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CLKMEXT G. WRIGHT,
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Office at the comer of Bow and Green stiets.
Feb'y 3, 165.
.1. A. SPKAKS.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ATTENDS the Courts of Cumberland, liar net
Vake and Tohnston.
A 1 lrc-;s, To va-r, ltarnett Co., N. C.
Feb. 1G. 1856. 85-y
B.lRTirW FULLER,
Attorney at fja'V,
PA YETTEVHj'.H, x , r . .
lav be consulted at Uie Law Oflice of Jese G.
Shep-
herd. Esq., on Green Street.
July 1!), 1856.
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JOHN O. SHAW
ATTTOaEY AT I.UV.
Tioekinghani. Uichmoiid County North Onrr,lia
Will practice in the Courts of Richmond. Anson and
Robeson. All binin-jss entrusted to hi card will re
ceive strict attention. July, 11. ly-58
V7
a X .t .! :X I : t
B0AHD1AU no USE.
T
II he Subscriber is now prepared to aeetiiinoli'te
six persons with board, in addition to the numbe1 !
she now has. The builuie, which she occupies is :
conveniently situated on ihe Doualdoll Lot, ll.:y j
mount, and is a good l j-.vtUji-. '''r a Summer and
Winter residence. No pains will be spared to ui.ika
her. boarders comfortable.
February, G. .MARTHA II AUT.M AN.
A. 31. iJaaiphi-i a .
-VUCTIOSEKR &. Ctl3i3HSS0i -I ?i 111 il A .. i' ,
Kast side of Gillespie street.
Fayi; tte vii.i.e, N. C.
Octolur 1, 1855
31 A
Nearly opposite
Oct. I. 1S5G.
V V C T O Tt V,
11 Y
GEO. LAUDER.
to E. XV. W, 11 kin -s-Fayetteville,
N. C.
Auction Store
Pali Stock, 1S5T.
B. F. P 12 ARC 12 & 3 .,
RE now receiving a lav
of jaaaL'Tsar
d and well selected slock
rs tildes is. S3 zsr $
uasisting in part of :
Black and Figured Silks;
. nglish and French Merinoes;
Plain and Fii'd DeLanes;
French all wool Plaids;
Alpaeas of all qualities;
Black Bombazine;
English, French and American Prints;
Chenille Shawls, (beautiful patterns;)
Ladies' Cloaks of every description;
Jaconet Edarmors and Insertions;
Collars and Undersleeves ;
Hosiery, Gloves, Belts;
Ribbons, Trimming-s, &e.;
Cloths and Cassinieres;
Tweeds, Jeans and Suttinets;
White and Colored Flannels:
Bleached and brown Shirtings;
Allendale 10-4 Sheeting;
Bleached and Brown Drillings;
Plaid Linseys and Kerseys;
M irlboro' Stripes and Plaids;
Brown and Bleached Table Cloths;
Towellings of all kinds;
Negro Blankets;
Extra quality Bed Blankets;
Spiral, Brass and Whalebone Hoops;
Good assorting;. t of Hoop Skirts;
Yankee Notions of every variety, kind,
quality;
Silk, Leghorn, and Straw Bonnets;
Moleskin, Cassi-uere and Wool Hats;
Boots, Shoes, Umbrellas, &c.
ALSO
A large and fashionable stock of
i
Hill
3
All ot which will be sold low for CASH, or on our
usual time to punctnal customers either at Wholesale
or Ke.all. All persons are respectfully invited to
give us a call.
B. F. PEARCE. J. W. PEARCE. Jr,
Sop. 12 1857 67-tf
w
n. t u ti 1. 1 v a r o x,
General Commission Ncrchant.
NORTH WATER STREET,
Wil ninsrlon. A7" (1
Wtu glvft p,r80nai attention to the sale or lrnmeat of
all cois.gaments of Xaval Stores or llh l
try
will c r.mmnH.T . -l-l u&ieu tO 01
ns care.
, t i . aituuuea to
Aprn ia is.)? .
Safety Fluiil Lanws.
