North Carolina Newspapers

" - - - 1 " "- ' - - '- '- - - .l-lti- i.r. u , ' ' ' ILT---: ft t t , , , . , , SALISBURY, N. C, AUGUST 12, 1870. VOL. V. NO. 32. y Lately Much Improved and the new Universal Ulotlios ringer (nuroycil with Howell' Patent Dmililr Ci'K ln-i-N, ..... and tbe mil WHS, 'ik how BinirtcBiniiiiTiry MNrlork any aiiniutua lur wu.hifis clothes ever tavotari 1 and ill bjvt lU.r cumI twice a tui. by aaviuff labor and clothe. Boathern people who have uaed thctu t. st fy aa allow: Tbey aave thrve-fnurl I h of the labor iriil coat, and pay tor tbemaelvea both in money and rontriitiurnt . Lei every young lady learn to uw ilium and every Married one keep them in her limine. Xttr (hlrnus Picayune. Aw excellent Washing Machine. We have tried It. Tbe Clothe Wringer ic very Miperior. A good hand will waslin large nuuihcr'of piecea in a few hour-- littliiijh Knixmpul Milltixlwt. "Tbe Miu'hiie Ih no huo.bug, but a neceasity in very family." (ttOfgrtWH KtU'ilu.cnte. "We have one of Doty'. Clothe. W'u-hers. and our houMfhoiil an- in n Maries oer it. lhey ure great eeonomier of time and labor " K'lp tuU i.V. i A'trtrtiner. "We have one ol llnne ejreellent minimus inuse, aid we cheerfully euiuuicinl it for ill that i claim ep for it." Rulkerfonl I 'imlicator. "After over tw year experience with a lo ty, we are usaurcil that it is the greatest help and economizer ol' lime, labor and money we have yet had nitroiliu eil into our household. WUVmm.toii Smith, Sck Orleans. "I bavt; bad a Doty Wu.-ber in my fatuity for one time. It jrives enti-e satisfaction, ami I take pleasure in commending it to Uio head of every nousclioid. loirere, Jrjii rsn, lvrat. "I have hiul one !' Duty's Clothes Washers innae for a year, ami am iicnecly' salistied with it My family have tried it faithfully and have never known it to tail to accomplish nil that it professes to.' l'vof. J. F. Stcccns, Concord Female College Stiitesville, X. C. PKICES A FA IK OFFER. If Ike Merchants in your place will not fur y'lrish, orsentl for the Machines, sml us then -tail price, Washer tf I. ", Extra Wringer It), and we will forward either or Imth mat-bines, free ... offrjcight. to places where no one (s selling ; and to rare are we they will he liked, that' we agree to refund the money if anyone wishes to return the machines free of freight, after a month's , trial, according to directions. I No husband, father or brother should permit the drudgery of washing with the bauds, fifty two days in the year when it can ho done better more exneditioii-lv. with lei-s inlior, unci no in jury to tlo garnients, by Doty Clothes Washer, I . - . , ,-:... HU a 111 ver-ai linger. Sold by denlers generally, to whom liberal discounts are made. O. BROWNING, Gen. Asrent, 31-lOw aa C'ortlandt St., New lork. The Great Medical Discovery! Dr. WAIjKEH'3 CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BITTERS, Mi Hondreds of Thonttands V J Bear testimony to their wonderful 152 Curative Effcetv ! WHAT ARE THEY? si rrnpv inr vrvT a vttt.k . 558 s Meirv no Mar as-1 u' Made of Poor Hum, Whiskey, Proof Splr- r lam. and Befuse Liquors, Joctorod, aploed, i-H aadawceUiwdtoploaiiatliotaato.called'-Tonioa " Appetiser. " llestorcn," c.f thai lead tns onto arnnitcnDuss aua ruin, uuv aru a iru mado from the native Koota aaa of California, free from all Alcoholic o ailtS. I lluylnlinutflieiAl UOVOU ruuttaaLLrauiviJiu roui 8 vsteiu. cumrinir off all noimnoua matter. ul MrtaiK tbe blood to a healthy condition. No person can take theaa Bitten, according to iliiaoTliiiia and remain long unwell. S)l 00 will be given for an i oca rani raae, pro Tiding the bones aia not destroyed I y mineral yosaooa or other means, and tl vitill organs wasted beyond tbe point of repair. WOV inuimm i orj sua v iirnuau xumi- and Gout, Dyspepsia, or Indi- on. Bilious, Bemittent, and Inter- ttent Fevors, Diseases of the Blood, r. juaneys, aua uianaor. in Mj.iit- havo been most sriecevsfnl. Such Bis are caused by Vitiated Blood, wbish la gaaeralrf prod need by derangement or aa r J lS Invifrorato the stomach, and stimulate tkAtnrald liver and bowels, which render them awe vrsaun. of unequalled elficiicy in aleansimr the blood of all laapnrities, and Imputing newlifo and vigor to tha whole system. . Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Headache, MS Tin the Bhoalders, Coughs, Tightnesa of tlia Cheat, .Diinss. 