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Year: 1878

Most boys go through Il period when
they have great need of patient love at
home. They are awkward and clumsy,
sometimes strangely willful and preverse,
and they are desperately conscious Of
themselves, and very sensitive to the least
word of censure or effort at restraint. Au-
thority frets them. They are leaving
childhood, but they have not yet reached
the sober good sense of manhood. They
are an easy prey to the tempter and the
sophist. Perhaps they adopt skeptical
views from sheer desire to prove that they
are independent and can do their own
thinking.


Now is the mothers hour. Her boy
needs her now more than when he lay in
his cradle. Her finer insight and serener
faith may hold him fast, and prevent his
drifting into dangerous courses. At all
events, there is very much that only a
mother can do for her son, and that son
can receive only from his mother, in the
critical period of which we are thinking.
1t is well for him if she has kept the fresh
ness and brightness of her youth, so that
she can now be his companion and friend
as well as mentor, 1t is q good thing for a
boy to be proud of his mother; to feel COM
placent when he introduces her to b'1 -ys
rades, knowing that they cannot :. 2 II
ing what pretty woman she'd INV I
fuf, winsome, and attract fH9 ~ 1
Always SiS MySthCr nope ond rCT% motSssr, GSs Pcr,p
Year: 1878

Gov. Wade Hampton made o brief speech
at q Democratic meeting In Spartanburg s.
O., August IS. Among other things he said !:
In great Democratic countries like this it will
do to rest on your Incompatible strength, be-
lieving that the enemy is dead, and that we
can afford to sit idly by at case. We must not
be caught mapping, The Republican party
PROPOSE. ut the last moment, to bring out
s r m rasan as eon Te are re e t1d at any
They intend to try to make us lose the Rep
resentatives in Congress. You surely do
not intend to give up Evins, and we must
not only keep him there, but place others
should be heard in the national councils It
Is time we should send men there to represent
the honor and patriotism Of South Carolina,
and warn our people throughout the whole
State to devote themselves to that supreme
effort. ] desire to see them go into this can
vass with O determination to win, and II the
men and women in South Carolina will work
In this canvass as they did in the last, we will
gain q victory greater and more important
than the last. We are not yet free. It is true
that when was here two years ago our State
was garlisoned throughout its length and
breadth by Federal troops Now, thanks be
to God, the State garrisons itself, and tyrants
rule no more. She is free. but will not remain
SO II the people become lukeWarm and throw
off their arnor In the face OF an active enemy.





overwhelming vote, but that is small matter.
You must elect q decided majority In the Leg
islature, and must contribute your part to the
election of q majority to the lower house OF
Congress. Bear this in mind, that If the
presidential election in 1880 should be thrown
into the House OF Representatives the vote
will be by States each State casting one
vote, and that one vote will be determined by
the majority in each representation. You
have now but two Representatives, and the
Republican party three, and you can perceive
that Il this delegation was called upon to vote
now for President they would cast a vote for
Republican You must reverse that and
place delegation there that would vote for q
Democratic nominee If the election is thrown
into the House. I trust, however, that when
the next election comes we will roll up such
an overwhelming Democratic majority
throughout the whole country that whoever
is the nominee of the Democratic party will
be elected, aud that when elected they will be
men who will dare to take the place to which
the people shall have called them."
Year: 1878

jackson (Tenn) Dispatch.l


George Lord, Of the firm Of Diehl Il Lord,
returned last evening from Memphis. He says
that there are not now more than $500 per.
sons In that city, and it is the general belief
that the only way to get rid of the fever is to
depopulate the town. All the streets are de-
serted. He walked three miles on one of the
streets q few days ago, and did not meet 8
woman the entire distance, By o'clock at
night no one can be seen on the thoroughfares
except the police and nurses going to some
ones relief. Yesterday stencil was found to
emanate from an apparently unoccupied
house. An investigation disclosed the par
TALLY decayed corpse Of barber, who had
died without attendance. He was SO decom-
posed as to be scarcely recognized. Men have
deserted their own families when the latter
were stricken with fever. A neighbor would
often refuse to go across to the house Of an
other to give him water.


