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It i! 'V : ' "'''' 1 . ' '. :. ' j" :' ' , i ' ' ; . . ' ':;:;..,.'..- : ' ' :- -T ..-I'-' - -. I I f i i V '.i ; f " if If i lb I:- i - "? .' 1 THE WEEKLY LEDGER!. Saturday, - j- Jan. 4, 187U. TT.E SAVDEST TUTXGSt. The saddest things to see or hear. lo waken a sigh or draw a tear, : .Is an evil look on a fair chikl face ; A youinr man rtmniinr a sinful race : I An old man bent'neath a load of crimed; A-maid forgetting to blush betimes; t A sinner wearing a saintly dress; A mother robbed of her tenderness ;? A miser waking a srod of srold ; . rf A lamb that has strayed from the'hu- man low ; ' - i . Two hearts estranged that have bead as 6ne; . ' . . Twelve hours wasted whei the dai; is done ; s4 A homestead ruined by sad neglect J A parent treated with disrespect; I A faithful wife with a eriie: mate; ( A poor man driven from his'- brothers gate; 4 V 1 'J -1- A sweet dove caught in a cunning trap; A bams on shorn in Delilah's lap ; A living drone' in a busy hive ; . A half-starved nag on the da ly drive ; A mortal going the downward road; A man blaspheming his maker, God; All these, and many more we sec. j Are the saddest sights in earth's hjstDi ODDS AND ENDS. A ' Texas family attended the cir cus at Sherman the other day. Tile husband soM a load of wood for SL and the wife a jar of butter for $1.2 ) ;i .then they .Were 73 cents short bin the fuLer pawned his boots, j ami barefoot led the wav to the sjden-j dors of the arena. Exolrrmige.. I Miss Susie King, of ILirleml re- I ! . i I ceutlv saw the iollawing advertise ment m a jnewspaper : "How to get . rich A rare- secret. Semi 25 -cents to Geo. Fullerton, box 413, Portland Ale." i Prompted by curiosity, she forwarder the money and received the following reply: "Work like tliO devil and never spend a cent'."j One of hie passengers on the Burl - i i I lington and Quincy railroad last evening Nas a i man from j. New' Hampshire!, gbhig to Colorado t'o his; heabhj The man weighed one .hundred pnd Jen pounds, his trunk weiLhcjd .eighty-six, and his lunch basket was four feet nigh and weight ed ' one hundred and twenty-emhl .! 1 pounds. Jlle was awful sick, j j- The dinner-horn iz the oldest and most Vakred horn there iz. It iz set to musik and plays "Home, Swee Home" '.about noon. It has biij listened tew; with more rapturous . delite tjian ever any band haz., You kan hear it further than y u ' kan one j : j . i , of Rodman's guns. It will arrest va -' . man and bring him in quicker than a sheriffs warrant. It kan .-out-fooj enny -other noise. It kauzes the . deaf to hear and the -dumb to shout fer joy.- jGlorious. old instrument;! long rriayjjjnre lungs Jast; Jos! Billings. . A lady: was the mother of a briirht littlo b6yf about 'three years old. The wlwjoping-cough prevailed in their neighborhood, and thei fnothej- became very much alarmed lest her bay would take it. She had talked so much about it, and worried over j it, that she had infected the child with her fears to such 'an extent that he, would scaicely leave her 'sidtj. One nil! lit, alter the little feilow had been iutto bed and to 'sleep, a i 'i I jackass wasdriven past the house. . and wnen just opposite sei np nis ne haw, ht-haw, he-haw. With a shric the little-' feiliw was out of bei screaming at the top of his voic lhe whooping-cough is. connni mamma ; the whooping-cough i coming. He didn't catch 'it that time. A colored man living hi Greene - Street, New - York, having ad mi rep a colored? widow living in the next i i i block ''above, - but being afraid to come .outjboldly and reveal, his. pag-1 i sioh, went to a white man I of his ac rquaintance the other day, and re ; quested him-to write the' lady ja! letter, asking her hand in marriage. The Irierid wrote, telling the widow in a iew brief lines, that the size hf her feet! was the talk of -the neigh borhood, and asking her if she could not pare them down a little. Tne ' name