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The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-06-01
Popping the Question.

n y p "a fl'lfi
why don't you get marricdf 7" said .
bouncing girl, win laughing eyes, to a
smoothiacc innocent looking youth.
Wcii, i--said the youth, stopping short
WIN gasp. ana nxing his eyes On vatMncy
with puzze'i ana foolish expression. !.
wei, go on said the ialr cross, qnesl
ti"nrr, incining. almost imperceplil'Iy,
nearer 70 uie young man: Now just tell
me right out--you what Z" "a
""Why, / .-pshaw, | don't know
.Yon do know, say you do; now come,
John, want to know" es'f
"Oh, can't tell you" ss5
Il say you can. Why. you know Pll ney.
er mention 1t; and you may tell me, of
course, yon know, for haven't always been
swell, you have, know" replied the poor
leleagured youth. .elui
And I'm sure always thought you liked
me-" went on the maiden, in tender and
mellow accents.
"Oh, do. upon my word yes, indeed
do. Maria,r said the unsophisticaied youth,
very warmly and he found that Maria had
uncnnsciously placed her own hand in his
open palm
Then there was silence.
"And then-weil ]! whispered Maria,
dropping her eyes on the ground. b aar
"Eh Oh, well J" said John, dropping
his eyes and Marlas hand ut the same
time =
Pm pretty sure you love somebody.--l
In fact" said alaria, assuming u tone of
raiiery; \ knaw you are In love, and John
why don't you tell me all about it ut
oheeE &C. ;,
wei,
"el'' In you sity mortal, what Is
mere 10 !'c AFRAID OF .f-.e vta
.oh II am BECAUSE In afraiu "i any.
thihS ~ al; ana lti--wcii, now, Maria, III
tell ynii. 3H'l g" R
"Weli,now, John. fs. lH fagNH
I ,r.a raags.st 10 aN ..4e
les ..f.s..,-.
II am'lh iovc. NOW don't tell you
won't, will you!" said John violently seiz
Ing Maria ny the hand, and looking IN her
lace Win tlle most lmpioring expression.
"Why, OF course you know, john, VIII
never breathe word about 1t; you know
won't don't you, John Z" 2Y'1 iili'
ihis was spoken IN low Whisper, and
the cherry lips OF Maria were so near Johns
ear when she spoke, that when he turned his
head I" look at her, there might have occur
red serious collision.
"Well, Maria" said John, I've told you
now, and so you shall know all about it.
have always thought great deal OF you,
and"
Yes. John"
liam sure you would do anything Tor me
YOU could"
"Yes, John, you know would"
"Well | Thought So and Won don't know
how I've wanted to talk to Won obout IL
Il declare .Jobn I-vou miubt have toll
ma. lone since If ro,, v.ntod - fnr nono. U,u
,ros .n7r, n,;,h ,on :, n'n I;ro "''e'
q" at 80 -. "r.m ,a,, ~" ~ "y nl1
l kno" y9u WASH I, anu L nave ollen
iei. siea. n''nu TO- pul-
LIS n"t 700 ,a'e now, you KNOW, John.
"cil, now Maria, 10 you think am too
young 10 GET married
indeed do nor, !ohn ana L Know 1t
wou'u DC Sood thinS l"r you, TOO, lor
every body says the sooner young people get
married the better, when they are prudent,
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-06-01

INFORMATION WANTED.-Kilby White,
an old colored man from Onslow county, N.
c., called on us this week and asked our as
sistance in finding his son Caesar. Caesar is
about eleven years of age. and was living
with a family in Mocksville until last No
vember, when he left, saying he was going to
work on the railroad to get money to 60
home, since which time nothing has been
heard from him. His father has come four
hundred miles i'll search of him, and is in
great distress at the loss of the boy, and any
one knowing his whereabouts would do a
christian act by informing his father who is
going to work on the N. W. N. c., railroad
for the purpose of getting money to get home
on Winston Sentinel
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A SERIOUS QUEsTIoN.-A young lady met
in company young gentleman who evil
IDENTIFY had an excellent opinion of himself.
During conversation he introduced the sub.
jcct of matrimony, and expatiated at length
upon the kind of wife he expected to marry;
that is, if ever he should take the decisive
step. The honored lady must be wealthy,
beautiful, accomplished, amiable, ETC., etc.
His listener quietly waited until he ended,
and then completely confounded him by
asking. in the coolest possible manner,
And pray, sir, what have You to offer in
return for all this 2" The young man stam-
mcred, reddened little, and walked away.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-06-01

