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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-06
To Correspondents.

We have received several articles from a
certain source, which we at once detected as
plagiarisms-or to use palmer language for
the benefit Of the precocious youth-stolen
property. We have quietly thrown them in
the fire. But if he persists in annoying US
in this way, we may print his name in full,
and ask him to trouble US no more. Lethim
take the hint, and learn to wait till he is ca
pable of inditing something of his own. The
article on Gambling is a base plagiarism.
We are sending a copy of the Age, ad-
dressed toJere: Gaylord, South Greek, Beau
fort county, n. @. The P. NJ. there writes
us-"There is no person of that name who
receives his letters or papers at this office"
Can any one tell us the proper P. O. address
of Mr.. Jere. Gaylordr
Several Communications received too late
Tor this issue, will appear next week.
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Tournament-Stat Fair.

As an evidence that our citizens intend 70
do what they can to add attractions to the
exhibitions at the approaching State Fair, we
learn that a number of our young gentlemen
have entered into arrangements for getting IN
a Tournament on the occasion. We have NJ
doubt this will be one of the most attract;ro
features of the week. Full particulars will
be given hereafter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-06
North Carolina State Fair.

BY an arrangement with the Railroad Com
panies of the State, the Live Stock, Imple-
ments and other articles for exhibition at
said Fair, will be transported to and from
Raleigh free of charge.
Passengers will be charged full price in
coming to the Fair, but will be furnished
with return tickets, without charge.
Mr.. John R. Harrison, Agent of the Socie-
ty, will attend at the Raleigh Depot, and
have all articles marked for the N. C. State
Fair, taken thence to the show grounds at
the expense of the Society.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-06

Pathological CoNvENTIoN.-Our New York
exchanges, of last week, contain glowing &C
counts of the Pathological Convention which
has just been brought to a close.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. Westbrook,
OF the firm of Westbrook & Mendenhall, of
the West Green Nurseries, North Carolina,
whose card we publish this week, exhibited
serenity screen varieties of the apple, being
the largest and best collection on exhibition.
Ihls IS equally an honor to the old North
State, and should secure for their nurseries
a large and increasing patronage-which we
heartily wish them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-06

~ We have often wondered uAy it is.
that persons who use the adulterated com.
pounds called liquors nowadays, and who
are SO well aware of their destructiveIy moi.
sonous characters, that they will continue to
drink them even unto death. A remark We
meet with in the Danville Transcript, per-
haps explains the mystery. 1t says-"no,
only dothese poisonous authorizations produce
more deleterious effects on the constitution
than pure liquors, but they also create in a
great degree an Unsuitable thirst for more
What a hellish propensity must have insti.
gated the compromising of such drinks!
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1853.
Special Notice.

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change to be made.
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~ The following Paragraphs ought to
have been inserted at the close of the Com
munication published last week, headed
1.-THE COMET"
Since writing the above, l have made some
observations which prove to me that there is
but one Comet now visible in the heavens
This Comet was first discovered by two
French astronomers, in the year 1856. It
was then flying through the constellation
Aquarius.
This Comet performs its revolution around
the sun in about 3 years and 4 months or
from about 1903 to 1912 days. Its mean dis
lance from the sur is 212 millions of miles.
In its perIhelion it is 358 millions of miles
nearer the sun, than it is in its aphelion.-
Its orbit lies wholly within the orbit of Jupi.
ter. IT will make its next visit to us in the
latter part of January 1862, but whether yisi
BILE or not, depends upon its latitude. Its mo
ton now is southeast, somewhat in the di
rection of the planet Mars.
Pass on, Mr.. Eucke, and do the Solar sys-
tenn no injury. BURKE.
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For the Spirit of the Age
Fab for the Moderate Drinker.

Az CAO AOOC4 dLG thinker.
Mr.. b&SRATE, you drink one glass of ar
dent spis every day, for which you have
topay tefents. For forty years the sum
you will I've paid out at the end Of that pc
riod, wilIPmount to one thousand four
hundred a sixty dollars ; and the interest
of that So pr twenty years, will swell it to
three thouN d two hundred and twelve dol
lars.
To conH b you of the effect which the
daily dri has upon a mans fortune, we
will suppcH a man to drink three glasses Of
brandy evs day; that's, at morning, one
pne at mid and at night, for sixty years.
I'VE will we each drink at five cents, and
we have II leat sum of three thousand two
hundred aHeighty-ive dollars Now place
his sum > compound interest, for half that
leriod, wlt0 is thirty years, and we have
eighteen sHplsand eight hundred and sixty
dSllarsi
Can anyIDan dare to say that what little
he drinks des rot injure him' These are
plain TRUTH andshould meet the eye of eve
ry moderaA Sriner. e. j. Hess
Boon Hill, NJ
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-06

