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Year: 1872

WE want a religion that goes into the
family and keeps the husband from being
spiteful when the dinner is late, and keeps
the dinner from being late-keeps the
wife from fretting when the husband
tracks the newly washed floor with his
muddy boots, and makes the husband
mindful of the scraper and the floor mat;
keeps the mother patient when the baby is
cross, and keeps the baby pleasant;
amuses the children as well as instructs
them; wins as well as governs; projects
the honeymoon into the harvest moon,
and makes the happy hours like the East
ern tree, bearing in its bosom at once the
beauty of the tender blossom and the
glory of the ripening fruit We want
religion that bears heavily, not on the ex-
ceeding "sinfulness of sin," but the eX,
ceeding rascality of lying and stealing; a
religion that banishes small measures from
the counters, small baskets from the stalls.
pebbles from the cotton bags, clay from
paper, sand from sugar, chicory from cof-
fee, otter from butter, beet juice from
vinegar, alum from Bread strychnine
from wine, water from milk cans, and
buttons from the contribution box. The
religion that is to save the world
will not put all the big strawberries
at the top and all the bad ones at the bot
tom. 1t will not offer more baskets of
foreign wine than the vineyards ever
produced bottles, and more barrels of
Genesee flour than all the fields of New
York grew and all her mills grind. 1t
will not make one-half pair of shoes of
good leather and the other of poor, so
that the first shall rebound to the makers
credit and the second to his cash. 1t will
not put Jouvin's stamp on Jenkins kid
gloves, nor make Paris bonnets in the
back room of a Boston milliner's shop,
nor let piece of velvet that processes to
measure twelve yards come to an un-
timely end in the tenth, or a spool of sew
ing silk that vouches for twenty yards be
nipped in the bud at fourteen and half,
nor the cotton thread spool to the yard
stick fifty of the two hundred yards of
promise that was given to the eye, nor
yard wide cloth measure less than thirty
six inches from selvedge, nor all-wool
delains and all linen handkerchiefs be
amalgamiZed with clandestine cotton, nor
coats made of woolen rags pressed to-
gether to be sold te the unsuspecting
public for legal broadcloth. 1t does not
put bricks at five dollars a thousand
into chimneys it contracted to build of
seven dollars materials, nor smuggle white
pine floors that have paid for hard pine,
nor leave yawning cracks in closets where
boards ought TO join, nor daub ceilings
that ought to be smoothly plastered, nor
make window blinds of Stats that cannot
stand the wind, and paint that cannot
stand the sun, and fastenings that may be
looked at, but are on no account to be
touched. The religion that is to sanctify
the world pays its debts. 1t does not con-
slider that forty cents returned for one


hundred is according to law. 1t looks


upon man who has failed in trade and


who continues to live in luxury, as a


thief. 1t looks upon man who promises


to pay fifty dollars on demand with in


terest, and who neglects to pay it on de-


mand with or without interest, as liar


C0HgTegati0naLiSt
Year: 1872

OUR experience in journalism, says an
exchange, teaches us that there is nothir q
in this world that will so disgust and
sicken the general reader as to learn, after
wading through the particulars of an awful
accident, that there is probability of the
victims recovery.
Year: 1872

A RESOLUTION was introduced in the
House of Delegates Saturday, to limit the
legislative session to 80 days (the constitu,
tional limit is 45) but it was not adopted,
The session ought to be limited to about
thirty hours but we have no doubt the
full 45 days will be consumed. Even al
tue starvation pay of 50 a day most of the
members are making more money than
they would earn at home, and they will
hang on till the last hour.
Year: 1872

Yesterday was the day appointed for
holding mass convention at Grafton to
nromotc a removal of the capital from
charleston. We sought to learn last
evening by telegraph something about
what the Convention did, but the operator
At Grafton could find no one who knew
anything about it, We infer that the
gathering was not large, but would be
clad II some friend out there would write
,ls briel account Of what, II anything
was done.
Year: 1872

Such dyspepsia The stomach the brain too nti-
nAtsy allied for the to suffer without the other, that
despondency nseparabe. 1t be added
too that Of the stomach almost invariably accom-
panied by irritation Of the temper.


