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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-15
N C. Mutual Insurance Company.

n the Annual meeting of the North Carolina
FL Mutual Insurance Company, held on the
18th ult., the following persons were elected
Directors and Officers for the ensuing year:
DIRECTORS Jos. g. B. Roulhac, II. y. Tur-
ner, Jno. R. Williams, T.. IL Selby, G. W. D.
Hutchings, James F. Jordan, James Nj. fowies,
Raleigh James E Hoyt, Washington Alex
ander Mitchell, Newbern Joshua G.. w right,
Wilmington John M. Jones, Edentou; W. w.
Griffin, Elizabeth City; F. r. Pagan. Plymouth;
W. N. II. Smith, Murfreesboro II. b. VIII
Iliams, Charlotte George A. Smith, Milton;
O. f. Long, Hillsboro'; Joseph White, Arson
county; Joshua Bener, Salem; A.. I. SUNNY,
| Asheville.
OFFICERS OF TIE COMPANY:
Henry D. Turner, Vice President,
&c. Partridge, Secretary,
John H. Bryan, Attorney,
j. Hersman, General Agent.
r. II. Selby, Executive Committee.
C. W. D. Hutehings,
This Company has been in successful oper-
alton over nine years, and continues to take
risks upon all classes of property in the State,
(exeept steam mills and turpentine distilleries, }
4 upon favorable terms. It's Policies now cover
property amounting to 81 500, 00O, a largepor-
ton of which is in country risks and its pres
ent capital is Seven Hundred Thousand DOL
lars, in bonds properly secured.
The average cost of insurance upon the plan
Of thi5 Company has been less than one third
of one per cent yer annum, on all grades oil
property embraced In its operations.
All communicatjonsin reference to insurance
should be addressed to the Secretary, post paid
] j. C. PARTRIDGE, Sec'y.
l Raleigh June l3, 1855. 29-
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and its frequent removal by blowing, con-
stitute one of the chief conditions of the
productiyeness of the land. Seeds do not
terminate when placed beyond the reach of
oxygen, and manures will undergo no
change by which crops are benefited
Oxygen, when it can freely enter a soil,
unites with its organic matter and forms
carboDic acid, which the roots take up
The moro complete the oxidation of a soil,
the more fertile does it become ; but a full
supply of oxygen cannot by obtained unless
the soil is kept open for the free admission
Of air.
The ~aeration Of the soil is held BY some,
to be the prime object of blowing. There
are some soils which contain week oxides
of iron and of mancanese, which are poison
Gus to vegetation. By turning up these
soil and exposing them to the free admis
sion Of air, the further production of these
oxides is prevented, and those existing are
rendered harmless by the absorption Of al
additional quantity of oxygen.
Again all soil contain a greater or les
proportion of compound mineral substance
the debris of crystalline rock-such a
hornblende, mica, fclspar, &C., &c, in
state Of decomposition or more eomplet
degradation. 1t is by the continued &C
composing of these materials that exhaust
ed fields by lying in fallow, become renew
ed and produce again with youthful yigol
PLANTS derive new supplies of food whic
before was locked up. Process of decompc
sition is wonderfully increased by the az
of blowing, whereby air an carbonic aci
comes in contact with the particles.
All these purposes obtained by plowin
are the more perfectly won as the operatiO
is the more carefully and thoroughly don
The whole body of soil should be cut I
and turned over, and to effect a more con
plete pulverization the burrows should
narrow and of exact width from end to en-
Prairie Farmer.
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AGRICULTURAL
Improve your Flowing.

