North Carolina Newspapers

r 1 rrrtfV t O FIOE ON THE , . SOUTH SIDE OF TRADE STREET "CHARACTER, IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, 'AND THE GLORY OF THE ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OP THE OTHER ....-i... ' . . , , - - ; II ADVANCE WAT. J. YATES, .Editor and Propreitor. CHARLOTTE, N. C, T SEPTE MBER 4 1866. - 5 fifteenth voloie-n u bib e r 783. WW THE OPablishcd every ; Tucsdaj,(o) - -- by WILLIAM J. YATES, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. ' "TTOIKKfls, S-3 PER ANNUM, in advance. $ 2 for six months. t Transient advertisements must be paid for in idvance. Obituary notices are charged advertis ing rate3, .... . , .. , , Advertisements not marked on the manuscript f jt a specific time, will be inserted until forbid, and charged accordingly. . . $1 per. square. cf 10 lines or less will be charged for each iaiertiou, unje3 the advertisement is in serted 2 months or more. . . - " AUGUST NIEMANN, Practical vl atchmaker &. Jeweler, (Sext door Souttt of the Mansion House,) "'CHARLOTTE, N. C. The subscriber respectfully informs the public, that he i prepared to do all kinds of work in his line promptly and eilkiently. He professes to thoroughly understand his business, and those pa tronizing him may expect to have their work well done. - J&5y Clocks, Watches. Jewelry, Music-Boxes, &c, repaired at short notice and on sutisfaciorv terms. AlCJUT XI KM ANN, Xext door to Mansion House. April 30, 18G6 - " Z. B. TAXCE. C. DOWD. R. I). JOHXSTOX. VANCE, DOWD &, JOHNSTON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Charlotte, N. C , ITaving associated tnemselves together, will prac tice in the Courts of Mecklenburg. Iredell, Catawba, Davidson, Rowan, Cab:irrus and U uion, and in the Federal and Supreme Courts. Claims collected anywhere in the State. April 2, 18CG "tf MEDICAL CARD. DltS. GIBBOX & McCOMBS, having associated themselves in the practice of . Medicine and Surgery, respectfully tender their professional services to the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country. From a large experience in private as well as Field and Uo3pilnl. practice, they feel justified in proposing to pay special attention to the practice of Surgery in all its branches. Office in Granite How, up stairs, opposite the Mansion House. ROBERT GIBBOX, M. D. Dec II, 18G5 J. P. McCOMBS. M. D. FULLINGS 6c SPRINGS Have removed their CLOTIIIXG and MKRCHANT TAILORING STORE, to No. 4 Granite Row, lately occupied by J. S. Phillips. We are offering or stock of READY-MADE CLOTHING at cost for cash. Our former friends and patrons will do wel to supply themselves at once. We will keep at all times a good supply of Cloths, Cassimers ami Ycstings, which will be made to order in the best style and manner. We will keep also a good stock of Hats, Shirts, Drawers and other furnishing Goods. , FULLINGS & SPRINGS. Jan 29, 18G6. Eluf c!iion & Springs, CHARLOTTE, X. C, Agents of the most reliable T S t'll1YC!l CO.Til'.l.t'lLW iu the Uuited States. Be on the SAFE" SIDE and insure your property 9 against loss or damage by Cre. Also, IXSUUE YOUR LIFE for the bcueGt of your wife and children. RISKS taken at moderate rates. Call on Hutchison &, prirgs, Xo. 4, GrauitcRow. E. XYE HUTCHISON, J. M. SFRIXGS, March 5, 18CG Agents. Ladies' Hats and Bonnets, Trimmed and nutrimroed ; Bonnet Ribbon, French Flowers, he, ery handsome, nt May Uth McLEOO & STEELE'S Handsome and Fashionable styles of Ladies' DRKSS GOODS, LaCes, Shawls, &c. very cheap at May 14th McLEOD & STEELE. Grain and Grass Scythes, Scythe Snaths, Ames' Shovels and Spades, Collins' Axes.&c, at AlcLEOD & STEELE'S. Ladies', Misses' and children's BOOTS and SHOES, Congress Gaiters, and Slippers, very hand some and cheap, at MeLEOI) & STEELE'S. B5U Gents' Tcry low, at and Youths' Caps and Straw Hats, McLEOD & STEELE'S. Linei; and cotton &c, very- low, at May 14, 16GG Sheetine, Pillow-case Linen, McLKOl) & STEELE'S. J. T. BVTLKR, Watclimnkcr Jeweler, CHARLOTTE, N. C, Respectfully informs the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country that he lias opened a shop in the tore occupied by C. M. Query, next to Springs' corner, where he will give prompt attention to re pairing Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Ac Watch-glasses and materials iu general at whole sale and retail. May 22, 1865. tf The Southern Express Company, For the transportation of merchandise, valuable packages, specie, bank notes, bouds, Ac, for all parts of the South and Southwest, in connection with -. ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY, ' have established their agency at .59 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, where orders to call for good to be .forwarded South will receive prompt attention. Merchandise and valunbles delirered to Harnden's, Kinsley's, American and United States Express Com panies, fjrjlhe Southern Express Corapauy, willre .ceive prompt dispatch. - For particulars, rates of freight, &c, kc, apply at the office of the Southern Express ' Company 09 JJroadway. , , H. B. PLANT,' Dec 13, 18G5. . President. JOHN - VOGEL, practical .Tailor, iResoectfullv informs the citizens cf Charlotte and surrounding country, that he is prepared to manu facture gentlemen's clothing, in the lalesfstyle and'j nt short notice. His best exertions will be given to render satisfaction to those who patronize him. '. Shop opposite "Kerr's Hotel, next-door to Crown. & JStitt's store. . ' Jacuary !, 18C8. . . ORIGIN OF PLANTS. Celery originated in Germany. The chestnut came from Italy. The onion originated in Egypt. Tobacco 19 a native of Virginia. The nettle is a native of Europe. 3'he citron is a native of Greece. The pine is a native of America. The poppy originated in the East. Oats oriuinatcd in North Africa. Rye, originally from Siberia. Parsley was first known in Sardinia. The pear and the apple ate from Europe. Spinach was first cultivated in Arabia. 1'he sunflower was brought from Peru. The mulberry tree originated uy Persia. . Tbe gourd is probably an Eastern plant. The walnut and peach came from Persia. The horse-chestnut is a native of Thibet. The cucumber came from the East Indies. The radish is a native of China and Japan. Peas arc supposed to be from Egyptian origin. Garden beans came from the East Tudies, Garden cress is from Egypt and, the East. Horse-radish was brought from the south of Europe. Hemp is a native cf Europe and America. The parsnip is supposed to be a native of Arabia. Th potato fs a well known native of Peru and Mexico. The currant and gooseberry came from south ern Europe. . liuekwheat came originally . from Siberia and Tartary. Millet was. first known in India and Abysinia. Writers of undeniable respectability state that the cereals and others of these edible produc tions grow spontaneously in that portion of Tartary east of the Relur Tag and north of the Himalaya mountaius. CHARLOTTE FEMALE INSTITUTE CHARLOTTE, N. C. The next session commences on the 1st of October, 1800, and continues until 30th June, 1807. The session is divided into two Terms of Twenty weeks each ; the one commencing the 1st October, 1806, and the other the 15th February, 18C7. J?jense j:r Term of Twenty weils : Board, including every expense, except washing, 105 00 Tuition in Collegiate Department 25 00 " " Primary " 20 00 Music, Modern Languages, Drawing and Painting taught by competent and thorough Instructors at usual prices. . For circular and catalougue . containing full par ticulars, address REV. R. BURWELL & SOX, Principals, July 9, 1806. . ' . Charlotte, N. C. Concord female college. The next Session will commence on the first Mon day of September, and will close on the 21st of De cember. The expense of Tuition and Board with washing included, will be from $U0 to $100. Par tial advance payments will be expected. All need ful indulgence, however, will be given onr patrons. Let no good and punctual "parent hesitate to send his daughter because-be cannot raie the money to pay in advance. Each pupil will furnish her own lights and towels, and also a pair of sheels and pillow cases. Extra charges will be made for Music, French, Latin and Drawing. Address, J. M. M. CALDWELL, July 1G, 1806 Statesville, N. C- 2 ems i tie Durham SMOKING TOBACCO. The undersigned is the sole proprietor of- the above named article, being the successor of the original manufacturer. Having obtained letters patent for said article, he htreby warns all persons against manufacturing or attempting to manufacture said article. All verniers of the "Genuine Durham Smoking Tobacco," must obtain it from me directly or from my authorized