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The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-20
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NOLONEL F0RNEY'S
LETTERS FROM EUROPE.
LETTERS FROM ROPE
By JOHN w, FORNEY,

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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-07-16

A roor fellow being asked on late trial for
a certificate of bis marriage, exhibited large
scar on bis head, which looked as though il
might have been made with fire shovel. The
evidence was satisfactory.
The sherry wine merchants ar Cadiz told our
consul that 'the stuff sent to the United States
was not sherry at all, bat merely slops used to
wash out the tubs and for other dirty work about
the stills"
An indulgent husband and father sold his
cooking stove to take bis family to the circus.
Mrs Yell lately cowhidsd Mr Lay for not
performing promise to marry her. As he
wouldn't make her Lay, she made him yell
Brigham Young, Jr, and his companion Rich
ards. are living gaily in Paris-the former With
two wives and nine children-the latter with nine
wives and no end Of children.
Philosophers say that shutting the eyes makes
the sense Of hearing more acute. wag sus.
gests that this accounts for the many clossd
eyes that are seen a. church every Sunday
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-07-16

ANOTHER CHANCE FOR BARNUM-Westeru
North Carolina is prolific with natural curiosites.
monstrosties, and almost every other kind of
osities, but Yancey county bears off the palm for
the most prolific Cow-osity. We are reliably in.
formed that cow belonging to Mr. Hampton,
living near Burnsville, presented her owner few
weeks ago, with four cdiues at birth. We
have not heard whether all the calves are living,
but our informant tells us the COW is doing weA
She ought to live in clover the rest Of her life
Such feats might be commeniable in cows, but
in human natur it is orful to think Of these hard
times-AShuiWe Neps.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-07-16

China has population of 400, 100000 pec-
pie, and her rulers govern an area of 4,088, 900
square miles. An English journal says it is
curious reflection that If any one man of the
military genius of'GeDghis Khan, or Tamerlane
or Alexander or Napoleon should arise to com.
maud these countless hosts he might march bis
swarming legions with perfect impuaity over all
EurOne
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An editor down South says he would as soon
try to go to sea a shingle, make ladder of
fog, chase streak of lightning through crab
apple orchard, swim up the rapids of Niagara,
raise the dead, stop the tongue of an old maid,
or set Erie on fire with wet match, as to ua-
dertake to make an intelligent man out Of
person who don't take a newspaper, or gentle
man out of one who refuses or neglects TO pay
bis subscription
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-07-16

"HE SHOT ALL BUT ME."-When General
Bragg commanded the army ofTennessee, one
day, while on the march, he suddenly came upon
one of the ragged" butternut fraternity, who was
just then busily engaged in plundering garden.
The General drew up, and in that clear, ringing
voice, which one heard on the field of battle is
not readily forgotten, called out, ITO what COM
mand do you belong9" Butternut was caught,
he recognized the General, and he knew the man
he had to deal with Assuming green, gawky
manner, he answered as follows: Mister did
belong to Mr. Bragg's company, but he shot all
but mel" Hrn
This was little too much, and drawing his
hat over his eyes and COMPRISING his lips, the
General rode on, and let the last man Of his "com-
pany" lice. .-'..
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DENTISTRY.

DR.. Wh. E. CARR, late of Wilmington, having
located in Charlotte, is prepared to attend promptly
all calls relating to his profession. Having had
seventeen years experience in the practice OF Dem
tistry he is satisfied that he can please all who may
give him call.
All work done with reference to neatness, dura-
biliy and dispatch. Office over Barringer, Wolfe
& Cos, where he can be found at all hours of the
day. All work warranted to give entire satisfac-
faction Teeth filled and extracted without pain.
June 10. 1867. Gm
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Prentice thinks that if a young lady has
thousand acres of valuable land, the young men
are apt to conclude that there are sufficient
grounds for attachment. .... -.....
And after Marriage, those young men will
conclude that bad coffee will produce suficient
grounds for a divorce
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average pay-abOut $3.50 in gold year, or IS
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FOUR o'cLocK-TnE ABArrorRs.


