North Carolina Newspapers

K-ia2 A'-offfa ison yf.ilcJfb -.!ut t-i ... . . . - " .- . . z- . -Vf -V NJ-'- "V J -ii. - - i ' ' In ill i irf . 'f , , ' ii mt &:lZ3 ifi SOUTE SIDE OF TRADE STRT' J'" 1& ,TAHT 5 TO STATES ,S-. IT IS TO INDIVTO THB; OLORT3 OF, JM. W iTH,COJ pyt :o; TpTH j ' Jglfr WMt -'J YATES, Editos and ;Propreitor. CHARLOTTE, N. G.,. T UE SD AX, . JANUARY : 29;;: 1867. r : FffTEDiirit: FOLtmiH c ri be a":?E - : ii.ii i:. j til " m w m i m & l w .mi m u i w n Yf rr n fttav x a aav JFfiSmiMISi (g)Pnblished eVerj ; Tacsdajf WILLIAM J.YATteS, - lOlTOK 1VD rOPKlITOKa' :t i? '371K5S $3 PER ANNUM; in adTance. $2 for six montbt. 1 ' tQT Transient adrertisements mast be paid for la id twice. Obituary notices are charged advertis ing rates. ,.. fUl Advertisements not marked on the manuscript fjra specific time, will be inserted until forbid, and charged accordingly. $1 per square of 10 lines or less will: be charged for each insertion, unless the advertisement is in serted 2 months or more. MECKLENBURG FEMALE COLLEGE AX CHARLOTTE, If. C. Rkv,A. G. STACY, . A. M., President Assisted by accomplished Instructors in all the De- partmenU, The buildings and grounds known as the NC Military lastitute, located in Charlotte, having been ecured for a term of years for the purpose of a Female College, tbe Institution wiil.;be-()pied as sucu January 29th, 1867. The first School year will be of irregular. dura tion. It will comprise one long Session of Twenty- six weeks. This Session, or scholastic rear, will be divided into two Terms of Thirteen weeks, each. Rates per Terniy payable in. advance in. lawful currency of the United States : Hoard wilh lights, . $60 00 Tuition Collegiate Department, 16 50 Tuiiiou Primary Department, : f?$Jl 00 to 13 00 . EXTRAS : . -c Music on Piano or Guitar, 32 Lessons, .. . $20 00 Latin, Greek. French, Germ.in, etc., each,, y. -8 00 Paiuting, Drawing, Embroidery, etc., at fair rates. Pupils will furnish sheets, pillow-cases, towels, table-napkins, and counterpane.. The standard of Scholarship will be high, and the instruction thorough. The building is eligibly situated with more than twenty acres of land attached, the premises being delightfully adorned with native oaks. Ample means of exercise and recreation will be thus af forded. For Circular apply to ... - - r " A.' STACY, I)ecl7,18C ' " ' Cbarlotte, NfC. B. TASCB. VANCE C. DOWl ATTORNEYS - AT ; L A W, Charlotte, N- C , Having associated themselves together, will prac tiee in the Courts of Mecklenburar, Iredell, Catawba, I.iviJ.on, Rowan, Cabarrus and Union, and in the Federal nud Supreme Courts. , Claims collected anywhere in the State. April 2, 18C6 'tf HIGHLY DESIRABLE PROPERTY . , . : FOR SALE. J a Wishinjr lo change mv birsines?!, I will sell 250 Acres of LAND in and adjoining the Town of Char lotte, (40 acres in corporation). On the Tract there it a go oc' Hill. site, 22 feet fall, with a first rate Dam recently built, and race dug, and all the large tim bers for a Mill House on the ground. The Tract urn tie divided, it is wortn tne attention ot any one wishing a paying property, or as an'irtvestment. Any information can be had by applying to the sob scriber. F. PHIFEtt. Sept 10, 1866. tf JOHN VOGEL, ' PRACTICAL TAILOR, Respectfullj informs the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country, that he is prepared to manu facture gentlemen's clothing in the latest style and at short notice. His best exertions wilt be given to render satisfaction to tlioc who patronize him. Shop opposite Kerr's Hotel, next door to Brown k Stitt's store. January 1, 1866. We take this method of informing our friends and the public, that we have moved to the large and commodious Store Room formerly occupied by KAHNWEILER St BRO., where we will continue to carry ou the General Mercantile Business in all its various branches, and would respectfully call atten tion to our variety and styles of Gonds. unsurpassed by any other House in the State, which we offer at exceedingly low prices. CLOAKS ! CLOAKS ! ! French black and colored Cloth Sacques, Basques ana Circulars, Silk Sacqnet and ua?qnes. RICH DRESS GOODS. We have now in store one of the largest Stocks of fine Dress Goods ever offered in Charlotte. Our Stock consists in part of all Wool DeLaines, Em press Clotbs, Poplins, Poplinettes, Alpaccas, Lus tres, tocrether with a eeneral assortment of all the low priced Domestics, DeLaines, Prints, &c , &c. GLOVES AMD HOSIERY. Best Kid Gloves in all