North Carolina Newspapers

fig Southern Sqeo: c. 1 hi, N. C j . Myvoil i tae vindication of t the truth ot Mouther" iiwry, to the preservation of Siuthein Characteristics,, to the lievelop- under the ra reiauuusiui uuo uauui mrsieui, ami to the advancement of Southern Interests in A nculture, Mining, Manufacturing and the Mechanic Arte. ! in addition to the contributions from the Ud corps of writers of "The Land We Love," the services will be secured of thorough men of :i -Science, and of Practical Famirffeu-Miiiers, Machinists, Ac. ' r - -o- ' TERMS OF SOUTHERN HOMK ; jtif copy, one ye,ar, in advance, Fiv copies, one year, : : Tea copies, one year, : $2.50 12.00 22.60 The remittances in every case must be by fjbeck, P. O. Ordj, or Registered Letter. gggr To those wishing to subscribe to an Agricultural paper we would state that we will furnish the Southern Home and Rural Carolinian at V " &xid Southern Cultivator " ' " and Richmond Farmer " 1.00 4.00 4.00 4.60 3:50 , " ann uuroima farmer - " ' and IVactieal Planter ; To Advertisers. The Southern Home, having now the largest circulation of any paper west of Raleigh, affords a Ane adver tising medium. Terms moderate. Steiilioiise, & Co. U WIHLEaAl. AND RETAIL " - -. AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Corner Trade and Cotleye Streets. J O II A E L OT T E, N. C. Consignments Solicited. Orders for Cotton, Corn, Flour, Ac. filled with care and dispatch March 3, 873. ly PJHJCH0F f fl. WPLBgBN. O. P1EPEB. Bischoff & Co., vviiowsaic urucers, ANI DEALERS IN Wines, Liquors, Segars, Tobacco Ac. '.-!'. 197 EAST BAY, CHARLESTON, S. C. Ca- Rice arid N. O. Molasses constantly on hand. ..- Pec. 9-6m 1 Notice This. jDon.'t let your Hogs die of Cholera. No necessity for that. Read the following eer- ; ' "Third Creek Station, .:) W. N. C. R. R., Sept. 1st, 1872. . , Rev. C. Plyler Dear Sir ; I tried your remedy for Hog XJnolera. It is all it claims to be not another hog sickened or died al ter: I commenced the use of .it." i ,. Very truly yours. .' . IX M. Barrier. Address, inclosing $1, Rev. C. PLYLER, Salisbury, N. C. ; dec. 0-12m. AL1&ANDER & BLAND, - DENTISTS, CHARLOTTE, N. C. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. Teeth extracted without pain, by "Nitrous Oxide Gas." Office, in brick building, opposite the Charlotte Hotel. , Nov 7 tf Hotel. CHARLOTTE, N. C. H C ECCLBS, PROPRIETOR. 1 he patronage pi . the traveling public is respectfully solicited. Jan 27, '73 ly feb. 12, '72 i Charlotte, N C. W.! U. MATTHEWS & SON, . Proprietors. Trust that the liberal patronage of the r -public will be continued. 56 ly " . IB1 SCARE, Druggist and. Chemist, CHARLOTTE, N . C. Has a weU selected stock of PURE DRUGS AND CHEMICALS, Olla, Paints, LampB, &c. ! W. F. COOK, JlYad4 Street, on North Carolina Railroad.) CHARLOTTE, N. C. The publio wilt please call ; and see the ! CIDER MILLS, Ida Greeley Cider Mills, Old Lady Greeley Churnsi Old Man Greeley Plows, Harrows kc, -'All Orders promptly attended to. Jan 2 -ti F. M, SHELTON, UNDERTAKER, And Dealer in Furniture, &c, Tkxdk Stbkkt, Opposite the Market, CHARLOTTE, N. C, A full supply of Coffins and Caskets con stantly on hand, ready for use. jan 6, '73-ly TO TAX-PAYERS. All who owe BARRINGER A WOLFE are requested to come forward and settle. We have been patient. We can not wait any longer as the old business must be settled up. Call at once. We desire to settle up with everybody ourselves. Nov. 4. BARRINGER A WOLFE. FOR SALE AT TIDDV'S BOOK STORE : Rvles1 Expository Thoughts on the Gospel Hodge's Commentary on Romans, (with Questions,) I Jsus, by C. F. Deems, History; of the Bible, by Bri Wm. Smith, Eighteen Christian Centuries White, St. Paul Cony beare and Howson,. Personal Religion Goulburn, Pursuit. of Holiness " be Recovery of Jerusalem, -tavmgtou's Travels in South Africa, Purgeon's Gems. ! WE HAVE RECEIVED envelopes 8, 5mSKi?5 n!,MUd Stock of Writing Paper, Oct 1 . Tinnv. Mr nun BHA.ITHWAIT'S RETROSPECT OF actiwl Mididnrand Surgery; Part lxvi, - JANUARY, 1873. Justin at TLDDY'S. Macaulay VOL. 3. W. II. E Hod: iston & Co., . Wholesale Grocers, Liquor Dealers, : ' . AND COMMISSION jaERCHANTS. We have gUen our friends and