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a Desirable Article.

A correspondent of the Springfield Repu6-
acan has been writing from Stockholm, Swe-
den, telling about a kind of Swedish stove
which he thinks Of sending home. The same
form has been used one hundred and ffty
years without any material change. SAYS the
writer Only one fire a day is made in
them, and then only a small quantity ofbirch
wood IS used. One of common size is capa.
bic OF heating a room about 80 feet square, as
warm as you would desire it, in the coolest
weather. The amoun of wood burned in
each stove during their eight months of win.
ter, is only one cord Swedish, which is a lit.
tie less than our cord.
We recommend this Swedish stove to the
attention of some of our stove manufacturers
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Destructive Fire.

The dwelling house of Ed. Graham Hay
wood, Esq, in this city, with kitchen, smoke
house, and all the outhouses on the premises,
was consumed by fire on Thursday morning
last. The fire was considerably under way
when the family was aroused and very little
Of the costly furniture was sayed-the in.
mates themselves having barely time to es
cape Mr. Haywoods valuable libary was al
most entirely lost The entire loss is estima
ted by Mr.. f. to. be some eight or ten thou
sand dollars, upon which there was no insu
rance at all. We sincerely sympathize will
oGr neighbor in his misfortune.
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The Christian Sun.

Published every Friday, at Suffolk, Va. by
the Southern Christian Association, at $3.50
per annum, in advance. Rev. w. B. Welfons,
Editor and Publishing Agent, This Paper is
devoted to Religion, Morality, Temperance,
Literature, News, and the support of the
principles 0 fthe Christian Church. Its list
of contributors is large and talented, and it
commends Itself to all lovers of a paper pure
ly religious, moral and literary, free from
Seetarian bigotry. Address Rev. WI WEI.
Ions, Suffolk, Va
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-25
BABY RHYMES.
Yes, It is the sweetest baby

Yes, 1t IS the sweetest baby,
Pretty little blue-eyed Bell;
In her cheeks the deepest dimples.
In her smile the softest spell;
Papa takes the precious tweasure.r
just as it begins to coo,
And In tenderest accents asks it.
Love me darling? say you do ~
SIX months now has baby gIaddened
All the household with her glee-
Twas mid snow she came among us.
Type of angel purity
oh, you pwettiest rosy posy,
What shall we compare to you?
Then we ask her mothers question.
love me, Aue-ben? say you do ~
Uncle, amtie, and dear granny,
Each contend for baby's laugh
While the fascinated stranger
Asks US for her photograph:
Meantime what says baby dumplingq
Googlegllrugglegoogleglo ~
1hS she answers to the query.
Love me, heartsease? say you do p
All good angels wait on babyt
Be her path with roses strewed.
Brightly fall the sunshine round her =.
As she grows to womanheod,-
May her cheeks retain their dimples,
And her eyes be just as blue,
some manly voice shall whisper.
Love me, dearest ? say y0u dor
There is not a Papa in all c~hrstendom that
:annot fully appreciate the spirit and pathos
It the above spirit stirring rhymes. All I
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" We defy
Bachelor to pronounce the half of It'll
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I Have Lost my WAY.

Il have lost my way" a little girl said
to me this morning. She had wandered
too far from her fathers house. Il want to
90 home," the child said and her tears fell
thick and fast upon her little hands. / led
the little lost one home; and it was sweet
to wittess the rejoicing of the parents Of
the restored lamb.
l have lost my way, l repeated sadly to
myself, in these deep labyrlnths of life; my
feet wander in strange paths; the fruit
which | had 50 fondly coveted, like the ap-
Piles of Sodom, turned to ashes on nv lips
memories of my glad, prayerful childhood
comes sweeping over my soul / have left
my Fathers house, and /, too, want to &c
home.
God has made the parent a type of hi
own infinite love and if an earthly fathe,
can say, at was meet that we should b.
merry and be glad, for this my son wa
dead, and is alive again, and was lost, an,
is found" how much more will ourheayen
ly Father welcome the wanderers retur
to his protecting love! The sweetest teal
shed are those of penitence. Some of tn
noblest steps trod are those which retur
from wanderings. A greater than a fail
er's love waits to embrace the prodigal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-25

