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A DISTINGUISHED FARMER STRANGER.-The Zoolo-
gical Gardens have obtained a attraction. A
female hippopotamus-or a "Hippopota- Missus,"
she is facetiously called in the Gardens-arrived
in Southampton last week, and was sent up to Lon
don on Saturday. The fellows met in great force
on Sunday to see the stranger and her Arab keeper
and she appeared in the Gardens under all
most as fierce that of the Nile. She is a suckling
and weighs ton already. She has cut four teeth /;
and is fed, so to say, with spoon. When feeding
time arrives, her mouth is opened by the keepers
hand, which is thrust in covered with milk and
corn meal and licked or laped by the animals lips
and tongue The male hippopotamus in the Zoolo-
gical Gardens has now a large number of teeth and
can eat corn. Soon after the hippopotamus was on
board the Ripon on Friday evening, the keeper re-
clined on his seat by the side of his pet for the
night and the den was lighted up by candle. To
crafty some visitors, the Arab rose, and slowly
moving about the den, muttering a doeful and
monotonous chant as if calling the huge beast the
latter seemed immediately excited, and its great
bulk Vhrated to and fro as if keeping time to the
measure of the keepers song. The stranger has
quite taste in music; for, any one of the band
playing over the den, the hppopotamus would
raise its head in the attitude of lstenng.-London
4theR@um
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At regular meeting of Wake Forest Lodge, No.
81, of free and accepted Masons, on the 18th Aug
ust, A. L. 1854, A. D. 1854 the Committee APP
death of JEREMIAH Dunn, who departed this life on
the 7th August, made the following report viz
WHEREAS, The great Ruler of the universe in his
wise Providence has called away from midst our
worthy brother, JEREMIAH Dunn, from life of use
fulness to his family friends and country trust
to far better state, being at the advanced age of
eighty years, nine months and thirty days, when he
departed this life,
Therefore ResoIred, That while we bow with rev.
erence and humility to this dspensation of Prov-
dence, will cherish in our hearts tue many
virtues of deceased friend and brother, who
was kind and ofectionate husband truly devo-
ted to the welfare of his children, kind and gener-
to his friends and hospitable to the stranger.
That whilst the many virtues Of our deceased
brother should serve example for 1ni-
taton are forcbly reminded by this sad dspen-
sation of Providence that too are MOI tails and
must dicthat long these clay tenements of ours
must be assigned to the tomb to mngle with their
mother dust, and spirits to go to that God who
gave them.
That while we mingle our grief and deeply SYM
pathiZe with the widow and family of our deceased
brother, the Gospel of the grace of God teaches US
resignation to the will of Hcavcn-that the Lord
gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the
of the Lord.
That the members of this Lodge wear the usual
badge of mourning for thirty days token of our
respect and esteem, and that copy of the above be
forwarded to the widow of our deceased brother.
That copy of the above resolutions be forwarded
to the Editors of the Raleigh Standard and the Reg
lister for publication.
L. w. ROBERTSON, Sec'y.
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For the Standard.
DIALEcT1c HALL, Sept. Is, 1856

