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CHARLOTTE, S. C.
The present session opened on Tuesday the 1st of
October, and will continue until 30th June, 1868.
OFFICERS AND INSTRUCTORS:
Rev. It. liurwell, Principal and Instructor in Men
ial and Moral Philosophy and Mathematics.
Jno. li. Uurwell, A. M., Chemeetrj, Natural Phl-io.-pby
and Ancient Languages.
Mr. M. A. Burwell, English branches and Super
intendent Social dutie.
Prof A. Raumann, Yel and Instrumental Music.
Prof. 1C. E. Piguet, Draufijj, l'inting and Modern
Languages.
Miss Mary Catte, English Praoc-hes and French.
Mrs Sally 0. White, English Rranches.
Miss Mary F. Penick, Music oa Piano and Guitar.
Miss Ella It. Carson, Music on Piano.
Teriuss heretofore. For Circular and Catalogue
containing full p-articulurs address.
fiv. B. BUBWELL & SON,
Charlotte, N. C.
September 23, 18t;7.
Uledical Card.
1RS. GIBBON & McCOMBS, having associated
themselves in the practice of Medicine and Surgery,
respectfully tender their professional services to the
citizens of Chariot J c and surrounding country.
From a large experience in private as well as
Field and Hospital practice, they feel 1 justified in
proposing to pay special attention to the practice of
Surgery in all its branches.
Office in Granite Row, up stairs, opposite the
Mansion House.
ROBERT GIBBON. M. D.
Dec 11, 180o J. P. McCOMBS, M. D.
MILLER & BLACK,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Groceries, Provisions & Produce,
AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Trade Sir ert, CHARLOTTE, X. C,
Have now in Store and will keep constantly on hand
a full and select stock of the above articles for sale;
to which they respectfully invite the attention of
their friends and the public generally.
R. M. MILLER. W. J. BLACK.
September L'u, 1807.
English Blue Stone.
A fresh supply of this fine article for sale low at
SCAUR'S DRUG STORE.
Congress and
For sale at
Kissingen Waters,
SCAIili S DRUG STORE.
jaif" Hair Brushes, Tooth Brushes, Combs and
various articles of Perfumery, fresh supply, iust re
ceived at SCAUR'S DRUG STORE.
September 9. 1807.
COOKING
STOVES,
OF THE XKATEST AX1
MOST SIPERIOK 1'ATTEBX.
D. II. BYERLY, Springs' Building. Charlotte, N.
C, has for sale Spear's Anti-Dust Cooking Stoves,"
which, for every variety of cooking and great econ
omy in fuel, cannot be surpassed by any Stove here
tofore used.
Everybody who has used one of these Stoves testify
that, for convenience in cooking, durability and clean
liness, they are far preferable to all other patterns,
('all and see them.
I). II. BYERLY has also on hand a good, assort
ment of Tin, Japan and Sheet-Iron Ware such arti
cles as are necessary for house-keeping.
Jgisay TIN-WARE made to order at short notice on
reasonable terms.
Jfegr REPAIRING promptly executed.
D. II. BYERLY,
Springs' Building, Charlotte. N. C.
March 25, 1807. '
H. M. PHELPS.
"Home, Sweet Home !
There's no place like Home!"
I am happy to inform my old friends of Charlotte
and the surrounding country, that I have again re
turned and resumed my old business among them,
and am fully prepared to offer them the
Cheapest Stock of Goods
To be found at any other establishment in the City.
Having recently lived in the Northern States, and
with my old experience in the purchase of Goods, I
am not prepared to say 1 will sell "below cost," or at
a reduction on the original cost, or "at and below
New York prices," but that I will sell as Cheap, if
not Cheaper, than any other House, and at a small
profit. As my stock was purchased for Cash, conse
quently 1 can afford to dispose of articles at a slight
advance.
1 have now in Store, and am constantly receiving,
a choice assortment of
Dry . Goods,
Ladies' Trimmings of the latest styles, Linen Table
Damask, Linen Diaper, and all kinds of Flannels.
Calicoes, brown and bleached Sheetings, black and
colored Alpaccas, Ladies' and Gentlemen's Furnish
ing Goods. &c. &c. H. M. PHELPS,
March 11, 1807. Opposite the Court House.
