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Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-11-02

N . w GtO O q ~
sl JOSEPH SHIELDS
Las just received, direct from the Eastern
Ii citissa splendid stock Of
READY MADE CLOTHINGl
FOR sPRlNs AND SUMMER wEAE.
eyeroaered 10 the citizens Of Ksnswha and
surrounding counties, which be offers for sale
at prices that defy competitionl
His stock consists Of articles usually fonnd
q Genilemen,s Furnishing Store such as Cloth
Coats of every descriptions Heavy Over Goats
and all kinds OF winter clothing, Satin Silk
and Wooden Vests, Pants of every snriety,
Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes. Shirts, Hand.
akerchicfs. Trunks, Carpet Bags, DC. Also,
q fine stock Of Pefamsfy, Toilet Soap. me
Pocket Cutlery, &c, =
Remember the name aud places
JOSEPH SHIEL DS,
Next door to the Goshen HOUSE
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17
The Liquor sepoys.

Who has not read, says the Journal of the
American Temperance Union, with deepest
emotion the story of Jessie, the poor Scotch
woman, at the relief of Lucknow, who, while
lying on the ground, and while, amid the
lannon's roar and the clashing of farms others
heard nothing, heard the rich thrillin tones of
her native pibroch, and, ~springing to her feet
exclaimed. 'Dinna We hear it, dinna We hear it;
it's the slogan of the H~ighlanders we're saved,
we're saved. The Campbells are coming,
dye hear, dye hear ?" at was the blast of
the Scottish bagpipes, now shrill and harsh
as threatening vengeance on the foe then, in
softer tones, seeming to promise succor to
friends in need. All, by one simultaneous
impulse, fell upon their knees, and nothing
was heard but bursting Sobs, and the MUIR
INJURED voice of prayer" o, could we too
but once hear the blast of the bagpipe,
and get an assurance that the Campbells are
coming, and that we are to have some deliv-
erance from the wretched condition in which
we arel The inhuman Sepoys are, day by
day, butchering our people. Not a paper
can we open without reading of some horrid
murder. Families are rent asunder, and the
whole of society is kept in constant terror
And we are fairly, with the strongest of gov
ernments, without protection. Indeed the
government has licensed the Sepoys to carry
on the bloody work and thus, stamped as
legal and respectable by the seal of State,
thousands besides, knowing that no notice
will be taken of them, engage in the same
~butcheries. Never were a people given up
so completely to the cruel barbarities of their
enemies.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17
Terrible Weather.

Early or Friday last it commenced snow
ing and continued necessarily until near night,
covering the ground to the depth of five or six
inches. In the night it commenced raining
and freezing, and on Saturday morning the
trees resembled vast glass chandeliers, with
glittering arms and pendants, presenting a
scene beautiful to behold The mail train
from the North, due on Friday evening, did
not reach Raleigh till about midnight, bring
ing nc mail North of Weldon. We presume
that all mail facilities will be suspended for
several days. Old Winter is now giving US a
feeling specimen of his icy breath, albeit he
has been fattering us with a more genial at
mosphere heretofore. We hope, however,
that his frozen reign will be of short duration.
Our streets are literally blocked up with
fallen and d~isbranched shade trees and we
fear the fruit trees of our Orchardists, and
the forest trees have suffered equally as much,
from being overladen with ice. We have
rarely ever seen such a time for ice and sleet
We hope to have some recommendations fol
these disasters, by well-flled ice-houses.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17
Make One HappY Heart.

Have you made one happy heart to-day?
How calmly can you seek your pillow
how sweetly sleept In ali the world,
there is nothing as sweet as giving comfort
to the distressed-as getting a sun-ray into
a gloomy heart. Children of sorrow meet
us wherever we turn. There is no moment
that tears are not shed and signs uttered.
Yet how many ofthose signs, those tears
are caused by our own thoughtlessness r.
How many a daughter wrings the soul of
a kind mother by acts of unkindness and
ingratitudea How many husbands, by one
little word, make a whole day of sad hours
and unkind thoughts How many wives,
by angry a~criminations, estrange and en-
bitter loving hearts? How MANY brothers
and sisters meet but to vex each other. ma
king words that no human heart can heal?
And if each one worked upon this maxim
day by day-striving to make some heart
happy-jealousy, revenge, madness, hate,
with their kindred evil associates, would
forever leave the earth. Our minds would
be so occupied in the contemplation of adj
ding to the pleasure of Others, that there
would be no room for the ugly iends o.
discord. Try it, discontinued deyotees o.
sorrow selfcaused it makes that little
world in which you move an Eden, and
strews your path with flowers, while all
are cheerful and happy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17

