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NTORTH-CAROLINAM UTU,L INSURANCE
IN COMPANY, l2ategh,-This Company has been IN
successful operation for more than and con-
TUNES take risks upon all classes of property in the Sa.e
Except Steam Mills and Turpentine Dstieries) upon IA
Yorable terms.
It's Policies cover property amounting to 81 100000
large portion Of which is country risks; and its pre-
Capital Six Hundred Thousand Dollars In bonds
properly secured
pany been less than onehird of cent per an
num- all grades of property embraced in it's
The following persons have been elected Directors and
Officers of this Company for the present year:
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JOHN Cox, Edenton,
JOSHUA BONNER, Salem,
J. II. Pool, Elizabeth City,
F. F. Pagan, Plymouth,
ALEx'R MITCHELL, Newbern,
w. N. H. SMITH, Murfrees-
borough,
H. B. WILLIAMS, Charlotte,
JOHN B. BARRETT, Milton,
A. T. SUNNY, Asheville.
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If you want a Cheap Bargain Call at the New
FANCY STORE.

BETWEEN PORTERs Sign of Big Boot
TIME SUBSCRIBERS TAKE GREAT PLEASURE TO
u inform the public that they have just received large
lot of Goods in their line which they offer the lowest
prices, such they hope will them share of the
public patronage.
FANCY GOODS-Finc French and German Reticules,
Ladies Work-boxes, Velvet Pearl, Silver and embossed
PorteMonnes, Indarrbber round Tucking and Dressing
Combs, French China Coffees Glass and China Vases, Chill
dren Tea Sets Kid Wax, China aad Inda-rubber Dolls
Crying Babies asst Baskets, HAIR Tooth, Shaving Cloth,
Nall and Comb Brushes China Tea Sets Toilet Sets asst
Perfumcres Fancy Soaps, Snufboxes Mirrors Wosten-
homs Pocket Cutlery, Musical Instruments, Umbrellas,
Canes, Whips, &c.
GUNS AND PISTOLS-Guns, asst from s. to $40.
Brass and Steel Pistols Aliens efcocking Pistols Mayn
ards patent and Colts Revolvers Powder TASKS Shot
bags, Gamc-bags Leather Gun Covers, &C.
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.-Upmann Londres, Ambrosa,
Fortuna, la Union, La PARA, all Hayannas, FL Aguila,
AranaEo Principle Cigars Smiths superior and Jenny
Lind Chewing Tobacco Calls celebrated Smoking Tobac
co. and Meerschaum bowls long and short Pipes &c
CONFECTIONERY AND GROCERIES.-A well selected
Stock. Toys, &c, general assortment.
F. MAILER co.
Raleigh Oct. 3, 1858 81
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SUPERINTENDENT, 1S53.-SAMUEL H.
- MARKS & son would respectfully inform their
toners and the trade generally that they receiving
sortment of CONFECTIONERY, FANCY ARTICLES
FRUITS CIGARS, &c, selected in person by of the
firm who has just returned from Northern They
also daily expecting arrival of GERMAN FRENCH
and ENGLISH FANCY GOODS, of their own importation
which will make their assortment of the largest
most complete offered in this market North Carolina
and Virginia Merchants rely upon getting article
of the best quality and the pleasing terms
Petersburg, Sept. H. 1858. Sc
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Glass Hare &c.
50 gross Walls assorted 125 boxes French and Ameri
o crates hhds. of Drug Window Glass,
gists shop Furniture.
Pcrtumery dc.
We hGve very large assortment of Perfumcry and Toilet
articles, which we will sell very low.
We would say to all Physicians who wish to replenish
their STOCK that they confidently rely upon getting the
best of articles the whole of assortment
chased under the immediate supervision of the senior part
of the firm (who Druggist is second to none in the
on and adaptation the purposes required and also with
the utmost regard to their meeting the approval of custom
bow the public whom hope be able to call gem
erous one. AMARIAH b. VAUGHAN,
JOHN SWAMI MOORE.
GoldSboro, Oct Is. 1858, 100-3m.
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ED ELICIOUS YORKSHIRE DOCTRINE OF
lathe Holy Eucharist by Robert Isaac Wberforce A NJ
Plate and Herod tale Illustrative of the early history of
the Church of Engsnd in the province of Maryland by
Rev Harvey Stanley.
wenty-fye Village Sermons, by Charles Kingsley, Jr.
History of the Apostolic Church, by Philip Schaf.
Genius and Faith, by W. G. Scott.
Life and Lectures of Father Gavazzi. For sale nv
: W. L. POMEROY.
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SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.

