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discretion before Dccency.

Not long since, says the Parkersburg
Gazette, big, double-jointed and rough
dressed backwoodsman went board one
of our boats paid charges and forthwith
retired to his room. Happening TO pass
that way, soon after, the Captain observed
that the new conner had gone to bed with
his boots on. This breach of decorum al
once aroused the odd Mans ire; SC
clutching the sleeper'S shoulder, he gave
sundry sturdy shakes and broke forth iii a
volley of real river, rhetoric, abounding
in expleatives, and concluded with the per
tinent inquiry
How in the thunder came you to turn
in with your boots on? 2
This query brought sleepy to his reck.
oning SO, assuming sitting posture, he
quickly returned to Captains broadside
after the following fashion:
bod rot your stupid nature How
come | to getin bed with my boots on !
Why, you ignorant cuss, you--do you
want a feller to turn in among all these
internal bed-bugs bare.footed! If you
do, you're greener nor | be--darned e
you amt
So saying, snoopy went to sleep ant
the Captain went--aloft, to cool Of, great
ly admiring the lodger's discretion, if h'
could not commend his decency.
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From the "Art of Prolonging Life" in Press
DUR4TION OF HUMAN LIPE.

II is commonly believed that during
the early periods Of the world the live.
Of its inhabitants were more youthful snd
perfect; that these primatVe men hac
"a gigantic size, incredible strength
and most astonishing duration Of life
A variey Of such notions we're long pre-
valent among mankind, and TO these We
are indebted Tor the origin Of many 70
mantle tales. Some have not hesitsted
seriously TO ascribe TO our forefather
Adam the height Of nine hunred yards
and the age Of almost a thousand years
But the accurate and rational investiga.
ton OF modern philosophy has converted
the supposed bones Of giants, found in
differeLt parts Of the earth into those Of
the elephant and rhinoceros; and acute
theologists have shown the chronology Of
the ages was not the same as that used al
present.
Some - particularly Hensler, have
proved, with the highest probability, that
to the time Of Abraham, the year con.
sisted Of only three months; that it was
not until the time of Joseph that it was
made 10 consist OF twelve. These asser.
tions are, in a certain degree, confirmed
by some Of the Eastern nations, who still
reckon only three months to the year;
and, besides, it would be altogether inxe.
picable why the lite Of man should have
shortened Immediately after the food
And be equally inexplicable why the pa.
triarchs did not marry till their sixtieth
seventeen and even eightieth year; and
consequently, the same period at which
people marry at present.
The whole, therefore, according 10 this
explanation, assumes a different appear.
ance. The sixteen hundred years before
the food will become four hundred and
fourteen; and the nine hundred years,
(the highest recorded) which Methuselah
lived, will be reduced to two hundred, an
age which is not impossible, and TO which
some men in modern times have nearly
approached. @ .s
In profane history, we have no account
of many heroes. and Arcadian kings, Of
those periods, who attained to the age oi
several hundred years; but these preten-
ded instances Of longevity can be explain.
ed in the same manner.
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SELECT TALE.
a CBAP FOR C0PB.
BY VIM. HURToN.

