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Year: 1874

readable in his countenance, devoid Of expires.
sion and mobility. The black man is child, and
like a child he is impressionable, tickle, easily
affected by good treatment. and capable Of self
devotion, but capable also of hatred in some
cases. as we'll as working out his revenge.


The people Of the black race. living in free
condition in the interior of Africa, demonstrate
by their habits and their mental status that they
can hardly get beyond the level Of tribe life; and,
on the other hand, such difficulty is experienced
in many colonies, in endeavoring 10 induce the
negroes, SO indispensable has the guardianship
of Europeans become to them, 10 maintain among
themselves the benefits Of civilization, that tho
inferioriiy Of their intelligence, compared with
| that Of the rest of mankind, is a fact not TO be
disputed.


But We fird the outlines Of this subject ex.


pand, as We proceed in its investigation, and


will occupy too much space in one issue. We shall


therefore defer further consideration Of it to


another time.
Year: 1874

CHURCH CokNsR SrosE LAYING.-The Law
ing Of the corner stone of the new Episcopal
chapel To built in Oxford. Pa, is expected to
take place on the 23d OF May. A new chapel
OF the same denomination is to be built at Penn
Station and the corner stone will be laid about
: the same time.
Year: 1874




The late elections have had their
influence on the social life of
Washington. We have had gradually
growing up in our midst sort OF Off
cial aristOcracy that was more distin-
guished by its exelusiveness than its
refinement or intelligence. This origi-
mated in the belief, strange to relate,
that it was a permauency. The Re-
publican party had come to be regard
ed as an organization not to be ais
turbed IN its rule for generations; and
while the President made his arrange
ments for a third term, his official
followers and dependents looked for
ward to a lifelong tenure Of their
comfortable places. They were not in
even for good behavior, but expected to
live on the Government, die on the
Government and be buried at some
remote period at Government expense.
Year: 1874




We are glad to notice that Messrs'
Charlton and Maxwell, Of the State
Grange, and j. B. Killebrew, Secretary
Of the State Board of Agriculture, are
taking a renewed interest IN the SUBJ
ject of immigration. This is as it should
be. Within the next two years much
can be done to induce a heavy immigra-
ton to Tennessee, if the Legislature and
people who own large bodies Of land in
the State win only cooperate. 1t is
useless for us to attempt to compete
with the Western States for immigrants
unless we have the land to settle them
upon. That is the first requisite. We
suggest, therefore, that the State Board
acquire by purchase or donation, or both,
unoccupied lands 70 the extent Of not
less than one hundred thousand acres
in one neighborhood, which lands
should be divided so that One-half
might be settled by immigrants free,
the remainder being held for such ap-
probation in value as would reimburse
the State for the whole and all attend
ing expenses. By this means immi-
grants through an immigration agent.
to be stationed at New York, could be
had in numbers, and of such a eharac-
ter to satisfy the want we feel of labor
and population. We have the soil and
the climate, and only need the energy
of skilled and willing labor to realize
for us everywhere in Tennessee all the
blessings Of steady growth and perma-
nent prosperity. VIII Mr.. Killibrew
not give our suggestions his attention,
and press it or its equivalent upon the
Legislature so soon to assemble?
Year: 1874

Colonel Bangs, editor Of the Morning
Argus, became a Journalist because he
couldn't help it. Shortly after he was
born, the doctor ordered that the baby
should be fed upon goats milk. This was
procured from goat in the rear Of the
Office of the Weekly Stdrtler, and fed
chiefly upon the exchanges which came 10
that journal. The consequence was thas
young Bang was fed entirely upon milk
that was formed from digested newspapers,
and he thrOye on it, although when the
Irish women mixed the democratic jour
nails carelessly with the whig papers, they
disagreed after they were eaten, and the
milk gave the baby the collie. Old Bang
intended the boy TO be a minister; but as
soon as be was old enough to take notice,
he cried for every newspaper that he hap
pened to see. He ran away from school
four times TO enter newspaper office as a
devil, and finally when old Bangs put him
in the House Of Refuge, he started week
" in there, and called il the House Of Re
fUge Record; and one day he slid over the
wall, and went down to the Era office,
where he changed his name to Whangs, and
began his career on that paper with an arti-
Gle on Our ReformaiOry Institutions for the
Young Then old Bangs surrendered TO
what seemed to be a combination Of man
ifest destiny and goats milk, and permitted
him 10 pursue his profession.
Year: 1874

y :