this FIRST evening with C e, to telling our
heart histories to each ofher; and Gertle
can call them aConfessioaz BY the Hearth
side the next time she writes a cOmmuni-
cation for the age
ooh ! do said /, if my confession Is not
to be included
mol no! Miss Perry, Of Rse Vale
you must 1fessD too, for, ike Ada | have
a dim idea of some vague change in your
ladyship. e must be yours to define 1t
said May
1T exists in your imagination, May
But who is to tell her story first
Carrie, since she is 50 good as to pro
pose this new way Of king time" SAT-
sweet voiced Ada.
Eyes Carrie so speak sad brow an
fsir maid,n said May fixing herself comfo
sably to listen
Ada fesded her fair hah3, leaned bac
I'm her chair, and rested her eyes upon Ca
RES fair face while I leaned further bae
IN tine shade of nay corner, and said go {
Carrie"
fro BE Continued
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The New Ritual

The Grand Scribe has the pleasure to an
nounce the receipt of a limited number of the
new Ritual, and is ready to send them out
to Subordinate Divisions in the State, at the
following rates
Two copies and one set of Officers and Ode
Cards, 50 cash Three copies So, and so on,
The cash must accompany every order. The
G. S. has forwarded the new Ritual to all the
Divisions that have sent the money for them
Those desiring copies had better send soon
| before the present supply is exhausted.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-25

~ No class suffers more from intemper-
ance than the poor in city and country. 1t
robs them of the little they have-Of food. Of
fire, of health and Of re~speetabiity. Their
limited means does not justify the thousand
expenses of the bottle. The grogshop is their
worst enemy and their every nterest-their
instinct OF selfpreservation demands of them
to use what power they may possess to up
press the use of their most deadly enemy.
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e.. ss.
IT 0uuresses the Innocent.

IL the ira ic in Houor imposed burdens and
Impressions only on those who are engaged
in It. our daily opposition to it might seem
unreasonable, and our argument against it
uncalled fOr. 1t Expresses every citizen com
posing the community by leVying a tax to
repair the injuries it inhicts upon the indus
trial energies of the people, and also invades
the most sacred rights of the freeman
The dealer Is ever harping upon has rights,
and seems to forget that other men have
RIGHTS also. Has the liquor dealer, by virtue
of his office, superior rights above common
men9 1t would seem that he has, since he
Is clothed with legal authority to live and
enrich himself by impoverishing and destroy
ing his customers. b christian father has
the desire and the moral right to bring up"
l. his SON Sin the way be should go" with .
y strict regard and reverence FOR morality and
st virtue. The liquor seller is vested with the
egal right to set a snare in the path of that
IN SON and utterly destroy him. Every man
he has the natural right to 60 to the public
ne gatherings of his country and enjoy himself
Ie- IN the quiet transaction of his legitimate bu-
-&
TO go there, make neA drunken, quarrelsome
ron and abusive to- the sober citizen. A man
5 Of has the right to the goods and property he
ara has honestly gathered The whsksy vendel
ing has the legal right to so corrupt his custom
5 in ers that they will steal or burn this property
the and In a thousand ways modest the sober ant
wing moral citizen.
IN 1t is these considerations that arouses a
enmity in the breast of the temperance hos
no against the traffic, and fixes the firm resoly
YVES to fight against it whils it raises its hydr;
SUD- head in the midst Of an enlightened people
gtao The worst feature in the traffic is ITS iron OF
the preston upon those who are ASt partakel
'ppo- of ds guilt, and those who suffer the mo
OF are innocent women and children upon who
voted falls the very heaviest burthens and the kee
.slder est woes of the curse. It is this that has f
$ MOI ed as with unfiinshing courage to fight t
or- rum dragon in days that are past, and IL
shall inspire us with an eagerness to fig
of QUIZ bin in days to come =
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RA LgIGa,
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1857
Special Notice

The, SPIRIT OF THE AGE is conducted strict
W upon the CASH system. All papers are
discontinued at Interpolation of the time for
which they have been paid Subscribers
will be notified -FOUR WEEKS before their time
is out, by a CROSS ARK on their papers; and
unless the subscription is re~newedthe papers
will be discontinued. This IS a rule from
which there will be no departure. Watch
6or the CROSS MARK, andrenew your subserip
! &ion.
~ Subscribers desiring their papers
! changed must mention the Post Office, from
swell as the one to, which they desire tn
change to be made.
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No Separation.