Such was the exclamation Of a diving
child, as the red rays Of the sunset stream.
ed on him through the easement-aGood-
by, papa, good-byl Mamma has come forme
to-night-don't cry,papa, zoe Hmeetaqainin
the morning n 1t was as il an angel had
spoken to that father, and his heart grew
lighter under its burden, for something as
sured him that his little one had rome to
the bosom of Him who said, aSufer little
children to come unto me, and forbid them
not, for such is the kingdom Of heaven"
There IS something cheering and inspi-
ring to all who are in trouble in this
SWELL meet again in the morning" 1t
rouses up the fainting soul ike a trumpet
blast and frighteps away forever the dark
shap es ~thronging the avenue of the outer
life. Clouds may gather upon our paths
cares press their venomed lips against
neutrality-suspicious. gather around
us like all army with banners, but cannot
destroy the hopes With us, il we have this
MOTTO on our lips: San viii be bright in
the morning"
Here is one doomed to Foam .zvhile
in a the foreign land, far from The scene,
AID friendships Of his early years. Day B,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17
Middle Ward"

= Over this signature, we have received a
Communication touching our City matters,
a good portion of which we would be glad to
publish, had the indispensable prerequisite
for admission into our columns accompanied
it-viz: the writer's real name. But al
though the absence of this rules it out, yet as
we are willing to endorse and become respon-
sible for a portion of the communication, we
may, perhaps, insert portions of it in our next,
and bespeak for the same the serious consid-
Grafton of our readers.
The crowd upon our columns t Jay CON-
pels us to defer it until next week. In
the mean time we would be glad to have the
writer's name given us.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17
Mothers Love.

Some Of our readers may recollect a
thrilling ballad which was written on the
death Of a woman who persisted in the
snow-drifts of the Green Mountains of
Vermont. That mother bore an infant on
her bosom, and when the storm waxed
loud and furious, true to q mothers love,
she rent her own garments and wrapped
them around her babe. The morning
found her a stiffened corpse, but her babe
survived. That babe grew to manhood,
and became the Speaker of the Ohio Sen
ate. How thrilling must be the thoughts
of that mother, if he be a true, large-heart-
ed man. How deep a mothers love How
many a mother is there who would die for
her son, if called in Providence to do so.
Let sons, when far away from home, on the
land or on the sea, when the eye of nc
mother is upon them, remember her love,
and be restrained by it from entering the
paths of vice. Let them say nothing, dc
nothing, which a mother would not ap
prove, and they will never bring down he
gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17
Tlhat Dime

SAVE il, young man. That dime you are
upon the point of spending for a cigar or a
drink of the spirit that intoxicates. nyou
cannot restrain your indulgence IN these
things otherwise, get a neat little box, and
whenever You are prompted to spend yor
dime for these unnecessary i~ndulgences,g 20 10
it and drop your dime therein and pat your
foot merrily to its silvery gingle. You have
no idea how these lost dimes would count 4.
and the best plan is to adopt this course cr
a year and then see the amount in your s,y-
ings' bank in this way you win becor,s
aware how much money you might have WIS
ted; not only wasted money, but wasted
time and in return, find yourself in posss a.
sion of the ruinous habits of idleness dissi,n-
ton and, perhaps, gambling. These mdtsi-
rable qualifications are all that you can hope
to receive in return for the money you spsrd
at the dram shop Save your money, young
man, and spend your time either at home IN
earnest, profitable study, or with moral and
religious associates and instead Of being. in
your declining days, agrogshop loafer and
vagabond, you viii stand among the honors a
the wealthy and ~virtuous of earth's sons IA.
daughters.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17
e.. rs.