GROVER & BAKER'S
Premium Sewing Machines,
49-3 Broadway, NEW YORK.
For sale by BR EM, BROWN & CO.,
;Sept. 30, 1807 3mpd Charlotte.
ROBERT P. WARING,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
CHARLOTTE. X. C.
Office, 3 doors West of Dewey's Bank, and opposite
Carson's new store.
September 2, 1807.
SADDLES AND HARNESS.
Robert Shaw & Son,
Third Door from the Mansion Iloune,
RESPECTFULLY in
form the public that thev
have a large stock of Sad
dles and Harness on hand,
which they offer . to the
' public at low prices.
Anything in the way of
SADDLES, HARNESS,
Bridles. Martingales.
COLLARS, &c, will be furnished or made to'order.
As we are regular mechanics, e think it will be
to the advantage of all to buy from us. We warrant
mr work. '
9-, REPAIRING neatly executed at short notice
.and on reasonable terms. K. SHAW. "
W. ESIIAW.
Oct. 11, 1807., Cm
Rank and File.
The battle rages in ite fury. Let
The captured languish, and the wounded die.
The fight goes on. What matters ? There are yet
Enough to fight it out to victory.
The record's brief. The field is won. The few
Who fought successful or escaped unhurt.
Receive their laurels, thoughtless what is due
To the brave thousands trampled in the dirt.
So on the constant battle-field of life,
How many conquer and how few survive
The conquest. Few who triumph o'er their strife
Or reap a harvest worth the seed they give.
God hides forever from us whatVe do
In the short life b gives us here below.
We may not live to read our story through
We plant the vin but cannot see it grow.
We sow our seed and die. Time passes on, ,
And when beneath the radiant summer skies
The harvest comes to greet an we are gone,
Another reaps it, sows agai.i and dies.
But though we perish if in age or prime ; .
Of harvest from our labors we are sure
When God shall ripen it la bis good time
That other hands shall garner up its store.
The work and worker both have passed away, j
rorgotten triumphs and neglected arts,
All rest together, with their master clay,
Once baffled brains and throbbing, aching hearts.
They fell on watch or fighting in the van,
Or in the forlorn hope of some great strife,
All namejess in the history of men,
The "'Rank and File" upon the field of life.
Cooper Shop.
I have removed my Cooper Shop to the one formerly
occupied by Mr Creswell as a wagon shop, near Mr
Jamison s Blacksmith shop, on the street leading by
the Court House, where I would be pleased to see all
those who desire work done in my line. New work
or repairing done at short notice. Give me a eall and
your work shall be done satisfactorily.
House keepers who want water conveyed through
their houses by pipes, will apply to the undersigned,
Oct. 14, 18G7. y GUS SCHNIDER.
HOTEL FOR RENT.
x On Wednesday, the Cth day of November next, I
will rent on the premises, in Charlotte, N. C, to the
highest bidder, for three years from the first of De
cember, the well known Charlotte Hotel, so long kept
by Maj. J. B. Kerr.
Charlotte is a prosperous and rapidly growing
city, with but one Hotel in the business part of it.
For many years two Hotels were well sustained,
until one man became lessee of both.
The public convenience and business interests of
the city imperatively require that this House shall
be re-opened. The rents to be paid quarterly, and
secured by bond and security.
; 4 F. S. DeWOLFE,
Adm'r of J. B. Kerr, dee'd.
Sept. 23, 1807. bw
... CM. Query's New Store. -
PALL AND WINTER GOODS.
A new stock of Fall and Winter Goods is now in
Store for sale at reasonable prices.
Ladies Dress Goods,' Bonnets, Trimmings, &c, of
all descriptions, in large quantities.
Shoes, Hoop Skirts, Gloves, Yankee Notions, and
Fancy Goods, in great variety.
Millinery.
MRS. QUERY would inform her friends that she
has spared no pains in selecting her stock of Milline
ry and Trimmings: and having had along experience
in the business feels satisfied that she can please all
who will favor her with a call.
Bonnets and Hats made and trimmed to order, on
the most reasonable terms and shortest notice.
