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Year: 1860

The "Adventures o! baron Mum


chausen" was work written several
years ago, for the purpose of putting


to shame a class of writer's, who
| in giving to the world accounts of


their adventures in foreign lands,


told all sorts Of improbable stories in


order to render themselves famous
as travellers. The book which pro-
lessed to give the travels of the re-
nowned Baron, was, of course, a
work of fiction, and the statements
| it contained so far outstripped those
of all other travellers that it served
as a severe sitire upon them. When,
therefore, persons on returning from
abroad were detected in telling lies
or giving greatly exaggerated ac-
counts of what they bad s,en or done,
they vera accused Of becoming dis.
ciples of Baron Munehausen.


Perhaps the reader has never seen
the Baron's book. If so, he will
be amused with one or two specimens
from its marvellous pages:


One evening the Baron declares
that he vas overtaken by a snow
storm. So much snow fell that he
wasoobliged to dismeunt, and tie bis
horse to what be thought was the
stump of an old tree, while he wrap
ped himself in his cloak, lay down
on the snow,and lell into deep sum-
bar. When he awoke in tbemorning.


bis horse was missing. He couldn't
see him anywhere. At length
looking up towards the sky, he espied
The animal suspended to the cross
of a church steeple. These had been
a free tbaw during the night, the
snow had melted away, and what he
had taken to be a stump Of tree
the evening before proved now to be
nothing less than the cross OF a
church steeple! One huDdred and
fifty feet of snow had fallen and dis
in twenty-four hours. The
Baron took out bis pistol, fredat the
bride, shot it in two, and when the
horse fell to the ground, bis master
at once mounted him and went on
his journey.


On another occasion be was pas
sing under gate, which fell down
by accident, and cut his poor horse
asunder just behind the saddle. The
Baron didn't know of bis loss till an
hour afterward, when passing over
a brook tie horse took drink, and |
hearing something gushing out like
water behind him Munchausen turned
around and saw TO mis- amazement
that, for the last four or 1--we miles,
he had been riding on half horse
instead of whole one. The Baron
turned back, got the bind quarters
of the animal, and sewed the body
together with willow twigs which
afterwards grew to be fine trees, and
proved a fine shelter TO him from the
sun when be was on bis journeys.


One very cold day he was playing
tunes or a bugle, when all the tunes
froze before they came out at the
further extremity Of the instrument.
However, upon hanging it near he
fire the bugle began playing and nev.
er ceased Till all the tunes were played
out in their regular order.


Travellers, with all their desire to
excite the admiration of lovers OF the
marvellous, were taught lesson by
this book, and no doubt, since its
publication, many a writer has been
forced to keep the story of his ad-


ventures within the bounds OF truth
by the exsggeration and cutting sar-
casm of Balon MuDchausen,
Year: 1860

FireS'de PTOtsctors.-This organization is dis
tinct from the old Home Guard" and in no
wise connec ted with it. 1t is constituted OF
nearly all ths professions and trades in the
city. Many of the mem hers are clerks. with
steut hearts and willing hands, and others
are strong armed and bold mechanics. who are
with their hearts blood Indeed, most of the
Inerubers are young men, whilst there are a
suiticient number of older heads 10 direct and
counsel We understand that a petition will
De sent 10 the next Legislature, to exempt the
corps from military duty. So much for the
"Protectors," and now, if there is man in
the city who wishes to be prepared for nc tive
service and yet is not disposed 10 Join one of
the companies in the First Regiment let him
come forward and enroll HIS name in the corps
now being raised.
Year: 1860

BOSTON Boot AND SHOE MARKET-The
Boston Reporter says the market is without
new features of interest. Manufacturers who
are usually busy at this season, preparing
goods for the Spring trade, have as yet scarcely
moved in that direction, and probably will
make up for The next sale only such quantities
as they can readily dispose Of In the mean
time the journeymen are idle wholly or in
part, and wages are as low, or lower than at
any period since 1857 Prices of stock con-
tinue TO rule iii favor OF the buyer, and from
present appearances goods can be made up
next spring at very reasonable rates. Pay
ments from the South and West are without
improvement. Journeymen shoemakers who
usually have plenty to do in Decem ber, are
now discharged in large numbers in all the
shoe manufacturing towns. In East Abing-
ton, one of the largest firms dismissed TWO
thirds of their cutters last week; also there
hiss been marked reduction in the number OF
W0rkmen employed in Marbiehead and other
towns IN that vicinity.
Year: 1860

