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Civility is i Fortune.

-Civihty is. a fortune itself, for a courteous
man always succeeds well iIl life, and that even
when persons of ability sometimes fail. The
famous Duke of Marlborough is case in point
1t was said Of him by one contemporary, that
his agreeable manners often converted an enemy
into friend; anil, by anothei, that It wa 5
more pleasing to be denied favor by his
Grace, than to receive one from other men,.
The gracious manner of Charles Jsmes Fox
preserved him from personal dislike, even at
time when he was politically the most un-.
popular man in the kingkom. The history
of the country is full of such examples of sue
cess obtained by civility. The experience OF
every man furnishes, if we but recall the past,
frequent instances, where conciliatory manners
have made the fortunes of physicians, lawyers;
dirines, politicians, merchants, and indeed, in-s
divGuas of all pursuits. In being introduce |.
to stranger, his af.bility, or the reverse,
creates instaneously a prepossessiona in his
behalf. or awakens unconsciously preiudice
against him. To men, civility is in fact, what
eeauty Is to woman ; it is general passr to
favor letter of recommendation, written in,
language that every stranger understandss--L
The best of men have often injured themselves.
by irritability and consequent rudeness, as the
greatest scoundrels have frequently sue ceeded
by their plausible manners OF two men,
equal in all other respects, the courteous one.
has twice the. chance for fortune. a N t.,,a.ni
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Lifc,s Hsitter .roments.

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what are Life's bltt'rest moments, &, ~.
gss And what its deepest woe, r
r Which DER the hearts bright sunshine
The darkest shade can throw,
oh. those are bitter moments " - t%Ss
When the long-iov'd must part,
When sighs half choke the blessings -
:. =, We breathe with troubiedheart 40
y yes those are bitter moments:
but If each heart beat true, ~
~ Hath life deeper anguish r4ra "a
Than Friendships fond adieu'
Ay, there are sadder moments,
when all too late, We Learn
3tAi The hearts first pure Affection
Nay meet With no return.
Bs cruel fancy blinded. r a.
We still live hoping on, g
And bitter is the waking -
lad the. vision gone. sfgs4az sz-w
Trat, bitter Is the waking asfsg-v
.eg From such dream this,
: q whca nsertals cling too fondly
s TO thoughts Of earth-born bliss. ,ssgt
Yet there is deeper nish,
Though deep such woe must he;
q Lifes cup hath drops more gsiluns, II a aS
And darker misery
o., there are meurnfal un,ae ents,
sf-t Beside the couch of pain, t.rs
When Patience hath no comfort,
Aud Hopes soft voice Is yain -.e
Bnt keener still the anguish
! ~ That bows troubled head,
When, dreaming of our ior'l ones,
We wake, to dnd them DEAD,
But oh. the sadiest moments
That human hearts can know
When our deep grief Is speechles.,
And tears refuse TO low
Are when the hearts fena worship
Is WORTHLESS thrown away;x.ssrs
When, gazing on or idol, .ss.g,
We start to find ii clay s
Fond friends once more greet us "a
Our dead shall live again,
And love, cen unrequitea, a. r.s
Is never quite in vain. -Frsa.s
lint when se:ne Wild deiu,on
Hath snard both heart and vir
Zen when the chain Is brokru
Its links cling round us still :. d Ts IL
2, - Oar fervent faith Is shaken;
How can we trust anew
"a The False, the False hath snar'd US
a8v Where shall We lind the Truc?
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A FAMOUS HoRsE.-Cossack, the horse
Captain Noland rode when he was killed at
Balaklava, Gin the famous infamous charge)
is now the property OF a gentleman of Gin
cinnati, and arrived in that city last week
lie is a gray Arab stallion, six years old, and
fourteen hands high. His groom, who came
with him, is Edward Sieaper, one Of the eleven
survivors Of a regiment of 900 British soldiers
who landed in Gallipoli in February, lS54.rr-
lie was at Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, and
the siege of Seyastcpool, aud looks, It is said
as if he was made Of oak, lignumvie aud iron
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Coon SEcuRrTY.-sUncle Oliver % said the
pastor Of country church to an elderly FARM.
er of his flock, "I wish you would carry load
Of wood to old Mrs. W., the widow Of our
Christian brother who lived so long Just be-
yonc you on the road to D.,
81 will try to do it." said the farmer, ssbut
to whom shall Tlook FOR the pay ?''
