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a German paper records a curious case of
superstition which occurred recently in Stat
gard, East Prussia. Three old women of
the neighborhood were believed to possess
supernatural powers One of them gave
piece of meat to young girl, who soon
after fell sick with fever. The girls brother
took the supposed witch to her bedside and
commanded her to cure the fever. The wo-
man protested her inability to do so, when
he severely beat and stabbed her. The girl
subsequently, died, and the brother was ar
rested for the assault When in the pres
ence of the magistrate, he vehemently per-
sisted IN the assertion that his sister had
been bewitched, and demanded that the old
woman should be taken to church and
there made to swear her innocence before
table on which twelve loaded muskets were
to he ranged, with the muzzles pointed at
her body. IT she swore falsely, he declared
that one of the twelve barrels would he dis
charged OF its own accord and kill her
The court refused to sanction this curious
experiment but in consideration for the he.
reaved family allowed the culprit to escape
with few weeks Imprisonment. Even in
Prussia the old Folk Lore with its legends
and its superstitious beliefs, still holds its
own against the more modern teachings of
the school,room. r
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ColOred Labor,

Mr.. EDITOR: Hearing Conservative on
yesterday say that We of the Southern
States must content ourselves with freed
laborers as the best, and indeed only
kind practicable, it led me to reflections as
to the possible expectations of that party
mainly owning the soil in regard to the fu-
ture status of this peculiar institution. Is
the only kind of laborers we are likely to
have South land, as admitted, the very best
labor to be free, enjoying equality of
night and all that, or only clrcumscribed,
being merely peon, and therefore half free
and half slaVesG Are we to maintain the
constitutional relations of freedom with the
race or only nominally so, the white man
and landowner doing all the voting and
office holding, and the laborer tilling his
field and supporting him in comparative
case? These are grave questions, and
each party, the Republican and Democratic,
Tor white mans party,) are seemingly con-
testing the future of the important question.
1t is likely, were the question put to the
Conservative whether he would willingly
maintain the constitution so far as liberty
to the former slaves goes, he would answer
yes; but he would expect you to under
stand him as he understands himself, that
the institution was to give liberty, but not
fullest liberty; that the line of color should
be the line of distinction as to all the higher
privileges of freedom enjoyable by the two
races. In other words, as the freedman was
by nature incapable of full liberty, it need
not be given him, but left to those for whom
intended, the white man. That the man OF
color could be hired and paid reasonable
price, but voting and holding office wero
different things.
So, though IT ia the purpose Of no sane
Democrat 70 place iBs ooI0gid labeyeF Ia the
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For the Standard.
Republican Meeting in Northampton.

Pursuant to the call of the County Ex-
ecutive Committee, the Republicans of
Northampton county met at the Courthouse
in Jackson on Saturday, the 2Sth day of
May, 1870. .....t.
On motion, James w. Newsum, Esq, was
called to the Chair, and W. F. Drake ap-
pointed Secretary.
MIR. Newsum made some appropriate re-
marks, and stated that the object of the
meeting was to appoint delegates to repre-
sent the county in the District Congressional
Convention, to be held in Plymouth,
commencing on the End day of June next.
The following resolutions were read and
unanimously adopted:
l. Resolged, That we heartily endorse the
resolutions adopted by the Republican Con-
vention held in Raleigh on the nth and
18th inst.
2. That we cheerfully endorse the course
of our able representative, Hon. G. L. Cobb,
in Congress.
That the Chairman of this meeting ap-
point two delegates from each Township TO
represent the county in the District Convcn-
ton. ..
The following named gentlemen were
appointed delegates to the Convention:
Kerby Township-John T. Reynolds,
Morris Futrell ...-..
CASTOR Township-Jas. w. Grant, Ma.
thaniel Turner
Occoneechee Township-E. w. Brittle,
Robert Hatch. 49,. ..-.
seaboard Township-AlbcrtR Ramsay, w.