colors, Ladies'; fleeced lined Silk, Lisle, Bulir and "Woolen Gloves, Merino Gloves. Superior English Hosiery for Ladies' and Misses', all of which are eqnal to any eTer offered In t.his city. WHITE GOODS Of erery description Table Cloths and Table Lin nen, Towels, Toweling, Knapkins, 4c, 4c. CLOTHING. , iT -4 Of every description. Frock and Sack Coats, Cassi mere Suits, Coats, Pants and Vests, and a complete line of - GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. ' Boots, 'Shoes and Hats, all of which' we bffer'at enormously low prices at Wholesale and Retail. NEW AND CHOICE GOODS Of every description received every week, and sold at prices warranted to prove satisfactory to pur chasers. We take great pleasure in showing our Goods to those who will favor us with a call. f - :. - ) Ai WEILL k CO., Kahnweiler 4 Bro'a Old Stand, Trade St. NOTICE. ';: We take pleasure in announcing to the Ladies hat we will attach to our House early in the Spring, a first class F-encb Millinery Establishment, of which: due notice will be given. ,i, WEILL A CO. ITaving retired from business, we take pleasure in recommending to our friends and cuitomen, A. WEJLL 4 CO.,, t&clical, tentirair:exp rienced business men, and, ask that the, patronage so liberally bestowed upon us be continued o tbem. , , . .KAIJXWEJLER AoRiiO.c . .Nov 26, 18G6. t.. . SCALE OP DEPRECIATION. ... Adopted by the Legislature of N. Carolina. Scale of depreciation of Confederate Currency, the gold "' dollar being Ute.vuit, and measure of value, from "'"jVoi. irl86ft' to May 1, 1865. : Mouths. u : 1861. 1862. 1863. 1864. 1865. January M $1.20 $3.00 $21.00 $50.00 February ...... ...... 1.30 3.00 21.00 50.60 -Uareh... ...... 1 50 4.00 23.00 60.00 April - 1.50 5.00 20.0Q 100.00 : May........... .... . 1.50 5.50 19.00 ......... June..;........., ...... ,1 50 6.50' 18.00 July '. ....... 1.50 9.00 21-00 Aogu5t...'..M.. ...... 1.50 14 00 . 23 00 ' September ' 2.00 14.00 "25.00 October w.iil- 2.00 14 00 26.00 -..... JforeaberM; - $1.10 2:50 '15.00 - 30.00 December-.... . 1.15 2.50 - 20.00 Dec.l-tolOtb ,1,:. . ... -' inclusive ........ 35.00 Dec. 10 to 20th ' . inclusive ... .............. 42.00 ......... DecilsttoSlst v ' ......... .iioclusj-T n T-i- 49)0 ... THE TliUTII. We are now receiving a new Stock of all kinds of Goods, andjn addition to our large Stock we will be receiving goods all this week. We will have one of the most complete Stocks of Goods to be found in Charlotte, to wit ; Dress Goods, Delains, all Wool Delains, : Calicoes, Bleached Domestics, ' ' i Cotun Flannel, Wool Flannel, ' ri Silks, black and colored; Ladies7 Cuffs, ;j Collars, Hair Coils, Head Netts, Hoop Skirts, Corsetts, Kid Gloves, Merino Gloves, Thread Silk GlovesShawls and Cloaks, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, ROCK' ISLAND GOODS, a large Stock, .. Hardware, Corn Shelters, Mill Saws, . .,, Wotd ao4 Hand Saws, Axes, Files, Iron, -Nails, Brads, Brace and .Bits, Augurs, Erory thing almost front a Needle, to the heaviest Hardware. " (Call and' examine enr Stock.-- We are Mecklen bwrgBoysy and will give yu to understand that we will sell, and dont intend to be run out by any one. fw.. - .... ..... ..j ! u... : :n do yoti some good. Give us a fair show. We thank v-wMao, jvur iuvuy. uu invest u. iiCrc n win our friends for what they have done for us, and ask tbeih to continue. - - OROCSRIS of all kinds, except Whiskev. . , .t BARRING ER, WOLFE & CO. Dec 10,1 806. . Somefhlng New and Attractive. PRICES GREATLY REDUCED- . .IflcLEOD & STEELE Have just received another addition to their stock -of WINTER GOODS, comprising many of the latest and most desirable styles of Empress Clotbs, Repe. Poplins, French Merinos, Mohair Lustres, Alpaccas, DeLaines, Bombazines, Wool Plaids, Black Silks, Ladies' black and colored Cloths, Eadic' and blisses' Cloaks, Breakfast Shawls, Hoods, Nubias, Embroideries, Real Cliney Lace Collars and Setts, Plain and Em broidered Linen Setts, 1st and 2d Mourninc Setts, Dres.3 and Cloak Trimmings, Cloak Setts, Ladies and Gents' Hemstitc'h Handkerchiefs, Kid Gloves, Hosiery, Gents Furnishing Goods, Black French Cloths, Cassimeres and Vestings, Table Linen, Dam- a?lt"51erin6 Table Covers, Opera Flannels, white and colored Flannels, bleached and brown Sheetings, Blankets, Rock Island. Cassimeres. Hoop -Skirts, (Lmpresa Trail.J Balmoral Skirts,1 Ac Call soon and Uuy. . McLEOD 4 STEELE. Dec 10, 1866. Merchant Tailor, Charlotte, N. C, Will sell bis Stock of Gentlemen's Clothing at