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d "7 TH'E.'WEEKL Yi LEDGER Saturpay, Dec. 14, 1878 i ItATES OF SUBSCRIPTION One pony, one year, - - - $1.50. One copy, sixiobnths, - " - - $1.00 SdS isnbsciiptions must be paid m an .Vance ... RATES OF One square, one Each 'subsequent ADVERTISING : insertion, - - Si. 00 insertion, - - f0c tSnecial contracts madp for larger advertisements. J JLiodg-eir lullijsliinir Co. -it- i r ' , . . . 1 'NO TICE. - IF tcitf 6c pleased to publish any communica tions ftOM any -person relative to the good of the people : but any commit nication relative to personal matters or tending to lr in g about a contro verity will not we tolerated. Ed's. THE RICH 'What is.wea AND THE POOR, lib? Wealth is what- i ' I V ever, men can. realize from nature for their sustenance and enjoyment. La bor is what realizes it. Prudence saves., from it, and the savings be come capital, which helps to. extend and multiply the operations of labor, and thus creates more capital. The wealthy are composed of tose who : have inherited 'property 'from others. I hose, who hav$. acquired it accident ally,' and those who have realized it for? theinselveij. The poor in like manner, are composed of those who have inherited 'poverty from -others those who have become poor through accident ami those who have brought poverty .upon themselves. . The most familiar mode of producing poverty in. by. idleness.. .A' man" will not work; he-real of course poor some absurd ! - which he does realize, and thus ve- oor as if he did not Izes no wealth: he is Or he.squanders in manner the GOOD RESOLUTIONS AND .j how to; keep them. s It is customary, with people generally, to j form newJ resolutions with the ending of every old year, or at the beginning of every new year. It is often fitly expressed as "turning over a new leaf.!' j People are always hoping that! the future will be brighter thanjthe past, and that on the new leaves pleasanter and better things will. be written, than have be'm written on the old. ones, j And it is well, especially at the ending of an old year,' to form new resolutions. The difficulty is in keep- Merely resolving, unless follows! the resolve, UNIV,EKSIT;y ITEMS. ' . BY It. L. Ii. the i In some respects, ing them. performance avails but little the forming qf' resolutions . only to break them works a positive injury; for a person who lundertakes to v do something, t:.nd utterly fails in it from infirmity otjpurpose, must nec essarily lose somewhat ot his own self-respect u consequence It is well, t lerefore, td use delib- eration in determining what one will i 1 ', i i- . undertake. Think, beforehand,' of i i.i. ail the difficulties that will attend upon what ypu resolve' to do : then you will be the better prepared to overcome them. Remember, loo. .in well-do-more'- and Bring along your wood 1 It's nice to have about in cold weather. ; ? When will the boys begin to burn tin; leaves on theCamuus? Ho! for some fun !. ' - - ' that with every triumph ing the victory' becomes more easy. The force of habit is not exaggerated when it is said to be "second nature." j ' finnly. As the Bible weary in Well-doing. earnings ually n m&ms equ wotK. inc poverty arising -from idleness will only.be curaTde, as it has evqr been since the beginning of the world; by industry. .That which comes from wastefulness will only. be cured by economy. C Almost yi every paper we read we; find . a . horrible account of the "ruin of some respectable woman by some fiend in human shape. The crime of . 