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POETRY.
MECHANICS SONG.

The following song has been attributed TO DR..
franklin. He IS supposed TO have written it for
The procession Of Trades, in Philadelphia, at tho
adoption of the Constitution, on which occasion
Press was drawn along the streets, and copies
Of ii distributed to the multitude;
Ye merry Mechanics cone Join in my seng,
And let the brisk chorus 60 bounding along,
The some may be poor, and some rich there may
be,
Ye, ali are coatsutsi and happy, and free.
Ye Tdilers.' of ancient and noble renown.
Nho eloths al the people in coantry and town,
Remember that Adam, your father and head,
The lord G, the world, was tailor By trade.
EeNssoAs.' who work in stone, mortar and brick,
And lay the foundation deep. solid and thick,
Tho hard be your labor, We; lasting your fame.
Both Egypt and China your wonders proclaim.
Ys SniiAs' who forge tools for all trades here
below.
Ys have nothing to Fear while ys snite and We
blow;
All things may ycu conquer, so happy your lot,
II you're careful to STRIKE while your iron is hot,
We Shssssksrs! molly from ages long past,
Have detsadsd your rights with your assl, to the
last.
And co6bIfrs, all merry. no, only stop holes.
Bat week nigst and day seE the good Of our soles,
We Ca5iRst-Hgakers, brave workers in wood.
As you work for the ladies, your work must be
good,
And Joiatrs and Carpent.rs, far of and near,
Sick close to your trades, and you have nothing
10 fear.
We Hatterst who Oft with hands not very fair.
Tx hats On block for block.head 10 wear;
Tho charity covers ain now and then,
on eoTer the heads and the sins Of all men.
fe Ce.ehmaksrs must not by tax be con.rolrd
Bat ship Of your coaches and bTingus home gold
The roll Of yorr coach makes Copernicus reel,
And fancy the world 10 turn round ike wheel
We cvStrs. and Sgizatrs, and Wesp,rs .,t.nd
And take the advice Of Poor Richard your friend.
Suck close 70 your looms, yoaT wheels and your
cards,
And yen aevsr need fear Of the times being hard
We Priatsrs' =Ao give Is your learain. and
news.
And imPasiially pm, for Turks, Christians ami
Jews.
1T year faToFIs toasts ever bound in the strests
Ine freedom Of speech and volume in shsetsi
BE CSepeTs who rattle Eith drivers and adze.
lecture each day on hoops and on heads.
Tue famous old ballad Of Lore in Tub
You may sing to The tune OF rub dub dub.
Ne Sap bailesrs, Rogers, and Makers Of Sails
ALREADY tie new Constitution prsTsilsi
AnG sooz shall re see Ger the proad swelling tide,
The SHIPS Of Columbia triampAaatly ride.
zach IfEaezaaaa turn oat with bis tools in bis
hard
1 CHERISH he arts and keep peace thro' the land
tAea 'Freaiies and Jo1rnsyn4n Join in rny song,
And lsi ihs bslzk chorus 20 boarding alo1y.
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FANNY ELssLER.

We take the following from Lecturt
delivered by the Rev. Thomas Brainerd
in the third Presbyterian Church, at Phia
delphia
al perceive by a New York paper friend
ly 10 the stage, that certain woman hai
brought TO the theatres where she has beer
employed, sixty thousand dollars IN fiteer
weeks
And what compensation has this female
rendered for this vas; appropriation Of mo
ncy Has she, like Newton, struck gu
new principles IN science has she, like
Fulton made new discoveries IN the arts, BY
which the public comfort and wealth have
been promoted (! Has she, Ike Howard, oil
Mrs. Fry, come as missionary TO visit the
prisoner IN bis solitude TO take the guage
Of human misery '-r~,o move hearts to fee
for human sorrow, and hands to open in
Christian charity
Has she gwen a new impulse 10 prin-
ciples Of moral recttude in their control
over public conscience, so that in all the re
latioDs Of lie we fud more gentIeness, 10.
dastry, economy, piely, and benevolence
Has she brought leaf, plucked from
the tree Of life, with which to staunch the
wounds Of heart bleeding under GRIEF
Has she hung up brighter star over
The path to Immortality Has she taught
our young menand maidens more wisely to
live and more safely TO die
eve gave Baron sleuben single tow.
ship of land in the cold north, for coming
from Prussia to fgh, the battles Of liberty
in the revolution. We gave to Lafayette,
the young and chivalrous nobleman, who
left the wife Of bis youth and his children,
TO aid our struggles for independence, some
fifty thousand dollars 10 land and money.
