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Year: 1878

A DANGEROUS MODE OF IL1usTRA-
T1oN.-Last Thursday while Major
Robertson, of Rock Hill, was lee
turing his son "a lad of about tif-
teen) on the careful handling of
fire arms most dangerous acci-
dent befell him. In the course of
his remarks it occurred to him to
describe to his son how n gentleman
of his acquaintance, with gun in
hand, the butt resting on the
ground, many years ago, shot him
self fatally by carelessly dropping
an up raised leg 80 as to push back
the hammer and thus cause the
gun to discharge it's contents into
his body. Accordingly, taking his
shot gun in hand, the butt resting
on the floor. he proceeded to illus.
trate, and as his leg went down,
bang went the gun, the load
Quckily very small one of no. 10
shot) lodging itself in his left jaw.
lnflicting an ugly but, we are glad
to say, not serious wound. With
this feat Of his powers Of demon
stration the Major closed his lecture
and has not informed us when he
will complete it.--Honepton Her-
a1d
Year: 1878

BURNED To DEArH.-A Pendleton
correspondent of tho Anderson
Iaete12ige,acer gives the following
"On Monday night, about half past
ten, when the wind was raging, our
little town was alarmed by the cry
of fire. It was soon discovered
that small house, standing near
the fork of the Anderson road,
property of Mr.. James Hunter, was
burning. The house was occupied
by a colored woman called Florence
johnson, widow of Allen johnson,
one of the men killed at Broadway
trestle two years ago She had
gone to hot supper, and the
house was locked up 1t was
Tumored that she was in the habit
of locking up her child when she
attended such places, and in this
case it unfortunately was true, for
the child's remains were found in
the ruins. Even if it had been
known that the child was in the
house at the first, it would have
been impossible to save it, for on
the fire being discovered the whole
house was in a blaze. The woman
has lost everything sho owned as
we'll as her child, saving only tho
clothes sho was wearing at the
time" .rFgfsia>5
Year: 1878

The Indifference with which so
many people regard a cough or
cold is truly objectionable. These
affections often leld to consump-
ton, and should be checked in time
by the use of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup. "
Year: 1878

New York Tribune: The usual re
s2ons-s to the bulI-dozing and bal
lot box stufing ports from South
Carolina are made by the Democrat
i journals. They are all denounced
as "Rldical lies. as the cold bloody
shirt stuff told over again All
right, gentlemen. Go on defending
this sort of thing as you defended
the ciphers. The heavier the load
you clrry the further in the rear
will you be found at the end of the
next race. fyOu think the people
will be satisfied when you account
for the $4,000 Democratic majority
in a State which has clean Repub-
lican majority of 10000 by shouting
bloody shirt, go on with the per
fOrmance. No Republican Is going
to interfere when the Democrats
party deliberately sets to work TO cut
its own throat
Year: 1878

How very small and contemplate this
great tighting-man could be, is eXempli-
fed in his conduct to this lady, which
even exceeded in baseness his perseCu-
ton of Madame DO Stael. The first time
his eyes fell upon her she incurred his
jealous anger. 1t was in the Court Of the
Luxembourg on the occasion of the
great reception given him by the DireC-
tory to celebrate his Italian victories.
While Barras was delivering long ora
ton, she rose from her seat to obtain a
better view Of the hero of the day.
Clad in simple white, her inyariable COS
tune, her wonderful beauty Immediately
attracted all eyes. and a murmur Of adj
miratiOn ran through the assembly.
Bonaparte glanced dsilaiplY round to ascer-
tain the cause, and he saw that lovely form.
Indignant that even a woman should for
an instant district The adniTlng gaze
from him, be cast upon her a glance
so stern that she sank-back upon her
seat overwhelmed with confusion, From
that hour he became her enemy. Being
present at the trial of General MOreau,
he demanded so angrily, What was
Madame Recamier. demg there P5 that
she was Counseled by her friends, If
she had any regard for her safety,
not to attend second day. Yet the
Jealous despOt was no more insensible TO
her charms than were other men. 1t
was at ball given by Lucien that she
met him for the second and last time.
She observed his eagle glance following
her every movement, and presently
FOuche came up to her and whispered in
his insolent way: Madame, le premier
Consul vOus trouva charmantep p After
the supper Napoleon himself addressed
her brusquely with: Why did you not
come and sit by me at supper? You
should have done so; it was your place"
The Great MOgul or the Sultan of Tur-
key, could scarcely yhGye been more dicta-
tOrial to a female subject. Through his
vile agent, FOuche, he made overtures to
her to take the post of Dame du Palais
''He has never yet" said Sir Pandarus.
''met with woman worthy of him, and
no one knows what would be the love of
Napoleon for a pure-minded woman;
she would assuredly obtain an influence
over him which would be most benefi-
cent" But Juliette Recamier's virtue was
proof even againSo the allurements OF
this modern Zenghis-K han, and she
shTank from his advances; thereby, of
course, incurring his deadly hatred.
which became more or less extended to
those who frequented her salons. Hear
ing that three of his ministers had been
seen there, he demanded angrily since
when the Council had been held at
Madame Recamier's? and forbade them
thenCefOrth to appear there. He said
openly that he regarded as a personal
enemy every person, whether French
or foreign, who visited her.
Year: 1878

