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W THE WEEKLY ERA WEEKLY ERA. MISCELliANEOUS. Old Age. It is a prevalent error of younir to look upon old age as the one of the unavoidable evils besetting our pathway in life, which we must always dread for ourselves and can only compassionate in others. But whoever thus questions the Provi dence of Gcd by presumtionsly de claring a part of the existence. He has bestowed in iis wisdom, u mis fortune, must be blind to the benevo lent designs so plainly written on the nature of man. The great law inscribed there is forgiveness. , We' were placed here on earth under the probationary form of moral govern- ill 1 ? . IS 1 mens mat we uiigni our lives long grow in capacity for truth and vir tue, that each day might bring us nearer the great type of perfection manifested' In. rmmanity as a model for man; When heaverruseir is the goal for which we ai striving, how dare Xr shorten the time allotted to- us for perfection, and sacrifice ' the in estimable treasures future years perchance may have in store for us ? This work of preparation is not appropriated to youth or middle age, but to a life time. We cannot cultivate so successfully with the impetuous ardor of youth or the un bending will of manhood, those christian graces for which the con templative mood of old age, when the sublimer faculties, of the soul holds sway, seems perfectly fitted. Not only should the jToung regard old age "honorable," as 8olotndn declared it; not only should the ready hand or eye lend themselves willing servants to the tottering stenW fuilinir sight of the aged man nbuttheyshouldalsoeverturiUnthQskieSf and fheyvwilI .,ton jvetent ear to his counsels. ixheir "ascension robes and go up. Of lencehas given nun wisdpm, POIirsft thfiV ara nprfwMv sinrp a rev Derience nas gi and with his aero-dimmed eyes fie can read more clearly than we, the book of life, for to him its." pages will be lighted with bright rays rrathered from the past. It is true thct a disregard of phy sical laws may bring an old age of suffering, or a neglected intellect tDe wasted into worse than childish im becility. The man in hisgrey hairs mnvliveonlv to mourn over the errors of his youth ; or, most terri ble of all, may " have grown oiu in sin and hardened in his crimes." Thn indeed we mav say it would ha vAJLoexxM&tter. itbfu liadj -ms vouth. or better stilsLir he had never lived. A merciful God can never have designed such an old age for his creatures. Let us turn from this sad picture to the last years oi one wno an nis life obeyed nature's soyerign laws, whom temperance has preserved from disease, whose intellectual and moral powers have been expanded and ennobled by every day of a long life. To him the crown of gray hairs is a crown of glory A life like this grows only more .ei.u tiful as it approaches heaven. The soul, as it nears its rehar, j;le;ms through the wasted form with a ra diance, so divine, vv almosi U-Jiuve the angel tenement thai is .soon to enclose it is already blending with its clay and bliadowinglortli the fu ture glory. Can we point the young to any goal of a merely selfish ambition, to any crown of worldly fame, so worthy of their noblest efforts, as an old age. like this crowned with the honor of a well-spent life. Can we point the' middle-aged -.man, at the busy noon of life, when the cares ofthe ever-urging present will scarce afford him time for mercy or hope, to any peace so serene as the rest and peace of old age: Selected. In a Convict's Cell. William M. Tweed arose e.triy the morning after his cobamittal to the Penitentiary, says the New York &inil He bad passed a sleep less night, and his cleanly, shaved face was very pale. , He put- on his striped pantaloons, Jacket, and