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Year: 1872

Agricultural machines and implements
cost great deal Of money, and they
ought to be well taken care of, so as to
preserve them in working order as long
as possible. Ihreshing machines, reapers
and mowers, seed drills, etc, generally
suffer more damage from exposure to the
weather when Idle, than from the wear
and tear occasioned by the work which
they perform. There should be an i'm
plement house on every farm, large
enough to contain all the machines and
implements. There should also be a tool
house for the small tools. Every machine,
implement, and dtool, when not at work.
should be in its proper place in the house.
or shed, painted and repaired. and safe
from danger OF every kind. When man
aged in this way, machines and imple-
ments will last at least twice as long as
they would if left lying around loose, the
iron work gathering rust from rain and
dew, and the wood work rotting from the
effect of wet and damp, or shrinking and
cracking in the sun. A well-stocked tool
house is good indication of the intelli-
gence and orderly habits of its owner


1t is said that more than S5,000,OO0 is
lost every year by the farmers OF the
United States by damage done to machines,
implements, and tools. from exposure to
the weather at times when they ought to


be carefully housed. The farmer who
complains OF the high price of machines
should make them last as long as possible
by protecting them from the rays Of the
sun in summer, and from rain, frost and
snow At other seasons 1t has been proved
that even a grindstone becomes damaged
by exposure to the weather; it is not 10
be wondered at. then, that machines and
implements made offwood and iron should
be easily damaged by rain, efc.a,A thrifty
farmer understands that dollar saved Is
just as good as dollar earned or gained
in any way Western Rural Annudl
Year: 1872

An exchange says that Anna Dickinson
and Olive Logan are their own agents in
the lecture business this year. But what
in the world, then, is Writ Skies (whO re-
Gently married Olive good for?
Year: 1872

Urinary and Womb Diseases Gravel, Diabetes, Drop
sy( IncOntnence of Urine, Brights disease Albumin
ra and in where there Brick dust deposits OF
the water is thick. cloudy mixed with substances like
the white Of egg. threads like white silk. there
is morbid, dark bilious appearance, and white Bone
dust deposits and where there is n prcking burning
sensat on and pain in the small of the back and along
the oins, In all these conditions Railways Sarparil
liam Resolvent aided by the application of Railways
Ready Relief to the spine and small of the back and
the bowels regulated with one or two of Railways
Regulating Pills per day will, soon make complete
cure In few days the patient will be enabled to hold
Urine will be restored TO its natural clear and amber
or sherry color. .+
Year: 1872

The symptoms of liver COM
plant are uneasiness and
pain in the side. Sometimes
the pain is in the shoulder.
and is mistaken for rheuma-
tism. The stomach is affected
with loss of appetite and
sickness, bowels in general
cOstiye, some alternating with
Year: 1872

GOLD IIo1s TO II5T.


Gold ranged on extreme quotations during the
week at the above figures reaching the lowest
point on Wednesday but reacting to the highest on
Thursday. The dealings throughout the week seem
mostly on account OF customs, the average receipts
OF which by the government were 5000, 900 per day.
The clique operating in the gold market made gold
scarce in the middle OF the week by Withdrawing it
from use and borrowing currency upon it, thereby
disturbing the money market also. AS high as
s4th Of one per cent per day then paid for the
use of gold; but the rate afterwards went of, and
yesterday four per cent was paid to have gold car
ried. The fluctuations In the gold market for the
Year: 1872

A FINE YIELD or WHEAT.-Mr. Henry


Cox. of Dutch Gap farm, Henrico county,
raised portion of crop Of wheat this year
yielding as much as sixty bushels to the acre.
This is hard to beat, &
Year: 1872