~ The Washington Union denies en-
phatically, and seemingly by authority, the
statement going the rounds of the Press,
land which We copied and commented D
last week. that President Buchanan was con-
templating the withdrawal of the troops from
Utah, and had listened to a proposition from
the Delegate in Congress from that Territory,
to buy out Salt Lake City, and thus induce
the Mormon to leave Utah. It saws the
President could not entertain a proposition
to buy that which already belongs to the
United States government-the Mormons be-
ing mere "squattersr-never having pur-
chased the land from the government. This
may all be 50, but we should not be surpris-
ed if the first statement turns out to have
some truth in II, as being the easiest way to
get clear of a troublesome customer and it
may be adopted on the score Of economy and
humanity, as being cheaper than keeping up
a strong military force to compel them into
submission, at the sacrifice Of many lives Of
our " soldiers, to say nothing of the hun.
dreds that must be slain among this ~infatua.
ted people. As a straw pointing in this di
~rection, is the fact that it is thought Congress
will refuse to increase the army-an inevita
BILE necessity, if we are to have a regular wal
with the Mormons. However, we shall see
Z what we shall see.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17
&yttts # ts< Is<~@&f<tsA 81 s.

day, as he trudges on his pilgrimage, meet
ing only the cold smile Of the stranger, his
heart yearns for the communion of the
loved ones at home, and silent prayers steal
from his lips, that the good God will watch
over and protect them from every peril
To such a one, how previously dear is the
thought that, though the darkness may
now shadow his path, and distance lie like
a Dead Sea between him and his friends,
he shall yet meet them in the morning"
Yonder is one who sits over a desolate
h~earthstone. The wife of his love-she
whose voice has cheered him on to great
and noble deeds-whose sympathies have
been an @gis, protecting him from every
storm of fate-whose prayers brought
down a balm from heaven for his every
sorrow-this one has broken away from
the home-shrine and wandered out in the
shadowy realm whence meme can ever re-
turn. Day by day, hour by hour, he has
watched the shadows creeping towards her
the sunshine fading from her life, and
now, as her coffin goes before him, it seems
as if there was not one bright hope left him
for the morrow. But the spirit of the de-
parted one, lowering around him, whispers
a moment in his ear, and he rouses up from
the iethargy of gricf, strong still in the
hope that he shall meet the loved one
@again in the morning"
A pilgrim is wandering over LIES drea-
~ waste, helpless and cherries. To him,
earth's choicest fruits have heen as the pois
on OF asps, and its greatest conquests but
gilded mockeries, whitening as flowers dc
within his grasp. And now, see age scat
tiers its dead blossoms in his way he i
growing foot sore and weary, and he long
to sit down and enjoy the calm of death
But even as he sinks fainting at the road
side, there is a rustic of wings around him
a whispering of sweet words, and with tn
strength ofa giant he leaps again on hi
way, singing the song of thankgiyin
and deliyerance. Hope is risen from th
dead, he feels that san viii be bright j
the morning"
So it is ever. Trouble may come upo
us, and for awhile obscure the brightnei
of our lives. But it will not last foreve
The cross we bear upon our shoulders ma
Ihe heavy-our faith in Heaven may ha,
gone down in doubt and darkness, but a
is not yet lost-some one star still twink
in the heaven above us. Therefore, o
. brother despond not ~wholly-look n
I always back. There is a rest in store /; Il
day-break will soon dawn in golden flu
ness upon the darkness. Be patient, chez
ful-bear your trials as the olden marty
! did, and you shall yet find that "all will
: made right in the morning"
Oh, wild is the tempest and dark is the nigl
: But soon win the day-break be dawing:
: Then the friendship of yore
. Shall blossom C more,
" And well all meet again in the morning
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17
Cure for D-runkenness.

The following plan is said to be an infaIli-
BILE cure for beastly intoxication- Whenever
a man is in a stupid and insensible state, from
an excess Of intoxicating drinks, lay him on
his right side and elevate his left arm, and
pour cold water down it slowly. Before q
common pitcher full can be emptied, the man
viii get up and walk perfectly sober. We
cannot vouch for the infallibility Of the RENE
dy, but would be glad to hear of its appIica-
ton with a view Of testing its virtues. 1t
may be SO; mad dogs and drunkards have a.
perfect Pho6ia of cold water. At public gath
erings, where liquor carts abound, we would
caution the benevolent against the employ
ment of the remedy until a very late hour n
the day, lest these itinerant pedlars Of til,
devils own should make the victims drunker
a second time on the same day, and thus re.
quire a second application, which would b
an unnecessary waste of patience, benevolenc
and-ndter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17
Temperauce sermon

