El;c CouVur. IUIia-OFJUJYEilTIl.N"(:. Cljc Courier, saaw i -t-- A Democratic Newspaper. published every Friday in Louisburg; KATES OF KUBSCWITIOS, 0 Copy 1 year. " 6 Month.. '. " 3 3Io.jtb.. ....2.00 it t - i'. DEVOTED TO POLITICS, LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART. y TEHitfi CASH DC D VANCE poet rt). vol: 2. LOUISBURG, N. C., FEBRUARY 14, 1873. NO. 16. (!0 uxu oft lbsc Kjriru.K 4 iqm ) V Kratraoact,4wertk.s. .4... ...v....fi 1 j 0 ae " Mib-e nt. !iMittiMi.. 1 m 1 w luomlt .....L ?. 11 IV lWt iuotn I " lure iU'u..., ........ 1 1 M MIMiUlU;...., Oie TwtUUMtU.J. 5- CHltr-ct ! UfXf a Wtel? Lln-t 1 Urmrn I A; 1 H,Ottt. Lost I Lost 1 Lost! t A thousand jewels rar; A tho isand gems of priceless cost, A thousand visions fair. ; Lost treasures we can ne'er regain, Lost jjs, that will not come againl .. T 1 ' " '" 1 ' The weary beart will weep O'er hopes that could not last: O'er well beloved forms that sleep -Wi bin the clouded past, The bopei that once twere bright are fled; . I . The -summer's blooming fl iwers are i -dead. ; ' ' We have lost some geal, j Which to our hearts was dear: gome flower broken tfom the stem That we had cherished there. We wept, but alt oar tears were vain; T was gone to ne'er return again. ', The stream of time rolls on )" Along its misty shore, A.nd wafts a toad of pleasure gone Tbat from the, past it bore, t bears them to a boaod!o33 sea, The ocean of eternity ! SELECTED STORY. Killed By A Bird. It is an old superstition among sail ors that tho .albatross is a kind of spirit of the air that causes the gentle breeze to blow ovor the calm waters, and the mist to fall on the sea, v Tho killing of the bird was supposed to bring dis aster, and to be followed by a dead sea and a rainloss skT It is upon ' ibw mporstltlon that Colendge built up tho wonderful poetical fiction enu tled, The llimc of the Ancient Ma. 1 .riner." j t; , .;;; . ! Ilutthough the-superstitious hold it to be' a thing of ill dmen to kirl the al batross, the albatross, like the eagle, which likewise, is protected by fable, 1 farther out to seize the block, which hung at the extreme end of the spar, whose rope was also loose, when a voice from below shouted i , sail ho r,: : - The young fellow started as if struck by a bullet, lost his "balance, 'and,' as he fell, caught the rope. The keel the ship : gave, ' however, increased the strain.to which one hand was mot equal ; the rope slipped through th finger that convulsively clutched it, and the body of the young sailor fell heavily into the waves that leaped up to re ceive it. '." .':v':'v' : '4 " Man overboard ! i' -K The fearful cry burst simultaneous ly from a dozen throats, and all sprang to ropes to throw to their comrade But, although the ship moved so slow ly through tho water, with so little sail set, and such a sea against it - the retiring,wave had already carried tho wretched man's body Jont of casting distance, and whon the . next brought him back the ship glideoVover him and he iwant lulls' track struggling with the waves. i Help! Help!" Ilia heart-Mpding dryv. rose, and a flock of Cape doves collected in a sec ond, with hurriedly flapping wings, over him, still timidly regarding the new prey. CIA ' -V ; c l : . ' " It is impossible to lower the boat' said the captain, in despair ; the men ccnldn'tget into it before it would be dashed to pieces.' , Tho mate shook his head sadly,though not romoving his eyes from the poor wrotoh, und mrely added in a low Reward and Nopoloon. AS CNWRITTIS CnAFTXH. ed that, not many dsys before the art! the summer and In the hottest weather, cle appeared, a most intelligent gentle- is less able to end ore fatigue. The men, that Napolcaa would have inter- water is uo benefit to him that it, the tered for the SmtU il he onu'.d have excess. It "must paasaway, and this rs j I preralled upon England to unite witn 1 quires an tnort 01 tbe rysrem, waica is We extract the following from the I him We rDrodure tbe Saa Fraodsoo 1 the sweating process. Ilad he not usrd $an Francioce Bullt in' of "January