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Year: 1872

Somebody who has suffered from an
excess of gratuitous putting rises to ex-
plain after the following fashion:


The local columns of newspaper
are the most valuable to advertiser, be-
cause they are the first read by every
body and no publisher can give them up
to putting this mans patent mohogany
sausage suffer or that ones new fan
gled, double and twisted stump puller,
for nothing and board himself. Publish
ing a newspaper is legitimate business
and the newspaper man should have
pay for his labor the same as the man
who carries the hod or wields the ham,
mer in the blacksmith shop. 1t costs
money, time, and vast deal OF patience
to conduct newspaper, and no class OF
men are expected to do as much for as
little pay as the publisher.


Much of this service, AN exchange re-
marks, whether valuable or worthless,
arises from thoughtlessness by those
who apply for 1t. They would not think
of asking a carpenter to work a day or
two for nothing, or expect a grocer TO
give them a ham because they had
bought bushel of potatoes; but in
printing office it is only, in their estima-
ton, few minutes labor to write n
puff and it costs no more to put
that in type and publish it than the
same quantity OF matter in news item
for which there is no expectation of
special pay. Many, therefore, receive
the favor as a thing of course, and some
even grumble if notice of them or
their wares is not coupled with direct
or indirect disparagement of somebody
else in the same hue of trade. If there
should be an intimation that the solicit
ed notice is purely personal matter to
the solicitor, and the only benefit TO be
derived from it insures to himself, and
therefore the service should be paid for
like any other service, it is considered
sufficient answer that the other paper
does such work for nothing, while such
a reminder is regarded as severe rebuke
to an avaricious or unaccommodating
disposition. In publishing gratuitously
as is proper, notices of public and be-
nevolent objects, they have established
practice where it is often hard to draw
the dividing line, and where they too
frequently overstep it. Good judge
ment and a little firmness would cor
rect an evil evry country publisher feels
and which he has sometime or other
talked about generally with no benefit
TO himself or anybody else.
Year: 1872

During the late session of the State Medi-
cal Society of Virginia, at Staunton, DIR.
Parker read Il very interesting paper on the
subject of sewing machines and their effect
on the health of females, in which the con-
clusi0ns were announced:


First, That fatigue is not disease, and
that there is no reason TO conclude that the
use of the muscles employed in machine
work for a reasonable time is Injurious,
Second. That the machine may be used
for four or five hours daily i'll a family by
lady in ordinary health without injury.
Third. That the damage to health in the
factory is due to the hygenic conditions ur-
der which the work is done, and the natli-
raj delicacy of some of the operatives, un-
fitting them for long-continued labor of any
kind. Fourth. That the sewing machine
is a'great boon to womankind, increasing
her compensation, protecting her sight.
aud in the family lessening her labors.
Year: 1872

We regret the division among our party
friends in the Legislature, by which two
days have been spent in fruitlesS effort 10
elect a United States Senator. We are
gratilied at the assurance that i'm no event
can john Pool be elected. There is no
man in North Caroline, white or black,
however infamous may be his private char
acter, however debased may be his moral
standing. who would not be infinitely
preferred by the good and true citizens Of
the State to that reCreant son. In the
midst Of our own troubles this is wonder
ful consolation.


We do regret there is such a division
among the Conservative members that tie
decision Of the caucus cannot heal. The
question now is, not whether Governor
Vance is the choice Of individual members
of the Legislature, but having received the
nomination Of the palty-a nomination
which required majority ot all the Con-
srTr atiycs elected to secuIc-he is entitled
to the support of every one Of them. Any
o'her course ON the part Of the members





af the party, aEd will initiate against its
future success.


Governor Vance, while probably tie
most popular man in North Carolina, may
he more OF less unpopular in certain localt
ties, but we are satisfied that this feeling
does not extend in any county to such a
degree as to Justify Senators and Members
opposing the nominee of the party, OF
ieopardizing the Integrity and organization
of the party itself. We do hope those who
have held of from the support Of Governor
vance, llauy Of-whom are our esteemed
personal friends, will 90 so no longer.
They arc assuming Il responsibility which
no men should incur, AMI which they may
always regret.