After my discharge from the hospital
at Havana, l shipped in the American
barque Independence, Captain Robert
l., bound to Valparaiso, and thence
round the Horn to the western coast Of
North America. She was large vessel.
of some hundred tons register, with a
handsome poop, top-gallant, forecastle,
and all other points of a flash ship. The
captain was a native of Jersey, and the
crew were mixture of Americans, Brit
ish and Spaniards, with sprinkling of
woody heads, or snO'c-ballS, as we called
the negroes.
We had not been a week out, ere very
great dissatisfaction prevailed among the
crew, for the captain, with unaccountable
perversity, did not allow us half enough
iunk-G. e. salt beef to our meals; and
even what we did get was what sailors
call "old horse" viz: hard, tough, lean,
stringy stuff, devoid Of nourishment.-
The usual allowance of junk on ship
board, is one pound and half for each
man per diem but I am sure we did not
get more than half that quantity. The
captain used to come on deck every morn
ing, and stand by the steward as he weigh.
ed out the junk from the "harness cask, 3"
to see that we did not get an ounce over
what he had ordered. On the other hand,
this captain allowed us thrice as much
grog as is usual. But sailors, although
very fond of rum, can't live upon it; and
three quarters of pound of "old horse, "
and few rotten biscuits, quite alive with
"weevils, was poor days allowance for
a hearty fellow. a .,
Our first mate often demonstrated with
the captain on his conduct, and plainly
told him that the men would not submit to
it, but the only reply the captain made
was to tell him to mind what he was about,
or he would "break him and haze him
up" meaning that he would send the
mate forward as a common sailor, and
work him to death. At length, after a
long and fierce discussion in the forecas-
tie, we all went aft one morning in body,
and complained through the carpenter, as
spokesman, that we had not enough to
eat. Captain listened without in
terruption, and then coolly turned round
and said -as . .
"Steward, 60 down into the cabin and
bring my pistols"
We looked at one another in silence.
In acouple of minutes the steward re-
turned with the pistols, and, with a face as
pale as death, handed them to the captain,
The latter coolly placed them both on full
cock, and laying them side by side on the
top of the pinnacle, crossed his arms and
glared round on every soul Of us ere he
spoke. :.
'sNow men," cried he, between his
teeth, "all I've got to say is, that you are
mistaken if you think you are going to
get the upper hand of me. am your
captain, and the law gives me power to do
what like. You didn't ship to bully me.
Go for'ard to your duty, and the first man
that hesitates, or gives me any jaw, il
shoot as soon as would pigeon"
We tumbled to the forecastle in body
and for hours after the captain walked the
deck big with his achievement.
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NUMBER I9.

TO DESTROY VERmN IN HOUSES.
the warm season approaches, when these
ephemerides swarm and multiply, the fol.
lowing simple remedy is suggested to pre-.
vent late querist from being flea'd alive:
Up with your carpets, down with your
curtains In pailful of water (cold)
mix well ib. Of chloride of lime (hayine
first diluted it into thin paste in bowl
Of water, for facility of mixture) with a
mop wet and saturate we'll the floor, skirt
ings, and any other wood work that will
not suffer injury; then shut the doors and
windows close. If there should be Sus-
picion Of other tenants in the bedstead,
take that down too. In three or four hours
all will have disappeared or perished ; but
to assure perfect immunity from the
plague, it might be well to repeat the Ius-
tration second time, i. e., day or two
after. A house infested with bugs was
completely expurgated on the second pro.
cess as above, at the cost of only 3d.,
together with the loss Of mop burnt by
the uid.-The Builder.
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WITTY REToRr.-The Sporting Maga-
zine tells the following little anecdote,
which came off short time since. A
certain bishop felt it his duty to remon-
strate with one of his clergy for hunting.
well, your lordship.' was the reply, l
really don't see that it is any worse than
going to ball.
4 conclude rejoined his lordship.
that you allude to having seen my name
among the list of Duchess of-'s ball ;
but l assure you l was not in the same
room with the dancers during any part of
the evening"
'Thatmy lord, is exactly my case, was
the ruthless rejoiner; lin never in the
same field with the hounds
The conversation dropped.
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AFFABILITY OF QUEEN VIcToRIA.-The
queen is perfectly idolized by the people;
she mixes among them familarly; but
while she pats the heads of the children
whom she meets in her early walks, she
takes care 10 mingle graceful dignity
with her condescension. The royal chill
dren, after they have worked in their gar
dens, 90 out to walk, and they are especi.
ally instructed to be courteous to whoever
fall in their way. Sometimes her Majesty
will enter a cottage-Perhaps at the din.
ner.time Of the occuPants-and, sitting
down at the table, partake of the food
London Times.
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Practical SPlRITUALIsM-The Spir-
itual Telegraph contains an account ofa
new shingle machine, the draught of
which it says was given to medium who
was under the influence Of DR.. Franklin.
A machine was made according to the
draught and specifications, which is said
to produce "a shingle each second oftime
including the time required to remove the
shingle from the machine, and the repla-
cling off The bolts upon the car.iageH' A
patent for the machine is to be applied for.
We are glad 10 sec the old philosopher
Franklin still engaged in such useful dis
coveriss.
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TEST OF BRAvERY.-ln the education
of their children, the Anglo-Saxons only
sought to render them dauntess and apt
for the two most important occupations of
their future lves--war and the chase
II was a usual trial of a chiId's courage
to place him on the sloping roof of a bull
ding, and if, without screaming or terror,
he held fast, he was styled sltu! hero, or
q brave boy 1
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AT WHAT ACE TO MARRY.-Persons a.
bout TO marry, who wish to know the age,
are referred to the following precedents
Adam and Eve, O.; Shakespeare, l8 Ben
johnson, "a Waller. 22 Franklin, "a;
Mozart, 25 Dante, Kepler, Fuller, John.
son, Burke, Scott, 26; Tycho Brahe, By
ron, Washington, Wellington, Bonaparte.
81; Penn. Sterne, SO; Lnnaus, Nelson,
%; Wordsworth, Davy, SO; Aristotle,
Sc; Sir William Jones, 81; Wilberforce,
SO Luther, AZ; Addison, A; Wesley,
Young, Al; Swift, 49 Button, 55, Old
Parr, { last time) 1870. If Adam and Eve
got married before they were year old,
and the veteran Parr buckled with wild
ow at 120, bachelors and spinters may
wed at any age they like, and find shelter
under great names for either early mar
riages or late. ~.
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The Love OF TITLEs.-An old Dutch.
man, who for many years kept a ferry at
Oil Creek, was one day crossing with a
large load of passengers, who, with ono
exception addressed each other as Colo
mel, Major, Captain, Judge, DC. When
the fare came to be paid, he charged the
Titled men one shilling each. What is
my fare 2 said the gentleman who had
no title, after the rest had paid. Your
fare is chust nothing-youish de first high
private Yankee ever carried over this
creek, and you Welcome !
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On Monday evening of last week.
says. the Boston Courier, 'as dog was
walking liesurely down State street, alone
in his glory and seemingly distracted.
one OF gang of paper venders, standing
in front Of the TTapeller Office, threw his
cap at him. It struck Caesars tail. He
thereupon turned round, looked at the
cap a moment, then at the boys. After
reviewing the latter with military like cir
cumspection, he approached the lad who
was bare-headed, placed his paws upon
his shoulders, and barked three times into
his face, as much as TO say, where did
you learn your manners, you son Of Erin"
The urchin was frightened half out of his
trousers, and screamed and trembled.
and trembled and screamed again--and,
thus terrified Caesar left him.
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To its work in the morning gay.