"Read." said the pastor, t.when you first
go home, the first three verses of the forty-frst
Psalm, and then il you want any better securi-
ty { or payment, call on mes -,
twas but few days after that the old gen.
tleman met his pastor, and said, az like that
security you mentioned, ard have no fear that
it will fail me in time Of need; for my heart
so felt the assurance, when reading it, that +
couldscarcely close my eyes that night. =
Thus it is often found that the sword Of
truth" is most precious, when with childlike
trust it is received into the mind and heart.
We do not need to wait for the time in which
the promise is to be fulfilled, for the ssearnest',
Is gwen by the Holy Spirit when the Word is
taken as practical truth, and obeyed cheer
fully. ttH ~ @SfF1
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= Sra WALTER Scorrs AND THE AMERICAN
EAUrHoREss.-"Oae morniag,'' said Scott, 81
opened ahuge hump OF "a despatch, without
iookin, to know how it was addressed, never
doubling that il. had travelled under some om-
nipotent frank, lilea sthe first lord of aimiral-
sty's, when 10 and behold, The con;ents proved
to be amanuscript play, by a young lady Of
New York, wha kindly requested him to read
and correct it, equip it with a prologue, pro-
cure for ii a favorable reception from the man
,er of Dr,iry L,ne, and make NJ ,rray or Con-
stable bleed hands ely For the capyright /:
AMI inspecting the cover, found that had
sbsea charg,l five p9aAis oil for the postage.
'Tais was bad'eno ,Sh; but there, was no help,
SO groanes AL sib intel. A fortnight or so
afte~, another packet OF formidable bulk, ar
rived, and was absent enough to bseak its
seal, too, without examination. CoSceiye uyy
horror, when out jumped the sams Identical
tragedy of the Cherokee Lovers with Sec
ond epistls from the authoress, stating that, as
hewinds had been boisteroas, she feared the
vessel entrusted with her.former communica-
tion might have foundered, and therefore
judged it prudent to forward duplicates
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a ASIMILE--ln contemplating the universe
OF mind, we find as great diversity as in the !
universe of matter. If in the creation of the.
one nature has wrought ont worlds Of grandeur;
has formed continents and islands, oceans an6
seas, lakes and rivers; has heaped up mountains
whose very SUBMITS tower far above the re-
gion Of clouds where the storm king forever
dwells; has dug out valleys so deep that the !,
sunshine never lights up their dark and dismal
recesses; If all over the surface of the materi-
al universe the finger points of the Almighty
are easily discerned no less are the manifesta-,,
tions of his workmanship, traced in the mental
world, where are exhibited phenomena more
wild and wonderful than all the strange.
and terrible sights that haunt the realms of
earth. In this world Of mind, emanating from
the centre of light and the fountain of eternal
truth, are divisions as marked and significant
as those Of the material. The river of thought
rolls onward with surging waves through vast
intellectual domains and tumbles with foaming
pillows into the immense ocean of eternity,
Along this stream are overhanging cliffs, frown
ing battlements, and rugged rocks jutting out
their ragged fronts-whirpools more terrible
than the yawning Charybdis and frightful Scyl-
la-shcals and quicksands, more fatal than those
en- which the Trojan keels were wrecked. -
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G. A man having asked how many. dog
days there were in year, received the answer
that il was impossible to number them, as
"every dog has his day."
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e. A little girl m Syracuse, on Wednesday
got hold of bottle of corrosive sublimate, used
as bed bug poison and drank portion of it,
she was rescued from certain death by the
immediate swallowing Of the whites OF severas
eggs which were thrown up from The stom-
sch after absorbing the poison.