DIALEcT1c HALL, Sept. Is, 1854.
WHEREAS, The awful dispensation of IAN Advise Pro-
violence has taken from u.s. our late gifted and beloved
fellow-member, Basil NJ Thompson, who passed
from earth to eternity surrounded by all that could
soothe a passage through the valley and shadow Of
death and with dazzling prospects for future useful
ness and honor. AS faint tribute to his memory,
and in testimony of our grief,
Be 1T ResoJred, That as members of the same So
ciety to which he manifested ardent love- and in
which he gave evidences of high order of ability
and as felowstudent exhibited an amiable bearing
and friendly disposition, much lament his early
death.
Resolred, That we will endeavor to initiate his
strict morality, religious department, and his many
other good qualities, and that we will cherish the
warmest recollection of his standing among
Resolred, That we sincerely condole with his be-
reaved and much afflicted relations, and that wewil
mnge our tears with theirs at the common altar of
sorrow.
Resolred, That these resolutions be recorded and
copy of them sent to his relations and also to the
University Magazine, North Carolina Argus and
Standard for publication.
w. j. MONTGOMERY
j. w. EWING, ; Commit
G. DOWD,
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LKARstSG Trade. II is lamentabe fact that
many pareI41s consider the learning of mechan
ieal trade disgrace. and gnoble-worthy only
OF slave and SEND out their sons into the world an
eIcurnbrance rather than useful members of society.
People TOO often Judge by their outside appear
cF seeming 10 forget that it is the heart that
s-itutes the gentleman, and that the raiment man
test of gentity than the beard
that he wears upon bis face. Labor and gentility
not antagonists; and the connection between
them IN their true meaning is close, that they
almost inseParai,e. We do not pretend to say that
eEefy Kan who 3aboTS is gentleman, but labor is
necessary 70 develop the good traits Of the heart,
and preyent ideness from planting the weeds of dis
spation, which TInOus to the young. All
great men hard workers; and in no other way
could they have attained the position they hold The
most despised calling may be made honorable by
the honor Of its professors; will any trade de-
grade the man that is intrinscaly pure. 1t is the
heart the mind, the intention carried into the work
that enrobles degradcs him who is engaged in
Let not parents who almost compel their sons to
spend their time in idIeness and consequent debauch
cry ana dissipation, who teach their sons to be-
heye that labor degrades them and that the knowl
edge OF a mechanical trade is a stain character,
ever complain of disappointed hopes in their chill
areH. The destiny of the child is, to some extent
Al the hands Of the parent and depends greatly up
Oh the principles inculcated by them. How many
poor, idle hesitating erring oucast is now creep
ing and crawling his way through the world, who
might have held up his head and looked the world
~ the face with unbla9ching eye, if his parents
bad given him trade and taught him that
Honor and fame from condition rise,
Act well your part there all the honor les
Mechanics often sneered at by certain class
pop-Sun gentry, because they fear not to acknowl
edge that he is acquainted with mechanical trade.
The man who does this is no honor to the race of
humanity mere popinjay, whose mind has been
taken complete possession of by the weeds of idle
ness. He has never contributed single mite for
the benefit of humanity, or done single deed for
the good of his fellow The world in him is
burdened with an existence that is curse to it.
battle with the storms that they must meet ere they
have sailed Tar upon the voyage of life Then they
can smile at the storm of adversely that may gather
over them IN future life, knowing that they have the
power within themselves to meet and conquer it.
Madison Visitor.
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HUMBOLDT Among the brilliant corps of scen-
tifc men who adorn Europe at the present day is
one acknowledged chief, who towers above all 9TH
ers. This is the venerable Alexander Won Hum
bolbt who at the age of four score and five years
still prosecutes with vgor and success his researches
in the broad domains ofscience. writer in Black
woods Magazine thus describes the eminent phil
osopher:
Gage sits slightly upon his active head. Still full
of unrecorded facts and thoughts he labors daily in
committing them to the written page-for the grave
he tells you, waits him early now and he must fin
ish what he has to do before he dies. And yet he
is as full at the time of the discoveries and
new thoughts Of others, and eager the young
student of nature gathering up fresh threads of
knowledge, and in following the advances Of the
various departments of natural science. And in so
doing it is characteristic of his generous mind to
estimate highly the labors of others, to encourage
the young and aspiring in vestigator to whatever
department of nature he may be devoted and to aid
him with his counsel, his influence and sympathy.
We found him congratulatng himself on the pos
session of power with which few scientific men
ing to himself and to the knowledge he had to diff
fuse the regard and attention of the masses of the
people in his own and other countries by clear
method and attractive STYLE
Humboldt resides in Berlin He is represented as
having lofty, massive brow, which, as it over
arches his rejecting observing eyes, seems at first
sight almost too large for the dimensions ofthe dody
and the general size of the man himself His massive
chin is indicative of rare tenacy of purposes ola per-
severance which for long life has enabled him I'M
ceasingly to augment the accumulated knowledge of
his wide experience, and continuously to strive
to spread it abroad
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correspondent of the Chicago Times writing
from Collect Illinois, under the date Of September
18th, says:
'Alr Douglas addressed very large and atten-
tive audience in this city yesterday afternoon, on
the Nebraska and Kansas acts and the order of
Know-nothings. He made most mastery and
powerful speech, Of three hours in length and was
triumphantly sustained by the audience. There
were people in attedance from all parts of this and
some of the adjoining counties, who went home sat
istied well gratified with the result Mr. Cod
ding and his fusion allies were present. and pro-
pounded some questions, the answers to which great
ly strengthened Mr. Douglass position. In the
ming the fusionists held meeting and Mr.. Cod
ding undertook to reply to Mr.. Douglas, but wholly
failed to answer his arguments. After he had
cluded, resolutions offered sustaining Cod
dngs views in opposition to those of Senator Dough
as; but the resolutions could not do, eren an tus-
ION meeting, and acere laid the table by decis-
are rote.
Everything passed off tremendously and not
hing could have been done satisfactory to the
friends of Nebraska, than the result of the two
meetings."
We also find the following in one of our exchan-
geS:
OTTAWA, Sept. 10. Senator Douglas arrived
in town last evening to fulfill his appointment here
to-day. The board of supervisors being in session
this morning, paid their respects to Judge Douglas
in body, to whom he made few appropriate
remarks.
'The Shields Guards, Capt, Fisher, turned out
in uniform, and when Judge Douglas appeared upon
the stand at o'clock, fired salute.
"He addressed the largest assembly ever congre-
gated in Lu Sale county, in the Park south of the
Court House. in speech of two hours and 40 min
utes, in which he indicated his course upon the
Nebraska-Kansas bill, and showed that the DEM
ocratc party con have fellowship with the Know
nothings. He was listened to with the most pro-
found respect during the whole speech by the i'm
mense crowd, and frequently applauded. At
the conclusion three hearty cheers were given for
Douglas, and three for Shields, when national sa-
lutte was fred by the Shields Guards, the throng
concurse of ladies graced the meeting with their
presence
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CALIFoRNIA-ITs INCREASE IN POPULATION The
nett increase of the population of California by the
sea route during the first six months of the present
year, has been Ala persons, and at the same ratio
for the rest of the year. the increase for l954 be
"a 1928. which is much beyond that of last year. In
addition to this there is large emigration across the
palms. sufficient to raise the total increase this year
to 1000. The most gratifying feature of the emf
grafton is that there is considerable relative in
crease of the female population, by which means
the proportion of the sexes in the States is being
equalized.
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TIFF WAR IN EUROPE is increasing the German en-
igration very largely, the people of that country
choosing rather to find peaceful homes in the Anne
rican wilderness, than to run the chance of getting
their brains dashed out for the glory of some imper
al master petty prince no better than themselves
For the eight months commencing with January and
ending with August the returns show total of ar
rivals at New York, of Irish, %, 54s German 49,
400 making with natives of other countries grand
total of 206414 Many of these German emigrants
are men of capital, who enrich the States in which
they settle with their savings well with their
labor. -.
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'HoRTs ON A FADED BoKA.