The FATHER OF SANITARY REFORM
About eighteen hundred years ago, Plu-
tarch discharged the duties Of commits
sioner of sewers and public buildings in
his native city cf Chgronea. Tne very
fashionable people sneered at the com
missioner and wondered that a gentle
man should stoop 10 anything so low; the
ordinary common sense sort Of people
thought it odd that philosopher should
degrade himself into a puddle police.
man; while Plutarch's most intimate
friends, who seem TO have had good
deal of sarcastic humOr, delighted to re.
mind him of the remarkably exalted of.
flee to which his genius had raised him
On one Of these occasions, the homes
biographer made a reply worthy TO be
adopted as the motto of all sanitary re.
formers. 1t is not for myself, said hel
that | do these things, but for my coun'
try. The usefulness takes off the dis
grace; and the meaner the office | sus
tain, the greater the complement pay
to the public. > The Commonwealth (GLaS
gOw Newspaper.)
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rr,r wopsr W1Nr.-.The Lapanese mad

The WoRsT WINE.--The japanese made
it a point when entertained on board the
American vessels to taste of every dish,
and also to take notes of every thing
One of them drank wine glass of sweet
oil, and some one being curious to know
what comment he made upon it, applied
for an Interpretation, whenit was found to
read, this is the worst wine they have
GOT
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A SONG.

The world goes up, and the world goes down,
And the sunshine follows the rain
And yesterdays sneer and yesterdays iTOWn,
Can never come over again,
..... Sweet wife,
No, never come over again.
For woman is warm, though man be cold,
And the night will hallow the day
Til the heart which at even was weary and old,
Can rise in the morning gay,
Sweet wife,
To its work in the morning gay.
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A country girl writing to her friends,
says Of the polka, that the dancing does
not amount to much, but the hugging is
heavenly,
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VoLTAIRE's RIDDLE.--Whatis is the long
est, and yetthe shortest thingin the world
the swiftest and the most slow the most
devisable, and the most extended the
least valued, and the most regretted
without which nothing can be done; which
devours everything, however small, and
vet gives life and spirit to every object,
however great? Answer-Time' .-
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SELECT POETRY.
LAW VERSUS SAW.

