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Year: 1874

The unvailing Of the statue of Lincoln at
Springfield gave the New York Commercial
Advertiser occasion to quote q paragraph
from Mr.. Lincoln's great speech at Gettys.
burg. 1t says:


We express the opinion of some of our
ablest men, when We say rhat--all things
considered, the time, the occasion, the place
and the man-this is the most perfect
specimen of eloQuence on record. and every
American ought to know it by heart. Let
usuuote it here in full:


ut is altogether fitting and proper that
We should be here. But in larger sense
we can not dedicate, we can not cOnsecrate
we can not hallow this ground. The brave
men, living or dead, who struggled here,
have consecrated 1t far beyond our power
to add or detract. The world will little
note. nor long remember, what we say here
but it can never forget what they did. 1t
is for us. the living. rather to be dedicated
here to the unfinished work that they have
thus far SO nObly carried on. 1t is rather
for us to be here dedicated to the great task
remaining before u.s. that from these hon.
ored dead we take increased devotion to
that cause for which they here gave the last
full measure of devotion; that we here
highly resolve that the dead shall not have
died in vain, that the nation SHALL under
God, have new birth of freedom, and that
government of the people, by the people.
and for the people, shall not perish from the
earth


The bones of Abraham Lincoln will soon
crumble into dust, but the life ho lived, the
spirit he breashed. the acts he did, will re-
main for thousands of years the priceless
possessions of all that part Of the human
race that deserve to enjoy the blessings of
freedom, and that speech will live through
the ages, the lasting proof that, in our great
struggle, God gave US the greatest leader
who was ever followed to victory by brave
people.
Year: 1874

On tho night Of the twentieth instant,
while squadron of United States cavalry
was patrolling in the parish of St. Martin.
they were challenged by . squad Of White
Leaguers. The lieutenant commanding the
squad restrained his men from giving the
enemy volley. meantime admonishing the
League commander that that kind Of nom
sense must stop, and if the like occurred
again he would give them such chastising
as would render . few funerals necessary
IN that part OF the parish. Since then the
Leaguers have done their pstrollius a. far
away from him as possibla.
Year: 1874

We cannot understand the action OF
this gentleman in Council on the propo-
sition Of Mr.. Morris to erect basin at a
cost Of $4,000. Mr.. Candy led our peo-
ple to believe that he approved of this
change in the construction OF the work
and showed that it would save about
100000. But in very few minutes he
changed his vote and recorded it in favor
Of a project that is the most ridiculous
that we have ever known men of ordi-
nary good sense to undertake. The prop
osition amounts to this-simply that the
Council shall go to the expense OF ex-
pending $4,000 in order to secure dirt
for an embankment for basin that may
be needed thirty years hence, or may not
be needed at all. Now when we calcu-
late the interest on $4,000 for thirty
years we find tho aggregate so large that
it covers more than the entire cost OF the
proposed basin If built on the original
plan covering the whole lot Of ground
purchased. The course Of Mr.. VIM. NJ
Candy, who had, if we believe him. con-
sidered the whole matter, is inesplicable
We insist upon it that this gentleman
should explain his position. II he has
discovered that he and Mr.. Morris made
an error in their proposition to Council
to build reservoir (half the size OF thu
one Mr.. Graeiff calculated for,) for SSe,
900 that would supply tho city for thirt!
years, let us know it.


If there has been no mistake and thu
question comes fairly before tho peopl'
whether they shall expend additional!
$4,000 for an obnoxious, embarrassing
bank of dirt, why then we arc IN favo
of an injunction being applied for an'
the whole affair stopped until the Coun
Gil have time to arrive at the CONCLUSION
that the interest Of the people is o
greater concern than the interest OF


Ring Of any political party.
Year: 1874

Tomorrow is set apart as a day OF
general thanksgiving, and We hope our
people will observe the day with due
reverence and propriety.


