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VOL 2.1 FAYETTEVILLE, C, TUESDIY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1867. NO.-77. 7 5S THE NEWS. ' , PUBLISHED EVfiBY TTJESlUY. HmJ; & jTHTlrYR OYER, Editors and Proprietors, ' FAYETTEVILLE, N. 0. TEIUTISt Weeldy, Do. One year, -Six months. $3 00 2 00 One Square, fl inch or less first insertion, , t eoch subsequent insertion. . . . for no year, one square . . . ... . ... . .-. . i . ; Uta'six months, .,............. For three months, " For Quarter Column, 5 squares, 3 months, 4 , " 6 - . 9 , ' For Half Column, 10 squares . . ... , . " - . 4 - ' - ' ' : . ' ' ' . V Var Oae Column, 20 44 4 f 49 44 44 squares. 44 41 12 3 6 9 12 " ..- ' 3 months, 6 9 " 13 $100 50 15 00 9 00 600 $25 60 75 40 75 100 125 75 125 150 200 tillioni and) Outriders. .He dresses very the stables on exhibition where it now re- of the . Expo- establishment the throne. silent, and sullen. Lassitude and irapati- ence piena in uw uuuumon. ne Das mo appearance of being tired. He is greeted with very little enthusiasm when he ap pears in public,! partly from the! fact that he pays no attention to , the shouts of the populace. In his afternoon drives he comes out in state in an open carriage, and rides slowly that the'populace; who never tire of looking on the imperial cortege, may be gratified. ; v't'i fty- j -! In the Great Exposition there is a chap el fitted up for Protestant worship. It was .! t i 1 it. - TT!i ' S T i-'i" He has fifty horses and ponies, and a com- piece set oi carnages ana out-naers, an in Imperial style. . He is quite a soldier, is a member of the Imperial Guard, and. can put a battalion through the exercise equal to any drill-master in the . army. - . TOECE OP HABIT. Burke relates that for a long time the had bean under the . necessity of frequent ing a certain place every day and so far from finding any pleasure in it, he was af fected with a sort of uneasiness and dis- dedicated by gust; and yet if by any means he passed The Earl of .Shartesburg, a peer of England g the tirae of oing thither, he fel t EUPEESS AHD EMPEEOE OF THE FRENCH BY BURLEIGH. L L The most popular lady in France, with out question, is the Empress. She i be nignant, intellectual, and handsome. Her beauty is a style that will not fade. She m RTAmon tn pnr.. rsnfi IS Ltlfl Wisest arid most practical of the Imperial advisers. She sits at the Council-Board, and discuss es with the ministry matters of State. She ihas often presided as Regent in the absence 01 tne jmperor. owo i uiuuijj auu ct4i cient. presides with great tact arid holds i the Imperial Senate sharply to the ques- ; tions ner nusoana wisnea jjou6acu. j.h op- 1 J - L 1 l I I pearance, she is in marked - coutrast 10 ine 1 nobility of France. She is taU and genteel in form, a complexion of alabaster white-; Hess, and a peculiar "taste in dressing that; the word Elegant fitly represents. On the other hand, the French ladies (are short and fat. with a dumpy kind of look, an untidy way of wearing their hair, arjd an express sion of coarseness on their features. They; have great taste for other people, but very! I little for themselves. Were she dressed as plainly as a governess, and bdreno insignia of royalty about her, tlie Empress would b at once selected in the midst 0f a thousand French women, by her personlil appearance hr fmtM nAcAkii iu her dress. She ii at active friend to all forms of want: she 4v tl.A rnundft nf the hospitals, private ,, jwv. w..w - " tj ' 4 ! fia natinnftl ' She never t?oesemD- tvhanded, but in the huniblesi abode, leaves gome token of her kind heart. Her,' heroic conduct during the late visit jof the cholera will never be forgotten. Thefe was a panic In Paris, and even paid nurses fled from the hrtdiiide of the suflerers. Dressed in the ii molest carb, the Empress went through medicines, and delicacies with her own ! nana, snamea tne cuiuu, cuncu uub uic braVe, allayed the panic, and became the idol of the nation. She understands the presided at the opening.