publication to Help the people of the tbeexce?scf water he would not fcare 11th; The story purports to have been gouth fully to comprehend the spirit perspired so it would not hare heea told by Mr 1 Beward to a. few persona if those by whom they have beeo sub- there for the syt?m to expel - It Is a friend tt tdinnpr nutv. tmor? bom i.,.t1 ftwrd sab) ha would have habit to drink water ao mach a false was the writer m the ban jTiancisco 1 armed the agroes and tnale . it worse voice : .. "It would be madness," ' Tom merely nodded his toad and said to himself : " We should make the effort ' Help! Help!" ' The desperate cry of the swimmer reached the ear in weak accents. He knew that he had no human aid to ex pect, but the lore of live would not al low him to give up hoping till the las uis been known to doatroy human life. h itsclf was gone. It is the largest' of ocean birds, It is said to be larger, than tho swan, and i its wings, when extendod from tip to: tip, m eaeure from ten to sixtocn feet. They are found within the tropics and iu mdrc southern regions. The length and strength of their wings fits them far long flights. One was known to follow a ship, which was sailing two hundred miles a day, for forty-eight hours, and, from Us irregular flight, it must have passed over-three r four times the distance. They often follow ships that thoy may gather, up the refuse left in tho vessels ; sometimes thev are so hunenrv as. to r tJ w i snatch at a piece of meat attached to tho end of a cord, and by . this means they "arc caught. I 'These bird are said to bo very vo. racious, devouring dead 'caroassds of snimals floating on the water, fish, and .even smaller ; birds. When hungry they will Bwallow a salmon of four or five pounds weight 1 and then, being half-chokci, and consequently unable tb move, are easily caught and destroy, cd by their enemies. The following thrilling account of death from an attack by the albatross is related by. an English -writer of trav el and adventure. 'The inoident took place off Cape Horn, :; The crew had just finished jbrcak-. fast, and the captain came on deck, , j when the mate called a couple of men r 'aft to fix the topsail yard, which had Sprung the previous day. Hiram Sims, one of the boys, was sent aloft to pass a rope around, the loose spar till the danger could be properly repaired in palmer weather, And all the while the gulls collected around him, rising now iu wide circles and pouncing down upon the rarebootyy which tbqy did not yet dare to touch. Tnc sound ot heavy wings was then au dible, two albatrosses, followed by otb ers, had seen tho dense cloud of gull and mews. With their giant wings they flew up, circled once around the dark spot in 4 the wavo, and then their iron beaks hacked at their vic tim. ! " Help ! Hcb!" It was a yell that startled the men as if a shot had been fired among them, and even- the albatrosses was driven tack for a moment by the gast- ly, unearthly sound, but only to re new tbf;r attack with greater eager, ness, - , 1 '. ' " HoaYon nave him," the captain cried, as he seized his glass " the birds are darting on him ; it is fear ful." 1 V ; ' '" " Help! HelpT ' A sharp cry from the gulls respond ed this time, It was tho battle-cry of the hungry birds, which defying the more powerful albatrosses, potinced at their prey, and hacked at the head and oat-stretched arm of the unhappy rnan paper. "No one wbo ws present will ever forget tbe intense earnestness and animation of the great staU sman as be related the momentous incident The txct words, so pregnant with eloquent meaning so solemn asd im passioned we cannot in every Instance reproduce, but the general import j is given below : I Ii was' said Mr. & ward, in the daikest days of the rebellion. Disaster upon disaster had befallen the. Union armies, Treason was active aid hold fronted at Washington, in the Norih and in the West. Rebel emissaries and their . alliis were plotting against us over the Canadian border. Our foreign relations weie most critical. Ittbel cruisers were