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1t stands pre-eminent for its
curative powers in all the dis
eases for which it is recon :
mended, usually called
FEMALE COMPLAINTS
OF these are PRoLAPsUs UTE-
RI, or Falling of the Womb
FLUoR ALBUs, or Whites
CHR oNIC INFLAMMATION AND
ULCERATIoN OF THE WOMB /;
INCIDENTAL HEMoRRHAGE, or
Flooding PAINFUL, suppress
sED, AND IRREGULAR MEN
SITUATION, &C., with all their
accompanying evils, Cancer
exceptedO no matter how Sc
we're or how long standing.
The Catholicon far surpass.
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State of North Carolina,

SUl)cI 1OF JOHTL Of LUttS, NIITtWg It|W,
1854.
w ~'' y. S'.sn Ps''''o" for Divorce.
7 7 appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that
VIM J. Wriston, the defendant in this cause resides
beyond the limits of this 1t is therefore ordered
by the Court, that advertisement be made In the
Western Democrat, for three months, notifying the SAID
defendant of the filling of this petition, and that unless
he appears the Term of this Court to be held
the county of Mecklenburg, at the House in
Charlotte the It'll Monday after the 4th Monday IN
September next and said petition, the will
be taken pro confesso and heard exparte to him.
Witness Jennings B. Kerr, Clerk OF our said Court,
office, the 7th Monday after 4th Monday in March,
A. D. 1854.
]. B. KERR, c. s. C.
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IRON the subscribers close in the town of Charlotte,
TWO MICH COWS, moody with black and
white spots the other cow with hole bored In
each horn. Any information concerning their where
abou,s will be thankfully received driven home
liberal reward will be paid.
JOHN z. PENMAN.
Nov. 3, 1854. l5tf
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call and obtain pamphlet Qree) containing aile PROOF,
from the most Sources of the beneficial results OF
its use together letters from highly experienced hysl
cans used their practice, and speak from their
own 'O''' REFERENCES.
PB PECKHAM NJ D.. Utica, N Y.
L. D. FLEMING, NJ D.. Rochester n. Y
NJ II. MILLS, NJ. D., Rochester, Ny.
D.Y FOOTE, M. D., Syracuse, N: Y.
Prot DUNBAR, N; D., Baltimore Nd
J.C. ORRICK, M. D.. Baltimore, Md.
W. w REESE, NJ. D., Newly ork City.
w PRESCOTT. M. D., Concord, N II.
JP NEWLAND NJ D., Utica, N. Y.
Rev. c. S. BEARD, Glenn Springs, 5. Z.
ar Pamphlets to be had gratis the Store of PRITCH-
ARD COLDW ELI, Druggists Sole Agents for Charlotte
NC Sold also by many ofthe leading Druggists the State
The following unsolicited letter recently received from
Huntsville, n. c.
HUNTSVILLE Yadkin Co., N. c., Nov. 28th, 1853.
DR.. J. B. MARCHsI New Y ork-SIR deem it my duty
express you my thanks for discovery OF
been less troubled with flooding for eight nine
and found nothing give her relet until by chance
heard Of and got bottle OF your medicine. We found it
the thing wanted acted like charm and has given
her entire relief of a permanent character.
With much respect your Obedlent servant,
Letter addressed Messs Beach BrSwnson Agents at
Newbeny c. H. S. c. by Rev. c. S. Beard OF same State.
GLENN SPRINGS, Jan. 18th, 1853.
Messrs BEACH G. BRowNsoN-SIRs: / send for another
bottle Of your Anarchists Uterine Catholcon My wife
has been afflicted for eleven and variety OF means has
been resored for relief but obtained until
ceved this medicine from you Its influence seems amos
magical: there manifest improvement from the day 1t
TAKEN .
under the affection for which your medicine proposes
dy, feel it duty recommend it 10 all such.
tSgned0 CLOUGH S. BEARD.
U~J. B. MARCIHISI & Co., PrOprietOrs.
Central Depot 3o4 Broadway, n. Y.
Nav u 1854 42-6m
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7 S hereby given that application will be made to lhe
next General Assembly of North Carolina its next
session. to amend the Charter of the of Cha
Aug. as 1854, MANY TAX PAYERS.
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SALEM ACADEMY.

