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VOL.
5.
The Scmtfcera Some;
f U liLilSHED WEEKLY
BY
D. H. HILL,
CHARLOTTE, N. C,
Devoted to the vindication of the truth ol
riouthern -History, to the preservation of
Southern Characterisdcs, to the develop
ment of Southern Resources, under the
changed relations of the Labor System, and
U the advancement of Souther Interests in
Agriculture, Mining, Manufacturing and the
Mechanic Arts. 6
In addition to the eontributions from the
old corps of writers of "The Land We
LovK' the services will be secured of
thorough men of Science, anf of Practical
Farmers, Miners, Machinists, Ac
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TERMS OF SOUTHERN HOME :
Uue copy, one year, in advance,
Five copies, one year, : :
Ten copies, one year, : :
$2.60
11.25
20.00
ine remittances In every case must be by
wheck, P. O. Order, or Registered Letter.
I To those wishing to subscribe to an
Agricultural paper we would state that we
will furnish the
Southern Home and Rural Carolinian at 1.00
" . " and Southern Cultivator " 4.00
To Advertisers. The Southern Some,
having now the largest circulation of any
paper ; west of Raleigh, affords a fine adver
tising medium. Terms moderate.
CENTRAL HOTEL.
(Formerly Mansion House,)
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
II. C. ECCLES, PROPRIETOR.
The patronage of the traveling
public is respectfully solicited.
Jan 27, '73 ly . feb. 12, '72
Charlotte Hotel.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
W. M. MATTHEWS & SON, Proprietors.
Trust Chat the liberal patronage of the
public will be continued.
66 ly
Druggist and Chemist,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Has a well selected stock of
PURE DRUGS AND CHEMICALS,
Oils, Paints, Lamps, &c.
ALEXANDER & BLAND,
DENTISTS,
. Office in Brown's Building, op-'
posite the Charlotte Motel.
' Office hours from 8 o'clock a. in.
to 6 p. m. aug 4 tf
OATES BROTHERS,
Cotton Buyers
AND
General Commission Merchants,
College Street, Charlotte, N. C.
Consignments of Cotton. Grain, Flour,
Ac, solicited.
. Cash advances made on Cotton stored with
us, or shipped to any of the Northern or
Southern markets'.
Cotton Gins.
We are Agents for the celebrated
A.MERICAN NEEDLE COTTON GIN,
: - - Also for .
THOMAS WYNNE'S
Improved Open-Throat, Curved-Breast,
Double X, Self-Ribbed-Cleaning-Seed
)- PREMIUM AND DIPLOMA
COTTON GINS,
for which we solicit orders.
Sample Gins of both makes in store.
Certificates and descriptive circulars for
warded by mail upon application.
OATES BROS,
Cotton Buyers & Commission Merchants,
July 27 tsepb uouege eireei,
D. H. BYERLY,
Charlotte, N. C, Sells the Celebrated
'Excelsior Hot Blast Cook Stove,
also, manufacturer and dealer in
HEATING STOVES,
Tin, Sheet-Iron; Pressed, Japanned, Brass,
, - Copper and. Enamelled Ware.
TTniute Furnishing Goods and Hardware.
All manner of Bheet Metal Work prompt
ly A-rfilfoi-:-
Repairing done at short notice. - All ware
and worK warranipu. uiuno imraicu.
Jan 12
Farm for Bent.
vha cmhurihr nflfcrs for rent his Grange
Farm, on the Catawba river at the crossing
of the Lincoln railroad. There Is a good
house, with out-buildings, on the place,
within a few, hundred yards of Woodlawn
Depot. u xjl ixij.
Blooded Hogs for Sale.
Two fine vounir Sows, of the Essex breed,
are offered for sale. Apply at the Southern
Home office.
Movwt Airy iWliite JSulphur Springs
SURRY COUNTY, N. C.
This invaluable-Watering Place, which is
destined in the future to attract a large share
of the piFbllc attention, "will be opened for
the reception of a limited number of visit
ors, (say 60 or 70) on the 10th Inst. The Ho
tel is just finished and proves very cool and
pleasant. We can promise those -from the
city of Charlotte who visit us the best coun
try eating and the best appetite. Write to
me and get certificates of the wonderful
effects of the water on the merely debilita
. ted and on the diseased body and mind.
11. H. SMITH.
Mai. B. Y. Graves, Manager of Hotel. ;
P. S. Mr. Douthit, at Stockstqn's Hotel,
in Winston; or Mr. Taylor atMt. Airy, are
ready to convey passengers to the Springs
upon short notice.
Julyt413,. , .: -- ' - .
Change of ' Schedule.
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE,
A.. T. & O. It. R.,
Charlotte, N. C. Aug. 10, 1874.
On and after Monday, August 7th the fol
lowing schedule will be run over this Road:
GOING SOUTH.'
Leave Statesville. at i 11.50 a. m.
" Davidson College,. 1.37 p. m.
