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Year: 1870

GRABBING SHEEP. Daily do we see sheen
grabbed by the wool and hauled about viii
people never learn better? Let some one take
them by the hair, and they would probably learn 4
lesson Could they look under the skin they would
be surprised how much suffering they inflicted
for the sheep is dumb, and does not e its pain.
Take by the neck-any place rather than the wool
any place but the hair. SO ii il where the sheen
are hooked or thumped or knocked about They
are tender il must he rememhcred-more 50 than
any stock ON the farm
Year: 1870

CoRNED BEEF. The Scientific American in


forms the ladies that if they would have cornrd beef
Juicy after ii is cold and not dry as chip, they
should put it into boiling water whenthey put it on


to cook and they should not take it out Of the pot
when done, until it has become cold
Year: 1870

Coon CULTURE. In farming. like all other
branches OF business, success depends upon many
points. none Of which it is safe TO neglect but the
chief of these is the careful preparation of the soil.
if we pow deep. the soil becomes solid and its
fertility locked up: the other hand in dry sea-
son we must llow deep and thoroughly puvcrize
me soli or we may Not expect good crops
Year: 1870




A letter from Heidelberg
says that when German stu
dents get drunk, they are en-
tirely satisfied if they can sue
ceed getting each other homes
but when the Americans get
drunk, they insist upon whip
ping out the the whole beer
house and seeing the establish
ment properly closed up before
they leave.
Year: 1870




SAssAFRAs BUsHES.--The
Baltimore American says:


"Many farms are infested with
sassafras bushes, and many
plans have been adopted fol
their destruction with little
success, the trouble being that
when they are grubbed up
every small root left then will
the ensuing spring produce a
separate shoot, and thus the
numbers increase. Thirty
years ago a practical farmer.
who had seen fourscour years,
told me that if the bushes are
grubbed the day before and
the day after the full of the
moon in July and the day be-
fore and the day after the full
of the moon in August, the
small roots left in the ground
will never germinate again
After thirty years experience,
[ am prepared to say to all who
are troubled with them, suspend
all other work, embrace the op-
portunity offered during the
four days I have named, and
in the coming spring you may
see one in a thousand; but fol
low the same course next sum
mer, and you shall see YOU
enemy no more. | speak from
experience. | shall leave 9th
ers to philosophize and theo
rize upon it."
Year: 1870

How thankful our "Well-edu-
Gated" young ladies of this day
must feel, that they do not
live among such a half-ciyiliz-
ed people as the HISTORIANS
must be, from the following
account of one of their we'd
ding customs:


"After the marriage ceremo-
ny has taken place, the we'd
ding party is taken in wagons
from the church to the house of
the bridegroom's parents
When the second wagon, in
which the bride is seated alone,
reaches the gate opening into
the yard in which the house is
situated, it is halted, and the
bridegroom's mother comes to
meet it, with a baby and three
suits OF. baby clothes in her
arms. She throws the child
and the clothes into the arms
of the bride, who is required to
undress and dress the child
three times in the presence of
her mother-in-law, who watch
es every motion as only a
mother-in-law can watch a
daughter-in-law.


If the newly made bride does
not perform the operation to
the satisfaction of her severe
judge, she is considered unfit
for her new position, the wag-
on is turned around, and she
is taken back home for further
instruction, and the poor bride
groom is compelled to live in
single blessedness until his
wife is educated up to the
proper standard"
Year: 1870

- There is a woman out in juliet with
few emphatic ideas on the topics which
agitate the bosoms Of portion of her sex,
and she talks in this way 81 just don't
believe in these new woman notions.
have raised six boys-four of them vote
now, and the others will soon be old
enough. Then will have six votes. Now
these good ior-nothing women who have
fooled their time away. and never raised a
single boy, come around and want every
woman to vote for herself don't believe
in such nonsense. have raised my six
boys, and l am going to have every one
vote for me. Those women who 60 lectur-
ing around the country instead Of raising
boys, have no business to vote anyway
And when they say that they are just as
good as l am, and have q right to vote
themselves, If they have no boys to do so
for them, it is not true. II they are as
smart as | am. why did they not raise
some boys to vote for them :: tell you, |
do not intend to be cheated out Of my six
votes by any such good-io nothing folks.
Iguess that the world would come to a
pretty pass, in a mighty short time. If the
women all took to going around lecturing
on wimmin's rights. instead Of raising
boys"
Year: 1870

