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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25

PREMoNIr1oNs.-Pcrhaps the following cases are
even more curious than those We published last
week. One is related of Professor Bonn, teacher of
mathematics at Marburg, by Sitting He was sud-
denly seized with a conviction one evening, whilst
in company, that he ought to 60 home. But being
very comfortably taking tea, he resisted the admo-
milton, until it returned with sach force that, at
length he was obliged to yield. On reaching his
house, he found everything he had left it, but he
now felt himself urged to remove his bed from the
corner in which it stood, to another; he resisted
this impusion also. However, absurd as it seemed,
he felt he must do it; so he summoned the maid,
and with her aid drew the bed to the other side Of
the room; after which, he felt quite at ease. and
turned to spend the rest Of the evening with his
friends. At ten o'clock the party broke up, he re-
tired home, went to bed and to sleep. In the mid
die of the night he awakened by loud crash.
A large beam had fallen, bringing part Of the ceiling
with it, and was lying exactly on the spot his bed
had occupied. Another is related Of gentleman
who, when absent from home once. was seized with
such an anxiety about his family, that. without be-
ing able in any way to account for it. he felt himself
iinpe!led TO fly TO them and remove them from the
house they were inhabitng, one wing of which fell
down Immediately afierward. No notion OF such
misfortune had ever before occurred to him. nor
there any reason whatever to expect it. the accident
originating from some defect in the foundation. One
of the most singular cases Of presentment is affirmed
to have occurred on board of British ship, while
Oil Tortsuiouth 1he on'cers oe'ng one Jay Ut Tue
mcss-table, young Lieutenant P. suddenly laid
down his knife and fork, pushed away his plate, and
turned extremely pale. He then rose from the ia
ble covered his face with his hands, and retired
from the room. The president of the mess, suppo-
sing him to be ill., sent one of the young men to in
quire what was the matter. At first, Mr.. p. was
unwilling to speak; but on being pressed, confessed
that he had been seized by sudden impression that
a brother he had then in India was dead. He
died. said he ION the 18th of August at six o'clock
am perfectly certain of it." No argument could
overthrow this opinion, which, in due course of post
was verified to the letter. The young man had died
at Cawnpore at the period mentioned.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25

ONE OF THE THREE THousAND.-Rev. W. s. n.
Keys late editor Of the Tyrone Era, has been tried
and convicted by the Blair County Court Of assault
ana battery on young girl at Tyrone, and sentenc.
on Hewas also indicted for an attempt To Commit
rape, but the jury rendered verdict Of not guilty
1t was but year ago that he made himself notorio1s
by his slanderous charges against clergymen. mot
only Of bis own but other denominations.
This man is q specimen Of the 5000 clerrymen
who forgot their holy calling, and intruded them
selves into the Senate Chamber with their poiiti.l
protest against the Nebraska. Kansas BILL
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25

A TEMpERANcE SroRY.-Deacon johnson is :
great temperance man, and sets a. good example Oh
total abstinence as far he is seen. Not long aeO
he employed carpenter to make some alteration III
his parlor and in repairing the near the !s
place, it was found necessary TO remove the wan
scoting when 10! a discovery was made that aston
ished everybody: A brace Of decanters, tum1ler
and pitcher were cozily reposng there, as II 'nsy
had stood there from the beginning The deacon was
summoned, and as he beheld the bushing bottles
he exclaimed, :.
IS Wal, declare, that is curious, sure enough ~
must be that old Bains left them things there ~nen
went out Of this ere house thirty years ago." - -.
Perhaps he did. returned the carpenter o s.,
deacon, the ice in the pitcher must have been 'A
mighty bard to stay SO till this time"
:. The following lines comprise one verse in poem
Of some length recently brought out in Englsna -.
The reader who has not the soul to admire the"
sweetness and pathos, is certainly to be pitied:
5 Can'st thou love me, gentle Stranger
Blushing like rose she stood;
And the knight at once admitted,
That he rather though he could
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25
Look up with hopeful eyes,
Though all things seem forlorn;
The sun that sets tonight will rise
Arain tomorrow morn.

