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The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18

Eeritas preualebit! In defending them
selves from each other the papers ofthe East
and West are compelled to do justice to
Gov. HOLDEN. One Western paper has
charged him with neglecting the interests of
the West. An Eastern paper has charged
him with being hostile to the Eastern Sec
tion of the State. We have already stated
that Gov. HOLDEN is friendly towards eoery
section of the State. And now the papers
of the opposition, in their family quarrels
confess that we were right in our statements.
A good instance of this is the cutting reply
of the Charlotte Democrat to the Wilmington
Journal. The following is the charge of the
Journal, and below will be found the response
of the Democrat:
"We cannot say that we envy the self satsfac-
tory manner in which our Charlotte exchanges
chuckle over the result of the reorganization Of
the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Rail-
road, nor can we altogether approve of the sec
tional bias which some of them attempt to give
to it."- Wilmington Journal
We deny the assertions or insinuations of the
Journal. We have not chuckled over the result
of the reorganization, nor have we attempted to
give the matter sectional bias. If there is any
sectional feeling prevailing, the Journal is to
blame for it, for that paper has not only manifes
ted an arrogant and dictatoral spirit in speak
ing of the management of the Road, but it was
the first to show sectional feeling by complain
ing of the appointment OF State directors from the
West. The Road has always been managed by
Wilmington, Cape Fear and Pee Dee parties, and
now because the Governor thought proper to ap-
point majority of the State Directors from the
west and give all sections fair chance complaint
is made and the cry of sectionalism raised. If
there is sectional feeling engendered, the Journal
is responsible for it and not the Charlotte
papers. -- .r. ,..r
We are not at all disposed to prevent Whining
ton from enjoying all the advantages she posi-
bly, can from the Road-in fact, we have always
expressed the hope that the work would be the
means of making Wilmington a great city, and
thus add to the wealth and prosperity of our ma
tive State-but, at the same time, we are unwil-
ling that the interests of Charlotte should be
ignored, and discrimination made against this
Immediate section or the sections further West.
So far from our ever showing any sectional
feeli1g we have often advised Western shippers
tc patronize the port of Wilmington-to try
that market in buying heavy groceries. The
Journal can't help but know that, and yet it
talks about our sectional bias. 1t had better
clear its own eye of the beam before it under
takes to eensure Charlotte papers. The vindic-
tive and spiteiul feeling often, exhibited by the
Journal is not calculated to benefit Wilmington
to any great extent or increase the number OF its
friends. The business men ofthat city are enter
prising and energetic, and deserve success. We
do not believe they eudorse the spitefulness ex-
hibited by few of their citizens who have set
themselves up for leaders.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18
laAnotherI GiganticIpro;ec
DEVILS CORNER,

M. Ferdinand de Lesseps, says the Halie
of Florencc,n after having connected two
seas, is now proposing to create new one.
1t appears that some enterprising explo-
rers of Central Africa have put forward tile
opinion that Sahara is The bed of an old sea
displaced by iconyulsion of nature On
the faith of that assertion III, ,lde Lesseps, "a
little time ago, sent some engineers to ex,
anime the confguration of the soil, and
from the result Of their labofs has become
convinced that the desertin question was
at its nearest limit twenty.seven metres be-
low thelevel of the Red Sea. and that the
depression went on increasing towards the
interior He is, therefore, of opinion, that
canal seventy-five miles in length owouldi
suffice to put the Red Sea and the Sahara
in communication, restore to the latter its
original destination, and create an easy
method Of intercourse with Central Africa
by means of these artificial oceans.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18
Something is Going to Happen.