- Bibles translated into every language are for sale, and "Pro testant; books in every tongue, France is a Catholic country! Great efforts were made to prevent jthis' feature of the .exhibition from taking; place. But the Emperor said that it jwas an - exhibition for all nations, and every religion should be equally repre sented jand have the fullest freedom. The Empress, I as a friend of toleration, - had much fo do with this arrangement. No remarkably uneasy,1 and was .not quieted until he was ln hisTCsuai tracK. J ' Persons who use. snuff deaden the sensi bility of smell, so that a pinch is taken un consciously, and without any; sensation be ing exerted thereby, sharp though the stim ulus may be. i . - After a series of years winding up a watch at a certain hour, it becomes so much a routine as to be done in uttter un- conciousness, meanwhile tne mma ana at interpls jDepca w on the track. will not be required a there will be nb sbppages. . The points of anion both in Ameica and Europe, are in course of THE rOBUS EEYESQS. The coffin wai a plain one- a poormisi crable pine coffin. No flowera ol its. top; no lining of the rose-white satin for th3 pale brow; no smooth ribbons about tha coarse shroud. The brown hair was laid great deal,, and en route to Cincinnati he told it to a man who sat at bis side in the cars. VWell," obterved the new acquaintance, "the old chap waa neht Thev didn't! debate.) It is generally conceded that the have gas in this country for three centuries 8hortesfroute will be the cable one, viz., I after," Griswold look at the dullard for a betweei Newfoundland and Ireland. The few seconds, and inditmant and soundings already taken to lay the cable I once in his life, said: "Well, yon are a big- dtcently back, but there was the crimped telegram are or the greatest use, and have ger fool than the other man. I never sup- Wlt" ,ts nm Ue beneath the chin, Thd enabledthe operators to lay out their map posed one State could contain two such idiots, sufferer from cruel poverty smiled in her of the 'usd of the Atlantic The wire will You : ought to have. taken passage on the sleep; 6he had found bread, rest and BealthJ be laid ihroueh the tunnel and experiments cattle trainl r If I owned an ox that couldn't . "I want to see my mother," " sobbed a are in rtogress to connect the communica- see a joke quicker than you, I'd kill him, I Poor child, as the city undertaker screwed IUVVU WO fcVL. . - out of the way, boy: K-r?TT fala f Via kM tfWvu 4wnv vuw uiaki man mj the world, probably, devotes more bod flre engaged in something entirely is . the IState1. The ministers and senator? ' ' I ) m i 9 ' - - 1 i are mere clerks to do his Diuaing. A por tion of! the day is devoted strictly to the affairs of goyernment. A part of the Tul leries islthej office of state. Guards tramp around, couriers come and go, the whole scene is lively and exciting till three o'clock, when the offices close, and the imperial car- different. An old man is reported to have scolded his maid servant Vjery severely for not hav ing put his glass in the proper position tor shaving. "Why sir," replied the girl, "I have omitted , it for months, and I thought you could shave just as well with out it." i We are all creatures of habit, and the riage drivesjup for the usual ride. TheTu- doing of disagreeable things jmaV become illenes now united with the Louvre, form more pleasant than omissions; showing to a east quadrangle. The portion on the f. ,Tvr., u ; . Chamrj d'Elysee is the imperial "residence. It is, shut; off from the great square inside the quadrangle by a tall iron fence. Op posite I the I creat cateway is the Arch of Victory erected by Napoleon the First, under jwhich the Emperor's carriage drives. The iest of the palace is as little like the abode jbf royalty as can be imagined. There is no.nrivacy about the palace. A narrow strip of ground, in which is grass and flow- ers, is isnut on irom tne garaen ot tne iu- leries py a low iron fence. Tbej mam en trance! to the palace is in full view of the multitude, I where the men tramp au toe day long, and vans. cabs, omnibusses, butch er's ciits, and grocery wagons, cross and 1 -"'-'11 It. . 1Tt . .Ill.J 1L. recross ail tne day. vvna; are- caueu tuv elegant gardens "of the palace are simply a vast plot 01 grouna inciosea wiiniu me iron tates without a spear of grass any where, hard and coarse gravel meeting the eye in every direction, with immense elm growing up out 01 the bard (unwilling A sickly fountain not over clean, does mellow the hard aspect ot the the paisenser .while travelling. Thus,! Griswold designed to convey the imnres- while; me billows roll above and the mon- sion that he was a contributor to fat not sters 07 the deep are sporting or fighting, that hebjmself was obese. A great many as the case may be," men, wortien and chil- expect to find h:ra a species of Fosco, and rlror"rrtll bfl rnllincr unHprnAftth. nnrl nftor n nrn rliarrrnintffl nf eoolntr