8our rHoinaeJu Bad taste ul the Moot h, lllilmus A t tacks, I'alpltatlon Of ttio Heart, Coptoua xiKcnargea 01 v ram, iun iu naox ine juuneys, aa'i " imii'irr, uiuc, aymptoma which are tha offjpringa of l, are curen uy idim murii. thn VltUUll Blood whenever you And ft a, immsm huratintr through the skin in Tim- ataa, fcoptkaaa, or eores ; cleanse it when it is EZ and vbor MSBBS will tell you when. Keep tbe blood pure and the health of the system will m u m JplV TAPS, and other WORMS, lurking In ty, mt jtm ol so many thousands, are effectually , strayed aad removed. for fall directions, read carefully the circular around eacn rxxue, pnnieu in i . Uennan, jiTancu, wDig-". 32 at M commerce ciiw,, xi. . H. McDonald cp 2 C"3 - 2 Fsaaetaco, California, and JJ and 34 Cum. . . - v V nnnriitaaui Oeneral Airents. - KWBOLU BY ALL DBUOOLTa AKD DEALBB& M-A OH" IS CONSIDERED Jobethc Greatest ajad. lk.jt KEMEDY NOW IN USE FOR ALL PAINS. It is lecmiiip m,,r' fttid- m -re ...,.;ilar every dar. The dc'maud lur it is prcat. PrciNtred and fir s,le at Di; rol'l.S0N"srrnpStore. - Ian 71 -Tf Tf ' ? in-i iim x.c 81.000 REWARD. DaBing! Vis far ours all Liver, Kidney and Bladder Diseases, Organle Weak in Female Afflictinna, Oeneraf De bility and all eoinp'ainta of the Urinary Or gaua, in male aud female. 1,(100 will also bo paid for any ease of Blind, meriting r Itcliiug File that De Bing'a File Kemedy fails to care. DeBiuu's MAGIC LINIMENT cur Kbeumatiam, Faiua. Bruises aud Swelled Joints, in man and bcatt. Sold everywhere. Hend for Pamphlet. laboratory Ui Franklin St.. Balti more. Md. apr22-Iy WILLIAM VALENTINE, THE BARBER. T KIT UN'S 1118 THANKS to hia OLD ixv ijulsjuv far ftiHlmn. uutronuge heretofore extended toliim. He now intormx them that he baa fitted up a new aud commodious. Shop, in Dr. Henderson s Brick Building. Boom XTo- 3. where he would Ih pleased to see them. Ho guarantees to (five sutiidaction in every case. He has iu his employ of tbe best Hair Dressers in Western North Carolina. Uercquosts a call from all. Siilubttry, K. C, Dec. 17, 18fi9. 50-tf ysHHOROI UH HOI SK, FAYKTTEVILLE STKEET RALEIGH, N. C Having no ooiuurtion with any other Hotel in Kaleigh, I shall make tbe YARDOROUOH WHAT tT IT AS BB8II, The only First Close Uotel in the City. J. IH. Blair, March H tf Proprietor MANSION HOUSE, CHARLOTTE, N . 0. This well known House having been vxwly FUBJllsiiKi) ami ltflTTED in every depart is now ocn for the accommodation of THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC. tiyOmmhus at IK-pot on arrival ofTraina. feb 4 5tf II. C. KIX'LKS, Prop'r. EOGEWORTII FEMALE SEHI.WRV. THE NEXT SESSION will commence on the tint Monday of September. We make good Scholars, good Musicians, and good Teachers of our pupilb, and give them a training fitted to mujte them practical and useful women. For circulars, address, J. M. M. CALDWELL, July 1 -2m Greensboro, N. C. K. . K. IMM IAO V, DEALEU IN FIRST CLASS DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS DYE STUFFS, PERFUMERY, PATENT MEDICINES, KEROSENE LAMPS, LAMP FIXTURES, VINEGAR HITTERS, PHYSICIANS ORDERS, &c, &c &c. "y Prescriptions carefully compounded all hour i dar or night. Prices greatly reduced. Salisbury, N. C , January 21. IKi'J. ly ol ii zsi Azores STAGE LINES ! WARSAW Y'o Fayettcville. 1KAVK Warsaw for Favettoville daily ex J cent Sunday. If you are in Western N. CumliDa go to Kalcih and procure a through ticket to Pftfettcvills for ; Through Tickots from Onldstjitro' via Warsaw, to Fayetteville, $1). Through tk'kets from Weldon to Fayette ville in. Through tickets from Wilmington, via Wariaw", to Favettevillo, $6. CHARLOTTE TO TiWDESHORO: Leave Charlotte after trains frum Raleigh and Columhia, via Jlnnrne, for Wadesboro' Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Leave Wa desboro', Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, af ter arrival of train and StagefrKfti Wilmington. Head of Chatham Rail Road to Joncsboro, X. ()., daily except Sunday. Leave head of "hatham Rail Itortd after ar rival of train from Raleigh. Leiave Jonesboro' after arrival of train from Fayettcville. CiemmonH1 Acernnmodntum Line Rctween Sabeui and Hi)fh Point, will, charter Stages at all hours ''Cheaper than the Cheap est." Office at Ilutner's Hotel. Salem, N. C. E. T. CLEMMON8, Oct. 1; 1869 tf Contractor. Encourage Home Manufacture ! THE RKST HITTERS MANT7FAC- tnred by any Druggist, Pharmaceutist, or any body else is NICHOLSON'S . Regenerating Bitter?, For the cure of Rheumatism, Scrofula, Chills aud Fever and all diseases of the Blood, Liv er. Kidney and Lungs, restoring health and rlewrttr alt. " - t is none of your Quack i Beverages, but excellent Medicine. MICE 1.00 PER BOTTLE, Druggists aud all Merchauts will do well to address J. M. NICHOLSON, Sr. July !.