As indicating tho resistless cnthu-
siasm and dogged determination on
the part Of the Democracy of South
Carolina to poll vote t at would
show gains, It's stated as an abso-
lutte fact that in the county of Able
vile, where there are 1870 black
voters, there was not a single Repub-
ican vote cast at the late election.
Year: 1878

There are men, aye, and women too,
who still cling with the utmost tenaCity
and bull-headedness to long exploded
theories of the effects of the supernatu-
raj, and believe implicitly as they do in
heaven that mysterious causes control
the affairs of life, despite all of educa-
ton and enlightenment and the repeated
sweeping away of these cobWebs of the
brain.


1t is a common belief that the moon
exercises q marked control upon veget-
able matter: that those growing above
the ground must be sowed in the light,
and those to mature beneath the soil in
the dark of the "silver orb" when III
fact the time of planting has no more to
do with a successful yield than it has
with the growth of rocks. Given 4 good
soil, proper cultivation, freedom from
weeds and plenty of food, and they will
produce a bountiful return despite such
ioundationless superstitions, and the cold
man" the children are wont to discover
will laugh at the idea rs the yeriest
mOonshinel


With sailors such things are very COM
mon. A horseshoe must be nailed to
the heel of the fOremast; a ship must
never have its keel laid or be launched
or sail on Friday; the Sabbath is a lucky
time for leaving port; killing black cat
on board will produce terrible storms, if
not shipwrecks; a minister among the
passengers is a bad omen; rats will leave
ship about to be lost; sharks will fol-
low a ship if there is to be death on
board, and so on through a thousand
variations.


"Haunted" houses are SO common as
to be scarcely worth the mentioning.
Every locality has at least one, and
village lacking this exquisite topic for
gossip is to be pitied. The
old belief that the head must lie to the
east, and the doors and windows opened
for the passage of the spirit (after Ieav-
ing the body) is not altogether abolished,
and the senseless superstition that no
one can die upon feathers, certainly not
if any of them are from wild birds, has
its advocates.


Don't kill toad! 1t will make the
cows give bloody milk, is asserted by
many who should know better and yet
it would puzzle the most profound phi
losOphers to trace the Connecting linkn
between the batrachian (even though of
the geniaes 5rgo) and the bovine. If
the butter don't come easily, drop a red
hot horse shoe into the churn, and sing
+brn your nose, burn your nose, and
some old witch's probOscis will suffer
and your labor be made easy! Don't
cut the nails of young child; it will
make a thief of it! Don't look at the
new moon over your left shoulder; it is
very unlucky.


To repeat even a hundredth part of
the floating superstitions would fill an
entire paper. Some people, ancient
DANES especially, have "sign" for every
thing, or rather make of everything a
sign" Strange how the relics of witch
craft have endured the light Of centuries;
how education and science and religion
have not been able to Danish them how
such intangible things as ghosts and
"spoeks" and dreams Influence the lives
OF those who are looked upon as sane;
how age doats upon them and children
are taught
Year: 1878

Talmadge, remarked IN a sermon
recently: Give q young man plenty
Of cigars and wine and fast horse,
and Satan quits looking after that
young man, only giving orders for
his reception when be arrives at the
end of his journey.
Year: 1878

