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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-04-15

INTERESTING STATISTICS.-Ihe United States are
composed Of thirty States and nine Territories.
They contain population OFF, 100000, ofwhOm
100000 are white.
The extent Of sea coast is IL. 660 miles.
The length of the ten principal rivers is 10000
miles.
The surface of the five great lakes is &c. 900 square
miles.
The number of miles of railroad in operation is
10000, which cost SIS 100000.
The length of canals is 5000 miles.
1t contains the longest railroad on the globe-the
Illinois Centra-which is 7S4 miles.
The annual value of its agricultural productions
is $2oo,OOo,oo0.
Its mos: valuable production is Indian Corn,
which yields annually 4OO, 000,O 600 bushels.
The amount of registered and enrolled tunnagei is
4,4O7,OlO.
The amount of capital invested in manufacture is
5000 0Oo, 900
The annual amount of Its internal trade is $780,
100000.
The annual value of the products of labor (other
than agriculturaD is 81, 500, 100000.
The annual value Of the income Of the inhabitants
is. 81 500, 100000.
The value of farms and live stock is $500,0oo,-
OOO
Its mines ofgold, copper, lead, andre are among
the richest in the world. at
The value of gold produced is $780, 100000
The surface of its coal fields is 1875, l3l square
acres.
Within her borders are $4,000 schools, 50Vo
academies, 234 colleges and $500 churches.
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DEEP PLowING.-A farmer in this vicinity. whilst
blowing last fall, was asked by neighbor who al.
though he had large farm, could scarcely support
his family off of it, why he plowed so deep?
because, neighbor," he replied, Il piowed the
same way last year, and year before; and found
plowed up great deal of gold"
Cold exclaimed the amazed neighbor, why,
how much did you plow up?
We'll, some hundreds Of dollars year-and did
it in this way my crops were twice as large where
Ipowed as l now do, in the same fields where
formerly plowcd to half the same depth, and thev
take less manure too
Il don't believe word of it, said the neighbor,
disappointed in the gold digging. : If that is the
way you pillow up the gold, / am afraid you will
never set the river on fire. go for the good old
way, and find it the best There is little to learn in
farming which those before US did not know
Well neighbor, you may do as you may like but
have tried both ways, and am more than satisfied
with the result. Indeed by strictly perseverng in it,
and other improvements, shall nearly double my
profits, and all this excess consider just SO much
gold plowed up in my fields
Ay,' continued the neighbor, see from your
notions that you are book farmer and belong to an
Agricultural Society; but you'll find it won't pay
in the long run, think
There's where you are in error, my friend I am
no book farmer-I belong to no Agricultural Socie.
ty but mean to join one at the earliest oprorun.
ty.' Germantown Telegraph
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stance on the like of Ably"
"James!" exclaimed Mary.
"Ah, indeed, Mary we must come to period
full stop, 1 mean-and'-he drew deep breath,
then added" and take no more poor scholars!"
"Oh James, don't say the likes O. that" said the
gentle woman " don't-a poor scholar
never came into the house that didn't feel as if he
brought fresh air from heaven with him--I never
miss the bit give them-my heart warns to the
soft homely sound of their bare feet the floor and
the door most opens of itself to let them in"
"Still we must take care of ourselves, woman
DEAR" replied James with dogged look. Why the
look should be called logged" do not know, for
dogs are anything but obstinate given to it but
he put on the sort of look SO called and Mary, not
moved from her purpose, covered the mouth of the
jug with huge red apple-potatoe, and reckoning
. neighbours child, who was hopping over the null.
tipcation table in the courtyard, desired her to
run for her life while it was hot to the house where
Aby stopped that week, and be sure to tell him he
was to take it after he had said his prayers, and
while it was screeching hot. She then drew her
wheel opposite her husband, and began spinning
81 thought, James," she sai6, "that Abel was q
strong pet of yours though you've cooled to him Of
late; l am sure he got you a deal Of credit"
All III ever get by him."
oh, don't say that!-sure the blessing is fine
thing; and al the learning you give out, James,
honey, dosent tighten what you have in your head,
which is CRATE wonder: Ill only take the meal
but your brains houd out better than the meal
take ever 50 much away and there's the same still
Mary, you're fool, agrai |" answered her hus
band but he smiled. The school. master was man
and oil men like aattery even from their wives. .
