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rr T f "TTt "TTt .TT A X XX J2i JU X Jl A REPUBLICAN WEEKLY NEWS- PAPER THE CENTRAL ORGAN OF THE PARTY. ; V. 3L BROWN, Manager. orricK on Newbern Avenue, some ixor seven hundred yards east of the Capitol. RATES OP SUBSCRIPTION: One year, - - - , - $2 10 Six months, - - - - 1 05 " TUree months, - - - 55, IXVABIABLT 12 ADVAKCK. Ifc Local Directory. Hiram Lo!eet No. 40 A fl. Leo, w M.: r. li. MusDee, B. w.: J. R. Little, J. W.; li B. Thomas, Jcretary. Meets third Monday evening in each month at 7$ o'clock. William O.Hill Ixxle, No.218. Jack K. WIIimat W. M.; L. 8. u'aitt, 8. W.; William R. Cox, J. w W. P. wethereil, Sec'y. Meets A and 4th Monday evenings in each month, inirti iory oi me Eisner RuiJdin, at7i. , lUlelgh Chapter, No. 10. John irhoIs. H. P.; D. W. Bain. Srttary. MeetaJM Tuesday eve- didk in each month at 7 o'clock. ladrpndrnt Order ! Oddfellows 3Ianteo Ixxltje, No. 8. Morris jfcwenbaam, N. G.; George 1). Cul iey V. G.; O. F. Curtis, Secre tary. Meets at Odd Fellows' Hall, every Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. Seaton Galen Lodge, No. 64. T. p Devereux, N. G. ; T. K. Waitl. V.O ; Phil Thk m, Sec'y. Meets atOtl.l Fellows Hall, every Thurs day evening at 7 o'clock. Raleigh Ixxlge, No. 65. Tt. H. Withers, N. G.; L. G. Bagley, V. (;.; J. J. Lewis, Secretary. MeeU at (KM Fellows' Hall, every Monday evening at 7 o'clock. McKee Encampment, No. 15. W. II. Hutching, C. P.; Henry Porter, II. P.; Phil Thlem, Scribe. Meet at OJd Fellowi' Hall, 2d nml 4th Friday evenings in each month at 7 o'clock. Knights of 1 tlilA. Centre Lolge, No. .E. G. liar HI, CO.; B. O. Manly. V. C:.; C. A. Sherwood, K. H. S. Mtttts ever' U'Mlnesday, at7J P. M. third story Kxchange Building. Independent Order ef Good Trmplnn. Hickman Lfnltre, No. 1. J. S. Allen, V. C. T.; Miss Delia Wat- mii.W.V. T.: Walter C. Hiohard- fm. Secretary. Meets every Tups div eveninir. 7 oVhwk. at Goml Templars' IIead uarters, Fayette vil St. Kethel Lodcre. No. 77. Stephen Starr, W. C. T.; Mrs. (Jerne I). ( ullev, V. V. T.; H. H. Tow), Sv v. mvtv Mond;tv evc- nin,' at 7i oclrk, at (riKl Temn l r' Headquarters, Fayettevilie St. Ilud-on IV'i'py Temple, No. 1.- N. U. Bniuglilon. D. T.; Miss lian.-he Fentirsj. V. I. T.: Thos. 11 i.'nitson, SeiTtarv. Meetson th- 1-; nnd IVI ThursdHV eveninir in n.-li iimtith, nt (I kmI Templarn' Jla Iquarters, Fayetteville irtrtn t, Hi 7 1 o'cl(Kk. E'riendat of Temperance, K-dei'h (Touneii. No. 127. L. 8. Il-irkhend, Preident; Willie C. Sirouach, Aswiciate ; V. Billard, Svn'tary. MU evry Friday eveningHt 7j oVlmrk in the Briggs Building. Tunsr nen'a Chrillnfi AoelaCion. Jo!ui Armstmng, President; D. W. Bain and J. B. Burwell. Vice Presidents; E. R. Stamps, Secreta rv. Meets every Tuenday evening 7 o'clock at Briggs Building. Typographical ITnlon. R.deigh Typographical Union, No. 51, meet every first Wednes day night in each month. Officers. Jos. A. Harris, President. J no. W. Marcom, Vice-President. F. T. B-mkert llec. Secretary. J. It. lUy, Cor. Sec'y Otho Crahtree, Fin. Secretary. K. M. Uzell, Treasurer. Jno. C. King, Sergeant at-Arms. Rates of Poalare. Pixtal Cards W'ritten or printed, n cent each. Drop letters- Without local de livery, one cent for each half ounce, w fraction thereof. Drop letters with local delivery, 2 cents. Pot I a tiers Newspaper manu script, or other written matter, to any point within the United States, three cents for each half ounce, or fraction thereof. Periodical Publications Issued weekly, and oftener, and from a known office of publication or news agency, and addressed to regular suliscribers or news agents, must be prepaid at the rate of two cents a lound and fraction thereof, less fre 'laently three cents a pound or frac tion thereof. One copy free to sub scribers residing In the county where the same are published. Miscellaneous Matter li&te of pos tage on miscellaneous matter is one nt for each ounce or fraction thereof. Packages must not exceed four pounds, except books, book manuscript, proof sheets, and cor rected proof sheets. All packages of small matter not sent at letter fates (except seeds) must bo so wrapped or