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s.Died of A ErYIng.Pan.V -

This might well be the brief but sugces-
tive epitaph upon the tombstones of many
dyspeptic, especially in the West and South
where the frying-pan is used so much in,the
preparation of food The standard food in
some parts of the country rs piece of bacon
fried; the fat taken and with flour or meal
mixed into heavy mass and consigned to
the inevitable frying-pan and out comes a
lump of leathery-ooking something which
the stomach of an ostrich could not digest.
Give him chicken what does he do with
it? Cuts it up and into the frying-pa it
goes; after being slowly simmered until
hard, it is put into deep dish and grease
poured over it, and what is not soaked I'D
in chicken is made way with by soaking the
frying pan bread in it. Give him a rich
juicy steak, and into the frying pan it goes,
and is slowly simmercd and simmered until
no knife will cut it, and then eaten with
heavy bread soaked in the remaining fat.
and thus good. wholesome food, in quantity
sufficient to afford wholesome meal for a
French artisans family, is by the frying pan
process rendered not only barely enough for
one man, but converted into a slow poison
and frightful source of disease. A physi-
clan in Columbus, Ga, says scarcely day
passes but he is called upon to prescribe for
case that can be referred to this unwhole-
some way of cooking food. Even vegeta-
bles are poisoned in the same way. Onions
are fried, cabbage is fried, potatoes are fried,
and even lettuce is eaten often after u spoon
full or two of hot pork grease has. been care
fully poured over it. We remember eating
supper in Missouri a dozen years ago, with
a family who were lately from Tennessee, at
which the fosd consisted of fried bacon,
with .molasses on it; "corn pone,' which
was meal and cold water mixed up and
"baked between two brick bats !" and sour
milk. When we modestly suggested that
the milk was sour, the good lady "re;koned
she knowed that, and thought we were some =,
escaped lunatic because we liked sweet
milk better. Doctors must grow rich where
people pay so little attention to the laws of
health. laaGsru t nf ,rsis7Gl h3fI5Hi Il
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Romance of the Pave.

a lew weeks ago poor, lonely bachelor,
who had never loved or been loved, left his
dreary home for the sake of little exercise.
The morning was bright and sunny, and as
he walked up Broadway, he gazed long at
the girls as they passed him, and thought of
his wretched condition.
As ne saw their bright and smiling coun-
tenances, ana the happy faces Of their male
companions, he could not but contrast his
own loneless and single misery. These
thoughts weighed on his mind and he, be-
came melancholy. ''-'' ''
aI As he was standing on the side walk, ga
zing listlessly about, he saw beautiful girl
,comingtowards him leading a venerableblind
man. Unmindful of the danger she in
CURED from the passing vehicles, her whole
thought was devoted to her charge. which
she finally landed in safety on the Sidewalk.
lie thanked her for her kindness, and she
left him. The lonely bachelor saw the
whole transaction, and it struck him SO
forcibly that all his ideas concerning the
gentler sex were changed. He took good
look at her. that he might know her again,
and went his way. He subsequently desert
bed her to some of his friends, and ascer-
taing who she was. procured an introduc.
ton. He found she was just as good as he
thought her, and he is now married man !!
Oh course he told her of the incident that led
to their acquaintance. She in turn told it
To her lady friends, and the consequence is
a new society has been started, called ''The
young Ladies Humanitarian Association
for Helping Blind Men Across the Street"
Bachelors, look out-N Y. Commercial Ad
pertiser - ----a-s--
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Sermon Vividly Illustrated-s.In the
Midst of Life We are i'm death 3,

In one OF the most prominent churches of
the Methodist denomination of this city.
yesterday, the minister had for the subject
OF his sermon, "The uncertainty of life
He had of course a subject capable OF illus
tration by scores of incidents which are oc-
curing around US every day, but before his
congregation left the church the subject was
brought home to their notice in such way
and by such an affecting incident as no one
Of those present will forget while memory
holds her seat in power
During the sermon it was noticed by sew
eral that message was received by one of
the prominent officers ofthe church and con-
gregation, which caused the immediate
withdrawal of himself and his entire family
from the sanctuary. People wondered what
could be the cause of SO unusual a pro-
ceeding, but with all their wonder were not
prepared for the sad announcement which
the preacher made ON concluding the service
that at o'clock on Sunday morning, one of
the best beloved ladies of the church, and a
relative of the family which had Just been
called out, had died. Only the Sabbath be-
fore the lady had been present and wor-
shipped with the congregation, in the en-
joyment of perfect health, and with as fine a
prospect of long and happy life before her
as any one OF them, but on Saturday she was
taken i'll, and, as we have stated, on Sunday
morning she breathed her last = Cincinnati
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q, DECEA1BERr es., 1859. .s@. sa@s
Another Horror.A Man and His wife
! Murdered-The House Set ON Fire
d. A.. ..js,. to Conceal the Crime, bSs.,.