individuals are nothing. The pIejudiccs
OF to-day will become fayOrites tomorrow.
NC have tayoled and opposed the aspiia-
lions OF nlen before this, and have regret
led our action before the issue. had been
decided. These are nothing compared to
the integrity and harmony OF great
putty party on whose ultimate triumph
ttc welfare Of the whole country depends.
NJ man, therefore, shonld let lis individual
likes and dioliles cloud his judgment and
diStort his action. The welfare Of NUlth
Carolina should be the rule hy which Con
servative members should be gUi led.
Year: 1872

WE regret to learn thai the small -pox is
still raging very violently near Summer
vile, in Harnett county. A gentleman in
this city is in receipt Of several letters from
that neighborhood, which represent the dis.
ease as very yirulent, and much distress is
a consequence Of it. At last reports there
had been p cases and deaths. The dis
ease, like that at Nashville, in this State,
was brought from Baltimore.
Year: 1872

Hunters of the opossum in Gordon county.
Ga, are warned that all of these animals
marked with the letter K belong to gentle
man living near Alpine, in that county.
The old gentleman spells caught with ak.
Year: 1872

A Troy paper tells us that an elderly lady,
while walking up the gang plank of steam
er at one of the wbarves of thas city, slipped
and fell, and was caught in the wheel. OF
course, the engineer had to start up just at
that minute, and round the wheel went, car
rying with iG very wet and very much
scared old lady. As soon as possible the
wheel was stopped, and an investigation
made, but instead of the bundle of bones
and jelly and poplin which the excited deck
hands confidently expected TO fish out, the
old lady was found intact, perchcd upon the
iron work high up on the wheel, and anxious
to be taken down. If it had been man, a
jury would have been empanelled that after
noon, but W oman-! And yet, they tell us
women must not vote!
Year: 1872

By private advices from st. Louis we learn
that prodigal son thought he would quit
eating husk and cornstalk free lunches and
90 home to his fathers mansion in that city /;
but instead of having veal for dinner, and
making the young mans brother take back
seat, the old man waited until he could get Il
tight grip on the young man, and then gave
hi;a such bouncing ne won't ''prodigal'
again for six weeks. This energetic parent
says he rejoices more over one boy that runs
away and stays than the whole family who
sponge their living off him at home.-Titus-
riIle Press.
Year: 1872

The New York reporter who was caught in
the act CT destroying his pocket dictionary,


and put into a straight jacket upon suspicion
of being insane, has been released after ex-
planning that he had exhausted the contents
of the volume in describing the Boston fire.
Year: 1872

We copy the paragraph below from
the Cleveland Banner Of last week;


We urge upon the Democrats aud
Conservatives of this Senatorial Dis
tricl the necessity of calling a Convcn-
ton and nominating a candi ate at the
earliest practicable moment. 1t is only
five weeks until the election. What is
done in that direction must be done
quickly. Next Monday week is Coun-
ty Court day-let each county in the
district hold meetings and appoint dele.
gate, to meet in Convention, at Athens.
on the following Saturday, to make Il
nomination. What say you to this pro.
position? We have two candidates in
the iicld-Onc must be switched of il
we elect the Senator. Bradley county
thinks she i entitled to the Senator and
has presented candidate, but still Col.
Edwards. and his many friends in this
county. are dcsirous fora convention to
be called and say which of the aspi.
rants shall have the race.


We agree with our neghbor of the
Banner that something ought to be done
so as TO have but one candidate in the
field for the Senatorial office. Whe-
ther a Convention at this time, when
there seems TO be n disposition to cult
vatc prejudice against such bodies,
would be able to bring about u salts
factory adjustment. we are not alto
gether prepared to say. But rs the
contest stands at present the election Of
the Radical candidate is inevitable. and
il will not coinplica,c the matter much
more to make the experiment suggested
by Col. McNelley, in whose judgment
and wisdom We have good deal of con-
fidence. The majority in the Senate
rial District of the Democrats and Lib
erals combined cannot be rcckOned at
more than 600 with any degree of safe
ty, and it would be the supreme of folly
for Messrs. Hight and Edwards both to
continue ON the track. We had hopes
that the gentlemen, both of whom are
well qualified, would be able to adjust
the matter between themselves.
Year: 1872

y1TANTED-FOR LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING, BETWEEN
w Ninth and Twenty fifth streets and second aud


Seventh extension Room and adjoining hall


small Room. gentleman and wife price from So to 81
week. Address Q. d.. Herald Otilce
Year: 1872

