Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-06-01

THE CoI1NTRY NEWSPAPER.

The editor of city journal is necessarily compelled
no look over papers from other cities before any o-
lers. Te has TO eater in daily Issue The tastes
fancy, curiosity call il what pease) of those
to whom city life is Chiefly fatnars in all its roar,
hustle and multiplied variety Of incidents; 10 whom
fearful murders, immense rchbcries, large specula-
tons. lively spectaces, and things of similar char
acter alone interesting. The city paper is the
reperory of thousand and items, the least
interesting of which be found in the local coli
umn columns.
We must confess that we not unfrequently turn
from it TO pick up country paper, and feel re-
| freshed in the perusa. The ordinary city reader
might not appreciate it, bnt we do 1t has not, It Is
true, large assortment Of original items; in fact
such item is and hghly-przed thing A
murder, robbery, assault, or Thunderstorm dwell
ing burnt, pigstyle sheep-fold stable entered
and elonousy despoiled. hay.rick, cotton gin, or
sugar-mill burnt tavern ball, crossroads gather
ing, barbecue election of board of police, mag
istrae, &C., all curiousy wonderful incidents, to
set forth which properly, immense head nss OF big
caps little caps, heavy alic, &c., used as freely
the limited supply in the will admit of. W.
have often in the country papers captions which
occupied more space than the article they so magn-
hcently ushered into the notice Of the reader.
| big pumpkin, a mammoth watermelon, an over
grown peach potato, good days picking Of cot
! ton, unusual number of bolls on a stalk, tall
sugar cane also matters in which the genuine
country editor hugely delights. and on which he ex-
tensiveIy diIates.
And the varieties of style in which his paper ap.
pears; week, a whole sheet, the next on
single sheet; week, on brownish yellow paper,
the next the best of white paper, and always with
! big and little 9pe in the most familiar and soca0le
neighborhood.
Wespeak, of course, of the genuine country paper,
not Of its fashionable cousin, which, issued in the
neighborhoUd OF some large town city, or on the
borders of railroad navigeble stream. dresses
itself up finely and puts or pretentious airs. we
speak Of the country paper which has none OF these
advantages of location of the paper published IN some
little inland village, at which county or police
! hoard is tirrin
exciting incident, the little tavern general head
quarters of gossip, &c.
| And your country editor is, withal right clever,
sociable fellow, He keeps nothing back from his
readers; he is on intimate and friendly terms with
/ them If his devil runs away, he announce the fact
and-bows The devil up. If his solitary jour Prin-
ter takes lively holiday, he announces this fact,
claims their compassion, and apulogises for :: this
weeks slender amount Of matter" Ii he presents
only half sheet, he patheticaily explains that, he
sent order by the wagon 60 long, long time
ago." but that somehow other the paper has failed
TO arrive, bu..wilI certainly arrive, next week. He
sets his tyne, handles his roller works the press,
writes his editorials, keeps his book The never has
6oOks,) and answers questions generally, besides
sometimes splitting his cwn wood, nursing the ba-
BY and carrying water. All these facts he duly lays
before his readers in every weeks regular issue.
Regularly, too, he has pathetic duns for hearIless-
y delinquent patrons, and offers to take pay IN all
kinds OF queer ariicles-wood, potatoes, corn, &c.
He has his eloquent thanks, for presents of large
pumpkins ears of corn. peaches, hams, homny, and
an occasional bottle OF something contemporaries.
He is the embodiment of all news and with the cler
gyman, doctor, iavernkeeper, magistrates OF the
FIVE great men of the village. His advertisements
are up like handbills and their queer mixture Ct
every conceivable commodity draws from him glow
ing pufrs.
He is, withal. a right good fellow, and whenever
his face i!luminaies sanctun always gladly
lay down our pen, sure of pleasant halt hour of
lively, sociabe chat. He is not like city editor,
tagged out in daily treadmill of journalism and
not un(requenlly his editorials have genial fresh
ness, sparkling vivacIty, clearness of common
| sense, originality of thought, and qnickness of
conception. which the wearied and city editor
might well envy. Though oracle in his neigh
borhoOd, he is proud surly, but patient, good
humored, chaty, fresh the pure air he nhales far
from the dusty. smoky city. lie talks what he
| thinks, and in his own way. He has his holidays,
too and from them he goes back to hie work, and
sends forth many royal idea in the Indifferent garb
his paper is compelled TO wear.
| SHORT LESSONS IN NATURAL HIsToRY. Ants have
regular daY-laboreTs.
Ants in the East Indies are horticuturis,s-they
make mushrooms, upon which they feed their young.
The white maintains regular Army Of soldiers.
Bees live under a monarchy.
Beavers architects, builders and wood-cutters
they cut down trees, and erect dams and houses.
Bees geometricians-their cells are con-
structed, as with the least quantity of material TO
have the largest spaeas and least possible loss OF in
teTsiice.
Bears, herons and offers fishermen.
BIRDS are muSlcldnS-WhOle tribes are musical.
| Beavers, in their communities, present with a
model Of republicanism.
| CaterpillaIs silk-spnners.
! Dogs, wolves and jackas, and many other animals,
are hunters.
Elephants exhibited an aristocracy of elders.
Indian anteOpes furnish example of patrarchi-
cal government.
The ant-lion is geomerician-the trap he sets for
insects is constructed mathematical princi-
pies.
The mannot is civil engineer-he builds houses
and constructs drains 10 keep them dry.
| The mole is a meteorological.
! The mine-ker is arihemetician. So also is
the COW, The wild turkey, and some other birds
The monkey is roPe-dancer. Man is not his equal
! in agility.
The nautilus is navigator-he raises and lowers
his sails, and casts anchor at pleasure.
The electrical eel, the ray and torpedo, eectri.
clans and shocking animals.
The prima is tailor-brd-he sows leaves togeih-
er TO make his
Sheep, in wild state, are, under military CHIEF
ram.
The squirrel is a ferryman-with piece of bark
for ship, and his tail for sail he the stream
Wasps paPer-makers.
Wild horses have their leaders, which they are said
to select.
! A Happy WORLD. This is happy worldwide
says to the contrary is fool something w, rse
There is everything to make US happy. The land
sea and sky contribute to our enjoyment The man
who has good heart pleasure where bad per.
sun beholds nothing but gloom. The secret, then,
in being happy and enjoying this glorious world,
is to possess virtuous heart Who is the most