agents.' The following are my sole authorized Agents at present. Others will be added : Stenhouse & Macaulay, Charlotte ; ,W D Smith, Fayetteville ; Walker, Farrar k Co., Newborn: Northrop & Cummings, Wilmington : II D Teel, Tar boro ; J E Venablo, Petersburg ; AsLton & Emerson, Portsmouth, Va.; Adolph Berry, 172 West Pratt St., Baltimore; March, Price & Co., 91 Walter St., New York. J. R. GREEN. Durham's, Orange co, X. C, June 25, 1806 3m EtS1 Stcnhouse & Macaulay, Agents at Charlotte. ATTKNTIOIV People of ChnrEoffc and rounding, country! Slll- SELLIAG OFF UEL0W IV. Y. COST. A'O HUMBUG NO IIUAIBUVU: $30,000 Slocc of Goods must all he sold .1 in tnrcc vioiitJts. The citizens of Charlotte and surrounding coun try will do w ctf to call at H. E. MORSE'S before purchasing elsewhere, as they will save from 23 to 50 percent by so doing. Merchants Irom the city and country will do well to give me a call, as I will sell them Goods cheaper than the cheapest. I have on hand a large and well selected stock of Dry Hoods, Clothing, Millinery, Ladies', Gents', Misses' and children's Boots and Shoes, a large assortment, all sizes ; Calicoes I of every variety ; Hats and Caps; Confectioneries; i Crockery; Trunks; Yalises; a hs ige stock of Notions, j aud many other articles too tedious to mention. &2' Don't forget the place at old stiitid, opposite the Court House Dr. Piitchard's H. E. MORSE ALSO, for Sfllc.a fine, spacious RESIDENCE, with good Garden and oiu-houscs attached. II. E. MORSE. Jane 25, 1865 3ra ' (Surviving partner cf late firm of Uankin & wartin,) I - General Commission Merchant, WILMINGTON, N. C. Personal and prompt, attention given to the pur chase and sale pf all descriptions of Produce, and to i the receiving and forwarding .of Goods. "Charges for the same as reasonable as those of any other ' regular business house in the'cily." i He has ample Warehouse nqd Vbarf room, and an experience of thirty years in tnc oneness, and therefore feels confident ofbeing able to give entire satisfaction to all who may faor"him with their patronagef " 1 . IUfekexces T W. Deweyi John A" Young, II L 'riston, John Wilkes apd Vm J Yptes, CharloU. r June 23, lSGij " 2ui - ' THE DEBTS OF THE STATE AND OF THE PEOPLE. : : - Important as the political status cf this State and of the South is, involving the future Iib- erties, the peace and prosperity of the people, it excites but little interest among them, com pared with the pressure, discouragement and intensity of feeling occasioned by their pecu niary condition. The indebtedness of the State, of the Counties, and of the people, is positively overwhelming to those who scan closely. the enormous amount, compared with ' the meagre means left to 'pay. The loss of property .in slaves, the ' destruction of stock, l)uildings'and fences, the utter loss of Bank and State .sec uri 1 ties, and the reduction in the value of .Iajv real estate and other investments,, seem to ren der the condition hopeless. Yet, such . is the recuperative energy of our people, inured to struggle with difficulties of great magnitude, that if, added to these losses, the State and the people were uot so deeply in debt, we should look for speedy prosperity. . liut this only presents one view of the obsta cles in our way to progress. Large numbers of the blacks, many of the men, and the women almost entirely, who used to perform field labor, have abandoned it, and either do little or no work, or that kind of work which adds nothing to the productive means of the people. One third, at least, of the colored laborers of the State, who " were formerly producers, are now wholly consumers. Many of our white people, who formerly directed labor, it is true now per form the task both of director anc? ilsborer, yet the large number of non-producing whites and blacks renders the boh less productive and con sequently affords far less real wealth than before the war. Add to this, the enormous Federal tax which is being collected, which cannot be short the present year of one and a half to two millions of dollars, together with only the abso lute necessary State and County taxes, to keep the machinery of the State government in oper ation, and it will be seen, at a glance how op pressive and destructive it must ba to force the collection of debts, either State, County or in