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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-07-25
Action Action!l

Friends of Temperance must not be OF
done in energy or action by the polite
parties of the country. They must stri
for God and their country as well as the
They must lecture and talk, and labor a
circulate the documents as well as they.
The political condition of the country
mands action. Never was there a time
the history of the nation when it was m.
necessary for the good and true men of
country to be up and doing, than now.
And with equal weight the moral intere
of the country presses upon the temp
ance men.
And there is encouragement to labor e
in these times of political heat. Where
the friends Of Temperance join hands
hearts, and put forth their strength,
cause prospers. In several parts Of
State. we observe our cause is triumph.
Wherever a few active members of the
visions exert themselves, good is acc,
plished. Let us then, brothers, buckle
our armor afresh and go forth to battle
to victory.
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Hot! Superlatively Hot!

How the political candidates do manage,
terrible hot weather, to "trarat,aose" all
over the country, and fume and fret and
speech-make-it and still survive it, would be
wonderful, wee it not well known that as
soon as a man makes up his mind to become
a candidate he at once puts on a rhinoceros'
hide, that neither hot weather, abuse nor any
thing else can penetrate. We cannot keep
cool under the most quiet and cooling circum-
stances. Q! for a breeze from Beauforts
sea-washed banks. The fellow who wrote
the following, under such circumstances, de-
serves a monument of ice erected to his me
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Hereditary Diseases.

The lone train Of diseases which now aft
fict mankind, and which are clearly heredi.
tary or constitutional and entailed upon
children by the vicious and irregular habits
of their parents, furnishes the most ineoates.
table and fearful proof Of the certainty and
strictness Of God to mark iniquity, and to
visit the sins Of the fathers upon tho chill
dren to the third and fourth generation"
This class of diseases appears to be on the
increase, so rampant have intemperanee and
libertinism become in the country; and TO
this may be attributed in great measure, the
violence of other diseases, and the difficulty
of finding remedial agents to relieve them.
Nothing is surer than that vice will meet its
punishment, and though justice in her final
retrihutions may seem to slumber, yet in the
present life she often metes put her full
measure in the violent and battling heredi-
tary diseases, which, as a consequence, are
inherited from father to son..
And in this, God is not unjust. All things
are made, of right, subject to law, imposed
by the Creator, not so much in many case
to yindicate and maintain his government
over them, as to secure the greatest possibl
good to the creature. Man is an animal a
well as an intellectual and moral being, an
in all these respects for his Development an
preservation as well as to secure him tn
greater amount of felicity, both in time an
eternity, he is made a subject of law. Tod
ter him from vicious habit, not only has Il
Creator connected real happiness with vi
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The Watering Season.

The people Of wealth, leisure aud pleasure,
are leaving home in great Numbers
for tho different watering places of tho eoun
try. Many OF the Southern people, who At
home AFFECT to despise everything North, are
nevertheless wondiag their way thitherwaFd,
to spend thousands among 4 people whom
they profess to regard rs enemies. Men of
business, and others, may find it necessary TO
continue these annua visits. We are glad of
it. The people North and South are much
the same people, united by ties of brother
hood strongly, in various ways. We trust no
just cause will ever arise TO sever them yet
there are strong grounds for fear that the
breach is to be made wider and wider, until
the cords snap. These annual visits North,
however, ofmany of our most worthy and in
fuential people, after all, look very much as
if all this clatter and. abuse of the North was
mere talk.
But our object was to call the attention of
the pleasure seeking people of the South, to
the inducements which are offered at our
North Carolina watering places this season.
Along our seahoard rare accommodations are
made for almost any number of persons, and
to crafty every taste. The springs of the
middle and the mountain country, have been
rendered far more attractive. There is now
no absolute necessity for going any farther
than our OWL State, and we hope our owr
citizens, as well as the people of the Soutt
!, generally, will literally patronize the water
ing places of the Old North State.
