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RALEIGH. N. C. WEDNSEDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1879.
PRICE ONE CENT.
TOTM.'UTLEy Local Editor.
Almost too warm.
lajnwanted badly.
The hat business is booming.
The armers can now begin to think
about sitting up with their turkeys.
Too much dignity prevents a man
from seeing the brickbats in his path.
"He that is good prolongeth his
days," but the wicked see most of -the
world at ight.
One' of the most insufferable persons
in the world is the man who has got
no failings.
Saturn has eight moons, which ren
ders it difficult to get a dark night to
jpVreoV ThansgVing.'
Some men have so much genius that
they can't do anything but sit down in
the shade and think about it.
" " The fig trees have a third crop of
'fruit as large as walnuts, but the leaves
are falling and it will not mature.
A philosopher remarks that it is al-
ways safer to quarrel with temptation
than to debate with prudence.
, We are sorry to learn that Dr.
JD. Manly has a son aud daughter
.(mite Biek.
f "Old Probabilities" predicts
rain during the next forty eight
hours. Thanks.
If those who overeat and those who
half starve were to strike a balance the
world would be pretty well fed.
People never get credit for good
qualities. The man who pays casu is
regarded by the storekeeper as a per
son of no account.
The President having issued the an
V. - . . .
nual Tnanlis.ivina: proclamation we
call for his arrest on the charge of era
elty to turkeys.
There is a noticeable falling off
of tramps throughout the country.
' This is a good sign or returning
prosperity.
The best cure Wd know of, for mso-
monia is a cheerful bedroom, a nicker
ing fire, the recollections of a good
Joke and a little something hot.
Only one person in nineteen takes
hold of the knob of a door when shut-
. ting it, and yet this country is hump
ing along like a streak of lightning.
Tissue paper napkins are used be-
; cause linen ones are in danger of being
pilfered. No man has yet been found
mean enough to steal a dirty paper
napkin.
A confectioner advertises "fifteen
kisses for ten cents." Too dear. In
these days of . returning prosperity a
T joiing maii can get more than a' hun-
' -difed kisses by simply t carrying her a
t. ipint of. peanuts on Sunday? evening tis
"said. That was the price of 'em before
the war, anyhow.
.O learn the Ncfrth Carolina
nd Raleigh & Gaston Roads are
shipping large quantities of cot
ton daily. . ifie staple is now
brin amz a fair living price andf ar
mers are pushing it to the market
Mrs. P.' R. Uzzle an aged, and
, jnuch.esteeraed ladv. died atrher
? 6'tfsMiear the Deaf -and 0umb
and 'Blind Institution on yester'
-day afternoon'.'' She' was a mem-,
bet the Edenton Street Metho
dist Chiirch. ', !
We welcome cold weather wtth
warmth.
A smile on the face is worth two in a
tumbler. 1 ,
Much mJ:Je f said of ' the modern
cigar, but you must draw it mild.
Revenue receipts $5,81(5.24.
No marriage license issued to
day. Ponds were frozen over at
Yv iuston on the 5th inst.
The total receipts of the Eliza
beth city fair amounted to
$358,70.
Do people with colds in their
heads belong to a generation of
"wipers?" " "' L
The Russian wheat crop is a
failure More demand for
American headstuff but higher
prices at home. '
Dodd's skating rink will soon
be one of the main attractions
for our young people. The exer-
sise is splendid provided as Sara
Weller 6ays : "you knows how."
A call for arms the baby's wild yell
in the middle of the night.
The Lcnior class, at Davidson
College, is uniformed in silk hats.
They ought by all means to have
black gowns and become Uxrora
and Cambrige chaps.
It takes a whole Legislature to
change a man s name. A woman can
change hers by the act of a single man.
We are now in hopes that the
bright and golden loaf will be
come one of the great sources of
traffic in Kaleigh, before many of
lis reach the "sear and yellow
leaf."
A western paper remarks that the
world will soon look upon America as
the fodderland.
Persons desirous of attending
the Fayetteville fair can leave to-
night on the italeign Augusta
. i -w- lain
Air-Lme Railroad and go through
withont detention
The train
leaves at 8 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Florence, the
versatile performers are having a
good time in Norfolk playing the
popular piece Mighty dollar. We
hope they will pay our city a
visit as their reputation is great
Prof. Lincke invites all parties
who want to see the meteoric
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showere to-night to come to his
gymnasium ana pass meume ou
in innocent amusements. ine
phenomenon is said to commence
at, 2 o clock, lieducea admission
10 cents. There is no doubt that
the shower will take place to
night.
