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Year: 1868

Victor Hugo writes to the Span
ish authorities, beseeching them to
adopt republican form o. govern
ment. He says it would be belit-
Ting spectacle for Spain to abolish
one monarchy TO institute another;
that there are monarchies enough
in Europe at present, and that it
would be taking much trouble for a
short space of time, as the scene is
about to change generally in Europe
in favor of the republican form.
Year: 1868

The WANT OF EDUCATION.--The
recent elections in the North show, con
clusively, that the election of Grant is q
sure thing.


We now ask you to look at the follow
ing facts:


Men, disloyal to the goverment-late
caught and subdued with arms in their
hands, are now in many places making
your laws Why do they do its Be-
cause you are not educated. Now you
MUST be educated. Make up your minds
to learn to read. Attend to your labors
steadily during the day. Avoid drink as
Won would the devil-don't touch drop
of any thing stronger than coffee. Be
temperate man as you now are alb initio.
Work every day. IF you cannot make
dollar. make two bits-make any thing
that you can by honest labor. Keep your
money safely. Never mind clothes, but
stick to educating yourself. Labor and
knowledge, work and study. Stick to
God, pray, work, and educate yourself
| Don't talk politics, OF religion, OUT OF
Idoess Keep yeur tongue qnief
Year: 1868

We learn from Washington that the
national banking act will probably be so
amended or modified during the present
session of Congress as to give to the
Controller of the Currency full power
to call or the national banks of the cous-
for a statement of their business ct
any date which he may see fit to name,
retrospective or otherwise. Such an
amendment wsuld guard against the
manipulation of the assets and liabilities
Of the banks at the approach Of quarter
day, as under the prevailing policy
Mem York Times.
Year: 1868

Coon In a town near New York City
where bitter Copperhead owned the only
hall and refused to let it for a Republican
meeting, subscription was started to
build Tannery. The whole population
turned out TO the work At eight o'clock
in the morning the posts were growing in
the woods and the lumber was on the
wharf AT three o'clock that afternoon
the Tanncry was completed. Ladies took
hold Of the work and adorned it before
sundown with cvergrcens and hags. The
number Of men counted Tor the Democr,-
cy who took part in the work carried con-
sterna,ion among the friends of Governor
Seymuur
Year: 1868

A BRAVE DErp.-During the burning
Of the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, and
while the boiler rooms were enveloped in
flames, the engineer, Michael Magher, re-
solved, even at the risk of his life, TO reach
the boiler and open the valve, to allow tho
steam to escape, in order TO prevent its
explosion. He first ran and had stream
Of water from steamer directed upon
the necessary point which was done at
once, and then passing through the fire,
smoke, falling bricks, amid the wonder
and admiration Of all, succeeded in reach
ing the valvo-an act as praiseworthy as
daring, and one which prevented no one
knows how much additional damage 10
Mo "A
Year: 1868

started for help, On the way he tainted
twice from his extreme fright, and when
help had been rallied and reached the spot
they found the Kelsea boy leaning over a
stump, already dead from loss OF blood
He was bright, active and promising lad,
and his sudden death was sensibly felt by
the entire community. The family have
the sympathy of all in this their deep DO
reayement.- Nnep0rt Express.
Year: 1868

New YORK QuIET.-The Tribune of
yesterday says: Could not our Phila-
delphia friends contrive to have an cleo
tion every day in the week, and every
week in the year, We do not know how
they might relish it, but We know how
we should. Nobody was robbed yesterday
in New York. Nobody was assaulted
Nobody had his pockets picked. The
police had little or nothing to do. The
police courts were idle. 1t might be pref
ty rough on Philadelphia, but We should
like to make = permanent loan of those
interesting classes of our population who
on yesterday, helped to give variety ifnot
attractiveness to their election. DOM
send them back to-day, an you love us
Year: 1868

EFFECT OF THE RECENT ELECTIONS.
Tho gold market is depressed under
the influence of the election returns, and
prices have averaged fully one per cent.
lower than previous quotations, with a
tendency to still further fall. The
whole list of government securities, for a
like reason, have advanced about quar-
ter of one per cent There is general
feeling of satisfaction among business
men, with rare exceptions, at the result
Of the elections, without regard to politi-
cal afiinities, and the opponents of the
dominant party seem disposed to take
things in calm and quiet mood, being
well convinced that the coming victory
so strongly foreshowed in Tuesdays work
cannot but have healthy influence upon
business affairs.
Year: 1868