There is more Joy in the Cabinet
over one independent journal that has
returned than over the ninety and nine
that went not astray. Postmaster
Jewell has given the Government adyer-
tising to the Chicago Tribune, right out
of the pocket Of the Inter Ocean. Sena-
tor Logan is as mad as his health viii
permit, and thinks Mr.. Jewell will have
a nice time getting confirmed, if he
lives to take his seat in the Senate.
Year: 1874

WE call attention to the Address of
Hon. Ed. I. Golladay to the voters of
the Fourth Congressional district, pub
lished in this issue of the UNION AND
AMERICAN. His views are expressed
with a frankness and vigor which can
not but command them to the careful
consideration Of those to whom they
are addressed.
Year: 1874

THE Georgia State geologist repor.s that
he is generally taken for a revenue detect
i've, and finds that character somewhat un-
comfortable, but the moment Ee disclOses
his real Object, '-every fellow comes back
with his pocket full Of rocks, and wants TO
know IF that's what l want met one
man who thought lie had lead, petroleum
and silver, all on about one hundred acres
The State is exceedingly rich, but every
farm doesn't hold fortune.n
Year: 1874

THE question of taxing church pro-
perty has been considered by CON-
mittee of the New York Legislature.
Inquiries elected the information that
in the city of New York alone there is
fifty million dollars worth of untaxed
church property, one religious corpora
ton alone holding forty blocks ON
which no taxes are paid. The commit
tee has determined to report in favor of
taxing all such property above a GER
tain value, thus exempting the smaller
and weaker churches.
Year: 1874

THE law requiring drinking places IN
London to close at midnight is rigidly en-
forced. AT some of the theatres the. per-
formances have usually lasted until later.
SO fixed is the habit there of quaffing after
the pay that confusion has been the result
a part of the audience leaving in the mid
die of the last act rather than miss thell
drink. The managers are abridging then
pieces to meet the requirements Of popular
taste.
Year: 1874

IRA ALDRIDGE, the negro actor who
gained such fame in Europe, used to play
Lear, and of course get himself up as a
white man. A flesh-colOrcd skull cap with
a few locks of silver hair covering his
woolly curlS came down to his eyebrows;
a wax addition was made to his fat nose;
= thick coat of paint bedecked his cheeks,
while a white beard concealed the lower
part of his face and fell upon his bosom.
He dressed the character successfully, and
in Germany and Russia, where he was a
great favorite, be was thought to play il
with magnificent force and genius.
Year: 1874

A plain-spoken preacher delivered the
following from his desk: Il would an
nounce to the congregation that, probably
by mistake, there was left at the meeting
house this morning a small cotton unhrcl-
la, much damaged by time and wear, and of
an exceeding pale blue color. in place
whereof was taken very large black silk
umbrell of great beauty. BunderS OF
this sort, nv brethren, are getting u little
200 common"
Year: 1874

A Mr.. Harris Of Baltimore took his
lighted pipe to bed with him not long ago,
an act which he will never regret, as he
was found the next morning burned to
death. Smoking and sleeping are two
things which no mai should attempt to do
at the same time, until he has had several
years Of constant practice,
Year: 1874

A handsome lady entered a dry goods
store and inquired for bow. The polite
clerk threw himself back and remarked
that he was at her service. Yes but l
want buff, not green one" was the re-
ply. The young man went on measuring
goods.
Year: 1874

Some enterprising autumn wasps start
ed a nest over night In the trousers of a
bOarder in ST. Paul hotel, and when the
gentleman thrust his leg through next
morning, the whole town wasn't large
enough TO hold him.
Year: 1874

