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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-30
For the Spirit of the Are

Mr.. EDITOR 81 wish to say fe,x words
to your readers, through the medium of tie
Age, upon matter which, if thoroughly in
vestgated, will prove of great vallel5ssssro-
noting education among US
have, by invitation from Rev Prof.
Brantly York and his class attended tie ex-
animation at the close Of his lectures oa En-
gllsh Grammar, near Newlin's Factry. in
Alamance county; and can safely say. dat
more philosophic mode of teaching English
Grammar is not in vogue at the present ,i4ne.
The term of his lectures at this place ahiy
embraced sixteen days and it W.. na. fe
manifest by all competent judges -,van we
present, that the proficiency was ese,l fe
that of five months, by the usual nett l.,G
teaching. Many of the scholars Was re,r-5
sonally acquainted with, wis having Eeves -. .
lid }sssSirlEiTsT a 1e.s SS<4fss-- .s-<na -
lures, went through the exercise - c5f - y
ing, punctuating and parsing sentences, Nth
remarkable facility. ~
Though many men of the first education
object to Prof. York's plan of teaching, In
the grounds that knowledge so rapidly I'M
parted, will soon be forgotten, yet this doc
trlne does not prove us a courageous people
Progression is our watch wold in all rel".:aas
of life. To be stationary is equivalent - ua-
fitness for active service. Perfection hae not
yet been attained. There are many intricate
subjects which invite farther investigation.
and promise ample reward for labor These
subjects must remain stationary unless men
Of learning and industry investigate fhem
more thoroughly. No man doubts the rarid
progress of learning in other relations OF ;ife:
then, if progression is applicable to one
branch of stsdy, it would be unphilosophic
to consider it inapplicable to another
Prof. York, seeing the slow and imperfect
way by which knowledge of English Graui-
mar was communicated, attempted to oren
a new path to the field of literary investics;-
tion, by offering to the public new. Illus
trative, and comprehensive work on English
Grammar. This work | would most cnr,iial-
ly recommend to all teachers and students.
for it certainly contains more information on
the subject to which it is devoted, than nv
other with which / am acquainted Tie au-
thor has placed the advocates of English lit
erature, (so far as grammar is concerned
under deep and lasting obligations for this
able, new and finished work, which STANDS
out in view of every aspirant, as ' shining
mark, >" worthy of consideration. There Is an
of-hand fervor, glow, and a warm-hea-ted-
ness injecting our bosoms, that the author
is North Carolinian; and if his book pos
sesses real merit, North Carolinians should
give him their patronage. The manner by
which he illustrates the different parts of our
language, by diagrams and blackboard, IS q
decided improvement, entirely due TO him
self. JNO A, MOORE
Mt. Willing, Jan. Cd, 1856.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-30
A Beautiful Sentiment.

"The moon looked calmly down where man is dy-
ing,
The earth still holds her way;
Flowers breathe their perfume, and the winds keep
signing;
Naught seems to pause or stay"
Clasp thy hands meekly over the still
breast for they've no more work to do; close
the weary eyes-for they've no more tears to
shed; part the damp locks-there's no more
pain to bear. Closed is the ear alike to loves
kind voice and calumny's stinging whispers.
0, if in that still heart you have ruthlessly
planted thorn if from that pleading eve
you have carelessly turned away; if your
loving glance, and kindly hand have come
all too late-then God forgive you! No frown
gathers on the marble brow as you gaze-no
scorn curls the chiseled fips-no flush of
wounded feeling mounts the blue-yeined tenn
pies.
God forgive you! for your feet too must
shrink appalled, from deaths cold river-your
faltering tongues ask: can this be death ?''
Your saddening eye fingers lovingly on the
sunny earth your clammy hands yield their
last feeble futter.
o, rapacious grave! yet another victim for
thy yoice}ess keeping! What, no words of
greeting from sisters loving lips No throb
of pleasure from the dear, maternal bosom ?
Silent all?
! 0, if these be broken upl If beyond
Deaths swelling flood there was no eternal
shore! If athwart that lowering cloud sprung
no bright bow Of promise
Alas for life if this be all,
| And naught beyond-on earth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-30
For the Spirit of the Age.
Intemperance.