Arrive at Charlotte, - 3.03
GOING NORTH.
' Leave Charlotte, at
" Davidson College, .
Arrive at Statesville;
All charges must be pre-paid
7.00 p. m.
8.43 "i ,
10.30 "
on Freight
onered for shipment to
Henderson, Alexandriana
Section House,
and Caldwell's.
These beinsr ''Flag Stations." the Com nan v
is not liable for any loss or damage to freight
after it is unloaded, at either of the above
points. : ; . ,
No freight will be received by Agents, or
forwarded unless the name of consignee.
aud destination is distinctly marked there
on. J.J.UUSMLUX.
1 , Superintendent.
Aug 10 tf . . '
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(The only strictly Wholesale Grocery establishment in the City,) ..
Now offer to the trade a much larger stock of HEAVY and FANCY GROCERIES
than ever before.
PROVISIONS.
Our J. W. MILIiER recently canvassed the Northwest and made special arrangements
with backers and Bailroad Companies, such as will enable us to offer Bacon, Lard, Hams
dec. , at Baltimore prices.
FLOUR, (A Specialty.)
" Have also made special arrangements with some of the leading Mills of the country to
furnish us regular supplies of our celebrated brands l' Southern Beauty,1' t'Jride of the
Carolinas" and 'Our Pavorile," which we are selling at prices that defy competition.
(Send for samples and price list.)
Buying much larger than ever before, and for Cash, we will offer unusual inducements.
June 8 R. M. MILLER & SONS.
PIEDMONT fe ARLINGTON
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF VIRGINIA.
Principal Office,
W. C.
CARRINGTON. President.
HARTSOOK, Secretary.
D. J.
The annual exhibit of the Piedmont and
yeai 1874, is so remarkable in the exhibition
. : . 1 A ' i x a 1
Liu n, aiiu bu cauuuua 111 selection 01 lis. nssa, uai we ueem lb out justice 10 reier iu iub
matter as a success beyond precedent, and ah enterprise which deserves and should receive
the general patronage of the American people.
The Richmond Enquire?, of April 16tb, speaks thus of the company:
Piedmont and Arlington Life Insubance Company. The annual meeting of this
company was held at their office yesterday evening. The report of tb,e President exhib
ited a marked progress of the business during the past year, showing a decided increase
of new business as compared with the previous year, in spite of the disadvantage of the
recent nnanciai pressure, xne tollowing directors were elected lor tne ensuing term :
Wm. B. Isaacs, John Enders, D. J. Hartsook, J. C. Williams, W. H. Palmer, Parker
Campbell, C. H. Perrow, George S. Palmer, J. J. Hopkins, J. E. Edwards, W. G. Taylor
and w. C. Carrington. The directors then assembled and re-elected the old officers. The
assets of this company amount to $1,960,000.
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Plan Mutual. Issue policies on all legitimate plans. No restriction" on travel and resi
dence. Thirty davs' grace on payment of premiums. Life and Endowment Policies non
forfeitable after two annual, payments. Ten
A. "pata-up Jroiicy" in tnis company continues
tinuance of the Policy. .
Premiums can be paid annually, semi-annually, or quarterly.
Dividends on all cash policies declared first year, on loan policies after second year.
Dr. C. D. Rice, Raleigh, N. C,
General Agent for North arolina. $
The Most Popular
Clothing, and Gents'
IN CHARLOTTE, IS
E. SHRIEK'S TEMPLE OF FASHION, I THE DAVID PARKS' BUILDING.
There you will always find the
Youths' and Boys' Clothing, which
tion.
ENTIRE NEW STOCK OF
O O
J. A. YOUNG & SON offer a large and
ftnnria for fh Rnrini? and Summer season.
ture, and comprises select varieties of Drab De Tete.English, Scotch and Diagonal Wors
teds, Gray, Mixed and Fancy Summer Cassimeres, French Pique Hair Line and French
Derby, Worshare, Alpaca, Linen, Grass Linen, Duck, &c, in great variety, in suits or
by tne single garment.
A large and fine assortment of under Clothing, Hosiery, Gloves, Collars, Neck Ties,
Scarfs, M, and a stock of Fur, Beaver, Wool and Straw Hats, unsurpassed in the mar-
iQt
friends and the cftnerous public for the liberal patronage of the last sea
son, and ask them to call and examine pur
n- - .
Charlotte, N. C, April 13, 1874.
CHINA HALL ,
CHARLOTTE, W. C.
China, Crockery and Glass
Ware, Plain and Cut Gob
lets, Tumblers, Decanters,
Bar Bottles, Plates, Cups &
Saucers, Dishes, Mugs, Pre-
?eoroo. Sfnnda Halt Stands.
Cruets, &c, together with
all kinds of . Fancy Glass
ware, consisting of Bohemian Toilet sets,
Vases, Ac. Wood and Willow Ware, of all
kinds, and Housekeeping Goods generally.
