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Year: 1874

A man named Grubb came into my office
the other day, says Max Adeler, and after
introducing himself, he said he would like
to call nv attention to little invention of
his. Grubb said that he had been impress
ed with the fact that, as badness Is bccOm-
ING so general the time must come when an
Apache Indian, for instance, would be un-
able to scalp three out of any five white
men whom he happened to Kill. unless
something was done in behalf of the red
man. Naturally, being of philanthrOpic
turn, Grubb examined the subject to see if
he could devise any kind of a machine
which would place bald men and men with
hair upon a footing of equality, and enable
the Indian to obtain his right. After years
of patient investigation and thought, ,Grubb
succeeded, and he had dropped in to obtain
my influence so the Interior Department
could be induced to accept the patent and
recommend it to the Indians. He called
his invention ''The Patent Adjustable At
mospheric Scalp-Snatcher,' and he offered
exclusive territory for agents. The device
consists of a disc of thin leather about six
inches i'm diameter. In the center is
hole through which runs string. When
the Indian owner kills a man with bald
head he merely vets the leather, stamps it
carefully down upon the surface of the
scalp, slides his knife around over the ears,
cives the string a jerk, and off comes the
scalp as nicely as if it had been adorned
with hair a ward long. The machine, in
fact said to Grubb, sis simply a sucker
such as is used by the boys" Precisely"
he replied; II merely claim a patent for
the mode of application. want to make
the red man happy. l wish to bring joy
to the wigwam of the KickapOO and to
make the heart of the ArapahOe glad"
'.Did it never seem to you, Mr.. Grubb, that
the bald-headed white man in such situa-
ton needs succOr just as badly as the In
dian does ?" Then Grubb said that if L
was going to joke about it he would 90
home. But he stayed, and before he left
| accepted a general agency for this valua-
BILE invention. Persons wishing TO exam
inc it can apply to me, and if any one de-
sires to test its efficacy he can do so by
bringing bald-headed corpse with him.
Experiments free of charge when persons
furnish their own cadaVerS.
Year: 1874

BY far the largest and most powerful steam
hammer in the world Ia now in operation In Wool
wieh, England The weight of the falling portion
II within few pounds OF forty tons, and the force
Of the falling weight is accelerated many times by
the use OF steam to drive it down from the top.
Il Is estimated that the use Of top steam is equal
To allowing the hammer 10 fall OF its own weight
eighty feet Il has been allowed striking fall OF
fifteen feet three inches but no determination has
vet been made as to the actual force Of the blow
which il is capable OF striking The hammer IL
forty-fye feet IN height and covers, with It's sup
ports a base Of about one hundred and twenty
ieet square Above the ground II weighs five
hundred tons, and the iron in the foundations be-
low weighs six hundred and siXty-fye tons II Is
at least four times as powerful as Kmpp's cele-
butad hammer
Year: 1874

The Colonial Journal relates: In the
vicinity OF the village Of Kong Island
in Gaboou river, Africa, there is q stu
pendous cotton tree, the wide spread
aud gigantic arms OF which have serv-
ed, time immemorial, as lodging place
not only for the parrots belonging to
this part OF the country, but one might
be tempted to believe for all in Africa.
These birds usually spend an hour OF
more adjusting themselves in their
proper places at night, during which
time they keep up such loud and in-
cesssnt screaming that you cannot be
heard anywhere in the vicinity without
raising the voice considerable above
the ordinary pitch. At length they
are quietly seated, when they COM
mence what very closely resembles Q
musical concert; this they continue
about an hour longer. Atregular in
tervals during the night they sing out
as if they were keeping watch. The
natives cay the concerts have been bor-
rowed from them, and the practice OF
keeping watch they suppose to have
been derived from vessels lying at an
chor in the river. These copjectures
will not appear improbable to those who
are acquainted with the singular apti-
tude OF these birds to catch and initiate
the sounds OF the human voice. They
are never molested; their powers OF ut
terance, in the estimation OF the Afri-
can, are go close an approximation OF
human speech, that 10 kill and eat
them would be almost equivalent to
murder and cannibalism.
Year: 1874

