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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-27

conducted to her chamber and put to bed
by the women, and the bridegroom was in
like manner attended by tho men. The
couple both being il bed, their hcalths
were drank in their presence by all the
company. On the next morning, when the
bridegroom rose, he gave his bride a NOR
gengabc, or morning gift which became
her separate property, and was the ancient
pin money. All the company came to the
chamber before the couple rose, to hear
this gift declared, after which they feasted
again for several days, until the provisions
were consumed, and then, having made
presents to the husband they Departed
The wedding dress of the bride, and three
of her maidcns, and of the bridegroom
and his attendants, were Ofa peculiar fash
ION and color, and might not be worn on
any other occasion. These dresses were ut
first the perquisites of the musicians who
attended the marriage, but in later times
they were given to some church or abbey.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-27
Frutts GEd Vegetables

The quantities of peaches that como to
the Philadelphia market seem without
limit. The following comprise the num-
Der of baskets brought on Monday morn
ing by several boats from Delaware and
Maryland BY the Fanny Cadwallader.
from Sassafras, Maryland, 5000; Diamond
State, from Sassafras, Maryland, 5000;
Jersey Blue, from Smyrna, Delaware,
5000; schooner and 2 sloops from Odes-
sa, Delaware, G,000 and 6 barges from
Delaware and Maryland, 10,50O. The
price per backet, along the line of the
Delaware avenue, ranged from 80 to 20
cents, while for superior qualities .as high
as 81 50 was obtained. But few were sent
to New York, in consequence of their mel
low state. The market is active and
steady. Watermelcns arrived in great
numbers from New Jersey, and brought
from SIT 10 $25 per hundred Canteleups
sold from 30 to so cents per basket. To
matoes were exceedingly fine, and sold for
% cents per basket. Egg plants brought
the same figure, while corn ranged from
.85 cents to 81 per Observation-Disclosures
age.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-27
still Another Counterfeit.

The United States Treasurer has receiv
ed in Washington, from the postmaster at
Shamburg, Pennsylvania, Il singular kind
of counterfeit Half of it is good $40
greenback, of new series 2o letter G, 15.-
The other half is counterfeit. 1t has
worn appearance, and is evidently be-
smeared purposely. By joining portion
Of good note and portion OF counter
felt in this manner the sum Of five dollars
is cleared on every one got ria of. Ofthe
dangerous $40 counterfeits about which
so much has been said of late, but two
have thus far been received and positively
condemned-one from Cohoes, New York,
and the other from New York CITY
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-27
Ayer's Ague Cure,

or Fever and Ague, knternaittent Fe-
|I-r. Chill Fever, 1SenaiffeRt Fever,
EsUnaB Ague, Periodical Bilious
4 ever, NC.. anti indeed all the :affec.
|IiNn~ which arise from maIariOus,
harsh nai.ssmatic peisOns.
l. ITS name implies, it does Care. and docs not
|l Containing neither Arsenic, Quininc, Bismuth,
lur, any other mineral or poisonous substance
htr,y":, il IN nOWise Injuries any patient The
.nbcT and Importance of its cures in the aSue dis
are literally beyond account, and we believe
hh"ut a parallel in the history of medicine. Our
"a. T. %rlttcd by the acknowledgements we re-
al the radical cures Effected Ill obstinate cases,
|.d where other remedies had wholly failed.
utcclmatcd persons, either resident IN, or
ling through mIasmatic localities, will be pro-
'd ~ taking the 4GUE CURE daily.
f"t LirrJ' I'OIa apIdiEtS, arising from torpldlty
'h" LIVER it is an excellent remedy, stimulating
L Liver into healthy activity.
F~'pared by DIR. j. G. AVER & Co, Practical
4 \nIlytical Chemists, Lowell Mass, and sold
L .tund thc world.
FRICE, SI.OO PER R0TTLE.
sS- 6oli in Wilmington by e. Willis. W. FL.
|pPitt and all Druggists and Dealers every
here. dec 16, 1863 81 -eodlw-1tw
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-27

