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Year: 1878

This they do, and more in explanation than
apology say ave had to do it or we should
have been beaten"


And this is the latest form of South Caro-
lima notification, not openly United States
law, but secretly and indirectly by the nulli-
ficatiOn Of votes cast under the sanctions and
guarantees of those laws. There's a very
strong impression at the North that this is not
gooi thing to encourage or even to counte'
nance by silence and inaction. The Southern
Democracy, encouraged by the sympathy of
the Northern wing of the party, made an
unprOvokcd and aggressive war to extend and
these colorcd men were held. 1t was one of
the results of that struggle that the blacks
were given first their freedom and then the
ballot with which to defend it. For two
ference this extinction of the negro vote by
violence and fraud: first, because it is in
effect reversal of one of the chief results of
war: and second, because the purpose in it Of
tne party ueledteu III the wal Is Ohly tOO
plain to strengthen itself by violence, fraud,
treachery and deceit, so as to be able to resume
control of the Government it failed to destroy.
The instinct of danger, united with the
honorable obligation to see that the Nations
wards are not left defenceless, will compel
the North to tale cognizance of the frauds
and crimes which the South Carolina Demo
the frivolous plea that they chad to do it or
be beaten. There is one man in So. Carolina
who ought either to pe able to offer scme
better excuse than this, or to make public his
condemnation of the outrages Shall we hear
from Wade Hampton? Is it his excuse too
that 1--WE had to do it?"-TN Y. Tribune
Year: 1878

DORCHESTER, MABSs Jun6 IT, DR H, R, STEvENs:-

 DeGr Sr,-I feel it my duty to say one word in re- gard to the great benefit have received from the of of the greatest wonders of the word is your Vegetne have been one of the greatest sufferers for the last eight years that could be living. do sincerely thank God and your Vegetine for the relief have got The Rheumatism has pained to such exten that my feet broke out in sores. For the last three years have not been able to wak can walk and sleep and do my work well CT l did, and must say owe it all to your blood purifier Vegetine.

 vEGEr1NE The great success of the vkGEr1NK as cleanser and purifier of the blood s shown beyond a doubt by the great numbers who have taken it. and received immediate relief with such remarkable cures
Year: 1878

The Key West (Fla.) Key says: 'Our fishing smacks report stream of fresh or poisonous water along our bay coast from two to ten fathoms out, that kills all the 2sh in it's range. They report sailing for 900 miles through dead fish, covering the sea e far as the eye could reach with all the varieties. Immediately on the shore the water is salt and natural, while less thar mile off it appears of 8 red brick color"
Year: 1878

WHO WROTE lTi-The question is. who wrote "Ths Little Belle of BIooming- dale" tue realistic story of New York Rev olutionary lite running in the CHMsrIAN UNION. of New York We are told 1t is by one of the most eminent of AnsricIn writer's and that we have six months 10 guess it in.
Year: 1878

Now that the Mineral Resources of Arizona are being rapidly developed, agricultural products will be in great demand and the Farmer will quickly find himself King, and while enjoying home comforts will reap largely of the golden harvest of the hardy minor. Prospectors who are searching the noun tains for hidden treasures it may be poor as Jobs turkey-will in a moment find themselves Bonanza Kings and be able to revel in luxury the rest of their days; but all men cannot become owners of rich minesl All men cannot become wealthy farmers! To the great mass of man. kind the price of pork and beans will still be an object.
Year: 1878

The extortions which the Union anc
Central Pacific Railroad companies are
making for cost Of transportation across
he Continent show the instant and abso-
lutte necessity Of encouraging the construc.
,ion Of competing roads which will bring
down therates of freight to fair average
TIE public will soon learn that we need
he long since suggested Southern Pacific
Isailroad to em$ncipats us from t e ex.
actions Of the monopolists, and give us q
'tnmunication with the Pacific over a
r'glon where the climate can never offer
npsdiments to commercial intercourse.
Year: 1878

THE increase of train robberies in the
West is rendering travelling in that part
part Of the Union dangerous, and wi II soon
renderyit impracticable,9 The frequency
of these occurrences, both in the West and
East, will soon render necessary an or
ganized guard Of armed men for the pro
lection ofth trains:
Year: 1878




