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DEAFNESS,

DEAFNESS.
A NEW article for persons troubled with den ncss
~ (called the Ear Trumpet,) has just been received
by the of which, the sis;as, articulation of The In
man voice is distinctly conveyed; to the car. ANY nm,
who has ever been obliged converse with verv den
person. must he fully sensible OF The difficulty mid en-.
diviuas so unfortunately afflicted. by the use of tia
Eur Trumpet this objection is entirely o,vutcd, The
most sceptica have always andoed their doubts atte,
having used The Trumpet For sale nj
Fancy store of Common and ST Charles s,rsets
nder the Exchange HOTEL feb r.
SPERM OIL-l5OO gallons pure winter 4
~ Sperm Oil, in casks and bbls for sale by
u,,o, JARVIS g. ANDREWS,
.as su I. mrl3
WHITE LEAFS bbls, l500 lbs eacI1;
w HCEss0 kegs, 100
00 do 25 50,
English dos IA bbls. 400
LOU Paint Brushes, various sizes;
case Vernillion;
5bsss Copal Varnish;
g" Japan
! !" Coach e
20 packs Gold Leaf;
SO do Silver do;
100 do Dutch Metal
WINDOW GLASS, American, rglish and French
1000 boxes, various sizes and qualities.
Boston crown do.-50O boxes, consignment will be
sold low.
Also, general assortment of artists colours and
TOOLS, lot SAFE ~ a w SCAT ES,
No 46 Canal street.
u. Alabama notes taken at p r. and Mississippi
will he received at ~ per cent discount for goods
or in payment of debts jellw
LfLOUR-50O anling FRI N steamer IntlepenI-
u ence, sIe j DORSEY,
m2S A New i.evse
Emers""'s Rizor Srrups-lhiee cases Of the
genuine article. justrecrivrd hy
oct 3. REEFS & DLANt;, 10 Camp ST
Missouri Rnp-5Ou coils Alisa,nr, bal. rom,
made all 'f hemp, i, store, and Tor saln by
r3 BoGERr & HAWTHORN, 81 Grayies 81
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KSlMN1Nss II 4 !, I'm s -, - -; ,6
- ON bond aim n.iesnxN Il va Hablsr;sr Poker
lelry Andrrn, Ess,ct ~ s-Sss Mn s.n,,is, Rack
satllon Boards; Chessp,en. Ia and as inch Bil
3 ard Balls: e. IN nnd ID ma, hIafiG Bowie Kniycss
Leather and other travelling Dressing Cases Belt
Pocket Horseinalls and Daelling PisoIs double and
sngle baTfeile Guns; Game Rags; Shot Belts; Powder
md Pistol Elasks Dram Bt,ttles and Drinking Cups;
fefcsss.?n Caps aud Cap Holders; Cloth, Hair Tooth
ana Null brushes; Orns and Chlorine Tooth WASH
!ooth towder Toilet md Shaving soaps in great va
eHi lnns Hair braids, kmgets and FIizettes; Pearl
.s,eI f"wder Emery Bags; Ivory Tub Cusi'ons
p ',t S,ass or Earters; Gum Elastic SusPcnt'ers;
uHs ana BOXES; ellt Cha'ns, seals and Neys;
I TLls' " S US. nuckGs' braceiets; 'beaa Necklaces
Rails nmd p,,a ana s svered beeas indian Beads,
D Co..s UNI tunes; shell Iwist: SIDE and Dressing
makes their assortment yery complete and will he sold
ow and on liberal terms NJ, The sion Of the f:oiJem
Comb. i25.tf =. "a Charities street
'111IIC St..-.-:,.-:--- =. =. -. -
w a. Asents or inc extensive bolse OF,
aco;'. .. nuechcG oheme!d EnFland, have Just
Tahis ana ny.. SET OF pa e'Ls' consisting OF
p aole ana Dessert Knives Of e. ~ description, Pen,
sors Eige III, s.1 spear POM MnHes; Nazors, SEES,
viii be a. .ot ORDERS Terms ana conditions
inIo :. ~ DElN y COHEN 30 Common ST. .
-. NEW GOODS =
SMMONS, HARTT & CO.-Are now receiving
per ship Huntsville, Eagle, Merry Andrew, High,
ander, French and German, double head nlv;nc cards.
ster belt aud pucket pistols; pain ribbed md split
cussoa cans: can holders. sc;ssors Ra,ors ,,rr
l
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grass, coal NarlIisb, &c. on band mi Tor sale.
mi
IRON, STEEL s. HEAVY GOODS-Hu,, suuare
Il and bundle iron, well assorted.