-- 1 in Yadkinville, N. C. . v i simple, ik mi CharloUe Female Institute,0; a"dnw-aJ 1 1 K 1 . U 1 r. r., - . t . The 13th Annual Session' of this Institution commences the 3oth September and continues until the IVith of June, 1871. x An accompliahaid corps of Teachers has been employed iu all branches usually taught in lirst-clasj Ictnale Seminaries. For Circular and Catalogue containing full particulars as to terms, c, address rkv. r. unwell & sox, Ch rlotte. N. C: i -' RKKERKAeiS : R 15 It.lK-rts, Ei, Lexington, Nf C. Rev F H Johnson, " " Dr E Nve Hutch worn, Charlottie, Ni-CL - lie t'Jws PhilUi, D D, Davidson College, N C. I'rof J R Blake,, " " " U.ti RichanLn, " " tt- , Ex Jov 7. B Vance. Charlotte, N. C. Jul tt 2ft iw. ric(TliXo t il) Stale l-r in is m: I. WKEKLT BT LEWIS HANKS. Editor and Proprietor. RATED OF UaCHIPTION One Ykak, payable in advauoe. ... Six Monthh, " " 5 Copies to oue address,. . . . . 10 Copies to oue address, liatot of Advcrtutnq. ..l.(t . 1.50 12.50 2(,()0 One Square, first insertion $I,K) For each additional insertion 50 Special notices will be charged 50 per cent higher than the above rates. Court and Justice's Orders wlllbe publish ed at the same rates with other advertise- Obituary uotices, over six lines, charged vertisemeuts. CONTRACT RATES. o K e 3 H i c a m' K z a SPACE. -t I i 1 Souare. $2BOfi7r 5 00 $H 5( i:i(K) 2 Squares. 1 4,50! C 25 8 50,13 00; 22.00 3 Square. I 600 V 00 12 00 20 00 30.00 4 Sqnatsja. ! 8 00 11 00 15 00 25 00 37.50 I Column. 1 1 00 If! 00 20 00 30 00 45,00 I Column. 181X124 00 .'10 00 45 00 75.00 1 Column. 28 00 40 00 50 00 HO 00 130,00 JOHN RANDOLPH. Professor Pardons, of Rending, is cred ited by the Philadelphia Bulletin with the following novel reminisces of John Ran dolph : There is no doubt but that he was de scended from Pocahontas. He was proud of this. No stranger could be in bis com pony one hour and remain ignorant of it. He was sure to bring it in in conversation some way. lie felt that old 1'owliatan was the lord of all Virginia, and when he died lie left his regal rights to his daugh ter, and that when she died they descend ed to him, and that he was king of the whole land. T here was a "screw loose" somewhere injsMs mental composition. 8a long ago as nSn tho first steamboat waa put upon the Hudson there was not busi ness enough to keen it employed every day, so frequently it would take excur sion parties up tuu river. On oue occa sion quite a large party were on board, among tbem Randolph and a Sir. sswiy- ler, who was a very modest, shy man, re spected by all. While the boat was go ing on Us way Randolph started up went a few paces from a party of ladies, and shouted out, "Mr. Schuyler! Mr Schuy ler ! will you do me tho favor to come here !" Sir. Schuyler left the party and approached him. "Mr. Schuyler, look here" placing his hand on his car 'what do you see ?" "Nothing," replied Schuyler. "Look at that car what do you see V "Simply an ear." "Don't you sco Pocahontas there?" In order for Schuyler to get away he finally snid, "I think 1 do 8c a little of it.' Mr. Schuy ler related this to Parsons. It is believ ed that the aboriginal descendants ol the country left a peculiar mark upon the lobe of tho car, which always marked such persons. lie made a visit to England and behaved quite strangely while there The English were at loss to account for his eccentricities. They ascribed them to three wings nrst, timi lie aranK upo- the sly, or waa all the time tipsy or that he was insane ; thirdly, that it was due to American peculiarities. Our narraloi was told this by nu Englishman, when he remarked he preferred not to have linn think it the latter of the three. Pocahon tas married Rolfe which is the same word us Randolph Randolph's graadfatblr' had a perfect right of Rolfe's if heJfoose it. While in London he saw lit to dress in the llandolptelad ; he -carried sword, pistbl&mnd.dirk ; had his eg