The Grand Scribe has received from the
R. S. of Asheyille Division, a communication
containing the following proceedings, concer-
ming the establishment Of a Western Grand
Division of the Sons of Temperance:
81 NJ GoRxAN, 6. s.: Dear Sir and Bro
AT a regular meeting of Ashevnle Division,
No. 10, S. Oft, held at their Hall this even
ing CNov- 10TH the following resolution was
adopted; and l am directed to furnish you
with a copy of the same:
Resolced, That in the opinion Of this ONs-
ion, the separation of the Grand Division OF
North Carolina, and the establishment OF a
Western Grand Division, is Cat least for the
present) not at all desirable and our Repre-
sentatives are hereby instructed to oppose
any and all such propositions. at all hazards
and to the last extremity.
By order Of the Division,
Z. j. ASTON, R. s. pro tenn.
The r. S. IN communicating these proceed
ings, informs the G. S. that they were adoP-
5 ted in an unusually Full meeting by amOs'
| an unanimous vote, and further remarks
Il That since the meeting of the Grand Division
G at Asheville, in July last, he had taken th'
It trouble to inquire as to the feeling Of thu
!, members west of Asheyile, and finds no dc
sge prcsdfmg atfonsbs mssdAAAsrTec
TO a change now
nd We are glad to- hear this Our positN
ple has all the time been, that if the interests
nd the cause in the West demanded a sepal
les, ton, deeply as we would regret tire severn
of of those ties that have so NDg bound US
lis one grand organization, yet, we say, If
cause could be better promoted by havi
the two Grand Divisions in the State, We were
favor of the change.
we But we have all the time thought that
Ia such necessity existed, and hoped our "
tern brethren, after duly canvasing the 9
ten iect, would be of like opinion We are G
be to see that the Division first moving IN
our matter has taken so decided a stand in OF
con- sition to it now. And we have not hear
,om- a single Division N the Wsst tha1 mas "
reth- in favor of it. We may therefore cons
the question settled-that the West does
rom desire a change In the organization of the
ac- der in the State.
been But we are in favor of holding some OF
Grand Division meetings oftener among
C eX- gallant and i2o@ffeus oohs of IHe "e0'
e not least once In every two or three years, a
hope, SION OF the @rand DIVISION Shouiu oe ne
.eonle such points as VIII afford our mountain b
,dnes- rem an opportunity to mingle in its de
p tho ations. It can be held at such season
will be delightful FOE the members froI
East to visit that section, and we will b
in feeling as well as united ia organizat
and a strong State afiliaton be engen
foo of by thus commingling together consu
and ton much desired-even if no other go
the G.. suit from it. We are glad we are not
IF De- ON of eron, tho nobTo Sons of the We
at ny of whom we had the pleasure of m
of car with last summer
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-25

~ Don't fret at what evil may be said
about you, if you are innocent. Be just and
true-that is your part, and then what is said
Of you matters but little. Lies go to their
father, and their trainers do follow them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-25

HARD fmEs.-A boy from the BruskU
Mountains reports great suffering from scar
city of provisions in that locality. He SAYS
that he, and many of his people, lived for
weeks together upon Gooseberries and whis-
KEY We should not be surprised to hear
of the hardy mOuntaineers saspsndisq.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-25

