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COMMUNICATIONS FROM MISsoURL-A gen.
tleman just from Gen. Prices army contradcts the
Federal report of the capture of nearly thousand
Southern troops on their way to join PRICES army.
He informs US that large numbers of recruits were
constantly arriving at Gen. Prices camp. Many of
Prices men whose term of service had expired, had
gone home to see their families and to induce their
neighbors to return with them to engage IN the de-
fence of Missouri that the expiration of the terms
of service of so many of them, WILL in the end aug
ment rather than diminish Gen. Prices army. He
reports Gen. Price as being again at Springfield,
preparing for more extended operations than ever.
There is general uprising of Missourians against
the invaders, especially in the northern part OF the
State. They will never lay down their arms until
Missouri is rid of her oppressors.-Nemphas A1G-
dache JAM 3d.
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CUT OFF THE BACK LEGS OF Your CHA1Rs-I will
tell secret worth knowing. A thousand things
not worth half much have been patented and eie
waited into business. 1t is this:
If you cut off the back legs of your chairs, so
that the back part of the seat shall be two inches
lower than the front part it will greatly relieve the
fatigue of sitting and keep your spine in much bet
Ter shape. The principal fatigue in sitting comes
from your sliding forward, and thus straining the
ligaments and muscles in the small of the back
The expedient have advised will obviate this ten
dencey, and, have suggested, add greatly to the
comfort and healthfnlness of the sitting position
The front edge of chair should not be more than
fifteen inches high for the average man, nor more
than fourteen for average woman. The average
chair is now seventeen inches high for ALL which no
amount of santing in the seat can make comforta-
ble.-LeUiS' Gymnasium.
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THE Power OF RIFLED GUNs-SHIPs AGAINST Bat
TERIES-lMPORTANT OFFICIAL SUGGESTIONS. Colonel
Harvey Brown, the Yankee commander at Fl Pick
ens gives the following facts elected in the bonn
bardment of the 22d ult, in a report to the War
Department at Washington:
l. That with the most efficient guns Of the largest
calibre and served in the best manner, no serious
injury can be done to stone or brick walls, or to
guns in sand batteries, to troops serving them,
unless probably by ri1ed guns if properly protect
ed, at a distance Of from two thousand to three
thousand yards.
2. That Shells and hot shot are not to be depend
ed on for firing even wooden buildings unless hav-
ing in them inccndary composition.
3. That pieces of port fire are nearly useless as
such incendiary composition.
4. That brick buildings, covered with slate, can
not be fired by either hot shot shells, at the dis
lance named unless by accident, unless the shells
have rock fires.
5. That the trouble and expense incurred in pro-
tectng forts By sand-bag traverse etc. is far more
than repaid by the saving of the lives OF the de-
tenders.
6. That no dependence is to be placed on James
rife projectiles, either it respects accuracy or
range If had had guns to be depended on l could
have silenced most of the enemies sand batteries,
and the guns in Barrancas.
T. That ships with their present armament can
not for an hour contend against rifed guns, and
that if our navy is not at once supplied literally
with good rlfed guns, it will be very likely to be
dsgraced
s. That on service here, and believe the remark
applies with equal force to every river and harbor
in The gulf gun-boat drawing six feet water, and
well armed with good riAed guns, can do more and
better service than forty gun ship, or than such
ships as the Niagara and Richmond.
o: That sail vessels are utterly useless in en-
forcing blockade.
10. That PARROTS riAed guns are efficient, and
that forts should be Immediately supplied with them
and with full supply Of ammunition.
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The Stapoate.
For the Standard.
CHAMPIONSHIPS Department,
,RcleiQh Jan. 4, 1862.


Rcieigb Jan. 4, 1862.
". W. HoLsEs, ESQ.