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ly relieved, and insisted On his accepting fifty
dollars, which he declined The gentleman
on leaving the house, Informed his little SON
that he had left fifty dollars nnaer his pillow
for hisfather. So soon as' Mt. slls tearned
this he immediately had horse caught and
started his soa after the stranger ard returned
the money. aglas ssts 3ss ssh
AT one time, whea several Of Mr.. Siiis pa.
tieats met him at neighbours house, one of
them asked him, as he was n Faith Doctor.
was it necessary that his piticrts have faith
in the sinauences of bis payers. He said he
thought no ,that, thousands h ui called on him
within.a few years past, ani that he felt il his
dutyto pray for every one who requested him,
and many of them h nd reported far and wide
that he had cured them ;and he felt great sat-
isfaction in believing that he ha! been engaged
in the line of Lis daty, but he had MAYER given
any one the slightest assurance of his success
There are yet alive, no doubt, numbers of
persons in West TenaesseeI AMI Southwestern
Kentucky who can bear testimony to having
been relieved themselves, or whose frieads had
been cured by Jonathan Sils. 80
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PRoGREss OF Iowa AND THE WEsr.-To
prove that the West is becoming ssrapidly
bankrupt" and each year less able to- pay
its debts to the Eastern States" we may re-
fer to the following ts..facts aud ,ures'' in re-
gard to Iowa, presented in the Davenport Ga
zette: -. i - .s,-..s.
In 1852, thepopulation of Iowa was 10, ,O00
It now numbers 100000. Then the assess
ment list was s2s s,00o,ouo. Yhe last assess-
ment was $16O,ooo,O0o During the las, year
we have added thousands upon thousands to
our population, far overbalancing anv emgra-
tion to Kansas and Nebraska. limo part of
the State is property decreasing in value or
even standing still. Everywhere it Is advan-
cling, and the advance is produced not by the
Spectators, but by actual emigration. There
is not town or city but what israpidly grow
ing, and some with miracalous speed We are
building railroads, and doing everything 10 de-
velop the wonderful resources of our country,
with an energy and enterprise which must as
tonish the writer's of such articles as the above.
We still boast Of precisely that which the re-
marks we have quoted throw into our faces as
having once been published to the world as
a matter of dece?tion. If Iowa be not the
garden spot of the West, the constant flow of
emigrants into it from all parts of the Union,
for the last ten years unceasing, proves that
we have some other advantages above soil and
climate and general prosperity.
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DECISION or GENERAL LAND OrrIcE IN
CASES OF CLAIMs.-1st. II is held that claims
by pre-emption founded on settlement made
prior to the time when the route OF railroad is
definitely fixed, OF prior to the date Of abso-
Lutte withdrawal OF the land from market, are
valid, provided the claimant complied in all
other respects with the law.
I'd. Claims resting on settlements made sf-
ter the route of road is definitely fixed, or af ;
ter the date Of absolute withdrawal Of the land
from market, are inadmssable.
8. According to the opinion Of Attorney
General Gushing, of the 18th of February last,
the route Of road or any part thereof is def
nitely Fixed when they are surveyed, marked
and Fixed on the ground.
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RY- it'is said that no forte ever suffered 90
much from single battle as has the piano
forte from the battle OF Prague.
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SUBMITTING TO Wharf.-The late Ephraim
Peabody, about twenty years ago, was attack
ed with bleeding at the lungs, and was obliged
to resign his pastoral duties at Cincinnati; his
only child was laid in New England grave !;
his young wife had temporarily lost the use Of
her eyes , his home was broken up, and his
prospects were very dark. They had sold
their furniture, and went to board in a country
tavern in the town Of Dayton. Cne day, as
he came in from walk, his wife said to him.
! 81 have been thinking Of our situation here,
and have determined to be submissive and
.patient.n ] sS 9e9 sEa sea ~
! "Ah," said he, shat is good resolution !;
let US what we have to submit to. will
make a list of our trials. First-we have a
home-we will submit to that SeconS--we
have the comforts of iife--we win submit to
that. Thirdiy--we have each other. Fourth
ly--we have a multitude Of friends. Filthy
I'VE have God to take care Of us.n, sds1a
I "Ahp' said she, ,"I pray stop, and viii say
no more about submission, sF8}G -a
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A FAIR VICTIM OF THE HELLENIC EpI-
pEMIc.--Ay young lady of our city-pretty ani
interesting, OF conr.e-requested private in
teryiew with her papa, in his library, one day
last week, and told him that she had fixed her
affections upon a gentleman whom she knew
he would be unwilling she should wed; but
without whom she could not and would not
live. 80 - @
Papa requested the name of the gentleman
who had won his daughters heart; but she,
going into dramatic plaiitudes, declared she
felt assured he would not give his consent, but
that fate had united them in soul; that the
he!iotrope of her existence must ever turn to
the sun Of his love that the harmony Of earth
and heaven would be marred if two adoring
spirits were divided if the divine stream of
u cir life did not unite, ard flow through the
vale of time, clear, bright and beautiful.