What do you pillow for? What earth
iy purpose do you expect to subserve by
tramping all day long to and fro across that
6eld-after team and pillow? Why don't
you throw your grain on, harrow the ground
and spare yourself and team 2"
The first and paramount object in plow-
ing is to effect o minute division of the
soil. In this state it is not only more ca
silly penetrated by the tender roots of grain
and grasses, but more permeable to air and
moisture. Look at the never failing fruit
fulness Of our river bottoms. These allu-
vial soils have been made by the long con-
tinued overlooking Of turbid or muddy wa
tiers, which have deposited the earthly par
icles they held in solution-so finely d.
Vided, so completely dissolved aud mixed
ms to form a kind of paste-layer afterlay-
or, until some Of them are of great thick
ness. These lands owe their extraordinary
and enduring fertility to this finely divided
state and thorough aud complete intermix.
ture, and not, as has generally been suppo-
sed, to an inexhaustible supply of ~fructify.
ing ingredients. For aecordingto analyses
of some of these " bottom lands in Ohio
by Prof. Wells, they were found to differ
only slightly from the sterile soils of New
England. Their great productiveness there
fore must be attributed mainly TO their ex
tremely fine division. Now, the nearer W,
bring our common, arabic soils to the sam'
condition, as to mechanical texture, thl
more fruitful will they be; and this is tt
be done BY careful blowing, rolling, bar
rowing, &c.
Second. Flowing admits the easy descen
and escape of surplus water Of the FIRE,
circulation of air by which the natura
powers OF the soil are greatly stimulated
and the growth Of plants promoted. Th
presence Of the oxygen of the air in soils
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@a. s.
XXI ~
POETS CORNER.
For the Spirit of the Age.
Wild Mans Dream Of Liberty.

wild Mans Dream OF Liberty.
ny ADM RErsYoR.
I would ask for my brow no laurels of fame,
NO diadem crown | proudly would claim,
NO trophies VI honor, nor poisonous wealth,
These gifts would l spurn as basely bought
stealth.
But one dream Of my heart soft magic will
bring,
It's whispering is borne on ether light wing
As a halo electric twill play round my soul,
The watch-word is I" freedom" still on to the
goal.
4 chase the phantom nightly upon my lone
pillow,
1T speeds as q sunbeam upon the flashing bill
low
j gaze upon life's rainbow, but ere its colOrs
fade,
There fits Ger this troubled heart the deep
est Of shade.
lis fancy that leads me to halcyon bowers,
j reyol as in childhood mid fragrance and
flowers;
j hear the streamlet's merry laugh, the war
blers softest lay,
Oh no, It's only, | forget, the drift Of ocean
spray.
That mystic JOY fore'er has fed-come sor-
row only rude,
The raging surf "a dying knell" breaks ON
my solitude.
Night broodeth Ger my heart, life's buried
morning breaks,
But never to this care-worn heart will free
dom ever speak.
G.s not my fate-I own it-not my chosen
destiny,
Give me back, Oh give me back, my stolen
liberty.
A desert is this bosom-misery fills my eve.
ry vein,
The darkest hue Of felon's fate steals Ger my
life again
look but upon this feeble frame-thou cans
not brook n tear
Oh sever but these icy chains that bind me
firmly here.
For years entreaties have escaped, my lior
heart still pleads,
j long to tread thy fertile wales and view tn
fowery meads;
Liberty, Oh Liberty, on thy stream let m
glide along,
.Naught save the waves shall hear my lowl,
murmured song
Or If thou but Tequirest, upon the raging sea
III sing the wild mans carol, SO boldly rio
and free.
Heavens myriad orbs | yet implore, pale en-
press of the night,
Yon heccy clouds, oh give me back swct
freedoms heavenly light
JIer voice | hear, she calls again the fore'
ranger child,
Yes! freedoms banner proudly waves, ! no
no more am wild,
Liberty, Oh Liberty, All tbs fruition's da,
How sweetly am l dreaming life's hapT
time away.
Oak Grove, N. @. 1856.
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turns the pipe and pump, and every revolution
fills the cylinder twice, afording an abundant sup,
ply of water with the least possible expense ana
labor. It is peculiarly adapted to deep wells,
Rail Road Stations, mining and manufacturing
purposes. This pump does not throw water, ana
is guarded against freezing and rust. Practcai
and scientific men pronounce it as without an
EQUAL, for all that is here claimed for 1t. Inc
..Scientifc American" after seeing it IN opera
ton, says: /" This pump is very simple In con-
s%truetion, not liable to get out of order, durable
easily operated and economical we regard II as
an excellent Improvement" Circulars, with an
accurate drawing and full description, sent free
of charge to all parts of the country. No. ! mas
a one inch pipe No. 2, II inches; No. ., II
inches; and the prices, with so feet of pipe, S3o'
$40 and 81; the No. Q and 3 are designed Tor very
deep wells, railroad stations, dc. where much wa
ter is required. The subscriber is the general a.
gent for the sale of these pumps to all parts OF
the world, and exclusive Agent for New YORK.
Orders must be accompanied by the Cash, ana
should be explicit as to the kind of pump wanted,
depth of we'll, shipping address, DC. They WIN
meet prompt attention. A pump and pipe welgns
about one hundred and seventy POUNDS. NO
charge for shipping or carriage. Wells over nity
feet should have extra gearing, which costs %.
JAMES NJ. EDNEY, Com. Merchant,
Sc JOHN STREET, N. Z.
For sale also by FL. LINDSEY, inventor, Asne-
vile, n. c..
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Written for the Spirit Of the Age
Ill Think Of Thee.


