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Year: 1874

Some American families who have
been thrown upon the shores of plenty
by petrolian wave, or reached afiiuence
through successful venture in Wall
street, on coming to Paris endeavor to
establish social status as expeditiously
as they have attained to fortune. 1t is
hardly necessary to say that such an ef-
fort is not attended with success. They
seem to abandon their home guides in
making friends. They do not ask if the
people they gather round them are hon.
est and worthy of their confidence. Have
they a title? is the question which as
sumes the Importance of Shakespeares
"To be or not to be- They do not
know, and apparently will never learn,
that title in France signifies absolutely
nothing unless there is something behind
it--wealth, character or talent. This is
especially the case with the feminine
portion of the family, and such is their
daily influence ON the head of the group,
that in the end he is apt to fall into their
views. To have in their drawlng-room
count is delight; a marquis, joy
forever.


As there are number of these who
are sadly off for the comforts of life,
they are to be had on easy terms-Bo-
hemians of the lazy kind who live from
hand to mouth, and who are ready on
all occasions to eat a good dinner without
possessing the necessary funds to pay for
it, There is also the prospect of a rich
marriage with one of the young repub-
lcan women who are infatuated with
titles. These are sufficient inducements
to the mobiles who exist an .joatr te Jour,
and they become assiduous CONFINES at
the American board, and ardent gallants
of the daughters of the household.
Their treatment of Frenchmen brings a
smile to the lips of the man of
the world. Count de Nigaud, whose
operations on this globe are restricted to
those of consumer, is surrounded with
attention, and Mr.. Lefort worker and
consequentlya useful member of society,
is neglected which is the reverse of what
takes place in the French house, or in
deed any other in which the inmates
have not lost their judgment.


1t is worthy of remark that all the
foreign women who come to the French
capital, none are so fond of titles as the
American women. Ii has reached such
a point that one is tempted to believe
that there is a radical defect in the edu-
cation of our daughters. They look on
this glittering nomenclature as Eve
gazed on the apple GALAXY for Nay.
Year: 1874

Be assured those will be thy worst en-
emies, not to whom thou hast done evil,
but who have done evil to thee. And
those will be thy best friends, not to
whom thou hast done good, but who
have done good to thee.
Year: 1874

An enthusiastic young man in attend
ance on the outside of the Methodist
church, Sunday evening, with an UNI
brella, solicited the pleasure of seeing a
young lady, new acquaintance, home.
The alacrity of her acceptance fairly in
toxieated him with delight, but he So
bered up some on learning that her faith
er's house was in the Boggs district about
two miles out of town, and about mile
and half further than a civil engineer
would care to go in the dark. The
young man reached home about mid
night, having burst out the sides of a
pair Of fine boots, and turned one ankle
eleven times. The next day he shipped
his umbrella TO his mother in Minnesota.
Year: 1874

Imust give you story lately told me
which goes to show the value of the girl
Of the period. On certain day, on a
Pennsylvania railroad, belle of thriv.
ing Pennsylvania town, the daughter Of
wealthy lumber merchant, was travel.
ing in the same car with a shrewd old
citizen of her native town, and an agree
able young gentleman from the West,
who tells the story. The latter had been
talking to the belle, but as night grew on
and the young lady grew drowsy he gave
up his seat to her and placed himself be-
side the somewhat cynical Pennsylvan-
ian. The latter began the conversation
by pointing to high mountain past
which they whirled, and said, You see
that mountain. Six or eight years ago
it was covered with as fine forest as
ever grew, anu was worth ten thousand
dollars or upwards. Now, without tree
covered with stumps, the land is scarcely
worth continental. The net produce
of that mountain lies oxer there in that
seat" and he pointed to the recumbent
belle; that is my calculation. 1t has
just absorbed all of that lumber which
her father owned to raise that girl, pay
for her clothes and jewelry, bring her
out in society, and maintain her there.
Some of you young men, perhaps, if you
were given your choice between the
mountain yonder, as it now stands, and
the net produce on the seat, would take
the net produce; but as for me, give me
the stumpS."
Year: 1874

