Cl)C anricf., A Democratic Newspaper. . published" every Friday in Louisburg H KATES OF SUBSCRIPTION', Cljc Courier. KATES OF ADVERTISING. (10 usu ou lcssc xsnrtJT tqau Or J ireon Insertion..-. tLO I One " Each sub-cqwut luacrtion.. It Cm Cneinotita . t.tt 7wo month tXt l us " 2 hrre Ukiutta . IJB Ore ii month; JUti :i.e Twelve mouths'.. ... ....MCI ' Cnutr-ct s li tir grr pee unu on libera tmn Cop) 1 year.-. .,..,,.........2.00 " C MontlfsT .1 00 3 Mouths 75 ' ' . l TKUM3 CASH IN aDyAXCE DEVOTED TO POLITICS, LITER AT UltE, SCIENCE AND ART. LOUISBURG, N. C, APRIL. 25, 1873. NO. 26. VOL. 3. : ': : : p 0 c't r 1). I lpye to li2ar a merry laugh, Outrirginfwild and rte, ' As floats the music of the winds Across tlie sunny sea; Th'e merry laligh goes hand in hand . With happiness and mitth V . . - And at its silvery toned commands Joy nestles round each heart, Tbe merry laugh be?pe"iksa heart "With noble feelings warm ; One that will bravely do its part In sunshine cr in storm. ' Tbo music of the merry laugh j Seta aged hrarts ag'ow ; Tbe smiles gleam o'er the wrinkled brow Like sunset on the snow. Then let the merry laugh ring out Upon the balmy air. And, let its gladness put to rout , The bold inlruflerCare. ONE OF THE WOMEN WHO HAVE CON T1UIJUTEI TO, ItOIlEIiT BONXEK S FORTUNE, Mrs. Southwortb, the very sensaiion ill novelist is about five feet tvo inch- i . . i cs iu Height, rather broad and square "iu form. The top of her head is square and massive in shape, and a full view of her face presents the fame general characteristics, . Her mouth is quite large, with very thin, closely shutting lip.S and she had a trick of every how and then opening and closing them, as if they were not jet tightly enough' compressed.' Iter profile is very In3 j forehead not too high, nose fstruight and good sized, -with well cut chin. She is now engaged on her : forty- pecond book, and says : . t 4 1 urn frightened to think how much trash I have been guilty of sending in to the world.' She has written. for tho New York . JjcOfjer twenty years, and her income is $C,000pcr annum. She complains, of weak eyes, and is said to be drifting into spiritualism! She is a great read er and ardent admirer of Swcdenborg, believing, howqver, that tho New Church originator had no indention o fouuding a rclkrion that should bear o 'O his name. She believes in her. own clairvoyant powers. She said that un til a year since, at which time she conu ruenced to have those visions, she would not believe iu gacli a thing as super-' natural manifestations ; but her ewn experience had convinced her that (sucli- thinjrs are possible. She says these - visions came to her just aftar awaken- inz in the mornin'r. liut she niust A j close her eyes again in order to see itliem, , Slie said one timer while in ,that state, hm catight a gliuipso of the corner; of a portico, with , beautifully carved pillars, all of alabaster. Against th'e. corner pillar was leaning her own sister, with a dress like flowing waves of sappbire the crest of each fold or wave beaming with a brighter hue,and the whole figure with the golden hair and blue eyes glowing with a brilliant inner light. Most of the conversation occurred iu tie4 little library to which sho took as s6on vrfter we entered the house. We had imagined that her study must ue wiicrc sue couia iook out on the river, but the library is not ou that side of the house ; still from its windows, perhaps, can be caughr. a glimpse of the river as it turns oa to ward the sea. Only the spaces needed by windows and doors are not occupied with book cases. The windows are shaded by plain white curtains, and in the center of tho room is a large table, upon which are books f engravings, kc. Here it is that most of her sto ries are created, although she says she goes sll over the housq to; write. I o-iked her if she employed a phonograph cr, but fchc replied that shq did all her own "writing. I