Among the passengers on the train
bound south last evening was man born
and raised in the County of Otsego, n.
Y. His name is William Jacobs. He
prides himself on three we'll developed
arms and hands, the member extraordi.
nary having grown above the right should


er-blade. 1t hangs suspended down the
back, and can be raised aud lowered at
will. In length it is shorter than the
arms proper, but possesses extraordinary
muscle, which he displays whenever oc
casion demands it. No person passing
through railroad car or meeting him
upon the street would observe any de-
formity but after becoming cognizant of
this singular case, would perceive pecu
liar fit of his coat. He states that he has
often been questioned as to why he does
not place himself upon exhibition, or be-
come one OF Barum'S permanent attrac
tons His invariable reply is, that he is
averse to public exhibitions. His father
being wealthy farmer, he had always
preferred to remain at home, and was the
most active and profitable Of farmers help.
He would assist in loading hay and at the
same time hold securely the horses reins
On several occasions he came pear break
ing this unnatural member by sudden
falls, and at one time suffered the pangs
of a full seized felon upon the forefneger
On one occasion, when about Is, the vii
lage boys thought they would have lit
tie sport at "three arms" expense, and
commenced system of black guardism,
following by bold attacks upon his per-
sou. Forbearance ceased to be virtue,
and throwing off his loose garments, he
went at them in true pugilistic style, arm
number 3 performing its duty. and ap-
parently outrivaling number l aud q
At the end of the skirmish six PROSTATE
villagers told what fierce opponent they
had met. 'Three arms" gained no.
toriety, and never afterwards was per-
secuted on account of his deformity. At
the outbreak Of the rebellion he Joined
New York regiment, and so distinguished
himself by bravery, that he was finally
promoted to captain, and ranked as the
best drill, officer of the regiment to which
he was attached. At the close of the
war he returned to the farm, and has
since remained there. He is now en-
route for the South to visit somewhere in
the interior of North Carolina. 1t may
be query with some how he could use
his arm with the proper clothing upon his
body. All his garments intended for labor
ing suits, were so made at to open upon the
back, and closed by buttoning, the same
as child's apron. He is truly wonder.
Being man of fine conversational pow
ers, an interview with him is especially
agreeable, and he relates many pleasing
anecdotes of himself with great relish
HHliamsp0rt Bulletin
Year: 1872

There is 90 breast. work against evil,
and no school of virtue and moral worth,
like good home. And the good home
is not merely that which furnishes edible
dinners and well kept rooms and clean
beds, but which furnishes most satisiac-
tiou, refreshing and JOY to all its inmates,
And evening is the Unly time when all
the members of the family circle meet to-
gether, and can mingle is happy and
joyus intercourse. The occasion should be
provided for as it usually in not Our
house keepers should take the hint from
those who furnish public entertainments,
and lavish thought and ingenuity enough
upon the occasion to make it so attrac-
tive aud delightful and satisfying that
every member of the household will feel
the happier for it, and look forward to its
return with expectancy, and be beyond
the reach Of the thousand temptations to
spend the evening elsewhere.


Exactly how this is to be done must be
answered by housekeepers for themselves.
They have resources aud ingenuity
enough, will they but once see the i'm
portance of the thing, and its their wits
at work to develop the hint into beauti.
full and joyous reality. We do not mean
that everybody should spend every even
ing at home. Let there be for all profit
able and entertaining going.


Still it will be found that great public
entertainments often excite more than
they delight or edify. and, il often indulg,
ed iu, produce WEAKNESS and dissipation
worse than fatigue. The evenings, at
home furnish the fitting alternate and
contrast to those public entertainments,
and each is enjoyed the more for the 9TH
er. And to make the evenings at home
truly delight every resource of culture
and art may be rightly invoked. Why
not have succession Of evening enter
tainments, giving one to reading, anoth-
er to music, third to conversation, a
fourth to drama, and a fifth to miscel-
laneous play? Why not import into the
home circle some of the talent to amuse
and entertain and cdify which lies all
about waiting for the invitation And
what one family can not do alone, two or
three together can easily effect We're
our people to spend a tenth part of the
time and interest they now throw away
on worthless excltemeuts aud utter frlvoli
ties, iu making their homes truly
helpful and happy, We should prevent
society at their source = Golden Age.
Year: 1872

In our Legislature, Senator Buckalew
has introduced the following bill for ap-
plying his system of cumulative voting
in the election of School Directors in this
Commonwealth, which will very probably
become law -


SECTION |. Bt it enacted etc, That
in all future elections Of Directors of COM
mon schools in this Commonwealth,
wherever two or more persons are to be
chosen in district for the same term of
service, each voter may give all his votes
to one or more candidates as he shall
elected. Any appointment to Gil va
cancy in the Board among the voters of
the district who shall have voted FOR the
Director whose place is to be filed.