Cost,' till tbe 1st of January. Those wishing bargains are invited to call and supply themselves. Dec 10, 1866. Millinery and Ladies Fancy Goods, MRS. E FULL1NGS is offering her Stock of Bon- neu, Hats, Ribbons, Featbers,'&c., at greatly rednced prices. Ladies are invited to call and examine these Goods And hear prices. Dec 10, 1866 LEONARD H. SMITH, (For many years at the Corner Drug Store,) Having purchased of Williams 4 Covert their entire Stock of Goods in this city, consisting of Bats, Caps, Straw Millinery, and other Goods too. numerous to mention. .would solickVshare of public patronage from his friends aca tbe public generally. - Mrs L. A. KORRVCE, a Lady of experience and taste, has been engaged to attend to the Millinery Department, and will trim all kinds of HATS and BONNETS in tbe most approved and latest styles at tne shortest notice. . ? I expect soon to carry on tbe MANTUA-MAKING BLSINESS in its various branches on a large scale. to?" Three doors above National Bank, Carson building. Dec 10, 1866 State of X. Carolina. Clenvelaud Co. Court of rleas Jr Quarter Sessions Aov. Term. 1866. Joseph Lrtiek vs.- Robert Huntrn Attachment Levied on Land; X It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that Knbcrt IJunt. the deft-udaut in this case, is now a non resident of this State, it is therefore ordered by the Conrt that publication be made in the Western Democrat, for six successive weeks, notifying the said Robert Hunt to be and appear at the next U rm of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions to be held for the county of Cleav-land, at the Court House in Shelby, on the sixth Mouaay arter the tourtn Monday in December, J poo, then and tbero to shew cause, if any he can, why the land tevtea on snail not be condemned and ordered to be sold to satisfy plaintiffs debts and costs. . Witness, e. Williams, Clerk of our said Conrt at office. the 6th Monday after the 4th Monday in September, 1S66. : t; S. WILLIAMS, Clerk. 48-6t pr- adv. $ 10. . Christmas and New Year's Prc- ; ''; ; seilts, Some very handsome, selected in Europe by on of the firm.. If you want beautiful French and Eng lish GOODS foVthe Holidays, call and see them at Dec 17th. , v rr : : -ELI AS 4 COIiEN'S. J- Ladies and Gents' Writing Desks, ' Ladies' Work Boxes, Ptrses,1 Portemounaies, Bags, Pearl Card Cases, Pearl Boxes, Portfolios,' 4c:, in beauti ful variety and at low prices," at -Dec 17th. - ELIAS 4. COHEN'S. PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS, For Christmas, from $2 to $60 at ' ' Decrl7r lft69 - . - .r. . ELIAS 4 COHEN'S. Just Received, 5;50 Kega Superior ,W.)iite.Lead i 40 Boxes Cheese, ; : h ; - ; '.800 Bushels Cora, ! 2,000 Lbs-. Castings. , r For sale by, - HAMMOND 4 McLACGHLIV. zVe2, 16C; r -7- IMMIGRATION LAW. We call tbe attention of the Legislature of North Carolina to tbe follow ine law recently adopted by (he Legislature of Sooth' Carolina, to iiromote immigration to that State : ' . . ...... -- v '' it 4 : An.'- Act Jor (he 'Encouragement and Protection of European Immigration and for the Ap pointment of a Commissioner and Agents, and for other purposes therein' expressed. "' li. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, of tbe State of South Carolina, in General Assembly," and by1, the authority' of the same, That for the purpose of encouraging, promoting and protecting 'European Immigra tion to and in this State, tbe sum of ten thou sand dollars be appropriated .from the contin gent food, to be expended under the , direction of the Governor for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter provided. . . . -v : yj . II. That the Goveriribr, by and witlj the ad vice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Commissioner of Immigration, who shall open an office in the fire-proof building in Charleston, to perform such duties as may appertain to his office, and shall be paid for his services the sal ary of fifteen hundred dollars per annum, out of the fund aforesaid, in quarterly, pay ments.;j 111. Ibat it shall be the duty ox said Com missioder of Immigration to advertise in all the gazettes of the State for lands for sale; to cause such laqds, after having been duly laid off, plat ted and described, . at the expense of the owper or owners of said lands, to be appraised by three disinterested persons, and their titles to be ez amined by the Attorney-General or Solicitors of tbe btate, and endorsed by to em, as tbe case may be; to open a book' or books for the registry