The Secretary of the Treasury is
master of the situation. Trade is
in our favor. The vaults are full Of
gold. Business is his cordial ally,
and resumption will take place next
month without a jar.
Year: 1878

1t will take long time to get the
new silver dollar into circulation. 1t is
estimated that the mints will be able to
turn out about S3,0OO,00O per month
This will give three-quarters of a dollar
to each inhabitant of the UniteI States
in year. People needn't be in Il hurry
to buy a mule to carry their dollar Cf
the daddies yet awhile.
Year: 1878

When you see a woman baiance
herself on one foot, kick the other Wild
ly out behind her, and skillfulIy swoOp
up in her hand fantail train, don't be
alarmed. She isn't going to have q fit
She is about to cross a twelve-iRch
gutter.
Year: 1878

"A Massachusetts murderer sentenced
to prison for life, remarked to a reporter,
Saturday: q suppose people outside
think Pm a brute and ready to kill at
any time, but l will be real good in pris-
on, and in few years those tender chaps
with a soft spot in their heads will get
me out" He was right about it, too.
Year: 1878

The repeal Of the law for Super
visors of elections is one of the mat
ters principally under discussion
among Democrats at Washington. It
is said if the repeal cannot be com
passed in any other way it will be
tackled to an important appropria-
ton bill, thus involving an early ex-
ira session of next Congress.
Year: 1878

and this we presume is the reason why
women find their fortunes predicted by
the grounds at the bottom of the cup!


It is high time such nonsense was
banished, and forever. They belong to
unlettered age, and should not be- tol-
Grated in the present. The mother who
permits her child to hear such rubbish
is not fit for her place, and the nurse
who retails it ought to be sent TO the
Pillory. We earnestly protest against it
in these days of a higher civilization
of freedom from the thralldom of dark
ness that ever surrounds ignoran ce.
Don't let your children's mindsbe stained
oy any such nonsense, and don't proclaim
yourself a fool by advocating it.
Year: 1878

The idea of erecting a monument
costing 100000 over the grave of
Senator Morton has been abandoned,
and in its stead a more modest pile
to cost $4,000 is proposed, but it is
problematic whether even this idea
will be realized, as from the report of
Col Dudley, treasurer of the monu-
mental association, only $4,000 have
been subscribed to date.
Year: 1878

The new Democratic Daily at Col
umbus slices off this chunk of whole
some advice:


1t is time tn at our Democratic
leaders should exercise great care
and Judgment, and act cautiously
upon all public questions, that so
deeply affect the welfare of the coun-
try, as does the Resumption act.
There are several very strong rea-
sons, why the Democrats, rs a party,
should cease their opposition to Re
sumption.
Year: 1878

A story Of the attempt on the life OF
King George Ill. is worthy to be re-
mcmbered On May Is, 1900 tho Eng.
lsh ministers received notice that an at
temp twould be made to assassinatc the
king and advised him not to so to Drury
Lane. George III. replied that he feared
nothing, On arriving he took care TO
enter the box first, and as he did 50 q
pistol shot was heard and bullet lodged
in the ceiling. Heturned and said to tho
queen. who was behind him


"Stand back for moment-they arc
burning some cartridges"
He then advanced 10 the front OF
the box and folding hia arms, called
aloud:


| Now you may frc II you like
! An appeal to the sentiment and admit
ration Of crowd always produces us
effect. The audience rose to their feet
like single man and raised loud acca-
nations After this he allowed his fam
lily to enter the box saying;
/ Now there is no danger"


Three times "God Save the King was
sung, and Sheridan, who was present,
added two new verses When the king
was complmcnted on his courage he
replied:


"The life of a king Is at the mercy Of
anyone who is willing to expose his own.
only performed the duty of my sta
/ ton
Year: 1878

The poor tramps! First the abom'
Unable financial legislation Inaugural
ted to increase the value of the bond.
holders bond and the money-lender's s
mortgage, closes up shop factories,
mills and mines, and turns the work
ers adrift, degraded beggars; and then
the law steps in and says they must
not beg! They must stay where they
are and starve to death like well-be-
haved paupers.