"But who, who is he 2, Pray, tell me ? inter-
posed the fathers
The name was given, and the parent, with
out moments hesitation, consented to the
union. a as sftv ssssa zssra. stssg +
| The daughter then burst into Meaean
storm of seeming grief, which very naturally
( astonished her parent. sss.s..ea ss..a.
sWhy, what ails you, my dear child? Have
II not granted your wish ? am perfectly
willing you should marry him you love. Wha
more canI do?'' oess - -
Signs, tears, groans, and wringing of hands,
were the only answer. w
"Tell, me, my darling, why are you wretch
ed2. Have ! not given my consent ?'' ,vy
sYes, yes, (sohbing violently but-but-''
'sBnt what ?'' -. ~ s.
why, now, now--l can't-' y. \, y
"Speak out, my child-what. is it?" ~
81 can't-l'vits great burst Of emoticn) u
can't-o, dear father---I am wIetched |; ,for
pow-I can't elope p,'-[ Cincinnati Gazette.
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that Ais father. lived in Columbus. lie was
now out on mere hunting and prospecting
expedition with some companions who bad
gone on to LogapsPort by horse, and, having
separated from them in the night, had lost his
horse into the bargain. He said he had a great
sum Of money, about bis person, and that was
one reason why he .dIsliked TO travel in the
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For. an hour we conversed freely. The
'ranser told me his name was Adams, and
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'V0'pSsS'a8sa tRE4%a.8 saF - axFuFs1 HHN
Thus. he opened his affairs TO pe, and was,
fool enough to be equally frank. II admitted
that I had some money, and told him my busi-
ness; and by most quiet and unpresumlng
course of remark, he drew from, ,pe the fact
that had money enoughto purchase forty. fall
lots.
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D. W. G.. BENBow. sec'y.

In BAD FIx.-Some fellow down in
Newberry, S. c., publishes the following
advertisement in the Columbia Southern
Light:
"Idie Notice.-All whom it may con-
Germ. [ want wife, and not knowing any
thing about Counting. nor willing to be at
the troublo of it il did L -eoneloded to
make my mind known in this way. Old
Aunt Prissy has been keeping house for me
all this time, but she died last week. aud
find that everything gets topsy turvy with
out q woman to manage. I'm forty five
years old, fat and hearty, and though /
don't make any pretension to being very
fine, I'm as good looking as the common
run. I've plenty to live on. and something
to spare for any poor soul that stands in
need. I'm not the fellow to catch bird
without cage to put it in, and good one
too. Now. be it understood, want a COM
panion to help me carry on the business of
life. | have no nse for one of those little
finnken things, with the back part of her
head titivated off with lace, feathers, flow
ers and bugles, while the inside is not furn-
ished at all-and her face has nothing to
protect it from the sun. or from the gaze
of any impairment chap who choose to
stare into it-and her body cased in steel.
brass or whalebone to such an extent that
she looks like female Daniel Lambert,
VIXEN in reality she wouldn't weigh as much
as Aunt Prissy's old cat. / want plain,
sensible, decent woman, and if you news
paper folks can scare up such a one you'll
he well paid for your trouble by
RUBEN ROUGHCAST.
Newberry, S. c., Oct. 5, 1857.
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RIOTS IN BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 14.-Several riots
occurred last night at Turner Hall, a
German tavern, which was attacked by a
political club. The windows were smashed
in several other sections of the city.
At / o'clock to-day a not occurred
between the Democrats Of the 9Th Ward
and the Americans of the 5th Ward. Il is
reported that several men were killed
Muskets and pistols were freely used and
the greatest possible alarm prevailed.