The following are the Counties composing tbs ps
AToRIAL DISTRICTS of North-C arolinaL A' rny SEs
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q LARGE supply of Castor Oil, Cream of Tartar
n Cooking Soda, Pink Root, Sulphur, Salt Petre, Nut
Megs, Mace Spice Pepper Ginger Annatto Campfire Gin
namon &c Fer sale very low by VAUGHAN MOORE.
Goidsboro, Oct 16. 100
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PERFUMERY AND FANCY ARTICIES.-Wea are
IN receipt OF one of the largest and extensive as
sorments of Perumery Articles ever brought TO
North Carolina All of which will be sold very low by
VAUGHAN MOORE.
UoiQsooro ,Oct TO-. 100
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GOVERNORS OF THE SEVERAL STATES AND TER
RITORIES,
Uitk their Salaries and Terms Of Office; the Number of
Senator's ard Representatives IN the State Legislatures Oh
their reSpectice Terms. Those in Halic Vhigs.
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Notice to North Carolina s. Virginia Merchants
STEVENSON & MEDDELL IMPORTERS AND


STEVENSON & WEDDELI. IMPORTERS AND
CJoBBEIs OF STAPLE AND ASCY Dry GOODS, Petesburg
Ia Now offer to the trade, large commanding
ment of British and Continental Goods, together
large stock of DOMESTIC FABRICS purchased before the
cent advance in prices
Merchants respectfully invited to call and
assortment feel confident offer great induce
ments to purchasers be found in this any
market.
n. d. ORDERs PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
Petersburg Va, Sept. 6.
NJEW BOOKS.-Scotias Bards, illustrated; Pictorial
1V Field Book of the Revolution by b. J. LOSING vols.
royal Peruvian Antiquities by Marao Edward Pivcro
translated into English from the original Spanish by Fran
els Hawks D. D., Ill. D.. Crates History of Greece VOL
H.; The Complete Works of S. S. Coeridge with intro
duetory his Philosophical and Theological Opn
IONS Edited by Professor Shedd, vos VOL The Works
of Joseph Addison, Edited, with Critical and Explanatory
notes, by George w Greene The Works of Shakespeare
Edited by j. Payne C0lier ESD Al Health Trip to the
Tropics, by \. z. Willis; The Homes of the New World
Impressions of America by Frcdcrka Bremen; The Behav
Jour Book by Miss Sealie Philosophy of Sir VIM Hamilton
The Analogy of Ancient Craft Masonry Natural and
vealcd Religion by Charles Scott A NJ; Bleak House by
Charles Dickens ustayus Lndorme or Lead us not into
temptation" by Emile F. Caren The Daughter at School,
by Rev. Jno. Todd, ID. d., The Old House by the River
Temperance Tales and Hearth Stone revee by W Brown
For sale by w. i. POMEROY :
Raleigh Dec 16th 1853. g.
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Trays OINTMENT.-As supply of Gray's genuine
VI Ointment for sale Very low by :
esoldsboro' Oct 10. > io1E
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-28

The returns of the ages of the ladies, at
the last census in England, have given some
trouble, and "a slight correction has been neces-
sary. Those who in 1851 were between
twenty and twenty-five, must of course have
been between ten and fifteen at the previous
census; but the number of girls between ten
and fifteen in 1871 was not large enough to
grow into the goodly company who in 1881,
say that they are but between twenty and
twenty-five. The return, also, between thirty
and thirty-fve in 1851, is too small, as COM
pared with the return for the favourite age Of
twenty to twenty-five in 184l. After allow.
ing for immigration, and comparing the nun.
bers with those Of men, the Registrar-Gencra
and his assistants are of opinion inst about
thirty-fye thousand ladies who have entered
themselves as between twenty and forty, really
belong to the next age forty to sixty, to which
the body Of delinqucnts are transferred in the
calculations and tables accordingly. The
gentlemen who feel driven to this conclusion
very handsomely suggest, that those who made
these Misrepresentation, may have done sc
" because they were quite unconscious of the
silent lapse OF time, or because their imag
nation still fingered over the hours of the
younger agc;' but they are obliged to add
that it may have been because they Ghost
fooiishly to represent themselves younger thar
they really were, at the scandalous risk O
bringing the statements Of the whole OF theil
countrywomen into discredit."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-28