Dresses Cut, Fitted. Trimmed and made on reason
able terms and at short notice.
Our terms are strictly Cash. Our motto is, small
profit, and just dealing to all.
October 14, 1807.
Groceries and Confectioneries.
NISBET & MAXWELL
Are now receiving and have in Store a large and
well selected stock of Groceries, Confectioneries and
"Notions, to which we invite the attention of our
friends and the public generally. Thanking them
for their very liberal patronage heretofore bestowed,
we hope by strict personal attention to business to
merit a continued share of the same.
Call and examine our goods and prices before pur
chasing elsewhere, as we are determined to sell goods
in our line as cheap as any other house in the city.
Country Merchants will find it to their interest to
examine our Stock.
Sept. 16, 1807. NISBET & MAXWELL.
Sugar, Coffee and Molasses,
A full Stock of all grades, for sale at
NISBET & MAXWELL'S.
Sole Leather.
1,000 pounds good Sole Leather for sale at
NISBET & MAXWELL'S.
Tobacco, Snuff and Cigars,
Of the best brands, for sale at
NISBET & MAXWELL'S.
Pipes.
A large assortment of common and fancy Pipes, for
sale at NISBET & MAXWELL'S.
Soap.
A large lot of Toilet and Bar Soap, for sale at
NISBET & MAXWELL'S.
Toys and Yankee Notions,
A large assortment, for sale at
Sept. 23, 1867, NISBET & MAXWELL S.
Exchange on New York.
Drafts on New York and other Northern cities
furnished at par by
CITY BANK OF CHARLOTTE,
Oct. 7, 18C7. Trade Street.
Bank Notes.
The highest prices paid for North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia and Yirginia Bank Notes at
CITY BANK OF CHARLOTTE,
Oct, 7, 1867. Trade Street,
Six per cent Interest.
Deposits raeeiyed mbject to sight checks and six
per cent interest allowed at
CITY BANK O? CHARLOTTE,
Oct. 7, 1867. Trade Street.
Specie.- ' ,
Gold and Silver Coin, E nds, Stocks, Government
Securities and Mutilated holes of all kinds, bought
on liberal terms at
CITY BANK OF CHARLOTTE,
. ' Oct. 7, 1867.. Trade Strcc
A Texas Heroine.
The subject of the following notice, says the
Galveston Civilian, still lives in Fort Bend county,
Texas. The incident' related is well known to
old Texans, but may be new to some of the rising
generation or new settlers. We copy from a
lecture of Rev. Fontaine, delivered at the Rich
mond Atheneum. , Speaking of the early history
of Texas, he gave an aecount of Gen. Long's ef
fort to revolutionize this country, in ,1891, in
which the heroic devotion of a woman is inci
dentally portrayed, in illustration' of the many
gallant events which mark the early days of our
country s history.
Gen. Long:, it will be remembered, served un
der Gen.' J ackson in the Seminole war, and at
the battle of New Orleans. He married, when
twenty-two years of age, a celebrated beauty aiid
heiress, of Nashville, only sixteen years old.
When he formed the design to invade Texas,
3lrs Long entered fully into the plan, and placed
zt his disposal her immense wealth. With this
he armed and equipped 300 men, entered the
country, aod was everywhere successful. Near
the gulf eoafct, on Bolivar Point opposite Galves
ton, he formed a fortification, where he establish
ed his headquarters. ' He waa elected President
of the Republic a full cabinet was appointed
and a regular government organized. At that
time Iturbide was overrunning Mexico with the
design of making himself supreme ruler of the
State. Being jealous of the success and power
of Gen. Long, he proposed to him, through an
agent, that they should unite their forces, which
would strengthen their authority, the one over
Mexico, the other over Texas. Gen Long un
wisely heeded the traitorous proposition. Be
fore leaving the fort, he assigned to his wife 75
men, with directions to hold the place until his
return. He oo after reached the headquarters
of Gen. Iturbide, who, as soon as he got posses
sion of his rival, caused him to be assassinated. ;
Time passed on Mrs Long heard nothing
of the sad fate of her husband. The seventy-five
men under her charge became dissatisfied, pro
visions ware exhausted, and they became clamor
ous to return to the "States." She told them
that Gen. Long had directed her to remain until
his return, and that she should do so, "dead or
alive."