Il, To what are we coming Is there, no
security for life and property J, Does muir
der, rapine, arson stalk abroad over the
land D. Surely, the times are out of Joint,
and it almost seems as if there was no one
to set them right. Only yesterday ,another
horror occurred, equal ip ,atrocity to the
McKeesport tragedy, in our own county, OF
the Huntingdon butchery, d few days ago.
AT 4 O'Clock yesterday morning, in the vii
lage Of Greenville, Pa, anaged couple nam
ed Vandusen were foully. murdered, and
their hitherto peaceful home burned TO ASH
ies, with stheir bodies in it. They we're
known to have a large amount of gold on
their premises, some, twenty-five or thirty
thousand dollars, and the universal belief
of the neighborhood is that they were rob
bed, murdered, and the house then set on
fire to conceal the crime When the fire had
done its worst, the body of Mrs. Vandusen
was found still in bed, though then in the
celiar-that of her husband in the hall.
That they should have been separated in
this manner at such time seems strange.
Moreover the neighbors found the back door
an and back window, open, which proves at
once that burglars had been in the house.
? A large jack-knife, with the blade open, was
also found in the ruins The bodies were SO
tar consumed as to preclude the possibility
OF determining any marks of violence. On
Saturday the old man, frightened, no doubt,
at the decline in gold, was in town offering
to sell off the precious metal, thus ineyita-
BY advertising his tempting possession
thirty thousand dollars in gold-in farm
house in a quiet country town 1t was sure
'ly tempting prize, SO that it is almost Ger
tain the affair was the result of the foulest
OF crimes, the old couples gold was the
cause of their awful death; that some hu-
man monsters were the instruments of the
horror. There is no defined suspicion, vet
much excitement prevails in the commu-l
,nity.-PHtsburyh Gazette, 7th. rr s.i.lsss
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Eor the Standard