A USEFUL TABLE.-To aid farmers in ar
irving at accuracy in ascertaining the amount
of, land in different fields under cultivation,
the following table is given by an agricul-
tural contemporary .a4.5 ai
yards wide by 96S yards long contains
one acre.
10 yards wide by 4S4 yards long contains
ono acre.
20 yards wide by 242 yards long contains
one acre. .-. l........
40 yards wide by 12t yards long contains
one acre.
16O yards wide by 3O4 yards long con-
tains one acre.
s2O feet wide.by 1853 feet long contains
one acre. IT,
ITO feet wide by as6 feet long contains
one acre.
60 feet wide by 7se feet long contains
one acre. l. t-aI4 o.
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: " :"
=. Hans Brcitman seems to have written trayes-
Ile on " Excelsior" by which the rapidly failing
Shoo Fly is Tor few briei hours galvanized into
new liie. The first two stanzas run In this way
Der eiening clouds was sedling fast,
As young man drough der fIlage BASED,
- Shkaliug ..oIig mid der shdOrm and hail,
Nit desc Words tied In hts cuad dahl: @...-
"Shoo, Fly"
"Oh don't ~ such mite as dosc,"
His muddcr grics, You will got frose;
Dat John FrOsd dat will nib your car"
He only SAID SO nit shnccr,
''Shoo, Fly"
him to stop, but
Higher and higher dat young man vent
For the shdorme lie dond not care Il cent,
As he wiped dat shnow oil his lcfd ear,
Dem words Was herd still shdrOng and CLEAR
''Shoo, fly
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a9Nlytekly a9Nly Sfanh#fa
Absent. beloved, from Thee.


The golden unshinc, soft and lair,
Toachc- the meadows eheerily; II 5i,
Wild violcts scent the warm, stili air;
But ever through the bright spring hours,
The sunshine and the opening flowers,
My spirit hungcrs TO be led,
And faints for loves dear daily bread,
Ycarning, beloved, Tor thee
The day wears on, the evening lone
Comes up across the misty lea;
watch the stars as one by enc
They glimmer out; my eyes are wet;
My heart is filed with vague regret;
Haunting il like sad refrain;
cannot still this restless pain,
Thinking, beloved, of thee!
The twilight deepcns; brooding sleep
shadows the green earth t,ndcrly;
The house lies husfcd in slumber deep;
The peace of heaven seems strangely near;
kncel beneath the mooEbeams clear,
AND soft upon my troubled breast
Comes down blessed sense of rest,
Praying, beloved, Tor t!ieei
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-06-01

JAMES Brooks, the veteran editor, has
retired from the control of the Ecening Er-
press. Mr.. Brooks is Democratic member
of Congress from New York City, but has
been long connected with the press.
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The Washington Convention of Physicians
having rIfused to fellowship colored DOCTORS
the New York Tribune ask: 'Well, then,
why notFulc out any physician who accepts
negro pdients3 If 4 sound darkey is SO bad,
sick oit must be a great deal worse"
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-06-01

THE IRON SCREW steamer Benefactor, says
the New York Sun, was launched on Satur-
day at Chester, Penn. She is to run between
New York and Wilmington, N. c. p
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GENEiAL GEORGE Fl. THOMAS left no will.
The amo mt oi his personal estate is report
ed to be AO, 900.
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THE FRENCH "PLEBIscTTE' EXPLAINED.
One of the editors of the Times has receiv
cd a business letter, of which the following
isa copy:
New ORLEANS, April 9th.
DEAR N: Enclosed find $40 What the
devil is It plebisctr? i. -i-,-s.e' K
Yours languidly, oo
j. C***Y.
Measuring our correspondents anxiety by
his lihcralty, both gratitude and compass
sion prompt an early reply. Having once
passed through similar condition of men
tai exhaustion in cndeavoring to compre
hcnd the "Schlczwig Holsteln question" :" we
can feel our friends dazed condition over
the "Pcbiscite," and shall therefore proceed
TO answeri it.
A "plebiscite" is thing only few fellows
can understand. You see. when, in the
course ofhuman events, the policy of n g',v
ernment in its transcendent relations with
the political economies of State become
imbued with the spectral analysis of ahnor-
NAL influence infringing npon the perpctuity
of institutions at once detrimental and nu-
gatory tu the abstrusc interests of tho the
ocracy, why, then. decent respect for the
opinions of mankind requires the prnmulga
tion of popular analytical manifesto, in
which In other words a
.'plcliscitc" is French for 'Shoo fly, don't
bndder me. m--Neto Orleans Times
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THE THIRTIETH WIFE

