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Year: 1874

THERE is time in going TO the sleep
Of weary men when a noise, continued
for fifteen minutes, deprived the would
be sleeper Of an entire nights rest
With sagacity which is OF the devil
himself. the dog in the next yard hits
upon that particular time TO do its
barking, and only his thick-headed
owner can rest.
Year: 1874

The people of this place are much alarmed about case of small pox that has broken out in our midst. An Irish family named Hagan, who live on by road about mile northeasterly from the village, had a son die in New York, a few months since, of small pox. The mother, who attended him there, brought homo some of his clothing and it seems made & suit out of it for her boy. A few days since he was taken down with small pox, and now lies in very critical con- dition. The house is isolated, and the disease is not expected to spread unless the girls of tho family, two of whom are at service in the Center, have already communicated it to others. A few days, or week at most, will probably de- termine whether the scourge is to spread further.

 Friday morning the Board of Health met and determined to quarantine the Hagans and two other neighbo=ing fami- lies. They also ordered the vaccination of all the people 1n town who are not sup posed to be thoroughly protected already. One of Hagan's daughters has left town. we hear. The other is still staying with her employer, the Rev. Mir. Cotton, un- der strict instructions not to leave his premises. In the meantime we hope that clerical visitors will not become the un- witting means of spreading anything more than the gospel throughout the land.
Year: 1874

In the Senate, on the 18th. Mr.. Morton re-
piled to the speech delivered by Mr.. Schurz favor
ing the immediate resumption Of specie payment


Ne did not believe in rushing into the matter in a
hurry. and thought II such should be the case the
financial condition Of the country would be worse
than ever lie was In favor OF initiating
the currency 10 certain extent, and
believed the people OF the West thvored
his idcas Mr. Fcnton agreed with MIR. Schnrz


although he thought hasty movement IN The di-
rection ~ resumption would be disastrous To the
business Of the country. Mr.. Howe offered a
htl which he thought would meet with more
favor that any yet introduced. His bill com
Year: 1874

Political indications at the West hardly justify the expectation that the Farmers s movement will lead to the organization of a strong third party. No doubt that ele- ment in the old parties has largely con- trolled nominations, and there will pro bably be great change in the Congress sional representation of the West on ac- count of it. Many strong Republican Districts will repudiate old leaders, and the Democratic regime Tn Missouri will be shaken if not overthrown by the union of Independents and Republicans. But there is no general organization looking to prolonged political career as third party. Western Republicans have shown willingness to grant all reasonable mea- sures of redress against railroad extortion. and their sincerity in this matter is likely to be tested by further lease of power. Should they daily with this issue they will no doubt be overthrown, but they are not likely to be discharged at once, with out further trial, as we had one time sup posed.

 The financial question occupies small CT space in public attention than any one could have expected from the heated de clarations of ''statesmen" in Congress, last winter. The Chicago Advance look ing coolly at this matter sums it up in the following sessible paragraph.

 The financial situation is very different from what the debates in Congress and discussions of the press during the ses- ion of Congress pretended, in this: there is very little actual difference of opinion in either party or in any section. Now here has contraction found 8 place in a platform; hardly anywhere has infiation been thus honored. It is perfectly evil dent that the American people are oppos- ed to both. Whatever variation there may be on minor points, there is remark able unanimity on the cardinal question of the volume of the currency. If our Congressmen profit by the lesson of the session, they will at their, next session abandon all agitation on this phase of the subject, and address themselves to more practical measures. On the surface the wheatless straw of last winters Congress sional discussions is still being threshed 1~..- '4~Asca UhuU 'oiLIier Uf UtIe' extremes them justly feared will gain the ascend ency in the Forty-fourth Congress.

