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The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-03-28

hRTFuL EXpEDIENr-A laborer in
Italy, employed in throwing down
rubbish from house, called to the
passengers to take care; but one of
them paying no attention to the warn,
ing, was wounded by stone. lie
c'ted the Van ut the court of Justice.
and demanded damages. A ceIebra.
ted advocate undertook the defence
OF the laborer; but finding it i'm.
possible to prove that his client had
really warned the passenger 10 take
care, ne had recourse to an expedient
to gain his object.
When the case therefore came TO
be tried: and the drlenGap, was asked
why he lsRd thrown -r1.5Vn iir7 sta,.y-.
fsod,eediesly,Tle stood ,mulo aud mo.
tionrless. The Judge repeated his
,sftiestan, but he maintained an obstisi.
ate silence; and when the Judge ex-
pressed his surprise.ut it, the advocate
said that his client was, unfortunately,
deaf and dumb. - ~
mo. ,"eeycfaitned the plaintiff;
off hissslafd, sit is false, it is, an eva.
sion; myself heard him very plainly
say, ''fake care!''t K
=, "And Why, tnen, did you not follow
hlS warn''igssss said the Judge, smil.
lng,sasshe dismissed- the case.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-03-28

How TO BEGIN BUSINESS. of
the wealtlicst merchants Of New. York
city tells Us how he commenced bus.
| mess:
entered q store and asked if n
clerk WAS not wanted. No in a
rough tone, was the answer, all being
too busy TO bother with mc--whcn !
reflected that if they did not want n
clerk, they might want a l,borcr; but
| vas dressed too fine for that. |
went to my lodgings, put on rough
Sarb, and the next day went into the
same store and demanded if they did
not want porter, and again, No, sir,
was the res onsc--whcn exclaimed.
in despair almost, a laborcrl Sir, ]
will work ut any wages. Wages is
not my object want to be useful in
| business. These last words attracted
their attentions; and in the end | was
hired as Il laborcr III the basement and
sub cellar 1T very low pay, scarcely
enough to keep body and soul tugclh.
or. in the basement and sub cellar |
soon attracted the attention Of the
c"unting.houSc and chief clerk. saw.
ed enough for my employers in little
things wa ted to pay my wages ten
times over, and they sum found it
out. did not let any body a'out
commit petty larccnics without remon.
STRANGE and threats of exposure, and
real exposure if rcmonstlanccs would
not do.
il | WAS wanted at 8 4. NJ, never
Srow!ed, but told every body to go
home, 'and will see everything right.
| loaded off at day bre k packages for
The morning boats, or carried them
myself. In short, soon became in.
d'spcnsable to my employers, and |
rose, and rose, until became head of
the house, with money enough as you
see, to give me any luxury or any pc.
SitIcn u II ercantilc man can desire for
himself and children in this great city.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-03-28