This pest, at the West, is frequently
damaging to the wheat crop. Prof. G. V
Riley writes concerning its manner of
propagation that the chinch bug deposits
its eggs occasionally above the ground
"n the blades of grain, but far more often
and normally, under ground and upon
the roots of the plants infested. These
eggs are three hundreths of an inch long,
elongate.oval. pale, amber colored, and
with one end squarely docked off and Or
namented with four little tubercles near
the center. They are deposited in little
clusters AMI the young Matching from
them are at first bright red and remain
for a considerable time under ground
sucking the sap from the roots. Awheat
plant pulled from an infested field in the
spring Of the year will generally reveal
hundreds of these eggs attached to the
roots, and at a somewhat later period the
young lara will be found clustering on
the same and looking like so many mov-
ing red atoms. As the sequence will
show, it is practically quite important
that we know the whereabouts of these
deposited eggs; yet they are so small and
so difficult of detection that the widest
theories were promulgated as to the ori-
gen and birth of chinch bugs until the
question was settled by the entomologist
with his lens and microscope. The fe-
male occupies from two to, three weeks
in depositing her eggs; the egg requires
about two weeks to hatch, and the bug
becomes full-grown and acquires its
wings in five or six weeks from Matching
-[New York Herald.
Year: 1874

The absence of the unmarried
French woman in the American draw
ing rooms Of Paris is the subject of
general remark to transatlantic observ-
crs. There arc American families OF
cultivation who have been living in
Paris for ten years, and are not on
terms Of intimacy with single French
family, although they may have French
men constantly at their tables. It is
not the custom Of the French to have
an extensive social circle Of friends, IS
in America; often it does not extend
beyond their relations, among whom a
praiseworthy harmon generally exists.
There are many instances where
Frenchmen have married Americans
but very few where Americans have
married French women; but when it
does occur, the doors Of the interior
are thrown open to them, and they a.c
made acquainted with every feature of
that private life hitherto closed to
them.


These customs show the barriers
which surround the interior life of the
Fsench people, and the difference
which exists between them and u.s.


However much the Americans may be
disposed to adopt their customs. they
are nowise inclined to adopt those Of
the Americans One would think
that when a marriage takes place be-
tween the Frenchman and the Ameri-
can girl, her intimate friends would
have an opportunity of seeing some
thing ofthe inner social life through
the new connections thus created, bat
it is not generally the case She is
absorbed by her new. relations, who
have an aversion to that large circle of
friends and acquaintanccs Of which the
Americans are usually so fond.-Al-
bert Rhodes, III the GALAXY for M"y.
Year: 1874

Young people should acquire the
habit OF correct speaking and writing,
aud abandon as early as possible any
use Of slang words and phrases. The
longer you put this off the more diff
cult the scquirement of correct Ian
guAge will bo; and if the golden age Of
youth, the proper season for the acqui,
sition Of language, be passed in its
abuse, the unfortunate victim, will
most probably DO doomed to talk slang
for life You have merely to use the
language which you read, instead Of
the slang which you hear, to form a
taste in agreement with the best speak
.ers and poets in the country.
Year: 1874

The Charlotte Observer says: The
vigor i'll the prosecution of the work
on this road in the suburbs of. and
short distance out from Charlotte is
greater than since work was COM
menced on the road. The trestle over
Town Greek, near Phifer's mill, has
been completed, and is an excellent
job. The timbers for the trestle oyer
Briar Greek, two and a half miles from
the city, have all been prepared, and
work is now in progress on the trestle.
1t will be completed, we are told, by
Saturday week. A quantity Of iron
has already arrived and is daily arriv-
ing, and track laying will begin from
the depot here either to-day or to-
morrow. The crossing of the track
over the North Carolina Railroad was
finished last evening.


The unusual vigor which has char
acterized the work on this road of late,
is due to the we'll directed efforts of
Captain V. Q. Johnson, the Assistant
superintendent of the road.


The grading on the road is just
about finished, and two or three tres
ties yet to be built is all that is now
delaying the road. In very short
time these will be finished, and track
laying will begin and go on at rapid
rate, the iron, implements, and force
for this all being ready, until the last
rail is laid, and the Seaboard and
Piedmont cities shall clasp hands over
| a direct and solid line of iron. Speed
| the day.
Year: 1874

II the road is really SO much of a
desideratum 10 your section, it would
seem as il there ought to be but little
trouble to raise this sum. and thereby
have other parties come IL to supple
ment what Is necessary to complete the
enterprise.