asked what people were to do when they could not, writo fast enough to keep pace witb their thoughts, and often lost part of a thought or sentence before it was ex prcshcd. .The -aid : ' "Get up and walk around it will all cornel back to you. I. do that of ten.' . . ! . . Tasked her why she lived so far a- way from the city, where it was with dif ficulty Uer friends could call upon her. She replied that only the view of the river kept her at Prospect Cottage that she missed the society and pleas- . LL'r. i - ii' i i i i urn procurauie in uasuingtou; out could not bear to cive'up the riv er.- :.; , :. . - ; Mrs. Southworth's son (whose age I would be at a loss to guess, for he may be eighteen and he may be thirty) is a transccndentalist. " lie is way up in the clouds all the time, lie has an immense head. It is not the square, well-balanced head of his mother, be ing all top, and not enough base to ev er bring him" down to the realities of life. St. Louis Globe. TWO HUNDRED TEOrLE DROWNED. .- r - A letter from Constantinople gives the following details of a terrible accident which occurred at Smyr- L'na during a Sunday evening perform ance : i The cafe and concert hall known as the Kivoto, built out over tue sea on piles suddden gave way during an acro batic performance and precipitated the crowded audience into the water, It is feared that some two hundred per sons thus lost their lives without the 'loiist warning. Tt' seems that fiamincr , , . .;, , ! i, , t - , c hand-bills had been posted in parts of b the city giving notice of the perform ance in such terms as to attract a very large audience.: Early in the evening the concert room was crowded, mostly from the ranks of the working people. Iany were Turks, strangers from adja- Ucent towns, whs had come to Smyrna dn entertainment during the fes tivities oe the Courban Bairam. It is believed that few from the better cir cles of Smyrna, and almost no women were present. The company of aero, bats were seven !in number -two men, three women, and two children. The performance had commenced. All eyes i ere .riveted upon the' feats of the mountebank troop upon the platform in the end of tltcj hall. Suddenly the floor began to incline downward toward the sea. Then canto the pound of cracking timbers!. The piles snapped in two, and, in ail instant, this, whole building, with its' shivering, screaming, struggling company of souls, all un prepared, was plunged beneath the en gulfing waters. Says one tvho witness ed the tragedy : j .1 " A single piercing shriek of an- J guish was heard j to issue from the 4 Kivoto,' followed by a loud crash, and all was silent. The entire edifice had disappeared in the sea, dragging down with it the-greater part of tbe audieuce, while only the surging of the waters aud i shattered beams remain ed to indicate the spot where the cafe had stood but a moment be- fore." The report of j the .disaster spread rapidly, even at that hour of the night, through the cityaud multitudes rush ed to the scene, but only to be horror stricken at what Was before them. The Governor-General from bis palace the chief of police from his station, and pxhex dignitaricsj hurried to the spot, boats were sent out from the shore in large numbers ; iJencall lights were burned in great profusion to aid in the picking up of any that might possibly have struggled out of the ruin. Every efforpofisible was made to save a few lives, but the succor came too late and was fruitless. It seems that repeated warnings had been made to the proprietor of this iafe that the building was not safe.but without effect. It is n wonder there- fort, that be feared violence from the indignant multitudes whose friends had been enticed into . tbe trap, To escapo their hands be gave himself up to the police for imprisonment. God pardons like a' mother, who kiss es the offense into everlasting for:et- jfulness. - Tiling- Tliat A. 31ai'iiel 31 Jin Cannot