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Year: 1874




We call the earnest and special atten ton
of the members of the House and the SEN
ats to a bill to be introduced fol the benefit
of Mr.. A. Simon, the popular and we'll
known newsdealer. During the sessions of
1871 and 1872 Mr.. Simon furnished periodi-
calls to members of both houses of the Leg
islature without receiving any pay or re-
muneration. Hence the present bill for re-
lief, to compensate him for goods furnished
on credit in his legitimate line of business
Besides the justice of his claim, Mr.. 81
mon is entitled to the warm sympathy of
members of the Republican party for his
constant devotion and disinterestedness to-
ward that party from its incipiency and
through all its dark hours to the present
day. The stringency of the times forces
him now, in order to be able to support his
family, to come before the Legislature and
present his just claim for relief. We hope
that it will not be discarded, and that the
members will recollect in this, his hour of
trial. that he has been one of the few who
responded promptly to the first call of our
lamented President Lincoln in support of
the Union and the rights Of the then op-
pressed race


SEVERAL REPUBLICANS.
Year: 1874

This most successful institution Of learn
ing has added to it's usefulness by establish
ing law department, notice Of which
will be found in another column.


The faculty have been carefully selected,
and the branches Of law to which their lee
lures will be directed are those in which
they are particularly calculated to give in
struction.


The first lecture Of the regular course will
be given Monday evening, March 2, by Pro-
fessor Belden, of the department. of COM
mercial law and admiralty,
Year: 1874

The new Indian agency between
Grand River and Fort Rice, called
Standing Rock, derives its name
from u large boulder standing out
alone upon the prairie about three
miles from the river. There, is q
strange Indian superstition connected
with this rock, and tho Sioux City
Nowa) Journal thus tolls it:


eve made visit to it q short
time ago in Company with Major
Palmer, tho agent at that agency,
who told us the legend of the reds re-
garding it. Many years ago power.
ful band Of Indians made that section
their stamping grounds. The chief
of the band deserted his old wife for
a young squaw. This SO grieved the
old Queen that sho went back from
tho river and sat upon the ground
and mourned for several days. Upon
tho ninth day of her grief she turned
into this large boulder. Tho Indians
at that agency all believe this story
to this day, and worship the boulder
as God. The rock has been decora-
ted with ribbons, pieces of red flannel
aud every high colored piece of cloth
they have been able to get hold of
since time out Of mind. These deco


rations are replaced as often as they
become decayed or blown away by
the winds. At the time of our visit
it was trimmed in the most gorgeous
trappings imaginable. Every por-
tion Of it was covered with ribbons,
or rags or paint. Within few
inches of the sacred stone is Il pail Of
water that is never allowed to be-
come empty for it is the belief Of
these ignorant people that the old
queen OF their ancestors frequentl y
assumes the form Of squaw and
drinks The water. In former years
she drank much more than at present
they say, but this is easily explained.
Then there was more game there,
which,, in wandering to the pail,
drank the water. TO disturb this
bucket or any portion of the trim
mings of the pctrilied squaw is con
sidered great offence against the
Great Spirit"
Year: 1874

This is tho season when nearly every
puper VIC take up relates some hori-
Bile casualty from tho explosion of !.
kerosene lamp, or the like, and wo.
men and children are either killed
outright or terriblyburned and scared
for life. A simple knowledge Of
the intianmablo nature Of the fnii
would probably put an end to nearly
all the accidents. First, no LAMPS
should never be filed after dark by
tho light of candle. Always do
this work after tho breakfast dishes
arc put away, and then not only Gll
them, but wash the ohmncy<, for if
they arc dim and smoky, you canuos
expect to have bright light. Take
the chimney in one hand and breath
through it, then draw large whixp
of paper up and down it, and all the
blur will be removed. If the chin"
ney is blackcncd with lamp smoke,
turn warmish water through tho tus
and then wipe out with paper in the
same style as before. If the lamps
are glass, and they become cloudcl
with deposit from the kcroscuc,
take limo water that is milky Will,
the lime and shake it up in the lamp.
DO this with two different washinGs,
and all the deposit will be removed.
a little chloride Of lime, dissolved in
warm water, aud left in lamp or
can which has held kerosene, will
deocorizc it very soon. Lamps must
be filled every morning. This is an
imperative duty for every housekccp~
er to perform, for ms the oil burns
down in the lamp, there is created IL
highly intlammable gas, which gath
ers imperccptiblo over the surface,
and as fast as to oil is consumed, this
gas increases, SO when tho oil il
nearly out of the lamp, tho slightcsa
jar of the table will set the gas on
fire an explosion follows intanstanc-
ously, and bombshell would not be
more destructive, for it's torches arc
doathly. But if the oil is burned
only half way down in your lamps
the gas is not Of sufficient power t,
do any injury therefore let me beg
Of you never to defer the operation ot
lamp.flling to another day, but sec
yourself that it is done.
Year: 1874

