointed to' a knoll back of the town: “Over behind 1 that hill lie twelve men who died with their boots on in fights with the Rob erts family.” Abrams has not yet beea- arrested. Tho Big Farms Of Dakota. The Germans are beginning to aban don the old GotMc characters, and to at two hundred aud fifty lars. Disp3ti nse the regular Roman type or modem English letters, which are universally the fruit crop used by all other countries in Ei and in America. rained, though injured, ’-Che Ak Alamo monument assoeialion has ai! over to Who Mi brated iu Twenty-seven miles north of Fargo,- writes a correspondent in Dakota Terri tory, is tbe world-renowned. Grondin farm. It covers about 40.0Q0 'acres, embracing both railroad and govern ment land, and is close to the Red riv er. The farm is divided into four parts and has dwellings, granaries, black smith shops, elevators, etc., and has a stabling capacity for 200 horses and a granary capacity for 1,000,000 bush els. In addition to the wheat farm there is a stock farm of 20,000 acres. Daring the seeding season they em ploy abont seventy men, and in harvest time as many as 200 men are busily en gaged. Seeding commences abont the 9th of April and ends the 1st of May. The work is done very systematically, th8 machines following each other about the field four rods apart. Cutting com mences about the 8th of August and ends the fore part of September; then comes threshing, which is done by eight steam threshers. After thresh ing the stubble ground is plowed with gang plows that cut two furrows, drawn by three horses, and this work contin ues until it “freezeup,” wMch ia abont. the 1st of November. The largest cultivated wheat farm in the world having been described, I will take the reader to Casselton, twenty miles west, of Fargo, passing by hun dreds of small sixty-acre farms worked by the homesteaders- It has something about 100 families, three hotels and sev eral large stores, all of wMch do a large business. In tbis vicinity may be' seen some very large farms run on the same- scale as tbe Grondin farm tkev are Al ton, Case Cheeny and Smith-Dodge. To describe these farms would be to re peat the description of too'Grondin, on ly on a some what .smaller scale. The- suiface of the land here is nearly ievel, and the soil is rich and black. 'The. yield of one field of 2,315 acres, as giv en by elevator weight (57,283 bushels), shows an aggregate of twenty-five bush els to the acre. The late hard freeze has seriously in jured the early vegetable crops in tbo vicinity of Charleston. The loss to track farmers around that city is