WW W J - I m , S . t . . isaaasa 1 , , i n in i ' ' '"'i ' ll Ji .... lAiv t a. wa in tilvtnli 1 Msaaaaaaaaaw . . r - 1 . 7, . - ; I ? " . S6tl, ' y. - . i ' . - 1 : . . THE Western Democrat TUBLISHIl TATES, Editor and Proprietor. 1 .Three Dollars per annum i in advance. A Nice Soet or-Wot to Havx About .tttp TTrtTTav Tt A that a ereat deal of excitement waa occasioned in CJbicaiester, N. H., i t ' . - it.'. .. tVi a i fa last wees: oy an awempt on mo of a respectea citizen 01 1 nat wwu w while in bed. She arose in the, night and made ! a noose of twisted cotton cloth, one end of which ! she tied around the bed post, and coiling it ' ...iM-ent. will inserted at reasonaoie r See. of over St. line. In lengthwill end; he was awakened, however, and succeeded 0hi.r noue 01 ; . Sh(S claims to have been acting kra ' in a fit of somnambulism. W. H. Hoffman, DENTIST, j (Late 0 Linct-lnton, A. C,) ft.ul inform, the citixen. of Charlotte .and Bf?p lf eoeraliy. t11 Be b" permanently loca- rVcaXIITii.i.fny p." 10 ttJ .. ,,Uunr to his profession. . Mlacii-;--- ...-,. than 1U Tear, in i Attachment Notice-. Sto 0 AortA CWroZi'aa, Cabarru County. John a Angell, Plaintiff, ogaintt the Cabarrua Cop Mr and Gold Mining Company, Defendant, (a foreign corporation.) To the above Iqped de fendant! . . - i '. -r- . ....v. nn?fiM) iht the aboTe named A s0Me cf eouatry and the Confederate army TUmtiff ha.'- obtained " warrant of tchnient t&iS?.-thlala war. warranu him in .in.t your property, retariiable to the nert Term -f Tirr.nia Juneg . .va m.T r.' 'f n.v.r. count y. to be held on the tenth Monday after the fourth Monday in March, 1870 The demand i. for Six Thousand Two Hun dred and Fifteen 1-100 Dollars, ith interest . on d no 1 ivi iv.m of Jane. loo, uue by a judgment rendered in the Supreme Court for the city and county of New Tork. ! Yon are further notified to appear at the Ume and pUc. sxd and answer iuc 5UUjj;iiu. Cth day or May. ioo. 4tSlrr - " Bn fc tUmmond's Drug Store. .Mn rhiir 1st National Vm Sln.n Dr. J. 11. ic- . Jr from8 A. M. to o T. M 0SC a- t .... T n 8?rf W. jrYas. 'r ChWlott. Democrat. M. A. BLAND, Dentist, 1 1 CHARLOTTE, IT, Hue censor to Atexuntler tt JSlana. was nuea on ue in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Cabarrus county . 1 joiin Ai Mcdonald. 216w fpr. adT. $10 I Clerk Superior Court. - B - Office as heretofore, opposite Charlotte UoteL ' 7.rvr7--.:.n warranted. Gas adiaiuibtered. . rii"v'" 1 1 F.H2S. 1?70. ; J Robert Gibbon, Mi D., PHYSICIAN' AND SURGEON. B- office over Smith & Uammond's Drug Store Btjtdrnee ou College SireeC. j J.n -1, 170. ' At so sxcaxr. i i ' I Smiths Shoe Store. 1 t " Vmi un bur the best and cheapest Boots, Shoes, Leather, Hats, Trunks and Tobacco. April 4, 1870. ; s. p. smith a CO., T T T.TcCombs. JCL D .hi aud day, promptly attended to. j TicVia- bSin-a building, up stairs, opposite the Charlotte Hotel. f Oct lbG8. i. Dr. JOHN H. McADEN, Wholesale and He tail!; iDmggist, CUAJeLOTTH, iV. t., n on hand a large and well selected stock of PURE DRCuS. Chemicals, Patent Weuicinea, cu.wj SiliT Paita, Oils, VaruiaUcP. Dye Stuffa, Fancy and Tlct Articles, which he is determined to seU at the rr lowest prices. arid other Wines a ..n ...ir r fii-nnncrnanf. Madeira. Port ana jx tun o'v ri tt: n whiskies, nnnuies, anerry me; vwu --j - - . , Bam, Uins ana xooacco, ' : and Molasses in large quantities. . A May 16, lu. i ... 1 LincoliL A atatemenk has recently been going the ronnds of many newspapers to the effect that President Lincoin was an avuw a" ,cfV; this, Her. John Tyler, a colored clergyman of Newark, writes the following letter: v : j "Having noticed an article m & paper -in tn city imputing infidelity to Abraham Lincoln, per mit me to state, briefly, some facts of my owp m m w . wO!t m personal knowledge. - in tneyear iow, w""r -1 -4 r.wimn'a villatrA. on , Arlington Heights, after the assassination, but three weeks before Mrs. Lincoln left the white House, I dined with the servants employed at the bouse, some of whom had been engaged m peruou ncu dance upon Mr. Lincoln. My object was really to know more about him whose memory is still dear to me. I Tasked the servants how Mr. Lin cola treated Uem. I was told that frequently, late at -ni-ht, Mr, Lincoln came down stairs to 4 l. Wf 4n BT1I1 IULCU bUUk duvu vvww.w tcavu usiu w 1 - - to draw their thoughts towards the Saviour cf all manxina. hbjusowwu f'J1-" " - -v I saw the tears fall from the eyes of those freed- men and women, ana. in;iuu6u.j . . r that in the heart of Abraham Lincoln dwelt the principle of Faith, Hope ana v. nancy. , xner . 