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Year: 1869

SING AWAY YoUR GRIEF, I'VE can sir &
away our cares easier than We can reason
them away. Sing in the morning. The


birds are the earliest to sing; the birds
are more without care than anything else


know OF. Sing in the evening, Sing
ing is tie last thing that robins d.
When they have done their daily work,
when they have hown their last iight and
picked up their last morsel Of food, and
cleansed their bills Oh napkin Of \
bough, then on top twig, they sing one
song of praise. | know they sleep sweet
cr for it They dream music for some
times in the night they break forth in
singing, and stop suddenly after the first
note, startled by their own voice. Oh
that we might sing evening and morning,
and let song touch song ell the way
through. As was returning from the
country the other evening, between six
and seven o'clock, bearing II basket of
howers, l met a man that was apparent
ly the tender Of mason. lie looked
brick and mortar all over. He had work
ed the entire day, and he had the appear
ance Of a man that would not be afraid Of
work. He was walking on with light
step, and singing to himself as he passed
down tho street, though be had been
working the whole day, and nearly the
whole week Were it not that my good
thoughts always come too late | should
have given him a large allotment Of my
flowers. If he had not been out of sight
when the idea occurred to me, | should
have hailed him and said, "Have yod
worked all day." "Of course have"
he would have saiv. "Are you singing 7"
"Of course | am Then take the
lowers home and give them to your wife,
and tell her what blessing she has in
you"


"Oh that We could put songs under
our burdens. Oh ! that we could extract
the sense Of sorrow by song, Then these
things would not poison much, Sing in
the house. Teach your children to sing.
When troubles come 20 at them with
songs. When griefs arise, sing them
down. Lift the voice Of praise against
cares. Praise God by singing; that will
lift you above trials of every sort. At.
tempt it. They sing in heaven; and
among Gods people upon earth song is
the appropriate language Of Christian
feeling.-Beecher.
Year: 1869

For collie in horses correspondent
takes soft water, adds more salt than it will
dissolve and with a woolcn rag ba,hes the
horse on the small of the back with the
brine, rubbing it in hard. He has never
known it to fail in relieving the animal.
Year: 1869

In Hurdle VS.. Leath, from Caswel De-
cree for plaintiff Raleigh Standard


THE CROP PROSPECTS. From almost
evory quarter of this section cheering news
comes to us as to the condition of the
crops, the drouth having materially dam
aged the prospect only in some localities.
We hope yet to see u fair retnrn this Fall
for the exertions OF the farming pnblic and
q consequent return of something like good
times. Weldon Ne,rs


AN EPISCOPAL CHURCH We are pleased
to know that an effort is to be made foy the
erection of an Episcopal Church in this
place-the ladies at the helm Of the move
mont will know no defeat, and we wish
them God speed in their enterprise. We
know that a response will be given by our
people, as nothing is moro sadly neaded
in this place than q good house of worship.


Weldon Nems.


A preliminary examination int the
killing of militiaman Putney an the
wounding of Moss, was had before Mayor
members of the company were examined,
and much OF the testimony was very irrole
want. jeff Bastion swore to seeing Ser
geant w. s. Walker bayonet Pntney rs
Putney was scizing musket after throat
ening to kill the guard. Michael Connolly
testified to having seon Sergeant VIM. Bell
bayonet Moss and Hill swore that Con
molly ran when the struggle commenced,
and could not soc the scut1le, because his
back was turned. No evidence was ad-
duced against Hood, who is confined at
GOldsboro'. Walker Was committed to
Jail without bail and Bell was committed
in default of IS, 900 bail to await the result
of the wounds of Moss. Putney was buried
yesterday. Moss is quite weak from the
loss of blood and is not ont of danger.


