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Year: 1878

From person who arrived yesterday from
the Teche country We learn that the fever has
broken out at New Iberia. whore there were
three cases. At another point three miles out
Of st. Martin one case had occurred. The con-
sequence has been great scare In st. Martins
Vile and the establishment Of q twelve days
quarantine. The quarantine station, which is
two miles out of town, consists of shed with
out any walls, where travellers are required to
remain during the entire twelve days before
they can enter the town. In the meantime they
must provide themselves this best way they can
with food. Of course very few people can afford
to remain and must Withdraw In the direction
whence they came, for armed men defend the
avenues to ST. Martinsvile, which is entirely
Isolated from the world.


QUININE


has given out at some Of the drug stores. and
there is little or no prospect Of their being
enabled 70 replenish their stock even through
the mails, against which al embargo exists.
Under the circumstances people who do not
believe in the efficaciousness Of quarantine
to keep out the fever prefer removing TO locali-
ties where they can obtain the necessary. medi
cines in case they are stricken down by disease.
st. Martinsville was sorely tried during, the
epidemic of 1867, and to this fact Is ascribed the
severity OF their present quarantine.
Year: 1878

JENKINS old Commercial saysit cannot
afford to do advertising as low as the
GAZETTE. Well the GAZETTE is not to
blame. We find our patrons are satisfied
that we give them the worth of their
money and it makes no difference to the
GAZETTE which begs to be excused from
taking the hint of EDerg Ecening and
Commercial TO raise prices so that 1t could
come in and share our trade


The GAZETTE hates anything that is a
dirty cheat; that has no sense of justice
and right and is common slandorer, that
deserves to be kicked into the gutter six
days in the week, and have its head
bumped de. Gallagher) on Sunday.


The Every Eye',ind was paid for adver-
tising the Sheriff sales six times week.
That was the reason the law was repeal
ed. 1t greedily assumed to do what the
law did not direct. 1t got its pay in some
way. But where the authority came
from is the question we asked. Ii is not
expressed in the law. Thus the "goose
that laid the golden egg" was killed by
the Il. Il. d Com. Co., and therefore the
lament of Croasdale is heard like wall
of despair on every occasion.


Now it is fact that property advertis-
ed in the GAZETTE twice week sold
and brought more money thanit did when
after being set aside and advertised in
the +. Il. six times week. That is fact
and it occurred several times. If the law
was re-enacted jenkins old Commercial
would not get the work. 1t has neither
circulation nor the influence.


1t has stabbed and slandcred so many
Democratic candidates that its influence
is dreaded; it has made so many enemies
that people will not favor those it COM
mends and some even refuse to buy goods
of those who advertise in its columns. 1t
is like the fatal upas tree, and should be
avoided And is avoided more than ever
since it sold itself to gold grabbers to help
them to saddle heavier taxes upon the
people and cut down the price of real es-
tate so that the bondholders can buy it
less than it is worth.
Year: 1878

WHEN you hear country church
choir singing There will be no more
sorrow there you cOnclnde at once
that either the aforesaid choir will not
be there, or they will not be permitted
tossing. Oil Cay Derrick
Year: 1878

We learn from Postal CLERK r. NJ.
AnderJon that L)udon had an inceu-
diary fire after midnight Wednesday
night, which might have been very
destructive had it not been discovered
as soon as it was. The discovery was
made by parties coming on the packet t
boat from Kingston at about O'cIoC k,
and it was found to issue from the
building which Contains Capt. d. r.
Nelson's law office and Mrs. Denton 8
millinery store.


An entrance was effected by cutting
hole through the door. 1t was found
that a Fl re had been kindled in a ward
robe in the millinery sore and also in
the Office. Tue fire was extinguished
before any great damage had been
done, but a quantity of articles were
stolen. II is said that suspicion rests
on some parties, and an Investigation
Will likely be bad.
Year: 1878

boat. The fore and mainmasts also
went overheard, and the vessel be-
gan to settle so fast that the crew
had barely time to launch boat,
saving nothing but the charts and
compass and a little bread, but no
water. Hosting a blanket for a
sail, they directed their course for
the West Indies, as the nearest
point.
Year: 1878