customers o Purchase of the Stocks of Messrs. W. J. tflack & Co., and Gregory & Willianif on and ar.e pleased to announce lBe " P ana under full blast, at Gregory & Williamson's old stand, Trade St.. next dKr to McMurray A Davis where we will at all times keep the largest stock of (swuoiu mis marset, consisting of Molasses, Bacon, Flour, Lard, Mackerel, Boape. Candles, (Jandy, Starch, Soda, Sugar. Coffee, Teas, Spices, Brandy Peaches, Oys ters, Sardines, Herrings, Ac. And cart fur nish the most complete outfit in the market to the Wholesale trade. Merchants i may rest assured vthat they can always obtain goods of us at the lowest market prices. LIQUORS. The only complete Stock in the Market, consisting of all kinds and Will be pleased to receive consignments of vuiiuu.nuur, jorn, ec. etore the same and make Cash advances when desired. We are Agents for the celebrated Sea Fowl Guano, to which we Invite the special attention of ilin tV A ..11 a A J , m iuv rwuiere. eruncaies iroin tne largest and most reliable farmers in the State, fur nished on application. We are also Agents for the celebrated Houston's Prolific Cotton Seed, the very, best in the country. We respectfully ask a share of the public patronage, guaranteeing satisfaction in goods as well as prices: Remember the Stand Trade Street, next door to McMurray & Davis. VV. H. H. HOUSTON & CO. Feb-10 I janl, '73-ly Portrait Painting. ARTHUR lTbITTT, Artist. Studio oyer Merchants' & Farmers' Bank, CHARLOTTE, N. C. I shall be pleased to show specimens of my work at my Studio, to anv who appreciate works of art. I paint from life or from photograph. Persons wishing Portraits of their departed friends can obtain them if they have a 'photograph or daguerreotype. I can accomodate persons at a distance if they will send a photograph with directions. ferreot satisfaction given. ARTHUR L. BUTT. March 3, 1873. ly A. R. .Nisbet & Bro. Having completed an improvement in their Commodious Store Room on Trade Street, onedoor westof Smith & Hammond's Drug Store, Charlotte, N. C, are now recei ving a well selected stock of Groceries, Musi cal Instruments, Toys, Cigars, Ac, which has been bought by one or the nrm, at a time when the market was must favorable. They therefore feel satisfied that they can sell all goods in their line as low as any firm in Charlotte, for cash or to punctual custom ers. They invite Merchants to give them a call, as they, had a special eye to their wholesale trade,) and feel warranted in saying that they can sell so as to make it a saving to them in their purchases. They return their thanks to their mends and the generous public for past favors, and solicit a continuance of the same. A. R. NISBET & BRO. Cigars, Smoking and Chewing Tobacco. 50,000 Cigars of various and choice brands. Chewing and Smoking Tobacco in quantity and of various brands and different quanti ties. Wholesale and retail, by A. R. NISBET & BRO. Canvassed Hams and Lard. .SPECIAL attention of families is called to a Superior Lot of Canvassed Hams. Also to Extra Leaf and Pure Leaf Lard, in Welsh Tubs. Wholesale and retail, by . A. R. NISBET & BRO. A FULL Stock of Groceries and Confec tioneries of all kinds in Store and being re ceived every day at t A. K. NISBET &HKU. oct 7 jan 29 SODA, Lemon and Water Crackers and Ginger Cakes. Wholesale and retail. A. It. JN IMHiLi r A UKU. TEAS. Spices, Pickles, Oysters Jellies, Lemon Syrup and Canned Fruits, now re ceiving at A.- xv. IN IMrSfc. 1 A xSrtlf. COFFEE. Sugar. Molasses. Cheese and Rice, just received at A. k. in lsrsrvi & UxtU. Diamond Spectacles. These Spectacles are manufactured Irora "Minut Cristal rKBBLBa" uieited together, and are called Diamond ou account ol their hardness and bruliancy It la well known that spectacle cut from Brazillian or Scotch pebbles are very injurious to the eye, because of their Dolarizlne light. Having been teat ed with the polari9cope, the diamond lensea have been found to admit til teen pet cent less heated rays than' any other pebble. They are ground with great scientific accuracy, are free from chromatic aberra tions, and produce a brightness and distinctness of Vision not belore attained ro spectacles, Manufactured