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THE ROANOKE NEWS. A DEMOCRATIC Hill-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, PUBLISHED BY DAT at BATCIIELOR. On Year, In advance, tlx Months, " fbret Month, " 13 on 2 on 1 00 PROFESSIONAL WAl.TKB CI.ARX, Rileigh.N. C. LARK A 0 CARDS. t. T. CUKK, Halifax, N. c CLARK, ATTORNEY! AT LAW, HALIFAX, N.C. Will orMitinB In the Courts or Halifax and I'ijolutng counties. MHTf-ll 10 tf. W. I. KITCISN. K I T C H K N A. Dl'SN. DUNN ATTticemm,WM at law, Seatlaaal Naek, llalllax Co., N.C. Practice In the Courta of 1111 fox and adMning counties, mil in the Supremo and Federal Courts. Jan 18 tf nr iot as n, hill, Attorney sit Law, HALIFAX, N. C. Praotioes in Halifax nd adjoining Coenties and Federal and Supreme Courta. Will be atScHland Nook, once every tortniglit, Aug. 2-t w. n. dat, D A. Y W. W. Hall. HALL ATTORNEYS AT LAW, WELDOSf, N. c. Praatlce Jn the courts of Halifax and adjnininrmntin, and in the Supreme and Fedefal court". Claims oolleoted In any part nf North Carolina. jun2Ul4 s VtLfEL J. W RIGHT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, JACKSOX, N. C. Practices In the Gout aae adjoining couiiues Northampton eep 15 1 Y A V I N L. HYMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW HALIFAX, N. C. Practices ir. the courts of HalKax and adjoining eounMes, and in the Supreme eel Federal Court". Claims enlieeted in all parte of North Crllna. glee In the Court Home. R . BURTON, Jr. ATTORNEY AT LAW, HALIFAX, . C. Praetieea In the CourU of Halifax sSeeaty. and Uo'intiea adjoining. In tle kretne Court of the State, and in the Federal Courta. Will (ire peiial attention to the oolleo atee felaima.and tn adjusting the account eat Kxeoatora, Adiniuirratare and Unar aiaus. dec-15-tf J. M. a R I Z Z A K D, ATTORNEY AT LAW, HALIFAX, N. C. Olaas In the Court Hone. Ktriot atten tion given to all branchos of '.he proles aiaa. jan 12-1 c THE ROANOKE N E W b ADVJUtTlSlNO RATES. SPACE VOL.' VII. WELD ON, N. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1878. NO. -.7. t One Square, i wo aquarfci, Three No u area I c mur squares, Fourth Col'n, ; 'Vbole Column, a 8 -it 10 00 12 00 15 00 2 eo I h I 10 00 14 00 14 00 2 06 20 60 SO I 8 42 (0 SO 00 SO 00 40 00 I 40 00 60 00 ! I JO CO 20 II) 40 CO f.0 '6 f-0 CO 60 ! UO it neYesr, jce (a FAREWELL BT W. S. RKFD My lere, I love thee with a lore undy ing, But love no fraught with sorrow that my hrart, Weary ot wailing for a bright to-morrow , Will ay for thy aweet sake dear love, we part ! Farewell, my darling I Yea, my own fnrevee, Where'er I go. br land or ana. mv star. My star to guide me, guard me, ab, oh never Call we forgot, although we're sundered far I Have pltv, Ood 1 keeping, Upon her way I llshi. Farewell One kiss ! wnet'inir, 1 go Into I ho tilght! oh, hold her In Thy pray Thee shed Thy Oh, ceaae thy bittor M A NNR S . The late Charles Ki igsley once wrote in a mngntine article : "I used j ist now that word wanner. Let mn beg jour serious attention to if. I use it, remem ber, in its true, i;s ancient that is, its moral nod spiritual sense I use it lis (lie old Greek, tho old Romans used iheir corresponding words ; m our wise forefather used it when ihev said well that 'Manners rnukelh man 1 I bog you to remember that all nr nlnoat all, tlie gond manners allien wo have among us courtesies, refimmefts, sell-re. iraintv, and mutu il respect all of which raises us s iciallv mid morally abnva (mr forefathers 'if fift(!n hundred years ago aod deep-hearted men, valiant ind noble, but coarsn and arro. gant ai d quarrelsome all that, or al most al', we owe to C uist, to the influ ence of his example, mid to that llibl which lesiinVa of hnn. Yes, the liible has been for Christend om, in the cot tage as much as in the palace, the school of manners, and the s;iyig that he who becomes a true Christiao be. comes a foe gentleman is no rhetorical boast, but a solid historic f ct " WASN'T THAT SORT. While General Thomas wa. inspecting the foriificiitions at Chattanooga with General Garfield, titer heard some one shell' : 'Hello, mister I Vim I I want to speak to you I 'General Thomas, tureing, found he was the "miKtei so politely tia led bv an Eist Tenucsseean s dJiT. "Well, mv man," said be, "hat do you want with me?" ' want to get a furlough, nutter, that's what I waul," was the reply. 