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BUsIHEss CARDS.

NOTICE. o
NHE COPARTNERSHIP heretofore existing beswees
= the undersigned under the style and finn Of A. r.
Co.. was this day dissolved BY mutual con.
Martin having disposed Of his interest," the busi.
only. =
A. ~ MePHEETERS,
RENRY GHlSEllN,
]. W. MARTIN.
August 3 la5s.
NOTICE.
ME UNDERSIGNED have this das formed Cs-part-
- nefshiP under the style and irm Of
McPheeters Il Ghiselin.
and will contine the Wholesale Grocery and Commission
business ut the old stand Ut A. H. McPheu,srs Co., Wills
Wharf.
A. II. McPHEETERS
HENRY GHlSELlN.
August 2, 1858.
beg call attention above notices and 10 splciS
continuance Ut the favor extended tO the old krm.
We shall keep always hard full and we'll selected
stock of all articles in the
WHOLESALE GROCERY BUSINESS,
which We wall sell the must accommodating and
all consignmenis of F2oSr, Hheat, (Lrs, Cxtos Easai
oes or other articles Of produce shall have best and
pr0mptest attention.
McPHEETERS GHlSELlN.
Wills Wharf.
Norfolk, August 8, 1858. ss-E
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CANCERS, ULCERS, TUMORS, SCROFU.
la, and ali other Diseases Of the Skin, cured by the
use of DR.. Clopton's remedies.
pnrbe containing testimonials of the highest charae
,sr forwarded to any that may wish them.
Persons wishing test the wonderful efficacy Of Dr.
Cn,un Remedies must correctly describe their disease
all the particulars from its commencement, location
.s,eu1 &C." Medicines sent BY mail
eA Address J. a. CLOPTON. n. D.
Huntsville, Ala.
January 9.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Cures Guaranteed.

Cures Guaranteed.
CIOPTON HAS DISCOVERED WITHIN
the last wear a new remedy for CANCER-purely
vegetable and perfectly harm!s.s Persons visiting him
r not be required to pay until cure is Effected
nh,i by the Use of Mineral poisous. He also treats
au minors disease of the hrOat rheumatism,
sftctols. &c A., Ill.,. ~,
,.r sfirwaried to any that may wish them.
@e' y" Address, J. A. CLOPTON,
Huntsville, Ala.
March ,s. 1885, O.
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re discontinued at tie expirut0~ Of tie tios
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Law Copartnership.

H.W. MILLER & G. w. BROOKS,
RALEIGH, n. c.,
ruAyJyG ASSOCIATED THEMSELVES TOGETHER
III in the practice Of the law in the County Courts, will
attend promptly all business entrusted to their
Tev will attend the County Cours of Wake, Johnston,
Nash, Franklin, Granville Person and Orange.
Office on Fayetteville Street, above the Lawrence Hotel
where one the other may be constantly found.
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DANIEL O,DONNELL,
PRACTICAL PLUMBER AND GAS FITTER
MAIN STREET,
(Ons door above Nsw CGsom Hosss,)
Richmond. Va,
rs PREPARED TO FIT UP DWELLINGS.
u CauRcHEs, H0rEls, &C., with WATER and GAS. and
keeps hand al kinds Of articles in the above line vs
SrAlloxAaY WASH SrANDs Block Tix Prs,
with Marble T0ps GALVANIZED lsox Prs
RAru Tuss SuowEa DAfBS LIT and EoRcs PuxPs,
COPPER BolLxRA urDRAUuc RAss.
Warm ClAsEfs All kinds of Bass CocO
KITCHEN RAxGEss, and PLASxD Wosk,
SaEx1 LEAD and LEAD PlPs, Gas FixIuasl &e.
All work dune reasonable terms. dSd s1ssvaafed 70
gics satisfseti0s.
Particular attention paid 70 a kinds Of Hydraulics either
in the city Or country.
RRvsR.xcrs-Rev. Thos. E. Skinner. Briggs Do3d,
and VIM Perciv.l, Architect Raleigh, n. G.
- All orders Ieft with Nessrs. Briggs Dodd pune
t1aly attended u. -
June Z, 18h9. S-N.
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HAWxss nmroRY OF HoRTn.cAao.
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AeAANEN'S CELEBRATED SHUT AND
SCREENING MAC01Ne.
N1frEEN HUNDRED of vk<h have tsss srid 10 ~
4 Milsss and Hssmsrs of Nussk Csruiisa ssA iks -
shippsd 10 any psr a ths caissd sssisA
'lddssss JOHN A. neNAxNEx,
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ED. GRAHAM HAYWOOD,
Counsellor and Attorney at Law,