secured, that their con tent can be conveniently examin ed by postmasters, otherwise they will be charged letter postage. . llaUs of Postal Money Order ' On orders not exceeding $15, 10 cents; over $15 and not exceeding 15 cents ; over $30 and not ex ceeding $40, 20 cents ; over $40 and hot exceeding $50,25 cents. R 'guttered Letters The order is n!y payable at the office on which It is drawn. The order should -be collected within one year from Its ''ate. After once paying an order, y whomsover presented, the de partment will be liable to no fur - ther claim. Fee for registered let ters is 10 cen'v this In additioirto the retalair p jatage. ; ; - . (j VOL. V. Poetry. "3Itist I Forget ?" ivnuisitso7 And must we meet a . With cold indifference, now? Must I fonret the HvW flm You've pressed upon my brow? Must I forcret mv head hath lain ..Against your throbbing breast. As you, in love's abandonment, My loosened hair carest? Must I forEret mv verv soul w m w On yours has helpless hung. Ab o'er my woman's weakness, you The strength of manhood flung ? Must I forget ? I will forget, And you shall never know The fierce, volcanicfire, which burns Beneath indifference snow. Like marble I will set the lips Which quivered 'neath your own, While from my voice nride shall ., extract Love's tenderness of tone, I know your coldlv iealous heart W Would rather for its sake, Beneath the weicht vou've on It laid, My woman's one should break. I know you'd rather rage and hate Should in my bosom burn, Than that the lava In my veins To hardened stoue should turn. I will not feign my heart is ice, You know it is not so: But I will make you keenly feel For you it does not glow ; Feel that another reigns supreme Where you were king alone ; And with this poisoned arrow pierce Your jealous heart of stone. Selected Story. THE LOST POCKET-BOOK. The scene was in New York. It was a cheerletss afternoon. A bit ing wind drove the snow before it like a blinding mist, and the clouds hung so low as to almost touch the roofs of the houses. , v "How desolate it is," Mrs. Hal- pine sighed, glancing out from her attic window on the gloomy pros pect below, as she smoothed and folded the garment she had just completed; 4and the cold's bitter. I don't like to send you out, Louise, but there's not a bit of coal, and Willie must have thf medicine. I'd go myself, but" 4,()h, mother, no 1 let me go I don't mind if it is cold. I'll hurry b:ick ;" and the little girl sprang up from her low seat beside the child's cradle and began to fasten on her faded cloak and hood. t4Vfll T snnnnsfl von must" tho mother continued, as she wrapped . - I up the delicately embroidered gar ment. "You know the place? Mr. Rawdon's, on Tenth street that brown stone house." "Yes, yes, mother I I know." "Well, dear, run fast and keep yourself warm, and say to Mrs. Rawdon that I'd have finished the work before if Willie had'ntbeen so ill. Three dollars she owes me. You can call at the baker's and get m a loai or iwo." The child took the bundle and vanished out of sight down the dreary flight . of steps, while the mother turned back to the cradle where the sick child lay. He held up his little hands and moaned pi t- eously: "Give me some tea, mam ma, I'm so thirsty." "Yes, darling, as soon as Louise comes back." Her eyes filled with tears as she raised the little fellow to her bosom, clasping him closely to keep him warm, for there was no fire in the stove and the desolate attic room was very comfortless. Yet there had been a day when this same pale- faced, meek-eyed woman saLin a luxurious chamber, with every comfort that heart could wish with in her reach; and a doting hus band's strong arms of love to encir- cjte and protect her. . But ner !US- band was dead, lying, unknown, on some distant battlefield in the South : and her riches had made themselves wings and flown away. Forlorn and friendless, sick at heart, and weary from incessant toil, she sat, wfth her : walling child upon her jap, gazing out with hopeless, tear ful eyes upon the dismal scene be -neath her attic window. ' : In the meantime, little Louise made her way through narrow by- ctrrta nnd soualid alleys into the fpshionable part . 