| -H11 100. - E=----
Il Suspicious 7uuerp IN New Or.
lea"s.-Mr. VIM. Il. Magi!I, al, CID
Icxian, now living in Burnett county
and Il gentleman in whose statements
| we PLACE III" utmost cnnG.lencn rel.
ted To us. circlnsi!siicss aad occurren.
ees cahhected with a,certaint f,5nnsio VI 5giiif
,Ntesag orleans. near the steamboat
larding, that demand Investigation :a,.
:thed,alidgs1 authorities OF thatsSi.
jiJy. AhS MaSjllwent to>,heI t5tise in
sthuest tislissie beng convenient TO the
1 landmg sfete he deBarked from "A
Mississippi steamerpwith tile purp5osc
of remaining until he took !, passu &c
iii Harris q Morgan's steamer, Tor
Galvesto,ri he had under his ,ehufse
three families of ladies andstheir chill.
dren. and several negroes; after errnlsA
E.s!, and whilc.<M NJ. WAS Out; on,
business, the families were shown to-
lheif rooms. They found the bcd.I
steads anaS;wails stained with fresh
blood and several newly fnm5esbyitea
Holes. K AIN; Jofs flleSparty ia
tti ouglta habss sESssasI Io 81 q
seeurndfid il rodihi. .slsksadlblSlfef gas ID
concIavc Of rutiahly fookiithg nl..n, slirf
III aYoI hsE Observation-Disclosures o.! y,
was ioadmg q revol veF.tf Tic lad as
beeame.ss alarmed, aNl ..ito,n' The con:
hcf5gna' : character .os the nersoins
seen nSabout thes House Mr. isMagill
.Leesa .ieS i ,satisiedtthat~it was .4la5pIucr
f"r hi-n o&llpse S1,uler' his charge. =
Ou asking for bis biA, they Gshaving
onss taSen sbreakhss the Keeper ol
the house, u. woman /. .$eXasbitantIf
demanded. $40, which htssF*paid. ,tef
ter leaving the place, .Mr:,s8t.js9as
informed thatsit Mass E. susP
house, and. if reports 8es strue, his
iifei if he had moneys F9ofsss ne gfp pass
might not have beenIysatss aetef;
getting on board the Texas -sfcamet,
i Mr., Nj 'ssnephew found somefEof the
same negroes, seen at the tavern, on
board, and at. thejnstauce of Mr.. M :,
he ii'tcrrogated sobe ol stlle younger
ones as to MhonStlmy. belonged, &c.
| The reply. was that they were brought
to the house in New Orleans from
Montgomery, Ala, by a Mr.. .Shackel
ford: thatson the inorning5of embark
ing on the Texas steamer they were
told tha, Mr.. Shackelfurd lad. sold
them, and left ,heStity"in a steamer
before day. Mr.. Magill believes
that The owner of The negroes has n,est st
foul play" ,ald ttatatlleyswsTe run
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-03-28

[sELEcTED.] =. g
Where is ah HH0nlc 2 80. e.
g !" Where is thy hoWe sI:asked childs$
In lies bright morn iIig7 gay. y y.
"Qn yonder mountains broty,' ,'a.gshe1 said
sAaa 10y glslaa aaEasas
i asked a sailor he replied
~" IT'S un:ths,Toiling sssleis Is. ] g..
z The fre aada satloES;s lIieS tes:S.
y re restless waves for ;lne sSs,
Il asked. an orphan, and he 5said,3 ~ E..'f
z "'Alas1 Isllave no home - -, %'' {"
MY friends and parents uIl are dead,
I No splaceI call my own"
Iasked an aged white haired man,
And whit was hs reply?
Upwards he pointed, SAILED, and said,
"My home is IN the sky
"My heart is there, and all love
Have left me long ago.
TO dwell with Christ, their Saviour there
= Soon shall follow TOO. s,4 ~ "
Where IS hy,;oms dear render say
lsolt i.i.e| % or here, ,2S,sssF -
Al things or earth must fado away, =
s;s,a N \. ust quietly disappear! u ;
TbenfhNthy!heart on things above i%
9s {. Thou art stranger hero; :; si.
81: And lsfthy only QhjcetI;Aes ( /.
a To find 4 mansion l 81 !'ere: S s., i.
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Poetry.
Written for the Banner.
E'O Annie.
ny X.

Mid is the setting sums aitcipcr'h ray.
Enleeblod when he sinks in western skies.
Streaking the clouds with bcauty's varied
dies
Calmy bright, and closing Fsaudy day;;
Sweet is the fragrant breath OF jocund
May,
As led by spring, she glads our eager eyes,
So long enurcd TO winters cru6ilIcs,
And forced to pine beneath hs rugged
sway: Il
Yet not the setting suns a,tcmpcr'd hcn'n
Nor breath SO fragrant, ,io' all jocund May,
Fer half so mild. or. ti,als SO swcc; can
~ saam,;
''AS thou, So sweetly fair, 81 softly gay.
Dear maid, sole ohicrt of my love Supreme,
My heart 10 thee Shall constant no nag
.Ff - =
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MallsWiii$<teW staulIsSare lie slaast
aiaSiqys tso discover thosepf tSthe 81 % ss,
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-23