Raleigh Standard.
Year: 1869

s-Janausch ek, who goes to Europe to
spend the summer, will, immediately on
her return, make her appearance here in
the English spoken drama. It is not yet
known who will form her company.
Her fret part will be Lady Macbeth.
Year: 1869

lHE 70 -:enoo If any one doubts
this statement let him leave his city
home--for no one bred in the country
will doubt t--aud undertake to cult.-
yate even a garden Of half an acre for
the summer He viii then find thai.
knowledge is as essential to the right
use of the spade as Of the pen, aEd that
there is as great a difference between
tho scientific farming Of Flanders,
where literally not n weed is to be seen,
and that Of many Of our farmers, the
wealth Of whose soil is abont equally
divided between fruits and weeds, as
between the trade Of modern com
mercial city and the barter OF back
woods settlement. 1t is true that agri-
culture has been the last TO receive tho
impetus Of modern science. II is true
that many agriculturists are content to
go on in the ways Of their fathers, be-
cause experiments are costly, But it
is also true that they are unable to
compete with those who understand
the use OF new instruments, methods,
and fertilizers. Agriculture is also be
coming in this country popular recre.
alton. Many gentleman is content Ia
spend on his country seat money which
lie males in the couLting-room. The
practical farmer is thus able to get the
benefit Of experiments without paying
for them. This change in agriculture,
which has converted it from drudgery
to an art, has created donand for .
corresponding literature. Fifty year.
ago stable agricultural periodical did
not exist on the American Continent.
Now every considerable district hal
one, while almost every weekly paper
secular or religious, has it's agriculture
department and it will not be lont
before something Of Library will be
part Of the furniture Of every well
ordered farm BooK TABLE, Harper


Magazine for July
Year: 1869

tiALRAxy. Nov. fG.-Gov. Hoffman
last night in the course of his speech,
ID resi- ponse TO y serenade by the Jack
sOnians, said:


a notice that most of the Radical
papers in Albany and New York, are
asking what will they do with it?
that is, with the victory. lam hardly
disposed to tell them just yet; | pre-
fer TO give them little time to digest
the returns, and when these are fully
digested we propose to give them some
information as to what We viii do
with it.


- In my observations l have found
that knowledge suddenly acquired Is
never very profitable; but ! will tell
them, in general terms, one or two
things. We propose TO make the
Legislature OF the State of New York
honest, and that is what they have
not done in some time. We propose
TO use the Legislature for the purpose
of promoting the interests OF the
masses OF the people, and not the in
terests 0f thefew, which the Radicals
have not done in long time.


"rhe EreniRgJO Journal has stated that
for many years there have been but a
few men in the Republican Legisla-
fure who could be bought. We will
show them that in a Democratic Leg
islature there Will be none Of that
kind. We propose TO give 70 the peO-
pie Of the State Of New York all over,
the right OF self-gOvernment. We
propose 20 abolish such laws as in
fringe on the rights of localities, and
secure 10 them the right to govern
themselves. We will not abolish
such laws and give the people some
thing worse, but will give better laws.
We propose to make the State of New
York, and the government in all its
branches, thoroughly Democratic. 1
am aware of the responsibilities this
victory imposes. ! am aware of the
responsibilities it imposes on me as the
executive OF this State. l realize their
magnitude and l will not say l
have no fear of them, but by
the help Of the people and
their representatives, and ali the good
counsel l can get. / hope in my
sphere 20 so discharge my duties that
the people will approve my action.
| believe that the Legislature which
is about to assemble and legiSlate upon
the affairs OF this great State, will act
with such wisdom and discretion as
20 show the people Of the State and
country that the Democracy of the
State can be as moderate in their
kOar of victory as they have been
patient in the hour OF defeat. We
will be discreet and tolerant. We
will recognize honest men among our
We will deal justly, act
hon0rably, and promote the great in
terestsOft the people Of the State Of New
York, who have demanded and
worked a change"
Year: 1869

~ The papers contain q disgusting
account of what they call "unholy lust. I"
concerning and old brute in Iadiana hav.
ing sexual intsfcourse with his own daueh-
tsrs. who testified that they did not know
whether some Of their children belonged
to their husbands or their father. The
only rightous man found in Sodom did
the same thing. which was not thought
worthy of punishment in him, although
bis wife had just received a terrible pun
ishment for the heinous crime of being
unable to curb her wora ran's curiosity.
Year: 1869

We published yesterday morning tn.


savrtisemsnt Of Msssers. Brown & Bier


contractors for building the Atchison and


Nebraska City Railroad, calling for Eve


hundred men to work on that road. We


understand that 90 90 per day will be


paid to laborers employed.