dividual. Under such circumstances, no considerate person can look forward to any short period, when the State and County taxes can be laid for any sum greater than the absolute necessities of the State and Counties require. This is a mel ancholy reflection to those of us who desire the speedy revival of the Common School system, the speedy prosecution of works of internal im provement and the reduction of the State debt. JNo legislator will le sustained by the people, who advocates, at this crisis, the imposition of high State taxes and the extension of State credit. : - In regard to personal indebtedness, our peo ple must learn to be patient and forbearing to wards each other. The relief proposed to be effected by the Stay-law, which requires the full payment of executions in five years, can only be very partial. Iodeed, it is apprehended, that it will inaugurate a general system of suing, which must operate very oppressively, jn the long run, upon the great body of debtors. We trust, however, that the well-meant object of the Con vention in its passage will not be thwarted. We need conciliation and forbearance nan more, creditors must learn to commiserate the condition of debtors, and agree to such compro mise arid accommodation as will enable them to "live and let live." No other plan can be devised to save the honor and credit of the people and the State, than the one we have heretofore suggested Debtors and creditors, before taking advantage of law foror against, should meet and compro mise their indebtedness. Under the circum stances, no man should be required to pay the full amount of the indebtedness he incurred while in possession of ample means to pay, since those means have been violently taken from him. Mutual conciliation and good-will, aided to the disposition on the part of the debtor and creditor to do justly and mercifully to each other, are all that is needed to afford relief, and, at the same time, encourage our people in their efforts at recuperation and progress. Ral. Sentinel. The Southern Radical Convention. The following note which we find in the Richmond Tillies, of the 2lst inst., will show the manner in which some of the few signatures to the call for the radical Southern Convention, to meet In Philadelphia in September, were placed there: . Columbus, Colorado County, Texas, s1 August 4, 1 8G6. Editors Baltimore Sun: Dear sirs I see in your weekly issue of July 14 you have my name, John'B. Trott. of Fairfax county, Virginia, signed to the call for the radical convention to be held in Philadelphia in September. This is to request you to rectify the mistake, as I do not wish my friends in Maryland aud Virginia to think 1 have any sympathy with such negro lovers. Yours, respectfully. John Ji.' Trott. LdiiiiBiitraf or's Notice. - A3 Administrator of Geo. V. Houston, deceased, I notify all persons indebted to his estate to come forward and, make settlement, and those having; claims against said estate must present them to me within the time prescribed by lawor this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery, W.-L. HOUSTON, Adm'r. Aug 13, 18G61mpd " " STEAM SAW MILL, NEAR UREVARD S STATION, GASTON CO., N. O. We are now prepared to fill Dills for Lumber at our Mill on short notice and reduced prices. - From the known superior quality of the limber in the vicinity, we bope to merit a portion of public na'tronaEe, and fill all orders satisfactorily. : r - Address orders to ABERNETHY, RUTLEDGE & CO. Aug 6, 18G Im v. . f . - . JdST RECEIVED. Some No. 1 Mackerel," large ami fineSaeks Liver pool Salt; 500 bushela superior Corn.r r - A lot of North Carolina Shoes, made at Thomas ville, Ladies' andj$nSlemeu'3. . . . - . - A lot of superior Shoes from Philadelphia. , Some -beaatlffill Summer Print?;. Bleached and Brown Domestic?;' Bleached CotVoa DUper; Bed Ticking. Fine-Napkins.-. - "t. i ' . .Juu25,18C6 II. .D. WILLIAMS.,. : IMPORTANT TO FARMERS. The following decisions have recently been given by the Commissioner of Internal Rere- ftiue at Washington. " They are important to farmers, in so far as thev untangle some of the knotty -points of the law : .. . 