1 a.:: lif ha AiA nnt wish Va fVioafr Vint Mrs. Lincoln "insia- W a.M;uu - 7 , ted." , ! -1 -j - - 1S70. Bttveen Jaa 1S70. W. P. DAVIDSON, ATTORN GV AT;IA Charlotte, N. C, OSce OTcr 1L Koopmass's Store. Dec. 13. I- lj Ij DH. E. C. ALEXANDER, Charlotte. N. C .. . .. ii...;;dn m the citizens of Offers his serTicea s - Charlotte and surrounding country, i 0c nearly oPPOMte ..narioi. feT Dr. Alexander makes a good Cough Mixture, better than any Patent Medicine. Try it. Feb 7. 1870. ! ! raACTicax. M HARRIS & PHARR, 1870. Al i Old China Hall, I Tate $ Dexcey'a and Firtt Rational JianX, CIIARLOTTC, n.j t;.,. Wholesale and Retail dealers in China, Glass, Crock i err and all other House Furnishing Goods to be found in any nrsi-cuwia vrw.-wj -- Our Goods baTing been selected with care and with I the intention on our part of meeting, to the fullest extent, the wants or Merenwu f- for retailing, and also lortme wui x 7 of which we offer for Cash. i I ..t 1 r otherwise, and a can from buyers, when they Tisit our City, before making 'TJir I I "ARRIS 4 PHARR.I 4 - ! r- M. HOLT & CO., i HAVE JCSTi RECEIVED BARRELS prime Corn Whiskey, j 10 Barrels North Carolina Mountain Dew, 10 Barrels Old Rye for medical purposes, 1 Barrel old Scuppernong Wine, Pure Cherry Wine, Champaigne, &c. j 10 Cases Canned PeacheB, j 4 10 Cases Tomattoes, 10 Cases Oysters 9fi R-rrela Crackers: fresh, n t,.if Woa M.R. Raisins. 20 one-eighth boxes M.K. Kaisms, oft South Carolina, used to say to his students, "Don't be afraid of a little dirt, young gentlemen. What is dirt? Why, nothing at all offensive, when chemically viewed. tv nnnn that 4dirtv erease spot on our coat, and it undergoes a chemical change, and becomes! soap. Now, rub it withj a little .tir und it disacDears : it is neither grease, n.f .a. irt ! That is not a very odorous pile of dirt you observe there. W ell, scatter a it is no longer dirt. "c !7v,; oll Hlrt is worthy of notice, as students of chemistry., Analyze it i It will sep- ,roinn elements. Dirt makes araie iuw : , corn, corn makes bread and meat, and they make ladv that I saw "one. of iyou kissing last night. ; So after all, you were kissing dirt, particularly it sue wnueus u iu " ehalk, or Fuller's earth.. There is no telling, vounff gentlemen, what is dirt." p j j -PreocMiig in New York. 'The N. Y.. Herald; every Monday morning, cites a synopsis of the sermons preached by prominent ministers on tne, preceuiu Ift m late number we find the following notice of p'iwfn. I? Dftcma' Bermonat the Church of the Strangers, a sort of independent Church organ- ized by Dr. Deems some years ago. ur. xeems preached in this State a number of years as a member ot tne ixortn jarouu wuiup - we believe he still holds his membership in that Conference. f4-; r s t; !.., :i ! ; 1 ;-::.---k-;v-: Rnt here is a'descrinUon of Mr Deems rather curious sermon preached on Sunday, May 22d : : HU Lord's Scavenger Keep Alive. ; hiffhlv intellieent j; a,44M qvj - o rf. audience assembled yesterday in the Church of . : 'if :: 1 -f 1 . V P the -otrangers to near a uiscourse ? vj The text was selected from Matthew xxiv, z 1 (tia narmRA i there Will the I1UIW1M . I . i eagles be gathered together." Dr. Deemathought, this imm(m wr niun miHauuiieu. u wu&u luan nuw jzjj- - - rt , , ; it was supposed to mean that wherever there s tora' V hnnterr ior wherever there's a chance for sinning or cheating, cheaters would; 4 (T " Y .a 1 - J.AM. I be found readyi lie Deiievea tnere waa a ueep, eeneral truth in these words of Jesus, which he b, .. . a. u: ii L,; i-. ". f'-..',- snouia