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Year: 1874

Ton was a strapping, healthy boy,
with great appetite. He lived up in the
mountains among the charcoal burners
until he was nineteen. Then he went
down into the valley and hired out to a
farmer. Tom was a scullion and drudge,
and at first the farmer hesitated to trust
even the hogs TO his care. But there was
n glimmering of something in him that
showed just little through his uncouth-
ness. Atler a year or two he became a
full farm laborer-a broad-shoulderad,
deep chested, powerful fellow, who made
himself clumsily useful. Well, about that
time the farmers daughter came home
from school. What revelation she was
to Tom. He never knew until then what
it was to worship anything, nor how
| awkward and coarse he was, He would
have given all he had, which wasn't
much, To learn how to get into room
without hitting the door, or what To do
with his hands, or how to sit down right
He began TO change his clothes for better
ones when he came in from the days
work, and there was about him the dawn
ing of improvement. Finally the great
day came He stood trembling before
the farmers daughter, the hard word was
spoken, aud she didn't Tepulse him.
think there is nothing in the life of a
man which so rouses and stirs him as
love. Tom went to the wrestling matches
and what u vim there was in him. He
read, he went 10 church, he wanted to see
how people acted And when after a
good life he grew to be an old man, and
talked in trembling voice TO his grand
children, he used to say, ooh, what wife,
she was to me. Whatever l became she
made me-" The world is full of just such
instances Of blessed influence, ~ NelO
York Sun,
Year: 1874

A gsCEST Washington dispatch saws the e.
ecutlve Committee of the National Grange Of
Patrons Of Husbandry are maturing plan for
the formation OF a Statistical Bureau In con-
necton with the National Grange, for the col
lection and dissemination Of information in
regard TO the condition of the crops through
out the country. The new Bureau will be
located in Washington, and in charge of d.
w. Allen, Secretary of the State Grange Of
South Carolina. Subordinate Oranges will
report direct to the State Grange all informa-
ton Of interest relating TO the crops, and the
different State Oranges will report by tele-
graph to the Statistical Bureau Of
the Order at Washington. The Bu-
reau will compile and summarize the
reports into monthly report of
the crops in all sections Of the country, and
will simultaneously transmit reports by tele-
graph monthly to AL State Oranges, which, in
turn, will furnish them to every subordinate
Grange within their Jurisdiction. This infor-
nation will not be furnished to the press for
publication, 1t being intended exclusively for
the benefit of the members Of the Order.
Year: 1874

A CLERGYMAN with keen eye TO bust
ness recently attended funeral in How.
land, Me-, and before the corpse had been
taken TO the grave made out a bill of five
dollars for his services and gave II into
the hands of constable for collection.
Year: 1874

The funeral services Of Gov. II. Z.
Clark came off on yesterday. At 10
o'c,ock the the bell OF Calvary Church
began to ring AMI in short time a


large crowd. In carriages and on foot.
had assembled at the late residence Of
the deceased. After q short interval
the procession OF the Masonic fraterni-
ty, of which the deceased was an old
and honored member, arrived, and the
sad cortege began it's march to the
place of burial. At the Church the
burial service of the Episcopal Church
was read and the body was then con-
veyed 10 the grave where, after the
completion cf the religious services,
the impressive ritual of the Masonic
fraternity was used. The number of
Masons present attested the esteem in
which they held their deceased brother.


The crowd IL attendance upon the
funeral was, perhaps, the largest ever
assembled on similar occasion in ouT
community. Every place of business
in our town was closed, with not one
exception that We are aware OF, and
everything was done to show honor to
our deceased fellow-citizen.
Year: 1874

1t is with great pleasure that We


place at the head of our columns this


morning, TIE nan of Colonel STEPHa en-


ID. Pool as the candidate of the Con-


servative-Demo party Of North


Carolina for the important position of
| Superintendent of Public instruction.


The position is beyond all question


one of the most important that the
people Of cur State are called upon to
fill. Not even the Governor of the


State, nor the Chief Justice can do


more for good, or for evil than the


Superintendent Of Pablo instruction.


