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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-11-17
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All persons having business with the Grand See
ton Cadets Of Temperance, or writing for informa-
ton relative to the Order, must direct their letters
to the Grand Worthy Patron, Greensboro n. G.
A SPERRY, G.. W. P.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-11-17
hEKn o EALE.

gNHAT small.but valuable Farm, known a.
Il Hickory Grove" lying four miles OF Ply
mouth, Washington county, containing about
ducing 500 barrels of corn. The market garden
would make 5000 annually there is a good
comfortable dwelling and other houses upon the
place. Also. two other Tracts adjacent contain
Inc about SOC acres Of good wood land.
The whole will be sold separately or together.
If not sold privately before the 27th December
win then be offered ct public sale, to the high
est bidder, Apply to
w f. SANDERSON. Plymouth.
! or SA8ILa PEARCE, A1fn. !.
Hyr0ugh, n q, OF ~ faG ST
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-11-17
Look ND in Due Time.

an leaving Stanhope, Nash county, n. c., it is
y offered for sale at Public Auction, to the
highest bidder on Thursday the 30th December,
at IL O'Clock. Comment Is unnecessary, as the
operations of 6 years establish the fact that, it
Tasfram5es67tt f private 9edfFaasP Pttss66ees Al n q tBd8aBBssf Of enter
place. Sc, having a commodlous dwelling, with
all necessary out houses. Store and Office rooms,
extensive shops, shelters snd fixtures, and offers
as many advantages to embark in Mercantile and
Turpentine operations SIS any place IN North
Carolina. The quantity of land attached and
terms of eale Will be made liberal to suit the
purchaser. Any specifications will be furnish
ed by application to DANIELS. CRENSHA".
November It'll. 1852. ll-tf
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-11-17
Tar. Pitch and Turpentine.

WI wish to hire 5Oaegroes to work in Tur-
" pentine in Williamsburg South Carolina'
for which we will pay fair prices, commencing
Ist january, 1853, Address Us at StanhoPe,
North Carolina.
CRENSHAW, Ellis & TAYLOR.
November 7th. 1852. lit
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-11-17
North Carolina Conference.

This Ecclesiastical body of the Methodist E.
Church, met in Louisburg on the Sd inst, and
adjourned on the night Of the 10th, after a
most harmonious session Of eight days. Tie
following are the appointments for the ensuing
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22
JOB PRIN TIN
A WeIcome 20 Spring,
BY w. II. ALLEN.

By W. H. ALLEN.
Sweet Spring bright, beautiful Spring,
Wen welcome thee back, to our cline;
For thou doth gay hearts with thee bring,
And bid the cold zephyrs decline.
Thou doth laugh at the worn weary king,
And bid him depart from our door;
Thou doth welcome the gay BIRDS to sing,
That have long been away from our shore
Bright flowers will deck thy fair brow,
And sweet be the soft balmy gale;
The song of the robin breathe now,
To welcome thee back TO our vale.
Then hasten thee, fair Queen of the wear
Well give thee warm welcome hand,
For thou doth in splendor appear,
TO cheer up the hearts of our land.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22
A Rich Case.

Some years ago an Irishman was knocked
down and robbed He accused a man of hav-
ing committed the robbery; in due time the
cuse came up for trial. The lrishman being
upon the stand, was CROSS examined after hav-
ing sworn positively to the guilt of the pris-
oner, by one of the keenest lawyers, and
something like the following was the result.
You say that the prisoner at the bar was
the man who assaulted and robbed you!
Yes
WAS it moonlight when the concurrence
took place 2
Not bit of it.
WAS it Starlight
Not whit; it was so dark that you could
not have seen your hand before your
WAS there any light shining from any house
near by?'
Not bit iv house was there anywhere
about.
We'll then if there was no moon, no star
light, no light from any house and SO dark
that you couldn't see even your hand before
you, how are you able to swear that the
prisoner is the man! How did you see
him!'
Why your honor when the spalpeen
struck me, the fire flew cut iy my eyes so
bright you might have sesn to pick up pin;
you could be japers
The court, jury, cousel and spectators ex-
ploded with shouts at this quaint idea, and
the prisoner was directly after declared not
gully.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22
of New Jersey.