o -omnll man m w fm 1 . fv vmk w vD j wM4m- wojvi W I f a. w v- v w wv viij u dAICA ft ft 9 AM Oily ; "Only let me see her one minute," cried the hopeless, homeless orphan, clutching the side of the charity box, and as he gazed' -' into the rough face, anguished tears stream ed rapidly down' the cheek, on which no brief trip-will find themselver bri the shores both horizontally and vertically, wiih dark, childish bloom ever lingered. K Oh! it was. of other nations, without the danger, fa- curly hair, a. florid complexion, a pleasant I pitiful to hear him' cry, "Only once ! ' Let' uguuaau sickness oi a long aua uangerous i niue eye, ana noinmgoi ine "iunny ienow i tue eeu my mouier, oniy once: sea voyige. . A. HISEi GEIST70LD THE EAT C0HTEIB TJ- ! . TOE. 4 m. in or aoout nim so long as he Keeps his tongue still. He is thirty-two, and married; is . full of all manner cf droll stories, puns, and plays upon words, and In the lew York Evening Gazette, one I absurdities of expression. He is an ex- oi me 8prirniuesc lournais oi ine great I ceedingiv entertainintr comnanion. verv i part, a nre guttered throuirn his tears, as m , g-y g- w w T m metropolis, We find the following: popular, extremely social, and has the re- he raised his puny arm, and with a most A. Mi ner Or is wold, better known as thel putation of a modern Momus among his! unchild sh accent, screamed, "When I auv H OT" I :rlltriWlltA" -VT thO I 'inninnnfl I orv.ml-Ir.a -!mavm. , Quickly and brutally the hard-hearted; monster struck the boy away so that he reeled with the blow. For a moment the' boy stood panting with grief and rage Ul... J i. jj l: ii ' uia uiuo cjres uisteuueu, uis tips sprang a- trees soil. ri t Li. 4. its ucph w place In joining the Louvre with tneTuilleries, the emperor has erected a gallery to his own names. He calls it the Gallery of Na poleotn the Third. It is one ol the most interesting snots in Paris. It is full of the !.,,-'- - Here are temper of France, and does jmuch towards keeping down the discontent which always exists to some extent in the gay capital, trophies of the Idol of France. The workmen must have work, or the seen various dresses of the emperor, from nirana ia inappiiro. The lovers of nleasure the irarbihe wore when, a subaltern, he XUIVIIV l uvv.. I l 1 V i I ., . J J and thev are counted by tens of thou- saw the mob attack the Tuilenes, and lead sands must have their abusements, br LouiiiXVjl. forth a prisoner, to the dress barricades fill the streets. The gay prorn- he wjdre at St. Helena. His camp stools made from the gates of thelTuileries to the and saddles his chair as consul and throne Triumphal arch, known asthe Champ d'- as emperor the robe with which he was Elysee, is filled every day by ah immense crowned his court dresses and royal sad throng, who occupy the chairs that fill the dles4fthe bed en which he slepfcthe cra- entirevpathway. un one sioe oi mis aven ue are booths, and tents, and gardens full of hobbyhorsesrtoys, mimic theatres, pan tomime, and cheap amusements for , the million. Along this Boulevard roll the the young the importance of forming cor rect habits in early life, to the end that they may be carried out without an effort; even although at first it may have required some sen-denial, some considerable reso lution, to have fallen into them. .But if doing disagreeable things does by custom become more pleasurable than their omission, then the doing right, ! be cause we love to do what is right, becomes a double pleasure to the performer in the consciousness that while he is yielding al legiance to his Maker, he benefits his fel low man, and cannot get out.of the habit of well-doing without an effort and a pang. Thus are the v truly good hedged round about, and are more confirmed in their good; doing, and its practice becomes easier and more delightful the longer they live, help ing them to go down to the grave "like a shock of corn cometh in his'season." These principles are equally applicable to our physicial cature to bodily health. Habits of regularity, temperance, cleanli ness, and exercise become a second nature in the course of years; their performance a pleasure, their infraction a discomfort; while the use of beverages of ale, beer, cordials, cider, porter, arid other drinks containing alcohol, or the employment of tobacco in chewing, smoking, or snuffing, and the over-indulgence of i the propensi ties; becomes a slavery, an iron despotism, which in the end debases the heart, under mines