4 comparatively few Ladies monopolize the
esuty as we'll as the attention of Society. This
night rot to be go, but it is and will be while
len are foolish and single ont pretty faces for
bmPanions.
This can all be charged by using Hagan's Mag
Ola Balm, which gives the Bloom Of Youth and
rslred sparkling Beauty to the Complexion.
leasing powerful and natural.
~ lady need complain of red, tanned, tree
ed or rustic Complexion who will invest seven
=. cents III Hagan's Magnolia Balm It's effects
l. lIuiy wonderful. To Pre- sselve and Dress the
air use LYONS Kathairon,
aug % 2e-lm
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-27
RATES OF ADVERTISING

1 square, of 10 lines or less, for each and every
insertion 81.
Special Notices will be charged $500 per square
chand every insertion.
All Obituaries and private publications Of eve1y
charac ter, are charged as Advertisements.
sB-No advertisement, rejecting upon private
character, can, under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, be
admitted.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-27
Southern Prosperity.
The New YORK Express says:

II no ANVW L VI d 1~zAI Oo5 DtAJ D
"Last epring it was roughly calculated
that the shipments of cotton, allowing for
all overland drains to eastern ports and for
all other drawbacks, would ne:cc1he plan
ter $25, OOO,O 900 There was E1'e5 incredu-
lity of this estimate. What are the real
figures To last Friday the average re-
ceipts at Mobile may be set down at 227,-
600 bales OF an inside estimate The price
has averaged fraction over twenty-three
cents, giving gross return of about $27,-
900, 900. Thus the unfinished season has
largely exceeded the spring estimate of the
whole" - a.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-27
Si'O!.EN

NhOM ELIJAH SHIVEk, on the 24thfA
\ ot July. ole LARGE BODIED JEN- A
MULE. ears inclined to Hap, light aaNnzG
on gray; lolls her tongue Oh the hight side.
IL i..y $25 for ler delivery to mo in OusIOw
,uuty, near the Cross Roads, five miles of Jack
nvIlle.
ELIJAH SILVER
aTE - z7-2t*
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-27

l. MR. =. L.. Clemmens, better known to
nc n reading world as "Mark Twain" has
- Express. Wv
,iIIai IIsPtaln r. q. Hobson, the conductor
Ia on lie Sonthside railroad on Mon
MOI neat T petersburg, Va, was from Rich
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-27
DIED.

Ii this city, of consumption, on the 18th in
|Hn,' at The residence of DR.. ThOs. b. Carr,
Years.
u ariOtte papeIs please copy.
In this city, on the 9th instant, Mrs. PENE.
|ofE WALLACE, relict of the late Ohristopher
slace, aged "a years, 8 months and 10 days.
q The age of IL years she embraced religion
IT, Ioned the Methodist Episcopal Church. Her
|L"le life has been that of a devoted christian
y she died the death of the righteous.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-27
A.y er's Sarsaparilla,
FOR PURIFYING THE BLOOD.

The reputation this eK-
Celient medicine enjoys,
Is deTIv ed from Its cures,
many OF which are of u
truly marvellous char
aCter. InVeterate cues
OF s;crOfula, where the
system seemed utterly
given up to corruption,
have yI.hled to this com
pound at anti-strumOuS
Nmtuc-- Disorders Of q
srrniui"uS type, ana at
1uctIonS which are merely
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-27

There are seven hundred acres of grapes
in single county in Minnesota.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-27

ues, and the half mile track will soon be
completed. Preparations are making to
remove the building formerly used as a
Freedmen's Hospital, The old prison
building is advertised to be sold by auction
at Camp Russell, August 28th.
Raleigh Standard.
His Excelency Governor Holden, Issues
his proclamation, ordering an election to
be held October 9TH, in the Both Senatorial
District, to fill the vaceny caused by the
death of Hon. J. ". Osborne; and on the
same day in the 9Th Senatorial District. to
fill the vacency caused by the death of D.
J. Rich, ESQ. RAJ. Standard.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-27

st. Louis is said to be Gretna Green
for Illinois.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-07-17
PickpOckets.
ron der Clock,