Hoop, scroll and rod iron, nail rods and plough
mOulds
Cast, German shear, blisered, spring, sheet anil
Crowley steel
Hollow ware, cut and wrought nails and spikes
Zinc, block tin, mill and grind sloncs sal, kettle.
Chain cables, anchors, hoes
Ok, log ard trace chains, corn mills
AnHils, vices Hammers and bellows
Wire, sheet, pig and bar lead shot
Oval, and cooking stoves
Amcs, ltowland's and other spades and shovcs
Hook and plate hinges, door and window hooks Z.
Collins, Hunts, Shm p, and other axes
lard and Manila cor,age, lines AMI, Irvine
Bo!, and sheall,ing copper; Naval stores
Paints, l'nseed and sperm oil
A iull assortment OF hardware and ship ehanlle.y,
always on hand, and which offered for sale at whele-
sale Or retail, Oh the most favorable terms, by
ma LAYTON Il Co. IS Old Levec.
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bacon SiOES-36 casks Cine isunti. SIN
Dau,liDy FROM the steamboat Ect,o, au Ion saIe
BOGERT LsIlAWr -
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Mississippi and Louisiana Hotel,

covrSsToy. IA -A''
M RS. MARY KIRKLAND resncctf,,Iv nm
w nounces TO her friends and the nubl;c cenc.
ally that she is prepared 10 ACCOMMODATES them Mt
no above establishment, and hopes from her
,xerticns to render visitors comfortable o rccc;vo
continuance of former favors, She feels conf.
dent that persons visiting Covinpton dnriny the
ummer months. ca mot And halter accomm,da;;ons
than she can afford them, on more liberal terms
fier house is pleasantly situated and wcl snnnl;od
with every con veniencc; the bar is furnished with
the most choice liquors, &c. in short she promises
that nothing shall be wanting nm hor mart - r;vo
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Wagon boxes from l IA to "a inches.
Cart do 5 to inches.
Wood Screws, 10000 gross, iron and brass, from
Is inch, No. to 3:9 inch, No, "a of superior
quality and finish, and less than James imported
prices.
Sad Irons. assorted, in casks of about 500 lbs for
retailing.
.Tailor's and hattor's Irons, assorted.
Sash Weights 100 tons, assorted from A to
2Olbs.:
Bells for Plantations, STEAMBOATS,, churches, &c.
made TO order,
Also steamheats and other machinery made to
order.
The above assortment Of goods is particularly
recommended to the attention of Southern and
Western merchants, and offered for sale at low
prices, and upon the most liberal terms it is be-
lieved TO be tho largest and best assortment ever
offered for sale by any one establishment in the
United States.
" Merchants by forwarding request by mail, can
have aprin'nd circular, with description of goods,
prices and terms, from which no deviation is ever
made, furnished by return of mail. a.,
All orders will feccive Immediate attention.
New York 1898. ,e3
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NHt: stockholders of this company hereby no.
L tined that by resolution of the board of direc-
ton passed on the 18th inst. the call made them On
the 18Th February last for the payment of five dollars
SHARE was rescnded, and the said stockholders are
further notified that
WHEREAS, by resolution of this board passed on
the 18th inst call has been made tho stockholders
OF the New Orleans and Nashville Rail Road COMPANY
or the following payments the the stock held resp.c-
Veiy by them, viz:-two dollars per share, PAYABLE on
The hrst day OF September next; two dollars per share
payable on the first day of December next; aud two
dollars per share payable the fist. day of March
next Now therefore be it resolved, that the secretary
of this company shall notify the share holders therein,
through the pubIicpnts Of the city, that in conformity
with the sixth section of the charter they permitted
10 postpone any payment called in the stock of said
company for the term of sixty days. from and after the
day on which il is made payable, with the express con-
dillon however, that if not regularly paid within the
on which should have been paid that then the stock
on which said payments should have been made is and
relna " forfeited to the company, the charter ON that
point being imperative In conformity therefore, IN said
call all stuck Of the Stockholders in said con,nnv ns
think proper put off the payments their stock to
the end of the additional sixty days, which the charter
allows hsm notified that the payment of two dnl
tember next may be postponed under the sixth sectinn
OF said charter until the Bis day of October next nt
the payment o. two dollars per share called FIR mi
due Oh the first day of December next, NAV lie most
poned until the 3Oth day Of January KIT and the nav
ment Of two dollars per share called for and .le on the
first day of March next may be postponed until the aiI
day of April next.