:ALSO:
GOOD Knives & Forks, with 2 & 3 pronnr tl,el rorks
a 1.25 & 1-50. A large supply of WAITER5 of all
sizes. Best Brittannia and Plated Spoons. For sal o
at the CROCKERY STORE by
W.'N. TILLING II AST
Feb. 20. 4t
The following valuable real estate, the property o
E. C. Hall dee'd. is offered for sale and consists of the
following tracts :
. That desirable place known as Rome, containing
about 260 acres with all the improvements. This
place will be sold entire or divided, to suit purchasers,
it being probably one of the bt;st business stands in
the country, and is very desirable to those wishing to
enter the mercantile .business.
Xo 2, Consists of a' Lot and Brick Store (2 tene
ments,) in Cambleton, on Bridge Street near Clfken
don Bridge, r.nd is a very desirable stand for buness.
No 3, Is 3 Vacant lots in Campbellton, knoviiifLn'City
plot, as Nos '09, 111. 112, an balof lot 1 13. :
No 4. Isf. dwelling houseand lot on Haymbmit,
corner of PYankroaa and Adams St. A very desira
ble residence for the whole year.
No 5, Is a Corn Mill and Steam Engine and Boiler,
of 10 or 1 5 horsepower. This is well worth the at
tention of those living where water power is not avail
able, and will be sold at a great bargain.
For terras apply to J. II. IIALL, Assignee. .
August 1,1857. ' " "-- "tU-tl
DEALER
C o nfection
aries, Perfu mer
ies, T read,
Crackers of
all kinds.
Fruirs'
Nuts,
Fancy Ar
-3.
and a vari
ety of arti
cles in t ho
GROCERY LINE.
. Foot of Hii vmouut, Fayetteville, N. C.
Oct. 24. 1851. 73-y
FOREIGN
DOMESTIC.
C. E. LEBTH has on
HAND at present a
s. t-
SELECT
ASSORTMENT OF
LIQUOBS,
4" Consisting in part o
OLD NASH BRANDY
PURE old Rye Whiskey
Seupjiei'iioi'.g Wine- Vintage 1S55
Bhls -do
-do
) Bids
Domestic Whiskey
- - - N. E. Rum
ITOLTiAND GIN
i3-tf
do
do
5
'LOOK OUT FOB TSIE LOt ONOTIVI '
lias jissr rec : ve.l a larpre and general STOCK OF
(I OUKS suited to tlicFalland Winter trade. consisting
of -v choice selection of
Stable- a;iS f aiwi-j .' ilY OOOilS,
Hoofs and Shoes-, with almost everything desirable in
that line.
I'kl.Mi: FAMILY GROCERIES always to be had
AT LETT'S.
Goods sold at the lowest prices for CASH, or ex
changed for country prolnce.
i'lt. 2ii. 1X."7 1 y-pd
NUTICi-:.
Poisons indebted to Jas. C. McEaehin. ftS Guardia
of tiie heirs of John Morrison, dee'd, are hereby re
spectf'ully iuiviriried, that said guardian 1ms in u great
majority of instances endorsed and transferred then
notes to the undersijrned. Also, that our urgent, ne
cessities, apart from the reqi ircntents of the endorser
compel us to collect as speedily as possible. All those
indebted will therefore? oblige us, and themselves too.
by paying up immediately. M'e must and will sue
where the money is not forthcoming.
A. 1). MORRISON.
J. M. MORRISON
N. A. .MORRISON.
Laurinburgh. N. C. March 7, 1857. 40-ti
tmts,
il:
V
a rills! i,
Brushes, for
S u 1 e b y
Aug.
S.J.
HINSDALE.
15, c:
-tf
WOTICE.
WANTED Three first rate Workmen, for which
the best of prices will be given, and study work. The
price for making Boots, 3.75; for footing, "2.75; Shoi
I 5 ). Wanted immediately.
M. FAULK.
Dec. 31.
82-tf
TSiOY FULLER,
Attorneys and f ouiiEciIoi-s
AT LAW.
liU.J;BKiTO N
C.
RORERT
form d aii .
sio.i iii Ron
E. TROY" & JOHN r. FULLER, have
-rociai'u.u tor ihe practice oi their profes-.-o
i co.. nils 1.. E. 'Iroy "U also at
tend the Courts of id.iden and Columbus, aad J 1
Fuller thos"1 ot Cumberland.
t heir Odice ia Lumberton will be kept open at all
times.
