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BE SURE YOTJ AEE RIGHT ; TELEIS" GO A.HE1A.D.--D. Crockett. VOL. 54. TARBORO', N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1876. NO. 8. 13 i' GENERAL DIRECTORY. TARBORO'. Mayor Fred. Philips. Commissioners J esse A. Williamson, Ja cob Feldenhcimer, Daniel W. Hurtt, Alex. McCabe, Joseph Cobb. Secretary & Treasurer Kobt. White hurst. Chief of Police John W. Cotten. Assistant Poliok Win. T. Hurtt, John Madra, Jaa. E. Simonson, Altimore Macnair. COUNTY. Superior Court Clerk and Probate 1udgr U. L. Staton, Jr. Register of Dneds Alex. McCabe. Sheriff Joseph Cobb. Coroner ft Treasurer -Xt-bt. H. Austin. Surveyor Jijtn E. Baker. Standard fcStper?. 8. Hicks. School Etminers.U. II. Shaw, Wm. A. Dusrgan and R. S. Williams. Keeper Poor House Wm. A. Dupgau. CommissLmers Jno. Lancaster, Chairman, Wiley Well, J. B. W. Norville, "rank Dew, M. Excm. A. McCabe, Clerk. MAILS. ARRIVAL, AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS NORTH AND SOUTH VIA W. & W. R. R. Leav Tarboro' (daily) at - - 10 A. M. Arrive at Tarboro' (daily) at - - 3 30 P.M. WASHINGTON MAIL VIA GREENVILLE, FALKLAND AND SPARTA. Ltave Tarboro (dailv) at - - 6 A. M. Arriv at Tarboro" (daily) at - - 6 P. M. LODUES. The Nights and tbe Places of Meeting;. Concord R. A. Chapter No. 5, N. M. Law rence, High Priest, Masonic Hall, monthly convocations first Thursday in every month at 10 o'clock A. M. Concord Lodge No. 58, Thomas Gatlin, Master, Masonic Hall, meets first Friday night at 'i o'clock P. M. and third Saturday at 10 o'clock A. M. in every month. Repiton Encampment No. 13, I. O. O. F., I. B. Palamonntain, Chief Patriarch, Odd Fel lows' Hall, meets every first and third Thurs day of each month. Edgecombe Lodge No. 50, I. O. O. F., J. G. Charles, N. G., Odd Fellows' Hall, meets every Tuesday night. Edgecombe Council No. 123, Friend of Temperance, meet every Friday night at the Odd Fellows' Hall. Advance Lodge No. 2S, I. O. G. T., meets every Wednesday night at Odd Fellows' Hall Zanoah Lodge, No. 235, I. O. B. B., meet on first and third Monday night of every month at Odd Fellows' Hall. Henry Morris, President. HIIKCHES. Episcopal Church Services every Sunday at 10 1-2 o'clock A. M. and 5 P. M. Dr. J. B. Cheshire, Rector. Methodist Church Services every third flunday at night. Fourth Sunday, morning and night. Rev. Mr. Swindell, Pastor. Presbyterian Church Services every 1st, Srdand5th 8abbaths. Rev. T. J. Allison, Pastor Weekly Prayer meeting, Thurs day night Missionary Baptist Church Services the 4th Sunday in every moith, morning and night. Rev. T. R. Owen, Pastor. Primitive Baptist Church Services first oaturday and Sunday of each month at 11 'clock. HOTELS. Adams' Hotel, corner Main and Pitt Sts. O. F. Adams, Proprietor. EXPRESS, Southern Express Office, on Main Street, closes every morning at 9$ o'clock. N. M. Lawrence, Agent. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. ALTER P. WILLIAMSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, TARBORO', N. C. Will practice in the Courts of the 2nd , dicial Dkiriot. Collections made iD any v rt of the taie. I3T Office in Iron Front Building, Pit Street, rear of A. Whitlock &. Co's. Jan. 7, 1876. tf JBANK POWELL, Attorney and Counselor at Law, TARS0R0 N. C. Collections a Specialty. Office next door to the Southerner office. July 2, 1875. tf JOS. BLO LTNT CHESHIRE, JR., ATTORNEY AT LAW, AND NOTARY PUBLIC. 1" Office at the Old Bank Building on Trade Street. je25-tf. II OWARD & PERRY, Attorneys and Counselors at Lawi TARBORO', N. C. i3T Practice in all the Courts, State and Federal. noT.5-ly. w II. JOHNSTON, Attorney and Counselor at Law, TARBORO', N. C. tW Attends to the transaction of busi ness in all the Courts, State and Federal. Nov. 5, 1875. ly JpREDERICK PHILIPS, Attorney and Counselor at Law, TARBORO', N. C. Practices in Courts of adjoining coun ties, in the Federal and Supreme Courts. Nov. 5, 1875. ly J. H. 4 W. L. THORP, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. PRACTICES In the counties of Edge combe, Halifax, Nash and Wilson, and in the Supreme Court North Carolina, also in the United States District Court at Raleigh. Dr. G. L. Shackelford, DENTIST, TARBORO', N. C. With over eight years experience in the practice of Dentistry, I feel assured of giving satisfaction in all cases. Charges moderate. Ep" Office opposite Adams' Hotel and over S. S. Nash & Co's store. Oct. 23, 1875. tf L.OUIS HlLLIAKD, Greenville, N. C Marcellus Moore Formerly of N. C. H1LLIARD & MOORE, COTTON FACTORS AND General Commission Merchants McPHAIL'S WHARF, NORFOLK, VA. Keep contantly on band a large and varied stock ol Bagging and lies. General dealers in Standard Fertilizers. Liberal Cash advances made on consign' ments. js 25-tf. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Qa day at home. Agents wanted. JJ)1 & Outfit and terms free. TRUE fc CO-, Augusta, Maine. A FARM OF YOUR OWN is The Best Remedy for Hard Times! FREE HOMESTEADS and the BEST AND CHE APE8T RAILROAD LAND are on the line of the Union Pacific Railroad, IN NEBRASKA. SECURE A HOME NOW. Full information sent free to all parts of the world. Address O. F. DAVI3, Land Commissioner U. P. R. It., Omaha, Neb. MUST READING, PSYCHOMANCY, Fa cination. Soul Charming, Mesmerism, and Marriage Guide, showing how eitLer sex may fascinate and gaia the love sod affection of any person they choose instantly, 400 pa ges. By mail 50 cts. Hunt & Co., 139 8. 7th St., Philadelphia. Ani A WEEK guaranteed to Agents, I I Male and Female in their own local- 1 ity. Terms OUTFIT FREE. Ad drees P. O. VICKERY & CO., Agusta, Me. $ in &QA per day at home. Samples worth l lO ViJ 1 free. STISSON & CO., Port land, Maine, FITS & EPILEPSY Positively Cured. The worst cases of the longest standing, by using DR. HEBBARD'3 CURE. It has Cured Thousands. and will give $l,C0O for a case it will not ben efit. A bJttle sent free to all addressing J. E. DIBBLEE, Chemist. Office : 1355 Broadway, New York. Ten years ago Messrs. Geo. P. Rowell & Co., established their advertising agency in New York City. Five years ago they absorb ed the business conducted by Mr. John Hoop er, who' was the first to go into this kind of enterprise. Now they have the satisfaction of controlling the most extensive and com plee advertising connection which has ever been secured, and one which would be hardly possible in any other country but this. They have succeeded in working down a complex business into so thoroughly a systematic method that no change in the newspaper sys tem of America can escape notice, while the widest information upon all topics interest ing to advertisers is placed readily at the dis posal of the public. NEW YORK TIMES, June 14, 1875 NEW FIRM ! i T. E. LEWIS & CO. Invite their friends and the public to an ex amination of their largely increased stock of SCHOOL BOOKS, MESCELLISEOIS WORKS, STATIONERY, FANCY GOODS, PICTURES, PICTURE FRAMES. Tobacco & Cigars OF ALL GRADES. Having purchased FOR CASH, we are en abled to offer such inducements as will in sure ready sale. Call ctxxcl See. T. E. LEWIS & CO. Tarboro, Feb. 4, 1876. 6m. tYI THIS OLD ESTABLISHED BAKERY IS now ready to supply the people of Tar boro and vicinity with all kind of Bread, Cakes, French and Plain Candles, Nuts, Fruits, c, c, c, embracing every thing usually kept in a First Class Establishment of the kind. Thankful for the liberal patronage of the past the undersigned asks a continuation, with the promise ot satisiacuon. Private Families ran always have tbeir Cakes Baked bere at short est notice. Orders for Parttes & Balls promptly filled. Call and examine our stock, nexr aoor to ranK oi new tianover. Nov. 4.-ly. JACOB WEBER. TERRELL & BRO., DEALERS IN GROCERIES AND STAPLE DRY GOODS, Main Street, Near the Bridge, Tar"boro, 3XT. O 8ept. 30-ft Want to Sell. I WILL SELL MY TWO STORY DWELL ing on Church Street, corner of Thomas - m. .Kin street five rooms ana closets, me 3 house is newly painted and in excel- till lent repair. One acre of ground is IJli attached under new paliDg. There are also the necessary out houses. It ts a bargain for somebody. I will also sell a good l'iano and other Fur niture. Also several vacant lots on Church Street. All in Rocky Mount, N. C. DOSSEY BATTLE. Oct. 29, 1875. tf FOR RENT. rpHE dwelling house at Panoia Farm, 3 J. rooms with Kitchen attached 1-2 acre garden, good water. 1003 yards from Town line Terms very easy, with privilege of tire wood. A one horse crop also u de sired. JNO. S. DANCY. Jan. 13th 1S76. 