G. Gay. A II.
jackson Township-Burton Jones, Jos.
Gay. s -,,.,'..
Wicacanic Township N. Buxton,
Robt. Doles
Roanoke Township-Jas. Langford, L.
II. Boyce.
Rich Square Township-Jas. W. Cope
land, Lazarus Pope.
On motion, the Chairman and Secretary
OF the meeting were added to the list of
delegates.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
JAS. w. NEWSUM, Chmn.
W. F. DRAKE, Sec'y.
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made of Poor Rum, Whiskcy, Proof Spir.
its, and Refuse Liquors, doctorcd, spiced,
and sweetcned to please the TASTE, called
"Tonics," "Appetizers," "Restorers, ;" &c.
that lead the tippler on 10 drunkenness and
ruin, but are true Medicine, made IRON the
Native Roots and Herbs OF California, free from
all Alcoholic Stimulants. They are the
GREAT BLOOD-PURIFlER and LIFE GIVING
PRINCIPLE, perfect Rcnoyator and Invigora.
tor OF the System, carrying Off all poisonous
matter, and restoring the blood TO hraIty con.
dition. No person can take these Bitters, ac-
cording to directions, and remain long unwcll.
500 will be given for an incurablc case, pro-
viding the bones are not destroyed by mineral
poisons or other means, antlS the vital organs
wasted beyond the point of repair.
?. For lnfiamatory and Chrouic Rheuma-
ISM ana Gout, Dyspepsia, or Indigestion.
n ,1n hemlttent and Intermittent Fe.
Vers, Diseases of the Blood, Liver. Kid-
neys, and Bladder, these BItters have been
most successful. SUCH DISEASES are caused bv
INITIATED BLOOD, which is generally produced
BY arrangement OF the DIGESTIVE ORGANS.
FOX SKIN DISEASES, -Eruptions. Tet.
ter, SAT- kheum, Blotches, Spots, Pimplcs, Pus.
tules, Boils, Carbuncles, Rinr.Worn ScaId
Head, Sore Eyes, Erysipclas, Itch, Scurfs, ms.
coioratlons OF the Skin, Humors and Diseases of
inc oklh, oil whatever name or nature ara liter
ally dug up and carried out of the system in :,
snort time by the use OF these Bittcrs One bot
nc III sueh cases VIII convince the NEST iucredu-
lous OF their curative effects.
DYSPEPSIA or INDIGESTION. Head.
ache, Pain in the Shoulders, Coughs, Tiyhtness
of the Chest Dizziness, Sour Stomach. Bad
Taste in the Mouth, Bilious Attacks, Palptation
OF the Heart, Copious Discharges of Urine, Pain
in the regions of the Kidneys, and hundred
other painful symptoms, which are the ofIsprin@
OF Dyspepsia, are cured by these Bitters.
Cleanse the Initiated Blood whenever Won find
its impurities bursting through the skin in PIN.
pies, Eruptons, or Sores; cleanse it when Won
find it o.bstructed and sluggish in the veins
cleanse it when it is foul and your feelings will
tell you when. Keep the blood pure and the
health Of the system will follow.
PIN, TAPE, and other Worms, lurking in the
system OF so many thousands, are eficctually
destroyed and removed
For full directions, read carefully the circular
around each bottle, printed In four languages
English, German, French and Spanish t.
j. WALKER, Proprietor, 80 & "a Commerce
Street. New York.
K. 4. MCDONALD & CO.,
Druggists and Gen. Agents.
San Francisco, California, 81 i "a Commerce
Street, NY.
~ Sold by all Druggists and Dealers.
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Letter from brunswick,

SMITHvILLE, May y, 1870.