Notwithstanding the hard times" and
the scarcity of money we are still pros
porous and happy people comparatively,
and there is much cause for thankful
ness; and we should be truly and sin
e,rely grateful. We have been robbed
by political schemers; but we still have
fair proportion of our liberties left us,
as the vote on the 3D. of November testi-
fies; and by the aid of this we may with
prudent action be enabled to secure
again equal rights for the white man
with the negro. Certainly this is Of IT.
self enough to make the heart of every
white man, woman and child leap with
Joy. We shall not be required to pay
Tor refusing to ride, sleep or eat with
negro; nor will our dear children be
compelled to go to school with negroes
CT 60 without education. Here is enough
to make every white woman who love-
her babe shed tears of gratitude nnt
make Joyful noise" Surely none will
deny this. We know q number of th'
wives Of earnest men who were Repub
licans will assent to this, and there is tn
greatest reason why all should rejoic
that we are as well as we are and tina
there is well spring Of hope for th
near bright future and "the good tim
coming" for the hasting Of which W
may all well and earnestly pray.
Year: 1874

A NIGUr IN THE COUNTRY, The St. Louis
Globe say: About IL clock, the dogs take
a tongue in. The faithful watch-dOgs generally
form themselves into oranges, each containing
about 700 dogs for mutual aid and benefit in
the illicit distillation Of mutton. Every night
one hundred dogs steal away silently to kill sheep
while the other six hundred bark furiously, to
induce their owners to believe they are, like
the Hon. Elijah POgram, active to their trust,
and to cover the bloody operations of their
fellows, At midnight the COW whose calf has
been reft from her, having reflected on her loss,
lifts up her voice and aments. The lament of
u sOrrOwful COW in a barn is something sue
GeaeriS in the matter Of sounds. In the first
place, it takes her long time to become loud,
aud an equally long time to fill the barn with
noise. But when the building is crowded with
moo and it begins to leakeOut at the windows
aud doors in mutfled and melancholy thunder,
she has long interval of rest to prepare
another blast ere the first ululation has been
exhausted About two in the morning she is
drowned out and slenccd by jackass some
where in the country, who, having nerved
himself tor the effort by silence of twenty
four hours delivers himself by a bray that
makes the sky bright with a responsive shower
of shooting stars. There is an awful silence
for about twenty minutes, no animal daring to
call his voice his own then the iackass sings
again. just as the country side is congratulate
ing itself that the inhiction is over, for
another interval of twenty minutes, he dis
charges third volley, and then is heard no
more. You, however, do not know that he
has broken blood vessel or gone to sleep


but, with "A adreadful uncertainty as to when the


next bray will occur, put your head under the
clothes, and your thumbs In your cars, and


wait.
Year: 1874

lu the autumn, when the hollOws
All are filled with flying leaves,
And the colonies of swallows
Quit the quantity succeed ewes,
And silver mantle slstens
Over all the misty vale.
Sits the little wife and listens
To the beating OF the fail,
To the pounding OF the fail
BY her cradle sits and listens
To the Tapping of the fail.
The bright summer days are over
And her eye no longer sees
The red bloom upon the clover,
The deep green upon the trees;
flushed the song OF the finch and rObbln.
With the whistle of the quail;
But she hears the mellow throbbng
or the thunder OF the fail
The low thunder of the fail
Through the amber air the throbbing
And rcverberating fail.
In the barn the stout young thrasher
STOPPING stands with rolled up sleeves,
Beating out his golden treasure
From the ripped and rustling sheayes.
Oh. was ever knight in armor-
Warrior all IN shining mail
Half so handsome her farmer
As he plies the flying Hail,-
AS he wieldS the flashing ilal?-
The bare throated, brown young farmer.
As he swings the sounding llailr
All the hopes that saw the sowing,
All the sweet desire of gain.
All the JOYS that watched the growing
And the yslowing of the grain.
Aud the love that went TO WOO her,
And the faith that shall not fail
All are speaking softly to her
In the pulses OF the fail
Of the palpitatn2 fail
Past and future whisper to her
ln the music OF the fail.
In its crib their babe is sleeping,
And the sunshine from the door
All the afternoon Is creeping
Slowly round upon the noor
And the shadows soon will darken,
Aud the daylight soon must pale.
When the wife no more shall heaTkeu
To the tramping of the hai,


To the dancing OF the fail
When her heart more shall hearken
To the football OF the fail.
And the babe shall grow and strengthen,
BE a maiden, be wife,
While the moving shadows len2then
Round the dial OF their life;
Theirs the trust OF friend and neighbor,
And an age serene and hale,
When machines shall do the labor
OF the strong and the 6ai.
OF the stout heart and the hail-
Great machines perform the labor