This is an important event for Atchi-


son. The commencement of work on


this road will infuss new energy into our


business. and inspire our people with


firm confidence in the future of the
young and growing city. We are inform.
ed that the Company has secured am
pie means TO push the work With energy


and dispatch. and thst they have given
the contractors orders to use every exer.
tion to complete the grading in Is short
q time as ell the men they can employ
can do it. Messrs. Blown & Bier ar.
well-known and experinced Railroad
builders. They did the greater part of
the work on sbs Genteral Branch Rosd.
They are men ofenergy and means. and
they have neither the time nor the dis
position to engage 10 humbug schemes
They mean business in everything they
are connected with. and when they on
dertake to do job. they put It through
as quick as can any men in the Western
country. They hsve engaged to do the
grading and furnish the tiss for the
Atcbison and Nebraska road. and to pre-
pare It fully for the iron. snd they will put
the work through with ell the speed pos.
sible.


We are assured BY the officers Of the
Company that every arrangement for the
rapid aud energetic prosecution of the
work. is completed. and thst il will be
pushed with oil the force that can be em
ployed. They expect to commence lay.
ing down the iron BY the first Of July.
snd to have the entire route to the Nsb-
Fssks line 10 running order during the
present year. We have every refsnn to
believe that this will be done. sad We
hink we can safely say to our readers
hat work on the Atchison and Nsbrsska
Railroad. thus suspicionsly inaugursted.
will be carried on without interruption.
md with the grestest energy. until the
shole line is finished and the cars arc
unsing over it.-Afekisos CAampion
Year: 1869

A woman with child entered q pho
tographic gallery in Newburg, New
York, the other day, and, previous to
placing it for picture, the woman sub
jected the child to a vigorous spanking.
The artist interfered, when be was in
formed that she was only trying to get
up fine color in the child's face in or
der that !; might be represented in the
picture with blooming cheeks. She was
somewhat surprised to learn that the
matter of color in q photograph wss
quite an after consideration; that the
machine to take csIors just as they
stood was not yet invented.
Year: 1869

Why the Place Went Down.


was riding past large farm few
days since in public conveyance, when
man remarked as he looked out" This
Mac, seems to take q red sorrel the best
of anything. l should rather bave it in
red clover.


Then followed some conversation be-
tween him and the driver with regard
to the owner ofthe property. Once he
Was offered eight thousand dollors for
j.; now it would not bring half the
money. The fences were all broken
down, the boards Of the barn were
swinging in the wind, the old plows and
warops stood about unsheltered in the
neglected barn-yard, and the house just
opposite was in keeping with the rest


"Thc old mans sous mostly hang a
round the old place, but don't seem to
do much toward keeping it up. They
ar: lazy lot. All three of 'em are at
home now living off their father. How
they live with their Families | can't see.
TLey never have anything to sell off
their place."


One could readily believe that, when
he took a survey Of the broad fields
which should have been covered with
waving grain,' but which instead were
red with sorrel. There sat the lazy
young men looking out on the pasesrs
by, as if they had no other business in
life. The old farmer smooked his pipe
and saw his valuable place going to
week and ruin, with the coolest indif-
ference. The women of such house
hold were We'll deserving Of pity for on
them fell the principal burden Of making
bricks without straw. In such a "sleepy
hollow" atmosphere, the most energetic
would feel lethargy creep over the
spirits, effectually checking all advance
ments.


Would you like to know the secret of
such thriftessness !? 1t was whiskey
barrel in the cellar.
Year: 1869

ClOQ.


Butler has written long letter 10
Greeley. lie skins Greeley. He vows
his willingness to pardon all but the
leaders of the rebellion. He is as ran
,corous in his hatred of his enemies as
ever. He says, however:


Gall idea of punishment, either as
retributive justice for crime upon the
individual offender or example to deter
Others from like tleasons and felouics,
B went out when Greeley became surety
for Mr.. Davis.