Feb. 16-ly ! JAMES HARTY.
Slenhouse, Macaulay & Co.,
WHOLESALE AKD RETAIL
GrpOIEIRS
; AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
corner Trade and College Streets,
CHARLOTTE, N. C. .
Consignments solicited. Orders for Cotton,
Corn, Flour, &c, filled with care and des
patch. March 9, 1873 ly
Atlanta Nursery.
NOw is the time to plant Fruit and Orna
mental Trees, Shrubs, Roses, Ever
greens. Flowering Plants, Bulbon'a Roots,
Strawberry Plants, Raspberries, Currants,
Asparagus, Budding Plants, Rhubarb, &c
' My stock of the above is immense, and of
the very beet quality; I challenge any per
son to inspect it and find among .any of the
varieties spurious plants. For the past four
teen years I have made the sale of Trees,
Plants and Seeds my main business, and In
offering these to my numerous customers
and friends, do it In the same honesty of in
tention and conscience that I would be dealt
by. Persons living at a distance will please
send me a list of what they want and I shall
return it with price that I feel confident will
prove satisfactory. Orders solicited and
Eromptly filled. E. Van. Goidtsnoven,
orticultural Agent, P. O. Box 374. At
lanta, Ga.- ' mar. 23-2t. -
R. M. Miller & Sons,
WHOLESALE
CROCERS and PROVISION
DEALERS,
Corner College and Fourth Streets,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Richmond, Va.
JOHN E. EDWARDS, Vice-President
J- J. HOPKINS, Assistant Secretary.
Arlington Life Insurance Company, for the
of progress, so economical in its administra-
J 1 i J i. j e A J 1..
year life policies after one payment.
to participate n tneprojits aunng tne con
W. A. WILLIAMS, Agent,
Charlotte, N. G.
April 27 ly
and Reliable
Furnishing House
largest and; finest stock of Gents'
is sold at prices to defy competi
apr 13:tf
s
m
varied stock entirely new, of Gentlemen's
It is guaranteed to be of the best manufac
stock, with a full assurance that we will give
. J. A. YOUNG & SON.
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J, K. PUREFOY,
Bookseller Stationer,
TETON ST., CHARLOTTE. N. C.
Has constantly on hand, Writing Papers
of the following kinds, viz : Foolscap, Let
ter and Commercial Note, Legal Cap,
L0112 and Broadbill, French Note and
Envelopes to match, Freneh Initial Pa
per, assorted colors. Envelopes, all kinds
and sizes. Twenty-five doz. Diaries and
Tuck Memorandums, Pens, Pen-holders.
Pencils, Slates and Slate-pencils, Arnold's
Writing and Copying Inks, David's Blue,
Black. Violet and Carmine Ink, Full
Bound Ledgers and Day-Books, Half-
Bound Books m great variety, School
Books in use throughout the surrounding
country. Carl and examine my stock be
fore buying. Jan 26 tf
THE; LIVE
JOB PRINTING OFFICE,
(Over Farmers' Savings Bank,)
Charlotte, JV. O.
A full stock of Stationery always
on hand.
Alfbed Aldmgh, Suits Mobgan.
apr 13 -t :
C.T. COLYER,
Architect Landscape Gardener, Ac
Plans and specifications made for putlic
and private buUding. fTTout
ornamental designs made grounds.
Work superintended and carried out on
moderate charges. Address. P. O., Cnar
otte, N. C. ; . aprJO-u
Catawba Council.
A meeting of the Council is onered to be
held on Friday, the 4th September. A full
attendance Is requested. m
By order of the Executive Committee,
1 R. D. GRAHAM, Secretary
CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1874.
nltttttt Btot$.
F ABM EE BEOWN'S STOEY.
I have no words for her sweetness ; I
can't describe her; perhaps, were 1 to do
so, or even could I place her picture before
you, you might not see her as I did and do.
Every eye makes its own beauty, and to
me she was more beautiful than any other
living creature. . Nellie Brodie, I mean
lovely;Nellie Brodie, whose father was the
sexton of our church, a good old. man, but
prosy, and prone to tell one or two stories
about ghosts, proved not to be ghosts after
all, whenever one met him. Many and many
a time have I listened to them out in his lit
tle porch, of a summer's night, with the
moon bright above us, and" mysterious
chirps and cries in the bushes, and the
smell of the evening primroses growing far
sweeter and . sweeter, and Nellie still as
f quiet as a mouse, sitting with folded hands
between us.
We are busy folk enough by day; bat we
idled away the' long summer evenings to
gether, and thought no harm of it. J It is
good to be idle sometimes, in that happy
sort of way, and to tell the truth I like it.
No man could say I neglected my duty.
A better farm no man ever had, and larger
crops none gathered, and no starved cattle
grazed ih my meadows. ; As for my ''dairy
but that was sister Jane's doing. A
good house-wife, a pretty bright-dyed girl
with a warm heart, and a laugh that seem
ed to be catching. Alone together we two
were, and we were fond of each other.
