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POETEY.
v - A New Mother ShiptojiV
When lawyers foil to tako a fee
Ami juries never disagree j
Wlieu politicians are content,
Ami landlords don't collect their rent;
When parties smash all the machines.
And Iioton folk give up their beans)
"When naughty -children all die young,
And girls are born without a tongue
WJien ladies don't take time to hop,)'
And office-holders never flops i-
rWhen preachers .cut all sermons short
j And all fiolks to churchy resort; I
When back subscribers all have paid,
' And editors have fortunes made ; j
Such h iDDeuiuirs will sure nortend I
This wvld must soon come to an end.
P tick's Express Advice,
TO AIJ. WHOM IXCOXOEUXSV
Tow Christmas is coming
Glad season
of mirth !
When of presents for loved ones
should be no dearth ,
lere
Then let none bo forgotten relation
friend, ,
r
That : you may the holidays happier
- spend. i
There's Nellie, poor child j far away at
some school, . '
Who cannot come home 'tis, she writes,
- 'gainst the rule.
There's Charlie at college, now thinking
of home, j
Though seeming absorbed in some old
classic tome.
And bgth for your presence now lovingly
yeani, j
As homeward the eyes of their hearts
fondly turn. ;
IJut all things considered, Lore's impiflse
I'd curb j
I think that you'd best pot their studies
disturb.
Exposure and traveling oft many ills
bring;
Now Puck'a counsel heed 'tis a capital
thing; i .
For Charley, go purchase the handsomest
suit,
All sorts of confections, cigars and Can
ned fruit I '
And Nellie must have a rich" navy-blue
dress, ..
Which secure they'll get by the SOCTII-
EKX EXPKE8S. - i
And your darling old Grandma you iniist
not' forget,
But send her of seal-skin the handsomest
set. ' " -
And dear, aged Grandpa, that needs so
much care, j
You can sweetly surprise with an inva
lid's chair. .
No fears for their trausit jor mind need
- utstress.
For safely they'll go by thp SojJTjfiiiix
LxriJESS. !
There's Aunt Carrie' baby the dear lit
tle: pet! . I
She thinks strange that no present's been
sent for it-jet $ I
Then buy an embroidered robe, kerchief
and bib, j
And with them.tJte pretiest latest-styjo
ciib. " ' !
Bnjt suth costly gifts you will risk, Icort
fess, . ' - !
If they, are not seut by the Southern
Express. - ' I
And while you are sending your rich
presents forth, - I
Don't forget all your friends aud acquain
tances North. - j
For though freighted their orchards with
- fruits sometimes rare,
They have naught with our bright orauge
groves to compare : -
We'ye the pjneappje, tjg, golden lemon,
and lime, !
The beauty and bloom of the tropical
clime. "
But delay would soon spoil all such pres
ents, unless
They, are speedily shipped by the jBouTii
- erx Express.
Now one counsel more and said counsel
will end :
r orset not the poor -be to them e'er a
frien'd.
From the little vou'll give, will interest
accrue,
For God is their voucher you'll sure get
.-,your due; j j
And ere .their hearts thanks unto you
they've confessed,
Will your deed be to Heaven by Angels
Expressed.
..- - Matt O'B,
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 1831.
Why the Church is Against Daxc4
tix-TixG. The Rev. Robert ILHull said in the
Tabernacle Baptist Church, that the de-j
crease in church membership aud. in efli-j
cient church work: were to a certain ex-;
tent the resnlts of dancing. For this rea
son all churches had pipiipunccd against
dancing, and it should be particularly
obnoxious to Baptists, because the "first
Baptist preacher, John had beep behead
ed by a danciitfj girl,
The modern society dance," -hfr said
"is not conducive to modesty and purity
because it reqnirps the p)ingling of the
sexes. One young lady whom I asked
for a description of a certain dance, said
she would rather not describe it to me.