Brigham did not get Her name was Miss
Selma Ursenback, aud she was native OF
Geneva, Switzerland. She went with her
parents and brother to Utah to teach music,
and the Prohet for the thirtieth time fell in
love. 1t was all in vain that he pleaded his
suit and offered her an exaltation on earth
and queendom hereafter. The fair Swiss
was deaf to the Prophets voice. Selma be-
came disguised, packed her trunk, and left
Utah forever. No more will her sweet voice
be eheald in the Tabernacle; and poor, lone
ly old Brigham is left with no one to console
except Lucy No. 1, Lucy No.2, Clara. Har.
riet, Eliza, Ellen, Susan, Jemima, Margreta
No. l, Margreta No. 2, Zina, Amelia No. l
Amelia No. Q, and one or two Others. Pool
lonely old man! "No one to love, none to
cafess."
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GOLDSMITH CHASE.
BRIGHAM's LAST.

90. Amelia Folsom-This is Brigham's
last wife. She is passibIy good looking
woman about twcnty-three years of age
and has light hair, gray eyes, regular fea-
lures, and tall, graceful form. She is quite
pale, and plays and sings, but is sometimes
ropgh in her manners. Amelis is proud and
naughty and frequently, even in public, treats
the Prophet quite naughtily.
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DEAR N: Enclosed find $40. What I'll
devil is II plebiscitr? M -i-
Yours languidly, t0aa
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Is tall, has light hair, blue eyes, and fair
complexion, but very sharp nose. When
all goes well she is pleasant; but they say
at times this slender woman fires up and
goes for Brother Brigham in a way that
makes his hair stand on end. When angry
she will doounce the Prophet to his face. and
curse the whole Mormon tribe. Brigham
beats retreat when he sees storm coming,
and all the other women get out of her way.
She has one child by Brigham, a son, who is
said to be the worst boy in Utah.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-02-05
GARvlE's FERRY,
LannnrY. 2llh lS7I

y
Mr.. EDIT0E: 1 have just re.
turned from mp the Sunhowcr riv.
er, attending the young mems
party, given at Mrs Fannie
Smiths, on Indian bayou.
And now my dear Mr.. Editor,
knowing how ignorantyou are of
the many good things | encount.
cred, propose 10 give you n sue
cinct account Of what saw in that
nourishing land,
! cant do as you are some
times compelled to, in regard to
the Vicksburg theatre, dismiss
the party by terming it success;
hut owing 70 the exceeding pleas
anlness Of the occasion, / must
aention the names Of those to
whom the guests are indebted.
Tho committees were MCssrs.
IIcalhrman, orrcy, Smith. Stead.
man. Bradford and DR.. Baird. All
of these gentlemen, / had the
honor OF becoming acquainted
with, and truly may 1t he said they
are gentlemen ofjhe old southern
line.
Now sir! the table, whose in
yitlug smiles haunt me still filled
with everything the appetite Of
thr most Rgilrnus could suggest,
aud prepared IN the most tempt
ing manuer. ] learned from the
managers Jhol the young gentle.
mcu were chiefly indebted 10 Mrs
Abncr llcaman, iOr the dcIicacies
Of the table and TO the nimble in
duslrious little fingers of Miss
Fannie Saudcrson, for the many
rare and artistic evergreen de-
signs that graccd the walls Of the
table room and diaing halls. Mrs.
Col. Gillespie and Mrs VIM Smith
we're crCditably concerned in all
hOnOrs.
This was my tirsg visit 10 the
Suunower country, and | cant
convey my amount Of surprise Mt
seeing such a popul0us, rich, and
abundant vicinity. Large pIanta.
tions, comfortable dwellings, good
stock, sew fences. and the ode.
bris Of 4 large cotton crop, alto
/ gethcr struck me with q peculiar
| interest.
The entire way up the Sundow.
er river is displayed an unusual
energy and activity, extending
itself TO all classes, and verify
believe Vicksburg, the natural me
tropolis, is very much in her owr
light that she does not make over
lures for the patronage Of thii
| wealthy section that nov passes
unsolicited 70 The city Of Ncy
0rleana. la9an gatf as
On Mound Bayou, lying yer.
near Indian, there seems 30 b
qulteah encouraging spirit Ofen
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-02-05
THE ROACH KILLING