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HARD BUTTER WITHOUT icE.-Te have de-
lightfnlly hard butter in summer, without
ice, the plan recommended by that excellent
and useful publication, the Scientific Ameri-
can, is a good one Put a triyet, or any
open fat thing with legs, in a saucer; put
on this trivet the plate of butter; fill the
saucer with water turn a common flower
pot upside down over the butter, so that
its edge shall be within the saucer and un-
der the water; plug the hole of the flower
pot with a cork, then drench the fower-pot
with water set in a cool place until morning,
or if done at breakfast the butter will be
very hard by supper time. How many Of
our Town boarding-school girls, who have
been learning philosophy, astronomy, syn
tax and prosody, can write an explanation
of this within q month?
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The AMERICAN PREss.-There is said to be
about three hundred daily papers at this
time in the United States. Five hundred
and seventy thousand is estimated as the
regular circulation of the daily press, or
1S4,0S0, 900 per annum There are also
about two thousand FIVE hundred tri-week-
lies, semi-weeklies and weeklies, which would
probably make the aggregate number of
newspapers annually distributed throughout
the United States 412, 800, 900.
A first class daily paper in such a city as
New York, has generally twelve editors and
reporters, forty printers, two proof readers,
thirteen pressmen, engineers and other en-
ployess in the press-room, half a dozen cor
respondents in Europe, two or three regular
correspondents in Washington thirty-fve
persons in the clerk, wrapping and mailing
departments, and about as many more en-
gagged rs carriers.
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only they have been supposed able to pro-
dace. 1t is to be hoped that the prompt ae-
acknowledgement of the excellence of these
works with which they have been received by
the public, may not only stimulate their
writers to further and still more careful de-
velopment of their powers, but may have
some influence in restraining those who need
restraint, from the qualification of every vul-
gar propensity, and encouraging those who
need encouragement, in the rational exercise
of the talents committed to them.
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PROGRESS OF THE ORDER.

NEwToS.-The r. S. Of Newton Division
writes 81 think | can safely say that our
Division at this time, although not numbering
as many as it has done, is in a prosperous con-
dition. Its membership is chiefly composed
of young men, who evince a c~ommcndable
zeal and earnestness for the promotion Of the
cause. And our Lady Visitors are ever zeal
Gus in pushing forward the good work. We
have gotten rid Of the last outpost of the old
enemy (the grOg shop in our village. and
upon itsruins we hope viii arise many staunch
advocates of cold water"
BEAuroRT.-We learn by the following
paragraph from the Journal, that the sons
were determined to have tho regular ablow
OUT they had prepared for, although the
weather prevented it while the members Of
the Grand Division were with them.
The members of Beaufort Division who
inexperienced by the weather, Wednesday
and Thursday evenings from having a process
SION with music and transpariences' deter
mined to close the celebration of the week bv
such a procession Friday night.
They marched through the principal
streets till quite a late hour, making an impo-
sing appearance. Upon the green at the cor
ner Of Ann and Turner Streets 4 speech was
delivered by a member of the Division. Bro.
James Thomas, which was highly applaud
ed.
The present fourishing prospect Of the Di-
vision IN this place, must be a source OF graf
lhcatlon to every lover Of good order. and to
every philanthropist.
Extract of a letter from Horny District. $.
c., dated July 10th:
We had a glorious time at Mt. Zion
J Church on the 4th- The Sunday Schools
c and Sons of Temperance had a joint pic nj,
celebration, which called together several
hundred persons We had an able Sunday
I School address by Rev. Mr.. Conoly, and a fin,
c speechon Temperance by Bro. w S. McCleas
Kill. After which, we called for volunteers
when fourteen came forward and gave n
n their names. We expect to initiate then
next Saturday" w. 1T
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Are Ladies' Naturally Polite

l find the subjoined article given in re-
spouse to the above interros atory, and blush
to admit there is too much truth in the stric-
lures given. To my MIND it has always been
q wonder, that Ladies seem to think that the
politeness and courtesy they dispense with
so much grace at home, are to be abjured
by them when they appear at the church,
In the railroad car, or other public places;
and it lisa 'tmannerism" that ought TO be
corrected. A civility, a kindness, an act of
gallantry, extended ina public place, in a
proper manner, and perhaps by a stranger,
deserves and should receive stthc hands
OF the lady, a dignifed and courteous ac-
acknowledgement more readily than if extend
cd by an acquaintance or fricnd-for it isa
spontaneous, manly compliment to her sex
alone-an evidence of politeness and good
breeding that no lady ought to be willing to
be excelled in by a gentleman. When a gen.