1 r mk-'km- ArA of New York. still continued to blow with a dreary, saddening waij, drifting the leaden clouds and the ' mist-iiKe snow. But she walkc 1 on bravely, and reached at lrst Mrs. Raw?on's. A darkling glow of light poured from e ithe-'loity w iaows, au 't t . 1 H ji nfl if ':tf RALEIGH, N. C, sounds of music and merry-making floated out upon the frosty air. Mrs. Rawdon was giving a grand party In honor of her eldest daughter's birth-night. . Louise crept up the marble steps and pulled the belh Al footman in livery answered, her timid summons. , , i, 'Can I see Mrs. Rawdon, please?" she asked. ,. , - . , See Mrs. Bowdon, Indeed ! and she in the parlor In the very. mid dle of the company ! . Of course you! can't." ' He , was closing the door, but Louise caught at his sleeve and cried, imploringly: 'Oh, please, please wait 1 Here's the work she wanted ; Miss Violet's frock, you know. Mother promised it by to-night ; do let me take It to her." The man hesitated a moment, and then turned back. i JL "Miss Violet's frock," he said : "she wanted it, I know. I heard her 1 J ! a a. I scorning Because it didn't come home. Maybe she'll see you. I'll try, anyhow. Come in here and wait." Louise followed him through the arched hall and past the glittering parlors into a kind of ante-room ad-- joining the supper apartment. Here, motioning her to a seat, he went in search of his mistress. But it was a full half hour before Mrs. Rawdon could disengage herself from her guests, and poor little Louise, tired out with waiting, and benumbed with cold, was just oni the point Of burstiner into tears. when the lady swept into the room. ' "This Is a pretty business, now, Isn't it ?" she began, as she received and unfolded the bundle that Louise proffered her. tI' thought you promised to bring this yesterday?" "Yes, ma'am; but my brother Willie was so ill that mother couldn't sew." "Oh, yes ! that's always the way you've some excuse ready V but I shan't trust you again, you may depend on it. Here's Violet been crying for a hour, and refusing to come down because she was so dis appointed about her dress. John, ring the bell for Jane to Cake It up to her. I must go lor now." back to the par - She was sweeping out again, her satin robes rustling after ; but Louise sprang up with a piteous cry, "Oh, ma'am 1 little brother's so ill, and must have his , medicine; please let me have the "money I" ' "I can't to-night im entirely ?USD: YPU M! flair nfmr In-morrow." day after to-morrow. But Louise was not to be repulsed. She caught the lady's hand in both of her little, frozen palms. 5 One of the rings that adorned Mrs. Raw- don's soft finger's would .have pro cured all the comforts her mother and little VTllie so sorely needed Some such thought flashed through the child's mind as she made the ap peal. "Oh, madam !" she said, her .blue eyes full of imploring treaty, "you are rich and happy, and have all you want ; but my poor mother has nothing, and my little brother will die without 1 medicine r Do let me have the money !" Mrs. Rawdon shook her head Im patiently. "I tell you I've no change. You must call again. John, show her to the door !" The footman obeyed, and Louise soon found herself upon the marble steps, while the lofty door closed in her very face with a; heartless slam. , ' The wind howled more dismally than ever, and the keen, slinging sleet fell like a shower of shot. Louise descended the -steps and crossed over to the opposite pave ment with a dull, aching pain at her heart, . that almost look: away her breath. How could she go back to her desolate home and tell her poor mother that she? had fai!ed;to And the patient little one wait collect her hard-earned wages ; tell ed ; and the cold ;n gray "shadows her that they were not able- to buy settled down darker j and darker ; nvon sn'mtirh'fls a fcollfarv loaf? and the ioor mother clasrjed the v Just then pomethincr beneath her foot, soft and slippery, almost threw her to the pavement. Look- ing down, she saw a pocketbook. She caught it up with a suppressed cry, and, thrusting it Into her bosom, darted off at the speed of an antelope. At last, out of breath