'Why do you want a hirlougb, my man?" inq iirnd the General. "Well, I want to go homo and lee my wile ''(low long is it sin:e you taw her" 'Ever since I enlisted ; nigh on to tbieo moiiths." 'Three mo. thsl" exclaimed the com mander. "Why, my good fello, I havt not seen my wife for three years 1" The Tennesseeaa looked incredulous, and drawled out : ''Well, you tit, me and ray wife ain't that sort 1" A WASHOE GREETING. Yesterday, as we were standing near the enr cr of C and Union streets, chat ting with our old-lime fricod, B How land, a queer, shaggy-haired, wild-eyed chap, evidently j ist in from some of the eastward-lying desert regions of the State, h ove in sight. Now, Hob is himself a regular roving, prospecting crittur a man who has delved and posted his "umices" in ab nit half the camps i n the Pacific const B b, indeed, with much justice, may claim to hae made Meadow Like, and Aurora and C mn what they are. O.ir wild-eyed stranger had evidently seen B ib somewh"re. IIu started back and forth i i front of us a few times, scratching his head, hitching his baggy breeches up under his waist belt, and jiminiog his scrap f dingy brown wool hut now on this side and now on that side of Lis head. At last he suddenly faced squarely ab ml, and, coming up to B b, said : "Whereabouts in hell have I seuu you, stranger f" "1 don t know, coolly, and in his kindliest tone, answered Bb; "what part of hell have you beeu I", mv friend f" The wild-eyed m on smiled a solemn smile, and said s cnit thing about his camp and n pot of beans on the bsad waters of Bitter Cre ck. Instantly he and Bib rushed into each nthei'K arms, and for s mtt moments each was diligently engaged in shedding tears of the largest sizj upou the shoulder of the utlier Territorial (No Enterprise. E. BRANCH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, IXfllLD, HALIFAX COUNTY, N. C. Prattleaa la the Counties of Halifax, lash. Edcseamba and Wilson. CalletUont iaad in all parts of the IUM. jan 12-6 1 AXIS II A R A, THE BLESSING OF FREEDOM. A HORSE'S REVENGE) A cruel half-drunkim teamster in France not long since, angered at the poor exertions mad i by one of the horses a poor hack which had almost served i's time decided that the ai i- mal was no longer w irth his feed, and resolved to put an end to it. For lhat purpose he tied the poor brute to a tree, d making a massive lever used in moving goods, he struck the animal several violent blows nu the bead until he unfortunate brute sunk to the ground insensible. The master, thinking the AMmal w is dead, left it on the sput, in tending to remove the h idy nxt day. 'llirt horse, regained its senses a short time after, found its way home, and entered the c urt-yard at daybreak. lis arrival was welcomed by the neijn- lug ol its comuaiiions it the stable, which noise nwnkened the master, who was now furious at having failed in his cruel purpose lie lied up the animal afresh, and commenced showering blows again upon its head. The act of bru tality was committed in siolit of twn oilier horses in the stables ; and presently ue of them, a young animal, became sw frantic with rage, that he broke his halter, and, rushing on the man, seized him in his j i ws, and aftr slinking him violently threw In in down and trampled nn him wilh such fu ry, that, had nut the man's cries brougnt some person to his aid, the master would certainly have beeu killed. STRUCK IT. AN EDITOR'S EARLY EXPERIENCE. Never will we forget the time we met our sweetheart Kitty in the centre of a vast wilderness