A NEW Session of the above Academy, (situated
n miles south of Charlotte) opened on the Cd Mon
day in July nnder the gement of Mr.. S. W. REID,
a regular graduate. He proposes to teach all the
branches usually taught in Academies.
His terms follows :-Readlug, Writing and
Arithmetic SIS per session of five months Geography,
Grammar and History Sc per session Chemistry, Bot
any and Natural Philosophy 81 per session Languages,
Algebra, &c, S12R per session.
p. S. Good Boarding can be had convenient to the
Academy, at Sc per month.
B. r. SMITH,
6. w. WILLIAMSON, Com.
T. B. PRICE,
Aug. T. 1854 2u
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A New Map of North Carolina.


THE undersigned preparing and will publish as
| the necessary Surveys, &c, can be OBJ
tanned, New, Large and Complete MAP of NORTH
CAROLINA five by three, we'll engraved and finished
in the best style.
1t is admitted all sides, that such work is
great desideraum in State, ard it in consequence
the frequent enquiries this subject that the unde-
signed have embarked in the enterprise.
The only attempted work of this kind is that of
McRea published in 1893 ard since then The Counties.
Towns, Roads and Pos-oices have increased in NUM-
Der, and all works of Internal Improvements, with
small exceptions, been set on foot.
1t is intended that the New Map, now proposed to
be published, shall contain, accurately laid down, all
the Natural Features of the State the net, Harbors,
Sounds, Lakes Rivers, Greeks and Mountains, &c
Also the public improvements and artificial divisions
The Railroads, Plankroads, Counties County towns,
Post offices, Cities Villages Post-roads and Canals,
Colleges, Academies, &c. &c.
The Map Will be ready by the summer of 1855.
WILLIAM D. COOK,
SAMUEL PEARCE.
TERMS:
In best Style, Gilt Rollers and First impress
sionG. $lO,Oo
In Plain Style Black Rollers, 600
Information from any source, and which may be OF
service in makiI the above work, will be thankfully
received All communications should be addressed to
WIN. D. COOKE.
Raleigh, September Is 0-6m
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Village Hotel,
Statesville, N. C..
- THIS well-known Establishment, situated i'm
.ssW mediaely northwest Of the Courthouse, the
4As7-Man street leading from Salisbury to Morgan
ton being improved for the comfort OF the Irav
cling public and is always open to ALL Close 10 the
Courhouse-n the business part of town-it also COM
mands a fine view o. Concord Female College now III
PROGRESS of erection the street.
Thankful for the liberal patronage hitherto enjoyed,
honest efforts merit its continuance in
the future. ). r. BELL.
July 81, 1854 52-6m
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THE GREAT REMEDY FOR RHEU MATISM Govt
Pam in the Side Hip Back, Limbs and joints Sciohs
Kings Evil, White Swelling, Hard Tuners Stiff Joints and
all fixed pains whatever.
Where this Plaster is applied pan carnot exist.
1t has been beneficial in weakness such as Pain
and Weakness the Stomach, Weak Limbs IamnenesG
Affection of the Lungs their primary stage II drsnss
inflammation by prrspiraon
James L. Boyd, Pickens distinct: South Carolina tesfrs
that, by lis use alone he cured N Rheumatism both
OF his knees, OF several Yeas standing.
The following was handed us by respectable Physician
Georgia:
Aessrs. ScoyilI Mcad-Gents have been using your
Lyerwort aid Tar Hebrew Plaster very extensively
practice for thee years past, and is Vith pleasure that
my belief their Superiority all other articles with
which acquainted Tor the purposes for which they
recommended The Hebrew Plaster, especially, Uni.
versal Panacea for local pains have also foud
excellent local application for SpIans and Bruises gives
universal satisfaction wherever USED.
S. S. OSLIN, VI. D.
The following commcrdation is from agent residing
Trenton, Tennessee:
Trenton, Gibson county, Tenn, Nov :, 1919.
Messrs. Scovl d Mcad-GentlemCn The HcbrG Plaster
is becoming popular III this section There lady III th'
she ,rIsh"u his Plaster tot
five hundred dollars a She afflicted for
with an enlargement of the spleen, which gave her ga
deal of PAM The swelling and pam had extldrd ny a
TO the armplt, ard occasionally she could scarcely breathe
She was confined for consider able tme during whCh sic
was attended by best Iysic ans but lhfy
her no relief. She procured box Of the Hebrew Plss
and relieved her almost Immediately These facts youae
at liberty you think prOCoi-they ale Substantially
Respectfully, yours &C. ,,,a,,, ,,,,,,c
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Hrs. Shaw
Durand's Bitters.