Although youth witil 81 VI si1 k..,,
of the world, when / look around me and see
the degraded condition Of my associates and
school-mates, would almost be persuaded
to raise my feeble voice in defence of Tenn
perance, were 1T not that my reason tells me,
that such an effort ould be too "tceJEe.9 >
Yes, the dreadful monster has raised his
hideous head In our halls Of learning. amorp
those who are endeavoring to fit themselves
fcr usefulness and their country's good: Is
1T possible that in country possessed Of so
many advantages, so noted for Intelligence
we are still cherishing that which has been
the source of more unhappiness to man than
every other cause combined? Ever since the
days of Noah the devastating effects of In
temperance have been spread through every
land and cline. 1t has never hesitated to
invade the sanctity of any one. Men of eva-
ry grade, kings and peasants, the mighty
warrior and humble cottager, have been alike
the victims of the awful scourge.
How many loved ones Of our land. those
who have occupied high positions IN society,
and who would have been an honor t. their
friends and an ornament to their country.
have become dishOnored and even disgraeca.
and their names buried in the awful silence
Of oblivion
We want you to indulge in no immense
flight of the imagination, nor do we wish to
picture to you what is unreal; but we appeal
to your Oaon observation, and perhaps to your
experience, how devastating are the effects
Of intemperance. How many of Americas
noble sons, who were aspiring with all the
ardor of youth to honor and distinction have
been plunged into the very vortex Of ruin by
the ruthless hand of this :" vile rum god. -
and have met that awful doom the drunkard's
grave.
How often has the husband, once so much
loved by that being who has so generally
confided in him for his uprightncss and r,i-
rity of principle, instead Of being an orna-
ment to the ireside, become most rihering
curse! How often has that loved youth. who
was not only loved and idolized, but in whom
was placed the most implicit confidence,
sunk into a most degraded, yet piti&SIe--u-
dition, and died " unhonored and unsunr %
Then why tolerate such an enemy to car
country's best interest" Let Us tnrn our
attention for while from Roman Cathg1ir.
and " foreigners" and strive to expel ;Iat
which is worse than Catholic, and j t3e
origin Of more crime than every " foreigner"
in the Union. HARRY TUCKER.
Henderson, n. c., Jan. 10th, 1856.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-30

How TO BIZ LovED.-Here is a secret worth
knowing. William Writ, in letter to his
daughter, thus insists upon the importance
of the small sweet courtesies of life. Depend
upon it, he is right. He says: al want to
tell you a secret. The way to make yourself
pie asing to others, is to show that You care
for them. The whole world is like the mil
Ter at Mansfield who cared for nobody-no.
not he-bccause nobody cared for him. And
the whole world will serve you SO, if you give
them the same cause. Let all persons, there
fore, see that you do care for them, showing
them what Stere SO happily calls the small
sweet, courteses in which there is no parade:
whose voice is too still to tease, and which
manifest themselves by tender and affection
ate looks, and little kind acts of attention
giving others the preference in every little
enjoyment at the table, or in the field, walk
ing, sitting, or standing"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-30
Woman's S Love.

oh the priceless value of the love of
true woman! Gold cannot purchase a gem
SO precious Titles and honors confer upon
the heart no such serene happiness. In our
d rkest moments, when disappointment and
ingratitude with corroding care gather thick
around, and even the gaun5 form of poverty
menaces with his skeleton finger, it CLEANS
around the soul with an angels SMILE Time
cannot mar its brilliancy, distance but streng-
thens its influence, bolts and bars cannot
limit its progress, it follows the prisoned into
his dark cell and sweetens the home morsel
that appeases his hunger, and in the silence
of midnight it plays around his heart and in
his dreams he folds to his bosom the form of
her who loves on still, though the world has
turned coldly from him. The couch made
by the hand Of q loved one is soft to the
weary limbs of the sick sufferer, and the po-
ton administered by the same hand loses
half its bitterness. The pillow carefully ad-
justed by her, brings repose to the fevered
brain, and her words of kind encouragement
survives the sinking spirit. 1t would almos
seem that God, compassionating woman,
first great frailty, had planted this jewel il
her breast, whose heaven-like influence shoul(
cast into forgetfulness mans remembrance o
the Fall, by building up in his heaIt anothe
Eden, where perennial flowers forever bloom
and crystal waters gush from exhustles
fountains
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-30
Alas for life if this be all,
And naught beyond-on earth.