Ana a. that's one reason dear Why you can't b
il, she continued; it does them good, and doe,
you no harm"
The schoolmaster made no answer, and Mary con
saosd. She wM true woman, getting her hua
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From thu Hartford Courant.

A cheerful old gentleman, between so and 90
years old, in office the other day. and in the
course of that asked him what the principal
practical lesson he had learned in his protraced life
Said he, "the essence of what have seen and
learned, teaches me to laugh when can, and cry
when must have learned also. to beware of en-
dorsing. The man who invented endorsing has
ined tens Of thousands of business men. NY prin-
cipal losses were caused by attempting to help 9TH
ers Ii an embarrassed comes to you for aid
the true is tell him to fail first if fail he
must, and you will hep him after his failure and not
before. The true course is, for embarrassed man
to stop payment promptly. Ifyou attempt to help
man he will hate you. Men always hate those to
whom they under obligations; if you expect
gratitude you deserve ngratiudc, according to the
practical working of things This was the expert
ence of an old man. who said, also, that one of the
principal things have learned, is, that things never
turn out so bad we feared, or so good as we ex-
pectcd have learned to take very cooly whatever
comes along. The world keeps along about the same,
no matter what happens
We thought of what our friend had said, on read
ing what old Grant Thorburn, who is now in his
s5th year, says. He says that men are fools who
continually grumbing over a " miserable world"
81 have many years as most men see in
this world tls day enter my s5th year,, yet am
not tired of the world and fit will heaven
would live my life again, with all its joys and
sorrows.
al think that Jacob erred when he told Pharaoh,
that few and evil had been the days Of his pilgrim
age
at is CO years and 6 months since first saw
New York, coming from the hills of Scotland, where
was born. In all that period have only been ten
days confined to the house by sickness. l have
shared in the trials OF life and the vcisstudcs of
business but gricved for losses in trade When
draft from the South for $780, came back protes-
ted, rcjoiced because it not thousand. If
bruised my arm thanked God that it was not my
neck. In times of trouble, if we look around We
will see millions in worse condition than ourselves.
Therefore, ought to be thankful. never felt
rheumatic pain. ] walk without staff: 1 sleep
without rocking; and eat my food without The help
Of brandy or bit,ers Mine eyes fail, but this de-
feet is greatly mitigated by borrowing the young
eyes of my partner for life. She is excellent
der; is ever at my side soothing my path to the
banks of Jordan-the noise of those waters is sound
ing in mine Yours,
GRANT THORBURN."
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GREAT GIrr.-Slecp is the gift of God and not
man would close his eyes, did not God put his fin
ger on his eyelids True, there some drugs with
which men can poison themselves we'll nigh death,
and then call it sleep but the sleep of the healthy
body is the gift Of God he bestows it, he rocks the
cradle for every night, draws the curtain of dark
ness, bids the sun shut his burning eyes, then he
comes and says: "sleep, sleep, my child, give
the Sleep You have sometimes laid your head up.
on your pillow and tried to to Sleep but you could
not do it; it was beyond your power. You close
your eyes, but still you see, and there are sounds in
your ears and ten thousand things drive through your
brain. Sleep is the best physician that know Of
1t has healed more pains than the most eminent ply
sicians on earth 1t is the best medicine There is
nothing like it. And what mercy it is that it belongs
to ALL God does not give it merely to tn noble or
the rich so they can keep it special luxury for
themselves but he bestows it upon ALL Yes, if there
De any difference, It is in favor of the poor. "The
little or much"
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EARLY PoTAToEs.-How TO RA1sE.-Take a box
or barrel "a bread box in best) and the bot
tom with stable manure and earth, upon which place
the potatoes two or three inches apart and cover six
inches of the compost Proceed IN this manner un-
til the box or barrel is filed. Next dig out space
in the side of your manure compost heap which
is fermenting with moderate heat and insert the
box and cover with the manure. The warmth will
be sufficient to start the potatoes, and it is possible
too much so, in which case remove the manure from
the top, and water if too dry. They will send out
mass of roots which will so adhere to the compost
in which they were planted that when the land is
prepared and the temperature will warrant putting
them into the open ground, they may be taken out
singly and transplanted with ard safety, espe-
ciaiiy IT the whole mass be previously wet Pota-
toes started in this way will be from two or three
weeks earlier than those planted in the ordinary
manner.