Jauuarv 9. 1K58. 83-tf
J A M E S
C Smith. Mii.es Costint
J V.liis C S.111T ii it CO.,
C c in mis s ion Merchants,
II;ivc removed their oiliee to the second story of the
IjuilJiug formerly occupied by the Telegraph Company
where they are prepared to attend to all business in the
Commission liue.
All business entrusted to Ihenl Will be punctually
attended to.
Wilmington, October 1, 185G y
00 D STOCK!
VliS now receiving TIlElK SECOND STOCK FOR
THIS SEASON, embracing",
flats, 15 ot, HSiocs,
AND MaE-CP ClOTIIIXG,
Tn which thev invite the attention of Wholesale ,
buyers generally.
J. B . Stakk.
Oct 10.
rr. M. Williams-
71-tf
FAYETTEVILLE HOTEL.
FRANK X. ROBERTS. & CO
having
leased this Ilotel, will be pleased to see their
former patrons and friends, assuring them that
they will use every exertion to please
F. N. Roborts. f J. GL Smith
Jan. 9, 1358. 83-tf
White Lead ami
i Bate hy
Auj. 13,
Iinseed Oil, for
S. J. HINSDALE.
63-tf
7f
'i
OF
THE
KOIitH CAROLINA PRESBTTERIAB
The Presbyterian Church in North Carolina'
has long labored under a serious flisauvauiagti
from the want of a journal to advocate heir
claims and represent her interests. It is esti
mated that only 1000 Presbyterian Weeklies
are taken in the bounds of our three Presbyte
ries. We have 13,000 Communicants, and "it
is safe to infer that there are 30,000 Presby
terians in principle in the State. Our Syod,
stands fifth in the Union in point of number
and her membership is srreater than that,-, of
any Synod South or West of Pennsytvouia.
Our sister States on the North and SottthT
neither of which has a membership so lareis
ours, publish the v Central, aud the-Stjieru
Presbyterian, for. the benefit of their people.
Hie time has come when the Presbyterian
Churchin North Carolina should likewise do
her duty to her children. It is a conceded and
important fact, that hundreds of our members
will take a State paper who will take no other
The Paper is needed to be the organ of our
Synod and Presbyteries" to eleVate and en
lighten the piety of our membership by diffusing
evangelical knowledge to promote the cause
of Education to develope the talents of our
Ministry, and to strengthen the attachment of
our people to the soil and sanctuaries of their
own State. - .
If our Church in other States, and other
Churches in this State, can supply their mem
bers with a religions journal, why may not we?
Are North Carolina Presbyterians inferior in
talent, energy and patriotism to their neighbors
on the orthor South, or to Christians of
other denominations at home? With the
same or better opportunities of accomplishing
this work, shall we leave it undone? In the
language of one of our most able and useful
Ministers, an adopted son of our State, "It
ought to have been undertaken 20 years ago,
but it is not too late to begin to do right."
In the last two or three months, a fund of
about $5000 has been subscribed as a perma
nent capital. At a meeting of the contributors
held at Greensborough on the 14th of May,
Rev. A. Baker, Chairman, the Paper was un
animously located at Fayetteville, under the
name and title of the North Carolixa Pres
byterian. Rev. Wm. N. Mebnne and Rev.
George McNeill were elected Editors: Rev.
Messrs. George McNeill, Wm. N Mebane, A.
Baker and C II. Wiley, and Messrs. George
McNeill, Sr., John H. Cook aud David Mur
phy were appointed an Executive Committee,
to establish the Paper and manage its business
a flairs
It is our wish and design to make the North
Carolina Presbyterian a journal of the first
class, equal to'the best iiTtiie country iiriypo
graithicat appearance and in adaptation' to the
wants of our Churches. Its columns will afford
the latest intelligence, both foreign and domes
tic, and special care will be taken to give a full
and accurate summary of State news. The
name of the Paper is designed to be an expo
nent of its character aud contents. From con
viction, it will advocate the conservative, or
thodox, Old School doctrines and order of the
Church.
Our first appeal is to our own people to N
C. Presbyterians. Whilst we rely confidently
upon their favor, we trust that the native sons
of North Carolina who have found homes in
other States, and the adopted citizens of our
State who form so important an element in our
Ministry and membership, will take a
interest in this enterprise, and give it
deej
their
hearty support.