ami half beside herself with excite- nient, she paused beneath a lamp post, and aiier glancing stealthily around her, drewdhe trea sure from her boscm. It was large, thick and heavy. Her 4 fingers trtmbled as she unclasped it; and when she caught sight of the bankriioKs it h THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1876. I containedr fcbe'uttered a wild- cry of delight; and darted off again like something idnsanfey a Mother and Wille should have aJ I they, needed t Just beyond tho baker' shop, to wards iwhich , sher bent her steps, a soldier met "hen iruiv Little gitlj'- hat Bald; arresting her flying steps, ;tidid you find a L pocket-book as yon came along .'-Louise paused, a single instant, her hjeart-fluttering like a frighten ed bird: then, as a thought of her mother add Willie flashed through her m ind she answered i No, sir." "Well, itIsgone,vI Buppoes," and the soldier 'passed on, while Louise "hurled awayIn the opposite direction: ' ? ; , By 1 the ' time ' she reached the baker'ffshe wfas in a-tremor from head to foot, and her cheeks seem ed on fire ; but she drew the pocket bdofc from its hiding place, and standing outside thedoor unclapsed it and took out a note. The was crowded with customers, and she had to wait for her turn before she could obtain what she wanted. Her eyes wandered wistfully round the tempting shelves. She would buy ever so many loaves, and even that i frosted cake. They would have coals and meat, too. Why not? The pocket-book was hers; she had found it. Still her hands trembled, and her cheeks burned. She glanced doivn at the note she held, and saw, with a start or hor ror, that it was -for fifty dollars. What hnrl sho Hnrfh? Ttnhhpd thftt man of his money, 'and' ha a sol dier. Her father had been a sol dier ! With a sharp cry, clutching the pocket-book in one hand and the bill in the other, she darted from the shop and down the snowy street. 1 Just a square or two beyond the glittering mansion of Mrs. Rawdon she overtook the soldier. He was walking lowly, glancing from one side of the icy pavement to the icy pavement other with an anxious, despairing look on his face. Louise was at his side in an instant. "Oh, sir!" panting for breath, her hood thrown back, her blue eyes wild and startled, and her 1 bright hair blown all about her flushed face. " I did find your pocket-book here it is.- I took this note out, bnfc I couldn't spend it. Mother's almost starved, imd little Willie will die without his med- icine ; but I can't steal I can't 1 Take it btck!" The soldier took the money from the half-frozen little hands that held dt Up-to him ; -then 'lifting the child in his arms, he smoothed back her tangled locks, and looked d,own. Into her pale, tear-stained little face with eageH startled eyes. His swarthy cheek ' grew pale and his bearded' lips began " to trewble. 1 "Louise, Louise !" he-said,chi8 voice full of thrilling tenderess; " poor little - darling, don't you know me?" The child looked up, and then her cry of, wild delight rang out clear and J6yous. - ' " Oh, papa, papa I we thought yon were dead L but yon've come back to us again." " Yes, darling I" his broad chest heaving with suppressed eagerness. " Where's your mother ? Take me to her !" . . ', , Louise sprang from his arms; and shot' off like an arrow down the brilliant'street, through the squalid alleys, and i.A narrowi by-lanes ; and the soldier followed her. - Mrs. Halpine sat in her comfort less attic hushing her sick child upon her lap. j Mamma, mamma ! 1" am so hungry; please give me something to eat !" .the little ; fellow- moaned! fins nn- his hot arms ahnut hpr neck. a-O ; . But there was- no bread, and Louise did not come. " Wait a moment; darllngjust a moment. ion cer." , - . . 'vr-r child closer to her bosom dreaming I of days gone by, and of the dear 1 husband who had .gone to his last, long home,"With no tender hand to close his eyes, The shadows grew heavier and darker ; the "'wind moan ' 1 dis- mally, and the snow and sleet tink led sharply against the windows. 44 Oh, mammal please make a fire. , I'm so cold, and the dark makes me afraid !"' " Wait a little bit longer, darliDg ! Louise will come soon." , 'At last there was a noise - below, a "t jund ij, joyous Isterj Vupihb ' 4 l : l ... - . -V. .. ff. - --:.