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Year: 1873

Camille Flammarion Is well known as popular
writer on scientific subjects. His aim is TO supply
to the masses sound Information on abstruse SUBJ
jects IN an agreeable yet effective manner. If we


look at the works OF this author with severely
scientific eyes we shall meet with many things de-


serving condemnation. It is certainly fault. and
q grave one. in a scientific work. even where 1t
only claims to be popular production, to have
something stated as true which large part Of
the scientific world refuses to accept as
fully proven. This kind of blot is too often found
in the works OF NJ Flammaron. II may be urged
in extenuation that the subjects handled so well


and SO brilliantly by this charming writer require
an extent ana accuracy OF knowledge such as sell
dom falls to the share OF q mere mortal. Under
these circumstances the writer is very much at the
mercy OF those coaborers from whose knowledge
treasure he must draw, often without being
fully competent to decide upon the exact
value OF what he appropriates. In the
inevitable TO popular scientific works are absent


The imagination OF the French writer, whose chief
aim was 10 clothe hard practical facts In the grace


ful drapery OF well balanced phrases has been
curbed and corrected by the practical minded
editor who superintendent the publication OF the
English translation. Mr.. James Glaisher is super
intcndent OF the magnctical and meteorological
department OF the Royal Observatory at Greenwich


and brings to the subject the practical experience
and exact habits OF thought to be looked
for in man occupying his position. He has not a
particle OF sentimental tolerance for his colaborcr


but on all occasions. where any unsound or
hetcrodox opinions put forward, blurts out his
objections, and even condemnatlons, with amusing
bluntness. Flammarion brought to the work mucn
Imagination, good deal OF sound knowledge and q
cheerful ana nowing style, which gives to strictly
scientific subjects almost the interest Of romance.
Glaishcr, on the other hand, is rather cold
bl00ded matter.Of.fact person. with more precise
Year: 1873

Somebody came TO the garden gate,


While soft hand trimmed the flowers;
And blaekhlrd piped 10 his listening mate;
In q language as rich as ours.
Somebody blushed at the garden GATE


A blush it was fair to see;
And the sly sun peered as he fain would wait,


And the blackbird paused on the tree.
Somebody spoke at the garden gate,


As the shadows began to fall;
And the rose looked up, though the hour was late


And the peach bushed pink on the wall.
A sweet head fell at the garden gate


On an arm that was strong and true;
And a chirrup of lips were heard to state


What words refused to do.
Year: 1873

PERSONAL. DIR Helmbold to the front
again We are glad to see that during
the Doctors temporary residence in Eu-
rope, the supply of his genuine Extract
Buchu-the only known specific for urinary
disorders and obscure complaints in either
sex-has been supplied from his formula
and apparatus by his representative here.
The genuine article bears the Doctors
signature, and is probably the best known
and most valuable remedy of the kind ii
the world. John F. Henry, New York
sole agent. Sold by all druggists.
Year: 1873


For days and weeks upon the lip has hung


A precious something for an absent ear
Some tender confidence but lately sprung,


Some dear confession that but one must hear,
The heart repeats it over day by day,


Andfancies how and when the words viii fall
What answering smile upon the face will play,


Whattender light win Inger over all.
But eager eyes that watch for one alone


May grow reluctants for the open gate
Lets in, with him, perchance aguest unknown,


On whom slow words Of courtesy must wait.
Or when the presence waited for has come,


Itmay be dull or cold, toe sad or light:
A look that shows the heart away from home
Can often put the dearest words to fight
Perhaps the time of meeting, or the form,


May chill or wither what we've Ionged to say:
What fits the sunshine viii not fit the storm


What blends with twilight, Jars with noon Of da
Again, when all things seem our wish to serve,


Full opportunity may strike us dumb
May sink our precious thoughts in deep reserve,


And to the surface bid the lightest come.
And often ere our friend is out of sight,


We start: the thing can scarce be credited
We have been silent, or words have been trite,


And here's the dearest thing of all uasaidl
Year: 1873

Proof enough. In Minnesota
town. one evening last week, spirit
nalistIecturer, seeing a lady in morn
mo about to leave the hall called her
hack to inform her that the spirit Of
her husband was present. The lady
had no doubt on the subject, as her
husband was quietly waiting fer her
at the door.
Year: 1873

We publish an article in another column from
E0eyy Eoening, Of Friday, purpOrting to set forth
the opinion of the negroe voters OF this city and
county. 1t will be seen that complaint is raised
against the Republican panty because it will not
put negroes on the ticket and they not furnished
with due proportion of the Offices.


