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Year: 1878

1t having come to the attention ot
some of the workmen in "A boiler
shop on Learned street that an Ole
vagrant was in the habit of sleeping
in an old boiler in the yard, three
or four of them came down at al
early morning hour, cut off his re.
treat by pushing a barrel into the
Orifice, and then armed with sledge-
and hammers, they made such q
din as only boiler can
When they had become tired they
pulled away the barrel and looked
in. The vag was rubbing his eyes,
and as they called to him he re-
piled:


"Hey! Whatiu soy? Was that
fire alarm?


They were by no means satisfied,
and the next morning they turned
on the water used to test boilers,
and thrust the hose into the boiler.
By and by the old chap came crawl
ing out, wet as rat, and as he
landed on the ground he inquired /:


''BOys, have you any soap around
here?'


They gave him a piece used at
the wash-basin, and as he crawled
back into the boiler with it, he re-
marked:


"It's four weeks since this shirt
was washed, and if you gents will
let the water run for about fifteen
minutes more, you'll be doing me a
great favor. Pm sorry to bother
you; but I'll try not to waste any of
the precious fluid"
Year: 1878

the village. The Doctor watched
over him carefully, and ultinlateIy y
the terrible fever left him and he
/ recovered. He was sent back home
after the epidemic was over. did
not even learn his name. It ought
to be given to the public. Those


men who are trying to ride into Of
flee by reason of their talk about
yellow fever, having run no person
al risk and afforded no personal
help to the sufferers, should stand
shame-faced before such an act of
heroism. This noble boys name
may be obtained by writing to DIR.
Daniel, near Jackson, Miss.


DIR. Bemis then spoke in reference
to the cost of epidemics, their de-
mOralizing character, affecting bus
iness and ordinary pursuits, and
said:


"Should any charitable people be
willing to adopt orphan children
they have only to address the Pres
ident. of the Commission to learn
where there are troops of them left
dependent. Five children in the
town of Lake, the oldest not ten
y OtAio DOll
died of the scourge, and the people
in the town do not know of rela-
tive they have on earth. Through
the generosity of noble-bearted
citizen of Herkinler county, n. ""
he added, "the President of the
Commission had at his disposal a
considerable fund to distribute in
any way he thought proper for the
alienation of suffering caused by
yellow fever. He gave these chill
dren $40 apiece, leaving it in the
hands of gentleman in the village
to be dispensed for their benefit,
and through the generosity of this
same person the President of the
Commission is able now to realize
what a priceless boon it is to be per-
mitted to go about doing good"
Year: 1878

THE Yellow Fever Commission,
composed of Drs. Bemis, COchrane,
Howard and Col. 7. f. Hardee,
Sanitary Engineer, has made an
elaborate report on the history,
causes, etc, of the terrible epidemic
whose visitation has been the lead
ing topic of the past summer and
fall. We hope at some future time
to give a conspectus of the promi-
nent features of this report. At
present we extract the following
narrative from the address of DIR.
Bemis, Chairman of the Commits
sion:


DIR. Bemis, President of the Com
mission, related several incidents of
which he was personally cOgnizant
during the prevalence of the scOurge,
and instances of heroism and
self-devotion standing side by side
with the most brutal and pusillani-
nous conduct that man is capable
of. "ODe instance" he said, 81
will relate. A father having good
deal of property and being afflicted
with the yellow fever, on his dying
bed sent for his three sons, all of
whom lived within a mile or two
of him, to come and receive his dy-
ing blessing and allow him to di-
vide his property among them.
They let him die alone without GO
ing to receive his blessing; but no
doubt have arranged the property
matter long before this" In the
same village, where there was a
mortality of nearly thirty per cent.
of the whole population, in the
midst of the most terrible part of
the epidemic, a pale-faced boy,
about nineteen years of age, came
walking into the village and prof
'fered his services in aid of the sick.
The Doctor in charge asked him
what he could do.


Anything, if you will first tell
me how"


"Did you oversee a case of yellow
feYer?' asked the Doctor.


"Never," replied the boy.


"YOu don't know how to nurse
yellow fever?' continued the Doc
tor.