While these are the night scenes in the heart
Of the city, away out on the bills of the suburbs
the butchers of cattle and sheep are getting ready
for market. There are but eight butcher shops in
Paris, and three of these are long distance from
the city proper. The five principal ones stand on
the outer boundaries of Paris; they are owned by
the city, and rented to the several butchers, whe
are compelled to drive their cattle to them in the
night, to permit none Of their employees to be
seen upon the public streets in the garments of
the slaughter house, and TO transport all the meat
to market between midnight and sunrise. The
cattle markets proper are at Poissy and Sceaux, q
days walk from Paris each; the drover is not COM
PEELED, therefore, to pay the octroi, or municipal
tax; this is paid by the butcher when he passes
the city gates, at the abottoir when he kills.
In the great hutchery Of Montmartre, the largest
in the world, there nine streets, sixty four boil
ing houses and batcheries, eight pens capable Of
inclosing four hundred cows at once, with abun-
dant shade and fodder; two artesian wells supply
100000 quarts of water day. there are triperies,
machineries for curing calves head, and sleeps
feet and tongues, almost as perfect as your hog
killing methods in Cincinnati, and so superb is
the drainage that outside of the a6ottoir not
drop of blood is ever seen upon the sidewalk or
in the CUTTERS nor is the hot summer made
stencil by the breezes from the shambes These
butcheries were projected by the FIRST Napoleon,
and finished in 1918.
The horse butchers is a new institution here.
and il has, until of late. been established in the
addhoir of La Viette, just outside of Paris
About forty horses are killed day, knocked in
the head, their throats cut, and they are made
into quarters shins and ribs ia no time The per-
formance is perfectly legal, and government en-
courages the consumption of the horse.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-07-16

lady writes that salt is sure thing on bed
bugs Wash the articles and places infested
with the bugs with salt and water and gil the
cracks and crepices where the vermia bide.
They will give no more trouble.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-07-16

A young lady, on being asked where was her
native place, replied, 81 have none am the
daughter Of . Methodist minister"
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G. FROG E r E. S.
HAMMON 4 MCLAUGHLIN


Have just received large assortment of Groceries,
which they offer for sale at reduced prices Their
Stock consists, in part, of the following articles:
40 Sacks prime Rio Coffee,
80 Barrels Sugar-all grades,
HogSheads Sugar-yellow,
25 Barrels Molasses-assorted grades,
5 Hogsheads Molasses-Cuba,
10 Barrels Potomac Shad,
10 Half Barrels Potomac Shad,
10 Quarter Barrels Potomac Shad,
10 Half Family Mackerel,
10 Quarter " IS '
40 Kits, No l and 2,
100 Sacks Liverpool Salt
SO Boxes fine English Dairy Cheese,
so " Adamantine Candles
so " assorted Stick Candy,
25 " Layer Raisins,
Fine Lot of Bacon-N. G. and Western,
:" Flour, Corn and Corn Meal,
Goldfish and Irish Potatoes
Hpmlock Leather. Iron and Nails-al! sizes,
Bale Yarn and Shifting,
Fresh Cove Oysters, Sardnes and Pickles,
Sauces, Flavoring Extracts, Soda Crackers &c.
And every other article usually found in a 1ro
Gerry and Pc vision Store.
We invite the attention Of country merchants and
others to our stock and solicit examination.
HAMMOND Il MCLAUGHLIN.
Nay 81, 1857 If
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Colo IN HoRsEs.-I will give you receipt
which have known to cure in few minutes
| knew horse taken with it on a tread wheel
to a carding machine, so that the owner thought
he could not live. He got the veterinary sur
geons, and they did what they could, and all
decided tha. the horse must die. The mans
wife, who believed and practiced hygiene, from
the time the horse was taken, tried to persuade
her husband to use a wet bandage, but be in
sisted it would DO no good. After all had given
up that the horse could not live, by her en-
treates-the doctors saying it could do no good
or hurt-he took thick bed comforter, bound
it around the horse, went to the we'll and drew
water, and poured it on till thoroughly soaked
1t seemed like pot boiling. In less than ff
teen minutes from the time he commenced the
watering process, the horse was up aud eating,
to the great surprise of the horse doctors, who
knew it could not live. The horse did good
service afterwards. This recipe gave several
years ago, and it was copied into most-as | was
told by an editor-of the agricultural, and man y
other papers in the United States. Many have
tried ane proved it. Try it, brother farmers
Farmers Advocate.
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NEW STOCK OF GOODS.
The undersigned has just returned from t
Northern cities with a good Stock Of
O. o G q 7. i g 9,