The and tranquZlng operation Of Hostetters
Bitters powerfully developed In OF indigestion
effect Of this agreeable tonic Is comforting and en-
couragng mild glow pervades the the chronic un-
easness the region OF the stomach is lessened ana
restesness which characterzes the disease
abated This Improvement Is not transient Is not sue
by the return Of the old symptoms with supeadded
always the when unmedcated stimuants are
given complaint Each dose to impart
OF healthul invigoraon But this is not all
The apeaent and antbous properties OF the preparation
are scarcely secondary Importance to its tonic virtues


there overflow Of bile the secretion is brought win
proper limits and the hillary inert and t0pd


and regulated The effect the dischagng organs
equally auary and in Of constipation the caharc
action Just sufficient produce the desired result gradually
without pain. The Bers also promote healthy eVapora
the surface which particularly desirable ths
when sudden spells Of unpleasant weather are ap
the perspaon and produce congestion OF


liver coughs and colds The hest safeguard against all dS
bodily vsor and this the great Vegetable Retora'
, especially promotes )shi0-~
Year: 1872

deal in few words, as follows "a party
which, while defending and extending human
slavery, called itself Democratic, and while
actively in one part of the country, and pass
lively in the other, trying to overthrow the
government, called itself Conservative, may
also, when foiled in the attempt to destroy the
Constitution, solemny call itself Constitutional.
The motley host called the Democratic party
is quite as constitutional as it is Democratic
and as conservative as it is constitutional"
Year: 1872

LOCAL PAPERs-The New York Times says
you might nearly as we'll forget your churches,


your Academy and school houses, as to forget
your local paper. 1t speaks to ten times the
audience that your local minister does, and if it
has any ability at ALL it is read eagerly each
week, from beginning to end. 1t reaches you
all, and if it has lower spirit and less wisdom
than sermon, it has thousand times bet:eE
chance at you. Lying as it does, open on
to yourself to rally literally to it's support, and
exact from it as able, hgh-toned character as
you do from any educator in your midst. 1t
is in no sense beneath notice and care-unless
yourself are below notice and care-for it is
your representative. Indeed in its character
it is the summation of the Importance, interest
and welfare of you all. 1t is the aggregate of
your own consequence, and you cannot ignore
it without miserably depreciating yourselves.
Year: 1872

patients look for ree The experience of every
Dypepc that the proper method
of that wide spread disease Dyspepsia be
the regular schools of medicine find any three
theory of his and each patient but in truth subject
experiment. only eectual remedy for this terrible
scourge is


MISHLER'S HERB BITTERS.


1t alone is certain and uniform its effects. cured
| thousands and will cure you. TRY IT,! jan3-lm
Year: 1872

PRosPEcTISo.-A manufacturer Of cotton goods
from another State has been prospecting around
Wilmington for the establishment of mill for the
manufacture Of cotton goods. He seems, how
ever, unwilling to undertake the business on his
own responsibility, but wishes certain property
owners on the South side to erect the mill and
put in the machinery, he to take charge Of it,
guaranteeing them ten per cent. on the invest
meut
Year: 1872

An Act to Renew tHe OIarVcr VI 1He


Pendieton Male Academy.


SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and house of Representatives of the State of
South Carolina met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by authority of the same:


That the charter Of the Penleton Male
Academy be, and the same is hereby, extend
Year: 1872

The LcAigh Valley Gazette says: GA
wealthy Williamsport gentleman became SO
much attached to clergyman of that city
that he asked him to preach his funeral ser
mon no matter where heshould be. The pas
tor promised that no matter what the dis
tance that separated them or the difficulties
placed between, he would, when informed OF
the death of his old friend, drop everything
else, and hasten to the spot that was to be
the resting-place of his mortal remains, The
pastor afterwards removed to that locality,
and a short time ago received the sad intel,
lgence of his friends death. Instead of
keeping his promise, hereplied that he could
not be present, as he would be unable to
close his church, etc. The funeral took
place in due season, but the pastor was not
there to perform the last sad rites over tho
body of his departed friend. The ceremo-
nies, however, were performed by another,
and afterwards, when the will was opened, it
appeared that the old man had been faithful
in death, as he was in life, and bequeathed a
thousand dollars to his old friend, prouided
he preached his funeral sermon. His feel
ings can better be imagined than described,
We suppose"
Year: 1872