try w wiug wu. . s r i -, 4 -1 f AoAmlftin of their benefactors such Ji 1UCU V.WV," J- - - ; as flies, worms, "caterpillars, and some birds like hnrds. that xoiiow an aruiy. xvuai., kiuicu rmntinn r offensive. ; liiev are not lllU, WKV' ... Kni thov ftTA llRATUIJi :, ll B BUUU1U oui UIVO) j 1 prised if we could learn j how many scavengers tjroci enipioys, auu wmoi"v .U.UD , v unnice work of cleaning up God's beautiful world; The deaths we mourn over are merely the getting out of the way of things no longer useful. Noth ing dies that is useful; but wheii its functions . . j:t.J ::' Aiaa riH iii removed. h.TO neen tiiHuiiarcu s ui " Then the first thing we learn is that !j 1- God islthe God nf Clean Life. hear a ftomse a deadi useless thing. t( ha can t bear waste. All the flies around v ,rrttn Ant tin the matter which in its decay bun uaa www r w rtMsAflse. And even if there are no fViA elements into other combinations. This very, disease,! that comes of FaEi2r5, Clubs. ... Froxa.olenUna Rural World. Ti-va a riTain talk. I have die floor nowland when I am through, I - a r mm- . x x f A hor vou will sreak. i I will try 'nothing to ex tenuate, noif Bet aught in malice." 'My proposi tion is, that we, as aclass, are ; renina vne g Do you concede the oint, or do you require me to prove it? Well, fin the first place I would say that all other -industrial classes require an apprenticeship, or; ao eaucauon, to us iucu u their peculiar busies. - What merchant or company of j merchants, would give a man com mand of a ship, who had never been on the ocean? Who would ever think ot appointing a man wuw was unacquainted wilh letters, to a chair of pro fessorship in an instuticn of learning t: In all v;r.no wiannfarriea skilled workmen onlv are employed who hajte served along apprentice ship to their business. Only such labor there can be tnade 1 profitable or even ; available. In Snoru, ail laaustiuu Kiasoco vA.vb -pY tural, 1 regard a careful, thorough (educational ;r naituccan; j-j-i cneeesji. ; It is not neces- 8arv to' go more into detail on this point. Every reader can do this torpimseii. xrieaae wm j But how is it with Ihe agriculturat class 7 Oh, any body will do for S farmer. The dullest boy in i the family will db for a farmer, and there is no neea oi senuiug uux w wfc, to do with science f The city mechanic, manu facturer, merchant, banicer, lawyer or pruicu who does not succeeq accoroing c tions, retires in disgust to the country, to be a tliei will forever rid themselves of enormous city rents, license privileges, and all the lnnumeraoie taea auu utm w -, thev will have a neatl quiet, retired home m the country ; raise tneir pwn nreau auu una. , . . w their own cows and Jure milk and fresh butter ; raise their own thickens, turkeys, ducks and geese. and have fresl eggs, etc; ; they wiU raise '- : t 0 r-r wtat we call miasma, is proof of. the activities Land Plaster, for Corn & Clover, - in usiBg up what otherwise would be nntiT Ci vri-VIT 4 OmTIl .not rBAAlTCQ Inoot-A OTlfl R W1V8 UtJ ICBKIIU i O rrfJ D i v, rA.MAi find's mod mills are always silfent- a.nd for sale by Mav 30. 1870. BURROUGHS & SPK13US. E. Uflraw,D,VAneRfl. fiod's erood mills are always silent- ly grinding filth into beauty and making everyj thin finer. The dead horse on jthe battle field attracts the ugly buzzard, and the; carcase is com sumed ; but even a live buzzard is better than a aa So a flv: whose wings are so beau- tiful when examined in the microscope, is better than the decaying vegetable fibres or animal muscle on the market stall. God cleans up the universe, but throws jnothing away. He trans- . - . -. ' - '; j !- mutes, nut uuea uui. .woj i- Stoves, Tin & Sheeting Iron Ware. second lesson is that to keep from being carried off SMITH & HAMMOND, MncressorB to Smith & Brem,V Wholesale and Retail Druggists, : Granite Corner, opposite the Mansion liowe CHARLOTTE, n. J. ' Tl C. SMITHr M. D., 5Iarch28, 1870. i H B. HAJ1MU 200 bags Family Flour, warranted goou. Feb 14. 