The undersigned has just returned from tho
Northern cities with good Stock of
G r. o @ Q II q s.,
and various other articles consisting principally of
Java Coffee, Rio Coffee of superior quaity-none
better; Black, Green and Imperial Teas New Or
leans and other Moiasses; Bacon Sides Sugar Cured
Hams Fresh Mackerel, Picked Shad, Soap, Candles,
Pepper, Spice, Ginger, Soda, White Wine and Apple
Vinegar, Willow Ware, Buckets of all kinds, Tubs
Brooms, Churns, Kegs, Half Bushels, &c.
Lorillard Snutf-best quality; Soda, Ginger and
Egg Crackers fine lot of Brogan Shoes-extra
sizes Liverpool Salt, and best Carolina Rice.
i q q In g T..
White Oak Tanned-fne article large lot of
good and good damaged Hemlock French Calf
Skins; Upper and Harness Leather.
White Lead, Powder Shot and Percussion Caps
all sizes; Whim Rope, Well Rope, Bed Cord, Cotton
Cards cheap, Scyrhe Blades, Pad Locks, Backing
Matches, Cotton Yarn, Durham's Smoking Tobacco,
Chewing Tobacco; Crushed PUlverized, While and
Brown Sugars, and fine assortment Of best Nails.
| have selected this Stock with great care, and
cannot be underSold Give a call before pur-
chasing elsewhere. Remember my Motto,
Quick Sales, Short Profits
and fair dealings with all. Wheat, Flour, Corn
Bacon and Lard taken in exchange for Goods.
Friends, recommending Freedmen to me, may be
assured that they will be dealt with fairly both as
to weight and change--no objection to all goods
being weighed that go from this establishment.
Profits are short, and terms necessarily CASH
also buy and sell commission all kinds of
Produce. Orders and consi gnments solicited.
W. BOYD.
Charlotte n. c., June "a, 1867
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BONES WANTED.
A Chance to Make Money.

The subscriber will purchase Bones at SO cents
per hundred, delivered Concord Factory, at
aEy Railroad Depot between Charlotte and Green's
borO. CASH paid delivery.
Those who viii accumulate Bones in quantities
at any point the Railroad lines, and inform the
subscriber, arrangements will be made for their
purchase. L. Z. MCl lNALD,
April |, 1867 IF Concord, c.
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PICTURES AT 80 CENTS
And upwards, at the
PHOTOGRAP GALLERY

Over Jas. Harty & Co.'S Store, next to the Court
House.
Call and get superb likeness of yourself and
family, at low rates according to style and finish.
Copies taken of old Pictures in a superior manner
Satisfaction guaranteed at the Gallery of
II. BAUMGARTEN,
May G. 1867. Next to Court House
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Grocery and Provision Store

Under the Mansion House, opposite the Springs
Building.
have on hand and will constantly keep, Corn
Neal, Flour, Bacon, Lard, and Country Produce
generally
Also, Sugar Coffee, Crackers, Mol.sses. and in
fact everything in the Grocery line a family may
need.
have also fine lot of Northern Potatoes and
some very fine No. Mackerel.
| will sell as cheap as the cheapest. Try me.
EGS~ The highest market price will be paid for
country produce cf all kinds.
Feb Is, 1857. 6m A. BERRYHILL.
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TOMATOES PROTECTION AGAINST BoRERs