the seeding down of land Your correspond
ent states that he cannot get "clover or herds
grass to catch, when sown with oats, according
to the time-honored CUSTOM" which, suppose,
is sowing it with the grain in the spring.
Farmers are generally quite lndisposed to
adopt any new manner OF performing the
routine OF their labors,-5ut the repeated fail
ures in my own case, and that Of my neigh
bors, to get land to catch well, when seeded
in the spring, induced me to question the
correctness of the idea Of spring being the
best to SOW grass seed After losing good
many bushels of seed during the past FIVE or
six years, by sowing with oats in the spring
/ concluded last fall, that would try the
experiment of seeding six acres in the iall
and though the trial Of any new mode Of
farming for one year only, is not sufficient to
establish its correctness, or incorrcctness,
yet the success which attended the expert
ment was most satisfactory, for | cut this
year my heaviest grass from the field thus
seeded. | have not before during several years
past, obtained SO good grass the first year after
seeding and | attribute the cause entirely
to the fact Of seeding in the fall.
1t is perfectly reasonable to suppose, that
seed sown in the fall would be more likely to
do well, than if sowm in the spring, because
it is well known that grass seed self-sown or
deposited by grass left standing, almost
always catches and grows better, than that
sown in the spring. The main reason why it
does not succeed when sown with oats in the
spring is because it cannot withstand the dry
weather which we usually have in summer
f Where it can be sown very early, as for in-
stdnce, with winter wheat, its chances for
success are greater; but, even then, | should
prefer to seed in the fall.
Where sown in the fall, it should be sown
in September, or before the TALL rains com.
mencc, so that it may get sufficiently started
to withstand the winter.
, That which sowed in the fall was sown Oh
, stubble, without any dragging; nor do | think
it needs any, for it came up very thick and
, nice. N. NJ. CARPENTER.
Ellington, A. Y, August, 1854
... Rural Nem- YORKER.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-28

APEEpLExED IR1sIIMAN.-A few days since
a gentleman connected with one of our coun-
try towns, accompanied by his Irish servant,
had the misfortune to have his vehicle smashed
up, and himself and companion thrown vlo-
lently to tho ground, by his horse taking
fright and running away. The gentleman
was somewhat bruised, but not seriously. His
principal loss was that of his wig, which had
been shaken off; and on picking himself up,
he found Pat in much worse condition,
holding on to his head with the blood trickling
through his fingers, and his masters wig in
his other hand, which he was surveying with
the most ludicrous alarm and horror. "WeIl,
Pat, said his master, are you much hurt 4"
"Hurt is it? All, master, dear, do you see
the top of my head 2" Pat, in his terror
and confusion, had mistaken his masters port
able headpiece for his own natural scalp,
and evidently regarded his last hour as arri-
ved,-BOstoa CAron.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-28

from her parents. Their supplications, and
those Of the girl herself, were unavailing
for, although she had lover, she was not
formally betrothed she was consequently
carried off to the harem. During the night
her lover entered the Photographers, and in
a low voice commenced singing beneath tho
windows Of the harem, in the hope that she
would hear him. Socn window was opened,
and some one leaped out. Fearing that his
singing had betrayed him, he fed; but as he
heard nothing more, he crept, back, and
found his beloved caught in the branches ola
tree, which had broken her descent to the
ground. He helped her down, and they
prepared for fight, but being overheard, they
were pursued and caught, and in the morning
they were brought before the Srdar; when
the latter had heard the circumstances of the
case, he exclaimed, 81 see that in the sight
of God you were already betrothed. Lovers
so true should never be parted; live happily
together, and God be with you!"-Baror
Won HarhauStns Sketches.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-28
e LlFO RNlA STEAMERS
Carrying the u. =. NsaiIS.

IMPORTANT REJECTION IN RATES OF PARE -
Through Tickets, including Transit of the
istlimus.
order of the POSTMASTER General the United Suites
~ Man steamers WI hereafter be- despatched direct
Nrw YORK Ia Aspuw ALL an The Jtha,i 20tl eneh ui,h
excepting when ihose dates sunday and then
The DAYS Of sailing will be postponed To follow Mon
lay
rcguar u. :. Mail Steamer i'll leave Panama for San
Francisco, ,immed ate arrival If the Atlantic mus
aud messengers thus securing passengers by The mail line
a SURE aud SlOkT passage, without any dercni, on
the srhmus.
Passengers aie landed at the Railroad Depot, Asrin
wall FREE EXPENSE The RailiUad BEN. ia opera
tim, and cars unning 10 within IL miles OF Panma Fix
hours only are required for cTossi ~ the l'ihnns.
Tickets mast be signed by Of TIE Conniny's Agents
befor they win be recognized by the Agent nj Panama.
and Tickets thus igued be Obtained # the only
thu,zrd Agent the pioifc Mail Steam slip company
In his Cny. g. h. BARTLETT. Areht
No ~ Broad SIttpt.
Boston. July e5th, 1854. 1921
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-28

