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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-07-01

tation of this Book of books In it is fully
portrayed the ravages of sin upon our race
and IN the dark catalogue set forth, we find
one described, which above ell others has
caused more sorrow and distress than any
otner transgression, viz: that of drunkenness
or lntemperance, which in these latter days
mas become besetting sin in our happy land
We have therefore associated ourselves to-
getner, In order by our counsel and example
10 stay the devastating influence it il exert
ing, ana alleviate, to the extent of our ability,
tne suffering produced by alcoholic drinks
upon our race.
At the time these inspired pages we're
written by Holy men of God there waS.no
alcohol or distilled spirits, but there were
strong drink, made and used in those times,
Wnlcn would produce intoxication, and hence
sne neaVy woes pronounced against those
NIae go to osseek strong drinkF and those who
0ns'Gou oohers. flad ahefe peer y lnss,iz a.
conoi n u use 10 the DAYS OF the holy 'Apos-
Ties ana frophets. as tnere are IN this oay, no
oouDt mucn wouio nave peen written on this
supJect. It's certain that no other SIN has
caused SO much woe and distress, IN our COM
nunlty as the SIN OF intemperance, aud we
as part OF the great temperance order, feel
IL our 0ury TO 90 all we can TO stay the
scourge and taking this blessed BOOK as the
man OF council, we trust that we shall be able
py the trace OF God, to do much tor the pres
ent and rising generation. And we teel con-
ndent from this testimonial, that we will have
the AID OF our mothers, wives, sisters and
daughters, In this righteous enterprise
Though our number is small, yet we have the
pleasing assurance that we have done some
good IN our community. Thus encouraged,
we hope to persevere while life lasts, conf
IDENTIFY expecting to see the happy fruits of
our labor, if not in this life, in the world to
which we are all fastening, as fast as the
"neels nee % % Ilme me- can an roll'
Inc hev. MI Wooo was tnen lntrooocea
10 sne aualence' VINO oeiiVerea very Splliteo
ADDRESS IN the course o1 wnlcn ne showed the
evll consequence OF aruen5 spirits 70 nealtn'
tto estaolisn TINS ne citeo nlgn meoical au-
thorty, Its evil consequences to good morals
ana good clnzenshlp, which IS "a aoundantly
proved oy tne observation On OF, OF all sane men me,
noU :nu9i i's e'.ia P:,1
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-07-01
Quite a Mistake.

The Baltimore Republican tells a. story
of young man who fdl in love with
young lady residing in one of the residences
in Upper Tendon. The lover, feeling
repulse from the head of the family, con-
Quoted his courtship in clandestine man
ner. The upshot of the matter was that
an elopement occurred and the parties were
married. After the marriage the bride
groom proposed that they should return
home, and procure the fathers pardon
Judge, then, his dismay, when, with a
trembling voice, she informed him that,
although she possessed the name of the
gentleman in question, she was not related
TO him in the slightest degree, and was en-
ployed in his dwelling in the capacity. Of
seamstress Thus all his visions of a Sc
cured fortune were scattered to the winds
and the scene of recrimination which ensu-
ed was terribly out of character for a new
ly married couple.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-07-01
A Sailors oninion Of Missions.

At meeting of the London Missionary
Society, the Rev Mr. Mcleod said
Having read, in the account ofsome voy-
age, things to the discredit of missions, I
shortly after met with the captain of a
ship that voyaged to the South Seas, and
asked him:
"Do you think that missions have done
much good in the South Seas F'
81 do not know" he said, "what you
know about missions, but / will tell you q
fact. Last year / was wrecked on one Of
those islands, and knew that eight years
before an American whaler had been. ship
wrecked off the same islands; that the
crew had been murdered; and no doubt
you may judge of my feelings when We
anticipated that we should either be dash
edto pieces on the rocks during the night,
or, if we survived till morning, subjected
to dreadful death. As soon as the day
broke, I saw number of canoes, manned
and pulling away between the islands and
the ship. We prepared for the worst con-
sequences. Judge of our amazement when
the natives came on board in European
dress, and spoke to US In English In
that very island, l heard the gospel on the
Sabbath day, and SAT down at the commg-
nion table, and sung the same psalm that
had sung in Scotland. do not know
what you think of missions, but know
what think of them.-Jour. of Missi0ns.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-07-01
A Rift of Advice.