Please give me the length of the line
by way OF the plank road, and also ad-
wise me on what terms the plank road
company will merge their line of way
into the proposed railroad, and you
may hear more from me on this sub
ject. l believe you can have rail
road that will answer all the demands
of your trade and travel, if J our people
really want such an improvement.
Very truly yours.
A. WILKINS.
Year: 1874

Mr.. WALKER, the late Public Printer,
Is OF the opinion that the newspapers
have made too much fuss about his delay
in getting the Acts Of the Legislature
printed and circulated. He takes credit
to himself that he is willing to print them
al all, "ln the midst Of q thousand uncer-
taintles about where the pay is to come
lrom." We supposed that with the
Board Of Public Works and Pat Daily at
his back there was no question about pay
for any sort OF a Job.
Year: 1874

By turning his back pay over to the
State school fund the other day, the Hon.
FRANK HEREFORD, member OF Congress
from the Third District, has done more
for that fund than for his own character.
He has not convinced people that the op.
eratloniS anything more than an attempt
to hedge at the last hour Of tho game, or,
in other words, that he was prompted by
any other motive than desire to propiti-
ate public sentiment and thus become a
possible candidate for reelection in his
District. Possibly he considers the
chance Of q denomination worth flour
thousand, six hundred and seyenty.four
dollars and eighty cents" and that is the
exact amount that he has paid Tor q
chance in the lottery.
Year: 1874

HE man Hall now in jail charged with killing or helping to kill two men near Desert station, has professed to have bur jed several hundred dollars between here and Point of mountain. Diligent search has failed to unearth it. The prisoner was offered an escort out there to point to the place of its burial, but after the vehicle was at the jail door for him, he declined to go. The subject was brought up in court this week, and considerable ado made about 1t from first to last; and 1t is aoY @ question what 1t ell means.
Year: 1874

GRAND preparations are being made in
this city for tie celebration Of the coming
st. Patrick's Day. In case the weather
prove propitious, the celebration will far
exceed anything ever seen in this State
on that day. For some reason the ma
tives OF the Emerald Isle are bestirring
themselves in the matter Of the approach
ing celebration in an unusually enthusi-
astic manner.-[ Enterprise.
Year: 1874

Tho country, however, will do nothing Of tho
Kind. 1t will 60 on just the Same as before, and
as il there had been no election. This being
tho case, and it being the case also
that but one set Of candidates can be elected
would it not be well for both parties to hold OF
to-day and to devote Sunday TO such melita-
ton and reflection that, on Wednesday morning,
the defeated side, whichever it may be, can bear
its defeat with philosophical spirit and be ready
to resume its duties in the world as usual? This
will save much growing, swearing, and hunting
round for excuses, which Is one Of the most un-
gracious occupations that ever politician can
indulge in.
Year: 1874

That would be too Christan,-to to pronounce
the sentence Of suspension from The Gospel min
istry"! II there be any bigotry, or assumption
Of spiritual monopoly, that would not 50 into
eclipse BY this action of Presbyterian Synod,
the world would like to know where it is. Why
did they let the hereto go, With his head On his
shoulders after that? The 'carnal mind" can
net fail to regard the verdict, either as despic-
able attempt to stain spotless man, or a cow
ardly evasion Of duty towards guilty one.
Year: 1874

ejaculation Of "Praise God!" It will strike
the general reader with some surprise that it
should be necessary for the members Of the
First Baptist to praise God because they were
not obliged to unite with the Michigan Avenue
Baptist What hsva the latter folks been doing
that makes this escape = matter for deyout
tlankfufpesH?
Year: 1874

to account for the visit.


BUT WITHOUT BEING ASKED,


furnished days board at an elegant
restaurant for the applicant, at the
same time vowing vengeance upon the
perpetrator. On the other hand,
however, a young man managed TO
obtain a small lot Of canes to sell. from
the profits of which he hoped to live.
but scarcely had he begun before he
was arrested aud locked up for ped
ding without license.