Terms: $2 per annum in advance, or on de
livery of the first number; $2 50 in six months
$3 at the end of the year. To clubs of 25 or
more, paying in advance and when the Paper
is sent to one address, a discount of 10 per
cec.t. will be allowed. Our Ministers and
Elders are earnestly desired to act as Agents,
and all others friendly to the cause will please
; assist in procuring as many subscribers as possi
Die, and lorwaru tne names, by August 1st, to
this Office. As soon as 1500 subscribers are
obtained, the first number will be issued. If a
; taitnlui and vigorous eiiort is made in the next
two months by those Hho take a lively interest
I in this work, we will without doubt, be able to
begin tne publication at the end of that time
with a paying subscription list of at least 3000.
I Address, Edi's of the North Carolina
Presbyterian, Favette.dle, N. C.
i Favetleviile, Mav 20, 1857
FOR SALE.
Iteavy 4-1 Beaver Creek Sheetings.
Cottoa Yarn, Warp and Filling, Nos. 5 to 10.
ALSO,
Belt. Picker, Roller and Lace LEATHERS.
Oils aivfl Manufacturer's Findings. -Winter
straiued. Sperm. Lard and Linseed Oil3.
Shattlie"? MaglaAs, French Glue, Emory, Roller
Cloth aud Glass Steps.
J. II. HALL, Pres. B. C. M. Co.
.Titlv 2fi. 185 ff 8-t.f
IO.OOO 18n. Tallow anted,
For which the highest cash price will be paid.
Oct.. 1. 18.11 A. M. C MP BELL.
A. A. 3JcKcllian
respectfully informs his friends and the public, that iie
O uilt up larg-e substantial Brick Buildings at his
1'Id Stand, expressly for manufacturing Carriages,
f hanklul for the very liberal patronage he has received
or the last 21 years, he hopes by strict attention to
business, with a desire to give satisfaction, to merit a
continuance of the same. He warrants his work to be
made of the best material and by experienced workmen
iu each branch of the business. His work will compare
favorably with any rcade in the Uuited States, for neat
ness and durability.
He is determined to sell and do any work in his line
on as good terms as any work done elsewhere that is as
well done. He now has on hand, finished, the largest
stock of CAR R I AGES, BAROUCHES, ROCKAWAYS.
AND BUGGIES, ever ottered in this place, and a very
large ko :k of work uearly finished, w hich will be sold
very low for Cash, or on short titne to punctual custom
ers. Slle has on hand more than ONE HUNDRED
AND FIFTY Vehicles finished and iu course of con
struction; jSTAI! work made byhim is warranted 12 months
with fair usage, and should it fail by bad workmanship
or material will be repaired free of charge;
Persons wishing to huy wonld do well to cail and
examine fo themselves.
Ordefsthankfully received and promptly attended to.
"Repairing executed at short notice and on very rea
sonable terms.
Fayetteville, Oct 1.185P.
NORTH CAROLINIAN
FAYETTEVILLE, X. c
iA'.r.'...,'Frcm the New Orleans. Delta.
' Africa n Slave -TrafTe opened at the
- '"-South; 'r.
Some startling and insignificant facts have
come to our knowledge. We have hesitated to
disclose them, bnt nfter inquiry, examination
8nd' consultation,: we are convinced that both
ouiv ana noircy aemanaea disclosure. Thn
- - - - ... .