To his hands is committed the charge


Of the educational interest of the


whole State. If he be competent


laborious and faithful i'll the perfor-


nance of the high duties belonging to
his position the State will prosper; if,
however, he be incompetent, il he lack
industry, if he lack experience, if he
lack faithfulness, our common school
system must perish for want of the
necessary organizing head and the
proper administrative hand. and with
It must perish the hope of educating
any Of the youth of North Carolina,
save such az may have rich parents
That the rising generation of
North Carolina should be ed
ucated, and as far rs the means
of the State will allow, at the expense
OF the State, is question no longer
open for argument. But let the means
of the State be ever SO large and let
the school Law be ever SO well adapted
to our needs, yet if the Superintend- |
ent of Public instruction be untitled |
from any cause for the place, the re-
su is accomplish will be poor and |
meag,e


This being so it is with especial
qualification that we present to |
our readers as the nominee of our
party the name of gentleman of ma
t1re years, of decided character of
known capacity, of long experience,
and of tried and fixed habits Of industry.


That Colonel Pool possesses all of
these qualities even his enemies, polit-
ical enemies, we mean, for we doubt if
he has any personal ones, willno deny.


In presenting such a man for such
position the Conservative Democratic
Party has given another pledge to the
people of the State that it has their in
terests 1T heart and affords a striking
contrast to the Radical Party in pre-
senting for the same important Office
III untried young man, young Mr..
PURNELL, whose brief span of life since
attaining manhood, has afforded him
little or no opportunity to show his
itness for the position. Mr.. PURNELL
may or may not be a young man OF
0arts, bat whether he is or not, is a
question that we think the people of
North Carolina will agree with us
n saying, ought not to be settled IN
he Office Of the Superintendent of
Public Instruction.


With our nominee no such difficulty
,ccurs and we therefore present Col
mel STEPHEN D. Pool with pride
Ind confidence aG our party candidate
or the sntf'rages of the voters Of North
Carolina.
Year: 1874

The goods,ol Democratic doctrine


of States Rights seems to have had it's


last practical exemplifcation in the


very den of all of the iniquitious legis-


tation by which State laws have been


swept away and the control of sover-


eign States placed in the hands of a


usurping central government. 1t was


easy enough to reconstruct the South


ern States at the will of Congress and


without ii reference to the rights of


the States themselves to sus-


tam the Kellogg faction in New Or


leans in their contest with the will Of


the people as expressed at the ballot


box: to override State courts and


State constitutions in the enforcement
of the iniquitious ku Klux act, and
to sustain horde OF villains in all of
the numerous villainies practiced by
them on the defenceless people of de-


fenceless States for more than eight
years past This did we'll enough so


lon" as the supremacy Of party was to
BE- maintained and political capital
was to be had with the Northern mas
ses by the publication of absurd sen
sationalisms as to h:deous events hap
lI.ning away off to the South Of them,
and among a people Of whom they
knew nothing save that they were
rebels to the best government the


! - ! IL
well enough solong as the loyal people |
OF the North were to be hoodwinked |
into blind belief in all Of these |
things, but nJw that a few missionaries |
have been sent out TO this heathen |
land and the truth is gradually leaking |
ont that we are a people more sinned |
against than SHINING, it is necessary to |
effect sudden change in the policy of |
the Administration. How to do this,
and at the same time to preserve
intact the organization of their party,
is the question that now troubles them. |
Should they heed the appeals of the
people in South Carolina and Louis
lana. and grant the relief prayed for,
yielding but simple justice, they will
be sure to lose political prestige; on
the other hand, should they refuse
the aid desired, they must take the
of the Indignation and
disgust which will be excited in the
minds of some OF the best men in their
own party-men who have no political
axes to grind, but who may yet assist
at the funeral of the Republican party.
On either side there are dangers to be
encountered, and the SolOmOns Of the
party are in doubt as to what viii be
the best course for them to pursue
under the circumstances. One thing
they have fought for and have gained,
and that is time-time in which to
mature their own plans and to allow
the pubic to become wCaried with
long -winded discussions on the theme. |
A few days more, however, viii de-
velop a scheme which seems to have
already been foreshado we'd in recent
debates, and when the for them) ,
strange doctrine that Congress has no
right to interfere with the State gov
ernment5 II Louis ana and south Car
oilna, viii lie brought to 4 practical
test
Year: 1874

The money power OF the country Is
located i'll the New England and Mid
die States, and the people Of those
States are naturally very loath TO see
it depart from them, and for this rea-
son oppose all projects that have for
their object the cheapening of money.
They contend that there is already
money enough in the country. Let US
see, therefore, how the amount OF
money in that portion of the country
iii which we are specially interested
compares with that i'll other countries.


