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Year: 1874




THE SOUTHERN PIANrER.-There must,
and will be, radical change in the conduct
of the next generation of planters. The
younger men are, think, convinced that it
is a mistake to depend on Western and North.
ern markets for their daily consumption, and
for nearly everything which goes to make life
tolerabe But the elders, grounded by life:
time of habit in the methods which served
them we'll under slave regime, but which are
ruinous nowadays, will never correct them
selves. They will continue to bewail the un-
fortunate fate to which they think themselves
condemned-or will rest assured that they
can do very well in the present chaotic con.
dition ofthings, provided Providence docs not
allow their crops to fail. They cannot be
brought to see that their only safety lies in
making cotton their surplus crop; that they
must absolutely dig their sustenance, as we'll
as their riches, out of the ground Before the
war, planter who owned plantation Of two
thousand acres, and two hundred negroes
upon it, would, when he came to make his
January settlement with his merchant in town,
invest whatever there was to his credit IN
more land and more negroes. Now the more
land he buys the worse he is off, because he
finds it very hard to get it worked up to the
old standard, and unless he does, he can i'll
afford to buy supplies from the world at the
heavy prices charged for them-or if he can
do that, he can accomplish little else AS
most of his capital was taken from him by
the series of events which liberated his slaves,
he has been compelled, since the war, to un.
dertake his planting operations on borrowed
capital, or, in other words, has relied on mer-
Year: 1874

THE SWEETNESS OF HoME.-He who has
no home has not the sweetest pleasure of life; !;
he feels not the endearments cluster around
that halowed spot to fill the void of his ach-
ing heart, and while away his leisure moments
in the sweetest of life's joys. Is misfortune
your lot, you will find a friendly welcome from
hearts beating true to your own. The chosen
partner to your toll has smile Of appreciation
Year: 1874

LOOK AFTER THE EYEs.-Multitudes OF
men and women have made their eyes weak
for life by the too free use of eyesight, read
ing too fine print and doing fine sewing. In
view of these things it is we'll to observe the
following rules in the use Of the eyes:


Avoid all sudden changes between light and
darkness.


Never read by twilight or on very cloudy
day. N


Never sleep so that on waking the eyes shall
open on the light of the window.


Do not use eyesight by light so scapt that
it REQUIRES an effort to discriminate.


Never read or sew directly in front of the
light of the window.


1t is best to have the light from above, or
obliquely, or over the left shoulder.


Too much light creates glare, and pains
and coufuses the sight. The moment you are
sensible of an effort to distinguish, that mo-
ment stop and talk, walk or ride.


AS the sky is blue and the earth green, it
would seem that the ceiling should be OF a
blush tinge, the carpet green, and the walls
of some mellow tint.


The moment you are instinctively inclined
to rub the eyes, that moment cease to use
them.


Ifthe eyelids are glued together on waking
do not forcibly open them but apply saliva
with the finger, and then wash your eyes and
face with warm water.
Year: 1874

FRIGHTENING CHILDREN.-The greatest
difficulty in the way of properly rearing chill
dren is that their elders forget that they were
ever children themselves. Parents, with all
their love and tenderness, are often so unmlnd-
full of the extreme sensibility of their offspring
that they think to amuse by frightening
them. This is like tickling them with nee.
die; it is all pain and no pleasure. Because
a fright is intended to be joke, it is no rea-
son that it is so understood, especially by the
little folks, who are altogether literalsts.


Nothing can be worse for child than to
frighten it. The effect Of the scare it is
slow to recover from; it remains sometimes
until maturity, as is shown by many instances
of morbid sensitiveness and excessive nervous
ness.