Boston, Nov. 14.-At a meeting
of the ward and city committee Of
the workingmen's party last night,
five members Of the committee on
nominations who attempted to run
it in the interest of the Prince
wing Of the Democratic party were
expelled from the committee.
Year: 1878

The following is the conclusion of the re-
port of the Committee on Swine, submitted
by Judge Mackey at the recent Fair Of the
State Agricultural and Mechanical Society :


While your committee recognize with sat.
isfaction the commendable effort displayed
in the introduction end culture of thorough.
bred and high grade swine and the most
improved breeds, yielding the largest weight
of meat and lard in proportion to the amount
of food, which is the true economical prlncl.
pie in raising edible stock, they profoundly
regret that no specimen Of our native stock
was placed on exhibition.


We hold it important for chronological rea-
sons, that the native hog of South Carolina
should be widely cultivated. He is to our
people the monumental hog, and around him
cluster the traditions of two eventful centu-
ries. Older than the constitution of the
United States, he alone seems unaffected Be-
riously by it's amendments" Roaming at
will through our far reaching swamps and
over our homestead hills in the days Of 1776,
the bold infantry of stout Cornwalis grew
faint while following the fleet creature of this
extraordinary pachyderma, and he distanced
with triumphant grunt even the enterprising
cavalry of the fiery Tarleton. He is absolute
ly unchanged and uuchangeable He can
neither be starved nor fattened, and is real.
ly the only one of our domesticated animals
which has always worked for his living.
For him "eternal vigilance is the price of
liberty" and he cannot be taken BY surprise,
while the predatory rover who essays to pur-
sue him, soon learns in disgust that the race
is to the swift in the case of this marvellous
hog


"with his long galop which can ire.


The hounds deep hate, the hunters SIRE"


For his owner, he is light weight, it is true,
but then he is sure meat. The fat hog,
on the contrary, is perpetual hazard and a
constant provocative of larceny. He is un-
able to deal with the only recognized race is-
sue in this State, of which he is the frequent,
because the easy victim. On the other hand,
the native self preserving hog appreciates
Year: 1878

A NOVEL FEAT IN DENTIsTRY.-Scalp-
grating has become quite common perfor-
nance, but it will be news to many that teeth
may be similarly transplanted and made to
grow in other mouths than the original own
er. Dr. Thomas, of Detroit, details in the
Deatal Cosmos case in which he successfully
performed this operation, inserting in the
mouth Of gentleman, who had lost . right
superior cuspidate, solid and healthy tooth
that he had removed from lady's mouth
four weeks previously. He opened into the
canal and pulp chamber of the tooth, from
the apex of the tooth only cut the end off
one eighth of an inch Git being that much too
long), reduced the size somewhat in the cen.
tire Of the root Git being triAe larger than
the root extracted), illed and placed in
position. He states that the occlusion, shape
and color were perfect, so much so that sever
al dentists who saw the case were not able to
distinguish the transplanted tooth from the
others. The two features in the case that he
calls particular attention to are: First, that
although the tooth had been in his office four
weeks, there is to-day no perceptible change
in color; and, second, that the reattachment is
as perfect as thoug b it had been transplanted
or replanted the same day of extraction
Spr;nqfeH Republican. f-.
Year: 1878

TRUST A BoY.-During the session Of an
Episcopal convention il Boston, the bishop
of Louisiana, in crossing the Common, met q
boy whose face he fancied, and calling to him,
asked if he had anything to do just then, to
which he said no. care you a good boy !"
The little fellow scratched bis head and re-
pied, II am not very good boy. cuss
little sometimes" That candid answer in
spired the bishop with confidence, and he then
said, after, giving his name and address, II
want you't goto certain place and get q bun
die for me, and bring it to my hotel. There
will be charge Of. $8; here is the money
to pay it, and q half dollar which you may
keep for doing the errand." On his return
to the hotel the bishops friend laughed at him
for his credulity, telling him that he would
never see the boy or bundle or the money
again :; but in half an hour the young chap
returned, bringing the bundle and receipt.
ed bill for $3.50, the bishop having made
slight mistake as to the amount that was due.
GLOW did you manage to pay the extra half
dollar?" he inquired. 81 took the money
you gave me for the job. I knew you would
make it all right"


