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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-25

BeT"The following marriage anecdote is from
an obliging correspondent at Shebyville, Indiana:
We had an eccentric old Justice of the Peace,
who soon after his first election, was called upon
to unite couple in the bonds Of wedlock. j.
p. was not posted in the ceremony proper for
such an occasion, but nothing daunted, launched
off confidently, thus:
j. P.-"Hold up your right hands, both on
you"
The would-be bride and groom, both held up
their right hands.
j. T. then proceeded as folows:-"You and
each on you both do solenlnly swear and promise.
in the presence Of all these here witnesses, that
you will both on you love and cherish, honor and
obey each other speak the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing else but the truth, so long as ys
both on ye shall live. So help you God
Amen"
Then placing one foot on his chair, he threw
himself back On his dignity and capped the cli-
max" thus:
"By virtue of the power and authority vested
in me by the State Of Indiana, L do hereby pro-
nounce you both on you husband and wife"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-25
Setting Out Trees.

A London builder says that if people planting
orchards would give orders to mark the north
side of the trees with red chalk before they are
taken up, and when set out to have the trees put
in the ground with their north side to the north,
in their natural positions, larger proportion, it
is said, would live; as ignoring this law of nature
is the cause Of many transplanted trees dying.
If the north side be exposed to the south, the
heat of the sun is too great for that side of the
tree to bear; therefore, it dries up and decays
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-25

OF THE NEATEsT AND MOST SUPERIOR PATTERN.
b. H. BIERLY, Springs Building, Charlotte, n.
C.. has for sale spears Antitrust Cooking Stoves,
which, for every variety of cooking and great
omy in fuel cannot be surpassed by any Stove here
toturr used
Everybody who has used one of these Stoves testify
that for convenience in cooking durability and clean
Illness they far preferable to all other patterns.
Call and see them.
ID. II. BYERLY has also on hand good assort-
of Tin. Japan and Shcet-Iron Ware-such arti-
clcs necessary for house keeping.
fsay" rlN-"ARE made to order at short notice on
reasonable terms
k4y~ REPAIRING promptly executed.
ID. II. BYERLY.
Under the Mansion House Building.
March p. 1867.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-25

THE CRoPs.-The tables in the report of ag-
riculture for January show the average yield per
acre of the crops of 1867. There is a marked
reduction in Georgia, the Carolinas in corn, and
Virginia in wheat. The average of winter wheat
exhibits an increase in some of the Southern
States; in North Carolina of forty per cent
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-25
EXCELSIOR.
The Etna Life Insurance Company,
(Col. E. A. OSBORNE, Agent at CharlOtte.)

(COI T. "A. OObUhNEt Agent dC CHdrIOILe,)
Has proved itself to be of the solid Institutions
of this country. 1t Chartered in May, 1919,
more than 4S years ago, and has survived and
fOurshed until January, 1868, after paying all losses
promptly, and to the large amount OF $l7 495 S94 Ii
and at the Office of the General Agent in Raleigh has
been paid S3:3, 900 to widows and orphans in the
past years.
The Official Record for the year 1867 is gratifying
to the $1,000 policy holders.
hcone tor the yeor past, s5,OOOOO0
assets reH Secured, 5000 900
Ncr Members ISure1 10000
The rapid growth of this institution shows that
where 1t is well known and its system of operations
understood, it is favore and highly favored Com
pany. The Officers and Managers have neither the
time taste to notice of the unjust and mali
cious attacks made by one two rival Companies.
BY referring to the Report of the Insurance Com
missioners of Massachusetts it will be that the
-Etna's ratio per cent of expenses of cost of
business is less than that Of any other Company
and that the ratio per cent of increase in is
greater than any other Company and more than
times the average of the ~ Companies reported.
By lnsuring in the 1Etna you get nearly twice the
amount of insurance for the same amount of money
that you would by insuring in all Cash Company.
For instance man has just 500 to spare annually
for Life Insurance and no more He wants it to buy
all the insurance he possibly get in first class
Company. 1t buys So, 600 in all Cash Company
and 81 600 from "A Note Company $50 per note
Now suppose the dies the first year. his family
gets $1,000 from an all Cash Company, and $4,000
from Note Company-Noe being deducted ;. L.
of knston. n c., insured in the 1Etna in 1865 for
$4,000. He paid in cash S16G and $lG6- \
few months after he died and his family received
$4,000 less his Here | will state that only
one Note is deducted from the Policy, though
the party may have lived many years. The dividends
prevent an accumulation of Notes, and they
turned regularly to the party insuring Had he in
sured in all Cash Company and paid S166 his family
would have received only $1,000 This shows
difference of nearly $1,000 in favor of the Etna.
Persons contemplating insurance will find it to
their interest to investigate the advantages of the
-Etna. W. Ii. CROW
Office Raleigh, n. c., Genl Ag't for the State
Col. E. A. Osborne,
Local Agent at Charlotte, n. c.
January 81. 1868 5w
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-25
North Carolina Land Agency.
Local Agent at Charlotte,
January 81 1868 5w