1. Farmers will not be required to make re turn of produce consumed in their .immediate families. -: " ; , ' , - 2. The fa met's profits from sale of live stock are to-be found by deducting from the gross re ceipts of animals sold,' . the purchase money paid fortheeame.' If animals have been lost during the year by death or robbery the purchase money paid lor suen.animala may be deducted from the gross income of tha farm.- H 3. Mo deduction can be made iy -thej. farmer lor the value pi services rendered by his -minor children, whether he actually pays for such ser vices or not. If his adulf children work for him and receive' compensation for their labor, they are to be regarded as other hired laborers in de termining his income.' 4. 31oney paid for labor, except such as is Used or employed in domestic service, or in the production of articles consumed in the family of the producer, may be deducted. 5. No deduction can be allowed in any case for the cost of unproductive labor. If house servants are employed a portion of the time in productive labor, such as the making of butter and cheese for sale, a proportionate amount of the wages paid them may be deducted. 0.. Expenses for ditching' and clearing new land are plainly expenses for permanent im provements, and not deductable. , .7. The whole amount expended for fertilizers applied during the year to the farmer's lands may be deducted, but no deduction is allowed For fertilizers produced on the farm. The cost of seed purchased for sowing and planting may be deducted. . - 8. If a person sells timber standing, the pro fits are to be ascertained bv estimating the value of the land, after the removal of the timber, and from the sum thus obtained deducting the esti mated value of the land on the 1st day of Janu ary, 1862, or on the day of purchase, if pur chased since that date, 9. Where no repairs have been made by the tax-payer upon any building owned by him du ring the preceding five years, nothing can be deducted for repairs made during the year for which his income is estimated. ' 10. A farmer should make return of all his produce sold within the year, but a mere exec utory contract for a sale is not a salej delivery, either actual or constructive, is essential. The criterion by which to judge whether a sale is complete or not is to determine whether the ven dor still retains In that character a right over the property; if the property were lost or de stroyed, upon which of the parties, in the ab sence of any other relation between them than that of the vendor and vendee, would the loss fall. Hear R. E. Withers, the gallant Colonel of the Eighteenth Virginia regiment, who in one of the Richmond battles was so dreadfully wounded that his life was despaired of, speaks as follows of the action of the Philadelphia Convention : "As far as we are concerned, we yield to no man in upholding' the honor of the South, or of its dead and living heroes. But may our right hand forget its cunning ere we, by word or deed, have upon our skirts the guilt of obstructing the onward march of that great conservative movement which, inaugurated at Philadelphia, is destined, we trust and believe, to culminate ere long in the complete defeat of the Radicals and in the restoration of the southern people to all their rights as citizens of the United States. 500 reward is offered by Joshua n. Walker, of Chester District, S. C, for the arrest of a man named ' Bill Morris, alias Charles Derem, 'alias Wylie Morris, for the murder of his brother, Alexander D. Walker, on the 22d July lasbi Morris is described as a "tall, spare made man, grey eyes of a peculiar look, short thick nose, low forehead, lean round face, bump-shouldered, , black hair with a few grey hairs, about thirty-seven years old, . weighs about 140 lbs., speaks slowly, and when speak-, ing twists his mouth to the right side; with heavy dark beard all over the face; has been wounded, as well as can be recollected, in the right arm near the elbow; small, bony arms; wore dark coat and dark linen pants." Isaid to be a notorious scoundrel, having been engaged in several bloody outrages. 