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Year: 1874

EE While our friend Ribbling is not,
in any respect, a spiritualist, yet he is
eminently a" physician Of seles." tie
is professor of the heel-ing heart, lie
says that he is prepared to make water
tight boots, and to shoe every one who
will favor him, ." as he's happily RIB
Ring along Come unto me all tha'
are worn in sole, and I'll strive to the
LAST to make you whole is the cry OF
RIB.
Year: 1874

.E- The contractors on the Little Rock
and Fort Smith railroad are advertising for
one thousand men and three hundred teams
to work on the road This looks like busi-
ness and Van Buren, may yet hear the scream
Of the iron horse.
Year: 1874

rr We have been trying to keep up
with the legislative pro ceedines in our
paper. The letters from our able Sena
tor, every week, will give all the import
ant business transacted by that body.
Year: 1874

True politeness has its origin in Chris
tian charity and kindness, and all stand
ard rules Of etiquette were founded for
the greater convenience and happiness
of tie members of society. Although
the reasons may not be obvious at first
sight, they exist and will be apparent on
careful consideration.


lst. Do not keep others waiting for
you either at the beginning or close of
the meal.


I'd. Do not sip soup from the tip, but
from the side of the spoon.


Sd. Be careful not to drop or spill any
thing on the table-cloth.


4th. Keep your plate neat; do not
heap all sorts of food on it at once.


5th In passing your plate to be re-
helped, retain the knife and fork.


9th. When asked for dish do not
shove, but hand it.


7th. While drinking do not look
around.


8th. Instruct the servant to hand the
cup at the left side so that it may be re-
ceived by the right hand.


9th. Do not drink your tea or coffee
without first removing the teaspoon from
the cup to the saucer.


10th. Use the knife for cutting only
never put it to the lips or in the mouth


llth. Break your bread into small
pieces and rest them on your plate while
spreading


18th. Do not eat too fast besides Civ
ing one the appearance fgreed, it is not
healthy,


18th. If you find anything unpleasant
in your food put it aside as quietly as
possible without drawing the attention
OF others to it.


18th. Do not open the lips or make
any unnecessary noise iu chewing.


18th. Do not touch the head


10th. Do not rest the elbow on the
table.


18th. Do not speak with the mouth full


18th. Brush the table neatly before
bringing on the dessert.


18th. Be thoughtful of and attentive to
the wants of those about you.


goth. Converse on pleasant subjects
with those sitting near you.


2lst. Do not say anything not in
tended for all present to hear.


22d. Leave your plate with the knife
and fork lying parallel, the handles
pointing to the right.


23d. Never leave the table before 9TH
ers without asking the lady or gentleman
who presides to excuse you.
Year: 1874

The differences in the ordinary mete-
geological observations are not so much
owing to the thermometer, as general
thing, as to the want OF proper care in
observation. To ascertain the true tenn
perature of the atmosphere the instru-
ment should never be hung against the
walls of building, as the heat absorbed
aud radiated will cause change of sew
eral degrees, depending on the nature OF
the material of the walls, and the sides
exposed to sun or wind, as also the radl-
alton from the internal heat of the build
ing. The best place is under the shade
of an open cover or tree, away from any
buildings, suspended a few feet above
the ground. The fact that the air may
be at rest or in motion, will not affect
the temperature. To ascertain the heat
of the direct rays of the sun, the instru-
meut should be covered with coat OF
lamp-black and exposed to the direct
rays of the sun in a sheltered place.
Year: 1874




From the New York Graphic.l


What is your idea of the charac'
ter2"