'rape is becoming too com mon in North Carolina, ami should be met with Swift punishment. Al though, by our law, the penalty is death, it seems to. have no tendency to' lessen the number ot cases. We - are,' and rail good citizens should be, opposed to lynch law, but the time villains do stop their hellish assaults ue of the land, they up on trees or shot I nphnthe vii will be hung down like dogs. You can insult a man and trample on him as much as jOnr please, 'provided he will allow it jmt in the name' of all that is good -Sve beg you to touch not our wives and daughters;- will jn-otect thetn ul ony crjst. , . . On the other hand, do not allow yourself to be discouraged by a single omission, or even, if unfortunately they should occur, by repeated omis sions, to perform ;all that you have resolved on. Renew your good res olutions, and brace uj)- your pur poses more says, "Be no To young persons, more particular ly, is this habit. ior forming and ex editing good resolutions, ali-impor, taut. A little change in everyday habits; a little increase of industry; little more time given, regularly, to study: to the young, such im provements to affect the whole fu lure of their lives, are of incalcula ble value. When you are standing examina tion,! success is a good thing to have about. you. j Pres.i Battle, who left for Raleigh on Monday last, will return the last of -the week. ) i MA- "j ' Let the gates be closed, so that the cows. may pot get into the Cam pus, and straggle up to some Profes sors recitation room or get on top of some liaildinai. ' .'- K A- "V.. : Hickory -ii tit clacking has .taken the place of all other amusements. Seven-eightHs Jot:'. the t students ,have their left thumbs tied up. You see, thev hold the hammer in the jright hand. " i 1 ... A ;g6xl mahy of the students will spenil their Christmas holidays' at their homes' While ma:iy others wiil lemain here and hunt rabbits in the fields neai' by. What' else they will do, we do not know neither' do thev. i I RECKLESSNESS IN J ING CHAR AC It is an alarming evidence of t-tee ASSAIL- per. li L demoralization of public sentiment, at the present day, that acters are constantly public and private, and appear to be exacted of the. libellers men's ehar- i assailed, in it does not Great excitement prevails concern ing the coming election, .which will determine who shall "sway the rod of .emire"' at our next Com.mence meht. The elections will be held the first of January. Mav the So- cieiies, as thy have dune, elect nu n who will be a credit to themselves and the University. , The Agricultural Control -fetation is in full blast. The business is con?- ducted by the prominent Chemists Dr. Ledpux and Profs. Warnecke t r and Phillips. The conespon lenee is directed by, James C. Taylor, B. S May they smell rotten fertilizer until they can fully appreciate the farmer who has to handle it. ' shall bring as a more person wno of another, hi eh to base We clip the following notices of Mr: Battle, the beloved President of the . Universi tv, who has been in.. Raleigh attending a meeting of the - ) i Boar.l 'of Education, an accqunt of which will be'seen elsewhere. ' JThe Observer says : Mvemp Pi Battle, the distin guished Presideht of the University, ami who has driven it to a success that we believe would have been beyond the rach of auy other man iinthe State, s stopping a few days fiii;the city.' j The Nctrs says : . ."Hon! Kenp P. Battle, President of the State' University, one of the leaders of th i.great work of tduca tion.'is in the city, and honored the JTezcs with a call vesierdav." Gov. WaJie Hampton's leg w amputated on Tuesday last. IJ as iiis friends claini that he will seedily recover. ' On -the same day he was -elected, almost uuanimously, to the United States Senate by" the Le'gis- at uru of South Carolina. Tub -pressr ot North Carolina are calling ou the Legislature to estab- fish the whipping post. and slanderers that they forward any proofs whatever in sup port of their, chaj-ges. We regard character I . : i I valuable possesion than property ; and we consider that a attacks , the reputation without solid tacts on w his accusations, deserves to be pun ished more severely than a thief. Xl was a barbarous custom that held men bound to accept a challenge from a party whom they had maligned ; no circumstances c:n justify ve tin Christian practice of duelling; and yet, when that prevailed, it did make men piore earetul about slandering their neighbors, f . We trust that! the day will come when a more Christian and refined public sentiment will exert the same salutary influence. Words