The Newbern Express of last Wednesday,.
says: On last Sabbath evening. the Ret. A.
Weaver, pastor of the NJ. E. Church Of this
town, delivered a forcible, able and interes-
ting sermon on the Morality Of the Liquor
Traffic The Rev. gentleman severely de-
nounced the traffic. Throughout his entirs
discourse, the keenest satire and sever,st
irony, were freely used against the vendsrs
Of the ardent
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17

"NoRTH-C CAROLINA JOURNAL OF E~pucAr,ox y
The February number of this work has been
received. 1t contains much interesting and
useful matter, and presents a very neat an.
pearanoe. The typographical execution IS
credltable to Messrs. Ogburn, Cole and An.
bright, and the resident Editor, Mr.. Camp.
bell. has eVinced good taste in the arrange
ment OF the matter. Success to this work,
say we, The Journal Of EDUCATION is pub.
for six copies.
We clip the above from the Standard. Tn,
February No. has not been sent to us, or a,
least we have not received it Whyg
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17
A Present-Fresh shad

On Wednesday morning last, a messenger
from the Depot delivered US a box, which or
opening we discovered a pair of fine fresh
Shad. No note was in the box, and
we were at a loss to imagine to whom we
were indebted for so opportune a present
We at first thought they were from our friend
and contemporary of the Beaufort Journal,
and were preparing to make our best frater-
nal congo, when it b~ethoughtIus that possibly
we were indebted to our friend Putney, of
Morehead city, for this specimen of the finny
tribe that do congregate' around Core Sound:
and pen in hand, we were about recording "a
vote of thanks" from the parlor to the nur-
sery, when we remembered that we had a
particular friend, JOHN CoNoLEY, Esq, in the
ancient town of Wilmington, where they have
been boasting of fresh Shad for 10! these
many weeks, and to whom we are indebted
for many aquatic favors bestowed on US up
landers, and our good lady insisted he should
have all the glory. But in the midst of our
perplexity as to wko we should thank, at
length (after the fish were eaten) the follow
ing letter was received, explaining the whole
difficulty:
NEwBERN, N. C. Feb. 9th, 1858.
A. M. GoRMAN, Esq,-Dear Sir II for
ward to you this morning two pairs of Shad,
which you will please accept as a present
from me. One pair for yourself, and the 9TH
er pair you will please present in my name
to my friend R. Harper Whitaker, ESQ, Edi-
tor of the Giraffe. These fish were taken out
of the water this morning, by Mr.. Isaac w.
Lewis, who is one of our enterprising fisher
men. The shad season is now fairly setting
in with us, although some few have been ia
ken as early as the 9Th of January, (ult) l
hope these may reach you safely and in good
condition. Yours respectfully,
ELI C. R0MINGER.
We tender to our friends Rominger and
Lewis, the thanks of our whole household for
! this very considerate present, and hope their
t nets may be filled almost to bursting with the
! silvery tribe. And may the shiny coin out.
5 shine, and exceed in number the scales Of
their aquatic captives. We advise all our up
! landers, tosend their orders to Messrs. Romin
ger and Lewis, Newbern, if they wish nice
: good fresh fsh-such as we received
P. S. We hope our friends Nichols, Put
ney and Gonoley will forgive the strong suspi
. cions we entertained concerning them ;-ant
$ by way of receiving our absolution, we ad
i monish them, with tears in our eyes-"Gc
thou and do likewise"
Quers' WilBeaufort, Morehead City AM
d Wilmington allallow themselves to be outdon
by Newbern? In the language Of the Politi
i~cianers. We say, 1--WE pause for > repIyr'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17
Literary Notice.