DEAR Sir: Ny attention has been caed to.uSy
for the first time to a letter in your paper Oh Tue
Esd ult, from Capt John A. Graves OF GaS"en,
and as the circumstances which are the SpoJect vi
that letter are not singular, must beg the favor oil
some norton of your next issue to explain them
The Confederate government gave notice some
months since that they found it impossible to clohe
the troous in their service and instead OF clothing
determined to pay fifty dollars per annum 10 eacn
man. The Legislature of North Caroiiia oruereo
at its August session that the North Carolina troops
should be clothed by the State authorities Notice
was accordingly given to the Colones in service,
that thew should make orders on the Confederate
government for the clothing money to be signed ny
the Captains of the several companies ana forward
ed to this Office Many Of the Captains dfd TINS,
but some of which number is Capt GraVeS, Ge-
clined doing so, who received the money irom tne
Confederate government and trusted 10 their own
exertions to clothe themselves In the execution
of this purpose many of them have called upon Tue
State authorities to sell them some portion oil the
material necessary to effect the object After grant,
ing orders in few instances to the factories 10 SCH
cloth. it became apparent that the department by
doing So was seriously mpairlng Its power 10 ciotne
those men, who having turned over their commuta-
ton money looked to the department Tor tue o@0te
of their clothing Justice to them required that IN
til they were provided the whole means at the dis
posa of the department should be used for this end
only So soon as this class OF men are clothed, the
energies of the department will be at the service OF
any company requiring a partial equipment. in
the particular case mentioned by Capt Graves, the
regiment to which he alludes having sent in Its
communication orders for clothing, has not yet been
fully equipped, and the equipment would have been
much longer delayed had it not been for the dscon-
tinuance Of such orders as he solicited.
The case of the merchant in Caswell county, sell
ling cloth obtained under an order from an officer
of this department, was one in which the ofncer
giving the order acted under misrepresentation of
its object and was at corrected by him as soon
as his attention was drawn to it.
The failure to answer the letter of complaint to
the Governor must lie on the Post Office depart
ment as a reply was addressed to Capt. Graves, at
Yanceyville, on the 29th of November. from this
Office. Yours, &c,
j. DEEEREUN,
A. Q. NJ.
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TUT TIC SJdnuard
MORNING STAR LODGE, No. SIS.


At regular meeting of Morning Star Lodge No.
So, held in their Hall in the town of Nashville Dec
2Sth, A. L. 1851, A. D. 1851, the following pream
bic and resolutions were read and unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, The Supreme Architect of the universe.
has seen fiji in His inscrutable wisdom, to remove
from our midst our esteemed brother, Henry II.
Sorsby, who died of paralysis at his residence near
Nashville, n. c. November 10, 1861, aged 63 years
therefore, be it
ResotUed, That while we bow with humble sub
mission to this affecting dspensation of Divine
Providence, we mourn the loss of brother, who
for thirty-fiYe years, has been faithful Jealous
and devoted member of this Lodge
ReaolOed, That his fidelity to the great princples
of Masonry, is bright example to his surviving
brethren, and his death solemn warning TO ms ali
to be ready when called from labor here to refresh
ment in the Grand Celestial Lodge above
ResotUed, That we mingle our tears in fraternaI
sorrow with the widow, two sons, relatives and
friends OF the deceased.
ResoL5ed, That We wear the usual badge of mourn-
ing for thirty days
ResotOed, That copy of these resolutions be sent
to the family of the deceased and also to the North
Carolina Standard and State Journal with the re.
quest that they publish the same
]. j. Q. TAYLOR, Sec'y.
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CAMP RALEIGH, ROANOKE ISLAND, n. c.
December Is. 1861. (
LIEUT. W. DEBXAM, Sec'y.

Mr. EDITOR Permit US to acknowledge through
your columns, the receipt Of the following article
for the use of our company, viz: Mrs Col. Hicks
blankets, l comfort, 30 pair socks; Mr. A. K
Burwcl blankets pair socks Mrs. VI. II. Hester,
Z flannel shirts, pair socks, . blankets; Mrs. John
Webb II pair socks, II pair drawers II pair gloves;
Mrs . as. Cooper, flannel shirts, ? cotton drawers
10 pair socks, towels, pillows, 3 blankets; Mrs
Willis Grandy, blankets; Mrs. William Daniel :;
blankets; Mrs. DR.. Clark Harris, 10 pair socks :;
Misses Gillian, 90 pair socks and several shirts
Mrs T. d. Harris, blanket, and several pair socks
Mrs. j. Cheatham blankets aid several pair socks.
We also acknowledge the receipt OF various other
articles from the ladies of Granville county, and
greet exceedingly that we are unable to give the
names of the donors in consequence Of their failing
to mark the several packages.
We will never forget the kindness of the ladies
who have so freely devoted their time and means in
endeavoring to render comfortable the condition OF
our company, or fail to do our duty as soldiers.
OFFICERS co. I'D"
sth Infantry n. c. Troops, Capt A j. Rodgers.
