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Year: 1861




"Do you see this hair :" said an old
man to me.


eyes; but what Of it, 1t is, suppose
the curl from the head Of dear child long
since gone to God"


st is not. 1t is lock Of my own hair;
and it is, new nearly seventy years since it
was cut from this head"


.But why do you prize lock of your
hair so muchi"


"It has story belonging to it, and a
strange enc. keep it thus with care
because it speaks to me more of God and
Of his special care than anything else |
possess.


III was a little child of four years old,
with long, curly locks, which in sun or
rain, or wind, hung down my checks un.
covered. One day my father went into
the woods to cut log and l went with
him. was standing G little way behind
him, or rather at his side, watching with
interest the strokes of the heavy axe, as it
went up and came down upon the wood,
sending Of spliutcrs With every stroke, in
all directions. Some of the splinters fell
at my feet, and eagerly stopped to pick
them up. In doing so stumbled forward
and in moment my curly head lay upon
the log. l had fallen just at the moment
when the axe was coming down with all
its force. 1t was too late to stop the blow
Down came the axe. I screamed, and my
father fell to the ground in terror. He
coud not stay the stroke, and in the blind.
ness which the sudden horror caused, he
thought he had killed his boy. We soon
recovered; 1 from my fright, and he from
his terror. He caught me in his arms and
locked ut me from head To- foct, to find out
the deadly wound which he was sure he
had inflicted Not drop Of blood, nor
scar was to be seer; Ho knslt upon the
grass AID gave thanks to gracious God.
Having done SO, he took his age and found
few hairs upon its edgs. He turned to
she log he had been splitting, and there
was single curl of his boys hair, sharply
cut through and laid upon the wood
How great the escape It was as if an
angel had turned aside tie edge at the
moment when it was descending upon my
head With renewed thanks upon his lips
he took up the curl, and went home with
me in his arms.


"That lock he kept all bis days, as a
memorial of Gods care and love- That
lock he left me on his death-bed."
Year: 1861

DEL1cAcY.-Abovo every other feature
that adorns the female character, deli,acy
stands fcremost within the province of good
taste. Not the delicacy which is perpetu-
ally in quest of something to be ashamed
Of, which makes merit of a blush, and
simpers an the false construction, its own
ingenuity has PIT upon an innocent re-
mark; this spurious kind of delicacy, is
far removed from good taste as from good
feeling and good sense but that high
minded delicacy which maintains its pure
and undevitated walk alike amongst wo.
men, as in the sdsiety OF men which
shElnks from no necessary duty, AID can
speak, when required, with seriousness and
kindness, at things which it would be a.
shamed indeed to smile or blush. This
is the delicacy which forces SO important
part of good taste, that where it does no
exist as natural instinct, i. is the fret
principle Of good manners, and considered
as the universal passport to good society.
Year: 1861

Elsewhere will be found the full
particulars of the late battle near
Springfield, politely furnished us by
our friend and fellow citizen DIR. Geo.
w. Kendall. We publish it to the
exclusion of other matter.
Year: 1861

We are going to fight and conquer them, at
or near the line from which they have once
driven US back. There will be no Bull
Run retreats or panics, because this time
the battle will be preceded by no July dis
organization, and fought BY no Centreville
mob. wrote you before the 21st Of July
that feared the result of that days con-
test. Let me now say that those most
watchful of this campaign, and therefore
most slow to trust, have at last arrived at
confidence in Mcclellan and admiration for
his army.


As indicated, this great review is without
doubt preliminary to general striking of
tents. General Mcclellan has told the
Paymaster General that he must get
through with the bi-monthly payment, as
the regiments are to leave the neighbor-
hood. Extraordinary activity prevails in
the transportation of ammunition and stores.
There are other causes for expecting an
Immediate movement, some of which / can
not state. and others of which must be seen
by experienced eyes to be understood
Corr. Ne,c York World.
Year: 1861

THE WAY BANK NOTE PLATES ARE
HARDENED TO harden an engraved steel
plate, and to prevent it from warping or in
the process a peculiar method must be
adopted. The mode practiced by our bank
note companies is to bury the plates in
animal charcoal in clay crucible and
expose them to red heat for about two and
half hours, and then cool them by press
ing them into cold lead. By this process
all of the most delicate lines of the engrav-
ing are preserved in the most perfect man
ner, without the slightest distortion or
damage.