What boon Of the blessed, what surpass
ing benefit, has this German woman con.
ierred upon US, that ve have given her six
~ thousand dollars for Is weeks7
She has danced for us-that is il
While many intelligent, amiablc, and
most worthy females, sunk from sfliaence
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.HOFF.gTTes
Vegetable Life Medicines.


fEsHtssE medicines are Indebted for their aaus
II 10 thrif nsrifcst aud seHsible aeiisn 10 ~
riy ing the springs and ehanntis n he. ahe 20.
doing lhsm ~ith fcns wxd t0.sc ard sitor. Il
many bundled crt,ihSd eaxes ahieh base hssa
made public, and Va almost every speeics Il d.
case 30 which thc human frame ls liabr he hap
py effects &c MOFPATS LIFE PILLS AND
PHEAIX HiTTERS have heen gfa,ciully sad
poblicly sskaoa LEGGED by tho persons benefited,
and Who were previously uaacquainted alb ihu
beautifully philosophical principles opon shFh
they are compounded, and spoa which they tea.
selves IN discasss Of every f6Fin snu-uVsrd iasA.
Their first operation 10 10 loosen from tl'e ons>
Of the stomach and Cowels, the various impurities
and efnditiss constantly settling around Ihsn, end
to remove the hardened frees hirh SOLICIT 10 os
eonsolstions II the small ,aiesliuer Olbc' fhec
elnes ouly partially cleanse tAese and leave sFa
collected inssscs behind ss TO produce hsstuA
costiyeBeas. vi.a all is train Of evils, or svceca
dIafrhra. with its imminent dangers. Ihis Ha
~ well know 10 all regular sustetniss. Eso e.
anime tie human bowels after death; sna hfues
tho prejudice OF hcsc we'll inlafnsd men aglaa
guaek uodieineS--or medicines prepared ard sE''
''dsd to tho public By ignofsnt persons. Inc g.
cond effect III the Life Medicines IL 10 nleahie t's
Kidneys and tho bladder. aud BY this means, ais
liver and the lungs, this healihful action OF resa
entirely depends upon the regularity OF INC otlaa'
~ ofgans The blood, which takes Ils rrd eoei
from the aEency Of The liver and lnngs brlo'e
passes into the heart. bcing thus purified " ihen'
and uourished by food coming from elraa 80
mach. courses freely ihroegh the veins, fshsE'
oyery part Of the system, and tfiumrbanily fo9afs
the banner Of health ~ the blooming ehefA'
MotIa,t's Vegetable Life Medicines have peg
thoroughly tested. and pronounced sofeTeign e
medy fof Dyspcpsia. flAluIcney, Palpiia,ono q w
Heart, loss u Appetite, Heartburn aod nc-s,
ache, Restlessness, ill.tompcr, Anxiety, Ls''gW"
and Melancholy, CostiveBess, Darrhra, BOWIE
PeyerB OF all kinds, Rheumatism, Goui, DiopssS
of all kinds, Gravel, Worms, A-tiims and ten'
sumption, scurgy, Ulcers, Iasctsraie Sore, aeH'
butte Ernpiions and Bad Compilations, sal' Rhsa~'
Erysipelas, Common Colds and Influenza, ana Y.
rious other complaints which rf!lct tl'e hamm
frame. In FEVER and AGUE T., paflieu'afy''s'
Life Medicines have been most eninenlly soc0,sr
ful so much so that in the Fever and bgue a,~
tricts, Physicians almost universally Pfese"VS
them.