by Thi Spkncbr Optical Manu rACTOatNO Compant, j New Yobk. For sale by re sponsible airenta in every city in the Union. J. T, BUTLER, Jeweler and Optician, is sole agent for Charlotte, N.C, from whom they can only be obtained. No peddlers employed. The great demand for these Spectacles has induced unscrupulous dealers ti pal ni off an inferior and spurious article tor the "Diamond." Ureal care should be taken to see that the trade mark (which la protected by American Letters fatent) is stamped on every pair. " "-i HENDERSON! HOUSE, SOUTH SIDE OF PUBLIC SQUARE, lincolnton n. a. As comfortable rooms and as good table n be found there, as anywhere in the nountrv. Lincoln ton has . a remarkably health v and delightful Summer climate and T am nrerjared to accommodate families as well as Individuals. ; In my yard is an Alum Wll not inferior to the celebrated Alum Springs of Virginia. P 8 : ROBERT SOWERS. Prop. Feb. 17 Sm. t 69 J. T. SUGGS, ss.iwar tn Colt A Suirfcs) informs the citizen4f Charlotte! and surrounding coun . Ko ha f.n hand luree Stock o GROCERIES and ZIQ VQRS, T which he tvnid call the attention; of Wholesale aud ReUil buyers visiting the Charlotte market . k ; iJr .iamiinMl not to be - undtrsoltl vtaitinr the citvwill find 1tto their interest to give him a call. . gTJGGS Jan li 6m l i - ' " f ' Chattel Mortgages for sale at this Office i I JM li f it f - II I M I , M i J iW Y n I in ,r CHARLOTTE, 1 N. ONLY A PEIVATE. Only a private ! his jacket of gray Is stained by the smoke and the dust; As Bayard he's brave, as Rupert he's gay, Reckless as Murat in heat of the fray, For in God is his only trust ! Only a private ! to march and to fight, To suffer and starve a nd be strdn g; With knowledge enough to know that the might Ofjustice and truth, and freedom and right, iu me enu muse crusn out the wrong ! Only a private ! no ribbon or star Shad gild with false glory his name! No honors for him in braid or in bar. 1T m . , -w a .. . nis cross oi tne legiou is only a scar, Aua nis wounds are his roll of fame ! Only a private ! one more hero slain On the field lies silent and chill : And in the far South a wife Dravs in vain One clasp of the band she shall ne'er clasp again, One kiss from the lips that are still. Only a private ! there let him sleep. II.. : 1 1 . . . . xie win ueea no taoiec nor stone; or the mosses and vines o'er his grave will creep. And, at night, the stars through the clouds win peep, And watch him who lies there alone ! Only a martyr ! who fought and who fell u ukuown and unmarked in the strife ! But still, as he lies in his lonelv cell. Angel aud seraph the legend shall tell sucn a death is eternal life ! A HOMELY STORY. ' Hani? it all ! there is no use id helping those who will not help themselves!" ex claimed Uncle John. Now, "Hang it all I" was an uncommon expression tor John West to use. If, in its place, he bad (substituted ''Indeed!" my pen would have been more ready to transcribe his thought. But this vulgar, meaningless sentence did escape bis lips, and having expressed himself thus, be seemed relieved. Uncle John had a favorite nephew, nd this nephew had a wife. Uncle John was rich, and owmd several fine farms.- On young John's wedding day the uncle brought no gift ot gold or silver or plated ware "nothing; not so much as you could uriod around your finger," the bride said bat night when, fur irom home, the new- y-made busoand and wile discussed the events of that eventful day. But when oho returned from his wedding tour, Uncle John paid: them a visit, and said quietly, as he was ready to leave: What are you going to do now, John?" "1 tbiLk of taking Joel Benson's farm. on bbaitf, for a year at least." lou can do better than that; here is your wtdding gift;" and placiugsome pa pers in his bands, be hastily lett. These papers were : First, the deed of a valuable farm; with, second, a mort gage upon it(awaiting, of course, young ohn s approval and signature) ol just bait its value said mortgage to be paid in small annual installments. The land was fine; the house nearly new, and all the outbuildings in excellent condition. The tears sprang to John s eyes as he read it; he was sensitive to