Two or three instance of the perforation
of lead by insects have recently been
brought under the notice of French natu-
ralists. Iu one case which happened in
the Crimea during the Russian war, the
balls in several packets of cartridges had
been rendered entirely useless.


An ingenious soldier of the Fifteenth
Ohio Regiment, now on duty in Kentucky,
has devised method of warming tents,
which is described as follows: ain the
centre of the tent hoe is dug in the
ground about two feet square and two feet
deep. From the bottom of this hole a
small trench leads to the surface of the
ground outside the tent, to admit the cold
air. From the top another covered trench
leads it to the opposite side of the tent to
conduct the smoke out The hole is arched
over, very much like the top of a circular
cistern wall, and an open space of perhaps
foot in diameter is left at the top for
putting in the fuel! Cover this up with
an old stove plate, bit of sheet iron,
smooth stone or the like) and you have the
floor of your tent converted into the top of
of furnace. No room is taken up by the
heating apparatus; the heat is greatest
where it should be, next the feet; the tent
is perfectly free from smoke, and with any
sort of fuel that is not absolutely soaked
with water, you can raise the temperature
just as high as may be desired"


The Chinese were the first who con-
structed cannon with iron bands shrunk
upon them for the purpose of strengthening
them at the breech. The Chinese built
vessels with water-tight bulkheads, hun
dreds of years ago. This has been consid-
cred by most persons quite modern in
yention.
Year: 1861

We have already intimated our hope tha


Great Britain ariW claim Mason, SIidell anc


their Secretaries on the grnnud Of the lille


gality Of their capture. We could very


well afford even to surrender them for the


sake of the precedent and principle thu.


established. If Great Britain is ready


for broad acceptance of the principle tha,


free ships make free goods, it does not be


come us to object. But there must be nc
juggle in the premises, but the clear and


simple recognition of a rule of action


henceforth obligatory on both parties =
Nothing Is more certain than that Great
Britain has often acted to our rredjudice on
the opposite principle to that which she
must asset in demanding the liberation of
Mason and Slidell. TO instance but a sim
gle case-:hat of Henry Laurens is COM
pletely in point. MIR. Laurens was lead
ing reoel against the sovereignty of Grea.
Britain, as Mason and Slidell are rebels
against that of the United States. lie was
leader in our fathers revolution, as they
are in that of JEFF. Davis. He was sent to
Holland to solicit her aid In our struggle,
as they were dispatched by jeff to France
and England. He was on board neutral
(Dutch) ship, as they were on board neu-
trail (British) vessel. He was captured and
taken out of his vessel by British cruis-
er, precisely at Mason and Slidell were from
theirs by Com. Wilkes. He was carried to
England, as they have been brought to the
United States. He was imprisoned in the
Tower OF London, just as they have been
in Fort Warren. And We have no recol-
lection that the Dutch ever complained of
his capture as unwarranted; if they did, i,
is certain they were left to take it out in
complaining. Now if Great Britain is
ready to say that her capture and imprison
ment Of Laurens was all wrong, and to es-
tablisb rule which shall preclude hence
forth all captures of belligerants on board
neutral ships, it may be that our Govern
ment will decide that we have more to gain
by giving them up than by retaining them
We do not anticipate its action but we see
clearly that the capture of the diplomatic
traitors is of great advantage to US, whether
we retain or surrender them. And We
once more assure our timorous friends that
Great Britain not only has no decent pre-
text for fastening quarrel upon US, but
that President Lincoln will take good care
hat she shall not get one, at least till we
have settled our little account with JEFF. 4
Company.-Mw York Tribune. |
Year: 1861

There are many indications of an imme.
date march to Bull Run.