of the same, together with the, price demanded and the conditions of payment, " 'And in case such lands be selected by any Immigrant, to sunerintend the transfer .of title and nthr na ' .. . - ' - cessarv instruments and Droceedin ofconvev ... - . ... "-" o "rf ance. IV. That the said Commissioner shall peri odically publish, advertise and cause to be dis tnbuted in the JNorthern and European potts and Mates, descriptive lists of such lands as have, been registered and offered for Bale, to- advantages, as this State offers in soil, climate, sbu.v nau lino AVb, au4 U ctatcUIUI Vf& OUWU productions, social improvements, - etc.. to the industrious, orderly and frugal Immigrant. V. That the Governor shall also appoint one or more agents for the purposes aforesaid, with 6ucn salaries or compensations, as be snail de tcrmine or hereinafter may be provided for, tbe Commissioner of Immigration to prescribe the duties of such agents, and to designate their point or points of operation. VI. J hat the said Commissioner shall be specially charged with the protection of ihe Im migrant, in the proper selection of their lands: in the procurement of their transportion, in the guarding of them against fraud, chicanery and peculation: in their temporary location in pro per and reasonable, places of board and lodging on their arrival;' and in making alluch regula tions" and provisions as may be in any manner necessary or conducive to their welfare. . And all officers of the State are hereby required and commanded to aid and assist him in the objects iv' . .:'.. . i aroresaia, wnecever reque&tea VII. lhat the Commissioner shall keep a separate book, wherein be shall register all ap plications from citizens free of charge, - for Im migrant artizans, mechanics, farmers, or male or female help of any kind, together with the kind of service demanded and the compensation offered; and another book, wherein he shall re- cord the names, crafts and qualifications of Im migrants that are looking for employment: am he shall make memoranda of such contracts as shall be made in consequence hereof, VIII. Ihat tbe said Commissioner of Immi- the annual session of the General Assembly, and as often as the Executive shall require. lA. lhat all tne expenses . contemplated or which may be occasioned by this Act, shall be met by the appropriation directed in the first Section, and shall not in any way create a claim against the State beyond such appropriation. , . NOTICE. : All persons having claims against the Estate of Samuel J Lowrie are hereby notified to present them properly authenticated wjthin the time prescribed by law, and all persons indebted to that Estate must make payment to the undersigned. ' - C. DOWD, Administrator. Dec 24, 1866. ... ; ' THE RlftGElAifl SCHOOJL, MEBANESVILLE, N. C. The Session of 1867 begins MARCH 6lh. Coorse of instruction Classical, Mathxuaticai. and Com hebcial. Address. - .'..'. Cot. WM. ; BINGHAM. ; January 7, 1867 2m " IIARTV & CO., Next Door to the Court House, Charlotte, N. C. Hare just received a new'Stock of Groceries con sisting of Sugary Coffee, Molasses, Tea, 4c. They also have a good assortment of Boots, Shoes, Hats and Caps, at reduced prices.- .. JAMES HARTY 4 CO. ' Just HcceiTed, A good article of Linen Bosom Shirts; also, Linen aud Paper Collars, Handkerchiefs, Cravats, 4c. JAMES HARTT 4 CO. . Dee 24, 1866. .. - - - STOVES, Tlil-WAttE, &c. 1 t i . - .v D. B. BYERLY, Springs' corner building, keeps for sale a general assortment of .WARES ia his line, such as Stoves, Tin, Japan and Sheet Iron Ware, 4c. . . ... ... -t - v. New work'madetd order : or Repairing done at abort notice. " r ; f ' . January 1, 186T ''"- " 5:3 ' sa-si 'ftS: uv'ira:,; C l v-( v a ..11 J received and for sale at $2 30' peract khj,ihe 1 00 -the head with the . knob, andirousea tne fcium Sacks, aad $2 2Vpereack for 600 Sacks, delivered J he ring sensibiniies of the ladies by drawing the k . IUC ' - - : - - - ' I ; Wholesale Grocer, 4e. Nos. 30 and 31, - : '. r,".", L f rth Waler Street, , Jan T, 9tT ' V. ' , Wlkixctclx, Q. PBUD IN TEirHESSEB.1' ' ! TBeT following letter gives 'the eingiilar hbto- mj auu iragic conclusion oz one oi tooEe oiooay fanii'y feuds which are common in the State of Kentucky - and Tennessee, bat rarely ' heard of elsewhere in this eountrys -1 ;t To you ' who live among the restraints , and amidst -the' security J of fixed laws that minister au tne remedies and redresses that are expected or desired the rude eastoms ff se