"Grammercy, that would be an i'll recon-.
pense for this gift" said Edward laughing
No, no, methnks / owe this young man some
better return, since the fate of England's crown
was in his hands, and he gave it to me. You
are free, Sir Amias Bourchier, and in posses
sion OF your lands, to which we will add two
of my Lord Warwick's manors and if We will
come to court, we will do you all honor, for the
saints alone know whether, among all my fol,
lowers, ] could find one as faithful to me as We
have been to your master"
"Doth King Edward misdoubt his servants
fidelity 2" said the chancellor
Il shall never again mistrust yOprs, my
lord, " returned Edward, smiling bitterly, for
| shall never again have occasion"
Surely We will not" said the astonshed
chancellor, " for my faith hath indeed been
tried
1t hath, my lord, and been found wanting:
on which side would George Neville have
ranked himself if | had not gained the victo-
ry 2" and Edward, who, while he loved the
treason, hated the traitor" laid some papers
before him. "We will dispense with your ser
vices, my good lord, continued Edward, "and
that ye may have more time to devote to spir-
itua matters, we will give We safe lodging at
the castle of Hammes" To this stern fortress
George Neville was soon conveyed, where, af-
ter captivity of four years, broken-hearted,
and we hope repcntant, he died
DIR. Bourchier sadly returned to his cell at
st. Martins lie Grand, but never again to con-
suit the the stars he burnt his huge volume,
he broke his astrolabe, and in prayer and peni-
tence passed the short remnant of his days.
Sir Amias Bourchier lived long and happily
he fought under the banner of Richmond at
BoSworth field, and rose high in favor with the
victorious monarch !; but he soon retired from
court, to employ his old age in instructing his
numerous grandchildren and often did he re-
late to them, in solemn warning, the story Of
EARL WARwICK's SEAL RING.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-23

Earl WarWick's Seal Ring.
BY MISS LAWRENCE.

"If there be one that can fOrctell
The first DEGREES of fate he, too, should know
What Is within the everlasting book
OF destiny decreed cannot by wit
Or man invention be dissolved or Stunned"
IODOTIC RARRy
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-23

Swiftly and joyfulIy did the succeeding
months pass on. The Red Rose throughout
the land was triumphant Warwick had been
appointed protector of the kingdom Edward
of York was an exile, and, honored and fat
tered both by the earl and his brother, his
grandson rising each day in favor, the canon
Of St. Martins thought not Of evil 10 come, or,
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-23

The quality of the plows entered for pre-
miums must be determined by actual trial.
in the presence Of the Judges on Farming I'm,
plemcnts
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-23

Competitors for premiums On bacon hams
preserved meats, dried frnits and other article
OF this class, are required to furnish writer
statement Of the mode of curing and preserv
ing the same.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-08-22
Of tAf.
RALEloH, q. O.
Wednesday, August %, 1865
A positiye Advancement.

Subscribers ceiring their papers scith q red marc
are thereby notified that an Janr ,Oceks from the re-
ceipt of the first number thus married., their sub
cription gears Mill expire; and aaless rene'Oed
,oithin that time, the paper sOiu be Discontinued
This rule wiu be inferibly adhered to.
Nv~O10lN0-0o~0H
RRPEALED-The Commissioners, last week
repealed the Ordinance preventing the Hogs
running at large. This was done on the re-
ccmmendation of our Physicians, who say
the health of the city is doubtless promoted
by the hogs consuming the vast quantities o.
decaying vegetable matter constantly thrown
into our streets at this season of the year.
In this connection, it is due to the City
Police thus publicly to award them praise
for the a~lacrity and efficiency with which
they are carrying out the s~anatory regula
tions of the Board; and also to congratulate
our citizens generally upon their promptnes
in responding to the call made upon them i
making use of means to maintain the exec
lent state of health with which our City
now blessed. We hope it will be continues
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-08-22
Faith in the People.