Help Tliiulc . ' in:. That all the girls used to be in love with him That all the widows are now. That if he were a widower he could marry again whenever he chose. ' That all the other fellows are f.;ols. That he wouldn't introduce any fel low he kbpws to his fcister or his daugh ter. ! '' j'- That his wife is a little jealous, . fThat she used td be a ratty girl. That his mother could bake good bread. that his wife cannot. That we wouldn't trust most woi men. f That if oe could .ever fpeculate, he would make his fortune. That his girls will never be so silly as to mirry. That his mother in-luy my be a fine old lady, but j That smoke has never hurt a man yet. That with a little managment these servants would always do well, and never give warning. j That his shirt buttons are grossly neglected. That he is going to make his toitune some day. That he despkes old batchelors. TIIIKG3 A MARRIED WOMAN CANNOT HEIPTIIIMdsC. That she was pretty at six'een. " That she had, or woulel have had, a great maDy good offers. That her lady friends arerfio years okler than they say they are. , That she had a very fine mind. That if her husband had acted oa her advice, he would be a rich man to-day . That people thinks too much r f the looks ot that M , v,ho wtuld not be called handsome if she did not make herself up. That her motherin-law i3 a very try ing wr.man That her girls are prettier thin Mrs. A's girls. . '! ' . That sbo would like to know where her husband spmds' his cveaiugs when he stays out. That her eldest son takes aftrr l.iin. That he is going to throw himself away on Mijs Scrags, That Miss Ecregs set her cap tr him and did all the courting. Tliat her servant girls are the worst ever known. 1 That she. I';aa taste in drtES. '' . That sho has a good temper. . That she pities old maids. A. ITx-isly OU 'laii A remarkable wedding took, place at Tolletsor, Io'l., a day or two ag, the hapj y couple 'having passed tht collective age of 153 yeais- The brid, Eiizv Steinecke by name, was, until the event, a res-idt nt of Uhicagi, and had passed her SGth-jeir. Tha bridis grrom app-arrd as a striplirg or 72 years. EIIzv was mar;ied in the be ginning; of the present ccn'ury at the age ct 10, and has danghd a g eat grandchild n her knees. But time lies laid a light hand upon her, and she is ye as spry and frisky ns many a woman of forty. At the weddirg she tripped the light fantastic with her new const rt to the liveliest galop, and many a miss f eighteen watched her agile motions with. feelings of positive envy. There was a Itrge at tcoelance at the wedding bicluJiag deputations fr. m all the neighboring villages. One ft tile prcs mts was a gall a vavg filled with beer.' The bride took the- fir.-.t s-rip, and ihen a'l the women present followed her exr am,i!e. When it ratne to the men there was nothii g left. j ! The bridegroom filled an old fashion- cd locg-ittinmed pipe, fpok the initial wtrff, and then ail the men took a long pu'l and a strong pelf, each in turn. The festivities were enctnued until an early hrur m the morning, Tlie couple p sses s a pii,t capital of f 4. COO, and will l.ciid them.elTes a neat tor the coming bir.ts. i And old bachelor said "there's a darned sight more jewelry worn now a days than whoa I was young. Iut there's one piece that I always admired wbicb I don't often see now." " What h that?' asked a young la. dy, " A thimble," was the reply. He was regarded with contempt and scorn by every lady in the room for the rest of the evening. I re. Professor Faraday believed in Flou. sin's physiological theory thtt the age of man is one hundred years. The du ration of life, he says, is to b meas ured by the time of growth. TiYhen once united, the body grows no more, and it is in twenty years this union is I affected in man. - I In the camel it takes place at eight, . in the horse at five, in the dog at two, in the rabbit at one. The natural ter mination of life