AhW WHh8U8 GA wv .
.o.------
Sittingin the office was lawyer
Standing in the street was sawyer,
On the lawyers anxious face
You could read knotty case,
Needing law;
While the sawyer, guant and grim.
On narOugh and knotty limb,
Run his saw.
Now the saw horse seemed to me
Like double X in fee
And the saw,
Which ever way twas thrust,
Must be followed with the dust,
Like the law.
And the log upon the rack, .~..
Like client on the track
Played its part
As the tempered teeth Of steel
Made wound that would not heal,
Through the heart.
And each severed stick that fell,
And its falling seemed to tell,
All toOplain,
OF the many severed ties, .
That in law suits will arise,
Bringing pain. .-
Then methought the sturdy paw,
That was using axe and saw
On the wood
Held yielding mine Of wealth
With honest toll and health
Doing good.
If the chips that strewed the ground,
BY some stricken widow be found
In her need,
Should by light and warmth impart
Blessings to her aged heart, ...
Happy deed,
...
This conclusion then l drew,
That no exercise Of jd,O,
T,oisting India rubber lao,
Is as good,
As the exercise Of paw,
On the handle Of a saw, ...
Severing wood.
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An IMPRoMPrU-and good one, by vOyager
better description Of sea voyage, than vOlumss
could give ..I.. r. Iu.ss
Two things break the monctOuy
OF an Atlantic trip
Sometimes alas you ship sea,
And sometimes ses 4 ship.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-01-28

WILLIAM w. HOLDEN, Printer and Pub
Usher of BusJee's Supreme Court Reports, &C.,
begs to inform his friends and public generally,
that he is prepared to execute every description
of Printing ON the shortest notice, and in a
style which cannot be surpassed by any other
office in the state. Orders promptly attended
to.
STANDARD OFFICE, Raleigh,
July 30, 1858.
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RAKERY & CONFECTIONARY-PU


Come and See the Mammoth Stock of
EhRY GOODS AT THE CHEAP CASH STORE OF
~ J. w. PRICE, in SMITHFIELD-Heh has just received
pieces Ladies Dress Silk styles pieces Fancy
Prints large assortment of De anes Cashneres French
and English Merinoes Paremetta Shawls of every STYLE
Bleached unbeached Sheetng and Shirting in very
large quantity Mackinaw, Whitney and Lineey Blankets
Also just received and will keep constantly hand large
quantity of Turke Island and Liverpool Salt and will be
enabled to supply all who may wish to purchase
TAILoR1NG-In connection with his Store esab-
shed the Tailoring Business and having secured the
vices very North Carolina can afford
he feels safe in saying all who will favor him with their
tom will not begrudge their money All work warranted
to fit pay. = - =
GROCERIES LIoUoRs2O Barrels Double Reetifed 10
Barrels Monengaea Whskey, 10 Barrels Brandy, Run,
Gin and Wine. just received and for sale by
j. w: PRICE. q
SrnithfeId, November 2sd, 1853 D.
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t3 number of advertisements will be taken for the
A nl II nor hut no deduction will be made any but
Ney rtsemens-these will be inserted at one-fourth
YEAR, y han an the regular charge
less . or business Cards not exceeding five lines
in ehsf the weekly 5oOs or M So
SH 50 f for $40 for months SO for twelve months
"a ,ba wear free of charge.
or by and others who may wish to send money
h. Editor can do so at all times, by mail, and at his
to the a;nts for all will be promptly transmitted.
risk. M to the Editor must free of postage.
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1000 Dollars Wanted.