Chase's (Maine) Chronicle says:


The proposed tramp law for the
state of Maine, which the Journal says
will become a law, provides that no
person shall go from town to town
begging for food or shelter. Last
week The shoe factory at Bucktield was
burned and fifty men and women
thrown out of employment. If
these people go to other towns in
search of work, and are forced to beg
a nights lodging, or meal of victuals,
they are to be arrested and thrown in
to the county Jail or workhouse. Idle
workingmen! that is the feast to
which you are invited by the old par
parties. Your masters have bound
you hand and foot, and you are to be
hung because you can walk.
Year: 1878

The Workingmen of Minneapolis
organized and nominated a working
man for Mayor, an honorable, able
gentleman; he came within a small
vote of carrying the city; and he was
defeated solely by the detection OF
the hard-shell, hard-money Demo-
Gratis. Isn't it about time that the
Nationals of Minneapolis should orga-
nize on their own hook! AS an inde-
pendent, permanent party they would
draw allies from both parties. If the
laboring men of that tlourishing city
can act together they will force the
hard-money minority into a hard
money party, and sweep the decks.
The sooner the line of politics is
drawn upon the financial issue the
sooner will relief be found.
Year: 1878

The Tribune of Lawrence, Kansas
the leading newspaper Of that city,
has come out for the National party
in ringing terms. 1t says:


sThe only party in the country
that has pronounced and harmonious
creed on this SUBJECT is the National
Greenback party which met in nation
al convention at Toledo on Washing
toms birthday, and framed aid unani-
mously adopted a platform OF princi-
Piles on which they propose to stand
until victory crowns their efforts.
The essential features Of that plan are
that all money shall be issued by the
government-shallb be full legal tender
good as gold-but not convertible
or redeemable in gold-that it shall
be issued in amount equal to the de-
mands of trade and be receivable by
the government that issues it for all
taxes and for all purposes. That plat
form is from this time onward the
financial creed of the Kansas Tribune.
Under that flag we fight
Year: 1878

with his bonny bride. The spirit
10 willing, but the pocket is weak.


Is it posi- BILE that the editor of
the Outlook means to convey the
impression that newspapering in
Los Angeles is not remunerative
enough to admit Of an average ed
itor building so footy o thing as
narrow gauge railway of fifty or
sixty miles in length? We thinh
it was Daniel Webster who, once
upon a time, at a eonvivial party.
feeling in his vest pocket for little
loose change, said: "The National
Debt. 1t ought to be paid. How
much is it? I'll pay it myself"
The God-like Daniel supported the
idea Of the remunerative character
of the profession of the law much
more loyally than our eontempo-
rary does that of his own noble
avoeation. We are inclined TO
think, however. that the paragraph
was an inadvertence.
Year: 1878

WE have rarely seen such dead
s.give away" of u profession as the
editor of the Santa Monica Outlook
was guilty OF in his last issue.
Having been asked by the editor of
the Santa Ana Times whether lie
brother Fisher, of the Outlook
was prepared to run his narrow
gauge railway to Santa Ana, the
Outlook says:


We should like to give a definite
answer TO our friend Cobler of the
Times but "things is mix ed" at
present. If we had our way we
would make it possible in a very
abort time for our neighbor to enjoy


harrow gauge ride to the seaside
Year: 1878

The Herald steam Printing House is
not surpassed by any Job Printing office
on the Pacific Coast, outside of San Fran.
cisco, in facilities for doing job work
Low prices, good work and expedition
may be relied upon at this Office.
Year: 1878

EXPLANAToRY.-Ac considerable por-
ton Of the matter ia this issue was
prepared for our Immigration num-
ber, last week. This Will account for
the mention of matters with which
most of our North Carolina readers are
familiar
Year: 1878

A HOPEFUL OUTLOOK. = The
United States Economist of the 18th
instant has the following in regard
to the business outlook: aGloomy
views, dismal forbodings and the
frequent prophecies of coming dis
asters are not the best incentives to
stimulate the energy which is now
required to be successful in the de.
partments of trade. When one bust


ness man croaks to another of the
discouraging outlook Of commercial
affairs, the refrain is taken up and
sounded along the channels of trade
until the nervous and timid became
frightened, and are often, through
fear alone, led to make failures and
assignements for the benefit ot
their creditors. There are Just
grounds for merchants, bankers and
commercial men generally to take 8
more hopeful view of the present
condition of business, and speak tc
each other in a more encouraging
tone. We are fast nearing a specie
basis. Congress will soon adjourn
the present tariff bill will not pass
so there Will be no disturbing a
values; the currency question viii
receive no further legislation, tle
crops promise the most abundant
harvest the country has ever known


and the prices of all kinds of mer
chandlse, commodities and rea
estate have adjusted TO nearly the
gold standard of values"
Year: 1878

distant female, is to send them by
express.