It is with much difficulty that one can now
get q meal In Memphis. Outside of the Pea
body Hotel man has to walk mile, to the
outskirts of the city, before he can find any
thing to eat. This is especially the case with
train crews. who complain of exceedingly
light fare. Memphis literally reeks with car
bolic acid and tax.
Year: 1878

A Coop BUSINESS STAND AND DWELLING FOR
vertisement of Messrs. Danger i Sons in
Which they off, their Their Gld business stand
ner of Royal and St. Philip streets. The upper
part of the same store will be rented Tor a
dwelling Apply for any information at Dan
ziger's, l57 Canal street.
Year: 1878

The Board OF Trustees this day resolved that
after paying the annual dividend of TEN PER
GENT On Capital Stock of Company. that
dividend of TWENTY PER GENT in cash be
paid on Monday, June 10. to those parties en-
titled to receive the same.
Year: 1878

The old ladies put their produce


back into their carriages and has
tened to church. One indignant


trader tried to get up an indigna-


tion meeting over the ordinance of


the Police Jury; but the people did


not "Iadignate" worth cent.


When church was over, people left


for home sober, and by 2 o'clock


the streets were deserted, and as


silent as midnight. Thus passed


the first Sunday in Abbeville. The


adoption of the Sunday law will be


a great moral benefit to the town,


and when once become familiar,


will be liked by all, no doubt
Meridional.


! The report that we have or have
bad small pox in this town, is en-
tirely erroneous, and we announce
with great pleasure, that we are
not aware of the existence Of sin
gle case in the whole parish. There
were two deaths some time ago,
and the others, who were afflicted
with the disease, have all recovered
and DO new case has occurred with
in the past three weeks Lafayette
Advertiser.


Bill Longley, the Texas desperate
who is credited with some twenty
murders, now under sentence of
death, writes in Jail to the man who
captured him as follows:


Well, Captain, about eleven years
ago, | launched my boat upon that
mighty river which leads to des-
truction, and without the least idea
where it would land me. OF course
you are aware of the fact that when
once one gets under full headway
going down this mighty channel it
is very hard to. check up. ! have
found that this great river has but
one landing place, from its mouth,
and the name of that place is re-
formation town, and, after one !.
passes reformation- town there is
no stopping place between him and
eternity;, no, none. But, oh how
few there are that get off at this
only landing. The reason of it is,
thecountry looks beautiful on either
side, and still more promising ahead,
and we go on until finally we begin
to strike our boats against the ter
rible boulders and snags. Then it
is that we begin to see our eompan-
ions wrecked and lost ON either side
of us; then it is that we see whittier
we are going. But, alas /! too late,
for we are then beyond the help of
human hands. Then we cast look
Or a thought back to our once hap
py home, and mother! Well, Cap
tain, this is my condition, and ! !.
have lost my oars, so that now !
can do nothing but fold my arms
and set back and "let Ter slide"
Year: 1878

Billy Jones. bartender at the CUT
Off saloon, while in a good-natured
romp with Bill Wheeler last Saturday
night, got an ugly cut in the right
leg below the knee. 1t viii lame him
for several DAYS.
Year: 1878

TIE New York Sun: "The ruling passion cropped out in a New Orleans barber, who, while shaving the face of a dead man, gave the corpse the whole history of the silver bill, the rise and fall of gold. and the attitude of the foreign bOndhOlders."
Year: 1878

Shakespeare says Thcrc is tido in the Affairs of
which, taken at the food leads on to fortune" Ant
in his time applies TO the present
Therefore grasp this opportunity; be tho flood which
will lead you on to fortune.
Year: 1878

Life is rose, brier-burdened, yet sweet


Blooming day,
Flioging its perfume like perfume to meet


Wind blown away.
Leaf after leaf spreads its blush to theAif,


Kissed by the sun.
Deeper-hued growing as joy makes 1t fair


Loves guerdon won.
Leaf after leaf shrinks up from the heart


Leaving it bare
Color and fragrance and joy all depart


None left to care
Nay, the Divine in it fingers there still


Gods care in all.
Rose-leaves but drop at the beck of His will


Fetters which thrall.
Up from its trammels the freed spirit wings.