Wh v, in the report of a Chief of Police in
this, it is -said that three-fourths o the
Abandoned women in this city was first
ruined by daneing. , " 7
"1 know many good people dance. Yet
as yon go high in the scjvh3 of humanity
voa dou't find dancipg, le Biblical
-inn .a vena, rerr different froni ours. It
was a religipua i. act, Yon mabo sure
thafwhen Pavid danced no ope called
out, First and second couple forward and
backward!'
"I never knew an intellectual man who
teas a good dancer. .
Tr ;a wnrth rpmembcrini? that nobody en
iovs the nicest surroundings if in bad beilth.
There arc mseraoie pcopie awui, j
ith one foot in. the grave, wncn a nome oi
wker's Ginirer Tonic would doihem more
,rool than all Je doctors and medicines
th ;v have ever tried. See ad r.
Ccltr-NovlO.
Washington Letter,
A Strong Outlook for the Keio Speaker
Skirmishing fsr the Leadership Buisness
he fore Congress. The President in tjie
While nous.
ruegrur Correspondent.) .
. Washington, Dec. 10, 1881.
The new Speaker, Mr. Keifer, bad no
sooner been elected, and conducted to tho
chair by his two roost powerful eotupcti
tore, Messrs. Randall and Iliscock, than
the national' parliamentary wrangle be
gan. Mr. Robeson, of New Jersey, Gen
eral Grant's corpulent Secretary of tho
Navy, and Mr. Haskell, of Kansas, a tall,
gaunt, angular antithesis of the rotund
Robeson, commenced fenceing for the
leadership of the Republican side "of the
House, while Ex-speaker Randall and S.
S. Cox, familiarly known as "Sunset" Cox,
led off ou the Democratic side. In ten miu
utes, the House seenjed to be in hopeless
confusion, half a dozen members speak
ing at the same moment, while the new
Speaker rapped his gavel helplessly, and
essayed,awkwardly,toget things straight.
Mr. Kasson, the only Republican who is
competent to control this turbulent body
from the chair, sat, pale and silent, at his
desk in a remote part of the Hall. It is
evident that Mr. Keifer has a stormy voy
age before him ; he lacks parliamentary
knowledge aud experience, to say nothing
of natural qualification for the place.
But little business has been transacted,
in either the Senate or the House, this
first week. Tho House adjourned from
Tuesday until Friday, aud, although tho
Senate has becu in session, little has been
accomplished besides the introduction of
suudry bills, The House is still in the
throws of organization, and will not be
ready for work before the 14th just. By
that time, the Committees will be formed,
and maybe the new Cabinet appointed.
There is a preyaleut opinion in politi
cal circles here, that this will be a session
in w Inch politics will ta.ko back seat,
and in which business will come to the
front. This idea has received strength
from the installation address of the new
Speaker aud from tho Message of tho
President. If tho House Committees srrall
be formed with a view to the legislative
policy outlined in the address of the
Speaker, this will no doubt be a busy
session. Bills lor refunding the extended
bonds at 3 per cent. ; for the erection of a
suitable building for the National Library;
and for the reclamation of the malarial
swamps about the Capitol will probably
be passed.
The subjects of revenue, taxation, tariff,
aud counting the electoral vote will, doubt
less occupy the attention of Congress, but
the conflict of interests and opinion on
these subjects is so great, that it is doubt
ful if any bills can be passed materially
changing the present status.
The President has, at leugth, taken up
his. residency in the White House, but it
is said he will be no more accessible there
to ofijco seekers than he was at Butler's
House on Capitol Hill. Office seekers are
just now in deserved disrepute, and, if
this class of bores is now regarded with
increased odium from an association in
the pubiic mind with Guiteau,that wretch
will not have lived iu vain,
Peculiar Eftects of Salt Water.
A gentleman informs us of a very sin
gular circurastaiice in connection with
the great storm iu this city and vicinity
on the 0th of September last. He says
that at Porter's Neck plantation, on the
Sound, the salt spray from the ocean,
wafted in showers across the iuterveniug
banks and sound, killed every living
thing in the fields except the peanuts,
which, curious to say, seeujed to have
been benefitted by the briqy shower-bath.