MoFFATT's MEDICAL MANUAL, de, oI5.
ed as domestic guide 10 health. This ''u'
pamphlet, edited by w. u. MofTatt. 375 BfoaSsAy,
New York, has been published for The pu'ppssy1..'
explaining mora fully Mr.. Molfaus theory o ~
eases, and viii be found highly interesting 70 ~
SONS seeking health. II trcats upon Press'ep'
eases, and The causes thereof. Prices - csp''
for sale by Mr. Mofiatl's agents generally,
These Valuable Medicines are ior sale ~
Z. J. HOLTON,
Charlotte, ". e
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HESCEEE@f.s'EOES.



We have aiofeline, recorded many re-
man!ic AID affecting iacideu.s which had
becons history through lie medium OF tie
iaqaisiti6ns held by the Coroner Of this ei
~ and perhaps majority Of ,hose iuves
iigsiiocs, 4 they could be siiied to tie bo,
ton, would deselope connecting circum.
Stances oat OF the coli aa5 0sd.aar, cnurse
q every day life. But cases Of loafers
iolBd floating 10 our docks, have generally
more Of the Disgusting than Of the roman
&c 10 theIF compositions. Tue case which
forms The 5sr;hen Of The following veri,able
narrative O. facts, however, Is a striking
exception 70 that general rule. The story
became k0o@u to the Sunday News, and IS
tod il the folIosing manner 10 the las. nam
asr q tia, joarnai.
Maffed, on Tuesday, by the Rev.
William Ashe, Thomas Mogitl, 10 Char
loiie Couroy, both Of Ills city,
Tie above marriage vas contaminated
- !hs city on las, Tuesday week, and
thereby hangs tale which may be worth
lie stteutioa Of the overs OF the marvellous.
Mr.. Aosiii IS . respectable boss shoe ma.
ker, ~ao keeps several men employed, and
amoag The rest vas one named John Pei
eng, who had ingraua,ed himself 50 much
IN bis favor by his fanhiulness, industry
and sobriety, tina, 10 took hin 10 partner.
snip sbou. three years since, and had no
cause 10 regret his kindness. From that
period, Mr.. Mowiu and Mr.. felsing were
constant friends aud companions, aud board.
ed 10 The same house ua,ll about twelve
months since, when one day they were sub
Fened for coroneF's inquest which was
about TO 10 held on the body Of man that
lad been taken ont Of the Maiden Lane
dock. TIE deceased bad all the appear.
anee Of having been regular dock lSafer,
sod i was the opinion Of all present that he
had fallen into the slip while in state Of
iaioxicaiioa bui the yerdict-which was
given IN lew mlnu'es-was merely found
drowped.
The jury being dismissed, nr. NJ. turn.
cd round to look for his friend and fellow
juror, ~bo had been at bis side til tia, mo.
meni, but be was gone and he though, be
saw him running in almost full speed up
Maiden Lane.
This struck him as being curious and
Il also reminded him Of another curious
TACT, tsi least curious as taken 10 connection
With his sudden high,,) namely that when
Mr., Pelsiag bad first glanced at The face Of
she corpse be started and turned deadly
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Honey, Cure for The GrareI. The
following which appeared originally IN The
Liverpool, (Eng.,l Courier, may prove ser.
viceabIe to some oil yoor readers;
About twenty seven years ago, says q
correspondent, was mUch afflicted with
the gravel, and twice in serious danger
from small stones lodging in the passage.
met with gentleman who had been in
my situation, and had got rad of this sad
disorder by s~ee,ening his tea with half
honey and half sugar adopted this rem
edy, and found IT efFectual After being
fully clear Of my disease abou, ten years.