Said the boy, off you will tell me
how can follow your directions"


The Doctor pOndeFed a moment
and then said: "You are already
exposed, anyhow; / will keep you
here and put you to work and when
you are stricken down / will watch
you"


The Doctor in describing this in
cident to me said he never witnessed
such tender nursing, such faithful
watching. The boy continued his
work of love and was the means of
saving several lives. Finally his
turn came.


When the Doctor first visited him
he found him with his arms folded
across his chest, and he was at that
moment giving utterance to such
a prayer as the Doctor declared he
never before heard. Upon ques-
tiOning him the Doctor learned that
he was the only son of a widowed
mother He had felt impelled by a
sense of duty to come and offer his
services in the care of the sick in
Year: 1878

A writer In the Fireside Com
panion moralizes as follows upon
the above topic:


/ have long been an observer, as
am sympathizing lover of boys.
| love to see them happy, cheerful
and gleesom. am not willing
that they should be cheated out of
their rightful heritage OF youth
indeed / can scarcely understand
how a high-tOned, useful man can
be the ripened fruit Of n boy who
has enjoyed fair share Of the glad
privileges due to youth. But while
] watch with very jealous eye all
rights and customs which entrench
upon the proper rights of boys, 1
am equally apprehensive lest pa
rents, who are not fOrethOuphtful,
and who have not habituated them
selves to close observation upon
the subject, permit their sons in
dulgences which are almost certain
to result in their decentralization II
not in their ruin; and among their
habits which / have observed a.
tending most surely to ruin, / know
of none more prominent than that
Of parents permitting their sons to
be In the streets after night-fall. IL
is ruinous to their morals in almost
all instances. They acquire, under
cover of night, an unhealthful and
excited state OF mind, bad language
and practices, criminal sentiments,
q lawless and riotOus bearing; in
deed, 1t is in the streets after night
fall that boys principally acquire
the education for the bad capacity
of becoming disolute, criminal men.


Parents should adopt a most
rigid, infiexible rule that will never
permit a son, under any circum-
stances whatever, to 60 into the
streets after nlght-fall, with a view
of engaging In out-of-dOor sport, or
Of meeting other boys for social or
chance occupation. A rigid rule of
this kind, Invariably adhered to,
will soon deaden the desire for such
dangerous practices.


Education begins with life. Be
fore we are aware, the foundations
OF character are laid, and no subse-
quent instructions can remove or
alter them. linneus waa the son
of poor Swedish clergyman. His
father had small garden in which
he cultivated all the flowers his
means or his taste could select. In
to this flower garden he introduced
his little son In infancy, and this
little garden undoubtedly created
the taste in this child which after
wards made him the first bOtnnlst
and naturalist Of his age, If not Of
his race.
Year: 1878

The Atlanta Constitution says
"When we come to regulate the
price Of money by usury laws, it is
about time for the Legislature to
regulate the price Of gray horses. II
seems impossible to convince a
number of well-meaning people that
when money is loaned II becomes a
commodity; and that an owner OF
money who rents it out is as much
entitled to all he can get for it as a
man who rents a house. There is
no difference whatever. II the
Legislature has tberight to regulate
the price Of money, it has the right
also to regulate the rent of houses OF
the price of bacon.
Year: 1878

The sugar planters may congratu-
late themselves on the fact that, even
if sugar 10 cheap, and the prospects
are for a low price of sugar next win
ter, their supplies will also be much
cheaper than last year, that is if they
do not pay too much to their COM
mission merchants for advances. And
the laborers should content them
selves with this reflection, that flour
which once cost from 3 to 10 cents
per h., can now be bought for half
that sum /; meat that few years back
cost from Ia to Is cents per h., can
now be bought from 6 to cents per
lb. Shoes, boots, cloth and ready
made clothing are at much less than
half their former cost. So if they do
not get as high wages, they buy as
much or more with the wages they do
get, than in the flush times.
Year: 1878

wild rose by the way-side hung.
Dew-glittering on the morning air,
A pure, scarce conscious perfume flung
locked, and found the 6ow'ret fair
So fair. sought with sudden zest
To wear its beauty on my breast.
The trembling petals at my touch
A sweeter, subtler fragrance shed;
'Tis strange Iloved that flower so much,