- . : : stairs, and Louise - burst; into the room, her face all glowing : and ra diant. : : , ' . 'J; j "Oh, mother, mother !" she cried, lather's not dead ! Hes alivehe's come back to us again V. The soldier's ; wife rosa to hef feet, grasping at the bedpost for support ; as she did so strong arms' clasped her to a warm and joying DOSOm. ' !,- '.M.UaKJj t..';-:uV Louise crept up to : her father's - ) feet, her blue ey swimming with I tears. "Oh, father! what if I had kept it?" she asked. : " Then, dear you would not have found me. Always remember that wrong wins its punishment, and right its reward." i 7 Miscellaneous. Good Rales to be Governed by. Do not stnn vour hrref npsa in ttA wlndy 8torIefJ Jt Js wrongand not If you have no place of business do not go and play billiards; it la wrong and will lead you to many other bad habits. , Do not sit around bar-rooms and stores, for you never will get rich at that business. Shrin! all bar rooms for they are temptations. M Do not meddle with business you know nothing of ; speak ill of no one. 'but bridle the ton cniA r from 8peaklng guile of. your neighbor. Help others when you see ihem In need if It is in your power do so. It Is good to be liberal. , - . Learn to say No ; when you are tempted to be led a stray by wicked men. Shun evil doers. Do not use other ' peoples' brains if you have any of your own; but cultivate what you have. .: , Keep an eye on the money drawer for tho money Is what runs your business. Subscribe to the Era for it is a re liable newspaper, publishedat $2 10 per year, at Raleigh, N. C. Couldn't Stop. This is the way a great many boys get into difficulty 'they get a-going and they can't stop.' The boy that tells lies began at first to stretch the truth a little to tell a large story till he came out a full grown liar 1 Two boys began by bantering each other, till they got a-going and couldn't stop. They separated with black eyes and bloody noses 1 via you hear about the yewng man stealing from his master's drawer ? He came from the fQtan try a promising boy. But the rest of the clerks went : to the theatre and smoked, and he thought he must do so too. He. began think ing he would try once or twice. He trot a-roing and couIdnt stop! He conld. not , resist the temptation when he knew, there was money in the ; drawer. He got a-going-he wilf stop in prison. some young men were, some years ago, in the habit of meeting together in a room at the public house, to enjoy themselves' to drink and smoke. " One of them as he was going there one : evening began to think there might be dan ger in the way. He stopped and considered a, moment, and then said to himself. Right a bout face I' He dropped his cigar went back to his . room, and was .never seen at the public house again! Six of the young men followed his ex ample: 'Thef rest got a-going, and could riot stop till they had landed,: most of them, in a- drunkard's gravcL ' Beware; ''- boysj of the ' first cigar of chew 6f tobacco. ;Be -sure, forydu'sla "right wayV for when :yqn are" golrjg down hill It Is hard to'stOpV 1 ;fWf A Toast That Went TThtaJited. worst of rxien would Uhrm'kifroiri ptingkfeliowmg by tne'full k:nowledgewhai;ihey 1 w4re dolng'1 A'y6uhg!man In'Vir- grhia had been sadly 'Intemperate, He;wa3 aari cinatlon and power; but he had a passion for brandy 1 wh!ch nothing could control. Often in ' his 5 walks a. friend 'remonstrated?i,with hlm, but in vain ; as Often in turn would he urge his friend to take the sopial glass in vain, pa one occasion', the latter agr d to yieldlo ; him ; kndf as they walked up to the bar to gether, Ihe barkeeper' said ' , " Gentlemen, 4 what ' will you ?have?" Z" " : ' '"': Wine, sir," was the reply. ' : I I -i iTh e glasses were filled, d thQ w iiia iuim, it uio, uuiiseuueuues iu- volvea themselves lalsoj'Hnd1 few wouIdisWitif nietf!thetnoment NO. 35 friends stood ready' to pledge each Vy?n renewed and constant .