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Year: 1874

have dreamed or imagined that they
were crucified and suffering the pains OF
Christ, having invoked the goodness OF
God to let them have that suffering to
punish them for their faults The most
remarkable fact of that kind is that con-
cerning st. Francis of Assist There is
no doubt that he had the mark as clear
as possible. If you compare with this
fact one which is related by DR.. Carter,
you will have the explanation of it. DR.
Carter says that while a mother was
looking at her child, who was standing
at a window with the fingers on the bor-
der of the window just under the lifted
sash, she saw the sash come down with
great force and crush the three fingers OF
the poor child. The mother remained
unable to move. feeling Immediately a
pain on the three fingers at the very
place where the child had been injured.
Her fingers swelled, an effusion of blood
took place, and liberation followed, and
she was long time in being cured. If,
in the case of this mother, the imagina-
ton could produce such result, you will
see in the case of the stigmata the imag
ination may have been equally powerful.
PROT Broa0n Sequard.
Year: 1874

John Mark was the most unmerciful
man to his horses in all our village. He
was too poor to own good ones, but the
instant he took his seat in his carriage
his poor horses would start almost on
rum Experience had taught them that
anything else would bring down tortures
beyond endurance. He was malicious,
too, and would tease a horse, when stand
ing in the stable, until it was melted to
kick, and then would violently punish it,
He was angry at his horse one day for
kicking and fastened the carriage to its
tail, and compelled it to travel in that
way for several miles In the afternoon
he compelled it to plow in the same
manner for half day.


The next morning was the Sabbath.
Mark was very punctual in his atten-
dance at-church, and made q great dis
play of religion in times of revival. At
ter hearty breakfast he went to harness
his horse. The poor tortured creature,
expecting a repetition of the treatment
of the day before, kicked his brutal mas
ter in the chest with all his force. He
staggered against the stable-wall, and
however strong the will might have been,
he had no power to inf1ict the punish
ment he wished. He was able to stagger
to the house, and lie down upon his bed,
but he never rose from it again. Gods
retributive justice had aimed the blow
and brought to close his career of cru
city, while he was yet in the meridian of
life. What an evil work he would have
wrought if he had been permitted to fill
up his three score years and ten 1t
seemed fitted that one who had made
such a business of cruelty to horses,
should come to his death by horse.
Year: 1874

their guilt is very great, and they surely
will be brought to judgment. Again We
say that this censure does not apply to
the sale of alcoholic liquors for legiti-
mate and useful purposes, but to their
sale as a drink to persons in health, who
are better without them and may be
ruined by their use.


This temperance revival has opened
the ewes of thousands hitherto blind to
the enormous evil of this traffic. The
business itself is beginning TO be looked
upon in new light, or rather shade.
Hundreds have abandoned what was re-
garded as respectable two months ago.
The vice of intemperance has suddenly
confronted the public with its amazing
proportions The voice of God is heard
over the land. And in this hour of at
tention, it is wise and well to speak these
words of entreaty and warning to men
who have hitherto been regarded as seek
lag only to promote the health of their
customers, and who are charged with
completely in the promotion of the great
prolific cause of disease.


Right we'll do we know that there are
thousands of druggists to whom these
remarks do not apply; men who would
scorn to be engaged in illicit commerce
with these ruinous liquors They will
unite with US in this appeal and remon-
STRANGE. And may we not indulge the
hope that the time is at hand when it
shall no longer be regarded as respecta-
BILE for druggist or hotel keeper, or
grocer, or any other man, to afford to the
public inducements and temptations to
become moderate drinkers or drunkards.
Year: 1874

Not only an8sthesis may be produced,
but the secretion may bevery powerfully
affected by the influence of the mind
over the body. Here we find the facts of
great Importance indeed. There are
many facts which show that the secre-
tions of milk may become poisonous for
child from O mere emotion in the
mother, and especially from anger. And
if it were not the duty of every one to
avoid anger, it would certainly be the
duty of a young mother who has to
nurse child. There are cases, although
they are not common, in which death has
resulted; and alterations of health in
children from this cause are very fire.
quent. A great many men who have
reached an adult age owe their i'll health
to such an influence in childhood.