On motion of Mr. StrallS, the ordinance a>
10 the Police Court was amended so as to
provide that in the absence of the Police
Justice and the Acting Justice the magistrate
next in rank shall be clothed with all the
powers of the Police Justice.
Year: 1872

ence of mind that few possess, and utterly regardless of personal danger, he planted his lever hard against the rail and held the track in place while the train went rolling by. Five seconds later in forming the con nection. or the slightest shrinking in the face of danger on the part of the draw tender, and the train would have plunged into the horrid chasm. Fourteen cars filled with hnman souls pile6 one upon another in one common wreck Most of the pas sengers were doubtless going to spend Thanks giving in Connecticut. or elswhere in New England, aud were no doubt indul. ging in anticipations of happy greetings with thelr friends or families around the festive board on the morrow. The terri ble result of such an accident as might and would have occurred had it not been avert ed by the faithful tender of the draw, are too painful to contemplate. There seems to be no possible excuse for such negll- gence on the part of those having charge of the train. When the ball is up, it is in full view before the train reaches the bridge and when it is down, ss it was on Wednes- day evening, the engineer should bave known 1t and stopped the train. MT. Col gan is entitled to the highest recognition for the brave part he performed in averting a most serious calamity. This is not the first time he has faced personal dauger un- der similar circumstances.

 Superintendent Reed was here yester, day investigating the affair. We learn that conductor aud engineer have both been suspended"
Year: 1872

Aroused.-A few days since, as the freight train on the Housatonic road was leaving the station at Canaan going north, man who had indulged too freely in th, flowing bowl, sat in an unguarded position near one of the windows of the caboose. when the train started in it's usually easy way, (with jerk,) and his head flew through one of the thick panes of glass quicker than streak O lightning" and hung dangling on the outside of the car. After drawing in his head like a snubbed turtle, and weighing the matter carefully in his mind he came to the conclusion something had dropped
Year: 1872

The Narrow Escape 0t Bridgeport.

 The Bridgeport Farmsr gives the fol lowing particulars of the act of brave em- ploye of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad:

 "A terrible railroad calamity was avert ed "Wednesday evening by the presence of mind and prompt action of Dennis Col gan, the draw-tendrr of the railroad bridge at Bridgeport. A few minutes before z o'clock, he opened the draw for lumber barge to pass, first lowering the ball (sig- nalJ at the east end of the bridge, and while tue barge was passing through the draw Conductor Ward Nichols train, Engineer Gilbert, from New York, arrived at the de- pot The train was late and after making the usual stoppage ut the depot 1t started and went laundering along toward the bridge, the engineer paying no attention whatever to the signal. Mr. Culgan saw he train approaching, and at once appre- ciated he danger of the situation. With what intensity he must have watched both the passage of the vessel and the on coming Irain, as with his hands on the lever he waited with almost breathlrss suspense for | the heavily laden craft to get out of the | way so that he might close the draw and thus prevent a frightful loss of life! Slow y the boat wended it's way, and faster and still faster became the speed of the ap, proaching train. The yawning chasm stood with it's huge jaws extended wide and ready 10 swallow up the train with all it's precious cargo of human freight; and forward the engineer sped lis train seem ngly unconscious of danger nigh. A few moments at most and all would be over. A dire calamity, attended with z shocking slaughter of human life, would could tell. The former seemed most prob able. Some one or two hundred pe sons, who were waiting to cioss, had gathered at both ends of the draw, and seeing the dan. ger they ran pell mell, one over another, or turned their backs that they might nol witness the fatal leap of the train into the angry waters below.

 "Th, Center bridge was crowded with hacks, carriages and pedestrians, waiting for the closing of the draw on that bridge, md many attempts We're made to attract lhe attention of the engineer, but he heed ell them not. At length the barge passed through, and now Dennis piled himself with all his might to close the draw and save the train. By an effort almost super human he swung back the heavy draw iu time. and ran to wedge it. When he l reached the end of the draw the engine was within few feet of him, and it was now too late to drive the wedge. With Q pres
Year: 1872

Kent.

 Everything in this village is now tran sacted on the quiet plan all on . dead lev el, even 10 the snow, which lies about inches deep on that same level...... Thanks giving passed off very quietly, and all seemed 10 b we enough and to spare...... Our depot foundation is doomed to stand the wintry blasts without board to shield IL from the cruel cold. Surely not sta lion on the road Is in more need of depot than at this place. It is to be hoped tha IS soon as the weather will permit in the spring, it may be pushed to completion ''double quit k." People who have hor ses that had, till few days ago, escaped the disease, are now telling 6 different story. "Oh!' they said, No need os your horses being sick If you take care Q Mem;;" but now they find with the best ot care all are liable to it, and the probability is that very few horses will escape.
Year: 1872

Sw1NsURNE TIE PoET.-A London cor
respondent of the N. Y. World, after
giving pen and ink portrait Of the poet


sat home," says:


"Mr. Swinburne is o gentleman by
birth and education; be Is also gentle.
man in manner. Often has hat.particu-


lar quality Of manner been described; as


often has it been found impossible to set
down the charm OF it in words. 1t shows
itself, however, in that humility which


by It's contrast with the real worth and


dignity of the person assuming it, pro-
duced pleasant surprise. With this
humble, and exquisite courtesy he recei7-
| ed me. Instead Of the scowl Of genius,
| I met with the smile of the polished man
| of the world, whose first care is to put


his guest at ease with himself. | need not
| enlarge upon the real favor thus conferred.
When you are in another mans house
your are largely at his mercy, aud by
throwing q chill into his manner at the


fitting moment ne can almost make you


believe that you are tampering with the


rights of property by taking seat on
one of his chairs"
Year: 1872

WHERE IS IT?-The editor of one Of
the daily papers in Charleston inquiries
the way to Due West. He wants to
know where it is, and how he may find
it. In this region it seems that one
might as we'll Inquire where Charleston


is, and how we could reach the city by
the sea. Let him take the night train on


the South Carolina Railroad for Colum-
bia, and keep it for 24o miles and he
will be almost in sight Of Due West, il
about 1s hours. If he sees this notice,
(but of course he will not, for the
Charleston papers will not exchange
with us) he is hereby invited to make
the effort to find Us week after next, aud
we promise to show him around our
city, and then start him safely on his
way back.-Associate Reformed Presby-
teriaa.
Year: 1872

TIE BALTIMORE CoNvENTIoS.-Says
the Baltimore Gazette:


The selection Of Ford's Opera House
as the place of meeting Of the next Demo
cratic National Convention is e. exceed
ingly proper and judiclous one. The
building is one of the finest of the kind
in the country, and when all the conten'
plated arrangements for the convenience
of the delegates are completed, it will be
found to be in every respect suitaole tol
the grand conclaye of the National Demo
cracY. 1t is believed that ample accono
dation will be furnished for at least sl1
thousand people; and besides this, every
facility will be afforded in the way o
committee and reception rooms. It i
intended to decorate the building in al
appropriate manner; and We are assured
that nothing will be left undone to max
the building attractive as we'll as comfor
table.
Year: 1872

AN ACT FOR THE RELIEF OF THE


WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF PER-


SONS KILLED BECAUSE OF THEIR


POLITICAL OPINIONS.


SECTION !. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House Of Representa-
tives Of the State of South Carroll
ns, now met and sitting in Gene
raj Assembly, and by the authori-
ty Of the same:


That where the writ Of Robeas
Corpus has been suspended by the
President Of the United States
there shall be levied and collected,
at the same time and in the same
manner that all other taxes are
collected, a special tax Of one-half
Cd mill on the dollar, Of the as
sessed value of all the taxable pro
perty of each and every of said
counties, the proceeds of which
tax shall be paid into the County
Treasury in said counties, respec'
lively, and shall constitute q pen
sion fund for the support Of the
INDECENT widows and orphans OF
those persons who have been kill.
ed in said counties because of their
political opinions: Provided, That
if in any county said levy Of one
half CD mill on the dollar shalt be
more than sufficient for the sup
port of the widows and orphanE
aforesaid in said county, then sale
exoess shall be applied to the
school fund, to be disbgrsed sc
cosding to law.
Year: 1872

liquid. 1t was the most villianous com
pound Of oily, miasmatic green, and thick.
fetid, greasy black, that mortal man ever
looked upon-and lived.


The interior Of the ahanty was in keepa
ing with the exterior and the locality. Ii
was divided into two rooms the front
room was about fourteen feet square, and
served a. kitchen, dining room, parlor,
pantry and general store room. The hool
was bare and in many places worn through.
The walls and ceiling were Of an uQly.
greasy, sooty color The only furniture In
this room was q cracked and burnt looking
stove, with Jagged columns of stone and
brick for legs, an old fashioned clock, the
minute hand gone, the disc Clipped, the
glass broken the frame Of O square ma
hogany veneered looking glass with tri-
angular piece Of mirror stuck in the lower
right hand corner q few of the common
est chairs, without backs, mostly standing
ON three legs plain, pine table, hacked
and notched an old cupboard or press, re-
joicing in . beggarly display of broken deli
and handleless knives and forks. This and
nothing more except that the windows were
shaded with old newspapers, Drowned by
smoke. The inner room was half As large
a. 4s1ne fssms rsom an<leonsaausd fhras ins1iM
one a trundle bed, which was hauled into
the front apartment during the night The
place was dimly lighted by glass lamp
without chimney, which sputtered and
smoked melancholy glare.