4t. W GOODS ADVERTISEMENTS. APflKlVl Pnnif nUUllll UUUIV. With or without Portable Hot Water Reservoir and Clee tost tty dMuuoHd nor t ou With all latest improvements, . Largest Oven and Flues. Longest Fire Box for long woo4 Ventilated Oven, Fire Back and Firs Box Bottom h. sure a Quick, Sweet and Even Bake and Roast. Swing Hearth and Ash Catch. Won't soil floor or carpet Durable Double and Braced Centers and Ring Coders. Burns but little wood. Has Mica or Solid Iron Front Carefully Fitted Smooth Castings. Ho Old Scrap Iron Nickel Plated Trimmings. Tin Lined Oven Doors. Ground and Silver-like Polished Ed?ei and Mouldings. Heavy. Best New Iron. Won't crack. WAEIAUTSD S4.TIS7AC7027. Manufactured by RATH BONE, SARD & CO., Albany, N.Y. Sold on an Enierprxtina Dealer in turn 3WsV W. O. LEWIS, Agent, Nov. 12, 1375.-Sm. Tarboro, N. C. PALL STOCK. NEW GOODS JUST RECEIVED. Dress Goods, Embroideries, Collars and Cuffs, Kid Gloves, Merina Vest and Shirts, Hats, Hosiery, Cassimeres, Jeans, Bleached and Brown Muslins, Ladies and Gents Boston and Phil adelphia, Hand Made Shoes, Crockery, Hard ware &c, &c. Call and Examine. JJ A pleasure to show Good3. T. H. GATLIN. Tarboro', Oct 1st, 1875. AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS. GILMORE fc CO.. Successors to CHIP- MAN, HOSMER & CO.. Solicitors. Fatents procured in all countries. No Fa in Ad vance. No charge unless the patent is gran ted. No fees for making preliminary exam inations. No additional fees for obtaining ana conducting a renewing. By a recent ae cision ot the Commissioner ALL rejected applications may be revived. Special atten- j tion given to Interference Cases before the ratent Umce Extensions before Congress. Infringement SuiU in different States, and on uuauuu appertaining iv xnvenuons r ratents. Bend stamp to (iilmore S Co., for pamphlet of sixty pages. LAND CASES, LAND WAR RANTS and SCRIPT. Contested Laud Cases prosecuted before the U. 8. General Land Office and Depart ment of the Interior. Private Land Claims, MINING and PRE-EMPTION Claims, and HOMESTEAD Cases attended to. Land Scrip in 40, 80 and 160 acre pieces for sale. This Scrip is assignable, and can be located in the name ot the purchaser upon any Gov ernment laud subject to private entry, at $1.25 per acre. It is of equal value with Bountv Land Warrants, send stamp to Uil- more & Co., lor pamphlet of instruction. ARREARS of PAY and BOUN TY. Officers, Soldiers, and Sailors of the late war, or their heirs, are in many cases enti tled to money from the Government of which they have no knowledge. Write full history of service, and state amount of pay and bounty received. Enclose stamp to Gil- more & Co., and a luu reply, alter examina tion, will be given yon free. PENSIONS. All Officers, Soldiers, and Sailors wounded, ruptured, or injured ia the late war, however slightly, can obtain apenBion Dy addressing Gilmore & Co. Cases prosecuted by GILMORE A CO., before the 8upreme Court of the United States, the Court of Claims, and the South ern Claims Commission. Each department of our business is con ducted in a seperate bnreau, under charge of the same experienced parties employed by the old firm. Prompt attention to all busi ness entrusted to Gilmore & Co., is thus se cured. We desire to win success by deserv ing it. Address. GILMORE & CO., 629 F. Street, Washington, D. C Rocky Mount Hotel, 0. W. Hammond, Prop'r. TlOLITE AND ATTENTIVE SERVANTS JL always at the Depot, n the arrival of trains, to conduct guests to the Hotel. It is the Traveler's delight. Oct. 1st, 1875. tf Lag er Beer & Wine SALOON. -wr. EEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND ALL MY the Fine WINES and LIQUORS, TO BACCO and CIGARS, next door to J. A' Williamson's. ERHARD DEMUTH, Oct 8, 1375.-tt Proprietor. 15 to $20 Main. Per Dv at home. Terms free Address G. Snasox A Co., Portland Friday : : r Job. 25,1876 THE NEW BOY. A Graphic Fen Picture M- Quad in the Detroit Free Press. He made his appearance at one of the uaion schools the other morn ing, and arming ahead cf time, he prevented any feeling of loneliness r. : i t i d riding the gate off its hinges. He went in with the crowd when . 