II maintain that Lady Macbeth was
slight, slender and of blonde type. l
know this is not the accepted theory, but
it seems to me very plausible. do not
believe that she coerced her husband
otherwise than with that subtle and al
most intangible persuasion which is
essentially womanly, and which is lndi
Gated in some chance expression or look
rather than animating every tone and
word of converse. Take, for instance,
nine out of every ten hirts we see about
us. No one imagines that 1t is because
of the man himself that they exercise
their arts. No, it is TO hear some one
say, She is irrestible-no man can help
succumbing to her attractions Lady
Macbeth found that she could COM
pletely rule in this persuasive, wo-
manly way her great soldier of hus-
band, and it made her drunk She
thirsted for more extended power.
Her husband first catches sight Of
what she would have him do in that
simple question apropos Of Duncan,
And when goes henceY-in which by a
look, but with no mouthing to point the
significance of her speech, she points
the bent of her ambition. She lengs to
see him seated on the throne, and to be
seated by his side. The conventional
Lady Macbeth swoops down upon her
lord, and leads him off as though she
were the bigger man of the two. And
no Lady Macbeth that have seen has
rendered justice to the sleep-wallflng
scene. You know that somnambulist
has absolutely no fear, but Lady Mac
beth is always represented as cropping
her way with difficulty about the stage.
This is a very little thing, but | always
look out for the. small matters, and the
large ones come of themselves. Thus
hurriedly l have given you some idea
OF my conception OF Lady Macbeth. 1t
has been my pet character since | was a
child, and / hope to do something with
it. At least | can try.
Year: 1874

A correspondent Of religious journal
tells what sinful man Spurgeon Isl:
"Mr. Spurgeon says he smokes for the
glory Of God. So Pa1l 'hsled' men and
women TO prison. So our fathers hung
minister Of Christ for witehcraft. Well,
if men do wrong, it is worth something
to know that they meant to do right
and think TO do God service while serv-
ing the devil. But we are sure more
than 10000 conscienceless smokers, the
world over, will be glad to learn of the
great preachers Endorsement of their
costly and offensive practic. We know,
t)o, that thousands Of fathers and moth
ers will be grieved at it as they see their
boys wrestling with the better instincts
of their nature, and struggling to bind
themselves with chains which, in later
life, they will struggle in vain to break.
We tell Mr.. Spurgeon he is a slave. Let
him lay aside his cigar and see. Let
him try to assert his liberty and he may
find his Calvanism on the will most
painfully illustrated.
Year: 1874

General jackson, when President,
said to one of his 6ercest newspaper
opponents: Send me your newspaper.
l know that you are opposed to me, but
then 1 should like to see your paper
every day. want to see bow many lies
vou can tell of me-" General" said
the editor, al think l do right in oppos-
ing you, and l shall continue to do so
with all the ability of which | am mas
ter" Here was mon after jackson 5
own heart, and he replied with an oath:
"Sir, send me your paper, for aside
from your abuse of me your paper is
good one. Besides, / never saw a news
paper in which | could not hnd some
thing worth reading" just so. No
man can pick dp newspaper without
finding something of interest. You may
take the paper and tear it into irag-
ments, and in each fragment you will see
something to amuse or instruct you.
Year: 1874

A correspondent says of Vignaud, the
billiard player: Zone prominent feature
about him strikes you at once, and that
is the size of his feet They give you a
feeling of confidence in him. You feel
that man so securely anchored to this
earth as he is would not be moved by
ordinary events. To knock him down
would need an able-bodied assistant or
two, with "a lever, to get those feet to
release their hold. Nothing else could
bulge him. His enormous feet are en-
cased in great square boots that you are
sure must have been treed upon block
of Nicolson pavement, but their square
ness only augments your confidence in
him. You feel that he is not only on
the square, but on two squares, and no
one could ask more.
Year: 1874

inc "I am a curious sort OF person, am
Inot?" "Why2" / asked. Because
/ perspire only on the right side. And
so il was; his right cheek and the right
half of his forehead were as hot as fire,
while the left side of his face bore not a
trace of perspiration. had never seen
the like, and, in my astonishment, was
about to enter into conversation with
him regarding the physiological curiosity,
when his neighbor on the left broke in
with the remark, "Then we are the op-
posites and counterparts of each other,
for / perspire only on the left side.
This, too, was the fact So the pair took
seats opposite to each other, and shook
hands like two men who had just found
each his other half.
Year: 1874

was once sitting, writes a correspond


ent of the Popular Science Monthly, in


a cool underground saloon at Leipsie,
while without people we're ready to die
from the heat, when a new guest entered
and took seat opposite me. The
sweat rolled in great drops down his
face. and be was kept busy with hand
kerchief, till at last he found reliet IN
the exclamation, Fearfully hot
watched him atteutively as he called for
a cool drink, for l expected every mo-
ment that he would fall from bis chair
in a fit of apopiexy. The man must
have noticed that | was observing him,
for he turned toward me suddenly, say
Year: 1874