1870. . I Ho ts it.. J i. a K.t fiTftVKS in the market. flhlorific. Excelsior, Columbia and Live-Oa WfW. w v , PiAVinff RtnTflS. V " I Box and Parlor StoTe8; Tin and Sheet-Iron Ware, . i Hnllrtw Ware. Japanese Ware, and various Housekeeping Articles wares and work warranted as represented. Orders respectfully alVw YFRLY 58: 1870. ! H D. . H. BYERLi and others, Feb 28, 1870 Watch and Clock Mikor, ASD DKALKa IX ! " JEWELRY, riXB WATCHES,. CLUC At, Watch MaleriaU, Sptctaelt, $c. ' Aug. 19, 1W7? CHARLOTTE, K. C. MAN SION - HOUSE, l Charlotte. N- C. This well-known House having been newly fur imLed and refitie.1 in every department, is now open fr the accoiunio.laUon oi uie Til A YEL1XG PUBLIC. teOmuibusses at the Depot ou arrival of Trains. 7,. H-!C. ECCLES. B- R. SMITH &! CO , General Commission Merchants, CO Kilhy Strtrt, Boston, j Ai ass., For the sale of Cotton. Cotton Yarn," Naval Stores, and the purchase of Gunny Cloths aud Merchan- .- ii ' 1 uie reneriijf. . . 4 Liberal C-h advances made on consignments to US. and all uual facilities ouereu. . . Ye hope by fair and h-ne.t demli-g, nd our best efforta to plelse, to receive from our friends that en- . u:i. : .i.n h our aim to merit. ...i. nd promptly filled for Gunny Bagging, Fish, Boots and Shoes, e.. Sc. Reran bv rKXMissiox to Jehn Demerritt. Eq., Pres. Eliot Nat. Bank, Boston. Loring & Reynolds, 1 10 Tearl St., Boston. XInrcbison 4 Co.. -7 Pearl St., New York. J Y Bryce & Co.. Charlotte, N C. j J R Y Mc.Vden. V.., Pres. let Nat. Bank, Charlotte. T W Dewey Co., Bankers, Charlotte, N C. l, R M Oate &. Co., Charlotte. SC. 1 " ( Williams & Murchisou. Wilmington. N C. , Col Wm Johnstou, Pre. Charlwilv aad Augusta Rail- road, Charlotte, N C. Sept 6, 1. jJ j Charlotte Fomalo Institute, ClIAKLOTTE, N. C. ! The next Seion of thi. Institution will commence on the first day of OCTOBER, lbU'J, and continue - until SOthofJune following. i A full corpa f Teachers in all branches usually taught in first class Female Schools, has been em ployed for the ensuing Session. J r .... p.i.i. .i.:iininir full particulars as to r or """'" . . . i e menses, course of study, regulations, &c, apply to expenses, co jjkwell M S0St ; July 19, 189 j taariotie, i- Tutt's Vegetable Liver Pills, Cures Diseases of the Liver and Stomach.- Tutt's Expectorant, A pleasant cure for . Coughs, Colds, etc. Tutt's Sarsaparilla and Queen's Delight, The great AlteraUve and Blood Purifier Tutt's Improved Hair .Dye, Warranied the best Dye in use. These valuable preparations; are for sale by Druggists every wner. R. M. MILLER & SONS, J !' Wholesale Grocers, j!: ; ; . I GENERAL rKVUiun xxxv nom mission Mercnans, i t v; Fitfit (Charlotte. N. C. Mav 16. 1B70. " Feb 14. 1870 5m Notice, j GASTON & MOORE, Successors to Wiley & Gaston, Save two tug .fronts. M LEATHER ! LEATHER!! ' r .ni h. frnm the manufactory at peter Brown'e Tan Yard on Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C.. just below the N. C. Kaiiroaa. j - . i Harness Leather at 40 cents per pounu , I Upper Leather at 60 " " ? ! Kip and Calf S kins'eqvallf low. j moJ r.n n.i-v and Hides wanted. ImWiR70 Sm i WcALPINE & CO. j -i j ... The vultures hover around a putrefying roan who is barely alive, ana so long as 8treu;w x iu him he can parry them off, but the moment they see that his strength has failed they pounce on him God has made ihem so that ! they scent the carrion from afar. But our most beautiful friends, kept to the last, embalmed, locked in air-tight caskets, put kway in marble sepulchres, where no bird or worm can reach them, do, nevertheless, corrupt that is, ; setloose their elements for new combinations. I God has put inside us what will change the dead into the Tt. must be carried awav. ' So with i " A Lead Member of Society. j he keeos his place. When he succumbs to death he must be carried away He cannot hide himself from the carrion crows. ' So with all dead institutions, such as dead churches -They ! may have members, wealth fine edifices, but! the Lord cannot spare place for a jlead church any more- than the hus handman for a dead tree. If you want to keep nmved out of its ehininsr. When 1 w Mndlestick from being i:V. mnsfc