I never told her I liked Nellie Brodie,
but I did not hide it from her . Nellie and
she were great friends. Over and over
again I tried to find out from Jennie what
she said about me Nellie, I mean but
the girl would never let a word slip out.
A true woman hides another woman's se
crets. I knew that and I built r on it.
"For," said I to myself, "if Nellie dis
liked me J ennie would give me a hint, sister-like,
and save me from mortification.
Either she knows nothing, or she knows
Nellie likes me."
After that. I may say I courted Nellie.
She knew I loved her, I'm sure of that:
even if I had not said so out and out. she
could not help knowing it.
But there were other young men in the
place of course, and many willing enough
to listen to old Brodie's stories for the sake
of looking at his daughter; and many a
jealous pang I had in those days, for Nel
lie had the same, pretty kindly ways to all,
and the same smile for every one.
1 used to think that a "no" from Nellie's
lips would go straight through my heart
like a bullet, and I found it hard to risk
the hearing of it. She must say it to all
but one of us, and I was not so handsome
as one, and not so witty as another, and
not so rich as a third. I think I never
knew how plain I was though, until I bad
my photograph taken one day, by a man
who had a gallery in the village. I thought
at hist he must have made too much of my
mouth and too little of my eyes;- bat ne
showed me plainly that the machine must
take a good likeness, because it was a ma
chine and couldn't make a mistake. I took
the things home and put them in a drawer,
and showed them to nobody; but they
took the little vanity I had out of me,
though I kept saying over and over again,
What do looks matter for a man ? '
I'd meant, you see, to give Nellie one for
her album, but I thought if I looked like
that it was best not. 1 ve heard other peo
ple speak of the same feelings since, in re
gard to photographers; and I .am not sure
now that they were always perfect.
V aitmg and watching, hoping and fear
ing, j. let tne time sup by; and winter
came with its frost and snow, and old Mr
Brodie told his stories by the fire, instead
of in the porch; and the lamp-light fell on
Nellie's yellow hair, as she sat knitting,
making the prettiest picture you ever saw;
and I made up my mind to put my fate to
the test before Christmas, and didn't. You
see whenva young fellow is in love he loses
courage. Uut one thing I vowed Nellie
should take a sleigh ride with me.
Tom Armstrong had said I had heard
him that he meant to drive the . prettiest
cutter,, the prettiest pair of horses, and the
prettiost girl in New Bridge. ; He meant
Nellie by the prettiest girl. His turn-out
might be what he chose, but Nellie should
never go with him. She should . go with
me. . j
The snow fell fast; and by morning you
could see nothing for miles around but
great white drifts, though the sky had
grown as clear as though it had been sum
mer. I called for Nellie in the afternoon,
and she was ready, and away we ' went
She looked charming, with her rosy cheeks
and bright eyes and sunny hair; and I was
happier than ever I had been in my life."
doing out of the village, we met Tom
Armstrong, with his splendid cutter. He
looked daggers at us both- or at least I
thought so; and he went as I heard after
wards to invite Sue Nichol to' ride With
him. As he drove out of sight, I made up
my mind, to. ask the question that would
settle everything on our way home, i '
Man proposes and heaven disposes.
Things happened that evening that I had
not thought of. We were going back, in
the moonlight, when I put my hand on
Nellie's and made her turn her eyes to
ward me. '
"I had been trying to. say something to
you for a long while," I said. "Perhaps
you guess what it is." : '
But before I could utter another word,
my horses became frightened at something,
and away they went like mad things. Nel
lie clung to me and screamed. I did my
best to stop them. They left; the road en
tirely and took their way across a 'field,
and striking against a stump the snow had
hidden, the sleigh was overturned, and we
were thrown out together.
I was not hurt, but Nellie lay insensible.
I lifted her in my arms and clasped her to
my bosom, and begged her , to open her
eves and to SDeak one word to me. ! But
she was like one dead; and in my terror I
dared not take her home, j I carried her,
instead, to my sister, who frightened half
out of her senses, came forth to meet me
She took Nellie into an inner room and
bade me bring a doctor : and he was there
soon. - '
1 spent an hour of agony, such as jE had
never felt before! but at last Jennie came
to me. all smiles. i
"There is no danger," she said, j "She
has come to herself: she only fainted from
fright You havn't killed her, or even hurt
her much, von foolish boy.
KnA T hnrat into tears.: Jennie ! bent
over me. i"T '
"Bnt to think that she ehonld be bo sly,'
she said. "A gentleman's portrait in her
hnnniri &H thiii while, and : not a word to
mAof it! I'll nnnish her for it now."
And away she ran back to Nellie, but
my tears were all dried tip, and my heart
rall. She was engaged to some one
olao thia cirl who was bo dear to me. Some
nn had been before me, and ahe wore his
portrait next to her heart. Fool that I
waa not to guess it.