THIS valuable medicine has long been held in high
L estimation as a restorative from the debility occa
stoned by chill fever, giving tone to the Digestive
organs and atng the hole systsm. For sale at
FISHER & HEINITSH,
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remedies, CERTAIN less expensive, ahu
leaving the system in better condition. Let all interested
call and obtain pamphlet dree) containing ample proof
from the most respectable sources of the beneficial results
its use together from highly experienced Rhys
Clans used their practice and speak from their
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w A VOICE FROM GEORGIA. ~

Read the following testimony from Physician.
Gentemen-Y6u our He brew Plaster has cuItd of rnns
of Which have suffered o1 twelve years past During tbs
period abored under affection OF my lons and sde and
cd many remedies that my medical experience Tg.
gestcd, but without obtaining relief AT length uscd yOM
Plaster and by good effects entirely cured will
recommend the Jew David Hebrew Plaster TO all who ae
suffering OF the muscles, IeantnI IaH'
in the side or back.
The people of Georgia have but become acqanCd"M
its when they will its l0nIs uuIy,
NJ. w. WALKER NJ. d,
Forsythe Monroe comfy, Georgia
To Messrs. Scovil & Mead New Orleans, La.
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ALL KINDS OF PLAIN, FANCY AND "
NAMENTAL JOB PRINTING D OS'
AT TIE "DEMQCRAT OFFICE
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JEW DAVID'S OR HEBREW PLASTER IN NORTH
CAROLINA


Messrs Scovil g. Mead: l have been troubled "Ihht
chronic rheumatism for the last twelve years On me ~
July, 1919, bad that could turn myself I'D pc
and the pam thai had not slept Wink J'
"Ifebrew Plaster" and 1t acted like a charm the pain G
me, and SLEPT than half of the night and ~ three G
able to ride consider the "llebrew Plaster TUG
G. w. MMINA.
Hendersonvlle N. c., August IT, 1850.
% Beware of counterieits and base limitations! -S
0J The genuine will in future have the signature Of
TAYLOR the steel plate engraved label the top oil saH
box.
Purchasers advised that counterfeit OF this o."
Gle IS III existence. o.,
The genuine sold only by u.s. and by agents apG
ed throughout the Southland pedar is allowed to sell
Dealers and purchasers generally cautioned against IVY
ing of any but regular agents. Otherwise they will be m
posed upon with worthless article. SCOVIL MEAL
ll3 Charities ST., New Orleans, Sole General Agents Tor
Southern States, whom all orders must invariably '
addressed. ,
OF Sold also by Fisher & Heinitsb PrchaTd Caldwt
Charlotte c. G. Henderson, LincOntoDi W lnchesteI o
Monroe; A. r. Honesty, Shelby ); FTonebeTger d ~
Dallas Murphy g. Black, Concord, n. Z.
December %, 1854. ZION
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DIR. J. B. ANARCHISTS
CELEBRATED CATHOLICON,

For the Relief and Cure Of Suffering females
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Aug. 4, 1854
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FOR SALE.
Ready-Made Clothing.

A LARGE and SPLENDID assortment of Ready-mad
a Clothing, to be had low for cash, at
Oct On If DAVIDSON & MOSS.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-01-04

RANDoLPH's VIEWS OF THE BIBLE-The
Hon. Thomas Fl. Benton, in his reminiscent
ces OF public men, has the following state
ment IN relation to Mr., Randolph and his
religious views and feelings in his latter
days:
fHe had religious impressions, and vein
OF plety which showed itself more in private
than in external observances. He was ha-
bltual in his reverential regard for the d.
vinity of our religion; and one of his beauti-
full expressions was, that "if woman bad lost
us paradise, she had gained US heaven. -
The Bible and Shakespeare were in his latter
days his constant companions, travelling
with him on the road remaining with him
in the chamber, The last time | saw him
lin that last visit to Washington, after his
return from the Russian mission, and when
he was in full view of DEATH / heard him
read chapter in the Revelation, of the
opening of the SEALS with such power and
beauty of voice and delivery, and such depth
of pathos, that ] felt as if | had not heard
the chapter read before. When he got to
the end of the opening of Ike sixth seal, he
stopped the reading, laid the book open at
the place, on his breast, as he lay on his bed,
and began a discourse on the beauty and
sublimity of the Scriptural writings, COM
pared to which he considered all human
compositions vain and empty. Going over
the images presented by the opening of the
seals, he averred that their divinity was in
their sublimity-that no human power could
take the same images, and inspire the same
awe and terror, and sink ourselves into such
nothingness in the presence Of the wrath
of the Lamb" that he wanted no proof Of
their divine origin but the sublime feelings
which they inspired"
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-01-04