On Thursday the House adopted a
resolution to hold only morning sessions,
therefore we have no report. The Senate
hold two sessions daily and the action of
the House is likely to embarrass tho SEN
ate in its proceedings, as no communica-
tim with the House, and it will retard
the progress of legislation and exrend the
session if the House persist in holding
only morning sessions.
Year: 1868

ing vexed at myself for suffering my good
nature to lead me into den from which l
might never come out alive.


To this my fair guide designed no reply
On reaching the foot of the stairs she push
I'd open door into small, dinly lighted
room, and followed her into it with some
secret mi.giving. There was bed in one
corner, and on it appeared to be human
Year: 1868

FROM Mr.. THoNAs.-We have used Henley s
Royal Balsam in my family this winter. There is
use talking. 1t throws everything in the shape
of Cough medicine in the shade that l ever saw.
My wife was troubled with asthma or smothering
spells for years. and could get nothing to have any
effect until / struck this "Royal Balsam' She is
now about, well. 1t cured of the worst cold
1 ever had in my life in one night. Whenever our
children have anything like cough, few drops
given on going to bed-that is the last of the
cough. 1 never intend to be without it in the
house.


L. THOMAS the paper man.
Year: 1868

Challenges the world to produce anything in the
shape of Medicines that will remove aud eradicate
a Cough or soreness in the Chest, as prompt, no
matter what form the disease might assume. Hen
ley's Royal Balsam" is the best Medicine in the
world for Bronchial Pumonory affections. For
Group or Hopping Cough, there is nothing on
earth that can equal it. All motherers and Nurses
ought to have a bottle close by them, it will give
a child relief in two minutes. 1t is entirely veg
etable, and will prove blessing to the human
family.
Year: 1868

g A scandalous pamphlet has been published
in Paris, asserting that the Empress Eugenic had
an illegitimate child before marrying the Empe-
ror; that this child is in England, in she hands
of persons who are constantly lsvying black mail
on her Majesty, and that her famous trip to Ers
land was solely caused by her desire to hush up
the clamor of the above mentioned persons.
Year: 1868




Dear Madam IL am happy to inform you
that am well and have been we'll ever since
left home, as have been oil my family. L
am very we'll satisfied with the country-bet.
ter satisfied than ever was in all the days of
nv life. l thought was free in America,
but was not until stepped ashore in Libe-
ria and l thank God that | can now declare
nv freedom withoutany fear 1t was twenty
nine days after we left Charleston before We
saw any land, and the first land we saw was
Cape Verde, inhabited BY the Portuguese; the
next was Monrovia, and ;ten we Landed at
our station-Grand Bapa Country; and of
all lands that have never seen before | have
seen in this country and all the trouble you
have in getting your land is to walk about
and pick it out for yourself landed here
ON the 4th day of January, and caiue ashore
on the 9th of January, and on the Bin went
out to inspect land, and found it good. On
the 9th l went out again and picked cut my
lard between two towns-one mile from each.
OF all the fruits I found on the land my
tongue is unable to explain, but I will give
YOU the names of some. First, field of
thirty acres of coffee. Second-Cocoanut
trees in any quantity. Third-Lemons by
the bushel. Fourth-the great palm tree
the most important and precious tree in the
country, from which we get nice oil, cabbage,
butter, then the kernel, shingles, then cord
and thread. And then, best of all, We can
get wine of it to drink. All of these wehave
on OF the farm. Tell my brother Washington
that this is the country to come to. will
now close by saying / remain yours.


HENRY LEWIS.
Year: 1868

SEc:1 The State shall have concurrent ju.
risdictlon on all rivers bordering on this State,
so far as such rivers shall form q common
boundary to this and any other State bounded
BY the same; and they, together with all
other navigabe waters within the limitf OF
the State, shall be common highways, and
forever free, as we'll to the Inhabitants of this
State as to the citizens Of the United States
without any tax or impost therefor, unless
the same be expressly provided for by the
General Assembly.


