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Year: 1875

lite bow, as this was his first visit
to one of the ladies, and Just as his
body was inclined about 45 degrees
the truth flashed over him, that he
had in his hurry in leaving the sta
tion, put his pants on s0rOng side out.
The thought caused him to jerk back
as quick as if some one had stuck q
pin about an inch and half in the
gable end of his breeches. Blush
ing like a girl of forty five, he placed
the candy box with its contents on
the piano, and sat down in his con
fusion between the two ladies. At
ter exhausting the weather, pigs,
and chickens etc, ETC.. one Of the
ladies noticing the box thought it
was candy and exclaimed. Of Mr..
A. has brought US some nice candy.
Before A. could interfere she had
opened the box. and taking out the
bundle snapped the string, and out
rolled BIS. coat and pants with sus-
penders attached. The young ladies'
surprise was great, but picture AS
confusion, which was now at white
heat The perspiration was stream


ing down his face, he clutched at
his handkerchief which he saw
sticking out of his coat pocket be-
hind as he thought, but instead of
the handkerchief coming he felt
his collar button give away.
He could stand it no longer,
but bolted for the door, and
made the fastest time on record
from that house to the depot in
time to catch the south bound train.
He reached home about 10 O'Clock
P. N. to find B. in bed because he
he had no clothes to put on. A.
loaned him a pair of his old pants.
They were too long for him, but
made out with them until his
own came by express the next day.
The young ladies did not ask them
to call again. And if any one wants
to get good fight on hand, let him
ask the boys, if they were ever in
Columbia. GYPSY.
Year: 1875

The practice of buying on credit
all the necessary articles of the
household is fatal to good economy.
The housekeeper has always to pay
dearer when she does not pay cash.
The tradesman must have interest
for his money, for a man will never,
in a business community, be willing,
and seldom is able, if he were Will
ling, to forego it. To the ordinary
cash prices of the article, he there
fore adds the interest which may ac-
crue during the time that credit is
allowed. This, however, is not all.
There must be a premium exacted
by the dealer for the risk he runs in
trusting his goods to that class Of
more or less dangerous customers
who never pay ready money. The
most honestly disposed of these are
often unsafe debtors, for they are
generally such as are imprudent
enough to anticipate their incomes,
and to overrun them in expendi-
tires. The credit system, more
over, is temptation to unnecessary
purchases. There is a sort Of check
in the sight and touch Of the hard
won money to the disposition to
dispose of it lightly. On the other
hand, there is something in the ia
cility of credit, removing as iF does
the disagreeable necessity of pay
ment to a vague future, very seduc-
tive to the buyer, who can crafty
his love of possession with a momen-
tary sense at any rate, that it's graf
iication costs him nothing. There is
no such cheap and cautious pur-
chaser as cash.
Year: 1875

There are not many phrases in
our language which are used as in
considerably or as mischievously as
the phrase, ''IIe meant no wrong." /"
A man uses money that does not
belong to him to speculate with,
loses it, and is exposed. "He meant
no wrong" is the cry which is at
once raised by his friends, who
seem to be as constituencies as him
self "He did noGAntend to lose the
money. He believed it was safe
BE met no wrong"


A man is made the trustee OF the
executor of an estate. He lives be.
yond his mems and uses the trust
funds to support his extravaganza.
By and by he is found out and i'm
mediately the cry is raised, "He
meant no wrong" 1t is declared
that he Is a most exemplary man,
very respectfully connected; and so
the treaeherous thief is allowed to
go unpublished.


It is time that the demoralizing
falsity of this claim that detected
villains ''meant no wrong were ex-
posed. No man ever used money
that didn't belong to him, or betray-
ed or perverted any trust, without
meaning wrong. His act was a
wrongful act, and he knew it was
wrong, and he meant to do it, and
therefore he meant to do what he
knew to be wrong. It may he that
he meant TO restore the money if he
could; but he did not mean to re-
store it if he should fail to win in
his desperate game; on the contrary,
he in that case meant to let ruin
come to those whom he had betrayed
and robbed, and take his chance of
escape. That is the plain truth of
matter, and the SCORER every such
man is publicly and persisbently
branded as a thief-a villian-the
better it viii be for the general well
fare..-Exs
Year: 1875

fy them as owhat steps they should
take in regard TO his share Of the
fortune. Mr.. Brost concluded to
have the money sent here, and has
so ordered it. The lucky cock is
said to be considerably elated over
his good fortune, and is now look
ing around for comfortable home
and a business opening. The news
created some considerable excite
meEt at the American House. Hen
~ Lauer, the landlord, we under
stand, will have to engage another
cook.
Year: 1875