! declined taking ho,ey, and 10 about three
months had violen, III Of my old com.
plant, then renewed the practice Of tax
ing honey IN my tea, and an nos more than
three score years aud ten, and have no, for
the last seventeen year,. had the smalIes,
symptoms Of the gravel. have recon
mendcd ms prescription TO many Of my &C
qualntances, aud have never known IL TO
fall
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pale. Mr.. NJ. then proceeded TO his board
ing house and thence to his store 10 lool,
for bis partner, but he was to be found a.
neither, nor did be return that night; nor
the next; nor the next; aud two months
passed away without bringing any intelli.
genee of him, during which time Mr.. Nov.
i'll had fully made up his mind that there
was some mysterious connection between
his friend and the man that was found
drowned, aud that ID consequence thereof
MF. Pelsing had in all probability made
away with himself.
Well, SO matters rested until a certain
day IN last June, when lady called at Mr..
Mowitt's store, and asked for Mr.. Pelsing.
She was told the particulars Of his story.
=" And hasn't he been here since" she in.
CURED. Not since," replied Mr. Mowit,,
81 know he has" said the lady. !" He
has not, ! assure you, at leas, 10 my knowl
edge" answered Mr.. Mowitt. But am
positive" said the lady. What proof
have you for il" inquired the shoemaker.
a." The best 10 the world" returned the
stranger, for am here, and and MIR. Pei.
sing are one and the same person." And
strange as it may appear, such was the ac-
tual fact.
Well, the question then was, whether
Mr.. Pelsing was a gentleman, or lady,
and i, turned out that she was lady, more
than that, her name wasn't John Pelsing a,
all, but Charlotte Conroy, and furthermore,
that she ives the widow of the man that had
been found drov.p.d. She then stated tina!
her husband, who WAS shoemaker in Phil
adelphia, aud 10 whom she had been mar.
ried for about two years, had treated her
very badly, the consequence of which was
that she picked Up bis trade by stealth, and
when she though, she was sufficiently per
feet, equipped herself in mems clothes, and
ran Oft 10 this city to be more safely out Of
the reach Of her lord aud master. Here, as
we have seen, she got nlo the employment
and remained IN the confidence of Mr.. Mow
1T until the time Of the coroner's inquest,
immediately after which she proceeded 10
Phi!adelphis, where she learned that her
husband (who had become a wandering
loafer,) had, on the hla, Of some friend, sci
out for New York about a week before, TO
look for her; bu, where, instead Of en- in
iured wife, he found watery grave.
The upshot Of this romantic a6air, was
that Dir. Mowii requested Mrs. C. 10
make his house her home; that after
while he found that he liked her yet better
as Mrs. c. than as Mr. Pelsing; that by
virtue thereof, be proposed renewal of
their terms Of partnership, which was &C
cep,ed, and that on last Tuesday week Sir.
Iowili. and The late Mr. John Pelsiug be-
came husband aud wife.
This is the frs, Instance we believe on
record wherein a wife performed the Office
Of the coToner's jurymaa on the body of her
own husband, or wherein young man was
married to his own master. The lady, BY
~ -assiq very good locking, aud still on
the safe side Of thirty.
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primitive formation to which II runs
parallel. through South Carolina, Georgia
&c." The border OF this primitive ferma.
ton crosses the rivers near the first falls /;
that is, no, far above Fayetteville, Cheraw,
Camden, Columbia, &c. aud Of course the
bed Of shells and limestone referred TO by
Professor Cleaveland runs nearly parallel
with line drawn through these towns and
about (or more probably as We suppose)
somewhat more than 80 miles below. To
the great reproach Of the states through
which this bed runs. little has yet been as
eertained as TO its purity, or It's extent
and depth. specimen from the neigh.
borhood Of Darlington c. II. was analysed
by the late DR.. Cooper and found to be mari !;
but the eslent of the bed is not known
About 20 miles below Darlington c. H.,
near Jeiiries' Creek, where il is crossed by
the road leading TO Georgeiown, is a bed
of limestone. which, by burning, furnishes
lime that answers for mortar. 10 other
parts of Marion District, on the same side
OF the river, limestone has been found. and
AiiN CO iIN runs WIVES btAs ~ "
between the mouth Of Jeilries' Creek and
the mouth Of Lynches Creek.