MISS N. g. Wentworth in Zlon's Herald


The cabin of our old cook was visited BY
Confederate soldier bearing a heavy pair OF
blankets. "Aunty," SAID he to the negress.
"now | know that you have heaps OF paper
money laid up in your chest, and l want you to
buy these nice blankets from me and give me
your money. See you'll never have another
chance to buy such pair of Blankets can't
your money viii be good for nothing-only so
much waste paper what good win It DO
you, cen ," said the suspicious old cook. : Oh,
L can use it all the way down South; it will be
good TIL the Yanks get there SAID the soldier.
We'll, il 1t will be good for you il vii! be good
for me" answered the negress. land You can
keep your blankets" Some time afterward. in
relating the incident to the writer, the old aunty
said, With tears in her eyes: II might have
had good pair OF blankets, and now I've only
got heap Of bad paper l thought dat soger
was foolin' me, but he was tellin' de trufe, for
when dem Northern troops come sure enough.
my money was good for nuffn."


The wife of well-to-do planter residing IN
the same neighborhood had gained local repu-
tation for the manufacture of domestic wines
During the retreat she stood for two cousecu-
tive days at her kegs, dealing out glass after
glass of the liquor to the flying troops count
ing her Confederate money By the thousands
as her kegs were emptled, and lying down TO
die OF grief when she found, after the entrance
OF the Federals into Richmond, that her for
tune was an illusion-her money but SO much
waste paper


During the war the owner of mill congratu-
lated himself that, although his human stock
had become of no pecuniary value to him, his
mill had brought him fortune in paper money
His wife besought him to purchase piano for
his growing daughter, but 1t seemed too absurd
and too extravagant 10 expend two or three
thousand dollars for an article not essential to
comfort or convenience. The proverbiaI rainy
day was provided for, and the daughter still
longs for piano. while the boarded money
hes hidden in an ssh-barrel or has been sold
to the rag man.


A representative OF one OF the oldeet and
weathiest families Of Southwestern Virginia
had during the war taken his herds and hocks
across the river into North Carolina to save
them from possible raiders of both armies. At
the fall of the Confederacy this young man.
who had never known the want or even the
worth of money, found himself without a
quarter to pay his ferriage across the river,
although, as he afterward wrote to a Northern
friend, he had Confederate scrip enough IN his
possession to fill mattrass.
Year: 1878

The old Granite state has softened IN regard
TO woman suffrage. Her last legislature passed
an act authorizing woman to vote in school
meetings and to be eligible for school trustees
and members Of boards Of education by the
vote OF qualified electors. Much can be said in
favor OF the introduction of women into the
intimate government of schools. The sense OF
propriety, delicate tact, and sharp scrutiny
which women exercise over children may lead
cannot be brought about by the teachers or the
local authorities. We agree with the Graphic,
that every board Of education in every state
should contain one or more women.4-Larsing
Republican.
Year: 1878

DAM in the right side, under the


edge of the ribs, increases on pres
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain is
felt under the shoulder blade, and it
frequently extends to the top of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism in the arm. The
stomach is affected with loss of appe-
tite and sickness; the bowels in gen
eral are costive, sometimes alternative
with lax; the head is troubled with
pain, accompanied with dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. There is
generally a considerable loss of mem
ory. accompanied with a painful SEN
sation of having left undone some
thing which ought to have been done.
a slight, dry cough is sometimes an
attendant. The patient complains Of
WEAKNESS and debility; he is easily
startled, his feet are cold or burning,
and he complains of a prickly sensa-
ton Of the skin; his spirits are low;
and although he is satisfied that exer-
else would be beneficial to him, yet
he can scarcely summon up fortitude
enough to try it, In fact, he distrusts
every remedy. Several of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few of them ex-
listed, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged.
Year: 1878

1t is to be expected from the magnitude OF
our purchases that the people will flnd some
thing more than ordinory assortment to make
their purchases from, and further, 1t is reason
able to suppose from the position which oc-
cupy in the merchantile market. that bargains
can be offered and will be daily exhibited at
the LONG BRICK STORE. sufficiently great
to awaken an interest in the minds OF every
purchaser and throw around the LONG BRICK
STORE charm that none can dispel.