the very heart's cord on, won't that be grand! exclaimed his wife, when he showed the papers to her; ' now you can buy that new carriage and a silver-mounted harness. I shall want to go out a great deal. He will never expect you to pay anything more than the interest, and give the rest to you by- and-by; anyway, when he dies." Xever! exclaimed John, looking at her in amazement; "he nas given me enough already. Be the times good or bad. I shall pay the interest and the in stallments as they are due." lou see, he had a little ot the old John in him. The sequel would seem to show that the bride had said under the breath, Wo will see." It was just two years from this time that Uncle Johu used that inelegant ex pression; and he said more than that; he said : "Such a woman as that deserves no better home than a Kansas dug-out." The truth was, Mrs. John was not very young, but she was very selfish and design ing. She courted John so assiduously and et so delicately; and he he bad nothing ut a good head and strong hands; and his heart well, he bad never tried his head yet, and the fair skinned, golden haired woman, he felt sure, loved him. She was poor, too; together they might make a home. She bad always been obliged to work; of course, she would be willing to work with and tor him. Poor John I ' But be deserves bis late, you say. What, when his iaiung was nis perfect faith in womanhood ? It was Uncle John's taith too. unce a clear-eyed, sunny-browed little girl had called him ".Dear John," but ere he bad ever pressed a husband's kiss upon the June lips, the angels called her. In those early days be thought all women were like his lost darling; but as years passed, be came to know that she had been one of the few lent to earth, to show all wo mankind what they I mittht become. It was the memory of her sweet; self sacrific ing life that made John . Went, though seeming a lonely man, so strong. For the reason that young John s wite bad worked bard and lived economically all her vounir life, was to her eofhcient reason, now that she was the wife of the favorite nephew of a rich bachelor uacle, that she should "live like other ioiks, meaning by this, like people of wealth; never seeming to realize that nappiuess is of the heart, never stopping to think that a large share of the gains trom the farm must be returned to it iu one shape or another, and that farm lite means to most a Aome, and its comforts and pleas ures. . . How fw realize that a work greater than that of any artist is given Ameiicau tanners' wivtaaod utuliters to do; to -how tn tne vtorid what u heme tnav be BMW , W ft place where work and culture shal ifwftll together. I be bouse was very ..i.tnt n ml Invina hands might, with Mimnla means, have made of it a beautifu r,i,tnr John proposed to furnish only the kitchen, dining room (which they Ani.i hba for a sittin? room) and their 5' 1 - MONDAY, MAY 12, 1873. own room opening from it; but Mrs. John had set her heart on having her parlor furnished (on the Benson farm tbey would have lived in a tenant house, small but comfortable, and there would have - been no parlor to furnish; but it has been prov en many times that only a well-balanced mind can bear sodden , prosperity. But John was firm. "Wait, Celia;,' be said, "until wo get ahead a little; then you shall furnish the house from top to bottom to suit your-r self;" and Celia knew that he meant itj1 for John had oof a miserly trait about, him. Well, if she could not furnish the parlor, she would furnish one of the cham bers. .. "What will it cost?" John asked. "About a hundred dollars.". . "Well, said John slowly, with a cloud upou his brow, and a pain, w'hich he would give no breathing space, oppressed him; but the pain, put into words, would have beer, "Does this woman truly love mo 1" John owned a good, span ot horses and a heavy light wagon before he was mar ried; he bought a yoke ot oxen early in the. spring to do the heavy work of his farm during the summer, proposing to atten them the coming winter, and con sidered himself well equipped for his sum mer a work. Celia waited until bo had completed all his arrangements, and then petitioned lor a horse aud carriage