Higher to soar
Altar immortal, pure essence filings


Sweet evermore
Year: 1878

wolves least waste of machinery and least useless capital, with the fewest idle days; and, finally, bringing himself with highest intelligence and zeal to his work. Then he need not fear that other callings will out strip his own, in wealth, honor, con- fortable life to a good old age, or a peaceful rest at last.
Year: 1878

WAsHINGToE, Oct. 25.-At a Cabinet meet
ing this afternoon the appointments by the
Secretary OF War as members of the Ead's
Jetty Commission, Of Gems. Barnard, Wright,
Tower, McComb and Merrill, were confirmed


The Attorney General read large number
Of kilograms received by him from South
Carolina and Texas. These kilograms stated
that Republican meetings are being broken
up In those States by armed Democrats and
the rights of suffrage otherwise interfered
with. These kilograms also state that when
the Democrats break up q meeting and Federal
authorities get warrants for offending parties
that no attempt whatever is made to resist
arrest. On the other hand they quietly sub
nit to it. Before their arrests can be effected,
however, they have broken up the meetings.
They give bail and are ready to break up the
next meeting It was represented that the
Federal authorities are unable to fully pro-
tect Republicans in the exercise of their
rights, making arrests being as far as they
can go. The Cabinet was Of the opinion it
is understood, that with the posse conejtatus
clause IN the army bill nothing could be done
While judicial processes Of courts are not re-
sisted, as it is acknowledged they are not.


The instructions Of the Attorney General
TO district attorneys have been repeated, and
they are urged 20 be viglant and to act
promptly and vigorously in case Of any viola
tion Of the election law
Year: 1878

New YORK, Oct. 25.-The Union and Central
Pacific Railroads have completed arrange
ments with eastern lines by which California
freights will be loaded separate in new car
transfer. This, in connection with the recent
change OF schedule on the Pacific roads, gain
ing two days in time Of delivery Of freight in
San Francisco, will enable shippers to receive
teen days, instead Of eighteen to twenty-five
as heretofore
Year: 1878

ACCIDENT TO GENERAL ANDEISOH.-The
many friends OF General Joseph L. Andar-
son will regret to know that he fell few
days since and cut his face quite badly while
stepping from his carriage, at his house, on
Franklin street
Year: 1878

THE PUBLIC SCH0OLs.-it Is whispered
that the public schools will be closed next
week il an appropriation is not made BY
the Council. II the schools are closed many
parent in this city will bless, or rather -,
the city fathers.
Year: 1878

The whole subject is now in the hanas OF
q special committee, who are 10 press Tue
matter upon the attention OF the ucnci"l
Assembly, and il there is a necessity ioI
subsequent meeting OF the 1rlenaS OF the
movement II will lie held at the call OF the
chairman OF the late meeting.
Year: 1878

There is a fashionable woman i'm this
city who aspire5 TO be a leader, and en-
teTtains frequently and handsomely.
During the lifetime of her husband she
issued invitations for "A grand blow
out. Her spouse was absent at the
time, but there was nothing unusual
in this. He was mere cipher in his
home, and like many husbands a Ia
mode enjoyed himself in separate and
different manner from the way in
which his wife filled up the days and
nights. Such husbands have IA most
provoking way, living or dead, of being
marplOtS, always doing things which
interfere with the plans of the wife


What could be more inOpDOrtune than
to be frustrated in giving 4 bali when
the preparations had progressed so far
rs floral decorations, caterers and cooks
hard at work, and at the last and cTiti-
cal moment to receive a telegram an
nOuncing the death Of ones husband.
For a moment the giyer of the ball
seemed to be dashed by the news, but
instantly recovered her Self-pOSSessiOn.
She felt that her duty to society was
paramount to any selfish indulgence of
regret that his death should occur so
inOppOTtunely. She said that her
guests would be grieved if they
learned of the calamity before they
had danced and eaten the supper pre-
pared. At tOnee she telegraphed for the
remains not to be forwarded for few
days, but the telegram was not re-
ceived in time, and while the reyelTy
was at its height the lady was notified
that the corpse had arrived. Prompt
ly she ordered the body 10 be carried
out into the back ward, where it re-
manned until morning, when the affec-
tiOnate wife, having slept of the IA
tigueS of her entertainment, ordered
the box to be opened and the dead hus-
band laid out in state. and Grape to be
tied on the door. The withered flowers
of the feast remained to decorate the
coffin. All of the prOprieties were oh
served, and the fashionable wOman's
friends found it difficult 10 decide
which was the most elegant, the sOiree
dansante or the funeral which 80
quickly followed. This story was told
me as a fact, and the lady still shines
as the giyer of elegant receptions.
Year: 1878