which will injure another should be we 1 I i j weighed, and never uttered lightly and thoughtlessly. I?AUIvXTS ought to . know that v erv successful, effort to'make home t " i i bright is so .much accomplished to ward foiling the Kyil One. Never frown on innocent enjoyment among children, it is' as natural to their ae as vour arm-chair and slippers are to yours, and it is just as proper tod. Let children enjoy their youth in all its innocent gayety ; their future may be dark enough to need the memory of a happy childhood to make ;it endurable. Our Campus is. called beautiful in Springtime, and it is true; but we think that its beauty at this , season! of the year surpasses that of any season; The oaks which stand thick. and winch are thedruit -of a century's growth, hold out their bare arms as if to embrace a century, of futuie. prosperity- to the-University. May thev long stand to the .-protection ol i a free Institution. : The season of exaininatioiss is now in its mellow glory.'' These exam inations '.'are' unusually hard, Avhich speaks welt for the' University. Out of two tilings is true either . the Faculty is the smartest in the State or the boys are not the smartest in the State. We don't know, but -; e believe that iPt he boys Of State dd not get smarter, the Faculty wil have to be "taken down a buttoi hole or two.'' 1 jS O liTH O AKOL.IN A. TTillsboro i Recorder : We observe that the new Baptist church at Dur ham is finished, and the new Metho dist church is approaching comple tion. The tall steeple is lifting itself heavenward, and is a graceful and imposing finish to an olher-wise hand some building. We notice also- the continued erection of new dwellings and Durham is; daily expanding its. broportions. The population now is, hot far from 4,000. Charlotte Observer : 'the U. S- jjourt meets in uuanoue-. iiiunw.i). Judge Dick presiding. It is expect- 1 that Judge Bond, ot. trie uuuyu rates Circuit Court, will also be nesent during a part of the session robablv arriving about, the last of the first, week, i Altnough tins win be the first term of this courtf ever. leld in this citv? the dockets will be full sufficient tor occupy the entire Ussion. 'The civil docket is la-gei than at any other olnt where the couit isiheld in this State. One of the most important cases to come ui at this term is. that ot the opa.i Ran burg & AsheviUe Railroad, in rel- erence to the .appointment oi a receiver! ( 1 : Wilmington Sun : Saturday mom- my a neyro man wuimu" aionu North Water" street stepped on a match in fiont. of Messrs. . Wil aid Bros. & 'Mebane's storehouse. The match head Hew off into a bale ot co ton and one of-the heaviest tires Wilmington has had this year, was the.result. The negro on seeing the cotton rigniti'd, ran to. the- back' end of the store and told, what had hap pened, but before they could get to the door, the bale begun to blaze ami communicate the Haines to the cotton next to it. There .were-eighty bales in the buildit.g, and it was not ten minutes Ik fore everything on .the first floor was on fire and the flames were leaping up the stairway where, they seized n another lot of cotton. The total loss is about 88000, 'all cov ered by insurance. ' Newbern Nut; Shell : 'We an in the hiitlst of a series cf th.e most "shocking attroijities ever hearl ol among a civilize! people. The Ral eigh Obserar's Bertie correspondent recites the following as the facts of a recent most atrocious case of child murder at Windsor. A :ngro wo man acting as cook for Mr. Andrew Craige,?