tor her own use. "It is impossible, dear, for me to buy them this year; ouly be patient and help me along, and in a few years we will be able to have almost anything wo please. It will be impossible not to make money on this farm, with good management, he continued. : . "I know it, and so I think we might have things as we go along, and it will ail come right in the end," Celia answered. for the sake of your opinion of John s manhood, I am sorry to say that the horse and carriage were bought, with a new harness not silver-mounted. Two years had passed. At the end of the first, John came to. his uncle to pay the interest; he could pay but part of the installment. "I am ashamed, uncle," he said, frankly, "but I can't raise another cent "Well, n3f matter; you may be able to pay it with your next year's payment. But uncle John could not help thinking that the amount paid for the furnished chamber (which they seldom used) and the horse and carriage, would have more than paid the other half. 1 here was a tine Durham cow belong in" to his uncle that John was anxious to possess; her price was a hundred dol a rs. It be could have made his payment, he would have asked bis uncle to take his note for her until fall; but he had not the face to do it now. The next winter Mrs. John must have a velvet cloak and expensive furs and she got them; (she was a peculiar woman a quiet, cat-like woman; in justice to womankind, I will say there are but few like her.) The second year John could pay nothing but the interest and the half payment due the year before. It was a week after that, Uncle John, leaning over the fence where the young John was beginning the spring plowing, he said: "Your farm needs more stock. 'I know it; but I cannot buy it this year; another year 1 must make some change, or sell out." Very well. John; if you cannot, 1 ad vise you to sell by all means," said Uncle John, quietly, as he walked away. And youngjobn said he had a headache, when his wife noticed at dinner how grave he was. The summer passed. Celia bad had so many of her friends staying with her, that she told John she must have help in the house; so help was obtained. John was hospitable. One dull .November day, John said: "I believe I must put1 the farm in market; I can make co headway. What do you say to going West? Celia turned pale. "Are you iu earn est ?" she asked. "I am, for once, in earnest." And Celia knew by his firmly-set mouth, that he was. He had been indulgent to the last decree, and this was the end of it; she bad pushed him too far. But 1 don t want to go West." soe faltered. We will be obliged to go there or somewhere." He rose, took down his cap, and went over to Uncle John's. Uncle John was reading before a bright wood fire in his pleasant library; by the ft a s w a way, h had turnisned jonn ana nis wue with all the reading matter ever since their housekeeping began; several agri cultural journals, and two or three of the best literary monthlies found their way into their sitting room before their wrap pers were removed, and Uncle John's library was open at all times to his neph ew, who appreciated their advantage and profited accordingly Seatint? bimselt before the fire, John said; "Please don't talk to me, uncle; I am discouraged. I want to sell my larm. 1 thought, perhaps, you would want to take it back." Ceitainly; nobody but a John West must own that larm while 1 live, mat was my model farm, John." I know it, uncle, and 1 will disgrace it no longer. Do you want any of my stock?" . . . I will take everything just as it is. 1 shall be obliged to find some good tenant for the place. Where do yon think of going?" . . . . "I think of going West this tall, to iook about." "The sooner the better then, at this season. I will see to your stock; my men are trust-. Celia can stay here while you are gone; go, and find a home in the West, if yon can. 1 will take your farm off your hands in the spring; but,'' af ter a pause, "if Celia ever findaber sense. come hack to the home, you should nev-J er leave it will be waiting fr you. . ; John flushed, and started nervously. ''Then uncle does understand the true state of affairs," was his thought. " He made no