facts, we say, are sfartlmg; they are crucial,
They will sarpr.seand encourage many ,n or
counting rooms and offices, and mnny on the
plantations and in.the towns, but "most of all
they will astound the Cal.inets of Western
Europe, and eminently assist to confirm between
tbeprnal French people and our own Norman4ed a physician to cure his cold. Accordingly
ruTT Hnarupnot-Southan unwritten bnt hearty, Ke4 sent for one, and in the interim, wishing to
magnarrimous nfid nnconqnerabie league fegfixffst'ow :-Dr:--Johfl.'BoI! , -how -welt be coajd talk
the allied avarice and envy, cairt and rapneity
of England and the Northern States. Altho
the foiled and furious enemies of our institutions
may shake np. nnrork and pour out on our
battered brows the foaming vials of their wrath;
although the F resident may be shocked and
embarrassed; and although the erent parties of
the country may be bitterly disappointed and
imprangled, let it go forth that. Southerners
have tiiken into their own hand the law, and
opened the African Slave Trade with the South;
that Africans are now imported into Mississippi
and other seashore States; that in Mississippi
there is a market for African slaves, and that
on plantations in that great and intcrpid State,
negroes recently imported from Africa are at
their daily work. The authority on which we
make this announcement is indisputable. Wc
even have cdvices that in Miss"ssippi, Henry
Hughes and some of his party now private
ly urge the Labor Immigration movement, not
to open the supply of Africans, but to legiti
mate, moralize, retrnlate and equalize the sup
ply already opened aud impossible to be closed.
We have some further details. Some neuroes
are disembarked on the Atlantic coast and
brought overland to the Mississippi cotton
fields, hut the Mississippi seacoasts's peculiar
facilities for landinir and secreting cargoes, and
the conveniences of Pearl River as a channel
for distribution, are not overlooked.
The profits of the Mississippi slave trade are
enormous. We have been so fortunate as to
procure from undoubted authority some inter
esting details They relate to the operations
of the Mississippi slave trade, and are authenti
cated by operators. It. ied not be said in the
first place that the bark engaged In the traffic
to the South must, be a fas; saihir, for this is
indispensable to the security of She officers and
crew, the health of the cargo, and the rapidity
of the pecuniary returns. For a trip from the
Mississippi coast to Africa and back, there must
be a captain, snpcrcariro. three mates, three
cooks, steward, and between twenty and thirty I
rst class mcn. -The vessel rcu-i be jreil t
supplied with extra running and standing rig-!
ging, and also supernumerary spars, ropes, top-
masts, and suits of sails An assortment of the
flags of all nations will he particularly desirable, I
but the most useful is now the French flag, be-j
cause TJritish cruisers will not verify the colors j
and take the same liberties as with the United I
States flag. The fare of the ship's crew must j
be the very best, and their good will must It? !
carefully conciliated, because, during the voyage !
a mutiny is disastrous; and nfter the voyage, a!
treacherous or vindictive information is. to say !
the least, troublesome and expensive. To pro-!
cure the rnorl will of the. men nine n rlpnpmk
-------- t. - --- . - r
on tne mates, over whom tue captain ongiu
keep a strict watch. For the subsistence
the negroes there must be a plentiful supply
to !
of!
hard bread, corn meal, rice and an abundance
of vinegar, red pepper, pure water and drugs.
In distributing diet, the greatest regularity is
to be observed, and the very first symptoms of
disease promptly treated. As to the capacity
of the superior officer, it may be safety said
that a slavf r requires in it more courage, talent,
honesty, fidelity, skill and discretion, than any
other ship in any other trade. Indeed, the
captain and supercargo must, between them,
act as navigator and naval officer, merchant
and physician, diplomatist and magistrate, not
to mention the functions of chaplain.
As to the expenses and profits of the vovage,
the latest advices were from the captain of a
bark which sailed from onoof the CJeorgia ports.
He has quite recently 'etnrned, and reports that
on account of the vigilance of cruisers, negroes
had accumulated on the coast; and in a manner
'V'1, , w...-..v,.,v ..vv,
tins the pr.ee hnd fellen to nnder thirty dollars
vlnr tori t Ii o m nvL-ott! o ihI r hot in nnnconnniQ s r
gohl d silver, ns'the head man will not, as
formerly, barter for merchandize.
W e may estimate, a cargo to numbe seven
hundred negroes, although many more than that
are often curried; but whatever the number,
none purchased should be over twenty-five years
of age: Seven hundred, at an avert.ge cost of
thirty dollars a piece, will amount to $21,000
anu ineir price in fis conmrv or vunn iuhn
Will
range from $450 to $1200. But if sold for
$500, say, the car.ro will net $350,000. Free
ly allowing, then, $150,000 for t lie entire ex
penses of the vovasre and all possible loss, the
profits ot on round voyage will amount to
'
$200,000. w here the profits are so exorbitant,
we can well understand why the business has
been begun in the b'Outh.