And-it was dead.
In that high mood when thought hath wings
And finds alone its speech in song,
| struck an old harp's slumbering strings,
And drew an idle hand along,
Nor deemed the careless chords had caught
The life note that my spirit sought,
Till suddenly on my startled ear,
Its dream-created accents woke,
AIack / bought the rapture dear


The string had broke.
| heard a wild bird on the shore
Singing wild song to the sea;
And bold the burden that it bore,
And sweeter than all else to me-
SO sweet, Gagged the bird to hear
His magic ministrelsy more near,
Untamed; the captive's swelling throat
In one sad song his whole soul cast;
Too well | knew his loveliest note


Had been his last.
And yet, while memory hath power
To court the hours too vainly spent,
The fragrance of that faded flower,
That harp's last dying music, blent
With the wild birds weird death song. will
Haunt every waking moment still,
Teaching my heart the bitter cost
OF all the eve of hope hath seen.
Of all that life hath won and lost


That might have been.
Year: 1878

There will be a Democratic State
Convention this summer, ostensibly
for the purpose of nominating can
didate for the Office of State Treasu-
rer but we have had hint already
that the friends of the proposed con-
stitutional amendments purpose get
ting control of the convention, and
Incorporating into the platform reso-
lutions recommending the adoption of
the amendments. Therefore, we give
the friends of the constitutional con
vention timely warning to be on the
qui CiuG when they come to select del
egates, and be sure that they choose
men who will favor the adoption OF
altogether different resolutions; reso-
lutions opposing these amendments
and favoring the calling of the con-
stitutional convention.


We also warn those who oppose the
wishes of large majority of the peo-
pie of this State, that, if they do get
control of the convention aud attempt
to gag these amendments down the
Democratic voters, they will fail in
their purpose, and that, perhaps, at
the expense of the defeat of the party !;
for, so far as the voters of this parish
are concerned, they will refuse to
obey any instructions. You may call
this a captions revolt against party
discipline and policy, or what you
will, but we utter positive truth
and mean just precisely what we
Year: 1878

The following, copied from an ex-
change, is little too rough for gen
eral application, but it contains a
suggestion that might be considered
with profit by those who are imper-
vious to tue advantages to be derived
from judicious employment of print
er's ink.


Shnn the business man that doesn't
advertise. He is closer than dog
tick he will pinch nickle until the
Goddess of Liberty faints; will sell
you sand for sugar, beans for coffee,
secondhand tea-grounds from hotel
slop-barrels for pure Young Hyson
tea; but go to the liberal advertiser
for honest goods, square dealings and
low prices.
Year: 1878

In days now happily gone by,
country merchants had what is called
a dead thing on the majority of their
customers. The balances that ran
over from one years end to another,
and the impoverished condition of
farmers, made them to a great extent
the slaves of the dealers. BY degrees
they have emaneipated themselves
from such slavery and nova days the
hard worked planter may feel some
hope of being allowed to buy for him
self without being forced to pay 70
and 100 per cent. profit. We .con


gratulate our country friends upon
this agreeable state of affairs aud
earnestly pray for speedy relief for
the few still left in the bonds of slav-
cry. We wish no man any harm. We
trust our enlightened merchants will
enjoy degree of prosperity commen
surate with their public spirit and
enterprise. We hope that they will
receive good living percentage, but
nothing so exorbitant as in the past.
We do not anticipate any patronage
from many of them, except perhaps
their subscriptions and probably an
occasional job. Their method of
business is such that they can 40
without advertising, and we presume
that our columns offer no advantages
to them. In the meantime We wish
them well, but must advise our read
ers to patronize only those whose
names appear in our columns.
Year: 1878

On the eve of an election in the
town of Ware, Mass, the women of
the place published an eloquent ap-
peal to the voters to elect Aldermen
who would refuse to legalize the sale
of Intoxicating liquors as a beverage.
From this document we copy the fol-
lowing:


Let the thought of the pauperism,
misery and crime that always result
from dram drinking lead you to use
the power you have to suppress this
greatest of evils. Do not be deceived
by the sophistry that it will be sold
and the town treasury might as well
be replenished by the money paid for
licenses. Such money is the price of
blood. We speak in behalf of the
drinking men, whom we would win
from their cups to their families and
homes. We speak in behalf of our
brothers who have taken the pledge,
yet are not proof against these temp
tations. We speak in behalf of our
young men and boys, who are in dan
ger of being gathered into its fatal
tolls.