Sec. 2. Whenever voter shall intend
to give more votes than one to any can
didate for School Director, he shall ex-
press his intention distinctly and clearly
upon the face of his ballot, otherwise but
one vote shall be counted and allowed to
such candidate but any ballot which
shall chontain or express a greater num-
Der of votes than the whole number to
which the voter shall be entitled shall be
rejected.
Year: 1872

A bill has been introduced in the low
er House Of our Legislature to make the
vendors of liquors responsible for any
damage which may come from their sales.
The bill is similar to the one lately pass
ed in the Illinois Legislature, which pro-
vides that the wife, husband, child, faith
er, guardian or ward may sue the seller
when any injury has occurred to the buy
er, and recover damages. -t
Year: 1872

The FIVE lovers of Springfield Mass
girl, each of whom she had taught to
think was the favored one, discovering
that their love was joint stock concern,
receatly met at the house of the fair one,
and with one accord dropping on their
knees, offered her their hearts and hands.
The tableau was an effective one, but the
young lady refused them one aud all
Year: 1872

it into uniriendly hands; thcy threw
every possible obstacle in the way
of the discovery Of the truth; they
gave up the work when much re.
mainod to be done; they have gone
back TO Washington with grave
charges still clamoring for n hear
ing in New York. All those citi-
xens of good will who aided in
bringing some portion Of the truth
to light have reason to congratulate
themselves, upon it. And even the
Committeeman may have some con
ISOLATION Of knQ&ing that they did
more than they ihtcnded.-N. y
TriJrR5.
Year: 1872




turc, go to war at all. They could
not afford to fight Lillipnt, if lii
liput could fairly afford pop
cracker demonstration !


They can really afford to fght
nobody except the disarmed and pa
tiept people, of the Southern Stqtes.-
1t is trnc that q foreign war might
result in the reputation of the Ma
tional Debt, But this compeDsa
ting advantage TO the whole pco-
pic, and to the South particularly,
won Id nevertheless fail to pre-
sent balance in favor of war
The demand for fepudiation might
or might not succeed and it it
failed our burthcns Of taxation
would be even greater than they
now are. 1t is the dread of incrcas
ing the present enormous Nation
al Debt, and thus of possibly crea
ting a phrcnzied demand from the
mob for reputation, that alone
constitutes II bond for peace. The
Radical politicians would involve
the country in II Foreign war Mt
once as an clcctioneering scheme
for the next Presidential election,
if they were not restrained by the
monopolsts. AS it is we think the
South need not approhend the
sound of cannon and the waste of
gunpowdcr.


;. At any rate we trust that every
Senator and Representative of the
South will sct their faces like flint
against Il war with England or
Spain at this time for any cause
whatever. Even if q demand for
war, in itself honorable and just
from the standpoint of the present
RrGtcal Administration, should be
made, VIC confess that we should
be, under present circumstances,
unwilling to SUSTAIN it with a dol
lar or II single drop of blood. Our
sympathios are not with the Ad-
ministration in the slightest degree.
1t is not within the boppds of hu-
man nature to respect or to bympa-
thize with a Flag which only repre-
sonts II cowardly persecution of us
for the past six or seven years, Such
a Flag cannct and shall not inspitc
us with confidence or enthusiasm,
so long as itscasts a shadow of op-
preston and humiliation over us.
Give us an Alabama with equal
rights as member of the Union
so-called let freedom be substan-
tial thing among us, and not moe
kerry ; let peace and prosperity again
reign in the land of the South, and
our people again feel the spirit of
their old self respect; take awayaaall
these badges of Tyranny and at
tempted inferiority forced upon us;
and we will again rally to tho stan
dard of the Republic, (once more
proclaimed) but until thcn, nevor!
We will obey the laws, but our
hoarts, like the hand of DoHglhssj
are our own. Let the present states
manship! of hatred and persecution
end. We have spoken frankly, but
Nol'ld fnin have it otherwise and
that, for tyranny, we could once
more ehjoy true freedom, and for
political inferiority, an infexiblc
Constitutional equality of rights
montgomery Advertiser.
Year: 1872