of )the colored mau was signeh, . and he jsv;as to call on her on Sunday uight for an answer. Tie writer jof , the letter metvtUeji.iger limping alonr the street, and asked him 'what the widow said. ; The man JmA'Pii 1 him' a scratched nose, I a lame leg- and' a spot on his scalp where a handlid of wool had been violently jerked out, and answered. "She didn't J in solemn tones: nuilju, and I didn't stay dar more'n a minute. AGRICULTURAL. ' EXAMINE THE COMBS. ; It is the easiest thing in theyorId when von know how Yisdone to tell when your fowls are in ill health, even in the incipient stages of any 'disease or ailment, if yon but examine yOur ilock car elullv. The, comb of each foyl is a true index to the workings of their systemi If they be in ill health the comLj will Ipse color and Will become far less firm in textnie; as the malady in creases, the color decreases, till a very sick bird will show a comb al most devoid of scarlet color, being of a livid dull crimson - or else pale or ashy'in appearance. If the chol era or; any disease should coine into the flock, carefully examine the combs of each biid, morning and ni,rhti and all those which are want in in tliat bright, rich color which denotes perfect health, remove at once from" the '-flock to a place re mote, where they should at once be put under "medical treatment , The cumU of the iowl is an honest index of the true inwardne.--s, and should daily be consulted by the .fancier who values the health and well being of bis flock. Look at the comb of a laving hen or pullet!. She is in the hei'dit of health and strength and carries' her unfailing' sign of Kealth- fulness on her heat1., in t the.?Iiape of a hlood-red, bright and full comb. A vigorous cock or cockerel will carry the- same sign, though not, perhaps, yi so eminent a degree. IIOWjTO MAKE .COWS CilVt: MILK. A "writer in the Southci Iufriiur says that his cow gives all the milk that is wanted in a family of - eight, and that from it, atter taking all that is required for other purposes, 200 pjOimds .of butler were made last year. I nis is, in part, treatment of the cow : If you desire to get a large' yield of rich milk, give your cow every day water slightly warm and slightly "saUed, in which bran has been stirred at the rate of one quart to two gallons of wt'er. You will find, if you have not-tried this daily practice, that your cow will give Hwcnty five -per cent, more milk 'immediately underthe effects of it, and she will become so at tached to-the diet "as to refuse to drink clear water unless very thirsty. But this mess she will drink almost any time, and ask for. more. The amount of this drink-necessary is an ordinary water-pail Jul! at "a time, morning,. noon and night. 1 pKa'leigh Nov.-. Dec. Ji:h.J DEATH OF JAS. M. TOWLEs! Vfter at illness of some"weks, the death 6f this Lrentlemau t'ccurred on Thursday 'evening. At ; the .time of his (leniise he was in his 71st year. He bad -been a resident of this: city some 55 years, coming here from Virginia. lie first entered l)uii:ess as a eierk for William Shaw, then one of the leading merchants of the place', Who had come here early in the century. Mr. Towles afterwards was a clerk in Turner & Hughes1 boo.k store After this he- went into businessj himself on Fayette'ville street. There ho conducted a good trade for, some, 40 years. A! few vears t ast he went into the : auction business, in which he was engagell p the time of his last illness. Soon) after Mr.. Towles made: tliis citv his home, he connected himself with : the 'Presbyterian 'church, of w hich he was always an earnest mem ber. lie was elected a ruling elder during the ministry of Dr. Lacy.,-and afterwards serve.d in the same capac ity in the Second church. lie was for many years teacher and Kuperjnteif dxjnt of' the .Sabbath school. About the-year 1836 he married Miss iMary A. Calluin, of3Iilton, Caswell county, who survives him. -Mr. Towles had raanv friends here, and knew almost every person by name, and he will le missed in the community.!