/ of New Jersey.
Sec. 2. That the capitol stock of the said
company shall consist of thirty-thousa nd
shares: Provided, that the said company may
from time to time, by vote of the stock hol-
ders at a meeting called for the purpose, in
crease the capital stock, if it shall be deemed
necessary, to an amount sufficient to carry
out the true intent and meaning of this act,
for the purpose of completing and equiping
the said railroad. The said company shall
have the power to borrow any SUM not ex-
ceedng two millions of dollars, at a rate of
interest not exceeding seven per centum per
-annum, and to secure the payment of the
same by the issue Of bonds, and a mortgage
of the said railroad, together with the corpo-
rate rights and franchise granted by this act,
and to annex to the said bonds and mortgage,
the privilege of converting the same into cap
itol stock of the said company, at par at the op-
ton of the holder ifthey shall signify their cele-
tion in writing, SO to convert the same one
year before their maturity. Provided, that
said company shall issue no certificate of loan
of less denomination than 500.
Sec. 3. That said company shall have pow
er to connect with any railroad belonging to
any other company using part of said route,
in any and every case where it may be deem
ed inexpedent, for time, to build the whole
OF the road authorized by this act, and said
company shall have as full power and con-
troll over the part or parts built by said CON-
panysin every respect, as if said company had
built the whole of the road authorized by this
act.
Sec. 4. That if the said company shall not
commence the construction of said road with
IN five years, and complete it In ten years
from the passage of this act, the same shall
be null and void, except SO far as the same
may be necessary to settle up the affairs and
pay the debts of said company.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22

All the boats of poth ships were now put
IN requlsltlon to remove the wounded on board
the Constitution-so dreadful was the condi-
ton of many of them, that two days were
nearly consumed in the removal, after which
the Guerrero was burned, with all her stores,
armament, &c. The Constitution having re-
Gently come out of port, and no room to take
scarcely an article
Who can imagine the JOY experienced in
finding myself again under American colors,
or the pride felt at finding from Commodore
Hull down to the most humble man on board.
an entire absence of everything like boast
ful or even triumphant look over their won
derful victory. Capt. Dacres kept his state
room till wearrved in port. About two hun
dred of his men were necessarily ironed, as
the ship was so crowded. Charles Morris
(now Commodore the first officer ofthe Con-
stitution, had ball through his body, and
for several days his recovery was doubtful,
during which he sent for me to come to his
room and well remember his perfect un-
concern for himself, althogh the surgeon had
apprised him of his danger. Every courtesy
and kindness was by Com. Hull and his Off
GERS extended to the prisoners.
On Sunday, about noon, the Constitution
arrived in Boston harbor. | was sent on shore
in boat. The harbor between the ship and
the wharves was now covered with boats to
learn the news. To the first boat that we
neared, we hailed, THE Constitution has cap
tured the Guerrero" Instantly the two men
in the boat took off their hats and violently
struck them on the side of the boat, and ris-
ing, gave cheer upon cheer. They hailed
other boats, and thus the air was rent with
cheers, and the victory passed along till it
reached the wharf, and then spread like wild
fire all over the city and country.
1t is now nearly forty years since the trans
action of that day proved to the Americans,
that the British frigates were not invincible
Who can remember that day without feeling
glow of pride, that SO early in the war, and
in manner so unpretendng, victory SO
perfect should have been achieved! | write
this statement without notes. but believe it
to be, in the main, accurate.
In justice to Captain Dacres, l add, that
there was none of the boasting on his part
before the action, which has to him been al
tributed, as he did not know the ship till Mid
shipman Reed announced her name and com
mander O. w.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22
The Empire of Japan.