Extracts of the minutes of the boar,l, sszsl
juno 81 A X McNAIR Sec'ry
w Hats, for sale JOHN II GRAHAM.
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nOYLE II MAY, House, Sign, and Ornamental
~ Painters, No CaroHdele street, two doors from
Canal street.
limitations Of The following woods and marbles, tx
ecuted in a mascvi, manner
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Missouri Rom-1OU coils Mss,ur, bale rope,
made all 'f hemp, store, and Tor saln by
p r3 BOGERT & HAWTHORN, 81 Grayie, s,
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E'ners""'s X izor Srrups-'rhtee cases Of the
genuine article. jusrrecrivrd hy
oct 3. REEFS & D'LANC;, 10 Camp ST
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Specimens TO be seen at The shop Paints. ellis,
glass, col'al Narnish, &c. on hand mi Tor sale.
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LNLOUR-30O anling FRI ~ steamer Intlepend-
y ence, sle j DORSEY,
m2S A New ,cv.e
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Corner Of Canal and Bourbon streets
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TIE GRAVE OF FRANKLIN

- Gibbs llcd avn !. rcausi Tor tbse.
No sculPiufcd scroll anrrss i,s psgv.
To tel. the caildruu 81 tho iruc,
Nhefo wsls The patriot and he sasu
taf IA ihC city Of tbs dead,
\ CORNER holds tbs sacrrd CLAY.
Al pileyin feet. ~ rpgvrrucn led.
iiasa vom p4,h that marks the wsy.
! lfe raaiud the lopa aud ample grave.
tacfo7rhmcn, On IL msri,io gfav.
WI plaiuialu weet. and tab rrt@ aayo
A1d sunScans poaf ibc,r slada lesa ray.
lsse' with earth tbs lriicfcd a1re.
AMI httdrn On 81 atnirr's f4uw.
Il noks, recofd tells lono
Ntcsc dus, g j. that ,lcrp. below
1Ht names cnou Ell--ilai Aouorrd maine
No 1ld f'ou sa'ogT requires.
'Fs etntod 18th tat rolH'ry-s fame.
Ani flashes round her lightning spires.
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WEEKLY ALMANAC.
.Hl<CELLf.y'EOES.



saBssl tbs splendof is flung o'cr the sra,
Inon an waving N beauty o'or forest and lea.
Aad thy rod clouds arr floating DER oceans IA
strand,
Liks the beautiful shores Of the dna spirit,llhd.
WAea Thy tanner Of hgh. Der the earth is IN.
iarfh.
Tboa scents, lika the herald Of rect to the world
I'han sheds.si q smile o'rr custage and BALI
Taoa at lsnk'd with the thoaghis thai arc agarcs,
to all
Tie exile, alar from the land he loves besi,
WisI liRgcr 70 watch thee on waves Of the west .
leased forms aru arising beyond ,hs whito foam
10 ass hfAsi ihoa afo bringing VISION q home.
Tee Indian, all free on the dark forsa sod.
Tie wisse earth lis altar and nature has God
s's the hosncs Of the dad IN the VISITS Of gold.
And peoples Tho plain. N'lsh ,he warrior. Of old.
Nauset 81 sdmmrf on. thine il The lfoar
Nh~n the dcet~sa snd tosarst teci.aTs hAyp power
U cleaning 81 heaven on cArsh ,haEa sga sh-r.
! AAt sl0am Is tseiora as when gazing On ihor.
Constance.
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CHOOSING 4 HUSBAND.
Caroline, you are twenty one.
II know Il toll uell, and | assure YOU
no one regrets II more than myself bu,
rrally | cannot help laughing At tic idea OF
marrying SIR Thomas Luprou.'
And Why SAID Lady Mon;asu. rravcly
lie Is man Of good family and excel.
lcnl estates highly connected bis mother
IS the daughter Of a duke. and he Is a mem
Lor ut Parliament for the Borough Of Dun
derton.'
Yes. and he sent the Dunder,on Jour.
nal containing his election speech with an
account Of how he was chalrcd. fcasted and
Altered on that occasion, showing that SIR
Tomas, whatever he may be here, IL at
least a great man IN Dundcrton. Nav,
nay added the laughing gal, throwing back
her il black eyes, Pray, my dear mamma,
turn 10 the tablets again.