of briais in the old Buck eye 8ute. Her eyes were as black as the berries in herbake, and asbriiliawi as those of the cat-bird chattering over her head ; her lips were ruby red, and her cheeks lily white, except n broad streik of purple fruit sUin reaching from car to ear. N Uvave il didn't she Ink lovely ? O.ir own basket was full, and we volun. leered our ass'utaacn to fill Unit carried by Ivtty. O ten while plticki"g the melting fruit from some glorious ctuiler, her curls Kilty had curls, flossy and gulden her curls brushed our cheek, we thought, veryolten; but still, it seemed, sune h 'W, to be accidental. Somehow, too, we ere al us at work Ui in the same clusters and Kilty's lips were very close to ours when she turned to speak At last Kitt)' lips poti'ed, Kit!)' eyes d islied, and she almost succeeded in coaxing into her smooth, white brow, our or two indignant wrinkles "Don't you think," said she, "that the other dar, when I was nut here all alone, just as we are, wilh Ned J ine, the naughty fellow up a ol kissed ine 1" We didn't like Ned, and we were ready to ssv that he was naughty, "He juit caught ine this way, and " Here her lips almost touched ours, and we felt a violent thu np'tog in the region of our heart, but she di ln't quite do it, and the peril was soon over. We felt all over lhat we were en the verge of being just as naughty as Ned, yet our bashl'ulness saved us. S.ill pouting we thought worse than ever, she placed boih bands on our shoulder and turned her sweet young lace towards our said : "You are a dear, good hoy 1 you a'n t going lo be naughty, like Ned was?" Heavens I how our heart nuttered 1 we seemed losing our breath j and a mo meet after, Kitty was saying : "You are a very, very naughty boy I" ATTORNEY AT LAW, BNFIELD, N. C. Prattle In the Counties of Halifax, Ei !! be and Nash. In the Supreme Qaart the Mtata and la the Federal 'I. Cellartlons made la any part ef the Mtsts. Will attend '. t Court House In alifax Monday and Friday of eacb weak. Jan )!M e A KDKEff J. B U R TON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WELDON, N. C. Praatioas in th Courts of Halllax, War ran Northampton counties and In the Hanrame and Fedwral Courta. Olaisaa ollaotad in aay part of North Oaralioa. Junt 17-a UKS M. MVLLf a. JOHN A. UOOBX. MOORE If U Ii Ii I n " ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Hftliffes, N. C. Fraction In the Counties of Hall fax, Northamf aaa, Edgeoombe, Pttt and Mar tin In toe rfupreine Court of the Slate so. I In the Federal Courts of the Eastern District. 1 iTalleetfoae made lo toy part of North Freedom is the natural school of en crav and enterprise. Freedom is iIh appropriate sphore of talent and virtue The sctil was Dot made to walk in fet ters. To act powerfully, it must act freely ; and il must a.t, too, under all the fair incentives nf an hunest and hon orable ambition. This upplies, espec ially, to the mass of the people. There may e minds, and there are, which find a sufficient incentive to exertion, in the love of knuwtedge and improvement, io the single aim at perfection. But this is not, and cannot be, the condition nl the mass o in ids. ihev need other impulses. Open then, I say, freely and widely to every individual, the way to wealth, to honor, to s icial respect and to public n Dice, and you put life into any pe iplrt. Lnpart that pri iciple to a nation ot lurks, nr even of Hindoos, and it will be as a resurrection from the dead. The sluggish spirit will be aroused ; the languid nerve will be siru f to ew energy ; there will be a stir of action and a spring to industry all over the country, because there ill be a motive. Alasl how many poor twilars in tho world are obliged to labor, without reward, without hope, almost without mutive I Like the machinery amidst which they labor, and of which they are scarcely more than a part, they are moved by the impulsn of blind ne cessity. The single hwpe of betterieg