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CAMP OF 2STu REG, ". C. Vols. J
WILMINGTON, Jan. 4. 1862. (

The noble and patriotic ladies of Wilmington,
gave US the 2Sth regiment n c. volunteers, com
manded by Col. Lane, handsome dinner on New
Years day. The long table, erected for that pur-
pose on the parade ground, was filled with all the
delcaces as well the substantias of life and the
thousand soldiers present freely atteStcd their ap-
probation of the same.
Gen. Anderson and staff were out, and many Of
the ladies graced the occasion with their presence
and with their smiles, pretty faces and their kind
words, cheered the hearts of US soldiers, forced by
the fate of war, to spend our New Year away FROM
home.
This is but one Of the many acts of kindness
which has been shown us by the Wilmington la
dies, to whom feel deeply thankful, and for whom
we shall ever entertain the most pleasant recol-
lection.
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A sufferer from asthma would record his graft
tude by saying to his feow-sufferers that ne has
experienced an almost magical relief from the fol-
lowing simple remedy, VIZ:
The leaves of the stramonium, (or jamestown
weed) dried in the shade, saturated with pretty
strong solution of saltpetre and smoked so as to
inhale deeply the fumes. In order to inhale fill the
mouth with the smoke, then open the lips and draw
in the breath 1t may strangle at frs. if taken too
freely but it will loosen the grip that seems to spasm
the breathing tubes, and bring up the phlegm that
settles in the bottom of the lungs. The leaves
should be gathered before heavy frost causes them
to drop. Try ii and thank God-!Southern Presby-
terrain.
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LYON.

NAPOLEON AND WAR.-The following letter was
written by Napoleon to one of his Generals Au-
gereau, on the 2lSt of February, 1914 1t is pecu-
larly applicable TO Lincoln'S Government at Wash
ington, Mcclellan, and may not be altogether mis-
applied to some of our own Confederate command
erS At any rate the lesson taught by it. of prompt
and decisive action the part of military
manders, should not be thrown.away We COM
mend it to all who have the excuse always at hand
that something is wanted to perfect the equipment
of their forces ere they venture to march against
the enemy:
"What! Six hours after receiving the first troops
from Spain you are not in the field Six hours Of
rest is quite enough for them. | conquered at Nam
gis with the brigade of dragons coming from Spain,
who from BayOnne had not drawn rein. Do you
say that the six batalions from Mines want clothing
and e0uippage, and are uninStructed: Augereau,
what miserable excuses! have destroyed 3d. 600
enemies with battalions of conScript scarcely cloth
ed, and without cartridge boxes. The National
Guards are ptiful! | have here 1000 from Anglers
aid Bretangue in round hats, without cartridge
boxes but with good weapons, and | have made
them tell. There is no money, you say? But
where do you expect TO get money but from the
pockets of the enemy? You have no ans?-
Seize them. You have no magazine? Tut, tut!
that is too ridiculous! order you to put yourself
in the field twelve hours after you receive this let
ter IL you still the Augercau of CaStig loine,
keep your command. IF your sixty years too
much for you, relinquish it to the oldest of your
general officers. The country is menaced and in
danger 1t can only be saved by daring and alacrity,
and not by vain delays. You must have nucleus
of 5000 picked troops? l have not so many, yet
have destroyed three armies, captured 10000 pris
oners, taken two hundred pieces Of artillery, and
thrice saved the capital. The enemy in full
flight upon Troyes? Be before them Act no long
err as of late Resume the method and spirit of '9S.
When Frenchman see your plume waving IN the
van, and you, first of all, exposed to the enemy's
fire, you will do with him whatever you will.
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NORTH CARoLNIANs AND THE WAR-The recent
handsome action of North Carolina company OF
Artillery in attacking successfully gun boat ofthe
enemy at Port Royal Ferry is noticed elsewhere
The people of the "Old North State" may take no
small amount of pride in the fact that North Caro-
lnians haze first drdson the blood Of the enemy on
the battle field, in Virginia and South Carolina
and, if Col Vance's Regiment can get a meeting
with the Union traitors of East Tennessee whom he
is now pursuing, the will be the case in that
State also.-FayetteUills Presbyterian.