Not unfrequently, fear is employed as q
means of discipline. Children are controlled
by being made to believe that something ter
rible will happen to them; are punished by
being shut up in dark rooms, or by being put
in places they stand in dread Of No one,
without vivid memory Of his own childhood
can comprehend how entirely cruel such things
are. We have often heard grown persons tell
of the suffering they have endured, as children,
under like circumstances, and recount the ir-
reparable injury which they are sure they
then received. No parent, no nurse, capable
of alarming the young, is fitted for her posi-.
ton. Children, as near as possible, should
be trained not to know the sense offear, which,
above everything else, is to be feared, in their
education both early and late.
Year: 1874

DON'T BE Too SENsITIvE.-There are some
people, yes, many people, always looking out
for Sights. They cannot carry on the daily
intercourse of the family without some ofense
is designed. They are as touchy as hair-trig-
gers. If they meet an acquaintance in the
street who happens to be preoccupied with
business, they attribute his abstraction to some
mode personal to themselves, and take UNI
bragg accordingly. They lay on others the
fact Of their irritability. A fit of indigestion
makes them see impertinence in every one
they come in contact with. Innocent persons
who never dreamed of giving offense are as.
tonished to find some unfortunate word or
momentary taciturnity mistaken for an insult.
TO say the least, the habit is unfortunate. 1t
is far wiser to take more charitable view of
our felow-beings, and not suppose slight in
tended unless the neglect is open and direct.
After all, too, life takes its hues in great de-
gree, from the color of our mind. If we are
frank and generous the world treats US kindly.
If, on the contrary, we are suspicious, men
learn to be cold and cautious to U.S. Let a
person get the reputation of being touchy,
and everybody is under more or less constraint
and in this way the chances Ct an imaginary
onense are vastly increased.
Year: 1874

A Sailor Murdered at Long Island City


His Body Thrown into the East River


Arrest OF the Entire Crew-Grappling


for the Body.


On Sunday night, at about twelve O'Clock, James
Johnson sailor on board the British bark Cru
sader, lying abreast of the Standard Oil Works. at
Hunters Point, was murdered by one of his ship
mates and his body thrown into the East River. The
particulars Of the case as nearly as can be ascer-
tained are as follows:-


Captain Brewer, commander OF the vessel had
gone to New York on business, and during his
absence mutlny manifested itself, the result OF
which was general riot among the entire crew,
the majority Of whom we're colored. The watch
man on post at the time was patrolhng through
the yards OF the Standard Oil Company, ana he
states that all hands were engaged In general
melee. It seems that the unfortunate Johnson
(colOred) was unlucky enough to excite the ire OF
one of the mutlneers, all OF whom were In .
his interference he was brutaly beaten and
thrown overheard He had on at the
time large pair OF seab0ots, and was
encased in q heavy jacket which prevented him
IRON being able to sustain himself IN the water.
His comrades, aware that he would be missed, as
serted that ne had fallen overheard, and called on
Mr.. Patrick Fitzgerald boatkeeper at New town
Bridge, and employed him to grapple Tor the body
Yesterday morning descent was made on the
ship by the Long Island City police. under charge
OF Detective Moran and sergeant Lew Smith, and
fourteen OF the crew, including the carpenter and
second mate were arrested and brought to the
Second precinct station house to await examina-
ton Coroner Manger was notified, and a corps of
professional grapplers are at present engaged in
searching for the body.
Year: 1874

mad bull escaped yesterday afternoon from
the yards OF the Hide and Fat Association, at First
avenue and Forty-afth street, and dashed down
the avenue at full speed No harm was done, the
people getting out OF the way as fast as possible,
until he reached Ninth street. He then turned
into Tompkins square, where he created wild
alarm among the children. Several policemen
were In chase OF the animal, pistol IN hand,
and finally succeeded In killing him.
The following persons were injured before that
event was brought about :-Slmon Adler OF No. Ill
street. and Felix MacAnenny, OF No. 645 East
Twelfth street. Rowe was hit on the shoulder by
pistol ball fred at the bull. Fortunately, they
are not seriously or badly injured. The escape or
the animal from the yards IS said TO have been


wing TO the carelessnesS oil an attendant
Year: 1874

The contributions to the fresh air fund are
pouring into that philanthropic Golfer rapidly, and
an amount is now on hand sufficient to defray the
cost OF a days excursion to ROckaway Beach for a
small army OF poor children and invalids. The
money available Is 1927. The first excursion will
take place tomorrow Thursday.
Year: 1874