From tho Louisville Commercial,l


An honest old farmer from the coun.
try gave his recollections ofthe hot spell
as follows:


ut was so dry we couldn't spare water
to put in our whisky. The grass was so
dry that every time the wind blew it flew
around like so much ashes. There
wasn't tear shed at funeral for a
month. The sun dried up all the
cattle, and burnt of the hair till they
looked like Mexican dogs, and the sheep
all looked like poodle puppies, they
shrank up so. We had to soak all our
hogs to make em hold swill, and if any
cattle we're killed in the morning, they d
be dried beef at dark The woods dried
up so that the farmers chopped seasoned
timber all through August, and there
amt a match through all the country
in fact, no wedding since the widow
Glenn married old Baker, three months
ago. What few grasshoppers are left are
all skin and legs, and | didn't hear a
teakettle sing for six weeks. We eat
our potatoes baked, they being all ready
and we couldn't spare water 10 boil EN-.
All the redheaded girls were afraid to
stir out of the house in daylight, and,
tell you, was afraid the devil had
moved out of his old home and settled
down with US for life. Why we had tC
haul water all summer to keep the ferry
running, and-say, it's getting dry; let
take snthin.
Year: 1874

From the Brooklyn Eagle.l


A young man, living on Cumberland
street, this city, had, for many days,
suffered with severe toothache, and as a
dernier resort, he decided to go to a
dentist and have the offending bicuspid
taken out. With that resolution well
fixed in his mind and one dollar in his
pocket, be sought well-known tooth
carpenter on Greene avenue. The
dentist at once decided that two teeth
would have to be drawn. The young
man had not the nerve to stand the
" double extract" so he told the dentist
to bring forth the nitrous-oxide bag and
he would quaf himself away into insen-
sibility.


He took the mouth piece and drank
away at the gas The dentist.at last
thought he had enough. he spoke to
him. A rational answer was returned.
He must have more gas and the mouth
piece was again inserted between his
lips. When he had taken gas enough to
render two men insensible to pain, the
dentist thought he would apply we'll
known dental test to see if he was gone. "


"Billy?"


No answer.


He then touched the patients eyelid
to see if there was any muscular con-
traction, and, in so doing, accidentally
touched the eye itself. No twitching of
any kind. He must be insensible. The
forceps at once brought out tooth with
tremendous roots, and at the same time
brought the young man to his feet with
yell.


why in the deuce, Doc, didn't you
wait until sucked more gas"


More gas2 You took enough to put
two men to sleep, and besides, | touched
your eyelid and even put my finger in
your eye and you never showed twinge,
and that is considered an infallible test.
That's good; l wondered what in
thunder you we're fooling around my glass
eye for"


The valve, which was found to be out
of order, was repaired, the mans second
tooth drawn, and he soon went away
to himself, That's good, feel.
ing of my glass eye to see i I'd twich.
Year: 1874

We print the following from the
London 2inaes for the benefit Of yer.
sons who are anticipating the pleasure
Of meeting with mad dogs during the
coming dog days. 1t will be conven-
lent to know how to recognize them
when met.


The premonitary indications Of rabies in
a dog are derived almost entirely from the
observation of changes in its demeanor: con-
sequently although they may be too trifine
to be noticed by a casual observer. tbev
are fortunately sufficiently striking to ar
rest the attention Of any one who is ahont
a dog and is familiar with its habits and
individual peculiarities.


a uoS aoouI 10 become rabbi loses its
natural liveliness. 1t mopes about as
if preoccupied or apprehensive. and seeks
to withdraw into dark corners. From the
first there is usually foreshadowing Of
that most constant symptom of the disease
-depraved appetite. Mad dogs not only
devour filth and rubbish of every kind with
await y, out even their own excrement-
often Immediately after it has been passed
1na'catlons OF this tendency appear early,
ana are more THAI suspicious.


Along with this popularity Of behavior it
IS OF equal Importance to notice that an in
1ected dog, from the first snaps at other
dogs without provocation. This snappish-
ness In most dogs is very striking. If a
aog previously known to have no such hab-
1t snaps Unfortunately at the first dog it
meets in the yard or in the street, it is
probably not SAFE


So far have had in mind chiefly what is
to be observed in dogs tied up OF at home.
Year: 1874

A dog which is at large is also to be rec
ognized as in u dangerous state by its de-
meanor. A healthy dog in its progress
along street or elsewhere shows at every
step that its attention is awake to the sights
and sounds which it encounters. The rabid
dog, on the contrary, goes sullenly and uu-
observantly forward, and is not diverted
by objects obviously likely to attract it.
This statement. however, is subject to the
important exception already referred to,
that it is excited by the sight and sound OF
an animal Of its own species.