renlv: he bad never uttered a word aeainat Lis wife; he never would. A week later, John and Celia turned the key in their back door, and want over i . a to Uncle John s. as he naae mean wel come, he looked at Celia gravely, nd he wanted to say, "Woman, behold- your wm-lr P Rnt he waited until John was NATw - r - - I i 1 f -t ': NO. 171. gone, and Celia had cried lor three days, abutting herself up in, per room, un me morning of the fourth day she made her appearance at the. breakfast table. ". "When do you exnect to hear Irom John T asked Uncle John," abruptly, af- ier nis morning saimauou. r - '-He said be would write from bis nrst stopping place. Oh,; dear I n what did ; he want to go away ror.r- beginning to sod. "Colia, stop crying, and listen to me; 1 want to talk with you. I feel as . badly as you can about John's going away. 4 "l thought you wantea mm to go, sne said feebly . i, .. r; "He is obliged to go; and you nave sent im. You, by your extravagance, are disheartening him. He has been -too good to you; he needs a loving, helpful Wife, i ! -.-m'- ' ';. 1 She sobbed piteously; she knew it was true, every word ot it; and she respected and feared uncle John West. "'I can be that," she said. : t ' . "You should have been that from the beginnings .There are few nobler young men than my nephew, John West. "1 know it," she said, simply. 'You ought to know it; you have tried his love and generosity to thJ utmost." "Don't: uncle; I can't bear it." John seemed dearer to her now than anything else, he was so far away. ' . "I have never talked so plainly to you before, and I never shall , again,", said Un cle John; 'but for John's sake, do try and make a true woman of yourself. Three davs later. John's first letter came, ue was stopping at a am an vil lage in Minnesota, and thought of buying a farm in the vicinity: he would wait, though, until he received letters from home. . ? ; - : ..'I do not want to go there,' said Celia. when she bad .finished reading the let ters. - . .- . : , Uncle John made no reply.', s . , "Would vou Jet us take the farm as tenants the farm we left, I mean if I will take hold and help John she ask ed, at length. "If vou are in earnest, and John wish es. 1 am wining. "I am in -earnest.- I will do almost anything rather than go into that out-of- the-way place. j "Well, write to John at once then." Uncle John wrote ; too, a long letter, and in a week John was at home again not as a tenant, but with the pleasant nrosnect of some time paying for his farm. The horse and carriage were sold, and Mrs. John was content to ride in the light wagon. She sent her furs to the city, and with their price bought the Durham cow for a Christmas present for ber husband; and another spring iouna mem living as they should have begun. John was a trifle graver; for this wo man he had mad his wife had failed him once, and he feared to trust her utterly but Celia had effectually mended ber r . ways. Another year a little one came; tbey called him John, for the uncle; and if any thinu- will cast out selfishness from a wo man's heart, it is mother-love. Rural New Yorker. The Sea of Galilee. The Sea of Galilee, or sea of Tiberias, or Lake Gennesareth, is a sheet of water formed by the expansion of the bed of the Jordan. It is about twelve and a quarter miles long from North to south, and at us broadest part, six and three quarter miles wide from East to West But its width is by no means regular, its shape being that of a pear or a leg of mutton, the broadest part toward the west, the eastern snore being by comparison straight, except near the lower end. It is full of fish. Its wa ters, thick and muddy at the extreme North, become clear and bright as they aDoroach its narrow end; for the Jordan. which flows into it a foul stream, leaves the lake a pure and onset river. The surface is from 00 to 700 feet Jtttlow the level ol the Mediterranean. Tbelate is genial in winter, and not exceedingly toot in sum mer. With shores that rise but gently in moat trnrta from the basin, and whose col or is uniformly brown when seen above the foliase at their bases. The scenery would be tame were it not for tne nne nuis, m chiding the snowy tops of