bare tc the knee, just like an old Scot. Once at a theatre, two young men, from his strange -t -- - i- - i . dress and otiier cause, sni'iea at mm. lie turned to them and said, "Let him who smiles at tartan beware ot the dirk, at the same time brandishing his dirk. . The Washington officials became very tired ot him. They feared him, and in order to get rid of him, he was appoiuted Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia. He refused to accept, unless pei mission was given him to spend some time in Italy for his health. . This was. granted, as would anything to have got rid of him. He went to Italy, stayed some time there went to Russia and remained one month ; then went to England and made qaite a long -rstay before rettirnlng home: ;?sr' 1 he reason why he left Russia was this : While he was there, and before he had been presented to the Emperor, some one undertook to teach him the' presenta tion etiquette of the court. It was very simple. Tbe Minister was to enter tbe the middle ot the room gain, approach the Emperor and bow, and then tbe Emperor would meet h-ro and enter into conversation lie was indignant at the idea of any one 'attempt ing to teach him, and said : "Don't you think, I know how without you showing met The day for the presentation ap proacTied. He. entered the room and bow ed very low came to the middle' of the loom, stopped, and again bowed he then came nearer, took off one gauntlet and threw it on one side of the Emperor, and then the other on the' other side .of the Emperor then he nitch'-d his hat off in front, threw off his mantlet threw off his sword and fell on his knees. Tbe Empe ror was perfectly astonished, but being a ..!! educated man, knew how to act tin der such clrevnstanccs. So he approacl -ed, lifted him no and conversed with him. His reception did not corao np to his idea -, so, being disgusted with Russia, ho left in a mouth. He had an unbounded admiration of Marshall, who was the only man. who could at all control him. When Marshall was 74 he was in the Convention, and an attack was made upon the Judiciary. He made his greatest efforts in its defence and triumphantly saved it. Randolph speaking ol this apcoch said: "It was a Gibraltar, uud every aiuwcr waa a pistol hot against tbe aoli.i roek. Randolph Ulcd ol consutnplyAii 11JMM '" he was lingering after n could not speak a word that ho wrote upon a card "liemorse-" this idea lina irenaaallv irot- w I tl,U he was attended during his illness by man by the name of -R, Morse and be, for some purpose wrote his name. , He was a man of immense knowledge especially of little things not generally known by other people. He c its said bo could bound evqry county ia England, jtcll all of its towns, in what part of tbe country they were, name tbe coarse of every river, and tho comities through which it flowed Our narrator dined one hay with Mr. Otis. It was past the hour named. AIT the company had arrived ; still dinner was kept waiting waiting for Randolph. In be came, about a half hour afti the time. Dress iu those days was peculiar ; no one thought of going to a dinner party with the clothes be wore every day. lie came in with his buckskin pantaloons all spat tered with mod ; he had on hip.op boots; still retained bis hat : had his riding whip in his hand. He made no apology to Mrs. Otis merely said rj "As it was a pleasant day he bad lengthened iii ride." .He sat at Mrs. Otis' right, wbit our nar rator sat to the right of Mr. Olid, at the other end of the table. Duriag the din ner be called out to our narrator in a loud voice: "Mr. P ! Mr. 1" "Sir I" Mr. P replied. "Was it ignorance on tbe part of your forefathers or what was it, that led them to pat Nor folk south of Suffolk !" In England, Norfolk is where the north folk live, and Suffolk where tbe south folk live. Mr. P did not know it at that time. When ho came home ho found, af ter diligent inquiry, thai Snffoik was named first it was settled by immigrants from Suffolk, who gave it tbe name of ttieti i,M, as ,HJ rfiv af .rotn pmyU, r, i. afterwards settled Norfolk. MR. DAVIS GREAT BLUNDER. Referring to tbe failure of tho Confed erate army io march upon Washington after the first battle of Muna&ses, "One Who Knows" writes to the Louisville Courier : " "There is a significant clause in Gen eral Johnston's letter, now published by the Clarion. "After a conference at Fair fax Courtlionse with tbe three senior gen eral officers you announced it to he im practicable to give this army tie strength which those officers considered necessary tejecnablc it to assume the offensive. Upon which I drew it lack to its present posi lion." The army had been menacing Wushitiglou. The senior Generals allu ded to weraJohnston, ltenregnpd and G. W. Smithd'hcy had recprfnoiiered the entire country They hm discovered a spot above the citj', orffu had prepared the methods of crosshtg their army. There were no defenses around Washington.