- His funeral was held from his residence on AVilmington street yesterday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. The services i jweie conducted by liev. J. jL At kinson, D. D.j assisted by Ivev!. J. S. Watkins. The remains were, j inter red in the old (or city) eemeteVy, and were attended to their last resting place oy tne iamiiy ana a ntimoerj of friends. Care aud diligence bring "luck." DOMESTIC. T6 Preserve the Hair. Wah it in cold sago tea. Liximent. A good liniment, for cuts, bruises, et., can be made by soaking comnion 31aywood leaves a j m Alcohol. I '.''- '- OnrvcH Skkd. Quince; seeH is good for sore or inflamed eyes. Take ;about one-half dozen quince seeds, put about a tablespoonfui. of scalding water on .them ; let it stand till cool, ami bathe the pyes, just be fore going to bed aud at morning. About one' pou'n'd of copperas (sulphate of iron,) at a cost of a ijew cents put into a water-closet, yiv i 1 1 entirely deodorize it , five pounds in a bucket of 1 water, thrown down a cesspoof will have the same effect. There is no unpleasant odor from it as there is from chloride of lime ,or ' , ., k ! carbolic acid. Worth knowing' 1 ' ;-' I For washing silver put a halt tea spoonfui of hartshoru down into tjie suds' in which the. silver is washed; have the watef hot ; wash qujckly, using a small' brush: rinse in hot water and . dry with a clean linen toWelj then rub very dry with a chamois skin. )Vashed in this man: ner silver becomes very brilliant, aud requires no polishing with any of the' )owders ofj whiting usually. cmjloyed, and the1 silver does not wear out. For the Cluie'of.Xeukaloia. Take t wo ounces of chloroform, I wo ounces of chloral hydrate,., one and one-half ounces of alcohol, one ounce of camphor, one ounce 'of .-sulphuric ether, six grains of sulphate morphine and two drachmsjof oil of peppermint. Put -the mixtures into a bottle suffi ciently large to hold it,cork it tightly, shake it thoroughly, aud bathe the part afllicted frequently. The above is intended foroiitward application only. - . ' , . ' : u -1 -: ' l HULKS FOR HUME EDUCA TION. ; 1. From your children's earliest infancy.; inculcate the necessity of instant obedience.1 ' '2. Unite firmness with gentleness. Let your children always under stand that you mean what you sa t Never -promise , them anything unless you are quite "sure - you can give them what. you say. 4. If vou tell ai little child to i( . " . - i . ' something, show ' him how to lo. it and see that it. is done. 5. Always iiunish' your children for wilfully disobeying you, but ! never punish them in anger. 0. Never "let them perceive; that they vex you. or make you lose your self-command. i i J "S. If they give; way to petulance or ilhtenier, wait till they are calm, aud then gently reason with them on the Impropriety of their conduct. . 8. t liemember that a little present punishment .-when1 the occasion arises is much ' more efiectualjLhan the tlneatening of a greater punishment should the fault be' renewed. . 9. Never give your children any thing because they cry for it, y . 1U. On no "account allow them to do at one time what you have for biddeii, under the same circum stances, at another. , 11. Teach them that the only sure.' and c-asy way to appear good, is to be good. j ; 12: Accustom ;them' to make their little recitals with perfect truth. 13. Never.allow of tale-bearing. . - 14. Teach them sell-denial, not self-indulgence of an angry and re scntful spirit. '..