Have you enemies? Go straight on and
don't mind them. If they get in your
way, walk round them, regardless of their
spite. A man that has no enemies is sell
dom good for any thing-he is made of that
kind of material which is so easily worked
that every one has hand in it. A ster-
ling character-one who thinks for himself,
and speaks what none think, is always sure
to have enemies They are as necessary
to have as fresh air; they keep him alive
and active. A celebrated character, who
was surrounded by enemies, used to re-
mark: 'They are sparks, which if you do
not blow will go out themselves Let this
be your feeling, while endeavoring to live
down the scandal of those who are bitter
against you. If you stop to dispute, you
do but as they desire, and open the way
taEE JpaWFs Wste ebSHRas bSR Aet the poor fellows talk
flock to you and acknowledge their error
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-07-01
RAlEle9l9 a0RTg CAROLINE,

There is an unwritten romance in many
life whose pages have never been revealed.
There is sad heart many time concealing
its suffering by gay laugh, 9 merry smile
and gladstone song, whose Warblings are
accompanied by the funeral dirge Of the
heart The smile may BRIGHTEN while the
heart breaks. As you pass alongside way
of life, strewn with fair flowers for some, but
for others beset with thorns, oh, take heed
that you do not render still darker the shad.
owy, black cloud of suffering which rests
over many life path refectng naught but
gloom but by smiles which are sunbeams
for the heart and kind We ds which are like
the music of fairy bells hsard in the still
twilight hour, oh, gladden. some worn and
weary heart; encourage some desponding
soul, and shed around you izauenea which
will be felt ii agesyet fo.s 4s,d rer,esa.
Der, b. the gloom Of ~ "a Isn<is heart.
never f1eak ~ accents d Or in a I'll.
fling jest the sacred name 0LD MAIDl''
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IHE BIRD OF THE ToLLINa BELL.-In
the Lynchburg Courier we find the follow
ing description of the Arawongo sent in
letter from j. G.. Meem, Jr., of Lynch
burg, who is attached to Col Garnett's
corps of Engineers in Brazil Speaking of
this strange bird he says:
" 1t is bird much priced, though sell
dom seen. hear this bird every day, and
although often above my head, have new
er seen it. The Arawonga is called in En-
glish the Blacksmith or Ventriloquist.'
% Among the highest woods and deepest
glens of Brazil sound is sometimes heard
SO singular that the noise seems quite un-
natural it is like the distant and solemn
tolling of church bell, struck at intervals.
This extraordinary noise proceeds from the
'Arawongo.' The bird sits at the top of the
highest trees in the deepest forests, and
though constantly heard in the most de-
serted, places it is very rarely seen. II
Is impossible to conceive ANYTHING of a more
solitary character than the profound silence
Of the woods, broken only by the metallic
arg daIpqSSfStt apqSSfStt vsnpsspspgal Seppd of this .ipr
wongo is white with circle of red around
its eyes-its size is about that of small
pigeon"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-07-01
Speculations in the Western Lands.

We have reason to believe from the la
test accounts received from the West, that
the excitement for speculation in town lots
and unoccupied lands is fast subsiding.
There has doubtless been no little dlsap-
pointment experienced by many of the old
settlers of the Atlantic States, who pulled
up stakes and struck out westward, with
the delusive hope of realizing splendid
fortunes at a single hazard. Emigrants
from the East, who had formerly enjoyed
all the conveniences and luxurles of a
thickly populated and fertile country, who
knew not what it was to wait for wood or
water, were scarcely prepared to realize the
fact that not only could fortunes not be
made in day, but also that large portion
of the North West, and that too which pre-
sents the most tempting offers to specula-
tors, is not supplied plentifully with either
wood or water-two necessary elements
for densely populated country When
these are wanting the population will De
sparse, and of course the inducements tc
buy up lands on speculation are by nc
means great The people of the Atlantic
States are now taking warning from the il
success Of those who have gone before
them. Many an adventurer who turned
his footsteps westward when the land fevel
first broke out, expecting to mass aprlnce
ly fortune by buying town lot or an ad
vantageous survey, has had his most arden
hopes disappointed, and is ruined instead
of made.
The worst feature about the speculation
in Minnesota, is to be found in the extrem
to which the credit system is carried. Cred
it often ruins the most prudent speculator
in every country and CLINE; but the imagin
ary valuations Of lands and town-lots mus
eventuate in ruinous panic.
The Chicago Times says that in Mlnnes
sofa the epidemic for speculation is no
at its height, though it has subsided
some degree in Illinois and Wisconsin, an
that the country has seen nothing equal
the mania, since the wild days Of 1885
The Territorys resources are yet undeve
oped it has no agriculture which furnisl
es surplus for export, no commerce an
no manufactures The money, says Il
Tribune, brings five per cent. month, tt
regular rate of interests, which is good e
idence that there is but little of that circ
lating. From all the omens, we can b
conclude that the bubble must burst, al
that too at a not very distant period T
uncultivated lands of the Atlantic Stat
are far more inviting, and offer more favc
able fields for successful tillage-DanDi
| Register.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-07-01
A Beautiful Incident.