OF the good old fashioned aail.
But when, blessed among women,


And when, hOnOred among men,
They look round them. can the brimminE
OF their utmost wishes then
Give them happiness completer2


Aud can aud wealth avail
To make any music sweeter


Than the pounding OF the hsilP


Oh, the sounding OF the Hail
Never music be sweeter


Than the beating OF the Hail


-HARPER's ron SEPTENBE
Year: 1874

A New Method of Navigation was sue
cessfully tried on Long Island Sound on
Tuesdsy last. A boat was drawn by kite
twenty-five miles in three hours aud quarter,
no other motive power being used. Kiting
over the waters OF the Sound or the Hudson
River may now be considered the correct thing
in navigation.
Year: 1874

A foreigner, in learning the English Ian
guage and finding that the word plague is q
mOnOsyllable, while ague, which contains only
the last four letters OF plague, is dissyllable,
said he wished that the plague would take one
half of the language, and the ague the other
half
Year: 1874

Too OFTEN TRUE-Some men take too
much money out OF their business to expend
in household expenses and lavish display, and
speedily bring themselves to the verge Of bank
ruptcy. One old gentleman, who had COM
menced life as poor boy had by mastering
the difficult steps to final success gained con-
siderable wealth as merchant. When he ar
rived at old age he retired to private life, to
live in ease and comfort on his income, leaving
a prosperous business in the hands of his son.


In three years the young man was bankrupt.
lie had failed in business and was compelled
to take position as a clerk in a stranger j
store


His father was asked why it was that, in
business in which he succeeded 50 well, his son
had failed.


He gave this characteristic answer


"Whcn first commenced business my wife
and lived on porridge. AS my business in
creased we had better food, and when could
afford it we had chicken. But you see Johny
commenced with the chicken first !"
Year: 1874

THOSE CIVIL RIGHTS. s.-The Philadelphia
Inquirer argues that the resolutions of the
Alabama republican convention are quite
important as an indication of feeling upon the
question of civil rights They declare that
the republicans of Alabama uphold the civil
and political equality of all men, but that in
the practical application of these principles
they neither claim nor desire the social equality
of different races. They do not desire or seek
mixed schools, or mixed accommodations for
the coored people, but only ask that all these
advantages shall be equal We want no
special equality enforced by law" they say.
I'VE recognize the fact that every home is
sacred from intrusion and that in free country
every one can dictate for himself the line OF
social exclusion that society gave US by laws
more inexorable than statute or common law.
They cmphatically reject the issue of race
against race, and demand the equal enforce
ment of the laws against all offenders. This is
sound doctrine, and if their political associate.
in the next Congress will make a note of it and
be governed thereby they will save much
trouble. -Fhiladelphid Ledger.
Year: 1874

The most artlul dodger Is u married man who
lives in this city. He points with pride to the
shattered wall opposite his seat at the break
fast table, where the tescups. saltcellars and
sop basins that she heaved at him struck
Year: 1874

PERILs OFOLD AGE-An old man is like an
old wagon with light loading and careful usage
it will last for years but one heavy load or sud
den strain will break it and ruin it forever.
So many people reach the age of fifty or sixty,
of seventy measureably free from most
OF the pains and infirmaties of age, and with
reasonable prospects and opportunities for con-
tinued usefulness in the world for a considera-
Bile time. Let such persons be thankful, but
let them also be careful.


An old constitution is like an old bone
broken with ease, and mended with difficulty.


a young tree bends to the gale, an old one
snaps and falls before the blast A single
hard lift, an hour of heating work, an evening
Of exposure to rain or damp, severe chill,
and excess of food, the unusual indulgence of
an appetite or passion, sudden fit of anger,
an improper dose of medicine-any of these or
other similar things, may cut off valuable life


in an hour, and leave the fair hopes of useful
ness and enjoyment but shapcless wreck.
Year: 1874

The DUMMY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS- 1t
is a curious fact that many Of the names of
men that have recently been telegraphed to
the press as renominated to Congress are of
persons who seldom if ever appear in the
debates on great measuresin Congress These
men comprise the greater number of members
who are known as dummy" members, and
figure only ia the yea and nay record Of the
House. Very few of the whole number of the
members of The House are working members,
aud these have sll the legislation thrown upon
them The dummies draw their mileage,
occnnv seats in Congress, live well, and have 8
good time generally.-Bah San.