A LIQUOR INsPEcToR.-The Legislature of
Georgia has passed a law authorizing the ap-
pointment of a liquor inspector, whose duty
it shall be to examine and test the poisonous
ingredients contained in liquors, and should
they find any strychnine or other poisonous
drug in any liquor, the person selling the
same is ordered to take it out of the State
and if he sells any drugged liquor, knowing
it to be such, or after its inspection, he is to
pay a fine of 800 for the first offence, 5000
for the second offence, $500 for the third of
fence, and 81, 900 for the fourth.
IF this law is faithfully carried out, the
state Treasury of Georgia will soon be filled
to OVERLOOKING, or else there will be very little
liquor sold there. Can't we get the Legis-
lature of North Carolina at its next session to
pass such a law to protect our citizens? If
so, and it be faithfully enforced, we shall have
no difficulty in raising the means to pay off
our State debt, and that too without impo.
sing onerous taxation upon the people.
It is a fact, established beyond all doubt,
that nine-tenths of the stuff sold as alcoholic
beverages in our State, as we'll as elsewhere,
are dangerously adulterated with poisonous
drugs. Indeed, as will be seen by an article
on our first page, certified by a q distinguished
chemist, very little of it has either grape
fruit or grain juice in it-but is composed
entirely |pOisOnOus drugs. With this fac
well known to our legislators, ought the,
not to pass laws to prohibit the sale of sue
poisons to their constituents Does not pa
triotism as well as humanity, require it a
their hands 1t is a grave matter and W
intend it shall be gravely brought to thei
consideration.
Let there be in each County, one or MOI
competent Chemists appointed, whose dut
it shall be to examine all the liquors introd,
ced for sale therein, whether by retail or oil
erwise, and to report, under oath, to the A
torney General or County Solicitor, and sue
an army of human prisoners will be expose
as will be actually startling and if made
pay fines, hundreds of thousands of dolla
will be poured into the State treasury.
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Chronology Of North Carolina.

We are obliged to Mr.. j. NJ. Edney. New
York, for a copy of this useful little work
Its title designates is character. 1t is a ready
compendium of important State events. and
will be found very convenient to those search
ing out such matters. Price 81 a YEAR
The work is prepared by d. K. Bennett. ESQ
of Whitesyille, N. G. Orders addressed r.
Mr.. Edney, Mr.. Bennett or any of the N. G.
Bookstores, will be attended to.
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W Having still on hand some ofthe jan,
REQ, March, April, May and June Nos. Of
the North Carolina Planter, we have concIu-
oeo stll to offer them as premiums to persons
VINO send on for the Age up to 1st November
next For 50 we will send two copies of the
Age Tor a year and two copies of the Planter
for 1858 entire.
Persons subscribing for the Age who desire
the six Nos. of the Planter we offer as a nre-
MUM, must distinctly state the fact in their
letters We do not send them unIsss this is
done.
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For the Spirit of the Age.
An Answer to Bachelors Button"