Every man deserted her to retrace their steps
to their homes, leaving her with an infant and
nurse, a young girl of "twelve or fourteen years
of age the sole occupants of the fortificat ion.
She kept the flag of the stars and stripes floating
from the walls fired the morning; and evening
salute, and beat the reveille. The Mexicans and
Indians thought the place was still garrisoned,
and kept at a respectful distance.
A year elapsed and still no tidings of her gal
lant husband reached her lonely abode. ; During
all this time she subsisted by gathering oysters
from the beach and shooting, birds that flew
about the fort. In 1821, Gen. Austin invaded
Texas, and seeing a flag floating from a fortifica
tion near the Gulf, supposed that the noted La
fitte had established himself there. He sent in
a flag of truce, and what was his surprise to find
this place, in the midst of inimical Mexicans and
savage Indians, manned by a solitary woman !
NEW FIRM.
W. Boyd & M. D. L. Moody
Have formed a copartnership, and will continue the
Grocery, Provision & Commission
BUSINESS at the old stand of W. BOYD, in the
Springs' Building. They will in a short time have a
full stock of New Goods as cheap as the cheapest, and
as good if not better, than any firm in Charlotte.
They solicit the patronage of new customers as
well as the continuance of old friends.
October 14, 1807. BOYD & MOODY.
GREAT ATTRACTION,
Under the Sign of the Elephant.
PRESSON & GRAY
Would respectfully invite their friends and acquain
tances and the rest of mankind to call and examine
their Stock of Goods before purchasing elsewhere.
Their Stock consists of
GROCERIES,
Embracing everything in that line. Also a well se
lected Stock of
BOOTS AND SHOES, HARDWARE, CUT
LERY, CROCKERY, &c
Also a small and well assorted Stock of
Dry Goods,
And Notions. All of which we will sell as Cheap, if
not Cheaper, than the Cheapest our motto being
Quick Sales and small Profits.
PRESSON & GRAY.
Charlotte, Oct. 14, 1867.
New Foundry and
MACHINE SHOP.
TATEM, R00KE & CULPEPPER,
Practical Mechanics,
Have opened a Foundry, Machine and Blacksmith
Shop, at the old stand of J. M. Howie, where they
will execute - in the very - best style and finish, all
work in their line.
They are prepared to make all sorts of CASTINGS
for Steam Engines, Mills, Factories, Water-wheels,
Cane Mills, Farming Implements, and, in fact, every
thing pertaining to their business.
Particular attention will be paid to the RETAIR
IXG of all kinds of Machinery.
All work shall be done in the .very best style, with
the best Material, and at living prices.
All kinds of work for GOLD MINES executed with
skill and dispatch.
JBSa- Remember, we are practical workmen, and
will warrant all our work. Give us a eall.
TATEM, KOOKE & CULPEPPER.
October 14, 1867.
NEW BOOT AND SHOE STORE.
I am now receiving from the Manufacturers North
the most complete assortment ever offered in this
market of Boots and Shoes.
1 will sell by the case to Merchants at New York
prices, and to the Retail Trade I will sell as low as
any one.
1 keep Miles' best Shoes for Ladies. Misses and
Children, and Gentlemen's Boots of all kinds
French Calf Skins, American Calf, Kip Skins and
Sole Leather of all kinds.
I feel thankful for the liberal patreoage heretofore
bestowed on me.
Be wire and look for the green Sign-board.
B. K M EACH AM,
Between 1st National ajtd Dewey's Bank.1
October 14, 1807. '
Rags! Rags!! ,
The highest CASH PRICE paid for RAGS at f
1 f June 8, 1S67. ' - B- KOOrMANNS.
.
Chemical Report on the Lespidoza Striata-
. ; ( ; i;r prof. R41NS.