Well there Is young Flowcrdale.'
poet, and a man of sentiment, writes
plsloral- and told mo the other day with q
supper that our gfandmothets showed ex,
qHtsIle taste ~ bong painted as shepherd
ss'es, The man may marry his graod.
mother as he lists
Corohuc, Caroline, pray be serious,
Lord fiowordnIc, | avn convinced, loves
You
The tablets tho tablets nv dear
mamma, | so long 10 hear The rest of the
list.
Tho NEXT then, is Captain Bolton, of the
"natds, prospective hear to mnrqusalc,
and ii is sad has broken tho hearts Of scyc.
mi Young ladies' already
80, indeed, i, is, bat until hear some
well authenticated fact Of death having so
'ccurted, such Hs the verdict Of a coro.
nor = inquest, died by VISITATION of Cap.
V'n,' or the certificate of two respectable
Physicians; on soul and conscience III
never believe It.
Well really, nov, always imagined
W" The Captain was a iayorIte Of YOURS
I'll sure at Lady Nernons' rout-'
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TERMS:

Two DOLLARS, If paid in advance.
Two Dollars aud Fifty Cents, If not paid within
three months.
Three Dollars, If not paid until the end of the
year. i'
NO paper discontinued until all arrearages are
Plid' except at the option Of the Editor.
b'Adyeri'sements inserted at One D,iIar nor
square l6 haes or less, hts sized type.) for The
first insertion, and % cents for each cont,nuance
Court advertisements and Sheriff. sales charged
- per cent higher; aud deduction Of 33k per
cent ~ili be made from the regular prices for ad-
ssriisers BY the year
hGENTS
Col. r. NJ. Cochran, Mecklenturg, NC.
Chss. w. Harris. Mn Grove, NJ {.
X w. Allison, Concord, N. G.
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TRUE NOBILITY OF LABoUR.

| How many natural Ties are there be-
tween even the bumbest scene Of labor
and the Loblest affections of humanity q
10 this view the employment Of mere mus
cular strength is enobled. There is cen.
trail point IN every mans life, around which
all his tolls and cares revolye. Ii is that
spot which is coDsecrated by the names oil
wife, and children, and home. A secret,
an almost imperceptible influence from that
spot which like no other on earth. steals
INTO The breast Of the yirtuous laborino
man, and strengthens every weary step OF
MS toll; every blow that is struck in the
workshop and the field, finds an echo in
that holy shrine Of his affections. If he
VINO nights to protect his home, rises TO he.
rolc virtue, no less may he who Iabors his
lie long, 10 provide for that home. Peace
be within those domestic walls, and pros.
peflty beneath those humble roof. But
should II ever be otherwise, should the
tine ever come when the Invaders steo
approaches TO touch those sacred TIRES.
holds, see IN the Iabors that are taken for
them, that wounds will be taken for them
too; | see 10 every honest workman around
me, hero.
80 material do ! deem this point-the
true nobility Of labor mean-tha, would
dwell upon II moment longer, and in
larger view. Why, then 10 The great scale
OF things, Is labor ordained for US +? Easl. |
y, had II so pleased the grea, ordainer.
Night II have been dispensed with. The
world Itself might have been mighty ma +
chlnery for the production Of all that man
wants. The motion Of the globe upon ITS .
AXIS, might have been the power 10 move
hat worG Of machinery. Ten thousand
wheels within wheels might have been al
work ten thousand processes, more curious
nd complicated than any man can devise,
night have been going forward without
mans a'd,-houses might have risen like
IN exba!atlon,
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oath June. 1889,


Look at the signature of this, and you
will remember the person who addresses
you. met your brother, who IS settled
here, about halt an hour ago, and was i'm.
formed by him that---wlll stort e
/ your place in bali an hour. have, al
course, no time TO say much. | am here
By chance-met your brother bv chance
land had a host of "reminiscences awaken.
ed IN my mind In moment. Since | saw
YOU last, have experienced all the vicissi
tudes OF ioriune-at one moment Colonel
of Texan cavalry-the next a prisoner
among the Camanches; at another, ieuien
ant aboard Texan sloop Of war-the
next prisoner among the Mexicans of Mata.
moras-,tndHy typo In---, under the
weathert Can serve you at Tarre Haute,
or can you serve IRE ? lfyou have forgot.
ten my qualifications, here they are: A
practical prInter-an experienced stcnogra.
pher-a good English wrter--a perfect
French scholar, vocalist, and PLAYER on the
Spanish guitar. If can be of no use to
you, write and say whether can Get a
school in your nelgh5orhood.'