Moses would not see him. Ycstcr-
day Scott went with Waterman
they sent in their cards. Thoy saw
Senators and Representatives Of all
colors and opinions pass in but
their turn never came. 1t now began
to dawn upon Scott that be was sold J.,
and with his diaphragm black with
choler, he stalked out Of the ante
room and Immediately notified the
banks that his endorsement had been
obtained through false pretenccs, and
he would not hold himself liable for
tho note Correspondence Of the Nc'os
and Courier.
Year: 1874

From the first of September to the
present date nearly nine thousand
bales of cotton have been shipped
from the town of Rock Hill. There
are forty now houses in contemplation
OF building in Rock Hill during the
present year.
Year: 1874

WAS sArIsr1ED.-Yesterday gentle
man of an inauisitive turn of mind came
along by where workmen are engaged in
nntting in the new water-pipes, on Union
street and seeing a pot nearly full of
molten metal, asked: "Is that stuff
meltedP" at the same time thrusting his
torefpeer into it. The leaden thimble
which he lifted out of the pot made it
unnecessary for the plumber in attend
ance to answer his question. The in
quirer was dosoIiqss Of itbarSe y tba, an
aoat;np upon the surface of the molten
metal The last seen Of the prospector
after knowledge, he had turned cock at
a small street hydrant, and was allowing
n stream of nice cold water from the
snow banks of the Sierras to flow over
his tbrobbing finger. Virginia Enter
prise.
Year: 1874

the passing word for this man or that,
unconsciously refresh and lift him from
the cankering care OF the work. She
has the parlor, the dining room, the
kitchen, TO shut her into it, day after day,
year after year. Women without a
single actual grief in the world, grow
morbid and ill-tempered' simply from
living indoors, and resort to prayer to
conquer their crossness, when they only
need walk of couple of miles, or some
wholesome amusement. 1t is a natural
craving for this ecessity-amusemen
which drives them to the tea-psrties and
sewing-circles which men ridicule as
absurd and tedious.


There is no reason why our women,
who are notably rational and shrewd in
the conduct of the working part Of life,
should cut themselves off thus irration-
ally from the necessary relaxation, or
make it either costly or tedious. Let
every mother of family who reads
Scribner resolve not to put off her holi-
days until old age, but to take them all
along the way, and to bring a good share
of them ints this winter. Let her give
no ball, no musical evenings, no hot,
perspirine tea parties, but manage TO
have her table always prettily served and
comfortably provided, and her welcome
ready for any friend who may come to
it.; let her set apart an evening, If pos
sible, when her rooms shall be open to
any pleasant friend who will visit her;
the refreshment TO be Of the simplest
kind; and, above all, if the table chance
moi m he wall served or the friends are
not agreeable, let her take the mishap as
jest, and meet all difficulties with an
easy good humor, 1t is not necessary to
take every bull Of trouble by the horns;
if we welcome and nod to them as to
cheerful acquaintances they will usually
trot by on the other side of the road.


Let her take our prescription for the
winter, and our word for it the spring
will find fresher roses in her cheeks and
fewer wrinkles in her husbands fore
head -" Home and Society" an Scrib-
ner s for Nooember.
Year: 1874

Women are like everything else in this
world--a very mixed up affair. Accord
ing to our own observation there are
| Women good and women bad,
| Women gay and women sad,
| Women big and women small,


Women snort and women tall,


Women fat and women lean,
Women sweet and women mean,
Women young and women old,
Women bought and women sold,


Women poor and women rich,


And a good many more women sich.