SEC. 2. The title to all lands and other
property which have heretofore accrued to
this State by grant, gift, purchase, forfeiture,
escheats, CT otherwise, shall vest in the State
of South Carolina the same as though no
change had taken place.


SEC.,3 The people of the State are de-
c!arcd to possess the ultimate property in and
to all Glands within the jurisdiction Of the
State = and all lands, the title to which shall
fail from defect of heirs, shall revert or es-
cheat to the people.


hDTTnT E-VIT
Year: 1868

The Charleston Courier very wisely tells the
people of the South that tue problem OF re-,
generation and recuperation must be solved
by the labor of their own hands, ana no. m
through reliance upon legislation. Whatever
laws may be passed, or whatever plan OF re. re-
construction may prevail, the heavy marx
left upon our section by the iron heel OF war
can be obliterated only by industry and toll.
Year: 1868

this State.


SEC. 4. That all contracts, whether under
seal or not the consideration Of which was
the purchase of slaves, are hereby declared
null and void and of no effect, and no suit,
either at law or in equity shall be commenced
or prosecuted for the enforcement of such
contracts; and all proceedings to enforce sat
isfaction or payment of judgment on DEGREES,
recorded, enrolled or entered upon such con-
tracts in any court of this State, are hereby
prohibited, and all orders heretofore made in
any courts OF this State in relation to such
contracts, whereby property is held subject to
decision as to the validity of such contracts,
are hereby declared null and void and of no
effect.
Year: 1868

The following letter is taken from the Co.
lumbus (Ga.) Sun and Times. tits evidently
written by an intelligent and observing freed
man, and we commend it to the careful peru
sal of this class of people. Liberia is the
country for the freedmen. 1t is theirs by ma
ture aud adoption, and they should seek there
what they can never find in America-politi-
cal and social equality:
Year: 1868

A religious paper says it is curious to
'only because they want to please their
children = but still more curious to observe
that in many instances Il takes two or three
able bodied men, with as many women, to
look after one or two LITTLE boys or girls.
Year: 1868

Sit by the window and look over the
way to your neighbor's excellent mansion
which he has recently built and paid for,
and fitted out Ets


''Oh that I were a rich manv' q.


Get angry with your neighbor and think
you have not afriend in the world. Shed
a tear or two, and take walk in the bu-
rial ground, continually saying to yourself:


when shall be buried here p


Sign note for a friend, and never for
get your kindness, and every hour in the
day whisper to yourself:


Il wonderif he will ever pay that note?"


Think everybody means to cheat you.
Closely examine every bill you take, and
doubt its being genuine until you have
put your neighbor to great deal of trou-
BILE. Put confidence in nobody, and be-
lieve every man you trade with to be a
rogue. '--


Never accommodate if you can possibly
help it. Tia.


Never visit the sick or afflicted, and
never give farthing to assist the poor.


Buy as cheap as you can and screw
down to the lowest mill Grind the faces
and hearts of the unfortunate.
Brood over your misfortunes, your lack
of talents, and believe that at no distant
Year: 1868

The St. Louis Democrat publishes
letter from Midshipman Edward D. Taus-
sig, late of the United States steamer Wa
teree, describing the earthquake in South
America Mr.. Taussig, a son of Charles
Taussig. of St. Louis, seems to have had
narrow escape from death. He volun-
teered to take command of boat which
put off from the Wateree to pick up a man
who was seen drifting by that ship on a
mass of earth and weeds, but was caught
by the tidal wave and prevented from re-
turning. Finally his boat was thrown a.
gainst the Peruvian corvette America,
and he got ashore in curious fashion,
This part Of the narrative we give IN his
own words: ...L -.....