Eor the Standard.
Fences. We build ten times too ma m !. !,
fences, the fences on many thrifty farms ars
a great tax upon the owner. It is useless
custom. No fences are absolutely reouired
except the fence about the pastures and J
few hundred yards of movable fence thai
can be set up any where at short notice
High way fences and division fences are nm
unmitigated nuisance; the great objection
to them IS their cost, but they also occnnv
good land and harbor weeds and briarrs' !.
they. are IN the way of cultiyatine and har'
vesting our crops, the sooner we stop buiId.
ing them the better. We do not saw tear
aown good new fences, but build no more
except extra high and strong ones around
sue pastures But say, one, if the high way
.t .ences were down the cattle would DESTROY
!ne crops, So they would if allowed to run
instne streets. But which can be done with
.ie least trouble or expense, keeping stock
In the pasture or keeping millions of dollars
worth OF fences? But the law REQUIRES that
l should build highway and division fences.
SO II does, but in whose hands is the law !
ours. Ii the farmers demand that this
Durdensome system be done away, and more
stringent laws passed in regard to restraining
stock, 1t will be done. There are now com,
munltles where there are no fences, and we
say to the new settlers in the West. and to
the impoverished land owners of the South,
do not let this burdensome tax be settled
upon your industry, but repeat the cry
down with the fences. ,rss r.,---r.-,r -.
Southern papers please copy. (
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II eas e. Pc s ssss ds5||isslS pspsnsion' Of Of
~ Mr.. r'1sS fou apysa Z ta t6s table.
By MI French Bin NJ 6In<61 lection 81.
chapter Z, Of the Re{11& c11t 15I1fred to the
Judiciary CoanItt@e
during the war Same reference.
by Mr.. Banners 10 incorporate iWatauga
Lodge. No 293 A. Y NJ, Laid over. =.
by Mt Painter: BIN TO extend the time for
perfecting entries in the county of Jackson.
Referred to the COMMITTEES on Counties and
T0wnshlps.si u f.arrl e,i;S sda---sstE
Mr.. Vest called up bill to repeal an act to re-
quire the registration of deeds, e.. chapter 265
of public laws of 1865, 100. 9.-fhe Judiciary Com
mittee reported substitute, amendatory of the
act referred to, by striking out the first section,
and changing '1st day of0ctoberl 1863, !" s'1st
longer ior the registration ofdesds Passed Sc.
On the third reading Mr. Allison moved NJ we'd to
strike out 's1S70p and insert "1s7l.p Carried.
Mr Proctor moysd to lay the bill on the table
Mr.. Seymour movedsto strike out October,
1871" !" and insert .''lst September, 1875" and
that the consideration Of the bill be postponed
until the first Friday after recess, l. e. the 14th
OF Januar 1870" Carried.
The Speaker announced the following gentle.
men as managers -of-thes investigation pending
before Committee of the Whole, viz: Messis.
Seymour, Gatling, Sinclair, Welch and Gambler.
MR. Sinclair respectfully declined to act as
Chairman of this Committee
Mr.. sAmes called up Senate bill to extend the
corporate limits ofthe town of Goldsboro. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Corporations with
instructions to report tomorrow morning
Mr.. Painter called up the resolution TO vail
date the election of township officers in Jackson
county held in August last. The resolution was
amended by adding the counties of Guiliord,
Caswell, Catawba, Green, Cherokee and Tran.
sylvania. Passed second reading. JEa am'
On motion of Mr.. Downing, the bill was then
rercommitted to the Committee on Privileges
and elections, in order that general bill might
be reported. LoI32if 5dj ..G .aa1'i
Mr.. Ashworth called up resolution concerning
pensions for soldiers Of the war OF 1872 Re
quests the North Carolina Representatives in
Congress to use their influence to procure the
passage of a law to secure pensions for the lew
survivors of the war Of 1921 Adopted.
Adjourned to meet tomorrow at 10 o'clock,
A. NJ
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A Widow Victimized.


Last spring, a widow named Stingler. who
resided about fifty miles from Rochester, N.
Y.,was importuned by a neighbor to trade
her small llicottage and few acres for forty
acres of land in Wisconsin, one hundred
miles west of Milwaukee. He represented
the land to be fertile--on the line of a rail
road, and near large village He also pic
tured a nice fWm house, and all modern con-
vemences. bauBsas vIstal41iIsl, si ..IHiosi
The widow had con6delss in. the. neigh
Dor, and finally agreed Ia \ make the trade.
She was induced to give herl;ind and dwell
ling and $500 in addition for tile forty acre
farm, in Wisconsin, and started out with her
two young daughters, hired man and, $3.50
in money, to find her new home in the far
West. She spent nearly all her money in
searching for the farmland found it many
miles from any town or railroad, part of it
water, the rest shore and sand banks with.
no house on it.
The climate ditlnot agree with the party.
and they all fell sick Their funds were
soon exhausted, and then they were all re-,
moved to the county poor house. The
widow and her children-worth $4,000 six
months ago, are now entirely destitute, and
without friends to bail them out Eof the
poor house.-St. Louis Republican .sSsariir
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For the Standard.
for the Standard.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Raleigh, N. o. Dec. Is. 1860

1tNtotye, ". ". DeC. 10, lSOy,
To the Voters of northampton County.
Friends and Felloao- Citizens: >,
The vacant seat in the Senate, occasioned
by the resignation of one of its leading spir-
Its, Dr. Barrow, is, as you are doubtless
aware, to be filled by an election, to be held
In your County on the sth day of January,
1870. = = : >
While am conscious YOU will stand bv
the principles espoused by the Republican
party, aud show your wisdom by giving
your suffrages to a man of ability. al,
low me to state that you can have no
better servant than the Doctor was. He was
a poner In the Senate-and what was bet
ter, his heart seemed to be enveloped in the
interest OF his County and State-to build
up State pride, and to develop its resources
was an object he kept constantly in view.
internal improvements, he deemed sure
way to enhance the value of property and of
wages. 20 .... -....
The principles of the Republican party in
this State are OF a liberal ture.-proscrib-
ing no one on account of race, color, or pre-
ylous condition but on the contrary, DC
tltlons to. Congress to remove disabilities
and test -oaths.
Under these, and other considerations, I
feel confident that you will grace the Senate
chamber, after the recess, with another adyo.
cate of the principles indicated.
Let me ask, that you have no division in
your ranks, but come to the standard that
gave you freedom and equality. a- -r.
When the day ofelection comes, although
many may be looking homes for the year, 90
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Hyacinthe ON ceIibacy.