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For Office rent for those cons,,s
and commercial agents, who are not s,,n Consul,
not to exceed ten per centum on the TO trade
ompensation, as fixed by the act Of e;ab of
gust, eighteen hundred and fi:tysx s mah Az.
thousand five hundred dollars '"ehty.three
SEC. q And be it further enacted Thu.
venth section Of IAN act to repulas ~, NAT Ties &c.
tic and &c nsular Systems of the U1ited 81 poua.
proved eighteenth August, eighteen hn nales ap
fty'six be and the same is hereby repealaS d'ed AID
Approved, Febrsary z, 1857. (psa'ed'
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ILL LUcK.-A little bad luck is beneficial now
and then. If Patrick Henry had not failed in the
grocery business, it is not at all probable that he
would ever have been heard of as an orator. He might
have become celebrated, but it would not have been
from his eloquence, but the great wealth he acquir
ed by speculation in bar soap and axe-handes.
i'm SHERMAN became s'gner o, the pecata.
he could not make living at shoemaking.
He cut his bristes and staked his "alr' on the
rights of man." The consequence was, the same
individual who found it "bootless" to make Shoes
in a few years became living power in our volu
ton. Childs Magazine
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TOBACCO Crop IN M1ssoURl.-A corresnondent

TOBACCO CROP IN MIssoURl-A correspondent
Having seen many reports in the public prints in
reference TO the effect the recent cold weather has
had on the tobacco plants, have made digent in
curry OF planters and others from all the tobacco
growing counties in this State, with reference there
70, ana am pleased to learn from them ALL without
sInge exception, that so far no damage has been
uone, ano all concur in the opinion that should the
season prove favorable from this time forward we
Tlli have an abundant crop of tobacco in Missouri
the present year.
Many reports we see in the papers about the dam.
sge to the plants are got up and put in circulation
peeu,aors in order to maintain the present ex-
VINO are specializing on the destruction Of the
Tobacco plants in Missouri, Kentucky and Tennes.
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TRADING ON BORROWED CAPITAL-'H we could
only get larger discount line," said young mer-
chant to friend, Eve could double our business;
what we want is capital, and discounts would give
to u.s." ut is lucky for you," replied his friend,
who happened to re old and experienced shat you
can't get larger discount line; for it would tempt
you to extend your business and then fail you, just
when you needed it most take my word for it, rely
ing on bank accommodations to enlarge your capital
is lenning on q broken ree1."
The old merchant was right. 1t lis strange indeed
that the delusion which he refuted prevails gen.
orally among young beginners. There is nothing
which more particularly ruins merchants, than this
charging of their business the faith of discount
line; for such addition to their means cannot be
permanently relied upon, and should not be regard
ed as capital. The plan works well enough while
every thing is prosperous and money cheap, and
banks eager 10 find borrowers. But let succession
of bad crops come let the country overtrade ITSELF
let financial panic arise from any cause, and 10!
the bank cuts down your discount line Immediately,
and to all your approximations curty replies that lit
must protect ITSELF" Thousands of merchants were
ruined between the years 1886 and 1910, by having
depended on bank accommodations to extend their
business. In the period of expansion they were be-
gued into making haste to get rch by the facilities
offered by the banks but when the hour for con-
traction came, whep The banks cut down their dis
count lines, they found, alas that they had been
leaning on a broken reed.
Ask any intelligent and experienced merchant
who has realized a fortune, and he will say that
bank accommodations, though they may be safely
used for temporary emergencies, should not be re-
lied to increase capital For the latter is required
permanently, and ought to be above the chances of
bank favor. If dealer do business on fifty thou
sand dollars, which he either possesses in his own
right, has borrowed for term of years. he knows,
should know, precisely how much he can safely
sell; but let him sell one hundred per cent. more.
relying on bark accommodations to the extent of
another fifty thousand, and he subjests himself to
the risk Of Insolvency. the moment the bank reduces
its discount line. Now, in all commercial transac-
tons, there enough risks beyond the merchants
control, without increasing them by trading on cap
ta borrowed, from quarter to quarter, of the banks.
The temptation TO enlarge business by raising mon
pnched for capital peculiarly liable; but beware
of it, for, the old shipper said, it is leaning a
broken reed.-PhM. Ledger.