1 1 '.11 ' . ngf ana unamg UO empij 8 eat, he perched himself on the wood : When the. children re fpeated the Lord Prayer ' la i5on- II i i t. i i : :.t Kvri, me iicn uujr &epi ume nitu his heel, and when they came to sing he argued that variety was the epic of song, and attempted to sing one of his own one about a gentleman named Daniel Tucker, who dreamed that he was dead and so forth. The teacher warned him to keep still, and he replied that he wouldn't come to that school if his musical qualifications were to be overlooked. When school finally opened the teacher secured his name and began asking him questions, in order to find oat how he should be graded. 'Can you spell?' she asked. 'What kind of spelling ?' he cau tiously replied. 'Spell house, if you please.' 'Frame or brick house?' he asked. 'Any kind of a house.' 'With a mortgage on it?' 'Yon may spell man' if you will,' she said, giving him a severe look ?' 'Man ?' Yes.' 'I don't care much about spelK ingman' this morning, but 2 will this afternoon. 2've spelled it with my eyes shut.' 'Do you know your alphabet ?' she asked, changing the subject. 'Never had any ?' was the prompt reply. 'Do yon know anything about reading ? 'I read like lightning ! he swered.' 'She handed him a reader, said :' an- and 'Let me hear yeu read.' 'Read right out loud ?' 'Yes. 'I'm afraid it would disturb the children, he whispered. 'Go on and let me hear you read.' He looked carefully at the page scowled his brow and read : If I was a lame boy and di In't get any peanuts in my stocking Christmas, drum my eyes ! but I'd make things jump around that house next morning !' He handed the book back and the teacher asked ?' 'Richard, how many are three and three ?' 'Three and three what ?' he in quired. 'Anything.' 'It's a good deal according to what it is,' he replied, as ho set tled ; 'I know that three and three cats don't make a doz !' 'Did you ever studdy geography, Richard?' Yes, ma'am.' 'What is a geography ?' It's a book. Is this world round or flat ?' 'Hills and hollers 1' he replied. 'Richard, can you write ?' Write what? 'Can you write ycur name ?' 7 could, I suppose, but .Tve got my name without writing it.' Uan you write a letter t 'Who to ? 'To any one ?' Yes, I could, if I had the money to pay tbe postage.' 'Well, Icichard, sh said, in des pair, you'll have to go in the lower room, if ysu want to come to school here. 'I druther stay here.' But you can't.' 'I'll bet you this knife agin ten cents I can. She took him by the arm to re move him, out he laid his hand on her shoulder and said, in a warning voice : 'Don't get me mad, now, er I'll let myself loose.' She ca'led the principle down, and as he approached the boy he commanded : 'Bey, what are yen doing here ?' 'fitting eddicashun, rephedRich ard. 'You go right down stairs now, continued the principal. m TfT 11 1 . eu, aon t sass me, tor l was never here before,' replied Richard, slowly moving his legs as if he meant to get down. The principal took him by the collar and jerked him areund get kicked on the shin and bitten on the wrist, and finally landed the young student on the walk. Now, yeu go home !' he shouted as he tried to recover his breath. Am I educated ?' inquired Rich ard. Yeu seem to be.' Gimme a deplony, then.' xou clear out or 1 li nave you arrested. Hain't I a scholar in the schoo no more V ' 'No sir TFho owns this school house ?' demanded the boy.' 'No matter ; you clear out.' 'Will yon eome out in the yard here, where yon can't hang to any thing V asked the boy. 'Begone I say.' 'Don't draw no darringeron me,' warned the hoy, as he backed off; 'nor don't you think yon can scare me with any of your bowie knives.' 'The principal walked in and shut the door, and after the new boy stoed there ? long : enough to show that he wasn't afraid, he turned and walked off growling to him self: 'i'Jl get the foreman of No. 6 to pound thafeller afore he's a week older - John Spinsr's Ordeal. They drove into town Monday, says the Fulton Times behind a cross-eyed mule and a sprained horse. They looked contented, but one member of the party was the head of the house for she hand led the ribbons, and when they halted she hitched the team, while he stood demurely by and took the basket of eggs and her shopping satchel as she handed them out. They disposed of their produce at the grocery, and then entered a dry-goods store. She made a few trifling purch ases of thread, Dins, needles, and such things, and then called for two knots of yarn. 