Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-10-24
Never Give UD.

Who are men our distinguished men our
most useful men Those who have been cast down,
but not destroyed-who when the breeze of adversi-
ty swept away their props sought new standards
pushed on-looked up and became what you behold
them now. glorious sentence and worthy to be
inspired-never give it up! Men are not made
they make themselves. steady perseverance-a
determination never to sink, though mistones were
hanged about their neck-is the true doctrine. 1t
is this that has made the wilderness to blossom
that has given wings to the ocean, filled Valleys
leyeled mountains and built up great cities of the
world Who then is fool and yields simpering be-
fore the blast Who is q sucking, and covers be-
fore cloud Is it you young man. stout and healthy
as you are? Shame-shame on you. You big
enough to possess iron heart, and TO break down
mountains at blow. Up. and let this be day
of your redemption. Resolve to be fool no longer
even if you arc obliged to stand with red hot
iron upon your brow-nevcr give up.
A STEAM FLEET.-On Saturday feet of seven first
class steamships sailed from New York, viz the
United States mail steamer "Baltic," for Liverpool
the British iron steamer Glasgow" for Glasgow
the United States mail steamer Empire City, for
Havana; the "Florida" for Savannah and the
Roanoke" and the "City of Ricbmopd,r for Rich
mond. Since Tuesday last the following steamers
have sailed from New York, in addition to those
which left On Saturday making twelve in all "Afr
ca for Liverpool: Merlin' for Bermuda " Pro-
metheus" for San Juan de Nicaragua - Cherokee"
for Chagres " Winfield Scott" for New Orleans;
and /" Southcrner," for Charleston. The departure
of SO large a number of steamers in short
space Of time goes to show eonclusively the rapid
ty with which this mode Of conveyance is surpersed
ing the sailing craft. The time seems to be not far
distant when steam will be the only mode of propul
sion used, except in very long voyages.
LIoN-cATcHING IN SOUTH AFRIcA--Mr. Lcmuc
who formerly resided at Motito and is familiar with
the Kaharri country, assured me that the remark
able accounts sometimes circulated to the people
of that part of Africa catching hons Jy the fa and
of which, confess, | very ineredunus, were
perfectly true He well knows that the method pre-
vailed, and was certainly not uncommon among the
people. Lions would sometimes become extremely
dangerous. Having become accustomed to human
flesh, they would not willingly eat any thing else
When q neighborhood became infested the men
would determine the measures to be adopted to
rid themselves of the nuisance then forming them
selves into band, they would proceed in seach Of
their royal foe, and beard the lion in his lair Stand
ing close by another, the lion would make his
spring some of the party-every man. of
course, hoping he might escape the attack-when
instantly others would dash forward and seize bis
tail lifting it up close to the body with all their
might: thus not only astonishing the animal, and
absolutely taking him off bis guard, but rendering
his efforts powerless for the moment while others
closed in with their spears and at once stabbed the
monster through and through-Rev. =. J. Freeman's
Tour in South africa.
CURE OF Rrrre A oor.o..a..