the health, and destroys life, makes a miserable wreck of soul, body and es tate together. j Times, has within a few years attained a national reputation, (he deserves credit for not misspelling, and is one of the most noted humorists of the day. He is a native of Westmoreland, Ooeida county, in this State,, and though addicted to waggishncss, queer story-tell iig, and various drolleries from his early boyhood, he never made an attempt to write until after he had reached his legal .majoritf. He first appeared in print in the Bumtlo Times, in conjunction A STEANQE STORY- journal, in noticing tne recent aeam in a Southern city of a Mississippi River pilot, relates the following curious story. This pilot was a devoted rebel at heart, but while Grant was at Young's Point, opera ting against Yicksburg, he was in charge of one of the transports lying below, the a r,a I Point, on the West side of the river. Gen- Silver Lake Snake hoax, a clever eccentric, eraJ Gran.tca t that time was greatly annoyed who went in wild delirium to an early grave. and mortified at the promptness and uner He afterwards becime connected with the nn? correctness of the information couvey- Buffalo Republic, aad after a year of service fua irora ",s Ime 10 l,ne enemy curing removed to Detroit and attached himself fciJlvw w" 'y . m i t " to the staff of the Advertiser there. In a correspondent, "this pilot, after gathering few months he went to Cleaveland, Ohio, (Iom he at headquarters what m- and wrote for the Plaindealer, while Arte- formation he -desired for officers would mus Ward was making himself famous by rep?ir ferra hoU88,..duT contributions to that paper. ? ,the P?mfc'1 , with a mirror, which he A warm friendship sprang up between had previously taken from the cabin of the Charlie Browne-as his acquaintance call- steamer, amuse himself by throwing the a,i 1,; a n.: raT:u f:.,0.i sun's reflection up and down the river. No until the death of the former. Browne im- ?e Mke? what he.wa? doing-fbr the em- mediately recognized his friend's peculiar P;0?; 80 P'e apparently ao talent. ni tnU l him all h needed wna tact Utracted that none thought for a moment Of attnbutmg to it any other motive than mere idle pastime But this was his secret, previously agreed upon between General Pemberton and himself. .Yicksburg is main- a man, 1 11 kill you for that!" There was a coffin and a heap of earth between the mother and the poor forsaken Prlild JL m nniimpilf mnV cfrnn not Vi o n correspondent of the Albany Evening granite built ia his boy-heart to the memory 01 the heartless deed. ' 1 talent, and told him all he needed was, tact and euergy in putting himselt belore the public "I have no genius, I am aware," he was in the habit of saying, "but I un derstand how to make the most of my little gift. If the public are willing to be lieve there is a great deal in me, I have no objection to humoring them. It is a joke that I enjoy, and one that pays.- When people think you are a genius the first and best thing to do is to give them to understand that you agree with them, but that they are entitled to credit for their, discovery and appreciation. That flatters their self-love and exalts your own. Taleat is the rude material of war that ex- ly upon a high bluff, the lower part of the city during certain hours otthe day, being The court-house was crowded to suffoca; tion. s f "Does any one appear as this man's coun sel?" asked the judge. There was a silence when he finished, un til, with lips tightly pressed together, a. look of strange intelligence blended with, haughty reserve, upon his handsome fea-. tures, a young man stepped forward, with a firm tread and kindly eye, to plead for, the erring and friendless. He was a stran ger, but from his first sentence there was1 a silence. The splendor of his genius en tranced -convinced. The man who could not find a friend was acquitted. ' . , "May God bless you, sir, I cannot." f "I want no thanks," replied the stranger, , with icy coldness. 4 "I I believe you are unknown to rae." "Man ! I will refresh , your memory. ; Twenty years ago you struck a broken hearted boy away from his mother's poor ?. comn. 1 was that poor boy. 