No no, no no, you shall not go
With me to my Fairy Isle,
For then its birds would cease to sing,
And its Fairies cease to smile;
For they'd be much displeased to see
An awkward thing like you,
For a Bachelors Button they'ven not a word,
Not even a how-do-you-do.
Oh! the Fairies there are strange as fair
No Buttons to land are permitted;
Mayhap they would deign
You a ear Of grain,
And send you off much pitied;
If they thought that you were wrecked,
In my imagined sea;
And was an applicant for aims
To leave, they'd give a passage free.
But it is a non-come-at-able,
My beauteous Fairy Isle,
And fancy says her wings refuse
To carry such a pile.
L fancy you're not rich enough,
TO pay our passage through;
For dollars are not valued there;
So you see it will not do.
You cannot go-cannot behold
Its sparkling sunlit Shores"
know you're very sorry for it,
And may shed tears-by scores.
I'm very sorry for you,
'OuAO hOAP you CIg-Du Call L.
Now when | come to think of ii,
It's rather c0GrSe-I shunt!
But if | Uere to take you there,
How soon would all be changed!
The Fairies all would rise in arms
The Isle be ~disarranged.
Why, the tiny king his wand wouldfing
Out Ger that sunny Isle,
And wrap it all about with clouds,
Il - N wn~x, II
Then in a castle tall and grim,
He'd place me in a cell,
With the only sounds to soothe my woe
The oceans angry swell.
And the injured king to me would bring
Such ponderous skeins of thread;
And keep me winding, winding DER,
Third wish that you were ertinguish-ed,
Ere L had been induced to bring
You to that charming spot;
Where for me there's GIacags room enough
And for others there is not.
So stead of winning smiles from me,
You'd be o~'erwhelmed with frowns-
And exclalm in the depth of agony,
Forbear, forbear-ugh-9ounds;
| wish that you and your Fairy Isle
Had been in another sea;
Ere was green enough to think
I'd enjoy a trip with thee.
So n00 you see it will not do
If | O0uM | cannot guide you thither;
Twould please you not, to view its clouds
And see its flowers wither.
So, Bachelors Button" fare thee well
May thy heart meier know sorrow,
May it cease to pine for that Isle of mine
Where the. sun comes not with the morrow
SIMPLICIA.
Raleigh, Sept. 29th, 1858.
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JOHN BELTON O'NEAIT.
T. w. P, Nat. Div. S. of T. of N. A.

Our DEMANDS AGAINST PARAGuAY-Tt ;s
stated that Judge Bowlin, our new Minister
to Paraguay, will be instructed to demand
first, an explanation and ample apology for
the indignity offered to our flag. Second
full indemnity to the South American Nav;.
cation Company for all losses sustained hv
them and third, a ratification of the treaty
formerly negotiated by Messrs. Schenck and
Pendleton. Upon the refusal of either ono
of these demand commodore Shubrick will
be called upon to enforce them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-06
News Of the Day.
Individual Effort.


The want of this active, moving principle
has done more to retard the progress OF item
perance and freeze into non-existence Dlvls-
ions of the Sons of Temperance, than almost
any other cause. To be a member OF the
Order, and in a general way to feel indentih-
ed with it, seems to be considered by some,
the ultimatum of their duty to the cause
We say again, this fatal mistake has crushed
out of existence many a Division that would,
had the individual efforts of its members been
exerted to sustain it, long have lived to bless
and beautify the communities in which they
existed.
In the earlier history of our Order, every
member seemed to consider himselfa mission
ary, sent out to labor among his fellow-men
and bring in members into the Division. Or
all suitable occasions he presented its claims
to the confidence and support of his friends
and neighbors-and the consequence was
our halls were thronged with enthusiastic co
laborers in the great work. Blu it is not 81
now. Too many of us hardly ever think o
the cause out of the Division room, and as
very natural result, it languishes, and W
croak about its 'going down." Do you wan
to see your Division revived, my brother?
you do, by using the same means you di
when the Division flourished a year or tw
ago, your wish will be gratified. Go to wor
now, as you did then, and your hall will b
crowded again. TRY IT! Individual, pei
sonal effort, is what is now needed to max
the Order prosper as heretofore.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-06

RoDE ON A Am freshman named
Murphy, who hfudely insulted a lady, got
his deserts at Wesboro', N. c., on Monday
night week, as pws:-The rufian was ar
rested, tied to tree, about two hundred
lashes inflicted IA his person, and then rid.
den on a rail, at which the application Of
a little tar and wv feathers satisfied the de.
mands ofiustieF the time, and he was dis
missed-the pee accompanying him for
some distance his way with music-the
drum playing Rogue's March.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-06

RAILROAD CELEBRAT1oN.-Our thanks ara
due to 1.-The Citizens of Iredell," for a polite
invitation, through their Committee, Messrs.
l.. d. Sharpe, John Allison and E. Drake. to
unite with them on Thursday, the 18th Of
october next, at Statesviile, and celebrate
the completion of the Western n. c. Rail-
road to that place.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-06

A duel was foughtin Mississippi last month
by S. Knott and A. W. Shott. The result
was Knott was shot, and Shot was not. Tn
those circumstances we should rather had
been Shot than Knott.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-06

FORTUNATE TEAMsTER.-It is stated that g.
coiored canister in Newark, N. j., named
james Thorp, has been left property by a
gentleman in North Carolina, valued at s75,-
ooo' which will be placed in his hands as
soon as his identity is legally established, of
which there is no difficulty. Thorp was born
on the estate in Carolina, and was afterward
sent North to school at Norristown, Pa.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-20
The Crosse Gelt Duyvil of the Harizenfels
Or, the Phantom Robber.
tDrenslated from ie high (old) German of Herr
Lust Scoonitmann, de Boet,1
BY JOHANNES FRANZ Won POOLE.
CHAPDER DE voN.