 It is utterly impossible to guess at the political complexion of the next House of Representatives as yet. There will un- doubedly be great changes, and, we pre- sume, large Democratic and Independent gains, but we judge that the chances still favor the election Republican majority, though not large one.
Year: 1874

AKentucky correspondent in the New York Times speaks most hopefully of the spread of Republicanism in that state. "Give us peace in the reconstructed States" says he. ''do not deprive us oi our common schools by forcing the Civil Rights bill upon us, and in less than an other five years Kentucky will be unde, Republican control. You may doubt this, but let me say we poll over double the vote that we did in 1869, and our growtl has been steady and healthy"
Year: 1874

An English ship-builder is about making an experiment that promises to do away, to a certain extent at least, with the nui- sance of sea sickness. The plan is simply the hanging saloon, 75 feet long 35 wide and 20 feet high, in the center of the ves- sel, in such way as will allow it to keep its level notwithstanding the motion of the ship. It seems hardly possible that such an arrangement could avoid the violent motion of storm, but if the unlucky passenger care only keep his level in mod. crate weather it will be Q relief that all who have ever been ''rocked in the cradle of the deep" will appreciate.
Year: 1874

Pennsylvania knows how to combine patriotism and business as neatly as any State in this Union. It seems that the contractor for the new Centennial build ing agreed to use American iron, 80 the rolled-iron manufacturers of that patriot ic state made a little corner on him and forced him to pay $SO. 900 more than he would have done had he been allowed to buy foreign-mad iron.
Year: 1874

The following record will show the changes in
the temperature for the past twenty -four hours in
comparison with the corresponding day OF last
year, as indicated by the Thermometer at Hudnups
nharmacY HERALD RuildIn1
Year: 1874

Among the few splendid mansions
spared by the army of Sherman, still
stands the old Hampton house, built by
the head of the family, soldier of the
Revolutionary war and of the war of
1872 He was the first Wade Hampton,
Of South Carolina. Springing original
ly from the Cavaliers of England, who
filled the world with their fame, and
whose descendants walk the earth as
its highest types of genius, his immedi-
ate ancestors settled in Virginia, and
from thence he came to South Carolina
and to Columbia.


The mansion and its grounds accupy
one square, or four acres of the city
The house is of the old style of archi-
lecture. | have seen hundreds Of others
in the South presenting a much finer ex-
ternal 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 son was born TO him, whom he
called Wade. Two or three daughters
were the result of the second marriage.
John s. Preston married his daughter
Caroline, nd Ex-Governor Manning his
daughter Susan. He accumulated a
vast estate around him, and is said to
have owned one thousand slaves. | have
often, when boy, heard old people say
that he owned so many that he did not
know them when he met them, and that
they were constantly introducing them
selves to 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 viii he did what
few men ever did before or since. He
tore it in hundred pieces and then
made an exact and equal division of all
of his fathers property between himself
and half sisters.


As soon as the war of 1872 broke out
this Wade Hampton offered his sword tc
General jackson, and was assigned a po-
sition on his staff. He was one of his
aids in the battle Of New Orleans. Like
his father, he was thrifty and added
greatly to the estate, making purchases
Of large tracts of land in the valley O.
the Mississippi, which even yet remain
in the family, believe His step-moth
1


er lived to a great old age; and did moi
die until some time just before or du
ring the late war between the States.


The third Wade Hampton is the one
living to day, who 50 distinguished him
self during the Confederate war. He
has been twice married, and is now a
widower His first wife was a Mis-
Preston. b. this marriage three son
were born - Wade, Christopher and
Frank. His son Wade served on th'
staff of General Joseph f. Johnson
Preston was ON the staff of his father
and was killed by his side. His SECOND
was daughter of Senator McDufie.
Year: 1874

81 have no time to read" is the COM
mon complaint, and especially of wo-
men, whose occupations are snch as 20
prevent continuous book perusal. They
seem to think because they cannot devote
as much attention to books as they are
compelled to devote to their avocations,
that they cannot readanything. But this
is mistake. 1t isn't the books We Snish
at sitting which always do us the most
good. Those we devour in odd moments,
half a dozen pages at a time, often give
us more satisfaction, and are more thor
oughly digested than those We make a
particular effort to read. The men who
have made their mark in the world have
generally been the men who have in
boyhood formed the habit of reading at
every available moment, whether for
FIVE minutes or FIVE hours.