During tne winter mice ar SJmr-
times troublesome guests in thr Ipiary
especially ii the hives are surrounded
by straw in which they can larhor.
The best preventive i To have the hives
80 tight that they can gain no admit
tance. For the sake Of ventilation IL
is not we'll. however. 10 have the en-
trance closed air tight. Therefore.
fasten a piece of wire game over the
entrance of the hives that NAV be iu the
cellar, or that NAV be buried In the
ground; this will exclude mice and al
NIT air; and over the entrance OF hives
that are covered with boxes. as men
toned above. fIsten piece of tin
about a quarter Of an inch above the
bottom board, 50 that the bees can
Just pass under the edge Of il, while
the mice are eXclude,l-RHrai Neir


Yorker.
Year: 1878

IT is said tha, the left foot OF left
handed man ia always longer than his
right one, but when the old man reaches
after Adolphus from tho top step he al
ways sends the right foot, and IN most
cases IL Is long enough.
Year: 1878

The man who makes two trees grow
where there was only one before may DO
A nice sort Of q man. but he should %
obliged to come around aud clean away
tbs laayss In the Fall.-Dstrot Free Press.
Year: 1878

The un lersigned, having for the past three sea-
sons, endeavore to the best of his ability to serve
the public in the best possible manner in water ex-
cursions. and having opened up some delightful re.
sorts before but little known to the general public,
takes this occasion to return them his cordial thanks
for the generous patronage heretofore accorded him.
and to inform them that he has, at considerable
trouble and expense, been able ID procure the best
excursion boat that ever piled in this harbor the
META, of Boston, and is now ready to make daily
excursions to the principal Islands in the harbor.
The boat any time be chartered for excursions
by societies and others. The Meta will make ex-
cursions in the harbor every afternoon. Having one
OF the most competent pilots in eastern waters, the
trips will not be confined to one particular route,
but will include all the pleasant places to be found
in the Bay and the excursionists will not be taken
out SO far as to produce Sickness as is usually
the case in down the bay excursions.


The Meta is a boat of about three hundred tons,
with new boiler, staunch in every particular, in
thorough repair, and capable of accommodating nine
hundred passengers with perfect ease and comfort.


The new born zeal which has prompted the
Peaks Island Steamboat Company to be so anxious
to serve the public, was forced upon them by me-
but they are entirely unable to cope with me in the
facilities which offer the public which tnust will
respond as heretofore.


CAPT. CHAS. G. CHASE.


iyt6 det
Year: 1878

FUNERAL OF Mr.. GILMARTIN.-The funeral
of Mr. Gilmartin will take place at o'clock
this morning. His comrades of the Montgom
cry Guards will attend the funeral in uniform
and the men from the Forest City sugar-house
will be present in body. The sugar-house
will be closed during the forenoon.


Coroner Gould summoned jury yesterday
which rendered the following verdict:


We find that the deceased came to his death
by accident. on the 18th day of July, by being
run over by train of the Portland & Ogdens-
burg Railroad Company, and that from the
evidence in the case the jury are of the opinion
that no blame attaches to said abroad on &C
count of said accident.
Year: 1878

ed house at Music Hall this evening. There is
to be a troupe of female minstrels there and
that is sufficient to say to ensure full house.
The Autographs left around in the shop win
dows were so demoralizing that the agent Of
the Young Mems Christian Association went
around yesterday and induced nearly all the
shop keepers to remove the Objectionable pic
lures. The bills posted on the street were also
nearly all covered up by the agent at the sug-
gestion Of the asso citation. The agent says that
his show is first class in every respect. If it is
he will have good houses.
Year: 1878

Expose yourself day and night; eat too much
without exercise; work too hard without rest;
doctor all the time; take all the vile nostrums
advertised, and then you will want to know


HOW TO GET WELL.