Here we have it plainly set forth that they are
ready to dispose of their votes for Office. In one
sense they are right; but in another they are
wrong. But in any sense the article shows how
entirely ignorant they are of the use of the bal
lot, which is not to place men in office SO much
as to secure good and economical government
The negroes, however, seem not to question the
government. They are ready 20 vote if only one
of their race is on the ticket. They would not
hesitate 10 tax everybody heavily and themselves
too, merely to get negro in office. This is
characteristic of that race, and the consequence
is found in the ruin of the South through this
very course of action. No race but the negro
race would offer to submit to bad government and
hard taxation simply to see one OF their people
10 office. 1t is natural that they should prefer
their own race but it is just as unnatural that
whites should not prefer their race. The negroes
have been recognized rs citizens before the law,
and they have all the rights that so debased ana
ignorant people should be accorded. To place
them in office is to traduce the white race and TO
run the risk of great injury and decentralization
to both races, by making politics and political
offices so contemplate that those who would give
honor and dignity to our public institutions
would not take office


1t is gratifying to US to fnd that the Republi-
can party in Delaware has not put the negro on
the ticket. 1t might be the means OF defeating
their ticket not to comply with this demand, or
this Offer of ,the negro to sell lis brethrens'
votes for "a mess of pOttage." But we feel too
much pride in the white race to wish to see the me-
gro occupying place the ticket ofeither party.
We hope never to witness injustice done the
negre. But he has no right 10 ask white man
to put his neck down that the negro race may
make it a stepping stone to power.
Year: 1873

The Rev L. J. Fletcher, of Buffalo, made the
recent races there the text of his last Sundays
sermon, telling his congregation that he went to
the finest specimens of the noblest animal that
God has given to the human family" aud he
thought it should be q clergyman's duty TO see
such creatures, since he cannot own and must not
drive them. A second object was to ascertain
the comparative good and evil resulting from the
sport, as he believed that secondhand informa-
tiOn does not generally result in firslclass know
ledge. While he condemned betting and pool
selling, he had no complaint to make against the
desire to bring business and money into the city
by means OF the sport through the avenues OF
legitimate traffic and occupations nor the wish
Of Others through the agency OF the races to i'm
prove the stock and step of horses
Year: 1873

The Commercial seems to have been greatly
affronted because we said 1t Justified the salary
steai," and replies in language that is neither
courteous nor approved by the great mass of
readers having proper care for the morality Of
the community.


We were led to infer that the Commercial justi-
fed the SALARY Steal from lis own language on
several occasions, in which it said it thought the
increased pay was none too much. 1t may have
intended to refer TO the shack pay" only as the
"salary steal" But to the great majority the in
creased pay is as Objectionable as the back pay,
and the whole together has been termed the
"salary steal" II, in this way, we have done In
justice to the Commercial, we are ready to make
the correction, and in 80 far have endeavOFed to
do SO. But we know that We are right in saying
the Commercial has justified the increased pay
whether that is part of the salary steal not is
simply question that may be determined by
others. We are in favor of the immediate repeal
of the law, believing that $4,000 is ample pay
for nine months service, and those who cannot
subsist on tlat should be permitted TO stay at
home.


But there is still another view about this mat
ter. We understand and hold that President
Grant was the great leader in this whole 'salary
steal" business that he received "back pay"
there is no doubt Now, We had this asian ad-
ditonal cause for supposing the Commercial JUS
titled the 'salary steal" for so far as We have evr
seen it has justified every leading measure Of
Grant.