At special business meeting of the members
Of tho Rev. Florence McCarthy's church last
evening, it was unanimously resolved to call q
Council from all the Baptist churches Of Chica-
go to try tho charges which have boon brought
against tho pastor.
Year: 1874

Senator Pratt spoke in tho Senate yesterday
in favor Of tho bill to appoint Commission to
investigate tho alcoholic liquor traffic. Tho dis
cnaaion waa interrupted BY tho expiration Of the
morning hour.
Year: 1874

The attention Of our local readers is in
vi,ed to the fact that DIR. T. VI. RYAN now
has the largest stock Of Dry Goods and
Groceries in Rayvile His store is well
filled, his goods are new and first class, and
his stock of Family Groceries fresh. The
Doctor makes judicious selections, when buy
ing goods, and by care and discrimination in
this particular, he is enabled to sell at the
lowest cash figures. He is clever gentle
man, and will take pleasure in doing all in
his power to please those who may favor
him with their patronage. Don't forget to
pay him a visit when you come to town.
Year: 1874

We are very well aware, says the Shrcve-
port Times, that the people of the South have
INDUCED many false hopes since the calanrify
IF war reduced them 10 the most huriliating
/ conc zion, socially and poi;ically, and to the
most utter prostraiiou financially. They have
| deluded themselves with the idea tlia, the
mass ofIhe people Of the North and West
/ would sympathiZc with their suiicrings SO
soon the passions cngcndcred bv the war
had been utlcd by the lapse Of time, I,was
difficult for them to understand that the active
and bitter animoSiry which prevailed there
/ long after the war had ceased. was replaced
by sentiment of profound indifference
They could not realize that we entered not at
all into the calculation Of those people that
we occupied very nearly The same relation to
;!em that the people Of Mexico DO to ~.


Yet such was the fact. Business men were
prosperous and satisfied. The politicians and
demagogue> alone paid special attention to the
South and they did 50 simply to accomplish
their own miserable aims, which they could
more successfully do by crushing still further
into the dust the respectable whites, and by.
eIevating the ignorant blacks


While the princely merchants Of the East
and West might give literally to suffering cit
les, such as Memphis and Shreveport during
me yellow fever epidemic, they would vet
not walk square from their business o,Ii.hs
to vote, If they could thereby resenera,c .bo
entire South


In short, the politician>-and radical poli,i-
clans at II at-had us in their sole Keeping.
while the better class could not spare the time
10 study the political measures touching the
South, even if they would 20 to the POLLS at
all.


And this state Of things. we honestly be-
lieve, might have continued to the crack of
doom, but that the evident reorganization of
parties at the North AMI West involves
change Of programme-requires shifting of
the scenes, by means of which the South is
brought upon the stage in a somewhat, differ
ent character. Hence we believe that there
is light breaking through the clouds that will
widen and spread until the whole heavens
are again frightened for the South, when she
will arise in all the radiance of her new-Dorn
freedom, and in all the strength which the
richest soil and the 5rghtes, climate the sun
ever shone upon should Justly give


If the white people of the South, and espe-
cially Of Louisiana, he but true TO themselves.
we have brighter hope than ever before that
the day Of their deliverance is ., hand-,hat
the avenging hour is on the !, when negro
carpet bag rule will be svcrt away and re-
membered only as ,r >ous dream of the
past.


GoJ epool Ia 1ay opJ hourt
Year: 1874

LET WHITE MEN EMPLOY WHITE LABOR
The Mobile Register publishes n card from a
la5oring white man, which has a pertinent
application to our people. Read it:


A Card to the Pubic-You all talk about
hard times. We can expect nothing better
as long rs our business men have their black
pets around them. ! would ask you all, men
of wealth, are there not white men, and hard
working honest poor white men, who have
wives and children, mothers and sisters to
support. and who are now idle through no
fault of their own.