Horse kiH,d.-On Friday evening last. q
horse attached to the Armory meal cart was
run into by the ears OF The Central Railroad
and instantly killed The wagon was broken
TO pieces, and the negro driver narrowly e.-
capped. The horse was crossing the railroad
on Marshall street, when the cars, which were
moved on the road without the aid OF a loco
motive, ran into him.
Year: 1860

Averaging but little short of million per
day. And as long as the Exchanges remain
there is nothing 10 prevent a continuance of
the flow Of gold TO this point, to pay for the
Western breadstuffs and the Southern cotton,
shipped on English account, long before
politico- financial crisis set in. With the for
eign mportations down to an extremely
moderate point, the balance of trade is largely
in our favor; bat for the lack ofconfldence and
credit, growing out of the dssolu ton of the
Union, the country at this moment would De
enjoying an unparalleled sperity.-Nsls
York ErPrsSs, Friday.
Year: 1860

A SHOWER OF GoLD-From present appear
ances, the most abundant thing IN New York
will be gold. Coin is pourIngin upon us from
all quarters, in almost unprecedented ed
amounts. and while the Banks in SO many Of
our neighborng cities are watching their
coin as closely as cat watches mouse, our
own are threatened with positive plethora.
The following are the receipts by the steam
pr ne do 10
Year: 1860

LET THE SOUTH LOOK TO HER LAURELs.- It has been generally thought that the northern district was the stronghold of the dsorganizers, and that Judge Rectors ma jority there would be enough to ovcrbalancc the conceded majority for Johnson in the southern district; indications constantly show that this is a mistaken notion, and that Johnson's vote in the northern district will be overwhelming. and probably exceed his vote in the southern counties; democrats have risen in their might and shaken from their shoulders the insults and tlictaton of insolent demagogues. From every quarter of the north and west Johnson is victori- ons, and if the election was two or three weeks off, there is little doubt but John sons majority would be at least 5000 in the lst district. In Benton county Rector's friends think it will be close, while .Tohn- sons confidently claim 200 m ,iority; where now is the evidence of that intense dissat- isfaction which the Old Line has talked about so much?
Year: 1860

It is scarcely necessary at this late day to sum up the many reasons which should induce the well-wishers of Arkansas to vote for Col. k. H. Johnson. We will, how ever, give few of those reasons-such as we know must influence the sensible and thinking portion of our readers.

 In the first place we will suppose that all honestly desire the welfare of the State.-- Taking this view of the matter and the same appeal that is made to democrats will apply with equal force to voters of all par ties:

 Col. Johnson is the nominee of his par ty. He was indorsed by large conven- tion, while on the other hand Judge Rec tor was not thought of either in the State or in any county convention. This shows the relative standing of the two men Tn their own party--a very good test of 'heir merits-Jo ohnson, independent of the nomi- nation. had more strength than his three strongest opponents-Rector had in all the broad State of Arkansas no county that would indorse him as its first choice. Is It worth while-to say more to democrats or to the honest men of other parties who des- pise renegades and the prurient yearnings of too ambitious mediocrity.

 But take the two men-measure them fairly-weigh them without prejudice and Col J ohnson, for good practical sense' for knowledge of the past history and the present and future wants of Arkansas, for every quality that forms useful Cover nor, is as much superior to Henry M. Rector as true science is to quackery. Col. Johnson is every where known and admit tel to be practical man; without ''set phrase of speech" and the fimsy accom- plishments which delude the public eye with unsubstantial appearances, he has Tn an eminent degree the sound business quail ifcations which fit him for a post which only practical men should fill.