Every one knows, also, that the secre-
ton of bile, the secretion of tears, and
the secretion of saliva are very much
under the influence of the nervous sys-
tenn. The purging of the bowels, which
depends on secretion there, or a secre-
ton in the liver, is also much dependent
on the influence of the Imagination. The
Emperor Nicholas tried to see what power
there is in the Imagination in that re-
spect. Bread crumb pills were given to
a great many patients, and, as result,





student, not of medicine but of the
ology, having the idea that the word pill
meant purgative, looked for pill in
the dictionary, and the first kind of pills
that he found there was one composed
mainly of opium and henbane, both
astringents, and capable of producing
great constipation. He wanted to be
purged, and took a certain number of
these pills, and instead of becoming con-
stipated he was purged just as he wished
to be. Laughter.


Vomiting may be produced in the
same way. DuCros, French physiolo-
gist, tells of trial made in hospital by
a nurse who went around and gave to all
the patients very harmless kind OF
medicine, and then told them she was
sorry that she had by mistake give them
all very powerful emetics. Out of 100
patients, so were affected as if they had
taken the most violent emetic, and vom-
tied for long time.


This we see on very large scale on
seaboard every summer. | have no doubt
whatever that sea sickness is in great
measure due to that, and if you could 60
on board of steamer with the idea that
you would not vomit, | am well satisfied,
from experiments | have made, that you
would escape great deal of sea sickness,
if you did not escape it altogether One
fact l recall is very interesting. A per
son had crossed, on one occasion q small
bay when it was very rough. There was
man playing the violin on the boat.
The person / refer to was terribly sea
sick, and vomited a great deal. lie had
not of course, made up his mind that he
could not be sick. However, the point
is, that after that he could never hear a
violin without vomiting. Laughter and
applause


To pass to something more serious
You have all heard of what are called
the "stigmata' representing the
wounds on the limbs of Christ Those
marks have appeared in persons who
Year: 1874

Nothing" said an impatient husband, a.,
reminds me so much of Balaam and his
ass as two women stopping in church and
obstructing the way to indulge in their
talk" But you forget, dear" returned
the wife, meekly, that it was the angel
who stopped the way and Balaam and
his ass who complained of it.
Year: 1874

The average Burlington, Iowa, saloon
keeper must be bad indeed. A learned
divine in that city recently addressed
one of them as follows: "Wretched man
If the bed of that river was bank high
with the suds of salvation, and June
rise of piety coming down from the
mountains, there wouldn't be enough to
wash your feet"
Year: 1874

The ethereal blue color of the sky is
due to the minute particles of matter
which float in the air. Were these parti-
cles removed, the appearance of the sky
would be dead black. 1t is a fact in
optics that exceedingly fine portions of
matter disperse or scatter the blue rays
OF light, coarser portions scatter red rays,
still coarser portions scatter all the rays,
making white light. An atmosphere is
full of aqueous vapor, the particles of
which difuse white light in all direc-
tions. When these particles are enlarged,
they become visible in the form of clouds.
The vapor particles of the white clouds
are supposed to be finer and lighter than
those of the dark clouds


That the diffusion of light in our at
mosphere, the blue coloring of the sky
and the colors of the clouds, are due to
the presence of matter floating in the
air, has been conclusively proven by
Iyndal. On passing a beam of sunlight
through glass tube, the beam is render
ed brilliantly visible by the reflection of
light from the dust particles floating in
the air contained in the tube. But on
removing the dust particles, which is
done by fltering the air by cotton wool,
or causing the air to pass over flame,
the beam of light is no longer visible in
the tube.-iScientifc american.


Two INsCRIPTIoNs.-The Northern Bor-
der says that a graveyard near Bangor
has monument with the following in
scriptions, the first verse of which was
written by the wife before her death, and
the second by the husband after he had
married again:


HWeep not for me, my dearest dear,


am not dead, but sleeping here


Repent. my love, before you die,


For you must come and sleep with tL'"


will not weep, my dearest life,


For have got another wife;


cannot come and sleep with thee,


For must go and sleep with She.'
Year: 1874

1t is good and safe rule to sojourn in
every place as if you meant to spend
your life there, never emitting an Oppor-
tunity of doing kindness or speaking
true word, or making a friend Seeds
thus sown by the wayside often bring
forth an abundant harvest
Year: 1874


