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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-05-02

II STAND Dy the river where both OF us stood,
And there IL but one shadow to darken the food
And the path leading to it where each used to pass
Has the step OF bat one to take dew from the grass
The next afternoon aunt Susy resumed her
story.
"Amy's wedding day drew nigh, and at
last dawnedb beautifully, without a cloud rest
ing on the azure blue, an omen of her mar
ried life. Friends gathered on one beautiful
October morning to witness the marriage, and
to bid Amy a fond farewell She was a fair
bride. Her light golden hair was oombed
smoothly over her high white brow her
beautiful, dreamy blue eyes were half filled
with tears, as she thought of the marriage
VOWS and of the sacred duties that would soon
rest on her as a wife. | think she still had
fear of her husband-not such fear as a slave
has for his master, but a reverence for his
heightened principles, his -inaexible integrity.
and a trembling fear that she would not fully
and entirely fulfill, as he would have her do.
every duty devolving on her in life; and she
chung to his arm in childish confidence. as il
she felt, what was really true, that from that
time onward, he must be her all.
"Arthur Hartman and | stood by their
sides, as the aged minister prayed the bless.
ing of God On the two made one. He was
calm, but very pale and sad. Amy and
would have preferred some other friend O
Mr.. Graves. but he would have it so. III,
knew nothing of Arthur's attachment to hi
fair young bride, and we did not tell him
and Arthur did not like to refuse to be a wit
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The Madness Triaing with Disease.
TRUTHS A. TH,sh WHO REA!

There are thousahs Of Anatics at large. Isthe man
sane who shows me- solitude to keep his house in
good repair than tApresegc his health or prop his
falling cOnstitutioE Sue &c man is as Shakespeare
has it, essentially o, without seeming So Besides,
there is no excusepr remaining sick. when the means
ef reoorerr hage1A Dlacg1 within the reach of every
valetudinarian. ne saeas and good Holloway, volun-
teerlng the resoqrs ct q weILstored and powe3fu} i'm
tellect in the seEye OF Humanity, has sought, found,
combined, and apied the antidotes to every disorder
which assails theystenr, ether rom within or with
out. His two wei -celebrafed remedies are achiev-
ing, in all regionand climates, and over the most
frightful forms disease, the most signal triumphs.
Bulletins of Holkay's victories appear in every pub
lie journal that Ines from the press, ana more than
ten thousand ceHicates of cures accomplished by his
Pills and Ointm@, are published annually in Europe
and this countryIN No lOng9 are mineral poisOns and
paralyzlng narcucs considered necessary in the prac-
tlce Ofphysic. Tktwo medicinal wonders Cfthe nine
1eenth century HE superseded them.
The d~yspeptfc Inc scrofuA- striken, the victims OF
liver complaint. II eruptiYeIdiscase or. worse than
all, OF MINERAL EDICINEsr ejoice in the s~alutary rev
olution.
Above all, the eebler seZin every condition of life,
and IN all ~cnant1es, have rdson to congratulate them
selves that Professor Holidays remedies have been
given to the void. 1t wqld seem that their mild,
conservative action has a PECULIAR and most beneficial
effect upon the female systaa and constitution at The
critical periods of life. In Frlhood, maturity, and ole
age, as naieen and as wifi and mother, fragile anC
sensitive woman finds in these preparations the sures
means OF auIletlng every Dain, regulating every disor
dered function, and epfcing torpor and debility will
ac TSa yya 1as 49,. p,n,
s ba h9ns aha a. shhlasa Es ea5tt2 tts q osyesss, s 4 Fms an
pains to which the feet1r members of their famiie
are subjected III conse4eIee of their sedentary hal
Its, and the susceptlbiitEG their nervous systems
They suffer uncomplainingiy. Diffdence. perhao.
prevents them from appking to a physician or
they do seek medical aId,4 is to no purpose. But
Holloway's remedies, thk have a sure means of relic
that, If implicitly fOllOwG, will guide them to reneWe
health and heerfhlness.r"HoM JOURNAL"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-05-02