This mysterious country-for so 1T
may be regarded-which has so long
baffled the cupidity and curiosity of for
eigners, is just now from anticipated COM
ing events, the subject of much specula-
tion and interest. We therefore give the
following authentic description of it, so
far as it goes -
The Empire of Japan consists of three
large islands, the superficial extent of
which is Estimated at 60 900 square miles
- also several of smaller dimensions
Niphon is the principal, and has length
of about seven hundred miles. Its great
capitalize city of Jeddo, has popula-
tion of more than million and half
The palace of the Emperor including its
gardens, courts and outbuildings, is five
leagues in circumference, and forms a
sort of miniature city. The whole en-
pire is divided into seven principal dis
tricts, which are subdivided into 70 Pro-
vinces. The population amounts to up
ward of 10000. 1t is one of the richest
countries in the world, and abounds with
gold, silver and copper. The religion is
Buddhist, and the government. despotic.
The revenue and forces of the empire are
immense. The inhabitants are ingenious
and warlike, but treacherous. They
manufacture silks, cottons, porcelain and
lackerware; rice, millet, wheat and bar
ley are cultivated, while turnips, CARROTS,
melons and cucumbers, all grow spon-
taneously. The mulberry, laurel, cam
phor and the shrub-tree are quite COM
mon, but the most remarkable is the var
nish tree, the juice of which is used to
varnish their furniture. The japanese
are of yellowish complexion, their heads
are large, their necks short, their eyes
small, their hair dark brown, and their
noses, although not fat, thick and short
Their houses are of wood, colored white
and never exceed two stories in height.
They have neithertables, beds nor chairs,
but sit and lie on carpets and mats. The
Dutch can only trade with them at one
port-that of Nangasaki. The merchan-
disc carried thither consists of spices,
sugar, linen, cloth and elephants teeth,
for which gold, silver, copper, rice and
porcelain are exchanged. Japan was
formerly divided into a great many small
Kingdoms, which still retain the names
but they we're at length swallowed up in
one, to which all the rest have become
either subject or tributary The tributa-
ry princes are invested with regal dignity
and are absolute in their respective ter
ritories. But they are entirely subject
to the Emperor, who can dispose, and
even condemn them TO death, if be thinks
proper.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22
Hearing with the Teeth.

That faculty which we call hearing
can be as well conveyed to the mind by
means of the teeth as the ear Curious
as this assertion may appear it is easy to
prove it by the following simple expert
ment -
Lay watch on a table, face down
wards then stand SO far from it that you
cannot in the ordinary way haer the tick
ing. Now place one end of a small dead
stick, say six feet long, upon the back Of
the watch, and grip the teeth to the 9th
er end with the fingers close each ear,
to exclude at external noise the beat OF
the watch will then be as audible as il
placed against the ear. All other
sounds can be conveyed in the same
manner no matter how long the stick is
for instance, if one end is placed upon
piano forte in the sitting room facing
the garden, and the stick is thirty or for
ty feet long, extending to the farther
end of lawn or walk, now if the instru,
ment is ever so lightly played, the tune
will be instantly distinguished by any
person applying their teeth to the oppo'
site end of the stick.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22
Invention.