cap, and when the cell door was bperted he stepped out into the corridor fuul hopelessly . glanced, j around: ' He kept his cell on Sunday,. sitting ojl his cot all -day. His only visitor was his i sot, 'Gen. WmM. Tweed. The yotmg man tried to be calm in his father's presence but he 'could not restrain his tears; .xTfta wretch- ea latner.t ioeu jieavi auu swertd in low, tones when the sun bade him iiavc courage."1 The parV ing was even more affecting than on the previous day, and after the cell door was closed he Boss stretch ed himself out on his cot overcome with emotion. ' The only furniture in the cell is thebejd, an iron frame with canvass stretched over it with out a mattress. A heavy pillow and three blankets constitute the bedding. In Sing Sing and many other prisons convicts are ullowea to furnish their cells- and havo car-1 pet4; .but on r . Black weU's Island, a l cot is all that a prisoner can' have. Warden Llscomb said that he could make no distinction among thr S3 must live as the others do. Much difficulty was found in obtaining a uniform large enough for the priso n?r j16 rough pantaloons were piweu ana made to tit, but thejack et is too small, and a new one was cut out and made. In the morning the fallen chief tain breakfasted on coarse bread and Coffee, with rrnvinf nf nil f I .WT'rt.i n .1 A 1 T T 1 vtica iiuu vuiors. axis Tenow pris- oners stared at his large, burly form, ana seemed to pity him in his mis ery. A swallow or two of coffee and a bit of brtad were sufficient for, him, and when ho arose from the table, as the hunerrv convicts around him finished their repast, he tried to avoid their f?aze. He made no coinnlaint. and awaited ,the pleasure'Qf his keepers. They thought it best' to return him to his celtt as he wasrsallv ill.nnrl hp was conquered to it. The Warden visi- , .. r-v "J"". " ted him several times in his cell, but the Boss was not in talking hu , Zl mor. rue asked nermission to walk l"t coriiajr, and the request was Occasionally he stood in his cell door, with his head bowed and inaj thoughtful attitude. Dr. Schirmer, his physician, called and said that his patient's health was such' that his removal to the hospi tal was imperatively neccessarv. mm V The Lay of Doom. ter now necticut'Kiver, a little way above Windsor locks. , There have as sembled in that fouely spot fifty or sixty persons, who have pitched their tents and are living on prayer-meetings, sermons, and two meals a day, while they await na- tieritly the coming of the crack of j doom. They fervently believe hat sometime before midnight of De- Their abandonment of business, and their patient, serious watch upon that island auundantlyv prove this. "They do not lay in coal or winter supplies of any sort to last longer than the end of next month. V The Springfield Republican, which gives a vivacious account of this colony of dozed prophecy-students, thus unirounces its phitiorm 04 this sub ject; "In the iirst pluce it doen't take uny stock, in the theory that the univvu is going to wind up inside of eight weiks. , Of course, A certain, wild and pathetic chap- lation, at the same time retaining of history is repeating itself just pure and natural conditons. We on a little island in the Con- think this Quaker step Is in the ftfVsnH:bo-we have a rueUy-twntnrrrrra sion that the cwteniuai ceicorauon, . .. - 1 1 1 CharUs Sumner's re-election to the Senate, woman suffrage, republican erovern merit i -1 igland, a new de pot in Sprit fr; field, the end of the Tiehborne tiial perhaps and a nu;i'b ! uther interesting events thai iii't possibly come off for a pe riod of years are destined to trans pire yet. We therefore inform our readers, confidentially, that the Re publican isn'c lying awake nights