Having associated myself with Gen. J. ID. Imboden,
of the City of Richmond, Va. to whose card below
refer the public. for the sale of Lands. Mines, &C
in North Carolina, invite those persons in the State,
having such property for SALE to address at Reds
vile, n c., and steps will be taken, at to call
the attention of Northern capitalists to all such pro-
perty. ID. W. COURTS.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-25
Piano Tuning.

would respectfully inform the citizens of Char
I"iie and surrounding country that am prepared to
tune and repair Pianos. Vions, Guitars etc at the
lowest rates and shortest notice.
Call at r. T Davidson's Furniture Store
Feb ), 1868 lmpd EDWARD VOERGF
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-25

THE BEST ADvICE-The best rule for "hard
times is to go to work. Get up two hours earlier
in the morning. and stick to your calling, if it is
an honest and useful one. Mind your own bust
ness, and with all your might let other peoples
alone Live within your means. Sell your
fancy horses. Eat and drink with moderation.
BE careful Be yourself all you would see In
others Be an honest man-work, and nereT
despair .-1-
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-25
-''Weary OF HE,
Flung it away in battle with the Turks"

Flung it away in battle with the Turks
Years afterwards, when the brides mysterious
disappearance was almost forgotten tale, the
discovery of few moudering bones and ashes
in the fatal chest, with long locks of faded hair,
and rings and wedding trinkets, revealed the
sad story of the doom that had suddenly snatched
her away from happiness, light and lite
Precisely such fate two children of well
known family in this city narrowly escaped on
Wednesday last. They were at play in yard
near the dwelling, where number of boxes and
other things had been placed, among which was
a very large chest with hasp on the outside,
closing down over a staple so as to be secured in
the old-fashioned style with paddock
In their play the Children boy of eight and
his sister of six years-got into the chest and the
lid, which was heavy FELL and brought the hasp
over the staple, fastening the lid down so secure:
ly that strong man could not have bursted it
open from the inside.
Near nghtfall the mother of the little pris-
oners missed them, and not finding them in the
yard supposed they had, against orders, strayed
into the street She happened to pass near the
chest, and fancying that she heard a strange
moaning sound stopped and opened it, and there,
to her great surprise, she found her little darlngs
crushed down by the heavy lid, and so nearly
sufocated that they were speeches.. A little
longer, and the chest would have been their
coffin.
The boy, it appears, had a stout and pious
heart; he told his mother that when he found
they were fastened in, he prayed that she might
be sent to open the chest, and he believed that
she had come in answer to his prayer. He then
got out his little pocket-knfe and felt about for
the hinges of the chest, which he vainly endeav-
ored to cut loose, telling little sister Daisy to
pray in the meantime with all her might. That
boy life was undoubtedly spared to some good
end.--Nobile (Atd.) Register jan "a.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-25
B, M. PreSSOn.