The Scientific American, referring to
some recent prizes offered for mechani-
cal discoveries, makes the following ap-
propriate remarks:
The works of God, the Great Creator,
the Divine Architect and Mechanic, are
alone perfect The human frame, that
machine of machines, is no more perfeck
to-day than when it sprung, bounding
with life and beauty, from the inanimate
dust of Paradise. This we cannot say of
the works of man this real perfect must
ever be before US. When we look behind
and see what progress man has made in
invention, and then compare what he has
done with the works of Nature, we always
find more imperfections in the former,
and more perfection in the latter. us
true, indeed, in respect to the mechanic
arts, that the present state of them may
be called perfection in comparison with
the state in which they were century
ago, but this should not damp the ardor
of the ingenious mechanic.
There is still plenty of room for inven
tion and improvement; yea, and it will
ever be so ; with every new achievement
new wants will spring up and to provide
for those the inventor will still have to
exercise his genius, and the mechanic,
his cultivated skill. We can go on to-
wards perfection, but can never reach it;
and the more perfect the arts become, e.
ven aftermany ages will have passed away
still, something will always be wanting to
complete our picture With all our per-
fection in the arts, more new inventions
are demanded to-dav, than ever there
were at any period of the worlds history,
and the mechanic who may be living p
hundred years from now will have the
same story to tell.
| Here We have prizes offered for FIVE
new improvements, relating to railroads
alone, and when we consider that it Is
only twenty years since the first scream
of the locomotive was heard in our land
that not single iron horse was seen
painting along in the United States at
that time, and that now his iron hoofs
are heard laundering through the heart
of the Green Mountains, over the Hudson,
down the slopes of the Alleghenies, and
along the banks of the Mississippi, well
may We hold up that man to ridicule who
even hints at limitation to new inven-
tions and discoveries. In twenty years
!; we have built track twelve thousand
miles long for the iron steed-what race
course In few years more he will
commence his race wet with the spray of
the Atlantic, and will not slack his iron
nerves till he has snufed the breezes of
the Pacific. Inventors of America! the
progress of invention in your land is en-
trusted to your keeping.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22
Evading the Death Penalty.

An apparatus to prevent death by
hanging is said to have been used at Ar
magh, in Ireland, in17s4 Than O'Neal,
who was capitally convicted of stealing
a mare, was ordered for execution. The
sheriff, accordingly, attended with prop
er guard, saw him to the place of execu-
ton, and after some time spent in prayer
he was turned off. Having hung half an
hour he was seen by the sheriff to move
his neck as though he wanted to ease
himself On that the sheriff immedia-
tely ordered the executioner to strip his
coat and waiscoat off. Nothing appear
ing, he ordered him to strip off his shirt,
which the executioner seemed very re-
luctant to do, saying that stripping would
be indecent and that his time of hanging
was nearly expired. The sheriff insisted
that it should be done but the execu-
toner was very dilatory in doing it, in
hopes that the hour would expire. When
he had stripped off the shirt there was dis
covered collar of iron about his neck,
which was fastened to two straps that were
fastened to four others that went round his
body; there were likewise fastened two that
went to the bottom of his feet; and there
went up each thigh another strap which
went round his waist. On the sheriff see.
ing this, he Immediately ordered the
straps to be cut, and stayed with him full
four hours and half, and commanded
the guard to attend all night. The. next
evening he was cut down and instantly
! buried.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22

Rose hSectS.-If our lady readers are
desirous of keeping their rose bushes free
from the small green vermin that so fire.
quently infest them, the following RENE
dy will be found a most effectual one:-
To gallons of water add one peck of
SCOT and one quart of unslacked lime
Stir it well-let it stand for twenty-four
hours, and when the SCOT rises to the sur
face skim it off. Use syringe for ap
plying it.-Nr England Farmer.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22
Stop and Think.

Do our young friends ever think of the
glorious privileges they enjoy at this day
over their forefathers? Do young men,
who earn their dollar per day, and spend
it all or more, know that the foundation
of most of the fortunes, or completeness
of those advanced in age, was laid when
the price of labor was not more than
three or four shillings! In their ffetting
and muttering about their lot, do they
not know that patient toll and judicious
economy, is all that is necessary for their
happiness, or to win the reward of for
tune! Do our boys ever reflect of the
glorious advantages they enjoy for at
tanning an education over their fathers!
do they not know in their eager pursuit
of enjoyments, which are as feeting as
shadows to the neglect of the useful,
honorable, and intellectual, that they are
already fast on the road to ruin! Why
will not the young properly estimate the
great privileges with which they are sur
rounded.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22
The End of the World.