Hermon, which can be seen all round through the transpa rent ether, and for the innumerable enacts of light and shade. Shrubs and blossoms, add tat the beanty of the coasts, which vary continually, being sometimes backed by broad plains, eho wing at others the open ings of long gorges, and elsewhere, especi ally to the North, being broken into many charming bays. Volcanic action appears to be energetic; there are not springs in the basin of the lake, and very acfloos earth quakes occur. Wild boar are to be fonnd on a plain to the Northeast. Those who have formed a mental picture of this sea, so often recurring : in sacred history as who in . childhood has not 7 have no donbt imagined a water covered with ships and boats, resounding with the cries of sailors and fishermen, and flanked by many proud cities rich in merchandise and glorious to the sight -. Alas for such iii i - j it. j ca Visions I lue ciuea uiu uia iueu mju ubxuu were there, but they have disappeared so completely that the waters of the lake may be said to sleep amid a solitude. As for the famous cities of most of them t cannot be said with certainty where they were, and this survey now first begins to give a some reliable data lor identifying their ruins.- One or two of them remain, but not as cities; small, dirty, Arab villages alone represent those busy towns, wherein were done 'mighty works," such as would have over come the sinful obduracy of Tyre and Sidon. Tiberias is there, on the West coast, rather below the centre of the lake. Its sea wall, broken columns, towers, and aqueducts, attest the glory of its ancient' estate; but the modern Tiberias is but a poor collec tion of bouses, chiefly inhabited by Je vs who have returned to Palestine -' Ita filth and vermin have become a proverb. ' - About four miles North of this,' a heap of ruins, now named llejdel, marks the Bight of that Magdala where Uary Udnkne bad ber home. s North of this, again, is the plain of Gennesareth; an area of great' beanty and fertUity.Talong whieb;aa lo Jyrersevr al heaps of robbi t denotu,pWbbly, the places of old towns and village where in our Ijord tKnghLBlackwood Maga zine. ': " ZIiLira's Caeeins. A few days since we were shown a splendid carbine, by Mr. Harvey Hclm.'oi Danville, K vuucky.: known tui "tliller'nCui bine." J.- a& a l&u ' improvement, and isinirHy , vol in it workings.' " lt; is a ffive liotriH and iv similar to Colt's A rmypiVil,i ul" w ben the five loads are discharged, t he cylin der is easily removed, and another nlrvady loaded takes its ''place'". Consequently, a. continuous fire can be kept up. The most original feature aDout it is that it is cocked by. the pressure against the shoulder. ' The five loads: can be dis- charged without reftioVingT it from th shoulder, thereiore,. no time is iosi, uy cocking. . It weighs a fraction less than eight pounds. We consider it aamiraoie ior ca vairyy ana w -see no rwuwu "j witbra little more length; it will not be as well adapted ; to infantry. " ia true, arms are not much needed in. our country at this time, but the standing army must always be supplied with them, and that supply should be' of the.best and latest improvements, n inis gun is ueiver iuu the one now. used, it is the ; duty of the Goverament to purchase it. , The author ities should give it a fair trial at least. 'i lien. John u. urecKennage, ana uen. Custar, U; S. A.t ' examined it, and. pro nounced it a great improvement.' -These gentlemen : are both competent judges, j i . ? ana nave mucn u say in iia prnioo. (eoman. intltt. On a Kentucky bridge is this notice - " No vehicle drawn by more than one an- 1 1 . . 11 L i 1 iL! '. 1 i mat ,is aiioweu w cross vuib onuge in ; opposite directions at the same time." . "Honesty is the best policy, my boy," said old Jones to young Jones. "How do you know, father ?" asked the anxious son and beirt "Because I have tried both," said the father. They. don't keep, any whisky for sale in Greeley, Colorado, but they have a medicine for rattlesnake! bites which is quite as good, and it has a very ready ; sale. - .... M. Prudhomme; in the decline of life, was talking to his : nephew, to whom he related stories of bis youth. But, uncle, suddenly exclaimed the young man, what tiuiB ruu iuubii uuiiuk , yuur iiio i ju-v uvbi uuy iii was yuur auuii, "Mrs: MifBn," said a visitor," "Emma has your features, but I think she has got her father's hair." "Oh, now I see," said S the dear little Emma;" "it's because I have father's hair that he has to wear a wig.