he tent r. . . , ' i-o t-n no wa thrnnr anything Deconies uneny ubc t it away. He gathers up these very dead churches and transmutes them into something useful.as he changes the vegetable deposits into coal. ; 13ut it is no longer a cnurcn any uiuibU-u i! nF tronical plants. So with a dead successors iw : j ig still leaves u hujiw w Stoves, Tin Plate. WFrame Poulovel Jpgg SOLDKU, &c. . I Ai- . .. ! i !: 1 ita individual nationality, it is carried awsy by We contract for Roofing, do Repairing and all . . t)IXON'S STKEL SWEEPS. I j g)me process which reproduces it. So the old wnrV in our line. I wiitt XG STOVES on hand of all sixes from $15 to $50, to which we invite attention. GASTON & MOORE, Next door to Brera, Brown & Co'. DryGooda Store March 21. 1870. ; J . NEW FIRM. MORRISS &! DAVIDSON, At t!ie Xexc irniture House," opposite Scarr's Drug Store. Having, on the first of this month, associated with Trade here, Mr W. 11. alorriss .... . -- , .... .f v c.. we or retersourg, .. - ; j " At CUU1V & I.liX.iou.i o. H , STEELtOTTON SCRAPES, j I j At 1 COOK & ELLYSON'S 1 ! SIDE HARROWS, u j i At COOK & ELLTSONS; FIELD THRESHERS & HORSE POWERS ! I PRICES REDUCED, 5 j May 2, 1870. i Plow Shop, Charlotte, NyC. Raleign, r o., we , . .. -' herebj r inform the pubUc that we expect to carry on Bo()kSf Stationery, AUUSIO, UICIUUHJ - I J ' V r. wr- A T3 fWl W X . H. V i- I - ToARGE STOCK. Wittkowsky & Rintels tt : 1 f ih larrest Stocks of Goods t nJ are rcceivinz week ever onereu m w , , " , ly additions, so that they are prepare! to supply any V. ... Twsr94m U'lth till amount of patronage mey may u x.- IT. 11 .n.l Winter. I ! t&- Country Merchants are especially invited to call aad examine this Stock of Goods, as they - An find anything wanted for stocking a country btore and at very reasonable wholesale prices. r.iTo ,,x r.ll and see our Goods and hear our prices before making yur purchases. WITTKOWSKY. & March 15, 1870. j . I . . V l.,..in.au mArA me aouTo - ., fore, at greatly reuuceU prices, air old dealer in the Furniture .Trade; and w addition U keepinVvery article usually found in a first-class ".r .fi?..-Ki:-i. t. we will eneaie to furnish Dwel ngl Hotels, Schools, Colleges, &c , on better terms than parties, --uw r"'-i York. A large stoca. w All kinds or urniiuro Wm be constantly kept, embrtcingParlor and Clam ber Suits, together with a full supply or Maur asses. MeUUic Burial Cases 01 au "-j hogany. Walnut and Pine Coffins, at prices to suit the times, ... .. ! Call at the "New Furniture nouse," opposite Scarr's Drug Store, and examine our Stock. 1 Repairing will continue to be done at the old stand opposite the City Clock, l and Cane Seat. Chairs re bottomed, as good as new, by competent workmen. . 6 ROUT. F. DAVIDSON. . W. H. MORRISS, Charlotte, N. C, Dec 1,1869. RINTELS. The subscriber thankful tor past patronage, asks - f titm MTTt tl th T1W firm tl TiOW a COUlluUsncs ' . calls upon all indebted to him to come and close up 1 . mv nlJ bnsinesa must be settled up CTaims contracted before and during the war and still outstanding will be settled on liberal terms. If those indebted cannot at once pay the money, I will close up by Note to their satisfaction. Dec 20. WW tf ROUT. F. DAVIDSON. FA N C Y A RTICLES, . : Now onenine at hitTiDY'S BOOK STORE. Hi- L School Books j Grammars, Geographies; Spelling Books, Definers, Speakers, Histories, arw, , 1 I i ! Miscellaneous Works, j Poetry, History, Biography, Tale Dictionaries, ci L.7: La Reliirious Works; I New Novels by . Vic- f ii i Charles Reade, Msrk Lemon, Annie &TU. Edward Anthony.Trollopeand other popular writers. j , , i New Music, &c. f I Laaaortment of Bibles, Prayer and Hymn Books, in cosUy and cheap styles. Rtationerv. v Jl arietr a full Une, from satin finish writing larfedown J'paper of e old Confederate Ut.es. KnMnTJencSsnd Fancy Articles. f The latest and most popular- I .j. i I ; j Newspapers and Magazines Are daily 2''' fJSScS WSnt5ly ,(S MJSS GOT UET (for May) now ready and format Charlotte, v,., mj , empires 0f Ninevah and Babylon so Greece; so c r . . i rrvnnit;nnw'fl!t