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Wilmington journal., 1872-01-05

Fhree hllndreA thoIsanl seame,,, more
or Jess, arc employed in American vessels.
Most Of thcin aru rehhnd daily from the
time Of their landing ill they sail again;
tut bill is R0w before the Senate to rem
csiy these evils.
4 Eareas man sent for n clergyman to
preach lifs' wires funeral scrinOn md inci
delltally to marry him, at the close Of The
discourse, to young woman whom he had
selected OH the death Of his spouse.
Ic Infant PrOdigy-Maggie. Why is
your hair so gray, Mamma Mamma.
Vel, bGcIll2e you're snch naughty child
sometimes" Maggie. 'tWhat naughty
child You must have been. Poor erandma;s
hairs quite white!''
The mortality in st. Louis last week
numbered seventy-nine, with no smallpox,
as rumOred.
Wilmington journal., 1872-01-05

DOM'T HAWK, HAWK, SPIT. Sf'1T-lt
@nl.oM @ bLoN, and disgust everybody with
your Catarr and its offensive Cd0r. when Dr
Sagcs Catarr Remedy will speedily destroy :,l
Gdor and arrest the discharge.
Tke Secret of Captiyafion.-Featu
,HiIeGtah ol HIeGtah mould, II 'Wei-turnc,I- meek 1r.t
f pfEtu'hinny rounded arms, are iiD .i0ulf ~
ulcc 'hihss 10 nave, and ladies " o t.us., -.
uese u chn ms have reason To bc tIianklu luI T.,
Mo!hcF nature yet, after all. the most capti-
Nallng OF All womanly charms il "a pure f,.sn
anu n[illltht complexion. This supt rati .r fas-
cIhatloh any lady may secure by using II AGAH' =
MAGNoLlA BALM, the standard Lc,utityi,ip
VIZ picpaTatlOh OF the present age. 1t differs from
FL oJalnaly COS letiCs in three ,rost essential
p phitic:ulars, hirfnuch rs il contains no intr-
IiouS ligfoucnts, does not contract or shli,tI
me skin as all THE aStringcnt .s1.loGns'' 80,
GohS' ana powders eventually do bat l,f..-
Huc.s lasting lOvclincss by improving The
neallh OF the skin. Under lis operation The
texture OF the cpideImis hscoule - finer a1ld titr
surface spit as Yelyct ANA s..itoi, ~ po.@tiai..
rehiurcs cannot be changed, bat caini,lexio!s
can ana 1t is quite certain that "a lady with no
otnsr i, ehal IN tlan "a fresh and rosy complexion.
VIII hClraCt more admiration in cumpany than
her heIghb0r with classic face but n saliovy
skin
dec - 76-d1weOd-wIt
Wilmington journal., 1872-01-05
'lhC LEGISLATURE.