IF you feel that it is your duty to
send eggs through the mail, just
prepare them for the ups and downs
and jars and joggles Of the journey
by boiling them. They will stand
the racket better and open out in
better condition; SO will the other
goods that accompany them.


Plug hats and specimens of sorgh-
um syrup should be sent in separate
packages. For if the two incon-
gruous articles should consolidate,
the natural flavor Of the syrup
might become deteriorated, and
anyone using the saeoharine might
think his tongue was furred.


Fish should be mailed the day
before they are caught.


This latter rule is understood by
of-fish-als along the line.
Dogs, over four pounds in weight
are not neutrality-suspicious.
those of the opposite sex.) The
postmaster general has very decid
ed opinions on this question, and
he's just put his foot down on it
the question, not the dog. Small
dogs can be sent if suitably muz
zled-with a shot gun.


People viii save trouble by bear
ing these facts in mind, besides
saving the postmasters and clerk.
much trouble. The latter consider
alton, however, is not usually takel
into account by the great masses O
free and independent American cit
liens.


Lastly-hut not leastly-don't
tell the clerk he lies when you ash
for letter and he tells you kindly
but firmly there is none; nor ask him
when you may expect one, for it is
just possible he don't know.
Year: 1878

TIMBER Congress has
passed what is known as the Tim.
ber-Culture act; which is intended
to encourage the growth of timber
on prairies. It provides that any
head of family or member who
has arrived at the age of 2l years,
who shall plant protect or keep in a
healthy, growing condition for
eight years ten acres of timber,
trees thereon not being more than
four feet apart each way, on any
quarter section of the public lands
ofthe Uuited States,or five acres on


any legal subdivision Of eighty
acres, or two and one half acres on
any legal subdivision of forty acres,
or one eighth part of any fractional
subdivision of land less than forty
acres, shall be entitled to a patent

for the whole of q quarter section,
or of such legal subdivision OF
eighty or forty acres, or fractional
subdivision of less than forty acres,
as the case may be, at the expira-
ton OF said eight years, on making
proof of such fact by not less than
two credible witnesses; provided
that not more than one-quarter Of
any section shall be thus granted


and that no person shall make more
than one entry under the provision
Of this act, unless fractional subdi-
Year: 1878

CURE FOR HARD TIMES. ~ want
to say a word about hard times.
No matter what the financial policy
is, no matter what party has the
power, there is only one remedy for
hard times, and that is to restore
the proportion between the tiller OF
the soil and the trades and profes-
sions that existed thirty years ago.
When we accomplish this we can
revive the times. Our American
people, born and bred on farms,
have felt that they could not pur-
sue the occupation of tilling the
soil; that they must be merchants
or professional men. There is hard
ly a merchant in this city who has
not been overwhelmed with solici-
tations for positions for boys in
counting rooms or stores. The
tilling Of the soil is the only remedy
for hard times, and it is the remedy
that must come before we eau find
relief. Orr young men should take
Horace Greeley's advice and Go
West or back to the old farms. .
G. Beard
Year: 1878

Posr OFFICE RULKs.-The --latest
thing out" in the way of a spring
bonnet is not materially improved


in style by journey in the mail
bags. Bulky and weighty goods
are liable to be piled on top OF the


mail sacks, and the love of q bonnet
comes TO hand badly dilapidated,
and looking like unto cooked hat ;
and the receiver will just as like as
not accuse the postmaster OF sitting
down on (which may possibly
not be the case. Postmasters are
generally fastidious as TO where
they sit. The better way when you
send bonuets in the mail to some
Year: 1878

II is a great drawback to the
plans of the Northern Pacific rail
road company that Congress failed
10 extend the time for completing
the road. Nothing daunted, how
ever, they intend to make dirt fly
somewhere, and will go to work and
locate a line from Fargo to Penn
bina, and when that is done they
intend to locate route from Sauk
Rapids TO this city, and probably
build both lines at once.-Nlnae-
opolts Daily Times.