I never asked whose portrait it was
Tom Armstrong's or Jack May den's, I did
not care. When Nellie was well enough
to go, in the course of an hour or two, I
drove her home and bade her good-bye.
I said : "I regret that I should have
been the means of , alarming you so, Miss
Brodie.". . r
; And she looked up : into my face with
her great blue eyes, and said, "It was not
your fault; you could not help it. It was
so foolish to faint away."
And I thought to myself, "what deceit
ful creatures women are 1" for the look she
gave me was as sweet as if she had not
worn another man'B portrait in her bosom.
A week from that . day, I , went to New
York, and sought put an old ship owner,
who had been my father's friend.
"I'm tired of farming," I said, "and want
to try the sea as a common sailor."
The old man would have laughed me
out of the notion; but when he . found me
firm, he gave me what help he could.
I went on board a vessel bound for
China, and wrote to sister Jennie, telling
her to send for Uncle William and his wife
to manage the farm, which I knew they
would be glad to do; but I never told. her
where I was or what I had done. I meant
you see, to -throw myself away, and be
heard of no more by any one. Of course,
I was mad for the time; that is. the only
excuse for me.
. So .1 led the sort of a life a sailor in the
merchant service leads no very pleasant
one I can tell you -for a year or two. . I
grew no better for it, and no happier. The
other men had mostly some one at home
mother or sister, wife or sweetheart to
get a letter or a message from at times; I,
of my pwn act.Tiad no one. And all the
while, at work or at mess, or in the hours
when watch was kept on deck, I thought
of Nellie; saw her as she looked when she
sat by her father's side in the summer
moonlight; saw her with the firelight on
her golden hair, beside the viuter hearth;
saw her smiling up at me as we whirled
through the snow drifts that last bright
day, and saw her as she lay like a dead
thing in my arms. And fancy painted other
pictures. I saw her as Tom Armstrong's
wife. I saw her oh, good heavens ! with
his children on her knee !
I am not sure but that I should have
turned idiot, had not something happen
ed to alter the circumstances in my posi
tion. This was nothing else than the "total
wreck of our vessel, and my narrow es
cape from drowning, but with an arm bro
ken by the falling of a spar. For a month
I lay on a sick bed; and then, with a soft
ened heart and a feeling that I was sick of
the sea, I went home to sister Jennie, to be
a farmer again, if I could.
In these two years she had never
had a line from me. Not an angry word
did she give me, but ran into my arms
and wept on my bosom like a child; and
then she showed me the wedding-ring on
her finger, and the baby lying - asleep in
the cradle, told me whose wife she was.
he was alrs Tom Armstrong, and 1 had
never guessed they liked each other I
And 1 m happy as the day is long,
she said, 'only fretting about you. How
could you go away so, JNedf If you did
not think of my feelings, you might have
remembered Nellie iirodie s.
"Nellie Brodie's feelings !" I cried. f'Nel-
ie Brodie's! . Dont laugh at me, Jennie."
'Laugh at you !" she cried. "Laugh at
you my dear ! I haven't thought of it. Did
you quarrel that night ? It must have been
a quarrel 1 think. Whose f ault was it,
yours or hers ?
"Miss Brodie and I never had a quarrel,
said.
"Oh, Nad," she resumed, softly, "don't
try to hide it from me, when I saw your
portrait in her bosom. I told you so, I
know, and thought it all settled and was
so glad."
"I started up and caught Jennie s wrist.
'My portrait ?" I cried.
"Why, Ned, Ned, dont look at me so.
screamed Jennie ; "what does it all mean?
Your portrait, of course; one of those pho
tographs you had taken I found the rest
after you went away. Oh, Ned, don't look
so, dear?" '
'I thought you told me she wore anoth
er man's picture," I said. "That drove me
away; that, and nothing else. Ohrwhat a
wretched fool I've been ! I did not know
she had my picture; and I might have cast
her away ! 1 who loved her so, and have
pined for her all these years ?"
Hat Jennie, dear Jennie, with her kind,
motherly face and loving woman's eyes,
came close to me, and put her arms about
my neck, and whispered, . "Pont despair,
N ed. bne has never liked any . one else,
and I know for certain,; that she wears,
your picture still."
And those words brought my youth back
to me; and the years seemed blotted out, and
was the N ed iirown who fell in love with
Nellie Brodie, once more. . .
Well, Jennie told the truth;. I went to
see Nellie Brodie, and found! her sweet
and beautiful as ever; and we . were ma r
rie'd when the spring came and the birds
began to build their nests in the green
orchard. Afterwards, when .she had been
my wife for some time, Nellie told me, un
der those ver y apple trees, how she had
found my picture one day when no one saw
her, ana worn it afterwards for love 01 me,
worn it and wept ' over it while I was
far away,' trying to forget her trying,, but
never succeeding; for the love I. had for
Nellie Brodie was part of my life, and will
be, I believe, part of the eternity, where,
when death severs us here, we shall be re
united. '
Sleep as a Medicine.