their conduion, which now, alasl never visits tln.ru, would regenerate them to a new lite. ' Pin a g 'iu' ho ne at last." said an nld man. ' Pm a gnin' home after thirty jears in the mountain, an' I feel like a boy. Thai's the clink, my b iy," and as he slapped his pocket, his hand looked as though it had wiel M a pick for years It wis wrinklvd like his face and callous as his heart at fi st seemed to be ; but in the course of his conversation the lig'it would fiisli into his eyes at tunes like sunshine after rain, mellowing features otherwise bard. "Yes, I've struck it at last. Dm't you know, boy, that I felt it in my bones? Ikoovedl'd strike it afore I died, an' I did, you bet yer, richer.'n anybody. Fat hy, lat ain't no name for it. My old woman wrote for me, an' Pm a goiu'. See, thar's the, loiter " And the old man polled nut a yellow envelope and out of il a yelloaer letter. The ink as faded and with diflicHltv could be followed the cramped writing lhat bore to the mountains the tale of sorrow, how the farm was mortgaged ; how the eldest girl had died, and the wail, the coaxing wail of that sentence lhat had crossed the llocky Mountains so nftin, "come back, come back, what is wealth, while nur young; lives are passing away ?" Then ibere was the caution of a loving wife to a rambling devil-mnv-care husbind. The letter was dated 1850. a d upon inquiry I found that it was the last letter the old niau BERKLEY'S MASQUERADE gut. "B it I know she's all She was dancing the Boston Dip,' and (lippvd o low that her respected mother in'crpoii'd wilh a protest, between the hi a. 'You dsncs very granefu ly, dear alio said, 'but' sod she paused. 'lei, rve tken my dip low-ma, you I mesu lo say, detrt you !' snd thst ts led t' right an' the boys are grown wen new, an' won't they lot glad lo Sea ilicii oltl Juii agin, eat" Tee nld mountaineer wiped his eyes and coughed a lump or two that was swelling up his throat. He walked away toward thu depot to turn his face toward the H ist to where bis day dreams had centered for thirty ears. Twenty eight years he had beard from home, and now his heart is as light on his j luriiev home, as though time stnud still since 1850 and the old landmarks of bis childhood had not beeu swept away by time and civilization. Cities have sprung up around the old mau l stamping ground, a railroad fnl lows his trail across the continent; he himself has helped start gravuynrds, and yet, an full is his poor, foolish old beirt of home, wife and young ones, that there is not room for the thought that Ue oraveyard, iu which he played abea s boy, has ever grown with time, or lhat the little mounds round which the suuws are diilting, may contain the last of her who l.i the fullness of her heart called to him, years ago,' to come back. O yes, he is going home and bis heart is glad : but it is lad te think of that old nu a .' feelings as he ttept once more ou the tbreshrld ef bis youth and finds for the first time that his feet have long since outgrown the footprints of bis childhood's days, ant realises tbit he is THE PRESERVATION OF THE VOICE. In a recent Lecture in New York nn the 'Hygiene of the Voice." Dr. Ward said that there are many agents which more or less indue' Ce the voice tho four principles of which are climate, dress diet and exercise. Cuanga of climate wi 1 undoubtedly for a limo exert some slight deleterious influence on the larynx but this influence is greatly over-estima ted. A I clotVing should be loosely at' tacked to the bady. The present fash iona'ile style of dress is decidedly u healthy. The chest and obaueieii are unnaturally confined, the lungs and other organs thus being presented from acting in a normal manner. The dress should be worn high ii the Deck, and the sensible fen ale artist avoids us much as possible appearing on the stage in in full dress. The threat should not be wrapped in comforters, buus, &C , chest protectors should not be worn and