All the leaves on a mock orapge hedge,
commencing in close proximity to the
sound and running back about one mile,
were completely killed, while the leaves
on the trees iu the neighbor all died and
dropped off, and their places have since
beeu supplied by new oues. Even the
old sypaniores 6hed their verdure and
subsequently donned a garb more becom
ing the budding, blooming spring than
the usual cool and depressing autumn.
mi. Star.
A Curious Law,
The laws of Denmark contain one
which it would nrobablf be as diffi
cult to find in the criminal code of
other nations as in pur" own common
law, or any otherstatute amending
the same. It nrovides a punishment
for that especially revolting form of
cruelty which consists in allowing a
fellow creature to perish without ex
tending to him a helping hand. A
mere act of omission in certain cases
is indictable. "Whoever has refused,"
say the Danish law, ''to help another
person inmortal danger, when he
could have done so without peril to
his own life, and that person has per
ished inconsequence, is liable to either
imprisonment or fine."
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Last vear's returns show that the
number of persons killed throughout
fndih hr wild beasts or snakes has
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gradually increased from 10,273 in
1876 to 21,930 in I HSU.
B est ou Jarvls.
The Pittsboro Ilecora. gives a rer-
baiinh report of Mr. V. J. Beste latest
speech, from which we extract us fol
lows; j
"I am not now prepared to say
whether the failure of the gentlemen
to whom I allude to keelp their con?
tracts with me and associates, shall
stand in the way of the consumma
tion and perfect realization of our
plans, which, -for a period of more
than five years, has commanded my
best thoughts and eflbrtsj That their
action will delay the good work is
certain ; but I have no idea that they
can prevent its ultimate completion.
I know my rights in the Western
North Carolina llailroad and will
speedily assert them through the
courts. I have already taken steps to
do this aud am satisfied as to what the
final result will be. That the result
may be delayed is reasonable to sup
pose, and the fear of that delay alone
has prompted rue not to press the suit,
which, in April last, I instituted
against Messrs. Clyde, Logan and Bu
ford. During all this lime I have been
led to believe that such influences would
be brought to bear by the Scale authori
ties having the Western North Caro
lina Railroad matter in charge, as
would compel the Richmond and Dan
ville people who, by trick and device,
had obtained a temporary advantage
over me, to withdraw from that road
on payment of their claim with inter
est and reasonable compensation for
their services. From day io day and
week to week for nearly six months, I
have been led on step by step by prom
ises tliat lo-morroiv, or next week, some
thing would be done. That nothing
has been doue you all know. The
Commissioners of the Western North
Carolina Kail road having failed to
keep and perform their part of the
contract, I must, as an honest man,
dealing with the capital of others who
have reposed confidence in mc, ac
quaint them my stockholders and
directors of the present aspect of the
railroad situation upon what is known
as the "Best contract" in regard to the
Western North Carolina Railroad, I
will do this and leave my associates
to decide whether or not we shall pro
ceed with the same earnestness which,
up to this time, has characterized our
work in the building of a road from
Goldsborc to Salisbury, or stop and
determine upon sonic new line of ac
tion. I think it highly probable that
when we finish the road to Suiithfield,
j-we shall take a breathing spell. We
had made all our arrangements to do
something very different. In fact, it
was our purpose to work every man
who could earn his money during the
whole winter and, if possible, couir
plete our road early in 1883; and we
would certainly have done se, but for
this unexpected action upon the part
of the Commissioners.