DAAR--sA AsePuDiiCuh - EotSsts
Editors OF Register:


preceive that bill is now pending
before Congress. proposing to grant ad-
ditional rights to the negroes. What
are the exact provisions Of the bill 1 do
not know, butjudging from what have
seen in reference to the bill. I have no
besitancy in saying that it isi zone which
ninety-fve out OF a hundred rejecting
persons will most earnestly condemn.
The rights which have already been
granted the colored race are certainly
sufficient for the present. Their de-
mand for additional social privileges is
preposterous and absurd to the greatest
extreme. They certainly can not ex-
pect to receive nor are we under obliga-
tions to give them social privileges
which we do not hesitate 10 withhold
from those of our own race if we see fit
to do SO; or, in other words, they can
not expect to have given them by law,
that which every man has a right to
give or withhold as his own inclination
may dictate, for to this esd the matter
certainly is tending.


The results OF the passage Of this bill
and, by the way, l have not mention
ed any OF its provisions because all OF
your readers, l suppose. know as we'll
what they are az I do-msy be very
disastrous TO the country, because I am
confident that a vast majority look at
the matter in the same light that do,
and hence may express their disapproy'
al of it 30 emphatically as not only to
ipjure the colored race, but by so doing
seriously affect the prosperity OF the
country. am a Republican,
have always been Radical, and being
such, have advocated, on the score OF
justice. the granting OF all the privileges
that have already been given the ne
groes. Hence. no one can accuse me OF
acting under the impulse OF a pre-ex-
isting prejudice when l say that | pro-
test against the passage Of the bill.


There are several points which |
should like to mention in this connec-
tion, but will not farther trespass on
your space and patience


REPUBLICAN.
Year: 1874

This popular house is continually rushed with
business. Calling there on yesterday we found
the store full of customers and the clerks and pro
pretors busy. They have Il very full stock Of
summer goods, and are selling out shawls
and similar articles to make more room and clear
out the stock. They were never better prepared
to offer good bargains than at present, and the
people are availing themselves of the opportun-
ity now offered by this house to get splendid
goods at extremely low figures. Their line of
boots and shoes is very full and prices rule awny
down. .#..


Their assortment of groceries too is perfect
and prices satisfactory tc all customers.


They invite all in want of anything in their
line to call and look through the stock.
Year: 1874

THAT FEsrIvAL.-The festival at Turner Hall
given by the ladies of the German Lutheran
Church on Thursday evening last, was very agree
able The attendance was large, the cream, cake
and strawberries were luscious and the receipts
satisfactory to the managers.
Year: 1874

Read the advertisement of Scott Bros. ~ Co.
They have received lot of dress goods from the
east that they are selling at almost nothing.
They have also received about 1000 pieces Of
Sash Ribbons Grograin and Cord-edge, which
they are selling at half their value The ribbons
are new and the colors beautiful.
Year: 1874

A GRAND CRUsADE.-Brother John is dead and


am going to close out my stock ut cost for he was
the biggest thief in the world so will have to
bust on his account Call and see my stock OF
serge goods cheaper than ever known in this city
before r. THORNTON
Year: 1874

Mar OF OrrAwA.-Mcssrs. Bird Co. have about
finished the drawing of a map of Ottawa, show
ing every block, lot, street and alley in this city
as comprised within the present corporation
thereof. The work is finely executed and seems
to be very accurate. We advise our business
and professional men to subscribe for one.
Year: 1874

Those gentlemen who are in the habit of TAX
ing midnight walks had better be careful whom
they disturb in the future or they may feel the


effects Of leaden bullet. a word to the wise
is
Year: 1874

NOTICE FOR LoNG MEN.-We don I care any
thing about your size or shape, whether you are
big or litle we can fit you in lincn or any styles
of goods at the square dealing clothing house of
NJ. Stefel IL Co.
Year: 1874

his knuckle to the key, there was no re-
sponse. Minuets seemed ike ages fitting
before him. Upon this experiment hung
realization of failure or success. At length
a slight tremor was detected in the
ibres Of the cord. \ ray of hope cleaned
upon him, on presenting his kuuckle to the
key he experienced slight shock attended
with a feeble spark increasing in power
and briiliancy till caution forbade further
experiments Thus lightning itself was
snatched from its swaddling robes and
received from man its first lesson


The discovery was complete and Frank
lin felt that he was immortalized Although
he was not the first to extract the feet
messenger from his sullen retreat vet it
Was from his suggestion that the first
success was achieved and to him is accorded
the authorship of this grand achievement.
Morse whose memory the ligtnings cele-
brate. as far back as 1882, while steaming
upon the broad Atlantic saw through his
minds eye the mysterious workings of the
Electro-magnet Telegraph, and while
Investigating one OF the grandest enterprises
ever conceived by mortal man, his
phlcgmatic compaions around him, only
laughed AZ his supposed lunacy.