Low PRICES. snd a strict adherence to fair
and honorable dealing, is the magnet which
attract and retain large concourse OF people,
and in the end will secure to me triumphant
and envlable position from among the good
and bad of the fraternity at the present day.


large line OF LADIES BEAVER CLOAKS.
Cheap. cannot stop TO enumerate goods and
prices, you mnst come and zee for yourselves.
FIFTY PIE ES PERCALS,


PRINTS 30 INCHES WIDE,


dare not name the price outside the
counter.


For the first time have been able to pur-
chase a


PURE RUBBER BOOT,
And warrant them not to crack, if 80, new
pair is given in their place. Now come and
buy RUBBER BOOTS.


Remember where you can buy
SHIRTS AND DRAWERS,
For 20 cents each.


And those


ALL WOOL FILLING TWEEDS,
For 25 cents yard.


So don't delay a moment longer


Inducements never can be stronger.
Below we have stacks OF Dry-Goods wares,


Our Ready Made Clothing, that's up stairs.


So mote il be.
Year: 1878

" ashingtou Republican


In March last, while the ill-fated
United States steamer Huron was
lying in the harbor of Port Royal,
S. c., Lieutenant Arthur II. Fletch
er, her executive officer, left the YES
sci on a t~enty-four hours leave OF
apsence, and, failing to return at
the expiration of that time, the ship
sailed for another port without him.
A few days after Mr.. Fletcher re
turned to Port Royal, reported to
Commodore j. Ii. B. Clitz, "senior
naval officer present." and stated
to him that for some time past he
had a presentiment that if he went
to sea In the Huron for the purpose
of finishing the cruise 1.-TWO years
he would be wrecked. This feeling
took complete possession of his
mind, and he used every means to
get detached; but the navy depart
ment refused to order it without a
better reason. When be found that
all his efforts had Jailed he left the
Huron in the manner stated, with
the intention not to return. For
this he was placed under arrest and
tried by court martial, at Washing
ton Navy Yard, in August last. In
defense he made statement in sub
stance as above, and called Commo-
dore Clitz, Commander George z.
Ryan, of the Huron, and other offic
ers to prove that before leaving the
ship he had told them OF the dread
in fact, horror-he had of finish
ing the cruise in the vessel. This is
matter of record, on file in the navy
department, and, though such line
of defense was laughed at when
made, the fate of the Huron will
cause many superstitious people TO
think that Mr.. Fletcher's Fremont
tion was fully proved to be a true
one by the wreck off Kitty Hawk,
North Carolina.
Year: 1878

Correspondence of the N. Y. Methodist.


l call to mind the description
given me by Bishop Kavahaugh,
himself one of the most eloquent Of
American preachers, either living or
dead; 81 first heard him in Balti-
more, and before / went to the
church, said he 81 fully made up
my mind that this man Munsey
should not carry me away bodily
heart, hand and alas he did 9TH
ers, and leave me neither sense nor
words with which to express my
opinion of his preaching. A com
Portable chair was given me, which
| had placed Immediately in front
of the pulpit; and when 1 settled
myself in it l was firmly determined
to listen to and judge him in style
worthy of the most cold -blooded
critic. hadn't seen much of him,
but that little did not prepare me
for a highly favorable opinion of
his talents. The fact is, / didn't
think he was much anyhow. When
he took his text l looked at his
shaved head and sharp features and
said to myself, "Drive away, my
man, but am going to stay with
you to the last!' For while it was
easy enough to keep along with
him. began to congratulate my
self upon my success as critic,
and was settling down to an easier
position in the chair, whea 1 was
startled almost to my feet by
sharp, jagged, brain-piercing SEN
tence that shot from his mouth like
a bolt from a catapult. Just then,
too, he gave an awkward, singular
gesture, bringing his extended left
arm sweeping around to the front,
the hand shut closely together, ex-
cept the Strengthened little finger.
In some way or other-I could not
tell how-he caught me upon that
Strengthened little finger and very
unexpectedly gave me a shoot up
yonder, and for the rest of the SER
mon l just went sailingw But, said
l. Bishop, how did all this impress
you? His keen little eyes gave a
mischievous sort of twinkle as he
replied: Gas far as / remember, |
do not think that l had any im-
pressions; or if 1 did they are not
describable. All know about my
feelings is that they were grand and
glorious-something akin, maybe,
to what / shall have when l hear,
like John, "a voice from Heaven, as
the voice of many waters, and as
the voice of great thunder, and
voice of harpers harping on their
harps.'n -
Year: 1878