IL a he dinner table.
Year: 1874

A Cool FIsHERMAN.-"l met the other
day." writes foreign sportsman, "with
an Euglshman who travels some hun
dreds of miles every year to indulge in
his favorite sport of trout fishing. | be-
lieve that. provided his favorite ttream
was undisturbed, this enthusiastic fisher
man would be but little concerned if the
whole world were submerged in second
deluge, as may be judged by the follow
ing anecdote : One day he was exploring
the banks of his fayorite stream, accom-
panied by the landlord of the inn at
which he was stopping. The latter hap
pening to come too close just at the mo-
ment when his guest was throwing his
fly, the hook caught the poor wretch's
eyelid, causing him intense pain. The
sportsman cody took out the hook, re.
adjusted the fly, and, as the iunkeeper
continued bowling at the top of his voice,
You cam said he, in whisper, put
your eye down in your bill; but I'll
trouble you to stop that noise, SO as not
frightsn my fish,"
Year: 1874

SIcKENING STORY OF Low. w.LIFE.-Here
is true story of low.lifc in England
which is not without its pathos as we'll as
its horror. William Parker enlisted IN
the English army when he was twenty
one he served for ten years in India
and elsewhere he was good soldier,
and remarkably kind, patient and plea.
SAINT man. He was married when in the
service and two children were born to
him. He was discharged at the end of
his service his health was broken down /;
his wife soon died, aud he was left with
his two children. He was devoutly at.
tached to them, and there never was a
kinder or better father. Times grew
hard with him his bad health prevented
him from getting work, and last Novem.
Der he found himself owing G2 los. Cor
rent and not penny in the world. His
laDdlady, herself a very poor woman,
was very kind to his children, and fed
them out of her own scanty means ;
but her husband ut last said that he could
not allow her to keep them any longer
She told Parker this sad news with a
heavy heart lie received it quietly be
went to the room where the two children
were in bed he took them into his arm
one at time, cut their throats, allowed
the blood 10 drain into bucket. replaced
them in bed, and walked 10 the police
station where he gave himself up for the
murder of his two children. He appear
ed to be very i'll, but was perfectly calm
and collected. although he seemed to be
in very distressed state Of mind. There
was not particle of food in the room,
and there was every indication of extreme
poverty, Parker was tried for the mur-
der Of his two children, and was of course
convicted A feeble attempt was made
to show that he was insane, but il failed.
He was sentenced 10 death, aud there is
no hope that Mr.. Love will let him off.
--L0ad0N Letter.
Year: 1874

A FAYETTEVILLE LOVE SToRY.--He
was young, he was fair, and he parted
his hair, like the average beau, in the
middle; he was proud, but the truth
must be told, he played like 6end on
the fiddle. But aside from this vice he
was everything nice, and his heart was
so loving and tender that he always turn.
ed pale when he trod on the tail Of the
cat lying down by the fender, He clerk
ed in the store, and the way that be tore
off calico, jeans and brown sheeting would
have tickled calf and made the brute
laugh in tho face of quarterly meeting.
He cut quite dash with a darling
moustache, which he learned to adore and
to cherish for one girl has said, while
she dropped her proud head, that twould
kill her to see the thing perish. On a
Sunday he'd search the straight road to
church, unheediug the voice of the scorn-
er and demurely he sat like a young
tabby cat with the saints in the far amen
corner. lie sang like bird, and his
sweet voice was heard fairly tugging
away at long metre ; and we speak the
truth when we say that this youth could
outsing hungry mosquiter.


She was young, she was fair, and she
scrambled her hair ike the average belle
Of the city; she was proud but not bold
yet the truth must be told that the way
she chewed wax was pity. But aside
from this vice she was everything nice
and the world much applauded her bustlei
and the Fayetteville boys, being charmed
by the noise, walked miles just to hear
the thing rustic. She cut quite swell
did this wax.chewer belle, and the mer
focked in armies to meet her but she
gave them the shirk, for she loved the
young clerk. who sung like hungry
mosquiter. She hemmtd and she hawed
and she sighed and she chawed until he,
heart and jaws were both broken ther
she walked by his store. while he stooG
at the door awaiting so Inc amative token
She raised up her eyes with pretty
surprise, and tried to enact the PROUD
scorner; but to tell the plain truth. she
just grinned at the youth who loved tho
devote amen corner,
Year: 1874

