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Year: 1875

Among the few splendid mansions
spared by the army of Sherman, still
stands the old Hampton house, built by
the head oil the family, soldier of the
revolutionary war and of the war of
1912. He was the first Wade Hampton,
of South Carolina. Springing originally
from the Cavaliers of England, who
filed the world with their fame, and
whose descendants still walk the elrth
as its highest type of genius, his imme-
diate ancestors settled in Virginia, and
from thence he came to South Carolina
and to Columbia.


The mansion aud its grounds occupy
one square, or four acres of the city.
The house is of the old style of archi-
lecture. / have seen hundreds of others
i'll the South presenting a much finer
external appearance. But the chief at
traction of the place is its shrubbery-
its rare trees and eXOtics. 1t looks like
an earthly paradise.


He was twice married. BY his first wife
a son was born to him, whom he called
Wade. Two or three daughters were
/ the result of his second marriage. John
s. Preston married his daughter Caro-
line, and Ex-Governor Manning married
his daughter Susan. He accumulated
vast estate around him, and is said to
have owned one thousand slaves. l
have often, when boy, heard old peo-
pie say that he owned SO many slaves
that he did not know them when he met
them, and that they were constantly in
Producing themselves t. him. But be
this as it may, when he died he left all
or nearly all of his property to his son.


When the successor to the house and
to the estate read the will he did what
few men ever did before or since. He
tore it in a hundred pieces and then
made an exact and equal division of all
his fathers's property between himself
and half sisters


As soon as the war of 1872 broke out
this Wade Hampton offered his sword to
General Jackson, and was assigned a
position on his staff He was one of
his aids at the battle of New Orleans
Like his father. he was thrifty and add
ed greatly TO tlls-cstItte, making pureh-
ases of large tracts of land in the valley
of the Mississippi, which even yet remain
in the family, believe. His step-moth-
er lived to a great old age, and did not
die until some time just before or during
the late war between the States.


The third Wade Hampton is the one
living today, who so distinguished him
self during the Confederate war. He has
been twice married, and is now a wild
over His first wife was a Miss Preston.
By this marriage three sons We're born
Wade, Christopher and Frank. His son
Wade served ON the s:afT of General
Joseph Z. Johnson. Preston was on
the staff of his father, and was killed by
his side His second wife was n daugh-
ter OF Senator McDuffie.
Year: 1875

AID THE POOR.-We sometimes wish
men would act twice as loud as they pro-
fess, especially when poverty, distress
and squalid misery are so great in the
world The times are very hard in some
quarters. Many are out of employment.
Many are too poor to provide for the
stern riyors Of winter. VIII not Chris
tians temper the winds for these shorn
lambs, Can they tell Jesus how much
they love HIM, and not do sol 'sInas-
much as ye have done it to one Of
these my brethren, ye have done it unto
Ire. - IFGfchmdn and Reflector.
Year: 1875

KINDLY REMINDERS OF DEATH
Philip of MacedOn, and very wise king
he was, though he was a heathen, and
one of the wisest of his plans was this:
He had a slave, whom he ordered to
come to him, every morning of his life,
whatever he was doing, and say to him
in a loud voice, ''Philip, remember that
thou must diel" He was heather, but
a great many who call themselves Chris
tians are not half so wise as he, for they
take all possible care not to remember
that they must die, but to forget that
they must die; and yet every living man
has a servant who, like King Philips, puts
him in mind, whether he likes it or not,
that his day will run out at last, and
his twelve hours OF life will be over, and
then die he must. And who is that serv-
anti a mans own body. Happy for
him though if his body is his servant
not his master and his tyrant. But stils
be that as it may, every finger-aehe that
ones body has, every cough and cold
ones body catches, ought to be to us
warning, like King Philips servant,
Remember that thou must die" Every
little pain and illness is a warning, a
kindly hint from our Father in Heaven
that we are doomed to death; that we
have bat twelve hours in this short day
If life, and that we must get our work
done and our accounts settled, and be
ready for our long journey.
Year: 1875

We now enter the field for
the TALL and coming Winter
and are furnishing the bes.
paying a d most easily worked
in the world. Our
agents have always heen the
most successful. aud We have
lately aided new and exceed


ing y taking induct menrs, re


quiring only intelligence and
for any one,young
or old, Of ether sex, to make
really frst-class psying busi
Year: 1875