The average amount of circulation
to each person in the countries and
States named hnlnW is as follows:
Year: 1874

In some parts of Europe it is not un-
usual to bring about matrimonial engage
ments by means of advertisements. Some
years ago it was agreed in a gay party of
ladies and gentlemen in London that an
advertisement should be inserted in n
morning paper as from a young lady,
rich and beautiful, who felt inclined to a
state of matrimony. In the course of
the day letters were received from be-
tween forty and fifty swains of all de-
scriptions, in reply to each of whom an
answer was addressed stating that the
lady wished, previous to his being intro
duced to her to see him, and at the same
time requesting each to be in the pit of
the Drury Lane Theater on the following
evening, dressed in blue coat, white
pantaloons and scarlet vest, and imme-
diately on the conclusion of the first act
to stand upon the benches, flourish a
white handkerchief in one hand and ap-
ply glass to the right eye with the
other. Everything succeeded so well
that, as soon as the curtain fell, about
fifty individuals of all ages forthwith
mounted the benches, and from the
smooth, chinned Adonis of eighteen to the
sleek, pOrtly, self-confident widower of
fifty, and the emaciated bachelor ofsixty


dressed in uniform according to orders,
in the gayest style and the utmost nicely


to make the deeper impression on the
heart of the fair prize. High swelled
their bosoms with hope as with studied
action the handkerchief was flourished
and the glass was raised to the eye But
who shall paint the astonishment, dis


may and rage which were depicted In
every countenance as they gazed upor
each other and discovered the sudder
failure of all their hopes! With almost
increased velocity they descended from
their unenviable attitudes to "hide theil
diminished heads among the crowd"
Year: 1874

no sooner would rope be lowered
than there was rush for itlrom below Too
many would take hold, when II would break,
and all clinging to IL would come down In a
bunch. Similar scenes were going on IN tho
mule .spinning-room. The flames had as
cended rapidly to the entrance of the tower
on the fourth floor, cutting off their means
of escape, but the operatives had two
ladders Of the south gable directly
before them, and were urged by the
oyerseers and citizens below to take them.
Some did, but others rushed headlong upon
the balcony and dropped or threw themselves
from the guards There was ample time for
every one to have been saved had the girls
taken the course directed.


Fall River dispatches of the Goth say the
number of killed would reach twenty, missing
three, and wounded-several fatally-betwecn
thirty and forty.
Year: 1874

from the Springfield tMass.) Republican,


This is the piainest lesson of the terrible Fall
River disaster. Here, all through the Common.
wealth OF Massachusetts, the public schools have
been open lor three weeks, and yet in one Of the
most spirited communities In the State the fourth
and fifth stories OF cotton mill full ol chill
dreu, and the carelessncss OF boy occasions
Migration, which instantly paralyzes their In
fantile judgments and snatc hes away twOscore
OF them to deaths OF agony and innicts lifelong
Injuries upon as many more. why weren't
those boys and girls IN the public school Before
the last Legislature convened, and again while It
was In session, we took occasion to invoke the
authority Of the State OF Massac iu hehalf
OF these children. We said tnat they were iguO-
rant. the children largely OF Immigrants, sub
jec. to their own caprice and the unwise greed
OF their parents and their employers and that 1t
was time FOR the State to bare the sword Of its
wise authority In their behalf and compel them to
attend tue schools, whether they would or not
We said that when this was once done and their
labor was taken out Of the market their parents
and those who should support them during
their infancy would experience rise OF wages
amply suncent 10 compensate Tor the loss OF
their children's earnings. In no employment
need wages be 80 low as to require the exertiOn OF
the children and the sulerannuared The wages
oi the iamiiy must support the family and if the
children do not work, as they ought not TO during
tne school season, depend upon 1t that the wages
OF the head OF the house Will be raised sucienlly
10 maintain them.
Year: 1874

They Are Determined To Fight Until


Death Before sabmittfng to Arrest.