is five times that of the development period. Jtfan being twenty years in growing, lives five times twenty years, that is to say, one I hundred years : the camel is cidit years in growing, and lives forty years Providence has given man a century of life, but he doc3 not attain it be cause he inherits disease, eats un wholesome food, gives way to his pas sions, and permits vexations to disturb his healthy equipoise ; he does not die ; he kills himself. Life may be divided into equal halves growth and decline, and these into in fancy, youth, vitality and age. Infancy extends to the twentieth year, youth to the fiftieth because it is dur ing this period that the tissues become firm ; vitality from fifty to seventy-five during while the organism remains complete ; and at seventy-five old age commences, to last a long time or short, as the diminution of reserved forces is hastened or rotarded. - A Fox Tail. A quaint Scotch min ister was given somewhat to exaggera tion in the pulpit. His clerk remind ed him op its ill effects upon the con gregation. He replied ' that be was aware of it, and wished the clerk the next time he did it to give a cough by the way of a hint. Soon after he was describing Sam son's tying the foxes' tails together. He said : The foxes in those days were mach longer than ours, and' they had tails twenty fut long,' Ahem'.' came from the, clerk's desk. ! - 4 That is,' continued the preacher, '.according to their measurement ; but by, ours they were fifteen fut long.' , . , '. 'Ahem !' louder than before, But as you may think this extrava gant, we'll just say they were ten fut.'. ! ivucm at t I .Ml T r r r m T c 1 1 I I r vigor- us, . The parson leaned over the pulpit, aiid shaking his finger at the clerk, said : You may cough there all night, man, I'll nae take off a fut more. Would ye hao tho foxes wid nae tcels at all? I CntoliiiigT lciiicleoi. In many b'.eak Northern regiors these; animals sre the nuia support . f the peop'e. When liberated from tbe bar ness they gi directly io pursuit of f -od, a peculiar species of nutritious moss, which their iniVinnt enables thorn to find deeply covered with snow, Sirao times a many as one hundred start t ff ft ragirg. there being nothitg provieled for them by their ixactirg master I Like camels under, similar circuratar. ct?, wl en unladen thiy stroll eff miles ia d.fTreot eliiecuoas. ' When they are wai.ted agair, their sealikin clad elr vers get behind them in several direc tions, an 1 by hallooing, throwing snow-, balls, antl making c ciderfcb!e uproar, the tleer are gradually driven into a smaller circle. The herd is then cn' circle I by a small cord , the men draw ibg it nearer aad nearer till it strikes tleir long legs. They neither try to "ep over m r break if but huddie to gether as close as possible. Finally tha twj ends meef, held by one pers:r, v.hi!e the. o hers eaters un der the line and sebct the anim .U they want, 'eetztng tlera l-y t'.ur Lorn, r tgirgtbmeut:idc, a2d tyin- iheu. taern to slmttiiin s ron mougb to hold them till harns?ed to the slodge. The rerraiuder agnia tcatter iu urr tit ol mos4. : S ion;-, ta'I ar d S.ct tbongli , tbe rt;u le.r r-. ablt with a a vp of their atit!ers to o:ow d jn a :cors North. IMnn'jss men, they cower at the roice ot man. Their masters are rude, harsh and un kind to them, and tbe deer are klwsys in f.ar of them. Under no circum stances of oppression or hardships do they evince the slightest reseutment. They are so timid that the bound of their driver's roice sets them to run ning at such speed that thty will rMe before halting if their drivers continue to urge them. Faces at tlio ITii-o. I pass a window in the dusk of the evening. A broad stream of light fl ws scross the darkening street and 6hines against the opposite wall. The blaze flashes in my eyes, and but for aa instan', unconsciously I turn a?Me to meet it. I catch but a glimpse ot the interior of a