On Florence's death Beaufort travelled
Coz a wear. visiting in that time the mo-
celebrated places in Europe, in hoPsessted
- come distraction from his deer oroo+
s"rrow. AT first the burden YYnor He
1Oss overwhelmed him wit4Ent made tho
went nowhere, saw no Gle familiar com-
rloomiest thoughts btions, however, Of
p%anions. Violent. transitory if thew do
whatever ~natur&haust themselves and
not kill, tsoo young, of too healthy or
Beaufort to die Of grief, however poig-
ganizAfter he had recovered from the
n%aytunning effect of the shock, he began
hold up his head and breathe regularly;
soon began to feel angry with himself for
the interest he felt he was taken in re-
newed life. From day to day, unconscious
ly at first, and afterward from habit or in
clination, he mingled with the world; visi-
ted the grand scenes Of nature, or places of
picturesque tradition took an interest in
current events and at last surprised him
self at the theatre and opera.
Nor was this unnatural. A deep pas
sion, like a powerful dose of medicine, racks
the system, weakens the nerves, and tenn
porarily suspends the vital functions. But
the effect once passed off, the whole econo-
my, mental and physical, becomes purer,
stronger, and more active. Beaufort still
deeply grieYed for his loss; but the puri-
flying nature of grief, while it subdned his
temperament, and clouded his brow, gave
q healthier tone to his mind. That which
had been a passion, reckless and extrava-
cant hncarnn - n n1o,,claI -
Another cause had aided to soften the
rigor of his loss. During his travels Fanny
had been his constant correspondent. The
intimacy in which they had been brought
up, the relationship she bore to his fdncee
and the eommon sorrow between them
suggested, and Colonel Wentworth's per
mission justified, the correspondence. Hea
ven first sent letters to some wretch's aid
and surely there is nothing that sooner al
~leviatcs SORROWS han the pouring then
forth, with unrestrained fuency of pen o
voice, into a sympathetic heart. The grie
that is shared is broken and Beaufort, in
deed, found more consolation from his lei
tiers with Fanny than from everything h
found around him.
Oneevening as Fanny, for the thousandt
time, was endeavoring to console the bro
ken-hearted father by fond enumeration
the virtues of his departed daughter, tn
bell rang, and a step was heard in the hal
at is Beaufort" said Colonel Wentworth
quietly.
"Beaufort!" exclaimed Fanny blushir
violently, and then suddenly turning qui
pale.
BE entered, and was received by Il
\Colonel with kind c%ivility, but without q,
1sfysnaent by Fanny with mixed graft
eatea and embarrassment. After a e
wordss 4 customary courtesy, they look
AZ zach otber a few moments in silence.
Twelve mathis had changed the Colol
more than aa many years could have dc
ordinary cneumstances. His h
1870. IsSSme 6,eached his forehead dec
"r"N's0' ana ms step unsteady. But :,
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~ The Virginia Conductor, abiding to
the late State Fair at Richmond, saws:

l1OdlIIE W
the late State Fair at Richmond, saws:
At the last exhibition was enacted a scene
OF bloodshed- The knife was plunged into
the heart of a human being. We do not
know that either of the parties was drunk or
under the influence of liquor but the killing
occurred just where it might be expected
in one Of the booths, where liquor was a
greater attraction than food The killed man
John c. Haley was the barkeeper. We
knew him well he was once a Jealous Son
of Temperance, and abandoned our Order to
make a living, as ne said, for his family by
selling liquor. His living has cost him his
life.
We have known a number who have left
the Sons of Temperance and gone to selling
liquor for a living, and ruin has befalIen eye.
ry one that we can now cali to mind. It i:
! perilous undertaking.
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New Agricultural Journal.

A number of gentlemen have applied to US
to commence the publication of a Ne. l Ag-
rIsuItural journal for North Carolina. We
are disposed to comply with the request, pro-
vIded we can receive assurances of such a
support as VIII renumerate US for our labor.
We have therefore issued a Prospectus, which
will be found in another column for the pur-
pose of ascortaining what response will be
given to a proposition to get up and sustain
an Agricultural Journal filled with valuable
reading to the Industrial interests of the
State, and the mechanical execution of which
shall be equa}.to the best Agricultural Journ-
ais In the country
The Arater has been discontinued. and the
Cultivator is la a state of suspension, at least
and an Agricultural home Journal is needed
II we undertake the p1blieatioRit shall ap
pear as regularly as the menth arrives, anC
we promise to make it every thing its friend.
desire, provided they will help us to do so
Gentleman Of practical and scientific knowl
edge in the noble science of Agriculture vii
have charge Of the Editorial department., ant
the best information procured from CORES
~pondents all over the country.
We hope to receive sufficient encourage
ment to induce US to begin the work in Jan
uary next.
We respectfully request all friends of tn
enterprise to procure Subscribers to- the work
and forward to us.
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'DmD PooRT-As if anybody could die
rich, and in that act ofdying, did not lose the
grasp upon title deed and bond, and go away
a pauper, out Of time No gold, no jewels,
no lands or tenements. And yet men have
been buried by charity's hand who did die
rich died worth a thousand thoughts of
beauty, a thousand pleasant memories, a
thousand hopes restored.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-25