worrying about the end of the world, and doesn't, advise them to. On the contrary, it has he greatest oufidencu that it will , have, the pleasure of wishing if' readers a Happy New Y-:ir, :nd is making arrangements to r xirt l!ie Legisla-fun-oflS74. In any event, it ..will taken proity healthy convulsion 01 the elements to make the Republi can suspend puoiicatlon." Henry Ward 13eechcr oni In- terest., Xo blister dr.iws sharper-' than does the- interest. Of all industries, nwne is .comparable to that .of inter est. ItworkAuibiiay auu nigutjin fair weather, and. foul". It, has no sound in irs ioorsreps nut travels fas iv r- It kna ws at a inaa'e substance . r . 1 ? -v viiH liwisiL'ie -Ii.e;w. ii:irinasi cLustry with, its- li'lm, as a fly, is bound in a spider's web. . Debts rol 1 a man over and over, mnaing nana nnHJfortt ,'anrl leUing -hinV-'-hang up- omthe .fa ta I m esh, uu ti X hcilong l 'Aw h ywvrrf.-Tfh rM' riverv time voli break i fs ro6Ls whose bfossoms are prolific, an) pvvr flower, the father gf a million seeds. "Evvv'y leaf is an wi; "every rancn'.'.w spear,1 aiid everyf plant ' like a'riitoon ofbayd- fnetst aiid.. fieidof rlhem lkc: an arj rjed, host., ( Th, )vh Qie plan t. is. .a torment apd vegetable curse,. And VeVji farmcrJliJa better? ttialSrft His betfofjCUtiaila thistles han to" be mi eas, upon interest. r . Sensible. t 4 .1 "A'gentl email 'of p:reat wealth - fn New York, but who HiM never cared to mingle much UiTashionable soci ety, recently seltletl 15,000 a year on a daughter. whohadmarried to his satisfaction. Ia speaking on the subject to a friend the other day, he remarked he was willing to do the same by. his other daughters, on one conditionthat ,they married re- 5'oimg''men. lie did ndt care how poor they Were,' if they - were only of this description, arid their charac ffttU p teres.M 1 e vours p 1 m. at is out ohe thing on a farm U&q it, and hAVf.-yther Canhda1 thistle,1 whiHi ters would bear investigation., Quaker Innovations. Innovations are stealing in even among so conservative a portion of the community, as that of the Friends. Year after year we have been accustomed to seethe Quakers in their drab bonnets and sad-colored Splits, not so numerously1, indeed. as in Philadelphia,ibut numerously enougn 10 iena, now ana mem a I a. " a quiet and mellow trait io ur vivid and picturesque thoroughfares. If any association could stand perfect ly htill, it would be thought that thut of the Friends could do so. But in one of their congregations that of the SchermerhOnr street Friends' Society of Brooklyn a change has at last crept in which admits of whole families sitting to gether in meeting irrespective of sex. Of course the thingjwill not siop nere. in a lew months we shall have young Quakers and Qua kerresses sitting together in meet ing, whether in the family or out of it ; and, this grand change being adopted, there is no telling where the matter will end. On the whole we cannot but congratulate the Schermerhorn street congregation upon the new step taken. VVe have a great respect for the Spciety of .f riends as -a sect : hut we have a reverence also for any spirit'of pro gress which shall tend tb J to draw the sexe3 together into anearer re right direction. iV. Y. Herald. Winter Feed. My bill of fare for winter, says the gentleman who took the first prize for butter tit the New'.York State Fair, is twenty pounds. cTdver; hay, one peck roots, and four quarts fine corn meal. That will he an aver age ; if any cow wishes mare she shall have it. A good cfw always pays for what she eats. Last win ter I cut and steamed the?