We can not vote. You are onr rep
resentatives at the ballot-box. We
beseech you to discharge faithfully
the trust committed to you, that our
homes may be safe from the curse of
Him who said, Woe unto him that
giveth his neighbor drink"
Year: 1878

various lotteries there has accumulated within the past ten years some s2ls .30S worth of these unclaimed prizes. The circular says that drawing has been made to distribute these unclaimed prizes among the ticket holders of the various lotteries which have reported unclaimed prizes on hand; and at the foot of the circular Is given what pur- ports to be an Official Notice informing the recipient of each circular that he has drawn such and. such prize. In most of these circulars which we h ave seen the prizes reported drawn are fine gold watches valued at from $l00 to s200, and the percentage due thereon is from $10 to $25. The notice informs the fortunately drawer that by for warding the amount of charges he may receive the prize. We warn all parties against biting at such bait as this. It is undoubtedly barefaced swindle, and any one who is fool enough to bite will surely find himself badly bitten. Beware of ALL lotteries, much more so of such swindlcs as the one above ex- plajued.
Year: 1878

EDITOR DEMOCRAT: I see a piece in your last issue in regard to the immigration society of Pope county. You ask what has become of it: 1 can say it is just where it ought to be; that is, in the good feelings of a generous and kind people. who are willing, at all times, to take the inn migrant by the hand, welcome him here, and spare no pains in showing him our country, and giving him such information us is necessary for him to know. You say we ought to raise money to send printed matter abroad; this IS important in it's na

 ture, but where shall we go to get the moneyp to whom shall we say, Give us some money. l believe our county has been thoroughly adyer- tised, and besides this 1 think great ly exagg gerated, Not long since our town raised fifty dollars for tine pur- pose of having our county advertised in one of the western papers, which ] think was as thoroughly donc as
Year: 1878

Farmers who do not wish to be slaves should read and heed:

 MoRELAND, Jan. l9, 1878. :.

 The farmers can now determine their realization from last years labor. They can compare the differ ent crops and see which are the most profitable to raise. Now is the time to decide what crops you will plant, and to make your arrangements ac- cordingly. This is progressive age, an age in which brain work is more in demand than ever before. If farmers don't think for themselves and use skill as well as industry they will wake up and find them selves in the rut. I am aware there are some live farmers in this county, but too many of them work without any system; they depend too much or the force of labor whether prop erly directed or not. Farming is q science which admits of mature thought as well as that of law, med icine, etc., and in order to make farming successful It requires con tinual study and skillful thinking.

 So far ss variety and kind of crops is concerned my limited acquaint- ance with this county will not justify my advice. l favor variety of crops as much as the soil and climate will admit and I would state by the way, that see nothing to prevent almost all the desirable crops of this zone being grown here successfully. l must admit my partiality to this country, but I would not allow that to influence me. It may be that that secret attraction which this country is said to possess for those who reside here certain time has some power on me, yet l think that favorable impressions are founded on realities.

 Lest this assumes the form of a lecture, Something I never attempt ed I will desist. I will state, how ever, that I would like to see more interest taken in schools. It seems to me that every neighborhood should have a fourishlng school this winter. Success has crowned almost every effort of the people the past year. In what way can we prove our grateful appreciation of the blessings bestowed upon us better than by building up and supporting good schools with our surplus? The educational interests of our county are too low. Who is at fault? Sup pose, Mir. Editor, that you set apart a column of your valuable paper for educational ltems-for the use of the teachers of the county. l think they would improve the opportunity to interest the people and benefit each other. GILES OPTIC.
Year: 1878

From the Alma Herald we clip the following notice of the famous Bostic House of Alma. In another column will be found the card of this house, and to our travelling friends we say besure to give the Bostic g trial when in Alma.

