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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-22
81 DAISY CHAIN.

THE DAISY CHAIN.
Bv the Author of Radcliffe. Just received and
for srle by W.. L. PoMERof.
Raleigh, Sept. 2, 1855. L
TuST RED Per d. G. HULSE,
25 Bags prime Rio Coffee,
20 Bbls. c.. Yellow Sugar,
- Boxes Pale and No. | Soap,
10 " Pearl Starch,
10 Half do T" F rsale cheap by
GEO. II. KELLEY & BRO.
Sept. II, 1855. 38-
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New Fall and Winter Goods
FOR 1856.

A LEX. CREECH AGAIN las TIE PLEAS
IA URE of returning his thanks to his numerous
friends and customers for past patronage, and a.
gain invites them, and strangers visiting Raleigh,
to call and examine one of the largest and most
complete assortments Of
FANCY AND STAPLE DRY GOODS
he ever had the pleasure of showing, embracing all
the latest styles aud importations of Ladies Dress
Goods, from the lowest price to the finest quality.
Also a large bot of goods suitable for men and boys
wear. Hats, Caps. Boots and Shoes, Bonnets and
Ready-Made Clothing, with nearly every article
usually kept in a Dry Goods Store.
Call and examine for yourselves as [ charge no
thing to. show goods. and if they do not suit, do
not buy.
Store Sd door above R. Smiths corner.
ALEX. CBEECH.
Raleigh, Oct. !, 1855. 6-41-6t
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CURE FOR cANCER.-For the purpose of de-
stroying, or removing, the morbid parts of all
cancerous tumors, which it is absolutely necessary
to do, before the Cancer can be healed, an increas-
ed activity of the liberated part must be produced,
to promote the absorption or a separation of the
morbid part.
For the reduced price of five dollars; l will send
either a recipe, or a plaster with full directions.
Address N. NORTON, in, Stony Point, Alex
ander County, N. G.
Oct. 18th. 1856. S-3m.
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SANTOS, Wake & co.

SANTOS, WALKR & co.
[ExcLUsIvELY]
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
DEALERS IN
WINDOW GLASS, PAINTS,
LAMP, MACHINERY AND PAINT OILS,
Karnishes, Dye Stufs, Spices, Imported
and 4mer'con Petfumery,
Landreth's Garden Seeds, Grass Seeds, &c.
No. SO Iron Front, Vest side Market Sqr.,
NEXT TO HERMAN & co.
NORFOLK "a.
e. A. SANTOS,
W. t. Wake,
F. A. Wake, NJ. D.
TALLIN6 the attention Of Merchants, Drug
" gists, Contractors and others t. the above
Card, we beg to announce that we are now pre-
pared for active trade. We enumerate a few lead
ing articles.
5000 Gallons Sperm, Lard & Solar Oil,
loco Boxes Window Glass-50 do Pearl Starch,
5 Casks Sal Soda-20 Bbls. Blake's Fire Proof
Paint.
Is Bbls. Logwood & Redwood,
2Casks Yellow Ochre,
so Boxes, 20lbs each, Ground Ginger, Pepper &c.
rs Boxes & Half bbls. Dwight's Soda Saleratus,
10 Bbls. Whiting-10 do Venetian Red,
5 do Furniture, Coach & Japan Varnish,
do Bach's superior Alcohol,
$50 lbs. Pure Cream Tartar,
1000 EPSON Salts,
$50 Nutmegs, Government,
40 Macs bags Allspice l. Pepper,
Cask Chammom;le white and handsome,
$50 dozs. Sulphate Of Quinine,
IL Carbon's Oil Vitriol-I2 doz. Sands Sarsa.
parilla,
IL Bales Bottle & Vial Corks,
20 Gross Fahnestock's Vermifuge,
lCask Fine Wedgewoood Mortars,
500 lbs. Flowers Sulphur,
1,500 Red Lead & Latharge,
Is Bbls. & lialf-bbls. Scotch & Maccaboy Snuff
STons White Lead & Tine,
$500 lbs. Putty in bulk and bladders,
200 Pumice Stone,
900 Saltpetre, &c. &C.,
In addition to the above we offer a select stocl
of Lubin's Extracts, Louis q Cleaver's Honey
! Soaps, Combs, Brushes, and all other articles solo
! by Southern Druggists. In our several depart
ments we are heavy dealers. and viii sell at rate
p charged by Northern Houses for correspondent:
quantities. We shall at all times be happy t
I show our stock, or will serve quotations by returI
mails. SANTOS, Wake d CO.
Norfolk. VI. Oct. II, 7-6m
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Hats and Caps.
THE COLOR TYPE,
A New and Beautiful Style ofPicture.