Failing to procure Pccuniary aid to utilize
his theory. in 1887, an earnest appeal was
made to Congress for the requisit funds,
such however was the obtUsenes Of the
honorable functionaries at Washington
that the point was not seen or reached
by them till 1913. when the required aid
was appropriated. Thus struggled along
for eleven years, for want of the paltry
sum of thirty thousand dollars. one Of the
most impcrtomt discoveries ever revealed
TO man.


Morse lived to realize the fIlfilment of
his most radical anticipations. Previous to
the establishing Of the first principal line
between Washington and Baltimore. as a
reliable means of transmitting intelligence
by Electricity at any great distance seemed
preposterons to all, except the few who had
carefully investigated the subject, although
from local experiments it had proved Il
success. Great minds never turn back
word. They were encouraged or into the
field of electrical research and through
their combined efforts the destiny of future
generations disclosed.


These twin brothers as cause and effect
now march hand in hand bearing onward
the flaming banner inscribed with the
glorious achievements Of the nineteenth
centuarv. A. much more might be written
upon this subject, and then only convey
slight idea Of the discovery Of this wonder
ftll agent. but is space viii not permit Of
any more at present, viii close.


J. ". L.
Year: 1874

INSPECTION OF THE TORPEDO STATION BY THE


NAVAL CoSAnTTEE-INTEKEsT1NG EXPERIMENTS


WITH TORPEDOEs N THE BAY.


Newport, Aug. 17.-This afternoon torpedo
expermeuts we're made the Torpedo Station for the
beneft OF the Congressional Committee who are here IN
the United States steamer Despatch Five torpedoes OF
about 200 tons capacity, exploded in the inner har
bor The experiments successful and elected the
appalse OF all present. A column Of water from each
was thrown up in the air distance OF 200 feet and the
spectacle was one forgotten More nteres, was
taken in the proposed blowing of the Old chtsEp
she was tOwed to mine OF orpcdOes in the outer har
bor but from unavoidable circumstances she not
placed at the proper distance and the mIne In ezplod
ing had but a slight effect As could be On board
to steer difficulty Of getting her in an exact position
will be readily seen. Again she light, which fact
was evidently not considered when the Ogpedoes
planted az they were far from the surface. The
officials had taken great having this part Of
the experiment successful. and their disappointment
was nothing 10 wondered at However, the ship was
tom from the effects of which she subsequently sank
alongside the breakwater after being tOwed in. One
torpedo fired from the station. being planted west
OF Rose Island, distance OF miie and the grand
result was OF making the officials forget the
trial upon the ship The several departments OF the
station were inspected, and all present appeared well
pleased with their working. Tomorrow morning con-
demned hulk Will be tOwed and the sunboat Intrepid
will make attempt blow her up the OF the
spar torpedo This will close the Inspection, and the
Committee will proceed TO Boston Rear Admiral WuI.
Rogers Taylor. Commander Joseph ID. Marvin, Capt.
Gore Jones of the English Army the cOmmandant and
officials Of the Constellation, Intrepid, and Despatch
were present; also very large number of mdshipmen
and prominent ladies and gentlemen.
Year: 1874

to his people to do all he can to
prevent the holder of such senti-
ments from getting in places of pow
er.


Now let us make a personal ap-
plication. There will doubtless be
elected to offices of trust in this
county men who have unequivoaally
endorsed the Infamous Civil Rights
measure who have been doing and
continue to do all in their power to
array the white and black races
against each other; who counten-
ance the most libelous abuse Of
respectable white people by vulgar
negroes whose every effort is for
the degradation of their own race,


and whose conduct shows that they


are utterly oblivious to every claim


Of society which comes IN the way


of their own promotion. Men O.