! NoRrH CARoLINA STATE STocKs-This reliable,
oli State always makes her work sure as she pro.
ceeds, and leaves any thing affecting her cred.
it to doubt or uncertainty. The Legislature two
years ago raised the tax ON property one half and
the Legislators which has just adjourned raised the
tax oEe-fourth more, besides establishing sinking
fund for the gradual extinction Of the public debt
Thus is the security and value Of the stocks OF the
State placed beyond an doubt rendering them
safe investment National LatsIligeaes.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25

COULDN'T STAND Coon LUCK. The papers recently
contained an account of a man in Savannah who
drew $4,000 prize in the lottery, went on spree,
lost his money and died in fit. Almost such
case has within few days occurred in Washington.
A young man, whose name it is unnecessary to re-
veal for The purpose of telling the story, obtained
pre- of $1,000 in the Southern Military Academy
lottery. and has gone crazy in consequence As
John Unit would say, this lottery business won't
pay, sir; no sir, it won't pay"
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25

SUICIDE OF MEMBERS OF THE VIGILANT Committee.
j. Halves Davis, formerly Of New Bedford. Mass,
who committed suicide in San Francisco, January
18th, by taking strychine, officer Of the vigil
lance committee, and is said by the San Francisco
Sun to be the ninth member OF that committee who
has committed suicide.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25

> A man has declined being candidate for office
in of the Ststes because he ia not legal c-
zen-has never paid tax OF any other debt Towns
no property-can't read nor write-is blnd-has
but one eghas lost four fingers from his left hand
has ten c6ildren and can't leave home for fear they
will abuse their mother. He can step down.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25

LARGE RECEIPTS OF CoFFEE.-The receipts Of cot.
fee at New Orleans on the 7th instant were unusu-
ally heavy; less that seven vessels entered port
on that day, bringing aggregate of 33,359 bags.
Among the arrivals was the bark VIM. H. Newman
Of Baltimore, with cargo Of over 5000 bags 8,
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25

Philips Churchyard IN Charleston city, with MOTH
ing but plain slab to mark their resting place It
is to be hoped that South Carolina i'll no. long per-
nit this seeming neglect Of her most distinguished
SON. -
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25

CRUELTY TO CHnD.-In June last Mrs. Simeon
Docket, Of Long Neck. Staten Island, obtained lit
tie girl named Anna Hilton, from Mrs. Pease's Five
Points House Of Industry. Last Wednesday the
child died. and the jury Of inquest say that her death
was caused by being beaten in cruel manner; from
s5posurs and from soant Of prop~ aourishment.
Il such case Of inhumanity had occurred at :he
South to negro. what textit would have been for
the Abolitionistsl 50 =
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ASrATs SUPPoRrED By RAHRoAD.-The Gov
ernor ofinois in his recent message expressed the
belief that the of the Illinois Central Raioad
will soon pay the whole expenses Of the State Gov
eminent. -
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25

Anthony Burns whose rendition" created such IN
excitement q Boston, is selling books in the lobby
Of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is stu.
dent at Osbefliu,
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25

Illinois has paid, in the last four years. four and
nan millions Of her debt -Four years go she had not
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25

How. TO BE HAprr.-The first is, "Try your best
said certain king, ,ill began to take pleasure in
the welfare of my people; but ever since then, in
the darkest day, have had sunshine in my heart"
My second rule is, "Be content with little" There
many good for this rule, "better is little,
with the fear of God than great treasures and trou-
BILE Herewith" Two men were determined to be
rich but they set about it in different ways the one
strove to raise up his to his desires, while the
other did his best to bring down his desires to his
means. The result was. the one who coveted much
was always repinpg, while he who desil ed but lit
tic was always contented.
NY third rule is, "Look on the sunny side Of
things"
Look up with hopeful eyes,
Though all things seem forlorn;
The sun that sets tonight will rise
Again tomorrow morn.
The skipping lamb, the singing lark, and the
capng fish, tell that happiness is not confined to
one place. God. in his goodness, has spread it
abroad on the earth, in the air, and in the waters.
Two aged women lived in the same cottage one was
always fearing storm and the other Always looking
for sunshine. Hardly need say which it was wore
forbiddipg frown, or which it was whose lace Was
lghtened with joy z.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25

ANDREW L. CuEssoN, Eso.-This gentleman, who
80 ably and faithfully represented this Senatorial
district in the late General Assembly. passed through
Washington county. He appeared to be enjoying
excellent health, having entirely recovered from his
late illness in Raleigh, and sincerely trust that
his life may be spared many years to represent
grateful constituency. Rome never contained no.
bier citizen. Democratic Banner. *
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25

