Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-06-20

THE PRINCESS ROYALS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the
interesting item Of foreign is the vote in
the British Parliament for the endowment of the
Princess Royal. She is to have $40 600 year; q
dowry which is valued at the round sum of 81 ,0O0,
600. This will support her and her Prussian hus.
band in very comfortable manner at Berlin, where
their lodging costs them nothing, and the State pays
for servants, &C.,
The European Princes, Of this generation
quite fortunate in having SO many English Princesses
20 marry. In the time of the Georges, there was,
somehow, a prejudice against the exceedingly IN.
am'abe family OF Brunswick, and several Princcsses
of the house wen: to their graves in single blessed
ness, or endowed their family with subjects born in
delightful sin. The excellent character of Queen
Victoria to have removed the prejudice, while
the gradual impoverishmcnt of the European no.
bility has impaired new charm to the English
Prncesses, who are always treated with uncommon
liberality by the faithful Commons. 1t is not doubt
full but the remaining Prncesses will have mul.
titude of suitors.
The English papers say that the revenues of the
Duchics of Cornwall and Lancaster, which belong
to the children of the royal family, have been
prudeutly administered, tina, the Prince of Wales
and his brothers need not cost the nation penny.
This is a very unlikely story. When George the ~,
as mere boy ran into debt couple of millions OF
SO, his friends always showed how, if this debt
were paid, it was morally impossible for him to in
any more, and yet, every few years, he would
return to Parliament like Oliver Twist, asking for
"morc." 1t is to be hoped that Queen Victora's
sons will not initiate him in other respects; but in
the spending Of money, his example will be very
tempting. The English nation may consider itself
well off if it gets rid of these royal boys and girls
at cost of fifteen to twenty millions Of dollar.
costly luxury these royal families
HyDRopnoBIA-TnE MAD SroNE!-A gentleman
by the of Summurs from Iredel N. c., spent
day here last week his way home from the house
&c Mr DDS rto~ 1fDn ho
had been to test the virtues of celebrated Mad
Stone in Mr. Pointers possession. Mr. S. stated
that eight days before he was bitten by dog sup
posed to be mad-that he Immediately had the
wounded flesh cut out and thoroughly cauterized,
but not feeling satisfied he visited Richmond, Va,
in search of Maidstone and not finding it there he
accidentally heard of Mr.. Pointers. This stone
had been applied to the wound and continued to ad-
hereto it for while and then drop otf-as it is said
to do when applied to poisonous wound and be-
coming saturated with the poison-this it continues
to do so long there is poison in the system, and
when it sucksall out, understand that the stone
loses its adhesiveness.
The poor seemed deeply dejected-not the
taintest smile was observed to fit ACROSS his sad
face while here.
Of the virtues of this Maidstone we knoso nothing
personally but many persons of intelligence and the
highest responsibility prepared to vouch for its
many cures in cases of hydrophoba snake and spider
btes &c Certainly it can do no harm to try it.
Mr. Pointer lives 10 or IL miles distan. from Milton,
and is an oblging and accommodating gentleman.
Knowing him as wo do, VIC feel justified in saying
that he is one of the last men who would deal in
humbug Milton Chronicle
Citizens should not only mind that they vote ear
ly, but ahat they vote. AS an illustration of the
importance of observing this maxim. the following
is told having recently happened at Pittsburgh
A voter ran up the polls were near closing, and
in his hurry numbered and dropped his ticket
which defined his political proclivtes as those con-
genial to third party only-a regular outsider
Here it is: $50,
"DEAR Miss: cannot meet you at-
this evening Ny wife suspects--; keep shady.