'That won't be enough, Mary,' said the man plucking at her dress. 'I guess I know what I'm buy ing,' she retorted. 'But it ain't more'n half what you've had atore,' he persisted. 'Wal, that's none o' yeurbisness; these socks are goin' to be for me, and if I want 'em phort, yon can have your'n come way up to your neck if you want to.' The old man bowed to the in evitable with a long sigh, as his partner turned to the clerk and said : 'Two yards of cheap shirtin', if you please.' 'That am t enough, Mary, said the old man, plucking at her dress again. 'Yes, 'tis.' 'No, it ain't. Wall, it's all you'd git,' she snapped. Put it up then, mister, said he, turning to the clerk: 'put up, and we won't have any.' 'Who s dom this huyin I should ike to know ?' hissed the woman : 'You are, Mary, you are,' he ad mitted; 4but you can't palm off no short shirts en me.' You act like a fool, John Spiner.' 'Mebbe I do, Mary, but I'll be dumed to gosh if I'll have half a shirt no, not if I go naked.' 'Wall, I say two yards is enough to make any one two shirts,' she snapped. Mebbe that s enough For you, Mary,' he said, very quietly; 'p raps you can git along with a eollar button and a neck band, bnt that ain't me; and I don t propose to freeze my legs to save eight cents.' 'Get what you want, then !' she shrieked, pushing him over a stool: 'git ten yards, git a hull piece, git a dozen pieces if you want 'em, but remember that I'll make yeu sick or this. Four yards, if you please, mis ter four yards,' said he to the clerk; and just remember,' he con tinued, if you hear of 'em findin' me with my head busted, friz to death in a snow drift, just remem ber that you heard her say she d make me sick.' And grasping the bundles, he followed his better half out the door. Repeal of the Bankrupt Act. The bill that was reported by the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives and passed by a strong vote, almost without debate, was the result of numerous petitions from every part of the couatry These petitions principally came from creditors, who had discovered that the act if not only a cover for innumerable frauds, but that it per mits officials to appropriate a bank rupt s assets, leaving, as a rule, scarcely a fraction for thso who are iustly entitled to them. The act is not popular in any section of the country, and the benate will hardly care to stand in the way of the absolute naked repeal that the House has passed upon. Neither debtors nor creditors are satisfied with the present system, and all concerned, except perhaps some officials, are in favor of a return to the substitutes offered by the exist ing laws of the States. The New York Tribune describes the present law exactly when it says : 'It is a frightfully expensive method of winding up business, and where small, estates are concerned, little or nothing remains after the fees and expenses of the process are paid. As the bill is both impor tant and interesting we give it in full: To repeal the act entitled 'An act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States.' approved March 21, 18G7, and all Jaws and parts of laws amendatory thereof. Be it epacted, etc., That the act entitled 4An act to establish a uni form system of brnkruptcy through out the United States,' approved March 2, 1867, and all other laws and parts of laws amendatory of said act and supplemental thcr -unto, and all amendments thereto be, and the same hereby are, re pealed. Sec. 2. That all suits and pro ceedings now pending in the courts of the United States wherein an adjudication in bankruptcy has been made shall be proceeded with and governed by the provisions of existing laws, which aire hereby continued in force only for the pur pose of closing up suits and pro ceedings now pending. Sec. 3. That this act shall take effect from and after the first day of January, 1877. Why Does Thanksgiving Day Always Come on Thursday ? The obvious answer to the ques tion as put, would seem to "be, be cause those in authority, to wit : the Governors of the several State (and latterly the President ef the United States), who