"HARD T1sEs."-Go where will, meet whom
we may, we hear nothing but the one continual,
eternal cry-"hard times"
Now we are not disposed to phi'osophze, but
why are the times hard ? The Garth yields abun-
dantly-the husbandman never realized more album
dant return for his toll than at present; trades
people realizing fair profits their merchandise,
and mechanics find plenty of work at fair wages.
Men will be selfish and want to enjoy that for which
they never labored, and 60 to law to acquire it
persons sicken and die, while those who are fortu-
nate enough to live on, will take physic; prcfes
SIGNALS have quite enough to do. Why, then, the
hard times?
We think the question one easily answered We
have noticed, in our observations of men and
things, and the world generally, that community
which has more d'rs than aborers, more grog shops
than churches and where the credit system abounds
is to be afflicted with hard times. This applies
to communities or individuals.
The banks may throw open their vaults, railroads
may penetrate every section and run by every mans
door-the seasons may be good and the yield boun-
teous-wages high and provisions low, and still,
with the idle and dissoute, the times will be hard
money scarce life BORE fyou would have times
easy, then, be frugal, sober and industrious, and
our word for it, you will not have to complain
of the times. Goldsboro' Tribune.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25

DoN'T ENDoRsE.-A St. Louis paper characterizes
the custom of endorsing what is called accommoda.
ton paper as Ia grande folio of the age. In the
first place, it may be set down as general princ-
pie that no man who can raise money on bona fde
securities, will stoop to the despicabe meanness Of
begging his friends's endorsement What right has
any man to ask us to shoulder his responsibilities?
to take all his risks without any of his prots-to
that is dear to us-to the casualties and chances Of
private spcculat:ons, in which we have no interest
and over which we have no control? The habit Of
exchanging endorsements pursued during business
career Of ordinary length in nine cases out Of ten
involves all the parties in ruin.
Walter Scott lost the accumulation of years, and
died IN debt, from endorsing his friends paper The
shrewd Barnurn, who had piled fortune on fortune,
till his name became a synonym of success, was
stricken down in moment and plunged into ire.
trievable bankruptcy by an endorsement But If
this habit Of mutual endorsements among business
men, which in fact constitute sort Of partnership
in which each CANDLES on the credit of the other
if this deserves denunciation what shall be said Of
the consummate impotence of the man who takes
of your private friendship to entangle you
in the snarl of his financial endorsements? That
man ceases to be my friend, who asks me if will
be good enough to allow him to ruin me. Every
man has risks, cares and anxicties enough Of his
own. 1t requires all the prudence, caution and FORE
sight which the gloomy lessons Of the business re-
cords of the country constantly teaching US to
enable one to steer clear Of the disasters which lie
thick in ones path. The man who would entail his
own pers on his friends head, is not friend but
a-well ycs-a fool or o rascal.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25

FIGURArIvE LANGuAGE.-The 2thake may be per-
fectly cured without pain by the French specific.
Mercury.
We wonder if the specific is hard 2 take-ifnot
we will try it 4thwith. Exchange.
If cured it will be lder, indeed. Transcript.
10derly, gentlemen, it's sore subject.
Ledger.
Yes and requiring 4otude to bear.
- [American Courier.
This is carrying the matter quite as far as >, W.
quette will bear. Nd'L
VS. for US, neighbor it has thloo out of a cloud
less BED now. [ErchangS
We wish it had knocked the ky species out ofe1'
istence in passing. Ags
You are lar too cruel, and should be more beg.
american Cjurrer'
Those who arc so 4 2ns as to do the above, Will
find each paragraph to contain slight 1 OF hnmoF'
~ y Globe
4 shame, gentlemen-54 shame. [Pst Int
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rH1r NORTH cARo1INA srAND1HD WEDNESDAY, TFBx 81 1857
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-10-24

