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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-06-01
firtsiAs Ssahing,
The Va'ue of a Bit of knowledge.

In the Piazza, before st. Peters at Rome,
stands the ost beautiful obelisk in the
world. 1t was brought from the Circus OF
Nero, where it had laid buried for many
ages. 1t was one entire piece of Egyptian
marble, 70 feet high, IL feet square at the
base, and Q feet square at the top, and is
computed to weigh above470ton s and is sup
posed to be 5000 years old. Much cngi.
neering skill was required to remove and
erect this piece of art; and the celebrated
architect, Dominica Fontaine, was selec-
ted and engaged by Pope Sextus o. to car
ry out the operation. A pedestal, 80 feet
high, was built for its reception, and the
Obelisk brought to its base. Many were
the ingenious cOntrivances prepared for the
raising of it to its last resting place, all Of
which excited the deepest interest among
the people. At length everything was in
readiness, and a day appointed for the great
event. A great multitude assembled to
witness the ceremony; and the Pope,
Sfaiaactt that satc t ahtsfe fItiCfH 9 Of th sfd 2GfiGfR!f %IssiSStSdi
an edict containing regulations to be kept,
and imposing the s~cverest penalties on any
one who should, during the lifting Of the
gigantic stone, utter a single word.
Amidst suppressed excitement of feelings
and breathless silence, the splendid non
ment was gradually raised to within a few
inches ofthe top of the pedestal, when its
upward motion ceased; it hung suspended,
and could not DC got further; the tackle
was too slack, and there seemed to be no
other way than to undo the great work al
ready accomplished. The annoyed archi-
tect, in his perplcxity, hardly knew how to
act, while the silent people were a~nxiously
watching every motion of his features to
discover how the problem would be solved.
In the crowd was an old British sailor; he
saw the difficulty and how to overcome it,
and with stentorian lungs he shouted "Wet
the ropes" The vigilant police pounced
on the culprit and lodged him in prison;
the architect caught the magic words, h'
put his proposition in force, and the cheer
Of the people proclaimed the success ofth,
great undertaking. Next day the British
criminal was solemnly arraigned befor
his Holiness; his crime was undeniabl,
proved, and the Pope in solemn languag
pronounced his sentence TO be-that h
should receive a pension annually durini
his lifetime.
These little facts stored up from obseI
walton, can never do the owner any harm
and some day be of great utility, and TIL
story only proves the value ofrememberin
small things as well as great ones, for notl
ing that is useful is too Insignificant for ma
to know, and there is no knowledge tia
has not its use.
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HOWARD ASSOCIATION
PhiIadelnhia. Pa

Il BemevolentI Institution established By Spe-
cial Endowment for the Relig~of the
Sick and Distressed, afflicted aoiM Vir-
ulent and Epidemic Diseases.
times of Epidemics, it is the object of this
Institution to establish Hospitals, to provide
Nurses, Physicians, Clothing, Food, Medicines,
&C., for the sick and destitute, to take charge of
the orphans of deceased parents, and to minister
in every possible way to the relief of the afflicted
and the health of the public at large. 1t is the
duty of the Directors, at such times, to visit per.
sonally the infected districts, and to provide and
execute means of relief. Numerous physicians,
not acting members of the Association. usually
enrol their names on its books, subject to be call
ed upon to attend its hospitals, free of charge.
In the absence of Epidemics, the Directors have
authorized the Consulting Surgeon to give advice
and medical aid to persons suffering under Chron-
ic Diseases of a virulent character, arising from
abuse of the physical powers, NAL treatment, the
effects of drugs, &C., &c.
Various Reports and Tracts on the nature and
treatment of Chronic Diseases, by the Consult
ing Surgeon, have been published for gratuitous
distribution, and will be sent free Of charge to the
afflicted.
Address, for Report or treatment, DR.. ]. Skill
LIN HOUGHTON, Acting Surgeon, Howard As
sociation, No. 2, South Ninth Street, Philadelphia,
Pa. By order of the Directors.
EZRA D. HEARTWEIIL, President.
GEO. FAIRcHILD, Secretary. 4-1y
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An old Prescription for Debility.