And "all right" it was made, and no doubt
the confidence that was reposed in that boy,
because of bis truthfulness, will do him good
as long as he lives. z a9a ~ Fs
Year: 1878

SECRET OF HApP1NEss.-Men and women
wed each other to be happy. And why not,
if they marry wisely? The man should be
little bigger than his wife, and little
older, q little braver, q little more in love
with her than she is with him. The woman
should always be a little younger, little
prettier, and little more considerate than
her husband. He should bestow upon her
all his worldly goods, and she should take
good care Of them He may owe her every
care and affection that tenderness can prompt;
but pecunisfy Indebtedness to her will become
burden. Better live On q crust he earns
than on fortune she has brought him.
Neither must be jealous, nor give the other
cause of Jealousy. Neither must encourage
sentimental friendship for the opposite sex.
They must have perfect confidence in each
other; and reticence concerning their mutual
affairs, even to members of their own families,
is at first necessary. s8tsiiS


u A wife should dress herself becomingly
whenever she expects to meet her husbands
eye. The man should not grow slovenly, even
at home. Faultfnding, long arguments, or
seedlings, end the happiness that begins in
kisses and love-making. Sisters and brothers
may quarrel and make up" Lovers are
lovers mo longer after such disturbances oc.
cur; and married people who are not lovers,
are bound by red.hot chains. Ifaman ad.
mires his wife most in prints, she is silly not
to wear them. IF she likes him best in black
cloth, he is a: fool if be nsglects to indulge in
it. They should contrive to please each other,
even if they please nobody else-for their
mutual happiness can only be the result of
their mutual love, and that love will never
fail to exalt its object. ..t ae..3,..s
Year: 1878

Sentinel A marked improvement in the channel of the Colorado river has been effected by the steamboat company, at trifling expense. The river had deposited Somuch sediment at the shipyard, this year, that it was impossible to get steamers on or off the ways. A small wing dam was made of brush and sand, which turn cd the current and has already made falr water at the ways. The signi- ficance of this incident lies in its showing how easily the government can cause to Ec made permanent i'm prOvemcnts of the channel of the Co., Orado.
Year: 1878

Have you ever reflected upon the very many
funny things we do, for which we can give
no particular reason? How is it that we do
not give five cheers? Why is it that we give
three cheers and no more? Who can tell?


Why is it that the ajority of the people use
their right hand in preference to their left,
and cannot help smiling at those who use the
latter?


Why is it that man cannot see bundle of
toothpicks without helping himself when he
does not need them at all?


Why is it that small boy cannot let the
thin-w wasted wasp fly in peace, without fur
iously going for it with his new straw hat;
or why is it that the small girl always insists
upon Juggling home kitten that has not even
learned how to open it eyes?


Why is it that when any one asks US how
many days there are in a certain month, we
always say over to ourselves:


Thirty days has September;


April, June and November?


Why is it that we turn to the right instead
OF the left, when the left is far more prefeIa-
bic, and if adopted would save many an acci-
dent on railroad and highway! The driver
always sits upon the right of his vehicle; in
turning to the right he is farthest away from
the wagon he passes, and unless he is an ex-
pert cannot tell how close he comes to the
wheels of the man who goes by him, whereas,
if be turned to the left side he could look
straight down, see to the fraction of an inch
how close he was approaching an obstacle,
and thus avoid it. The eng gineer runs upon
the right hand track, and sits upon the right
hand side of his cab. The long, narrow loco
motive, with its sand tower, belfry and smoke
stack is in front of him, cutting off his out
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view only his own track, while the opposite
track, save at distance, is almost wholly
unseen by him. On some railroads the re-
verse is the custom.


Custom, owing to cause we know not of,
bas established these curious precedents, and
from observation and education we unwit-
tingly do thousands of things that are, to say
the least, funny, and that we cannot possibly
explain.
Year: 1878

For the past two years there has been a
pleasant rivalry among literary people to de-
wise mode of expressing the thoughts by
certain signs and acts, so as to be understood
and read by parties distant To this end
they first devised the handkerchief filtration,
then the fan, and now the glove, each in
turn becoming the more popular as they
were invented. Among certain class, how
ever, there was still vague, uncertain sort
of deficiency; kind of indescribable sort of
lacking that failed to cover the ground. A
others were without fans, and still q greater
number were frequently unprepared to give
creditable handkerchief entertainment,
by reason of the great washerwoman mo-
nopoly, which is carried to such an extent in
cities. TO meet this long-felt want the
ChaD1p5on has designed filtration with the
hat, which will be duly entered according to
act Of Congress as soon as feasible entrance
to Congress can be effective.