Edgecombe, are these the men 20,


propose to help to office? Car


you, fathers, look forward to wha
must be she consequence of such al
act aD3 SO sin against you posterit,


as 10 advance the interest of sucl


principles? Can you, young man


upon whom the hope of your coun
try rest, so dishonor your own goo
! name and stigmatize the reputatio,
+ of your State. Men of Edgecombe
q be true to yourselves, true to tn
sacred memory of your fathers, tru
to posterity, true to society, true
truth, and may heaven help you!
Year: 1874

Action of the Democratic -Conserva-


tive Executive Committee Of VIII


son County-Candidate for Congress


Recommended.


We publish below tie action of
the Wilson County Executive Com
mittee. We opposed the nomina-
tion of a candidate for Congress in
this District and considered the &C.
ton of the Goldsboro convention
wise under the circumstances, our
idea being not surrender in the
slightest degree of principle, but to
oppose Radicalism by turning it
against itself instead of making q
direct contest. The convention call.
ed by the proper district committee
concurring in this view, we must say
that it is, in our opinion, an irreg-
ularity for a county committee to
do that which is on,y the function
of the district committee and which
it has declined to do. We favor,
however, the name of the gentleman
put forward, Geo. w. Blount, ESQ. a.,
of Wilson, and hope, if there must
be a candidate, that the people will
show their appreciation of him by
a full vote.


! We give the action of the Wilson
Executive Committee in full:
Whereas the time is approaching
when the people of this Congressional
District will be called on to votegfor q
Congressman. and whereas they are
anxious of casting their suffrages for
true and honest white man, and
whereas the Republican party have
placed in nomination for that high
and exalted position John A. Hyman,
negro, who is totally deficient both
morally and Intellectually, to represent
a free and intelligent people, and
whereas we have learned with-regret
that the meeting at Goldsboro on the
8th inst. failed to make any nomina-
ton and being fully convinced that
the interests of the Democratic Con-
servative party not only of this Dis
trict, but of the State of North Carolina
imperatively demand that the organ
ization of our party should be kept
up and that the honest voters of the
District should be allowed an oppor-
tunity to record their votes at the bal
lot box against corruption and the
odious doctrine of social negro equali-
| ty, and whereas the time is too short
to expect to get formal expression
of the sentiments of the people in
Convention and animated solely by
desire to promote the cause which
we have 80 much at heart, and with
out arrogating to ourselves any dis
position to dictate to our friends in
other parts of the District.


The Democratic Conservative Execu-
tive Committee for Wilson, County do
recommend to the honest men of the
District the name of George w.
Blount, of Wilson, gentleman of
high character, moral and intellectual
worth and undoubted patriotism, and
most earnestly urge them to give
him their most cordial and earnest
support on the 9th day of August
next.


On motion the Secretary was
ordered to furnish copy to the Demo
cratic papers i'll the Districts and in
Raleigh and Wilmington and request
them to publish the same.


r. w. KING, Chm'n.


S. N. WARREN, Sec'ty.
Year: 1874

We are of the opinion that Rad
icalism would have been dead in
Edgecombe, if the leaders had been
unable to give their bonds. Let's
try the remedy and see if We can
find men who would be such jealous
leaders of the negroes if they could
not thereby get some fat Office.
Year: 1874

However much you may like a
man personally you have no right
to put him in Office if he entertains
dangerous political views. 1t is
not the man we endorse, but his
politics, when we vote for him or
sign his bond.
Year: 1874

ed for the August election, but
every man who has changed his
residence since last election, must
register or he cannot vote. Every
voter who has heretofore registered,
should spend one day in examining
the registration books to see if his
name is on them. Unless your
name is on them you cannot vote.
See about your registration.
Year: 1874

10 East 14th Street"
In conclusion, the proprietor has only to
state that he viii guarantee to cure any case
of Chills and Fever. No fee will ever in such
case be exacted. The patient is at liberty to
pay or not. All that is desired is, that he
will forwarda certificate OF his cure at an ear
ly date.
Year: 1874

The Granbury Vidette, speaking Of
the structures ON its course, that have
appeared from time to time in the
EXAMINER, fin.shes up with this
brilliant pass:


But yon are in danger of a rush oi
brains to the Uranium, and had better
give yourself the benefit of a rest.