1 - Proverbs worth Preserving. Hasty people drink the wine of. life scalding hot. Death is the only master who takes his servants without a character. Content is the mother of good digestion When pride and poverty marry together, their children are want and crime. Where hard work kills ten, idleness kills a hun-r-dred men. Folly aqd pride walk side by side. He that borrows binds himself with his neigh bor's rope. He that is too good for good adice, i3 too good for his neighbor's company. Friends and photographs never flatter. Wisdom is al ways at home to those who call. The firmest friends ask the fewest favors. The Moral Market. The following report of matters iu the moral market has been made : Honor Scarce. Old slock exhausted and the I new will be a complete failure. .; s ; Virtue Old growth nearly consumed. . Young : growth prospects verv unpromising. Wouesty tocK-auiy ciamageu. None for i 1 a-a'e " " Vice Market overstocked. - v PoliiPrinbn: . Holders unwininff iadls-l cr. ? Scandal None atlwholesale. Dealt in chiefly by hawkers and pedxDers at retail. ' ; ' ; ' Religion None genuine on hand. Stock gen- cash. Consistency Out of fashion. where familiar" quotations ; come pbom; "There is death in the pot," is from the Bible 2 Kings,.iv,'40.- "Lovely and pleasant in their lives and in their death they are not divided' is spokan of Saul and Jonathan, 2 Samuel, i, 23. "A man after his eye," Dent, xix, 21. "A still small voice' 1 Kings, xix, 12. "Escaped with the skin of my teeth," Job xix, 20. "That mine adversary had written a book! Job xxi, 35: "Spreading himself like a green bay tree' Psalm xxxvi, 35. "Hanged our harps upon the 1. willow'. PsaJm exxvii, 2. ."llicb.es certainly uiaite uoi iuce, as u is oiten quotei tnemselves "us', nuiciua a&iii. u. "uein coats or nrn upon M head,'Tbid. xxr, 22. "No new thing unaer tne sun, .fccclesiastes i, V. "Of making many books there is no end," Ibid, xii, 12. . "Peace, peace, vheu there is no peace," (made famous by Patrick' Hebry,) Jeremiah viii, 11. 'My name is Legion,' Mark v, 9. "To kick against the" pricks," Acts ix, 2. 'Make a virtue of necessity," Shakespeare's Two gentlemen of Verona. - "All is not gold that glitters," Mer chant of Venice. ' "Screw your courage to the sticking place" (not point), "Macbeth. "Make assurance double sure," Ibid. "Hang out your banners upon the outward walls," Ibid. ' Keep tne word ot promise to our (not the) ear, but break it to our hope," Ibid. "It's an ill wind turns no good," usually quoted, "It's an ill wind brows no one any good," Thomas Tasser. "Christmas comes bat " once a year," Ibid. "Look before you leap," Ibid., and "Look be fore yon ere' you leap," Hudibras, commonly quotea, "liOOK oeioreyou leap. "Uutot mind as soon arout of sight," usually quoted, "Out of sight, out of mind," Lord Brooke. "What, though the field be lost, all is not lost," Milton. "Awake, arise, or be forever fallen," Ibid. "Necessity the tyrant's plea," Ibid. "Peuce hath her victories," Ibid. "Though this may be play to you, 'tis death to us," Roger l'Estrange, 1704. "All cry and no wool," (not little icool,) Hudibras. "Count their chickens ere (not before) they are hatched," Ibid. "Through thick and thin," Dryden. tWhen Greeks join Greeks, then was the tug war," usually quoted, "When Greek meets Greek then comes the tug of war," Nathaniel Lee, 1G92. "Of two evils, I have chosen the least," Prior. "Richard is himself again," Collcy Cibber. "Classic ground," Addison. "A good hater," Johnson, "My name is Norval," John Hume, 1808. "Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no fibs," Goldsmith. "Not much the worse for wear," (not none the worse,) Cowper. "What will Mrs. Grundy say," Thomas Morton. "No pent up Utica contracts our power," Jonathan Sewell. ' Jt "Hath?given hostage to 'fortune': Bacon. "His (GodV) image cut in ebony,". Thomas Ful ler. "Wise and masterly inactivity," Mackin tosh, in 1791, though generally attributed to John Randolph. 'First in war, first in peace, and firstin the hearts of his fellow-citizens," (not countrymen,) resolutions presented to the House of Representatives, December, 1790, pre pared by Gen. Henry Lee. "Millions for de fense, but not one cent for tribute," Charles C Pinckney. "The almighty dollar," Washington Irving. "As good as a play," King Charles, when in Parliament attending the discussion of Lord Ross's Divorce bill. "Selling a bargain," is in Love's Labor Lost. "Fast and loose," "Go snacks," Pope's prologue to Satires. "In the wrong box," Fox's Martyrs. "To lam," in the sense of to beat,'"King and no King," by Beau mont and Fletcher. The hackneyed newspaper Latin 'quotation, "Tempora tnvlanter tios et mutamur