| 1t is the habit of reading rather than
the time at our command that helps US
on the road to learning. Many of the
most cultivated persons, whose names
have been made famous as students,
have given only two or three hours a
day to their books. If we make use OF
spare minutes in the midst of our work,
and read little, if but a page or para
graph, we shall find our brains quicken
ed and our toll lightened by just SO
much increased satisfaction as the book
gives us. Nothing helps along the mo-
notonOus daily round 40 much as fresh
and striking thoughts, to be considered
while our hands are busy. A new idea
from a new volume is like oil which re-
duces the friction of the machinery o.
life. What we remember from briel
glimpses into books often serves as g
stimulus of action, and becomes one o
the most precious in the treasury of oul
recollection. All knowledge is made up o
small parts, which would seem insignifi
cant in themselves, but which taken to
gether are valuable weapons for th'
mind and substantial armor for th'
soul "Read anything continuously,
says DR.. johnson, and you will b


learned" The odd minutes which W,
are inclined to waste, if carefully avail
ed of for long instruction, will, in tn


long run, make golden hours and gol
den DAYS that we shall ever be Thankful
far
Year: 1874

A new scientific project is contem-
plated. II is the removal Of the ice
from the St. Lawrence river, next spring
and thenceforth, by the use of nitro
glycerine. The method proposed is TO
plant the explosive all over the river
bottom, having wires connected over the
charges, by which all viii be exploded
simultaneously by a galvanic battery,
the charges to be planted before the ice
is formed. The success of this plan on
the st. Lawrence will result in earlier
navigation of all the American rivers in
the spring Of the year.
Year: 1874

We saw il stated in a newspaper the
other day that IL an editor will scatter
borax abont his table the reaches which
come there to devour his paste will stay
away. We at once bought a supply of
borax and tried the experiment. The
reaches did stay away. But merely
long enough to telegraph all the reaches
in town to come up and see how an edi-
tor had made a fool Of himself. And
we have no reason to believe that the in
vitation was declined in single in
stance. -Courier-JonrHGl
Year: 1874

A child was lately stolen from its
home IN Philadelphia. Search for the
missing innocent proving unavailing
the afflicted parents are informed
through the medium of an anonymous
letter that their offspring will be return
ed ON the payment Of a ransom Of SlO,-
600. The disconsolate father, instead Of
following up the kidnappers, actually
replies that he viii pay to the best Of
his ability. There is flavor Of Greek
or Mexican brigandage about this, rath-
er than the United States.
Year: 1874

venerate old age; and love not the
man who can look without emotion up
on the sunset Of life, when the dusk of
evening begins to gather over the watery
eye, and the shadows of twilight grow
broader and deeper upon the understan-
ding Lonofellou.
Year: 1874

Campbell's reputation as fighting
man spread throughout the country, and
ever afterwards in his editorials could
be observed dashing, fearless brillian-
cy, quite surprising to those of his pat
rons who were not at all acquainted
with the cause.
Year: 1874

THE Local Option election on Saturday,
developed new phase'in politics. For years
women have been knocking at the gate and de.
manding the right to wrestle at the polls on
an equal footing with the men. Their Satur-
days performance at Oakland was of most
creditable character. From the time they
took hand in the fight at about nine in the
morning, the enemy had no show. The petit
coats opened sort of guerilla warfare, but 40
the day advanced, they charged with
will and swept the enemy before them
like chaff. At nightfall the broken columns Of
the whisky brigade reeled from the field, as
badly cut tup and shattered as the French at
Waterloo. IF there are any parties ia. this
portion of the couatry who. think women are
not . power at the polls, we would be glad to
know upon what hypothesis they found their
extraordinary conclusions. Stock Report.
Year: 1874