This body after a brief holiday viii meet
again Oh Tuesday next, and in spite of It's
labors before the recess will have much to
occupy its attention.
The people naturally expect great deal
from men 50 intelligent, 50 Industrious, and
50 patriotic as are the members generally
or that body-cspccialIy those Of the
DcmOcratic-C Conservative party. 1t is nat.
ural, we repeat, to expect much Of such
men having control Of the Legislature of
the State, yet it is not Just to expect inn
possibilities. Constitutions, both State
and Federal, have been 50 utterly disrc
"ardcd both in letter and spirit, by tie
Radical party IL. power, that our people do
mot realize how great an impediment the
present State Constitution is to any progress
by honest oath-bornd legislators. 10 every
beneficial change the State Constitution
presents an insupcraLe difficulty. Espc-
cially is this the case in reference to our
Financial Affairs. Our liabilities as a State
arc 50 great and our assets are SO small that
to meet even the interest due on our in
dcbtcdncss Will utterly ruin us. Yet the
constitutional provision requiring this to be
done is seemingly at least 50 stringent that
our creditors have, Us yet, seemed unwilling
f., make any abatement ar their demands
hy way OF compromise. Under these Cir
cttmstanccs there is not much hone Of bet
tor1uo orr financial condition nj this present
session of the LEGISLATURE. II is useless to
,ypect if. Nor is North Carolina alone i'm
fLis rcsnncf-aIl her sister Southern STATES
are. now or will soon he in = like condition.
We intend no disnaramcmcnt Iy These
remarks TO the present General Assembly.
for !. is our honest conviction that never in
North Carolina has ever assembled a body
ofmen Of purer morals, better talent, greater
industry, or more approved patriotism. All
we intend TO say is, that circumscribcd us
they are by the Constitution it is simply inn
possible, in the present pOverty-stricllen COLI
dition Of our people, to arrange our tinan-
ciaI affairs by legislation. There arc other
matters, Of the gravest moment, that the
Legislature can constitutionalIy act upon
We refer especially TO the Iedistricting Of
the State. There is new apportionment
bill, now pending before the Senate OF the
United States having already passed the
House Of Representatives. As soon us this
bill becomes law North Carolina will be
entitled to another member of Congress.
This will render a new arrangement Of our
Congressional districts, and at once, as the
election will take place III August next.
1hls Is also the time to re-arange the State
Senatorial District, and fix new aPpor-
tlonment for members OF the lower house
OF the Legislature. Tie fraud and injus-
fiee perpetrated by the present arrangement
should not be perpetliated one moment be
yond the time when ii can be corrected.
The educational wants Of the State de-
Wilmington journal., 1872-01-05

IN TIE United States Senate, at WASH
ington, on "Wednesday last, MI. BUCKING-
HAM presented the memorial OF Mrs.
THOMAS ii. GILLIAN and sixty other
ladies of North Carolina, protesting against
extending suffrage to women. The mcmo-
ria was referred to the Committee on the
judiciary.
OFF with the head Of Woman Suffrage in
North Carolina. SO much for BTCKING-
Wilmington journal., 1872-01-05

\ curious experiment was tried in Russia
with some mlrderers'. They were placsd,
without knowing it, i'll four beds where four
persons had died Of the cholcrO. ! They did
not take the disease. They were then t1la
that they were 10 sleep in beds where some
persons had died of malignant. cholera. but
the beds were, in fact, new, and had not
Deen used at all. Nevertheless, three of
Mem died OF the disease within four hours.
Wilmington journal., 1872-01-05
QNilmt1lgton gournal.
WILMINGTON, y. e.:
FRIDAY, JANUARY ), 1S7 Z.
CEubs! CIubS!!

We return our thanks to friends at Sup
tIy, Brunswick county, and IIerringsvilIe
and Atlanta, Sampson county, for clubs
We receive them with the compliments oi
the season. We shall cndeavor to prove
worthy Of the kind consideration Of our
friends
Wilmington journal., 1872-01-05