The Emperor said: I" If you have got to
take Vienna, 60 straight tc Vienna aud take
it," By this he perhaps meant that too
much military strength is expended in
dodgiug foe. in searching for stragetic
approaches, and trying to conquer without
lighting, and that if bad job is to be
done, General must make up his mind to
fire and blood, and not vince at the death.
full sacrifices of the conflict It appears
very certain that the rebels conclude to
maintain their position of menace and de-
fence within twenty miles of the Capi-
tai. The Richmond Enquirer boasts 10
this effect, and de6cs us to force them to do
otherwise. They are really settling down
into winter quarters.


General Mcclellan appreciates the grave
nature of the job to be done; but be knows
that it must be done, and that the oatient
North at length calls on him to do it. He
sees that the conquest of the enemy front.
ing him must precede the fate of secession.
The conquest involves q brave, straight.
forward old fashioned attack.


The North need not fear thu result.
This time We are going to whip them.
Year: 1861

!. The Peace Party is essentially sectional


party. 1t is found. only in the North, and


numbers in its ranks only men who arc
saved from open treason by cowardice. Il


would be amusing, if it were not infamous,


to hear these men talk. Their howls for


Peace" are directed only to the Govern


ment, or to the men who are standing up


for the defence of the Union and the insti-


tutions left US by our fathers, and the


property acquired by the joint treasure of


the nation. To the traitors and thieves,


whose bayonets are directed at the life of


the Government and the Union, aud who


are rioting on the property stolen from the


loyal citizens, they make no appeals-they


speak of them in the most gingerly man


ner, as "our own countrymen," our


dear BRETHREN" sour friends," &c. These


discreet traitors ignore the fact that this


war was not commenced by the Govern


ment, or by loyal men: they close their


eyes to the fact that the Government is


standing only upon the defensive-defend-
ing loyal citizens, and the institutions,


rights, and property con6ded to its keeping


by the people; and that it has no choice


but to continue to defend them, if need be,
to the last drop of blood and the last dollar
of treasure it can command. If the Gov
|ernment should do otherwise, if it should
abandon, or prepare to abandon, one single
loyal citizen, or one single inch Of the
territory of the Union, or one single dollar
Of the property which the rebels have
seized, it would itself be recreant and
traitorous, and its administrators would
deserve the halter as richly as any traitors
now in arms for its overthrow. It is not |
tor the administrators of the Government.
or for loyal men, to make peace, to talk of
it, or even to think of it. Their duty is
plain, simple, unmistakable. 1t is to stand
and defend whilst single traitor assails.
To defend the national life, to vindicate the
majesty of the law. If peace is desired by
any one, let him address his appeals to the
disturbers of the peace--to those who com.
menced the war, and who are still waginp
ir. To them, such appeals would be sensi-
bic and proper. They can make peace
whenever they desire, by simply laying
1own their arms, and yielding up their ring
leaders to the punishment which their
crimes merit: the John Brown dungeon
Ind the John Brown halter. If they will
lot do so freely and of their own accord,
he Government has but one course to
pursue, and that is to compel them to doit,
ven if in so doing it should have to
laughter the last rebel of them, includ-
og their cowardly Northern allies, now ]
lamoring for peace, and whose prayers are q
or the humiliation and overthrow of the !
American Government, and the permanent
ishonoring Of our Flag. At any cost of :
reasure and blood this rebellion must be h
ut down, and its instigators punished. a
his is the sentiment Of every patriotic
american. He is but mean and miser-
bic traitor who thinks or talks otherwise.
Year: 1861

A man in rather Indifferent cir
cumstances, surrounded by large
family, being entirely out Of meat,
had recourse to the sheepfold of his
neighbor, "a wealthy farmer), for
relief. The neighbor, having a
large flock of sheep, did not per-
ceive he had lost any until one of
the finest of the flock, very large
and fat, was missing, and counting
his sheep he found he had lost sew
cral. Unable to account for this
extraordinary loss, he resolved, a
few nights after to watch. About
midnight he observed an uncommon
disturbance among the sheep, by
the sudden appearance of man,
dressed in disguise. Curiosity, as
well as to observe the conduct of
the person 50 as to find him out,
induced him to be still. In the
flock there was a ran. with which.
it seems, the man was in the habit
OF conversing, as if he had been the
actual owner of the sheep.


swell, Mr.. RAM" said the noe
turnal visitant, 81 have come to buy
another sheep, have you any more
to SELF"


Upon which he replied himself,
as IN the person Of the ram:


eyes, l have sheep to SELL"


BY this time the owner of the
sheep perceived him to be one Of
his ncighbors.