Sixteen tickets to The fourth picnic having been
sent to the New York Stock Exchange in token
Of appreciation OF their handsome gilt were put
up at auction by Mr.. Mitchell, Vice Chairman, and
Year: 1874

TWO MoTiyEs-TWo MEN LIVED IN THE SAME
neighborhood. Each OF them had family. One
was selfish and stern in his family government and his
children obeyed MIN unwngly because they feared
him The other was no less exactDg but mingled kind
ness with his hrmness and his children obeyed him
gladly becapse they loved him Which was the better
iamlyY Which acted from the nobler motive Which
rendered true obedience Let US apply the parable.
doctrine they would commit all manner Of sin without
eounes such as It Is only formal and springs from
ter and only obey him for tear that He win
God is God Of love, and that "iis stat.
in , His service and count count it all Joy 70 do His
the led by loye or the partast BY
tcarf whose worship is the more snceref Who is the
better Christian They wh9 obey God simply from fear
received the spirit Of adoption and III any have
say with the Apostle John I'VE love God because he
SIN because we are not under the law but under
Kingdom Of Heaven Is at hand"


The Rev z G. Sweetest pastor Of the Third Unver.
win preach this day at oM and ~ o'clock. Morning
subIect-"The Whole Family i'll Heaven and Earth. "
Evening spblecs-.How to-, to be Happy, sermon 70
young people, strangers will be promptly seated Choir
and CONGREGATIONAL singing. All are invited
Year: 1874

girls leaned from the seat and said
quite seriously and pleasantly:


Little boy, how's your ma ?"


John was surprised and puzzled for a
moment. He had never seen the young
lady, but he thought that she perhaps
knew his mother at any rate, his in
stinct of politeness made him say:


"She's pretty well, I thank you.


"Does she know you are out ?"


And thereupon all three in the wagon
burst into a roar of laughter and
dashed n 1t flashed upon john in a
moment that he hal been imposed on,
and it hurt him dreadfully. His self
respect was injured somehow, and he
felt as if his lovely, gentle mother had
been insulted. He would have liked to
have thrown stone at the wagon, and
in a rage he cried:


you're a nice"-but he could moi
think of any hard, bitter words quick
enough.


Probably the young lady, who might
have been almost any young lady, never
knew what cruel thirg she had done.
Charles DudIey Warner.
Year: 1874

BY MRS FLORENCE ANDERSON CLARK.
There are places, not secret, where virtue has irh,
Where charity dwells on this beautiful earth;
Where mercy and kindness Joined hand in


hand,


And PHYS tear fails at the warm heats command.
There are doors that the least gentle knock VIII
And others that swing on their hinges sjar
Giving egress to angels who lovingly scan
The woes and the wants of the MOneyless Man.
Does he work? Does he strive? Is he faithful and


true?


Does he know what man has done, aud what he may


do?


Or does he creep on with the sluggard's slow pace
And refuse to take part in ambit on's proud race?
Does he drink, while his neghbor with whole heart


and soul,


Is giving his strength to be first at the goal?
If such be his crimes, pity him if you can
Content to be scorned as a Moneyless Man.
Labor taught by the brain, with its strong, skful
Has reared princely palace over the land,
And the man who will work, will, sooner or late,
Cease to sigh like vagrant at some rich mans
With purple and crimson his walls may be hung,
While the chandeliers light DER the table is flung
With heart brave and free, ere he measures lfe's
He'll forget that be e'er was Moneyless Man.
There churches whose loftiest turret and spire
Have sprung from the depths of some poor boys


desire;
There are colleges, hospitals, founded by those
VINO knew at the outset stern poverty's woes.
But they labOred undaunted, with hand, heart and


brain,


And we know that such labor is never in vain.
That man with his millions when first he began
Was known upon "'thange" as a Moneyless Man.
Did he call on the ravens for meat and for bread?
Or expect that his wife was by miracle fed,
While he spent his leisure in looking for banks,
That would lend out their gold for poor DEVILS