A young lady from the Brick
Church country, accompanied her
brother to town last week to witness
his marriage. On reaching town,
as the hour for the marriage had
not arrived, and as she had some
to do before returning
home, she drove up to the square TO
make her purchases. Having com
pleted her shopping, she repaired
to the scene Of the nuptial festiyi
ties only in time to be introduced
to her new sister-in-law. This was
zoo bad. We charge the disap
pointment to some clerk, who must
reform his habits and serve custom
ers with more dispatch.
Year: 1875

We are told that when John Rob
inson was here, he lost an import
ant part of his show; namely, one
of his i'd IS. The next morning
there W no small stir in the camps,
what become of him. In scour-
ing the country in search of the
mlsslRg man, they found him as
shey thought, at Chicken Creek.
just as they we're in the act Of Gag
ing him whether or not, as luck
would have it, along came a citizen,
and assured the capturing party
that they had the wrong man, one
of his neighbors.


We have the foregoing statement
from re-li able lips-Reece kim
bros. Who could it have been, is
the question.
Year: 1875

1t is self-evident proposition that


it is always hard times with those


who have nothing to exchange for


money. But this feyorite argument


of the eentractionists, however true


as an insoiated question, is no solu-


tion of the financial problem which


the worshippers of the golden calf


assume to solve by stroke Of the


pen, or the sarcasm supposed to be


contained in the term-"rag baby"


Hard times and scarcity of money


are, in common acceptation, different


terms for the same thing, and when


that scarcity exists in the midst of


abundant harvests the cause is to be


found not so much in the law Of sup


ply and demand as in the policy Of


an administration which legislates


in the interests of capital and adyer-


sely to productive labor. Il is the


experience of the country that the


surplus production brings but little


pecuniary relief. because spectators


plead the scarcity of money as the
reason why they can not offer living


prices, and the actual consumers
have not the means with which to


purchase. The advocates of con


traction, with a knowing wink at


each other, assure the sufferers that
the supply of currency is ample, and


only those who have nothing to sell
complain of its scarcity; in the
meantime, stubborn facts and in
creasing poverty are daily giving the
lie to the absurd theory. Have the
merchants and manufacturers who
are becoming bankrupt in such
rapid succession nothing to sell?


We are not prepared TO deny that
there Is not money enough in exis-
tence to meet the demands Of trade.
but where is it? We are told that
the banks are boarding it as a meas
ure Of self protection, and it is reas-
enable TO infer that rings and mill |
ionaires are boarding it with a view
to speculation in some one Of its
varied forms, but when boarded. no
matter by whom or for what pur
pose, it as efectually ceases to be
currency, as ifit were consumed by
fire. And if, in this early stage in
the work Of resumption, there is
bankruptcy, distress and a univers-
al cry for more currency, what viii
be the condition of the country when
$3.50, 900. COO Of greenbacks are re-
duced to an amount that can be re-
deemed. dollar for dollar by $780,
100000 in gold? And even by some
if it were practicable.to do this with
out running the country, the inevi-
table result wiz be that Wall street
and other monopolies viii absorb al
the gold the Treasury can gather to-
getheF, leaving to the productive
classes a national bank currency re-
deemable only in greenbaeks, and
for this poor privilege their property
must be taxed $4,000, 900 as bon
as 10 the bankers-this amount be-
ing six per cent interest on the
bonds deposited by said bankers as
security for their circulation, on
which bonds they pay no interest to
the government. Tt is not strange
that the money kings advocate
policy that will add so materially to !
their wealth and power, bat it is
passing strange that they should
advocate it who disclaim all eonnee-
ton with monopolies and boast Of
their devotion to the interests of the /
whole Ciarksviile Chronicle
Year: 1875

That nomadic tribe, the Gypsies)
that have been hanging about the
outskirts of Pulaski for a week
past have folded their white tents
and slid away, like the shadow of a
summer cloud.
Year: 1875