being fi.ted out in British ports and tent to prey upoi our com merce. Germany was coldly neutral the smaller European States were in different . spectators of the conflict ; Russia was the only friend we had nmoog the powers of the earth. ' In this dtsperaie "emergency I re ceived an autograph; letter lrom the Earner or oi the French. Ic was marked .'private and coifilential. It began with expressions of personal regard for myrelt, aad pain at the eptctucle of the great republic in the throes ot dissolu X on. U'risoaally said Napoleon, I could wish the cause of the Union to succeed. But the welfare ot France and tb force of populatopinion are paramount to individual tympuhiesJ Oar. commercial interests aie seriously Buffering from the prolongation of yenr war i My ,mbjec's appeal to me to arrest the bloody conflict : I . tnnst bbey the voice of France at whatever cost ( foil can not put down the rebellion; embrace the I earliest opportunity to make terms with the Suth. If you fail to du thi8,l 8ball feci compelled, to the Interests of my country la the interest or civiraatidn to Intervene with all the power at my command ; I answered Napoleon's insulting let ter immediately, j I said : This is a family quarrel. We propose to settle it an our own way and in oar own time We do not with the assistance of out siders ; we will, not brook interference. The American Union is to be presei vol It shall be prtseivedj if it takes twenty years to do i:. The war is hardly com . menccd yet ; the people are just begin ning to warm to the work. We wish to be on good terms with our neigbors we wish especially t to be en g od terms with Fratce, our ancient friend and ally. But you must kei p hands off If you presume to inUrf:re, we will show you what a free peip'e battling for national existence are capable of. Hitherto we have conducted tbe war humanely, in accordance with the codes that govern tbe mo it Christian States. Interference on your part will be tbe signal for a war of conquest and destruc lion We will free the negroes ; we will put arms in their hand?, aod smd tbem fnrthto ravee and b'uader. We wil. make tbe South a waste and a desola tion. Raise a hand against us and boirors worse than those of San Dmin go will be sien from one end of the South to tbe other." ' V The letter was sent by the I first steamer." The same day I tel graphed ' to Tbor'.ow Weed, Archbishop Hughes tor the Sooth than San - Domingo, it foreiira nationt had interleredj He could not LYjdone it, but be had the will. Let the readers get a history 01 the San Domirgo insurrection, and see what it is that Seward threatened. -Let him read and meditate upon the develisb natures that have got the do minion ot thl country. 1 1 The UxoUon-XIuuirtol. BT OBOBOB 9. rBXaTICK. About ten years ago. I took up my residence for a tew weeks in a country .village in a eastern part ot New Erg r land.:,. boon after my arrival, I became acquainted with a yottng lady, " appa rently about 17 years of age. She bad lost the idol ol her fiu-ariV purest lore, and tbe sbadowsoi deep swd holy mem ones were Testing like the wing ot death upon her brow. I first met her in the presence of tbe mirthful. She was, indeed, a creature to be admired; her bto was garlanded by the young year's sweetest fliwercs, and her sunny tresses were hanging beautifully and low upon her bosom; and she moved through tbe crowd with A Sad Mistake A young man once picked up a gold coin that was lying in the nxd. Always afterward as he walked aong, he kept his eyes on the ground hopbg o find aaother. And in the ronrse of a long life he did pick up, at dxfiercnt times, a goodly number of ccins, both gold and silver. But all thM years that he was look ing for therj he saw not that tb Heav ens were bcM- above htm. lie never let his eyes tarn away from the ttith aud suud in which b sought his treasar ; and when died -la rich old man, he only knew this fair earth as a dirty road in which to pick up money. . , Boxlkd Cobs is thb EUb roa Uooi An experienced man in Illinois siya that be finds