From the Nashville Republican Bannerl


The readers OF the Banner are familiar with the
details OF the murder OF Dick Mckinley, col0red.
by disguised men in Smith county, not long since,
and with the further fact that when Hall, one OF
the gang, peached upon his associates in crime,
he was taken out OF jail and hanged. Since that
time no one until last Tuesday has been able to
discover the whereabouts OF Draper, Calcut
Apple, one OF the Bushes, and Reid. VINO iert for
parts unknown, Immediately alter the summary
execution OF hall. Their place OF concealment
was discovered Dy watching one OF ther friends
carry gallon OF whskey TO large
cave which opens out In a dense woods near
Chestnut Mound It was found on close inquiry
that they had stored away years provisions In
the cave, had 100 rounds OF ammunition each and
had declared their deter mnaton to die rather
than be captured when their hiding place was
discovered u citizen named Hair went into Garth
age on Tuesday night TO yet the Sheriff and posse
TO capture these men but the sheriff happened to
pe away. En0rts were also made by man named
Simms to raise posse, but not being an author
ized officer be did not like to take upon himself
all the responsibilities which the trip would i'm
pose. The citizens, with an orIicer lully intend
making RAID upon the outlaws and 1t is hoped
they Will be captured.
Year: 1874

the destruction caused by the wanton burn
ing of the public property Of the State on the
18th of June, 1854, by the order of Major
General Hunter, that the Congress of the
United States may be, at the proper time,
memorislized to make provision fortle cost
of the restoration. The claim against the
Federal Government Is $3.50, 900, and 1t is to
be hoped that returning sense of justice
will animate the Federal Congress to pay
this debt"


STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.


DR.. J.. S. Joynes, permanent secretary OF
the State Board Of Health, in his report
says:


The failure of our General Assembly at
Its last session to pass the bill making small
appropriation for the purposes of this Board
left 1t in the same anomalous and helpless
condition as before-a state Of mere nominal
existence, without the power to undertake
any serious work In the line marked out for
it. The members of the Board, however,
have not thought this sufficient reason for
dIssolYing its organization, and finally aban-
doning an enterprise commended by the
highest considerations of humanity and pub
lie policy.


'They await with hopefulness the result
of renewed application to the law-making
power for the means of actively prosecuting
the responsible task to which they are ap-
pointed, and laboring with encouragement
for the promotion of the interests of health
and life among the citizens generally ,"
Year: 1874

To ALL. particularly invalids. spring is a
trying season. Indications of sickness should
at onos be attended to. Fatal diseases may
be caused by allowing the bowels to become
constipated, and the system to remsin in a
disordered condition. until the disorder has
time to develop itself. An ounce of preven-
tion is worth pound Of cure, is an old and
truthful saying. Therefore. we advise all who
are troubled with the complaints now very
prevalent headache, indigestion, disordered
liver, want Of appetite, nausea, or feverish
skin. to take, without delay. Schenck's Man
drake Pills We know of no remedy so harm
less and decisive in its action. 1t at once
strikes at the root Of the disease and produces
q healthy tone to the system. People never
need suffer from any disease arising from
disprdered condition of the liver if they
would take this excellent medicine when
they feel the first indications Of the
malady. Families leaving home for the
summer months should take three or four
boxes of these pills with them. They have an


almost instantaneous effect. They will re-
lieve the patient Of headache in one or two
hours. and will rapidly cleanse the liver Of
surrounding bile, and will effectually prevent
a bilious attack. They are sold by all drug
gsts. 53-eod-79
Year: 1874

and what is written above in relation to
the figure is from personal observation,
and from remarks made by Springfield
people who knew him well. They all say
the likeness in face and figure is perfect,
and that profile view is absolutely life
like. 1t is probable that this statue will
be the standard from which others may
be taken, and il is considered in this
sense very fortunate that it is so correct.
The members of the association are to
be congratulated on their success in OBJ
tanning so satisfactory work of art, not
less than Meade, whose professional
reputation must be greatly enhanced by
it. 1t is not improper to say that the
association is composed of the old and
intimate friends of Lincoln, who entered
upon and conducted the enterprise wholly
as a labor of love. No officer or men,
Der of the association has ever drawn
any salary, pay, or perquisite.