"The Peruvians cast US small line,
which we made fast, and then seeing it
was impossible for the boat to live in such
sea, I ordered the men to climb up,
which they did as rapidly as possible
We had good deal of slack rope. and the
sea would sometimes bring US close under
the Americas counter and then would
tauCen OUT Tue Hut W lIo lulA 0A'oAo' ~AS
we always came alongside with thump,
we soon sprung some of the plank. The
boat was half full of water, the line was
taut and there were still three men in the
boat beside myself. Men give way. |
cried, and with four oars out we pulled
with all our might. The Peruvians had
another line out for us, which two of the
men grabbed, leaving the coxswain and
myself in the boat, which brought up a.
gainst the Americas side with such vio-
lence as to fill the boat Immediately
The coxswain and I had barely time to
catch the rope holding the boat. ere it
parted beneath our feet, leaving US sus-
pended between wind and water, the cox
swain above me about eight feet; owing
to the want of presence of mind on the


part of the Peruvians, the rope was not
hauled up as rapidly nor as steadily as it
ought to have been, SO that we were three


times lowered into the water, which was
Year: 1868

day you will come to want. Let the work
house be ever in your mind, with all the
horrors of distress and poverty.


Follow these precepts strictly, and you
will be miserable to your hearts content
If we may so spcak-sick at heart and
at variance with the world. Nothing will
cheer or encourage you, nothing will throw
a CLEAN of sunshine or ray OF warmth
into your heart.
Year: 1868

The following lines are the translation OF
German hymn found in "The Schoolmaster
and his Son." a work recently published
They were written by the Schoolmaster, short
ly after he had lost his wife and three children
by the plague, and are expressive of his feelings
under the heavy bereavement he had experience
ed at the hand of fProvidence.
Year: 1868

At this point owing to the aeness Of the hour further
shooting was postponed until tomorrow morning at
o'cloeL when the contest be resumed. Tho birds
are IN excellent condition. Tie attendance was large


and the greatest enthusiasm was manifested
Year: 1868

Again we call the attention of Union men
to the fact that they must get enrolled if they
wish to vote at the coming election. We
have stated what steps are necessary to be-
come eligible to the franchise. so often. that
we thought every one was conversant with
the matter but it seems that there are some
who do not yet understand it. First, your
names must appear upon the Great Register
of the county where you wish to vote; Sec
ondly, you must be enrolled upon the poll
list of the precinct where you reside. If you
were registered last year, and have not
changed your residence, that is sufficient, so
far as registration is concerned; but you
must be re-enrolled upon the poll-list. II
you have removed from the county where
you voted last year, write to the clerk of that
county and procure a certificate of registra-
ton and forward it to the clerk of the county
where you now reside, and he will register
your name. Then get enrolled and you are
a voter. Union men, do not delay in this
matter. The time is getting short. You
must be both registered and enrolled by the
Sd of October. Attend to 1t Immediately.
The Clerks of the Boards of Election will
assist you.
Year: 1868

A great French Physician says: More
than half the disease in the world comes from
neglect to fortify the system against changes
of climate. weather and food. The great Sc
cret of health is to keep the condition of the
Stomach and Blood regular and uniform. so
that changes from Heat to Cold from Dry to
Damp, etc cannot upset the machinery of
the body, and breed disease"


Now, it is a fact, positive and we'll Unknown
that there is no such bulwark and assistant
for the Stomach as


PLANTATION BITTERS.


This splendid Tonic is now used by all
classes of people for every symptom of
Stomach out of order"


The secret of it is this: Plantation Bit
ters are certain to correct the juices of the
Stomach, set all its machinery at work and
enable it to resist and throw off the approach
ing danger. The tendency of the operations
of Nature is always towards a cure all she
needs is little assistance at the proper time.
How much more reasonable and sensible it is
to help her along with gentle, yet power
full Tonic. than to deluge and weaken and
defeat her curative processes with poisonous
drugs and fiery mixtures, which only stupefy
and plant the seeds of disease and death.
Year: 1868

WHEN WIVES FADE-Women do
not lose spirit upon the first intimation
of cooling fervor on the part of those
who hold their destinies. So long as
the wife believes in the good faith and
sincerity of her husband, she believes
in her own power, by increased watch
fulness in love and duty, to restore in
him that ardor which her ignorance or
folly has tempted; and so long as hope
lives the heart does not break. But it
is when she herself has lost confidence
in him as truthful, generous, tender
and noble, considerate of her feelings
and interests-when she no longer rev.
ereuces him as her friend and protector,
but regards him merely as her provider
possibly her enemy, asserting the
prerogative of husband and place OF
friend when she holds. even his ca.
resses in contempt, preferring bis cool
ness rather than his kisses, and likes
his presence less than his place, that
the wife's life begins to fade She may
not herself be conscious that it is not
the absence of his affection but her own
absence of faith which crushes her but
sounded to the depths, the cause of
nine tenths of the white, despairing
faces we see among wives would be
found to be in the quiet coldness and
distrust of their own hearts. Women