OTHE upper part Of the Post Office building,
and see the Color Type painted in oil eolors,) and
say if you have ever seen anything to surpass it,
in the way Of " sun picture"
Sky-light, splendid cameras, neat and eomforta-
BILE roc ms, fine pictures, Low prices
So come along with .ut delay,
And yet a picture Nth the pay.
P. S.-Mr. Copeland continues to take Dlguer-
reotypes and Ambrotypes. and paint Portraits up
on the most moderate terms possible.
Raleigh, October /. 1856. 4I-6-tJl.
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CITUATION WANTED BY A TEACHER.-A
- Lady, who has graduated at a Northern In
~sti;ution. in Latin, French, higher English, PEN
Cling and Painting. desires a situation as teacher
in some school of good standing. For informa-
ton direct to Mary Russ, Queechy, VT,
September 26, 1856. s9-5-tf.
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LAND FOR SALE.

LAND FOR SALE.
WILL sell the Tract on which ] live, as I wish
Il to remove west, on reasonable terms, viz: enc
half of the purchase cash, the rest on a credit Of
twelve months, with interest from date. 1t lies
nearly equidistant from Oxford. the county town,
and WILLIAMSBURG; from i've to seven miles from
the one and the other IL miles from Henderson,
on the R & G r Road, the same distance from
TOWN. lille, of the Roanoke V. R. Road. There
are between Eve and six hundred acres in the tract
I will give a bargain as 1 wish to self. The i'm.
proVements are good,
SOLOMON SATTERWHITE. Act.
For N. SATTERWHITE.
Oct. ,I8 1856. SIS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-08
PARIS. ME-. FRIDAY, AUGUST s, 1856.

Tur Crp,ns. The question is often ask
"a. what ails the CEDAR but none seem 10
De able. ati,iuctorially to reply. As carly
as April they had the appearance that ever
greens presented during the severe drought
of 1854, the leaves had a rcldish-brlwn look,
something as they appear when changing
their old foliage for new. Many supposed
il 10 bc merely that natural and annual
transition. But the season passed when
that appearance was natural, and still the
cellars have a gloomy and funeral dress, still
fading. falling, and leaving bare and disc5n-
solato looking branches
Thi, condition OF the c1dars may be- no.
tic,d through a wide cytcnt II country
through Connecticut, New York, Now Jcr-
s,y, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and
Massachusetts,. We have no, bccn in Maine,
New Hampshire or Vermont 20 notice them
there. AMI are not informed whether they
are affected or not. At this time, many
tree, seem 20 be actually dying What Is
the cau,, or it, l. there a wiloly.spscad
disease or ,ontasion, as was the case with
the but,onvool trr-s, or is It the oasct OF
wintcr, fra,t, hca, or moisture?
Tho cedar j. among our most valuable
timber for various purposes, and this attack
- 4 =.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-08
Fnrm Accounts.

I,isa -rr1l satisfaction e. mos. armgr.,
o. know what it costs them individually 90
raise ou ,hgi- farm, ;5n Of hay, bushcl
ui cora or oats, a horse or cow, or any other
produce " stock. In order 90 DO this, we
should keep a dsbt and cr-li; account the
same a. W. would with q hirsd man. /, is
also desirable @, know as often as once year,
II tbc iarm i, paying us Cor our labor, capi-
tal invested. &c, auiu1w /, thc time 90 Dee
Gin such matters. By charging ou thc d.h;-
or side. % thc hsm. the interest on the cost
uf Che fam. tbe au1aut paid flr taxes on
the farm. i1r mechanical labor inr seeds,
manure, live stock Sc.,-l1r miscellaneous
czpgusa- OF thc farm, interest ON floating
sauial invested in tools, stock, implements,
Ee., dcrrrcati1a on h,ruass1-, carts, tools,
implements, Gc.,-in Ge,, charge al YOU
ray out Gr the farm, and give the farm
credit fJr all improvements you make in
building ditches, fences, growing crops, live
stock, &c, on hand or Il that seems 70 De
too much labor take an inventory Of The
tarm and all matters aTpertainins thereto
at the present time AMI n YOU have no
other property or business twelve months
from th.st.uc, DO the same thing again, and
the difference between thc two invgu,5riss
viii De uha. you have made or lost hy the
years business. Country Gentleman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-08
Lnrinr s,one and TIle prains