 On the other hand Rector has not one single trait to recommend him to the public. He is universally known to be an impracticable and impulsive man, unqual- flied for the office to which he aspires, and put forward by his party solely because no sensible man would embark in such wild | and chimerical adventure as to run against inevitable defeat. His policy is flimsy. un. certain, without tangibility, and as myste' rious and unintelligible as the brain of its vapory author It would kill him If he wa, twice as strong as he k. Of what use will his pompous, sef-conceited rhetoric | be to him when he comes to consider tho | practical necessities of Arkansas. Ina l zine legislature discussing the merits of { messoge from Governor Rector! Wha | message! It would be diluted iumbl, of his mysterious address," which the Ol( l Line Democrat could not understand atte l taking pripate lessons under its author. | would require twenty interpreters to explain it to the legislature!

 Wherever the honest voters know tn, facts they will rally to man around th' standard of Rich'd. H. Johnson He is tn, PEOPLES CANDIDATE, and throughout tht canvass has conciliated the popular favo ! by his strait forward manly course. H' will make an excellent Governor, and those who have basoly slaniered him will mee their just rewarl at the hands of the people ] on Monday neyt
Year: 1860

From every post at which Mitchell and Can't have spoken comes up the most cheer. ing news. The Magnolian thus ends a long and well written notice of their speeches at that point:

 "Some fears were entertained by his friends that Mitchell would scarcely be able to cope with his competitor on the stump. but in this place his inf nite superiority is conceded by almost all par ties. In fact we think of him as the Kentuckan did of Henry Clay, from grog shop up, he is the qreatcsf man in Ne State." We heard the most in- telligent whig Tn the county say that the only ob jection he had to Dr. Mitchell was, "d-n him he had made South Arkansas democratic"

 eve have heard it said that there were at least one hundred potes changed on the day of speaking. We are satisfied that all is right in this quarter and that Mitchell will carry this county by handsome majority"
Year: 1860

For Shame Ut is . lamentable truth that no person of standing and influence. however pure. in public or private life, can take position against the disorganizing faction without being villifed and shame fully slandered. Witness the charge of bribery and corruption against Judge Tot ten in the last Old Line Democrat. What do the friends of Judge Totten in Prairie and elsewhere think of this wanton attack mon the character of their esteemed fellow citizen?
Year: 1860

H Let the people remember: that neither Henry M Rector the candidate of the dis. organizers, nor any newspaper advocating his election has denied that his policy is to fund the Bank debts and issue new bonds and that if this should be done, the lands mortgaged to secure the payment of the present bonds would certainly be released, and as necessary consequence. the debt would be thrown directly upon the people.
Year: 1860

HYENAs PREY UPON THE DEAD.-Judge Rector and his friends are constantly enter ing the grave of the lamented Judge John son, and parading his transactions, when living, in order to affect the election. Let the departed rest in peace. So good an'l so useful men as was Judge Benj. Johnson, are scarce among the living It is sacri. legious and unchrstian hand that would drag his remains from their peaceful rest to bolster up bad and sinking cause.
Year: 1860

EELet the people remember-that 1t has been charged and never denied. that Col Hindman said at Dover he would not submit to compromise; thus showing him. self willing to sacrifice democratic prinei- pei to his personal dislike--let the people remember this and refuse to be led of to gratify the personal feelings of any man.
Year: 1860

f. W. VAIL, late fthe rm of f. @. Partridge Co.,
would inform his friends and the public that he has leased
the beautiful and spacious Warehouse, No FlaggS Build
ing opposite the Bay State House, Worcester and will
give HIS attention to the Furniture business in all its
branches and will keep constantly hand select
ed stock of substantial and elegant Furniture bought
from the best manufactures in the country and will
warrant the same equal in style and finish any sold in
assortment will consist of rich and medium Drawing
Room, Parlor. Dining Room. and Chamber Furniture,
Looking Glasses in every variety OF STYLE and finish will
Horse Hair Mattresses and all other kind of attress
es also very desirable assortment of elegant Window
Spring Beds and in fact every article usually found IL
Furniture establishment Furniture Of all descriptions
Upholstered TO order in superior manner DO not fail 10
call and examine the stock before buying.