There was an illustration on the Milwau-
kee and St. Paul Railroad the other day of
the way in which accidents are sometimes
caused. A conductor received telegram
to hold his train until freight train should
come up. He pocketed the dispatch and
drove on. The two engineers succeed in
stopping their trains just as the COW catch
ers met. That conductor is seeking for a
position now.
Year: 1872

AN INDIGNANT ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR
When We first became acquainted with Skin
ner, he was the leader Of the orchestrL at
one of the theatres While he was acting in
that capacity they got up some kind of a fai-
ry spectacle, for which Skinner provided
choice music. He vas particularly proud
of an overture arranged by himself. 1t was
copied by hand, and it happened most unfor-
tunatcly that the copies were not finished
in time for rehersal, and so Skinner had to
take the chances of the musicians getting it
right on the first attempt in the presence OF
the audience.


A couple of hours before the theatre
opened, Skinner went around and placed the
music upon the stands of the orchestra. Ten
minutes afterward, when Skinner had gone
away, friend of his, named Brown. came in
and saw the music, and for the sake of play
ing little joke upon Skinner, he gathered
up all that music, and replaced it with an old
lot of sheets, containing fragmentary music
of about twenty different kinds which he
found in closet in the orchestra room. At
ter while the audience assembled. Skinner
brought in his musicians, took his place, and
whispered to the players to exercise exceed
ing care Then Skinner gave couple of
taps with his baton, and the orchestra went
into action in furious earnest. ltwas awful.
There was a most terrific discord, with six or
seven different kinds of time, twenty varie-
ties oftunes, and such jingling and footing
and scraping, that all the women in the audi
ence jumped to their feet and screamed
The first violinist exertcd himself to saw out
passage of ''Martha," the man with the
flute strained himself until he was red in the
face over an air from "Stabat Mater" the
double bass man, engaged in a futile effort
to interpret ''The Last Rose of Summer"
the clarionet shrieked out the "Little Brown
Jug" while the drummer finding that he
could not play the "Faust March," hammer
ed away at random. Skinner was wild with
amazement and rage. He looked cross-eyed
for moment at the trombone man, who was
attacking "See, the Conqueripg hero Comes, "
with intense earnestness, and then, throwing
down his baton, he gave one furious yell and
leaped upon the trombone man, with murder
in his eve. They had it out, right there in
orchestra, and it lasted just five minutes,
amid the cheers of the audience, until Skin
ner having jammcd one leg through the
drum, and torn away quarter of mile OF
fiddle strings with his fists, landed the from:
bone man in the body Of the bass viol, and
smashed that sweet instrument into klndling
wood. They had no overture that evening,
and another man had to lead what was left
of the band, for Skinner went home. He is
still hunting for the man who changed the
music. When he finds Mr.. Brown there
will be still more terrific combat.-PatsburJ
| Leader.
Year: 1872

few more mornings; few more MORNINGS.
Wsll watch the Iight's low dawning. dull and


gray;


fsv more mornings we'll family murmur
To those who love US. ''ris our latest day"
From weary brows will fall the life worn mask,
From tired hands will drop the half done task.
few more mornings-but few more moraings-
Others will take the work that we laid down;
viii lift it where We lett it in the shadows;
Will bear the cross-perhaps may wear the crown
We longed / Tor, toiled for ail our Heetins hours,
The crown of crowns-that never could be ours
4 few morn morniugsl Amidst distant dawning
They who come after US softly say.
where now the labor of those gone before US?
The recompense Of all their burdened day?
They are not missed where they were always seen,
And life moves as if they had not been"
A few more morn inss! still will be forever
The hearts that thrill to day with Loves dear pain,
All suffering desire all done the long enielycr-
The far -out yearninx of the lofty BRAIN
There n be in the low house whore we lie down
No Lowell no hate no dreams of high renowu
few more mornings! Twill all be told-our story.
So sweet so brief. Why war with chang eless fare?
Why cry for love! Why spend our strength for


glory?