Dedicated to Mss Margaret 4. MFdr-
tdRd, ofBlack Greek, No.
I'll think Of thee when morning spreads
Her robes Of beauty far and wide,
And Ger the eastern horizon,
Comes blushing like q timid BRIDE
of thee when mondays dazzling sun,
In God-like rays peer through the wood,
And send their radiant CLEANS to gem
The dew b~e-spangled solitude.
uH think OF thee when daylight dies,
And sinks within its dusky fold,
And twilight in the west afar,
Is decked with cleaning gems of gold
Of thee whea night is wrapped in sleep,
And hushed is revelry and mirth,
And from the starry eyes Of heaven
God kindly looks upon the earth.
I'll think Of thee when crystal waves
Eniold the clear moons silver beams,
AS thou art folded in my heart
Alone for worship and for dreams.
of thee when through the dance | glide
With soft white hands reposed in mine,
When lovely forms are at my side,
Blu none as loved by me as thine.
1H think Of thee when silken clouds
Are floating through the mir on high,
Where sllYery stars are peering through
As clear and beauteOus as thine eyes.
vi thee when summer comes with flower.
As rosy as thy fair cheeks hue,
And spreads within her fragrant bowers
The primrose pale and violet blue.
I'll think Of thee at night, and know
l have a holy love for thee,
That's wider than the realms of space,
And deeper than the rufled sea.
office, my "Puddy" dear, when waves
Are flirting with the golden shore,
Thou art my love, my light, my hope,
My Heaven, my all,-if nothing more.
j. NJ. HENRY.
FredericktOwn, Mo-, Sept Is, 1856.
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GREENsBoRouGH
MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