- Col. G. was very fat, and being a bank rupt, was met by o tie. of his creditors with a "flow do you do, -Colonel f "Pretty well; you see A bold my own yet. "Yes," s.aid the other, "and mine too, to my sorrow." ; r, "Wake up, here, and pay for your lodg ing," said, the deacon, as he nudged a sleepy stranger with the contribution box. We were there, and we beard tne sleepy stranger with a glance at the min ister-whose sermon had narcotized him, "Lodging I and bored too." : An Irishman went into a Chicago store, and says b, "Faith, and did ye's put in tbe , papers that ye's wanted a man T "Yes, said the store keeper, "and I distinctly stated that all applications must be made bv mail" "in' faith, an' it's meself that's a male, sure," says Pat, and he was.bired. Mother, said ; little Ned one morning,, after having fallen out of bed, I thick I know why! fell out of bed last night. It was because I slept, too near where I ot in. Musing a Utile while, as if in oubt whether be bad given the right explanation, he added, No, that wasn't the reason ; it was- because I slept too near where I fell out. . A story is told of a parson who is favor ed with absent minded ness and a short memory. He has a habit of forgetting something he intends to say in the puH pit, and then, after sitting down, will rise up and begin his supplementary remarks with, "By the way." Recently he got through a prayer, when he hesitated, forgot what he was about, and : sat down abruptly. In a moment or two he arose, and pointing his finger at the amazed congregation, said, "Oh, by the way.r-? Amen I" A Vermont farmer sent to an orphan asylum for a boy who was smart, active, brave, prompt, industrious, clean, pious, intelligent, good looking, reserved and modest. . The ,' Superintendent replied that their boys were all human, though they were orphans, and referred him to the New Jerusalem if he wanted to get his order filled; Tbe ' farmer, in return, wanted to know where the New Jerusa lem was situated, as he'd "never heard tell on the blasted place before." Two gardeners had their crops of peas killed by the frost, ona of them, who bad fretted a great deal and grumbled at his loss, visiting his neighbor some time after, was astonished . to see another fine crop growing and inquired; bow it could be: V ' ' ; "These are what I sowed while you were fretting," was tbe reply. "Why, don't you ever fre V "Yes, but I put it off till I have repair-, ed the mischief." "Why, then there's no need te fret at all." "Tree, that's tbe reason I put it off." During the sitting of a court in Con necticut not long ago, on a Terr cold eve ning, a crowd of lawyers bad - collected around tbe fire that blazed cheerfully on the hearth in the bar-room, when a trav eler entered, benumbed with cold, but no one moved to give him room to warm his shins, so be leaned back against the wall in the back part of tbe room. fresently,, ji smart, young limb of the law addr ased him, when the following dialogue took place ; vh . , . "You look like a traveler?' "Wal, 1 suppose I am ;'I came all the way from W isconain a foot at , any rate." "From Wisconsin 1 What a distance to come on one pair of legs." . "Wal, 1 done it anyhow. Did you ever pass through hell in any of your travelsT' ; "Yes, sir. 1 1 ve passed through thout- skirU." - -e: .. ' ; - . -I thought likely. Well, bow are the manners and customs there ? Some of us would like to know." "Ob t you'll find tbem- moch the same ai1i thia'place lawyers sit nearest the- firel". S . . . . : " . ' A preventive of tbe potato dUease is found by a French farmer who for three .. years has introduced a sinllqiaotiiy of the residue of the bark iiacd in , tanning, into!reachrLole;on"plantis -his potato -cronl aud each time be has been complete- . ly sacceaefal in -preserving his fields free ? from tbe annoying. disease, "' . .