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UNIVERSITY.

ME EXAMINATION OF TIE STJrnrxr,
University of North Carolina will ball.. IL OF I'll,
Of June. VII thursday, the =,
The Committee of Visitation for 1857. cons;.
His Exceency, THOMAS BRAGG
Cpv'r of the State and PPros,
Hon. D. L. SWAIN, ILL., D., It's Il &c :gTeo
THOMAS S. ASIiE 'oiegge,
WILLIAM W. AVERY
DANIEL NJ BARRINt:rp
WILLIAM A. BLOIIVTN,
CHARLES CHALMERS
GEORGE F: DAVIDSON
RICHARD DILLARD'
WILLIAM EATON in
BURGESS s. GAITIItp
SOLOMON GRAVES.
JAMES F. T. Hardy
FREDERICK j. Hill,
WILLIAM W. HOLDEy
JAMES MEBANE
BAT. +. MOORE
FREDERICK NASH.
DAVID s. REID
THOMAS SETTLE
WILLIAM II. WAShINCTov
NICHOLAS l.. WILLlANS'A'
JOHN c. WILLIAMS
Raleigh May ], 1857. ~ Sser.
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SCounty.- In Eqnty-Tempv Lane and Geo A h E
dccai, VS.. John Fndlater, an infant wv '" MOI.
Pursuant to order made at Spring Terri, 7e--
Court of Equity for the County of Wake in tL , OF lie
titled cause the undersigned Clerk and Master " v; en-
coed to SELL at the Court House door in the CIV I n
on the 18th day of May next being the Monday ' ~
County Court the lands in The pleadngs mentioned VI Nay
certain tract Of land in Wake County on The w.1 VI
Beaver Dam Creek, containing one hundred acr "aSs Of
ing the lands of s. H. Whitaker and VIM BoyIap n, "i
there is valuable rock quarry, lately worked dulpr a
Terms SALE:-Seventy-fye dollars 10 be maid ina,
credit of six months will be given to the purchase
residue of the purchase money, upon his entering in,o
with approved surety, bearing interest from The dat,
sale. 49, Na'e q
Given uuder my hand at Office this 18Th Anil, Ss-
ED. GRAHAM HAYWOOD Ck NJ
April 81, 1857. 4s-wssmsh L.
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The EFFECT OF RAnRoADs.-Though the North
Carolina Railroad has not paid the stockholders any
dividend their investment and may not do SO for
some years to come it is very manifest that it has
paid the people, in the increased value of their lands
the increased production which it has stimulated,
the diminished cost and time required to get produce
to market and in the facilities for ira, el-to say
nothing of the character of the State.
A letter from friend in Randolph county says:
"The N. c. Railroad has more than doubled the
value of every of land may say for ten miles
each side of it. I know tract Of land that 40
years ago cost $500, sold lately for $204O another
tract, small one, the road running through it, q
know the land well) for which $3.50 or So per acre
would have been considered higl, a few years ago,
the owner tells he has been offered $l2 per acre
for it. l asked him why he did not sell? To which
he replied, "where would I 90 to better MYSELF"
Indeed could tell of many fine sales which have
been made
81 hope Fayetteville will be able to surmount all
difficulties and build the Coal Fields Railroad. We
Of Randolph generally sympathize with you, y
look more to the Coal Fields than to
any other part of North.Carolna for wealth to the
whole State; and I hope Fayetteville will get the
best share of it. She justly deserves it. the ORR
ginator OF the project" Fay. Observer.
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STATE OF NORTH CARoLINA---wAKE

y County-In Equity-James S. Leathers VS.. \. K
Justice.
of the Court Of Equity for the County of Wake in the
above entitled cause, the undersigned. Clerk and Master
will proceed to sell the lands in the p'eadngS forth
the Court House door in the City of Raleigh the 18th
day of May next, being the Monday of May Court
certain Lot of ground situated in The City Of Rae g
bounded as follows: Commencing at John Bufaoc Corner
thence running north 30 feet thence feet thence
south 20 feet to Lane street. thence east up the
feet to the beginning; there is house on The Lot
Terms OF SALE-Two hundred and forty dollars cash
credit of twelve months will be given to the purchaser
The residue upon his entering into bond with approved
surety, bearing interest from the date of sale.