A writer in the Popular Science Month
ly says. There are many other facial
anomalies, which fail to attract attention
because we have grown accustomed to
them. We should expect the convex
cast Of one side of the face to fit, line
for line, into the concave cast of the
other; but it is doubtful if there is to be
anywhere found one single head of this
ideal perfection. Neither the contour of
the cheeks nor the lines Of the counten-
snce are the same on both sides, and they
are all the less so because every one un-
consciously tends to perform many uni
lateral facial movements, which in time
cause divergence between the two sides
of the face. Besides, the head, project
ing as it does freely into air. is more de-
pendent than we imagine on wind
and weather Suppose person were to
sit constantly at window, turning one
side to the cooler atmosphere out Of
doors, and the other toward hot stove
the result would be a two.fold growth Of
the facial muscles. One side of the
face might become rounded, and the
other fiat or concave; and, though such
faces are not untreauent, we do not no.
tice the anomaly simply because we are
accustomed to it. In the Lapp we have
a good illustration of this unequal devel


opment. just as the trees OF his native
land are stunted, so too his features
become monstrous, irregular and one
sided; the frontal bones are forced, as
though by spasms. down on the maxil


laries, producing the most singular COM
binations and contortions of the fea-
lures. A not uncommon form of asym-
metry, in more favored lands, is the
presence of a dimple on one cheek,
while the other has no such indentetion,
or but very faint one. In such cases
the face has, as it were, a summer and
winter side, just like the apple, which is
round and ruddy on the summer side,
but on the shade side hattened and wan.
Year: 1874

still overreaches with his feet in the con
dition described, he is incurable If he
props out both front feet, or points them
alternately, reject. :.


Ninth--In testing the driving quail
ties, take the reins while on the ground,
invite the owner to get in the vehicle
first. then drive yourself. Avoid the
display or the use Of the whip, and if he
has not sufficient spirit to exhibit his
best speed without it, reject. Should he
drive satisfactorily without, it will then
be proper to test his amiability and the
extent of the training in the use Of the
whip. Thoroughly test his walking
qualities first, as that gait is more inn
portant in the horse of all work than
great trotting speed. The value of a
horse, safe for all purposes without
blinds, is greatly enhanced thereby.


Tenth-Always purchase Of the
breeder of the horse, if practicable; the
reasons are obvious.
Year: 1874

From the Sporting dazette'J


A sportsman in the Midland counties
heard that friend had a well broken
pointer to sell, and on inquiring found
the price asked was ESQ. 1t was big
sum, and before paying it he naturally
wished to try the dog on which so high a
value was placed Accordingly, he
took him out one day on trial. They
were passing along the canal, when, to
his intense disgust, the intending pur-
chaser saw this valuable and much
belauded pointer make dead point.
There vas no cover, and it was obvious
that no game could possibly be there.
However, he stepped up to the dog men.
tally resolving that he'd see his friend
at Jericho before he'd give $50 for such
brute. On coming up to the dog and
casting his eye on the water, he saw a
big pike calmly basking among the
reeds, with his head Just at the surface.
The brute lay SO still that he fired and
killed it dead. But still he thought a
dog who would point fish must be a
queer one. Conceive his surprise and
admiration when on the pike being
opened, it was found to contain the body
OF young psrtridgel he bought the
dog at once, and says he wouldn't take
Gl0 for him now, and doesn't believe
another dog in England can hold can
die to him for nose
Year: 1874

Robert Owens dream has become
reality in the New Forest, where an
elderly lady of wealth and position "
has assembled about l30 men and wo-
men to have them live as communists.
They occupy thirty-one acres, donated
for the most part by the lady, and, as
may readily be supposed, the large ma
jority of them are from the poorer
classes, and were very willing to accept
an offer which assured to them easy
times and full stomachs. The principle
on which the community is based is
that rich and poor alike shall give up all
they possess for the common behoof;
yet one or two persons of means, sur
prising as that may seem, have Joined
the community and complied with this
means of buying from the outer world
what the farm will not supply, and, as
the farm is not sufficiently productive
to feed the community, il seems evident
that the communists are using up their
capital. While the great principles OF
liberty, equality and fraternity are in
force in this earthly paradise, yet they
are subordinate to another principle,
that of obedience" The neither" as
the patroness of the institution is called,
is supreme, and her bidding must be
done in all things. She assigns the tasks
and labors of the day, and at her magic
word the whilom tailor must become
cobbler, and the cobbler the purveyor OF
meat. 1t will be readily seen that this
government will occasion a precious deal
Of trouble when the lady grows old and
childish. The flowers, the sewing, the
washing, the housekeeping and cooking
are assigned to different departments of
the sisters, and everything at present
goes like clock work All the women,
young and cid, are dressed in plain
bodice, short skirt and trousers, which
generally are becoming to them. The
hair floats at will down the back. The
men dress with the greatest plainness
and neatness, and music is the chief art
and recreation of the community, which,
it should be said, holds no new or "ad
vanced notions Oh the marriage ques-
ton, and, therefore. is not regarded by
the neighbors as immoral and objection
able.
Year: 1874