ELooUENT.-T. r. Lowell at the close of
recent lecture on Milton, said
The noise of those old warfares is hushed ;
the song of Cavalier and the fierce psalm of
Puritan are silent now the bands of his
episcopal adversaries no longer hold pen or
crozier they and their works are dust; but
he who loved truth more than life, who was
faithful to the other world while he did his
work in this his seat is in that great cathe-
dral whose far echoing ,aisles are the Ages,
whispering with the blessed feet of the saints,
martyrs, and confessors of every cline and
every creed whose bells sound only centu-
rial hours about whose spire, crowned with
the constellation of the cross, no meaner
birds than missioned angels hover; whose
organic music is the various stops of endless
changes breathed through by endless good
who Sc choristers are elect spirits of all time,
that sing serene and shining as morning stars,
the ever renewed mystery of Creative Power.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-30

FIRE INSURANCE CoNPANY.-The annual
meeting of the Stockholders of the North
Carolina Mutual Fire Insurance Company
was held in this city on the 8thinst.. Allthe
old officers were reelected.
The following statement of the condition
of the company, we extract from the Stan
dard
The Company have insured over $2, ,O0O,-
600 worth of property during the past year !;
and the property now insured by the Com
pany amounts to over 100000 They have
on hand premium notes, well secured, amount
ing to about $750,000. Their losses this
year have been nineteen, amounting to Sl4,-
SOCIAL of which were promptly paid, and
some Of them before maturity; and we OBJ
erve by their report that they still have on
sand surplus of $4,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-30

SIR JOHN FRANKLIN's GRAvE.-Mr. Ste
wart arrived at st PauPs, Min, from Red
River, on his way to Canada, bearing des-
patches for Sir George Simpson, of the dis
covery of the point where Sir John Franklin
perished. 1t was on the coast opposite Mon
treal Island. Their bones lie buried in the
sand within an extent-of twelve miles. This
is the fifth winter since they perished, and
the drifting sands of that barren region being
in lat. 68, north, have piledin successive lay
ers on the bones of those noble and i'll fated
men. Mr.. S. describes the region as being
dreary in the extreme not blade OF glass
nor stick of timber met the eye. No game
of any kind could be found. Hewas inform.
ed by the Esquimaux that they had reached
the spot just in time to see the last man die
of hunger who was leaning against some OBJ
ject when discovered. He was too far gone
to be saved. Mr.. S. brought home some ar
ticles known to have belonged to Sir Johl
Franklin.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-30

A HARD QUESTION FOR JUDGE.-Dr. B,
who is pretty thorough-going temperance
man, not long since happened at the house of
his friend Judge -, who, although a
church member,is sadly behind the times as
to temperance reform. Seated at the dinner
table, as was very propers the Judge invoked
the divine blessing upon their table bounties
This done, he arose and took from the side
board bottle of brandy, and filling some
glasses, rendered glass to the Doctor, who
respectfully declined with such quizzicaI
look as to excite the Judges curiosity and
induced him to ask the Doctor the cause Of
his mirth. Said the Doctor, was wonder
ing why you didn't say grace over the bottle
If it is good creature Of God, it should be
received with thanksgiving, and was won
dering whether ycu were ashamed to ask
God to bless it, 1t was thought that was
about as difhculta question as the Judge was
ever called upon to decide.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-30
Howe's Cotton Harvester.
PATENTED DECEMBER 4TH, 1855.

The above machine is one of great value
to the cotton grower. 1t is the invention oi
Mr.. George A. Howe, of Cleveland, and is
the result of practical observation and expert
ments in the cottonfeld. By this invention,
Mr.. Howe has accomplished result which
in Importance must rank with the great i'm
proyement of WHITNEY.
Harvesting the crop is the cotton grower s
gr eatest difficulty. Harvest time is his cri-
sis of labor for the year. The bolls Of cotton
IN given field, do not all ripen and open at
once, but continuously from about August
lst. to January lst.
i As fast, however, as the bolls open and
- sssea to the weather, they must be
picked. It 0ftea times happens - ttlhaasss ttlhaass the
supply of labor is whollyinadequate to secure
the crop. even though every available hand
is mustered into service.
This improvement enables one field hand
to pick more cotton than five to eight hands
by the old method, and the value of this in
vention to the producers ofthe great southern
staple, may be estimated, when it is consid-
cred that the average American cotton crop
is valued at two hundred and fifty millions
Of dollars.
Another advantage belonging to this i'm
provement is, that it leaves the cotton in let
ter condition than that picked by hand
The machine is simple in its structure,
and not liable to get out of order, being COM
posed Of geering, and an endless revolving
chain, the whole weighing less than six
pounds.
1t is suspended from the right side of the
person by strap, over the shoulder, and is
keptin motion by means Of lever or crank
operated by the hand or RINGERS By present.
ing the tabular point to the cotton ball. it is
Immediately seizedby the chain and conveyed
to the opposite end, where it is freed by
means of a stripper, and deposited in bag
suspended at the bottom. The bag is rapid
ly filled and emptied. For any information
in regard to the Harvester, address George
A. Howe the inventor, Cleveland, Ohio.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-30

MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE's SIS
TER. The Glasgow (Scotland) Mail, per last
steamer, states as follows: "In the course of
argument by counsel, in the case before the
Court of Sessions last week, respecting the
legality of a marriage with deceased wife's
sister, one of the counsel said it was doubt
full point whether such marriage was prohib-
tied in the Levitical law; on which Lord
Ardmillian remarked, that he was surprised
none of the counsel had referred to Jacob
marrying two sisters, and to the fact that our
Saviour was descended from one of Them"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-30

A PRODUCTIVE COUNTY LOCKED UP.-The
Rutherfordton Eagle, arguing in favor of the
Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford road,
says that, if the road were built, the Irish
potatoe crop Of Rutherford County would
bring into its limits, annually, 100000
easily. Her apple crops might be made
greater than her present wheat crop. Her
white headed cabbages alone would bring her
in S19e,0 to say nothing of her other re-
sources in the grain, cotton and tobacco line.
There is her live stock-her beef, her mutton
and pork, and the products of the dairy
many very many other sources iof wealth,
that the railway will open to the citizens of
this County, that are now entirely closed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-30

"My wife is very attentive to the pigs
said gentleman the other day, in the pres
ence of several ladies. "That accounts
for her attachment to you," responded one
of the fair damsels. The gentleman slid,
having suddenly -recollected some business
out of doors to transact.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-30

na Anybody who supposes locking a
girl in room will prevent her from know
ing what love means, might as well under
take to keep strawberries from blushing in
June, by whispering in their ears about
the snow we had last winter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-30
CHOICE LITERATUaR.


ALCOHOL.
As a'eets upon he Htman System The Sci
en.nc basis Of Pohi6itioa-By Professor
H. H. founans, Of Brooklyn, NJ T.
teoSrrNuED PROM LAST wEEk.l
Alcohol attracted 10 The Nervous Svslem-it is
a byqiu D;eoroon;.o,.
Butte record., 1856-10-04

SENTENcED.--0ne Asa Robinson, was ar
res,ed on the 2Sth ult, for stealing Colts
Revolver, valued at $50. He was tried be-
fore Justice WRIGHT, of Chico, found guilty
and sentenced to pay fine of $40, and 60
days Imprisonment in the county Jail After
his arrest he opened his carpet sack, took
out letter and commenced tearing it in
pieces. Demanded receipt when he forked
over the so From the signs of the man,
Judge Wright thinks he is an old one. He
had on his person, a Bowie Knife, with the
handle.
Butte record., 1856-10-04

CowARDLY AssAuLr--On Saturday night
there was most cowardly, murderous as
sault made upon the person of Mr.. Charles
Harvey, who is a peaceable citizen, but was,
at that time intoxicated, and chs need to find
himself in the house of prostitution in the
rear of the theatre. Those who saw it sa Y
that man of great size and strength, with
out any visible cause, knocked him down
and kicked him in the face and head till he
was insensible, and he is now lying at the
Empire Hotel in a critical state. His eyes
are entirely closed, his nose was literally
crushed, and his face horribly manglet -
The man Harvey is butcher, and has many
friends here. The person who committed
the cowardly assault has not been rIested
he having left when steps were being taken
to bring him to justice.
Butte record., 1856-10-04

AFFAIR OF HoNoR SErrLEp.-The Boston
Journal calls Bella Britain, the New York
Mirrors correspondent zone of the girls. ~
The indignant fair one replies "rye good
mind not to write another line for the Mir.
ror! What do you think One of the Bos-
ton newspapers calls me 'one of the girls ;
and | am told til At that means there is some.
thing Fanny Fern-something of the female
man about me. Now it's no such thing. l
am feminine all over, from ringlets to shoe
strings; and if that Boston editor takes any
more liberties with your fair correspon.
dent he'll fnd-well, won't say what"
Butte record., 1856-10-04
DR.. J. u. BROWN.