ttling quarrels, avenging insults and inflicting', punishments, Btill in vogue throughout' the further limits of oaf State and adjoining State read like the imaginings J of a second-rate novelist, or the "ob solete customs of a frontier eemi-civilization. But here the law in practice principally deals with civil matters. Actions" for; minor matters of assault or slander are rare. A blow begets a blow; an insult, a chastisement; nor. would pub lic sentiment sustain blm who roihed to the re fuge of a court to obtain damages put upon his cuaraKo ur uio uuuur, wuea me ceoerai opinion is that both should rest in the keeping and vin dication of the man himself. ' The war has left many feuds that will be settled in this summary way; nor does tne nana of autnonty, in our outer limits, often take hold of htm who re dresses his own injuries, when the provocation was obviously great, and the burden of merit resting upon the party that squares bis own ac counts and takes the lists. Not a few animosi ties ante-date the war which was but a tempo rary cessation to their opportunity for redress; and now that strife is ended,, tbey come again with added hereditary rancor, and will write themselves in many a tale" 'bf blood." ' . - The most striking instance that tallies" with the preceding statements has just come to my notice from the, details of the simultaneous kill ing by each other of Randall Rogers and Robert Johnstone, on the 5th of January, Vt Elizabeth- town, Carter county, in this. State, at tbe juoc tion of tbe Watauga and Pee rivers, in the iron region. They met in the one tavern of the place, and after some words, - went out in the street, where tbey drew revolvers and commenced firing at each other, at the distance of about ten paces. But three shots" were fired by each'. , The first from Rogers grazed the shoulder of his adversa- ry, whose ball wounded the ; pistol-arm of his antagonist, despite which be continued firing, receiving a ball in the thigh, and lastly in the neck, from Johnstone, whom he shot the third, time, with fatal effect, in the abdomen, thus each, lying side by side, dying within a few minutes of each other. ' ' The beginning of this tragedy dates twenty- one years back. In October, 1846, Thomas Johnstone and his two sons, James and Henry, came from Randolph county, North Carolina, and settled near Hilizabethtown as small farmers, doing their own work, and trusting more to. the resources of the soil than to the reported stories of iron ore, which report- then was but faintly attributed to tbe locality, but which labor has since proved richly true. ; They were quiet, in' dustrious people, and drew but little notice other than the praise their industry won from those among whom they lived. ' "Another family, of larger wealth, Rogers by. name, the father of whom was a Justice of tbe Peace,, lived hard by, and one morning the elder Johnstone be came involved with him in a quarrel about tbe possession of some rails, the timber of which Rogers insisted had been cut from his land, which the latter dented. Liar and thief ' from Rogers' induced a sound chastisement of bihi from the three . Johnstones. An hour after Rogers returned with a rifle and shot the elder Johnstone through the heart. The custom of the country and the wealth of Rogers led to general acquiesence with his course. ' Matters went on for Tour years. Meantime the elder of the Johnstone sons, James, had attained man hood, and in November, 1850, shot this same Squire Rogers through the heart as be was sit ting on his front porch one Sunday morning. Squire Rogers left a son,' William, the father of a large family, who let is vengeance slumber on ly for opportunity, and four' months afterwards rode to Elizabetbtown, caught Henry Johnstone at breakfast, and sent a bullet through his brain before be could rise from the table.' Soon after this William Rogers was himself shot early one morning in the woods by a son of Henry Johnstone. Time rolled on,' and ten years passed 'till I860,' when Henry Johnstone accidentally' encountering the son of , William Rogers in the v Court house of Carter ': county, boasted to him that he had killed his father, because his own father had been killed by James. Tbe grandson of Thomas Johnstone at once set upon young Rogers with a bowie knife, and inflicted such severe wounds on him that be died the next morning. . . But two survivors now remained, Robert Johnstone, who had killed William Rogers, and Randall Rogers, a son of the