This plant belongs to the Lequmipoa order
and' is embraced in that portion called Papilion-
aceougy or related to the peas and beans in its
mode of flowering. It is perennial and grows
into a shrub or small bushy having several
branches ' arising ' immediately from a tan root,
haying a firm .woody r fibrous structure, with a
rough exterior, uhese 'branches, in the older
plants, constitute a large proportion of the entire
weight or1 substance", and have at regular inter
aia, or partial joints, smau ireiou leaves, .prom
the junction bf these trefoils with the stems
arises a single papilionaceous, very small, pink
flower, which is succeedeoPby "a7single seed or
pea, enveloped in an outer husk, supported by a
calyx of . fire rough brown leaflets, - enclosing a
smooth, black tough sack ; this contains the di-
cotyledonous single seed. . !
Accompanying this report there is a pencil
sketch by the camera lucida and microscope of
the dmerent parts ot the seed, as above described.
It will be seen from this that whilst the seed is
quite small, it is too. large to be wafted away by
the winds, and . thus distributed throughout the
country ; whilst the very . tough, smooth, black
sack which holds each seed would prevent its
being digested by the cattle which should browse
on the plant, and thus would be carried and drop
ped in various and numereus places. Some of
the seeds would probably also escape whole
through the digestive organs of small birds, who
probably ' gather it as food, and , thus might be
widely disseminated in a comparatively very short
space of time.
The plant has a large proportion of the pecu
liar aromatic substance or essential oil, which
imparts the odors of hay and dried grasses, which
even in its growing state can be readily perceived
and becomes very strong in the process of drying.
It is possible that this constituent may possess
certain qualities which may make it, at least at
first, somewhat disagreeable to cattle, which can
only be known by observation, whikt in the older
shrubs the rough and tough fibres of the stems
may, to a certain extent, irritate their mouths.
From the hasty chemical analysis which I
have made of this plant, appended below, it will
be perceived that it' approaches more nearly to
the held pea vine or pea hay in composition than
to other vegetables, though it diffeni from it in
having a much larger proportioB of most of the
inorganic constituents, particularly as regards the
phosphoric acid and oxide of iron. ( The amount
of this acid Existing mainly in combination with
lime and magnesia is indeed remarkable, and
surpasses most vegetables in this respect. This
fact, joined to the large prpportion-7-over 881
per cent of lime, soluble silica, and otheif inor-;
ganic constituents of plants, cause it to be very
exhaustive to the soil whilst" growing, and thus
will destroy most of the grasses among which it
may chance to grow. ' If not kept under by the
plow and hoe it will prove highly injurious to
growing corn and cotton by abstracting so largely
of their sustenance in tne soil ; whilst at the
same time if it can be made palatable, and , easy
of assimilation to cattle, perhaps by ; being finely
cut or boiled, it may prove : a nutritious food,
yielding a valuable manure. , ... ,
ANALYSIS OF THE LESPIDOZA STRIATA. '
(in 1,000 parts of the thoroughly dried plant.)
Potash")
Soda J
Lime
Magnesia
Alumina
Oxide of Iron
Silica
Sulphuric Acid
Chlorine
Phosphoric Acid
Amount of Ashes
2.50
30.00
4.00
1.00
75
30.94
3.00
25
9.00
v-
81.44
In addition to the constituents contained in
the ashes of the plant as given above, there ex
ists in the green or dried vegetable a notable
proportion of Nitrogen, fully equal to that con
tained in the.field pea hay and clover and perhaps
more. This element is the important constituent
of muscle or the lean portion of meat, as well as
the basis of the Alkaloids or medicinal virtues
of plants, which exists as the active principles of
coffee, tea, tobacco, opium, peruvian bark, &c.
Thus the plant under consideration not only pos
sesses a large proportion of the mineral constit
uents of manures, but also a full share of the
nutritious or flesh forming element, and proba
bly a certain -proportion of an active alkaloidal
principle; whether this last component, if it ex
ists, will prove beneficial, remains to be proved
by experience; certain it is that the alkaloids
when taken in moderate quantities are valuable
stimulants, not restricted to mankind as is gen
erally supposed but also valuable, in the small
portions nature has supplied in many vegetables,
to cattle and animals of the farm generally.