The police have captured quantity Of
muskets in Jackson Hall. In the 9Th Ward
a Police Officer named Jordan was killed.
Others we're wounded.
Another riot is reported at Lexington
market The police captured quantity
of fire arms at the New Market Engine
House.
The election resulted in the success of the
american ticket in every ward except the
9Th. In many wards there were no
Democratic candidates. The vote is very
small.
The Baltimore Sun says that thousands
were prevented from voting by the mob.
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MARRIED..

In this county, on the 18th instant, by Rev.
G.. B. Parks. Mr. John +. Harry to Miss Rebecca
E., daughter of the late Reese Price OF Mecklen
burg.
In the vicinity Of Greensboro, on the 18th
inst, by the Rev J-J. Smyth, Rev. Jethro
Rumple ofMecklenburg county, to Miss Jennie
E., daughter of Watson w. Wharton. Esq, OF
Guilford.
In jamestown, on the Both ult, Pinckney n.
Wheeler, Esq, to Miss Bette Robbins.
In Chester, on the 18th inst, DAVID Adams to
Miss Ellen Corder.
In Rowan county, on the 9Th inst, Mr. David
Brady to Miss Rebeeea Earnhart.
In Oxford, on the 9th INST, Thos. j. Jenkins,
Esq. of Raleigh. to Mrs Louisa Creetmore.
In Yanceyville, Dr. Frank B. Mebane to
Miss Fannie l.. Kerr.
In Wilmington, on the 18th inst, Mr..
Frances NJ. Blake to Harriet Costin.
In Cumberland county, on the 9Th inst,
By the Rev. James Mcdaniel, Mr.. Arch d
Buie to Miss Sarah Black.
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For the Western Democrat.
N. C. DENTAL CONVENTION.

The second annual meeting Of the North
Carolina State Dental Society met in
Greensboro on the 9TH inst. The President,
Dr.. Bason. being absent, DR.. Bessent was
called to the Chair.
a The names of Drs. Andrews and J. III.
Wayt, of Charlotte. were offered and una
nimously elected members of this Society.
By appointment at last meeting. Drs.
Bason, Bessent and Gregg produced each
an interesting essay upon different subjects
connected with the Dental profession
At subsequent meeting. officers were
elected as follows: DR.. Andrews, of Char
lotte, President; DIR. Gregg, of Greensbo-
70. Vice President; DIR. Benbow, Of Fay
etteville, Secretary; DR.. Hubbard, Treas
urer. Drs. Scott, of Washington, Gregg
and Benbow Examining Committee, through
whom candidates for admission will be Of
fered to the convention. Drs. Andrews,
Hewlett, Scott, Tate and Benbow were re-
quested TO prepare papers for the next an
nual meeting, which will be held in Char
lotte the last Wednesday in September
next.
1t was unanimously agreed that this As
ISOLATION highly approve of the resolution
recently passed by the American Dental
Convention, held in the City of Boston, for
the establishment of fund for the promo
ton of Dental science, with special refer
enee to the employment of some competent
20 conduct
physiological, pathological, chemical hy-
genie, as connected with Dental science.
There was a very interesting discussion
upon the subjects of sensitive dentine,
nerve cavities, abcess'. fractures, deformi-
ties, &c, and their best treatment. Among
other instances of peculiarities. DR.. An
drews gave an account of an interesting case
of young man for whom he had extracted
within the last two months eleven teeth
from the place that nature intended to have
been supplied by only one tooth He also
stated that the young man told him that
not less than eight or ten teeth had been
removed from that same place prior to the
first of August. Strange freak of nature.
that SO soon as one tooth becomes loose
and is removed that another supplies it's
place
Drs. Gregg, Andrews, Bessent. Scott
and Benbow were appointed to attend the
next annual meeting of the National Con-
vention to meet in Cincinnati. Professional
fees were then agreed upon.
The Society then adjourned to meet in
Charlotte, the last Wednesday in Septem-
Der. 1858.
E. III. ANDREWS, Pres't.
d, W. G.. BESBOw. Eec'y,
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SEND THEM THIS WAY,

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who are IN arrears for subscription to the
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propose to take the notes of any suspended
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