A WHIMSICAL HEN.-Nothing seems so
aipless and simple as hen. She usually
goes about in vague and struggling man
ner, articulating to herself cacophoneoas re-
marks upon various topics. The greatest
event in hens life is a compound, being
made up of an egg and cackle. Then only
she shows enthusiasm, when she descends
from the nest of duty, and proclaims her
achievement. If you chase her, she runs
cackling; if you hit her with stones. she
screams through the air cackling all around
till the impulse has run out, and then she
subsidies quickly into silly, gadding hen.
Now and then an eccentric hen may be
found, stepping quite beyond the limits of
henrpropriety. One such had persisted in
laying her daily egg in the house. She
would steal noiselessly in at the open door,
walk up stairs and leaye o plump egg on
the chindren's bed. The next day she would
honor the sofa.
On one occasion she selected nv writing
table, scratched my papers about and left
her card, that might not blame the chill
dren or servants for scratching my manu-
scripts. Her determination was very ANU
sing. One Sabbath morning we drove her
out of the second story window, then again
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-01-04
NO. II.

from the front hail. In few minutes she
was heard behind the house, and on looking
out of the window, she was just disappearing
into the bedroom window off the ground
floor. Word was given, but before any one
could reach the place, she had bolted out of
the window with victorious cackle, and her
white, warm egg lay upon the lounge. l
proposed to open the pantry window, set
the egg dish within her reach, and let her
put them up herself, but those in authority
would not permit such deviation from pro-
priety, Such breed of hens would never
be popular with the boys, 1t would spoil
that glorious sport Of hunting hens nests,
Henry Ward Beecher
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-01-04

SLAVERY AND FREEDoM.-Men are gre
garious; they go in focks, and with leader
they are more easily driven in hundreds and
thousands than in twos and fours. Any
one who stands at the polls on election day
will see Illustrations of this tendency in hu-
man nature Politicians understand it well.
Their success depends entirely upon it, AS
men, by cultivating a spirit of indepen-
dence, master this weakness, they become
less easily controlled by party forms and
party machinery. The scheming politician
loses his influence upon their minds They
revolt from the party yoke, and become in
reality as IN name, .freemen. He is not a
freeman, but slave, whose mind and actions
are controlled by another man.
1t is the very same principle which binds
men slavishly to party that produces what,
in mOnarchical countries, is called loyalty.
The autocrat and the prince, the absolute
ruler and the hereditary constitutional king,
are sustained in power through the opera
tion of this enslaving principle. In some
races or people it is more strongly developed
than in others; but, in some degree, it per-
vades the whole human family. A true re-
public would be that in which the people
are entirely emancipated from the influence
of this enslaying tendency, and therefore
fully fitted for selfgoyernment. They are
not republicans who are not thus emancipa-
ted.
The only way in which republicanism
can be perfected and preserved, is by edu-
eating the people in the spirit of individual
independence. and in virtuous principles
Men learn slowly, and we must not get dis
couraged when the progress is less rapid
than we had deluded ourselves into expect
ing. The good must work on hopefully un-
der all discouragements, cherishing an abb
ding faith in the power of right principles,
and in the improvability of the race under
free institutions. IN. Y, Sun.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-01-04

PHYSICAL BEAUTY AND MORAL EVIL
at is almost awful" said DR.. Arnold, when
sitting above the beautiful Lake of Como,
in Switzerland, sit is almost awful to look
at the overwhelming beauty around me, and
then think of the moral evil. 1t seems as
if heaven and bell, instead Of being separa-
ted by great gulf from one another, were
absolutely on each others confines and in-
deed not far from every one Of us. Might
the sense Of moral evil be as strong n me
as my delights in external beauty: for in
deep sense of moral evil, more perhaps than
anything else, abides a saving knowledge
of God!
1t is not so much to admire moral good;
that we may do, and yet be not ouselves
conformed to it, But if we do not really
abhor that which is evil, not the persons in
whom evil resides, but the evil which re-
sides in them, and much more certainly and
mapifestly to our own knowledge, in our
own heafts--this is to have the feeling of
God and Christ and to have our spirit in
sympathy with the Spirit of God"
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-01-04

+ AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES OF HUMBOLDT
CoUNTY:-A correspondent of the Hum
boldt I1mes IN communication on the re-
sources of the county, says:
Perhaps one-tenth of the area of the whole
county is agricultural land, including all
that can by any means be brought into a
state of cultivation. Some of this would
rank number one in any country, and while
other is Indifferent, on an average it will
compare favorably with the same amount
in any other part of California, or any other
country; and in proof of this we are anxious
to compare the result of our farming opera
tions for the present year, with any other
portion of the State. Sixty bushels of
wheat per acre has been harvested
that badly smutted or straw fallen-and
some of our farmers near Union are san
guine of being able to show much higher
figures when they have threshed their crops.
Other grain crops yield in proportion whilst
the root crop is far greater. Every foot OF
agricultural land can be brought under cul-
tivation without detriment to any one, be
cause the farmer is not obliged to let por-
tion of his land lie idle to Craze his stock
upon, and grow timber for his farm, as he
does in many other countries-because the
grazier must be separated from the farmer,
and the timber grows in land that cannot
be converted into any other use, Allowing
that my estimate of the amount of tillabe
land in the county is correct, we would
have 1900 farms of 160 acres each; and al
lowing that 40 acres in actual cultivation
is enough for one laborer to manage, we
would have 1890 able bodied men actually
engaged in tiiling the soil; and two persons
women, children, invalids, or proprietors
who do not choose to observation-disclosures
be allowed for every laborer, the whole
population deriving their subsistence direct
ly from this one source would amount to
$4,000. These figures look large, but
submit the calculation to the thinking pub
lie, and ask them if we may not expect an
agricultural population of three persons for
every 40 acres in cultivation. The amount
of agricultural land may be oyer estimated.
If so, we are willing to reduce the figures
propOrtionally, but the probability is that
in the course Of time, when the pioneer shall
have finished his task in Humboldt county,
she will have within her borders an agricul-
tural population fully equal to the above
named figures,
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-01-04

JUST RIGHT.-The New York Tribune
tells good story of very strong case Of
no. 1t is hard wOrd-a perfect granite
word-strong, durable and plain; and it re.
quires strong circumstance and good cour
age to give it its true, stonerlike emphasis
The Tribune says a clergyman was called
at rather late hour to perform a marriage
ceremony; he wished to postpone the mat
ter, but the applicant oyercame his obiec:
tions, by stating that the lady in the case
said "now or never" Accordingly, the
weary clergyman repaired to the place indi-
Gated, and found the lady, who was SO i'm
patient for master, very pretty young
girl, neatly and tastefully attired, and evil
IDENTIFY temptation to the bridegroom to
take her when he could get her, however it
might Inconvenience third parties. The
usual preliminaries of the occasion were
through, and the parties joined hands. The
minister repeated the usual formula, and the
bridegroom gave his assent to his part Of
the obligation; but upon asking the bride il
she would "take this man to be her lawful
and welded husband"-the ceremony was
interrupted and finished by the brides pro-
nouncing firm and fatal 'no;" and she
walked off, leaving her almost husband en-
phatically in an awkward position. The
officiating clergyman considered himself tri.
fed with, and asked an explanation.
1t appeared that the girl was seam
stress, and had worked for the would-be
bridegroom. He had made proposals Of
marriage, but she doubted his sincerity, left
his employment, and went into the country
When she returned, she found that he had
scandalized her character, denied his propo
sails Of marriage, and said she was-no mat
ter what. She asked the friend from whom
she learned the facts, if she would believe
her, If her traducer would marry her then
The lady replied "yes, and so would all who
know you"
Thus to prove his falsehood and her owl
innocence, she renewed his acquaintance
accepted his renewed proposals of marriage
and rejected him at the altar, as before re
lated.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-01-04

The AMERICAN IDEA-When one idea
predomipates strongly above all Others it
IS key to a nations history. The great
idea of Rome, that which the child drank
IN with his mothers milk, was Dominion
The great idea Of France is Glory. In des-
potisms, the idea of the king or the church
possesses itself of the minds of the people.
and superstitious loyalty or piety becomes
the badge of the inhabitants. The most in
teresting view of this country is the gran
deur Of the idea which has determined its
history, and which is expressed in all its IN
stitutions. Take away this, and ne have
nothing to distinguish us. In the refined
arts, in manners, in works of genius, we are
as yet unsurpassed, From or youth and
insulated position, our history has no daz=
z.ing brilliancy. But one distinction be-
longs to us, A great idea, from the begin
ming, has been working in the minds of this
people, and it broke forth with peculiar en-
ergy in our revolution. This is the idea Of
human rights, Channlng.