in illis" is not found iu any classic or Latin author. The nearest approach to it was " Omnia viutantur" etc.', and this is found in Barbonius. a German writer of the middle ages. "Smelling of the lamp," is to be found in Plutarch, and is there attributed to Pythias. "A little bird told me," comes from Ecclesias tics x, 20. t "For a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter." , . c,ne thaLfights and run3 away, May live to fight another day." These lines, generally attributed to Hudibras, are really' much older. They may be found in a book published in 1656. , The same idea is, however, expressed in a couplet published in 1542, while one of the few fragments of Menan der, the Greek 'writer, ifcat'have been, preserved embodies the same idea in a single line. .The couplet of Hudibras is : . . , "For those that fly may fight again, ' , Which he an never do that's slain." I'Hell is paved with good intentions," though found in Johnson' and Herbert, was obviously in that day a' proverbial . expression. ,,W alter Scott ascribes it to. some "stern old divine." "There is a good time coming," is an expres sion used by Sir Walter Scott in Rob Roy, and has doubtless for a Jong time been a familiar saying in Scotland. , ' "Act "Well Your Part." There is no discredit, but honor, in every right walk of in dustry, whether it be in: tilling the ground, making tools, weaving fabrics, -or selling the products behind a counter. A youth may han dle a yardstick, or measure a piece of ribbon, and there will be no. discredit in doing so, un ices he, allows his mind to have no higher range than the stick and ribbon to be as short as the one and as narrow as the other. ' "Let not those blosh who-Aat,". aaid. Fuller, "but those who have not.i lawful calling " . And Bishop Hall said: "Sweet is the destiny of all trades, wheth er of the brow or of the niiBcL" Men who have Taised. themselves from an humble calling need not be ashamed, but rather ought to be . proud f of the difficulties they have surmounted. The laborer on his feet stands higher than the noble man on his knees. An American President, --T. , when asked what was his coat of-arms, remem bering thai he had been a hewer of wood, in his t-youth, replied. "A pair of ubirt-sleeves." - A rrencn aoctor once tanniea i-jeenjer, iisnop oi Nismes, who had been a tallow-chandler in bis meanness of bis origin, to wbicn vou had been-born in the j same, cpuditiofl 4hatXwa7 joa woald still have ! been but a maker of candles." CHEERFULNESS. 1 " 4 v Tonics, stiraulatives, medicines i Thete'i 'i nothing in all the pharmacopoeias half go Inipi rating as a cheerful temper! Don't aocy your self a victim! Don't gd through the worhl with . -a face half a yard long! Don't persuada'yoar- . self that everything happens wrong! My dear air. vou are the onlv ncrson that is vrnnfrthn you say this is a world of trial and trouble! It is a great deal better to be without an arm leg, than to lack cheerfulness! What if tha globe does not roll round in the precise direc tion you want it to? Make the best of it. ," Pot a pleasant face on the' matter, ' and don't go about throwing water on the firesides of all the ".. rest of mankind ' If you are in want of an tx- . ample, look at the birds, or the flowers, 'or tha very sunshine on the grass? Show us one grum- ' ' bier in all nature's wide domains! The man who is habitually gay and cheerful - has found . " the true philosopher's stone; there; ie do cloud so dark but he sees the blue sky beyond no trouble so calamitous but he finds some blessing left him to thank Providence for.' He may ha poor and destitute, but he walks clad io an air mor that all the mines of Golconda cannot pur chase. Snow and rain cannot penetrate it tcorn and contumely fall harmless from its aur- -face. .The storm that sinks a less courageous craft can only compel him to trim his sails, and try again 1 . And somehow, these people that keep trying, and always salute, her ladyship with a bright face are the prime favorites of Fortune. Who would be a mere thermometer, to rise and fall in spirit with every change of life'b atmosphere? .. Whenever we see a man sighing, and bilious, and despondent, about any thing and everything, we know ' it is not his bodily, but his mental health that is "out of gear." Cheerfulness is all