THORTS ON "A FADED BOhA.
bi JEEMs SHOCKS.
In looking over my trunk one da
l lit onto old boka
Immegitly thorts come into my he'd
& thus to the boka sed-
Pore dried up thing what made faid
And rinkle up like a ole made
What made u luze your sweet perfume
Which had about the middle of gune.
A lass whut a lesson in u I'VE
tn awl hu see you with thare ize
But moast ov awl shod the fare seeks -s
Learn wizdum from u expecks.
Thare phorms so phare and plump to see
Like dead roaz leves will dryd up bee
Thare shoulders which they sho to awl
Will then be kivered with a shorl.
Thare round bare arms so very whyte
Will then be hid eileen out of sight
And various other of theez man killers
Will be conseeld by phyne nantillers.
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THE STATE FAIR!
DING'S EXHIBITIONIl!

" l.. HARDING WOULD RESPECTFULLY H.
zLs form those contemplating visit to the annual Ag
cultural Fair to be held ia October that he has selected
with immediate reference to their wants and wishes The
largest and most carried assortment of
RI AIDE CLOTHING
that it has ever been his pleasure to exhibit.
He would, therefore, suggest the important consider.
atoms of convenience and economy while they purchase
from ESTABLISHED CLOTHING EMpoRlUM RALEIGH
good garments can be made to order, at m prizes
as can be sold elsewhere.
EDWARD l.. HARDING
Fayetteville Street,
Raleigh, n C.
ember Is 1884 So
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Treasury DEPARTMENT, RALEIGH, n. c.,