A trial OF the Automatic Life Boat took
place opposite the Sea View Cottage, South Bos-
ton, Tuesday afternoon, in the presence Of a
large number OF those Interested, and proved to
be succeas. The boat will automatically right
thirty seconds time, With several persons
elinginE To any part Of II and when allied with
people Il is steadier and leaa lsblsto capsze than
any other boat. There is no machinery connec-
ted with the boat, and consequently no part is
the safest and best life-saving appliance known,
and is 90 declared by the Board of Supervising
Inspectors and Secretary. 1t is 10 be taken on
Sandy Hook and tried as a surf boat.
Year: 1872

On our third page this afternoon, we publish
the first instalment of very interesting story,
entitled Drifting down Niagara or Weighed
in the Balance and Found Wanting" Those who
enjoy vivid description OF danger will read this
with pleasure.
Year: 1872

From the waterbury (Conn.) Index, Dec 2O]


We take It that the NEW YORK HERALD viii add
immensely to IT'S subscription list owing to the
disgust which will be very generally entertained
by the public toward the erratic, unstable and
most undgniHed newspapers. The subscribers to
these journals in asking for fish won't bs salts
fed with q stone. AS partisan supporters they do
not object to the occasional utterance OF whole.
some truths, however unpa!atable, but they deem
1t essential to good digestion tnat the newspaper
which they look for as regularly as their morning
repast, should not be "buled" and 'bearedn and
swung from its political moorings by every passing
breeze.


The NEW YORK HERALD has presented to 1t now,
more than ever an opportunity Of exercising an
influence upon our nationai Affairs which, ON &C.
count OF its enormous circulation and ready re-
sources, cannot be reached by any other newspaper
In the country. The princely income possessed by
that establishment places it far beyond the reach
OF corrupt politicians and 1t Afford In all ques-
tons of State and national policy, to exercise judi
cal watchfulness In behalf OF the liberties Of the
people and the general welfare Of our republican
institutions, which, we may add, are not beyond
peril. No newspaper in the world can attain to so
lofty q pinnacle OF greatness and power as that
which lies within reach Of the HERALD. We are
confident Of its sagacity to discern the situation
Year: 1872

upon the community; if it oppressed families,
and took away some clear human right; Il it
worked moral evil, then those who desire that
it should be violated should stand up and
explain it in order that the people might UNDER
stand. II it should be made clear that it WAS
such law, be was willing to join in a violation
OF it, and do it in a high-handcd manner. It
was, however, law which placed whiBkey On
Tas not recognized as tight Tor man to
a be} b allowed sSs to on purchase ~RsHsy The % prma
motive that had caused the agitation Of the
matter was that whiskey filled the prisons, and
ruined large class IN tae community He d.d
q good law. There was q class IN Chicago
who drank beer. They were brought up on it;
it was their national beverage. Ho had great
respect for the Germans they t XeEe good citl; @
energy to the prosperity Of the country: #
their attention was called to the LAW he believed
they could bo prevailed upon to lay aside their
beer one day in the week. The Mayor had given
many arguments in favor of senf n4n9r Cue On
as as i IL he "ntn meant tA6f to do nothing
going to work about the enforcement as it be
wanted the saloon-keepers to resist the la". me
people must not move forward slowly, ont mus1
OF the citizens Of Chicago have arrived at 80
high q moral status as to demand that the low
shnu be enforced by the authorities. [ApplauBe.1
sold there on that day, and fne Of $50 was as
Bessed for selling q cigar. The speaker did not
believe that intemporance was increasing. Peo-
pie took more notice Of drunkenness now than
a,yoa thsy did +n formerly; the mel men who s,r,na IN
and could not secure employment because
Of their irresponsbility. He believed that the
demon drink was chained, and, before long,
would be overthrown, and that there would be
much rejoicing TINT the nation had been saved
from disruption and disaster.


The meeting then adjourned.