Something is going to happen. The
present century has committed outrages up
on the Earth and slapped the face of mature,
And Nature isn't going to stand it much
longer, either. She will arise and shake her.
self, and mankind, if it don't stop its
foolishness, will be spilled from the lap
of nature into space We don't blame Ma
ture for being mad, either. She had things
fixed as she wanted them. But man with
his pokings and pryings around couldn't
rest until he had changed everything. First
came steam, whose effects are too well
known to demand any expatiating upon
here. Suffice it to say that steam revolu-
tionized things in manner which nature
didn't like. Then came the telegraph,
and Lightning was corked in bottles and
made to 60 errands. Rather degrading, to
be sure. Then, not satisfied with making
it run about on shore, they make it dive un-
der the ocean. Railroads are built over noun
| tains, and across continents. Cannon shoot
seven or eight miles, and don't hall try Bal
| looms fly about with perfect looseness. Then
there's flying machine which flies about
like some Brobdignagian bird. Men flying
Just think of that Men tell when eclipses
and comets are coming, and they come right
on time. Canals are cut and two oceans are
| hitched together, and ships and canal boats
go sailing by the very tree under which
Joseph rested when fleeing from Egypt. If
he were back DOW he would not know it to
be the same place. Not much. One would
think all this enough for one generation to
| do. But it isn't The Frenchmen are at it
now. Some big fool formed an idea that
the Great Desert Of Sahara was once the bed
Of the sea, and that it had been pushed up
| by an earthquake. Worse than all, he was
fool enough to tell what he thought to an
| other Frenchman, who sent men to measure
! it. The men found out that it was twenty
or thirty feet lower than the Red Sea- That
settled it. Now they are going to dig an
other canal, let the water into the desert,
and make another sea Nature isn't going
| to stand this sort of thing much longer
She's getting red hot now. To show it,
the other day some men We're digging
well in France. Did this well
| behave in common sense manner as
wells have done until lately9 No, it blew
its bottom up in the air and spouted up hot
water. Who ever heard of an old fashioned
well spouting hot water? Nobody No
respectable well ever did so before. Our
ancestors wouldn't have stood such nonsense
not much. When Moses struck the rock
nice and cool water came out and the people
liked it. Does any one suppose that hot
water would have dared to come out of
rock in those days No, the earth has been
abused until she has got disgusted, and she
will soon rise up and shake off these misera-
BILE little human insects which are torturing
her. She has been getting ready for some
time and has been experimenting with
small pox, cholera, lightning, fiery whirl-
winds, tornados, waterspouts, showers of
snakes, earthquakes and many other things
of q similar nature. She's mad. We warn
mankind to "look cut for squalls, for there's
going to be a big smash up.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18

A Poughkeepsie paper reports 1900 babies in
that city under the age of eight months. The
ravages ofwar are being rapidly repaired down
there.-EsGtange. "a, 81 ... ..,,.,f ,ris-.r q =
Yes, more than a regiment of infantry
raised already. Folks whoever attack that
burgh must look out for squalls. .asaI has
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18

Queen Isabella is disposed to abdicate in favor
{ the Prince of Asturias-Erchange.
Is she has nothing to abdicate fromi her
.cnerosity is truly princely.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18

The afable Secretary of the North Caro-
ina Land Company is the most popular man
, Raleigh-that is he is the most looked up
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18

Faa California Democracy are seriously think
Of the repeal of all naturalization laws, lest
Chinese may get to be voters. That may do
San Francisco, but how would it look in New
li.-EIehange.
Look 2 Why it would look as if there
|1ld'nt be any more Democratic majorities.
f Chinese question is the worst elephant
Democracy ever attempted to manage.
don't care who wins-Chinese or Dem
fats and wouldn't be bit sorry if each
F:ceded in laying out the other.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18

The editor OF the Old North State says we
mind him Of the man who prayed, " Good
trd, good Devil,n because he didn't know
70 whose hands he would fall If our
Ind Of the Old North State should be in
|nger of dying, We wouldn't tell him to
ON to pray, but would advise him 10
(ie his sunamer clothes.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18

Anlrcw jenkins proposes TO yelocipede over
Ia-ara on tight rope. The Boston Fof has
E obituary in eparation--E1chGnge.
# 1t were only Andrew johnson we would
rite the obituary ourself and with a
neat deal Of cheerfulness.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18

THE Copperheads ridicule Grants bathing at
! . Branch. There is no Democratic prece-
II for bathing On record.-EaehdRge
That's so! that is the reason why the
bemocracy is called "the great unwashed."
Fhey won't let their sins be washed away.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18

Gen. Rustem Beg, of the Turkish army, is in
Sew York.-Enehange.
The above causes US to reflect upon the
Irunkeness of his superior officer who is
ways ocer the beg
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18

The Charlotte Democrat spells eclipse with
two C's- -thusly-ecclipse. We seize upon this
,-ror because we see that he C's too much for
cae eclipse. ..t.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18

The succulent delicacy of rat flesh is highly
1i.eji by Partisan gourmands.-Esehange
Don't believe it is good. Any how, we
now that printers don't think much of
MS
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18

Il Chic man calls for State Convention OF
Sc known as Copperheads during the war"
change.
No doubt the persons referred to would
delighted to attend, but they are pre-
hted from SO doing by circumstances over
'Pich they have no control-bolts and bars
the greatest part of them being residents
/ fails and penitentiaries.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18