Somebody in Oregon has professed


religion and sent the seeretary, OF


war $40 which hr stole while ia the
employment Of the Government. If
Moody and sankey could get To-
gether all the ex-oficehciders OF the
country and convert item and in.
duce them 70 refund all the money
they stole, the Government could
afford to put on a clean shirt every
day for the rest of its life.--Courier
Journal.
Year: 1875

The outside world can form no
idea of the vast amount of money It
takes to conduct a paper. II they
did they would not be 50 indifferent
about settling their dues to them.
nor would they by this indifference
so often embarrass publishers.
Year: 1875

A citizen of Leayeuworth, going
to his barn to milk in the dark Of
the early morning, GOT into the
wrong pen, and undertook 70 milk a
mule. He don't remember which
side Of the barn be went out at, but
expects his bucket down in the
course Of a few dave
Year: 1875

There is an almost constant
stream of travel for the past few
weeks through Pulaski to and from
Texas. Some twenty persons pass
ed few days since en- route for the
Lone Star State, while nearly an
equal number have been seen wend-
ing their way back. If all would
stay where they are, and each send
the other the money expended in
these migratory experiments, it
would be better.
Year: 1875

An unpleassntness is rumored be
tween President Grant and Secre
tary Bristow. Quite likely. The
president did not think Bristow
would rush the whisky raid TO
the door OF the White House.
Courier-JournaL
Year: 1875

A CoEsETIoS.-In our last week :
issue. we published rumor of a
tragedy in Jessamine county, which
we have since learned is false. in, that
it never occurred in Jessamine coun-
ty, but in Pendleton county; and
from the Bracken county Chronicle, of
last week, We learn that the whole
thing is cauard. We do not know
the Sheriff of Jessamine, but should
this meet his eye, we hope he will ex-
oIcrate US of any intention OF ipjur-
ing him in publishing the article.
Year: 1875

THE New York Sun thus boldly
speaks of the Cabinet changes:


"No patching up of the Cabinet at
Washington by the enforced retire
ment of members who fear investiga-
tion and impeachment by the new
House Of Representatives, will satisfy
the country in its present temper.
Even complete reconstruction would
attract no confidence to the Admins
tration, because the President and his
surroundings are known to be compli-
Gated with corruption which has made
its name a stencil in the nostrils of the
people.


If Williams and Delano 90 out, it
is simply because they are afraid to
stay in and confront the ordeal of
searching scrutiny next winter. II
any concession to public opinion was
intended, Robson and Belknap would
be sent back to the obscurity from
which they emerged, and with the
stain of disgrace upon their Names
But they are near to the favor of the
President, and will be spared. The
proposed changes, therefore, have no
other significance but an admission of
guilt on the part of members who may
take a short cut to escape the penalties
of offended justice" "
Year: 1875

THE New York Sun is great reformer.
But it is only troubled about administrative
reform. 1t is blatant political economist.
1t says it could run the city, State and Ma
tional administrations at ante-war rates.
1t could keep theexpenditures down to the
figures of the Fillmore and Buchanan terms
of Presidency. If the Sun has the vast
ability in the economical line which it pro-
fesses to have, why, in the name of all that
is lovely and honest, does it not apply it to
its own establishment? Its ante-war price
was one cent 1t sells now for two cents,
and announces forthcoming Sunday edi-
ton for which it Will exact three cents per
copy. It's rates for advertising are four
times what they were before the war.
What was then ten cents q line is now forty.
What does all this prove2 That the Sun
preYaricates in itsassertions about the prac-
ticability of ante-war expenses as applied
to governments, or that it is practicing from
one to three hundred per cent. extortion in
its private enterprise7 That it is the former
every one knows who has ever con!rasted
ante-war prices of living with those Of the
present day. We can easily imagine the
extra charge for the Sunday edition to be a
salve for the sufferings of the Ishmaelitish
conscience for Sabbath breaking. This
third cent will no doubt be devoted to the
charity fund, or set apart for the establish
meut of another Brook Farm Phalanstery,
or the recuperation of the Irish Famine
Fund.
Year: 1875

Since the recent elections the great u


independent journals have all returned to
the Third Term question for inspiration.