Mr.. Townsend Harris, American Consul
for Japan, hes written several highly inter
esting private letters to his friends, who
have given them to the public through the
medium of the Washington Union. Du-
ring a protracted illness with which he was
afflicted, the Emperor gave him much at
tention, of which Mr.. Harris speaks as fol-
lows:
The Emperor manifests the greatest kind
ness and the most marked solicitude for
nv perfect restoration to health. lie daily
sent me some very nice affair that had been
prepared in the palace. After about a
fortnight of these kind attentions, during
which | was rapidly gaining strength, his
Majesty sent the Prince of Tamba to me to
urge the use Of a certain remedy, which the
Prince described, If you are curious tc
know what the nature of the remedy was
you can turn to the second verse of The
first chapter of the First Book Of Kings
commonly called the Third Book o
Kings" In Justice to myself, permit me t.
add that my health has SO rapidly improved
that ! have not used the imperial prescrip
ton. The weather during April and Ma
was charming, and each day | felt its infu
ence.
How many readers who habitually neg
lect the good book, will turn to the bib
in this instance, through curiosity, to sc
what prescription the Emperor Of Japa
recommends to sick friend?
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A BACHELoR's CHANCE OF MARRYING.
The Assurance Magazine, an English peri
odical has the assurance to make the fol-
lowing statement
We are told that in the two periods of
life-2o to Is, and 25 to so-the proba-
bility of a widower marrying again in a
year is nearly three times as great as that
ola bachelor; at 80 it is four times as great;
and from so to As it is five times as great;
at 60 the chance of a widower marrying
in a year is eleven times as great as that
of a bachelor. After the age Of 80, the
probability of a bachelor marrying in a
year diminishes in a most rapid ratio; the
probability at 35 is not more than hall
that at 80, and nearly the same proportion
exists between each period of five years at
forwards.
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SMOKING A CAUSE OF INsANITY.-The
terrible ravages which tobacco is making
or the minds and bodies of the young seems
to be attracting the attention of medical
men in various parts of the world. In a
pamphlet just issued by DIR. Seymour, Of
London, on Private Lunatic Asylums, and
the causes Of insanity of late years, the
Doctor denounces with emphasis as one of
the producing causes the practice of i'm
moderate smoking INDUCED in by boys
and young men at the universities and
"large schools called colleges"
The Doctors remarks are as applicable
to the youths of this country as to those Of
Europe. No one conversant with disease
can doubt that universal smoking, especial
ly in the case of young people, must be
highly injurious to both mind and body.
Its effect is to depress the circulation-the
heart becomes weak, irregular in its action,
and the pulse is scarcely to be felt The
victim becomes irresolute and nervous, his
appetite fails, and his mind fills with I'M
aginary evils. This may continue 70,
years, but at length the smoker dies of
suddenly; then examination has shown
that the muscular structure of the heart il
imperfect in its action; the left side is thin
and in some cases, in which sudden deatl
has occurred, there has been found litti
more than a strip of muscular fibre left i
on that side. The question of restraining
boys from smoking is rather a difficult on
to deal with, but the grave interests a
stake seem to demand that some actio
should be taken in the premises
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EoUAL JUSTICE TO MAN AND WOMAN
Rev. E. Fl. Chaplin, in a recent discourse,
says:
The refined woman recoils with virtuous
SC orn from her fallen sister, but often well
comes him by whom she fell. We are
told that Christ said to the woman's accu-
sers, He that is without sin among you, let
him cast the first stone;' but smitten by
conscience, they went out one by one
And who is not in some way allied to this
great guilt! The fact of common weak
ness should at least make us merciful. 1t
is not Just that upon the m alone
should fall the blot of shame. The text is
a great lesson of charity and mercy, and
it is a great lesson of justice also. There
is neither justice, honor OIL delicacy in oul
modern custom, which scarcely frowns up.
on the guilty man, while pouring out al
the walls of wrath upon the guilty woman
1t may or not be true, as some insist, thai
this foul cancer in society can never bt
eradicated; but we ought at least to insis
upon it that the shame shall be fairly divi
ded, that the man hal be branded as deep
ly as the SHINING Suppose ever,
guilty man bore the mark of shame in hi
face, in the market, or at church, how lon
would the evil continue? But the mean
ness of man has thrust the whole sham
mon woman"
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A HOME SCENE.