'The man turned lived. "Have you rescued me then to take , my life?" - . ; No, I have a sweeter revenge: I have Ml entirely in the shade. Commencing at the saved the life of a man whose brutal deed TUNNEL UNDER THE (ATLANTIC. A GREAT ENGINEEKTXG PROJECT. die and court dress of the King of Rome. Houi-s can be soent with great interest in i-J " -.1 ... , this gallery. It is Usually failed wUh sol diersM If Their love for the emperor is very touching. The iron fence that f A proposition is on foot to start the gi gantic undertaking of a tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean in order to connect the old upper end of the city, and within easy view M. bad selected thirteeen houses behind and above each other. To each one of these houses a letter of the alphhabet was given. From the window of the farm house he threw the reflection first upon one house and then upon another, an officer of Pcra berton's staff, in the secrect, at the same ists everywhere. Tact is the rude knowl- on the levee with his back to has rankled in my breast for twenty years. Go! and remember the tears 01 a friendless child!" The man bowed his head in shame and went out irom tne presence ol a magnan imity as grand to him as incomprehensible," and the noble young lawyer felt God'a smile in bis soul forever after. - fight his edge that teaches one how to battle. During the six years of Mr. Griswold's journalism he wrote almost everything ap pertaining to city life and its phases, and nnnnmllir xriK a ctrnnn tinntlira n F enfira I HVB IU Hit J . . S? ... I conn 1 n rr it nmB tnp river in tlia coma mnn ;..An;t V. inrli.nnn r hnr aenna I ...w vuu.w muu II I CSlottUlD KUUCIiW lJ UUllvoUMv 1 nit ' I W"l W Wm cm M., and reading every word easily and rap- How to get Rich. A merchant had idly. And he not only gave information of just as well expect to get rich by closing wnac was transpiring in me union camp at Young's Point, but also gathered from Northern newspapers important news rela tive to the movements ot armies elsewhere, and an He made a good deal of local reputation, but hardly began to be known outside of a provincial circle until he went to Cincin- A and new worlds together by means of a nati, four years ago', and attached himself of the nobles and officers of State, the Column Vendome is hung thick with w , ' O . . . . -r. 1 .Hit ..... , i . . t L - J 1 ' Every day, the elegant cortege ot the Ji.m-1 garianas; wnicn tne soiaiers piace anu re- to pal ape till Mhe press can be seen rolling up and down this brilliant thoroughfare- sometimes the Em peror by her side, sometimes the Prince Im perial, often alone. Whi'e the Emperor sits crouched in the corner of his carriage, scowling a look of discontent and annoy- onw thn TCmnress is kind and complacent bv to al . Her torehead is proaa ana nign, vvn her look benignant, but searching. To the humblest' sweep or workman who lifts: his hat to her, she returns a gracious bow. j Oh the day the Exposition was,opened, :she seemed to enjoy herself like a school-girl. Chatting with the exhibitors, clapping her hands in ecstacy over some marvel of in vention, tarrying behind while her silent husband strode on, running to . overtake him, darting into this alcove and then into that, visibly excited at the hearty cheers from the English Americans -who joined to give the royal pair a warm reception, . drinking in the lull enjoyment of the occa sion, and taking no care to conceal itJ A devoted Catholic, she has a Protestant gov erness and tutor for the Prince Imperial.! The Emperor is stout and heavy. Those if bo talk of his breaking, and of his sickly , end declining appearance, know nothing of . tvhat they speaa. xiis iook is mat oi taient And mental strength. No portraits do him iwtice. - He is a bad walker; His legs are short find very disproportioned to his body whiah gives him a diminutive look. He is fond of horseback riding, because he sits well find is a good rider. But he is seldom now on horseback except at reviews, j His favorite horee is a bright bay, brought from 1 Hungary. This horse is stout; strong and intelligent. He understands the movements of the army as well as the - Gen -in-Chief. Hp money could buy him. : The Emperor seldom rides, except in' state "with his pos- . .' TITM I J newi irom time to time, witn uncovereu head and silent tramp, they may be found in great numbers at the Tomb of the Great Uapt?un wnenever tne puDiic ar,p auimxieu. Ml the acts of " Napoleon betray sense of inlecurity, and indicate that the tenure . . 