Given under my hand at office this 18th day of April,
A. D. 1857.
ED. GRAHAM HAYWOOD c. & Me-
April 81, 1857. 43-w&sw6w
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ADREssEs.-We see it annoupced that the Rev, DR..
Deems of Wilmington, is to deliver the Annual Ad.
Annual Sermon before the Godsboro' Female College
At the commencement on the 9th and 2sth of Nav.
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81 don't care much about thu hpus ~ ,.;a NJ
Warmly, to the head of genteel private family IN
which ne was boarding, but but the fact is haven't
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"Many," says Newton, have puzzled themselves
about the origin Of evil. observe there is evil. and
that there is s0ay to and with this begin
and end"
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Mr.. Amos Herring of this county sent US chicken
q few days since that.
Had no eyes on the side of his head
In the place where the eyes ought to be.
In short it was no eyed chicken.
Clinton lndependsnk
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NEW PIANOS FOR OLD ONES....THE "
~ DERSIGNED will give full value for Old Pianos III
exchange for New ones. !.
No one will offer greater inducements to purchasers VI
Pianos than myself have been engaged in the business
for more than twenty years. and can say that
sold bad one.
E. P. NASH,
Book and Piano Seller,
Petersburg Va.
Anr;l 90 1877 46-sw.
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April 90, 1857.


AN THE 10TH DAY OF MAY NEXT, WILL VI.
u fer for sale lot containing about ~ OF ana,
the greater portion of which is within the corporate limits
of the City 1t will be divided into half lots fa
furnished the day Of SALE The property hes on y.
Krkham This property viii be sold at public auctiesn
unless sold privately before Apply to the undersigned '
further particulars. Terms made known day OF SAFE
s. q. ROGERS, Agt'
Raleigh, Nay /, 1857. 46-sw'o'
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STATE OF NoRrH-CARoL1NA.---wAl

- Coun Yin Equty-Wm. A. Coateley and wife, Sa.
rah B., VS. Henderson l.. Daniel and others.
Pursuant to order made at Spring Term, l>7 of the
Court of Equity for the County of Wake in the above
titled cause, the unders gned, Clerk and Master will pro-
coed SELL the Court House door in the City of Ra h
the lands in the peadings mentioned and described the
goth day of May next to Wit: trac of land situate lying
and being in Wake county, containing about 500 ad
joining the lands Of Calvin J. Rogers Pecg Rogers W.T.
Holloway and others; being tract of land belonging dn
ring his lifetime. to the late Zalock Daniel, commonly
known the home tract.
TERMS SALE A credit of six months to one half
and twelve months the residue of the purchase mo
with approved sureties bearing interest from the day
sale One hundred dollars of purchase money be paid
in cash.
Given under my hand, at Office this 9th day of April
1857.
ED. GRAHAM HAYWOOD, c. &M.E.
May !, 1857. 45-w&swtd.
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OFFICE WILMINGTON WELDON r. R. Co,
Wilmington, c., April 9th, 1851.
dividend NO. ....THE BOARD OF DlREC-
II TORS OF the Wilmington Weldon Rail Road Com i
pany, have declared semiannual dividend of three and
half Per cent the capital stock of said Company payao
and after the 18th MAY next.
The transfer book will be closed from 1st to 18th way.
JAMES S. GREEN, Secretary.
46-swtl5M
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q TATE OF NORTH.CAROLINA....
- County-In Equity.-ln the matter of Mary Rogers
and John d. Rogers, infants.
Pursuant to order made at Spring Term 1871 OF Inc
Court of Equity for the County of Wake the
Clerk and Master, will proceed to SELL at the Court House
door in the City of Raleigh the lands in the
toned and described on the Goth of May next, to VII
tract of land situate lying and being in Wake county, ABOUT
s miles Southwest from the City Of Raleigh near the hay
wood road containing acres more or less and D%nu
Ann Rogers Said land will probably be sold in two sep
arate tracts. .
TERMS SALE: credit of six months for one hail. am
be given to purchasers upon their entering into bonds WIN
approved sureties bearing interest from date OF se CIV
OF purchase money to be paid in cash. s
Given under my hand, at office, this eth day of April
1857.
ED. GRAHAM HAYWOOD, c. NJ. T.
May l, 1857. 46-wd'sW'd.