A Young Gentleman whose name is
Joseph sends to us for publication the
worst verses which we remember to have
wrestled with. He wishes us to print them
in the Tribune and to pay him for them
"what we think them to be worth" There
is nothing unusual about the consignment
Of broken-backed stanzas but in letter
which comes with them the writer tells us
that he "does not know whether to be d
farmer or poet" and our advice is invoked
respecting the dilemma. {" My minister
says observes Joseph, "that 1 have
great deal Of talent, and that it makes the
tears come to his eyes to read my poems
but my grandfather says he had rather see
me hoe potatoes than write poetry" And
then the confession follows: 1t is great
deal easier for me to write poetry than to
hoe potatoes" Of course it is, but which
is the more respectable business? Poets
just now are as plenty as peaches; but first
class potato diggers, with real genius for
that business, are not so common. There
are prizes to be won in this department of
human energy, and wreaths which may be
economically woven of the tops of the plant
| itself. Joseph, the head of your reverend
grandsire is level. You say that he is " old
fashioned" but SO is common sense, which
is none the worse for its antiquity. Pota-
toes will always be in request but poems
are always drug in the market, with no
prospect Of dimished supply and increased
demand. The pen is mightier than the
sword, we admit, but the plow-share beats


both. Wherefore, young Joseph, We hope
you will follow the advice of grandpapa, and


write no poems when you can find anything


better to do.-TriJoue.
Year: 1875

Life hes burden for every ones shoulder


None can escape from its troubles and care;
Miss it in youth and twill come when we're older,
And fit us as close as the garments we wear.
Sorrow comes into our homes uninvited,


Robbing our hearts of its treasure and song;
Lovers grow cold and our friendships are slghted,
Yet somehow or other we worry along
Midst the sweet blossoms that smile in our face,


Grow the dark weeds that would poison and blight.
And cen in the midst of earth's beautiful places


There's always something that isn't just right.
Yet oft from a rock we may pluck a gay flower


And drink from spring in a desOlate waste;
They come to the heart like a heavenly dover,


And naught is so sweet to the eye or the taste.
Everyday toll is an everyday blessing,


Though povertys cottage and crust we may share.
Weak is the back on which burdens are pressing,


But stout is the heart that strengthened by prayer
Somehow or other the pathway grows brighter,


Just when we mourn there was none to befriend;
Hope in the heart makes the burden seem lighter,


And somehow or other we get to the end.
Year: 1875

NPRIsOS.-William NJ. Tweed in Ludlow
Street Jail, sees nobody but his family, his
and his lawyers. Mrs. Tweed
visits him daily and his counsel about as
often. 1t is customary at the Jail when, for
convenience, a prisoner wishes to be out in
the pure air for few hours in the company
of an officer to grant him that privilege for
fee not fixed, but assessed according to
the amount of the bail, in default of which
Le is held-a kind of discounting of the
risk involved. Mr.. Tweed's bail is fixed at
100000, and half days liberty in his
case would be scheduled at about 500.
He has only availed himself of this license
once, however, having no money, as one Of
the Order of Arrest officers says, for any:
body but his Lawyers. This solitary in
stance was few days after his arrival at
the Jail, when he went homo for two or
three hours. When he left Blackwell's
Island, Tweed spent the night before going
to Court, whence he was sent to his present
quarters, at his house in Fifth avenue. For
that attention to his comfort he has paid
nothing yet and is not expected to pay any.
thing. His familiar figure is doubtless one
element of his indisposition to go out, as it
would inevitably be recognized in any pub
lie place. He pays $50 a week for his ac-
commodations indoors, and the cost of any
visiting he may wish to do before he gets out
of jail, which he thinks will not be more


than six months, goes to the Order Of


Arrest Department.
Year: 1875

A young lady in Minnesota boasts of
having ten grown up brothers to watch
over her; but Norristown girl prefers to
have only one brother to watch over her
provided he is the brother of some other
girl.
Year: 1875

her:


The man must lead happy life
Who is directed by his wife,
Who's freed from matrimonial chains,
Is sure to suffer for his pains.
Adam of old could find no peace
Until he saw woman's face;
When Eve was given for mate,
Adam was in happy state.
In all the female hearts appear
Truth, darling of heart sincere;
HypOcricy, deceit and pride
Ne'er known in woman to reside.
What tongue is able to unfold
The worth in woman we behold?
The falsehood that in women dwell
Is almost imperceptblc.