We have several times reminded these die
fators and Cesars of the press, when they
pronounced the Third Term "dead as q
mackeref' and "killed again" that they
would be sure to resurrect 1t again in sixty
OF ninety days, whenever they happened to
be short of better subjects for the abuse of
General Grant. While we do not claim
the gift Of prophecy we can point to the
columns Of these Independent journals for
the Terihcation of our predictions in these
instances-every one of them. Like the
ghost Of Banquo this perturbed spirit Of
the Third Term viii not down at the bid
ding Of these modern Macbeths. It re-
pppears to disturb their sleep upon every
occasion Of nervous excitement. When
he elections 60 against the Republicans
these Macbetbs set up the cry we have
Year: 1875

THE Texas Democracy is true to itself
and its reasonable love for the fallacy of
secession. The Bill of Rights adopted by
the Constitutional Convention of that State
furnishes abundant proof of the truth of
this assertion. Among other clauses it
contains the following:


1EThat the maintenance of our free institu-
tions and the perpetuity of the Union depend
upon the preservation of the right of local self
government unimpaired to all the States"


It is true that no serious objection can be
made to this clause of itself; but, when
taken into consideration with the follow
ing, the true animus is at once apparent:


s'The faith of the people of Texas stands
pledged to the preservation of a republican
form of government, and, subject to this linlitd-
fica only, they have at all times the right to
alter, reform or abolish their government in
such manner as they may think expedient."


If this is not virtual reassertion of the
right of secession we fail 10 understand it.
No one can deny that it bears evidence of
having been framed for the express pur-
pose of concealing through ambiguous
phrase the most reasonable principles.
Year: 1875

THE New York Tribune Washington
correspondence states that Senator Spencer,
General B. F. Butler, "Boss" Shepherd
and Postmaster Burt, of Boston, are trying
to drive Mr.. Jewell from the Cabinet. As
Spencer is in Alabama, Butler in Missouri,
Burt in Boston and Ex-Governor Shepherd
is absorbed in private business, it is to be
hoped the Postmaster General will not be
disturbed by the Tribune mans assertion,
although he may ''ha7e finished his report
and handed it to the President As the
time set for the driving has arrived and the
drove has not started the report is probably
about as reliable as the most of such
specials prove.
Year: 1875

THE New York Tribune makes haste to
defend Postmaster General Jewell against
an alleged effort to procure his removal
from the Cabinet. 1t will probably be
news even to Mr.. Jewell himself that such
a movement is on foot. There certainly
seems to be no ground for complaintaga
him except that he is unfortunately handi-
capped by the friendship of the Tribune
1t will require all of his strength and
sagacity to carry that load in any political
roaa
Year: 1875

The San Francisco papers are jubilant over
the near completion of the first ship ever built
at that port. The vessel win be one thousand
tons measurement, and constructed wholly Of
fr. How "fr" 1t viii sail before sinking we
are not at present ready to state, but, to the
best of our Judgment, IT will depend greatly
on how soon she strikes fog with another
vessel in It.
Year: 1875

GUARANA.-A correspondent sends the
following sketch of this specific for head
ache. In private note he says, have
used it myself and have found relief from
it, that have never been able to get from
anything else. Its virtues should be known
1t was mentioned first to me by gentle
man who had lived many years in South
| Americas


Guarana powder consists Of the ground
seeds of a tree growing in Brazil called
Ruliinia SorJilis. The drug has been
long known, but has only come into gener-
al use quite recently. 1t was noticed in
the British Nedical Journal for April 1872,
! by Doctor Wilkes, and his account led to
its being widely tested rs specific for
sick headache with highly favorable re-
suits. The medical writers state that the
kind of headache most likely to be bene-
! fitted is that arising from :: hysterical tenn
permanent, but it has been proven that it
will give relief ito others. 1t will not
act in every instance, but it will prove
efficacious in so large a number of cases
that it should be brought to the notice of
every one who suffers from this trouble
some disease.


The common way of using it is to take
about two-thirds of a teaspoonful in a little
water when the first svmtoms of the head
ache are felt following it with another
dose in the course of four or five hours.
aS occasion may require. 1t can be taken
with little sugar if desired 1t will
afford relief Immediately.