- living near Windsor, u a taken sick an I .luriiig the absence o one of her fellow-servants from, the rooui, gaveibirih to a child,- whieh she .immediately buried iii'the ashes upoii the health. The od.n of bun". ing flesh was perceived, and search j in the ashes revealeu the horrid spec tacle ot a new' born ba.be with u it upper and lower limbs and the "mid dle part of j he body only i " e 1 1 1 a i i i i 1 1 g; The verdict of the jury of inquest was in accordance with the, above facts. Sick as til s inhuman mother was, she managed to make her escape and her whereabouts have not been ascertained"' " 1 - submit of the f 1878.;' Treas- r From the ita leigh 'e ws, Dec 1 i.J .; ' MEETING OF THE' 15Ui iuyv V EDUCATION. The Board of Education mpt yes terday morning. Present, Gojvernor Vance, Auditor Love, Sujrerfntend ent Scarborough and Treasurer Worth. : ' n ' : J . ' ' President Battle of the University was present by, invitation to his report of the operations University Normal School o: arid '.nlstl his accoutits of the) urer of tlie Public Vand am of the money advanced by the Agent, Rev. Dr Sears, out of the PeabodV Fund, lb,- the purpose of a.dmg teaihers to attehd l he schools. ; ; . : The reportv and that of Secretary Dugger. showing all the details of theeratipns ot the schojal were read and ordered; ti be printed, -j -: The accounts of the receipts 'and disbursements of the fund were re ferred for examination to Treasurer Worth and Superintendei borough. : ; ; Alter the. adjournment t ipear: of I the '.Board, -Messrs- Worth and fccarbor oindi inade such examination and found all correct. "' ' ' The Board of Education, express themsel ves . much gratified, ill tlie showing 'the report of lVepident1 Battle makes in regard to thptsbhooL The number of -students enrolled was 10-2. ':' The average daily attend ance 321J. ".".' j l; The number of inst l ivctoi s, ihel tid ing President Batt le, who although: mS a teacher, gave eonstajit jatten tion to the school, was 13. fl'he nutrt ber of counties rejii esentedj was 59, repfe.-eiiting all'farts of 'tljie State, from Ashe ami Clay to P. i qifimaus and Ilj de. Some forty or iifty edu cators wlio did not.enroil tl eir names as students, visited the ; lITniversity for the purpose (-fobservii g the in structions, etc. So that about four hundred and fifty teache State had direct contact school. " , . Before adjourning, the their own accord prepare ed a memorial, strongly their senseof the value M inal School and retpies'i.i eral Assembly to make it A State Teachers AssoUiation Xvas also for.mottjto advance ttiejinterest of education, with 'pro ifion for county associations. This'.boly appoint ed a committee to miemorialize the General Assembly onj ihe subject ot amendmein:s id the schoohlaw. Ihe s of the with the students' of and sign- expressing the - Nor the Gen I eriiianent. .NEW ADVERTISEMENT; S. 30 TH ,:-.i: L A. Y E GREATEST BAIIGAIK8 OF THE SEASON. i - .-. as possible, we shall otter our 1 stock of Merchandise for M tlag Cash, tat prices never reached lVf0' 7 this market. Wc have a nice nsaon.nJ11 Of NEW STAPLE DRY GOOD :''.' '..."''.;:'!'' "-' READY MADE CLOTRINq BOOTS & SHOES, H A UD. WARE; CROLKKItY, and GROCERIES. . t to U-iJih-em it imneccssary to giVe n0 ations, as such advertising cmlj ii oeuhiiigon a tew le.uliu .i,.. the merchants without securing aiirn v.int;iiro to nurehaser? in tlwir io.. bills, f Wc can safely say that our good have been bought at the lowest'priee reached this season,' and will b gold , a very small advance on cont. Wc now Jell in:: some goods' at -25 per ceilt under o flotations civen by'othbrn. a- jare respectfully invited to ;eull auj amnie j V . - IPix v XJp O Ul .. $eoiH, , Wc tender our thanks to bur friend who have stood by us so faithfully paid ;us so promptly. And 'vo, mihd tliose indebted to, us thut-wfari greatly in need of the money. Wehavi waitetl long and patiently with nn'mcc; you,? and we know that times .u-eharj that fhe prices for prioduce are low.anj itfrnay be that you csuft pay all at mi timej Come and sofe us. We will C low jpoiilibend, prices and deal liberallt with you.; Our inability to call on you but increases your (obligation to call and see us and pay' What you can. 1 Veiv respectfully, s LONG & NORWOOD Chapel Hill, N. C, Dee, 7, 1878. : ET XiKtJB BEST. mm LV f MM J M ' W c J I M . . W commitiee a;e now invest siilVject and will be ryady by the time the Assembly; gating the to-., report-meets'. Congress convened on Monday, Dec. 2. I Bothjhouses are working hard, and seem determined to push matters forward. The tobacco tax question has been called up bySenaf tor Withers, of Virginia. Prompt action should be taken in this mat ter, and 'the bill should be passed or voted down at 'once. We return f hanks to Hon. Jos. J. J. Davis for public documents. X. Yv Herald. 