2 All hail the power of La ger beer,
Let Temperance PROSTATE fall.
Bring forth foaming, sparkling glass,
And crown it Lord of all.
Crown it, each blear eyed, red nosed Sot,
Foremost in every brawl,
Exalt the power of Lager beer,
And crown 1t Lord OF all.
Ye chosen seed of Satan's race
A remnant strong though small,
Set Lager in the highest place,
And crown it Lord OF all.
Ye widows, orphans, wretched wives.
Whose miseries appal,
Go, weep away your weary lives,
Lager is Lord of all.
Lo! Murder, Treason, Theft delight
On lager beer to call
And Crimes of every grade unite
To crown it Lord of all.
Ye Democrats of every line,
Ye Greeley horse thieves fall
Before glass of Lager beer,
And crown it Lord of all.


SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO BUCYRUS.
All hail our rebel drunken place,
No lower can she fall
Naught can Bucyrus now disgrace,
Lager is Lord of all.
Year: 1874

CAUSE OF VARIATIONS IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


AsTo THE POSITION OF THE TAIL AS TEST FOR


THE COMPUTATIONS.


To the Editor Of The Trt6uhe.


SIR: The dwarfed appearance OF the comet
last night fully justified my suspicion that the apparent
increase between the 81 and 5h was owing in part to
the variation of the sky. The comet is now approaching
the horizon per day. the lOh its motion viii reach
20 per day; and the 14th 80 per day. July IA Is the
last day on which head OF the comet will be above
our horizon before the end OF twght but 1t will 10
easily visible wherever there clear view OF the hor
zon for several days later and perhaps III the telescope
it may even be seen on the 18th.


The doubts" as to my computations with regard to
the tail OF the comet having been yet published
cannot now reply TO them or explain. But may say
that I'm several respects as have before ntimated the
computations open to question Q) IL Is not yet Ger
tain that the theory 2) 1t is not certain that
the amount Of repulson is the for different comets
C The rigid application of the formula only Indicates
one narrow line Of tail Of the diameter OF the comet
ITSELF do not know TO what part OF the tail tns ap-
Plies nor how to compute the expansion Of the tan OF
the position of any other part OF tne till nave
assumed that the formula apply to the front edgs
Of the tail, in the plane OF the orbit,
that beng the portion used FOR comparison in the case
OF Donats comet This could not be the apparent edge
OF the tail in this but near the middle OF IT, Inc
time has arrived at which we can YcrIy 10 SONIC
extent these predictions and will therefore state that
the computed line of the tail on July 8, Will pass
through the stars and % Of Ursa Mjor on July ~
through the stars Pl and Rlo, and July II through
the stars OmcrOn and Sigma Of the same constellation
The agreement of visible tail with these predictions
will demonstrate the accuracy OF the computations
rather than the applicability of the formula but we
shall soon be able, think, to apply moro certain
test for the latter HENRY II. PAEKHURsr
Neto- York, July I, 1874
Year: 1874

The engagement of General Sherman's


daughter, Minnie, to Mr.. DeHaven Fitch, is
said by Washington correspondent to be a
real love match. The story is told that the
day before Miss Sherman left London her
uncle, Commodore Allen, was prevented by
some duty from going with his niece to the
Crystal Palace, as he had promised, but that
she should not be disappointed, he told her
he would send one of his officers to 60 with
her-a special prOtege and favorite. he said.
So Mr.. Fitch presented himself at the ap-
pointed hour, and the two young people went
off together. He joined the party ut dinner,
and in return for his courtesy to Miss Shcr-
man, Commodore Allen invited him to ac-
company them to the opera that evening.
Miss Sherman was to sail the next day, and
both she and her new friend regretted that
their acquaintance should end SO soon. But
when she reached her steamer, l0! he was
on the deck before her, and although there
were no suitable accommodations for cabin
passenger, he took his chances and sailed
with her. Doesn't that sound like sweet
old-fashioned story. She is 4 pretty. unaf-
fected girl, who 40 charmed Prince Arthur,
Of England, during his brief visit here four
years ago, that he sent her az a princely
souvenir delicately wrought locket with her
monogram traced in superb diamonds. At
the ball given for him lie asked Miss Cox,
daughter of the Secretary of the Interior, to
dance with him she said she was engaged
already, then he asked for the next waltz and
she told him that her parents did not approve
of her dancing round dances Still undis-
mayed, he returned third time to ask for
quadrille, and again Miss Helen excused her.
self, saying her father had sent for her and
she could not stay any longer. Was there
ever such sturdy little republican! Like
her mother, Minnie Sherman is dcvout
Catholic. Indeed, rumor consigned her to a
convent not long ago, so the announcement
that she will wear bridal and not vestal
veil is welcome bit of news to her friends