tleman discommodes himself, and even sac
rifces his own comfort and pleasure to ac-
commodate a lady, by giving up his seat in
public assembly or OIL the railroad cars, it is
rudeness, to call it by no stronger term, IN
her to accept it without a proper acknowl-
edgment of the favor. 1t is to be hoped the
Press will agitate this subject till a reform
is effected. But to the extract:
ARE LADIES NATURALLY POLITE This
o~,restion has been discussed to som extent
IN the newspapers Of late. Two little Incl
dents which fell under our observation lately
have led us to be somewhat skeptical on this
subject.
At a station on the Georgia Railroad the
other night, when we were all snoozins
comfortably in our seats, a sudden mnux O
ladies' aroused us, and several gentlemen
gave up their seats with the best grace pos
sible. In our hurry to show that we die
it with alacrity, we nearly ruined our coat
We observed the conduct of the ladie
closely. and did not see a single one o
them return thanks for the courtesy show
them. even by a smile or gentle inclination
of the head! The seat we had surrender
ed was shortly afterwards given to tw
young men of the psrtyi
At another station we noticed an unprc
tected female come on board-several fadle
were occupying single seats-she asked fc
seat, but they paid no attention to her
At the extreme end of the car, however
she found a place. If those to whom coul
tesy has been extended by the oppositesel
viii not extend any courtesy to their ow
sex. need they complain if men are som
Zines guilty Of sinilar ~rudenessf
We make the foregoing remarks 10 aspir
Of kindness, having no personal feeling
the matter-the parties being strangers
us. Our only object is to call the attentlt
of the ~levelicr and better portion Of the b
man family to a growing evil among the!
1t is a mistaken idea that a lady cannot WI
propriety acknowledge q courtesy extend
BY a gentleman unless he has been formally
troduced to her. She ought never TO accep
p~rofered courtesy unless she is willing
make q suitable acknowledgement therei
Now we don't know that this rule is !
down in any of the books on etiquette,
It is fouaded in common sense, at all ever
.2extAera Watchnadn
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An esteemed correspondent gives US the
following pleasing incident:
"a few days ago it was my fortune to meet
with an old acquaintance Of twenty-six years
standing. But What a change has been
wrought in those long, long years! In days
of yore knew him, poor, seedy and penny
less and with a countenanee expressive of
all the evils "that flesh is heir to-" The
change those years have wrought is quite an
unnatural one. Now he looks younger than
he did in 1891 A youthful glow is upon
his check he has a firm, elastic step; a
countenance independent and serene, with a
wardrobe as ~faultless as that of a Broadway
dandy, and a slight aristocratic bearing COM
pletes the picture: and such is the persOnek of
old Bro. - He is rich in his poverty,
having children able and willing to give him
and wife a comfortable living. At present
they are staying with their son, who is doing
well, and has married with a fortune in pros
pect. l could hardly recognise the old man,
he has so altered. How strange, after the
lapse of so many years, that he should look
younger and better -
We suppress the names of the persons
mentioned; but they are well known in this
community. Wethink, however, the change
spoken of by our correspondent not at al
"strange." 1t may be attributed entirely tC
the renovating influences of temperance
Thousands of men have been raised from pre-
mature old age, from poverty and suffering
and restored to the buoyancy of youth, ant
prosperity and happiness has flowed in upor
them. May our old friend long live to EMO!
a green old age, and his last end be peace.
Ed. AGE.
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Coon ADvcE.-Girls, let us tell you a
stubborn truth. No young woman ever
looked so well, to a sensible man, as when
dressed in a plain, neat, modest attire, with
out a single ornament about her person
She looks then as though she possessed
worth in herself, and needed no artificial rig
ging to give her value. lfa young woman
would spend as much time in cultivating her
mind, training her temper, and cherishing
kindness, %meekness, mercy, and other good
qualities, as mast of them do in extra dress
and ornaments to increase their personal
charms, she would at a glance be known
among a thousand-her character would b.
read in her cO~untenance. That's so.