names the day and reccommended its observance, have always "appointed Thursday for that purpose, and what at first perhaps have been a mere matter of taste, has by long practice, grown into a custom that always has the force of a law. Why Thursday was 1 fixed upon as the proper day, at the origin of this custom is somewhat uncertain. The first trace we have of the custom in this country, is ia the year 1623, (one authority mentions me year idzi, but the tormer year is doubtless correct,) by the settlers whs landed at Plymouth Rock. Reaching that Dlace in tho May flower, in the mouth of December, loo, nearly one-half their number perished the first winter, and the seasons of 1621 and 1622 bein? cold and backward, but few crops of any kind were raised. The year 162-3 was more mild and pleasant, and their crops turned out plentifully or in their own words, all the summer there was no want, we had a great increase of T T . t - maian corn; tne liarley crop was fair, and now began to come in store of fowl in the iarbor of Plymouth. They therefore appointed a time early in November, 'for returning glory, honor and praise, with all thankfulness to our good God who dwelt so graciously with U3. What day the festival commenced does not appear, but it was contin. uea three days, and many of the Indians among whom was Massasoit and some ninety of his men joined in the festivities. This is the origin of the custom on this continent which has now become a national one. Thursday was the dies Jovis. cr day of God of the Roman Calendar. a . i t . . Among tne JNertnern nations, it was consecrated to Thor the God of thunder and hence its name Thos- day or Thursday. Ascension day is a festival of tho Roman and Episcopal Churches, kept in commemoration of the as cension of Jesus said by the evan gelist to nave happened the 40th day after the resurrection, and hence on Thursday. It is kept on Thursday; is also called holy Thurs day, and has been observed at least since the year A. D., 68. Thurs day, therefore, has been csnsidered among different nations and Churches as partaking more or less of the character of a holy day, and from this fact may have been origi nally selected as the proper day tor a testival of general praise, and tnanKsgivmg to viod. A Great Yield of Corn How it was Mads Go then and do Likewise. Mr. W. F. Turnlev. of Gravelly Springs, Ala., gives the Southern Cultivator the following renort of an extraordinary yield of corn achieved By him, ana the result of a tew years caretul selection of seed : The first crop planted on this piece of land only a piece of it being planted was broom corn which, to my surprise, was very fine The next year it was planted in Irish potatoes. The vines grew very rank, but the yield of tubers, was very poor. 1 planted it in corn m a. a, the next year, and, though we had a drought, the crop was very fine never firing at all. The next year it was sown in wheat, and made an excellent yield. The present crop of corn was made as tollows : The land was bro ken up with a turning plow, pre pared for irrigation, which, how ever, proved unnecessary, as there was no lack of seasonable rains. It was marked off three feet each way with a shovel plow, and five to eight grains to the hill dropped about 12th of May. When sufficiently grown it was barred off with a turn ing plough, hoed and thinned out to three stalks in a hill, in ten days it was ploughed with a turning plough, with moidboard to the corn bnt the dirt not hilled up to the corn more than an inch. In. two weeks it was ploughed with tho same plough not running so close to the cornjhoed and suckercJ again, and laid by. The seed corn is a variety 1 have been improving for four years past. When I commenced propagating the corn, the ears had, as is usual, 14 to 18 rows, and would require from 90 to 125 ears to shell a bush el. The second year, under my system of propagation, the corn had 18 to 20 rows to the ear, and 80 to 90 ears would shell a bushel. The third year the corn increased to 20 to 22 rows to the ear, and 70 ears mado a bushel. The Fourth year the present my corn has 22 to 24 rows to the ear, and 60 ears, taken just anhey; come; .shell- out of a Dushel. 