The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-12-30
NO. 81.

first. Ma8f
"Timc works wonders" as lady said when
she married after thirteen ysan' courship.
O,ICUR MT, as the sailor said to his bot.
tie, when he found there was nothing In II.
1t is said the stay Isw Of Virginia viii be e.
tended to July l, 1869. @.
Old Maids-Embers from which tbs sparks
have fled
There is no more potent antidote for sensualtty
than alteration of fbesnty.-ScHLEGEL.
Why was Noah never hungry Because he
had Ham with him. as.ssss
Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue EN-
MERsos.
He who can plant courage in the human soul
is the best physician.
An old Arabian provcrb says, "Itis the second
blow which begins the quarrel"
/ Old bachelors-Tavelers on life's railroad,
who have entirely falleJto makethe proper cor
ncctions.
Some OF the strong minded women denounce
marriage. No doubt they think there is some
thing very childish aboutit.
When . man begins to slide down hill It 81 As
as If all 4ature was creased for the OCCASION.
josh Bllings.
Speak In terms of praise of your Beighbor or
ifyou cannot justifably do this say nothing
about him. p ~ 40
20 Ma," said little girl who had been to the
show, "l've seen the elephant and he walks back
ward and eats with his tail'
Mr. Alabama Semmes Is lecturing on "the
wind,' it is supposed as means OF mising the
same.
Said an Irish Justice to an obstreperous prison.
er on trial, "We want nothing hut silence, and
but little of that" fH
| E. II. Gill, Superintendent Of the Richmond
and Petersburg Rail Road, died In Richmond ON
Sunday night.
The house Of Mr.. V. Sherrard, of Goldsboro,
was entered by a burglar on Friday night and
trunk containing his wearing apparel stolen.
Sheriff Howell, of Robeson County offers re-.
ward of 500 for arrest of Henry Berry Lowrey
an escaped prisoner from the Jail OF said county.
Gov. Gilpin, of Arizona, thinks of selling one
of his farms. 1t contains million and half OF
|
Capt. L. NJ. Hamilton, killed in the recent In.
dian battle on the rlains, was grandson of Al.
exauder Hamilton.
The residence and furniture Of Rev. ]. N. An
drews was destroyed by fire in Wayne county on
Saturday night last. 4i.a ssi s,e.e.s-s
An Illinois editor. speaking of rogue who
lived in his vicinity, says "The rascal has broken
every bank, Jail and sabbath we have bad in this
country for the last five years."
Writers from Paris say that during the late
visit of the Prime. and Princess of Wales to the
French Court, the Prince neglected his wife
abominably.
"A considerable quantity of red snow fell few
days ago. along the Missouri River, about TWEEN.
ty five miles below Leavenworth, Kansas.
President Lincoln's manuscript OF his message
on the Sioux barbarities in Minnesota has been
presented to the Minnesota Historical Society.
A young lady, member OF one the first fami-
lies of Virgna, has brought suit for SANDER
against fashionable mllliner in Richmond.
Write your name in Kindness, love and mercy
on the hearts ofthose you come in contact with,
and you will never be FORGOTTEN Chalmers.
A western paper gave itself the following obit-
uary notice on Thanksgiving day: " No paper
will be issued from this Office to. morrow-nor
any other dny. The shcrifrs officers are around"
There is difference between happiness and
wisdom-he that thinks himself the happlrst
man really is SO, but he that thinks himself tho
wisest man, is most generally found to be th .
biggest fool.
Says Kate to her new husband, John, Whist
| rock does true love build upon ~ Quoth John,
and grinned from rto car, ,"The rock of yonder
cradle, dear" sis sls4 l-.i.tst.3t,. y
It has been asccrtained that a number Of men
in New York wear corscts. The custom is more
general with old dandies who wish to preserve
as erect figure than with young men.
professor, giving lecture to some boys,
was explaining how no one could live without
air. he then said: "You have all heard Of .
man drowning-how does that happen ~ Tho
answer was, "'Cause llc can't SWIM" ss,u
There Is a remembrance of the dead to which
we turn, even from the charms Of the living.
Oh! the grave! the grave! II buriss every error
covers every deiect-extinguishc every resent.
ment-Irving.
L & b. I q d /.
| Lady Beaulieu was complaining Of being
walked by noise IN the night Her lord, en-
lrishman, replied: "Oh! for, my part, there ID
no disturbing me; If they don't wake me befora
Igo tosleep, there IL no waking me afterward." "
A correspondent Of the Newbern Jourssl d
Commerce, writing from Stockton, California
says that DIR. R. P, Ashe, formerly Of wif1ing
ton, N. G., Is the second largest farmer In Call
fornia. It is estimated that he win make seveut,
thousand bushels of grain this year.
Ajustice better ycrsed in law than aospsl, 10
long ago married couple in this way, " Holt
up your right hands. You solemaly swear tha
you will perform the duties Of your oflce jaiatlJ
and severally, according to your heat skill end
Judgment, SO help You Cod"
A gentleman received an unpaid letter, com
meneing: ''Sir, your letter cl ysaterday bear
| upon its facc the stan,p ot hlsshaod." His an
swer was brief and to tho ppyppose: 'sSir, ! oal!
wish your letter of yesterday hoga upon its fc'
sstamp Of any kind" ~ sas sss ~.
There p good story seistca Of Gen Grant ..
Miss Stuart. daughter Of George II. Stuart. sh'
was present at a fair when Grant was called d
TO make spsech, He refused. Sherman %
then soinited With no better result. rtneIi
Gen. Grant was appealed to to exerciss M n
thority over Sherman mo, said Gpsst s
never order any of my officers to do what csE
not do myself" si'i
SHoceo SPRlNGs.-We regret 10 leauA frpM