A correspondent Of the Preston EN-
gland Chronicle gives the following anec.
dote:
A>good while ago boy named Charlie
had a,large dog which was very fond of the
water, and in hot weather he used to swim
across the river near which the boy lived.
One day the thought struck him that it
would be fine fun to make the dog carry
him. across the river. So he tied string
to the dogs collar, and ran down with him
to the waters edge, where he took off all
his clothes ). and then holding hard by the
dogs neck and the bit of string, he went
in to the-waser, and the dog pulled him
across. After playing about on the other
side for some time, they returned in the
way they vent but when Charlie looked
for his clothes, be could hnd nothing but
his shoes The wind had blown all the
rest into the water. The dog saw what had
happened, and making his little master let
go of his string, by making believe to bite
him, he dashed into the river and brought
out first his coat and then all the rest in
succession.
Charlie dressed and went home in his
wet clothes, and tolu his mother what
fun he and the dog had. His mother told
him that he did very wrong in going acros:
the river as he had done, and that he should
thank God for making the dog take him
over and back again safely for if the dog
had made him let go in the river, he would
most likely have sunk and been drowned
Little Charlie said, 3" Shall l thank God
now, mamma ?" and he kneeled down at
his mothers knee and thanked God then
getting up again, he threw his arms around
his dogs neck, saying, I thank you, too,
dear doggie, for not letting CO." Little
Charlie is now Admiral Sir Charles Napi-
| er
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-07-01

The suggestion of our correspondent,
(says the North Carolinian, } ga lover of
corn bread, " is worthy of attention.
Corn In these times of pressure and want,
1t seems to us, can be better EMPLOYED on
the kneading board and In the kitchen.
than soaked in the distillery,kub fer etstaz.
ger juice" It's legitimate purpose is to
fatten, not to bloat and crimson with the
poison glow of "bald face" and cred eve"
1t Is true that whiskey is the healthiest Ii.
quor that man can drink-we admit that
for OF three young men we knew over in
Georgia, two drank brandy and died sots,
while the third who drank whiskey alto.
gether is now living-in the Georgia PEN
ltentiary, and is a hard working. sober.
frugal shoemaker for the State, and has
his head shaved once every two months as
an evidence of the esteem and respect of
the proprletors of that great institution.
But corn bread is healthier than corn whis-
key, notwithstanding, besides being cheap
er, more palatable and more respectable
article of domestic consumption.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-07-01

SmiPd forth her silvery beauty and the stars,
Like living diamonds to a of glass,
Danc'd in the sapphire canopy of heaven"
In her quiet domicile, the moonbeams
softly falling around, the mother sat,-her
head languidly resting upon her hand, and
the tears, speechless monitors of the heart
sorrows, slowly coursing down her cheeks.
All hers was a grief which tears could not
assuage She had nurtured and loved
fair, yet fragile one; and as it expanded in
beauty, winning affection by its sweet sim
plicity and engaging loveliness, it was deem
ed more fit for heavenly cline, and upon
angel pinions was gently borne, and trans
planted where the rose loses not its bright
ness, but imbibes surprising brilliancy
from the dazzling glory of the Lamb But
to the solemn burial-place, beneath bend
ing willow, blossoming wild flowers, and
the hallowed greensward, where the plain
tive dirge Of the whippoorwill, and the
mournful requiem of the rustling foliage
mingled in tones of touching pathos, the
mothers thoughts had sadly turned for
there they had carried, and there entom-
bed, the loved form of her hearts affec-
tions.
The mothers heart was sad, d,-and the
calm solemnity of the midnight hour, seem
ed to impress more forcibly the reality of
her crushing bereavement. But that strick-
en- mourner was not alone Neither un-
seen were her tears, nor unheard her sighs:
for angel forms were lowering over, and
perhaps it might have been the spirit of the
dear departed, that so softly whispered in
her ear, " Mother and child shall meet
again" That night, as pleasing visions
lulled she mother to sleep, her dreams
were of heaven, reunion of dear friends,
and blessed Immortality.
Months and years, feetly, yet smoothly
glided and the light of the mothers eye,
and the almost radiant expression Of hel
calm, subdued features, told that her affec
tions were placed upon things heavenly
for the low, soft voice of the angel still
whispered, Mother and child shall NEE
again" And to the celestial palace she
was joyfully journeying, with the light o.
, the Gospel to guide her, where beloved
one was waiting to welcome her home.
x X x
Oldaged had silvered the mothers head
paled the rose upon her cheek, and trench
ed her youthful beauty. Adults reveren
, ced, because of her disinterested kindness
: and unobtrusive piety. Youth loved Il
: to linger under the genial influence of he
happy smile, and hear of the dear one
who in the springtime of life had been ia
:. ken. that the mothers heart might be pla
i ced more exclusively upon the New Jeru
: = salem, the city of the Great King. 10
70 - where the treasure, is there will the hear
= be also.' Little children nestled close
: = her side, to learn about the angel whisper
&c and how the bright angels were Wooin
them to be good, that they might get {
!. heaven.
ne X x
= Weeping friends smoothed the mother
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-07-01