At meeting of the Republican party of
Brunswick county, held at Smithville, and
called by the Executive Committee of the
party, through their Chairman, Hon. Edwin
Legg, the following proceedings were had,
namely: Delegates from all the Townships
in the county being present except North
West, William Brown was called to the
Chair and stated the object of the meeting
to be to elect delegates to the Lumberton
Convention to be held on the 9th of june,
1870. Lewis A. Galloway was requested to
act as Secretary of the meeting. ..sir
On motion, the Hon. Edwin Legg, of
Smithville, and Rev. Julius Robinson, of
Town Creek, were elected delegates to the
Lumberton Convention, and Lewis Gallo
way. of Smithville, and Smith of Town
Creek, alternates. To- 90 .efe.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted
,pproy,ng of the course of the Hon. o. Ii.
Dockery. and instructing the delegates from
this county to use all honorable exertlons to
secure his denomination to tue position he
has filled with so much honor to himself
and benefit to his constituents.
Also, resolutions approving the acts of
the Hon. Edwin Legg, Senator, and eudors-
ing him as the first choice of the Rcpubi-
can party of Brunswick county for rc-elec-
ton. @
A resolution was also unanimously adopt
ed counseling unity in the Republican ranks,
and disappearing of the factious course of
certain Republicans, and particularly of the
interference of E. M. RosafY, of New Hano-
YER county, in the local affairs of Brunswick
county, which in the opinion of this meet
ing tends only to the disorgauization of the
party for purely selfish purposes.
The meeting was addressed by the Hon.
Edwin Legg, Lewis A. Galloway, Revs.
Julius Robinson and Smith, of Town Creek,
John w. Davis, William Brown, Grisset and
Jones, of Lockwood's Folly, Mintz and
Cause of Shallotc, Rcvs. Andrews and Long,
of Waccamaw. ei.,
The most enthusiastic feeling prevailed
among all present. The speakers were fire.
qucntly interrupted with bursts OF applause.
The house was crowded s
There being no further business, the meet
ing adjourned until again called by the
Chairman of the Executive Committee to
nominate candidates for the county.
WILLIAM BROWN,
Chairman.
LEWIS A. GALLOWAY, .-s "a.
Snprntary
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Meeting in LenOir.


Mr.. EDITOR: We had quite stirring
time in Lenoir on Monday and Tuesday of
our court the present week. = ,Ftf
On monday Hon. 7. L. Clingman spoke
spoke to his former constituents in his usual
able and impressive manner on the situation.
Mr.. Clingman was calm, dispassionate and
argumentative, dealing in facts and figures.
Denunciation, vituperation nor blllingsgate
marred his speech. He was listened to with
great attention and interest by the large and
respectable audience After he concluded
his remarks, Hon. w. II. Malone, men,
b. Der of the late Legislature, "a la rampage"
replied in his peculiar style. Both gentle
men occupied about one hour each in their
opening speech. Gen. Clingman spoke
briefly in reply.
On Tuesday 1t. Gov Tod R Caldwell
spoke about an hour with his usual ability.
One DR.. R. B. Beall, Senator of this dis
trict, replied at great length to Governor
Caldwell. He commenced by saying since
Chicken Stevens" and "Cuffec Mayo" had
usurped the seats of CASTOR and Badger in
the Senate ofNorth Carolina he Or. B. BealD
felt mighty bad about it, and advised every
body to 60 into "sack cloth and ashes" He
then cauorted and ezhorted, to the great de-
lectation of one merchant and about one
dozen school boys, who, it seemed, perform
ed the role of "Clacques" to this magnificent
specimen of the Anglo Saxonrace.
The farmers and yeomanry of the county
are analysing with scrupulous regard to
merit, truth, justice, and fairness, the acts,
sayings, and doings, of their public servants,
and many who have stood up before them
and saying Il am of the tribe of Pharisees,
and better than thou, Publican, will in Au-
gust next receive their verdict That verdict
will be consignment to political oblivion.