- Mcl'lellan had his army on the Virginia sidejdisdpliuiijjj them ; had taken no ar tillery there, and was di awing rations of tjrfee days at a time from the city, leav ing all his supplier therein. Th.se Gen erals sent for Mr. Davi. Tbt-y said : "Take from Norfolk, from Charleston, Pensacola, and other-places which are not even threatened, twenty thousand troops aud send them here to hold onr camp and cover our absence. We will march iu the night, aid the dawn of day Will find ns in Washington, which will fall without a shot being fired. McClellau without pro visions or artillery, must surrender, aud the war will be over." The plan was magnificent ; it was feasible. It would have established the Confederacy. But Mt. Davis would not i;t to it, and he left that camp foredoomed to he I lie instrument, more than the Federal ar mies, of the non-success of the southern people. i 1 This statement coincides with the be lief of many of tbe best men iu the South. Jftrrirns iro Lxirr e6wrs to. Old Bosbury says : Yoo can never, by any accident, get a lady (bo she young or oldj to confess that she Uces tight. That her shoes are too small for her. That Bhe is ever tired at a ball. That she is as old as she looks. That she has been more than five minutes dressing. That she blushes when a certain person's name U mentioned. That she says a thing she doesn't mean. That she is fond of scan dal. That slu.' sin of all persons in the world is in love. That she hasn't the disposition Of n angel or the temper of a saint or else how could she go through one half of what she does T That she is ever iu tbe wrong. i i An attorney presenting a copy of a writ to an anc'.ionecr, apologised for his unfriendly visit, as he was merely per forming an unpleasant duty ef his pro fession. "Certainly not," said the auc tioneer ; "you must attend to the duties of yoai profession, and so mast I do mine," and instantly knocked him down FIFTEEN YEARS A CAPTIVE WITH THE INDIANS. A Wanderer meets hit Wife at the Grave of her Second Husband. From the Flndlay (Ohio) Courier. Some fifteen years ago there lived in tho northern part of Portage township a young married eonple by the name of William and Annie Clarkioson, They owned a little farm and made enpugh to keep themselves comfortably in tbe world, and were apparently happy. William was handsome aud woll educated, having rgrudttated with honor 01 an rata torn d- versity. Ho did not like tbe honest but humble occupation of farming. Wealth accumulated too slowly following the plo'tfgh ; he Wanted To make money by thousands ot dollars, oo the farm was sold. Mrs. Clarkinson went to live with her parents, and William started for tbe golden State of California, with tbe expec tation of. "picking up" a eonple of million dollars in a eonple of yean. t or a few months Mrs. Clarkinson oc casionally heard from her husband, either directly or through some of tbe neighbors with the same train with which her hus band was going. Then there was a long interval, during which no word came After a time there were rumors that the train had been attacked by Indians and every one killed. This was at last too truthfully verified by one poor fellow who was found by another party a few days after, witb just enough life left to tell how the train bad been attacked one dark night, and before any could recover from tbe surprise all were killed and scalped, and the Indians rode triumphantly away with their booty. For three years, Mrs, Clarkinson mourn for her dead husband. After the lapse of time she married again and moved to Wood county. For nearly twelve years she was as happy as a kind and affection ate husband and two beautiful children could make woman At tbe end of that time (which carries us np to the 1st inst.) affliction again cast its mantle