The following rich scene recently occurred
in one Of our courts of justice between the
Judge and Dutch witness ali the way from
Rotterdam :--Judge.-What's your native
language? Witness.-l pc no nativ; rs q
Dootchmon. Judge-Whats your mother
tongue? Witness--O, fader say she pc all
tongue Judge.-In an irritable tone),
What language did you speak at the cradle 2
Witness.-I It'd not speak no language in tie
cradle at all only cried in Dootch. There
was general laugh, in which the judge, jury
and audience joined The witness was inter-
rogated no further about his native language.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-28

Loss OF THIRDLY. The Rev. Mr.. D. of
- had the custom Of writing the beads OF
his discourse on small slips of paper, which
he placed on the Bible before hul, to be used
in succession. One day, when he was ex-
planning the second head he got IL little warm
and came down with such a thump upon the
Bible with his hand, that the ensuing slip fell
over the edge of the pulpit, though unper-
ceiyed by himself. On reaching the end Of
the second head, he looked down for the third
slip; but alas! it was not TO be found
Thirdly" he cried, looking around with
great anxiety. After a little pause, 4" Thirdly"
again he exclaimed, but no Thirdly appeared
Thirdly, say, my BRETHREN" pursued the
bewildered clergyman, but not another word
could he utter At this point, where the
congregation were partly sympathizing with
his distress, and partly rejoicing at such a
decisive instance of the improperly Of using
notes in preaching, which had always been
an unpopular thing in the Scotch clergy, an
old woman rose up and thus addressed the
preacher " If am not mistaken, sir, | saw
Thirdly fly out of the east window quarter
Of an hour syne." 1t is impossible for any
but Scotchman to conceive how much this
account Of the loss Of thirdly was reIshcd
by that part of the congregation which con-
demned the use Of notes.-Chambers.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-28

KEEPING SWEET PorAToEs.-Georgc ID.
Norris, Of New-Market in the northern part
Of Alabama, and within few miles of the
Tennessee line, where the thermometer some
times sinks to zero, and again soon rises so as
to render fire uncomfortable, has been for
many years past very successful in keeping
the sweet potato. lie expresses the opinion,
in the Farmer Companion, that sweet pota-
o,s may be kept as well at the north as at
the South. He does not usually lose over
peck in 400 bushels.
Hismethod is in substance ae follows: Pro-
vide good open shell, on dry, well-draiuol
piece OF ground, around which good trench
is cut. AS soon as the autumna trosts have
killed the leaves, rnr'fu'A dig the potatoes,
handling them as if eggs, and make piles OF
them under the shed, each pile containing say
~ or 70 bushels. The separate piles are for
the sake Of removing a portion as wanted,
during warm weather in winter. without
disturbing the rest. Immediately cover each
pile thicky with good 1oarat tram (aOt hny, }
as light Injuries them, and the straw with a
foot Of earth. The shed keeps the whole dry.
This is the whole process. 1t is found much
better than packing in barrels with sand,
which retains the moisture and rots them.
The moisture Is absorbed by the straw. They
should never be bruised.
The most successful keeper OF the rommon
potato whose practice we ever knew, always
covered his large heaps (I0-or 80 busheis)
with straw packed Ii foot thxk. which absorbed
the unnecessary moisture, 50 that he rarely
lost peck in these large heaps. Only 3
or inches Of earth was needed outside the
straw; and if he had covered the whole With
wi n shfd, doubtless the roots wuuj have
been still more secure from any daH5er.-
COnutrN GeAt.lMnM
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-28

Oh, But GooD.-A certain old gentleman
had three sons; the two eldest were remark
able for their 6lial piety and obedience, and
were consequently beloved by all who knew
them. The youngest, on the contrary, was
an incorrigble scapegrace, and was hated as
much as the others were loved. The old
gentleman, in the common course of human
events, got sick, and assembled his family
about him, to have his will read in their pres
ence. 1t was as follows: "To my eldest
son, William, bequeath all my landed prop
erty," &C.; to which William replied, "Fa-
Their, | hope you may live long to enjoy it
yourself, " 70 my second son, Edward,
bequeath all moneys now in my bankers
hands: together with my house and house.
bold furniture" The second made substan-
g, tally the same answer as the first. Then
turning to the youngest son, who was wait
ing with silent anticipation for his own divis-
ION 0. the property, the old gentleman said
" as lot you, you proAigate, reprobate,
leave you shilling to buy d rope to hang
yourself. 10 the surprise and CONSERVATION
OF all present, he answered in the same mons
strain Of the others, Father, l hone Won
will live long and happy to enjoy it your.
self"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-28