(ood with a Prindle steamer, but atftjiiot pre pared to say whether I gtt yaid for thejjxtra pains. ThereM a great deal of labor about it( especially when you do it your 11. . l am 1 T certain it pays to coo the meal when the weather is t jcjld to sour it. Cows are ve steamed food and will fond of Sat a great deal ot it. 1 cannot see ny saving in quantity by feeding c ked food. Frnpriotors ot feed c tters and Wifivs verv steaming apparatus are enthu8a-jtic over the eati saving of; liay by-jcooking it; njiact, so : 1 1 t mm r w ft hbVA-ii A. it the farmer c.ui (s they say) transmute refuse .:.ra? and musty hay into a poduct superior to the best hay uncooked, hat a mess to place before a well ;bred Jersey cow, whose very nameis suggestive of delicious cream and golden butter! The Shortest ly. Tho daylight portion of Sunday the 1 st, whs the "shorteHL Jay" iTi tht? year, xhv sun at 33 miu:ts after 12 P. INI., reaching h;rhe.est Smthern limit, the w inttj f?l.tiie. The sun mm! ut 7:20 A. M., ;ud .et at 4:38 V. .M.,-' makiw tl.b i;y be tween sunriseaud 8;nirtct Irtit hours and 1,8 minutes in h-nih in this latitude Tiii.s, with the short twi lights cliaiiK-terisiic of this season of t h e yea r, I ea ves b u t it co m pa ra ti vely brief period ;of daylight. The "day t time"; of Monday was.but.a few seconds shorter than .that pf yesterday1,' the difference pf the day ligh t 'fje'rfbds being i napprecia ble. For nearly two weeks, beginning last .Monday,, audi ending after ChristiTias, tlio days have been and will be practically about' D hours an'd'18'minutes in 'length. :It will iiot be until Jew Year's day i that the-y. will .be- perceptibly; longer, ;th6 perlv.,l0of , daylight, .befng at that time tto minutes Toiiger than it is hovv't ,Mtef: tHat;Hfretoltfvlsays: VJls 'the: clay-v lenemerla Ithe. cola .trengthens1,'V whichf e.hopeijWiJl lio; prove true, tn is winter US' an RALEIGH FEMALE 9E.MJN AR Y yjSJ fHufcoodi? A. P.rinc.pall ' I f r,lJ..W,.,Keinhart, (V. Va.) Associate Principal- ' ; ' , irDfr' V. 'Von 5feterT.nV of "Vlenfaa, Music Deoartnient iij .. fit; h'y' Xlie -Spxinst9 im jill open on JXipn- txiij , j an. xv, io . . M t ; For particula'rs apply for trircular attd Catalogue. ! i ! -27 febl S A I, E Mt si i - r . - ' The luidei'slgned offers " for sale, on reaso liable terms, a very desirable and valuable tract of land, Within a'mile Hilda quarter of thd Southern limits -of tho city of Raleigh, on the West side of Fayetteville road, containing two hun dred arnl twenty acres. It front on the road for nearly a mile, and can be divided in two or more lots to uitpur chaserH. Psrsoaa . desirous ot .pUEcnaA ing will-bet taken oyer thepremiaea aqd can obtain all' necessary information from Ditber Wnl. UI. Bledsoe, or my self. ' 27 tf M. A. BLEbSOE. ? j -m-r ---r ww -w AN EXQUISITE CHB03IO, : Size 14x20, in 18 Colors- 'The strawberry Glri," ' For Every Subscriber to HEARTH and HOME , For 1873. r Co ua?o, wuich the B a t r.ui Home have ) ' JS ' :vr . in colors, PO)) ' o 1 y 00 v : America 1 9 .-.) onng ana . o i : . A cop iv now . v oj every Home in The Journal itself is a rich treasure for any Household. A single volume contains about 5,000 worth of splen did engravings, finely printed, and of a highly pleasing and instructive charac ter. It has. also, a vast amount of the choicest reading, carefully prepared, and full of instruction. With all these attractions, and other improvements contemplated, the pries of HjSartii and Home continues at the low, rate of ony $3 a year, or $4-for Hearth and Home and the American Agriculturist. (With the Agriculturist there will also be presented a most beau tiful Chromo of an original picture, painted expressly for this purpose, en titled "Mischief. Brewing," by B.F. Reinhart. Sent, mounted, for only 25 cents extra, rf. B. 4.75 secures both papers for the year 1873, and both Chro mos, mounted and sent prepaid.) The