When we last saw the writer of the
above, III 1884, he was acting IN the capa.
city OF Reporter in Congress, and the mex,
time we heard of hun was through an obi.
gcry notice in New Orleans paper, de.
failing the circumstances Of his sudden
death Our readers may therefore im.
aglne our surprise on receiving the post
mortem evidence of remembrance from
gentleman whom the newspapers, 10 or l .
months since, had consigned to mother
earth
Ii the services of a gentleman. so gifted,
can be pro6tably employed by any of our
contemporaries, we shall cheertuy comnu.
nlcate to them his address; for, we regret
to say, we have no room for him in our own
establishment. Wabash Courier.
Horrible Combination. It's stated in
western paper tina, Miss Clorinda Clout
teaches n school at Shrt.Tall Bend
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A Jsorneymdn Printer. Much has been
said and sung about the characteristics of
lrampIng Journeyman Printers" and the
extraordinary yclsstudes y hch mark the
progress of that most intelligent, though
thrlltless, race of mortns; but We believe
The following extract of letter. received
from an old acquaintance Of one Of the Ed.
ltors OF the Courier, indicates a rersatility
Of accomplishments rarely equaIled in these
days:
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OF duleei symphonies and voices sweet,
Built like temple:


OF dulcei symphonies and voices sweet,
Buiii like temple
gorgeous furniture might have been placed
IN hemy and soft couches and luxurious
banquets spread, by bands unseen and man
clothed with natures weaving, richer than
imperial purple, might have been sept to
ossport himself 10 these Eysian palaces, =
Far scene T | imagine you are saying,
" fortunate for US, had 1t been the scene
ordained for human lie r. But where then.
tell me, had been human energy. persever.
auce, patience, virtue, heroisml Cut of
with one below from the world and man
KIND had sunk TO crowd, nay, far beneath
a crowd OF Aslatlc yoluptuaries. No, 1t
had not been fortunate. Better that the
earth b. gwen 10 man as dark mass,
whereon TO labor, Better that rude and
uasigh'ly materials be provided IN the ore
beds aud forest, for hun to fashion into
spiendor aud beauty. Better, | say, moi
because OF that splendor and beauty, bu,
because the act Of creating them is better
han the things themselves because exer.
iiou is nobler than enjoyment; because The
laborer IS greater than and more worthy of
honor than the ldIer. call upon those
whom | address, to stand up for that nobi. !
ny OF labor It's heavens great ordinance
Tor human Improvement. lie, not tina,
great ordinance be broken down. What
do | say ! 1t Is broken down and it has
been broken down for ages. Let il then
be built up again; here If any where, on
these shores OF a new world, of new civil. /
zaIlon. Bat how, | may be asked is it /
broken down DO not men toll, it NAV be .
SAID They do indeed toll, but they too
generally do 1t because they must. Many /
submit 10 1t as, in some sort, a degrading
'ecesst'y and they desire nothing so much .
IN earth as escape from it.,
They fulfil the great law Of labor in the
etier, bu, break It in spirit; fulfil il with
he muscle and break Il with the mind
10 some field of labor, mental or manual,
very ldler should ias,en as a chosen aud
coveted theatre of Improvement, But so
5 he not lmPelled TO do under the teachings
IT our imperfect civilization; on the cou.
rary, he sits down, fold his hands and bles.
'es himself IN his ldIeoess. This way of
linking IS the heritage of the absurd and
Inlust feudal system, under which serls
abored, and gentlemen spent their lives IN
ight'ng and ieastlng. 1t is time that this
pPprobrlum Of toni were done away
Ashamed TO toll art thou Ashamed of
ny dtnGy work shop aud dusty labor field
If thy hard hand, SCARED with service more
honorable than war; of thy soiled and
weather stained garment, on which mother
nature has embodied, amidst sun and ram,
midst fire and steam, her own heradrc
ionors Ashamed of those tokens and
titles, and envious of the Haunting robes of
mbccIle dIeness and vanity!
Ii is treason 10 nature; It is impictv TO
heaven; 1t is breaklng heavens great or.
finance. Toll, | repeat it--toI, either
If the brain, of the heart, or of the hand,
$ the only true manhood, the only true no.