Next to faith in God, faith in the wisdom
and virtue of the masses of the people, Is
one of the leading duties of an American
citizen, and is one of the surest evidences of
a right minded, right thinking, right acting
man. The demagogue processes to have it;
the politician has it lin his creed j but it is
only received as a truth, and acted upon as
a fact, by those who are themselves we'll
principled, pure and patriotic. There are
those who, reasoning from themselves as a
weak and corrupt center, continually despair
Of the republic. and are perpetually concoc-
ting some financial or political schemet to save
both it and themselves. But, stronger than
those great chains Of internal improvement
which bind together the extremes of our ex-
tended territory stronger than party ties or
political or--a-----A+ nm
doubling. unwavering Faith. This Faith
standing by our State and National capitols
would strip them Of all duties which could
be performed by the people at home. II
looks to the people as the legitimate abode OF
6 all local legislation. 1t is the absence of this
AoAbdS ia II IIduCe uulIeS the DallOI with
! the bayonet that in England prefers certain
defeat, under an imbecile aristocracy, 10
, testing the power, vigor and efficiency of til,
low born and untitled. It's absence is eveI
supplied with tho presence of its opposite
g and it so becomes the vice of despotisms, the
excuse of tyrants, and the political Cypress
of imam. The people are the only Sovereign
who will not do wrong.
The nations of the old world are conyul
sed. Giant despotisms are in conflict. Blu
over our happy land Peace spreads her gen
> tie wings, and, under the benedictions of tn,
Prince of Peace, we dwell securely. Calm
d but obserVant spectators of a war waged 70
Y the supremacy Of despots and establishe,
: churches, we are neither joyous over thei
= victories or depressed by their defeats. Lei
1t change to a war for the rights of man, tn
establishment Of civil and religious liberty
Tor the restoration Of elaborated n~ationali
f ties and the throbbings of the nationa
heart will be felt by every struggling an
down trodden people. Millions will sympa
thise, millions Will pray, millions, if neces
sary, will fight.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-08-22
Yellow Fever.

We are deeply panied to notice. that the
Yellow Fever is on the increase at Ports
mouth and Norfolk, and that great distress
exists among those who have not left these
cities, for the necessaries of life. Our neigh
boring towns are contributing to their relief,
and we hope the people of Raleigh will not
be behind-hand in this " labor Of love-"
We notice the deaths Of several prominent
citizens of both places since our last;'and
that the Mayor of Norfolk, Mr.. Broughton,
Jr., of the Norfolk Herald, and others wer'
laying dangerously i'll. Commodore Barron
had suffered a relapse and his death wa
hourly expected.
We give under our News Head, the lates
accounts of the disease received up to tn
hour of going to press. Nearly all bushes
was suspended in both Norfolk and Port
m Outh.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-08-22
For the Spirit of the Age
Arbatus Flowers,
BY LOTTIE LINWooD.

BY LOTTIE LIN WOOD.
Bring arbatus flowers all fair and dripping
With sweetness from the blest old leaf
strown lies
OF natures world Cathedrals, where are trip
ping
Her nymphs, and fairies in the sunbeam's
smiles.
Give me these pearly gems, these waxen
flowers,
Made glorious with the impress of ourGod!
Whose sweet eyes open with the first prim
showers,
That bloomed in paths my early childhood
trod.
They are like smiles, thoughts, our souls be-
dewing,
With fragrant freshness from the hand d.
vine
These gifts that Flora Ger the worlds be-
slowing
These earliest, sweetest, dearest flowers of
mine!
Yes, bring Arbatus flowers for with their
coming,
There are sweet thoughts Of dear ones in
the sky,
Who 'mong eternal flowers now are roaming,
And shall gather Nth them by and 6y.
Hartford, Conn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-08-22
Home.