1t is very easy to guard against the OPP
erations of pickpocllets, and comparatively
easy to 'spot " them, if one is only on the
look out. A few words of advice may not
be inappropriate i'll this connection, and we
trust that some of our readers may profit
by them. First, never go into a street.
crowd in city, and, if possible, never en-
ter crowded street-car. If you must do
steady yourself, as that completely exposes
one side of your clothes, and so divcrts
your thoughts that the Operator can
''go through y the pocket on that side with
the greatest ease. If you are .iostled in a
crowd, don't turn to see who did it, but
bring your arms closer to your body, and
he on the alert to detect anything unusual
going on around your clothes; and, as soon
as possible, get away from that spot. The
best place to carry money is in the inner
pocket of your vest, except enough to de-
fray the expenses of one day, which you
can carry where you please. Don't, if you
find yourself in crowded place, proceed to
take any unusual precaution to see that
your valuables are safe, as that only let's
the thief know where they are. Make no
demonstration whatever, but be meatally
alive to everything that is going on around
you. tavorite game among pickpockets
is to strike mans hat down over his eyes,
and, while the victim is trying to escape
from the unpleasant situation they will rob
all his pockets. The better way would be
to make no effort for few moments to re-
move the hat, but to gather all your facili-
ties about you and move away few PAGES.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-07-17

Dark is the night, and fitful and drealily
Rushes the wind like the waves of the sea:
Little care I, as here I sing cheerily,
Wife at my side and my baby on knee:
King, King, cro,ra me King:
Home is tile Kingdom and L0Ue is tue
King,
Flashes the freight upon the dear faces,
Bearer and dearer as onward we go,
Forces the shadow behind us, and places
Brightness around us with warmth in the
glow.
King, Hing, cr0wn me the King:
Home is the Kingdom and Lore is tile
Hing!
Flashes the lovelight, increasing the glory
Beaming from bright eyes with warmth
of the soul,
Telling of trust and content the sweet
story,
Lifting the shadows that over us roll.
htng, HING cr0cn me tie King.
Home is tile Kingdom and Loce is the
King!
Richer than miser with perishing treasure,
Served with service no conquest could
bring;
Happy with fortune that words cannot
measure,
Light-hearted l on the hearthstone can
sing,
King, Hing croun me tie King:
Home is the Kingdom and Lore is the
King!
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-07-17

desire him as permanent addition to our
population. He is not desired at all for
that matter; but his readiness to work,
and our millions of acres of uncultivated
fields, settle this in practical way. We
have work to be performed he has the
muscle and disposition to perform it. Chi
nese who can cultivate tea can manage cot
ton. For that matter, cotton has always
been cultivated in the Flowery Kingdom,
and it is as field laborer that the China
man excels. Ten years from to-day will
see hundred thousand Chinese in the Mis-
sissippi Valley-perhaps twice the number
but we prefer moderate estimates. The
ball will soon commence rolling, and it will
never stop. AS rapidly as Sambo quits the
fields or becomes so useless that the fields
will quit him, the acres pressed by his
coarse brogans will be trodden by wooden
shoes, and his crisp "wool - will give way
to the pigtail. Make way for the coming
man. He has but awaited the hour, and it
has arrived.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-07-17
Boy Love.

One of the queerest and funniest things
to think of is boy love. No sooner does a
boy acquire a tolerable stature than he be-
gins to perfume his hair with fragrant oils,
scatters essences over his handkerchief, and
desperately shaves and anoints for a beard.
He casts dc-glanccs at all the girls he may
meet, becomes regular attendant at church
or meeting carries a cane, holds his head
erect, and struts little i'll his walk; pres
emily he fills in love.
lie lives now in fairy region, and quotes
poetry in which Glove and "dove,
heart " and g smart peculiarly FREEDOM
mate, and he plunges deeper in the delicious
labyrinth, fancies himself filled with the
divine atiiatus, and suddenly breaks into Il
scarlet rash-of rhyme. He feeds upon the
looks of his beloved; is raised to the seventh
heaven if she speaks pleasant word; and
is plunged into the gloomiest region of
misanthropy by frown. He is the most
devoted lover in the world. Wealth. he
despises the groveling thought. Poverty,
earthly blessings; and Glove in the cottage
with water and crust" is his beau-idcal
of paradise of dainty delights. He de-
clares to himself, with the most solemn
emphasis, that he would go through fire
and water: undertake Il pilgrimage to
China or Kamtschatka; swim storm-tossed
oceans; scale impossible mountains, and
face legions of bayonets, for but one sweet
smile from her dear lips. He dotes upon
flower she has cast away. He cherishes
her glove-a little worn in the fingers
next to his heart. lie signs like locomo-
tive letting off steam. lie scrawls her dear
name over quires of foolscap-a fitting me-
dunn for his insanity. He sconfully de-
preciates the attention of other boys of his
own age; and passes Harry Bell contemp-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-07-17
Golden Advice.