Into this hovel the proud and naughty
Relvason deigned to enter, creating by his
unexpected presence no little confusion
among the inmates. Three or four half
naked children drove into the back room
and left Mr.. Tstam Mahoney and his half
dead wife alone with the intruder.


Mr. Tatam Mahoney was in his shirt
sleeves. Tho color of his shirt, which was
open at the neck, was past identification
blank and expressionless face. He was a
man one would suppose to be too much Of
a fool to be a william, but who was, withal,
more william than fool He was one Of
those men who 60 through life on their
bellies-a crawling reptile who would bar
ter his soul for gill Of rum. Some years
previously he worked for Relvason, but
being an inferior workman and very irreg-
ular in his habits, he was discharged A
short time afterwards Relvason's men
struck against the order system and would
have gained their point, had it not been
for Mahoney and half dozen others as
bad as himself The men were beaten,
but Mahoney and his colleagues we're dis
charged. Tyrants are as ungrateful as
they are despotic When they cease to
have use for man whom they bought for
a consideration, they fling him aside con
temptuously until occasion again arises to
use him


About ten O'Clock Relvason left the
shanty, apparently well pleased, as he
to grin, and wink and chuckle all the way
home


TO BE CONTINUED.
Year: 1872

:. The CLARKsvrLLB AND KEYsv1LLE RAILROAD
EXTENSION. The following paper was put In
circulation among the business men of this
city Yesterday, and obtained number of
signatures


"The undersigned approve and recon-
mend to the City Council the appropriation
of thirty thousand dollars (S30, ,000] of the
bonds of the city in aid of the completion of
the Clarksvile and kcysville railroad exten-
sion, provided this aid will undoubtedly en-
sure the building of that extension by the
Richmond and Danylle Railroad Company.'' -


At a meeting recently held the Board of
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce
adopted series of resolutions In favor of
this project. and directed them to be sent to
the City Council, which has been done.


Tomorrow Thursday evening at O'Clock,
a general meeting of the Chamber of Com
mcrcc will be held in their room over the
First National Bank, to take further action
Oh this important subject. The Danyille
railroad proposes. on the subscription of
SC, coo by the people on the line and $4,000
by the city of Richmond, to complete the
connection and open upto the trade Of Rich
mond a country with which at present there
is no communication.
Year: 1872

Every great party IL charged with duty to the
people of Its county. its State. its country. The
duy Is not due TO the members Of its ranks ony
On the con rary. Whatever benefits its success
confers must be intended to be con erred on all
the people. A party that is less patriotic does
not deserve the confidence of the masses


The Democratic party has no selfish aims; its
aspiration is 10 confer good upon the people 1t
chooses not its own way to 40 this hut accepts Of
the wisdom which is gathered from example after
se,rchlng the treasury of history to secure such
p ompting to action "a is there stored. We have
no time now ior further diiotion, and perhaps 1t
10 hest that should say no more befo,o coming
to the real point which desire TO cail 10 the
attention OF our readers, OF which the caption OF
this br et article Is meant TO be significant.


We have then only to say that 1t is a PLEASANT
2-FLLcTIoN, and one which thu Democratic party
m.,ht pom. to with pride, viz: that alter two
years have rolled away from the time at which
our party assembled together to determine upon
the course II saouli pursue in the great emergen-
ey which then existea. there is no cause to regret
lis action and TIE policy it marked out and pur-
sued.


Threatened as 1t then was with being over
wheIned with leglons OF black vo'ers, and re-
st.ic,ed by iaws made to pass the Government
OF State from the h,n,ls Of its people, il
noble action party to determine tn strike for
the preservation OF the righis of the white race;
ann to determine that by saving its rights and
social laws TO save the rights and Liberties OF all
our people.