Keeps everything i'll the Family Grocery line and
" III sell as cheap the cheapest
February 10, 1868.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-25

s@ An experienced breeder of sheep says,
that number of sheep in any flock wearing
bells, will keep away dogs.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-25

Daniel Webster in discussion on the infu-
ence of the Press, spoke as follows EVERY
parent, whose son is away from home at school
should supply him witha newspaper lweli
remember what marked difference there was
between those of my schoolmates who had and
those who had not access to newspapers. The
first were always superior to the last in debate,
composition, and general intelligence"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-25
Narrow Escape from Death of Two Children

Every reader remembers the ancient Venetian
legend-best told in Rogers poem "Ginevra''-
of the bride who playfully hid away from her
lord on the wedding day in an old oaken chest
1t closed with spring, and she was thus en-
tombed alive; the mourning friends and inconsol-
able lord never saw her face again, and he,
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-25


My partner Col. r. j. Page, is in charge of our
office in New York In Philadelphia and Baltimore,
have Associates of the highest respectability and
responsibility.
And for the sale of Lands, Mines, &C., in North
Carolina | am associated with d. W. Courts Esq of
Reidsville for many years State Treasurer of \. C.
The facilities this Agency offers for the sale OF
Lands surpassed in the South. In regard to
Mines of all kinds, have made contracts with par
in the cities North of this who make that branch
of the business speciality, both in this country and
Europe, securing the widest possible field of
operations, and i'll this city have the aid and SER
vices of that accomplished Mineralogst and Assayer,
Col William Gillian, for the prompt anal ysis of all
minerals that may be sent TO mc-thus determining
the value of all mines before they offered for sale.
TERMs:-For selling lands, five per cent commits
sion all sales actually made, but no charge what
ever, unless sale is effected. For Mines, addi-
tiona contingent fee the subject of contract i'll each
case. and payable out of proceeds of sale.
Reference is made to public men generally through
out the State, with most of whom have the pleasure
of being personally acquainted.
Feb. 3, 1868 Sm J. D. IMBODEN.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-25
L II f
Western Democrat
WILLIAM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor.

TrRus--Thrce Dollars per annum in advance.
ADyFRTISEMENTs.-Fo one square Of ten lines or
less 81 viii be charged for each insertion, unless
kept in tor one month Notices Of marriages
end deaths published gratis. Obituary notices of
over five lines in length charged for at advertising
rates.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-25
Virginia Central Land Agency.
of selling
Lands, Mills Mines, Furnaces & Water-POWers.

l have very recently perfected the organization
necessary to conduct the largest scale, the bust
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-25
N. G. CONVENTION.

The following proceedings took place in the
Convention on Saturday, 18th, on sore impor-
tant subjects:
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-25
COOKING STOVES.

September %. 1867.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-10


PURCHASE ONLY THE BEsT.-Ina majority
of advertised bItters Important ingredients,
the necessity of which are plainly indicated,
are omitted because OF their high prices; In
others, the proportions and combinations of
the ingredients are in defiance OF all settled
principles OF pharmaceutical chemistry;
others, again, are mere shams, made up OF
poor whisky slightly FILTERED with aloes and
colored In such manner as to deceive the
unwary, and are SO nAuseRttng as TO be un-
worthy OF criticism, and to the patient the
remedy Is worse than the disease whlle
years of experience and trial have proven
DIR. RobnckS Stomach BiteTS TO be just as re-
commended, one ofthe best remedies extant
where a StOnidchic tonic and StinILldnt are re-
Quired. They never fail TO strengthen the
weak, impart v1gor to the strong, and are, in
every particular, Just what a stomach bltters
ought to be. II You have symptoms Of DyS-
pepsia, take them freely to aid digestion. II
you reside in bilious districts, they should be
taken as o sure prevention of Bilious Fever
and Fever and Ague, Liver Complaint, JRun-
dice, and in all that class of diseases where
there is a general depression of the nervous
system. loss of muscular energy. weakness,
laEsitude, want OF appetite, falntness, chilly
sensations and aching OF the bones, &c.
And. as a remedy for female weakness,
LeItchoTTCed, or Whites, Robdck'S BiheTS have
no equal. They are prepared with special
reference to this complaint, and act like
charm. A few days trial will satisfy the
most Hkeptical OF the real merits of this
really valuable medicine
Sold by all Druggists everywhere.
augIS-lmddw
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-10
The Merchants Protective Union
Mercantile Reference RgEiStGE.