sister. He had long before given her up
with a heart conflict, it is true-but now there
came to his heart a pure flame of love to the
suffering, to the world, that led him to the
haunts of misery seeking the lostn-to the
bedside of the dying, pointing to the chris
tian's home-to the poor and ignorant telling
them of the sinners Friend. His true life had
surely commenced. Not MANY are able 10
take up hfe's burden cheerfully. after a great
sorrow, as he did; not many are required to
bear it so brayely and so long vet it is the
true secret of happiness to feel that to one is
committed a great work, a work worthy of a
thinking, immortal being, and feel that "woe
is me II 90 1t not. Since Adam left his
fiowery Eden, work has been a great solace
for sorrow; and | know of no better source
OF happiness, when one is miserable, than an
interest N the happiness of others. And so Ar
thur Hartman's long life has been passed,
sorrowing with the afflicted and rejoicing
with those who rejoice-doing good to all
| do not suppose, Lizzie, that he has passed a
day in many years that he has not done some
thing for the world not an hour in which he
has not been ready, even anxious, to pray for
life's erring ones, to speak hopeful words to
the repentant- Many stronger than he have
passed to the tomb.
Amy was laid to rest in Evergreen church.
yard. Over her remains, with her two be
reaved little ones by his side, he read in calm
sweet tones the cheering words-'1 am the
resurrection and the life" and standing Their,
he saw them place the cold clods on the only
one to whom he had given his entire heart
The young have fallen around like swee
spring flowers torn from the parent stem b,
ruthless hands. Old ones, like the pale flow
7 ers of Autumn, have slept on their mother
: bosom. Years, oh! long xea9 have robbie
=us Of Lies bgk=htnessSSavs we are Ntgsmblin
/ summons. And the lone minister yoa7 th
e SO much in his study, is not more bercaye
s to-day than |, who hay.tagne the sacre
d name of wife and mother. True, my jeWe
\ are in the skY-beyond the narrow stream
d DEATH shat meet them in the robes
y righteousness shut his ransomed spirit w
k shine as the stss foreEA All around Il
Saviour's t~hronesre the sanctified spirits
Id those he has led II the Saviour, and he is 0
e- ly waiting to meetlem there"
,r- Aunt Susy how'd her head on her pal
IN wrinkled hands, an ] left her and soug
e; my own little ROOM and thinking over t
tn story of my grandnothtr's life, | resolv
got never again to bestEmy pity ON one who
vii life has been glfous by brave enduran
or and useful deeds yen il one sorrow has re
&C. ed on it;-but rserve It for those whose liv
las are aimless and teless-who live for pie;
the urc and arc deatwhile they live
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y AR,pn,SM AoAz,Nr M. pomerov Root.

EARnDHISA A0AzHG. DIR. POmeroy, Book,
seller, rofthis city, has handed US a copy Of
Harper's Magazine for May. The leading
articles are: 'Loungings In the Foot Prints
Ofthe Pioneers principally consisting of
scenes, legends, anecdotes and recollections
Of the SOaboArd of Nsrth Carolina with illus
~trptiQps. r.Ancient Monuments Of the Uni
ted States illustrated 1.-THE Silk Worm
Illustrated Persons ordering this Magazine
through Mr.. Pomeroy viii save postage.
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The Mineral Wealth of the State.