About three years ago a young man pre-
scented himself to Mr. Corwin for clerk
ship Thrice was he refused, and still he
made fourth attempt. His perseverance
and spirit of determination awakened a
friendly interest in his welfare, and the
secretary advised him in strongest possible
manner to abandon his purpose and 30 to
the West, if he could do no better outside
the departments.
my young friend = said he, ego to the
North West, buy 100 acres of government
land-or, if you have not the money to
purchase, squat on it; get you an axe or
mattock, put up log-cabin for your habi-
tation, and raise a little corn and potatoes;
keep your conscience clear, and live like a
freeman, your own master, with no one to
give you orders, and without dependence
on anybody. Do that, and you will he
honored, respected, influential, and rich.-
But accept elerkship here, and you sink
at once all independence; your energies be-
come relaxed, and you are untitled in few
years for any other or more Independent
position. l may give you place to-day
and may kick you out tomorrow; and
there's another man over there at the White
House who can kick me out, and so we go.
But if you own an acre of land, it is your
kingdom, and your cabin is your CASTLE
You are sovereign, and you will feel it in
every throbbing of your pulse, and every
for having thus advised YOU
If the thousands who ardently strive for
places under government would ponder
well these words, and exercise a sound dis
erection in their application, many a young
and gallant spirit would be saved from in
animation, and joy rather than grief to
its possessor.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-07-17
The Coming ChiDaman.
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO BE FILLED WITH

In speaking of the negotiations now pend
ing, by which Charleston capitalists intend
to introduce coolies on the rice and cotton
fields of South Carolina, and the contract
by 4 Chicago company for the transporta-
ton of fifty thousand across the Pacific
Railroad, the Memphis IralancAe says:
'sThis is not theoretical, but practical
immigration. Instead of figures and theo-
ries it produces the needed labor himself,
setting him down at our doors. We may
as well prepare to face the Celestial, for he
will face us, with his pig-tail, his docility
and industry. There is no longer room for
him in California, and he will push across
the railway to the new Ell Dorado of labor.
He is the coming man, and we must make
up our minds to meet him. lie is coming
because the conversion of our blacks into a
race of politicians and oilers is making
room for him. lie is coming because, for
the want of labor, our broad fields are un-
cultivated, and forests occupy soil which
should TEEN with cotton and corn. He is
coming because the country is languisling
for his industry and thrift. The fact that
he one day expects to return to the empire
of more genial suns and more luxurious
flowers, there to die among his kindred, is
that much more in his favor. We do not
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-07-17

MEERsCHAUM.-The material of which
the true Meerchaum pipes are made is a
mineral found in some parts of Turkey and
Greece. Chemically it is silicate of mag
nesia and in composition allied to soap
stone. 1t being very light, the fanciful
name Meerschaum, foam of the sea, was
given to it, which has led to the not uncom-
mon idea that it is in some way prepared
from sea froth. In its rough state it looks
like lump of very white clay. 1t is easily
carved and worked into shape, after which
it is put into boiling wax, and then polish
ed. limitations are made so like the true
article that only an experienced eye can
tell the difference
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''Heaven is dependant on Earth in meas
IRE for its iOys."-L. G.. MATLACK.

There will be joy in heaven,
Greater Joy than e'er before
Entered that blest home immortal,
Where they sing the praises DER
OF a now exalted Saviour,
Who before the Fathers throne
Ever liveth, ever pleadeth,
For the heather as his own,
When the last lone wanderer homeward
Shall return with weary feet,
And the kind and loving Father
Runs the long lost son to meet,
Heaven will tune its sweetest anthem,
Strike its loudest harp of gold
Praising Him who came to gather
All unto one shepherd fold.
He who for the joy before Him
Joy of bringing home to God
All earth's lost rebellions children,
Shed for them His precious blood.
Ger that thorn-crowned brow of Calvary
Victory radiant palm doth wave,
Angels tell the wondrous story,
How he died the world to save.
Then the wilderness shall blossom,
And the desert gladly ring;
For the deaf shall hear sweet music,
And the stammering tongue will sing.
Than the song the angels chanted
At the dear Redeemer's birth
Sang so sweetly once in heaven
Shall resound through all the earth.
Elhton. NJ. J. b.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-07-17