A T the end of three years, such has been the
"A care and economy of the officers of this
Company, that we are still free from debt
have made no assessments and have NOW such
a large Capital in CASH and notes, that we have
no hesitation in sayingt to the public, that there
is no safer Company in the southern country.
The NEST OF the risks ID this Company being
in the western part of the State, where the
danger from fire is much less.
At the last Annual Meeting the following of
6cers, were elected
JAMES SLOAN, President.
Sc. COFFIN. VIee President.
C. p. MENDENHkLL, Attorney.
PETER ADAMS, gec'y. & Treasurer.
VIM. H. CUMMING, General Agent.
All communications should be directed to the
Secretary free of Postage.
PETER ADAMS, Sec'y.
Aug. /, 1854. l5-ly
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NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAL LIFE INSU-
IN RANCE COMPANY, Raleigh, N. C.-This
Company insures the lives of individuals for one
Principle, the assured for life participating in all
the profits of the Company. For policies gran
ted for the whole term of life, when the premi-
um therefor amounts to $50, a note may be given
for one half the amount of the premium bearing in
terest at 6 per cent without guaranty.
The prompt manner in which all losses have been
paid by this Company, together with the low rates
of premium, present great inducements to such as
are disposed to insure.
Slaves are insured for a term of from one to FIVE
years, for two-thirds their value.
All losses are paid within 80 days after ~satisfac-
tory proof is presented.
DIRECTORS.-Charles E. johnson, VIM. Dali
las Haywood, Jno. G. Williams, Quinton Busbee, II
W. Hustled, VIM. III. Mckee, Charles B. Root, VIM.
W. Holden, VIM. D. Cooke,-.R. H. Battle, VIM. H.
Jones, P. F. Pescud and Seaton Gales.
OFFICERS.-Dr. Charles E.. johnson, President.
VIM. d. Haywood, Vice President; John G. Viii.
liams, Secretary; VIM. II. Jones, Treasurer; H. w,
Hustled, Attorney Drs. Charles E. Johnson, VIM
H. Mckee, and Richard B. Haywood, Medical
Board of Consultation r. H. Battle, VIM. II
Mckee and Charles B. Root, Executive Committee
For further information, the public are referred
to the pamphlets, and forms Of proposal, which
may be obtained at the Office of the Company, OF
my of its Agencies.
Communication should be addressed, postpaid
20 JOHN G. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Raleigh, July II, 1855. l.
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M ANTED, 200 actige Young Men, to act as
easy, useful and honorable, at a SALARY of S100 ner
month A capital of S. only required. No patent
medicine or book business. Full PARTICULARS civ
en-, Tree, to all who enclose a postage stamp or n
three cent piece, and address
A, b. MARTIN, Plaistoy, N, H. !.
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DR.. ELS
CELEBRATED
V r M IFU gle
LIVER PILLS


They are not recon-
mended as Universal
Cure-alls, but simply for
what their name pur-
ports.
The VERMIFUGE, for
expelling Worms from
the human system, has
also been administered
with the most satisfactory
results to various animals
subject to Worms.
The Liver PILLS, for
the cure Of LIVER CON-
PLANT, all BILIOUS DE-
RANGEMENTs, SICK HEAD
/, ACHE, &c.
; Purchasers will please
be particular to ask for
DIR. C. McLane's Cele-
brated VERMIFUGE and
LIVER PILLS, prepared by
6lrmrna Sses.
SOLE PRoPRIEToRs, Pitts
=, burgh, Pa, and take no
other, as there are various
... other preparations now
before the public, pur-
porting to be Vermifuge
~ and Liver Pills. All
Others, in comparison
with DIR. McLANE's, are
worthless.
of
. nd The GENUINE McLanes
ii Vermifuge and Liver
!, Pills can now be had al
= all respectable Drug
Stores.
BROS,
p BY go WOOD ST., PITTSBURGH, Pa.
= Sole P~rOprietOrl
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"Learn ofthe mole to plough" -PoPE.

A1U1W y UHeW Ote 70 PUOUyN. -POPE
WTYCHE'S CULTIvATING Pillow A
w ENTED 8th JAN, 1856; CALLED THE
MOLE Pillow J With vertical Cutters near the
edge of a horizontal share for dividing the furrow.
slice, and a curved Cutter on the rear of the share
for tirning the whole in, TOWARDS THE Pillow or as
far, ON The OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE SHARE, as NAV
be desired. Adapted to Siding, Listing, breaking
turfy or hard land, Subsoiling, and many Other
purposes. Is light, cheap and strong; and sup,
posed to be the most perfect pulverizer in use.
For License to sell. with directions for Manufac
turing, address W. Z. WYCHE.
Brookville. Granville N. C. 25 Oft
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e.. 2.
Let us Reason Together.
HDAhOWAYaS PILLS.
WHY ARE WE SICK