We are truly glad to see that the
people of the West and Southwest
are beginning to arouse themselves
TO the Importance of increasing the
trade and commerce, and improving
the conditions, of eur Western and
Southern rivers and their tributa-
ries. Heretofore .all the liberia. .ap-
propriations made by Congress have
been to improve Northern and Eas


tern lakes and rivers. Not until the
President and his party Swung the
circle" out this way, says the Cou


rier Journal, have we been able TO
do anything in the way of getting
even a hearing before the ''crowned
heads" of the nation; but it would
appear that his visit had a salutary
effect, and, with a new Congress and
Senate. the success of Eads' jetties,
and the interest now being taken by
the Western aud Southern people,
including the active measures advan


ced in our halls of Legislature, we
will soon have the great and increas-
ing commerce and trade of the
mighty rivers of the west and South,
such as will in a few years astonish
the world. The North aud East
have had their day; now let the
West and South arise in their
mighty power, and see to it that
such appropriations and improve
ments are made as will guarantee a
ten-fold amount of the flow of trade
and commerce down the Ohio aud
Mississippi rivers. We say that
steamboating on the great rivers Of
the South will be better in a few
years thsn It ever was. AL the rail
roads in the United States can not
check it. The tide Of trade and
commerce is already turned towards
the West and South, and nothing
can stop it. Stand by your gunsl
Year: 1878

LET me put my name down first
cant stay long!


1t was a red ribbon meeting, and
the man was locomotive engineer,
bronzed and strong, and having
eyes full Of deep determination.
He signed his name in a bold, plain
hand, tied red ribbon in his but
ton hole, and as he left the hall he
said:


'As the Lord looks down upon
me, FL never touch liquor againp'


"Have you been hard drinker!'
queried a man who walked beside
the engineer.


"No. Fact is, l was never drunk
in my life. I've swallowed consid-
cradle whisky, but never went far
enough to get drunk. shouldn't
miss it or be worse off for an hour
if all the intoxicating drink in the
world was drained into the ocean,"


"But you seemed eager to sign
the pledge.


$50 was, and I'll keep it through
thick and thin, and talk temperance
to every man on the road"


"You must have strong reasons!"


swell, if you will walk down 20
the depot I'll tell you story on the
way. 1t has not been in the papers,
and only few of us know the facts.
You know l run the night express
on the B--road. We always
have at least two sleepers and a
coach, and sometimes we have as
many as two hundred passengers.
1t is a good road, level as floor and
pretty straight, though there is a
bad spot or two. The night ex-
press has the right oeway, and we
make fast time. 1t is no rare
thing for us to skim along at the
rate of fifty miles an hour for thirty
or forty miles, and we rarely go be-
low thirty. One night l pulled out
of Detroit with two sleepers, two
coaches, and the baggage and mail
cars. Nearly all the berths in both
sleepers were fall, and most of the
seats in the coaches were occupied.
1t was a dark night, threatening all
the time to rain, and a lonesome
wind whistled around the cab as we
left the city behind. We were sew
enteen minutes late, and that meant
fast time all the way through"


"Well," he continued, after a mo-
ment, everything ran along all
right up to midnight The track
was kept clear for us. and the en-
CINE was in good spirits, and we ran
into D--as smooth as you
please. The express coming east
would meet US fifteen miles west of
D, but the operator at the
station had failed to receive his
usual report from below. That was
strange, and yet it was not and af-
ter little consultation the con-
ductor sent me ahead. We were 20
keep the main track while tie 9TH
Year: 1878