The following rc,nVdir> art Uttrt,t 10 the 4,ui4,e
as the b st, most perfect viii h med cal can
afford. AYEhS ChTi ARrIC ilLl.> have been pre-
pared with the utnost skill VIII h the medical pro
fcSSlon OF this age possesses, AMI Iher elects show
they have virtues which surpass any combination
of medicines Hitherto known Other preparations
do more or les goed; Uut tn cures such dangerous
coupi UNITS, 50 quick and sureiV, rs to prove
efficacy and power to uprot disease bel Oml any
thing which men have known before. by removing
the ob>rnc tons Of the internal organs and stmu
lahng them into healthy action. they renoyate the
fountains OF Life and ygor-helth courses anew
through the body, and the sick man is well again.
They arc adapted to disease, and disease only, for
when taken by one in health they produce but lit
tie effect This is the perfection of medicine. 1t
is antagonstic to di ease, and no more Tender
children may take them with impunity. If they
are sick they will them, ii they are well thu;
will do them 10 harm.
Give them to some patient who has been pros
trated with bilious COM lan see his bent-up. tot
tering form strighten with strength again; SEE his
long-lost appetite return see his cammy features
blossom into health. Give them tn some sufferer
whose foul blood has burst out III scrofdla ill lis
skin is covered with sores; who stnds, or sits, or
lies in anguish. lie has been drcnchcd inside and
ont with every potion which ingenuity could sug-
gcst. Give him these PILLS, and mark the effect
see the scbs tall from his body; the new, fair
skin that has grown under them; sec the late lcpcr
that is clean. Give them 10 him whose angry
hum rs have planted rheumatism in his joints and
bones move him, and he screcches with pain he
too has been soaked through every muscle of his
body with linilncnts and s,lyes give him these
PILLS 70 purify his blood; thew NAV not cure him,
for alas. there arc which no mortal power can
reach; but mark, he walks with crutches now, and
noyy he walks alone they have cured him Give
them to the lean. sour. hnrcnrl jvSncntic whose
guaw,ng stomach has lonn ayn o,icnI avor, .,ni,,.
rom Mis- face and every muscle f,o,n ii. hnd; 60
his appetite return and with il his heulth SEQ ibr
new inrn. Sec her I'm, w,s r,T,nt Nth ho,I,,
and luyclmess hl,strd and ,on OWL, ,ri,hor;,,,,
away want Of eyrrcse nr ,ner,.i ,,,,,"inb ~
conn Ia, lin H., H.. \ - a ~, '' va
cans NJ direst;n ,ss,int ''v ,,.a,;na IN
they do their Office IL Her lIod !. y,atod b .,.r
be,tb is zone G,o hor 49, o' n,u - nea
the vital principle into renewed vieor, to cast out
the ohstrnctinns aud ;nr,so =, 800, - he ;,, th
blood Now lnok oo,;u-tna ,"'u tau
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-28

TIE ENGLISH QUARTER OF GRAIN.-There
is some misrepresentation existing, says an
exchange, as to the quantity of grain contain
ed in an English quarter. 1t is eight Win
chnster bushels, which is our measure. The
quarter contains eight Imperial bushels, about
eight and a quarter oil our bushels. The
Winchester bushe was the standard in Eng
land until 1926, since which time the lmpe-
rial bushel has been the standard.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-28

II remember" says Lord Bidcn, Mr.. JUS
tice Gould trying case at York, and when
he had proceeded for about two hours, he o.
served, Here are only eleven jurymen iii
the box: where is the twelfth ?' Please you,
my lord said one of the eleven, he has gone
away about some other business, but has left
his verdict with me.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-28
To Married Wien.

lie Und rsgned viii give Information on n very ins,
eSihg aud impn mani subject which will IL, value
'"t nun h"i aud tihrs IL CO., by man led
PIE ~ any age % condition in life, The ,f,tmn,.n vi
10 N'h by NAL past paid leo address through th
same source neccn iauLc ~ one dollar.
NJ. y. LOVEIOY, NJ ~
n Z This rs - huH.bu the iuurmaiinn Is warrant
Ell t. be amply iftetcry he money IN he returned
a. Tiers shnM b. dir cted To" NJ. H. tovEJuY NJ. u.
boS ~ Mass ,, with plain signature aud address tor f
turn.
Boston, June 81, 1884 3,,w3