- The Times descends from gross
Misrepresentation of the Spirit Of the Age, to
the lower depth Of coarse, vulgar abuse-and
there we leave It
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PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT FOR SALE-The
Editor of the n. C. Arator announces the dis
continuance of that Agricultural Journal with
the last No, and offers the establishment fol
sale, on the most accommodating terms
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EaSiss arFsItmlnt,'


lVVNTiNOED FROM OUR 1AsT.I
After lingering a few days, alternating
between the two worlds like the flame Of
the candle Pickering in che socket, Florence.
died. The physicians said nothing but al
miracle could have saved her. The excite
ment Of the waltz might have precipitated
her death, but no medical art could nave
carried her through the winter. 1t would
have been dangerous besides, to have re-
fused her leave to dance, as her moral ma
ture needed management no less than her
physical, and she would have tainted from
jealousy il she had not from exhaustion.
Yes, Florence was jealous Of Fanny. Her
heart was always in tumult on her account.
She was fearful that Fanny's bloom, vivaci-
ty, and exquisite grace would lead Beaufort
from her; aud she fretted and became
angry with all around her whenever she
suspected Beaufort and Fanny were togeth-
or. II was this feeling, more than a girl
ish desire to dance, that made her so anx-
ious TO waltz with Beaufort; she saw no
other way to prevent his Waiting with Fan
ny.
Mnx psrceiEaA snMAiSaax@a
unhappy, for she loved Florence with a full
sisterly affection. She therefore avoided
Beaufort as much as she could, without the
appearance Of doing so, and at the ball
though gratiied with his solicitation of hel
hand for a waltz, cheerfully and gladly made
wav for Florence. Whatever might be thu
feelings of her heart toward Beaufort, he
manner and department evinced nothing
but the affectionate familiarity Of intimat
friendship.
Nor had this jealousy on the part ofFlo
renee toward Fanny escaped her father
observation. lie had, indeed, early endes
vored to divert Beaufort's thoughts from Ii
daughter to his niece, by always praisin
her virtues and beauty to him, and by tn
intimation that she would share equal
with his daughter his large estates bot
because he did not wish Florence to |
taken away from himself and because l
feared that the passion of love, with all
inseparable a~nxieties, once having game
mastery over her heart, would be too mut
for her fragile constitution 1t may
however, that the very pains he took
bring about q result so much desired
\bim had Just the opposite tendency.
Nx have awakened, or at least strengthe
LONs feelings he sought to suppress.
oHlhRSAlOb bt tOdACu nOl NOHblOliIu :
But Beataneous and it reigns suprer
least suspicious bad never entertained
Florence. othet9 feeling of this kind
thoughts might haSePerhaps more OF
Fanny, If only to satisfSen turned tow
as she was concerned, therSeset that, so
ton for the feeling. He was no foun
and 1t had never for a moment eSS9Sxcol
10 his imagination that he could we'd
affections Of both. His love for FInr,
was so intense, SO selfish, and exclnsiva
nc had indeed no thought for anv ono
he had at times it is true. found FIor,
Petulant, %fretful, and almost harsh ~
Eanny,; but such little cbulitions Of tor
attributed toR osae4emrr,u,,y y
NST--a UorryIvt8m WHICH raH"J
Earliest opportunity when they
alone TO confirm.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-25

~ The Ashborough Bulletin says that
millions Of wild pigeons made their appear
ance in Randolph last week. They are de-
vouriDg the aeorns, which are abundant this
year, and will deprive the hogs of much of
their winter su-stenanee.
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For the Spirit of the Age.
LETTERS FRQM THE HEARTHsIDE
& Inscribed to The Social Circle"
BY GERTRUDE PERRY

May Rivers, Carrie Belmont, and Ada
Delaney, sat around my Hearthside a few
evenings ago. Very cheerfulIyth freight
blazed, and sparkled, and cast many bright
shadows over the little room, too often de-
scribed to you before, and over the grace
full forms and beautiful faces Of my young
friends. And beautiful they were, tho all
of a different character of loneliness.
May Rivers, who was sitting on a low
seat at my side, with one hand clasped in
mine, has seen the flowers of her twentieth
summer but lately fade. Her principal at
traction consists in the wealth of sunny,
brown curls that fall from her clear white
brow. The eyes fixed thoughtfully upon
the dancing freight, could not by any pos
sibility be called beautiful, yet to me they
are a pair of very lovely eyes, because ]
love the look of womanly feeling | see
down in their clear, serious depths; and
perhaps | love them, because | SO often see
the impulses of her loving heart mirrofed
in those alittle azure rings" AroY6d he
small red lips fingers a sweet seriQI pres
sion, vet May is seldom sac, ans ulfre,
an3sfaeGu4e6%ra II