The Executive Committee of the Cape
Fear Agricultural Association have the
pleasure of announcing the following General
and Special Premiums for Field Crops to
be awarded at the Fourth Annual Fair of
. the Association, in the Fall of 1872:
FIELD CROPS,
COTTON.
For largest crop of Cotton upon four (4) acres
or more of upland, with statement of quality
of SOIL mode of cultivation, amount and kind
of manure used, the time of planting and
riety of cotton the land to be measured and
the yield to be vouched for bv afidayit-one
bale t be exhibited:
list Fremium-Sterling Silver Plate value $50
3ri - 20
For laFge,@i cEop ef cotton upon one % acre of
land, regulations sa;ite abOyc:
PremulR-Sterling Silver Plate value .S25
F0r largest crop OF Cotton on one acre by a boy
not over eighteen years of age-Medal and $50
For second largest crop. observation-disclosures. Is
For third - - .....,,...,...,...,1 10
CORN.
For largest crop OF Corn grown upon four (D
acres OF upland; Regulations same as for Cot
ton; two (2) bushels to be exhibited az
LIST Premium Sterling Silver Plate, value $50
2nd g " 80
For largest crPp OF Corn groan upnp one ~
acre OF land, same POPULATIONS as sLj4ove:
Premium-Sterling Silyer Plate, value -. $50
F0l largeh: crop OF Corn on one acre made by
boy not over eighteen years OF age; Medal
For second best crop. 15
For third ,,.......... 10
WHEAT.
For the largest yield OF Wheat from five (5)
acres under same rules and regulations
for Cotton and COrn-twO bushels to be eX-
hlbited Premium-Sterling Silver Plate,
Ndluc.-. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SD
OATS AND RYE:
For largest yield of Rice, Oats or Rye, same
regulations asaDoVef two bushels to he
hibited = y.
Premium, each-Sterlng Silver Plate, val
ue...............-...... ......'....: Sa0
POTATOES.
For largest crOg of Sweet Potatoes upon one
u acre Olle-fourlh 10 be Aug ana tFOt2I
3'Temiupl-Sterling Silver Plate value. $50
F9F iafgcSt crap 9f irish Potatoes upon one
Same regulations as anose f,s Sweet Poto-
Premium-Sterling Silver Plate, value. ... $40
PEAS, &C. &c.
For largest crop Of Gr9u1d Peas upon one
s.reaiium Sterling Silver Plate, value. $50
For largest yie!S 2hock Peas upon one acre
for largest yiel.I ofTurnEls ut.oi ollc acre
Tor largest yield of BeetS upon one age
Two bushels of each to be exhibited under
same regulations as other crops:
Premium, cach-Sterlmg Silver Plate val
''-'..-.''-.---.....' .-........-..........S1
F0I lal gest yield of Stock Pea-vine Hay on one
acre; one bale 10 be exhibited
For largest yield of Native Grass; one h1sIe to
he exhibited; quality and quantity TO ts cor
Premium m-Sterling Silver Plate, vaiue. SOS
The grass must be cut from land cultivated
for HAY.
Largest yield Of Red Glover upon one acre;
largest yield of Cultivated Grasses npon one /
acre; one bale of each to be exhibited:
Premium, each-Sterling Silver Pate, value sos |
TO the farmer who raises and applies the largest
Wilmington journal., 1872-01-05

Other Special Premiums, and the Gen
cr;l Premium list, will be issued early in
the Spring. Very attractive premiums will
be offered in all departments Of industry,
including valuable Premium to the
housewife exhibiting the largest and best
specimens Of her handwOrk.
Wilmington journal., 1872-01-05

One of the most interesting trials of this
century is now unwinding its slow length
Wilmington journal., 1872-01-05