The ccat-of-arms on the stone pedes.
tai of the statue is slightly raised from
the standard copy. The eagle stands
upon the shield partially observing the
stars, the olive branch has fallen from
his grasp and lies under the shield, and
broken chain is held half in his
talons and half in his beak. The
departure from the standard design
was made to enable the artist TO symbol
ize the fact that the olive branch having
been rendered to and refused by the reb
els was cast to the ground, that part OF
the stars or States were temporarily OBJ
scured by the rebellion, and that in the
struggle which ensued the chain of slav
cry was broken. AS a work of art this
seems in design, composition, and execu
tion to be perfect. The statue is NO
doubt perfect likeness, but this coat-of
arms is original in conception and beau
tiful in execution; the first is an un
doubted portrait, but this is production
the design of which is most original
striking apparent and comprehensive.
Year: 1874

A CORRESPONDENT of the London Times,
writing from Copenhagen, says; "a
Norwegian paper is relating a tale of an
almost miraculous preservation. The
Captain of the schooner Amazon, of
Stavanger, recently arrived at Bergen
with cargo of sat, reports that in pass
ing the British Channel he had the oppor-
tunity of saving British lad of fifteen
under very peculiar circumstances. The
Amazon was about twelve geographical
miles from the British shore when the
Captain thought he observed through
his telescope something floating on the
water. He altered his course so as to
get nearer. and soon discovered that il
was a small boat, in which lad was ly-
ing fast asleep. The shouting from the
schooner did not awaken him, but when
a small log was thrown over into the boat
he awoke with a sudden start; an end Of
line was thrown to him, and he was


ust able to fasten il when he swooned,
and had to be carried on board the vessel.
In the boat nothing was found but a
pair of oars and Bible. The lad,
when brought back to life and strength
by the tender care shown TO him,
gave the following account of his
fate: He was sitting on the shore,
reading his Bible, when some of
his companions came down to him and
teased him with the manner in which he
spent his leisure time. To escape from
their banter he got into boat, and kept
on reading, when suddenly he discovered,
to his great dismay, that his prosecutors
had cut the line and left his frail boat to
the power of the quick-running ebb. He
tried to use the oars, but struggled in
vain against wind and water, and, as a
dense fog set in, he soon lost sight of
land. After several hours of alternate
struggle and powerless despair he fell
asleep, and sleep remained in fact his
only comfort against hunger, cold, and
the deep pangs of his isolation during
the three days and two nights which he
had spent in his frail boat when he was
at last seen and saved. Unhappily,
neither the name of the lad nor of the
place where his parents live is given, but
that will, suppose, not be difficult to get
at when the fact obtains your wide pub
licity. The name of the Captain of the
Amazon is Thomson
Year: 1874

We get some idea of the vastness of
our country from the statistics furnished
by Mr., Dodge, of the Department of
Agriculture. Less than one.fifth of the
entire area of the United States is
mapped into farms, and only one-fourth
of this farm area is TILED or moved,
Heavy as our wheat crop is, it occupies
surface less than the area of South
Carolina. Our national crop, maize,
covers a territory not larger than Vir-
ginia, and the potato crop could grow in
less than the area of Delaware The
country is capable of producing food
for the support of a population almost
without number. There seems TO be no
danger of our being overcrowded for
centuries.
Year: 1874

A PROVIDENCE lady, returning from an
Improbable visit to church, declared
that "when she saw the shawls or those
Smiths and then thought of the things
her own girls had to wear, If 1t wasn't
for The consolation of religion she did
not know what she should do"