FLrsn-HATIxG AND VEGETABLE. EATING
To consider man anatomicaAy, he Is decld-
edlv vegetabie-eating animal. He Is con-
strueted like no hesheating animal lie
has not any claws like the hon, the tiger, or
the cat, but his teeth are short and smooth,
like those of the horse. COW, and the fruit
eating animals and his hand is evidently
intended to pluck the fruit, not 70 seize his
fellow animals What animal does man
most resemble in every respect: The ape
tribes frugverous animals. Doves and
She D by being fed on animal food (and they
NAV be. as it has been fully proved,) WI
come to refuse their natural food; thus It
has been with man. On the contrary, even
cats NAV be brought up to live on vegetable
food, so that they will not touch any sort
oftiesh, and be quite vigorous and Sleek
Such cats will Kill their natural prey just as
other cats. but will refuse them as food
Nan is naturally a vegetable eating animal
how then could he possibly be injured by
abstinence from flesh? \ man, by way of
experiment, was made to live entirely on
animal food: after having persevered ten
davs, symptoms of incipient putrefaction be-
gan TO manifest themselves. DR.. Lambe, OF
London, has lived for the last 80 years on
diet of vegetable food lie commenced when
he was about fly years Of age, so he Is now
about eighty, rather more. I believe, and IS
still healthy and vigorous. The writer OF
the Oriental Manual mentions that the Hin
docs among whom he travelled were so far
from tendency to inflammation that he has
seen compound fracture of skull among them
vet the patient to be at his work as If moth
ing had aiied him, at the end of three days.
How different is it with our flesh eating,
porter-swiling London brewers scratch
is almost death TO them FL
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-10-24

Mrs. PARTINGToN's S MINISTER. Don't you
think we've got the dearest minister in the
world 2" said Laurina, as she was spending
an afternoon at Mrs. Partingtons. Mrs.
Partington's mind sailed back majesticaily
in review of the many ministers who had
officiated in the Old North, before she re-
Piled" THIS is the dearest one, by heap
of money, dear, and if ministers are to be
considered good accordin to their market,
ne is the best Don't you like his preach
ing? said the young lady, cutting the DRIFT
of the old lady's remark like snow plow
9. think he is divine. He's so tiowery, and
his description so graphic, that while listen
ing we can almost hear the sound of water
and see the growing heritage She was
very enthusiastic, and the subject called out
all her eloquence. "Yes, he is very fluid,
replied the dane, 81 know-very watery-
and I've noticed the verbiage also, but |
don't think he comes up quite to some OF
our old pastures in pint of reale strength.
Why, DR.. Verbal used to preach sermon
three hours long, and then have a lecture
| iu the evening, which was well giving us
our moneys worth. But all to their taste,
! as the old lady said when she kissed the
cow" The question is, did the old lady al
luded to, kiss the COW, and did she make
any such remark
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-10-24
VOL. XVITT---NO. 9.

y NOBLE AcT.-The Mvaukco Ne,rg Of
last week records as follows one Of the bra.
vest and "oblest acts ever performed bv a
railroad engineer:
On Wednesday last. as the train on the
La Crosse Rrolroad was coming cast. and
when about mile eaS of .aulria the. cnoi.
ncer saw a little boy about FIVE y.ar, old 9n
the track. He Immediately whist,d :,
" brake, and reversed the engine, bat - it
was on down grade, lie soon found he
could not stop the train, which, when the
chl'd was first seen, was under fu'l mat'on.
The engineer stationed himslfon tie f re-.
part OF the locomotive, and watchng his
chance, Jumped ahead Of the engine, snatch
ing y boy from the track, and thus saved
his life. The train passed on some distance
before it stopped. The name Of the engineer
Is l.. /. Meade, who deserves .narsI fled
praise for his noble net There are few
men that possess the courage and the nerve
to perform such a feat. But he Is srevardcd.
for the pleasure TO such man of having
saved the life Of = some ones little boy." Is
infinite. Take it altogether. il is the best
ana nob,c-t act Of engineering that we have
heard Of.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-10-24