Ers. Eyru Il notice, iu looking over
y1rr rarrrrr o.. present year, some ialui-
rs iu regard o. draining, arI also some rs-
plies tu such inquiries. Having had some
czrrrirac, .u that llus for ,hr pas. fys
yrrs. and noticing some las | think -.ri-
ou. error, iu thc articles alluIedt', l ycu-
urr % give you my manner Of doing such
work and 30, results
one of Oh. errors alluded g. /, iu regard
90 depth OF Jsaiu, which % operate wa.I
.lg4.l u.grr %, lrs, than threc l.et in th,
mos, shallow place; and then as % manner
and depth OF putting in thc stone, width Of
dram. Gc. The ditch in Grm sr3undshoull
De o., narrow as possible and De able 90 work
ia il, and besiuuiugat the hgaIof tho ditch,
/, should D, well cleaned out with hoe,
and then the tile or stone put in. Proceed
tilI YOU reach the foot Of the drain. uo-
ticc some OF your correspondents advise hll-
In. with stone 20 within six inches OF the
top Of the ditch, and others 10 have the
ditch 100, or two in width at the bottom
both Of which ,hmk serious errors. In
blowing after a corn crop, where the ground
la. bscn manfred Tor the corn as il should
ie. uc Gm.r should r'lr 40 lra,; mine or
,,a inche. deep, then be will rlow uP tlrec
ur four inches of the stone in his drains,
which every practical man knows j. mo-;
right, and making 50 great width Of ditch
as some recommend, Except the ground Be
very s1lt,) is worse than useless in my exc
poriencc; for much time is wasted in dong
il. and the drain when finished not as good.
Twill now give my manner Of doing such
work and the results with me, and think
it cHectual and profitable for raising future
crops. The depth Of ditch should be as
above slated, and in filling with stone from
lj 20 Is inches properly "a in uncovered,
think will De found sufficient in all cases.
There should De- at least Is inches OF earth
TOP Of the drain, for we shall soon be plow-
ing with soilanl ,uJsJil plows to that depth
the stone should be carefully put in, the
largest at the bottom, and the small ones on
top, and covered in such a manner that no
dirt should ever get into the drain from the
surface Of the ground, and a good outlet
always secured, and the drain is done and
roady to perform its Office freely and faith
fully.
In the manner Of putting in the stone or
tile there i. some diversity Of opinion, but
however done they should be put in well,
and in a clean ditch, and covered in such a
manner as to exclude all dirt from falling
in from the surface, as the surface water
will End it, way into the drain from below
(if the ground is saturated with water,) and
il the drain is properly made, with good
outlet, will leave the surface dry at all
times. Ifit Is thought desirable to form a
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-08

ihroit TO the drain, place a TOW Of stones at
each side and cover with a ilatstonc, taking
pains to break ioiuts ON the side stones with
the covers. and then nm with small stones
as above stated or good way is TO place
a lat stone at the side OF the drain and then
another against that Then filling with
small stone, ON the top, makes an excellent
drain, as | have proved for the past three
years.
I have some four or fycacros drained with
tile 1900 two inch pipes and 1900 horse
shoe tile Of three inches capacity. The
bitches were duc as narrow as possible and
have room 90 work wrll IN them. Wchcsin
at tho head Of the ditch, lay the East tile
with stone in It's upper end, then stand
upon il, laying down another and tread on
that, 20 s,c Il is firm and meets good At tho
ends. then s1 on tin an is donc-layinc a
roi or two NJ the foot Of tho drain with
stone or timber, 20 secure the tile from frost
and from being trod ont by cattle, whore
they hay, access TO such places, as they
sometimes do. | then lay a row Of stones
hv the side Of the tile TO kccp them in place,
taking care 20 have the joints properly So
cured, and in some cases have covered all
with a board, Cedar bark, or nat stones.
Then with a pick, pick in the sulsoil from
the side or the drain 90 cover them li,tlo
and keep them IN place then with long
cvcucr, plow in the dirt to I'M mp the ditch
by hack nuowinc towards a., center and
YOUR drain {, completed. Such has been
my practice, having two &C.; of earth ON an
avcrl., above thc stone or tile, aui my land
is dry, easily titled, and is now ssadgl to
rrls, which looks very promising. II tho
above ,oi any practical use, may give
YOU some more Of my observations AZ some
future time.
Yours far Improvement, j. Tuoor.
Rural New Yorker.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-08
OLD SERIES. VOL. 23, no. 81.