1 1 1 b: t i i i it s i. a men ne noias nis un rone is uoi urtu. a he became emperor his nrst act was romove the pavement in front of his 5 i 1 mi ' 'i . ' t I The good work he has kept stones have been taken from the Istreets and boulevards, and the Mc- AdAiTjized pathway substituted boulevards," all radiating from centre, I whefe cannon can rieei! be, have replaced the surrounds submarine railway. The most eminent en gineers, both in America and Europe, have been consulted and they draw up a report which represents that this stupendous shceme is perfectly feasible, and only re quires time and money to carry it out, while the capital, although stupendous, will be forthcoming. So far as calculated ap proximately it will require five huudred millions English pounds or two billion nye hundred million dollars. Plenty of capital ists are ready to engage in this undertaking and as soon as the plans are arranged the money will ha advanced.1! The proposed plans are in themselves the wonder of this skillful aire of engineering science. To re- (J W up all ii geriius autori Immense a common bg planted if narrow, s dan- last move.' to the Daily Times, He was engaged there especially as a humorous writer, and many of the "Fat Contributors" sketches are no doubt familiar to our readers, as they have frequently been reproduced of late in the metropolitan press. jDuring the past three winters, he has been a humorous lecturer, mainly in the West, and has had a verv fair degree of th a frond and nracticed mg extent I laneous if. His last lecture was on Indian his doors and keeping i his goods concealed ' from public view, as to hope to succeed in: . business without advertising, while his co temporaries are contiuually exhibiting their stocks to the public gaze, and inviting calls from purchasers. It is just as natural for the subscribers of newspapers to buy from those who advertisein them, as it is for child-, v. ren to follow soldiers when on parade." The3iraple fact of seeing certain goods pub lished, morning after morning, has an irre sistible attraction that will fasten itself upon the mind, and never fails to guide, each reader to the very store at which bis' Gail : Hamilton more than hints that or her wants can be at once supplied.. pretty girls are not really neat and cleanly, Every merchant of common sense knows it , while the chances are that homely ones I to be so: and yet many of them fail to re- - possess that respectable virtue to a refresh-1 sort to the very method to make sales which ' one cues as prooi me miscei- I is useu 10 luuuce mem iu yiac iut? jmr-f nil i Y i . ner. ine plan was Kept up until a short time betore General Grant made arrange ments for going below Vicksburg, crossing at Grand Gulf, and coming up in the rear. Just before that event M. was ordered to another point, and, consequently, the ene my had no light upon the subject of this not worse condition of their chases. character-1 sleeping apartments. Of ; course Gail istics, using the Indians to satirize the fol- knows what she is talking about. We liesof the whites, and it is full ot sharp circulate these hints for the benefit of young points and hits at men and the times. Pri- men who may be m the way of looking streets, where crowds defied the II ! '! .A Lies ana nuned down ihuge stones On Hie soldiers. It was a long! time before therjEriiperor lelt sate m the Tuilenes. He does not even now usSthe state car riage I It is too magnificent, and has many unwelcome aesociations connected with it to Be in cdmon use. It is not even kept in farisi but is on show at Versailes. The Emperqr rode in it at his marriage and at it is too suggestive for daily wear, i e Pnnce Imperial is a lad of about a dosen summers. He is hannsome . and manly. He has his mother's beauty, but bears about the, same relation to his father vately, he tells amusing stories of the lite- late them in detail would be simply impos- j ralism of some persons. He was speaking sible at present, but a few of the leading in Cleveland last season, and in the course points may be glanced at in order, to give oi nis burlesque description oi tne aiscov- the reader an insignu into ine wonuenui cry ui America, ne saiu: results alreadv arrived at. This underta- I "Columbus, after thinking of the matter . i . ... I . I . . ... . . ; . . .' ' i . . . . kin will occupy one hundred thousand tor an hour by the town ciock, turnea on i golden haired, ebon tressed ; angels, with men half at each end ot the terminus, and his gas, and went to bed. rioe lips and fair cheeks -grace, beauty ? the obstacles to be of "tuch a After the lecture an old fellow remarK-1 ,:. -'A cm, . up partners for a lite excursion, lhe method of testing the matter, as will be seen, is quite difficult. Beauty and