5y picking tho cars 40 to 50 will make a bushel. I have a few fine ears that have 32 rows to the ear, which I expect to plant ; and I confidentaly anticipate a yield of seed corn therefrom that will only require 50 ears to tho bushel, taken as they grow in the field, with anything like good land and average seasons. The yiild of tho acre was two hundred and twenty-one bushels and seven quarts. Luxurious Gypsies- The Seading, Pa., Eagle, descri bing a gypsy camp, says: Stand ing near the group of gypsy women and children was a large wagon. it looked liko one of those beauti ful affairs generally seen with cir cus companies. It was open for an airing. Ihe body was large and extended out over the wheels. It was supported by heavy springs. ihe wagon was fitted up as a bed room. It was as beautitulas a bri dal chamber, and Mrs. Guy smiled approvingly when the reporter men tioned the comparison. uYes, sir," she said, "you guessed it pretty well. This is our chamber. My husband's and mine." A peep in side showed everything as neat and as clean as could be. The bedstead was of walnut and bedding of the finest linen. The wails were orna mented and the best kind of carpet, was on the floor. Looking glasses, wardrobe, closets, dressing cases and everything generally seen in a first-class bedroom was there. Tho wagon was specially built for the party in Frederick, Md., and cost 700 in cash. Tho bedroom was divided off from the front part of tho wagon, which is occupied by the driver's position. The leather cur tains were all thrown up yesterday, and it seemed as if a hotel bridal chamber had been suddenly brought out there. The wagon body out side is painted and varnished in the mo9t costly manner, and the gilding and ornamental work are very neat. The vehicle is large and roomy, and seems much out of place in the woods. The owner came along shortly and he expressed himself as allows : "1 live m the woods and move around from one place to an other. I want to live with all the comforts I can provide, and in that wagon my wife and I sleep as good as the rest of the world." Every thing about the wagon is fitted up in the best style, and tho blankets, sheets, counterpanes and pillow cases were just a3 clean as could be. Many of the blankets were dark, with gray stripes. There were three other wagons of the same pat tern, but none of them fitted up in so costly a manner. One large wagon had a row of beds in it made for the children. Tna Surrender at Appomattoz. A letter has been published from Hon. E. B. Washburne, American minister to France, written June, 1874, and addressed to Mr. J. L Winston, of Lynchburg, Va., which is chiefly noticeable as being filled with generous sentiment towards the South, and it consists entirely of recollections of the meeting be tween the Northern and Southern army ofiicer after tho surrender at Appomattox, at which Mr. Wash burne was present. Of the meet ing he writes : 'When I arrived at the court house negotiations andWK1 parlcrs were going on between the commis sioners at Geaeral Gibbon s head quarters, at the house of a Mr, McClean, and I then saw many of tho general officers on both sides From what one saw there it could hardly have been conceived that these man had been in arms against each other through more than four years of deadly strife. The terror of the breach, the fury of the charge, and tho fatigue of the march seem to have been forgotten, and these brave men came together more as friends than ememies. In all of their talks there was never a suggestion nor a word from either side that could have wounded the tenderest susceptibility. Many of these officers on both sides had served together in the old army, and it was teuching and interesting to witness the sympathy between them which had survived those long years of conflict and carnage. There was one sentiment among all of these men, which secmod to crop out in spite of themselves, and that wa3 that after allthe bloody strug gle of the past, they were still all Americans. The only punishment I saw inflicted was that en some largo jugs of brandy which had found their way to the Union head quarters, and under the peculiar circumstances that was not taken and deemed as a cruel and unusual punishment within the meaning of the constitution.' The letter contains a great deal of generous praise of Gens. Gordon and Lamar and other Southern officers. A Lsap Year Tragedy. They stood together in the entry beneath tho hall-lamp. 