the feet should be guarded against wet. Food supplies nourishment and warmth, and the article of diet whkh has the special property of producing heat iu the body is fat. The diet of the singer should be bl ind as well as nutritious. Of the different kinds of meat veuiawn, turkey; roast beef and lamb are the easiest to digest. Cooked vegetsbles. un less too highly seasoned, are easily di gested : cut cabbage, cucumbers and such like should be avoided. Pastry hnuld bi invariably discarded. Dinner at Bonn, lollowed ty a light .ea at uiehtfall is a rule which, if rigidly ad- hered to, will be a safeguard against all ordinary . attacks of indigeslioa. In order that oats of kinging be' prnperly performed, it is ubsilulely necessary that the stomach be nearly empty. Alcoholic beverages should imt on any consideration he indulged in by vocal artists, for they destroy freshness! and vivacity, and prod ace a peculiar hoarse, ness and cough easily distinguished by the practiced ear. For the proper development ol the vocal chords there are several rules which must be observed. The exercises must be regularly and atsUnialically practiced; they in us1. alaaVS btj ttUhli) the register; they should never be pushed to the point of fatigue, they should never be sug too loud, they should never be made use of when the vocal organs are attacked by cold, tie matter how slight, and they should he practiced while standing upright, ao as to allow of free play nf the lungs end accessary vncal organs. Bodily exer cise is especially beneficial to tho singer n concluding his lecture Dr, Ward said that learning to sing correctly is learn. ing to be healthy. "Better go, Dick," said Ned H itton. "Lots of fun. The grandest thing of the season. Nathio' yet Ike it. The masks Ind git up'a ill f the latest and funniest Parisian styles." Dit k Berkley took the cigar from his mouth, blew out a spiral cl'iud of smke, and reflected a moment. They were io B.nkli'y's silting room, and the door which ooeued into the hall was slightly j ir. B th men had their backs to the d Mir, and their faces toward the blazing grate. "A wnuld go if I was sure I could keep nay wile fro u knowing it," said Beikley. "Wh", to be sure ynu can," said his friend Ilitton, a gay bachelor of thirty or more. "What is the use ol being bound in the iron bands of petticoat government, tied to a woman's apron strings, and made both a sla'e and a fool nf yourself all of your life. I tell you men like us who are kept in courts and among legal papers and documents, need in t li recreation simetioies. "My wife would raise thunder if she knew of my going to a masquerade." 'The deuce she need never kuuw it, replied HaltoN, vehemently. At this moment Mrs. Berkley wss passing through the hall, and paused at the door, having bnard her husband's remark. "Lei's see. when is it?" asked Berk ley. . . "Next Tuesday night." I'll go." ' "3 i will I,'' thought Mrs, Brkley, as she disappeared unobserved from the doorway, "In my carriage?" asked Ilatten. "Yes; expect me in front of the Lin dell, from there we can drive to Kruth's or Mrs. Purcell's for our costumes and tnaks." Tuesday night came, and our two friends were at the masquerade. . B-rk-ley was disguised as a Turk, and his friend in the hideous garb of an Indian chief. There was one faultless form dressed as a page of the uldeu time, which seemed to be the adaiiration of every one. Our friends were not long iu find ing this strangely disguised and evidently fast young lady, and she made berself especially plea-ing to Berkley. The latter promenaded and danced with her, and then they letired to another room fur refreshments. The eyes which gleamed from the holes in the mask, our hero declared to be the most lovely he had ever beheld. While chatting an i drinking sparkling champagne with the artful beauty, he chuckled to himself to think wh it a uice trick he bad played oe bis wife. "Now, my charmer," hs laid, pouring out a glass of sparkling champagne, "I drink to your health alone, and vow I love no otner, after which I ask, as we sre by ourselves, that you unmask." "Bah, Sir Turk t you do not pretend to say that you love me 1" "More than tongue can tell I" "And that you never loved nnother?" 