THE WEEKLY EEA.
3
WEEKLY ERA.
FAMILY READING.
Fact and Fiction.
A correspondent of Notes and
Queries, an English periodical,
sends to that journal a communica
tion in which he gives gome inter
esting particulars in regard to
"Dotheboy's Hall, immortalized in
Dickens's "Nicholas Nickleby,"
and which is no longer a school.
The writer says that Mr. Shaw.
the original of Squeers. married a
cousin of his father. Dickens, he
bays, was in iut? ueiguuuruuuvi wmjf
one dav and got a great deal of gos-
sio from a auondam usher of
Shaw's and a "bad lot
who had
been turned off for bad conduct.
Shaw is said to have taken Dickens'
and soon died. His wife broken
hearted, and the school went down
fast. Yorkshire schools are said to
be bad, but net as bad as Dickens
made them. The great moralist
said his description was not meant
to apply to any particular man or
school, but that it was a type of
Yorkshire schools in general, which
seems to be considered as true.
There is a strong feeling of indigna
tion in Shaw's neighborhood against
Dickens, who is looked upon there
as the author of his ruin, as wen as
of four other large schools in the
village. So there are two sides to
every story, and it is net always
casv to decide which is fact and
which is fiction.
No feature of the Centennial
will be more interesting than the
nresence of our fellow-citizens of
the southern states, including those
who fought in the Confederate ser
vice. Brave men never remember
the quarrels of war, and there can
be no more fitting occasion to cele
brate the victories and the human
ity of peace than the 4th of July,
1876. Hence we copy the follow
ing with pleasure:
A meeting of Union and Confed
erate soldiers was held at Fernan
dina recently, to consider the pro
priety of initiating a celebration by
the soldiers of both armies of the
annivereity of Washington's birth
day. Prominent men of the north
and south addressed the gathering,
among them General Finnegan, of
Savannah, and the following reso
lution was adopted:
" Whereas, the soldiers of both
sections, who were engaged in the
late war. tire anxious to bury all
asperities of feeling engendered
therebv. and with a purpose ana
object to unite in commemorating
thft hirthdav of Washington, the
father of our common country, and
to inaugurate an era of harmony
nnd fraternal feeling, therefore.
41 Be it Resolved, Thatacommit-
tPAofsevpn be aDDointed to make
suitable arrangements, having in
view a reunion of the Federal and
.Confederate soldiers now residing
fn "Florida. . to take place on the
22nd of February, 1874."
Santiago de Cuba, a city whose
name will henceforth be heard witn
n. Rhndder. was formerly the capital
of Cuba. It is a maritime city, and
in lboo cmiaineu a. uujjuihuuu v
24,253. It is the second city in size
on the island, and is situated on the
Santiago river, six miles irom lis
mrnth- on the south coast. It is
well built, with wide streets, and
Tinner chieflv of stone. The pnn
cipal buildings are the cathedral,
RAVPral other churches, a college,
and numerous convents and schools.
Tf nnrt. is four miles in length, is
wolf sheltered, is defended by sever-
al forts, and is deep enough for ships
nf thP inp. iL la ruiLmuuciwi y oit-
fmterl. hpintr hemmed in by moun
tains, but the climate is said to be
very unheal tny.
The atronerest expression is gener-
oiiv tho hrietest and best. Take
the old ballads of any people, and
fpwadiectiveswill be found. Thesin-
ger says, He laughed; she wept,-per-
haps the poet 01 a. more auvuuto
age might say, 'He laughed in
orrr Rhft turned away and shed
nf disanrjointment.' But now
adavs the ambitious young writer
must proauce buu""s
A hard, fiendish laugh, scornful
atiH Titilpss. forced its passage from
threat through the lips that
curled in mockery at her appeal:
she covered her despairing face and
a gust and whirlwind of sorrowing
agony burst forth in her irresisti
ble tears.
The end of the world, which was
get down by the too sanguine Ad
vent Is ts of TeiTyislandJiie Con
necticut river, for The 5th df No
vember, has failed to com off as
advertised. If these folks are going
up at all, wo wish tiev wottlrrgo.
tad not "wait lender for tho final
smsjBh. They Lrng cn vrerx? tuan
Baxoice'a trizl.Sostcrz Jjti.
MethodistJUnglns.
The Pittsburg Advocate laments,
as we all do, the decadence of
Methodist congregational singing.
It says :
The singing of Methodism used
to be grand a glory and a power.
It is not so any more. Ichabod
is written on it. Some Delilah has
had it in her lap. That Delilah
is the modern choir. It has done
a miserable work it has well-nigh
destroyed congregational singing.