How they sleeps a hard question
to answer. At night when they can
find friendly chair they will doze for
an hour or two, taking turns in watch
ing any signs of danger, and guarding
yet even this precaution fails some
times and the sleeper awakes to tnd
his hat gone and no money to get
another. The future is fruitful and
never ending topic of fspeeulatien-the
general conclusion being that to leave
town is impossible, and to obtain work
out of the question-and if means OF
transportation could be furnished,
nine-tenths would eagerly avail them
selves of it; and the same would be
equally true il work could be given
them beforehand to earn the amount
Of the transportation. But with all
this suffering staring us in the face, it
is mournful fact that no steps what
ever have been taken to either allevi-
ate the condition of these poor unfor-
tunates or to enable them to avoid be-
coming mendicants, to say nothing of
the evil influences and temptations to
which they are constantly exposed,
and the final utter ruin which stares
them in the face-Cor. n. .. Times.
Year: 1874

A set of swindlers have been raid
ing the rural districts with goods to
sell by sample to grangers. Those who
bought were sold, and badly, too. The
Laporte Herald says wise thing or
wo on the subject: I'VE may be
wrong, but We have a decided and al
most obstinate notion that it is best,
in ninety nine cases out of one hum
dred, for our people in buying. to deal
with our home houses; that they ought.
at least, to be very shy and slow about
giving their orders to those travelling
bummers of whom they know moth
ing"
Year: 1874

Under this head, the Eaton Regis
ter, of the 10Th, makes the following
just remarks and conclusions, which
we commend to the serious consider
alton of all who are aiding in trying to
eradicate the drunkeries and drunk
ard manufacturers from our land.
Read and ponder:


1t is not unlikely that the results of
the movement now making against the
evils of the liquor traffic will mark a
new era in moral and social reform.
The spirit of the movement would
seem to go to the very bottom of the
whole question of making, vending
and drinking distilled and fermented
liquors as beverage. The status of
the traffic, in its social, moral, crilni


nal and economic aspects, as we'll also
as its bearing upon revenue and tax
alton, is involved in the issue. 1t is
not only question as to the extent OF
the right and duty of society to en-
ploy moral and persuasive means IN
defense of itself against the curse of
drink. but also question as to the
States right and duty to exercise its
police and legal power to the same
end. Shall the States of this Union
60 ON, as some Of them already have,
taxing the industries of the people to
build and sustain asylums for inebri-
ates, and do nothing to put away the
cause that creates the necessity for
their existence? If a man openly and
publicly engages in, and pursues a
business OF selling to his neighbor q
kind OF drink, the tendency and effect
of which is to deprive that neighbor
of the power of intelligent self con-
troll and rational disposition and
management of property, so that 1t be-
comes the duty of the State, out OF
charity for him and his family to place
his property and even his person un-
der guardianship. as Ohio now does,
is it not also the duty of the State to
insist that such business shall either
be wholly discontinued, or in some
way rendered harmless? Is it right
for the general government to hold
out conditional toleration to the
business of selling Intoxicating liquors
by granting what is called govern
ment license?" Has not the national
government, in consequence Of Its
need for great revenues to meet the
GA DtuSCS Va tAC ldtC wal dliOWCN ~
self to be betrayed into a false and
unjustifiable position on this subject.
Possibly it will see its way to better
policy in reference to this matter OF
revenue on liquors, when the Senate
Liquor Commission, authorized by
that body the other day, shall report
the results of its Investigation into
the alcoholic and fermented liquor
traffic and manufacture, having special
, reference to revenue and taxation
distinguishing as far as possible in
the conclusions they arrive at between
the effects produced by the use Of
distilled or spirituous, as distinguished
from the use Of fermented or mali
liquors, in connection with pauperism
crime, vice, the public health. and the
general welfare of the people" Docs
the property Of the country. in conse.
quence of the liquor traffic, have te
pay, in the way of taxes to support the
poor and prosecute crime, more thar
; ten times the sixty-two millions ot
revenue the government derives from
it? Ii we mistake not, some of these
questions will lie answered, at least IN
part, by the woman's movement
Year: 1874

the seeds of weeds, it should be applied
some weeks before the seeding, so that
successive crops of weeds may be de-
stroyed in the process Of pulvcrizing
the soil for the preparation.