Pere Hyacinthe concluded his address in
New York, Thursday night, as follows:
q "In modern society celibacy exists for the
sake OF God, but these exceptions, if you
make rule, is against God and against ma
ture: celibacy is cowardicc .ifit does not
glorify marriage. The Apostles have said
marriage is honorable marriage is spotless
before God and men, The great object in
view is the reconciliation of heaven and
earth and of the present life with the future
and to secure union of earth, union in the
city, in the nation and in humanity. 1t was
the thought of Jesus Christ The founda-
ton of your people is the Bible. the book
that speaks of God-the living word of
Jesus Christ. In the admirable manifesto
from your President there shines through
his words the Christian faith-a belief in
Jesus is at the root of this nation. May Je-
sus Christ protect your nation and develop
in Europe, preparing amidst strife, unity
and religion and material prosperity, and
when return shall tell Europe that / have
found here liberty associated with Christi
anity, and have been among people who
do not think that to be free they must be
parted from God.n'. ..4 ..,.-.,..,,4 .,rr
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The following extract is from Bulwer 4
''Pooh " said Lady Delmour, turning away,
her head, Now that pooh is very signifi-
cant word. On the lips of man of bust
ness it denotes contempt for romance; ON
the lips of a politician it r, Dukes a theory
With that monosyllable philosopher mas
sacres a fallacy; by those four letters
rich man gets rid Of a begger. But in the
rosy mouth of a woman tle harshness van-l
lshes, the disdaini becomes encouragement,
l'Pooll p says the lady when you tell her she
Is handsome, but she smiles when she says
1t. With the same reply she receives your
protestation of love, and bushes as she re-
eeiyes it. With men it is the sternest, with
woman it is the softest exclamation in the
language. .ti.''''7'i ~
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A Miracle In India.

A Mogul gentleman OF Bombay, named
Hajec lanai GLADDEN.. gravely writes to the
Bombay Gazette that an irreverent Turkish
soldier appeared at the holy shrine of, Kcr-
bila, and, nat needing the circumstances of
the doorkeeper, went in with his sword and
shoes on, when a mysterious hand extended
itself from the grave and slapped the often
der SO severely on the face that he was in
stantly deprived of speech, and, although
attended by the Kerbila doctors, breathed
his last on the evening of the same day. In
honor of this miracle the Turkish Governor
of Kerbila ordered guns to be fired, and the
whole town was illuminated. The Mogus
of Bombay also placed extra lamps In their
Museed, and the leading members of the
community intended, when the latest ac-
counts were received, to celebrate Jussun
for ten consecutive days. ga, .gf..s.,.. ...oe.
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A Frencl, savant, b Dr. Maenen, has inst inst

A French savant, Dr.. Magnen, has just
been trying experiments with guinea pigs,to
iliustrateithe baneful effects OF abysinthc He
administered to one animal (says cores
pondenD -four, grammes of strong brandy
which is an ingredient of Frenchman's
deadly sdrink-with the natural result Of
making the poorn little pig siamefully aine.
briated. "If the dose be weak" says M.
Magnen, "it--causes- -xertigo.;-the animal
bangs down his head, evinces sadness, and
remains motionless.. Then shudderr comes
over the anterior part of the body, gradually
followed BY starts in the muscles of the
neck. This symptom will, by degrees, ex.
tend to the whole of the animals fore parts;
The creature will appear as if under the IN
huence of electric shocks. A larger dose
will induce violent nervous fits. narI - ai ss
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Waxed Paper.

An article known as waxed paper. is in
very extensive use in Europe especially on
the continent, for tying up the necks of bot
ties, co vering preserve jars, and for envelop-
ing tobacco and other substances that re-.
quire to be; kept from the air, replacing
generally tin foil and similar substances. It
is prepared there on large scale by taking
quire of paper and opening it fiat upon a
table, and then going over it quickly with q
very hot smoothing iron, against which is
held piece of wax, which, melting, runs
down upon the paper and is absorbed by it.
When the upper Sheet is saturated it is ta-
ken of, andsthe sone below is treated in a
similar manner Any excess Of wax applied
in the, first instance readily penetrates
through to the lower layer. - .''i''''
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How to Court in Church.