The Boston Courier is Of opinion that ab-
ol.tiouism is a disease. Il expresses its no
tons Of the disorder ~ follows:
- One OF the most interesting and instruc-
tive facts in the history oi the human race
Is the recurrence. from time to time, of dis
ea>ed conditions Of the public mind, consti-
tutu- moral epidemicS, which infect society
with moral dciu>ous, just as its physical
condition is occasionally disturbed by intec-
tious or contagious dstcrnPers Whenever
one Of these moral cpidemics scizcs upon the
public mind it becomes morb!diy sensitive
in some particular way, or on some specific
subject; it runs into the most pitlat.e eN-
travacanceS; il seems to lose all sense, rea-
son and Judgment; it exhibits the symptoms
of temporary delerousness. The prevail
ing sentiment in the Eas' ern States, IN re-
gard to the negro race, constitutes str.k-
Ing illustration of these intellectual epidem-
icS. and one VIII ch, in future times, will be
looked back upon with the same mingled
sorrow and aIaazemeut with which we al
this time regard the nitchcratt mania OF the
old colony Of Massachusetts,
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\ SINGULAR DEATH-.kLLED By SWALLOW
ING FALSE IEETH.-On the 10Th inst, man
named Duncan McDougail was admitted to
Bellevue Hospital, suffering, as he stated,
hv having swallowed some false teeth. lie
was placed under the care of DR.. BileSt,
one of the physicians attached TO that in-ti-
tuition; bat the patient ,ontinued to tul,
and died on " edntsday last. Coroner Con
merry held an inquest on the body, when Dr.
f. r. Bsies, made a postmor EN- examlna-
ton of the body, which resulted in his find
ing that foreign body, viz, two artificial
teeth and gold plate upon which they had
been sett, had lodged in the G>ophagus,
about two inches above the cardinal oritice
of the stomach, opposite the heart, thereby
causing liberation through into the perlcar-
dunn. producing inflammation and obstruct-
ion of this membrane, causing death. 1t is
believed, however, that they slipped down
his throat in the nighttime while he was
asleep. The deceased was thrty-lour years
of age and native of Scotland. The resi-
dence Of the deceased was not ascertained
". Y Tribune, l7h.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-10-24

Clear CAsE.-Coming along the street
yesterday morning we overheard the follow
i,,c conversation which is a clear rs mud:
HJulius, | was better yesterday, but i'so
get ober dat"
:. Am derc TO hopes, eben, Oh your dis
covery 2"
discovery OBJ what?'
"Your discovery from de conwalescense
what am fotching you on your back
"Dat depends, Mr. Snow, altoseder on de
procnos,ication, which amplify dc disease.
Should dey continuate de fatually, dc docta
thinks Use gone nigga; should dey not CON
tinuate fatually, he hopes dis cuilo'ed ind.
widooal won't till anoder time. AS said
afore, it all depends on de prognosties ,, and
till desc come to a head dere am no telling
wbedder dis niger will come to discon-
tinuation or not
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-10-24

SrRaICnTENING THE BACK.-It is the Gus
tom i'll Berkwickshire, England, among wo-
men working in the field, when their nacHs
o ecome much tired by bowling low do"h
singing turnps with short-shsnked noes 10
lie down with their faces to the grouho' al
lowing others to step upon the lower part OIL
their backs, on the lumbar region, with one
foot several times, until all pain or fatigue
is removed. Burton, III his FIRST root
steps in Africa, narrates very si'ni,ar Gus,
tom in females who lead the camels, ana
who "ie at fall length, prone, stand upon
each others backs, tramping and kneadlng
with their toes, and rise like giants refresh
eu." This custom is called ''jogsi'' in Airl'
ca; in England STRENGTHENING the back
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-10-24
CIer,ca, Wit UnwIttipgly.

AT the recent Medical Convention holden
at Lewistown, the clergy and members OF
the bar were inyited to attend the repast
qiven at the De Witt House by the follow
ers Of Galen, and after the 9th was re-
moved, during the interchange Of sentiments,
the Rev. Mr. B., while slludinG to the init
mate relations between the professions Of
the clergy and the physicians, in all serious
ness, remarked that it was somwhat sin
gular fact, "when the physician was called
the clergyman was sure TO fol ow." The
doctors gave him three eheers.-Portl md
Transcript.
The above reminds US OF a hard hit at tAc
doctors, which may be found in the Bible.
In the sixteenth chapter of the took Of
Chronicles, is the following:
And Asa, IN the thlrty-ninth year Of
his reign, was diseased ia his feet, until his
disease was exceedingly great; yet in his
disease he sought not the Lord, tut II ne
pEysiciaEs And Asa slept with his fathers,
and died in the one and foTtieth year Of his
reign Lgna Nears.
\ harder hit at the medical fraternity Is
given in Marks gospel, ". 2G,) relating to a
" certain woman who had SvtereA maHy
things from naHy physicians, aud had spent
all that she had, and was nothing better bat
Tuther gree lr0Jsc. ST Lout5 De,n.