The young plant is succulent, and in rich soils
has a large proportion of leaf like clover; in
plants of more than one years growth, the
branches or stems become tough and woody, and
when used as hay would Tequire fine cutting;
such older plants, however, are much richer in
mineral constituents and hence more valuable as
manures. Their long tap roots extending deeply
into the soil draw up from below a rich supply of
earthy salts which are stored 'away in their
branches and stems as components, and thus in
the manure pile or when turned under by the
plough, supply valuable materials to the growing
crop. The very strong hay odor which the dried
plant emits, might possibly keep away noxious
insects from grain in the barn in which it may
be stored.
This vegetable appears to ' have a remarkable
capability of adapting itself to all kinds of soils,
and hence its constitution must vary accordingly
within certain ilimks.
RespectfulJy submitted,
"' , Gjeo. W. Rains.
Cure for , NEURALGiA-ConmoB red pep
per pods teeped in brandy or trhiskey, and the
mixture applied with the hand to the parts af
flicted, gives almost instant relief from this ter
rible affliction. Some .persons prefer to drink
the spirits and apply the dry jjod". but this me
thod , is very dangerous . in .its effects, and does
not guarantee a core. - vi ;S5 i : .
. - 7T - U .-" , .H ",.
- When, a pickpocket pulls at vonr watch. ; tell
- ; Horrible Occurrence.
: From the Bowling Green Democrat, Oct. 6th.
' Never in our experience has it been our duty
to chronicle an occurrence more horrid in its
details than the following, which happened in
AUen county: ' f ' ; ' '
Some two months since Mrs j Blackenship, a
lady of respectability, lost her husband from disease
and was left with three children, two interesting
boys and a little infant girL , , On the 16th ult.,
Mrs Blackenship, for the purpose , of washing
clothes, repaired to the spring branch near the
house, taking her three children " with her the
house dog following. . She had been engaged in
washing but a " short time when the dog was
heard barking near by. Thinking that the.dog
had treed a raccoon or had a rabit at bay, the
tittle boys proposed going to secure the game.
With the mother's consent the liith fellows
started off in high glee. - On reaching the spot
they saw a large object coiled at the foot of a
stump, keeping the dog at bay. The oldest of
the two boys approached first. With his face
aglow at the prospect of his prize, he said, "I'll
get him brother.' With one dart of his forked
tongue, with one death-rattle of his tail, the
huge rattlesnake for it was nothing less drew
back his scaly folds, and with one dart forward
Elanted his envenomed fangs in the ' flesh of the
oy. Again and again was the boy bitten, until
he fell exhausted in the coils of the monster.
The other litttle fellow rushed to the relief
of his brother, and he also received the deadly
fangs of the serpent. The screams of the boys
alarmed the mother, and lea vine her babv erirl
she ran to the spot. What a sight met her gaze !
Putrid with poison, swolen and black, and batten
n m
in manv DJaces. one ot her bovs was already
dead, and the other dying. Overwhelmed with
an intensity of agony, she remained . at the fata
spot a short time when she bethought her of her
little girl at the branch and hurried baek.
On reaching the spot, horrible as it may seem
she found that the little girl had walked to the
wash tub, into which she had fallen head fore
most and was drowned. Bereft of children, and
almost of reason, she sank under the accumulated
horrors of the hour. Assistance was procured
the heart-crushed woman, and the remains of her
nestlings were taken charge of and cared for. ,
I he event created a profound sensation in the
community, with scarcely a parallel, even in the
.exciting annals of our early and hardy pioneers.
A Singular Case of Hanging.
Mrs Betsey P. Eastman, of Salisbury, N. H.,
died in that town a few - days ago, in her one
hundred and fifth year. -She was supposed to be
the oldest person in , the State. An incident
connected with her life is worthy of mention.
Soon, after the execution of Mrs Surratt in
Washington, a person accidentally mentioned
the fact in Mrs Eastman's presence, when she
immediately exclaimed, with solemn emphasis:
"I was the means of a woman's being hung once."
She referred to the execution of Ruth Blay, which
occurred at Portsmouth, N. H., December 30,
1768. It appears that this woman was the
school teacher of Mrs Eastman when the latter
was about six years of age. One day, through
illness, Ruth Blay was absent, and the children
were at play. Mrs Eastman said she found a
loose board in the school room floor, and got un
derneath the building, where she discovered a
bundle wrapped in white cloth, in which there
was a dead infant. . The corpse proved to be the
child of her teacher, who was - arrested for
murder, convicted, and hung. A reprieve came
for her on the day of execution, but Sheriff Pack
er wanted a warm dinner, and swung her off a
few minutes before the appointed time. Cir
cumstances afterwards seemed to prove that Ruth
Blav's child was still-born and that she was not
a murderess. . , . ; 1 .