Mr.. Garfield, great leading Ratical has told
his constituents that they should cf'l on the
President to return his portion of the steal -
but so far as we know the Commercial has never,
in any of its issues censured Grant for taking
his share Of the salary steal" which IVES more
than four times as great in amount as that Of any
member of Congress. If the Commercial does
not justify the salary steal in Grant, it has had
ample time in which to have said SO. But il has
never said ftirly aud squarely that it did not
But the greatest part of the steal is the increase
of salary. Grant knew he was not worth &25, { 70
year aud yet he went to the Capital, it is said
and urged the increase Of his pay to $500 10; and
with barefaced e1rOntery accepts the "back pay
also. And this salary steal" the Commercial !
has never openly and fairly condemned so far as
we have seen. Believing we are right We might
hurl back the discorteous remark of that paper
but we prefer not TO show want OF respect to
the readers of the GAZETTE.
Year: 1873

The negroes Of the city are demanding Office
aud threaten the Republican party with MONACO
ton unless they are given more offices. The vic
tory rests in their hands according 10 their view
of the matter; aud all the people are to be taxed
as hardly as q corrupt party desires TO satisfy the
negro. He does not vote 10 secure good govern.
nent but to secure office. This Is directly the
result of the nattery bestowed by two or three
Radicals who are anxious to keep mole digniaed
men of, and themselves would be willing TO 60
on, the ticket with the negro. But 1t is too bad
that taxpayers OF the city should be at the mercy
of these ineOnsiderate ndignoTant negroes who
would by the sale of their votes tax the whole OF
our real estats about Oneeighth more than Is actn-
ally necessary to conduct an economical govern
ment. They are now getting education free and
have all the lawful privileges OF the whites, and
are yet not Eatished. 3
Year: 1873

ways considered this movement rs great mstake' anu
while he would have been glad TO all the elements OF
opposltIon 10 the Administration consolidated, he mas
not believed and does not believe that dispersion OF
the Democratic party either necessary or advisable


Tn view of the proceedings of the Convention to-day
the Democrats say that there is but one course e' TOT
them pursue, and that the August convention 10 noun
nate will nominate Democratic ticket. and make a
more vigorous light than party has made for many
years


Interviews had with other prominent Democrats OF
Ohio now here all indicate that the nominees OF TO-DAY
Convention can hope for nothing from the Democrahc
party leaders and that the 9th OF August Convention
will ignore the movement and nominate full TICKET Oh
their
Year: 1873

DR.. r. Z. Thrall, in the Philadelphia Star,
is a very cheerful prophet. He says thai
we are approaching the climax of pesti


lential period. From 1880 to 1885 the plan
cts Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
will approach the earth nearer than they
have been for eighteen hundred years.
Whenever any one of the four have come
near enough for US to feel its influence, pes
thence, famine, and the extremes of heat
and cold have been the result. Now we
are to have the influence of the four COM
bined, and he predicts that in seven years
from now all manner of evil which grows
out of the atmosperic changes will be upon
us. To lessen the calamity, the world is
urged to use the strictest sanitary measures,
ard by health and cleanliness counteract
the effect of our unwelcome neghbors.
The world is much better able to take care Of
itself than it was two or three hundred years
ago, and by care we may avert much of
the danger. To the following classes he
gives very cold comfort: "The dissipated,
the glutton, the debauchee, may calculate
on being among the first victims. Young
men who devitalize themselves by tobacco
using, young ladies who destroy one-half
their breathing capacity by fashionable
dress and tight lacing, will never survive the
perihelion of all the large planets of the
solar system; and perhaps it will be best
that they should not" -.
Year: 1873

One Of the popular fallaeies Of the day is
that the man whoeannOt lock YOU in the
eyes, when you are talking TO him, is at
heart coward, or, in truth a scOundrel,
snd the man who meets you with a steady,
straightforward glance, and watches every
look and gesture while you are talking, is =
brave and open-hearted fellow. This Is
one OF the notions of romancisis that has
passed into the everyday philosophy as
fact. According to the novelist the thief
Is the man who avoids your eyes; the con-
clentiously guilty man is one who cannot
look a man straight in the face; and the
man who intends 10 do yOu wrong Is the
one who becomes agitated whenever you
look straight at him. In fact, all This is
nonsense. The purest, bravest, hndest
man in the world may not be able to lock
a man In the eyes. In many cases It Is the
over-sensitive man that avoids your glance,
and the brazen thief that looks at yOa with
steady glance. The handling Of the eyes
In this particular is entirely a physical mat
ter. man may be good and brave, and
more sensitive, may be physically speaking
incapable Of looking a man in the eye, and
from inherited inclination disineiined TO do
s0.-Locke's National Monthly
Year: 1873