The existence of gold in this State, has
been long known and in those days when
agriculture and commerce afforded less re-
Enumeration than now, the gold fever ragged
from the sea-board to the mountains. Large
numbers of persons became interested in mi
ming and a large sum was invested in that
branch OF industry Many millions of dollars
have been taken from the mines. but in
Late years the business has been confined to
few hands, although it still seems to remu-
nerate well the labor employed. The fevers
however, is over, having been transferred to
other regions. Al a later period, our people
were greatly excited upon the copper specu.
lation. This was of short duration, although
copper abounds and is still mined to a limited
extent OF the existence of these minerals
in great quantities in our State, intelligent
and scientific men seem to have no doubt
and yet it is evident, the business of mining
them is too expensive or the profit is too small
to excite at this day much interest in them.
We have always looked with greater inter
est and with stronger hopes of success 10 the
iron and coal mines of the State, as a means
of increasing her wealth and prosperity, than
to any other kindred enterprise. The fact Of
the existence of these in immense quantities
on Deep River and other portions OF the State
IS sustained by the investigations and iudg-
ment Of men of too high standing, to doubt,
and yet the hardness of our people to invest
such an amount Of capital, or to induce it
from abroad as would be naturally expected
to be drawn in that direction, is well ~calcuIa-
ted to make the impression, that much incred-
ulity still prevails in regard to it, if, indeed,
facts have not exploded the high calculations
of some, as to the amount of mineral wealth
in those regions.
2 Months have elapsed since they ceased TO
| excite the public mind, and we have almost
forgotten the time when we saw through the
public prints any indications of prggress in
I developing the mineral wealth eygh of thu
, Deep River region. If any progress has ben
made of late, indicating confdene suff lent
: to invest largely in bringing THE Minerals
into market, the public shouldFe a@lsed OF
s it. The impossibility Of gettInr then to mar
e ket, and the necessary delay in completing
the Coal Fields Roadand the Dee River Nayi-
. CATION, no doubt have o~peratdto quiet the
S excitement which prevailed years ago /;
. but the calm appears to b9f too long con
t~lnuance. We hope sine sty, that after all,
q this enterprise is not yemed to share the
u same fate of the gold md copper Jecer. If
the coal and iron are acre in such great album
as dance, and so easy access, we should think
Up twenty times the mount of capital already
IL there would havfoeen seeking employment
Is it because thu are in North Carolina
y No MORE GREY HAIRl No MORE BALI
u HEADsl WY? Because Heimstreet's In
IN Irritable restorative is coming into genera
use. Thee is nothing like it. Price 90
Us and 81. OF per bottle. Sold everywhere. w
= E. HACAN & CO., Proprietors, Troy, N. y
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RALEIGH, NC.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2. 1850.
Special Notice.

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of a tenasse,s. a,a astts, ~ the IN
full word. Above all, onate or even play
him-that you have the time aSs him you love
Tor him. and in week Robert MN she to care
OF Improvement. Yes the man IS
n ne will show it, if he is not brcw.b,..ar
and ground to the dust. Cease to call hin,
Bob" If you must nickname him
very bad practice, we think-call him Bob
by" And r~ecollect he is a child-perhaps a
feeble one, in one or more senses, therefore
don't look for too much at once.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-05-02

BAPTIsrs IN CALIFoa41A-The Circular"
of Sacramento has a FILL account of Baptists
in San Francisco Some twenty ministers,
and many laymen, were present from all
parts of the State. The Rev. d. B. CLANCY
was chosen chairman, and Rev. J. B. Sax
ton secretary of the bedy- There are at the
present time within the State SO ministers
ordained and licensed, "a churches, and l.
$50 oommunieants- Several new churches,
are to be organized sooa. There has recent
ly been organized a church consisting en-
tirely Of Chinese ~meahafs The following
is a list of the officers, all of whom were
chosen by ballot; Pastor, Shuck Seon Sang
Deacon, Tsuy Fook Clerk, Young Fo: Treas,
urer, Wong Chong- This is the first church
composed entirely Of converted idoators il
the United States.
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10" The bright halmy days of the Spring
ume have wooed me into the fnlfllment of q
Yong cherished purpose, of paying a visit to
%ssa relatives among the scenes of my child
H. nome. Myreaders viii please excuse
~, Parseness of editorials in my Department
'HS week, and when / return / will trv ond
make amends for the failures Of this wees
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-05-02
The Old Folks.