The powder is usually put up in little
papers somewhat after the style of Seiditz
powders, but persons using it will find it
to their advantage to buy it in bulk by
weight. 1t can he procured at all the
more prominent drug 5; ores, and the price
is from 50 30 to Sl.OO per pound.
Year: 1875

Comfort is an expressive word, and one
the real meaning of which. applied to each
of us perSonlly is not fully realized As
people we seem to try how we may make
ourselves uncomfortable and all because
we do not appreciate what constitutes that


real enjoyment, which is in fact more than
acknowledgement comfort We are G
much afraid If we make ourselves comic, Z
able that we shall over step the bounds of
politeness or create the unfavorable criti-
cism of those higher, it may be, in The So
clal scale than we are, of whose opinions
we stand in moral fear. Away with such
false notions of personal independence


such mock adherence to the tyranny of
fashion. When we learn that we have a
right to wear tight shoes or 90 bare-footed


TO stand on our heads, (the men. of course)
or smoke, to strain ourselves up in corsets,
or wear none at all. Just us we please, if
we are comfortable in so doing, and do not
interfere with the happiness or enjoyment
OF our nel5hbors-sO much the better will
1t be for us and so much will we have ad-
vanced towards a trucr and more sensible
manner of life. Especially at this season
should we all be firm advocates of personal
comfort; we are glad to notice increasing
evidences of some breaking of the chains
of fashionable folly, and the development
of some personal comfort, and some indie
pendencc of character, among the resi-
dents of our cities and large towns. If
we want to lounge on the sofa of an after
dinner hour, IL we want to tumble the
mattress i'll our sleeping room in the after
noon, if we want to wear loose, easy dresses
innocent of Ovcrskirts and frills and un-
necessary appendages; if we want to sit
under the trees on our lawns and smoke,
or read OF sew, or crOQuet, or if we want
to do anything or place ourselves in any
position where we shall enjoy personal
comfort-in the name of all that l.; sensi-
bic and lawful let us do it. What if the
bed is tumbled, and the rooms cluttered
up. and Mrs. Smallrice does see us in a
calico dress; so long rs ws are comfortable,
Is it anybOdy's business but our own that
we play croquet, or lounge on the veranda
IN sight of passers by. or smoke. or read
wholesome novelS-sO long as we pay our
bills, observe the moral law, and the COL
den rule, and don't talk about our neigh
bors? take comfort in any way or at any
place we please. where we do not make a
breach OF good manners, or trcspass upon
the rights of others. As much as possible.
let Us live out of doors the veranda, the
garden. the summer house are preferable,
many times in the day, to the parlor OF
library-and let us make ourselves COM
Portable by taking advantage of the pleas
ures they offer to us. This grand summer
weather, always too brief in this northern
cline, let us make the most of our means
for personal enjoyment, and rejoice in
breaking away from a slavish adherance
to fashion and ways which do nothing but
render us personally uncomfortable.
Year: 1875

A HAPPY COUPLE.-A man should al
ways be little older. little Drawer, and
a little stronger, Il little wiser, and a little
more in love with her than she is with
him.


A woman should always be Il little
Younger, and Il little prettier, and a little
more consderate than her husband. He
should bcstow on her all his worldly goods
and she should take good care of them
He may owe her every care and tender
ness that affection can prompt; but pc
cuniarv Indebtedness to her will become 4
burthen. Better live on 4 crust that be
brought him.


Neither must be Jealous, nor give the
other cause for jealousy. Neither must
encourage sentimental friendships with the
opposite sex. Perfect confidence in each
other. and reticence concerning their
mutual affairs, even to members of their
own families, is first necessity.


A wife should dress herself becomingly
whenever she expects to meet her hus-
bands eye. The man should not grow
slovenly. even ut home.


Fault finding. long-argumcnts. or scold-
ngs, end the happiness that begins in
kisses and love making. Sisters and bro
theirs may quarrel and make up
Lovers are lovers no longer after such dis
turbances occur, and married people who
are not lovers, are bound by red-hot
chains. Ifa man admires his wife most
in striped calico, she is silly not to wear
Year: 1875

o., OF perfection of an air-tight connection.
This is obviated entirely by employing a
cement which ftstens alike we'll to the
rubber and to the metal or wood. Such
cement is prepared by solution of shellac
IN ammonia. This is best made by soak
ing pnlverized gum shellac in ten times its
weight of strong ammonia, when a slimy
mass Is obtained, which in three or four
weeks will become liquid without the use
OF hot water. This softens the rubber, and
becomes. after volatization of the ammonia.
hard and impermeable to gases and fluids.
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