Will attend the County and Superior Courts of Wake,
Johnston and Chatham the Superior Courts Of New Han
over and Sampson and the Terms Of the Federal Courts
and Supreme Court of Worth Carolina at Raleigh.
Office. the formerly occupied by the late Hon. Will
q. HAYWOOD, Jr.
Raleigh May %. 5e-sw.
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WILLIAM ]. SAUNDERS,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
Raleigh, N. c.,
Will promptly attend to business ntrusted to his care
in the Courts of this and adjoining Countless or with the
Executive other departments of the State Government
June 2S 1855. 52-
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The Feliciana Democrat., 1859-04-23

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The Feliciana Democrat., 1859-04-23

TnE RlGnr or NisirAroN.-( is constructed
iya hdg If BioomSJ"rg squire, ~ho laowS
RoihiDg ,rboicTr oboW .potitics NO lady or
gentleman should think of paying II visit carly
in the morning, as the chances are the ladies
are not up, or scarcely recovered from the Ia.
tlgueS of the previous evening, or too unncrvcd
to be visible (N. i None hut tradcSmen
call the first thing in the morning) If the
young ladies whom You are visiting should
have their bonnctS on yonr good sense should
tell YOU not 10 stop two or three hours. rs you
should conclude that, being dressed, they are
naturally anxious to 30 out II yon are ucci
drnially shown into Il wroug room good man.
ncrS should teach you not to take any notice
of any article Of wearing apparel that may bc
scattered nhout the place, for the Industrious
purpose of hciug mcndrd If there is n smell
Of roa>, mutton Straming through the house
az two or three o'clock, you should believe the
representations that il made 10 you by the
namma, that it is hot luncheon, and moi
Jump 10 the conclusion that the family are
dining ut that vulgar hour If yon call aud
lind ihr young lady ul the house, brsily rn.
gagged IN talking earnestly 10 4 handsome gen
lrmnn in the conservatory, or Whispering low
y ii recess, or looking coniidcnlHlly ont Of
4 windon to4et cr, YOU Should take the hint
aud rightly consider HAT youarc one oomuny
by retiring nS speedily as possible III YOU
have the ri4bt Of visiting, you should tutor
yourscl! ~ believe what thc servant tells you,
ana not put suspicious constructions upon his
answers by secretly believing that the family
Il i'll. when ~ illtly tells you lhry are all ont
! ii you are alwuy, denied admission, your yani.
I ~ should nOt Hind vou Ia thu fact that ii is
The Feliciana Democrat., 1859-04-23
THE STRANGERS TILE.

A stranger from country place.
Stopped at certain place TO smile.
And recing thence without mucA grace
lie dropped his ancient tile.
The tile III own was very bad,
The fact was very clear.
| doubt II the poor thing had had
y nap for many year.
4 Dutchman tried ii on his head,
Too roomy was the crown
" Nix goot, nix goot," he sadly said,
And sadly laid Il down.
a Paddy stopped to raise the tile
From off its hard. cold he'd
lie viewed it silently awhile
Then placed it on his head.
BE gor," said Pat, with knowing nod,
/" It fits me Yieht and shlick.
Twill make mighty splendid hod--
It's used to carrying Jrict ~
The Feliciana Democrat., 1859-04-23

Just gained my balance in time to hear them say,
"To him all-muieSty ascribc. aud crown him
lord of ALL A few more tunes were surg
and after silence aud Il recess Of ten minutes
the benches were occupied by those from kln-
chaioonce, cd Ivy tall, gnnnt looking fellow,
who (arms akmbo, chest forward, assuming
the gravity of king exclaimed ~ u tone ol
command page 61, It general lluttcrIrg OF
leaves in the book taking the Wrom aud then
rocal music Put me with Squenling pigs cry
| inc babies. and last of all, in bed With II Sno.
rinr man, but never let my cars bc greeted
again by such harsh. diScordnnt sounds My
attention was specially directed TO a huge, ny
| " looking fellow, who, thought, was trying
TO swallow his head, whose mouth looked like
an OK cart full of pitcforkS | recovered from
/ my trance in time to hear the close Of the last
verse, which ran thus: "im left, ! know not
how, the lights from me withdrawn This
class soon yamooscd, and rs soon aS order
could be restored, the judges, wbo were ap.
pointed to decide the matter retired to make
up verdict, or see who had won the beef
They had not gone long before they returned
with miss trial" Mr. b, Of the "Rcd
Bone Class" con,cndcd for the prize the
X Kinchaioonec leader claimed it, aud the thing
would have broken mp IN row. but for the
timely interference Of squire G--, when MI
hands consented that he should divide the Beef,
which he did as follows: decide said he,
''lhat the beef be Killed first (rjghtcou~ dcci.
siou) and that the treble, on each side, he pre-
scntcd with 4 hind quarter, the leaders, each
Il fore quarter, and the hide and Iallow hc sold.
and the proceeds br invested ina iing of ta cNr,
and that the crowd generally, golS and ictdctS
excepted, take . pull n the in@' Whcrcnp.
OH squire c. advanced dollar on the hide,
and the red eye" was soon at land \ zen
cral charge was made 1T the iug, which ended
in two or three fights, aud the boys soon rot
20 boistcrous mounted, ANA lcl. them i'll tile
enjoyment Of the savory aud delicious hey
craec.
The Feliciana Democrat., 1859-04-23
Tbe felitimna gemotrat.
A no NJ Il S c L n Il