For some crops we must have land
free Of the seeds of weeds, and yet
there are few crops in which we may
not destroy one or more SUGGESTIONS of
weeds, even when sowa broadcast.
Spring wheat, oats, and barley, may
be narrowed once after the plants
are two inches high, provided that
the surface is in a very fine condition,
as, in that case, the young weeds may
be destroyed without damage to the
firmly rooted grain; but, in the case Of
turnips, that are not to be sown in the
middle Of July, we have ample time to
destroy nearly all the weeds, simply in;
the preparation Of the soil for the crop.
This narrowing and rolling to reduce
the soil to fine tilth, is feeding the
soil; for the air, the dew, and the sum-
mer showers, carry down and deposit
plant food in the soil, and, as the weeds
are not allowed time to take it up and
appropriate it for their use, it is retain
ed in the soil for the turnip crop. This
is the true plan for the preparation of
the soil for this crop, and one that is of
almost universal application.
Year: 1874

= The cheapness of corn is one reason
Why we do not grow turnips; but, now
that more attention is being paid to the
dairy, we shall give the root crops more
attention that they will, to any
great extent, take the place Of corn
meal, or be largely planted; yet, in
se1ne seasons, and under many condi-
tions, these crops will be made to pay.
In our dry seasons we cannot
grow turnips or beets if We
would; but, in rainy seasons, when
the hay crop is poor and the corn
light, we may make up in the turnip-
crop. For this we need clean land,-
that is, clean of weeds; but this We can


have if it will give the proper attention
TO the preparation. If VIC have weedy


piece Of old land that we wish to put in


70 turnips, all we have to do is to begin


the preparation in the spring, and to


narrow the land weekly, or as often as
weeds appear. In this way we destroy
oil the latent seeds Of the weeds, and,
a. tne same time, put the land in good
thtn ior every one at all &C
4oalnted with the culture of this root
knows q; that to grow turnips the land
must be made very firm, or no turnins
will be had. The man Who looks for a
crop OF turnips when the soil has been
neglected in the preparation nav look
50 vain. Manure is also ! rood thino
for this crop, and, if it is. filled With
Year: 1874

"A man who was seen coming out of
a Texas newspaper Office with his nose
split open, one eye gouged out and an
ear chawed off, explained to poll e.
man that he was not subscriber to the
paper-he had simply entered the Office
to ascertain if the editor was in. s'And
he was in," he mournfully added.
Year: 1874

no means exhausted. Other and ADLER
pens than mine ought to take it up,
and present it in all its phases to tic
public mind through Your columns, a.
= matter Of greater practical value
than any other at this time. For, 10.
less this is done, and our system of
parish fiuances entirely remodeled,
the recent conservative victory will
prove barron of positive amelioration,
and possess only the hegativexviltue
Of the absence Of corruption.
Year: 1874

A resolution will bc offered in Congress fixing
The 18th Of juno IS the day Of adjournment.
fherais reason to boliovo that even this ats will
not be agreed to, a majority being Of the opinion
Mat July is tho earliest timo at which Congress
can leave Washington without impenlipg
the safety Of tho Government. Wo should
be pleased to have somo Intelligent person
inform the country what WIS accomplished by
this Congress in tho way Of useful legislation
prior to tho passage Of the Executive. Legisla-
tive, and judicial Appropriation bill which the
Aouso sent to tho Senate last week. There WAS
too much Of ahwdling and portunotory speech
mating during tho winter.
Year: 1874

In another column will be found memorial
to Congress- prepared by tho Committee ap-
pointed for that purpose by the Canal Conyen-
non held at Hook Island on March "a. The
deneral Government is solicited to undertake
the building Of canal from Henueptn to Rock
Island aa q measure of RELIEF to the agricultural
interests Of the West. The memorialists be-
he7e such = canal would furnish to Illinois
and the regions dependent upon it's tranuporta-
sion facilities highway similar to that which
the Erie Canal gives New York State. Members
OF tho Convention who decried its action as not
being for tho interests Of the whole Northwest
WILL take kindly the petition Of the Committee
1or tho improvement OF the Mississippi River
to tta fullest capaoitioH." The memorial ia veil
worth roading.