In introducing filtration With the hat, it
has been the experience of many of our most
proficient firters that it is better to raise the
hat perpendicular from the head few inches
that the object of your filtration may be
satisfied of the absence of bricks or other
cutaneous substances which are sometimes
fatal to the success of your advances. The
following are the different interpretations


To wear the hat on the right eyebrow
Please step to one side; I'm bad.


To wear the hat on the left eyebrow-Are
you there, Moriarty9


To wear the hat on the bridge of the nose
WE are watched=by the police.


TO wear the hat on the right cary on will
find rnyphotograph on sale with all the prin-
cipal hewsdealers.


To wear the hat on the left eAf-l love
ycN, .,,
" To place the hat on the back of the head
l am yours ask mother.


To carry the hat in the hand-l our fathers
financial condition is such that it will not
Justify me. You Iced not hope.
Year: 1878

''The will makes the way" go we daily may read
Where wisdom has written our life's solemn creed:
Tis by our own spirits we're lifted to see
In far heights of splendOr lfe's final degree.
A thought may be born of an impulse as slight
As the faintest grey streak of the nebulous night;
Twill under lites pure, earnest fire, from afar,
Reflect back the soul like the from STAR
Our image is stamped on whatever we do:
Oar actions coins that pass current if true,
And in the worlds mintage it's easy to trace
The gold and the good 'mong the false and the base
No stream can rise higher than up to its source,
Nor action reach further than measures its force:
The fountain within US is own ideal,
The might of our spirits alone make real.
Our actions are only thoughts duly expressed,
And it's by the action our thought may be guessel:
When the impulse inpeent is worthfu and pure
Its power and influence long will endure.
The souls needed nutriment is to aspire,
Whatever the height attained still reaching higher;
With every achievement is new power gained
For triumphs yet greater than ever attained
The strength of the purpose, the fervor of soul
Thrown into action its issues control;
And this we shall find our life-trusts are tried
That by own spirits arc we deifed.


'JNO. w. EDDY.
Year: 1878

Three coffins await their final repOse


In the aucent clOisters'k keeping,
And briet hour hence the lids will close


On the forms beneath them sleeping.
The first is King who hath ruled the land,


AS his fathers did before him;
A jeweled scepter is placed in his hand


To show how well he bore him.
The next is a Chief from the battlefield,


Wounded, and brOnZed, and hOary;
BY his side are resting his sword and shield,


The emblems of martial glory,
The third is lowly Son of Song,


With no state pomp attended:
The lay of his Tyre hath sounded long


Through the isles-but now is ended.
Hark. what is that at the postefn gate,


Like the roar Of distat1t water?
'Tis the foe with bounding hopes elate
Returned to the work Of slaughter!
lilo, King, awake re-ascend thy throne,
And round thee summon thy sages!
From the pale mute lips there is answer none.
While the storm without still RACES.
"Ho. Chief. awake to the tents repair
In the van lead on thy legiOns!'
They listen, but all is silence there


Still and hushed as the Polar regions.
From the Poets coffin sigh is heard
And the Tyre at his bare feet laying
Starts into life, like the trill of bird
Whose melody knows no staying.
'Tis an old, old theme, but it fires the blood
Of the troops, with none to lead em,
And they fight as the valiant always should
For the love of their faith and freedom!
When the sun goes down in a radiant glow,
With molten clouds attendant,
The three nailed coffins are now laid low
The cross is in the ascendant!
Year: 1878

A gentleman who was yesterday having his
boots blacked at the post Office was suddenly
left in an unfinished state hy the boy, who
ran across the street and held brief CONVEX
sation with lad of his own age.


That's no way to leave iob," said the
gentleman as the boy returned.


"'Spect not, but I've got mor7'n butte to
look after!"