thanks?
Or court where the law was so cheap end SO free,
That a client was welcome with never fee?
No-if he had been of this base thriftless clan,
He too would have died a Moneyless Man.
Nor do portals of paradise open for one
Who has left any work that he could do undone!
It's honors, its bisses await the true men,
Who with ten talents trusted, have made other ten
" He is worse than the heathen who does not pro-


vide


For his own;" and the judge of all lives may de-


eide,
That brave, earnest labor being part of lfes plan
Heaven has no rewards for this Moneyess Man.
Year: 1874

living here still had been in the coun-
try for some purpose, and caught live
snake and put it in his hat Bringing
it home, on the way he met a friend
whom he induced to remove the hat, on
the pretext that he had live bird there
concealed on top of his head. The
other cautiously lifted the hat on one
side, and thrust his hand into the mans
hair, when out darted the snake-run-
ming down his wrist and along his arm
to his shoulder With one wild yell
a shrek like locomotive-that young
man lmped straight up, higher than
he ever jumped before, and then broke
into a run which would have shamed
" jackson, the American deer" He
never looked behind him; and he has
dreams, ever since, of streaked snakes
and anacondas.


A young woman who was picking
Strawberries in a lot about fifty rods
from her parents housc-in the outer
part of the suburbs of this city-in lift
ing up some extra large plants with big
leaves and big berries, disclosed large
"chaser," all closely coiled, and with
the head erect in the center of the coils,
eyes blazing, aud tongue playing omin-
ously. This species of black snake is
marked by white ring about its neck,
and it's astonishing swiftEess. 1t can
beat the fastest horse in running. It
has been known to strangle infants and
little children by its constructive power
when cOiled around the neck of its VIC
tim, but we never heard of its attacking
grown people, though it will chase ev,
erybOdy who runs. The young woman
in this case fed aghast, running as she
never ran before. When about half
way home, turning to look, she saw the
hideous creature close to her heels. She
redoubled her efforts, and ran painting
to the house. Looking back, she saw
the reptile still at her heels-and burst
ing into the back door, she fell upon the
she was alone-the snake having disap-
rn1
Year: 1874

The following good sleeping-car joke
is going about: A gentleman occupied
an upper berth in a certain section, and
a lady the lower. In that dim, uncer-
tain daylight which davns on travellers
in heavily sleepers, the
gentleman above referred to trie1 to
find his boots, but nowhere about his
narrow bed could he sec more than one
of them. Looking downward he thought
he saw another on the berth below him;
so reaching down he tried to lift it up.
Strange to say, it lifted to a certain
height and then fell from his hand. He
tried again with the same result, and
yet again with no better luck, when sud-
denly the boot apparently became en-
dued with life and evaded his grasp.
Then the situation flashed upoR him
and he became contrite. Contrition is
a good thing, but it may also become a
nuisance, for fancy the gentleman in
the upper berth apologizing to the lady
in the lower for mistaking her boot on
her own foot for his own,
Year: 1874

COULDN'T UNDERSTAND How IT Was.
A man who had been married about
six months was yesterday finding fault
with the prices at the City Hall market,
saying that he couldn't understand how
it was. They used to figure, as he sat
with his arm around her waist of Sun
day night, that a pound of sugar, two
ounces of tea, two poun of meat, half
a peck of potatoes, and ten pounds of
flour, represented by $3.50 cash, would
run them q week, but the fact was he
used up fifteen dollars per week and
was then hungry half the time.-De-
t5-Oit Fl ee Press
Year: 1874

The CITY BANK OF MINERAL
PoINT.-The Banking House of
Wilson q Harris, is not quite fully
equipped in all its details, but
is doing some business, and soon
will be prepared to promptly ac-
commodate all customers in the
most approved manner. We hope
for abundant success for the new
enterprise, and doubt not it will be
accorded as the gentlemen in charge
of it are such as do not take hold OF
anything to fail, and can be relied
upon implicitly.
Year: 1874