to discharge not God let the eagles in on them. f , The Lord was never so in love with any elect nation or or woman, that He would preserve the corpse. He is no sickly sentimentalist. He lovedVhe Jews, but when the Hebrew nation died though Jesus loved it unto tears, He did not lift a hand to drive back the Roman vultures Xat from Britain, Gaul and farthest Germany scented the carrion and j flew down on the prey. The third lesson is that tnere is nou u , j Worrying over Nuisances. I God will abate all nuisances.'" Everything that has life ought to be living, and has a right to live. If it die nothing Cau! kee? t. A mother holds her dead baby m her arms in wild cmef of bereavement. But at hist ber paoe oe 5SL WmA terror tha she must put it out of reTarms. Sdwith any institution. I it rots! Do ubt, therefore, worry. If yoa feel called to the office and work of alture. which ?an honorable work, eat up tSSS . . j U. Intn rlossv feathers and Lord-s winged scavengers have Do oo' jorry iut Mohammedanism. ' If irhas any hfeAt is so for doin" good, and Has a rign w .. -v- would move the! Roman Catholic Church out of The wav Why? And they worry. " by 7 the way. mj .A liv. and will Tf that cnurcn nas iuc i v"- -7- , irinat cnure councils and the rarcase is' there the eagles gather. But do not trv to bury anything1 alive. ; . . . ThI discourse coodaded with descriptions of ihehtyTgrandeur of living, the useful- ine neanvy f- :c P nnritv in ness of dying; ana me iuuuw - r r- the Heavenly fauier 1 , '. T .u n Ao-Atjirlei and fruits, r O ves, their imagination has dirf wn a picture , of a perfect paradise, "and distance lends enchantment to the view." .. . I I . . 1 Now for the practical results. The first idea is to procure this nic4 home in the country. One . 1 .1 i Jl.J J:.;llni anil VnOV Ke mane to IS IOUna luai UUCB jHjiixanj, u ""j come up to the real Meal of this country para disial home. I It is pjirchased, though the means of the purchaser ! are not "quite commensurate with the cost, but wliat of that, the owner is :n: nn n nnrt. and the surplus products at the rate ,he purchaser had been ac customed tapay foruch products, will soon en able him to pay thil balance and not miss tt, Nearly all the purchaser's means are expenaea in making this first (payment on his home, and hopefully and enthusiastically he ! takes posses sion.) He now soon egins to learn what he had not ! sufficiently thought of before j in order to cultivate his land! he must have horses or oxen, plows and various ofher necessary implements ; he must have cows to give the pure milk and to tnke the fresh butter : he must have a little trtrt ti nrofnee his nork and bacon ; he must have a little: stbek of fowls to produce the fresh eggs and the fender chickens tor his table; he musThave feed fr these animals until he can produce it; hemuslfhave feed, -plants and trees from which I to raise? his first grain, vegetables and fruits, A thousand, yea ten thousand ques tions will here arise n his mind for the first time : t,: lifi, nf nnnrne he wants the best of every thing, for he is going to be a model farmer, but how is he to know wnatis oestui auy wiiui he wants f Where j has he learned? who has taucht him? Of cjmrse he has subscribed for paper- perhaps two or three of them but knowing nothing practically himself, the cannot Understand fully what he reads'; butfthis is not all, he there finds what seems to him conflicting theories and fac's on the same subjectl, and if he attempts to draw .A rn thev are more apt to be wrbn"- than Tight, and to involve him in loss, disappointment ana srouoie. uo, his neighbors, but ib the start he had carefully given them to understand that he was not going to be the careless slipshod farmer they were, but was going td set ihen an example worthy to be followed. Of course it will not do to go to them now for advice. Inlshort he soon finds out that he has fatally mistaken his calling; that he is grossly ignorant of land totally unprepared for the pursuit he has chosen, and heartily wishes himself safely back fri his old pursuit for which . t j 1- ..21 Viimeelt i Viv a suitable ap- ne uau eari,pF" " " , - AAn4tion. r He crets back nnallr, but not in the positBm he left; and not the least of his-sufferings is tfe thought that he has fool ishly squandered ih hard earnings of his life by embarking in a busibess that he did not under- stand. 