. NGAO less A0A1s


The Governor yesterday sent TO the Sen
ate message veloing what is general J
known as the tipping law, which passed the
Legislature few days sinces The message,
which we publish in full this morning, is, as
the lawyers would say, bristliEg with au-
thor tiles. While regretting that the Con-
stitutional objections to this b.ll did not
arise upon some other in which
vast social interests were not
involved, the Governor feels that his duty
T, TO support the Constitution leaves him no
alternative but 10 return the bill with his
objections. Nothing that we can say will
give SO correct an idea Of the clearness and
cogency of the message as the simple state
ment of he fact that there was no effort
made to pass the bill over the veto of his
Excellency.
Year: 1873

THE old adage, "a fool for luck" should
be changed to ga rogue for luck. For in
stance, a defaulting postmasterin Michigan
has been for two years passed locked up in
the Detroit House of Correction. The 9TH
er day his wife, who is (strange to say) very
fond of him, induced the President to par
don him. As she was on her way to him
with the pardon, she was informed of the
death of bis farther, who had left him a
farm worth $4,000. And now it will not
be necessary for him, TO freeze to any more
of Uncle Sans money.
Year: 1873

Now if the above shows the value of
manufactures even to small community,
could we present the amount of money an
nualy expended by our people for goods
North, the amount would tell how largely
we drain our city, our State, to purchase
what we should make at home. The inn
portance of the objects held in view by the
proposed Nashville manufac turing COM
pany cannot be too attentively encouraged.
Year: 1873

Mr.. Windom submitted the following
which was laid over:


Resolved, That the select committee on
transportation routes to the seaboard be di-
Tected to inquire and report to the Senate
at its next session, as to the nature and ex-
tent of the obligations subsisting between
the railroad companies and the postal SER
vice of the county, and whether and what
additional legislation is necessary to guard
the postal service against interruption or
injury by hostile action on the part of any
or all of said railroad companies.
Year: 1873

The system of watering railway stocks
has received some rather impressive Illustrations
during the past few days. The market value Of
the New York Central has got back about to tho
0,uro al which II stood when Commodore VAN
nEAnILr boEan lis operAtLonl Win It.
Year: 1873

Let the person whose name you
wish to know inform you in which OF
the upright columns the first lette. OF
his name is contained. If it be found
in but one column, it is the top letter,
Iif it occurs in more than one, it is
found by adding the alphabetical
numbers of the top letters of these
columns, and the sum will be the
numbcr of tie letter sought. BY
taking one letter at time in this
way, the whole can be ascerta1ned:
For example, take the word Jane. )
is found in the two columns commen'
cling with B and II, which are the
second and eighth letters down the
alphabet their sum is ten, ond the
tenth letter down the alphabet is j
the letter sought. The next letter A
appears in but one column, it stands
at the top N Is seen in the columns
headed B, D. and Ii these are tbs
second, fourth, and eighth letters OF
the alphabet, which, added, give the
fourteenth, or N, and 80 on. The
use of this table will excite no LITTLE
curiosity among those unacqualnteo
with tho foregoing explanation.
Year: 1873

rrAVE in store full stock of Merchandise which will be
H sold strictly for cash. and cheap any Goods OF the
same quality by any First Glass House in the Trade


We will not attempt to compete with the merchant VINO 10
induce YOU to buy will sell you many leading articles for cost
and douby make up Others against the man who deals
with you gently by ndugng for twelve long months ana
sells YOU goods first high price and then adds to this large
interest and ten to he does the end send Mr. Con-
stable your cotton No this not manner Of DO
ing business WE will sell you everything at small profit tor


Cash which will enable sell customers cheap that
they will obliged to the benefit derived from the cash
system.