Blu, you arc not in any such dan.
ger, brother, SO just heave ahead
and work your arms of to the elbows
in the absolute certainty that youl
brain will not be involved.
Year: 1874

Tarrant county is struggling man
fully for . county Fair, such as =
proposed for this section. We are
sanguine that that fine county will
succeed, and we will be glad to her.
aid her success.
Year: 1874

WALwoRTH, THE PARRIcIDE, INSANE.
1t has been reported for sometime
past that the health of Frank Wal
worth, the parricide, was failing fast,
and it now appears that reports were
founded in fact. 1t was apparent to all
who SAW him, even after he had been in
prison but few months, that he would
bear up only short time under the ter
rible monotony Of convict life. In De
cember last he was examined by DIR.
Ordrinaux, the State commissioner in
lunacy, who pronounced him an eplep-
tic subject 1t was recommended that
he be assigned to the prison hospital as
an attendant, and while serving in that
capacity appeared to improve in health
and appearance for short time, when
he began to fail again. We now learn
from the Auburn Bulletin that on Mon
day last he was again examined by Drs.
Ordrinaux, Butler and Wilkie, the re-
suit of which was joint recommends
ton that he be transferred to the State
asylum for insane convicts connected
with the prison. The conclusion arrived
at by the medical gentlemen was that if
kept in the PRISON, and especially in the
hospital, where scenes Of sickness and
sufferinu were constantly presented to
his view, he would soon fall into a state
OF hopeless dementia.
Year: 1874

THE PRAyIxG SAILoRs-A ship once
sprang leak in mid ocean, and there
seemed no escape for the crew from 4
watery grave. The captain, with deep
emotion gathered his men around him,
thirty-two in number, and BRIEFLY stated
to them their condition. "Are youpre-
pared for it ?" he asked, feelingly.


Two men stepped forward. Cap
tain, we believe that we are prepared
for death.


Then" said he. 'pray for me and
your shipmates. l acknowledge that
am not prepared.


The two men knelt down with the
company, and earnestly prayed God to
save them all for His dear Sons sake.
There was no jeering now at their
praying shipmatcs. No one to scofl at
their religion. Every one felt that
there was comfort and safety for them
only in God While they were praying
their signal Of distress was seen, and n
life-bo sent to their rescue. They felt
as if God had sent an angel to their
help, and their Thanksgiving were as
earnest as their prayer for assistance
had been. A daily prayermeeting was
established among them, and before the
port was reached each one Of the thirty
two was hopefully converted.


1t is blessing beyond every other
earthly good to be associated in life
with praying, Christian people. We do
not know how many times the Lord
wards off danger and trouble from us
on this account, and how many bless
Jugs come to US in answer to their pray
ers. Choose such company in prefer
euce to any other, if you would enjoy
the blessing God beStows in this life,
and be fitted at last for such compan-
ionship in tie life beyond.
Year: 1874

"If I had leisure would repair that
weak place in my fence, said farmer.
He had none, however, and while drink
ing cider with q neighbor, the cows
broke in and injured prime piece Of
corn. He had leisure, then, to repair
his fence, but it did not bring back his
corn.


"If | had leisure, said a wheelwright,
last winter, Il would alter my stove
pipe, for l know it is not safe. But
he did not find time, and when his shop
caught FIRE aud burnt down, he found
leisure to build another.


If had leisure" said a mechanic,
Il should have my work done in sea-
SON" The man thinks his time has
been all occupied, but he was not at
work till after sunrise he quit work at
five o'clock, smoked a cigar after din
ner, and spent two hours on the street,
talking nonsense with an idler.


If / had leisure" said a merchant,
81 would pay more attention to my ac-
counts and try and collect my bills more
promptly" The chance is, my friend,
if you had leisure you would probably
pay less attention to the matter than
you 10 now. The thing lacking with
hundreds of farmers who till the soil is,
no, more leisure, but more resolution.
The spirit to do-to do now. II the
farmer who sees his fence in poor con-
dition would only act at once, how
much might be saved. 1t would pre-
vent breechy cattle creating quarrels
ameng neighbors, that in many cases
terminate in law suits which takes near
" all they are worth to pay the lawyers.


The fact is farmers and mechanics
have more leisure than they are aware
of, for study and the improvement of
their minds. They have the long even
ings Of winter, in which they can post
themselves upon all the improvements
of the day, if they will take ably con,
Quoted agricultural journals, and read
them with care. The farmer who fails
to study the report of the market and
then gets shaved has none but himself
to blame.-N. y. Earmsr.