 w. c. Bostwick is now snilgly en- cased is his new Ho.el on Fayette- vile Avenue where he is prepared to offer the best of accommodations to the travelling public. There can be no doubling the fact that ". c. Bostwick knows how to keep hotel. A trial at his new Hotel will con vince the most skeptlcal.-Alma Herald.
Year: 1878

A good many of our people are re- ceiving printed circular through the mail purporting to give the result of a grand supplementary drawing of all the unclaimed and forfeited prizes in

 the various legal lotteries which have been drawn in the United States within the past ten years" The circular pro- ceeds to say that in all lotteries there are number of unclaimed and forfeit ed prizes, which from various causes are never called for, and that in the
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-Admlnistra-
ton will open the new year, with more
aggressive policy respecting the hosti lity
which has sprung up In the Senate
against its efforts to make It's own selec-
tion of the men to carry out Its measures.
The cource which will he pursued has
been determined upon, which means
not only new nominations for the New
York offices, but very general removal
of the element now in every branch Of
the service clandestinely at work in the
interests of the wing Of the party in
Congress which sought to break down
the Administration. Information has
been received from every section of the
country, and such officials as have en-
gagged in these operations are well known
to the Government, and will be dealt
with accordingly. 1t was intimated to-
day that the order of the President pro-
hibiting officials from taking part in poll
tics should have afforded them such in
dependence OF action that they could
have thrown off the burden of fealty to
individual leaders. Instead of this,
however, many have taken every means
to increase the embarrassment. In this
light the Government feels that it would
be no violation of the civil service to
make new appointments in the offices
of the Government where such partisa an
ship has been displayed. The Admin
istration now fully realizes the import


ance Of firmness and the strengthening


of its hands, the absence of which rem
| ders absolute failure unavoidable.
Year: 1878

The ISSUE IN A Nut SHELL.-The
four following propositions are now
simultaneously maintained


First-'rhe depreciation of the silver
dollar from 103 cents to 92, was due 10
the decentralization act of 1873.


Second-That act 1Yos procured by the
bondholders, and u a eleir interests, fer
the purpose of securing payment of their
bonds in gold exclusively, and thereby
getting seven or eight cents on the dollar
more than they were entitled TO.


Third-The original contract between
the people and the public creditor being
for gold or silver, or greenbacks, the
people are entitled to pay III either
metal, and should now, Of right, pay in
silver, by which arrangements they can
save eight cents on the dollar.


Fourth-The cause OF the depreciation
of silver being the act of 1873, the repeal
Of that act will bring silver to par with
gold.


The essence of the silver question is
contained in these four propositions, and
the reader desirous of light will find
much food for thought in their careful
analysis and comparison.-R Reading Eagle
Year: 1878

Each day strengthens the opinion OF
the people that silver is by the Constitu-
ton legal-tender when coined by the
order of Congress, and no act short OF
an amendment of the Constitution can
deprive it of that quality. But like pa
per it is affected by acts Of Congress
where there is an unreliable court to de-
termine as party or personal aggrandize-
ment dictates.


Gold is no more standard of value in
the world than silver was and will be
again. II we cannot initiate with gold
neither can we with silver. Imitation Is
an impossibility in times like tie present.
Imitation must be effected by the banks.
But the banks cannot infiate. To do it they
must have reliable endorsements and
endorsements cannot be got so easily now
as formerly. If there should be large
line of deposits in silver the banks would
very likely return their notes and take
up their bonds. The single standard men
are continually raising the cry of the
fear of imitation as a scare crow. Such a
thing as imitation with gold and silver
never took place. 1t is always brought
about by extravagant discounts, or by
immense expenditures by the govern
ment in extraordinary outlays. And at
this time economy and contraction OF
government expenditures are demanded
by all classes. The inflators most TO be
dreaded are the men who vote large army
and navy supplies and for subsidies for
railroad and steamship lines.


There is not bank that will not dis
count all the good paper that is presented
if they can do so. But they will not call
that inflation-it is their business. And
just here we may as well add that one OF
the most intelligent bank presidents in
our city is decidedly averse to a single
standard and in favor of the remenetiza-
ton of silver. How many others hold
ing the same position may be of his
opinion we do not know.