It appears that the bears, which used
to be quite common in the Pyrenees, are
gradually disappearing from the French
side OF the mountains, and taking up
their abode on the Spanish slopes of
this gigantic boundary. 1t is not very
many years since almost every family
at Uston, which lies close to the frontier,
possessed a bear. When youth in
modest circumstances married he fre
quently brought bear with him in
place OF doe, or marriage portion, and
the animal was mentioned in the mar
riage contract along with the household
goods and chattels, which comprised all
the worldly fortune of the youthful pair.
Shortly after the honeymoon the hus-
band left home with his bear, and some
times stayed away for two or three
years. During this period he would
wander through Europe, exhibiting a
bear in different towns and villages, and
only turning his face toward home when
he had saved enough money to live in
comfort for the remainder OF his days.
Year: 1874

A Few Words to Wives aud NJ others.


The women of our nation have been
classed as ''Angels Of Mercy" and
they have proved true, not only on the
battle field, as we have often witnessed.
but also in the sick chamber. 1t is
they who have moulded the character
of all our great men. 1t is they who
teach the little ones their morning and
evening prayer, and ever point them to
the blessed Savior. They are ever to
be found in the front ranks where any
movement is on foot for the ameliora-
ton of the human race. Their advice
and counsel are often sought by hus.
bands on matters Of important
business, and if all hus-
bands would in every instance
consult and counsel with their wives in
matters of business, &C., there would
be less vice and bankruptcy in the
world, as they are noted for their
quick perception and often surpass the
shrewdest business man in judging
character. But when consulted and
counseled in regard to Life Insurance,
they (many Of them) seem to be at
fault. They seem to look upon Life
Policy as precursor of death. They
often cry out II want none Of your
blood money!" Madam, that is harsh
expression. Could you not modify it
by saying Glove money!" as many a
! devoted, unsel6sh husband has
! deprived himself Of many
of the luxuries and even the
comforts Of life that he may be enabled
to carry Life Policy. You are strong
while a husband lives and loves you,
but you are weak, oh! so weak, when
you go upon the world husbandless and
penniless. Do not oppose Lifo Insur-
ance, as by so doing you may be court.
ing future poverty and want. Tickle
fortune may consisn you to the mid
night lamp and the needle as your only
shield to keep the wolf from the door,
and your little ones, too, may prema-
turely be consigned to the factorv or
workshop, where they will be
deprived of your moral influ-
ence, and also of education, which is so
essential to their future success and
happiness. God pity those who pass
through such gate of sorrow. Re-
member that you live in cold, unchar-
table world. The friend 4hat now
surround you while in prd [ity will
visit you in your hour 6ftrial and
aff]iction and sympathize deeply with
you, but they will give you no aid.
They will freely bestow their tenedic-
tions but withhold their benefactions.
Your opposition to Life Insurance is
unnatural and unreasonable. There
fore, take our advice and oppose it no
longer.
Year: 1874

The Dallas Daily Herald completed
the first year OF It's existence on the
tenth. We tender our contemporary
our warm congratulations upon this
auspicious event. The Herald is
conducted with marked ability, and
is staunch worker in the ranks of
the Democracy, and we are glad to
know, receives the support of the
progressive people of Dallass. 1t is a
staunch friend. cool fair but deter
mined foe, and these with its other
qualities must insure perfect success.
Year: 1874

A patent medicine man has been
stealing the wit of the Danbury News
to sugar coat his medical advertise
ments, and that paper thinks he is
in fair way to make a fortune, as
well as to furnish a recruit for the
army OF his sooty majesty who rules
the roast down below.