the crcaturc's strength as wonderful, writh-
ING in immense folds, and iincing its head
from one sd, to another in It's efforts to os.
capc tho wcll.aimci strokes Of Count Ori.
ola but a few moments alter tho shot
which carried away It's lower jaw and a part
Of the head, the serpent seemed TO rouso
from its stupciaction, and Count Bismark
fastened back to the boat to fetch Mr.
Tlcrrmin's gun. Al this vas the work Of
a few moments. had harlly len the boat
moro than two or three minutes, when
stood beside Count Oriolla on the trunk Of
the tree, with the serpent ooilcd up in an
uushap1n mass at is roots. could scarce.
ly wait 20 hear what had pissed, but seized
a heavy pole from ono Of th, men who gath
cred round, 10 have thrust at the cr1a-
iaro's head Raising itself Ipit now seemed
10 summon iis last strength, but il yaiuly
s,r1yc 70 reach us on the tree. stood
ready armed with a cu,lass 10 thu.t into is
jaws, while the Count stirrclup the serpent,
proyokin. It TO fight thccraturc's strength
however was exhausted.
Count Bi-mark now returned, and shat,
tered IL, skull with another shot, and it died
in .ir0u: oonyulsi0ns. Though could not
share with my valiant comp.nions the honor
of the day, was fortunat, enough 10 ar-
rive Ia time for tho " IIallli." Our prey
proved to BE- larg, b1a-cCusirictor, meas
urinc sixteen feet two inchc, ia length, and
one foot nine inches in circumference tho
sailors called tia "Sucuriju" In ,kinuing
anl di,scc,ins Il, dozen mcmbnuaccou,
bag, or c.g- were found in It's body, con-
tainin. young srrpcn,s, 'oac s,ill alive, and
anl from one 70 two frgt long, The Counts
kindly presented me with tic beautiful skin
which was ,p5,tcl white, y'llow, and black
AMI covered with small seals. This trophy
Of their yalor now forms thuchioi ornament
of ms residence at M3nbiioy.
Prince Adallcrt's Travels
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A Chean ~ Of pissOlyIng Bone.


Tho f,rtiliring properties Of bones have
long been placed beyond question, The
rrrat diHcultv has h,cn to make their ier-
ulilinc properties easily and choaTly avail
able. by an persons engaged in agriculture
however limited their kuowlcdg', lu their
natural state. bones cannot De- ryudrrci
available Cor purposes Of fertility, and it is
in consequence Of this fact that 80 many
bones ar, turned TO no practical account.
The sam, objection does not hold against
rulyrrir.i bones bat bone mills are not
common, and &c they wcrc, question wh,th-
or one person IN ten would avail themselves
OF their Advantages. That bones can hc dis
solved bv diluted salphuric acid, isa well
known fact; but, in consequence, OF the exc
rons,. trouble. &c. not one farmer in
hundred has over thus effected their solu-
tion. Manufacturers have converted homes
into surgrrhosrhat, Of lime, and, when
honestly made. It is a valuable fertilizer;
but its price, especially when carried far
from the place OF manufacture, will prevent
its general USE. The object Of this article
was t1 call attention 20 a cheap and sure
way of rendering bone, available for a-ri-
cultural purposes, that every farmer might
H. induced 20 save those uccruing uTon his
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-08
Encounter with Boa-constria:or.

Iva, Just loading nay fowlingpi,cc, when
/ oh,onyl an object on the white mud of
IN, river, which cleaned in the suns rays
like q coil Of silver; it was serpent, ha'k-
inc in tIa sun. Wcr3wd toward thcspo',
and count Oriolh cred at It from distance
Of thirty to forty PAGES; he missed it with
the Grs, barrel, but wounded it in tho url
with the second, which was charged with
LARGE shot,No. .. This seemed to rouse the
creature. our boat grounded almost at the
same moment little higher up than whcrc
the serpent lay, but some intervening bushes
prevented our keeping it in sight. We all
eagerly jumped into the riyor, followed by
most Of the crow Counts Oriolla and Bis
marx were overheard in q minute, but as
the r,al depth Of the water seemed to m'
very rroblcmatical, | lcapcd on to wiiAer-
crcl branch Of an enormous PROSTATE tree
which served rs o bridge to the shore. NJ
though had li,;lc hope oi coming up with
the scrprnt. advanced rs fast rs | could
Along tho slippery trunk, q thins hy no
means easy, on account Of my large India
rpbbsr shoes. which the swollen state ofmy
c,t had OBLIGED me TO wear for some weeks
mast. just then heard the report Of a gun
on my left, aud, instantly jumping into tho
mora.s, warm from the suns heat, sinking
into il up to my knees at every step and
leaving one Of my shoes in the mud, has
tened in the direction OF the sound Count
Oriolla, who was the frst to leap out Of the
boat, ran to tho slot where he had wound
ed the .,rpont, and caushta sight Of the
reptile Us it was trying to escape into the
forest. Suddenly it glilcl into the mud
under the trunk OF prostrata tr'cc' and
a, that instant the Count struck il with a
cutlass, which, however, merely raised 'h'
skin. uo then throw himself at full length
upon the creature, as it was gliding away
and thrust the steel into ITS back, few icet
from the tail. The Count yainly tried to
s,or tho mons,rous reptile, which ,drassci
him along. though the cutlass had pierced
hi, body and entered the ground beneath
II was fortunate that the serpent did not
bend backwards and cntwino its bold pur'
ucr in its folds-not less so-that Count
Bismark, the only one who was armed with
a gun, came up at this crisical moment,
climbing over the trunk Of the tree he laced
the enemy, which, Kissing, lifted his head
erect in the air, and with great coolnc's
gave Il a shot a Ioa pouriaHi through the
head. which laid it apparently on the
ground lilclcss. Ny companions described
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-08