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tanning, among other things, the NAMES,
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chants, traders, bankers, manufacturers,
and public companies, In more than $1,000 OF
throughout the United States, their terri
tories, and the British Provinces OF North
America; and embracing the most impor-
tant information attainable and necessary
to enable the merchant TO ascertain ut q
glance the CAPITAL, CHARACTER, and DE
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credit, comprising. also n Newspaper Diree-
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and place of publication, with full particu-
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plete guide to the press OF every county in
The reports and Information Will be con-
hned TO those deemed worthy OF some line
far as practicable, upon the written state
ments of the parties themselves, revised and
correspondents. whose character Will prove
n guarantee of the correctness OF the infOr-
nation furnished by them, 1t is believed
and complete, and, therefore, superior to,
and OF much greater value, than any pre-
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By aid Of the MERCANTILE REFERENCE
REGIsTER, business men will be enabled to
ascertain, at glance, the capital and gTada-
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worth, of nearly every merchant, manufac-
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On or about the first OF each month. SUBJ
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cord OF such important changes in the name
and condition of firms, throughout the
country, as may occur subsequent to the
publication of each half-yearly volume of
the MERCANTILE REFERENCE REGIsTER.
Price of The Merchants Union Mercantile
Reference Register, fifty dollars, $50, for
which it will be forwarded to any address in
the United States, transportation paid.
Holders of i've $40 shares of the Capital
Stock, in addition to participating in the
profts, win receive one copy of the MIR
CAMILLE REFERENCE REGISTER free of
charge; holders of ten shares will be entitled
10 TWO copies, and no more than ten shares
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ono applicant.
tons relative TO the book, should be address
ed to the Merchants Protective Union, in
tho American Exchange Bank Building,
No. 128 Broadway, (Box 2566,) New York.
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-10

PLAYING DEAF AND DUMB.-A large.
strong looking fellow, named John
MuldOon, was brought before Judge
Good yesterday morning ut IL O'Clock,
on charge OF having stolen some prop
erty belonging TO Felix Dold. Muldoon
has been going about the city tor sever
al weeks pretending to be deaf and
dumb, and managed to exc out a mis-
cradle existence by preying upon the
charity OF the sympathizing and gener-
Gus. One day not long since, he entered
the shop ofMr. bold in North Wheeling
and lrled the old game. While in the
shop one of Mr.. DOld's daughters came
In with bundle of clothing and laid 1t
on the counter. Muldoon watched his
opportunity and when he thought no
one was watching him, slipped it under
his coat and started out ON the run.
The girl saw him, however, and appris.
ed her father, who started In pursuit.
Guilt lent fleetnsss," and the thief ont.
ran his pursuer. The police OFF,
GERS were made acquainted with
the facts, and officer Myers came
across MuldoOn in a saloon in Centre
Wheeling. he had the bundle with
him, and was INDUCING in a quiet
drink, still maintaining his role of deaf
and dumb. By little official tinesse
Capt Myers restored both his powers
of speech and hearing, aud marched
him OF to the lock up. The prisoner
had hearing before the tribunal. at
the time and date mentioned above
and WAS fully committed for trial At
the next term of the Circuit Court. We
thought yesterday morning as Aduldoon
sat in the dock while the witnesses were
being examined that his hearing was
especially accHte, judging from the
many changes the testimony produced
IN nus countenanceS and he gave unmis-
takeable proof that he had GOOD use
OF his tongue when asked IL ready
AoE AEAA4,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-10

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS notice among the
appointments of Supervisors Of the
Revenue, made by Commissioner Roll
Inns, the name of our esteemed fellow
citizen T. Il. Laird, Esq, for the Dis
trIct composed Of the States of Virginia
and West Virginia. We are confident
that the Government will have in Mr..
Laird an honest and energetic officer,
and we congratulate orr friend on this
mark of confidence reposed in him by
one who has proved faithful among
the faIthless."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-10