Every true man or woman has a respect, 4
veneration for old age. Young people can
not more readily show their bad breeding or
the Effectiveness of their education, than
they do when they treat old people rudeiy or
with Indifference. Nor do old people chal-
lenge our reverence or respect, because they
are wealthy and have filed high position,
merely. Every old man or woman has
claim upon our sympathy or interest, what
ever may have been their former eourseo OF
their present condition. There is a valuable
lesson to be learned from any of them, winch
which will cost us many a year TO obtain, II
we do not learn it from them. They were
once as fresh, as happy and as young as We
are. Now their heads arc hoary. lime mas
frosted their locks Severely has made those
limbs once rigid and able to bear a burden
tremhlous and feeble-the sparkling eye has
groSrsdim, and the plOughers have made long
.atir burrows in their cheeks. Why IS TINS :
., s,n--1I IT, grand old
tains, the sprightly r%ivulet,
er, the deep blue sea, the sun,
stars, exhibit no such signs of n
has warnings, conflicts, lOngings, hop
sorrow or JOY, which none of these expefIN
E ence. The mind is the sword, the body, the
? scabbard-the intellect is the fire, the ftcI,
so to speak. With old people the sword has
s nearly cut through. Go ask that old man
y leaning on his staff, what is life? He will
a tell you, it is a scene of conflict. Take your
Y seat by him. He may be an outcast. Never
= mind listen to his story it may be worth
r thousands to You; and though he may be a
h vagabond, he is your brother man, born of a
d woman, created by the same Hand, and des-
lie tined to eternity. More, lost as he is, you
may do him good. His story naay be wealth
as TO you, which you can repay perhaps 10y af-
TO fording some relief, exciting some hope, or by
fixing a purpose of reformation, in the heart
&c of a poor old man.
We love ord people. They may BE -
;e- some, irksome to the giddy, thoughtlesr5usy
throng; but we like them neverttiess--
raj Their oddities, their very eceenbtecS' mo
Ter a bore sometimes, are interests FROM a
his child, we loved 10 hear then 9ght Their bat
ch ties over, go over again tbS Iials' thelr e8-
ION plaits, the amusing or IHus nciueht u
~ their lives; and we u 1t STILL. Time may
- press heavily ON y cot We mDSst AXE time n
~ to pay Difference age - meet wrn,
one 'ioh u se from our view
will soon S;th the past and
the P5Isnn .u. a away
of
hen ' Aneh Ne shali heeu the sympath
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ES- We have been inquired of, whether
the Ladies Home Magazine" published at
Philadelphia aud edited by T. S. Arthur and
Mrs. v. +. Townsend, is still in existence
We cannot state positively, but presume 1t is
discontinued, ms we have not seen a copy this
Year ~
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How to msCriSing.&