-A wolf, clothing himself in the skin of a sheep, and getting in among the flock by- this nieans, took the opportunity of devouring many oj them. A-t last: the shepherd discovered him, and cunningly fast ening a rope, about .bis neck; tied himurrtofa tree which stood hard by. ; Some other shepherds happen ingrto pass that ' way, and observing what he was about, drew near, anil expressed, their astonishment at it. "What, brother,"-?said one of them, "do you likcf-rtnging sheep '?" '-No,?1, replied the" othei "bit I like, hang ing a wolf when I . catch him', though in the habit and garb of a sheep."' Then showing them their mistake, they' applauded the justice oi ine execunon United State? District Attorney j J. W. Albertson, having securer! a : residence in lialeighwill'jtriake that J place his home. FHiST THINGS. Envelopes w'ere first used in 1839. The first steel pen was made in 183b. j ' - ' ;.' - "the first air pump was; made in iG5o. . I-. ' ; ... ' The first steamship was . built j in 183b. -.'-!.. . -r Mv The first lucifer match was made in iS'2i). j , ; ;.' ' - The first balloon ascent was made in 1783. ' j - Coaches were first used in England in 1,569, j :- .' , ., 1 ; Shijis were first"copper-bottoined" in :.is ; ' The first steamer plied i the Hud son in 1807. , . . . ii r ,lu. t'rit, horse ra'droad was built in 8207. . Gold was first discovered in. Call or- niai in 1848. Jho entire Hebrew Bible printed iii 1488. was I The fust watch was made in Na reipburg in 1477. '. iThe'irst newspaper advertisement appeared ;in 1052. ! t)mnibuics were introduced York in 1830. he first eopper cent was coi injNew .Haven 1087. m bed Jverosehe was first used for li ht- ing purposes in 1820. ?rhe tirkt almanac was printed G.j V. Purback in 1 150. by The first telescope nas probably lis'pd in lngland in 1008. -The first use of a locomotive in this couuiry was in 1829. jThe first chimney was introduced in llomeifroni Panda, 129 The first saw maker anvil was OroULrht o America in 1819.. Glasi windows' were first intro disced into England in the eighth century JThe first steam fire engine on this continent was brought from England fill 1853. i ' 1 jThe first .complete sewing machine vas patunted iy Elias Howe, J r., ni 1810. jThe first 'society for the promotion o Christian". knowledge was organ- i . l . .-. i in H'J The first attempt to manufacture r.s in t ns country was lhaue attei die - war The li i si algebra originated With qphaujUis m . eitner the lourtiror i.x th ce.ntu! v. " . - ; iha was 'first-used as an dluminat-' r ageiit in 1702. Its! first . ue- in ev Vork was in 1827.1 f - Tlie -first national ban 11 in the Uni- -' ' ' i ' ..'! t-id "Mates was mcor'pordted by Con-- essi: Dec. 31,178E Glass jwas early discovered. Glass bLa'tls were found on mummies over i i ; i o wuw vear . r i . i Old. ' i 2 " . . . : i Orgaiis are said to halve been first1 inlrduced into churches by loj)e ht:iiianus, about A. D.11070. i . ' The first- glass factory! in theX'ni ttfid.. "Stales of-which we. have definite kinowiediie was built InU780. i ne ursi r lis country .. . " temperance society in was organized m rsara- U ga county, i N. V.; in Dlarch 1808 The .'first' machine for card , . . . . K 1 ; n f k ing ami spinning--cotton maue in re United States was manufactured in 1780.; . j The first compass was used in I'ranee in 1.50, , thoughj the Chinese arc said to haye.eniloy sjLouo earlier. 1 Tii'e fjrst society for tul the 1 ad- he exclusive - - 1 purposejof circulating the Bible jwas organized in-1805, under the nam'eofH '"British and Foreign Bible Society. The first telegraph instrument was successfully "operated by S. F. B jlorse, in 1835, though its utility vas not demonstrated io the world i tint i A keen lawyer, who always made it point to'get his case, was applied to by a fellow who had stolen some pork, to j defend him: liVccordingiy in his usual way he ruined the evi dence on which the plaintive relied, and the jury brought in: a verdict of iot gnilty. After the; verdict was declared, as the fellow (was leaving the court-house, he whispered'to his Uttornevfthus : " "Squire!, what shall I do with the pork, for I have got it yet r' Kat it," said the lavvyef , "lor the jury say you did hot steal it." j in one seconu oi ume in one teat of the pendulum of' a clock - lght travels two hundred