There are plenty these families that are
actually suffering in this place: and when
these very poor men go 10 a rich man for
work they are told that he has a negro work
ing for him. so the white man has to walk
around idle, looking elsewhere foT work, and
everywhere he turns il is tie same thing
IL you will only wean Off Just such a crowd
you will come ont victorious in the next cam
paign. As the negroes are so bent on civil
rights and radicalism, let them live on it a
while. As this country belongs to the white
people, let the white people stick to each 9th
er aud rule the country
Year: 1874

Being crowded with Job work this week,
and having more than one sick printer in the
the office half the time, we are unable to give
our readers more than half sheet. This
half however, you will find filed with the
best that our little market affords In fact, we
have tried to make it worth, of itself alone.
the price of one years subscription, Read it
through and see whether We have succeeded
Year: 1874

"A writer in the Country Gentle
man says about kerosene lamps, no
glass lamp ought eyer to be used, as
they not only break by blows and fall
ing, but by unequal expansion and con.
traction. Probably seven-eights of
all the reported fires, burns and deaths
by explosion, were solely in conse-
quence of the use of glass lamps,
while | have never heard of one from
the explosion of a metallic lamp. A
glass lamp should never be lighted
when first brought from cold room;
wait until the bottom of the oil fount
is as warm as the air in the room, or
the rapid expansion Of the top Of the
font above the oil will cause it to
crack and emit vapor, which ignites,
and an "explosion" is reported
Year: 1874

tie more and use them Tor canals.


Ifyou inquire round a little, you


will find that there are more board


ing-houses to the square acre in Wash.
ington than there are in any other
city in the land, perhaps. fyou ap-
ply for a home in one of them it will
seem odd to you to have the land-lady
inspect you with a severe eye and
then ask if you are a member of Con,
gress. Perhaps just as pleasantly
you will say yes. And then she will
tell you that she is "full" Then you
will show her the advertisement in
the morning paper, and there she
stands convicted and ashamed. She
will try to blush, and it will be only
polite in you to take the effect for the
deed. She shows you her rooms now
and lets you take one-but makes you
pay,in advance for it. That is what
you will get for pretending to be a
member of Congress. If you had
been content to be merely 4 private
citizen your trunk would have been
sufficient security for your board. II
you are curious enough to enquire in.
to this thing, the chances are that
your land lady will be illnatured
enough to say that the persons and
of Congressman are ex,
empt from arrest or detention, and
that with tears in her eyes she has
seen several Of the peoples represen-
tatives walk off to their several States
and Territories carrying her unre-
ceipted board bills in their pockets
for keepsakes. And before you have
been in Washington many weeks you
will be mean enough to believe her,
Year: 1874

A shadow moving on ones side,
That would substance SEEM
That is, yet is not-though deserted
Like skies beneath the stream
A tree that's ever in the bloom,
Whose fruit is never rife 1;
A wish for joys that never come
Such are the hopes Of Life.
A dark inevitable night,


A blank that will remain
A waiting for the morning light,
Where waiting is in vain
A gulf where pathway never led
To show the depth beneath
A thing we know not-yet we dread
That dreaded thing is Death.
The vaulted void Of purple sky
That everywhere extends;
That stretches from the dazzled eye.
In space that never ends
A morning whose uprisen sun
No setting Ger shall see
A day that comes without a noon
Such is Eternity.


London Magazine.
Year: 1874

We never had coal stove around
the house until last Saturday. Have
always burned pine slabs and pieces
OF our neighbors' fences. They burn
we'll too, but the fences got all burned
up and the neighbor said he wouldn't
build q new one, so went down to
IS and got a coal stove. 1t is
called the "Radiant Home" and any
man that says we didn't have a radi-
ant home at our house for about four
hours last Saturday night, is a salary
grabber and william. You see we
didn't know anything about coal
stoves. We filed the Radiant Home
about half full OF pine fence, and
when the stuff got well to going we
filled the artesian we'll on top with
coal. 1t simmered and sputtered
about five or ten minutes and all went
out, and we put on an overcoat and
"went out too" to supper.