Oregon's Strange Lake,
Several of our citizens returned
last week from the Great Sunken
Iake, situated iu the Cascade Moun
tains, about seventy-five miles uorth
east from Jacksonville. This lake
rivals the famous valley of Siubad
the Sailor, It is thought to average
2,000 feet deep down to water all
around. The depth of the water is un
known, and its surface is s nooth and
unruffled, as it is far below the sur
face of the mountains tlmt air-currents
do not aftec. it. Its length is
estimated at twelve or fifteen miles,
qnd its width leu or twelve. There is
a mountain in the centre having trees
upon it. It lies still, silent and mys
terious iu the bosom of the cverlasU
ing hills, like a huge well scooped out
by the hands of the giant genii of the
mountains in the unknown ages gone
by, and around it the premajval
forests watch and ward are keeping.
The visiting party fired a rifle into
the water sivcral times at an angle of
forty-five degrees, and were able to
note several seconds of time from the
report of the gun uutil the ball struck
the water. Such seems incredible,
but is vouched for by our most rclia
bhr citizens. The lake is certainly a
most remarkable curiosity. Jackson
ville (Oregon) Paper. j
Esquimaux StrongOIindcd Women
A young womaii, Dr. Dall tells us,
really quite fine looking, and of re
markably good physique and mental
eapacityj was observed to fold herself
aloof from the young nieu of the tribe
in an unusual manner. Inquiry, first
of othery afterward of herself, brought
out the following reasons for the ec
centricity. In effect she said she was
as strong as any of the young men;
ot Aie of them had ever been able to
conquer her in wrestling or other ath
letic exercises, though it had more
than once beeu tried sometimes by
surprise and with odds against her.
She could shoot and hunt deer as well
as any of them, and make and set
snares and nets. She had her own
gun, bought from the proceeds of her
trapping. She despised marriage, and
did not desire to do the work of a
wife; but preferred the work which
custom among the Esquimaux allots
to the men, Iu short, she was a "wo
man's rights" female of the most ad
vanced type. When winter came,
having made a convert of a smaller
and less athletic damsel, the two set
to work with walrus tusk picks, and
dug the excavation in which they
erected their own house, which was of
the usual type of Esquimaux houses
--walled and roofed with drift-wood
andcover'd with turf. It was, however,
as an additional defense against un
wished for prowling males, divided
into two rooms, with a very small and
narrow door between them, next to
which lay some handy billets of wood
to crack the scenes of a possible in
truder. Here our two amazons lived.
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traded, and carried on their affairs in
defiance of communal bonds and pub-1
. . . " . . .
lie sentiment. JLhe latter seems to be
composed half of disapprobation, and
half of envious admiration ; whilethe
young fellows in the village busied
themselves concocting plaus against
the enterprising pair. These were too
fully on the alert to be surprised and
all efforts against their peace were
fruitless. When the deer-hunting sea
son came, the two set off to the moun
tains ; and no sooner had they depart
ed han disappointed lovers, and "out
raged public sentiment" exemplified
in a mob, reduced their winter quar
ters to a shapeless ruin. So far as Dr.
Pall's information goes, the following
year the ladies returned to the ordi
nary ways of the world, and gave up
the unequal contest against a tyranni
cal public opinion. Chamber's Jour
nal, Remembering Faces.
If a man would succeed as a dctcc
live, a clergyman, hotel-keeper, or as
politician, he should cultivate the art
of recollecting faces. It is said of a
certain statesman, whose fame is na
tional, that he never forgets a face or
a name. The power of this art is due
to the fact that a man's vanity flatter
ed by having one who has not seen
him, perhaps for years, call him by
name. Henry Clay was noted for his
memory of faces and names. Indeed,
it was said that only one man in the
United States excelled him in this re
spect, and that was Jennings, the bar
tender of the old City Hotel of New
York.
During a political campaign in Mis
sissippi, Mr, Clay stopped for a few
minutes at Clinton. A crowd gath
ered about the cars to greet the popu
lar orator, Among the people was an
eccentric old man with one eye, who
making his way through the crowd,
exclaimed--
"Don't introduce me, for I want to
see if Mr. Clay will know me."
"Where did I know you ?" asked
Mr. Clay, taking the old man by the
hand.