A y0ung gentleman happening to sit at
church in pew adjoining one in which sat
young lady for whom he conceived sud
den and violent attachment, was desirous of
entering into courtship on the spot, but
the place not being suitable for formal
declaration, the case suggested the follow
ing plan:
He politely handed his fair neiphbor a
Bible, opened, with pin stuck in the fol-
lowing text: Second epistle of John, verse
g -...Er a.--'-
And now beseech thee, not as though
wrote a new commandment unto thee, but
that which he had from the beginning. that
we love one another % - - "a.
She returned It, pointing to the second
chapter of Ruth, 10th verse: l.,. ..-..r.,.
"Then she fell on her face, and bowed
hers If to the ground. and said to him, Why
have / found grace in thine eyes, seeing that
am q stranger l2Ishl,, sai 10 lo - { 81,
He, returned the book, pointing to the Both
chapter OF the epistle of John:
Having many things to write unto YOU, I
would not write with pen and ink, but i
4 trust shertly,to come unto you and speak
face tp face that our joy maybe full.r'a i,.tte
From the above interview = marriage took
place recently '''''" '"' '''''' ~ W "'
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A Cincinnatian Buys Splendid STEAM.
er-He Starts Her to Califor-
mia and She Founders
in the Gulf Stream.

A few days since we noticed the fact that
our well known citizen, Admiral David
Gibson, during hisrccent tript New York,
bad made purchase OF the elegant steamer
D. G. Haskin, at a cost of $4,000, and had
started her to the Pacific coast, to take
place in the line of boats running in connec.
tionwith the Pacific road. The purchase
was made of u Commodore Vanderbilt and
was considered an excellent bargain, on eyi,
dcnce of Which is the fact that within a
week afterwards he was offered $4,000 ad.
vance on the purchase price for the ves-
sei.smiga ~ % h,uigls 3igo2a siahsr 4Si
| Onlthe 18th of November she started from
New York, and this mornings dispatches
bring the announcement that on Tie nth.
at half past II, p. M she foundefed ia the
Gulf stream, 400 miles from New York. Mr..
Gibson started q day or two, since, expect
ing to meet his vessel on the Pacific coast.
The news Of her loss will no doubt be first
received by him in San Frnncisco. .AO Oincsn-
natl .CtT0nscle. d 35s.s1 sd titl h,is,aEs i.
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In the Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge,
England, is. Queen Eizabeth's music-book,
containing compositions for the piano-forte
or ylrginal Of her time, The Queen is said
to have been skillful musician. Some
pages of the book have been evidently often
! turned'over; Others but seldom looked at!
The leaves that are oiledl aresithose, on
Yhlfh the simplest tunes are Written Al
though Her Majesty has the, reputation of
having been an accomplished performer
upon the virginai,--ti1is nfnsic-book proves
that she wasuwontt to skipthe more irksoms
compositions and, indulge in the less labpri.
GUS pastime Of Playihg .the tunes only, 4. ~,
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A Singular Case of Whipping,

Mr.. James Wilkerson and his wife, resid-
ing near. Red Bank, in Halifax, Virginia,
were walking to see d neighbor last week,
and while engaged in conversation, large
muscular man by the name of Wilborne sud
denly jumped from behind tree and com
menced an assault on him. 4 iWilkerson was
so much surprised and shocked by the sud
den attack that he was hardly able to resist,
and Wilborne beat him until he fancied he
had obtained. satisfaction, After getting
through with the business he gravely in
formed Wikerson that, he had nothing
@agin him. but be had insulted his father
about two years since, and he CWilborne)
had made up his mind to thrash him.
Wnereupon the parties separated. y 'i 'f
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CORRESPONDENCE,

We are not irresponsible for the rie,es of Cor
...
41 Communications intended for publica-
ton naast De accompanied By the name Of the
autlor. The name sciM not be publisAed-un-
les oy request-6ut ace require 1t as a guaran-
'se OF good Jaith.-EDIToR OF STANDARD.