II pleasant rejection to know that the white
people Of Delaware approved OF this position and
made that approval known through the ballot
boxes in voice not to be misunderstood Nor
have they ever signiied sentiment OF regret at
their course since. On the contrary, 40 far as we
can learn. our people arc as firmly welded
to the posi- ion they then assumed they
were on the day Of The last election. As
we'll might they he expected to hand over
their State government to tho minors Of each
sex - to depart from the principle then adopted.
It was no venture then. It is none now it was
the result OF careful thought and became reli-
gous duty to the people themselves and the State.
Truly does that triumph seem to have fore
shadowed TOR popui, COZ Del.
Year: 1872

The Wilmington DAILY GAZETTE is the name
OF new candidate for public favor 1t is pub
lished from the Office Of the Delaware Weekly
GAZETTE. very old and influential organ Of the
Democracy. The FIRST number, which reached US
yesterday, is quite creditabls.-R Rea ding Di.patcA
Year: 1872

An interesting foreign book is the
Memoir of Robert Chambers" the
noted Scottish publisher and editor
It is partly autobiographical, and part
ly the narrative of his brother William,
who tells the story of their boyish fights
with fortune IN a simple and sincere
way which more famous biographers
would do to study. Of his painful and
bitter youth, Robert Chambers himself
could not bear to speak he shared with
Dickens that nervous disinclination to
recall wretchedness which made
him old before his time. VII,
liam, less sensitive if not
more generous, describes with no hest.
tation the bare lodging in which, shak-
ing with cold, and not too well nourish-
ed by their oatmeal, the two boys read
and studied in all love and gravity :;
how Robert began his self supporting
life as bookseller at sixteen, with a
few old volumes, wofully dilapidated
and put aside as useless by his people
at home; how William established him
self in business with a capital of five
shillings, and how gradually grew up
the great firm which is known of all
men. -f
Year: 1872

Two boys recently coaxed a seven
year old son Of William Hayden,
musician in Chelsea, Massachusetts,
from home by telling him that there
was to be a soldiers, parade. When
they reached an unfrequented place
they stripped all the clothes off the lad,
tied him up under his arms to a tree,
his feet being also tied, and unmerci-
fully beat him with a piece
of board until his flesh all over his
body was black and blue, leaving the
marks of the board on thefesh. Two
Of his teeth are knocked out and his
face otherwise disfgured One of the
boys held an open jack-kuife in his
hand threatening that if he did not
stop calling for help he would mutilate
him, and apparently made the attempt.
They afterward took him to a pool of
water and washed hiTn. He returned
home IN fearful condition, and could
give no lucid account of what occurred,
save as the marks on his body testified
that he had been horribly abused.
Year: 1872

THE Journal of Applied Chemistry
recommends the use Of a small quantity
OF carbonic acid in paste for laying
paper hangers and in whitewash. 1t
Will neUtralize the disagreeable odor
consequent upon the decomposition o.
the paste, and also EepeI cockroattes
III other inscts.
Year: 1872


Whene'er you want lead, It's seldom wrong
To lead mp to the acedk or through the strong.
In second hand your forrest should be played,
Unless you mean rump signal " to be made
Or if you've king and queen and king
Then one of these will be the proper thing.
Mind well the rule for trumps you'll often need


them:


WHEN YOU HOLD FIVE IT'S ALWAYS RIGHT TO LEAD


THEM;


Or if the lead won't come in time to you,
Then signal to your partner SO to do.
Watch also for your partners trump request;
To which, l0ith less than four, play out your best
To lead through honors turned up is bad play,
Unless you want the trump suit cleared away.
When second hand doubtful trick you see,
Don't trump at, if you hold more tnlps than three
But having three, or less, trump fearlessly.
When weak in trumps yourself, don't force your


friend,
But always force the adUerse strong trump hand.
For sequences stern custom has decreed
The EoDest you must play if you don't lead.
When you DISCARD, lCeat suits you ought to choose,
For strong ones are too valuable to lose.
Year: 1872

SUPREME COURT OF APrEALs.-This court
will hear no more arguments during the
present term, but will meet only to announce
decisions in cases which have already been
argued. The court will probably adjourn on
Saturday until the next regular term, which
commences on the 9th of March.
Year: 1872

DIED FROM BURSs.-A few days ago it was
stated that little daughter of DR.. Ingram. Of
Chester, had been severely burned by falling
into IN open fireplace. I'VE now regret to
chronicle her death This sad event occurred
on Sunday. She was about two years and
huff old