OF the symptoms which accompany the
final stage Of the disease, the most impor-
tant and characteristic are those which re-
late to the organs in which it localizes it.
self-the mouth and throat. Attention is
often drawn to the condition of
the mouth in an animal supposed to
be healthy by the observation that it tries
to scratch the corners of its mouth, as if
attempting to get rid of the ropy mucus
which is seen to be discharged from it, In
dogs that are tied up it is noticeable that
the bark has entirely lost its ring, and ac-
qnires peculiar hoarseness, which can be
recognized even by the most unobservant
As the disease progresses the discharge in
|
alyzed, and the animal has evidently diff
Guilty in swallowing Along with this there
is often loss Of power Of the hind limbs
Ii now the dog is watched, the peculiarities
| Of behavior which have been already no.
ticed are seen to present themselves in
much more marked degree than before. It
is observed, first, that it is subject to par
oxysms Of excitement in which it makes
often-repeated efforts to bite or gnaw all
objects (such as wood, straw, ETC., within
its reach, while at the same time it con-
tinues to exhibit the tendency already
mentioned to devour its own excrement );
and, secondly, even during the remissions
its excitement is at once renewed by the
| sight or sound Of another dog.


1t may be we'll TO note that the disease
occurs at all seasons, that the mad dog
| continues to recognize it's master and to
manifest pleasure when kindly spoken to,
that it does not shun water, and that in
many cases from first to last that wild fury


which is commonly supposed to belong to


the disease is conspicuously absent.
Year: 1874

two years, and would in my judgment,
work less hardship to the debtor interest
than is likely to come from putting off the
day of final reckoning. 1t must be borne
in mind, that the credit interest had its
day Of disadvantage also, when our present
financial system was brought in by the su-
preme needs of the nation at the time.


RETIRE SMALL NOTES.


would further provide. that from and
after the date fixed for redemption, no bills,
whether of National Banks or of the United
States, returned to the Treasury to be ex-
changed for new bills, should bereplaced
by bills Of less denomination than $40,
and that in one year after resumption all
bills of less than SIS should be Withdrawn
from circulation, and in two years all bills
of less than $40 should be withdrawn. The
advantage of this would be the strength
given to the country against time of de-
preston resulting from war, failure Of crops
or any other cause, by keeping always in
the hands Of the people large supply Of
precious metals With all the smaller
transactions conducted in coin, many mil
lions Of it would be kept in constant use,
and Of course prevented from leaving the
oAuOuOtCu1y poOICI CuIEcuCy
will always drive better out Of circulation
With paf'er the legal tender, and at a dis
count, gold and silver become articles Of
merchandise as much as wheat or cotton.
The surplus will find the best market it
can. With small bills in circulation there
there is no use for coin except to keep it
in the vaults of banks to redeem circulation.
During periods of great speculation and
apparent prosperity there is little demand
for coin, and then it will flow out to mar
ket where it can be made to earn some
thing, which it cannot do while lying idle
Geld, like anything else, when not needed
becomes surplus, and, like every othe,
surplus, it


SEEKS 4 MARKET WHERE 1T CAN FIND ONE
BY giving it active employment, however,
its presence can, it seems to me, be secured
and panics and depressions, which have oc-
Cured periodically in times Of nominal spe.
| Gle payments, if they cannot be wholly pre-
vented, can at least be greatly mitigated
Indeed. lYuestion whether it would have
! been found necessary TO depart from the
| standard Of specie in the trying days which
| gave birth to the first legal tender act, had
the country taken the ground Of no small
| bills as early as 1850. Again, would pro.
vide


| AN EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER CURRENT EX.
! PENDITUREs.


| would DO this by rigid economy: and by
taxation where taxation can best be borne
Increased revenue would work
constant reduction Of the debt and in1eres;
| and would provide coin to meet the de.
mands on the Treasury for the redemption
| OF its notes, thereby diminishing the
| amount Of bonds needed for that purpose
All taxes, after redemption begins, should
BE PAID IN COIN OR UNITED STATES NOTES
This would force redemption on National
Banks. With measures like these, o,
measures which would work out such re-
suits, see no danger in authorizing free
banking without limits.
Year: 1874