Hearth and Home ChromoS are delivered in the order in which .the names 9 re received. No charge for the Chromo wneii taken at the oJBce, un mounted. If to be sent prepaid, un mounted, 20 cents must be sent for pay ment and packing. It will be mor. :?d and varnished, ready for putting . to'n frame, for 30 cts extra that is, lor 50 cents it will be Mounted, Varnished, Packed, and sent Prepaid to subscribers to Heorth and Home for 1S73.) That is, the Hearth and HomejCkromo will be delivered At office, Unmounted, Free. Te " Mounted, 30c extra. If sent prepaid, Unmounted,20c extra. " " Mounted. KOa axtrn. We dv e ?ll to have them mnnntnH. before lea.-; ' e office, as in large quan tities we fre pl-.le to have them mounted for a CiuaiLei'of ;iecostof doine- itsincrlv and better th;n it can be usualiv ho done elsewhere. The iubscrintion nrice ofthe Ameri- can AgriCi'ltv,. iH. which is well known as one of the oldest and best macaKi has in the worl-1, for the Farm, Garden, and IT,... 1 1 . ' -nuustuioia, a vear. One copy each of Hearth and Home, Wetilcly, and American Agriculturist, Month ly will be sent one yev i for $4.- 3 cents additional postage - i the papers are to go to British Amei . , OKANGE JUDU !c CO., Pun., -1 1 , 2 T, Biowdway, N. Y. PROPERTY FOR SALE I THE 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- woodlitnd so arranged as to . .. i cing, woods mould, very.con- -venieu . The very bet Shell Marie on all parrs of the Farm. It is useless tn sj ndK of the produc 'tivenes'sof these Lanes. Corn, all kinds of grain, and Clovers yield abundant; but its reputation is j The line of the New York, Norfolk and Charleston Rail Koad is now being run out and it passes through my plan tation. ."Xlie Cotton Farm of the East," situated in Greene county Similes from Snow Uiil, and 3 niilu from Marlboro, Pitt county.' A Kail road line recently established within 3 miles of. this Farm, leading- iVomVY'ilson.... tr Gfreenville, which is designed going., into operation this Fall. ' "'' targe Coniniodious Dwelliiig, allTvpcWssary ou buildings needful to a farni tliis size, newly and neatly titted UP- ,x-r 1 TKttSiS hall be easy. ' I; wiltiseli, if ilesiredvall my personal pnerty with the Farm., , , I In vite' pii rcnasersf' tq visit my 'place and judge lo; tbentgeives, or ' address me. . , , , Mus. VIRGINIA ATKOSQN, 9 Sm ; Mariboroy Pitt county, N. C. -r-r The. Magic Comb KK 1 a- , Will 'change any; colored hair to a ; iermahent black or brown and contains no poison. Trade 'sup-p-Tted at'iow' rafe. Ad.,1 MAGIC COMB CO., SpringtielcL'Mass; ; 20:4w i . . . . X, WATCH worth $30, given graUs FJtiiGH!, to every live man who1 will act as, our agent. , .Business , Iigut;and honorable. , 300.made,in 5 lays,. Sale able as flour Everybody uy8 it : Can't da without it. Must have At. : No Gift Enterprise, no Ilum bng. KENNEDY fc CO., Pittsburgh Pa. ' 20:4 W ' 1 - ' - - ; Greensboro Female College. : : ' Greensboro, N. C. , Rev. T- M. Jones, P. D. President. ' The SprrrT8iBssioTi of 1874 will begin on the 15tff3anaary. I . . r Charges per session of 20 weeks, board and tuition in regular - course, $12500. 'J .w .i.ian :,j';h r4 ... , .Charges- for. extra, studias moderate.' For full particulars, apply - to the President. ; ' 4 - un,. N. If. D. WILSON, 23-tf President Hoard of Trustees. CITY ADVERTISEMENTS, Just Arrived. More to come, 1873. FALL STOCK:-. r I. S. WAIT, I Dealer in : 1873. READY MADE CLOTHING- . - -' - FOB MEN, YOUTH'S AND BOYS. ,' I)RY GOODsi ' Boots, Shoes, Hats and. Caps, Gent anid. Ladies Furnishingr Goods, Notions, Hosiery, " Perfumery, Trunks. Valises Uni v ' brellas, Railroad. Uag-s, In dies Fine Hats and Ribbons, Shirt ings, Sheetings, Jcc, dec DRY GOODS. F'cy Satn s'ts, 800-120 r.n I 7i.ioi"t,asm.s'ts, 1000-16 00 1600-3500 3000 i-"opnns, ! Blk Alpaca. 