The first woman in the world was Eve.
Eve was bad girl She didn't belong
TO the Good Templars. Eve liked apple
cider too well-she wanted hers dry.
We never saw Eve, but they say she was
a pretty girl. Her fellow was chap by
the name of Adam. We never went to
school with him. Eve was like the rest
of her sisters; just tell her not TO do a
thing, and she would be sure to do it.
Eve must have been a country girl. She
didn't care much for fashion, and she
made her own clothes, without sewing
machine. She would be rather behind
times should she visit us now


Some women are very pretty. We
don't like pretty women-thefe are
always SO many fellows around them.
They remind US of lot of flies on a
molasses stick. We like the molasses,
| but-bother the flies.


Good women are plenty 'in this coun-
try, but they never will tell you OF It,;
you have got to trail EN- out yourself.


Bad women are everywhere. They
are like rotten apples in barrel of good
ones-apt to throw their decsyed inhu-
ence around them. They will always
try to make you believe they are good.
Don't take bad woman. She is coun-
terfeit treasure. Look out for trade
mark.


Gay women are jolly fellows-slwsys
on laugh. They make you feel good
clear to your sleeve buttons.


A sad woman ought to wear specta-
cles with pink colored glasses in them.
in different light.


We don't know that we like big wo-
man better than little one. If she is
SO big that step ladder is required to
kiss her, we most respectfully decline in
favor Of the small one. AS we reflect
further on this subject, we come to the
conclusion that the small ones are al
ways preferable. They have tendency
to hang themselves-around fellows
and we want to furnish material for a
hanging post


We hate a mean woman. We feel like
SAYING deliver us from evil when we
see one. But give US a sweet woman
one of natures own children-with rosy
cheeks and loving eyes; with a noble
heart, high toned mind, a pure soul
and healthy body, refined in taste, de-
veloped in intellect be she poor or rich,
Young or old, large or small, to such a
one we could say, Fly into our arms,
darling, we love you.
Year: 1874

A Western editor has put into practice
plan which will enable all papers to
dispense with the usual fighting member
of the staff. One morning he was waited
upon by the biggest kind of fellow
armed with terrific cudgel with several
and sundry protuberances sticking out
all round marvelously resembling Colts
derringers and bowies, who salnted him
with: Where's that scoundrel the
editor2" Our friend said He is not
about, but please take a seat and amuse
yourself with paper; he will be in in a
few minutes, and hurried down stairs,
at the foot of which he met another man
still more profane and fierce, who asked
the same question in the same language.
"Oh, said the retreating editor, 60 up
stairs; you will find him reading the pa
per" Accordingly, up be went like a
high.pressure steam engine, letting of
steam at every step. Our friend waited
few minutes, and such crash-as if
all pandemonium was let loose. What
the result was was never known, as our
friend didn't wait.
Year: 1874

Alderman Robbins, from the special
committee on retrenchment, made the
following report;


Your SPECIAL committee beg leave to
report that they have carefully investi.
gated the different Departments of the
city government 50 far as the time would
permit, and would recommend
Year: 1874

THE whole progress Of Radicalism is
toward Spanish American anarchy.
Politically, We have seen one Southern
State after another Mexicanized. Now
they seek to force hybridism on US So
cially through miscegenation schools.
The South must be added to the long
list OF mongrel abortions on this con-
tinent. To those who may doubt that
such is the animus of Radicahsm, We
commend the words of Massachusetts,
Boutwell,, on the floor of the Senate:


Inasmuch as we have IN this country
four million colored people, l assume
that it is a public duty that they and
the white people of the country, with
whom they are to be associated.in po-
itical and public affairs, shall be as
simulated and made one In the funda-
mental idea of human equality. There
fore. where it would be possible to
establish distinct schools. am against
it as a matter of public policy.
Year: 1874

ROME, May 2S.-The health Of the Pope
is very much improved and he is able to be
about indoors. His physicians advise him
not to go into the open air.