Come, let Ms pull the curtains down,
And lay the work aside.
And gather up the play,hings
You've scattered far aud wide:
And place the lamp upon the stand,
Beside the great arm chair,
And bring the last new magazine
And cut the leaves with care.
New heap the wood upon the hearth
lie loves a cheerful fire
See how the flames dance mcrrily.
Aud keep up high and higher!
Now place his slippers on the rug,
And get his dressing gown.
For papa will b. 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. your clean and sweet!
Now Sit down on the little bench
That grandpa made. and see
How still you'll he. while good mama,
Goes lay the cloth for tea,
The ,cake,ic sends forth its hum,
The biscuits are so light
Iwsh he'd come. 1t seems to me
He's rather late tonight!
llark wasn't that our gate that clicked?
"lIurrah!" shouts little win.
And ere I've time to tell him hush,
He's bounded DER the sill.
And papa's Gomez he shouts again,
And climbs up for kiss
Anl "papa's tnm Oh, papa's tnm!'
Echoes bis little sis.
Oh happy group. that live and love
within that humble cot
Many who dwell in palaces
Night envy them their lot.
The Feliciana Democrat., 1859-04-23
THE SINGING MATCH.

Yon have, no doubt, been to many IA sol
Ia singing school, but as | suppose you have
never had the good fortune to witness sing
ing match" will first give you an idea OF what
a "snging match is, before giving you the
proceedings Of one ] witnessed, III one Of the
counties Of southwestern Georgia not great
while ago. You have no doubt, an idea, what
is called shooting match" in Georgia If
you have, only few words, by way Of expa.
nation, is necessary to explain what singing
match is At all shooting Matches" you
know, the prize shot for is a beef, and all who
wish 10 take chances pay III some small amount
for each shot. The judges are appointed to
measure the distance Of each OF the balls from
the cross, and the nearest ball takes the first
choice the next nearest ball the second choice,
&c. But at "singing match two or more
Siagtng masters meet with their classes, and
sing for the beef, instead of shooting for it, as
they do at the shooting match''-thc best
singers being the winners and take the beef
Having explained what singing match is,
will now proceed to give you an account OF
one ! witnessed not more than year ago,
somewhere between the Chnttahoochcc aH,l
Flint rivers, in Georgia.
was travelling along the road, not far from
slc bObH VI u, anu 'f'''lNti W scc, udllctl
zap to big pine tree, the following:
CAKE NOTICE AND CoME"
'"'.nc Red Bone ard Kinchefooncc Vocal
Glasses have concluded to sing on day, at
- church, and we invite all lovers of vocal
music to be and appear with the sacred harmo-
nv, at 6 o'clock, 4. ~, 10 hear some good sing
ing"
IN. r. The two schools will sing for prize
Upon inquiry, | learned there was to be a
singing convention near that place in a short
time, and that two aspiring lcederS with their
classes. were to meet there and sing for a prize,
and the party that won the prize was to take
the first honor at the convention. ] then learn
ed that the prize consisted of a beef Having
no business just then rcqnirng my presence,
determined to see the show, and so next day
| wended my way to the church. On arrival
! was surprised to see so many people and so
few vehicles but ! walked in and took my seat,
intending to be an humble spectator aud see
the fun | was not left loncn suspense. AT
ter moving the benches in such a manner as
to form three sides of a hollow square, the
Cred Bone Class" who opened the show ar
ranged themselves in manner pecnliarto them
selves, the leader staudiNg in the middle who
said something about key A, two seconds,
three beats in bar" and then, says he, "takc
the sound;" thinks !, that's the sacred har-
mony read of in the notice on the trce) be-
fore had time to turn over my tabacco, as if
by magic, with mouths wide open, the singing
commenced; the confusion Of voices sounded
like dogs bowling. buIlfrogs croaking, babies
crying, and several other noises have heard
Talk about your forty pianos, why sixty pianos
could not have equalled that noise, accompan
ed by tamborincS, fddes, and harp of
thousand strings" lost my equilibrium, and
The Feliciana Democrat., 1859-04-23

the excessive morality of the single in France
rcfcrublc TO vicc?' DR.. Furrs answer is de-
cidcd :" Yes, TO vice and its attendant irrcg-
Iulnri,irs," which he tells us induce "half the
sickness and, indirectly, some of the morality
of the army, which in this respect fairly repre-.
sent the unmarried population