Come, let US pull the curtain down,
And lay the work aside,
And gather up the playthings
You've scattered far and wide;
And place the lamp upon the stand,
Beside the great arm chair,
And bring the last good newspaper,
And do It all with care.
Now heap the coal upon the CRATE
He loves a cheerful fire
See how the flames dance merrily,
And leap up high and higher!
Now place the slippers on the rug,
And get his dressing gown;
For papa will be tired and cold
when he comes back from town.
Come, let me battle your glowing cheeks,
And make your hair look neat,
And put your bright pink apron on
There, now, you're clean and sweet
Now sit down on the little bench
That grandpa made, and see
How still you'll be while good mamma
Goes lay the cloth fer tea.
The tea. kettle sends forth its hum,
The buiscuits ore go light;
l wish he'd come, it seems to ne
He's rather late to- night
Hark . wasn't that our gate that clickedl
"Hurrah !" shouts little will,
And ere I've time to tell him hush,
He's bounded DER the sill.
And "papa's come !" he shouts again,
And climbs up for a kiss
And "pspa's tum! oh, paPa's tumP
Echoes hislittle sis,
Oh happy group that live and love
Within hat humble cot;
Many who dwell in palaces
Might envy them their lot.
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WHEN DEATH CONSOLIDATE comes at
morn when the sun is just risingin the east
at noe when its rays are most splendent
at eve when it gradually sinks beneath
the Observation-Disclosures when it is entirely
hidden from view; it comes to the babe
just commencing to prattIe-it comes to
the man in middle age, when the connecting
links binding US to life are most strong-it
comes to the aged man with trembling
limbs and faded eye-sight, led along by
others it comes to the poor, struggling to
obtain a meagre sustenance-it comes to a
man in comfortable circumstances, by whom
life isbest enjoyed-itcome tothe wealthy
rolling in afluence and ease-it comes to
the man of just sense enough to pass
through life easily-it to the educa-
ted-it comes to the in6del disowning his
Maker-it comes to the Christian, who
looks upon it only as a passage to a hap.
pier lend.
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The Influence Of Flowers.
ny MRS. N. WIRE.

ny MRS. N. WIRE.
o, bring me that flower, and let me behold
The glory Of God, in each delicate foldl
Il speaks to the heart by its exquisite hue,
And tells us what God, In his wisdom can do.
oh, leave me that flower. It's silent perfume
Is thrilling the heart, like = birding in juno,
when itperch es on high where no mortal Ger trod,
And chants lie wild lays TO the glory Of God.
Bring hither sweet Howers-by Him they wero
given,
That mOrtais might catch q sweet ~fOretaste OF
heaven,
He clothed them with glory, perfumed them with
care,
His saints to rejoice while tarrying here.
Thon cast net those beautiful visions away
But cherish them kindly, for short is their stay
And PASS them not heedlessly, cnrclessly by,
For all that is earthly they surely Outvio.
Deep laden with odors, they rise from the sod,
And tell Of the wonders and glories Of God;
Bright messenRersl surely they come to inspire
Our hearts with q spirits celestial fire.
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S15O REWARD.