hardly think the jolly general would like to
see daughter of his Il nun. He told some
body not long ago ''he was so sorry there
was never any dancing ut his house, for he
liked to see the young people skootin' round"
Year: 1874

in bis thoughts, He made known 10
his brother the story Of his marriage,
willed his immense fortune of l4,0o0.-
600. half 10 his brother and the other
half to his wife in case she might be
found alive. He further pledged his
brother to send messenger to America
for the purpose Of hunting up his wife.
The messenger came hither and recently
discovered the long-waiting bride of
twenty years ago. The commingling of
astonishment, pleasure and sorrow,
which eontended for mastery as the sad
y romantic history of her long ago
bridegroom was unfOlded, can better be
imagined than told.
Year: 1874

A BoY's COMPOSITION ON GIRLS
Girls are the most unaccountable things
in the world-except women. Like the
wicked feas, when you have them they
amt there. / can cipher over to i'm
proper fractions, and the teacher says
do it frst-rate; but | can't cipher out
a girl, proper or improper, and you can't
either. The only rule in arithmetic
that hits their case is the double rule Of
two. They are as full Of Old Nick as
-,.-...4,
die if they couldn't torment somebody
When they try to be mean they are as
mean as parsley, though they amt as
mean as they let on to be, except some
times, and then they are great deal
meaner. The only way to get along
with girl when she comes with her
nonsense Is to give her tit for tat, and
that will fummux her; and when you
get girl hummuxed she is as nice as a
new pie. A girl can SOW more wild
oats in day than a boy can in year,
but girls get their wild oats sowed after
a while, which boys never do, and then
they settle down as calm and placid as
a mud puddle. But like girls first
rate, and guess all the boys do. | don't
care how many tricks they play on me
and they don't care either. The hoity-
toitiost girl in the world can't always
boil over like glass Of soda. BY and
by they viii get into the traces with
somebody they like. and pull as steady
as an old stage-hOrse- That's the beau
ty Of them. So let them wave. | say (;
they will pay for it some day, sewing
On buttons and trying to make decent
man out Of the fellow they have spliced
on to; and ten chances to one if they
don't get the worst Of it.
Year: 1874

In connection with some remarks up
on the strike Of the printers in New
Orleans because of the reduction of the
price paid them for composition, the
Republican says None of the New
Orleans papers have been self-sustain-
ing during the past year. The Times
has fallen into the hands of its paper
merchant, who does not think he has
drawn prize. The Picayune, after ex-
periencing adversely, finally was sold
by the sheriff for One-ffth of what If
cost a year before. The Bee also has
been published at the expense of the
owners. The doors of the Republican
have have kept open by the gains of the
Job Office, which have been entirely alb
sorbed in the expense of publishing the
daily"
Year: 1874

According to the statement of Miles
Higgins to the correspondent of the
Raleigh News, the reported earthquake
at Bald Mountain was an answer to
prayers sent up by fervent Baptist
preacher. Mr.. Higgins is thus re-
ported


It was about three days before the
first shock that notice was sent over
that Rev. Posey Owensby, a sort of
Baptist preacher that lived on the
mountain, would commence a revival
of religion at the school-house on a GER
tain night. He came but met only a
slim congregation. He kept up his re-
vival three days and nights without get
ting up the slightest excitement. On
the night of the 9th of February he
made long and ferYent prayer, in which
he said: 60 Lord, for three days and
nights hath Thy servant endeavOred IN
vain TO move the strong hearts of this
wiched people. Now. we beseech Thee
that Thou wouldst, In thy great and
omnipOtent power, cause the mountain
TO shake and tremble beneath their
feet, that they might be brought TO a
consciousness of Thy power and wrath, y
etc. The people still remained un-
moved, but at the hour of ten o'clock
next day the mountain shook and trern-
bled beneath the feet of the people.
The Rev, Posey as at work clearing
up new ground, when the shocks came,
one after another. Hurrying to the
house he told the old woman to make
all possible speed, for an immediate
evacuation. When the sun rose next
morning Bald mountain was far in Po-
/ sey's rear.
Year: 1874