Fooled be the foolish man, say,
Who will not yield to woman's sway;
Who changes from his singleness
Is sure of perfect blessedness.
Year: 1875

The following lines are susceptible of two meanings
bachelor friend reads the first and third and second
and fourth lines together and seems to find an inter
nal satisfaction in reading them thus for some cause
or other:
Year: 1875

WE would respectfully call attention of the members of the legislature, or such of them as have not responded to if, to the circular letter we addressed them a couple of weeks ago. The public would be pleased If all would comply. AS yet, but third have
Year: 1875

WE respectfully refresh the memories Of our citizens and others in Tucson, of the fact that the Fifth Cavalry Band will give one of their first class and enioyable concerts in the Cosmopolitan Hotel next Thursday evening. Our citizens owe the band a nice benefit and now is a proper time to discharge that little obligation.
Year: 1875

They have what they call a 'juSi-
cious license law" in Buffalo, New
York, and yet, as shown by a recent
presentment Of the Grand Jury,
liquors are sold in $500 places in
that city while only 36 places are IL
eensed. TIE complaint is made
by the Democratic press and speak
ers in Iowa that the present law is
inoperative-can be enforced. In
communities where it is not enforced
any license law that did not satisfy
the whisky Democracy and make
whisky practically free, would he
violated with impurity as is tie law
in Buffalo.


The opposition party in Iowa have
declared for the repeal of the present
law regulating the iiquorstraffic, and
the enactment OF a judicious license
law. They pretend that their reason
is that the present law cannot he en-
forced. The reason for this is that
the entire machinery and almost the
entire voting force Of that party are
exerted to prevent the execution Of
| the law and encourage It's violation.
These same forces il they should sue
ceed In repeating the present law
would be exercised to the fullest ex-
tent Of their power to prevent the
enactment of any law in its stead
which would not make whisky rs
free in every town in Iowa rs it now
is i'm Dubuque.


Legislators elected on the opposi-
ton ticket will OF course be pledged
to favor the repeal of the present law;
and there the pledge ends. When
thfs law Is repealed we are left ell
tirelv at sen. II a license law should
be offered in the Legislature TO take
the place of that repealed, each
member may say '"rhis Is not a judi
cious law" and cast his vote against
liz. Each member OF the party IL
left ut liberty to interpret the word
"iudcious" according to his own
inclination, and thus would each
member elected on that platform be
at full liberty, except that he must
favor the repeal Of the present law.
What may the people Of Iowa expect
in the shape of law to regulate the
liquor traffic when the present law
is repealed?
Year: 1875

The Indianola Tribune, Democrat
ic, is provoked because the State
Central committee Of its party does
not name man for tail to the State
ticket, as it has been more than q
month since Mr.. Wright declined
the nomination Of that party for
State Superintendent. Ii suggests
that it would be well to secure a
"decent man" for secretary of the
committee, and let the present secre-
tary step down and out.
Year: 1875

A correspondent of tho Massachu-
setts PloughpsdB sends q recipe for
picking cucumbers which he says ho
has used for many years. He says -
There may be simpler methods, but
none, / am sure, that car be followed
by happier results. Pickles made this
way will keep hard and good the
year through, and are always of o.
beautiful green color.


Some say that cucumbers for pick
ling ought never to be washed or rub
bed, as it removes an outside coating
aud imp9irs the quality of the pickles.
How true this may be, l have never
determined by experiment; but, to be
on the safe side, we never wash them
(unless very dirty, the successive
scaldings cleaning them sufficiently.
Place the cucumbers in an earthen jar
and pour over them a weak brine,
scalding hot, and let them stand in it
"a hours, when it must be turned off,
scalded, skinned, and turned on
again to remain another day, and
scalded again. Now they must be
freshened by pouring over them hot
vinegar, and let them stand few
days, when they must be put into cold
cider vinegar, adding horse-radish root
and any kind of whole spices that one
prefers. Stir them occasionally to
prevent scum from rising. Many
house-keepers labor with the mistaken
idea that pickle vinegar must be scald-
ed every time white scum rises. 1t
does no good whatever, only weakens
the vinegar, and eventually kills it
outright. And just here let me ask q
question. Why does the scalding of
vinegar lessen its strengthf Is not
the killing of those minute creatures to
which good cider vinegar owes its
vitality the causeP
Year: 1875

An experiment which it may amuse the boys to repeat has been described by several correspondents to popular science journal Place a cock upon 8 table or board, and, holding his wings down close to his sides, let second person bend down his head, until his beak touches the board on which he lies, and draw a line of white chalk straight out from the point of his beak. This done, the bird may be released from restraint, and he will not stir so much as feather.