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~ A Catalogue of a North Carolina Fee
male College has been sent US, with a view,
we suppose, of procuring a notice in our pa
per. We cannot give such an one as is desir-
ed, for two reasons: First, it is unreason-
able in them to expect, and unjust to our
selves to give, a ~gratuitous editorial business
notice to any one who does not wal HIM
self of our advertising columns to communi-
cate with the public. And secondly. the
Catalogue was printed in New York, when
it could have been as well done in North
Carolina. No pupils are in the Institution
from the North, but Southern money is ia
ken to the North to have work lone that
could have been as well done at home. Con-
sistency is a Jewel.
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The New York Express pays q just trib-
ute, and one we are proud to record of our
fe-llow-country women, to the character and
talents Of American females It says truly,
that they are not altogether Of the sort that
falls in love with Tommy, and gets upon
mantle-pieces to look at strangers at Presi-
Dental receptions. Although the sex is.
like the masculine in one respect, often rep
resented, or nis-Yepresented rather, BY the
most ~oficious and most pretentieas OF its
members, by those whose talent and char
acter are in an inverse proportion to their as
surance and il-breeding. the latter being as
prominent as the Earnser are obscure, yet for
~tunately at the same time when the whole
nation is disgraced In its wi eyes and in
the eyes of the world by n few silly and
vulgar women, who will doubtless form the
subject of ill-natnred Trades in the London
Times, and ill-natured comments everywhere
in aristocratic circles abroad, pointing the
moral of many an article upon democracy
and republicanism-at the same time ON evil
dence is given that all our women are not
silly, and senselesg and shallow. Recently
three works have been written by young
American women, any one of which is note
worthy, and each one of which not only indi-
Gates a future for its author, but is now an
absolute accomplishment, a result of which
the author may be justly proud
The novels Of "Beulah," 'tSir Rohan's
Ghost" and "Rutledge," all are marked by
real power, all afford proof of peculiar and
rare ability. They are not, indeed, books to
be ranked as classics, but they are such as
are sure not only to obtain a wide circle o.
appreciating readers, bnt to extort admira
ton even from fastidious critics. They have
done so already; foreign periodicals, az wei
rs the highest literary authorities at home
have pronounced in favor of these efforts 0
the American 6maie mind. They are de
clared to be distinguished by such nativ
talent; such observation oflife and the world
such sustained ability to portray character
such high imaginative powers; such CON
mand of language, and such control Of tn
feelings Of their readers, as constitute theI
decidedly of a higher class than the mer
.ephemers productions Of the day. "Beuiah
is the effort of = Southern woman "'Sir R.
hans Ghost" emanstes from the pen of
native of Maine, and "Rutledge" the last
the trio, is believed to have been written b
New Yorker, 30 that the North and IL
South and the centre of the country seem
be conspiring to prove that American womt
are capable of doing something worth mo
than mere mention in the field of Americ.
Literature; something to redeem their 81
from the slurs that others are bringing up,
1t.
1t is agreeable to contemplate this fact
the present moment, and to solace ourselv
with its recollection when other members
that sex, to which our wives and moth,
and daughters belong, are doing less ere
table things. 1t is refreshing to recogn
in American women tastes higher than tn,
for mere novelty, and faculties more exal
than those required for the production of
sort Of novel with the high sounding ii
and written in the high flown style, VIII
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STATE ELEcTIoN.-On Thursday of next
week 1.-THE ID day of August the people of
North Carolina will vote for Governor, men,
bers of the Legislature, and Sheriffs. 1t has
been an exceedingly exciting time on State
politics. The public feeling has been stirred
up in a manner almost unprecedented, and
we have no doubt every body will be glad
when the contest is over. Both parties seem
very sanguine Of success.
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For THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.