These facts would seem TO indicate that
lime may be obtained SO near the Pee Dee
as to be available for manure au lands near
the river. The reason why the beds of
limestone referred to have not hitherto al.
tracted moro attention Is, that the value OF
lime as u manure il not understood by our
planters. We have no, turned their ailen,
ton 10 Il ourselves because We were not
aware, until recently, that the beds were
as extensive as we now learn they are
We shall, henceforh, from tine TO time, oc.
cury some space in our columns With the
subject. This week we give one article Of
some length and two shorter ones contain
ing facts suited 10 luqurers. Read them.
The same bed of limestone and perhaps
mari, may doubtless be found on the Saniee
aud Cape Fear, as well as probably on
Lynches Greek, LI,Io Pee Dee aud Drown
Tag Creek.
In most Of the intervening country i,
may be too far below the surface To be dug
up 9Th profit. Mari has been found on
the Santee.
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PRESS TOR SAFE.

EpEfNG DESTROYS bf embarking in anoioei u, Js
u D siness, | row offer the establishment o. W.
WILMINGTON ADVERTISER, for salc. &,
do not know Of more eligible si'uanO" H.,
persons dosirous u epibpfkiag IN the prin"'s
siness, than Wilmington, North Carolina. !, i,
Terms accommodating. Application n'u''
post paid. ,.ioo
Our exchange papers will obligo Us BY 'OpN'
''i'' advertisements o'''' '0'''' i. C. MILL
Wilmington, Nov. ~, 1910.
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AN ExcELLENT scHooLMAsTER

AN EXCELLENT SCHOoLMASTER.
( The Boston Correspondent Of the New
York Journal Of Commerce tells he follow
ing capital story of New York School
master, whose perseverance and fertility Of
+ resources, must have fitted him for opera
lions on an extended scale!
heard OF one OF your Committees 10.
teffering with vengeance, and turning 90,
a Schoolmaster for committing cno,mltes,
IN the way Of illustrating hrs lessons. IL
appears that he bad enlisted the feelings Of
dis pupils ~ Natural Philosophy. and tried
Iug tattsea.. anaataius, but was told TO do
nothing dauuied, he 90, some BFpu. Rot
himself, aud told the boys If they would
brial BIN q mouse or two the next day, he
would show them the effects of nitrogen
Gas upon them. The next day, came IN
great wrath the Committee, to feproye him,
because, forsooth, the boys, IN their eager.
ness TO learn, had been up all night trying
to catch mice for their master, and disturb.
ing the houses Tie promised to do better,
but when be came to Astronomy he com.
mIutd a more etrocious crlmo---for being
deficient Of an Orery, he took the biggest
boy IN school, and placing him IN the mid
die for the Sun, told him how 10 turn round
AVID round slowly upon his AXIS, as the Sun
did then he placed little iello~ fot sler.
curry next 10 blm gId for Venus then Il
fiery little fellow for Mars, and so OF, I'LL
he got all ihe Planetary system arranged,
and explained 10 each one how fast he was
TO 90, and how many times to turn on his
heels, as he wen, round IN his orbit. Then
giving the signal, the Sun commenced 70.
yovIng and away went the whole team Of
Planets around BIN, each boy keeping bis
proper distance from the centre, tro,tine
With the proper velocity 10 his orbit and
wblrlIng around in due proportion as he
performed b's reyolution. Ii must have
been rare sight, and lesson which the
boys retained; for do you think, my dear
sir, that John, who represented Mercury,
would never forget that he had 90 easy time
walking round the lubber 10 the centre.
while VIII, who represented Herscbel, mus,
have been on, Of breath in scampenng
around his orbit
But If the boys did no, forge, the lesson,
neither did the Master; they danced, bu,
ho paid the piper for, Mortified. the Com.
mIttee dismissed him at once--be had been
teaching, for ausht they knew, the dance
Of the Turkish dervlsheA
There is some capital punning IN the FOL.
loving on couple Of rogues:
To rob the public two contractors coma
Ono cheats IN corn, the other cheats In rum
Who is the greatest rogue, If you can, ex plain,
The rogue in spirit or tho rogue in grain
When do you intend, Mr.. q. TO leave
of selling intoxicating liquors said by.
siander TO a landlord. "When yespecta.
bte men leave of buying" was tho laconic
reply.