The people are delighted with the nomi
nation of the Hon. Mr.. Phillips, by the Re-
publican Mass Conventiontin Raleigh on the
18th inst, as our candidate for Attorney
General. feel sure his name and worth
will add many votes to the Republican par
ty in Western North Carolina. / also be-
lieve that much of the prejudice that existed
at one time against our constitution is fast
giving way. The homestead exemption
clause is now regarded as necessity both
in law and justice, and if it was not for that
protection, the people, in many, many instan-
ces, would be beggared and reduced to suf-
fering on account of the war and anti war
debts-and no debt scarcely paid. The op.
position is demoralized as was plainly to be
seen during our court; the would-be leaders
are jealous of one another because they can't
all get Office. r-.,t....l...t
MORE ANON
Tenoir N G. Nav On 1874
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shaking Hands,

How did people first oct into tbe habit of
shaking hands? The answer is moi far tn
seek. In early and barbarous times. when
every savage or semi-sayaoe was his own
law giver, Judge, soldier and polieeman. and
had to watch over his own safety in default
of all other protection two friends or 90
quaintances. or two stranoers des;r;no =, ha
| friends or "Reminiscences syha, 49,, 49, -
to meet. offered each to +ho ot1'ar 49,
right hand-the hand ol;La nf os.4n va
defence. the hand that u;elds ~ a .l'
| dagger. the club. the tomabowL y. 81 M
weapon of war Each AID 49, ~ y. o.he.
the hand was emntv on5 +tnt " auo" el"s
nor treacherv wos ;ptonda, 'I ne'.nel wa
well stab another wLiIe bo i . S:'.u 4,'s
act of slol,;no, b,,ds lei -: sue
a doublc dved troitor al IN: ouioss y. De
to aim cn,vardi,, bio CIV. :.,aih, anu STRIVES
piving the r;,,ht ana n,o VII :uo 'el'' WINE
Sood ferms ,r;,,, liz p,o.'nu mS W pc on
hand sLat;n, ,,raua s 'C I'LL ne custom OF
ali c,v;l;zad p,S'a' tloie or iess, among
Of f.;,..I.I': "''' - Tue tacit a"oWai
=; ~ .'sn''n'P anu S"o'' VIII, just as the KISS
VI m"liler paSs'oh,i s,i ~ iaua3 % iios
so,Ja 'e' AZ every oIe must nave remarked,
I;',;. VI nerct shake hands with the cor,
othn.i u gentlemen; ahicss 1t be with each
y" Nc reason Is "o''oas' II is Tor them
W.. w .0Ioi'e h''nlaS', h"l l" SiVel IL. Iney can
nu' ue expected 10 STOW 10 persons OF the
n -, seA warmth Oh erecting winch might
-, w masl'tIiP'I'eu uhlcss such persons are
sr u,oS;,s iIia.eu 10 sSn ny lahily, OF al
n uva" n'' . ' 1 manu- s'lahlns IS h1t
Int ""'' 'n' 'ps W. n'o'o as'eeaoic
Evorv nam shoros hands occord;n,, - Ii,
o,tn,o wha.bar IL be t;m;d NV ang,o s~ m,'
,,r',,d 49, h,,,,,,1o on,,.a,,,s ar h',.i;,t
p pr| or raf;nnd s;ncere nv brnocr;t;c.i o,,th,
Ss;ast;c ar ;nd i " ne niceS. rat;na
men.S or ;d;nsvncraries NJ ci,s ,,ctor nav not
norInnS ,,a d::covoraI,Ie in this fssb,on'' b,,.
The r,i,ro salient noints of tcmnoran,nnt ond
ind;vidnal;tv nav doubtless he made clear
to the UNDERSTANDING of most people bv n
better study of what shall cali the pbvsio,
logy or the philosophy of hand shaking.
To present the left hand for the parpose
of n friendly greeting is piece of discour
tesy-sometimes intentional on the part of
superlors in rank to their, inreriors. and an
act that no true gentleman will commit
There is no reason why it should be con
sidered more discourteous than it would be
to kiss the left cheek instead of the right
but, doubtless, the custom that makes the
right hand imperative in all sincere saluta.
tation dates from those early times when
hand-shaking first began; and the hand
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Color OF IIuRsEs.-The Arabs illustrate
their estimate of the different colors of a
horse by the following story:
A chief of tribe was once pursued by
enemies. He said to his SON.