VIENNA, May 2S.-The Near Free Press
is advised that the condition Of the Pope is
very precariOus. Much excitement exists
at the Vatican and serious results to His
Holiness are appFehended.
Year: 1874

THE House seems to have exhausted all
Its financial devices and dremitted the SEN
ate blllto a Conference committee. Unless
some agreement is reached on the main
features of the pending measure,
adjournment may find the statu quo of
the currency undisturbed by legislation.
1t would now be rather late to attempt
to perfect fresh bill.
Year: 1874

The Boston and Albany Railroad
Company cannot change their freights
on Western grain, but offer to reduce
their elevator charges to lie. per
bushel for elevating and ten days
storage. Let Nashville merchants
compare this figure with the cost of
sacks and double drayage. The surest
mode of increasing our Southern trade
is to cheaper prices by moving grain
in bulk. Why should an impoverished
section pay thousands of dollars an nu-
ally for needless bagging.
Year: 1874




1t will be seen by an announcement
this morning that Republican County
Convention has been called to meet al
the Court House in this city on Saturday,
the Goth inst, for the purpose oi nomi-
mating delegates to the Congressional
Convention to be held here on the Sd o.
next month, and also transacting such
other business as may come before 1t IL
the matter Of selecting candidates for the
legislature and delegates TO a Senatorial
Convention.


The committee whose names are at
tached to this call concluded not to re-
commend to the people TO hold primary
meetings, inSsmuch as the time Is &C
short, but instead thereof to call mas
convention at the Court House of all op,
ponents Of the EIlenboro nomination
We hope to see such an attendance al
the time named as will show to our
opponents that there is live determine.
tion to contest every inch Of ground with
them In this county and throughout the
District.
Year: 1874

Mr.. JAMES HAMILTON has generously
donated the use Of his Grand Opera House
for the sessions Of the Republican Con-
gressional Convention that meets in this
city on the 81 Of September next. This
Is s..fsvor that we arc sure our anti. .Bour.
bon brethren throughout the District will
highly appreciate. The Opera House i,
the finest assembly room in the State, and
is just the place to hold a convention Of
respectable people like the Opposition
Of the First District.
Year: 1874

PooR SoUP.-Eli Crozier, Presideni
of 1--WE the People," gave the poo
people their annual dinner of bread
and soup at the City Hall yesterday
Quite number partook, and the sur
plus food was given to the station
house dodgers in the evening.
Year: 1874

BAD BLooD.--During the first fire,
Thursday night, some bad blood was
raised by stream of water being
thrown over some of the fire men who
were at work tearing down pile of wood
to prevent the flames from reaching it.
This created a disturbance during
which several men were cracked over
the head with horns and sticks of wood.
No one was seriously injured.
Year: 1874

A Row.-At Seventh and::Lombard
streets, about 10 o'clock yesterday
morning, a party Of Old Church loughs
engaged In a free fight which lasted
several minutes and ended only when
one of the party received severe cut
with a knife. The approach of the
police scattered the combatants and
they all escaped
Year: 1874

Gen. Sherman has recently written Q letter to the agent of firm who had applied to him for the contract to place lightning-rods upon the fine mansion which, it was rumored, he intended to build upon Orange Mountain, New Jersey, in which he says:

 eff you find the house I am erecting on Orange Mountain, please put any quantity of lightning-rods, to attract the lightning of heaven to demolish it. Idon't care whether the rods be round, square or twisted. Anything to stop this nonsense. Architects, landscape gardeners, builders, &c., keep writing to me about this house, when, in fact, it is as much as can do to make ends meet here-and finally I expect to con- tent myself with log home on the prairies of Kansas or Nebraska when Congress turns me out to grass. Tell MT. Lyon, "who served under me three years," that his experience as a soldier should convince him that Uncle Sam is not so generous to old soldiers as to enable them to have fancy house on Orange Mountain or elsewhere. I have house here, but the city taxes me for it about as much as Uncle Sam allows me for rent. How the story got circulated that I was going to build on Orange Mountain passes my under standing, and if you can stop it I will regard it as feat better than protect ing mo against lightning"
Year: 1874

A young man of Evansville, being at an up-river town few days ago, took a skiff to row to tbe next town down stream. About the time he put out he noticed man and woman on the oppo- site side of the Ohio, the man pulling with all his might down stream. The Evansville youth did not want to be beaten by man who had load while he had an empty skiff, so he bent him. self to his work with great energy. Row as hard as he might, the oarsman on the other side kept ahead of him, until the young man made up his mind there was something wrong with the current and he tried to cross.