'Never," "Nonsence : I'll veiture yon have a wife and half a duzen childreo." "I swear by my beard I have not,' vowed the Turk. "t snaw 1 we women know you men too well to believe what you sty. Men must have I'tme recreation, you know," said the arltul beauty. "But know, dearest, adored unknown began our hero, pushing his chair just as close to the page as he could get it, and placing; one arm affectionately around her waist, ' that I have found my 'finite in you, that I never loved till I saw you, and that I adore only you. Now I have made full confession, and alter request ing the pleasure of seeing you home, pleaae allow me te remove this mask that must cover a face of exquisite love liness." Berkley had evidently drank too much champagne, cr he would not have been so vehement in his remarks. He threw nne arm around the young lady dressed Iu tno fascinating costume or a page raised the mask, and beheld the face of bis wife. "Consternation I ciaIie, lots go h"me," he cried ; and in less than fifteen minutes they were in a cab going to ward their residence. Mi. H'rkley was a very quiet man for several days, and Mrs T3 rkley enj iyed her victory in silence. A week or two after the affair, llitlon asked his frinud what became of the girl dressed as a page, he was com ing it over so sweetly at the masquerade D oi't mention it, Ned, for I have sworn that I will never go to auother masquerade while I live I" PRESENT HAPPINESS. , The great loriet nf gaining liapplniss is life is to erj iy the prent. To be dnioi: one thing, and thinking ot soother, is h very unssiulaciory moo's ol upending life S 'Hi people are always wishing theinsvlve snme where but whne they nr1, ir think ing ol si metliini; tine than what they are doing, nr of inmehady l than ta whom they are suiaktng. This is tha way to en ay a-t'linu, to r nothing well, and tn j p ease nohoiy. It is butler in bv inteMted in inlerio' persons and interior things than 1 1 be In tiff 'rent with the best. K princi pal ciuie nl this indifference is the arlop- lion ol other pvoule's tastes instead ef the 0 iltivatinn nf our own the pursuit sl'er that f ir which we sre not 0 ted, and In which, coniiqiienily, w are B"t In reality incl ned. This folly perva-te, more ai less, all clai-a. and antes from errers el nuiiiliiig our enj nimnt on the lalss (nnnrli tion al the wuild's opinion, Inst tad nl be ing, wuh nu reeaM to others, tack eur own world. ADVERTISEMENTS. gCHOOL TKiCHBll. Ynn ten easily Increase by devoting a vary small portion of "your leisure time to my Intareat. I ea not rw joct yru to can van for aay wlenr-Kh-d Biatt.v'a flanos and Oreana unlain m ee Attn; but the aerviea 1 rraalre ornM In both pleasant and prna.alile. partieular frea. Address, DANIEL F. BEATTY, Washington, N. i. D n to o a d , BALTIMORE, NP. DON'T BESO FOOLISH. Oil Fanner Pettiagill went i"to th hoiise one day and caught John, the hind man, hugxiDg Mrs. P. The farmer re'd nothing, aad went': out into the Held. , - j- After dinner lie wanted J hn for seme thing; but JaSn Was Mat to be found. He Went at last inta John's rein, where the latter was on bis kavei picking bit trunk What's the mitter, John V said P. O. nothing," aid Join. What are ynu picking you trunk fTt" "I'm going swat." ' Gome away 1 What are you going away lr" O you know," "No. I don't knew," rejaine P. "Come give me a reavoo ot year sudden desire te go sway." "Well." meekly replied John, "to-i saw what I was doing this morning." O, pshaw I" Liwhsl Painngill; "do not he so faelisb. If iou and I ean't hug the eld weman enough, I'll hire aaetber man." DB. J. E. RICORD. 