All that remains now to the states
man is to see to it that every safeguard
is given to the loyal and true men OF
the South, white and black, who stood
by their flag and their countryin the
darkest hour ofits history, So that protcc'
ton ofperson and property and equalit, Of
political rights shall be assured. There
fore, in any action l may take in Con-
gress or elsewhere, shall have this end
in view. II in any of the insurrection-
ary States there has come upon the peo-
pie true feeling of accepting the sit
uation; of acknowledgment OF the su-
periority of the Government, of the
wrong and sin of the rebellion so that
love of the lost cause is not superior to
the love Of the country; that hatred OF
the negro does not overcome the hu-
manities of their religion, that proper
constitutional provisions to carry out the
true principle Of equality of all men be-
fore the law have been enacted and will
be preserved, am ready to welcome that
State into the Union, and take by the
hand in political and personal friend
ship, with the full assurance that 'by-
cones shall be by-gones,' any man, how
ever s.rogls he may have warred against
the Union, who has brought himself
back and aided in bringing his fellow
citizens back to this state of feeling to-
ward the country and this acknowledg'
ment Of the rights of ALL"


Butler abuses Georgia and Tennessee
in fine style:


II do not propose 10 restore to the
privileges of citizcnshihepd give poli'i.
cal power to every traitor and rebel who
fayors the fifteenth amendment if lam
convinced that he favors it simply fer
the purpose of getting such restoration,
and intends as soon as he obtains it and
gets where he feels himself beyond the
reach of Congress, to turn around ab'o-
gate the fifteenth amendment, as was
done in the case of Georgia with the
fourteenth, and oppress the colorcd men
and white loyal men Of the South,
whom am bounded in honor and By
every sacred tie to protect aud sustain
for their loyalty in the war. If any
citizen who has been a rebel will favor
the shcenth amcndent, and will enforce
1t from the heart because he believes 1t
right and just measure of constitution
al law, ana for him because of that
motive, and / see in his action safety 10
those who need it, and good to the
country. And if he will not do so, |
am for keeping him out of power, how
ever much he may profess to favor the
amendment" And much more Of the
same sort of talk.
Year: 1869

A DEVIL OF A MIsrAKE.-A good
story is told of an old gentleman in
Southern State, who, being very i'll,
supposing that bis end was approach
ing, gave directions that an old slave
who had been very faithful to him,
should be called into his room. Sam
made his appearance, and with joyful
face drew near his master, expecting
that he was about to announce to him
bis purpose of leaving him free.


"You know" said the master, "you
have been a faithful servant to me'
Sam"


eyes, massa," he replied.


Poor Sam expected the next sentence
to contain his freedom. But said the
master kindly:


"You know Sam 1 always treated you
kindly"


ayes, massa, you did"


Sam was now all anxiety to hear, and
looked gratefully into the face of his
diving master, and waited TO hear the
charming word, "Freedom!' But what
was Sans disappointment when his
master said: In consideration ofyour
long anl faithful service, I have direct
ed in NY Will that when you die you
shall be buried by my side"


After long pause Sam replied:


"Me no like it indeed, massa, for
some dark night Debil come look isr
massa and take poor Sam.
Year: 1869

THE GOLD FASHIONED MorHER.-
That old-fasbioned mother .-oae in all
the world, the law of whose life va
love; one who was the divinity Of ou
infancy, and the sacred presence in The
shrine OF our frs. earthly idolatry one
whose heart is far below the forests that
gather so thickly on her brow; one to
whom We never grow old, but in the
plumed troop or in tho grave council,
are children still one who welcomes our
ce ming, and never forgess us-never.
And when in some closet, some drawer,
some corner, she finds agarmcnt or a
toy that once was ours, how does she
weep, as she thinks wc may be suffering
or sad. Does tie battle of life drive the
waudercr to the old homestead at last ?
Her hand is upon his shoulder; her dim
and failing eyes are kindled with some
thing ofthe light of other days, as she
gazes upon his won and troubled face.
{ BE of stout heart, my son. No harm
can reach you here" But sometimes
that arm chair is set back against the
wall the corner is vacant, or occupied
by strangers, they seek the dear old oc,
cupant in the grave yard Grant you
never .bave! Pray God I never mayl
Year: 1869