The following testimony was
given ut the preliminary eXauina-
tion of this affair on Saturday, the
20th inst, before Judge franklin,
of the Probate Court, at Yazoo
City.
The principal witness WAS Mr..
Mcdowell, who testified in sub
stance a. follows "Ab1ut , O'Clock
p. N. Wcdnc-lay, the 18Th inst,
witness was with the deceased and
hi, brother David, on the Good
Hope plantation, on Wolfe Lake,
In Yazoo County. Having sat
down to diuucr deceased helped
David Roach TO ham, but without
eating, he, David, left hc tabll and
the room. Witnc,s and deceased
after diuucr went into a bed room
adjoining anl wcrt sitting, one on
each ,ide Of the lire place, reading
new ,papcrs, when David Roach
entered and took Il srut between
them. Mr.. Mcdowell i. somewhat
deaf, and states il David made any
remark dttcrC,ming in and sitting
down, he did not Lear tliem say,
he heard deceased remark, that ho
would 'puta stop TO suchconduct.'
a moment after glancing up from
his paper, witness say David
Roach with his pistol presented,
and before he could make q move
nent to prevent the act B,nj1min
Roach was shot through the head.
Witness then seized David, and en-
leayorcd 10 hold him, TIL IN scut-
ling they reached the gallery when
witness seeing about forty steps oil,
Street, and Cover and McCorklo
called to them 10 como aud assist
him, but they paid no attention to
him. Witness also called 10 some col.
6red mon,but they seemed too much
frightened to render any assist
ance. David Roach then looked
over to where those white mer
were and said, "It you don't be
friend me as you promised, | vii
tell who gave me the pistol. Ther
| N. B.,street came to David ant
took him by the collar, saying a
want to talk 10 this map David hai
ia take careof himself" and tool
him of Witness says all thes'
men had been drinking and wert
armed, 50 heconcluded TO let Dayi'
/ gog aAE0oOFkle was on horse, ba
cot Grand G0@kfgSs obI and VIE
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-02-05

The Alaska PURCH AsE AND Az
NEXATIoN. The bill for the pur-
chase OF Alaska would, undon5led-
Is, have been lgnominiously de-.
foated IL any other power then
Russia hnd been the other party to
ihc negotiation. The least All
mnUed OF all the European ma.
liunS, shr is jealous Of the Demo-
cratic progress of the others, aud
represents the opposite gOrm of
government. Hence she looks for
friends elsewhere, aud would be
well pleased to have the United
Statcson her side, IN opposition 80
the European nations whence We
spring, aud Of whose political ten
dencirs we are the for. most exam
pie. For this son Of friendship I'VE
gave her a few millions Of substan-
tial dollars, nomihally for Alaska,
aud against tho convictions OF
Congress and the people rs to the
value we received IN The purchase.
Now, an effort is made TO carry
out similar projects for getting rid
OF public money and putting II Into
the hands Of foreign government
and some individuals In our own
country, on'the ground that, hav-
Ing paida large sum for worth
less territory, II must bea good
bargain If We can buy little better
land In 4 warmer climate for less
money,
Annexation isa mutual eilAir.
The question comes 70 this: Ifii
IA desirable for US 10 aanex ST. Do.
mingo and st. Thomas 10 as, what
ought they 10 give Us for being az.
nexed 10 thcmg Oris our condi.
I lion such that we have no adyAni
tagcs 10 contor upon them, While
They can give many to usl ii this
lis Che right view of the CASE oul
Financial aud political eendillon
Imusbbe blamed. 0ur inieri0rlts
| n not in cxient Of lerfllnry, mag
lnitudd OF unaeqaloned resources
DC thoenergys lnla|' zsupe, lndnalH1
lapd virtue 81 Iha pnQp|e b eaI
iohlf la "a pIahf 9
llh4 loHs iiIiII con sI1ual g
Ibf AGA brought d. naAaIo CO.
lFieF.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-02-05
VERY mnk.

Mississippi elected a negro Sen
alor. The cup of her bitterness
and Of her loyalty are both full TO
the hgim al once. Without . WHY
face she has swallowed the black
dose alta gulp. Hall the economy
OF nature has liot burst its hame
strings-if. water has not ceased
to seek its leycl--ll effect has not
ceased to follow cause, we may
now consider it Il lorcgone con.
clusion, that the section Of conn.
try known ~ the Fourth Military
District will soon rise upon the
uolitical horizon rs the State Of
Mississippi. Welcome the fact,
however nauseous! We look up.
on Reycls, Mississippfs new
United States Senator, Of color
as q phiIanLhropist in Disguise
A peace offering thrown into the
sucthing chauidrQn Of Radical
fanalIcism TO cool Il down This
hitherto suG nacked SatrapY has
now the right to claim from Its
masters the position Of chief pet
over all the scattered kingdoms.
We demand that Mississippi shall
be palted on the back to some
extent for her unreasonable 10y
atty, and that thoscothcr naughty
districts be kept out in the cold
yet q few years longer unless in.
deed they elect negro Senator
in the mean time. We are loyaI
10 the backbone. We throw u
The sponge, We are ready at !
moments notice TO take len witt
Reyels, and Fred Douglas, ant
Sumner, at tie Hotel dc Clarence
II Yazoo Democrat,
l.aHHa HaaN 1IH PEI 2
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-02-05