SLEIGHING.-The first sleighing
of the season is being taken advant-
age of by everybody who can get
out. Snow commenced falling Tues
day night and continued spasmodi-
cally through Wednesday. The
roads were in excellent condition to
receive it and the sleighing is pretty
good.
Year: 1874

If you want to make your wife a
present that she will appreciate,
just gather up the hairs she has
pulled out of your head, take them
to J. G.. Mitchelle and have him
work them into earrings, charm,
or bracelet for her.
Year: 1874

A CALL FOR CHARITY.-Our ex-
changes note that in many of our
neighbourlng towns and villages,
liberal aid In money, clothing, pro-
visions, &c, is being extended to
the unfortunate settlers in the Grass
hopper region Of the West. Shall
it be said that Mineral Point lacks
charity more than her neighbors !
Are there none of our citizens that
will take hold of this matter and
bring it to the attention of the peo-
pie! We have faith that there are
as many generous hearts here as
anywhere, and believe that if only
some one will take the iniative, q
liberal fund for the western suffers
can be raised Who will take the
necessary first step!
Year: 1874

EDITING q paper is nice busi-
ness. If We publish jokes people
say we are rattleheaded. If we
omit jokes they say we are an old
fossil. If we publish original mat
ter they damn us for giving selec-
tions. If we publish selections folks
say we are lazy for not writing
something they had not read in
some other paper. If We give a man
a complimentary we are censured
for being partial. If we do not
give complimentary notices folks
say we are a hog. If we insert ar
ticles that please the ladies the
men are jealous. If we do not
cater to the wish of the ladies
the paper is not fit to make a
hustle of. If we speak well of the
acts of the President folks say we
dare not do otherwise. If we GEN.
sure them we are called traitor.
Ii we remain in our Office and at
tend to our business folks say we
are too proud to mingle with our
fellows. If we go out they say We
never attend to our business. If
we do not pay our bills promptly
folks say we are not to be trusted.
If we do pay promptly folks say we
stole the money. If we wear poor
clothes folks say business is bad.
If we wear good clothes they say we
never paid for them. Now, what
are we to do? Some may say we
stole this item from some other
paper and so we did.
Year: 1874

Aspecial meeting of the Opelousas White
League Club viii take place this evening at u
o'clock. A full attendance desired for the dis
Patch Of important business. EFT LEWIS,


President.
Year: 1874

The Poughkeeys'e Eagle in an arti
Gle on show mistakes happen in. news
papers, figures up the number Of types
used in a newspaper the size of the
Eagle at 600,000-i. e., the actual
number of bits of metal arranged and
re-arranged every day in preparing a
newspaper Of that size for the press.
We suppose few people think Of the
printing trade as one Of the most exact
and particular of all the handicrafts,
but it is. In making type variations
that might be allowed in the finest ma
chinery would render the type useless.
1t is very rarely that type furnished by
two separate foundrics can be used to-
gether without a great deal of trouble,
though they try to make it after the
same standard. We read once in a
while of a wonderful piece of
cabinet work, or mosaic work.
containing ten, twenty, or fifty thou
sand pieces, the maker of which has
spent months, or even years Of labor in
producing it, and people 60 to see it as
a great curiosity, but the most elabo-
rate and carefully fitted piece of work
Of this kind ever made does not COM
pare with that which the printer does
every day, for minuteness of detail
and accuracy of fitting The man who
does the first is looked upon as an ar
tist-a marvel Of skill-and if a hum
dred Of his pieces are put in the wrong
way, it is not observed in the general
effect-but if the PRIMER, in fitting ten
times as many pieces together in sin
gle day, puts one where another should
be, everybody sees it, and is amazed at
''the stupid carelessness of those print
ers''
Year: 1874

The GRANGE ADVANCE is furnished In clubs
of ten for $3.50 per year, and will be furnished
for the next thirty days to single Subscribers
for three months, and to clubs Of ten or mora
for four months at 50 cents each on trial. We
want five Thousand new subscribers in the next
thirty days, snd can have them If every one of
our friends will go to work in earnest.