over her Death claimed her husband, and again she was a sorrowing, weeping widow. She follows weeping to the grave ; she hears the sad, solemn words, "Dost to dust aud ashes to ashes "; tbe earth falls with a dull, dreary thug upon the coffin as the sexton slowly covers up all that re mains of him whose spirit has gone before to the other world. i no widow mica me Mack veil and looks around. As she does so, she meets a pair ot eyes fixed intently upon her. She starts memory rushes back fifteen years, and brings up the picture of her first husband. There can be no mistake 'tis he ! The recognition is mutual. There is a scene ; the widow and wife faints ; tho bronzed stranger explains his relation to the woman, and all repair to the house of her who ten minutes ago was a widow, but now again is a wife. Then Mr. William Clarkinson tells how he was not killed by the Indians at the time of that sudden onslaught on the plains, but was taken prisoner by the Klackfcct, and carried fr away among the mountain fastnesses, and dm ing all those long years had been forced to be a slave for In.- cruel captors. He had finally ccapcd, and during his flight through mountain gulches ho discov ered a rich gold deposit. How he- had written back to his old friends but could get no answer. He then went back and worked the gold mine which he had dm covered- He grew rich, and longed to again visit the home of his youth and hap piness. He had got off the cars at Pitts burg and taken the stage to Bowling Green ; had hired a buggy there, and was driving to his old home when he overtook (he funeral; n strange impulse induced him to follow.; the widow's person seem ed strancly familiar, and she drew aside her veil he recognized lior aa the wife he had bidden adieu to fifteen yeare before, nud whom he had thought to he dead. They now live happily together. SHUN AFFECTATION. 1 There is nothing more beautiful in the young than simplicity of character. It is honest, frank, and atttactive. HW dif ferent is affectation ? The simple mind ed are always natural. They are at the same time original. The affected are nev er natural. Aa for originality, if they ev er had it, they have crushed it out and buried it from sight, utterly. Be your self, then, young friend ! To attempt to he anybody else is worse than folly. It Is an impossibility to attain it. It is eni -tempi i lie to tsy ! But suppose you could succeed in imitating the greatest man that ever figured in history, would that make on any better ? By no means. You would always suffer in comparison with the imitated one, and be thought of ouly as a shadow of a substance the echo of a real soundthe counterfeit of a pure coin I Dr. Thompson aptly compared the heartless imitator for such is he who affects the character of another to the Empress of Russia, when she did the freakish thing of erecting a palace of iee. It was splendid and conspicuous while it lasted. But the sun soon melted it, and csftsed its attractions to dissolve into com mon water, while the humble s'.one cot tages of her subjects stood firm and nn marrcd I Let the fabric of your charae aeter, though ever so humble, be at least real. Avoid affecting the character of an othtr," however great. Build up your own. Be what God intended you to be yourself, and nobody else. Shun af fectation. 1 1. PROVERBS OF THE BILLINGS FAMILY. l hi -im i n BY JOSH BILLISUS. Don't swap witb yer relasbans unless ye ken afford to give them the big end of the 1 1 an 1 Marry young, and if circumstances re quire it, often. Don't take yer terbackcr box out in kompany. It you kant git gud clothes and odika sbnn too, gn tbe clothes. Say how are ye Ito everybody. Kulti vato modesty, bat mind aud ko a good stock of irapidcuce on hand. lie charitable. The sent pieces wu ana paspose Don't take ennybody's advice bnt yer own. If a man flatters yu, yu kan kalkilate he is a roge or y ure a fule. Keep both izo open ; don't see more'u half yoo notis. Don't martifi tbe flesh tew much ; 'twant the sores on Laxcarus that sent him to heaven. If yu ieh for fame, inter a graveyard and skratch yourself agaiust a tame stun. Beggars don't have to advertise for runawa dogs. 