141 Pat-air it' boiow Howard, haa devntad thlrt a-.'r. of hi extensive practice especially to tie irvnuimDioiDmnioaua frlvale rlr?.r: Atiectiotis ortbe Kidneva and BladHei Diseases of Ike Heart and Lunaa- PnUnn. oua IMnaaaes of tha Blood, Throat, Nose and Skin; Dlapepnia, Strictures. Cbrnnio unease or tli Urinary Organs, Ulnars, Of-fsnslvi-DSsohsrgea, Nervous and Physical , YOUNG MEN, victim of abufe and ejoess, with Lati tude. Palpitation ot the Heart, ringing Jn the F.ars, Nrvouaness, Blunli'nir, Timid ity. Weakness nl' the Back nr! T.lml To. diaestlon, chould apply before it ia uut late, and restore eiarr to their bodies end mind, ere they entail mintry aud disease upon thnaanl tbeir poateritv. . ; . Private Dinesoea recently eontrf.rtvi? mired In three days. Mercofy and Potash discharge.!. Chronic Gonorrhea or Gleet in r H by a local application. Fereona at a dis tance by giving (VniDtcmi. trealari aa-4 mediclms eent by mall or express, a uure KuariiHWQ in an cases. Write symptoms directed, DR. RYCOKU. 11 W. Payette 8t., Baltlmara Tu i aprll-e ' J-OCKY MOUNT A1JIX8, R0CKT MOUNT, N. C. SENSITIVE, M"it children are ssniative, and it is wrong to wsntanly wound their feelings by centering the n too harshly for their lault. Tims cures a great mtov things; children outgrow infirmities and fault, an i if right p'inciplcs of action aad foal ing are inmillcd canity, roostaotly. wisely, the results will ultimately appear. It la mere cruelty tn make the w ak points of a shild a snares or testing and ridicule, as ia often d ne ia schools snd families. A mental intimity ihould pa treated at ten derly as a bodily dclarmity. A quirk temper, an irritable or timorous nr teasing disposition, n quires far snore tact and judicious management than aay tnera ph I cal infirmity, whtn grown ta matu rity, ur sensitive childreu became the poets, muaiciens. artists, writers, leaders at their timet. Ulp them, loo, with tbeir tasks which to many of thaui seen) hope. leas. D tlnitions are bard to remember; the geography lessan Is difficult tn com- priihealel an I won't stay tixed la the mind; hi.-tiry is dull and da; arithmetic a hupvless tangle el Quires; an I gramraer more puzz log than aay passible ennue- drum. The h'tle folk need huh; they Orel cheer snd encouragement, and who should be se ready, so willing, ao ahls to givs as the parent ? '"Juuarj 1st, 1879. Ws are oow prepared, to furnish the trade with . i .SIIBRTINOS, SHIRTINGS, PLOW LINES iad COTTON. i YARNS. all of the best quality and at low prices, uur terms strictly net cash, 80 days. AdJress 'sa e a BATTLX & sVON, Becky Mount, X. & XDOLF H A CO. HOW TO TALK. To talk well is a talent ant paMtned hy all. Yet it is easily scqmred. Familiar- in ynuisell wilb the exact meanings and the nice uses of words by the study el synonyms. Ynu can be carelul in your dally renvtrsaunn to avoid ral-e. nr vici ajt.ar Inn forms ot expretsien, unitr which head I group everthing which belongs tn the di' ti T.ary at slang, and you can bs equally careful lo speak wtll A iittla care in the choice ot words at home, and in your ordinary talk, weuld be reauil. II we were hall so earnest id the larmaiien ol nur habits nt converta- tiao as we sie in trying to gain otbtr accit'i plishmeots there wmild be a great additional eharsa given te Ike inte cour of society. B ar in mind that liup'icitv is elejanoe, and pedantry is generally only transpar nt eelf-ooncuit. Tha word which most directly conveys your meaning is Ike hett vehicle ol your thought. Sec- nndly, yan cao read every day l rue goad. irnog. terse author, wtiuie style will insrn'ilily Inrm and color yeurs. Needing to giyo toepe and ngar to yaur imaiiaa tian. read, alter the Bible,. Sbtkeipeare sn-l Miltan. Never he without some volume which will help and feed you, afid stimulate yeup own thoeghts te new fHijhte. ' - " ' GENERAL FORWARDINU til COUMIMIOX niacnASTs, Jb'arfoek, rtlnate. Prompt attention gives to all Oooatge menu, Liberal Cash Advaoeee made eo Coc elgusnanta. , ' . " ' :t '::.'