TOMATOES Projection AGAINST BoRERs.
MIR H j. Foster, Quincy, Massach chusetts, in
forms the New England Farmer that be has an
apple orchard which has been badly infested by
the borer. Two or three years ago while going
over the orchard in the fall, aud removing from
ten to fifteen young borers from most of the
trees, he noticed that invariably there were no
signs Of their work to be discovered wherever
chance plant of the tomato had sprung up from
seed in soil or manure. Acting on the discovery,
he has since planted tomatoes extensively about
his apple trees and ounce bushes, aud inds it
a complete protection as the beetle which de-
posits her eggs during the summer mouths upon
the bark Of the tree near the ground, shuns
every tree near which tomato plant is growing.
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MIL,ETN IR x.

MRS. QUERY would inform her friends that
che has spared pans in selecting her stock of
Millinery and Trimmings; and having had a long
experience in the business feels satisfied that she
can please all who will favor her with call.
Bonuets and Hats made and trimmed to order, on
the most reasonable terms and shortest notice.
Dresses Cut. Fitted. Trimmed and made, reason
able terms and at short notice.
Our terms are strictly Cash. Our motto is, small
profit and just dealing to all.
April l. 1867.
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SUPREME COURT OF N. CAROLINA.

Important Opinion by the Chief Justice.
We are indebted to the Clerk of the Supreme
Court, (says the Raleigh Sentnel) for the follow
ing able and interesting opinion, just filed by
Chief Justice Pearson, bearing upon the validity
of contracts founded on Confederate currency, in
this State, during the war.
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THE DISTILLERY BUSINESS IN
RUsK COUNTY.-We hear of about
a dozen establishments either al
ready in cooperation or soon to be,
the largest of which it is.said will
run three hundred gallons proof
per day and some .of the others
as much as one hundred and fifty.
1t is not an extravaesant calcula-
latiOn to say that in one month
from this time, the daily yield of
whisky in Rusk county, will be
one thousand gallons. The daily
consumption of corn by the distil-
leries will be not less than 400 per
day-12,0OO per month-36,OOO
during the winter. 1t will be
readily perceived from this, that
abundant as corn is in this coun-
ty, it is not probable much of it
will be eaten by the weevils, as
some predict.
According to the above estimate
10000 gallons will be manufacture
ed during the winter, yielding to
the Government under the present
tax law S180,000-provided pay
ment is made.
The usual price at which whis-
key is sold at the distiileries is 50
so to So 90 in specie per gallon,
by the barrel. At the first estimate
the aggregate sales would yield
S225,OOO specie-upward of $780,
600 in currency at the preset rates.
Viewing the question in a fnan-
cial light the distillery business
will put money in circulation
People will drink whiskey-if it
is not made at home it will be i'm
ported and money be carried out
of the country to pay for it. When
made at home, a better article is
obtained, money kept in the coun-
try and drawn from other parts.
Henderson (Texas) Times.
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If it is true that Wendell Phil
lips ever said that "the best edu-
cation in the world is that got by
struggling to get a living" Wen
dell Phillips said one true thing
at least. 1t is a free school, and
we should all enter it, this "strug-
Cling for a living" 1t is folly to
sit upon the bank Of the river
and hesitate, as does a boy in
spring-time before taking his first
bath in water he thinks too cold.
Better plunge in at once, and be
out of our misery. How often do
we hear people complain that they
have been out all day hunting for
a servant without success. Had
they turned to in the morning,
they could have done all the work
themselves and saved money and
shoe-leather by the operation
Too many people in the South
have been brought up to be wait
ed upon; they must now tie their
own shoes, and l repeat the soon
er they begin the better it will be.
| know that many think they can
escape this state of things by
going to Brazil or some other out.
of-the-way place; but toll is the
| common lot of the poor man the
world over, so far as l have seen,
and in no part of the world is toll
as remunerative as in the South
ern States of America. Let us
| work.-EGeo. Wilkins Kendall.
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RUNNING INTO DEBT.-Here is
what Horace Greeley says in his
autobiography about running into
debt: gtsgsaH ED Ete
Hunger, cold, rags, hard work,
contempt, suspicion, unjust re-.
proach, are disagreeable; but debt
is infinitely worse than them all.
And, if it had pleased God to
spare either or all of my sons to
be the support and solace of my
declining years, the lesson which
| should have most earnestly
sought to impress upon them is
"Never run in debt! Avoid De.
cuniary obligation as you, would
pestilence or famine. Ifyou have
but fifty cents, and can get no
more for weeek, buy a peck of
corn, parch it and live on it, rath-
er than owe any man q dollarw
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DYING CoNsoLATIoN.-HI shall
die happy" said the expiring has
band to the wife, who was weep
ing most dutifully by the bedside,
''if you will only promise not to
marry that object Of unceasing
jealously, your cousin John.n-
"Make yourself quite easy, love,D
said the expectant widow, ~ am
engaged to his brother.
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WANT OF INDEPENDENCE.---A
man should indeed be ashamed
and afraid of what isreally shame
full, but to shrink under every re-
Election upon his character, though
it implies an ingenious and deli
cacy of temper, has nothing in it
of true greatness. r E
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% Hiram Beers, in Beecher's
"Norwood," says that 'liquor is q
good thing in it's place, but as a
general thing, Pm ofopinion that
the very worst place you can put
good liquor into is a feller's stom-
ach!n
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% Says the Albany Argus !:
stStevens thanks God for the de-
feat this year; Greeley thanks
God for the coming defeat in the
Presidential election Let us all
thank God, and be unanimous for
Once.n
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70 A modern Amazon, on her
way to a convention, asked for q
seat in a crowded car. An old
gentleman with keen eyes inquired:
''Be you one of the woman right
ers 2" II ber answered the un-
daunted heroine. ado you believe
that a woman has the same
rights as a manp @Ii do! fem
phatically.) swell, then, stand
up and enjoy 'em like a man n
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~ The only fruit which grows
in every climate is the strawberry.
1t is the only fruit which, some
where ON earth, is picked every
day the year round.
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= r. B. LEWIS.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DEALER IN
focwS CunRS AND HATS