'Then, Henry,' she said in a low voice, whereinwere blended determina tion, melancholy and love, 'you re fuse my suit ?' 'Yes, Ella,' he re plied, in accents that were firm, though tho speaker's voice trems bled, 'I admire you; I will be a brother to you, and watch with pride your course through life, and if ever trosble should befall you there will at least be one friend to whom you can come for succor; but I can never, never be your husband.' 'It is not because I am poor, Henry ? For, oh, if that were all, I could toil gladly from morn till night for you, and strive and win a home for you, humble it might be, but our own.' 'It is useless to at tempt to induce me to change my determination. Though I am but a poor weak ma'i, 1 can never, change my mind.' 'Then, cruel young man, so fair, and yet so false, farewell. To-morrow you will see my mangled remains en the plat form, and know that it has been your work. But it will bo too late,' and, clasping-him to her bosom in a wild embrace, she fled into tho outer darkness. Eoiling Eggs. There is an objection to the com mon way of boiling eggs which peo ple do not understand. It is this : 'The white under three minutes' rapid cooking becomes tough and indigestible, when the yolk is left soft. When preperly cooked eggs are done evently through like any other food. This result may be attained by putting the eggs into a dish with a cover, as a tin pail, and then pouring upon them boil ing water, two quarts or more to the dozen eggs, and cover and set them away from the stove for fifteen minutes. The heat of the water cooks the eggs slowlj, and evenly, and sufficiently, and to a jelly like consistency, leaving the centre of the yolk harder than the white; and the egg tastes as much richer and nicer than a stale egg, and no per son win want to eat them boiled, after having tried this method once' A Romo correspondent of a Paris paper gives this gossip about the Pope ; 'iiis ioliness, who is a great snuff-taker, wear3 out five cassocks a year; each cassock costs twenty pounds. ZZis red cape costs about thirty-two pounds; it last him about a twelve-month. His silk stockings, which are mado by a belgian house, cost four pounds a pair. IIi3 shoes very in price, ac cording to the nature of the em broidered cross on them; ono pair is decorated with crosses of brilli ants, worth four thousand pounds. The Tope's old clothes are eagerly sought after by devotees, who keep them as religious relics, and many arc the faithful who write to him to beg the gift of an old slipper or pocket-handerchief; but tho Uoj Father, as a rule, leaves the matter in the hands of his valet, who naturally makes fine picking.' Tho Landlady's Strategy. Louisvillo has been amused by a row in a fashionable boarding house A boarder refused to either pay hi3 bill or to go away until the month for which he had bargained had expired. The landlady was told by the lawyers that tho money was not legally due until the end of the month, and that sho must fulfill her part of the contract be fore she could sue him. She next took the case into her own hands, put damp sheets on his bed, fed him on the poorest of viands and put a whining puppy in tho room next to him. He retreated after three day3 of endurance. lie was chilled to the bone, and only looked in at tho saloon door to see what time it was. The saloon was warm and cherry, the hot water urn bubbled merrily a grateful steam curled off a hot spiced rum that the barkeeper was about to offer a3 a libation on his own private shrine. Then, faith ful to hi3 vow, he drew back in the outer darkness, and as he did so an icy blast howled up tho street and made the flag3 on tho side-walk shiver. He said to himself : 'Just one its so duccd cold to-night,' and entered the door. Hello' said the bar-keeper, 'where you been? Hain't seen you since Noo Years's.' And the recording angel shed a tear, and blotted out that oath forever.
The Tarborough Southerner (Tarboro, N.C.)
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Feb. 25, 1876, edition 1
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