Why pray to God with prayer importunate?
His centuries 20 We still must come and pass
Like leafy shadows ON the Summer grass.
few more mornings-and then again in beauty
The earth will wear the splendor of her Spring.
While we within the universe of spirits


Will wander somewhere among viewless things.
We still must see our human home is fair
Whereof it he in all the heaven of air.
woudrous must be Gods gift to compensate
For all we miss within our human fate.
Year: 1872

MORE 1IME.-Our neightor iniimates that
we should give him time to take a second
jump at Grant before we demand that he
shall be delirously enthusiastic for the old
gift toise,. AL right, neiehbor, wait till you
get Zig ready a,'d the right foot foremost
but don't let it be Sam Patch leap. We
were net funny but trying TO prove that you
were making a manful struggle against the
'whippers in" and to measuraIly apologize
for the ridiculous position these fellows have
20. you in. If we know ourself we deeply
pity you in your present position and would
not take your place for all tho land offices
and country newspapers on the coast--no we
would burst the collar, break the traces and
pcdde pea nuts for living first and snort
buck and jump stiff legged every time we saw
Grants. Gorham's, Boruck's, Shannon's OF
Sargents name in print
Year: 1872

MUST THINK THE PEOPLE Fools. Grants +
ofIicc.holders who nominated him at Pha-
delphia pasred resolution that the frank
ing privilege ought to be abolished and post
age rates reduced. For set of rascals who
have had the power every day for over
three Years to repeal and abolish this frank
ing privilege, TO pass such resolution is ev-
idence that they believe the people fools.
Whether they are right in this Lelief or not
is to be determined at the polls in November.
The passnge Of this resolution was on the Ctl
Of Jupe and just four days after that the very
bill they were proclaiming for was presented to
the Scxate, where they have two-thirds
majority and they refused to pass it. The
resolution was lie; an intended lie and de-
ecption. and they proved i; a lie by the Sen
ate's action within four days. The death.
bed repentance of man who has been .
decp-lycd villain and rascal all his life may
do If he dies, but if he lives he will return to
his villany as the dog does TO his vomt.
Grant. and. lis thieves were very sick al
Philadelphia, on their death-bed repentance,
and the people had better kill them while
they feel repentant, for us sure as
they gain an extension Of life and power
they wll return to their rascaly practices
with renewed vigor. The people now have
a chance to slaughter the whole internal
brood of administration williams, and they
must do it or remain hewers of wood ana
drawers OF water all the remainder of then
lives.
Year: 1872

BACK AT HIS "Posr. Henry George,
the first editor of the Daily Post (price one
cent? and who made it one of the pithiest
livliest, entertaining and readable papers in
San Francisco, is back at his "post" as its
chief editor again. George, you have bui
one fault and that is that you are a sort Of a
rolling stone and it is hard to keep track o
you. Again we say success to the Post.
Year: 1872

To THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD:-


Not having seen any notice OF a certain outrageous
proceeding that lately transpircd in your city,
and being interested in the matter, beg to call
your attention to It, feeling assured you will give II
the attention 1t merits. A young man named
Waterman was elected a member OF Company A,
Twenty-second regiment New York Militia, and
after short time the Captain informed him that he
must resign, as they did not permit Jews as men,
a country Of equal rights What think you
OF this In the face OF the respectable
position OF youri New York Jewish merchants
lawyers and bankers Have you the courage to
bring this matter before the community In Its true
light? Are you the champion OF oppression, come
1t In what shape 1t may2 l don't know your
opinion Of a class Of men who would 0stracise q
gentleman on account OF his religious faith; but
don't think much comment is necessary. What
I'D like TO get at Is their muster roll. Being q
merchant might perchance be brought In contact
with them, or some of them, and the opportunity
might be mutual advantage. ! feel very muct
like applying some adlcctives TO these gentlemen;
but l leave II to you-yOu who, feel, are charged
with so sacred ttust-thc columns OF the most
influential Journal m the tand. Respectfully.


n. Nj, DAVIS,
Year: 1872

There is so much good sense in th,


following item, which has been going the


rounds of the papers for some time, ant


ought to be kept rolling, that we take the


liberty to publish it. Just as like as any


way, some old fogy, who always says il


can't be done, when new improvement


Is talked of in Plymouth, will think the


article was written expressly for him,


when it was only written for that class
OF people who are only serviceable as


wheel horses to hold back, when a for
ward movement should be made:


Talk UP and work up your town, and
your own tOWnSnen and husineos


Glve encouragement to every useful and
cfedltaole enterprise in your midst. for as
certain as that effects follow cause. so
certain Will every enterprise of merit re
pay every citizen. We cannot live unto
ourselves-and we cannot diecouraoe
any movement in behalf of place with
cut lnf1lcting upon ourselves a personal
injury. Denouncing the place where we
dweiI as old fogy, one horse, or with any
Such slang terms, is calculated to brine
ABOUT just such a condition ss we de-
hounce. Ii you see q needed improve
ment Tor the city or town, demand il. and
talk 1t up vigorously until the whole com
munlty IS impregnated with the idea-until
a storm Of public sentiment compels the
work, Don't stop because some poor
mummy, out of whom has withered all
public spirit and love of advancement
moans out in a sepulchral whine, 1T
won't pay" Show to your live fellows
that 1t will pay, and leave the mummy to |
MS embalmed and svaddled dust and
stupidity, and by and by you will see the !
;esalt Of your courage and talk, in uni
versal Improvement, increased facilities
and business, and broad, liberal, genial |
public spirit that prevades and WHITES /
ind make pleasant and beautiful, every /
place where it enters.


We hope to see our citizens go to work
next spring, and put the streets, side
Walks, door yards and houses in neat and
good order. THIS will make the town
attractive People from a distance will
ocate here; buy property, build manu-
acturing establishments and drive the
igue out of town.
Year: 1872

Our neighbors of the Democrat, have
bought new job press and will hereafter


be able to do as good a job of printing as


the REPUBLICAN. We are really glad of


1t. We claim share of the credit for


this improvement; for we can say without
fear OF contradiction, that when the pres
ent proprietor came to Plymouth. last
spring, neither of the newspapers publish
ed in this place were respectable in ap-
pearance or showed signs of enterprise.
Now the Democrat is very respectablei in
appearance, and it well edited. The ap-
pearance of the REPUBLICAN, needs no
word of comment in these columns. Our
JOB work will compare favorably with the
same Gloss OF work done in large cities
and our prices are as low. Our merchants
had got into the habit of sending their or
ders for fine printing to other places.
They are acting more wisely now. Bring
IN your orders. Remember there is com
petition for job printing in Plymouth, and
the material and mechanical skill to do If
well and promptly.
Year: 1872

There was camp meeting scene in the
Senate this morning, which took us back
to the good old days, when halleluiah and
amen were not kept pent up in honest
throats because they were questionable


Dr, Newman finished his morning
prayer with very eloquent passage, and
as he bowed his head in the stiffness. and
very softly and quietly calculated "amen. I"
there came rolling down from the galleries
such loud and hearty shout as made the
callous-hearted statesman start and every
body stare. AMEN" thundered some
good old Methodist brother, not up to the
new way OF doing things, "Amenr and
though some of the thoughtless ones gig
gled, there was an earnestness about that
benedlctlon which made me think that
the Senate began its labors with more
nearly resolution to do its whole duty
than ever before.


A little wrestling with the Lord in
fervent prayer would not hurt the Senate.
as anybody can testify who sees their
daily walk and conversation.


GIL. PIERCE.
Year: 1872

Ny work is finished am strorg


In and with hope and charity;


For have written the thing see,
The things that have been and shall be-
Conscious of right, nor feeling wrong
Because I am in love with love.
And the sole thing hate is Hate'
For Hate is death and love is life,
A peace, asplendor from above;
And Hate, never ending strife.
A smoke. blackness from the abyss
Where unclean serpents coil and hiss
Love is the Holy Ghost within;
Hate the objectionable sin;
Who breaches otherwise than this
Betra yeth his master with kiss
Year: 1872

A DISAPPOINTED MAN.-An old man
of seventy, living near Newport, Indiana,
quarre4ed with his wife, and taking down
his shotgun announced that he would
commit suicide forthwith. He went in
to the yard, lay down on the ground
where he could be seen from front win
dow, fred the gun off in the air, and re-
mained motionless for an hour, during
which time he slyly watched the door
and window for the appearance of his
grief stricken wife. "But be was sadly
mistaken, says the old gentleman's home
paper. They did not come out to see
whether he had blown the top of his
head off or not. This was more than
the old man could stand he rose up,
went into the house, and made things hot
for the old woman and the children for
while. He'd show them whether they
wouldn't come out when he had killed
himself"