. It. is with '. the ' deepest regret,
that we announce the death, in
this eity, 9 gillie Hunter, laged
about 10 years',) son of our distin
guished j fellow citizen, . Judge
Geo. V. "Strong. Death at all
times tan unwelcome visitor, seems
more relentless in its visitation,
wlien it strikes down ' the young
and-' prpuiising. Judge Strong
and his afflicted ; family . have tho
fivmDathv of thi' entire commu
nity in their sad bereavemeriti Tit
jtneraji iook piauu;.iui umuuuu
at 4 o'clock tromriOhrUt'fl (Epis
copal) church. '. - - ..
Goad mountain beef in market
to day at moderate prices.
Cotton was up to 11$ cents
yesterday, and holds its own to
day. Every bedy 6eems happy,
and the world wags on.
The woods resound with the
crack of the
fowling
piece, and
Possums are thick. No fears
of
starving hereabouts.
Dr. Samuel Love, our popular
Audtor of public accounts, has
gone to Haywood couuty on busi
ness. In the meantime, the genial
Partin administers affairs in the
uluuu.
By. reference Jo the . laws of
1879. chanter 70. schedule "C"
faa a I
sections 7 and 8. all income Irom
li'mmr linens cm in H.fi f-nnntv
school fund. The Superintendent
or ruoiic instruction wants an
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IlOtlCC. I
The Baltimore Sun and other
papers say that the recent mur
der by a woman of her five chil
dren took place in Lancaster
county, North Carolina. The
murder took place in South Caro-
Una. AY e dou t have such folks
in our state, and
rarely
in
this
part of the world
Louis Kingsley and Robert H.
Engle, have gone to JNashville,
Tennessee, to enter the Universi
ty of that State. The
tendent of Public Instruction
four scholarships at his disposal,
and the above named youngsters
were successful in the competitive
examination.
One of the main features of
the approaching colored fair will
be a irlass ball shooting tor val
nnh a alinr (vnna
There is a telephone between
the house of a young man and
1 ' T .
young lady in tins city, it is in
teresting to see a sparrow perched
on the wires listening to the taffy
as it passes,
Can't Qur friend Col. Turner
have a watch kept on top of the
State House and report progress
of the shooting stars? During
the warm spell it would be a fine
place to ;pop the question ' and
ge upon tne pianei uid uo
1 Iitn'o titrn tava io
"ur "UIIJC aitcy
over paumtuu.
&n old maid of our acquain-
ar,ftft cavsthe reason she never
marrie(q was. because men
folks
made so much racket in their
elefeD. She savs she was courted
once, and, after mature delibera-
tiou she sent to her masculine
friend the following pathetic
lines.
Tell me, ye winged winds
Around my pathway roaring,
Is there no place on earth
Where men folks cease from snor-
If such there be,
Pray let me know
And to that place
I'll quickly go;
I'll pack my trunk
This very night, ;
I'll go alone, 1
Without a light, -I'll
crawl dear there ,
Upon all-fours
Before I'll marry
With a man who snores I .
Another "one of them big fish
Chowders to night at the Iliggs'
o no
House. The house will be kept
open until after the grand meter
ic display. Lewis will be on hand
and glad, fo serve his friends.
Our devil, says he once
saw an Irishman hung, but the
rope broke and he fell into a p6nd
of water and drowned. Our
devil is a curiosity in his way.
The increase in the number
of convictions to the Penitentiary
will fill up that institution in a
few years at tho present - rate. In
the meantime we have no doubt
.:n U J i. l
means win uu usuu lu iuiku mum
profitable.
A Wll 1 "I " TT "kl -V-- 1 1 1 "1 xmify MSN
UB,,;wHcu
Cently bOHl 111 Wins'.On, Wdgll-
ing H pounds
jn time of war e for
itTAQflwiji la oliAnt no wrt climiL
remember that
it cannot last al
chilling blasts of
wavs. lint tlin
winter will come. Go then to J
. a
M. liosenbaum's and get a good
suit of warm clothing, which yon
can do for the very lowest price.
Messrs. G. "VV. Atkinson, 13. L.