Nearly all the children of Silver City, Nevada,
,,r, rot tie whcoping eough.-Ereadnge
So have the Indians. -.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18

ne Norfolk Day Book thus polishes off
,snains of the Virginia Democracy.
ne Wilmington Journal take these ad-
'"ohS to itself and it will then see It
Is others sceit.
'e1a some where of a good mother who
- inIlct mouth washing on her little boy
~! naughty word he would make use Of
I'eF pity, we think, that the Virginia
''aey hadn't been served the same way,
afe terrible foul mouthed folks. That
VI 'Ae Bourbon house of "yote-it-down,"
,-aond Enquirer, is perfect abandon in
u oaWdy words against the idea of form
~pectable Republican party in Virginia.
~ % have descended to the very lowest
= oi bawdyism for terms to express itself.
y II all sincerity, is it typical of the
@'e course of its party? If so, let us say
s'AIa civilization and refinement have
%sended with it.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18

an Iowa girl, described as a pretty, talkative,
.ushing. bright eyed brunette, lately got into
naha in the evening, was introduced to young
-aa in the morning, went to picnic with him,
rl brought him back and married him before
EDper.-E1chdnge.
That's what we call a big days work to
done on an empty stomach.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18

i stroke of lightning cured case of chronic
szna.ism in Nashville, Tenn, the other day
ta1aage,
We should think SO & fash of light
ng is enough to cure a man of anything.
kill or curen remedy with chances
oaty in favor of kiN
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18
Jhe 3eekIy Standard.
! B. EEATHERY & co,
PRoPREToRs.

We return our thanks to G. NJ. A. for a
|conv of ". \. Graham's Tucker Hall speech
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18

he n. Y. Herald is sarcastic upon the
D Democracy on account of General
refusing to be the Democratic
+1idate for Governor Of Ohio. The Herald
5:
Etaeral Rosecrans cannot swallow Ohio De-
|FF2cy. He declines the nomination of the
I! ior Governor, which nomination he kindly
rs an honor, explaining that he must devote
sCil to duties deemed sacred to his credit
anu iamily.n We regret that the Generals
--.oFs are Ofso much moment in his life; but
= nancy the chagrin of the Ohio Democrats
II 4 man thus declares that he would rather
MS debts than run on their ticket.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18

Iowa is ahead. Acouple out there were mar
.si astcr fifteen minutes courtship, and in six
ours were divorced.-Erehdnge.
That wasn't ''linked sweetness long drawn
gt.n - -
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- The wife Of tinsmith IN buffalo
has given birth 70 font children. Last year
she presented her husband with two, She
must be one Of those women who arc will.
lug too bear and J9Ir besf, .ssosH o.,
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Col. wM. T. BOURNE.

Formerly Of Fort Smith, Arkansas, viii as
sist me In the dutiss Of my Agency. ] am
prepared to mako cash advances on all ship.
-nicnts Of Cotton to tho House OF Msssrs. F J..
.BRAuSs g. Co, BRltinor c, and viii PERSONAL
ly guarantee TO shippers - much pa pound,
nst. as they would receive By. shipping TO
New Orleans or New York markets.
10 @. A. MEYER r-rt-
AGENT for Baltimore and Artansas'
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-09-21
The County Fair.

II viii be seen by the programme prih,
Al IN another column, that the officers Oh
the Fair are not idle in making prepara-
t;or. for the autumnal exhibition. Many
are inquiring if Mr.. Greeley is surely 10
ba there, to deliver the address. We can
only say that he has made the engage e,
ment to be there, and unless prevented ~
oome unforeseen circumstance VIII Dc
nrese,tsv Mr.. Griswold's fine herd Will
he on exhibition, but will not compete i0r
nr.n;,,ms The herd took nearly all the
first premiums at the State fair last wee en-
From all we are able to learn from oil
fsrent towns there will be the largest ana
finest exhibition of stock this week at our
County Fair that has been seen IN 'o''
County. We should not be surprised %
400 more animals from the single town Of
Stowe, than were on the Fair ground las'
vear If the weather continues nue.
Their. will be great rush OF people
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-09-21
The New England FAIR at Portland den

dent.
Bat with all the speed afforded by rap
ii railroad travel, the President was una
bic to reach Washington till about ami hour
after bis friends spirit had taken lis fight.
Our country has lost one Of its most faith
lul public servants. Es %
He had noble purpose and was unset
fish in his nature. As an evidence of this
he died poor or only in moderate circum-
stances.
lie never acquired fortune by specu-
| ting in cotton or sharing the commissioner
with shoddy contractors notwithstanding
he was in position for olgti'ne wee
he could have done so if he had been so
inclined.
But mis- family will be provided for. A
fund for that purpose is already being
raised. President Grant headed the SUBJ
scription with one thousand dollars, and
fourteen others quickly followed his ex'
ample.
The dependent family of man like
Gen. Rawlins, who gave his life to his
country, should be well provided for by
public 81 well as private munihcencs--
and we trust that in view 9f the man!
sterling virtues of the man LIOV
ed integrity and his unset ~ Swtc
duty and to his country, y 6mily ",
be cared for and his name Will descend q
the latest generation as the noblest woik o
God--an honest man. ..
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-09-21
T0Wnsend's Folding Globe.