"In Kentucky," he auswered.
'Have you lost that eyo since I saw
you
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"Turn the sound eye to me that I
may see your profile."
"I have it," said Mr. Clay. "Did
you not give me a verdict as juror, at
Frankfort, Kentucky, twenty-one
years ago.
"I did 1 I did !" exclaimed the ex
ultant old man.
"And is not your name Hard
wire?" "It is," and turning to his frieuds,
asked triumphantly, "Didn't I tell
you thit Henry Clay would fciww
me, thongh he hadn't seen me for over
twenty years? Great men never for
get faces."
It is safe to say that Mr. Clay re
ceived that old man's vote.
A Proposed Independent Move
j incut in Texas,
Washington, Dec. 11. -Texas is
the next State of tlie South which it
is proposed to inaugurate an indepen
dent movement, and those who are
interested in it profess to be quite
satisfied of its success. Representa
tive Jones, of that State, who left the
Democratic party in 1876, is most
prominently spoken of as the candi
date for j Governor. He has been
twice elected to the House as a Green-
backer, but on party questions out
side of the currency he has generally
acted with the Republicans. The
regular Democratic majorityjin Texas
has been enormous, and it isTperhaps
not improbable that the party may
disintegrate somewhat by the fbrce-of
its owu weight. The young men of
the parly complain there, as they do
so in many of the other States of the
South, that leadership and patron
age are monopolized by those who
flourished before the war. There is
also a very large German element iu
Texas, which is naturally Republi
can, or at least anti-Democratic, which
element is constantly increasing.
Baltimore Sun.
Founder.
A disease that is far too common in
horses is caused most frequently by I
driving or working the animal till he
is overheated and more or less ex
hausted, and then allowing him to cool
off suddenly without rubbing dry. A
horse is driven hard for several miles
and then hitched to a post in the open
air in cold winter weather, and per
haps forgotten by the driver, who may
be tolling stories or smoking a cigar
by a warm fire; the next morning, if
not sooner, it is noticed that the ani
mal has not eateu well and can scarce
ly move from the stall. The lame
ness may be chiefly in one limb or in
more than one. Dr. Cressy, in his
recent lecture before the Conncct'cut
Board of Agriculture, said that any
case of founder can be cured if taken
within thirty hours of the attack. The
first thing to do is to place the horse's
feet in tubs of warm water and then
blanket heavily, and gel the animal
thoroughly warm all over. The lame
ness is caused by a stagnation of the
blood iu the feet, caused by being
cooled too rapidly after exhausting la
bor. The warm water thins the blood,
extends and softens the blood vessels
and favors increased circulation. In
verv bad cases bleeding in the foot
may be necessary, though ordinarily
it may be dispensed with..
Knowing the cause of founder, it
will be seen that it is much easier to
prevent than to cure this disease after
it becomes established. In the first
place avoid very severe driving and
over-exhaustion; but if abuse of this
kind is unavoidable see to it that the
horse who has risked his life iu the
service of his master is uot neglected
at the end ef his journey. Drive into
a warm shed or barn free from cold
draughts and rub vigorously till the
animal is dried off. Give,warm wa
ter to drink and cover with warm
blankets. In short, treat the horse
just as you would treat yourself un
der like circumstances. New England
Farmer.
A Ray of Hope fop. Guiteau.
It was rumored in Washington Tues
day night, that counsel for Guiteau,
in case the verdict goes against him
will ask for a new trial on account
of the disqualification of two of the
jurors, one of whom is . employed in
the navy yard, and Worraley, the
colored juror, is a laborer in the pen
sion office.- Both, when being exam
ined, testified that thsy were per diem
employees. It is now claimed that
they are both carried on the regular
monthly ndls. This, Guiteau's coun
sel thinks, disqualifies them. Other
lawyers . do not attach much impor
tance to the alleged discovery.