We can well understand the- impossi
sibility of closinir the trade now begun, and
most of all, we now can understand that the
jrrt-at question is not whether there shall be
for the South a supply of African labor, be
cause that is now settled, and the great and
absorbing question is whether, 'according to
Hughes's method, the supply shall be so modi
fied as to be legitimate fair, regular and equal.
ioosino-
" tlalio, toy friend, I see you are
' 77 flntlt--mtn . utl i crnfi tit.
at fcs
srP'ocd friend, tputteriv most fearfully.
lwwhat, ? losing- flesh ! you impudent
.ii t T'li w vn Vi-,.J qt T'm
Sir I, Sir, last nio-ht, Sir. was weighed, ith corn, salt, oil, isinglass and other pro
Sir, and had o-ained fen pounds, Sir, Very ductions of the North, which find a market
pretty state of affairs, if a person has to be
uisuiwrt in wo j
an max, a can say is, n yuu uu
will find it to be true. Old Gent discovers
a small dog making violent assault on his
market basket.
COTjGH.
" m THE CHEST.
The "Boston Bee, in a recent number, thus
remarks: ."We were not a little amused, at
the phonographic exhibition the other evening,
by atory told by Professor Chnrch with ref
erence to the difficulty, he had to meet in learning-
to pronuvce the English language, whose
Wbarous orthography is so totally at varience
with its elementary sounds. .The srentleutnn
said that the first time he visited London he
icauGrht a violent cold
,,ri:,i -v k.t. .l. t..
""""T" lnnsii at ine r rencn umvrsiry, ana
made about as much progress in giving Jorre-t
sounds to the words as a green Yankee might
be supposed to do in the French t.ngue with
. nothing but a dictionary for a rnide. Some
thino-a h fenr ,1,'. i,a AiAn. Vnr.
j tiling, however he felt, and that was. he need-
English, he took Nugpnt, and found that ?Uz&
was "coupi," in the latter tomrne.
"C-o-n-g-h," spelled the Frenchman, "how
they spfll that? I have him ! P-I-o-n-sr-li is
plow, and c-o-n-g-h is cow. I got a cow !"
The doctor entered, and began to feel his
pulse
where all seemed right.
"I have no trouble there," said Professor
Chnrch, putting his hand to his throat; ''I got
a cow ! "
"Well, I am not a cow-doctor," said the sur
geon, indignantly. "Wh' do you send for me
to see vonr cow ?"
"Fut vo will not understand me," said the
disco' certed Frenchman: "here is my cow !
here !" end ha thumped his breast in despera-
4. ? ,
The doctor shock h's head, as though lie
thought hin denen'ed. -The professor again
had recourse to his dictionary, thinking, if he
got the precise locality of his ccw. the doctor
would understand. Accordingly he tooted for
the word "ehr.s" and found the first definition
to be 'boT." then shouting as loud as he could,
lie pxclnimed,
"Now you understand : I get a cow in my
box!"
The doctor burst into a roar of Innghter,
and the poor Frenchman almost died of chagrin.
When the prof ssor told the storv. the audience
were perfectly convulsed, and fully appreciated
the gentleman's enthusiasm, as he concluded by
CflVinrr "Tf t1 f n rcrr n nil r n n fir fl Tl tr fl'inrr
for my cow, it will be a great thing.'
A Flower iii the Desert.
Here is a beautiful incident related by ah
officer at Matnmoras, in a letter to a .friend in
Providence, which reminds ns that
Tn the Cosert there still is a fountain,
In the wide waste there still is a tree,
And a bird in the solitude singing !
Our army was marching into MatamofaS,
and the officer writes ":
There was a little incident occurred, which
contrasted po forcibly with what, was goingon
around me, that I could not but be struck by it.
Under a tree fust on the river bank, and at
the point where the bustle and throng of the
passage was the greatest, a family of Mexicans
had taken shelter, who had recrossecJ to our
side the clay before, and had not had time to
move to their homes. There were some six or
eio-ht children of various ages; one of these a
beautiful, black-eyed, graceful little creature of
five or six years. I saw her, while the tumult
and toil of all description rang around while (
arms were flashing, cannon rolling, men hurry-
. i. ,
itho (iir h or with cinntc'inn rtn Tic nnrt nil tens
as if quiet, and peace were banished from the
earth half sitting, half Iving nnon a grassy
of ' i n t t 1 .j ...v.:
and ontv little arm thrown around the bird as
to protect it from all harm.