1t vas efenin. guess it vas apout sefen as
eight o'clock Of de efeniH in summer, de red sun
vas gliding (mitout no gold) de western hills un
wales, in de beautiful DID, romantic land of Shar-
many-de land dear to u.s. because it is de land
Of Goethe un Schiller, OF swietzer kase un lager,
of Martin Luther un Shon pehind de bar. Vail,
it vas efenin, un de sun vas to work doing de
gliding, ven draveler carrying little black po-
ny under him, seen descending up a pig hill
covered nit small paving stones, vot loaded to de
castle of Heinrich Won Dunderbugg AS he COM
ed near de top he pausd for bout eight or tree
minutes, looking arount him, fust to de right, den
TO de left un den to de right left un by right un
den to de left right un by left, un den up to de
ground, un down to de sky, at last he pulled doun
de hat vot covered his eyes, un NIT voice like
dunder spheaked NIT himself;
'Mein Himmel, was list daus p
AS he sphrokened dis, a man shumped from de
ground un yspered to him in anoder voice more
80 loud as his
Was whilst du haben p
De stranger laughed nit clear, muddy ha
ba ha!
Hans Won Swell r-dam-kwick shumped from
'pon top de horse, un tieing tree by de roadside
to de pride of de harness, followed de oder fell
low after Walking togedcr little ways apart for
bout ten minutes un a Quarter dey suddenly
stopped short, den going to de left long way or
longer, dey entered a cave cavern carved out
of de solid sand. De pair stopped.
Heinrich said de stranger, comen du here
'Yaw,' vas de response.
were is Katrina p
She coed out nit Yacop'
Ha ha unclaimed Hans two times NIT a
Duyvil of an aggrovokement. Is she COED nit
him Blood blood blood !! blood y! p! more
so much as pushel pasket full.'
He seized a small keg of lager vot vas stood
hanging up on de middle of de floor, un NIT de
desperage of mad dog or a dsabbointed candi-
date he pulled out de stopper, Hinged it NIT an
oatb-both togeder-on to de floor, den nit all
his strength raised de keg high as his head, his
companion linking he vas going to commit sui
eide upon his head, run d forward to sthop him,
but-he was too late-silently de keg was lower
ed, midout struggles it fell on Lis lips, un ere
anoder minute, all dat remained of-de lager vas
nix!
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-20
CHAPDER DE TWO.

De efenin vas goned away, gone in de words OF
Better Shakspear, to get bornet we're no dravel
er returns 1t vas night, dark, black moonlight
night, fifty years after de events of de next chap
der, upon de summit of deep vale in de Hari-
Zeniels' mountains, shtood two men Won vas de
jungfrau, Katrina de oder vas--de Duyvil.
A wild demonac smile played tag in de sunny
brow of de maiden vile fierce wicked angelic
grin darkened NIT pale blue light de face of de
eolored shentleman in his hand he held steep
parchment someding or -anoder, vich he offered
to Katrina.
'Vill you be mine ?? said de 6end
II be dam if ] do,' said Katrina.
fHa ha Ho ho ! 4! haw!! Asmokdsmo-
dojx Vrna, Stoxamiktypxtra, unclaimed de Duy-
vii in dat we'll known langwidge 20 beculiar to de
blace down shtairs'
Suddenly de moon vent out ito dake q drink
de place becomed more SO black as de mornings
beams, un dere shtood before de terrified young
woman the phantom robber,' Diedrich Dowble
krabbe, grapng init his hand blood red cheese
knife. Katrina dried to speak but it vas nix go
dc words stck'd in her troat, un simmerd dowr
before dey coined up.
Diedrich siezed her round de waist nit his lef
hand, un NIT his right he shvear'd an oath to take
her to de Doxfelt timogrit, un away dey sped
FOfer hill un ofer dale,
Move SO fast as any bird,
Nit no salt upon his tail,
But dey shpeaked not void.'
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-20
NV Love HE Is A sAILEUR.
AS SUNG BY MRS. JOHN WOOD.