l"h''s VI Doii0s''O ,'''i"i &C 'o' anu oy '"on
"i'0' iH'',o Vi oN' '"e" /" 'ii0 '"'ion O'
hiS A'i h' INC qii"h'i'S " DC cei'ihou :" ny
TWO OF more coMpetehL WITNESSES
Fre nliuil-ooiie' oiiVei i''e, 9oO
All the rules anu regulations speclneu III
the foregoing Premiums must #6e complied
NTH. dtfiddrits and certificates, as re-
o,,;rod 70 ho A1od with tho CanaraI Sac
1 o,,to,.oa IL.
- H.. A,,,or,,;,,o Co,,,,,;ttaoo wil, with
I'll D.;,
-, oeo,,oe.,,o e,,,o,,,;,,, ,,.-
.;oIo. % ~.-o.-o.o,,1o. - ~, ,,,.o,,od
-, of;d.,,;. ,,d -, .,,o Cc,,,,,,;t
tee
Garden Peas $40
Cucumbers. 10
Tomatoes. .................. ...................... 8
Asparagus '..'.'....'........-..'. ~
peaches 3
Pears. S
Grapes, Scuppernong, Flowers and Concord. 10
SPECIAL PREMIUMS
Bv the Nayassa Guano Company of Wilmington
$40 pounds Nayassa Guano for the best yield of
corii lrom = acres upiAAu
.o++o,, f-o,,, . ooros or ,,,1ord
zoo tounds ~arassa GO q for ~. nes+ xie,d Of
oa+o fro,,, 4 ooros Of ,,iona
o'o ~ ~ " "P
800 pounds Navassa GuanO for the best yield OF
turnips from acres of upland.
zoo ,o,,,ds No-,osso c,,ono for tho bas+ ,iald af
'00 po'ii0" ->"'"'' "u"No Aoi SHo D" III" VI
sweet potatoes from acres OF upland.
Eon ,ounds Nayassa GuanO for the hest Weld of
w -. -. ~ ~r -,,
peanuts Aroih 'tcreS vi "pl"'
The NayaSSa GuanO to be used alone i'll
=. .
competing IOr The ABOVE Ife1nulhS, Of oilly
in combination with nlanta alton manureS or
=
vegetable matter. Samples OF the crops
.1 10000. 10 o,u;.5 - .l E; f ~
ii'ihou HAuSC NC oAliOl'0u 1C Iii0 Ail Vi 'iA0
Cane Fear Agricultural Association. Yield
of crops required to be properly authentl-
., .., a, ,., - 8
Cs1Ccu III "Ceoiu6IhCo VIII tHc Icbul1Cloiio VI
the Association ard deriSiOnS fO he made
Dy COmInltteeS appointed lOf the purpose
hv fila Association
~ 'ii0 4A"'i'''i'
Councillors are required to furnish the
=, ,,
,a,t of ,h,;r r,odos Of on,,,;cot;o, and
a,,,.,,
NAyAssA GUASo Co..
of Wilmington, n. G..
wuurxaros. \. g.. Dec. 81. 1871.
Maj. j. A. Ej,0plhdrd. Gpaeral SecretdyY
Cane FpdF AgTicmturM 1SSOcidtiOn
Wilmington journal., 1872-01-05
Z ~ 7e.
CAPE FEAR AGRICULTURAL ASSQ-
CIATI0N.

The Executive Committee of the Cape
Fear Agricultural Association have the
pleasure Of announcing the following General
and Special Premiums for Field Crops to
be awarded at the Fourth Annual Fair of
the Association, in the Fall of 1872:
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-02-09

Formerly a very large, we'll. known
and somewhat noted billy goat roamed
at large in the streets of Washington
and the newspaper boys, bootblacks,
and street imps generally made com.
mon cause against him. Henry CLAW
never liked to see dumb animals abused
or worried, and on one occasion while
passing down the avenue, large crowd
Of these mischievous urchins were at
their usual sport. Mr.. Clay, with his
walkingstick, drove them away, giving
them q sound lee. lure meanwhile. AS
they scattered and scampered in every
direction, Billy seeing no one but Mr..
Clay within reach, made a charge on
him. Clay dropped his cane and caught
his goatship by the horns. The goat
would rear up, being nearly as high as
the tall Kentuckian himself, and the
latter would pull him down again. This
sort of sport became tiresome, and he
could conceive of no way by which he
could free himself from his two horned
dilemma, SO in his desperation he sang
out to the boys to know what to do.
One of the smallest in the crowd shout
ed back: Let 60 and run, you id
tool ~ Clay always maintained that
though he signed the treaty of peace at
ihent, yet that ragged boy knew more
han he did.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-02-09

This is Edward Everett Hale's stdxy:
A man had sold himself to the devN
who was to possess him at a certain time
unless he could PROFOUND question to
his Satanic majesty which he could not
answer, he being allowed to put three
questions to him. The time came for
the devil to claim his own, and he con.
sequently appeared. The first question
the man asked was concerning theology,
to which it caused the devil no trouble
to reply. The second he also answered
without hesitation. The mans fate de.
pended on the third. What should it
be?
He hesitated and turned pale, and
the cold dew stood on his forehead,
while he shivered with anxiety, ner-
vousness and terror, and the devil tri.
umphantly sneered. At this juncture,
the mans wife entered the room with a
bonnet on her head. Alarmed at her
husbands condition, she demanded to
know the cause. When informed, she
laughed and said, III can propound
question which the devil himself can
not answer. Ask him which is-the ftQut
of this bonnet2" The devil Ravs II tp
and retired in disgust and the man was
free.
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A Funny typographical Blunder.