A physician says the cry for rest , has
always been louder than the cry for food.
. . .... . . . t.
Not that it is more important, Dut is 01-
ten harder to obtain. The best rest
comes from a sound sleep. Of two men
or women, otherwise equal, the one who
sleeps the best will bo the most moral,
healthy and efficient. Sleep will do much
to cure irritability of temper, peevish
ness and uneasiness. It will restore, to
vicrnr an oVer-worked brain. It will
build up and make strong a weary Doay.
It will euro a headache. It will enre a
broken spirit. It will cure sorrow. In
deed, we mieht make along list of ner
vous and other maladies that , sleep will
cure. The cure of sleeplessness requires
a clean bed, sufficient exercise to produce
weariness, pleasant occupation, good air,
and not too warm' room, a clean stom
ach, a clear conscience, and avoid all
stimulants and narcotics. For those who
are overworked, haggard ; and nervous,
whn nnna eleenfess nifhts. we commend
the adoption of such habits as shall secur e
- 1- til 1 '
sieen : otnerwise mo win uo ouum, uu
what there fa of it sadly imperfect.
It is reported that a committee, con
sisting ot an equal number of English
men And Italians has been formed for the
purpose of raising funds for the erection
of a monument to Lord Byron in Venice
OUE EUEOPEAIT; COEEESPONDEITCE.-
Baslb, Switzerland July 8tb, 1874
Messrs. Editors Southern Home: -If ' I
could only give you a graphic description
of what I have seen during the past six
weeks, I think it might interest you. .It
sometimes seems as if volumes passed
tbroHgh my' mind in a single day, some
notes of which I have taken by the way,
and may allude to at some future period,
time permitting. At present, .time and
space will only allow me to mention some
of the places where I have been since last
writing to you. .. ; . , U. . . . --.i
. Leaving Venice by rail .we cross the
lagoon to Mestre on, the. mainland by a
viaduct 2J miles long having 220 arches
the pillars of Which re6ts on 80,00D piles
driven in the mad. . Besides the ' arches;
$here are ; several lembankmen'ts, the
largest of which 450 feet long by lOD
wide. Tbe mainland oh which Mestre
stands, was called Dogada in the time of
the Old Republic;'' It- was' there' where
Palladio bniit a fine palace for the Bar
baro family. From that point! proceed
ed to Padua, through a flat country high
ly Cultivated, and villages churches and
country jseats, dispersed all along with
canals and fine roads running between;
TheTyrblese Alps are seen all along on the
north. I noticed every here and there
thatch-covered bouses which I suppose
were for "the " cultivators of the soil.,
They looked very neat--generally built
in an oblong quare, with hipped roof,
very 6teep. . Padua is still a place -ct oon
eiderable importance; population; 65,000,.
It is a very ancient place. Here Livy
was born. He and Virgil call it Patavium
and state-that Anterior founded it and
thero.planted his Trojans; It is consid
ered a very .healthy place, and for that
reason is a great resort for Italians seek
ing health; When Attila plundered it in
452, its best citizens went and built Venice
which-had no existence till that time. It
is a fortified city and like all such has nar
row streets. There is much about it and
its ancient history that is interesting.
I, however, gave it but a 6hort visit, ;.
I next proceeded up the flat but finely
cultivated valley to. Vicenza. . Before
reaching the latter place, we passed
through two short tunnels.. ,Tbia. town ;
is said to have been founded, near 400
years before Christ- Its population now
is about 36,000. . Vicenza is located
on the banks of Bachiglione and another
mountain stream. It is a doubled-walled
town with narrow arcaded winding
streets. It is the birth place of Palladio,
the great architect, and here s re seen
many fine buildings designed by, him.