Aenophen, in his Anabasis, records one of
the most beautiful and affecting passapes in
CLASSIC literature, where he describes the Of
iect produced On the remnant of the ten
thousand Greeks. when, after passing through
thousands Of dangers, they finally ascend the
sacred mountain, and from its cloud canned
peak caught sight of the blue sea, on whose
thlther shore nestled their long forsaken
homes. Dashing their glittering bucklers.
with a hymn of joy and Thanksgiving they
rushed forward towards the pebly strand
Some wept, others la~ughed-many fell on
their knees and deyoutly blessed the broad
ocean before them. Away across its blue
pillows, like floating sea birds, the memories
OF their blessed homes, came and cheered
their weary souls. All the dangers thew had
braved, all the they had seen die.
all their perils were forgotten, and in their
places rose up the gilded phantoms of the
past joys in their own dear homes. In fancy
one felt that he was again already mounted
on MS feet charger nd securing the boof-
trooden plains of ancient Thessaly. another
rested beneath the flower crowned rocIs If
Arcadia and gazed into the dark depths of
OF those liquid eyes that was ever before him
IN battle and in camp and others recalled
that proud day, when before the streaming
eyes OF their enraptured parents and amid
the huzzas of Greece, they bore off from amid
competitors the proud laurel wreath of the
olympian graves.
Oh! home, sweet, sweet home! Magical
home how strong and powerful must have
been thy influence, when the faint memory
awakened by the sea could cause bronzed
soldiers of a thousand battles to weep like
tender hearted women! Home sweet, sweet
home, there is no place like home.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-08-22

more and greater blessings, while those we
enjoy, are enjoyed without thought and their
worth not appreciated nor improved, and
like the aged disciple of Platus, we grasp
the blessings and riches of earth with one
hand, and with the other, attempt to secure
the prize of heaven.
From the operation of the spirit of pride.
let us ask, what are a few of the blessings
enjoyed in our Republican Government p
What are they which we enjoy? There Is
no government on earth. where an American
can set his foot and feel at homeas on Amer
lean soil. He feels that pride of a Roman,
and says, "I am an American citizen
The studied formality, and despotic rule of
other governments, is not congenial to his
feelings. The air is not so free, the instltu.
tions partake of a stole order, and the mind
is fettered, yet he can hardly believe or COM
l prehend the blessings of oar own govern
3 ment, till he is placed under the laws OF an,
e other, and then the beauty of his native land
is more brilliant. And as it is with the
t blessings afforded by the government, SO I
n is with US. Oh that we might properly
n appreciate the blessings which we enjoy, bu'
h alas future years like the past, will only
prove, that blessings brighten as they tax
d their fight.
n Homer, N. Y, Aug. 1855.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-08-22
1855.
Love of Excitement.