he wants. Let hira put on the spectacles of his merry-hearted neighbor, and it is wonderful what a different ' complexion the world will wear 1 No matter how thick and fast vexations may come there's nothing like a bright little ray of the soul's sun- ' shine to disperse them Counted in dollars and cents, your wealth may be but a paltry Bum but if you bave a cheerful temper, you ara rich!. 1 DARTMOOR PRISON. The London correspondent of the Philadel-. phia Inquirer lately paid a visit to Dartmoor, the sad memories connected with-which have long formed at home one of the grievances care fully treasured up against the mother country. It will be remembered that large numbers of our countrymen confined in this prison. died, it was believed, from the hardship of their treat ment in the famous "Black Hole." The build ing in which this "Black Hole" was located bat been torn down. - The correspondent, from all that he could learn, however, expresses the opinion that this particular building was used only to imprison the disorderly and mutinous, the other build ings being light and airy, and though there might be and undoubtedly were cases of indi vidual cruelty, yet that on the whole the stats mcnts were greatly exaggerated, and that the British authorities of that time do not deserve quite all that had been said of them. .The cor respondent goes on to say : , Oh inquiring if it vas known exactly, whsrs those who died io confinement were buried, wt were taken just outside one of the gates, when a scene met my eyes for which I was wholly un prepared. Within a small enclosure .was what seemed to be a flower garden a great transition from the grim and repulsive , stonewalls within.' Men were engaged inlaying out the walks," trimming the . shrubbery, tending the flowers, and reducing' the whole spot, which a '. few ' months ago was in the roost neglected condition, to one of perfect neatness and beauty. Io tha centre of the ground rose a neat, plain granite obelisk, upon which has since been cut the fol lowing inscription : "In memory of the Ameri can prisoners of war, who died between the year 1809 and 1814, and lie buried here : Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori." . To Captain Stopford, the present Governor of the prison, is due the sole credit ot this deli cate and generous act, both as to its . conception and its execution. Oa assuming the command,, not long since, he found this burial place in sad condition, and could not rest until he had redeemed it from its long negleet- But, oat. 'content with simply putting it in order, be has converted it into a spot of perfect beauty. . Bad Spelltko. This is an evil more difii- . cult to'be eradicated than any other negleet of, early education. A bad ' handwriting may be easily remedied by sufficient practice Under in telligent instruction; a knowledge of mathemat ics and the liberal sciences is often acquired r after one has attained to years of maturity sod it is even possible in an advanced stage of lifs to improve in spelling; but experience 'shows that in the majority of instance this neglect in' early training is never wholly remedied. From these reflections we draw the following concl-! sions: 1st that tbe subject of spelling should" be carefully attended to io early education; and, ; 2d that when it has been neglected, tbe fault ' ean be remedied only by the most persistent efforts. - . - : ' i. A young man should, no more allow himself . to remain a poor speller than an ignoramou in any other direction. 'A bad handwriting i so, common among men of cuhuie that (unfortu nately) it is no: considered disgraceful; but bad spelling (even in such efforts as the poor wit flf ' Josh Billings and other imitators of Artemus Ward) is Tne'xcusable. . Inthe .roatter of social disgrace, dirty linen is not acircnmstaoce to it. ; - 'A very singular experiment ia hypnotism has been many times repeated in France,- It eon-: sists in marking a cbalk-line along a floor, and . placing a hen whose beak aLso has been whitened with chalk in tbe axis of the line, aod nearly . touching it. She soon rill sink into tbe most complete hypnotic sleep, accompanied by in sensibility and catalepsy.1 By blowing gently on her eycir, she ir awakened, and immediately shakes herself, flapa her wingsand runs away with much aquakiog. i