Three Degrees Of Character. An ex-
cellent turn was made few days since
at dinner-table, by Judge Hear, Of
Massachusetts, too good to
be lost. A gentleman remarked that
-, who used to be given to sharp
practice, was getting more circumspect.
yes, replied Hoar, 'he has reached
the superlative of life-he began by
seeking to get on-then he sought to
get honor, and now he is trying to get
honest
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A0o *.

pillow The dews of death wers gathering
upon her noble brow. No mark of sorrow
fingered upon her pale face, as she calmly
oade last adieu to earth; but joy was in
ner soul. and peace rested within herbosom.
Again the angel bent close, and whispered,
" Mother and child shall meet again" And
heavenly smile lit up her features, as she
closed her eyes to meet the loved child, who
was waiting to embrace and conduct her 70
the " Mercy Seat" EVA.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-07-01

A far-seeing teetotaller, being asked the
meaning of syntax, wittily replied, " the tax
one has to pay for getting drunk.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-07-01
The Angel Whisner.

"The busy world was STILL the solemn moon,
SmiPd forth her silvery beauty and the stars,
Like living diamonds to a sea of glass,
Danc'd in the sapphire canopy of heaven"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-07-01

Weeping friends smoothed the mothers
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-01-22
lNsP0RTANT 70 EVEDYB0DY,

NOR the last three years have been engaged in bus
II ness known only myself. and, comparatively few
others whom have Instructed for the of 500 each,
which averaged at the rate OF $4,000 to SOOO per
and having made arrangements TO 90 to Europe 10
the Fall Of 1851 to engage IN the same business, am will
irg give fun nstruc ions in the art 10 any person in the
United States Canada, who willrem me the sum CT Fl
induced, from the success have been favored with
aud tie thankful acknowledgements have received
from whom have instructed, and who making
from $5 415 IT, TO give person oppof
tuny TO engage this business which is ea7y pleasant
aud profitable 1t small cost. There Is positively
n, HUaBUG in this matter References OF the rest class
can given regards its character and can refer TO
persons whom have instructed will testify that they
are making IS TO S15 per day at the same 1t is
business in which either ladies gen lemen engage,
aud with perfect axe very hf ndsOne income.
Several various parts o. New YORK state Penn
sylvania AID Maryland whom have instructed are now
king S3 10 sc per day byi. is GENERAL BUsI
MSS ami but shings is required 10 start it, UTOn
the receipt Of 81 will Immediately send TO the applicant
printed circula containing full intruc ions ia the arr
which ca5 be perfect Understood at once.
All letters must be addressed (post paid to
a. n. PARSONS,
dec g indy 23' Brolfwsy, New York
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Gold Medal Pianos!
STEINWAY & SONS, pIanufacIurt

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o. WALKER STREET, NEW YORK sSzzszl
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Of Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Ball. -
timore:
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Washington, March, 1855.
GOLD MEDAL at ths Crystal Palace, New York, No
vebe 1885 being the only gold medal given for Pianos
within the lsst six years)
GOLD MEDAL at the MAJ yland Institute, Baltimore,
1856
THE FIRST PRIZE MEDAL at the Fair, Crystal Palace,
New YorI, November 1856. Among the judges the
first Musical Talent Of the Country, such NJ Mason,
CIottschalk, WOilenhaupt and many others. st. Pi
amos with and without the Iron Frame warranted
three years, and written guarantee given Pianos
pacL ed shipped without charge. Prices moderate.
dpcrS-1v-V
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Corner Sixth and walnut Streets, Cincinnati.
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10 d young for the duties ne Counting Room,
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Forms and Correspondence, receive special attention.
The former Principal r. = Bteon having associated with
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Iand fOr SaIe.

I OFPgR FOR sale (7C0l SEVEN HUNDRED ACRES "a
l. OF LAND lying the Columbia Central Tur1Uike Il
Ros miles from ColambI a1G 1I- On ut. Pleas
ant, being part ~ the tract on " icbf de.
This Land equal Il superior 20 haury county
is well watercd he celebrated Devers spring being
che part offered or sale well tnbered and well improved
There are on the pru,oses beautiful building site.
fronting the Turnpike aui contemplated Ran Road I
will be divided 10 sat purchasers orsoie IN boiy.
For further info nson ply TO me at Ashsood ?. Office,
s5e;1-t LUCTUs J POLK.