THyHE CAPE FEAR AND DEEP RIVER
IL Navigation Company des:rous of borrowing THIR
TY THOUSAND DOLLARS for the purpose of complet-
ing their improvement.
According provisions of the amended charter pass
cd of the General Assembly the Compa
will issue coupon bonds in of not than One
thousand dollars less than Five hundred dollarspaya
BILE in the City of New York five years after date and bear
ing payable semiannuay at the place Am
pie and undoubted security will be given
Those wishing loan any portion of said will please
address the Treasurer at Ptsborough Chatham County,
n. c., by the Goth January 1854.
HENRY A. LONDON,
Treas. c. +. & ID. X. Nav. Co.
The Raleigh Star and Wilmington Commercial will please
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NTOTICE TO PENSIONERS. PERSONS ON THE
Pension Roll at Fayetteville will have their business
promptly by making the undersigned their
Agent to collect the
Claims for Pension and Bounty Land, for services in the
Revolutionary War; 1872, Mexican and all the Ind
an Wars, prosecuted promptly
qdes cas price paid Land Warrants, for Northern
Com1any JNO. NJ ROSE.
Fovetfeyille Oct. 100-3m.
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Fall and Winter, 1853.
HUST RECEIVED BY THE SUBSCRIBER:
o. Black and colored Silks
French and English Merinoes, fine assortment,
Printed and Plain Muslin DcLains
Worked Collars and Underseeves,
Embrd and Plain Linen Cambria H'dkfs,
Muslin and Lace Edgings, great variety,
Ladies and Gentlemens' Gloves of all kinds,
White and Tan Colored floss skirtng,
For sale by j. BROWN, -, Gu.
No. g. Fayetteville Street
Sant So
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IRA BEcKw1rH WOULD TENDER HIS SINCERE

ERA BECKWITH WOULD TENDERH HIS SINCERE
thanks to his numerous friends and customers in ka
ed and hopes by renewed efforts to merit continuance o1
their favor He has just returned from the Norh where
having in view the of his customers at home he en-
deavored select such articles would give entire salts
sY ] 6S5h ss G Bfs anS gf5yk h
CUTLERY, and FANCY ARTICLES, comprising in part
GRocER1Es-Bacon, Lard Meal Flour, Candles, Sole and
Upper Leather Soap Salt fine Chewing and Smoking To-
Ginger soda ndisc Kadder coppera n baeEng
HARDwARE AND CUTLEnT,.-Axes Wedding Hoes, Nails,
Files Butts, Screws Padlocks Pla Locks Coffee Mills,
G" HR nnd PnI te
Hooks and Eyes, Candle Sticks Vest Buckles, &c.
Glass and Crockery of all kinds
Dry GooDs AND FANCY ARTICLES Blankets, bleaehed
and unbleached shrtings, Va osnaburgs Bed Ticking
jeans Tweeds Fancy Vestngs Cambrcs, Linens Cravats
Pocket HIS Comforts, Flannes Merrimack prints Fancy
Battensp Goat ney Vest buttons
G sG @ s sn ss omb
Pocket Combs Ladies riding Side and Tuck Combs Paste
gross stout cotton Half Hose also Ladies fine and
ton Hose Looking Glasses Blaeng Brushes Cotton Cards.
Aso De df Ladies' and Gentiemcn Sum-
Shoes, cheap for cash. just to hand.
too enulnerate all of which will disposed Of
Fayetteville street, few doors north of the Var
br8ngh House Mo and d opposite LawrenceS Hotel
y ,EATHER FOR SPRING SALES, WHOLE
friends and the public that have in store large and most
excellent Stock Of Leaer and Findings, for the Spring
Trade, which will sell low other establishment
South of New York. and for less price than they be had
All of our purchases having been made from the Impor-
ters and Manufacturers by the whole package and
the advantage of receiving Leather regularly from
Tannery places in to sell Goods above stat
ed Those who wish to buy cannot lose by giving stock
examination and believe shall be able to please
both price and quality Below enumerate some of
the leading articles viz:
20 dozen Crawfords Calf Skins (this maker had the
premium awarded to him at the Worlds Fair held in
London in 1851
40 dozen French Skins, best quality,
40 American Calf Skins,
80 Lining and Binding Skins,
10 Morocco Skins,
800 Sides Oak Tanned and Hemlock Sole Leather,
so Band Leather,
Lasts BootTrees Shoe and Boot Makers Tools of
kind, Tanners and Curriers' Tools
Also, Sewed Brogans of manufacture, warranted
to give satisfaction and other articles too
to mention at No. 81, Old street, opposite p arrisons
Saddlery. F. y. & r. H. FORD:
NB: We pay the highest price in cash for Green and
Dried Hides delivered to us at our Store.
Petersburg, May 5, 1852. IT,