DIsoEDEELY.-On Saturday drunken
negro paraded Main Street using boisterous
language unfit for decent ears to hear for
quite length of time, and finally it be
came 50 intolerable that Bill Battle, police
man, was looked up and requested to ar
rest him. He approached him, but moi
liking the hostile appearance Of the often
der, kept a respectful distance behind him all
the way to ''Grab All and there left him.
The town watchmen are paid well and
should attend to their business. \ man
who will permit The threats of q drunken
negro to deter him from performing his
duty should be discharged forthwith
Year: 1874

MATRIMONIAL CLUE-The bachelors of
the Matrimonial Club after mature deliber-
alton have concluded that they will make
love no longer. What you think, young
ladies, Of the following idea, which they
have recently incorporated into their heads


Let the young women come and make
love to Us; let them write US verses; let
them ask us TO dance, get Us ices and cup:
of tea, and help us off with our cIoaks al
the hall door, and if they are eligible We
may perhaps be induced to yield and say,
8 La Miss Hopkins | really never
am so agitated-asll papa -
Year: 1874

acknowledgement street fight be
tween man and woman of the colored
persuasion on Tuesday, He buffetted her
about for an hour or more, her screams
alarming the people in the vicinity; but
there was no policemen in a mile of the
place, and they went their way undisturb-
| ed.


One Of nearly the same nature took place
in front Of Roanes store on Monday. Il
is outrageous that the decency of the town
is shocked almost daily with these occur
rences, and the offenders go unpublished
If it is owing to neglect Of duty on the
part of the policemen, turn them out OF
office and get others who will not be afrait
| to arrest evil dOers.
Year: 1874

JEws.-In a discussion on tie streets
this week several gentlemen expressed an
opinion that the advent of Jews to Tar
boro' had injured the place. We beg leave
to differ with them The Jewish element
Of this community has increased the value
of real estate and the trade at this point,
at least 25 per cent. Were they to leave,
we believe there would be equally as large
a decline. They are good citizens and an
unoffendingse of people. We would be
glad to see 500 Jews come to Tarboro' to-
morrow with capital, and in year after
wards, the business of the place would have
increased surprisingly.
Year: 1874

THRIFT.-Over the river just outside the
town limits we have noticed twcnty-three
small but neat houses, built in the last year
or two and owned by colored men,
Strange to say, not one among them has
taken a conspicuous part in politics.
And when we look around, those in the
county who have accumulated some prop
crty and are doing well, have done like
wise. This seems to argue that the most
intelligent and respectable of the race re
fuse to observe the dictates of the de
grading negro leaders of the Radical party
in EdgecO,nbe, and by industry and thrift
are providing homes for their families and
obtaining the wherewitLal to educate and
improve their offspring.
Year: 1874

AMUsING.--A negro Jockey was trying
to convince an incredulous bystander on
Saturday of the perfect docility of a mule
he was trying dispose of by private
sale, and in attempting to crawl between
the animals hind legs, he was ungraciously
hoisted-and cured of the Dyspeptia. The
scene was quite laughable.
Year: 1874

RIsING.-There have been enough rains
recently in the upper counties to swell the
Tar some seven or eight inches, before
which the river was lower than it has been
known to he in number of years.
Year: 1874

PLANTATIoN BELs-Have become so
fashionable throughout the county, that u
man living near Sparta, whose operations
on his farm only require the services of
one hand besides himself, concluded to buy
bell and be up with the times. Every
day he sends the negro man from the field
to the house to ring the bell, and boasts to
his neighbors of the economical regulations
ON the plantation.
Year: 1874

For as we are advanced in civilization,
not one man III two thousand knows how
to fold a newspaper properly; but we will


wager a years salary that not one young
lady in the two thousand who make such a


hustle every Saturday after our exchanges


is wanting in the accomplishment.
Year: 1874

RATHER SEyERE.-Ne were member
of an oyster party not long since, and AIr.
c., who was sitting near Us and going for
the oysters with vim, quietly remarked
to a neighbor that they were very fine.
The person addressed was something of a
wit, and replied: Yes, and you seem to be
smashing them with the jaw bone of an ass.
Exit Mr.. G.