A writer, who says his COW gives
all the milk that is wanted in fam
lily of eight persons, and from which
was made two hundred and sixty
pounds of butter last year, gives the
following as his treatment. He
says: "If you desire to get a large
yield of rich milk, give your COW,
three times a day, water slightly
warm, slightly salted, in which bran
has been stirred at the rate of one
quart to two gallons of water, You
will find, if you have not tried this
daily practice. that your COW will
give twenty-five per cent. more,
Immediately, under the effect of it,
and she will become so attached to
the diet as to refuse to drink clear
water unless very thirsty; but this
mess she will drink almost any
time, and '.ask for more" The
amount of this drink necessary is an
ordinary pail full each time, morn
ing, noon and night. -Four hundred
pounds Of butter are often obtained
from good stock, and instances are


mentioned where the yield is often
at higher figure
Year: 1869

The claws of Life'' says more
quarrels arise between brothers, be
tween sisters, between hired girls,
between husbands and wives, owing
to electrical changes through which
their nervous systems go by lodging
together night after night, under
the same bed clothes, than by al
most any other disturbing cause.
there is nothing that will SO derange
the system of a person who is nerv-
Gus in effeminative force as to lie
all night in bed with another person
who is absorbent IN nervous force
The absorber will go to sleep and
rest all night, while the eliminator
will be tumbling and tossing, rest
less and nervous, and wake up in
the morning fretful, peevish, fault
finding and discouraged. No two
persons, no matter who they are,
should habitually sleep together.
One will thrive and the other will
lose. This is the law and in mar
ried life it is defined almost univer-
sally. .... ......
Year: 1869




A masquerade would hot be much
of an affair if there were not some
ludicrous scenes attached to it or
connected with it. Last evening
that of the Musical Society was no
exception to the general rule, and
any number of funny incidents
transpired.


No'person failed to notice con-
spicuous costume present, gentle
man dressed as a Spanish cavalier
a very nest and tasty dress. set off
upon a well built and athletic frame.
The gentleman, whom we shall call
X, paid particular, indeed, mostde
voted attention to pink domino
enshrouding a sylph-like form, act
ing as her escort at all times, and
paying no attention worth noticing
to any body else. In promenading
or in resting they were in earnest
conversation, and the ladies, who
could not fail to notice them,
thought he must be a duck of a
fellow to pay so much attention,
while the gentlemen thought she
must be divine little angel to
listen so devotedly to all his soft
things. Perhaps both OF. them were
just what they had the credit of
being - =;


The Cavalier was legal gentle
man of our city,and the pink dom
ino was mo natter who.just now.


The gentleman is married and has
a small family. He loves his wife,
but people do whisper that some
times he loves other peoples just
as much. The cavalier proposed
some time since to go to the bali,
but his wife insisted that her health
was not very good, and as there
would be something of a crowd
present she would not go-to her,
masquerades We're very tedious
affairs at best. That X, was de
lighted with the determination there
is no doubt. He did not say so,
however but the day his wife de
cided not to go he met in company
young and pretty widow, and, in
the heatof the excitement, asked
her to accompany him to the mas
querade. The widow was possessed
of bosom full of fun,l and she
consented to go. X fitted her out
with a costume and a pink domino,
and, as everybody saw who noticed
it, very pl city and expensive. Now
concluding to go, she had some
object in view, evidently, for yester
dsy, SO runs the story, she saw x
go away from home, when she
sought the presence of his wife ane
told her the whole story, and il
conclusion she said:


"Now you've heard the whole
That good for nothing husband o
yours has been paying too many
attentions to me of late, and dc
not like it. 1fyou are a woman o
spirit, you will play trick on hin
for this; and if you are not, why
I'll go with him to the masquerade


and l will flirt with him all the even
ing just as hard as everI know
how"


It is presumed the wife was not


woman of spirit, for last eveninr


about ten O'Clock carriage drov'


up to the Widows house. and +.
Spanish cavalier very devoted,


and very loyer-like assisted a dom


ino into it, and it drove to Musi


Hall. p-.


At the hall the couple paid Httl


attention to the funny scenes abou


them. If they laughed atall, it wa


at their own wit. Frying eyes trie'
hard to find out who they were