much economy la boiling com in the ear aad so feeding it to bis bog. He sopp-3s that the alkalies contain ed la the cob act upon the fi nty cover- thirst is created. We th nild drink only what is' needed. The habit of drinking more will soon be overcome, and the person wi'.l feel mo eh stronger and mors cspabTe of bearing fat Igor, - lo winter little fluid is wanted beyond what our food furnishes ; in summer some more, but not much. Enquirer. mm m m mm M &SNS1BUS WoKJ ABJUr ASVIBTI- n bo. The following U frm a finaa cial article of tho New Yotk Journal ol Commerce: "People who ait nervously in couutinj(-bouaes or behind tbeir goods, waiting for customers to take tbem by ttorm, and making no eff irt to let the world know the bargains tbey have to ofLr, will fiud the season very nnpropitioui. Many of those who have spen large sums. .ioi hiring drummers . 'r ..v I 11 1- . - ano-pajiug oc ome iwyu un r L.ti.k.. u n.t 1-t pdanccs of trade, have . iflegted; large; .w.r..tdnne, ) too laree a J . . T 0 T be has, uiey terva btm Mticr paa any r V tm. Tor orar Ft vv th' PCHKLY VKGKTAliLK. ' jjrcB stuicjaa ' r 'I t ' b- iS GREAT UNFAILING SVKCIFIC, t for Lrrn Ctmri. trr and ; swin!u tff B UtaatUek-,8ck Ba4ch. Ooiie U C(4v)f Vpinta &mr X -waeh, ll-r:- Afiaeyean of earaai xc at, m. k mtt sad art -at 4imwI ao inzofthe erain and soften it, while I pn due from eirrKalO To'ai - jLxa.ai I'AtxuvvAui Ltqnld torm of t-uc I nniim. iTt, coi timng all tl rtn.rrfu1 iad TiittL' propeitia-, as 1 ifer b, Ls : . k ; they also loosen the attachment of the kernel to the cob. Certainly the ani mals prefer to have the corn in this fashion. They fatten taster, and keep in finer condition. . sles. but swallowed . up too large t share ot tbe receipts in such enormous attendant expenses. Tbe best remnn r- stion has been found by those who have retun e l to the more legitimate old fashioned methods ot pusbiog tbeir business . We say it. not simply be cause we are intereated in tbij liue of expenditure, lut a pur best advice to such5 fl ating unearthly grace, that the all. who wish to be enurprwing; f r to bewildered gazt looked almost to see her fade away iutd t&e air, like the cre ation of a pleasant dream. 8ne seemed cheer I ul, and even gj; yet I saw .that her gaiety was but tha mockery ol her feelingy. She smiled, but th.ie was something in her which told me ' that its mournful beuuty was but the bright reflection of a tei; and her eye lids at times pressed heavily down,, as struggling to repress the. tide ot agony that was bursting up from her heart secret urn. She looked as if she could have left the scene of festivity, and gone out into beneath the quiet stars, and laid her forehead down upon tbe fresh green earth, and pour out her stricken soul, gush after gash, till it mingled with the eterual fountain of purity and life. r I have lately, heard that the young lady of whom I have spoken, is dead. Tbe close of her life was as calm as the falling of a quiet stream; gentle as the sinkingof the breczs, that lingers for a time round a bed of withered ros' s, and then dies from very sweetness. ' 1 It cannot be that earth is min's only abiding place. It cannot be that our life is a bubble cast up by the ocean of eternity, to fl at a moment upon its sur face, and then sink into nothingness and darkness forever Else, why it is that the high and glorious aspirations -which leap: like angels from the temple of our hearts are forever wandering abroad, unsatisfied f Why is il that the rainbow and cloud come over us with a beauty that is not ot earth. and j then pass off and leave us to muae on their faded lovelinees. Why is it that the stars which hold their festival around the midnight throne, are set above the grasp of our limited faculties, forever mocking us with their unapproachable secure a. larger custom, there is nothing now so tlltfCiive t.ihia end as judicious advertising. We do uptt believe that any who has valuaMe service or desi rable pmper'y to offsr, can . fail of a rich harvest by continuous advertisiag others, and receive no wagrs; nay, what is still more " extraordinary, they sub mit to greater mortifications ts go to hell, than the sincerest Christians do, go to heaven. ' " -;! ' - In childhood be j modest, la youth temperate, ka manhood just, in old, age prudent, ... r , r i ONE DOLLAB ; ; BOTTLrV: ? Tt reader (y-lo m Rhetor-,) fUO r'r ptckta.e ' " " 1 teat hj malt $1 Ml 'Mi .'l, , Lirzm JUotLAiv iroleiv I r jiKriT'd wrppew thirds mt k.M tup i4 a raatrksw. 