V hat, a lesson is tangnt here I vv nat a
picture for the painter and the poet ! See
nocenee nersonineri in t nat. sweet cnun i ree
, peace represented ,n that beant.ful dove ! How
j they Rtami out the bright, thfc glorious figures ;
tin that scene, where war, with its array of
banners and marshaled men, and enudilv dressed
j officers on caparisoned Wses fresh from the
i nnuip-nem, rneir nearr.s nneii wuu me swelling
thoughts of the vietorv they have won. and all
glowing with the ambitions desire that becomes
j the heroes they have showed themselves to be
i - how that sweet child and beantiful dove
shine with th 1'ght, that is from Teaven
that scene, where war fills np and darkens
in
all
the back ground !
I mti
The .Needful (Jouraoe. Whatever you
L ."n rank, fortnne or nbilities, he not a
', cowanl; coQe- is the armor of the heart
and the satepyiara oi an tnat is jrooa in this
world. Not the valor that faces the cannon,
! or braves the perils ni the wilderness and
I -wave. This is a useful quality, and much to
j e respected, yet only after its kind, as ft-
j m whicll R man mav siiare wifcn Wg" (a
j Bnfc' courne to speak the truth, tlionjrn U
be out ot tavor and tashion; to stand dv the
, - , - , . , , j 1 .t
ritjlit when it is not the winning side; to give
the wronnr ifs true name, no matter what
lord maftbink or my lady will saV, that'
m
is tne bravery, most wanted in these days ot
much profession and little practice
N. Yorker.
The City of Jeddo, the Capital, of Ja
pax. The citv of Jeddo is said to be with
out exception, the largest city in the world.
It contains 1,500,000 dwellings, atul the un
paralleled number of 5,000,000 of people.
Some of its streets are sixteen Japanese ris
in length, which is equal to thirty-two l!n
sdish miles The commerce of Japan is im-
mense, and the sea an along tneir coast is
covered with their shipsi Their Vessels are
laden in the southern portion of the empire
& rice, tea, sea-coal, tobacco, silk, cotton,
and tropical fruits, all of wh h find a mar-
ket in the iorth, and then return fre-iofhted
m lue Doutn' , ," ,
' , A lientleman asked a lady, the Other cluv
wliy so many tall jrentleman were bachelors
The reply was that they were obliged to Ire
cornerwiss in the bed to keep their feet in, and
i tuat a wu;e would be in th way.
A ObW IN A BOX alias A.
DOS'T BE A BATCHELOK .
. Young man, don't live a crusty BatdtelorJ
it will not improve ypilr morals, healthy nor'
your beauty. Marry as soon as you can
make it convenient, and shape your affairs
to support a wife. Bui tvhen you marry,
don't fall in love with a face instead of a
woman. Remember that common sense ia a
rare virtue, much better than silver, gold
and fashion. Don't court and marry crino
line and money bags, simply because - it i
crinoline or gold is plenty j but look tor sound
practical sense in a woman first-that is the ,
touch stone to try their qualities by.
When you have that, all else comes.
Yorir wife, that is to be, if she's full of com-
mon sense, will grow to your way of thinking
and make yqil grow to hers;' A woman who
has womanly iov'e in her heart, will find way
to make your. ioye towards hei grow as the
yctlgtr pveirn Wth And another hipg
needs tojbe beeded, and that is - a commons
sense woman is not to be found where fash "
ion insists upon dragging y'ouug females ir.tcf
a whirl, where there is simply idle gossip
and little brain.-
Young man! don't stand looking after
that yonng woman who has a distinguished
air, the reputation of a flirt and a belle,
whose father has heaps of cash; for it is not
impossible that while you are straining your'
eyes you may bo turning your back upon
some nnobstusive damsel whom nature des-
igned for yoiir other half, and who may bo
thafc pleasant faced, placid tempered,
v 1
loving little creature who will think enough
of you to go with yon to the end of the
world, and stay by and comfort you when
you get gray haired and fidgety "
Marry, young gentlemen, and keep yottf
selves out of scrapes. Have something to
live for. A man alone in the world isn't
more than half a man, and the world wants
enti-e men. And yon shall have reason to
say it M as a good thing you resolved to inary
and reftise to be a solitary, beer-drinking
pipesmoking bachelor, if you succeed as
well in your efforts as he who, once a young
man like you, is now simply old contented
and happy. Life IHustrateJ .