OFFICE SEEKING THE MAN.--The Hon.
Alpheus Felch, late one of the u S. Land
Commissioners, resident of San Francisco,
has been nominated as the Democratic can
didate for Governor of Michigan.
On the 9th of August he formally and pos
itively declined the nomination, and on the
day following he addressed a telegraphic de.
spatch to the convention assembled at Bron
son Hall, Jackson, confirming that determi
nation. Yet the convention, notwithstand-
ing, conferred the nomination upon him al
most by acclamation on the latter date
The Michigan Argus says;
Even our opponents are forced to con-
cede the claims of the entire ticket.
The Detroit Tribune says the nomination.
are the best the party could have made
We ask no better recommendation even from
Democratic paper"
The .4rgus seems to be very confident Of
the election of Gov Felch and from CONVEX
sation with some Michiganers in these
parts. We think the office will yet find the
man.
Butte record., 1856-10-04

1S- Some oficous and impudent vote
taker,' in the cars between Cleveland and
Columbus, asked Col Benton whom he in
tended to vote for. The reply was charac-
terstic and proper:
''Sir by what authority, sir. do you ask
me for whom shall vote Sir, will ans
wer that question at the ballot box, not to
you"
If every citizen had independence enough
to give similar answer under similar cir
cumstances, stop will be put to a great
deal Of impertinence.
Butte record., 1856-10-04

SRRvED HIM RIGHr.-The little clerk n,
the Bank Exchange, was of the opinion that
a man was lowering around a sleeper in
front of the house night before last, for the
purpose of robbing him. 1t was late at night
and he ordered the fell W to leave, remark :
ing that he knew him to be a thief. The
rascal talked back; and Ben Moulton hear.
ing it, was about to hoist him, when he made
tracks, and chair was sent after that miss
ed its mark, but hit post shivering it to
atoms, too fine for kindling wood. He has
not been seen since
Butte record., 1856-10-04
Mining on the River

The various huming companies on Feather
River, are indeed magnificent works, and
have all proved profitable investments the
present season. River operations have been
reduced 10 a science, and are much more
profitable than railroad and other invest
ments of permanent character. 1t is a
glorious sight to see these magnificent
works, carrying our mountain streams as in
the hand of man, and laying bare treasures
which have been accumulating in its secret
recesses for centuries
Claims which have heretofore failed to
pay because improperly worked, have this
year been compelled to yield forth their
abundance OF this description is the old
White Rock Claim, which was fiumed in SO,
but not worked A visit to this claim on
Saturday, gave US a sight of about half
bushel Of dust. There stood the old cribs OF
'53, and high above them lowered the pres
ent fume. There are three claims in con-
nection at this point, and all have done ex-
ceedingly we'll There are twelve shares in
the Jones Claim, and they have divided
50 $50 to the share. Their receipts last
week we're $27 600 There is no night work
done on this claim
The Rough and Ready Claim which is
divided into forty shares, has declared a
dividend of four hundred end fifty dollars
per share, and is paying with great regu
larity.
The Ohio Claim, containing thirty six
shares, has declared dividend of thirteen
hundred dollars per share, and have ground
of great extent and richness which will
swell the dividends to an enormous amount
should the rains hold off another month.
The Montezuma Claim contains some O
the richest dirt we have ever seen in any
claim, and Mr.. Gilman is working it Will
great rapidity and success.
Butte record., 1856-10-04

New GAME.-We noticed another new
and very novel game yesterday, at which all
could play. A little fellow about fifteen
years of age, had piece of board, about
two feet long. and foot wide, in which was
stuck about dozen large nails. The board
laid on the ground. with the nails sticking
up, and the players stand about six feet off.
and pitch" small rings-with which he pro-
vldes them-and for every ''ringer" in six
throws, the player gets 1.-TWO bits" first de-
posting bit for the privilege of throwing.
We stood and looked on some time, but nary
ringer did we see, although the little chap
appeared to be bagging the change fright
smart"