SAILING fARN SrocE. | lave noticed Tor
number Of years past, much said in relation
to sailing farm stock, and am astonishcd
that many yet believe that their creatures
need salt "as often as oror or hricc roccI y
they might as we'll supply water in the
same way. 10 avoid all trouble, and keep
stock healthy, it should be kept By them
summer and ,riH,cr-all thcywant and more
too. Accustomed to j, daily, they will ncv-
cr oyercat, rs | have oiUn seen cattle not
allowed a full supply. | have rracticcd
upon this rule for twenty-five years, with
pc.lUct success. II. HAYES.
Rural New Yorker.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-08
Life on a Steamboat.

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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-08

WEEDS VS.. FLOWERS. Does it not seem
a piece Of impcrtinencc to seize on piece
Of ground, and yohemcntly uproot and des-
troy everything that nature inclincs to place
there and insist on the growth Of some
thing which apparently she cares very
little about? Who docs not see that mig
nonctte, larkspurs and cypress vines, are not
natures pcts,-sho expresses herself with a
far more hearty energy in burdock, plswccd'
and Fmartwecd. These are her thrifty chill
drcn our so-called flowers are her step.sOns
pcnuriOusly and grudgingly brought up
Mrs. II. u. Stowe
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-08

NormNG IL yAIN. Every atom in crca.
ton has its use. It's the partial knowledge
which man, even the wisost, possesses, that
makes him find fault with this, that, or the
other. Turn oxen into a field Of full grass,
they eat the young leaves, and pass the seed
ed stocks and ears. Flies are the slaughter
ers Of corruption; they cougrcgate round
putrid matter. Reptiles DO good in stagnant
pools. Toads are the friends OF gardens
Ladybirds feed on the apis, 50 destructive to
the potato. God has made nothing in vain
Sin is the fruit ofman's disobcdienco there
fore sin is vanity. ID. II, Prior.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-08

In the management Of spring colts, !
would advise that in the lall they should be
taken from their mothers after the frost has
destroyed the fall feed, and kept in a stable
out OF sight aud hearing OF their mothers as
much as possible. FccI them two quarts Of
milk from the COW once a day, give them
bright timothy hay, sufficient quantity,
aud a pint Of oats day through thcUintcr,
aud let them out in a yard each tay-thcy
should not be tied in the stable, but should
have their liberty. consider it very iuju-
rious to keep them on the bare iloor, as it
strains their cords laying down aud getting
up, and is the cause Of sgayins.
j. l.. NOuLES.
West Rupert, VI, Dec, 1866.
Rural New Yorker.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-08

4 Hoe LOSING FLE,u MOST REMARKABLY.
A curious and rare spectacle can be seen by
ealing at the house Of our townsman, Mr..
Richard Holmcs, some three miles from here.
one Of Mr.. lis ht,inr hogs was taken
sick in November or December last, and had
to all appearance some kind Of fever, losing
appetite, &c, and remaining so for about
one month, when he commenced eating, and
to all appearance thriving again.
In the first part Of January his skin about
his neck commenced pecling oG,And, soon
after, the Fat portion Of his acsh c.%hc en-
tircly of from his body to his knees. From
his back, and to the middle Of his sides, it
came or entire, being over two fcct in length
and two inches thick on his back, aud as
much as a man could throw out Of the pen
on a hay.fork.
The hog has since continued to eat and
thrive, being kept in a warm pen, aud there
is now a new skin growing on his body, and
has extended upon each side TO within six or
eight inches Of meeting on his back.
Thinking il 4 circumstance worthy OF re-
cord, | send It to you for such disposition as
YOU may think bOst 20 make OF II, merely
adding that there is no question OF the truth
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