'Who was that boy?"


''That boy? Why. he's got chattel mort
gage on this ERE new brush. and run across
there to ask him bow was his health. 1don't
propose to be sot down on and wound up into
bankruptcy, list because can't talk sweet to
Billy and stave bis off till wear the bristels
clear off the brush?"
Year: 1878

A POPULAR doctor Of Utica while e.
corting . lady home the other evening.
attsmp pied to relieve her cough and sore
throat by giving her troche. lie told
her TO allow Il TO dissolve gradually IN
her mouth. No rslief was experienced
and the doctor felt quite ehagrined next
day when the lady ssut him psntaloon
button with note saying he must have
given her the wrong kind OF a troche,
aud might need this one.
Year: 1878

Mans ORIGIN. There has been.


tendency among men of science to


pass from a profession ESQ few years


ago. Of total ignorance as to the mode


of origin Of all living things to claim


to almost complete knowledge Of the


whole progress of the universe from
the first speck of living protoplasm up
to the highest development of the hui
man intellect. Yet this is really what.
we have seen in the last sixteen years.
Formerly difficulties were exaggera-
ted, and it was asserted that we had
not sufficient knowledge to venture on
any generalizations on the subject.
Now difficulties are set aside, and it.
is held that our theories are so well
established and so far reaching that,
they explain and comprehend all ma
ture, and at the present day it seems
that facts which oppose popular views
hardly receive due consideration.


1t is curious circumstance that.
notwithstanding the attention that
has been directed to the subject in ev--
cry part Of the world, and the numer-
Gus excavations connected with rail-
ways and mines which have afforded
such facilities for geological discovery,
no advance whatever has been made
for a considerable number of years in
detecting the time or the mode Of
mans origin The pal@olithic flint
weapons first discovered III the north
of France more than thirty years ago
are still the Oldest undisputed proofs
of Mans existence; and amid the
relics of former world that
have been brought to light, no evi-
dence of any of the links that must
have connected Man with the lower
animals has yet appeared.


The conclusion that we must ar
rive at is, that if man has been devel
oped from common ancestor, with
all existing apes, and by no other
agencies than such as have effected
their developments, then he must have
existed in something approaching his
present form during the tertiary peri
not merely existed, but pre-
dominated in numbers wherever suita-
BILE conditions Prevailed In that case
it will be fair argument that just as
he is in his mental and moral nature,
his capacities and aspirations, so inf
nitely above the brutes, SO his origin
is due to distinct and higher agencies
than have affected their development
Year: 1878

When thou art by,


know not why,
l love thee, but love thee not so deeply;
But when thou'rt gone,
And I'm alone
1 marvel that held thee then so cheaply.
Thy smile and talk,


Thy glance, thy walk,
In vain regret picture and remember;
AS well l might


Recall the light
OfJune amid the darkness of d ocember
Ah cruel fate!


That all too late
We learn the golden value of our pleasure
That it must go


Before we know
How passing sweet it was to have our treasure
PerverSe are we,


Too blind to
That idle memories only lead to sorrow.
Enjoy to-day,


While yet you may:
Why wait until to-day becomes tomorrow


-TGood w ords.
Year: 1878

Burns was standing one day upon the
quay of Greenock, when a wealthy mer-
chant belonging to the town had the
misfortune to fall into the harbor. He
was no swimmer; and his death would
have been inevitable had not a sailor
plunged in, at the risk of his own life,
and rescued him from his dangerous sit
uation The merchant, upon recovering G
little from his fright put his hand into
his pocket, and presented the sailor with


a shilling. The crowd, who were by this
time collected, loudly protested against
the insignificance of the sum but Burns,
with smile of ineffa BILE scorn, entreated
them to restrain their clamor, "For," ="
said he, "the gentleman is of course the
best judge of the value, of his own life. T"
Year: 1878

What is the difference between the
man who has weakness between the
shoulder blades and the man wants Con-
gress to vote him 100000 for services
rendered during the war? Now listen to
the answer One has lame back and
the other a back claim.
Year: 1878

It's all very well to talk about econo-
my, but the difficulty is to get anything
to economize The little baby who puts
his toes in his mouth is almost the only
person who in these hard times manages
to make both ends meet