To-day, tomorrow, every day, to thou
sands, the end Of the world is close at
hand. And why should We fear it? We
walk here as it were in the crypts of life:
at times, from the great cathedral above
us, we can hear the organ and the chant
ing choir; we see the light stream through
the open door, when some friend goes up
before us; and shall We fear to mount
the narrow staircase of the grave, that
leads us out of his uncertain twilight into
the serene mansions of life eternal!--
hauandgA.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22
The sun FIOwer--A word to Far.
EnerS.

The sun flower is destined to be one -four
greatest agricultural products, yet few know
its value. | have raised and tested it; no
farmer who has much land should be without
II for feeding various animals, and the oil it
produces 1t has yielded with me, from 80
to 100 bushels per acre, manured the same
as for corn. planted in drills, between three
and four feet apart, and scatter the seed about
six inches distant in the rows-using from
four to FIVE quarts per acre.
When ripe, as the large heads begin to
shell out cut it up and leave it scattered in
rows to dry, and when thoroughly cured,
draw into my barn, handling carefully and
placing on an airy scaffold. When wanted
the seed will nearly all shell out by throwing
own, and needs but little pounding. Clean
in common tanning mill.
One hundred pounds of the seed yield 40
pounds of oil. | had part of my seed made
into oil at common oil mill and used it for
burning in lamps and tested it well for paint
ing. Our house has been painted a long
time; and it wears fully equal to those where
linseed is used and the walls are left more
glossy as though little varnish had been
applied
! The oil cake is nearly equal to any other
and there is nothing better to feed hens in
winter than sunfower seed; they did not
know what it was at first, by mixing it with
oats, they gradually grew fond of it, and pro.
duced eggs more abundantly than usual Oh
other food. The seed is well known TO be
good for horses, and is well worth so cents q
bushel to farmers. | hope they will test
this matter for themselves, and am sure they
will find it profitable to raise their own oil
&C., as have done.
II. c. ADGATE.
EAST BETHANY, n. Y. Feb. 1852.
Moore's Rural New YORKER.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22

Tile heaviest fetter that ever weighed
down the limbs of a captive, is as the web
ofthe gossamer, compared with the pledge
of the man of honor The wall of stone
and the bar of iron may be broken, but
his plighted word never.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22

II is the highest duty, privilege and
pleasure for the great man and the whole
souled woman to earn what they possess,
to work their own way through life, to be
the architects of their own fortunes.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22

If there be class of human beings on
earth who may be properly denominated
low, it is that class who spend without
earning, who consume without producing
who dissipate on the earning of their
father or relatives, without being anything
in and of themselves.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22

Childhood is like mirror, catching and
rejecting images all around it. Remem-
Der that an impious, profane or vulgar
thought may operate upon young heart
like careless spray of water thrown up
on polished steel, staining it with lust
that no after effort can efface.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22
Published by Theodore schoch.

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A liberal discount made to yearly advertisers.
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Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22

The man who was kicked by asawhorse
last week, was obligated to submit to an
amputation. His trowsers' legs were
taken off just above his boots. His case
is bad one.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22

Reader, did you ever notice that the
man YOU had done the most for was the
first to turn on you when in tight place
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22

II Dyou love others they will love you.
If you speak kindly to them, they will
speak kindly to you. Love- is repaid
with love, and hatred with hatred
Would you hear sweet and pleasing
echo, speak swcctlv aud pleasantly yeur-
self
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22

A gentleman out West tells of an
improved breed of mucquitoes which
have to be Gagged in the Spring, TO pre-
vent their pulling up cornl
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22

Why are persons born blind unfit to
be carpenters! Because they never sawl
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22

To Nuke Nice Decamp.-We see 1t
stated that if, in places infested by mice
their holes be plentifully treated with
Scotch snuff, they will be off like shot
We-have never tried it ourselves, but we
hope it is true, as it will be putting the
snuff to at least one good purpose
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22

The mind may be overburdened; like
the body, it is strengthened more by the
warmth Of exercise than Of clothes
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-22

Things 20 by law, not by luck,