- Two physicians in consultation at
the bedside of patient, disputed as to the
nature Of the disease. At last one OF them
ended the discussion by saying, " Very
we'll, have it your own way now. but the
post mortem will show that am right
The patient was not much encouraged.
Year: 1870

! subscriber desires VI to give the
simplest and most effective remedy for
lice on cattle. Rub their hides well
with an ointment made Of cayenne yep
per, or Scotch snuff mixed with hog $
lard. Anybody can make it. Any
kind Of oil or soft grease, mixed with
Scotch snuff and well rubbed in, will
effect cure; but to make sure work, 1t
is best to do it two or three times, at inter,
walls of some days, say week between,
80 as to destroy any that may he hatch
ed from eggs not destroyed by the first
application. Calves during them, fret
winter are very apt to suffer from lice,
and ifnot attended to will certainly suf'
fer and come out miserably in the spring
All lcattle,in fact should be closely watch
ed for these vermin, or before the owner
is aware of it they may go through the
whole herd. But the cattle that ar'
most subject to lice are those that art
poor In flesh from had keeping, So thai
nature is unable to cast of the old coat
leaving an extra protection for lice


Mass. Ploaghmdn.
Year: 1870

\ NEW story by a distinguished
imerican writer whose name is held
in reserve, is to be begun in the August
Gdldry The tale is said to be full of
incident, dramatic, novel in scene and
character. and admirably adapted for
serial publication.
Year: 1870

" United VIC stand is motto peculiarly
applicable to the Republican party of this
State to-day. Too much cannot be said to
impress upon all Republicans the necessity,
the absolute necessity, of united and Wig
orous support of our nominees


b. Personal considerations and individual
preferences should not be allowed for mo-
ment to be thought of in the great contest
before us. Our object is not to elect this
man or that man, but to place in power loyal
and honest men. who will carry out the
great principles of the Republican party
civil and religious liberty, education of the
masses, and peace, law and order. We
should ask not the question, is he car
pet-bagger, is he native, is he white or
black; but is he honest, intelligent, loyal
and Republican. This is the object
before us.


Let oil remember that the thorough and
practical reconstruction of this State is not
completed. 1t never will be completed till
treason is truly made odious-till every citi-
zen is made secure in his life, property, and
Year: 1870

We referred on yesterday to the charges
of corruption preferred against members Of
the Repu blican party In so doing, we
deemed it duty to refer to the charges
which have been preferred against prom
inent Conservatives in relation to the same
matters, and did so in self-defence.
But in promising this editorial, we will
say that, young as we are, we have known
the time, when such charges preferred on
either side would have evoked personal
conflict, and live to lament the degeneracy
of the present day.


Nevertheless what remains TO US to do q
Shall we quietly submit to hear the whole


Republican party, because of % few men, de-
nounced through the length and bread th Of
this State, as party of corruption and dis


honesty? Where is the proof2 What in
vestigation has evolved it2 Who dare saw
now. that if the Republican party is guilty


that the Conservative party is not likewise
guilty?


1fthere be such an unblushing demagogue


in North Carolina, it is certainly the Editor
| of the Sentinel


Further it may be remarked in this connec


tion that three investigations were had by


the late Legislature.


One of them was before the Bragg commit


tee: another before the Governor and Su.
Year: 1870




We insist that the candidates for Congress
i'll this District shall canvass together The
people want to hear both sides at the same
time Will the Kuklux candidates meet
Messrs. Hawkins and Harris before the
people?- We shall see


Messrs. Rogers and Gillian affect to he
mild gentlemen. They may be so, but they
are the candidates of men who are Kuklux,
who have trampled and are trampling on
the innocent and the weak, and who are
deadly enemies to the government. Let
them denounce the Kuklux in ea,nest, If
they dare, and they will not poll more than
half the Democratic vote of the District.
Let them do it as matter Of form, and
they will be understood, and they will carry
the kuklux strength. But in any event
they will be beaten; and we want Messrs.
Harris and Hawkins to meet them on the
stump. They will do it. @
Year: 1870

The following is from Northern ex.
change: ut is frequently remarked of per.
sons who do not possess any property, and
who depend upon their daily labor for sup
port of themselves and tamilies, that they
are worth nothing" financially speaking.-
This language is generally indulged in by
men in the community who style themselves
business men, and who get rich off the ne
cessities of other men. Let us examine the
question financially and see if their asser-
tions are correct.