n. C,l
SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
HStis office until 10 O'clock A NJ. of the 20h of Octo-
Der next for the purchase of hundred and thirty thou
issued by the State of North Carolina for the
on of the North Carolina Railroad
faith of the State all the stock held by the State in said
Road and the dividends arising from said stock pledg
ed for their redemption.
Proposals Will also be received the time the
purchase of hundred and yt,co thousand dollars
for the construction of the Weldon and CASTOR Railroad
and the improvement of the navigation of the Neuse and
Tar rivers.
Both classes of Bonds are by express enactment exempt
ed from taxation for purpose.
They will bear date the first day of July, 1854 and will
have attached for the interest
year Both interest and principal will be payable the
Bank of the Republic in the City of New York. unless
where the purchaser prefers to have them payable the
Treasury of North Carolina.
They will be issued in of one thousand dolloars
each.
Parties bidding will please address their letters endorsed
signed Raleigh N c. and will distinguish in their bids
the particular class of Bonds which they bid They
will also state what point and what kind of funds they
propose to pay.
The bids will be opened O'Clock A. NJ. of the Goth
of October next in the presence of the Governor the
rotary and Comptroller of State, and of G. W. Mordeca
President of the Bank of the State of North Carolina
The undersigned the of accepting such bids
in whole or In part be deemed most advantageous
to the State.
Successful bidders will be required as soon as informed
of the acceptance of their bids to depose in Bank the
amount of their bids with theaccrued from
July last to the credit ofhe Treasurer of the State ofNorh
Carolina This deposite be made in the Bank of the
Republic New Yorl-the Bank the State North Car
elna-or the Bank of Cape Fear, Raleigh.
Documents showing the great of the State
and the small amount of her indebtedness may be had
at this office application to Messrs Brown and De-
Rosett City of New York.
D. W. COURTS
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DREPARATIoN FOR tn,


~, WINTER CAMPAIGN, 1s54555 a., Ii An
Thing BAZAAR. Having completed the az. The CTI ca
lions to our wholesale department which be All
contract the past season, have the peas oecn S
noi 9at 6oah me lover and upper rooms Of &
assortment of seasonable and Fashionable IEtI The &
played at the same time in the Old Dominin err T.
invite especial attention TO the quality w., The f.
slyle no price OF their clothing believing thar A.
sEects nhas unrlvaled claims tupon the att 90. III all ,
wholesale purchaser. Especial attention iS on Of G
Tunes to the selection of Sizes so that fho gwen
small stock Will only have those sizes who'll
ty OF customers, and leaving them with clean t me maj
close of the season. '"N Stock At
Our stock comprises every thing properly ho,.. :
the Ready made Clothing and Gentlemen's belonging +,
mess, i'll part as follows: uini shirgt 4
French French Black Dress and Froek Coats, 81,
American and German Ht1
Fancy, dress and frock coats of every d; ;, 6ht
Cloth, Cashmere, Tweed and Beaver Sact 'I[a6e CO.,
Fr0cks and Paletos, varying in prices from rcn a Sat
Over Goats of every suitable STYLE of ,,o,a.
from the lowest to the finest grade ~ III hUkg
Cloaks, Caledonians, Julien and Tama
PANTs-ln our large and choice assortment no,
styles to suit all tastes, black Cashmere and y foul
co1ors. ie9 and Nii
VEsTs-Rich Plush, Velvet, Grenedine FIorou,
Baratha Silk Cashmere, Imitation Cashmere RIhe I'd
cy Cloth Black and Fancy Satin Farmers S ind FL.
large assortment of party and wedding vests not
Our Furnishing Establishment is well sunnIiod -.
rything pertaining to that branch of the business tg
Shirts, Collars, black and fancy Cravas Stct Scrs
Drawers, Money Belts, Dressing Gowns &C. &c 05s ea
will be uniform and low goods of the same Pre-;
be purchased in the Northern cities. 4'"n'y Gu
To the cash and prompt paying purchaser we soI;i
to examine stock before making their purchases I'll
A. s. SHAFER & co
Clothing Bazaar, cor. Syc and iiool
ami 0nTS
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Great Britain occupies the first rank both in the
quantity and quality of her coal production. The
amount which she yearly produces is 80, 900, 900
tons; Belgium comes next, with 5000 900 tons the
United States is put down at 5000 900, though we
have seen the statement elsewhere that the pro-
Prussia 100000 and Austria about 7oO,o
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NEusE RIVER IMPROVEMENT. From the Beaufort
Halcyon of the 29th ult, we learn that the Neuse
tors complain of want of funds to enable them to
proceed with as much rapidity as they would desire
So much of the prosperity of Newbern depends
upon the success ofths work that her citizens should
not permit the Company to be delayed
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A head of lettuce, solid as cabbage head, two
feet in diameter was lately sent California editor
just to show what it grew to in that soil.
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franklin says, poor man must work to find
meat tor hls stomach; rich one, to find stomach
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MUTUAL