3rd. THE BRIDE OP? DEATH. A sadder death has not recently been chronicled than that of Mis Maiv W. Underbill, of Oyster BayJ 1. I he. vounir laily who came ot art old and much:iespected fa'milv of thai place was an orphan, and had recent ly- inherited a fortune estimated at $300,000. She was betrothed to Mr Solomon Towsend, Jr., son of ex Congressman Townsend, who was a member ol'the Constitutional Conven tipn ofi 1840. Many invitations bar been ssued -for the marriage, whicl was to have occurred in tlus'citv oi tThursdav. Dec. 12. A week ajro to day Miss Underbill took a.- ride n Central Park on Wednesday she was w ell enough to address two hunp dred invitations to the wedding, but on Thursday Thanksgiving Dav H was taken ill and died. Dr. Howard! Crosby, officiating, assisted" by the Rev. Mr. Vanderwater, of Oyster Bay. ' Miss Undcrhiil had a largh; circle Of friends Jaivl admirers, and Mr. lownsenu lias wide-spread syiri pathy and bereavement. Dr., W.; A. Woollen, of Unioiri Factory, Randolph county,r Tsavs th Greensboro Patriot, is the premiutin mri.ip ciuiivaior. oi nis Sam! pies sent, measured six inches in cir i i! : : i : i i i cumierence . aim weigns over ten pounds. He planted two-tbirds Jf an acre which yields him over 24u bushels. Wednesday was Newbern s birtl day. , One hundred and sixty-eighjt years uiu. Wilmingl on Sun : The litiJe town of Lauriuburg, on ;he Carolina Cen tral Rail road, ,,h as .re.en thrown i nt a commotion by" the ;oectirit?nces o j last Saturday nighY. ' The first and "most serious in tlie catalogue, was the attempt of a negro 'man' to burn the town by setting fire to a house' in the' most thickly settled portion, i he weather boarding ef the house was saturated wiih kerosene and the fire was applied to this. Forlunai fly it' was discovered .in time to prevent its making any headway,; and the incendiary was captured ashort time thereafter. The next was an 'attempt on the part oP the prisoner to kill the (leput y sheiilf which, however, proved-to be a fa.ilure. Just after this a while man was ' arrested for stealing a-'horse; The whole trio were taken to Wadesboro Monday niorning and conlined in the jail at. that place to await their trialsj 1 - Raleigh News : On Monday night last the bell clanged out t he1 fire, alarm, and. in a few moment the red reflection of the flames was visi-; hie. They Were found tor proceed from the onetory flame dwell ihg of B, Y. Rogers, Escj. Mr. Rogers was in the liouse, lying dangerously ill in a room in Ithe rear. By his side was a watcher. Ihe attention of the latter, was attracted, by the peculiar crackling noise of fire and running to the .'.front .jof the house he found it in flames. -These appedred to have originated in .the parlor, in which was a cpal fire and two kero sene lamps. The fieighbors Avere aroused, and some carried the sick man; to a' place of safety across the street, while others went to work to save what property, they could. A good deal was carried, out, but de spite; the heavy rain the building burned like tinder. The Chemical engine-was the first at the scene, fol lowed by the Bucket Company. mi r -i -l -t ' . ine lire uiu no aamage to other buildimrs. .- r L Raleigh Observer Ded., 8th. r CO-OPHRATIVE NORMAL V , SCHOOL. ' Y .: Yesterday' (Toyernor Vance re ceiveil a letter froni II. Morton, of Greehv'lle, South i Carolina,-;pro-posihg a co-operative. Normal Insti t tite bet ween the States ofjNprth Carl olina, Geo'rtria ami Soutlii Carolina. The Governor refer red -the letter ,to the Supeiint.endentcofiPubl:c In st rue.t ion, Mi'- :Scarborbugh. Mr. Morton-proposes ri , j VJ . 1 st. That each of the St ates na med .' eke: ah equal number dot Regents, .y t welve, who shall 'hav .ami '"direction of ;ih Instit School.