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ANTICS OF NORTHERN FAsHIoNABLEs.-Th an
nouncement is made by the Northern journals with
great gravity, that the other days Mrs. President
Lincoln, in doing shopping in New York, carried
home her own bundle and now it is " fashionable"
for ladies to do it. Mrs Morgan, of New York not
to be behindhand, attended lecture at Albany,
few evenings ago, occupied prominent seat and
knit as industriously as her grandmother on a SOL
dler's stocking Great is fashion, when teaching by
example?
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THE MISSOURI SWAMP Fox-Gbbons of the New
Orleans CTeaScent gives the following sketch of
Merriwether Jefferson Thompson, the Swamp Fox
of the Missouri: The great Missouri swamp Fox,
the Marion of this revolaton-you must know |
mean Gen. NJ. Jeff ThompSon-was in town to-day.
| cannot say he IS IN town. for, like the Hibernan
flea, he seems to be here there and everywhere all
at once. As he stepped leisurely some barrels
on the landing, | would not have known him but
for the inevitable white handled bowie knife which
he carries as no other man carries knile-stuck
perpendicularly in his belt on the middle of his
back; for he now wears genteel regulation uni
form, bettting a General. His old SLOUGH white
hat and feather bob tail coat short pants and rough
boots, which made him look more like a cattle
drover than 4 General, and in which he did his
earlier deeds Of daring, have been laid aside, and
now he has really military look. Let me picture
this man to you. Imagine tall, lean, lank, wiry-
looking customer at least six feet high and slender
as pair of tongS, thin, long head, with very
long nose; what you would call Ratchet face
thick yellow hair combed back OF his ears and bob
bed OFT short, displaying very long and thin neck
face healthy and rudy, without vestige of beard
or moustache; some 20 or % years of age; light
blue eyes with friendly and benevolent expression;
placid welEshaped month"; with half smile always
playing about, the corners; little stoopshoulder
ed; slightly banded-legged from much riding on
horseback; easy and graceful in his movements, as
well on foot as in the saddle mild voiced and IN
assuming in crowd; full of rough soldier language
in his talk to all his and tone of voice the
same to all, from Major General to negro; i'm
agine such person as, this l say, and you will
have a pretty correct idea of the famous jeff.
Thompson. He is about the last person you would
take for jeff Thompson, after forming your idea
from what you had heard of him. He is perpetual
ly full of fun, he never gets to talking without set
ting all around him laughing, it is believed, indeed,
that he fights chiefly for the fun of it. The camp
is full of JEFF. Thompson's jokes rather the old
dialogues he has had with friends and enemies.
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Four important and valuable arrivals at least have
been reported for the week just closed-one of them
a steamer that has left Confederate port after the
blockade was pronounced infalbly strict and close
These occurrences show what may be done if pro-
per encouragement be given by the authorities at
Richmond.
The blockade is furnishing noblesch for train
ing competent corps of Mariners, and for develop
ing our resources Charleston Courier, 9Th INST.
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For the Standard.
CAMP VANCE, n. c., Jan. 9TH, 1862.
j. DEVEREUX,
A. Q. NJ.

CAMP VANCE, N. c., Jan. 9TH, 1862.
Mr.. EDITOR: Winter with ITS chilling winds and
its cold rains has come IT'S dark and gloomy
day, aud The ShiTering sentinelS as they walk the
weary rounds painfully remind US that the soldier
life is not altogether romantic. 1t is well for our
company that we have not been forgotten by the
ladies of Chatham. Their tender sympatEles and
their kindness and industry have efectually shield
ed US against the rigors of the winter. Would that
few such spirits could have the opportunity of
mniStering to the sick soldiers in ouI hospital
Many of those whom their friends have nearly deS-
paired Of upon whose cheek the hectic flush Is seen,
where disease, in our opinion, has long ago hung
out its flag of surrender would doubtless recov-
er when accustomed to voices and deeds of kindness
reminding them Of the comforts and the pleasures
of home. 1t may well be said of our company
"These the forest born
And forest nurtured-s bold, hardy race,
Fearless and frank, uufettered, with big souls
In hour of danger"
But in this the darkest hour of the struggle thus
far, amid the exposure to the cold wind and rain,
our condition must have been far worse but for the
efforts of the ladies in our behalf. Amid such pa
trotic efforts no true Southern man will despair of
our independence We fear no permanent invasion
of North Carolina at least if of any portion of the
Southern Confederacy. The memories that gather
around the name of the Old North State, are such
as to make patriots of US all and heroes whenever
friends OF constitutional liberty in North Carolina
shall meet soldiers death, if that time should ever
come, still will it be said as of liberty in France
"The violet still grows in the depths of thy valleys;
Though wthcred thy tears will unfold it again.