Neveb Tell a Lie, Young man, there is a
something within you that despises a lie. Did
you never, as the old saving is, "whip the devil
'round the bush," and feel that something plead
ing within you not to do it ? Did you never, in
resisting its counsels, have the red blood to man
tle your cheeks and cry "shame" og your words?
Young man, that was the voice of your God that
made you. Suppose now, the next time you feel
ashamed to speak the truth, you will resolve to
heed the murmurings of this, hidden Monitor
within you, and to do its bidding, though all
Hell should hurl its satire upon you, and the
scorning of the .scornful" rise before you in the
highway. Try it and see if, at that instant, you
are not a happier man than you ever were before.
Try it in all your words and deeds in this life ;
govern every impulse of your nature by it, and
you will run into success. Mountains may rise
up, and bogs and fens intervene still follow,
never doubting, and Honor wili weave for your
brow a wreath whose gems sparkle as the dew
drops, and whose beauty never dies.
Near-Sighted. A curious work has been
published at Breslan giving the result of the eyea
often thousand and sixty school children. The
proportion of short-sighted children was 17.1 per
cent., or seventeen hundred and thirty among
ten thousand and sixty. No villiage children
were found to be short-sighted until they had
been some time at school at least 'half a year.
There were, in proportion, four times as many
short-sighted children in the town (Breelau) as
in the country, and short-sightedness increased
generally with the demands upon the children.
The author of the work attributes the evil in a
great measure to the bad construction of school
benches which force the children to read with
their books close before their eyes, and with their
heads held downward. '
Pocket Pickiko on the Train. A few
evenings since, an enterprising thief picked the
pocket of the Sheriff of Orange, while on the
train near Hillsboro. He was detected in the
act, and attempted to conceal the pocket book by
throwing it under the water stand where it
was touud, the contents unmolested. ,ine poc
ket book contained a large amount of money, and
many important papers. xne iniei was arrest
ed. G reen&loro l'atrvA., . . .
'-Hi
' With V true wife the husband's "Vaults
should be secret. A' woman fonreta when she
condescends to that refuse of weakness ' a female
confidents j. A wife's bosom should be tho tomb
of her husband's failings, - and his character far
piore valuabl?, in her estimation, thaa Ufo. &JT
t v ; wife.
, - Only let a woman be sure that she is precious
to her husband not useful, cot' valuable, not
convenient simply, but lovely; and .beloved; let
her be the recipient of his polite and hearty at
tention, appreciated and returned, let her opinion
be asked, her approval sought, and her judgment
respected in matters of which she is cognizant;
in short let her only be loved, honored, and cher
ished, in fulfillment of the marriage row, and
she win be to her husband, her children, and so
ciety, a wellspring of pleasure. She will bear
pain, and toil and anx icty, for her husband's
love is to her a tower and a fortress. Shielded
and sheltered therein, adversity will have lost
its sting. She may suffer, but sympathy will
dull the edge of sorrow. A' house with iove in
it and by love I mean love expressed in words,
and looks, and deeds,' for I have not one spark
of faith in love " that never crops out-r-is to a
house without love, as a person to a machine;
one is life, the other is a mechanism the un
loved woman may have . bread just as .light, a
house just as tidy as the other, but the laUcr has
a spring of beauty about her, a joyoosncss, ag
gressive, penetrating, and pervading brightness
to which the former is .a stranger , The deep
happiness in her. heart shines out in her face.
She gleams over it. , It is airy and graceful, and
warm and welcoming with her presence; she is
full of devices and plots and sweet surprise for
husband and family. . She has never done with
the romance and poetry of life. , She herself is
a lyric poem setting herself to all pure and gra
cious melodies. . Humble household ways and
duties have for her a golden significance. The
prize makes her eatting high, aod the end sanc
tifies the means of ."Love is Heaven, and Heaven
is Lore." ., .. .. - v
The Value of Accnracy.