We dare say, that much as the public mind
is agitated at this time in regard t. the pO-
htical affairs of the country, there is no ques-
ton that SO entirely engrosses the minds of
the masses, causes so much anxiety and men,
tai dis9uietude, as that which stands at the
head of this article. "How am | to get along
how can | best, with greatest ease, secure
a hyingF = is a matter which now agitateS
nine-tenths of our people, more than any
other. allow is it" say they, 'tat we find
it so difficult to get alOngg :" Everybody
says, the country was never so prosperous
every thing is moving ahead-our lands never
yielded SO much before-neveY was so much
made for the support Of the country, and
yet to make comfortable provision for the
support of self and family, was never so diff
fcult." An old man says 'when calico was
% cents yard, sugar % cents and coffee 40
cents a pound, and every thing else was high,
except corn, and wheat, and pork, and beef,
and such things as we raised, then / got
along easily and hada plenty but now eve
nv thing is scarce and hard to obtain, al
though articles of merchandise in general
are cheaper than ever" From every quarter
the voice. of complaint is heard after this
sort. And unfortunately there is too much
truth in it. We do not meet with q person
who is poor, or even in moderate circum-
stances, who is not complaining Of the hard
ness of the times and the difficulty Of max
ing a living, when compared with years gong
by.
The question is easily answered In the
idlers.- compared with the WORKING Be-
was fifty or seyenty-five per cent less thel
than now. Then the great bulk of the PEG
, pie were producers, now the bulk are consu
: nRers. Then men sought work, now the,
: seek to get rid of It. Then, men pursue,
: some useful, profitable vocation, and wer
I not above work. Now there is a scufle 70
: Office or some position that pays, even if i
{ be the keeping of a grog shop, or a biliar
- room, or failing to get an office, they try thei
e hands at the gaming table. Formerly ther
/ were few mouths to fll who did not earn SOM
thing; now the mouths must be filled, whetl
!" er any thing is earned or not. Secondly,
e those good old days, economy was the raj
e now extravaganza is. Then, men made b
' saUing !; now they must aoaste, or they can
le live in society Besides, we demand two
10 three times as much to eat or wear to NAL
US comfortable now, as IN former years, b
n sides the immense outlay requisite to sho
lg off to make US respectable. Now the rcmeC
I'd is obvious. Work and save-save and wor
nd if you would get rich or be comfortable
ne an honest way.
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SEVERE DROUGHT AT THE SoUTR.-A severe
and protraeted drought prevails in the South.
The Charleston Mercury says:
Flowers and early fruits, Strawberries, etc,
in this section, are crisped and burned up
with an atmosphere varying from 50 to so
degrees. and no rain-aot even a fall of dew
SO requisite to their growth This drought
seems to be universal throughout the South
ern country. Our exchanges from Louisiana
complain of drought. Rain, rain, is the
wordeEerywhese. The cotton, the sugar, the
| corn, needs rain. So long a period of dry
| weather has not been witnessed in early
spring before fos years in that State.
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ness of his friends happiness. AS the mar
riage vow was spoken, a smile, not a Joyous
one hut a calm smile that made him look
still sadder. passed over his face, and ne turn
ed from the CAV crowd who were eongratu-
lating Amy, and went out.
$50 AMY Wayne went forth from thas cot
tage. where for years she had been like sun
light to all its inmates, to live for Walter
| Graves. As the carriage rolled away, turn
ed to Arthur Hartman: his face was hViu'
his eyes shone with an unearthly brightness,
and Just then a dark red stream poured rom
beneath his ashy lips. | extended my hands
and caught his arm, calling to some Oh Tue
company who were still in the house.
wiped away the blood from his lips. My
father came, and taking the slight form in his
strong arms he laid him on the bed. Soon q
faint smile PLAYED over his handsome features
and he asked for water. | kneeled by MS
side. and from my heart there arose a prayer
of thanksgiving that life was still spared
life which even then, | felt must be a true lie
one for the world and not self alone. For
DAYS he lay there-not suffering from pam,
but SO weak, so weary. DIR. Howard was
with him a great deal watched him as his
own brother would have done, and every one
/ in the village felt as if one OF their own mousse
: hold was lowering between life and death.
! ct was the last day in October that ne
e went home. During the last few days ere
manned with us we talked long and earnestly;
! "God has been very good to me, Miss Susan,
. he said, 81 have never felt it so much as on
e this bed of weakness. Lying here, | have
seen my past life, my present. have had
IS love all the time; love from my Creator, my
Preserver; love from my friends, and yet ]
!. was as a petted spoiled child, who has every
a thing to contribute to his happiness yet dash
- rent wftnrforus SHINE ~tesrreaAesSs~aLind-n IA
= he was not worthy, or which would not con
% duce to his best good. So | turned from Tn
brightness which is in life, because there wa
blooming a fair rosa magic rose ceul
Sc not reach. Thorns pierced my bleeding III
,ot gers. and vet / madly attempted again an
ed again to grasp it, that it might bloom IN m
40. own garden spot. | did not submit and see
tod other flowers to bloom for me, fair and bea7
the tiful as many were, but turned away al
even mourned that l could not lie down .
to meath the shadows of the green trees and fe
get the ftful fever of life. | forgot the ste
as calls of duty that were heard on every SID
he calls to watch here and there, and to do WI
all the heart the work of the hands-fore
and that the good in us must counteract the g
around us-forgot all-except my own S
and rows-my wild, sinful craving for that all
hat ton l know | did not deserve. Now this
UGH passed, with my weakness. l listen to
, di- battle cry Of life. Work, work. The nls
ugh cometh.' There is nothing to do in the gr
pots whittier we hasten. / will grid my arr
lake On for the contest. Unfailing belief IN
n goodness of my Creator shall shield me Fl
flied the darts of sinful ~repinings, and my ms
love shall be
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CAPITAL PUzIsHNENT.-We learn that the
two principal provisions of the New York
law, recently passed by the Legislature of
that State, in relation To capital punishment,
are that the criminal is limo way to be ex-
ecnted until a year after his conviction, and
that the jury have the right Of deciding, in
every case, whether the punishment shall
be death or imprisonment for life We are
glad that the Governor has not yet signed
the bill