2i-.hr U gtnul. J. 1L ZK.IT.IX Jt CO., . , , . Usoon, O , auu ruibMlilJja.' I SOLD BY ALL DIX'JCHTP. ADVEKTISKMENTS. - 3 1 1 ! 1. on a Urge tcale. JT'piciil Trees. For gouty pcoplc the ache corn. For antiquarians the date. For school boys the birch. For Irishmen tho och. For conjurors the plam. For negroes sec dah 1 . ! For young ladies the man go. For farmers j-the plant'in, 5or fashionable women a set of firs. F or dandiesr the spruce. For actors the pop'lar. L; For physicians the sye a-mor. For your wife her will oh. For lovers the sigh press." For thedisconsolatcj the pine. For engaged people the pear. For tho sewing girls the hem lock. For boarding houso people asb. Always on hand the pawpaw. . Who was this written for yew. Mark twain has this advice for young men with literary aspirations, Write without pay until sotrebody offers pay. if aobody offers pay within three years, the candidate may look upon this cir cumstance with the most implicit con fidence as the Vign that sawing wood is what he was intended for. JOHN ARMSTRONG, '' ' t ' i No. 1 Ji.VBTTiVILLB STUltCT, ; RALEIQU, N. C. . : BOOK V BIND EEL a Blank Book - , r - , Manufacturer ! NEWSPAPERS, MAOAZlES AND ' LAW BOOKS of ererjr descriptien, bosnj la tbe very beat tt y lt aud at lowe-t prie. Old number, mi u.'enM CoU:t Bepor.S taken is esxhaage f r Hndinx. Vlltf n s t x . 1 n-r . Vl iriiVRtiRY!i t r. M 1... IMPORTERS OF, ' : Earlheriware, : k- ' j" ' -' : aD CH I Stii" ALSO "." 'I Dalr fa wmrj daaedsttoa ci Qlwr, Lamp Lookiag UImm P1ai4 Kri', Ipoons aad Ca4or Jtone ' Ware 1 $ L I npw' ta reipt of km fait Btsok SicU Imrg and empU! anU l w.atb U 1 Tiea tbe atunuoa sA O-amrj Mirer si OasraatMinf to stlla a j rt(a.-.r Jotbtaf haiue Karih . , L. a. MlEbL ;Y,' V7 tcia-a .ti, . UVuKaUaiJf, Ta. K . ll-12n. , under the wings of the more mighty up - opponents, ; i j May God bo merciful to his sotd,' said Tom, as ho ' turned shuddering - away. -. . , r- , 1 I,.. The birds with the albatrosses t their head, now formed a dense mass on tho water, so that nothing could be seen boneath tbem, - The crew slowly came' down and went forward, while tho ship struggled TM. i ' .. .ri n tln clirMi(Ta 1 , ; f , - , t. uA 1 acainst the rebellious sea "whtch had and alone the foot rones out on 1 the ffe1"' . main yird, to execute the order he had received, The ship keeled over und over as the waves sunk' or rose un-, dcr it, and thqu stamped .as if settling " down. Hiram, however, was an ex ' collect seamen, and felt as safe up. thiero as. if on deck, Hence, while : a j couple of .browmblack gulls soared ground him as if they could not tole rate the bold man up there, he put a rope round spar and mast, fastened thcui together, and then took a step now claimed its sacrifice, At last the albatrosaess arose from the wave and followed 5 the ship m their heavy flight. And all the world around seemed painfully careless oil the horrible deed so lately enacted, 1 There are soiils which latl from heaven like fl wers; but ere the pure sad! fresh buds can open they are trodden in the dust of the earth and lie soiled and crushed under the foul tread of some bratal hoof. That evening I left for New Y rk, and explained to those' eminent gentlemen the objects of the conference and tbe cause. 1 told them that tb y most at once go to Europe to labor uuofflsially with tbe government and ruling classes D England and on the continent, to ie present the wickednecs, danger and foU It ,f foreign intertertnee. In less than v " . . . 