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CECOND-HAND FURNITURE
Persons giving up housekeeping and wishing to sell
their Furniture for Cash, and have it removed without
further trouble will find ii to their advantage to call


diff No. l43 Main street
THE BEST SELF-SEALING CAN
= IN USE.-E. B. LANIS0N Il co. have just received
lot of J. d. wILLoUGHBY's atent Se-Sealing


PRESERVE CANS,


the best IN Those wishing preserve Fruit any
kind. will do we'll to call and examine them before pur
keep constantly on hand T. Il. Boots superior quality
PEARL WHITE GRANITE WARE,
Every piece warranted not to crackle, which offer
prices that cannot fail to suit purchasers We also keep
constantly on hand large stock of


HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS.
Both New Secondhand Furniture OF every variety
Feather Beds and Bedding. Also large lot of Parloi
aud Cooking stoves. Call before yon buy.


L. b. LANSON Il CO,


66, IS, and 10 Main street.
eF f. 3. LAMsos Will give his personal attention to
or state diff sA
Year: 1860

DR.. Hunt is still in the full exercise Of her
powers and may with some reason hope to live
to see her soth year md her golden wedding.
You would wish it snd think it if you could
hear her health. giving laugh. Doc1oR.
Year: 1860

TIE LIGHT AT HOME.
Tie light at home, how bright it beams,
When evening shades around us fall
And from the lattice, far it CLEANS


To love, and rest, and comfort call.
When wearied with the tolls Of day,
And strife for glory, gold, or fame,
How sweet to seek the quiet way,


Where our loving lips will lisp our name
Around the light at home.
When through the dark and stormy night
The wayward wanderer homeWard HES
How cheering is that twinkling light
Which, through the forest gloom, he spies
1t is the light at home-he feels


That loving hearts will greet him there
And softly through his bosom steals
The Joy that banishes his care,


Around the light at home.
The light at home wheneer at last
1t greets the seamen through the Storm
He feels no more the chilling blast
That beats upon his manly form.
Long years upon the sea have fed


Siace dear ones gave parting kiss,
Bpt tLe sad tears which then were shed,
Will now be paid with rapturous bliss,


Around TIE light at home.
The LIGHT OF home how still and sweet
Ii peeps frsm yonder cottage door,
The weary latsrsa to greet


When the rough tolls of day are Ger.
Sad is the soul that does not know
The blessings that the beams lmpart-
The cheerful hopes and joys that flow,
And tighten up the heaviest heart,


Around the light at home.
Year: 1860

PrOcrast1nntton.


"Going to do it, never made fortune,
built house or woa a name. "Going
to do it, has been the bane Of more
people than would fill the census of New
York. The man who is always ''going
to do it, rarely, if ever, does it. The
only thing he does is to go out of the
world without doing it, If he has task
that must be done, he at once announces
with deal of boasting and a great waste
Of words, time and breath, that he is
"going to do it, And while he is thus
"going to do it, somebody else who is
not suspected of "going to do it" does it
and reaps the reward The man who is
always 'going to do it" is friend of
procrastinatien. He is ever on the eve
of doing it when some trivial obstacle in
terferes, and he gives it up with despair,
and puts off "the going to do it" till
another time-until the eternal to-mor-
row.
Year: 1860

Wendell Phillips, in his enlesy upon
Theodore Parker, said:


The very last page those busy fingers
ever wrote, tells the child's story, than.
which, he says, "no event in my life
has made so deep and lasting impressipn
on me- ga little by in petticoats,5 -
my fourth year, my father sent me from
the field home. A spotted tortoise, in
shallow water, at the foot of rho4ora,
caught my sight, and I lifted my stick
to strike it, when a voice within said IL
was wrong, | stood with lifted stick. in
wonder at the new emotion, till rhodosa
and tortoise vanished from my sight
I hastened home, asked my mother Whist
| it was that told me it was wrong
Wiping a tear with her apron, and taking
me in her arms, she said:


'Some men call it conscience, but I
prefer to call it the voice of God in the
soul of man. If you listen to it and
obey it, then it will speak clearer and
clearer and always guide you rightt-
But if you turn deaf ear OF disobey.
then it will fade out, little by little, aud
leave you in the dark and without .
guide
Year: 1860

Itmay not be generally known, says
the Houston Telegraph, that when a
person is drowning if he is taken by the
arm from behind, between the elbow and
shoulder, he cannot touch the person at
tempting to save him, and whatever
struggles he may make will assist the
person holding him in keeping his
head above water. A good swimmer
and, perhaps, as is often the case, both
will be drowned This is called Sam
Ralph's Grip and has been communica-
ted to Us by Sam Ralph himself
Year: 1860

H Carondelet streets.
II has been my excel in the quality of BUTTER fur
nsed to my customers the patronage have acquired In
the last fourteen years is proof Of success.
NY TEAS being selected by acknowledged judge In New
York, will be found to be choice.
The stock Of changed many times during the
and therefore fresh constantly coming in
bought and to be sold for cash.