A funny typographical blunder &C.
Cured in the columns of the Paris Con-
stitutionnel, in connection with M. Theirs,
who was writing for the paper at the
time the mistake occurred. 1t was in
the days when Theirs was Prime Minis
ter of France, under Louis PHILIPPE, 40
years ago. Then, as now, M. Theirs was
very sensitive upon the subject of adj
verse votes of the Chambers, and was
Always ready to resign his Office at the
slightest provocation. One Of these
emergencies occurred, and M. Theirs
sent in his resignation, but at an inter.
view with the King, he was induced to
withdraw it. On the same day noted
burglar had been captured and brought
before the juge dinstruction, whom he
grossly insulted. The Constitutional
contained the following two items about
it: "After his Majesty had informed
M. Theirs Of his desire to keep him at
the head of the Government, the Prime
Minister. deeply moved, replied to the
King, You rascally old fellow, / feel
like wrenching your head off," "The
burglar, Jenneuse, was captured yester-
day by the gendarmes. He was taken
in irons before the jugs d'instruction, to
whom he had the impudence to say,
Your Majesty, the confidence you re.
pose in me touches my heart extremely.
| shall try my best not to disappoint
your expectations The closing para
graphs Of the two items had of course
3een transposed.
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wheat that Cost secs per Bushel.

From the Terre Haute und.) Express.
At the recent term of the Clay County
Circuit Court, in the case of the State
va. Bemis and Miller, for stealing wheat,
we are furnished with lamentable in.
stance. The facts in the case are as
follows:
In the month of October, 1867, some
twenty bushels of wheat were stolen
from Clay county and sold early the
following morning at one of the lead.
ing flour mills in this city. The wheat
was missed early in the morning, and
traced directly to its destination in this
market, and though the nocturnal
thieves had made their escape, a COM
bination Of circumstances and identifi.
cation seemed to fasten the guilt upon
the proper parties, who were arrested
the same evening at Brazil. Under the
privilege Of the law changes of venue
were taken before three several iustices'
courts in Clay county, and three days
and as many nights were lost in the
preliminary proceedings.
The parties were then bound over TO
court. Subsequently Miller turned
States evidence. The case has been
before the courts twice yearly since
then, being continued from time to
time by what were uniformly under.
stood by every party outside the court
as frivolous excuses, backed up by the
usual afiidavits. At the present term
the case was thrown out of court at the
request of all the prosecuting witnesses,
for the reason that justice could not be
obtained, and the witnesses could not
afford the expense. The Hon. William
Mack, of this city, was on the bench,
and made few remarks, saying that
this was one of those cases damaging to
the reputation of the court and farce |
on justice.
This being State case the witnesses
got no fees. The original value of the |
wheat was about $50. A witness from
This city figures his outlay as follows
on court IL times, travel.
ng expenses, $24; board, $24; time,
y days, 500; total, $lll. Multiplying
his amount by the whole number Of
witnesses, 80, and we have $3.50; the
dillers and Bemises claim to have paid
awyers' fees, ETC., to the amount of
2 600, making the total cost $3.50.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-02-09