It is the result of every days experience, that
steady attention to matters of detail, , lies at t he
root of human progress; and that diligence,
above all, is the mother of good ludL Accuracy
is also of much importance,, aad an invariable
mark of good training m a m&a. Accuracy in
observation, accuracy in speech, accuracy in the
transaction of affairs. . What is done in business
must be well done; for it is bettor to accomplish
perfect ly a small amount of work, than to half-do
ten times as muefeu A vise man used to say,
"Stay a little, that we may make an end the soon
er." Too little attention, , however, is paid to
this hitrhlv important aualitv of accuracv. As
a man eminent in practical science lately ob
served to us, "It is astonishing how few people
I have met in t ie course of mj experience who
can define a fact accurately." Yet, in business
affairs, it is the manner in whkb even small mat
ters are transacted, that often decides men for
or against you. With virtue, capacity, and good
conduct in other respects, the person who is
habitually inaccurate caanot be trusted; his work
has to be gone oyer agaia; and he thus causes
endless annoyance, vexation and trouble
A Singular Occurrence. Mr Geo. W
Wightman, of this town, who is in Kansas, in a
letter received from him a few days agOj relates
a singular circumstance : On going into his
room in the hotel at which he boarded, and
which contains two beds, he found that a gentle
man had been assigned to the bed not occupied
by himself. This stranger was on his ; knees
when he entered, apparently ot his prayers. Not
wishingio disturb him, Mi Wightman undressed,
jumped into bed, and fell asleep; but on awaking
in the morning he found the . man in the .same
position, and an examination' showed hun to be
dead. The physician called in to see him pro
nounced the cause of his death heart disease
FayettemMe Ntw$.
Salt Your Chimneys. In building a
chimney put a quantity of salt into the mortar
with which the intercourses of brick are to be
laid. The effect will be'thal there will never be
any aceumjuZalioo of soot in that chimney. The
philosophy is thus stated : the al in the por
tion of-mortar which is exposed absorbs mois
ture from the atmosphere every damp day. ' The
soot thus becoming damp, falls down in the fire
place. This is an English discovery. It is used
with success in Canada.
S&" The General Assembly of the Presby
terian Church in the United .States, will meet in
the First Presbyterian Chureh, ia jthe jcity of
Nashville, Teun., on the third Thursday, (the
21st day) of Nweuiber, 1867, at 11 o'clock, A.
M. The opening sermon will be preached by
the Rev. A. H. Kerr, J). J).,tke Moderator of
the lat Assembly. ;
.
A Tovcmiw Incident.- A younjr minister
went out to preaeh and observed, during bis dis
course, a lady who seemed much affected. ; After
meeting he concluded to pay her a tfWit, Aad A&a
what the impressions of her mind were. ; . . ,
, He approached her thus : ' ,
"Well, madam, I see you were affected much
to-day during preaching 1"
"La me "said the lady, "111 tell you. About
six years ago, me and my bue&and moved to Am
place, and all the property we had was a donkey.
Husband he died, and me and the donkey were
left aloae. At lant the douLej died, and to tell
you the truth, your voice put me so much in
mind of that dear old critter, that I couldn't help
taking on and crying abbot it right in aeetiog-
tST There are some people in this world who
trill not work who will stand in idle places, and
not come out of the congregation of atones ami
do nothings; and yet, they complain of having
nothing to eat and nothing io Jxy it with.
They want some -one else to th Tor then, and re
mind us of the little fellow, who, waking up one
cold ight sung out : , .
Ts cold mammy V
"Well, pull the cover on yon Johnnie.
"I shant do it !" replied the youngster, adiog'
ed ef I doat freethe fust!" , v
Let all such freeze," and freeze fasC The world
will not be' the loser. , . .. ' , ,
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The secrets of health'are six: First, keep warm.
Second, eat regularly and slowly.' Third, main-,
tain regular daijy bodily habits. Fou Ah, take
early and very light suppers. Fifth, keep a clean
skin. Sixth get a plenty of sleep at night.
' k Many a girl thinks she can do nothing with
out a husband, " and when' she gets one finds she ;
4B do nothing with him. iVj :?