home, but it is enough. Through a screen cf green leaves, I see a group of merry faces, by the fire, the cheerful blaze making "a sunshine in the snady plaee., The light 'flashes upon the leatures of a beautiful girl, with a laughiDg child upon her knee a little ruddy fellow is crouched at her feet, and chccrfullokirg old dame, in Epcctac'.es, busy at her knitting, from which for a movement she forks up to watch the gambols of the youDgsttrs, occupies the further sida ol t.e hearth. There is another figure, that ef a man with his back towards mc, on the op poBite side doubtless the fire brightens bis face, too, lut the faces ot the wo men acel the children are enough. What is a cheerful fireside without them? They are the precious jewtls which glitter and shine L around the happy hrths, aud make light ard beauty th r eveu in the s&ddtEt h.ur. Like white flowers . in the dbsk, they cheer and hallow it they speak o! tht thousand hcp23 aid joys whic i cluster : ubout a home they are the c-mblitas 1 1 viru-, cheer iu'n.-ri, boutyi and elivine comft rr. liuike his s;.iel thit ".o love the little platoin wo le long to in s c-ety i the g-rm of all pub lic Lfhctio: s " Ya, ur.k'SS the faces shite 1 y the fi e, they will shine no where else. If we feil not warmed by the fi'e which g'ows nboo.t the h;arth stoA we m?an the affection and love which are its. true moral glow how can we feel less tfi ction and SMnpa'.hy for those who compas usub ut in ever wi''e:)incr circles ia the outer woild I All genial warmth emanates from the tlie he.ms ! it is there the affections are first moved, and there the heart :s fir-1 attuned to human fympa'hy. You see that child laughing in tho full glow ot fire light it is drinking in irnpnsdnns which will last Us life cut. The little, child is formed by love, its character is; moulded 1 y love, i s future is determir-' -eel by love : "Ah! how tki.lful groicsthc haad That obeytth love's command. It ir the luait, end not thebuin, That to the high.st 'loth attain ; Anil he who lalU.weth love's behest, Far execedelh al tue rttft.'' Tlayd Oct." Tuii is nhrssc. but how tigniScint ! a slang Here i a young j man who .was oncij the prido of his i.o:h.r anil the hspe ol his fthcr, low a "played out pre 11 gite. Here is a politician who was ence respectable and r-epecte 1, uow a c rrupt, besottctl. played out" vaabord. Llere is a a p:ef, f arti3, a-jd musxian, one who once stood a: the head ol a Kre cire'et una was p.'-pu'ar with rdl who knew him he became vaia or his gilts and acquirements and ventureel on cou'se of irregu'.ar bb', whicii ro- n kel to dis sipation; and finallr, to bis pre-r.t roj ditior, a iIayel futgr.ius. Ticrc are many "playcel out boj. Thty weie all stiirted in life, hiV.n well farmed bodies tn,l brair j, ad inherit ing conditions tvuia? !c to make them men. t Bat by L 1 bii itt they have rained tlem-l?es, n ,i r: n' '!rn ed cu','' used up, ddij i Ule I, , I jed out,, We have sen inaoy advertiiemcui warning" trespassers of the da'-gcr of vexing human nature, but the follow ing excels all jrcccJeat : A very J wealthy farmer cf Ohio county, Ky has tLLi netis p3stcJ up iu his field ; .rr anv lliauv or ju. cows or osctis gits ia thcai here cats his or her tail will be cut cli ?s the cac may be." SUESCP.IPE FOR TIIE COURIER Onlv $2. - ADVERTISEMENTS. F I S II- ' Equal to the Peruvian at near y halt the cost. This puno is Manufactured under Aur Supervision on Ctirsapeake Cay. Va, aud has been extentiwij u-cl ih past few years in Nor.h Cro!iua with unparalleled success. crash price t8,00. T.me " 5G,00. 3 Sold by Barrow & Pleasants. L "uisouig, N. C. . ' J. &,W. H. Jjyner, Franklinton, N. C. COWAND & IIAURIS3, j Gea'l Agent, 1 "Notlc'.k V. 1S73 Spring Trade. 