After supper we took piece Office
and rubbed our hands warm, and went
in where that stove was, and resolved
to make her draw and burn if it took
all the pine fence in the first ward
Our better half threw quilt over her
and shiveringly remarked that she
never knew what real solid comfort
was until she got coal stove. Stung
by the sarcasm in her remark, we
turned every thing in the stove that
was movable or looked like it had
anything to do with draft, and pref
ty soon the Radiant Home began to
heave out heat. 1t was not long be-
fore she suffered like the new Silsby
steamer: Talk about your heat -
In ten minutes that room was as much
worse than Turkish bath, as Hades
is hotter than an ice house. The
perspiration fairly fried out of tin
water cooler in the next room. We
opened the doors, and the snow be-
gan to melt two block up Vine street.
And people all around the neighbor-
hood put on linen clothes.


And we couldn't stop the confound-
ed thing. We forgot what was said
about the hampers, and she just kept
billing. The only thing we could do
was to 90 to bed, and leave the thing
to burn the house up if it wanted to.
We stood off with a pole, and turned
the damper every way, and at every
turn she just sent out heat enough to
roast an OK. Went to bed, supposing
that the coal would eventually burn
out, but about - o'clock the whole
family had to get up and sit on the
fence. Finally a man came along
who had been brought up among coal
stoves, and he put a wet blanket over
him and crept up to the stove, and
turned the proper handle, and she
cooled off, and since that time has
been just as comfortable as possible
[Danbury News.
Year: 1874

MIR. EDITOR II saw q notice in
last weeks TINES (by your correspon,
dent of the prosecution of the Ches
ter House, Gudging from the view
which the signers of that infamou;
petition seemed to take of it,) such
occurrences are becoming very popu
lar here. This is the same Farrell
who was found guilty of a similar of.
fence by the Grand Jury at Wood
stock, short time since, and who
(report saiD was going to show the
people of Chester how to keep tenn
perance House. suppose this is a
popular way Of keeping temperance
house, but the total abstinence people
of Chester do not fancy his style, you
are probably aware that all who are
able to keep out of the ditch claim to
be temperance men and we have
plenty of that class in this town.
should have said nothing more on
this subject but for the criticism of
your correspondent as my real estate
is somewhat limited according to his
representation (Which is very true,) |
have plenty of time. Augustus is
rather down on our Woodstock courts
as every man ought to be, but where
lies the blame? Was it not the effect
of that prayer that went up from
Chester? l have one word to say
to q class of men who made that pray
Ell, men who are in good standing, in
the churches, of this town and others,
who ought to be equally interested in
this matter and more especially those
who have sons coming up, l must say
| fail to see the point wherein you can
feel justified in giving your influence
10 sustain a rum shop connected with
a billiard room open at late hours at
night, so well calculated to allure
them into bad habits l can frame only
one excuse for you, and that very
week one,-you might have had the
wool pulled over your eyes little by
the manner in which that petition
was circulated. l was told one of
highest officials of the town was seen
circulating that document, a man who
claims to be temperance man, but
Think what Grogan pleases to call
little weak in the knees, the same
man who one year ago as l am
told, was detailed to notify the land
lords Of the danger Of pursuing such
course l have very little confidence
in such Il MAINLAND to those who so
generously contributed to the relief OF
Mr.. Cole, what noble praiseworthy
act, but your money did not save him.
l understand he has abandoned the
ship. have only to say to the ladies
of this class, Gf any l hope if you
should ever be so fortunate Tor unfor-
tunate) as to get second husbands
they will be sober men. And now
for the subscription, don't lose any
sleep, Mr.. Editor, we are laying up a
few dimes and if we succeed in clos
ing some of the rum shops it may
enable others to save few of that
denomination to pay theirs, and their
elbows less liable to become lame MAX
ing change. Ladies and gentlemen,
trot out your subscription paper and
pay Farrell's and 1ngraham's fines,
don't use any partiality.


A SUBSCRIBER