The following is an abstract of the
bill to meet the telegraph with the
postal service:
Section establishes postal telegraph
Offices at all Post Offices on telegraph
lines, and at all other Post Offices
where the gross receipts for postage are
$500 year, if within ten miles of tele-
graph lines.
Section 2 fixes the rates uniform to
equal distances, % cents between offices
not over $50 miles apart, so cents be.
tween Offices over $50 miles apart. and
under 500 miles night rates, 25 cents
for 1000 miles. Rates to be refunded
for delays or mistakes in transmission.
Section 3 provides for repayment by
stamps, and for the destruction of ali
kilograms withing one month.
Section fixes press rates for each
100 words of special dispatches at so
cents by night, and IS cents by day.
1t also fixes rates for press associa-
tions, and for private wires for newspa.
pers.
Section defines the duties of the
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
over the telegraph lines.
NocCtlOIl I auluOTILc5 Tic postmaster
General to contract for the transmission
of kilograms at the above rates to all
parties who will furnish and operate
the necessary lines of telegraph.
Section 3 contains provisions against
tampering with kilograms, and makes
kilograms privileged communications as
private letters.
Section 9 authorizes the Postmaster
General to reduce the rates in the man.
ner therein prescribed.
Section 10 incorporates postal tele-
graph company for the performance of
telegraph service on behalf OF the Post.
master General.
Sections IL and l2 authorize the com.
pany to buy the existing lines, and OBJ.
liges it to purchase all such lines if re-
quired by the owners thereof at an ap.
pointed value. 1t fixes the capital stock
at an amount not exceeding the last /
cost Of the lines.
Section IL authorizes the company to
open offices wherever the wants of bust.
ness may require.
Section IA authorizes Congress to pur.
chase lines at any time, at an appraised
value.
Section Is reserves to Congress the
light to alter or amend this act.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-02-09
A Lobby Trick.

A Boston correspondent of the Rut-
land w.t. Herald thus explains the
"dark ways" of the lobbyists: A friend
of mine, who has been q member of the
Legislature for a number of years, was
talking to the principal lobbyist at the
State House, q short time since. NV
friend said to him, swell, Mr.. -,
you never got around me, when you
wanted to carry through any Of your
schemes" "Oh, yes" replied theother,
/" always got some honest old farmer
to take q seat next to yours and tell
you that his particular friends in the
country wished it done, that it would
be great benefit to their towns, and
you always voted just as l wanted
you TO-"
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ny MARGARET EyrINo,


-, I'm In love with you. Baby Louisel
With your silken hair and your soft blue evss
ana the dreamy wisdom that in them lies.
And the faint. sweet smile you brought from the
God'f sunshine. baby Louise!
=, When you fold your hands, baby Louise.
l xour hands. like fairys. so tiny and fair,
With pretty. innocent. saint-like air.
Are you trying to think Of some angel taught
prayer
You learned above. baby Louise?
I'm In love with you. baby Louise T.
why you never raise your beautiful headi
Some day, little one your cheek will srow red
WIN nush OF DELIGHT. to hear the words said.
Do you hear me. baby Louisef
nave sung your praise for nearly an hour,
And your lashes keep dropping lower and lever
And-you've gone to sleep, like q weary flower.
Unsrateful baby Louise
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-02-09
Curious Device OF O French Novel
Writer.

A sale is announced as about to be
made in Paris Of the puppets or mari.
onettes which the late NJ. Ponson du
Terrail, the wellknown romance writer,
made use of when employed in compos.
ing the voluminous .femletons for which
he was SO celebrated. These puppets,
which represent the different characters
of the authors different novels, are
small dolls about one foot high
their faces were carved expressly for
NJ. du Terrails use, by NJ. bellegus, a
Swiss artist. These marionettes are d.
vided into groups, each group bearing
the name of the story in which the
personages composing it played part.
For his great-in length, at least
work of Rocambole" the. author had
no fewer than 1873 puppets. 1t should
perhaps be mentioned that this last
work fills nearly a score of closely
printed volumes. M. Ponson du Ter
rail at one time contributed simultane-
ously five distinct novels to the femHe.
tons Of five distinct journals in Paris
and it is not to he wondered a. that he
was driven to the use of Mechanical
in order to avoid confusing
mis- plots. It is said that M. Paul Feval
md NJ. Victorien Sardou employ the
Iame plan.