(endshipj when ho paused and said to his intemperate friend : t ZV Now, fl drink, this glass and become a drunkard, .will you take tne responsibility ? . j . i The drunkard looked at him with severity and said : , - u i , ' "Set down that glass r?. - 7 T.: . ..4 was set down, 4 and Jtbe f!two fW?lked, away ;5withutj;8ayiDg;;;a word...;,ir ; . . u Things Wortli Knowing. , - Keep tea In a close chest or can- ister. . '. . -'- ; . . ... ! ..Keep coffee by .itself, as f its odor affecs otber artldes. , f , : ' Keep bread and cake in a tin box or stone jar. ; ! , Cranberries will keep all winter in a firkin of water in a cellar. '..t September and October butter is the, best for winter use, , 1 , Oranges and . lemons keep best wrapped in soft paper, and, if pos- sible, laid in a drawer. The standard adopted by the Uni-t ted States is the Winchester bushel, 18 inches in diameter inside, 8 inches deep, and contains 2,150 42 100 cubic inches. It is the legal bushel of each State having no spe cial statute bushel of its own. A half-bushel measure should contain ,1,075 21-100 cubic inches. To find the contents of a cylindri cal measure multiply the square of the diameter by .785,398 and then by the depth. Example : 18x182 342.25 ; 342.25x.785l398208l803 ; 208,803x82,150 42-100. The United States standard gal lon measures 231 cubic inches. ; . .A, barrel contains 40 gallons or 9, 240 cubic inches. , Five j'ards wide by 968 long con tains 1 acre ; 10 yards wide by 484 long contains 1 acre ; 20 yards wide by 242 long contains 1 acre ; 40 yards wide by 121 long contains 1 acre J 160 feet wide by 726 long contains 1 acre ; 110 feet wide by 396 long con tains 1 acre ; 220 feet wide by 198 long contains one acre. No. 1 mackerel should be not less than 13 inches in length from the extremity of the head to the fork of the tail, fat, free from rust, taint or drainage. No. 2 mackerel should be not less than 11 inches in length, fat and free from, &c. No. 3 mackerel should be not less than 10 inches in length. ; , No. 3 large should not be less than 13 inches in length and in quality are those lhat remain after the se- IJectlons of Jfo. 1. . i( t. , No. 4 mackerel comprise all not in the above, and should be free from taint or damage. t The i above Is the standard estab Hshed by law In Massachusetts,' and Is generally acceptedby the trade elsewhere. , ; ... ; 4 Mackerel should be kept covered with brine and not exposed to the air, as It becomes rancid or "rusty" inafowdays. j; i Mess ' mackerel the finest fish with head and tail removed. r-l! "' Extra " number ones' are selected Ash- . :r.' Large number twos fish ;over thirteen Inches In lengthi and not good enough In quality for number ones. . ? ' " ' . 5 " 4 - Scaled herrings should be fat fish, free from scales and when smoked be of a bright golden color. ' 7 No. 1 herring are generally small and poor fish. ' " The best way to cook cod fish- strip it of its' skin and cut in pieces about the size of one's hand ; place It in the water and allow it to sim mer on the4 stove untUMt becomes tender. - It should never be allowed to boil. Boiling hardens and dark ens the fish and deprives it of much of its1 flavor; , i'n" Vil Z';"- f Welsh' firkins' are so called from the fact of their v being introduced by a Welsh 'Settlement- in the nor- Iherri tdrt3of New York State; "'A )y eJBii ufKin cuniaius aooui lvv ils, and a half firkin or tub 50 on an av erage. A:common returnable firkin contains from 30- to 70 ftkoT butter, and a common firkin 90 to 100 lbs.1 jidackerel comes in barrels, half- . barrels, n quarter-barrels : and s kits, containing full weight, respectively 260, lO0;5Oarid2O pounds. I :5T Pork, full weight; should contain 2Q pounds but the t standard has been reduced tQl90 pouuds; pickled beef ham3 in' barrels 306 and 220 pounds ; clear sides in bulk, in box es, 00 pounds, V and . in hogsheads from 800 to 1,000 pounds. . . Salt Ash ton's, Marshall V and other Liverpool brands-comes in hags, 224 pounds : New York State in : barrels v and bags, 240 and 2S0 pounds : cases table salt contain 60 THrEfER'Ai PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.' (SEE RATES OP SUBSCRIPTION ON THIS PAGE.) pir J on Woiur executed at short no tice and in a style unsurpassed by any imiiar establishment in