WHY ARE WE SICK.
1t has been the lot of the human race to be
weighed down by disease and suffering Hollo-
ways Pills are specially adapted to the relief OF
the weak, the nerves., the delicate, and the in
firm, of all chimes, ages, and constitutions. Prof.
Holloway personally superintcnds the manufac-
ture of his medicines in the United States, and
offers then to a free and enlightened people, as
the best remedy the world ever saw for the remov-
al Of disease.
THESE PILLS PURIFY THE BLOOD.
These famous Pills are expressly combined to
operate on the stomach, the liver, the Kidneys, the
lungs, the skin, rnd the bowels, correcting any
arrangement in their functions, purifying the
blood, the very fountain of life, and thus curing
disease in all its forms.
DYSPEPSIAAND LIVER COMPLAINTS.
Nearly half the human race have taken these
Pills. 1t has been proved in all parts of the world,
that nothing has been found equal to them in ca
ses of disorders Of the liver, dyspepsia, ana
stomach complaints generally. They soon give q
healthy tone to these organs, however much de-
ranged, and when all othec means have failed.
GENERAL DEBILITY, ILL HEALTH.
Many of the most despotic Governments have
opened their Custom Houses to the introduction
of these Pills, that they may become the medicine
of the masses. Learned Colleges admit that this
f medicine is the best remedy ever known fof per-
: sons of delicate health, or whore the saystem has
been impaired, as its invigorating properties never
g fail to afford relief.
FEMALE COMPLAINTS.
No Female, young or old, should be without this
> celebrated medicine. 1t corrects and regulates
the monthly courses at all periods, acting in many
cases like a charm. 1t is also the best and safest
medicine that can be given to Children of all ages,
and for any complaint; consequently no family
should be without it.
Holloway's Pills are the best remedy
known in the world for the following
N Diseases:
Asthma, Diarrhoa, Indigestion,
: Bowel Complaints, Dropsy, Influenza,
- Coughs, Debility, Inflammation
Colds, Fever and Ague, Venereal Al
nd Chest Diseases, Female Complaints, fections-
Costiveness, Headaches, Worms, of al
Dyspepsia, Stone and Gravel, kinds,
y Secondary symp- Inward Weakness, Liver Com
!. toms, Lown'ss of Spirits, plants,
:, Piles, &C., &c.
10 IS Sold at the Manufactures of Prof. Hollo
his way, so Maiden Lane, New York, and 244 Strand
ce. London, and by ala respectable Druggists an
i'd, Dealers of Medicine throughout the United State
NO and the civilized world, in boxes, at 25 cents 81
cents, and 81 each.
: Va There is a considerable saving by tRkin
the larger sizes
N. B. Directions for the guidance IF patien
in every disorder are affixed to each box.
( January %, 1856 Y
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H0RSE-POWIS. THRESHIMG ma
CMES. sc.

CAlES, sc.
LAR MERS. wan. Horse Powers and Thresh-
Il ing Machinessn obtain the most reliable
and durable kinds tho country at Farmers
Head Quarters. 0uirangement with the manu-
facturers, enable US sell at their prices, which
we obligate ourselves do. We have on hand 4
or S different sizes 4 kinds of Horse-Powers,
and request those in MT to call and examine
Our sales of such maines have averaged thirty
per season, for five yea past, and the general sat
i~sfaction given to theurchasers of them, induce
us to think that therfh no better in the world
We are preparedto he any information as to set
ting them up-havf cuts showing the different
parts. We have cdantly on hand the following
kinds:
Sinclair's No. level geared Horse Power,
made expressly fokour mules, having only two
levers-price, 800.
Sinclair's No. 2, sr geared Horse Power, for 4
to 6 mules, very stag and durable-$lOO.
.Sinclair's No. 2, Eel geared, segmented Horse
Power, for the eapaB of six to s mules-l25 dol
Eddy's Horse Pdsrs-100 dolls.
Whitman's Rally Horse Powers, single ant
double.
Threshins MacHhs, wrought iron cylinders
with either straigh& spiral beaters-the latter
recent improvement 20, Is and39 inch cylinders
from 45 to 20 dollar bach. Straw Carriers, Is t
20 dollars, extra. hther Bands to suit 40 or o
feet long, 35c. per ftbest quality.
Full sets, say Hob Power, Thresher and Belt
at $50 to 225 dollars
Call and examine Z different kinds. Catalogue
with cuts furnished BON application.
HsUM & MCLEAN,
farmers' Headquarters,
IL Wide Water st.
Norfolk, Va.
JulyI4 As
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NOW READY.
SWANS -JUSTICE-REVISED