TIE INTENSE HEAT OF MERcuRy.-To
begin with Mercury, says Prof. Proctor,
in one of his lectures, it is the nearest OF
all the planets to the sun. The feature
which strikes us first in dealing with Mer.
curry is the great heat to which that plan
ct is exposed Mercury travels on an
eccentric orbit, and is exposed to a great
er heat from the sun at certain times
than at others. We have before US dia-
grams of the orbits. This inner orbit is
the orbit of Mercury, and you will notice
Mercury is at one time much nearer to
the sun than in another part Of his year.
The year Of Mercury is 81 Of our days,
so that in the course of SO days Mercury
passes from a very great heat when nsar-
est, to a comparatively less heat when
furthest from the sun. But, even when
the suns heat is least, it is much greater
than that to which our earth is exposed.
The quantity of heat received by Mercu-
ry varies from four times to ten times
what we have. Now, that is really a
serious difference. Only imagine what
would happen to us if the suns light and
heat were increased four.fold, and then
extend your conception to an increase
ten.fold. l think peed hardly say that
the heat in that case would be so great
that creatures such as we are could not
exist; animal life would be destroyed on
the earth if the sun suddenly gave as
much heat as he actually does. Then,
can there be inhabitants in Mercury
Some say that if only the atmosphere
were very rare which surrounds Mercu.
ry. that planet could possibly have life
there. In the Torrid Zone, at certain
height you reach the snow line, ,and above
that line there would seem to be no life
but yet it does seem possible that life
may exist aud does exist there.


But there is one circumstance that is
overlooked in that. In reality when you
60 to the higher regions where the air is
so rare. the suns rays are not diminished
The air does not get warm it does not
get warm, and in the shade the air is
cold. Out in the direct heat Of the sun
expose your hand, and the heat is more
intense than is easily bearable. Even
with snow and ice covering the mountain
tops, the face and hands are blistered hy
the heat of the sun. We should have d
more intolerable contrast in Mercury thar
in the case of an atmosphere like OIL
own. There would be very intense heal
under the direct rays Of the sun, aad
comparative cold in the shadow, and liit
would be almost unendurabie to US ; aai
if the atmosphere of Mercury were Sc
thin there would be evaporation Of all the
water, and there would be acother ccn
dition opposed to ours. 1t appears &c
me that that difficulty is sufficiently grea
to make US doubt whether life can exi>
on Mercury; l will not say such life az
can exist on the earth, but any of the
higher forms Of life, under these condi
| tiops.
Year: 1874

The New BANKRUPT BILL.-The new
bankrupt bill, which now only awaits the
presidents signature, allows forty days to
elapse before a merchant or trader who
fails to pay his commercial paper is liable
to be thrown into bankruptcy, and also
requires the assent of one-fourth in mum.
bor and one.third in value of creditors to
throw a debter into bankruptcy. Pro.
ceedings may be discontinued whenever
the debtor pays those secured debts which
were the grounds of throwing him into
bankruptcy, or whenever, with the con.
sent Of the court, he and majority of
the creditors shall ask for discontinuance
of the proceedings. When loan is made
to bankrupt iD good faith, and security
taken,wi the intention of aiding him to
pull through, it shall be considered as
having actual value and the security
shall not be invalidated by proceedings
in bankruptcy. A voluntary bankrupt
may have his discharge if his estate pays
30 per cent of his debts; or provided he
obtains the assent of the same number of
his creditors as is necessary to throw him
into bankruptcy. An involuntary bank
rupt can get his discharge if his conduct
is free from all fraud and he is innocent
of any violation or infringement of the
bankruptcy act. Compromises by credi.
tors may be made with the assent of the
debtor, provided majority of the credi.
tors join, where approved by the court.
for the release and discharge of the debt.
Year: 1874

Ask our patrons if they can buy cheaper else
where, and they will answer nowhere. A penny
saved is two pence earned. Consult your inter-
ests and give us a call and examine goods and
prices, at
Year: 1874

DENTIST. Office I'd story Post Office Building.


Teeth extracted without pain, by the use of
Nitrous Oxide (or Laughing Gas). TEETH; from
one tooth TO full sett, cheap that the rich and
poor can all get them. Office open all day except
Mondays and Tuesdays. l94tfl