We are now snugly quartered in our houses.
They are built in square of about two hundred
yards on each side. There Is abundance of wood
near by, and tolerably good water There are
great many squirrels in the cypress swamps, but
not allowed to waste our cartridges at them.
The sound and the creeks are covered with wild
ducks. We can have any quantity of oysters.
The salt-works at Morehead City are progressing
finely. Yesterday our company expected to go to
Swansboro', but disappointed. A small
Yankee transport that had been South for the pur-
pose of carrying provisions to the feet was return
ing, and went aground near that place day OF two
ago. The prisoners, twenty in number, were, we
understand, taken BY the 7th regiment We look
for something of very great importance hereabouts
before great while We shall give good account
of ourselves whenever the occasion offers We
atter ourselves that in the event of an engagement
: with the Yankees, We should afterwards be known
as the gallant 26th. More anon.
CHATHAM
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DOMESTIC CovERLETs-We were shown the other
day, in the Commissary's Office in this place, forty
beautiful and warm coverlets, which Capt. Sloan
had purchased for the army, of Mr.. VIM. Spencer,
OF Randolph, N G., for which was paid one hundred
and sixty dollars. This shows what may be done
by one family, when the WILL the industry, and the
enterprise are on hand Greensboro Patriot.
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wn MHIskEY DIsrHLER1Es.-A corrcsno.,
t hbmngton Journal says: "Of al t6 Of the
tse overhang our Conederacy none sne dangers
threatening aspect than the insane assume more
sne people to dstill all the grain into Imposition of
livery part OF our State is this demon dnskey In
t6era OGd that in one the
cere care are sixteen whskey stills at WORK
UGG POINT in Pitt county, the smoke Of and from
mn .S stills may be counted Jeale vi fourteen
dra s,s eGMn states that he has orders or copper
IN few days does rot take some verr Sacd that
to arrest the evil We are doomsyd decided action
army OF one hundred thousand Of o"r people An
nGT 40 us SO much injury as the wbisL Enemy could
VIII If not stopped and that spce5 dSHey dstiilers
'lne the papers began to speak out on this ana 1t is
, which the Journal thus sobrr IS subject"
The consideration is plainly this NfFb remarks
ehVlToned on all sides, with the MARY. ne south,
whole world closed from her has i"s, Of the
oreadstutfs and more. She IS I ;"st So much
city' IN mat respect. She mag have an hSieged
and surplus or she may not Can she aNrd
run ane RISK OF scarcity by allowing an u nH1G 10
different purpose? We think not" "'u wholly
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THAr's so.-The Nashville Banner of the 10th

THAT'S So.-Ihe Nashville Banner OF the 18TH
says:
Next to murder, speculation upon the country's
need is the most loathsome of crimes A really
bloody, out and out Spectator of the kind should
be drawn and quartered, and stewed into soup to
sharpen the appetiteS of the men made poor by his
extortons, for the plenty which would surely follow
the determination of the whole of them. We
wouldn't recommend the diet except to over healthy
Stomachs"
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FROM THE LOWER PoToMAC.-There has been no
arrival from the fotilla since our last report Small
vessels continue to run the blockade daily. Three
barges, with provisions for the army, arrived at Al
exandria yesterday morning, in tow of steam tug,
having passed the batteries during the dark hours
of the night before One of the barges lost her deck
load in Chesapeake bay and one of the others lost
also portion of her cargo. They report that the
Confederate batteries (Cookes) sunk, day before
yesterday, a large schooner which was running
the blockade. "-FreGerickS5urg Ne1oS 4M inst.
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QUERY-When robust and healthy looking men
get certificate to release them from military duty
is it because they think it is injurious to their
constitutions to drill than to hunt possums all night;
or are they afraid the State may make call for the
militia next spring?
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len, AGED 30. and child :

inn ~ Sale uay, Inc following negroes belong
hg 70 the estate of Geo. NJ. Lloyd, deceased woTn
SOLO on credit of twelve months with -. Welc
follows: Will Interest," as
Priscilla, aged II, { ooz
Carolina, and young child, 0SS
Idr60r0' aS0utherner