"What will you take for the fat
wether?' says the purchaser.


"Four dollars" says Mr.. Ram.


"That is very high price" says
the man; "but as you are so good
as to wait on me for the pay, | think
| will take him. Well, Mr.. RAM"
continues the honest sheep buyer,
"let us see how many sheep l have
bought Of YOU"


"lt L am not Mistaken says Mr..
Ram, "this is the fifth"


He then went to cast up the a.
mount Of the whole; and after Civ
ing Mr.. Ram a polite invitation to
call on him for the pay, and bidding
him good night, led the wcthcr
home, while the owner lay laughing
at the novelty Of the scene, as high
ly gratitied as if he hRd received
ample pay for the whole.


A few nights afterward, when he
supposed his neighbor was nearly
out of mutton, he caught the old
ram and tied a little bag under his
neck, and placed a piece of paper
qetwccn the horns, on which he
wrote in large letters: "I hare come
for my pay" Under the line he
footed up the whole amount of the
five sheep exactly as his neighbor
had done as before related; he then
took theram to his neighbors house
where he tied him near his door and
went home.


When the ncighbor arose in the
morning he was not a little surpris-
ell to find a sheep tied at his door.
but it is beyond words to express
his astonishment when he found it
was the old ram with which he had
been dealing SO extensively in NUT
ton, with his errand on his forehead,
and the amount of the five sheen
accurately made out, as he had
done a few nights before in the
person Of the ram.


! Sqifcei IT to say, he obtained the
money afd, after tying it up in the
bag, and tearing the paper from his
horns, he set the ram at liberty.
when he Immediately ran home,
jingling his money, as if proud of
having accomplished the object of
his errand, to the no small gratif-
cation of the OUpor
Year: 1861

he~ When at eve, at the bounding
OF the landscape, the heavens ap-
pear to recline slowly on the earth,
imagination pictures beyond the
horizon, an asylum Of hope,
native land of love; and nature
seems silently to repeat that man is
immortal.
Year: 1861

Z I9GBLIC attention Is respectfully invited
il to this establishment in the assurance
that ample satisfaction will be given as re
yards Typography, Press work and charges
to those who may require
Year: 1861

We have no time-engaged as we are in the cam
paen-to write for this issue of the Stasdard, but
We snatch few minutes to appeal to every Union
man who may see this, to be certain to go to the
polls and cork for the cause on the day Of election
Rain or shine turn out and vote. Let nothing pre-
vent you from dischargng this great duty to your
selves to your families, and to your country. Ap-
peal to your neighbors to so to the election and IT
any ofthem are infirm or aged, provide the means
for conveying them to the polls.


Remember that the issue is UNION or DIS
UNION. Remember. people of Wake County, that
if you vote for Messrs. Rand, Wilder, and Lewis
you cote for disunion. Are you prepared for dis
union? These gentlemen stand on platform which
binds them at to cut the State loose, for their
platform declares that North Carolina is not safe in
the existing Union; and if not safe, what remains
but to leave the Union?


We have recently visited various portions Of the
County, and We believe seveneighths Of the people
are for the Union. Maj. Wilder believes so too, for
he processes to be most devoted Union man; yet
the Major is not willing, when pressed to give the
time necessary to preserve the Union.


Let the Union men of the County turn cut and
cork and they will achieve signal victory. Beware
of false reports and sensation" dispatches on the
day of election. The disunion clique in this City,
who imagine they have Wake County in swing
and can sweep her in any direction, will not be very
scrupuous as to the means employed to influence
votes.