Which is answered in three words-Take Hop
Bitters! See other column. jg15d1w
Year: 1878

MOONLIGHT ExcURsIoN.-The Young Mems
Social Club are to give moonlight excursion
to Long Island tomorrow evening on the
steamer Meta. The steamer will leave Port.
land Pier at o'clock and run direct to the
island. There will be dancing in the new din.
ing hall of the hotel to good music. There
will no doubt be q large attendance.
Year: 1878

Learn to govern yourself, TO be
gentle and patient.


Guard your tempers, especially in
seasons of i'll health, irritation snd
trouble, and soften them by prayers,
penitence, and sense Of your own
shortcomings and errors.


Never speak or act in anger until
you have prayed over your words or
acts, and concluded that Christ
would have done so in your place.


Remember that valuable as is the
gift of speech, the gift of silence is
often much more precious.


Do not expect too much from 9th
ers, but remember that all have an
evil nature, whose development we
must expect; and We should forbear
and fors we, as we often desire fol-
giveHess and forbearance ourselves.


Never retort short or angry word
1t is the second word that makes the
quarrel


Beware of the first disagreement.


Learn to speak in a gentle tone of
voice.


Learn to say kind and pleasant
things wherever opportunity offers.


Study the character Of each one,
and sympathize with them in their
troubles, however small


Do not neglect small things if they
can affec: the comfort of others in
the smallest degree.


Avoid moods, pets. and fits Of sui
kiness


Learn to deny yourselves and to
prefer others.


Beware of meddlers and tale bear
ers.


Never charge a bad motive if
good one is conceivable.


Be gentle but firm with children.


Do not allow your children to be
away from home at night without
knowing where they are


Do not allow them to go where
they please on the Sabbath.


DO not allow them much spending
money.


Remember the grave, the Judg-
ment Seat, and the scenes of eterni-
ty, and so order your home on earth
that you shall have a home in
heaven.
Year: 1878

We ought not to complain too Bit
terly or be too much disheartened at
the misfortunes that may befall US,
as we never can be sure that the
events, however apparently unto
ward may not turn out to be mis-
fortunes at all in the end. The prin-
ciple is well Illustrated by the fol-
lowing case:


A seaman on board a man-0f-war
had both his legs broken by the
bursting of bomb on the decks in
the midst Of battle. He was taken
below and bis case was soon exam
ined by the surgeon. The surgeon
decided that the lef; one was so
badly fractured that it must come
off. The next morning, being occu-
pied himself with the cases of some
of the officers be sent two of his as
sistants to perform the amputation.
They somehow or other made a mis-
take, AID took eff the right leg
which in this case was the wrong
one.


The surgeon, when be came TO see
what had been done, was much in
censed against the assistants, as was
also the seaman himself The latter,
however, declared that be would not
submit to another amputation, but
would take his chances with the
wreck that remained to him, and live
or die as fate might determine


Contrary to the surgeons predic
lions, he got we'll The left leg re-
covered and became serviceable as
ever. He had wooden leg made to
replace the other.


Sometime afLerward be was il
another battle A shot came from
the enemyis ship, and, sweeping the
deck, struck our seaman and sook off
his wooden leg He seized hold of
the capstan to steady himself, as
soon as be had recovered a little
from the shock, and the astonishment
Of seeing the splinters Of bis wood
en- limb flying by his side, he snap
ped his finger, saying:


How lucky it is for me that those
laundering fellows took oil the leg
they did For if they had taken off
the other one | should not now have
anv leg at all -
Year: 1878

WHY COLoRs CANNOT BE PHOTOGRAPH
ED.-It is now universally admitted by
chemists and physicists that natural colors
can never be reproduced by the process of
photography. There is broad philosophi-
cal reason for this belief. Color has no
objective existence. 1t is simply the brains
Interpretation of the rapdity with which
the waves of the ray of light beat against
the retina. Beats more rapid produce the
sensation of the mind known rs red. The
violet and red are nothing but the vibra-
tions of the other until they reach the optic
nerve and communicate to that the vibra-
tions which the brain translates. Until
or some other sensitive agent,
can be made to vibrate like the optic nerve
and can be endowed with intelligence like
the brain, the undulations that fall upon it
in ray of light will remain undulations
and nothing more. In other words, it is
as impossible to photograph colors as
sound.-N. Y. San.