Admiral Semmes, vino won world
wide renown as the commander Of the
Confederate cruiser Alabama during the
late war, is announced as n candidate
for Congress in an Alabama district.
His disabilities were removed last VIM
ter.
Year: 1874

There will be full attendance ut the
County Meeting tomorrow from the rur-
al districts. A list of the delegates to the
County Convention which meets at the
same time, will be found elsewhere.
Year: 1874

Everybody wondering why the BAZAAR
IN selling their goods so cheap. The reason is
they must clear ont their Spring and sum
mer goods to make room for the immense
stock Of Fall and Winter goods which they
will soon receive. q es - "a En- "a
Year: 1874

RATHER TRouRLEsoME.-The Chica-
go Times remarks:


The "nigger' gives no end of troub-
lie to the Republican officeholders The
party has pledged itself to treat him u
little better than his white brother
and in its attempt to fulfil its pledges
it has run against innumerable snags
The last one is the colored cadet Smith.
Ever since his admission to West Point
he has been in hot water. Previous to
the graduation Of his class the secre-
tary Of war succeeded in having him
dismissed on account of his deficiency
in philosophy, and thus he shirlzed
the responsibility of assigning him to
duty in the regular army. But the
cadet objects to his treatment, and
publishes a thrce-column card in Fred
Douglass paper in which he shows how
causeless his dismissal was. The whole
trouble seems TO have arisen because
of the reluctance of Secretary Belknap
to offend the officers of any of the
regiments by assigning a snigger' to
duty with them.
Year: 1874

SwARMING BEEs.--A bee keeper
gives the following plan to prevent
swarm Of bees from getting away from
the hive with the statement that after
ten years experience he has known il
to fail but once: As soon as they
show the first symptoms of swarming,
stop up some Of the outlets to the hive
so as to force them to be consider
able time coming out. The swarm be-
ing made up in part of young bees,
many of whom cannot fly, wen, and
as nothing can be done by the swarm
until all are out and fly about in the
air, by prolonging their exit the feeble
ones become tired, and finding their
plans frustrated, they alight to arrange
their journey. If they can leave the
old hive all at once, they care very
little about alighting.
Year: 1874

A Young lady at Norristown put a
piece Of wedding cake under her pill
low, and went to bed with the happy
belief that she would dream of seeing
her future husband. That evening,
however she had eaten two plates of
ice cream, about pint of strawberries,
several sweet cakes, and two large
pickles, and she now says she would
rather remain single all her life than
marry the man she saw in her dream.
Year: 1874

A MODEL HoUsEwIFE.-A Methodist
preacher, having a charge in the southern
part of Giles county, Tenn, went to call
upon one of his members one day not long
since and was very cordially greeted and
earnestly entreated to make himself at
home. The lady then stepped out to
"wring" the chicken, and when she came
back found the parson in the act of taking
the ashes from the fireplace and putting
them into scuttle to carry them out.
I" Lor ze-me, Brother B., what are you
doing that for ?" " You told me to make
myself at home, madam; and if I'd been
at home and found all these ashes in the
fireplace, l would certainly have taken
them up" Wilted, did she? Don't
you count on a Giles county lady being
thus easily ontwitted. She went straight
to the kitchen, stuck every feather back in
that chicken, sewed on its head, and turn
ed it loose, and the smart preacher didn't
get bite of it.
Year: 1874

SATURDAY afternoon a sad-eyed boy,
with dirt on his chin and a tear on his
nose, called at one of the police stations
and asked the sergeant if he could be sent
to the Reform School, he being a home
less waif. AS he had committed no Of
fense he was told he had better go to the
Workhouse, but he replied that his broth
er was at the Reform School and he'd
rather go there. He didn't want to go
out and steal any thing or smash some
ones plate-glass window, and his anxiety
to 60 touched the heart of gentleman
who had called on business. He consult
ed with the sergeant and then said to
the boy 81 guess we can fix it. I'm
going to leave my wallet on the desk.
and the sergeant and 1 will go up stairs.
If you take the wallet it will be stealing,
and you will be sent to the Reform
School," The wallet was left, the men
went up stairs for a moment, and when
they came down the boy was nowhere to
be seen. Neither was the wallet, con-
tanning So; and, to be brief about it, lad
and money are still missing. .-Detroit
Free Press.