igTnii0n. "a aha laaa tive months
over thirty diaanet hmlIlos Of
whites have settled In a space
WhOselimlts will not exceed twelve
miles; so, after ell, the white cot.
ton growers are beginning to seek
localities where their labor is best
rewarded.
After getting back 10 The above
little city / feel e sense Of real
gratitude for the unsurpassing
kindness and attention OF the oi-
licers OF the Era No. 8. Capt. W.
c. Raum is a gentleman Of the
first water, "Whose polIteness 10
only excelled by his personal
beauty"
GUEST.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-02-05

NHiAe4s 40 ua oi I'D siial aNaeaAs
there Is not perhaps any which
would be more useful either for
acquiring knowledge or Cor more
practical purposes than the refined
and beautiful language Of France
that language which, for five
centuries predomiaated in Eng
land, and made such q deep and
lasting hold on the Anglo-SaxOn
tongue. The Court language
of Europe, it is spoken every
where, and is as much the Ian
guage Of polite society as it is that
Of diplomacy, besides being an &C.
cOmpllshment Of the highest order.
vanA knowledge of Frenclris ad
tageous N many respects. First,
1t enables us to speak with forty
millions more of the human race,
and thus makes us belong, so
much the more, 10 humanity, by
enabling US to entertain an in
tcrcOurse with so many more
of our fellow beings. 1t
opens up TO us all the treasures Of
q literature, second to none in
Europe in richness, variety or ex-
tent. 1t makes us familiar with
its great historians, poets, orators,
scientific writer's and essayests.
And besides it gives us q better
knowledge of our own language,
because in the process Of study,
we are continually called on to
examine into and weigh the true
value of words in order to render
them correctly. But this part Of
our duty is easy comparatively
with other languages, on account
Of the great number of words,
over four thousand it is said,
which are alike in English and
French. And lastly, it enables us
to be our own interpreters, no
matter on what part of the Euro.
pean continent we may think prop.
er to travel, whether in Russia or
Turkey, as well as in France.
These are, in the main, the prin.
ciple advantages to be derived
from the acquisition Of the French
language. And almost the same
may Re said ofthe other principal
languages. Of the continent. In
this country, composed of 4 mixed
population, and continually re.
cruited from the surplus popuIa
ton Of the old world, 4 knowledg
of at least French and German
is requisite TO every man who
wishes to keep pace with 4hc cur
rent literature Of the day, to carry
on large commercial relations, OF
to move in the circles Of polite
society in either hemisphere. The
classical languages Of antiquity
will always hold their high posi-.
ton among the learned-but in
so far as practical utility is con.
cernCd, it is really more adyan.
tageous 10 cultivate the living,
spoken Ian nguages Of our own day
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-02-05


81 aaalihs stiiia, Usn gnn ieii
Whzi e Ehe feaaoa Why
Hat nov Your father ieots 60 VEN.
Ia eTFyhody's eyer
Ith you know. recent lhiag
Hc ueed b look 70 plain.
While nov be seems 8 raalkiHg.
Hutiist begun % reign.
MothoF would You really knszg
IN teil you Ia fTiaa.
IEe bought hla salt of Ruhman Co.
That's why be- lO0ksso nice.
And there's tlas whllom, ugly bean.
Whom would always hhun,
JusthOnghta suitof Ruhman Co,
Now TO his arms ruh.
white he. whom haiidOllaed
Asa true Apollo,
Isiilied iorthe beau dcsplsed
When ] madly follow,
sho'd be more, or lFss. than woman.
Who could beau lelect.
liza magic suit froE6 Ruhmhn
IFS manly form bndecked.
Desr mother, IL win never DO,
For men this truth to know.
FOR when they would o lady WOO,
They'll run 70 Ruhmsn GO.
No lady, nor moro tImid maid,
Csn e'er resist sueh charm,
As his. in iluhman's hest arrayCd-
30 fall In willing arms.