S4OO hG w AMI.
nANAWAY from the subscriber, the follow,
N ing negroes, to wit Negro man WILLIE,
a blacksmith by trade, dark ginger,cake color,
very large eyes and high broad forehead. He is
about six feet high and weighed when he left about
IT'S or $50 pounds, age about % or "a years. He
has been runaway nearly four years, and is pro-
badly in Wake or in the vicinity of my plantation
and I have reasons to believe that said negro man
WILLIE is passing about dressed in women's
clothes. l will give 500 for him, taken dead or
alive.
Q REWARD for negro woman CHARITY.
S~O aged 80 years, dark color, large eyes
and very large mouth, weighs lao or $50 pounds,
5 feet 5 inches high, and has a very full head of
hair, quite long.
600 REWARD for negro man EDGAR, aged
SCO about 40 years, dark color, high forehead
and high cheek bones, about 5 feet Z inches high.
and weighs $50 or 100 pounds. l will give $75
reward for negro man EDGAR taken dead or
alive.
Twill give the above rewards for the apprehen,
sion and safe delivery of either or all of the above
negroes to me, or for their confinement in any jail
30 thatI can get them. SETH WARD.
Franklinton, N. c.
October 9, 1858. TIT
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CABBAeEs.-To prevent the growth of
long 'shanks," and to secure true, solid
heads on those stalks hat manifest a dispo-
sition to grow to what are commonly known
as "long shanks" the Genesee Farmer says:
Take a pen knife and stab it through
the stalk around the middle; insert a small
piece of wood to keep the %incision open,
which will check the growth. By doing
this, a good head of cabbage may be Sc
cured on every stalk.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-06-01
P. F. PESCUD,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer
IN NATIVE & FOREIGN DRUGS.
Raleigh, May 3, 1859.

RALEIGH, N. G.
II S in receipt of the most choice and extensive
i stock of Goods in his fne Of trade which he
has ever offered to his friends and the public, who
are most cordially invited to contrast the purity
and price of his articles with those offered for sale
in this or aRy other market. feeling assured Of Sc
curing their orders if they will make a close ex'
animation of prices and quality. He enumerates
a few leading articles, to which special attention
is invited, viz:
Native and imported Drugs, Chemicals and
Oficinal Extracts of every description from the
most reliable Houses in Ameriea and Europe.
The most attractive and useful Shop Furniture
for Physicians and country dealers, in great va
riety. Every description of Paints, Oils, Varnish-
es and Dryers known in this market, of every
color and quality, put up in packages of all sizes.
Rockbridge Alum Water and Mass, White
Sulphur and Congress Spring Waters, pHre and
fresh.
The most popular and delightful condiments.
Extracts, Spices, ground and unground, for Gu
liuary purposes.
Chisman's Celebrated Yeast Powders, fand
none give such satisfa etion, corn starch, rice -four
~gelatire, tapioca, sage, barley and burmuda ar
row root.
All the most approved patent medicines known
for the cure of all diseases Of q LEGAL or general
character, from the tooth ache to the small pox.
Window and picture glass of all sizes and quail
tiles, cigars, chewing and sn oking tobacco, To at
will please those who are hardest to please, in
style, shape and flavor; splendid salad oil and
mustard for table use pure white lead of various
grades and brands; snow white and colored zinc,
dry and in oil colered paints of every description,
ground in refined linseed oil, and put up in neat
cans from l to 10 pounds the most superb soaps,
c~olognes, extracts, hair brushes, tooth brushes,
dressing combs, toilet bottles, powder and pufa
> and boxes, hair oils and tonics, hair dyes, cos.
metics. tooth powder and washes, from the most
s celebrated manufacturers in this country and
Europe.
Raleigh, May 7, 1859. 81
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~JEFFERsoN's OPINION OF ARDENT SPlR-
lTs.-The habit of using ardent spirits by
men in public Office has occasioned more
injury to the public service, and more trou-
BILE to me, than any other circumstance
whict has occurred in the internal concerns
OF the country, daring my administration,
and wcrc to commence my administra-
ton, with the knowledge / have acquired
from experience, the FIRST question / would
AJAX in regard to every candidate for public
Office would be, is he addicted to the use
Of ardent spirits.
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ELLIOTTS DEBATES-IN FIVE VOLS.
Debates in the several State Conventions,
on the adoption of the FEDERAL Constitution, as
recommended by the General Convection at Phill
adsphia, 1889, by Jonathan Elliott.
Dolce Far Niente-A Poem, : Y John R. TAFT.
App eton's Railway and Steam Navigation
Guide, for November.
GenLle Annie Methodist.
Blonde and Bruuett, or the Gothamite Already.
Isabella Orsini-A Historical Novel of the
Fifteenth Century. by F. D. Guerrazi.
My Lady Ludlow-A Novel, by Mrs. Gaskill.
Davenport Dunn-A man of our day, by Chas.
Lever.
Dick Markham, or Smiles and Tears, by ]. Z.
Smith, Esq. For sale by w. L. PoMER0Y.
Raleigh, n. c., Nov. Il, 1858. 10
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HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.