VkNHE North Carolina Magistrate, a practical
Il guide to the laws of the State, and the decis-
ions of the Supreme Court, defining the duties
and jurisdiction of Justices Of the Peace, under
the Revised Code of lS54-'55-together with full
instructions, and numerous Forms and Precedents.
By EDWARD CANTWELL, Esq, L. L: B.
C~oUEsELLoR AT Law.
One vol. s vo.-Coataining nearly 600 pages,
handsomely printed, On good paper, and well
bound, in Law binding.
Price 50 SO; Postage &c cents.
This day published and for sale by
H. D. TURNER, N. C. Bookstore.
Raleigh, N. c., Aug, Z, 1856. So
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Lindsey's Double Acting
Rotary Force & Lift Pump.

THIS pump has just
been patented in Amer
lea and England, and
far exeels any pump
heretofore invented ; its
peculiarities are simpti-
city, power and cheap
ness. Its simplicity: there
is nothing about it but
iron and cast metal, and
it can be taken apart
and put up by any one,
and will last for an age.
It has the power to raise
water HUNDREDS of E
This pump is from "a to
30inchesi in diameter and
must set in the we'll or
water. Water rises in it
by hand 100 feet or
minute! For cheapness
a No. l pump (for all or
binary purposes) COM
plete, and fifty feet of
pipe, costs but $30!-
The handle at the top,
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Pianos fanos !

Ii subscriber is this Agent in Baltimore,
Nd, for the sale of CHEERING & SONS, and
NUNS & CLARK'S Gated Piano Fortes.
These instruments arught, in every partic
ular, to the highest statperfection. They are
undoubtedly the most stntia1 and durable In
struments ma -ufacture&he subscriber has also
Pianos of ether makerSn note which come at
lower prices.
Those DESTROYS of pudng a truly good Piano
Forte, the subscriber feonident from his ing
experience in the bus nof being able to select
such an article as will Sperfect satisfaction.-
Address u. d. BENTEEN,
ISL Baltimore st.
Meloaeons can be fuhed for small churches
or the parlor. 3D.
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WANTED

TEACHER graduate of a distinguished
Southern College desires a situation. either in
some Male or Female Institute, or as Principal of
a Male Academy. Testimonials of scholarship.
morality and success in teaching can be given from
the most eminent men in the State. All letters
addressed to the Editor of the Age will receive
prompt attention. Sit
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ALL Hat
SOMETHING FOR TILLIoN!!

WE CALL THEATTNo OF ALL, OLD
w AND YOUNG, to tnderful prepara-
ton, which turns back tdginal color gray
hair-covers the head of ID with a luxuri-
ant growth-removes the q. itching, and all
cataneous eruptions-caucontinua flow Of
the natural fluids; if usa regular dressing
for the hair, will pressrvelor, and keep il
from falling to extreme ol1n all its natural
beauty. We call, then, ne bald, the grey
or diseased in scalps, to uAnd surely, thu
young will not, as they va blowing locks. Of
the witching curls, ever bdhti it. Its praise
it upon the tongue of thout