 This seemed to give additional energy to the other oarsman, whose feathered oar " was piled with such will that he gained sensibly, and our Evansviller dropped back, but still kept the couple in sight.

 After half days row the single oars- man stopped at town, rested, and did such business as he found, and took the next steamer for home. On the way down the steamer was hailed, and the couple from the skiff got aboard. The young man, after 8 short time, ap- preached the champion oarsman and remarked "Well, you beat me, didn't you but tried hard to get ahead"

 Thunderation p exclaimed the man. "Was that you a-pullin' after us? I thought it was Lizzie's father, and I just lit in with all my might, but it's no use now :; we are married for good now, stranger. and wouldn't row that hard even if the old man was to heave in sight"
Year: 1874

A correspondent of the Scranton (Penn.) RepubHcan describes the ori- gin and progress of the troubles be-. tween the employees and the Erie Rail- road Company at Susquehanna Depot as explained to him by the Chairman of the former: "During the past winter the mechanics were working on three quarter time, and even at the small rate of wages they could earn, it fre- quently ran into the third month be- fore they could get their pay, and then there was no fixed time for paving. On or about the 3d of February the men struck for regular payday, and the matter was settled by the company stating that they would make the 18th of every month payday in future, and that they would give the men their February pay on the 18th of March. The men resumed work, and when the 10th ot March came, notice was given through officials that in consequence of certain endorsements into which the company had fallen in New York they could not pay before the 25th. The men accordingly yielded the ten days grace, and when the 25th came notice ap- peared on the bulletin board in the shops to the effect that the paymaster had commenced paying elsewhere, and that those along the line who were paid first on last month would be paid last this time, and Uice versa. This notice was eagerly scanned, and its contents spread throughout the entire range of shops as rapidly as wave of fire sweeps over the parching prairie, the men taking it as an insult. According ly, pursuant to a resolution adopted on the 18th, work was immediately sus- pended by the HOO men, bells were rung, a mammoth steam-whistle was blown, the officials forced from the shops, mill band and lathe and wheel were thrown idle, and the entire works cleared and under complete control of the men in about twenty minutes. In addition to striking for regular pay day, the mechanics also demand regu- lar apprenticeship in the shops instead of employing unskilled labor, as at present, to do the work of mechanics they also want to be paid up to date, and receive at the rate of time-and-a- half for all overtime. The regular monthly pay of the employees in and around the machine shop averages $5O,- 900. The population of Susuuehanna Depot is about 5000, many of whom are dependent on the earnings of the men employed in the Erie Railroad Company's machine shops"
Year: 1874

To the afflicted in body, we offer a few words of plain, practical reasoning. No matter under what form of sickness you labor there is one great truth you should ever keep in mind, viz: All dis ease originates in an impure condition of the blood. Purify that, and the dis ease must depart, for it has nothing to feed on; but you cannot purify the blood by the use of poisonous drugs, and exhaustive stimulants ; the relief which these afford is temporary and deceptive, leaving you worse off at every interval. The best Blood Pari- fer ever discovered is DR. WALKERS FAMOUS VINEGAR B1TTERs, compounded of simple herbs. No matter how hope less your case may seem, try the VINE GAR BrrTERs, and few draughts will convince you of their virtue. Dr. Walker, the discoverer of this priceless remedy, had been given up to die by the Physicians, and is now sound and healthy man from their use.-Com.
Year: 1874

THE ORGAN as household instru- ment has been rapidly growing in favor and the yearly sales are now enormous. A good Organ remains in tune, is easily kept in order, and blends naturally with the quality of the voice. The advertise ment of the Smith American Organ O., in another column, is referred to the consideration of our readers. This house has an enviable reputation for good work and fair dealing.
Year: 1874

Without doubt hundreds of people who will read this item are suffering with Kidney Disease in some form, which might be cured with bottle or two of Johnson's A,to- dyne Lini'aent, used internally. Why not try it?