North Carolina standard., 1851-08-09
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Precept upon precept,
Line upon line
Prepay your postage.
And I'll prepay mine.

WHITE bLACKBERRIES. 1t ancient Joke and
fact that call backberries red when they green
but yesterday "backberres, perfectly ripe
but of beautiful light pea green COLOR of luscious
sweetness, and the brightest ceares and handsomes of
all the small fruits. They raised by Mr.. s. Need
ham, of Danvers and have been propagated from sim
gle plant, obtained in the State of Maine, which
doubt accidental variety of the high bush
blackberry. Salem Gdzate.
ALL IN THE Doors. "Aren't you a little htsrht my
friend asked wag of person who found diff
Guilty in pursuing upright course along the side
walk.
'.No, was the reply but my (hic) confounded boots
are tght-bcen CROWN tighter since mornn-( (hic)
that's ALL"
New Observation-Disclosures. We notice the recent
Introduction, in England of partition tumbler for eff
ervescing draughts. In department is placed the
acid-in the other the carbonated aka-which sep
arately dissolved in On raising the tumber to
the mouth the two solutions meet tie partition,
which is lower than the edge of the glass, when eer
vesence ensues. The eervescence can be checked at
any moment by holding the glass upright. Star.
An old maid heard toexclaim, while sitting at
her toilet the other day-"T bear adversely,
IN encounter hardship, and Withstand the changes OF
tickle fortune but o. to live and droop and wilt and die
like single pink can't endure it, and what's more
won't !"
CuRE FOR DIARRHeA DR.. Read, chemists and
physician of the New York Hospital, recommends
tain for diarrhea. Hydro-sulphuric acid four
parts of water be given every hour by the teaspoon
full until relief is obtained.
Arkansas. This State has than doubled her
population within the last years. In 1910 her pop
ulation II, ,639-n 1850 it numbered 60 67S Such
the fruits of her liberal policy, few years since, in
securing to actual settlers quarter section of land
Scotch paper tells of pensive urchin, who said
his insructress -" Aunty, what comes o the aud
moon's1" "'Deed, ladde, Pm very sure" the
tardy reply they II may be clip them doom and make
stars othem.'
In curious book on the round towers of Ireland the
origin of the doodle traced to the Per
sian phrase. "Yanki doonial, "Inhabitants of the
New World" Layard, in his book I" Nineveh and
it's Romans also mentions I" anghidunia as the Per-
sian of America.
A FArAL1sr. Western newspaper publishes the
following Il knew old man who believed that what
to be, would be- He lived in Missouri and was
day going out several miles through region infes
ted in early times by savage Indians He always
took his gun with him. but this time found that of
the family had taken out. AS he would not go with
it, his friends tanalized him. by saying there no
danger of the Inians that he would not die till his time
come anyhow " Yes, says the old fellow, " but sup
pose was to meet an Indian, and his time come,
it wouldn't do not to have my gun 20
discovery has just been made at Hermones in the
Peloponnesus, of certain spring of water which, when
mixed with oil, becomes at once kind of soap. sam
pie has been submitted to chemical analysis.
CHARRED WooD-cUrs. Lieutenant in the British
army has invented process of Engraving charred
wood said be remarkable for soness beauty and del
icacy. The wood is at first slightly charred this black
surface then cut out in various Depths for the light and
shade &c. The process is one, and is admirable
for it's simplicity and striking effect. The wood-cuts
when executed upon good paper, look at little distance,
like the finished mezzotno engravngs, and can be
made at one fourth of the cost of the latter.
The MxcAvoY SrRAwBERRY. Mr.. Nicholos Long
woth of Cincinnst offered in ls47 premium of 500
for strawberry which should have perfect bloom both
pistlae and samnate and be superior any variety
then known After three years careel observation and
comparison this premium has been awarded to seed
L,,M L., har,C forth
Macavoys Superior is described in the July number
of the Western Horticultural Review: !" as hardy
plant, very prolific large darkred, high favored and
the annual address before the Maryland Agricultural So
ciety, in October next.