It has given us a substitute. And
what a substitute it is! Solos,
duets, quartettes, and a ceasless
successions of new tunes, many of
them after the most approved op
eratic styles. The congregation sits
by and silently witnesses the per-
iormances. mat mignt
do well
enough for an opera house, but it
certainly ill befits God's sanctuary.
A clergyman informed his peo
ple at the close of his sermon that
a mission to me neatnen. Alter
the congregation was dismissed, a
number of the members waited for
their pastor, and, crowding around
him, expressed their astonishment
at the new turn affairs had taken,
asKea now long ne would remain
and where he was going. He said
to them, "My good friends, don't
be alarmed I'm not going out of
town."
Smokers will please take notice
of oneltobert Wright, of .London,
who smoked at all hours, and e8
npfiallv after fftttinp into hpd At.
night. The other day he waa found
deld with a cigar ink mouth, artd
a post mortem established, so says
the physicians, that he minted from
too much smoke on an empty
stomach, and that through too great
use of tobacco the heart was not en
ergetic enough to resume actio
A glass of whiskey would have
saved him, but he didn't have it.
Inter' Ocean.
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COMPANY,
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA,
Capital, - - $200,000.
OFFICERS:
Hon. Kemp P. Battle, President.
F. H. Cameron, Vice President.
W. H. Hicks, Secretary.
Dr. E. B. Haywood, Med. Director.
Dr. W. I. Royster, Ass't Med. DPr.
J. B. Batchelor, Attorney.
O. H. Perry, Supervising Agent.
DIRECTORS:
Hon Kemp P Battle, Hon Tod R Caldy
well, Hon John w Cunningham, Col T
M Holt, Hon Wm A Smith, Dr W J
Hawkins, Hon John Manning, Gen W
R Cox, Col Li W Humphrey, C Tate
Murphy, Col Wm E Anderson, John G
Williams, Col W L Saunders. R Y
McAden, Col A A McKoy, I J Young.
James A Graham, F H Cameron, J C
McRae, J B Batchelor, J C Blake, Walter
CJark, W G Upchurch, J J Davis, John
Nichols.
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It is emphatically a Home Company.
J t is large capital guarantees .strength
and safety.
Its rates are as low as tnose or an
first-class company.
It offers all desirable forms of insur
ance.
Its funds are invested at home and
circulated among our own people.
No unnecessary restrictions imposed
upon residence or travel.
Policies non-forfeitable after two
years.
Its officers and directors are promt
nent, and well-known North Carol in
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and wnose worm ana integrity are
alone ufficient guarantees of the Com
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Supervising Agent.
jpgr- Good Agents, with whom liberal
contracts will be made, wanted in every
county in the state.
March 13, 1873. 38 w6m
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
To Members of the Legislature.
TT eraember that the Yarboro House
JLi has been remodeled and enlarged
to double its former size.
Please call before making your ar
rangements for the Winter.
21 3t G. W. BLACKNALL,
; CITY HOTEIi,
Corner of Wilmington fc Davie Streets.
Fare equal to any in the city.
Charges 2 per day.
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PJROPEHTY FOB SALE.
VAIiUABIiE
PROPERTY FOR SALE I
THE 3 UNDERSIGNED OFFERS
for Sale her Plantation, known as
Streeter Farm
A healthy location, convenient to good
Schools. Churches near by. Fine
water. There are some
2,000 Acres of Land ;
u 1,300 in cultivation. Well tim-
woodland so arranged as to
ro..ucr iii cing, woods mould, very con
venien . The very best Shell Marie on
all parts of the Farm.
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tiveness of these Lands. Corn, all kinds
of grain, and Clovers yield abundant;
but its reputation is
The line of the New York, Norfolk
and Charleston Rail Road is now being
run out and it passes through my plan
tation. "The Cotton Farm of the East,"
situated in Greene county, 8 mile3 from
Snow Hill, and 3 miles from Marlboro,
Pitt county. A Railroad line recently
established within 3 miles of this Farm,
leading from Wilson to Greenville,
which is designed going into operation
this Fall.
Large Commodious Dwelling",
all necessary out-buildings needful to a
farm this size, newly and neatly fitted
up.
Terms shall be easy.
I will sell, if desired, all my personal
property with the Farm.
I invite purchasers to visit my place
and judge for themselves, or address
me
Mrs. VIRGINIA ATKINSON,
9 3m Marlboro, Pitt county, N. C.
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at
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Just -Arrived. More to come,
1873. FALL STOCK 1873.
D. S. WAITT,
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Scotch Gingh's, 15-25
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RALEIGH, IV. C,
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