The popular belief that the
moons rays will cause madness in
any person who sleeps exposed to
them, has long been felt to be alb


surd, and yet it has appeared to
have its source in undoubted fact.
Some deleterious influence is expe-
rienced by those who rashly court
slumber in full moonshine, and
probably there is no superstition to
which the well-to-do pay more at


tention. Windows are often care
fully covered to keep the moon
beams from entering the sleeping
rooms. A gentleman living In In
dia furnishes Mature" with an ex-
PLANTATION Of this phenomenon which
is at least plausible. He says: at
has often been observed that when
the moon is full, or nearly its full
time, there are rarely any clouds
about; but if there be clouds before
the full moon rises, they are soon
dissipated; and therefore perfectly
clear sky with bright full moon lie
frequently observed. A clear sky
admits of rapid radiation of heat
from the earth, and any person ex-
posed to such radiation is sure to
be chilled by the rapid loss of heat.
There is reason to believe that, un-
der the circumstance, paralysis in
one side of the face is sometimes
likely to occur from chill, as one
side of the face is more likely TO be
exposed to rapid radiation, and con-
sequent loss of it's heat. The chill
is more likely to occur when the
sky is perfectly clear. / have often
slept In the open air in India on a
clear summer night, when there
was no moon, and although the first
part OF the night may have been
hot, yet toward two or three o'clock
in the morning the chill has been
so great that 1 have often been
wakened by an ache In my fore
head, which l as often have coun-
teracted by wrapping a handker-
chief around my head and drawing
the blanket over my face, As the
chill is likely to be greatest on a
very clear night, and the clearest
nights are likely to be those on
which there is a bright moonshine,
it is very possible that neuralgia,
paralysis, or other similar injury,
caused by sleeping in the open air,
has been attributed to the moon,
when the proximate cause may
really have been the chill, and the
moon only a remote cause acting
by dissipating the clouds and haze
(if it do So, and leaving perfectly
clear sky for the play of radiation
into space."-[ Galaxy.
Year: 1878

Ifyou say anything about a ncigh-
Dor or friend, or even a stranger,
beware of speaking ill II Is broth
erly charity to suppress knowledge
Of evil Of one another, unless our
higher public duty compells rs TO
bear accusing witness; and II IL DO
true charity 10 keep our knowledge
Of such evils % ourselves, much
more should we refuse TO spread tho
evil report of another. Discrcdita
bic as the fact Is, II is by far the
more common tendency 10 suppress
the good we know OF our neighbors
and friends. We act Ia this matter
as though we felt that by pushing
our fellows forward, We should IN
jure ourselves. We arc Jealous Of
commentator unless we get the
larger share.


Social conversation as known TO
every observer, is largely made up
of what Is best understood as scan
dial. IL would be difficult 70 fnd a
talkatiye group Of either sex, who
could spend an hour together with
out evil speech Of somebody
"Blessed are the peacemaISers," is
not the maxim by which We arc
chiefly governed in our treatment Of
personalities. Better a thousand
times stand or sit dumb than 10
open our lips ever 50 eloquentIy in
the disparagement OF Others. What
we should do ia this as In all other
human relations, Is 70 practice the
golden rule. II we do unto others
as we would that others should do
unto us, we shall be exceedingly
careful not to volunteer III words
about them. Where other than a
good word is 70 be spoken, let II be
spoken 10 the person concerned,
that he may know your motive is
not idle, cowardly, and sinister, and
that he may have a chance 70 defend
himself.
Year: 1878

AS another proof of hard times
we may mention that a number oi
young men in town have formed a
"Co-operative Courting Society"
The members say young ladies look
for and absorb just as many pres
ents, and carriage-rides, and ice
cream, and picnics, and such, as
they did before the panic set in
and the object of the society is to
divide the expenses of such luxu
ries. Not more than one girl to
four members is permitted.
Year: 1878

A colored church down in Old
Virginia discussed the question 'Is
it right for a member in good stand
ing to go to circus?" The minis
ter decided in the negative, and the
church collapsed. This benighted
colored parson should have adopted
the more advanced view held by
Christians of the white persuasion
that it is excusable to take the chill
dren to see the elephant eat peanuts
with his nose.