This ingenious invention may be seen
by any person wishing to examine it. at
our Office. We are informed that the in
yentor has now manufactured and ready
for delivery about one thousand of these
globes. They will be offered at retail for
one dollar and fifty cents, a price which
will enable every student of geography to
l.sye one. Call and see the specimen. 1t
will satisfy you better than any description
of ours. Rev. Horace Herrick has the
general agency, and will furnish all who
desire to purchase.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-09-21
Local Matters.
CAMBRIDGE.

q He. Gilbert, Esq, is building him a
nav house on the Jersey side OF the
river" at the Boro'.
w. NJ. Scott has purchases the s'eahi
engine lately at North Hyde Park, and is
having the same repaired for his shops at
Cambridge,
C.B. Wait is repairing his house. which,
when completed, will be one OF the best
hotels in the county. Charley" has the
reputation of knowing how to keep pu' :
lie house and seems bound to retain tha'
reputation.
Sanford w. Heath, has sold his iarn
above Jacksonville, to John f. Law.
DC. Griswold is building a large num-
Der of buggy wagons this summer and Il 4
constantly favored with orders long IN al
vance, which does not 'speak bad" of hi
work.
L. A. Atwood, photographic artist a
Cambridge, is soon to remove to fair'a'
for the winter. lie has done large bus
mess during the summer, and his worl
generally gives the best of satisfaction
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-09-21

The New England FAIR at Portland
was great success, every State IN New
England being represented besides N u
Canada and New Brunswick. al
"a California Srirituaiist proposes
to raise money for a Pacific national M
dustrial orphan asylum by exhibiting
throughoutthe Union a pig weighing i2oo
lbs. "-Er.
The pig is evidently "mcdium'-of
stamps for the pocket Of the shrewd CALI
fornian
The State election in Maine has re-
suited in majority Of 5000 for General
Chamberlain, Rep. candidate for Gov
ernor.
General Rawlin's family will be pro-
yidcd for. General Butterfield has al.
ready received upwards Of $4,000 fol
the Rawlins' fund.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-09-21
A%~>S--
4 UlnIlLWas

Our. correspondent 10 another column
expresses a very natural and very just
INDIGNATION at the comments upon the
HYDE Park election, made in the filthy
rartv hack at Montpelier. last week.
But our correspondent must understand
that all self-respecting people have long
since ceased to pay attention to the rail-
ing of the lunatic of the argus. He has
recently been taking the citizens (Repub-
lean Of course) of Burlington IN regular
course, for column or two OF his low
abuse, but so far as we have observed, no
one has deigned to reply to him a single
word. BY common consent among gen.
tlemen. we understand that contcmptuous
silence is now the only reply made to tins
common and convicted libeler. We give
our correspondent space, knowing full
we'll that his communication VIII evoke
from that fountain OF falsehood anu uela-
nation = whole batch Of monstroslties
However, as such is the aliment his read
ers crave, we do not know as we ought to
object to their having it. The people IN
Montpelier say that the editor of that
disgraceful sheet acts upon Prsmctpfe'
Having learned that majority OF his
readers relish the meanest and lowest per-
sonal scandals better than anything else
he is able to furnish them, and that, by
supplying this demand, he gets money IN
to his pocket, he openly avows. his reck-
less intent to supply the demand for sake
of the gain. We are told, too, that such
yermin is the member of Christian
CuuICu
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-09-21

WHAT or THE CHINRsE-A San Fran
eiso writer in the Journal Of Commerce
speaking of the Chinese, as helps in the
family, pithily says:
They put on no airs; they stipulatc
for no privileges they entertain no conf
pany; they leok sharp after odds and
ends They are satisfied with a very
humble commissariat for themselves. They
make no complaint of large wasIasgs or
mach company or irregularities in the
family, such as many Of us have heard
for years. They take hold of the tasks
Of each day, no matter how heavy, with
the same accomplishing cheerfnlness, and
carry them patiently through tothcir con-
susnmation with quiet acquiescence
which is most admirable They never
answer back to your instructions and ex-
hortations, except with a simple, hearty
'all right which assures you that they
comprehend and will do what is told
them. The unaccountable leaks that in
the old system have drained off SO many
family stores, bringing the tea. box, the
sugar barrel, the butter 6rkin, and the
lard pot low With such marvellous ccler.
ity, seem strangely to have ceased. Any
new service, beyond their experience,
when once shown, they achieve with an
imuativef dexterity that makes il pleas
Ore to teschthem."
Surely such description of domestic
help must be enchanting TO any house,
wife. and, if half true, would be sufficient
of itself to demand for these faithful, pa
tent servants, the warmcst reception aud
safest protection. among u.s.. sa'lsi