Last year the price of common labor aver
aged $3.50 per day. Admitting that the la
boIer received $3.50 per day, and that it re-
quired the whole of that sum to support his
. family, nevertheless we contend that the To-
borer was worth, in cash to his family. the
sum of s., 1885,.


The amount he would receive for one
years labor, at $3.50. per day, would be
$475,00, which amount would be the inter
est, at six per cent, on $7,9S9. which latter
sum would be the cash value ofthe laboripg
man to his family" ''''f' p s@ 90
I There is SO much truth in the above short
paragraph that we cannot refrain from pub
fishing it for the encouragement OF the la-
boring men of this State. They are the bone
and sinew of four commonwealth. When we
hear of one Of them leaving his native soil,
we feel not only regret that brother has
left us, but regret that he has made us all
the poorer and some other community richer
with bis brain and muscle. Therefore, VIC
have opposed the exodus of colored men
from North Carolina and, therefore, we ia
vor the immigration of other laborers to
this State --laborers, who have capital and
skill, and there are few who have it not,
that our land may be made to look green as
garden. o., .s


We have before US the messages of the
Governors of some fifteen Western and
Middle States, in which they all urge upon
their Legislatures to enact laws favorable to
immigration and unfavorablc to emigration
Especially are the Governors Of the far
Western States anxious for additions to
their population. They realize that it is
wealth-they realize that a laboring man is
worth more than ten thousand dollars apiece,
because of such material good citizens
and statesmen are made. And while we
have population of laborers here at the
South, which with the sweat of its brow
recuperated this section in its PROSTATE con-
dition, yet the introduction of other men,
with money and brain and muscle is needed,
for we need wealth, political power, devel-
opment, growth and position among our
sister States in point of population and en-
terprise, worthy Of the resources of the Old
North State.


Well do we remember the lamentations
uttered by our wealthy planters at the eman.
Year: 1870

We cali upon all Republicans to rally to
to the support of the party. There can be
no safety found outside its ranks. We must
stand by its action, and support its nomi-
nees. We, therefore, say that the names we
have nailed to the headmast of the Standard
will not be lowered until after the election
in August. Before the necessities of the
present hour, all personal preferences fade
like mist before the morning sun. =


Republicans of the State and of Wake
County, we call upon you to unite and har-
monize. There is but one object and that
ooJect Is victory-a victory, which will
insure peace, security and happiness. Let
each man do his duty and no one wsyer
Year: 1870

perintendent of Public Works, and another
before the Committee Of the Whole. In each
investigation what proef Of corruption WIS
shown The charges were made, and only
the charges remain and we stand here to-
day ready to pay the opposite party In their
own coin upon the subject of charges ofcor-
ruption, whenever they see fit to make such
charges.


But what proof remains2 After a careful
reading Of 1.-The reports, we are satisfied that
no proof of corruption remains, either against
Conservatives who have been mentioned in
this paper, or Republicans.


There were forty-fve Conservative mem
bers of the late General Assembly, Of this
number one out of each three voted for
appropriations, which they now denounce.
There were one hundred and twenty-five
Republican members, one:third Of whom at
least were opposed to all appropriations.
How. then does the matter stand The
innocent are numbered with the guilty and
| the guilty are numbered with the innocent
Besides any man, who cast his eyes over
the lobby of the House or of the Senate
| during the excitement, prevailing the pas
sage Of the appropriation bills will remember
that prominent Democrats were presents
engineering them and applauding their tlnal
vote. 0ta 's ,t.i u't


Because all other grounds OF disapprovai
of the Republican party had passed away
the cry of corruption was taken up.