Union men, your minds are already made up
vote accordingly. Vote for no man who will not
pledge himself to work hopefully and zealously for
the Union. That is the touchstone, after ALL He
who says there is no hope is disunionist He
who will not work to save the Union is enemy to
the Union, no matter what he may say to the con.
frery
Year: 1861

: --F F


The menbers of the Legislature have all left, ex-
cept here and there one lingering Ike last rose
ofsummer to finish up some private business trans
action, or is delaying to make connection with some
branch route, stage or steamer. They have gone to
their constituents and must now obey the mandate,
"gve an account of thy Stewardship" How many
will hear the balance of the quotation, "for thou
mayest no longer be steward rtimeto develope


They have gone many of them, to the embrace of
wives and loved ones at home from whom some Of
them have been separated for weeks and months.
They have gone to enjoy the rest and relaxation
from toll that lawprotected home can afford them
None OF them expected to find, nor will they find,
their houses in ashes their stock driven off their
barns and meat-houses riAed, and their families
shelterless. They have gone to happy homes in
{htherto) happy country, to sit down under their
own vines and fgtrees," there to reflect upon the
part they have taken during the session that has
just closed, in widening healing the unhappy diff.


crenoes that threaten the destruction of public and
private peace, which, unless checked will eventuate
in destroying or at least seriously disturbing, the
domestic quiet they now enjoying
Year: 1861

MEAT PRESERVED IN MoLAssEs.-" Sugar cured
hams" have long been in fashion in this country.
They are moderately salted and sugar molasses
added to assist in their preservation. In France, all
sorts of fresh meats have been preserved by moasses
alone An article in EIncention asserts that meat
may be preserved by molasses alone in the most
perfect manner, and with the following important
advantages: 1t has an agreeable favor, it produces
scurvy or other disorders which result from the
of salt food and it may be prepared at moder-
ate price, The process consists simply in cutting
the meat into pieces of moderate size and dropping
them into molasses, such as is obtained from the
sugar manufactures or re6neries By natural
process of osmose the lighter juices of the meat pass
out, and the heavier molasses penetrates inward to
every part of the meat. When the external mo-
lasses has acquired certain degree Of quidity from
the mixture Of the juices of the meat in is sure
sign that the meat is thoroughly impregnated. Its
now taken out of the molasses, thoroughly washed,
and hung in current of air to dry. After it is
completely dry, it may be packed in boxes and sent
all over the world without experiencing any change
whatever.
Year: 1861

BEARDED CLERGYMEN.-The wearing
of full beard by clergymen, which was
great novelty on both sides of the Atlantic
thirty years ago, has since become SO pre-
valent that one Of the English bishops. his
Grace of Rochester, noticed it with rebuke
in a recent charge to the clergy of his do
cese. This, of course, provoked quite an
ouipouriog of wit from the Journalistic
There is, however, serious side to the
subject. There are many congregations
where the appearance of minister with
his face covered with long hair would so
surprise, and, we may say, shock the people.
as to incapaciate them from hearing with any
pleasure or profit. Yet, on the other hand,
il seems hard that poor Levite, who is
afflicted with a wiry beard and avery tender
skin, and who has native happiness to get
or to keep a razor sharp. should be compell-
ed to endure a small purgatory every norm
ing. for the sake of some unreasonable pref
udices on the part of his parishioners. To
be sure, the matter is trifie, yet .rihes
make up the sum of human life.
Year: 1861

Sometimes society gets tired of man
and hangs him. Sometimes na1 gets
tired Of society and hangs himself.


Some Of us fret inwardly. and some fret
ouiwardiy. The latter is the best plan for
our friends. but the worse for ourselves


The miser carries nothing into the next
world but very mean soul. and that prob
.,.lv is rs little valued there IS here
Year: 1861

he " EN- oN II b WAY.


Br MARY BOOTH.
know a sweet letter is winging


Its way DER the land and the sea,
And 4 beautiful burden Is bringing,
From over the hills, to me.
know how the glad spirit fiuttered
When 1t thrilled TO the words that were
Yet the beautiful thoughts unuttered
Are those / most wish her to send.
She wrote with tremulous shiver,
And wondered when e'er we should meet,
This side OF the murmuing river,


Where sweet shall be mingled With sweet
would that were but the bushes
That smiled her, out Of the East;
Or sven pause In the bushes,


Where her musical breathing had ceased.
] know only this Of the letter,


That dreamed she had written to me;
My spirit is bound with a fetter


From which would never be free.
will patiently wait till the cnming
or the beautiful gem on the way,
While my spirit is inwardly humming
The words that know she will say