want constancy with kindness, and it is
strange how the gravest philosophers
are sometimes the most unreasonable
idiots in love. Let those husbands who
consider wistfully the blooming faces
and vivacious habits of married ladies,
nobler mems wives, rueing the roses and
smooth brows that have withered in
their own rude keeping. scrutinize
themselves vigilantly and question, who,
of the delicate could preserve more Of
themselves so fostered. And let them
secure cheerful companions aud happy
homes by virtue Of making their vows
good rather than by looking to the
chances of divorce, ard fresh mar.
riage, which must be sin and can end
in nothing but misery.-Bishop Lon
don.
Year: 1868

ADVANTAGES OF ASSOCIATION BE-
TWEEN THE SExEs.-What makes those
men who associate habitually with wo-
men superior to others? What makes
that woman who is accustomed to aud
at ease in the company of men superior
to her sex in general? Solely because
she is in the habit of free, graceful
and continual conversation with the
other sex. Women in this way lose
their frivolity, their faculties awaken,
their delicacies and peculiarities unfold
all their beauty and captivation in the
spirit of intellectual rivalry. And the
men lose their pedantic, rude, declama-
tory or sullen manner. The coin of the
understanding and the heart is inter-
changed continually. Their asperities
are rubbed off; their better materials
polished and frightened, and their rich
ness, like fine gold, is wrought into
finer workmanship by fingers of woman
than it ever could be by those of man.
The iron and steel of our character are
laid aside like the harness of warrior
in time of peace and security.
Year: 1868

lis not stone that will bruise, my Lord,
Nor is it serpent to sting,
A thorn to rend, or a sword to pierce,
Or any vile. poisonous thing.
Only heart, womans heart,


Step on it! crush it! SO.
Bravely done like man and true,
Turn on your heel and 60.
Only heart! do not fear, my Lord,
Nobody on earth is near
To come to the cry of the wounded thing;
And God is too far to hear.
Only heart! what matters it,


My Lord of the iron heel ;
Crush it again with a pitlless smile.
'Tis weakness, my Lord, to FEEL.
Nay. stoop not to touch it, to soothe it, my


Lord,


With the balm of gentle word;
So, SO, coldly turn from the crushed bleeding


thing.


1t is only heart, my Lord.
Only heart-what harm is dones
Let it bleed in the dust and moan,
Or stlhe Its anguish as best 1t may,
Or stiffen, my Lord, into stone.
Only heart! it is fresh. and young,
And tender. and warm, know;
AS pure as the spirit of chastity,


My Lord, and it loved you SO.
But nothing is lost. let it die. my Lord.
Let its death be quick or slow,
Such hearts are as plenty as summer leaves,
We find them wherever we GO.
Only heart. and for loving you so.
The cup that you give. let it drain
To the bitterest dregs, let it quiver and bleed,
Let it beat full rhythm of pain.
Nay! stay not to make it a grave, my Lord,
But back to your pleasures depart,
No blood on your hand, no stain on your


soul,


1t was only weak woman's heart.
Year: 1868

WoMAN.-Shrink not from woman
of strong sense; for if she becomes at


tached to you, it is from seeing and


viewing the different qualities in your


self; you may trust her, for she knows
the value of your confidence; you may


consult her, for she is able to advise,
and does so at once, with the 6rmness
of reason and the consideration Of affec-
ton her love is lasting and it will not
have been lightly won; for weak minds
are not capable Of the loftiest grades Of


passion.
Year: 1868

said the miserable wretch; "and it's nc
good for me to fight against it."


ats not the least good" said Frank
decisively;" and we'll 60 to the police
office at once"


So off went the burglar in their Gus
tody, leaving me safe and sound, after
all. And now don't you think there
is some use in learning everything even
so small thing as the deaf and dumb
alphabet :?