Whence do these charges of corruption
emanate2 From'a set OF men, who have
oppressed the people in every conceivable
form, who have taxed them nigh unto star,
walton. They emanatc from the party OF
high taXes-the party of extravagance-and
if there be party of corruption, from the
party of corruption itself


And, therefore, after what has been said
upon. this subject, we retract nothing con
tanned in our issue on yesterday We believe
that certain Democrats are as guilty as Ger
tain Republicans; and after all that has beer
said, let clemency be flung to the dogs, fol
all that is lett to us, is to give and tax,


straight from the shoulder.
Year: 1870

The late terrible floods at Harper
Ferry developed much individual hero
ISM Rev. DIR. Dutton and family lived
in brick house on Hers Island. On
Friday night the foundation of bis house
began to give way, and stopping out into
the hall, he was struck BIZ d falling tim
ber and fell senseless to the floor. Mrs.
Dutton signaled to the house nearly op-
posite, a strong building, and from the
second story u rope was thrown to her.
The tied this around one of the servant
girls, and she was drawn across the
street TO the next house through water
fifteen feet deep The rope was returned,
the other servant sent over in the same
manner, then the still unconscious hus-
band, and last the heroic wife herself
crossed the Hood after she had seen her
household safely oyer.r te


james shipe, of Qverton's Island, took
his wife, to whom he had but five months
been welded, on his back, and swan
with the food, hoping to strike tree or
some other safe refuge After struggling
for five hundred yards he caught by the
water tank, on Halls Island, and at least
ten times he endeavored to get hold of
it, but the waves washed him away. His
wife entreated him to let her 60 and save
himself. "You are not prepared to die,
my dear husband, and ! trust that am, y
were her words. He next caught the
branches Of floating tree, on which he
supported himself for few minutes, and
lifting up his wifes head, which he had
been unable to keep above the water, he
found that she was dead.
Year: 1870

one to the best Of his ability, placing en-.
tire confidence in his choice. The rec
ommendation and choice Of the young
lady are generally made through the
missionary. az the clergy, Of course, are
supposed 10 know tho characters Of the
fair flock. As soon as all the necessary
preliminaries have been arranged, the
young lady takes her departure for her
northern home with the first brigade
of boats that leaves the settlement
for that district After a six or
eight weeks voyage she meets her
future lord and husband, and gets mar
red to him, after halfhour's acquaint-
ance, by the minister who is Waiting her
arrival The distance is perhaps not so
great as that of our fair friend who went
off to China; but if one takes into con-
sideration that those voyages Of six
weeks to the McKenzis River District
are made in open row boats, with moth
ing but the open stern sheets to sit in
during the day and canvas tent for the
night to sleep under, with the disagreea-
BILE accompaniment of myriads of mos


quitoes to torment them the whole of the
long voyage, the boldness of the under
taking and experiment Of accepting
husband in that crude fashion is some
what more yenturous and daring than
most of the young ladies of these more
Southern climes would like to hazard
their happiness on. This fashion Of get
ting wife chosen for them is by no
means uncommon among the officials Of
TIE Hudson's Bay Companys service,
especially those who are quartered in
the very remote districts referred to-.
Year: 1870

From the New York Tribune, 19th.l


Patrolman Carrick, of the Twentieth
Precinct Police, walking through Thir-
tieth.street about pm yesterday, upon
nearing Sixth avenue saw man meand-
ering toward him with most unsteady feet,
whose torn and blood-stained clothing
and besotted face, cut here and there as
If by fall, told the tale of common
drunkard. The officer caught hold of
the man and asked him his name, but his
mumbled and inc9herent reply could not
be understood, and he accordingly took
his prisoner to the Jefferson Market Po-
lice Court. Here the drunken man was
placed in what is known as the cage,
where, on one of its sGooden benches, he
was left to repose during a recess in the
session of tho court. At 4 o'clock the
drunkard had sufficiently recovered his
senses to be brought before Justice Fow-
Ter. The officer stated the facts Of the
arrest, and said that at the time he made
the arrest the prisoner was in immediate
danger of falling through cellar Of
great depth.


The prisoner seemed to resent this in
slnuatlon as 10 Ills physical mlllblllty,
and said, in loud tone of voice, that
his name was Daniel Mcfarland, and
that he had escaped greater dangers
than the one that threatened him in fall
ing down cellar Placing his hand in
his coat pocket, after moments search,
he held un a package OF letters, saying
that he was the man who shot Albert ID.
Richardson, and that there was the proof
of his wifes infdelity Showing some
letters).