'My son, drop to the rear and tell me the
color of the horses OF our foe, and May AL
lah burn his grandfather %
"White,n was the answer.
"Then we will go SOUTH" answered the
chief, "for in the vast plains of the desert
the wind of the white horse connot stand
in prntracted chase"
Again the chief said, MY son, what col
ored horses pursue u.s."
"Black, o my father!"
"Then we will go among the stones and
rocky ground, for the fleet o: black horses
is not strong"
A third time the young Arab was sent to
the rear. and reported chestnut horses.
"Then," said the chief, 1--WE are lost.
Who but Allah can deliver us from the
chestnut ?"
Dun or cream colorcd horses ihe Arabs
consider worthless.
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KEEPING TIRES ON WAGoNs.-A mechanic
gives the following method of so putting
tires on wagons that they will not get loose
and require re-setting -" l ironed wagon
some years ago for my own use before put
ting on the tires, filled the felloes with lin.
seed oil, and the tires have worn out, and
were never loose. My method is as fulIows:
l use long cast-iron heater, made for the
purpose; the oil is brought to a boiling
heat. the wheel is placed on stick, so as to
hang in the oil, each felloe an hour. The
timber should be dry, as green timber will
not take the oil. Care should be taken that
the oil is not made hotter than boiling
heat, or the timber will be burned. Timber
filed with oil is not susceptible to injury by
water, and is rendered much more durable
by this process" p. .....--. ..er
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Lenoir, N. c., May 20, 1870.
ror Tue otanuaru.
Honorable Edwin G., Reade,


Mr.. HOLDEN The persistency and bit.
terness with which the Sentinel attacks
Hon. Edwin G. Reade, leads me to take up
my pen, not in his defense-for the shafts of
party malice fall so far short of the mark
at which they are aimed, that he can afford
to contemplate them, as he does, in serene
fnofhcrcuoe, and does not require to be set
right before the people of North Carolina
but to ask two questions, to neither of which
am l so unreasonable as to expect candid
reply from the editor of the Sentinel. 3 /
First, If Judge Reade is the disgrace to
his State and the position that he holds in
it, which the Sentinel would have us believe,
why did the opposition nominate him as
their candidate for that position at the last
election of State officers
Secondly, If he was, at that time worthy
of the position, what has he done since
then that shows him unworthy of it, and
the opposition mistaken in their opinion
they had of him, at the time of his nomi.
nation by them? @
If the "so-calledn Conservative party
had been successful in the contest, Edwin
G. Reade would have held the same position
under that administration that he does under
this; and would have delivered the same
address to the people of North Carolina
from the Judiciary at its Inauguration that
he delivered at the Inauguration of Gov.
Holden for that address was simple ap-
peal to all parties to lay aside the bitterness
engendered by the late strife, and in good
faith to support the General and State gov
ernments in their efforts to maintain order,
preserve the laws intact and advance the
general good of our country and our State.
1t is true that drums were beating and flags
flying on the occasion of the delivery of
this address, for it was on the 4th of July
but, we presume that no candid person will
assert that its delivery under such circum-
stances was "soiling his ermine by descend
ing into the arena of politics." and, unless
Judge Reade did on that occasion soil his
judicial ermine, his enemies can point to no
act of his life, either public or private,
which casts the shadow of speck upon it.