FINE GooDs.-we stepped into our
friend Bookings drug store, in Odd
Fellows Hall building, yesterday, and
found the whole force in the establish
ment buslly engaged in opening aud
arranging large, complete and varied
assortment of the very finest goods of
the kind ever brought to this city. We
shall not enter into details, but VIII
content ourselves with saying that
Bookings brushes of all kinds, soaps
(abont 60 varieties pomades, extracts,
fine glass sets, In short every article
entering into the toilet outfit of "my
lord or my lady" is by far the most
extensive he has ever had, and will be
disposed of at prices that cannot fail to
give satisfaction. When you need any
of the articles mentioned land we have
named but 1.-THE OF them,) call and
look through the stock. The arrange
ment OF the goods In the show cases is
very hRe, and rejects credit on the sknl
and taste OF the gentlemanly proprie-
tor and his worthy assistants.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-10

PoLIoE CoURr.-Erastus Rathbone
made complaint that one John Saint
miers assaulted and battered him on
Wednesday. AS to the battery part of
the charge there could be no question
of that, for he bore the marks on his
forehead, piece of the cuticle the size
of a quarter dollar, (wonder IL many of
our readers can form a distant idea of
the size by such comparison,) having
been torn from its Judgment. Saint
miers was brought before Tho court,
and after hearing the testimony the
case was dismissed at complainant's
cost.
Rathbone was then fined for using
abusive language towards saintmiers,
having called him a.thief and other ap-
probious names, and the charge was
fully sustained by the testimony
Rathbone was fined five dollars and
costs-so that In this little matter he
got ,thrashed in the set to in North
Wheeling. and had TO pay for it be-
sides.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-10

SECOND WARD MARKET.-Notwith-
standing tho great rain OF yesterday
morning, the market WAS well attend
cd, and prices were maintained firmly.
Batter took another turn upwards,
reaching SO els. II that is the ruling
figure early in September what will It
be in March next7 Suppose its sale
was thrown open TO hundred instead
ofthree or four parties, don't you
think lower rates would prevail And
what is true of that article is equally SO
OF all others. 1t occurs 10 us that IL the
market house system could have been
submitted to vote of our citizens who
were compelled to turn out in the heavy
rain yesterday morning. it would have
been voted bore and dispensed with
inslanter.
We quote meats at precisely former
rates. sweet potatoes, 60asoc per peck;
Irish do, S5a4Oc; grapes, 60asoc; apples,
l5a2O; pears, 6OcaSI co.. peaches, Coca
81 90; plums. 81 20; airing beans, zoe;
chickens, 25aSQc each: butter 45a5Oc
per N: lard, 25c per rb.; lima beans, lOc
per quart; green corn, IOal5c per doz.;
cabbages, balOc; cucumbers, lOc per
doz.; pickles, 400 per 100; tomatoes, 75c
per bush.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-10

COMMITTED TO JAII.-Philip vanhoH
was arrested yesterday morning and
brought before Judge Johnson charged
with having stolen i've calf skins. the
property OF Frederick Fulmer. When
arrAigned before the Justice and asked
what he had to say. lie replied that he
WAS guilty. Mr.. Fnlmer was sworn
and examined, however, and his testi-
mony without tho prisoners confession
was sufficient to hold YanhofT for trial
at The Circuit Court. He was required
to give bond in the sum of live hundred
dollars for his appearance, in default of
which lie was committed to jail.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-10

OVER THREE HUNDRED LADIES in
Wheeling who are now using the Gro
yer & Baker Sewing Machine, will
testify to its superiority overall others.
Tho improved Grover & Baker has
challenged and defied all competition
in Wheeling, and now stands without
an equal. No bobbins, both threads
direct from spools, runs light
ly, makes little noise, and never takes
IT'S. Sales room at octoby 81 Dufield's
JeweIry Store, lO3 Main street, head
quarters for watches, clocks, jewelry,
spectacles, gold pens, etc.