AS rule, food which is best enjoyed
is best digested. Just SO exercise which ia
cal. In selecting methods of exercise, every
individual should be guided by his own in
dividual tastes. 1t is better to change fire.
quently from one exercise to another. 1t
is well even to consult our whims and our
varying moods. Above all things, we
should strive to prevent our exercise from
becoming dry, hard, mechanical routine.
The heart should go with the muscles.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-07-17

If i'll spite of all these precautions, you are
robbed, don't accuse any one near you of
taking your valuables, and don't make the
least show of disturbance until you have
narrowly watched the persons who are some
little distance from you, or who may be
moving away from the place. You may be
very sure that there is your pocket-book or
your purse, and not in the possession of any
one near blythe fellow going out has it,
and the fellow looking SO unconcerned at
your side is the one who took it from your
pocket. These few general rules were
given us by an old detective, and we give
them to our readers as something of value.
Milford Journal.
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J U LY

Its dark-green hue, its sicklier tints, all
fail,
And ripening harvest rnstles in the gale,
glorious sight, if glory dwells below,
Where heavens muniticence makes all the
show,
Der every field and golden prospect found,
That glads the ploughman's Sunday morn
ing's round,
When on some eminence he takes his stand,
To Judge the smiling produce of the land. :"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-07-17

DRILLING Classic the old mode of
boring glass with file wet with oil of tur-
pentine correspondent of the Chemical
Ne,cs adds an amendment from German
source, confirmed by his experience, to the
effect that dilute sulphuric acid is much
more effective, with less wear of the tool,
than oil of turpentine. 1t is stated that at
Berlin, glass castings for pump barrels,
etc, are drilled, planed and bored like iron
ones, and in the same lathes and machines,
by the aid of sulphuric acid.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-07-17
PUBLIC CEMETERY.

me practice Of buryng the dead in private and dc
burial grounds 10 fast becoming
IN TINS ana all other civilized countries. There is
iocued near most Of our cities and towns u public
1ehe'ry SET apart and kept up for the burial of tho
e; ann II has been found that such grounds much
less liable to isglect than those Of tho former class
~ Is no" proposed to Establish CEMETERY NEAR
ELhioN and at tho solicitation of numerous persons
he Undersigned has agreed to appropriate tract of
In ihs to him for that purpose. The ground is
r rt = ni mile from Ekton. on the road leading to
hes'Ieake Cty - elevated dry in all and
be easily improved and beautiie The contains 81
acres and 3" much is necessary will he devoted the
lpose' ana II - proposed to divide it into 400 lots of
tc dimensions of l6 by 20 feet. The price win be $40
hn ui ans 10 ,ooh a. 100 lots disposed Of
uir VIII De take to carry the project into effect.
PERSONS favorable t" the measure, and DESTROYS Of
purchasing lots, will apply to
may IL, lSGa-2ln SANJ n PDIRD
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-07-17

tuously for daring to compare " that gawky
Mary Jane with his Incompatible Angel
ina. Happy, happy foolish boy love! with
its joys, and its hopes, and its fears; its
SORROWS its jealousies, and its delights; its
raptures and its fortunes; its ecstatic fevers
and its terrible heart-burnings; its solemn
righteousness and its intensely prosaic ter
mnation
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-07-17

THE FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE
Co, of York, Pa, ranks among the best
mutual Companies. The rates are moder-
ate. and all losses promptly paid. Persons
desiring Insurance in this Company, by
leaving their applications at Tile Wing
office will receive their Policies without
further trouble.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-07-17
CARRIAGES FOR SALE,

TIE STOCK OF CARRIAGES of the firm OF W.
First Bro. will he offered for sale to close. very
favorable terms.
REPAIRING will be done usual at the shop.
June ), 1S69-lm
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-07-17

1.-THE proprietors of UeCuM and Home
offered prize of a hundred dollars, ajew
weeks since, for the best song. The fol
lowing was awarded the prize by the COM
mittee L
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-07-17

"A clergyman. coming out of the water
with woman he had baptised, asked her
how she felt in her mind, He was not q
little surprised to hear her rash answer,
"Bully?''