dirt we don't like the association, but the fact would be much worse. " Gail is a female fool. The idea! These supposing character as are expected, it will takefu thirty years to accomplish tne worK. When complete it will take about ly ed: "Mr. Griswold, I liked your lecture ve-1 I 1 1 J 1. r A.n ry iiiucii: out you inaue a uiisiue iu oaymg Z . . W . . . . . six 1 Columbus turned on the gas. America dava for ordinarv trains to travel between was discovered in 1492, and they didn t - ... '. . . ! "I, , . .fin. both points and three days ior express mails. Know anyening aDout gas uniu ioug oiwji The system to be adopted for tunnelling that. I guess they used petroleum in those will be ot the latest improvement in ariiung aay. ; of the drillers beinr fol- "Verv rood." laughed Gnswold. "very w. : "o : . I . o 7 ' o . ... v.i i i nf vnnnn.q dimeninnns 'of I crood. mdepd I ova VOQ IOf a hint 111 w n w w v - ' . w I- I m w - - j strong cast. iron, and each succeeding one 1 work that in sometime." stronger than the last, rowenui 8team en-1 1 vine man looKea as soiemn as a mamago gines will push forward these shields as the ceremony, and said: It's no joke, Mr. uns worn; i can so ow you your unsure m . Perhaps nothing puzzles an author more than to decide on a title for his book. A "taking"Uitle is certainly a great desidera- turn in these days of advertisements; but " the matter might be more easily settled ' than roost writers suppose. . Some years ago a work was issued in London entitled, ' "fr." The name was a good one to adver tise, and for days before publication the . dead walls ot the city and the columns ot the newspapers, were filled with such la- ; conic sentences as "Buy. ItT' "Bead liT9 "Order if" 1 '. Base Ingratitude- An editor who oc-1 At a printer's festival recenOy held in cupied a room in a hotel not a thousand Lowell, Mass., the following toast waspre- If 1anf. thrnt iha vnnnnr TTincr nf RftrTlfl did .kT. JiJi.uA-i7';-:t ka ffriif I horinor advances, until at last the largest self-reliance, and does not regard nimseu rci "V 7 tr ,"t. asiabdy. A toy carriage was made lor raus propeny i AB 1" Ur nf the proposed' to light the cars with the magne- cityj iln its way it was quite a : gem. J sium light, while powerful steam engines With the carriage came a couple of minia- a history, if vou'll walk over to. my house. - . . - . - "For the first time the lecturer perceivea that his companion was really in earnest, ana nan an hour was requirea u expiaui tare ionies not much bigger than cats. TKa Prfrrec turned awav . in disdain from in wiirdrive the air through the tunnel, indu-1 that the whole lecture was a burlesque c.n a free circulation, tha supply being 1 'Ah, yes," was the response. "I see now; rpfrn.atpd liv various contrivances at certain 1 but why didn't vou say so, my friend? "j - - , i. r . m . . w - . " ' , ', 1, 1 , mi a. .. f 1n(Al1 m itictnnnL r tiia PiPMnc. ii put win nn useu i ine circunisrauco tuuiucu uiuitviu a miles distant, absented himself from town for a nightv The house being crowded with guests,1 the (Obliging landlord . put a stranger in the editor's, bed,. This kind ness the ungrateful fellow requited by scraw ling upon a piece of paper, which be left on the table,' the following rhymes: ' t ' "I lpt ia an editor' bed last night, ' Ana others may y what they please; " -' I any there's one editor in the world - . w po certainly taaee m eatwi . . t, I When I thooght of my hranble cot away, " . " I cooid not aoppreas a rich. f ' But thought, as I rolled in that feathery nest,' ' ' ' : - V MThe Printer." An editor, having served on a jury, b so fulitf law, that he cheats himself.-. - sented: The Printer the master of all trades he beats the farmer with his Hoe, the carpenter with his rules, and the mason with setting up tall columns; he surpasses the lawyer and doctor in attending to bis cases, and beats the parson in the manage-' ment oi the "oeviu ; Ths Nitiosal Dxbt ot Exchsd. Froa Parliamentary returns just issued it appears "K that the total funded debt of the United King- dam on the 31st of March.' last was 703,541,- , 004, involving annual charge of J-25, 80 0,422, and gh owing a reduction of debt during the 4 I past twelve months of 3,7X2,225; but an! In- crease of charge to the amount 63,470. Ths lonfuAded debt amounted to 7,956,800.
The Eagle [1866-1875] (Fayetteville, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 24, 1867, edition 1
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