We learn from the Asheville Spectator, that
Col Landoa c Haynes of Jonesboro, Tenn,
has consented to deliver the address before
the graduating class of Holston Conference
Female College, at Asheville, at the close of
the resent session in May next. Col. Haynes
is well known as a polished orator, and no
doubt well deserves the popularity he enjoys
as an interesting, eloquent speaker. It will
be a rich treat to hear him on this interesting
occasion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17
Public Temperance Addresses,

The friends of Temperance in Greensboro,
continue to have public addresses delivered
monthly. The Patriot and Flag, speaking of
the one delivered in February, says:
The sixth, in the series of Monthly Tenn
perance Lectures, was delivered on Tuesday
evening last in the Presbyterian Church, by
Rev. R. s. Moran, of Salisbury and was one
of the very best Temperance Lectures to
which we have ever listened. The speaker
commenced by noticing in the following Or
der, the various modes advocated for the ex-
termination of the use of Alcoholic Liquors
as a beverage: 1st. Self Government End.
Moral Suasion. 3rd. The License Law and
4th. Legal Prohibition. Showing conclusive
by his arguments, that the tn .ee first had not
accomplished the end whereunto they had
been ordained, he advocated the fourth with
a tact and ability which showed that he was
no ordinary man. The temperance party o.
North Carolina ought to be proud of such a
champion.
The friends of Temperance in this City
have determined to invite Rev. Mr.. Moran t.
deliver an Address here; and we hope soor
to announce his acceptance, and name tn,
time.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17
North Carolina Planter.

The February number of this Periodical
will be mailed to actual subscribers this week.
The March number will be out the first part
of that month. The first No. has been high.
ly complimented on account of the value o.
its articles and we think the February No
will be equally appreciated. Let all who in
tend to subscribe send on soon, SO as to Sc
cure all the numbers. See Prospectus in an
other column.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17
To CORRESPONDENTS.

RI w, York Col. Ias. Your sub. year
has expired.
S. II. McC., Monroe. 1t was an uninten-
tional oversight. 1t will be sent regularly
hereafter.
sScrutator' received, and shall appear next
week. Also "R" and the Poetry from Con-
wayboro'. Also Obituary from Buffalo Lodge.
"a. DIS" criticism is rather pungent No
good would probably arise from its publica-
ton, and it might be attributed to unkind-
ness. Please excuse us.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17

Mysterious Marriage. There was married
at Durham, G. E., on the 26th ultimo, an old
lady and gentleman, involving the following
interesting connections. We understand
them perfectly, and hope the reader will al
so:
"The old gentleman is married to his
daughters husbands mother-in-law, and his
daughters husbands wife's mother. And
yet she is not his daughters mother but
she is his grand-children's grand mother, and
his wife's grand children ara his daughters
step children. Consequently the old lady is
united into the bonds of holy matrimony and
conjugal affection to her daughters brother
in-law's faith erin law, and her great grand,
children's grandmother step-father so that
her son>in-law may say to his children, your
grand mother is married to my father-in-law,
and yet he is not your grandfather but he
is your grand-mother's son-in.law's wife's
father. This gentleman married his son-in.
laws fatherinlaw's wife, and he is bound tc
support and protect her for life. His wife i.
his son-in-law's children's grandmother, and
his son-in-law's s~ister-in-law's grand.c chill
drsns' great-grand-mothsr.P
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17

~ Give the devil his dren has been So
long and so often quoted, that it is mostgsn-
orally received as an orthodox injunction.-
True, honesty is always c~ommendable; but
in this case the better plan doubtless is 10
have no dealings with his sable Losness, and
then there would be no page of debit and
credit, and. consequently, nothing due the
old sharper and shaver.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17

az The follies, vices and sufHerings of the
human family, recorded in the newspapers of
the day, are so many warnings and admoni-
tions-so many beacon lights on the coast of
life to warn others Of the rocks and reefs on
which the unfortunate have been broken,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17
Special Notice.

The SPIRIT OF H AGE is conducted strict
ly upon the CAST system. All papers are
dis continued at the expiration of the time for
which they have been paid. Subscribers
will be notified FOUR WEEKS before their time
is out, by a CROSS MARX on their papers ; and
unless the subscription is renewedthe papers
will be discontinued. This is a rule from
which there will be no departure. Watch
for the CROSS MARX, andrenew your subscrip-
ton.
~ Subscribers desiring their papers
changed, must mention the Post Office, from,
as well as the one to, which they desire the
change to be made.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17

A NEWSPAPER IN WnsoS-We have re-
ceived the prospectus of a paper to be pub
liseed in Wilson, in this State, under the d.
tie of the " WILSON Weekly Ledger" by W.
R. Bum and D. S. Richardson, Esquires. It
is to be a family paper, Independent in its
character, and devoted to progress, mental,
moral, and social" We wish the enterprise
success. The prospectus shall appear in our
next