1S73 China, Earinen-Waroi Class-ware, &c. By the Arrival of the Steamer Austrian (AT l Ntfolk, I am m receipt of a large and complete Stock of E.irtbtnware 'f my own eiirect importation. Anl from tue Manufactories a f ull supply of GUts ware, &c. Dy importing tore'gn goods and buy ing itim8tic gu.xU from the Mae.utac tones, I am enabled to Sill at lv' as Northern Jobberi. Merchants acd'oth ers in want are respectfully requested to examine my Mock and i prices before maktcg their purchases. 1 L. A. MARBUUY. 97 Bycamre St. Petersburg, Val GjoJs care'.uily packed for Ukuspor- tati n. mil 21-lm. R.IXadsns. T. T. Rogers N. W. Nicholas. Importers and Wholesale Dealers 'Li Hardware and Cutlery; GUI'S, PISTOLS, ; .35 E. Side 3Iarket Square, I NORFOLK, VA. I8-3H. J M. E. JOYNEBj U. S. Mail and re-gular paseugvr line from luisbtir to Frauklii.tun, Coiufoi tabic acconiodaori for pas.. ti gers. ' " ; I beg to inform the trawling public that 1 have charge of tho alove Hack line, and would be pleaded to carry passengers with promptness and dis patch for the meKlerate price of $V 0, at all hour.- and ja.Huji. I respect fully ak the latrojwge of the travel jng public. mn 7-orn, M. E. Joys Hi J- D. Joyner. W II. Jojniv J. S. Jyner. J. D. JOYNEIt & CO., Commission- Merchants, .04 SYCAMORE STREET... IjrriuBtT.. Va: . S li-it roii;nra,nt of all k:nd r of PROOUC K I m tlii mMti't, an I wilf fill nnlrts f.,r QHOvEIlIES, FEU TlLlZRS aa; all other supplies. 6 CHROItlOS AW AiH ami A'.UIP. B .wak ik. KTLtrrtt wmtv m r rrtv m- ff 1UI At WuaHC-lilil SAM. ff, XmaMM ami fx Ailn? : to. Mktn B ! M tuAmAn fmlM AT OSCX ff A GENTS mmm Jf . k AUm. ff r kmmm ff Vir wrTitiT TitMt'ili PUliELY VEGETABLE. I iVuH Mrri-'tvclia-. tu bellM CHEAT UNFAILING SPECIFIC, foi- I.ir:i C Mrmrr and its pdofal etT prtii.-, p ai, e .tip'fo, J4aadi U IU,U4 att ck'.H ck llaad'Che. CoU. D. uio.vo .f -pirn Skit M n&eh, Urt Lnrt C'h 1 i d Frr; Ac , Ac , Af:jru' carc.al x.r tatste, nice rs t i i t nrj;nt 'luvid, U9W pr d'.ic t, n m r ..r j-nai O oaia Piert m1 Ii iid Voir.ii" iut(ik' I ia EUerLtTet. cm t.n.nj m. it ui lerfal au4 vius4 p o. e.tia', euUffor i. i ibxE DOLLAR DOTTLE3. 7lirriler ,( ri as befor) l.t9tfw pick.e. , eai bv null $1 04 Ury ii lo(irr or IairAa PmvesV Litkk Kei laT' B ml'x 1 1 oat xrv4 nr.p -cr, w.ia 'Jr e mi k. ttmp aa4aig uiLiiuj.r k u. Auk o li.r U gsaul. J. II. ZEILIN & CO.. Ucod, 6... aaJ PaiUdslVklA. . SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS, t i FALL 1 1872. i L. A. MARBURY IMPORTER OF Earthenware, OD CH1K1, ALIO Dealer in vr cr:ptioa f QlaMi L.'Mupi I''ii.j OiuMi Far k tpoou id Cantors tjtone Ware JL 4 t c luirctsiptof lat ItU tM& aniau Urw- acd eomrle'e arl to wtusa ke la Ti. tbe &itu loa Cwaairy Msrehaata e j-r:tr-t.if n h i m tay r filar JuLb.fig bas or .ii IT A. UIKEUKT, )7 KlKni ITIUT, faisrskarf Ta i .11- IS. WATSON'S GALLERY tlUA Photographic Art. llalcigli, X. C. Iioieef thrcostc-rnrl Faotofraphl e.ibuoo;utft in tue fouth. JLfwj ! 0 rctoi;rMlnc h-'s fr n tho tmallMt m.iiU'urtit'i t 1 rc.t ortrJi eolorvd la nib t rt-a id. fr iuUcd If oa bv a like i.i nf a (VcfA.td iltjro cr IrUad. Jm iusj !& it i-vio I cd clor4 to raurv; iuu latttMi a wart kuajaoi1. rtiot. gr Ij A Uuiu4iii' l'itore Frw aJwTS 1 u hAjt', m grel v.netj;n J will te soU U w V, eu oa ro 1 1 1 eizh, dont bil v viit Wttxtu'i G-lry, 2iul dMr abut Ta.kViUl. . J W WATJOX. o.-iy. FIRE INSURANCE. Omit Western Insurance Company Of HEW. ORLEAHS. Cout itito to make a sp-clality of Fanu projcrty at epiitable rates. All Lj)c ixx-urring iu this department, prwmptly adjtitrd and settle I by tbe imderignedt without the de-lay of rtf ' ereucc, to the Home OfTW, a Is re quire! to le do:i, by local avncfea of Xrtbem and English CoraiKinles. L tf. lk.id tl-pjUed tilth tUts Trea:irrrs,of tltom; Mates who lawf rcpiin? such a d('iKit to be made J. Ii. 'Maktix, IOu 1'aLLt. Xorfolk Va (icli'l Agvnl. For 1' an Laud, Delaware, iJist olnn bbt Virginia, Xortli Carolina, South arolina and Ueorgia. Jco, t. L'akcr, Local Age t. Io 1 in. EENT. A idee binins ofijc for rent, Ap i ly at tlii oflice. "7 BcnMH,r-.li;Mfic.tbAaAtsByfhiclM. rWt.