Country orders solicited to which prompt attention will be
paid Terms, cash or city acceptance


H. H. HEDDFN
us er, cor,,er Cannon and arnnaele SIS New Orleans
Year: 1860

vantage Of education and travelling. who
know that agriculture is truly science,
should devote portion of their time To
writing upon the subject. and also have small
farms thoroughly cultivated. the cost calcu'
lated so as TO cause those who are still pnr-
suing the old plan to turn from it.


In conclusion. it is possible to adopt and
practice upon such plan, as will in few
years totally change our arabic land. with.
out additional labor in its cultivation, and
without expense unrefunded TO the ample
satisfac ton Of the owner, from state Of the
most abject poverty. to fifst.rate soil in
point of quality. Nature has done more for
Beaufort county than any other county in
North Carolina, and our farmers have done
less for themselves. 1t is time that there
was change brought about. In great
many other counties in our State, there are
annually held Agricultural Fairs. and in no
county where they have been held. have they
failed to create spirit Of emulation and in
quiry among the farmers which did not exist
before. j.


Beaufort Co., June, 1860.
Year: 1860

when his utterance changed to such heart-
broken cry of grief, rising at the same time
and rushing from the room, as had never
witnessed in convicted sinner.


The dinner was interrupted but that was
the beginning of change, leading on to a
new life, in Mr.. H; and probably every
person in that room retained the impression
that view of the awful justice of God, in
connection with the grace that saves IRON il.
is often effective in subduing those who say,
I" Prophesy unto us smooth things" and that
sinners are not always good judges in re-
'peet to what produces the best effect upon
themselves.


Belcher's HistoricuL SkekcheS Of Humna
Year: 1860

Eg~ The Washington correspondent of
the New York Tribune says: - At length
ground begins to be broken in Congress
against the alledged malpractice of the
Secretary of War" 1t is said that when
Gov. Floyd was appointed Secretary OF
War he was pecuniarly worth nothing ;
and that though he lived at rate
which his salary would no more than
meet. he is now worth 100000. Where
did lie get it?
Year: 1860

aA- The Supreme Court of Mississippi
has affirmed the validity of the law ma
king it penal for retailers to sell liquor
to drunken man, and declaring that
the owner of the establishment is respon
sible for the act of his bar-keeper on his
behalf
Year: 1860

Des5@l In illustration of a certain clergy
mans liberal style of invitation TO the
communion tne-anecdote is quoted of an
English judge, who, on being refused the
cup because he was not n member of
particular church, quietly remarked, 81
beg your pardon, thought this was the
Lord 5 table. have nothing more to say.
if it is a private supper Of your own"
Year: 1860

Ba~ Every young man should remem-
Der that the world will always honor in
dustry. The vulgar and useless idler
whose energies of body and mind are
rusting for occupation, may look with
scorn upon the laborer engaged at his
toll; but his scorn is praise, his contempt
honor.
Year: 1860

S&s~ Trapping must be very profitable
business in Kansas. If such luck as the
following is common there, we should
think the gold mines would soon lose
their attractions. The Leavenworth Dis
patch says: Two young men from Michi-
gan recently went out on a trapping
expedition to the Big Blue. taking with
them lot of "animal traps" Ia kind
of spring gun arrangement.) They re-
turned to this city yesterday with 5000
dollars worth of furs, the result of two
months trapping tour.
Year: 1860

EFFECTS OF BAD CoMPANY-There are
three lads of this village now in the Jail
here, one of whom is colored boy. On


the day after the boys were put in confine-
ment, the father of the colored boy paid


visit to his recreant son, and thus adj
dressed him: Haven't l whipped you.
talked to you, and locked you up? And
haven't | always told you you that if you
you would bring up here?-Oglc Reporter.