~ REENSBOROUGH MUTUAL LIFE IN
INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY. This Com
pany offers inducements to those wishing to effect Insur
Those who take Policies of Insurance for Life and those
may be realized from n accumulated Premium Fund
and from the large of Deposits the Trust De-
partments of the Company which kept actively
ployed.
Policies of Insurance issued the applicants life
or on the lives OF slaves for year, term of years.
moderate rate of premium.
Deposits of money received in the Trust Department
the operation of which is that of Savings Bank-and the
deposoIs allowed interest at the rate of per per
annum for any time not exceeding four MONTHS per
four and exceeding six months; and per cent
for any time six months
Pamphlets containing full and particular information
forwarded to any required address
D. P. WEIR Sec de- Treas
Greensborough, N. G. September l, 1854. Sly.
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NOTICE.-WISHING TO CLOSE UP OUR BUSI-
~ NESS at Monterey, Johnston county, will sell the
whole of possessions, towt: Between eight
hundred of land three hundred of which have
been boxed two good Dwelling Houses two Store Houses
tiers for Dstery purposes and the he'll
thiest places in the country.
Any wishing to engage in the Distllery business
would do well to make early application The situation is
Is miles frosl Raleigh 80 from Fayetteville 10 IL to the
nearest point Cape Fear Possession will be given 1st
January, 1856, earlier if desired.
LEACH BANKS.
September 9, 1854. S4+t
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Clothing Bazaar, cor. Syc and iocl =,
Petersburg, September 3, 1854. as st.
A RARE CHANCE FOR sPECTI4T7S>,

"a I,A IOr
N The Subscriber offers for sale tract of lana ON
miles southwest of Raleigh the Akin Road 3 NJ
there is in successfuloperaton splendid steam cTcm
mill, cutting from two thousand five hundred ia GTr
and feet of lumber per day. "' 'n'<
The said tract of land contains 500 acres and is mas
mirably adapted to the Iurpentine business beinr M
ali pine woods and besdes there is yet sutTcas le
ty of timber to keep the Hill in operation for eog
BILE length of time. ~'">Osa
Wishing to dispose of this property, will make tIs
accommodating to any one wishing to buy 'Ii
For further particulars, apply to me- Editors Of -
metropolitan" We
Raleigh, Sept. 10, 1854 1nS9 .-l g.
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Raleigh, Sept. u, 1854.

NJEW BOOKS.-The Life and Epstlcs of 81 p5
Ia by the Rev. W. ]. Conyheare, and the Rev J. s H
son. History of Greece, from the Earliest times to tie
man Conquest, by William Smith, LID. Editor of Dict
aries of Greek and Roman Antiquities Biography 5
Mythology and Geography with an Appendix by Geo S
Greene The Captains of the Roman Republic by iIr%
Matte, late merchant in New Orleans translated from %
German Katherine Ashton, by Miss Sewell author t
Amy Herbert Experience of Life, &c. Progress and fr
er and Daughter. Home in the Valley, by Emile +. Can.
len. Fashion and Famine, by Mrs. Ann S. Stephens Ia
Mary, &c. Our Honeymoon and other Comcalities from
Punch Sunlight through the mist, being Conversions
between Mother and her Children on Luther and tie
Reformation, by Lady. For sale by
W. L. POMEROY
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Cheap PIace.--No. %, Fayetteville St.

WYE ARE NOW IN RECEIPT OF MOST OF OUR
w FALL purchases, which is more extensive than we
have heretofore had, and to which invite the whole
human race. Some may choose to call attention b.
of Northern printed Circulars sent to favored few-we
vite ALhe rich, the poor, the bond and The free COE
ONE. CONE ALL-examne stock, if they don't suit daf
buy.
We take this occasion to return Acknowledgements
the community by which have been literally
tanned. EVANS & COOKE
Raleigh, Sept. ~, 1854. 81
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HMT e have had Circulars struck off here else
w where-but by this we call attention to some
of GOODS viz Cloths, and Casimercs Vesting Ken
lucky Jeans, Satnetts Tweeds North Carolina Cashmere
very pretty article; every kind of Goods in fact for gen
temef's wear. EVANS & COOK