The so-called Protest of the Bar, which, by
the way, was never even presented to any
Republican lawyer for signature, and was
not protest of the bar of North Carolina,
but purely political paper, signed, not by
lawyers as such, but by politicians, ACCUSES
tho Judges Of the Supreme Court et presia,
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RECONSTRUCTION OF Fort SUMpTER.-
Fort Sumpter, in Charleston harbor, is to be
reconstructed, and the work has already
been commenced. The crumbling walls are
to be restored, embrasur, angle and slope
to be remoulded, and an armament placed
therein. In restoring the work it is con-
templated to make it ''heavy temporary
battery mounting thirteen heavy calbre
guns-eleven 15-inch smooth bore and two
12-inch rifle It,is to retain nearly it's old
shape. The outside wall is to be rebuilt at a
height ranging from IS to &c feet above
low-water mark Above the wall heavy
earthen parapet will be constructed. All
the bomb proofs and encasements yet visi-
bic will be filled in. A new dock and sal
lyport are to be constructed on the west side
and the present dock and stairs will be re-
moved. -Sdgannah ReD,lb ..'.s....
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,

J. W. BooTHE, Executor of Joseph Bottle VS..
William Hopson.-Attacbmcnt.
TT appearing TO the Court that William Hopson
i resides beyond the limits OF the State, il is
Ordered, That publication DC made in the
North Carolina Standard, a newspaper publish
cd in the city OF Raleigh, n. G., tor six weeks,
notifying said defendant to appear at the Office
Of the Superior Court Clerk, within the said six
weeks, to answer said attachment or Judgment
will be entered pro conteSso.
Given under my hand and seal, at Office
IL. S. in the city of Raleigh, this the End day Of
May, A. d. 1870.
j. N BUNTING, Clerk
may 4--wGw Sup'r Court OF Wake co.
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aE p. as, For the Standard.


The venerable poet, William Cullen Bry-
ant, last week delivered, in Stenway Hall
an eloquent eulogy before the New York
Historical Society on the Life, Character
and Writings of Gulian G. Verplanck, >" from
which we make few extracts that may be
interesting to some OF our readers.
Mr.. Verplanck is well known to the lovers
of Shakespeare from his edition of the glo-
rious Bard's works, and also to the politi-
clan of the days of Jackson he served -four
terms in Congress as member from the State
OF New York, and separated himself from
the Democratic party at the time that sold
Hickory" laid such rough hands on the
bank of the United States after this period
he retired from public life and devoted him.
self to his profession, the law, and to litcra-
ture. z ID "'..' "a PIT '-f.
He was, before entering Congress, profess
sor in the Theological Seminary Of the Epis-
copal church in the city OF New York, and
published a treatise on the evidences of
Christianity in 1924, which is still used as a
text book in the Theological institutions of
the Episcopal Church, while his legal
opinions form an important part of the le-
gal literature of New York. Mr.. Bryant
says of him in the opening of his address
7" He acted in so many important capaci-
ties, was connected in SO many ways with
our literature, our legislation, our jurispru-
dence, our public education, and public
charities, that it would require volume to
set forth adequately the obligations We owe
to him. .... --......
His grandfather, William Samuel John
son, of Stratford, Connecticut, was Presi-
dent of Columbia College from the year
1889 to 1900, when he returned to Stratford,
and died in 1919, at the age pfpiaety'two,
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The ENTIRE FAMLY.-During tile war q
contraband came into the federal lines in
North Carolina, and was marched up to
the officer of the day to give an account OF
himself, whereupon the following colloquy
ensued
whats your name ?"
My names Sam"
Sam what?"
Nc, sab, not Sam Watt; rsc lust Sam. ,
Whats your other name9"
II amt got no other name, sab. rse Sam
that's ALL"
whats your masters name? %
Il amt got no massa now. Massa done
ruined away. Yah yah rsc free mig
ger now"
"Now, what's your fathers and mother
name 2"
'Pse got none, sab neber had none. Use
iist Sam-aint nobody esc."
'Havea't you got any brothers and sis
tiers 2"
mo, sab ncbcr had none. No bruddcr,
no sister. no fadder, no muddcr-nothin' but
Sam. When you see Sam you see all derc is
of u.s."