- ; ' 2d. That, each State or appropriate $3,0D0 towards the inaiutaiiian.ee- of said school: 3d That the Reirents the leabddy .Commission.'.forj.aid" to the amount of $6,000 pe annum to enab'e them Tlie better to furnish all. necessary apparatus, . mips, library t-VJc, lor the school. , 4th. That each-' State free of tuition one huudrpd, -.students in this insiituiio , or as many as each State may be disposed t send, con tributing at the rate of $ 30 per an num for each student. . , 5th. That student's fr m these or other Mates may, on the payment ofi fcdU per annunibe entitled to ail the privileges of said insfituPion. 'fill. ' ri-i.. - . Aiiai contriouiions towani tiinn 3000 Engravings ; 1840 rages tjuarta Four Pages of Colored Plaits. Published by G. & C. MEHUiAS.it Springfield, 3IastI WA RMLY IND bllSED BY. Bancroft,? j ' ; Prespot, n -'MotlWf' (SeoraP. Marth, F. Gfieene IlalleV'k. John (r. Whittler, X. P. Willis, John G. Saxe, Elihu Burritt, - Daniel Webster, .'. Kufjis Choate, ' II. C-ol cruise, i?mjnt, , - Horace Mauii, ' lore than fifty college Presidents, I Am the best American, ancl uroieaa Scholars. ' HnrxWjbster :is tlie pretioiiiiry used in VY fjie (Jovernment Printing Offli" very -School and Family hoiilillurrt it tor constant use and rcferemt: Best family help in training ckiliiitn to become intelligent men. t Several years later lias 1-5 more m;?' i q ihau any other Dictionary, i . ry letiuthorized authority in Courtscf lL ;, Justice for t he meaning ofw Etymologies and defiiiitioiw'farln yanee of any other Dictionai. , TjeiommeiKl by Chief Jii-tice U'aiite, Tl :is bet authoritv lor -ilojlnitiuiip." ? TUB inEST.'r F A.O TS: ': Ifeommended bv the State Mirjj"' tlilferent.States and .by. over o College Presidents . '. , A'bout 3?J,0()0 have.he'ii .placw in Public Schools by law or by .Stlmo' authorities. ." ; It contains 3,000 ill ust ration be allowed; ! nearly three times as many asanyonirr liietionary. . ;' lliree pictures of a ship, on jage Ii illustrate . the meaning ' of jnore than lOO words; '.. - The, sale of Wtbster's Dictionary .'; 70 times as great as that ot any other series of Dictionaries. ' ': VALSO ' WEBSTER'S NATIONAL 1'' e the charure ite Normal contribute Gth. of said in the Regent, th e com pi etc en d o w men stitition be solicited bv ad also the founding of scholarships, which may be a;wardel td those merit ingJtheir benefitsV as sholvii by com petive exaininations before the State Board of Educa tion. i ' 7th , That the school shall be lo cated in the city or town presenting the strongest claims, and providing the best buildings for iti use. c ihis plan will soon bd laid before the bouih Carolina Legislature. . Though' the plan, in the main, may be.good, it is hardly probable that it will meet with favor at! the hands ot our authorities, on account of the Datent imnral inbilit patent lmpracticbility of icauiiig icaiures some of its Innocence is like incense from heaven. It is a lull-blown flower among thorns and brambles; it is the lily of the: valley which refreshes and gladdens the sight. m f - 1 - . . . f . m mrmmm. - L. - '. wnmington fetar: Talking about t)ig-potatoes, Mr. vv. Ti Moore of iiiurion county, . U.. wr tPs to a friend in this city, as sdd friend in formed us yesterday, thdt he has a potato raised on his.farml which turns the scales at the enormous weight of thirtv-sije pounds, and jit was not a good day forudigging taters,veither, when that was brought to the surface. That is what mav be clalled a com bination of a whole patch in one nuge potato. TORIAL DICTION AU . 1 (W0 'Pages Octavo. - 000 Engraving- ! -. I ' ' . Is it not rightly claimed tMt 7 is THE BSTEB 81,000 ,x ,;,KMin,s' AND COMMISSIONS TO A-,: ' ;. '..'':' -; ..' ; .' . - - i AGKNTS AKK WANTKI very yost town in tlie LTniied Sta end subscriptions to tlie Send five' cents for copy and terms1' i a" tints. IIAWKEYE PUB. CO' '.; ' 'Burlington, lo' r . ; DAV I s, DK- J 1 JJElVTIrX PennnnPiiMv lorntnl in Durlm".? Chapel Hill. .Office "'will be oven Cliipel Hill twelve davs of e:u W01"" frojuj the 12th to the 22d..
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