DEALER IN
BOOTS, SHOES AND HATS,
rormesiy Corner Of Terds and Spring
.treets, has removed to No. 9 IerdS
street, his old stand,
vrThere will be presented to the
wv public, the largest and best
.s.orted stock ever offered in this city,
consisting Of every variety and style oi
LADIES' SHOES.
Ladies' Fine and Heavy Shoes
vsrviog in price from 81 so to S..
GENTLEMEN's BOOTS.
GentIemen's iae and heavy Boots
fforn S5 to $l5.
Geptlemen's Shoes-of every de-
scriptlon-in prices from 81 to 81.
MISSES BOOTS AND SHOES.
Misses Boots and shoes OF every
style and price.
Bsys and Youths Boots and shoes.
Bows and Youths Boot and shoes
Of ali descriptions and prices.
CHILDREN's BOOTS AND SHOES.
Chill lren's Boots aad shoes-in end
less variety-and prices to suit. Aiso'
:" - -
Of every description-with prices TO
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-11-30

% Why should a man. with q
termagant wife be considered q
smart fellow? Because he's q
shrew'd individual.
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~ A head properly constituted
can accommodate itself to what.
ever pillows the vicissitudes Of
fortune may place under it.
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70 Henry Ward Beecher spoke
truly, in Sunday discourse re-
Gently, when he said that "some
men will not shave ON Sunday,
and yet they spend all the week
in shaving their fellowmen; and
many folks think it very wicked
to black their boots ON Sunday
morning, yet they do not hesitate
to black their neighbors' reputa-
tion on week days.n
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- Fanny Fern amiably says
the majority of men are capable of
doing anything that the devil and
opportunity favor.