.;:.. : LUMBER A SPECIALTY. - RKremt;nies! W. H. Rmlth .t Hnn W. C. Marrow it- Co., A, eYrenn, Norfolk,' Va.; .. uurrioaioi, j. w. Fauoatt, J. M. Mul loo, Halilax, K. C. febSlfo jJKTALLIO BURIAL CASfiU fQli ALB, It is related that one evening when Mils Cushman was playing in Washing. ton, Piesident Grant entered the theatre during the second act, just when the actress had started to "come on," and the orchestra, at that moment, began to pl.V "Hail to tha Chief." "Duffield, DufiVld. she cried, "what is that noise about? The orchestra is composed of fools I verily believe." "It i the President," said poi.r Mr, DofHold. "And suppose it is," said she angrily, ' Mr. Ford has given orders that the orchestra play 'Hall to the Chief!" "Hail to the mischief. I would not atop a performance for the best nuo living Mr. Ford is a geose I" Every man Is bound to tolerate the of wb'ch be himself let tb HTp!e. id A couele ot lellaws whe were pretty theraughly soakvd with had whiskey, got into the gutter. Alter fl tundeilng s mut Inr a lew ml etes, one of them laid, ' Jini, lei's ge to aaoiher bause this boiei leaks." Simple and nneretending igoorsnce is always rrsprctab'e, and sometimes charm. Inw; but there la little that more deservee contemn! than tb pretence ol icDrauce to knowledge. The curse and peril ol language in this day, and partinularily io i his country, is that il It it tha mete ol men who, inttead of being content lo use It wtll, aceorriing tn their bonast tganrence, ue It III, according te their aff-cted kno'elg'; wha, being vulgar. would teem fuU; who make up in pretence what they lack ia realilt; and what' little thoughts, let aff in eeermaua phrases. sound like firc-orackcrs lo ao emiity barrel. aift ihnan ,,.,., Bhe stepped eut al the carl a lew mm' ales, leaving a book io the ts.t, but oa reiumiag went te the wreng paw, an I inquired nfa placid ali lady: "Are )OU silting en "That Hasbaod nl Minel' "QonJ Qraclouil Na 1" ixclnlued tbe lii maid, jonipiig up iol scan a ing the eat wilh rigid scrstiny. It is said that a Q'laksr whe received a box on tha ear, wiln requett (bat be would put tin religion Into piacttce by turelng tbe other ckre, replied: "Nay, Irlend, hut it ii slso written that 'with what measure ye mete it shall, be vestured to joii ica n," aad tba returnid wbst he had received with Interest, Nini Rblki for Cubrcb Goino. I. Let nnibing but an Impossibility keep you f'om llie bouse ol Ood on the Bab bath. 2 Go early, and take yeur lamily sad trirnds wilh sou. 8 U taiov every Babbatn, II petiible. 4. O i ia a praveriul slate el mind. 0 Giv resiieotful and prayerful alien II in ta the S'tmnn. 0 Join In all the snngs el praise, and think ol Waal jo l ting. 7 Listen reveieotly to tbe benidleiion. 8. Oreet ane saother pleasantly aid eneak kindle ta tha stranoer. 9. Think lad spuk of all tin goou Iu the s'.'ryicti, and forget all the rest. A multitude ol laws is a cauntry ii like i gnat Dumber at physicians a ilga ef fMketvsluf yjaalsSy. reraons wish ing- Metallie Burial Caeca can always obtain tbem hy applying to me, at the (Store of Messrs. Wlndiild A Emry . i AM.1 Mill kaepitie, as heretofore, a lull ai.rtment oi the Very Beat CASKS, at the vary Lmwt frloen. ia my aiwenae fiom Waldou, Messrs. WinQeld A Einrr will deliver Cases lo persons who may wise laeta. , . . JAMES SIMMONS, Weldoa.N. . pr41Q ' -" - ' THK UKDKRSK1MKD TKRT reapeotfully calla tbe attention of the trade n bis extensive atook ef domeeMo and Imported liquors, to wbleh he ia latll making additions atd oonsistlug of par RTB AND BOVRB0X WniSKIBSI French, Apple, Blaokberry and Cberrj Brandies, Jamaica and New England Rnm London, Tom and Hollat.s Uio, Port Sherry, Claret, Rhine end .ve-year-oii Souppa'ii.jjg Wloe, Jco'J . id Imndo; Porter, and a very large lot of RECTIFIED WHISKEY which I am oSerlnrat prleee that nensio fail to give est)ntatton. aprtl M , - Rcesf e aasrfiaii-Tiaaai i ,Ji :