THE subscriber now offers his House and Lot
for sale. 1t is situated in Franklin county, with.
in half a mile of Franklinton Depot, on the Raj
eigh and CASTOR Rail Road. The lot contains
ffi y'six acres, one half in woods. There is a good
dwelling house, with six rooms and fire places
two of the rooms are twenty feet square. The
house is we'll finished, also good out houses, an ex-
cellent well of water in the yard, aud a good
spring convenient There is no better water in
the country.
ALSO:
A youn Orchard of choice Fruit Trees. Any per-
son wishing to move to a healthy place and good
schools, could not wish a more desirable place, as
it is one of the healthiest places in the State, and
no better schools. The schools are under the care Of
G. W. Neal, A. NJ, and Lady. Those wishing to
purchase had better call soon, or they may lose
a bargain. as I am determined to sell.
For particulars, address JOHN S. BODDIE,
Nashville, N. c., or R. e. MAYNARD, Franklinton,
n. G..
Franklinton, N. c., July 81, 1858. 49-12m
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WEBSTER's DICTIONARY.

THE ENTIRE WORK, UNABRIDGED, in one
l. volume, crown quarto, of 1882 pages, con-
tanning all the matter of DR.. Webster's original
work, his improvements up to the time of his
death, and now thoroughly revised and greatly
enlarged and improved, by Prof. Chauncey A.
Goodrich, of Yale College
For sale by w. L. P0MER0Y-
Raleigh. April I. 1858. 20 IA
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D. GRIGG,
COMMISSION MERCHANT.

XXTILL give his personal attention to the sale
w o. Cotton, Tobacco, Flour, Wheat, and all
other articles consigned to him. Charges: for
selling Tobacco ST per hogshead; Cotton so cts.
per bale all other articles two and a half per
cent. When advances are made, two and a half
per cent will be charged in every case.
N. BAH persons who make consignments to
me to sell, may at the same time order their gro
ceries, and 1 viii buy and send them upon as good
terms as any of the Grocers. D. GRIGG
No. 135 Sycamore st eet.
Petersburg, January 1st, 1859. I9-tf
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1OUh LIN AIN lS.
We have put up and
over ten years, and
DENCE AND TRUTH of
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N f V E R HAS IT
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matter /" WHAT WE DO
experience, land pledge
fulflment of what we
most every instance
suffering from pain
will be found in fifteen
ter the syrup is admin
This valuable pre-
scription of one Of the
anoSKILLFULN MUIR
and has been used
cess in THOUSANDS
1t not only relieves
out i~nyigorates the
corrects acidity, and
to the whole system.
| ~ relieve GRIPPING
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sions, which if not
in death. We believe
remedy in the world,
EMERY N DIAR
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mother has q child
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your p~rejudiees, mol
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tons for using will &C
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outside p
Sold by Druggists
Principal Office, No.
February IL, 1859