Justice Fowler refused to read the
letters, saying that they did not disprove
the fact of his being drunk in the streets,
and asked how il Was that he had cut his
face and head. Mcfarland answered
that he had learned how to drink in con-
sequence of his sorrows, had imbibed a
little that afternoon to drown unpleasant
thoughts, and had fallen down near
Woods Mpseug and had his face cut
on the pavement The examination of
the prisoner was then adjourned until
nine clock this morning, in the mean
while to be incarcerated in cell of the
court nrison
Year: 1870

After all the Chinese are not TO blame
for assassinaIing the white race in their
midst. They submitted to everything
we imposed upon them until we sent
them George Francis Train. As soon as
they found out what he was, they com
menced the work of determination.
Year: 1870

The prices are within reach Of every
one. Machines are made to suit all
tastes and circumstances, and the plain
est in finish will work as well as the most
costly.


Full and thorough instructions given
at the house of the customer at any time,
free of charge. and the utmost pains
taken to render complete satisfaction.
Year: 1870

1t possesses the very great advantage
of carrying the work in the natural way
from left 20 right--which enables the
operator to handle the work more readily
and to sit upright; while machines which
carry the work from the operatorrequire
an inclination Of the body forward ldetri-
mental to healthy and are hard and tire
some to use.
Year: 1870

Immense preparations are being
made at LYONS for the Universal EK-
position to come OH there next year.
All articles will be included in the
show; but silk, which is the Lyonese
boast, will occupy the most conspie-
nous place. A French paper sup
poses many English and Americans
will be there seeking LyOnese goods,
but especially the LyOnese method OF
weaving and eoloring silk This Sc
cret would be very precious both to
England and America, but we are
given to understand that it cannot be
had for love or money.
Year: 1870

Certain editorial gentleman who
visited thiscity recently have free trade
on the brain, and labor under the i'm
preston that they can build up new
party based entirely upon that doctrine.
They held public and private con-
ferences, were fat cred and compliment
ed by Democratic politicians, and feel
ing assured that they were about to ac-
complish great things and astonish the
world, returned to their respective
homes il high state of satisfaction.


The idea of a new party TO be formed
upon the free-trade principle is exceed
ingly grateful to the Democratic mind.
They know it will not take one mau
from the Democratic fold, and that the
Republican gudgeons who swallow the
bait will find themselves an the Dem
ccratic string. The movement is in
every respect for the benefit of the
Democratic party, and this is so obvious
that it would require a vast amount OF
charity to suppose that the editorial
gentlemen III question do not under
stand and desire such result.


But we predict its utter failure. The
attempt will be made and while in
some localities it may injure the Repub-
lican party temporarily, in others it will
be substantially strengthened, and the
principal consequence will he that a
few journals now nominaliy Republican
will find themselves in the Democratic
party, which to Republicans will be
good riddance and great gain. Come,
gentlemen, move on. The sooner you
sail under your true colors the better
for the country and the Republican
party Wash Chronicle.
Year: 1870

1t is a sweet, sweet song, warbled to
ami fro among the topmOst boughs of
the heart, and filling the whole air with
such joy and gladness as the songs of
birds do when the summer morning
comes out OF darkness, and day is born
on the mountains. We have all our pos
sessions in the future, which we call
sometime" Beautiful flowers and
singing birds are there, only our hands
seldom grasp the one, or our ears hear
tile other. But, OH, reader be of good
cheer, for all the good there is q golden
"sometime;;" when the hills and valleys
of time are all passed; when the wear
and fever, the disappointments and sor-
row of life are over, then there is the
place and the rest appointed of God. Oh,
homestead over whose roof fall no shad-
ows or even clouds; aud over whose
threshold the voice of sorrow is never
heard; built upon the eternal hills, and
standing with thy spires and pinnacles
of celestial beauty among the palm trees
of the city on high, those who love God
shall rest under thy shadows. where
there is no more sorrow nor pain, nor
the sound of weeping sometime. y
Prentice.