latter. , These en tered Confederate regiments from this State and section, and returned to Elizabethtown at the close of the struggle. How they met and killed eaeh other I have "already written. Thus the fued of blood has had for victims, Thomas Johnstone, Squire Rogers, James Rogers, Wil liam Rogers, ilenry Johnstone, Randall Rogers and Robert Johnstone, two grandfathers, two fathers and tbree sons of the latter, who have fallen in consequence of the original feud of 1846. As tbey (the two last) were both un- j married men, and leave no brothers, it i& to be hoped that here the terribly true story of blood will end, but from the large number of col- J lateral relatives each leaves it is by no means certain. '.. ...:.--' c - -1 j ; Long ago, in Massachusetts, it was the custom for a person to go aboutthe meeting houses, during divine service and wake tbe sleepers. j "He bore a long-wand, on one end of. which was a ball and on the other a fox taiL -When -(. j.wj4ift - brush lightly' across their faces." IdJehess'' is the another of poverty. from the Evangelical Latheraa: -t .totjziq nt Anv' Head - Ttno i i 5 4.2 What are you doinff F U'haf a7eoahont F Dd jtm intend to mike5 aV lobest Htiog, to become ; useful manj a respected Member of society, honored while ybtt tiTind 'regretted when you die J ; Or, are jou 'aiUsfiedNrith being a there drone; a 4 hanger on, to pick iap a living, a little here and a little there, honestly or dis honestly; no matter how; so tou rub alone t" Ara you trying to find the philosopher's1 atone, which in TUur ease means to live bv your vita r Bnt la Hf you try' lhat,you will he ture'td fail : fbr uc waui vi vBuivsi ucccsaarT jut carry oa.iiosi- ness with Are you attempting tor find out with how little exertion, how little oat-lay of' brain and muscle it Is possible for a man to get along t Do you want to run the engine without steam T Or are you like Micawber. that sanguine pater jamiuar, wining lor someioing turn up I f i.i : -- .:- . " u luucnwucr. ucruspu, 1,0 ue iei( oy a ncn relation, whom you do not happen to havef Nay; are yon trying to marry a fortune, ; with a wife thrown in : at the same time selhog your self,' body and soul, blasting your prospects and embittering your whole life by becoming a mere footboy, aye, a dog ehainer, though it be with a golden chain 7 ' . J1- God Almighty has given you two strong arms, A . 1 . 1 ' .' two gooa legs, ipougn not s genius, zor wnicn you ought to be thankful; brains sufficient for all ordinary purposes of life, and health and vigor. What more do you want 7 But,1 may be, you think that the world owes you a living f Just get that notion out of your head 'as quick - mi ' ' as you can. aoq worm aoes not owe you. a single farthing, a crumb of bread or anything else. Tbe world can get along famously without you, and,' moreover, doe3 ; not:carea pincbrof snuff about you. Better men thin 'you die everyday, every hour, but - the world does " iibt stop for a single moment its' restless life :' its turmoil ana pleasures stui go on. "rrominent men, leading men. statesmen that control' the affairs of nations and who with astroke'of 'the, pen inaugurate measures which bring prosperity or ruin to millions; employers, whose operations furnish hundreds sod thovsands with their daily bread,' die ; others step in their places, and the world keeps moving. Why, the Tycoon; died but the other day, and the Japanese have1 al ready put up a new coon. - Life is a battle-field.; The troops are massed for the charge,' the leader is in front, the word is given, the drums beat, the shout is raised, and it is forward ;'the iron hail plough's through the column ; the shells rend it in pieces, men fall on the ; right and on t ho left ; whole ranks are stricken down, the leader disappears, another and again another takes his place, and it is' still forward and onward. Tbe world, mankind, is an armed host, its millions are massed in the 6n ward charge, the cry of the dying is constantly ringing out,' the dead are constantly disappearing, but there is no hesitation, there is no halt, and they that press on, they that persevere, are crowned with the victor's wreath,' they obtain the' reward Tbe reward, though,- is not rest; is not idle self indulgence but increased ability to fight on ; the privilege to lead in the foremost ranks ; to become mastermen, to die with the armor on, midst the noise of the battle,' with the happy consciousness of having fought tbo good fight: Life is labor ; religion is work. My - father worketh always.".