'Tis a long lane that never turns,' and 'tis a good mill that alwas das. Young man, be more anxus about the pedigre yur going to leave, than yu ore abont the one sumbody is going to leave you. Sin is like weeds, self sown and sure tu kum. Nature is nature, you kant alter the krook of a dog's tail much, and preserve the length of it. I wad sa to all the young men, "go in," and to all tbe old fellers, "kum oat." About as sure a way tu git rich as cn ny I no of, is to git inter det for a hun dred thousand dollars, and then go to work and pay oph the det. Filosophers tell us that tbe world re volves on its axes, and Josh Billings tells as that full half the folks on the arth think tha are the axes. N. B. These are proverbs her stood for more'n a hundred years, and hsin't gin oat yet. IKE AFTER THE OPERA. Since the night when Ike went to tbe opera be has been, se Mrs. Partington said, crazy, and the kind old dame has been fearful lest be should become "non pompous mentus, through his attempt at imitating the operations." The morning after tbe opera, at the breakfast table, Ike handed over his cup, and in a soft tongue sang: "Will you, will you, Mrs. P.. Help me to a cup of tea 7" The old lady looked at him with Sur prise, his conduct was so unusual, and for a moment she hesitated. He continued in n far more impassioned strain : "Do not, do not keep me waiting, 1K not, pray, be hesitating, 1 am anxious to be drinkinir, Ho pour out as quick as winking." She gave him the tea with a sigh, as she saw the excitement in his face. He stirred it in silence, and in his abstraction took three spoonfuls of sugar. At last he sang again : "Table cloths, and cups and saucers, Good white bread, and active jaws, sirs, Tea gunpowder, and souebing, , Kweet enough, but not too strong." "What do you mean, my boy I" said Mrs. Partington, tenderly. "All right, steady, never clearer, Never loved a breakfast dearer, I'm not bound by witch or wiuard, So don't fret your precious gizzard." ''But Isaac " persisted the dame. Ike strnck his left hand upon the table and swung his knife aloft in his right, looking at a plate upon the table, sing ing "What form is that, to me appearing? Is it mackerel or is it herring? Let me dash upon it quick, Ne'er again Jthat fish shall kick Charge upon them, Isaac, charge !" Before he had a chance to make a dash upon the fish, Mrs. Partington had dash ed a tumbler of water into his face to re store him to "conscientiousness." It made him catch his breath for a momen but he didn't sing any more at tho table, though the opera fever still follows him else where. The chairman of an Iowa' vigilance committee, wire was instructed to duck an obnoxious citizen, thus reported to his constituents : "We took the thief down to the river, made a hole in the ice, and proceeded to duck him ; but he slipped through our hand and hid under the ice. Alt our efforts to entice him to come out failed, and he has now retained his advan tage some hours." A veteran was relating his exploits to a crowd of boys, and mentioned having been in five engagements. "That's no thing," broke in a little fellow ; "my sis ter Sarah's been engaged eleven times." A few miles from Nashville there is an old uegress who is one hundred years old. She says, "De Lord done forgot to caU for me." A learned doctor bos given it as his opinion that tight lacing is a benefit to mankind, inasmuch as u kills all the fool ish girls, wind leaves the wise ones to grow into women. ., Contentment is a pearl of great price and whoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a wise pur chase. . A BALLOON DUEL. Perhaps the most remarkable dual aver fought teok plaee In 1808. It was pecu liarly French in its tone, and could hard ly have occurred under any other than a French state of society. M . de Graadpre and M. le Pique had a quarrel, arising out of jealousy concerning a lady engaged at the Imperial Opera, one Mademoiselle Trevit. They agreed to fight a duel to settle their respective claims ; said In or der that the heat of their angry passion should not interfere with the polished ele gance of the proceeding, they postponed tbe duet lor a month the ladv agreeing to DCS low ner smnce uu LOW Her somee uu tUU fUl nwi' Ct the two, if tbe other was killed ; er at all events, this was inferred by the two men, ' jit not actually eipiesseil. The duelists were to fight in tbe air. Two balloons were constructed, precisely alike. Oa tbe day denoted, De Graudpre and his second entered tbe ear of one balloon, De Pique and bis second that of the