1 could naine a numoer oi iusmuv this, and doubtless tny readers could dothe same. But what lesson Seaa we learn from suoh cases 7 Why first, the general idea prevalent, that to be a farmer needs no previous education or apprcn-ticeship.- This ideal prevails not only among the T . m iL.rrjl.,l nnnnifl htlt tOO PGn- peopie 01 oi.ucr iuuuomwi o- erally among farmers themselves. . Hence the many poor farmers! Hence the business does not pay, i hence is degraded by those in its pursuit. And yet it is the very corner stone of ill other pursuits. ! for all other pursuits, what ever be their, gradf or importance, a previous preparation anu fraijug wyv- sary, and yet not on can be named or thought of that requires so iluch preparation and train ing as an agriculttirL Then are we not as a class behind the age? ' , H i . .... . But this is not all in which we are behind. inU. tnrrpt hpr as to the best means of promoting their interest as a class. They adopt means," nd unite their energies and influence to carry tKem intb' effect. :. : - -- Then my brotherlei me ay oar duty is p a n. tt. ! )t. 4irnwra. This maT be a tedious and hard task, but it can be, and ltmufit be done.- Admitted that U is great work, and it may take along time, but industry, energy, pa tience and perseviance will accompUh it certain. But I hear jou afk ; where and how shaU we begin M I Inswer, in the prtmary school -the farrri clubl Then let ther .be one or- ganixed forOiwitn fn every sw-u-.K State. Surely no fajwnanip can oe iouu, b so destitute as not to have one or two leading spirit that can givej direction. enwgy and inter est to such an 1 prganixation- j Their meetings ought to be held once week but if they can only be held semi-mpnthly, or at farthest month ly first, great good nhy be aocomplwhed. 1 bese meetings can bo made intensely ictcrcrllrT. Subjects" for discussion are almost iuEnito. Ilala it a matter of primary importance to get every farmer interested, and to secure their attendance. Once year, say in the month of January, let , each Club send one or mora delegates to a county Convention to discuss agricultural topics. These may bo called our graded schools. Let theso provide for an annual State Convention cf fc. tVi m-ir bo called rur hi '!i Echool iitfutcia uu -j , . or college. Let it be impressed on the mmJs ci , all, that, "with charity for all, and malico toward none," these are farmers' institutions, and inten ded exclusively for the promotion cf their inter ests. Let it be impressed upon the raindj cf all, v. v t;n1tnrT is a misrhtv power in this land, and that this power must be organized for the paramount good of all classes. In these Clubs we maj discuss in detail all the practical , operations of the farm, orchard, vineyard, garden. apiarv. stock prreamg, cw., iu. v and unreason wie,.prvjuuivc down and give way to follow sympathy and so- t cial feelings, of worthy character. What say V.V. 4'nrmnrfi? If VOU haV6 m DCttCT plan let us hear from you. If no; will you adopt this? . Tby.V Feb. 23, IbiO. 111 i Andrew Johnson Incidents in tna Lift ci the Ex-President The followtng is an extract from an article in the May number of the XIX Century, from the. 1 pen of Gov. Perry, of South Carolina : President Johnson came to Laurens 0. H,. South Carolina, in 1827, and remained there two years, working as a journeyman tailor. He oame from North Carolina, where he was born and served his apprenticeship, w 911s wur.uK at Laurens he became engaged to a young lady in the neighborhood, and went out one Sunday morning to ask her mother, who was widow lady, for the hand ofher daughter. He told Govi Orr that he saw by the old lady s manner that she was not favorably disposed toward him. It -was late in the evening before he could mus ter up courage to "pop the question. ,ybea he did so, the old lady told him plainly that her daughter should not marry a tailor and intimated that she suspectea ne wameu bowb w -0""-The young tailor boy and future President of the United States, was so much mortified at the rebuff he had received, that he determined to quit Lafrens, and did so the next day. Howfunfortuoate for the daughter was the ill-judgment of the mother. Had she given ber consent, her daughter might have been the occu pant of the White House, mistress of ceremo nies and fashion in Washipgton, receiving and r.: minister and their ladies. enieriaiuJUK iuiwc ; 7 , , - instead of being as she is, the humble wife of s poor and obscure man. On the other hand, It Sight have disappointed tU kPS!J mi tint 11U.VU ui.vii) wuvi , r;- 0 , tailor boy. Instead of being PrestdoBt of tbe United States he might bo still pursuing hu bmsblo vocation. But this is not verv likely. A nin with President Johnson's natural endow uients, intellectually and morally, could hardly pass through life in this American republic, without elevating himself and acquiring honor and distinction. It is a remarkable and most wonderful fact, that President Johnson never went to school a day in his lifeV His father, who was a most onaiUnt. ian. fillincr the cmce 01 town constable iu Raleigh, North Carolina, mes senger of the bank and sexton of ft church, died when his son was only two years old. The fam ily were left in poverty, and at the age of ten years, Andrew was bound aa an apprentice to Ihe trade of a tailor. Whilst working as an ap. prentio, some one came luto the shop with ft book of speeches, and read one to the boyi. This speech deiigntea Anuruw x Z that he determined to read himsalt The book was given to him, and in this book, with the as sistance of his fellow apprentices, htf learned bU letters and learaed to read; and after that a book of some sort was evtr bis constant companion. His wife ranght him to write and cypher after they married. In the meantime ho must have had his mind well stored with ft great deal of useiui reading 1 It has been said, and widely circulated, that President Johnson was Intemperate. There never was, perhaps, less foundation for ruch ft calumny. He has always been ft most tewpeTat man throughout his wholo life. This will bo testified to by all who knew him intimately, whether friends or foes. Messrs. Bart, Asbe more and other members of Congress, who tcrrea with him for many years, assure me that noiden, thing wa? ever snf-pectod whilst he was in Uoo gresl Col. Williams of Greenville, Teno, who baa known President Johnson all his We abd resided with bim in the samo villiage. and be tween whom there is a bitter fucd, told me not long since that no one ever saw Johnson drunk or suspected him of drinking to excess. In aJI my visits to the President, m the dar t.me and at night, I am sure he was never under the in fluence of spirit .or wine in the slightest degree. When inaugurated as Viae President he was ia feeble health, and juxt beiore maa.nK u. -- hewasadvd to take a glass t of brandy. rol being accustomed to the use of spirituous liquor it did affect him. and the effect was noticed. This first gave birth to slander. : Penmanship by Prof 8- A. Harris. 7Vru 4 per Stuion of 20. Ltuiont, im Osmc. f PROP. HARRIS respectfully lender, bis L the Ladies and Gentlemen of Charlotte m an tn- .truVtorfn". highly -JJSf1 Writinr nron new and scientific principles. JI hL sred for tbe accommodation of bis pupHf thf Scoloom of Rev. N. Aldrich. directly epposite the Store cf Messrs. CtnvntG r tr, anj fwi to-c orxani" clasae. at h. fDeUf hours : m ' , . For Ladies at 4 o'clock. P. If. Gentlemen at 8 o'clock. T. M. v.i.;ATt Trinitv CoUere ; Rev Prof L A Piekla, X. President TnJ filV-iXbt. D D-, Rv H ' Iironson, C. CoUeg; Rev A . W ' M t nHJ,t, TO Eecccunoda tion. . May 23, 1870. , Money Wanted. a r iv in CharloUe wiabes to borrow some ZS.WO on UVal Estate in this CUy. worth doable me ao-w A rood rate of Interest tiered- May 23, 110 J 4w

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