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Why Ladles Should Read S-wspnprrs.
It is a great mistake in female education
to keep a young Iadyfs time and attention
devoted to only the f: shionable literature of
the day. If you would qualify her for con
versation, you must give her something to
talk about; srive her education with this ac-
tual world and its transpiring events. Urge
jlior to read newspapers and become familiar
, with the present character and improvement
; of our race. History is of some importance
but the past word is dead, "and we havenoth-
ino-to do with it. Our thoughts and con--cerns
should be for the present world, to
know what it is and improve the condition "
of it. Let her have an intelligent opinion
and be able to sustain intelligent conversa-
x: ... i
coiicwiiing uiu meuwu, morai, pujiucai
- religious improvement of our times
Let the gilded annuals and poems on the
centar table be kept a part of the time cov-"
ered with weekly and daily journals. Lefi
J ' '
read the r vspapers
A CnrcAF Ice house. It has been a preva-
lent notion that ice houses must be made in the
earth but a wiser generation has discovered
that the heat of the earth wilt consume ice
. more rapidly than the air. A writer in the
Agriculturist, gives the following description
f nt i- nirnm:er.a.
j ,.j pai,tjtjon or the northeast corner of mf
wood hoaf!R wlU,n opens to the wcc;t aVid is
g5 feet wMe The ice room ;s about 9 feat
; sqnnre ;s rnpl,0.irded on the studs on the north
nd eagt flnd ,;Mpr on the-inside, leaving the
! i inch space between empty. On the south itf
! an inch board partition, jnst tight enouorh to
hold sawdnst. On the west, I slip in hoards
j 1'kc bars, tn any height I wifdi to pile my ice"
j and leave the upper part cpen just as is con
venient. I his is my house.
Into it on the ground T put from o to lOineh
es of sawdust, then put in my ice one foot
from the pal lition on every side, packing it
as closely ns Jean, and in ns large blocks as t
can conveniently nannie. 1 then h the snrt-
j cs next the partitions with sawdnst and a good
; depth, (sny ohe foot,)over the top audit ia
j done for the tear,
j I hare practiced in this way for two yenta
Past and na(l. 0,1 wanted fot dairy and other
, "?C'R to a,v to m? neighbors, and I had plenty
of good ice left last weds'
KemArkabt.p. Works ot .Htmax Labor.
Nineveh was 15 miles long 8 wide, and 40 miles
round with n wall 100 feet hisrh and thick,
enouorh for 3 chariots abi-est. Tinbtrl
miles within the walls which were 75 feet thb-k
ana auu ieet ingn, with 1UU brazen gates. The
temple of Diana, at Ephesns, was 420 feet to
the support of the room. It was 100 yen rs in
bnilrlinsr. The lararest of the pyramids ure 48
feet high, and 653 on the sides; its base covers
11 acres. - The stones are abotit 30
ength, and the layers! are 208. It cmnloved
.iU,UUU men in budding it. The labyrinth irl
Egypt, contains 300 chambers and 12 halls,
Thebex. in Egypt presents rains 21 miles round
and 100 gates Carthage Was 23 miles round.
Athens was 25 miles roilnd.' and contained
359.000 citizens and 400.000 slaves. The
temple of I)elphns tras po rich in donations
that it was plundered of $500,000. and Nerd
carried away 200 statues, The walls of Roma
were 13 miles round
Is this clean butter?" inquired a grocery
keener of a green one from the country. '.u"rt
it ort to be," was the reply; mr u iook c -.
woman and boys eer 6ince Friday to pick the
hair out on it." ,
You've destroyed my piece of mind I," said
z despondtng Tovcf to a truant lass. "It can 6
flrt yoa ieh harm, John, for 'twas atf
a.nazin,? small piece you had any wayl" wfW
lite qaiefc reply