In the Senate there has been a short
debate on tho tariff. MorriU spoke at
leugth in favor of protection. Senator
Garland said that he did not suppose that
any ono jroposed f,te trade, as that
was impossible. He wanted! a commis
sion to gather facts so that Congress and
the conntry could act intelligently. Mr.
Beck also spoke; he wants a commission,
and wants it at ouce. He does not want
delay but action. He attacked the policy
of protection very violently. The matter
has ended for a time, tho bills having
been referred to a committee. Netesi
Observer.
And Logan wishes to pat Grant on the
retired list, so ho may dfaw from tho
Government tea or fifteen thousand dol
lars annually, for doing nothing what
ever Grant has drawn moro of the pco
ploV money than any other man who has?
ever lived. The more you give him tho
more ho demands. He is rich. Ilis in
come is proliably $40,000 i anually, His
services are not needed. Let him bo con
tent with wkat he has. Ho is thtT great
national nieUicaiit. TIVmihoa Star.
A Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun says the talk of an inde
pendent movement iu North Carolina's
confined mostly to thoso ignorant of tho
facts. Tho Virginia movement was led
by the very men who had been the most
energetic and skillful workers iu the old
party. In North Carolina, on tho con
trary, none of the discontented men hnva
tho nervo or ability to lead a revolt,
while the Ik-publican leaders are bitter
against each other, and tbereforo there
could not be any independence on a united
Iit-publican support. There are several'
other States of the South wfTero there is
a much better chain for nn in1 pen
dent movement than in North Caioi
na.
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The pofttul evrvirn n North Carolina
u out of gear. Every day or two wo
nivo complaints of irregularity. Several
f our exchanges have complained latter-5
y. Our mailing clerk is the same expc--k'liccd
one we have had all along and ho
lay the fault is not in his department.
Wo notica a long article on tho subject of
abuses in tho PjistoQice Department in
the last number of the Concord Register.
It has knowledge of . repeated, constant
postal failures at many towns and offices
to which it is sent. It shows conclusive
ly tho mails are distributed badly, aud
hat there is good cause for loud com
plaint. The people pay for tho mail
privileges and they haver a right to de
mand of the Government that thescrvico
be well managed, and by honest.- reliablo
aud obliging employes. Tho liegiste r says
it has satisfied itself that the trouble is
iu the mail cars. ,
Wo-also have complaints from-sub-sen
beta. Watchman
A novel wedding of first-class peo
ple near Macon, Ga. A train pulled
at a station,. when a couple suddenly
stood up in the aisle of a coach, ami
there, in the presence of the astonish
ed passengers, were made man and
wife; the whistle sounded, and the
happy pair sped away to the exposi
tion at Atlanta. The affair was not,
as would appear at the first glance, a
runaway match. It was only a scheme
to avoid the wedding cards, weddifig
breakfast, claw-hammer and whito
dress nonsense.
Chatham Record: Chatham boasts
among other curiosities, of haying the
tallest man in America. He is a mu
latto, named James Gilbert, ami is ex
actly seven feet high. Since lait
March he has been on exhibition in
Barn unis show, at a salary of one
hundred dollars a week, and has trav
eled through the Northern and West
ern States and into .Mexico. He came
directly from St. Louis to this county,
a few days ago, on a short visit to his
mother who lives near the Gulf.
On the borders-of the Swiss lakes
were once villages, built oir platforms
supported by piles. Articles were
accidentally dropped in the, water;
whole villages were sometimes burn
ed and submerged ; and so, after two
thousand years, we recover arms,
tools, pottery, ornaments, and even
fruits, which tell a story of past civil-"
ization.
The large four story brick ware
house of D. M. Osborne & Co.,
Chicago, was destroyed by fire "on
Saturday. Loss on stock, $280,000,
and ou building, $400,000. Insur
ance, about $200,000.
The young-Czar of Russia is said to
be very religious, and a regular atten
dant at church. He is particularly
fond of chants, and maintains at his
own expense two splendid choirs at
the chapel at Rtterhof.
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