True friendship, like coal Of FIRE, kin.
dies slow and burns long.
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From The Cherap Gazette.

In the Geological! Appendix TO the
Cleaveland's MneraIogy, il is stated thai
in the alluyial region Of North Carolina IA
bed of limestone and shells cotbmences
about 90 OF 80 miles from the border of the
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Coach .Nal,is,g Business
Oet. %. 1870

10 the town Of Charlotte. and " nov p,eps,,3 :,
execute oil ORDERS IL bis line, from he ma,
common 10 the .6HsH. llanng bad nine wear, /,
pcrience in the business and employed sorlrsr
Of superior grade and lumber .ell SEASONED
be feels warranted In saying, lha, bis Work nm
be equal, If not superior 10 aay made in this 80
ton a country. Allie asks l. fair ,rial. q, 7,
Wo'k shall not be eIeelled in point Of easspa,,I
beauty OF durability.
All REPAIRING done in the best ,igi, zoo !,
The siinries, notice.
Ills SHOP wall be found one door North al
Of MI. Summers dazzling hos.,.
CHARLES oyERMAy.
Charlotte, JsA. G, lsd0. $50
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]. p. KIRKLAND.

Ii affords US much pleasure, TO lay before
our readers such a communication as the
above. Many good hogs are lost every
year from this disease, and lost too sfiel
they have reached such an age and size, q,
10 be fiji inmates Of the fatiening pen /; ant
the opinions as to the cause aRd cure, were
various enough. Such a simple euro a,
this, pronounced infaltbIe by our esteemed
correspondent, leaves those, whose swine
seem TO be affected With kidney worm, no
excuse for permitting them TO be lost by il
We have heard 1t remarked by another
medical gentleman OF this vicinliy-whc
does also little in the way Of farming, anu
who allows nothing Of the kind to escape
blm-:hat il is rare to find diseased livefs
or Iungs, in hogs of any of the Improved
breeds, and crosses from them on our com
mon swine--or to see one Of them suffering
from kidney worm. This he ascrlbes in
part TO the better care taken of them, but
more TO their constitutions being generally
better. than those of the half starved. for.
generations, long nosed varminis, SO unfor
ately common through the west.
Since writing the above, we have seen
another article from the Southern Cultiva.
tor, in the Kentucky Farmer--our Dec.
number Of the Cultivator not having yen
reached wherein tho editor Of that pa.
per advises his readers to terminate, al
once, the existence of those hogs affected as
in kidney worm, as the only sensible course
to be taken, as It will save farther trouble
and expense
This We must say, is very inconsiderate
advlce--let our readers do no such thing,
but lot them try the remedy given above,
and our word for il, their hogs will get we'll.
T.. A.
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Cold Mine for Sale

NNHE subscribers Offer their yaluahl. - i,
n Mine for Sale known BY the name ~ !, So'
ters Mine. five miles North OF Charlotte il N,'u,i
lenburg County. N G. For terms apDlv s'e !, :
subscriber. living on the premises. Try " u'
., ,e,o ELAN HUNTER
Oct -, lcap- 5ff
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True friendship. like coal Of FIRE, kin.
dies slow and burns long.
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" When do you intend, Mr.. q. 10 leave
Of selling intoxicating liquorsl said by.
siander TO a landlord. "When yespecta.
bio men leave of buying" was tho laconic
reply.
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There is some capital puuning IN the fol
lowing on couple Of rogues
To rob the public two contractors come
Ono cheats in corn, the other cheats In rum
Who is the greatest rogue, IL you can, explain
The rogue in spirit or tho rogue in grain