the State. RATES OF ADVERTISING Ono square, one time. 1 - f 1 00 two times, , - l go three times, - - 2 00 Contract advertisements taken at proportionately low ratea. r . , boxes, about 2 pounds each." , Salt also comes in small; packets, put up in sacks, three sizes; 25 10 pound packets ; 40, 6 poundand SO, 3 pounds. fl j Oolong teas are very highly dried, of wiry, brittle leaf, and valued ac cording to degree of strength and pungency, and freedom' from dust. Souchongs are the strongest black ieasT The leaves are large, thin and often broken. Thojri fusion U clean golden and aromatic i : Congon teas - hav wnall, short, grayish black leaves ..; QunppVder is a heavy tea, of a dark green hup, and the leaves rolled in harcf hallsT; ""7 ; Imperials Uro inj larger grains than gunpowders, and in color a silvery green. t - Hysons havo long, straight, fleshy, grayish green leaves, rolled lengthwise on themselves, - with sweet aromatic flavor. 1 ; v Twankays, are known by tho large, yellowish, badly-rolled leaves and strong odor. The Infusion Is a deep yellow, and of clear, sharp taste. American Grocer, i 4 Quitting in Tlmcni- Going up street, about ten o'clock one night recently, ' a citizen heard the sounds of a fiddle, a.banjo and a tamborine. As he n cared-' tho point from which they proceeded, ho heard footsteps keeping timo to the music and a voice calling out the figures of a cotillion, nesoon learned it was a colored wedding frolic. Just as ho arrlved.in front of tho house a loud, angry voice called out: . ' . " Stop dat music immcdlatelirl" It stopped, and tho dancing sud den ly ceased intho midst of tho figure. l " What's de mattah, Sam ?" said another voice ; " what do you mean by stoppin' de dance?" . . " I mejuis jes 'zacly what I say I" answered Sam; "I 'gaged dat band myself to play for dls party ; Ise de boss of dis 'caslon ; de band shan't play any moi" Dis party shan't go on ; de ball's broko tip. Gemmen and ladies, you can all go home !" 44 Whut in do name ob sense Is de mattah wid dat nlggah?" was the siecch that came from all parts of tho room . What's de mattah , Sam , you talk like a crazy nlggah 1" "Noise not crazy I" said tho one addressed. " Ise gwlno to hayo a divoce 1 Ise gwlno to haro a dl voce ! Dat'a what ! Iso gwlno to havel" - "Divoce I divoce I" spoke bqv- , eral voices i together. "What's dat nlggah thinkin' 'bout? Ho ain't bin married more'n two hours, and now he's talkin 'bout gittln a di voce. He's crazy,:- sho. You's crazy, Sam I" ' "I tell you Ise not crazy," said the latter. Here Ise , bin courtln Lucinda for. two years,' with hon nable intenshuns, ' and she's' bin makin me bleive she had money : dat sho was rich; and now sho tells me sho ain't got . but a dolla a dolla. Stop de music. I say I Dis . party's broke up. When dls chile marries a gal for her money, she's got to have more'n a dolla, or I wont live with her a mini t. Iso gwine to quit in time. What's a dolla to a man wid a family y uat's more'n you7ve got, any how, you good for nufflnr lazy, no ; account nlggah, you V here chimed in Lucinda. l r - - . o ., Nex time I. marry for money, its got to be counted out befo' do preacher ties de knot," said Sara. " I'se . gwlno to git a ; divoco ..Im- medyatelyP'! ., ;tT.. ;.: , Such an uproar was raised by this speech the citizen could, not under stand any moro that was j&ald( and he passed on homeward, thinking that was the shortest honeymoon of wnich he had ever heard; '"V Of course Sam is pushing matters fora "dIvoce.n , ' i ' : " ; What's a dolla' to a man wid a family V1 Mobile Register. ; : , A toor woman wishes to know if any one has seen einco the war. ono or more oak trees with a cross and the letters "CV and "T" cut on their bodies, along the line of the railroad from Richmond ' to Weldon. : The finding of the 1 aforesaid trees wlll lead to tho obtaining of relics of. tho war, and any; person sending Infor mation of their whereabouts to the Evening Journal, Richmond, will be liberally rewarded. Papers jln Virginia and North . Carolina are requested to give : this 1 a placejin their colamns. Petersburg etesf Capt. R. T. Fulghum proposes to publiBhin a Centenal guide.