The place is surrounded by , beautiful
low round hills, many of which are
crowned with white villages or summer
houses with battlement walls and towns
surrounded by vineyards, From the top
of some of these hills a splendid view is
obtained of the broad atfd fertile valley
away down to the Adriatic.. This is the
birth place of Fra Giovanni, who in 1233
at a great meeting near Verona, attempt
ed to oring anout a general peace which
ended by burning six heretics. . In
1848 this place was . bombarded for 18
hours by Badetzky and had to capitulate
to the Austrians. Its silk manufactories
are said to bo the most important in north
ern Italy, and it also parries on a large
trade in artificial flowers. Soon after
leaving Vicenza a fine view .of the Berice
Hills (a volcanic range) is obtained, after
which we crossed the Alpone, a sluggish
stream with marshy banks, with dikes
built up across them. At the juncture of
this stream with the Adige is tbe village
of Arcole and the famou3 bridge where
BOnaparte came so-near losing his life in
.November. 179&, .-Although in. ..sight. 1
did't stop to visit it. , Next I passed Cal-
diero where Bonaparte was defeated by
the Austrians before his many repulses
at Arcole and final success. The route
all along here and on to Verona is through
fertile plain, with the vine twisted
around and along the rows of mulberry
trees with fine wheat generally between,
which is being cut (reaped very neatly
with sickle) and the . land plowed or dlig
and generally com-pIanted-!-OT- sown
broadcast with, corn. Both; the corn and
rieh potatoes are very, thick, on the
ground compared with our planting to
the North ot this plain are hills cultiva
ted to the top, and behind them is seen the
Alps which bound Italy,,,, Verooa has a
population of some 65,000. It stands on
tne oanKs 01 tne Aaige at tne loot or tne
Tyrol Alps among the hills. The river runs
through it and the streets run upon- the
sides of the bills. Those in.the valley are
subject to be swept over by the swift
rive. . It is an old walled and fortified
city it is now defended by forty-four
different works erected by the Austrians
and adapted to modern strategy. They
considered . it the key to their Italian,
possessions while they, held Lombardy,
It was at one time said to be second 6nly
to Rome for its remains of ancient build-
nes. The Temams of the fortifications
built by Sanmicheli one of her sons, is
still to be seen, and he stood, high in his
day as a military engineer .and architect
There are the remains of several Roman
buildings here of much interest." Among
them is the-Amphitheatre which ranks
second only to the Colosseum at Borne.
It has been an oval 500 by 404 feet m
diameter arid 98 feet . high. . Verona was
the birth-place of two' of I taly's famous
painters, and tney claim to ' nave nere
the tomb of Juliet. There is much both
ancient and modern to .interest. the trav
eler, and the place has fine surroundings.
Leaving Verona we were soon at Jjaice
di Garda (a beautiful lake,) and at its end
stand Perchierai a strongly fortified place
with a population of some 17,000. Here
you may take a steamer and reach the
head 01 tbe lake in lour nours. as you
pass up, on the left bank is Desenzans, a
little port with its old tavern, and a point
where stands tno ruins 01 an old castle,
Scaligero, now called the grotto of Catnl
lua. Salso, on the point, was tbe resi
dence of Lady M. W. Montague. Salso
was occupied by ' (iaribaldi on the 18th
Junej 1859. When an Austrian steamer
was steering into port, be ordered a bat
tery that he had just armed to fire her a
warm salute, ana tney id it so "well that
her magazine exploded, and before a ves
sel from port could reach her, she was in
flames and sunk with nearly all on board.
At tbe bead of the Jake or even from the
laBt place mentioned; is a fine panorama
The lake, with Monte Baldo with ita
snowy summit in the distance, : and the
Alps beyond. . , .
" Leaving the lake, we Boon reach Sot-
ferine, where the 'great battle of the 24th
June, 1859 was fought the French losing
in killed and woanded 12,000, and the
Austrians 20,000. What a splendid place
for an . officer to direct" a large ' army.
Near are some beautiful hills from which
splended views are obtained of the great
piain exiencung irom tbe Tyrolese Alp
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on the one hand, the Apennines on the
other. ;' ' - ' ' ' '; ; "-; ; '" :;:
. Leaving SoTferiho, .we next come to
Lonato, an old . town where Bonaparte
defeated the Austrians 3rd August, 1796.
A short distance to the leftis CaBtiglione
dellafitivere, where the Austrians on the
5th August; 1798 , were finally beaten and
driven out of Itaty, Here stands Monte
Bely Wer wjth. its barrpn top joverlobk.
ing the to wn; which stands, mostly on tho .
sidd of a hilh.i It was from the tower of
St Peter's, here, thaf Louis Napoleon .
watched tho battle of Solferino, and the
churches here were filled after the battle
with the wounded. That old castle stand,
ing above-t he town yraa oAde' stained
with thebldodbf the Marquis of Rodolph.
Proceeding east across the.plaina to tbe
Chfese,' which flows from .two lakes, on
lKstreara""Ts 'PohtelSt; TMarcqa little to
the right:ial CjJcinato,.: where Victor
Emanuel had bis , headquarters in June, '
1859.' Nine miles further cast we reach
ed Brescia, a : bustling city of 'over 40,000
inhabitants, located in a !richh; country,
near the melia where the Alpine hills fall
into the great plains .of .Normandy. Like
many of the old towns, its . streets are
narrow and are arcaded as many of the
Italian towns are. It stands at the foot
ot a beautiful duster of hills on which
are many beautiful villas. . It has a fine
supply of water by canal which not only,
supplies it,8 72 publio fountains so that
they can wash the street's, but private
fountains, I am informed, are also sup
plied and the waste water used for run
ning small machinery. ' It is the ancient
Brizia, and ia said to have been colonized
by the Romans over , 200 years before
Christ was raviahedby the Goths and.
and afterwards taken by the Lombards,
whose last King was a native. It was
the birth-place of Arnaldo di Brescia, a
reformer who .was burnt at Rome in 1155.
There is much connected with its history
that is interesting. ' It was once celebra
ted for its fire-arms, Babres and cutlery.