- " ' ' r May be, you say there is no work for me. It is false. . There is plenty to do. Rat you are too nice about it, too particular, too proud. You prefer to live in ' idleness, to pick up the crumbs that fall from the rieb man's table, to consume the hard earning's of your aged' father, your feeble mother, your kind-hearted sisters, iu uito Bun, wuuc uiuui, w mbiwisio niu fellows of the same kidney as yourself, and to call yourself a gentleman, though no sensible man or rational woman agrees with you. Young man, never mind poverty we are all Eoor together now it - is honorable j but mind eing trifling, idle, good-for-nothing..' Go to work, if not at- one thing, at another. ' Young men now-a-days don't want to begin at the foot of the ladder. Nine out of ten desire to be merchants it is so genteel. -Their happiness consists in being clerks in a store ; "and yet We have loo many clerks and too many merchants. Many of them must before long either starve hi turn cannibals and eat eaeh other up. 8ome of them are preparing for the last, judging from' the manner in which they deal with tbe com munity, i 1 -. T ' '-. ' s: ; Young man, learn a trade. A good mectianio is not apt to starve. And there is no position no place of usefulness, trust or honor; to wbieh he may not aspire. Practical men are' in de mand. Or, if you prefer it, go to' work on' a farm : learn to plow, to mow, and to reap I leara all about wheat and rye, eotton and corn y study in the field and the pea swineology," bovology; learn to say, "come boys," instead of "go boys," and if you are anything of a man, you will, before many years pass over yoor head, have a homestead of your own. Land is cheap. -There is money to be made by farming, yes. and what f is far better, there is health, contentment, hap piness, holy living and peaceful dying id it A young man was let t, when 'the Confederacy collapsed, far away from friends and' without means. lie had never done a day's work, aL ways bad what and done as he wished, and graduated at the High School of 'Genteel Indo lence, i What did be do T Ho hired himself to a farmer, ploughed, harvested, mauled rail; built fences, in short, made a farm-band, and he iked it. "I am not afraid of starving I can not starve, be once exclaimed 4 as with justifi able pride he bared his head to , the cooling breeze , and Jooked out over man's inheritance ; and Faith whispered, "neither shall you." God 1. .. . , . . I aays soait moa iaoor. 7 ;.y- r .1 5 . 1.1. .1 11 , m. 1 , . 1 ' J I Young man, go to Work, and at once. .'Begmf t tha lowest round, n.r. at the verr foot of th t- . ' . f . laritv -; If VAn fnttnt finrl nvthinv hHa tn I do. turn tbe frrindatone for the mia tho ha an u. wsa-wse uas .0 SwfS!S'; - axe to grind. lc economical Lafitte, the roiUiooare,owed all to having pi op a pin from .tha floor of the eoan ting-room 'ef the merchant, whom he asked for a elev ksh1prHFrf ah gteeu' peas were ia ibe market tt' lit faUhfal ia little,? diMharg conseientiousfy Tahassee, Florids, on New Year's Day. y .4 ..'"- ' the duties . that cash day; imposes on you ; , tha reward will oome and ' raocesa will be yours ia due, time. TWbo , are the rich men of to-day T Not they whosen fathers ! were rich ; hut who earned themselves that .which constitutes their wealth,' : However, strive not to be rich -eia higher; strive to be ssefui. Lay not up tresi urea, on earth,' hut' ia heaveu: Ue 'not great, bus .good.. And who is tha good servant f -"He who had been faithful Over a few things P? - - Young taaa,: he faithful, be true, aot slothful in business, hut fervent lo spirit, serving the . Lord i; '- - : : -' ... x MBT1TODIOAX. and TOTJOAL ZXABTTST. -'Jjifitte, the celebrated French: banker when a lad, went to Fru to seek his fortune. - He carried letters to the most celebrated financier of tha wn . pire, a millionaire of whom fabuloa report wert current as to his unbounded wealth. Tha lad presented his credentials to this Croesus in his discount office, who perused them politely, but In formed the bearer that he had bo place for him. The youth took up his hat, and with a heavy heart departed.1 The banker, however, looked out of his window at him as he walked along tha alley to the gale in front of the batik. Ashe was looking down sadly , upon the ground, ha espied a pin, stooping down, picked it op, stuck il on the lappel of bis coat and went on , rc f I ,As he was bpeuiog the gate, he heard the ban kerlB .'voice summoning him to return. Upoa entering bis presence a second time, the old gentle-' man said to him,' "Mr Lafitte, I have been watch- in or you. i I saw vou Dick ud a run trnrl atiekit ini- your coat, and I have drawn the inferenoe froYn that little fact, that you are careful in small things? and saving. It argues well for your character. for a mart often ihows himself io small' things,' I havo made a place' for you in my banking-house; come to morrow, and I will find something for you Thejouth was overjoyed at his good suceesa: fo he' felt .within himself that his fortune, was: madel He worked hard and strained every jaeryat to pleate bis employer. He rose rapidly from one position to another, until he became a part ner in the firm. ' After few years, be married! the daughter of his benefactor, an only child, and ! upon his death, he became bead of the immense ' banking house, and one of the great financiers of, Europe. ' ' ' ' To this great man, Lafitte, is due the success , of the Revolution of 1330; for without his wealth Louts Fhiltippe could never have succeeded. o To the end of his life he .was one of .the moat honored men of France, beloved for his goodaesa , and integrity, admired for his great talents, and adored by the people for his love of freedom. , The above story is true, aod is one instance out - of many in which very insignificant actions have determined tbe future course of a man's life. It1 addresses itself to our young men, and is calcula- , ted to show tbem tbe good effect produced upon othera by the exhibition on their parts of eiaot and frugal habits. ? . CUBIOU3. Rivington, tbe tory printer during the' Rerv olution, who was so bitter in his attaeks oo thai , rebels'- and Mr.' Washington, as he cilia d" tha. -General, thought proper to remain in tha city.' after the, departure of tbe British troops,' and tt created great surprise when it was opeoly de clared, without any contradiction ou his part, that be bad been throughout the war a spy for 2. General Washington, aod had imparted mueV valuable information to him, which he could 'j not have obtained exeeptiog by violent abuse of, the Americans and their cause. . ; It is very likely, for he was a miserable syeo -phant, and was destitute of principle, though a man of courtly manners and address. Ha had, after the war almost the monopoly of selling tha best British publications. ; Colonel Ethan Allen, , a powerful man, a brave patriot, a hard swearer, . and a' hard drinker, was so enrsgedat Rivington that he swore be would kill him ; and Riviogtoa was not a little alarmed at tbe threat. Allem always "carried a long sabre, and after the peace 1 .down he went to Riviogton's office, at tha corner' of reart aod Watl streets, where John none used to keep his auction store. . "Is your master at home V said Allen to tha .clerk;- " ' . - ' n "I'll go aod see sir." was the aoswer. . . So the clerk ran up to Riviogton's parlor, 1 exclaiming in great trepidation 1. 1 ' 4Oh, master, he's come V "' '; "8how him tip," said the ' editor, While ha opened a leaf of a table, and placed some wipe . and glasses upon it: - Up went Allen, bis long sabre dragging up each step. . Rivington met him at the door with . one of his politest bows and one of his "most -expressive smUts. '- tl)eligbted to see you, my desr sir. Fray ' take a seat, and allow me to pour you out a' glass of wine." Allen tossed off tha siae, looking dtgn at Rivington. ' ' "- .. Sir, I come " ' ( ; "Not a word, tuy desr sir, on business, until we have finished our bottle. Try another glass." , Down went another glass. ' "Food of. Msdeirs, sir 7 - Hera Jack, bHajr a bottle of 8ootbside sevenyeara! old aod a great'favQrite of our glorious Washington." . j , Allen's eye twinkled, and ha'tassed down, glass sfier gtassf thst really fine wiae wafil he forgot that ' he came to kill Riviogtoa. He got quite boozy, and they" parted excellent friends: , Riviogtoa lived to Cherry street, a&d : J, . .mi 9 . .1... me nouse is snu. occupiea. mmi or oa oer e" i cpanta ana otoers 01 gooa society uvea ia uai .. - ; . . - - ' . . . i : '.r : ..; A-TSa bometee.- A good weather glide Is V T V IVIUC U m .wvw v. m.wm w m . III . J U mm.Wm m II. rUn.hM A iw uricuwi vi (wvuvi, -imuiu v von lfrUt a fe.lf draehm of mnriata of ammB. " '..il - v. a BW y''L. " "'J - th Rami on raniiDi cmn od ins annroaenora - ... . . ZT JT. M9 V V"-."; "'i"1 .L. M Minnra ataM Will wiaa m m fa itt 1XmmmJt jbJj ud fc gr;,fJy 4rf ftwn eombini ' - ti