 Nay, further" writes one, "you may clap your hands or shout close to him without rousing him from his lethargy, from which, however, he will ultimately recover"

 Another experimenter writes

 I have seen row of fowls rendered senseless by drawing chalk line Cbe- ginning at the top of the beak) slowly across table, and have myself success fully performed the experiment. The birds are simply mesmerized.
Year: 1875

The C.ucinnati tobacco b oard of trade
have adopted series of resolutions express
ing the belief that any advance of the existing
tax on tobacco would prove injurious to all
branches Of the tobacco trade: that any ad-
ditional tax would be unjust to both the pro-
ducer and consumer and that as measure to
increase the revenue it would fail of its pur-
pose. They also request all members Of con
gress in sympathy with the tobacco interests
to prevent, if possible, any increase in the
rate OF taxation on tobacco.
Year: 1875

Ed Anti Aonopolist:


Nominations for all the State Offices are
made. and the issues are made mp


Itls we'll for, one once and n while, to look
around and make an inventor Of what he has,
and 10 determine what he still needs, and to
consider the best means to adopt to supply his
necessities.


We have civil, political and religious liberty,
ali can sue and be sued, be q witness, set As
a Juror. purchase, old and sell any species of
property: all can vote ana are elighiahe to any
Office. kvery man can worship his Creator IN
hat manner be believes most acceptable to his
Him These rights are secured and settled.
and settled forever on this continent, provided
We succeed in protecting private property, and
the labor of the poor. Ii we tail in doing this,
we will in time loose what we already have.
The republican party during the war and for .
year or 50 after. done much for civil and politi-
cal liberty, but during the war and since it has
done nothing for the security Of the private
property, or the labor Of th. masses # the
moor and the comparatively poor Of this coun-
try. While on the other hand, its national and
local legislation has been favorable to the rich
and Oppressive to the poor.


TIL. private property of the poor and their
lahor is still at the mercy of the cunning CORN
Grants who control the various departments Of
the government.


The question for everv Republican who de-
sims reform TO determine is this: Is ii prohA-
hls that the Republican party will change from
acting for the interest OF corporations, capital,
the rich and the few, and act for the inteFesk d
labor, the poor and the many. he viii fIee
himself from prejudice, and e1amins thl
Year: 1875

1OS WEST I1TH ST, TOP FLooR-AN AMERICAN
lAO person to DO general housework in small private
family where she will not be treated menal capable
of taking position working housekeeper is good
sewer; good reference
Year: 1875

no EAST 18th STA PROTESTANT WOMAN AS
tOO cook understands her business thoroughly; has
daughter waitress and chanbermad; they would do the
work Of family between them objection boarding
house go in the ntry.
Year: 1875

Two negro women met upon the
street the other day, when the follow
ing conversation took place: Firs:
woman-'Is YOU swinc to set up wild
de corpse to night Second woman


No my husband won't let me.
First woman-' Sha never see such
a husban' as You got, lie never wants
YOU to sec any pleasure. They seem
ed to be in dead earnest.
Year: 1875

THIRST AT SEA.-Thirst on land is
bad enough, but thirst at sea, with
water everywhere, but not drop tc
drink, is ten times worse. OF the
agony which it occasions we laav form
some conception when we read, as IN
the case Of late shipwreck, Of the
survivors Of a hoats crew greedily
drinking the blood of their dead
comrales. No one knows what his
evil fortune may one day bring HIM
to endure. For the benefit Of the
reader, therefore, we make note OF
the following question put by the
board Of trade examiners to the can
didates for certificates of competency
as mates in the English merchant ser
vice What would you do in order
to allay thirst, with nothing but Sc"
water at hand 80 The answer is -
Keep the clothes, especially the
shirt, soaking with sea water Drink
ing salt water to alIay thirst drives
the sufferer mad but on external ap-
plication Of it gives relief, if it does
not satisfy the demands Of craving ma
turo. 1t is apity that this simple yet
truly scientific remedy is known 70
but few ofthose who tempt the trcacL-
erouS nam.
Year: 1875