SMITH Grove DrvIsIoN.-We had . publ
celebration on the 4th of July. The congr
CATION was large, and every thing passed
well. The brothers Of Davie Division al
aided us. Bro. James Brock, Of DaVie D
vision, being appointed Chief Marshal,
formed a procession and marched to II
Smith Grove Institute, where Rev. w.
Thomagson read the Declaration of lndepe1
dence, and Rev. VIII. Bobbitt led off in
speech. which was listened to with mark
interest and attention. by the intelligent. sssl
ence. His remarks on the ravages Of Inte1
perance were to the point, and we ventu
the assertion, that If no new converts wei
made to the cause, the hearts of the SorJ
were revived, and they went forth strength
ened and refreshed, with the determine
ton to fight harder than ever against tn
demon lntemperance.
Rev. Mr.. Weaver, Of DIN, was then intro
duced to the audience, and made an appro
pirate address in behalf Of Temperance. Hi
remarks had especial reference to the young
and a stirring appeal was made to mother
and fathers to teach their children. the glor
GUS principles of Temperance. The Unfit
enee of example was then dwelt upon by tn
speaker, showing the good OF bad infuenf
OF parents over tIc TiS9aS SeDcfatt0i.
Bro. James Brock then made a few remark
on the evils of intemperance.
After speaking We again formed process
ion and marched back to the hall. We the
had intermissien of an hour, for the purpos
Of refreshing ourselves. We then adjourn'
to the division room, the meeting W
openedin due form, and after having one or tV
interesting talks, adjourned until night. v
IL l-z.ksc.l - - I'LL l~1-s-- C
balls, which was q grand sight, also rails
one balloon, which was composed Of thr
colors, the Red, White and Blue. We thil
that the cause Of Temperance is gaini
ground in Davie county. l. A CLOUSE.
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the State, and contains about as much read
matter as most of them. 1t is publish
every week, and may be had at the low priv
of ONE DOLLAR A YEAR!
Fer such a paper, published at such chea
rates, We earnestly solicit patronage at hon
and abroad We hope our friends in Mort
Carolina, and every other State, will exc
themselves in behalf of the Age, at this tim
A little effort will give US a thousand ne
subscribers to begin our new volume with.
We return cur sincere thanks to our n
merous friends for the kind interest and a
hitherto given to u enterprise; and in
licitinga continuation of the same, we promi
to use every effort to furnish our patrons wi
q frst class paper.
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SKuNKs.-Perhaps the most loathsome
contemplate animal in existence is a sku
1t is, at the same time, the most useless;
yet they seem to imagine that nothing co,
near them but to harm, hence they use t
weapon against friend or foe. Some men
mind US very much of them. 1t is haz
BUS to have anything to do with then
Whether you approach them to caress
chastise them, it matters not they have
one weapon, and they are ready to befoul
with their filthy abuse.
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EDITORIAL.
RALEIGH. n. c.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1850.
Special Notice.

Special Notice.
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SPONTANEOUS CoMBUsTIoK.-Wondcr If
topers are aware of their liability to burn
like a bale of old rags, this hot weatH
There are some of them who seem bent d
pouring the fre-water down their throat
any risk. Some of them must have t
"coppers" well coated over to stand
When the fire within and the fire will
come in contact, if it does not kindle a bl
it will be a wonder. Nor does ice help m
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No MORE GREY HAm! No MORE BALD
HEADS, WHY2 Because HeiInstreets In
imitibte Restorative is coming into general
use. There is nothing like it. Price SOC
and Sl.00 per bottle. Sold everywhere. w
E. HAGAN 4 co, Proprietors, Troy, n. Y.
See advertisement YES you may"
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DEcIDED.-The long mooted question has
been decided, as to where the U. S. Court
Room and Post Office building is to be To-
Gated in Raleigh. The U. S. Government
has, we understand, purchased Lawrences'
Hotel and premises, for the purpose, at a
cost of $4,000. Cheap enough. 1t most
eligible site for the purposes intended.
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QUKRY.-Haye You seen that big Indian in
another column, boiling Roots. Banks and
Leaves for the Cherokee Remedy"