The country around is studded with vil
lages and country seats. Jfroceedmir
east 30 miles through a very interesting
country.we arrived at Bergamo.built in an
amphitheatre between Bremba and Serio
which now between tbe YatoliDa moun
tain. It is surrounded with walls and
ditches and haa a castle on top of Monte
Virgil 10, from whence is a fine view. The
suburbs of the town extend around the.
bottom of this hill. Its most singular
building is its Fiera house. It is a large
quadrangle with three gates on each side, -.
and several streets in it, with 600 shops,
and a fountain in the midst. ' A Fair is
held here every August, and silk goods,
I am told,; are sold or offered for sale to
the amount of twenty-five million francs.
Every yard of ground , is turned to ac
count. Olive oil, silk, iron, prints and
woolen are said to be its principal pro
ductions. It gives name to tne citrus
bergamium which yields the -essence of
bergamot, and has: much, of historical
interest connected with it. Leaving here,
we turned as it wero, our backs to tho
mountains, and sped away across the
plain for Milan, over 30 i,miles distant.
Mulberries; take the place ki vines; mead
ows are more plentiful, and before reach-.
ing Milan we were passing through rice
fields. Milan has much' about it to ad
mire, it is a gay business place,1 popula
tion aboue 190,000. The marble cathe
dral is the finest in point of masonry I.
have seen in Italy, it is built in the florid
Gothic stylo, 371 feet long by 226 wide
and 92 high, in tho arches,' 122 feet highi
in the nave, the vaulting -of which is.
about 150 feet high, and that of the cupa
lo 127 feet It has .100 spires, the prin
cipal one is 360 feet high, irom the top,
of which a fine view is obtained of the.
extensive plain extending down to the-, '
Adriatic, while across the plain to the
north and west are seen the long range
of the Alps :with their ; towering peakB
and white snows, and to the south the
raflge of the Apennines.,. There issome
3000 statues used as brackets or supports
and there is some 7,000 niches for statues,
thus requiring 10,000 statues in all for
the building about 8.000 of thoefc statues
.are in position and 2,000 more arerequir-,
ed to complete the building, lhe wnoe
is of fine marble, even the roof, is. of the
same material. While, many of the
churches at Rome and some at Naples
and Venice are much finer inside none of'
them anything like, equal this on the ex
terior, , While the .dome at St.Peter's at
Borne is covered with;, lead, the. roof . of
the main building is covered witb tile oh
the roughest sort of wood-work the arch
es being under; here: alt is fine white mar
ble and tbe floor is of fine checkered marble.,.-
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The old town of Milan is surrounded
by a canal and the- streets 1 narrow- and
crooked, and tbe Cathedral was at one :
JU me. much crowded. They --are now :
ppeningup around it fine squares and '
streets and have put up Very fine build- -
Dg and many are yet going up. On latn
one laBttbey bad a temho hail storm,
the effects of which are still seen. : In
the. grand Arcade aloti'e, near tbe Church,
170,000 francs worth or glass watt broken,
and amongst 'the statutes ranged along
in itr the, head of Mi Angelo was smashed -off.
Even the walls are marked with the ;
bail-stones, wlrfch-are eaid-to have been
rona three to four ounces m weight. J "The
groves around have not yet recovered their
leaves; We spent the Sabbath here and
then proceeded through a very in teres tins
country to Coire and took steamer np that
beautiful mountain lake -to the foot of the
now-crowned mountains.1 And from there
across the Alps with carriage and ' horses, '
py way 01 : the; Bpiugen pass and down
through the famous Mala' to Cairof where '
we took the rail. Time and - space forbid
me saying4 anything about the grandehr
01 tnis routed L have thus bid farewell to
Italy with its broad, highly cultivated plains
ana mils, its ancient rums and fine arts, its
magnificent temples, ceremonious priests' '
and beggars, and many fine people and
soldiery passed through the Alps with its
pure snow, and am now descending tbe
valley ol the Xhine which runs beneath my
window while 1 write. ? xiow different axe
things here from : what they, were 1 away ;
down in Italy. lhe churches are not kept '
for show rand :; priestly ceremony in - this
place; things which I -could in no way con-
nect .witn tne meeK ana lowly esus and
his disciples,' except bythe words "the
poor ye have always with yon." Wherever
we found many priests there were many beg-
gap. .... .. , : , j, : A Teavileb.. ..."
J udge DooliUle,of Wisconsin, said in an
address to the, law ; students at ; Madison,
that he who would in the name of the pro-
lessionBurnp stnle, encourage htigaion
for iany purpose, and" especially-tc put '-moneyiiniiia-
pockets, is unworthy of it.
In the, Judge's opinipn,.but one f word; de A
scribes Bueb. a man andr such, a character,
and Uiough ixewlyicoineoT frbrp ! the mint of "
siang; rt is too ; intense in meaning" "not to'
do useaj it is 'flnyster.' '1
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