oh, my love he is Saileur, so gal-l-ent and bold
He is straight as any flagstaff only nineteen
years old
For to cruize the wide o-shi-en he's left his own
dear,
And my heart it is busti-en because he isn't here.
His pa-ri-ents they bounded him, all for to be
carpenter,
But sea faring life he did very much prefer
For his spirit was tremendous and fierce to behold,
For young man bred carpenter, only nineteen
years old.
oh, my bosom it is tos-t-ed, just like the raging
sea,
For fear that his affec-shiuns don't still pint to
me;
For lovyer he can get in each port, am told,
Especially for young man only nineteen years
old.
And if my dear hus-bi-end he never will be,
But lay a cold corpus in the bottom of the sea,
Oh, the weeds of widow, SO frightful to behold,
would wear for my saleur boy only nineteen
years old.
And it's oh for my lovyer greve and repine,
For fear that this young man win never be mine
All the wealth of the Indies, in slv-y-er and
gold,
I'd give for my saileur boy, only nineteen years
old.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-20
Ba5~ CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC. ~Nsa
London Cordial Gin,
Club House Gin
Schiedam Schnapps,
Modinatad cscEn

London Cordial Gin,
Club House Gin,
Schiedam Schnapps,
Medicated Schnapps,
Royal Schnapps, &c.
After several years experimenting in the man
ufacturing Of Gin, | fortunately succeeded, in
the year l84s, in making discovery in its man
ufacture, by which it was deprived Of all acrd and
infammatory properties, and rendered perfectly
pure. My mahuiactory is at Schiedam, Holland.
After several months reflection what title TO
give it, introduced it to the American public
under the name of "Wolfe's Schedam Aromatic
Schnapps s"-Schiedam is the name of the place
in Holland where the Gin is manufactured Aro-
matte derives its name from the Italian Juniper
Berry, with which it is lavored; and the word
Schnapps" " is the German for drnk-Cogue,
Dram-Wofe's Schiedam Aromatic Drink.
No sooner had my Schnapps been introduced to
the American public, and received with appro-
baton, than the liquor mixers of New York,
Boston and Philadelphia, started in pursuit with
their mixed and poisonous stuff, under various
names-Schiedam Gin, Schiedam Schnapps, Lon
don Club House Gin, London Cordial Gin, &c,
and in several cases my labels have been so per-
fectly initiated, with only the addition of n few
letters to plead technical avoidance of the law,
and so carefully prepared as to impose on care
less purchasers. ] understand a large quantity
has been purchased by merchants of California,
on account of the cheapness of the articles. ]
especially caution the public against those vile
limitations put up in imitation of my bottles, and
wrappers of same colors-YELLow PAPER, WITH
BLUE AND RED PRINTING-intended to deceive
careless buyers. Such bottles contain the worst
kind of doctored up and unwholesome liquor. A
merchant who participates directly in the fraud
by selling spurious articles, is as much an often
der as the principal who planned the imposition.
hope every honest man in California who values
the health of the community in which he lives,
will aid me in ferreting out and exposing the un-
scrupulous merchant who, for the sake of a few
cents will put in jeopardy the lives of the com
munity in which he lives Such men should be
nailed to the pilory of popular execraton
The genuine Schnapps can be purchased at
Wholesale from all the respectable Liquor Dealers
and Druggists in San Francisco.
l have appointed CROSBY d DIBBLE San
Francisco, Sole Agents for the Schiedam Aro-
matte Schnapps for California and Oregon.
UDOLPHO WOLFE
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-20

HOME MADE PsALMoDY.-Devout old German
attempts to lead the prayer meeting; can't see
very well and observes de light is pad, mine
eysh ish tim, and can't see to read dish hymn
Congregation mistakes aud sings to the common
metre. The old man, astonished continues /
didt mean to sing dish hymn, only meant mine
eysh ish tim Congregation strikes out again,
with increased devotion, and old man exclaims,
with vehemence Il dnk ter tyte's in you all, dat
wash no hymn TO sing, at all.'
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-20
CHAPDER DE FOUR.

Yohn Schmidt paced his room in de Kust Haus
up un down for about two hours un ninety min
ntes. den suddenly hearing de report of pistol,
he exclaimed
ibis is all vot can't write of dis interesting
story till you comes down nit der DUST unit den
/ tells you vot Yohn Schmidt sphroken all der
times, nit Katrina unit ter Duyvi Yah Mine
price is ein-unt-swansey glass lager bier, swei
pretsels unit half pound sweitzer kase unit
takes no little as dat, by dam