other, it waa in the garden of tbe Tuileries, and amid an immense concourse of spectators. Tbe gentlemen were to fire, not at each other, bat at each other's balloons, in or der to bring tbem down by tbe escane of gas, and as pistols might hardly have served for this purpose, each aeronaut took o blunderbuss in his car. At a giv en signal the ropes that retained the cars were cut, and the balloons ascended. Tbe wind was moderate, and kept tbe balloons at about their original distance of eighty yards apart. When about half a mile above the surface of the earth, a precon certed signal for firing was given. M. le Pique fired but missed. M. de Grandpre fired and sent a bail through Le Pique's balloon. The balloon collapsed, the car descended with frightful rapidity, and Le Pique and bis second were dacbed to pie ces. De Grandpre continued his ascent triumphantly, and terminated his aerial voyage successfully at a distance of seven leagues from Paris. Cricket Invasion or Nkvada. The State of Nevada is suffering from an invasion of crickets. Myriad of them, it is said, have entered the eastern portion of the State, carry ing dismay and destruc tion before them. The Elko Independent says : -"They evidently come from Utah, the home of the cricket, grasshopper and polyngmous Mormon, and are endeavor ing to eut or eat their way through to tbe green valleys of Trackee," Vegetation along their pathway is utterly destroyed. Bat tbey ate not considered an incurable pest- Although tin y appear in prodigi ous numbers tbey travel slowly, and their advance is retarded by vigorous opposi tion. "In 1850." remarks a Nevada pa per, "for a distance of twenty or twenty five miles, in Utah; tbe whole face of the country was so densely covered with crickets large, fat, clumsy, wingless fel lows that the wheels of tho emigrant's wagon became almost clogged witb tbe crushed carcasses of these insects. As their course could easily be traced, it was manifest that they bad not traveled far, and winter probably overtook them before they swept over a very wide scope of the country. They advance steadily,. howev er, and multiply a hundred and fifty fold each year. Hence, crickets, now that they have entered the State may, bo ex pected for some years to come." Silence as a Fine Art. People may say as much as they please in praise of brilliant conversation, but there is no thing after all, that is as safe and effect; ive as silence, judiciously regulated. Oc casionally you meet with a clever, gonial sort of a man, apparently as frank as the open day. You arc charmed with him, and gladly communicate your ideas apou every subject arising in the conversation. You think at the time that he is unreser ved and free, but after he leaves it occurs to yon that you can recollect nothing that he said. He has probed your innermost feelings, all the while impenetrable him self, like the man in the "Iron Mask." These men are dangerous enemies and the best of friends. 'They can keep their own secrets, and yours also. They can, if tbey wish, expose the indiscreet express ions which fall from your lips, in what, you think is confidential cntercourse. Talleyrand, Napoleon, all great men, di plomatics and statesmen have mastered this art of silence. Tbe finest talkers in the world may cultivate it with marked advautage. It is a ft.. t art. Perception aud tact are required to make proper ate of it. Nine times out of ten a brilliant finish of silence, in conversation will sug gest more to the mind than a fusillade of words. We suggest more to our belles and beaux tbe propriety of paying some at tion to this fascinating art. Truth. The consciousness of truth nerves the timid, and imparts dignity and firmness to their actions. It is an eternal, principal of honor which renders the pos sessor superior to fear : it is always con sistent with itself, and needs no ally. Its influence will remain when the lustre of all that once sparkled and daszlcd has passed away. A Ritualistic Wedding in St.' John's Church, East Hartford, Conn., makes some small stir. The Eucharist was ad ministered, the wedding ring blessed, and the sign of tbe cross ' made over it and over the elements when administered ; a procession was headed by a crucifix with a silver cross ; lighted candles were employed-, and white satin crosses and em broidery decked the ushers and rectot '4" 3