thousand niles. Were a cannon ball shot to ward the sun, and were it to maintain ull speed, it would be twenty years in reaching it and yet Uicrht travels hrough this space in seven or ei'ht minutes. - I: mm ;-y.s For the Best Goods' afhe Lowest rrce. J The Largest Assortment nnd Greatest Variety, at Every body Treated A 1 ike, at I)res Goods, Ilcuise F Every rhing and Anything you wan Till: SEWING .MACHINE OIL nt Uar'ooe's Druir Store is said to he superior to ai.y in the Market. ? Try it; " FKESII' LEMONS .AND ORANGES AT !A II BEE'S imUG STORE. l'ln IVst r c( nt cigar in the State. At i ' Bai -bee's Drujjr Store. Seek ub further; v For better can't be found' O IN.-'t O R I X 1 R T E M PO E U 51 ! T II O M A S D U N S T O N si As Ki r r kDvt i ius q ' v B ;-At K B E 111 S A L Q f) N,, opposite -jBarbe.e'.s drug tore. 'i:r the most ...'ihprovd' srylc. ami wiil ht ilad to sei his customers, any tiiu:1 - "r He " " IT p ?: . ; Shaving. ' - - Haij1 Cutting, - - Shampookig - - l."ct i. 2rcis, ' .23c ts. He has a boot-black always in atten'd anee. Give him a call. , .. apl 18-tf ' - ' . '. .' rJIKSCJItlPTIQXS carefully C(im- pouuded fit all hours of day or niglif, at Barbec's Di'ugjStoiie. The Purest Drugs and Best Medicines ImN Cheek will attend to ir; used. ' '-! ."' ' ou can get a Pistol that will tickled a burglar i)rodigiously 10 to 20 yards for $b.50, at ; : :' . . ; .1 . ' Barlees bru: Store. T C ;.. S .' .L flJ M S D E X ' S "' : i ' ' i ' v, . STOVK AXI) II AlJDWAHIi HOUSE, TIN, SHEET,, IRON AND COP- Plt WARE, ; HOUSE FUItNISIUNG GOODS, ' Scales, .Weights and Measures al ready sealed. ; ." Tiu'Kooling a Specialty. Fayetteville Street, opposite Market Square, Raleigh, N. C; W. w n ? A,T E S & SON,, ViIl be pleased at all timea to convey passengers to a nd,0'om Durham at short notice,- at aiiv time of day or nignt. 'Orders for express and freight VV IS NOT BIRTH, BANK NOR STATE, , -;! ! '. - - -. . . .. . . - - i i : ' .-. - - '- - " - - ' ! ' -"v.' - :. ' ... H 15 A D Q U lA. B S r;B R S.l MJIOX'S, Main 8U Durhsm GiAMMONS, Main St., Durham. G'AMMONS, Main. St., I)urh.-.mJ You find norm but Fresh and Reliahje Gorfds ,it . -Jl, uruUliinar Goods, luid Fine Groceries a ppeeialit-.' 1 GAMMON'S, Main St., Durhrua. - ; j r . , The Largest and 5ht Complete Stock of Goods In the County, at ; " , I- QAMMOXVS, Main St.: Durham. Children!! and Misses- lfof and Fine Shoes arid Slippers iii abundance, a . Jf V jJL A3X. V a." iiUiU KJWj A1111111111 jienxly Mad , Linen Suits, all Styles kuid Iieesat , J ' ;.-' . - '. ' ' .' . ! ' - - - Ilamb'i!'r2 Kdjrmi;'' and Trimmings! in ,Endles Variety,! at ' V w -i 1 GAMMON'S, Main St.j Durham. r . ,-- : l -1 . "i .' -r--- 1 ' ' - V..- -v. -. ? ... t, at Prices bonnd to jdease, at ' ;. GAMMON S, Main Ztn Durham. -. . . ' : - , U LARGE, STOCK OF ';!- BLAlNK BOOKS, ENVELOPES, PAPEll, PENS, j INK, PENCILS, st and COPY BOOKS At BarbeeV Drur Store. PfcltFUMEItY, TOILET AND j r SHAVING SOAPS, . :.. .J-.. TrATR, NAIL, TOOTH, IV BLACKING and WHITE WASH BRUSHES in-grjeat variety, at j ' . k liarbee s Drug Stor?. D E Z A K I. L Watcliinaker tind ' Jewelitr, r Chaptl Jlill, X. a i Watches paireil with i Clocks and Jewelry nr. iieatness and 'dispatch. my i.v-tf O TIC Mv Cotton Gin is now in' good order- havcithings done up all right. ' Pfijce of bagging and Tiys $2. ' : I will pay the highest price .for 'f',l ' cottoji in cash or in payment of debt. ; sep21-tf , j J . Y. CAHK . T AIME S S O U T 11 G A T i, O .: ' . ' . j "' GENERAL INSUKANOE AOENT,' I)UUIIA.I, N. C. Large lines of Insurance placed tl shortiK)tice.in" first! class Compani-' Tenn pblieies'-o.n Dwellings and Ka Property, h speciality . . J. M.. ALEX'A N DEli; ATTORN BY AT ' LA"' CHAl'HL. HILL, N. C. I Col ections in .O ramie' -and Chatham a peciaJitj'. ! ' ' ' -' . I "i :: i . lit'-ujntUnces made promptly. prompiiy attended to. .0 !' VI'1 ' ' i - I 111 , J- f
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