25-75 leavel" &5-125 15-25 Fey Satinet sack Scotch Giingh's, Coats, 250-8 00 " and tine dress Coats, 500-2000 44 Sat'et Pants, 1 25-4 5 Fi.Cas. ". 375-1100) Fey Double & Single breast Vests. 100-700 Plaid Ho'span. 121-20 Livery, 17-135 jsrown anirie: & SheeUng. " 81-20 Black . f " ! 9-25 Irish Linens, 40-125 Balmo'l Shirts,. 100-125 White &Br'wn Overcoats, 6 00-20 00- Blankets, , 200-750 raimas, 1000-2200 Bed Quilts, ' 300-530 Hats and Caps Bed; Comforts-, and Spreads, 175-300 Furnishing Goods Men's White I Men's w'l hats. 90-209 " wide brim " 1 25-250- Fine lur " 150-4 001 Highcr'wn" 175-500 Dress Shirts, 225-350 " Up'n Back " 2 00-375 "F'y Bosom " 100-22.5 "Chiveats " 125-250 Boys wool - " 75-1 50 "Sax'nyw'l''f 100-200 Men and boys " caps In great variety, 50-200 Roots" and Shoes " Morn'g und'r Shirts,. 75-250 Wool, und'r, 150-275 '"drawers," a00-22o Men's fine calf - wmte Drill " Drawers. 50-1 50 boots, 4 00-850 fine kip b'ts, 300-550-h'vy" " 3 50-6 0O Bal'r'l shoes, 1 50-4 50 Button Con. Gaiters. 2 00-6 50- " Half hose In great q'ntity, 10-75 Linen h'dkfs. 25-1 0i Color'd , " 8-25 Ladies Hats and Ribbons ! Boys b'ts. peg'd and sewed, .2 00-4 75 Pn1tViAin1o Ladies Prome UUiJ lJL dlO IXf Gaiters, , 100-360 L'di's Call" sew- ' ed shdes, 250-3 50 ' Pab, Poft sh'8200-300 "BuffJBai.n 173-250 4tAcalf &Mo-. ; v roccohoe 140-225 nade Hats, 200300 " Surban hats, i 75-250 " Blk Velvets 150-300 Misses '1 " 100-200 Ilib'ns, all wid's, 5-100 Clothing:. To my Friends aiul-lie Public Geuerally It Having been favored srltligfour libe- , ral patronage for the 'shartjtim&.tuat I ' have been in business, iTtalctiirtuaop portunity to return my thafrjfeTti re spectfully solicit a'coritn4ivlPof the favor shown me. ConiCoring your friends, that you and tuejWlty see and know that D. S. lTai' t&t'the place to , get the full. value oi youimoney,- f Respectfully. - - J. SWTAITT. 16-3 in ?-.... tm W. T, ADAMS MaTOfactnrjSrs and JDnalftr It. A- -A- SAW AND ORIST TaKtt?li I Plows, Harrowa Cultivator Iiositine; inaclaie -. and all kind of CASTINGS All work neatly and promptly exe-. cuted, by skilful workmen, bn the most' reasonable terms, i Tae senior partner has had " over 40 years experience in the business,: and feels justified in saying that he can give entire satisfaction. WANTED 100,000 pounds of old Cast Iron, for which the highest market price will be paid, in cash or exchange for work. - . Works, one Square West of Cour House Raleigh, Aug. L3, 1872. w3m H . M A II LE B , t " Mannfiacturer of ' G o I d and S i I v e r-w at a. x.lso keeps coiistiintly on hand A LXr THE LATEST STYLES OF FINE Jewelry, j All kinds of repairing done witll' neatnes jand dispatch. West Side of Fayetteville St., i . 'i . . . -Opposite Metropolitan Ilall. . l-lm. ' ' ' : - r- '-i. r- BALEIOH. N. C. BLAIR'S NATiONAL HOTEL This new ha ele5rautr Hotel i s kept in a style fer superior to unty honte in lialelgb. - Terms moderate. :. c . ' ' Ji Mi BLAtK, Proprietor, r Formerly of tho Yafboroufch House 1 tf , Raleigh, N,C. 0. brown's vAKiEy y sx;oitE, And examine the- celebra- , ted Water's Concerto Parlor Organs. IGOTO.BROWN'S , V t For Guitars, Banjos, '.' ' Vi61i ns,' ' Accord eons; and : al I . kinds bf Musical Instruments A Strings. GO TO BROWN'S- - For FancV Goods; Tovsl' arid Baskets. ido TO RltOWN'S; ' : r Confectioneries, NutSi - 1 Fruits and Cigars and Tobacco. PXTICXS SUITABLE to t lie THXE8 t , NAT. 1m BROWN, : 27 2t L , . Raleigh, N. O W. V at SMITH: ' aEd. 'T. sTBOira If " SMITH ..' STRONG, Attorneya arid Counsellors at'Laty. 6-fim Ilaleiffby lf O f- c fundr his charge,5 and that Tweed j I V. j "" If -III '-
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