1 s week tbey wtje on therr. j urney, reached Europe at . a most opportune m ment (Mason and Slidell had just ben se:Sid Ertgland was in a White heat of rage) and did -much toward convincing Europe that the proper and the eoly thing to do was to leave us alone. Aad the missioa cot tbe gov- mmMt ttrsa thso seven thousand doN lar.n Ol the above the Lynchburg News" tayt: glory! And finally, why is it that bright forms of human beauty are presented to the view, and then taken from n, leaving the thousand streams 1 1 tbe affections to flow back in Alpine torrents upon our hearts 1 We are born f r a higher destiny than that ot tartfc. There is a realm where: the raiubow never fade; wbefc the stars will be spread out before us like the island that slumber on the ocean and where tbe beautiful being that bere pas before us like visions, will stay in cur presence forever. Irinliiifi: Water. Drinking wine is a habit J so b drinking' spirit; aie, cider, coffee and water. 1 Tbe lssV is thought a necesri'y ; but to drink much is a babi. Some people drink lilthy not because their cocstitutiuns n quira less than others ; it is their habiu Tbee people never twnoire so much as those who drink .1 rr The more that is drank tbe mors water pushes away or the eysu-m would suffer. It "i the t ram affects it. Tbe skin, the kidntys, bjwels The above ought to hi j printed, put lungs, are all drawn open. The result in a frames and hung up in every tooth I is, as may be naturally txected, ex mrn r.rlnr nnrserv and school room. I haustion. Fut this reason the man who We bUievt it to be true. Importnut 33ato. ; The following will refresh the ininds of our readers as to the dates of the most important inventions, discoveries and improvements, the advantages of which we now eujoy ; Spinning wheel invented 1350, Paper first made of rags 1417. Muskets invented and first used in England in 1422. , - . '.J Pumps invented 1425. . ; Printing invented by Faust 1441. Engraving on wood invented X430, Post-offices established in England 1464. "; . 1 Almanacs first published 1441. Printing introduced into England by Caxtoii 1474. ' Violins invented 1477 Hoses first planted in England 1505. Hatchets first made in 1504. , . ' Punctuation first used in literature 1520. " -Ikforeti attimewordsandsentenceswe reputtogetberlikcthia. "I leort to ine to atimalate my wit,, si!d a y mog speadthrii to an old one. Ah, replieJ the veteran, that is the may I btgan . but now I bate to resort to my wi s to get my wine. PESJQD,IiEE L CO., 7holcsalo Cz Retail (IREAT ATfkcTIOA, TARBROTJG-H S;C D FaU CrmSfiiai)J3 We are bow rereTg ao unsutlly huge , Stock t l , Fall! and Wint goods and we are prepared te tflcr our friends and custom r . - .. . Wlxat Tftoy Aecd AT L04Y 1'jUIOES. at iHSLaSixs wmefTBmscrtaxBaii. EXXHA ATTHACnoNS INC DEALZSa IS u DRUGS, UEDICINEi, PAINTS, OILS, DYE STUFFS. - WtaAw Olaaa. ?aUai Uedi I tea, OACDSSAsb O&ASS BKZDS, i , Faarvsieai, : tfaxau. Wats as, 4c. - Daloicli. He O. Fancy Dress Goods vliiu V- .l: r ' NOTIONS f Oar Block ol Trio mags is lar. r aad man comports- tbaa : vc ka r 1 v purchased bctura. la iLU liue t cia.ui .-I - s SPFClAbTY.1 Xo. 6-lXaao Aad all ws . ask is aa oppor.unny to show. The Ladies are invited to cai and examine our Stock, guarat -td salt them ? 1 T . ;-i We liave also luge and W select t stocks of Rearfy ILvie Clothing, U- -sod slots. IIaj b pendetnsuafarniabibc; To wnPropcrty fbr Sale I goods"! - , . Usviss; decided to bisks np Won keeping I now 'fler my House aad Lot lor sale. , The Lot contains 1 I S acres located 00 Mala street, sod a erase street that passes the Presbyterian Church, aad a e veabrBt dioce to the besi 1 part of to wi. TAHBonuan'Co, -,2S J Groceries Groceries A SCSI pmrs Of I" wit. 1 - - - . " My Ususebob and kitchen larniiur I fvCiX ' xmt V rttTflVS O J will be offered at public s.U (except I IU1, JUppiJ UJ beds and beddoihiDjc) as suoo as U I j If a It so happen, drinks much water, pax. Ical riy during House aad Lot Is sold. - For partknlars adddreas me at - . Leuisburg. N. CL r13?J. XL B. WJKB ; lec.2Qr5m, ' . lunrli&t YAimbnuGuTc

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