BOYS USING ToBACco.-A strong
and sensible writer says good SHARP
thing, and true one, too, for boys
who use tobacco:


1t has utterly spoiled and utterly
ruined thousands Of boys. 1t tends
to the softening and weakening of the
bone, and it greatly Injuries the brain,
the spinal marrow and the whole
nervous fluid. A boy who smokes
large quantities is never known to
make a man of much energy, and gen
orally lacks muscular and physical. as
well as mental, power. We would
particularly warn boys who want to
be anything in this world to shun to-
bacco as a most banefui poison -


Tue Belair Argus says, 1--WE cali
the attention of the boys to the above
warning against the use Of tobacco.
Every word is as true as Holy Writ.
If there is any thing that will more
thoroughly enervate and destroy both
physical and mental vigor than the
use of tobacco by q boy, it remains
unknown t. medical science.


Better wait, boys, if YOU will and
must use tobacco, until YOU have
finished your growth and Your con-
stitution has become formed; but
our advice is to let it severely alone,
at all times and seasons.
Year: 1875

1t is quite orthodox for Democratic
and other Anti Admi nistration jour-
nails to find fault with and denounce
the Presidents choice of u successor to
Secretary DELANo. 1t is the business
of those journals to cavil at the Adj
ministration and its record and no one
would be more astonished than the
President to find them endorsing an
act of his no matter how trivial and un-
important it might be. But when we
see leading Republican organs-journ-
ais that aided in the election of GRANT
and have been the advocates of and
appologists of his Administration
through good and evil report, con-
demning and denouncing the appoint
ment of ZACK CHANDLER to posi-
tion so important as that which De-
LANo has just vacated, we are con-
strained to the opinion that there is
something rotten in Denmark--that
his majesty has indeed taxed the pa
tience of hisappologists up to and even
beyond that point where forbearance
ceases TO be virtue. The appoint
ment of CHANDLER Secretary of the
Interior is sort of defiant sneer at
the people and an open declaration by
the President that it is his own crea.
lures and not honest and capable pub
lie servants he would gather around
him. 1t has long been the policy of
the President to elevate those whom
the people repudiated. If Senator
or Congressman proved himself an un-
faithful steward and was ordered to
step down and out by his people at
home, we soon after hear that the
President has appointed him minister,
consul to some country abroad or pro-
vided him with lucrative Federal Of
flee at home. The appointment of
CHANDLER is the latest instance OF
the Presidents contempt for the will
and judgment of the people. He
misrepresented the commonwealth OF
Michigan in the United States Senate


until weary of his wrong doing they
commanded him to stand aside. Yet
this man whom the people of q State
would no longer trust is selected by
the President to fill place among the
nations cabinet officers. Obedient as
they are to the party whip and plant
and time serving as they have proved
themselves to be, we are not astonish-
ed that Republican journals and lead
ers Indignantly resent the outrage


which the President has put upor


them, their party and the whole ma
| ton,
Year: 1875

For twenty years the good citizens
of Los Angeles have been asking their
tax collectors for simple list of the
parties who pay licenses. How are
we to know that there are not hum
dreds who are liable to pay license
who 60 "scot' free or that they are
not compounded and condoned with?
Having and seeing the list would
satisfy us. Is this not enough to raise
the suspicion that in proportion to our
tax list we are worse treated than
New York city by her Boss TWEED?
The city Clerk and the Marshal are in
this case close corporation and the
Taxpayers areSutsiders who have no
means to ascertain or enquire. The
law OF the State requires the Treasurer
to loan out his funds to the highest
bidder and city Council and Mayor
awarded it, but never have taken n
step to receive, collect or enforce it.
1t behooves us now to economize. Our
people are oppressed at present. There
is no sale for any of our products, mon
ey is scarce and taxation enormous.
They are taxed for Improvements that
take centuries to accomplish in older
communities, and the city Council
that should be the friends of their con-
stituents do, perhaps unwittingly,
everything to harrass and impover-
ish them.