Binorham and Lerov Wagstaff
have leased from Judge Fowle, a'
large brick building on Wilming
ton street, in this city tor the
purpose of carrying on the busi-
nperin- propose to commence opera
ction had r. n. T ;.. .
nuns auuut iiiu iireu ui oaiiuary
next. We make this announce
ment with the greatest satisfac
tion, believing as we do, that it
inaugurates a new era in the his
tory of our city, and one that
must add vastly to tke prosperity
of our people.
wen. vv. ix. kjox, or tins city
made a most feeling and eloouent
dress a few days since, at Ox-
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forj jn behalf of the Orphan
Asylum. Gen. Cox is making
much reputation as an orator.
Don't shoot too quick. This
is the advice we want to give our
vonng an inexperienced sports
men. When a young hunter first
starts up a covey ot birds he usu
ally bangs away as it he were
afraid the birds were liying at the
ra f u minute About
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the time you think a partridge is
a mi e on. it is inst ine ngm.
distance to shoot. Our departed
friend, Dr. W. G. Hill,
(who was one of the best shots m
lNortn Carolina; usea 10 say, xnat
it was a good plan when a covey
was flushed, to stand still, take a
enew oi tooacco, count iuu, imo
the gun deliberately to the shoul
der and fire. The bird would
then be about twenty yards, and
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you would be sure to get it
The United States Consul Gen
eral at Shangai, China, reports
that the cotton crop in China and
JaDan is almost a total failure.
This will cause an unusnal de
mand for. cotton gpods from the
United States, and will; to a great
The revenue men have three
prisoners confined in jail at Greens
boro.
A colored preacher died in
Richmond l?Pt Sunday while con
ducting the fuiier&liof a member
of his llock. . yifter. preaching he
gave out a hymn, and then '.step
ped back in the pulpit. In b.
moment lie feirto the floor dead.
Corn has fallen in ewbern to
sixty cuets a hasheL '
Young man, if you cannot find a
place to fit you, strive to fit the place
in which you find yourself.
There is a young man attending
school in Watauga county who i
twenty-two years old and weighs
only fifty two pounds.
Our old friend Henry Porter,
Esq., who has been confined some
months, is &till q-uite 6ick. The
community is truly 6orry to learn
that he has not improved much,
if anv.
W. B. Mann fe Co. is the place to buy
nice butter, eggs, ham, N. C. bacon,
fine flour, and anything else from a
thimble up to a barrel of sugar. 17-6t
The singinpr school of Mr. Pnuli an
nounced to commence at the Graded
School, will hereafter be taught at the
chapel of Christ church, commencing
on Friday evening next. Mr. Pauli
has already formed a class of fifteen
or twenty scholars and Ms eilorts wui
doubtless be crowned with success .
17-2t
Removed. "We have remoTed our
office to the second floor, over Tuck
er's store, where we will be pleased to
have our friends and the public call.
CKAWFORD & EVEMTT,
nol0-3w Dentists.
Fine chromos, Mottoes. &o., tc,
lower than ever offered to the public
at Levy's Southern Bazar 5
Ctpbis Shingles Cheaper
Lthan ever offered in Raleigh before.
All heart; never rot. For sale by car
load or small quantity by Jones, Green
& Powell. no8-tf
J. L. Stone has taken the agen-
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cy ror tne saie oi jl. xuuiencK
& Co .'s Patterns. No one else
will be supplied with these pat-
terns but by him, as he is the ex-
elusive agent. His first order
consists of $600 worth of these
elegant patterns. They will ar
rive in a few days. 10 tf
One share of Peace Institute
stock for sale. Apply to P. O.
Box 146, Raleigh, N. C. 11 6t
Notice fob the Ladies.
Arrival of fine worsted goods for
children and infants at Madame Bes-
son's. 6-tf
The Place To Bui
Groceries at bottom prices is at John
son & Wiggs. . noltf
- A Choice Lot Of -i
N. O. Hams at Johnsqn,& Wigg's. no4
A Large Lot of
Soap, cheap at wholesale, at Johnson
& Wigg s. no4-tl
Gold Medal. First premium
awarded the New Home Sewing
Machine in 1878. ' Also, another
- medal awarded by the late fair. 8
Look Before xotr Leap.
Stewart's Gallery is the only place for
cheap pictures. Sittings made free
before you pay. ' ' no4-t
- 4f. ' i
First Premium.
The New England Organ was awarded
Carolina X air. J. JU, btone, agent, Wo.
18 Fayetteville street. noltf
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For the best fitting dress shirts go to
Levy's. 6
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