Oct. g. 1872 2e-tf
Year: 1873

How DRINKING CAUSES APoPLExY,
1t is the essential nature OF all
wines and spirits to send an increased
amount of blood to tie brain. Ihe
first effect of taking q glass of wine
or stronger form of alcohol. is to send
the blood there faster than common
hence the circulation that gives the
red fuce. 1t increases the activity ol
the brain, and it works faster, and sc
does the tongue. But suppose q man
keeps on drinking, the blood is sen1
to the brain so fast, in such large
quantities, that in order to make
room for it the arteries have to en-
large themselves; they increase ir
size, and in doing 30 they press against
she more yielding and faced veins
which carry the blood out OF the
brain, and thus diminish their size
their pores, tho result being that the
blood is not only carried to the arter
les of the brain faster than is natura
or healthful, but it is prevented from
leaving il as fast as usual; hence
double set of causes Of death are il
operation. A man may drink enough
brandy or other spiritsin few hours
or in q few minutes, to bring on (
fatal attack Of apoplexy.
Year: 1873

A NUMBER OF the prominent nier"
chants in the city have united in an
apreemen, to close their stores at hall
mast SIX o'clock in the evening during
the summer months, in order to afford
their employees the recreation to be en-"
loved in the evenings. Upon the part
Of the merchants this design is praise
worthy and actuated by the best
motives. The labo. which clerks in
retail houses have to undergo from
seven o'clock in the morning until nine
or ten o'clock at night, is too severe and
confining to be compatible with the
maintainauce o. good health, and
this is especially so during "the
heated term. The action of The
merchants is worthy Of imitation by all
EMPLOYERS, and we believe that much
good could be accomplished by giving
to the workmen, especially the boys and
girls, employed in some Of our factories,
q weekly half holiday. Judicious rest
and recreation seldom fail Of producing
good results when the time comes for
work. The o!d proverb that "all work
aud no play makes JACK dull boy" is
as true Row as it was in the days Of
Poor Richard and his almanac.
Year: 1873

By singular accident Jennie Patter.
son, the valuable young mare OF the
Messrs. Davis lost her lite a few days
ago. Three horses were out exercising,
and the mare running rapidly, came
into collision with smother OF the hor-
ses walking slowly on the track. The
result was severe injury to the mare e
spine paralyzing Immediately the hind
er parts OF her body and terminating in
her death in short time. Jennie Pat
serson was mare of great speed, and
would doubtless have made name for
herself il she had lived a year or two
loDger.-Nctr Creek Tribune.
Year: 1873

ALBANY, July THE testimony be.
fore the coroner over the body OF Will.
liam Cornelius was closed and verdict
reserved at present. The testimony OF
the attending physicians is to the effect
that Cornelius was killed by the fall on
the curb stone rather than by the club
of the officer. Public opinion generally
in this city is in favor OF the officer
being exonersted.
Year: 1873

A lumberman up the Allegheny has
trunk made OF half inch boiler iron,
and inscribed npon it are the following
touching lines TO the baggage smasher
Throw and be banded" This story
may be proiane but it is true. -.
Year: 1873

1t is with the usual amount of pleasure We
always experience in recognizing true merit
when found, that we call the attention OF the
public to the above firm, which has of late
become permanently established in our midst
The gentlemen who comprise it are both ia
vorably known in oUr commercial community
as men Of more than ordinary mercantile
ability and qualifications. They have sue
ecedcd the late house ofJamcs Lawson ~ Co.
and have established upon II firm basis a
wholesale grocery and commission business
for which they are eminently qualified Capt
Sam Il. Adams, needs no. recommendation at
our hands to Little Rock public, while
Major Ben's mercantile connections in Mem
phis. New Orleans and elsewhere, can show
voumns of evidence in his favor. Those OF
our readers having business in the line of the
above gentlemen. will find them everything
they are recommended and more, and would
do we'll to give them call.


The Little Rock Republican. has the above
complimentary notice of Messrs, ADAMS q
BEIS. the successor Of James Lawson 4 Co.
We advise any Of our readers visiting Little
Rock to call in and see them. They VIII find
that they cannot be served to better advan-
tage in that city. ANY and everything in the
Grocery line can be found.
Year: 1873

ES- We see that PGoCTRR a. GAMBLE 5
EXTRA OLIVE SoAPis becoming very pop
ular in cur city, its quality we know is
and being nicely perfumed We
are not surprised that consumers prefer
it, and that it has large sale