Exciting times-soniething to keep the
mind and body strung to its utmost tension
-something startling, terrible, awfn-seems
to he required in these 90 ahead days, to sat
isfy the public demand. The papers contain
!. no news unless they chronicle the shock
ing particulars of some bloody rencontre-
the tidings from the Crimea are of no mo-
ment,' unless they bring accounts of car
mage and sanguinary strife-the intelligence
| from unfortunate sections whose pestilence
and disease are at work, are not relished,
unless the fall Of many victims is announced
and the sufferings of the diseased arc deplc-
ted in the most dreadful coiorinss. This is
a state Of things greatly 10 be deprecated,
and vet it is so-and to such an extent has
this morbid appetite for the marvellous and
appalling become, that correspondents and
writers for the press have been tempted into
exiravagancies and monstrous relations, In
:, order to have their letters and articles APP
prcciatel AID sought after. They feel that
the recital Of IN or passing event,
must be touched with a highly colored pen.
ell, and hence they have to draw upon their
imagina,ions to fill up the picture. And tho
result is, that for plain, unvarnished story
we have any thing but the true state OF the
case.
This is a crying evil, demoraliz:ng and
!, unhealthy in its effects upon the public
;. mind, and degrading to the newspaper press
:, Love for the truthful and beautiful is super
coded by an inordinate desire for the extrav
agant and fearful, and the vehicles of public
ba information are transformed into disgustin!
:. delineators of human depravity and heart
Sc l~essness and to one-sided and distorted r.
So ~lations Of events. 1t is an evil that ougt
i. to be corrected. Let the truth, and RothiT
eff. but the truth, be given. Let writers conhn
lot themselves to events as they are, without II
dulging in the realms of speculation or a
reliable rumor. Let the real take the pla
nd of the imaginary, and thus help TO correct t
N unnatural and destructive appetite for
ere marvellous and appalling, that prevails
ron such an alarming extent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-08-22
Maxine Light of Grave Matters.


No one at all conversant and interested
land who is not p with regard to the evils
entailed upon society by intemperance, can
read the h~eartless jeers and unfeellng re-
marks INDUCED in by some of our newspaper
writers, concerning the temperance reform,
without feeling sorrowful and disguised at
the degeneracy thus exhibited. A certain
tyrant in Roman history is often held up to
| public execration for his heartless indiffer-
ence when the capital Of his country was on
feFmgsSSs; hut be e5Efa adfr q f Fnf tf5ods6ed Of his
subjects. But what must we think of Amer
lean citizens, who lay claims to benevolence
and patriotism of soul, that will Jest and
play the bnffoon on a question that is DESTROY
ing the lives of some of our best citizens, and
threatening the most cherished principles of
our Government
Look, for instance, at the disgraceful and
murderoas riot at Louisville, recently; ac-
counts of which are filling our papers from
one end of tie Union 10 the other. Partisan
papers are endoavo ring to throw the blame
on their opponents ; but whichever party, if
either, is more censurable than the other
all concur in saying that a .tfeo drunken men
began the row-it was from vile grog dens
that the murderous guns were fiji ed that de.
prived SO many citizens of their lives.
A~gain-There is scarcely a general cleo
ton, at which somewhere in the State there
is not violence and difficulty at the polls
originating in intoxicating drinks, calculated
to intimidate and prevent peaceable, orderly
men from going there to cast their ballots
Are not these thingswel calculated to DESTROY
the freedom CT elections, and throwtbe ~electivt
franchise into the hands of drunken rowdies
and desperadoes And if such results b.
the end, what will become of the purity O
our institutions, and the protection this sa
cred right affords to the perpetuation of on
liberties
We rejoice to see so universal condemna
ton of riot at Louisville and of the quilt,
i%ncitors and perpetrators of the highlands
outrages and murders committed, but It j;
astonishing that the prime agent of all tn,
horrors OF that Notwithstanding liquor-i
allowed to go Scot free, with scarce a wore
of censure or condemnation, when it is ad
mltted that "a fes0 drunken men commence,
the rOic, and but for them perhaps none oftn
disgraceful scenes which occurred woul,
have been exhibited" This IS an aLoymia
Jact-and goes to show that aohiskey is a,
institution" in the land, so Influential an,
powerful that politicians fear to provoke If
ire-or else they need its influence to suc]
an extent to carry out party ends, that the,
are unwilling to "give the devil his due.D
In Sweden, the law is, that if a man !
seen drunk four times, he is deprived of hi
vote at elections, and the next Sunday afte
the ,fonrth offence, he is exposed in III
Church yard publicly. If we had a law Ore
venting any man under the influence of in
toxicating drinks from voting, the potenc
and usefulness. of liquor at elections woul
depreciate one thousand per cent. instanter
1t is time we had walked up to the importanc
of this matter.