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Year: 1862

The Louisville Journal says, Government
that undertakes 20 carry on war in an enemy 3
country at the exclusive expense Of its own
treasury, win carry it on at the expense Of its
own power and it's own character
Year: 1862

With as good an opinion as anybody of
the intelligence Of people regarding those
things which they understood, C) we be-
lieve We have seen one or two individuals
who insanely took to" farming, who
might sit for the picture Of the musician
here given. Neither Durham nor Devon
ever produced so great calf as the man
who thinks the art and science of farming
"coues by nature" But TO the story: "A
musician recently under took to trade COWS
with neighbor. but was told that bis COW
was not worth song she WAS 50 old she
had no front teeth in her upper jaw, and
couldn't therefore, eat young grass. The
remark troubled the musician, though he
said nothing, but going home he examined
old BriDdle's mouth and to bis horror and
surprise he found she was entirely desti>
tute of upper front teeth IDfuriated, he
drove old Brindle Two miles to the man he
had bought her of through driving rain.
storm, with the mud up to his knees, and
after berating the surprised farmer for sci


ling him such a COW, demanded his money
back at once. As soon as be could get q
word in edgewise, the farmer told the an


CRY man that cows never wore such teeth
ON the upper jaw, and to convince him,
took him out to the barnyard, when, after
opening the mouths of dozen or so cattle,
young and old, the singing man drove old
Brindle into the road, and trudged home
behind her, sadder and a wiser man"
Year: 1862

The Rochester Daily Union relates the
following aneedote Of one Of the most sue
cesstul business men Of this State:


When young, he wac a farmer, and at
one time wished to hire man for general
farm work. 1t was not long before hale
and stalwart fellow presented himself as a
candidate tor the place when the young
farmer set about an examination of his Quail
ihcations. Are you used to blowing p
oh yes; have followed the plow tail for
years Understand moving and Grad
hngr Perfecily; won't allow any man
to beat me at either Can you and would
you be willing to help milk when it is too
rainy for the women folks to go to the
YARD = Certainly; can milk COW as
quick as any gal on the premises and ex>
pect to turn my hand to anything Well
-well-thats all very satisfactory; but
there's just one thing more; do you know
when is the best time to cut a pig yoke p
That was stumper. Candidate scratched
his head in deep thought for moment and
replied, he was not quite sure; but he
guessed the winter was the best time p
No, sir. that isn't it, said the young farmer.
You won't do me; | won't have a man
around me that don't know when to cut
pig yoke


Candidates number two and number
three presented themselves successively,
and went through the same inauisitorial
process triunphantly. until they came to
the fatal questionable you know when it
is the best time to cut pig yokep And
on that they both failed-number two an.
swering the full moon in June ; and mum
Der three being decidedly of opinion that
the best time was when the sap is out of
the wood. Both were rejected.


Number four, like his predecessors, went
through the preliminary examination
swimmingly; when up comes the test ques
ton DO you know when is the best time
to cut pig yCke? Candidate hangs his
head in a brown study but after little
time for reflection, he answered in half
doubling, half confident tone: 'W-a.ll
that's matter I never thought on much
but should say the best time to cut pig
yoke was when you come across't one p
That's it-that's it, quoth the farmer in
delight; you're the man for me- And he
relates that that man always proved equal
to any emergency in which he was placed.
Year: 1862

To subordinate home training to school
training, or to intermit the former in favor
Of the latter, is most palpable and -uinous
mistake. 1t is bad even in intellectual
point of view. To say nothing of other
advantages, it deprives girls of the best
opportunities they can ever have oF learn
ing that most feminine, most beautiful,
most useful of all complishments-the
noble art Of fcOnvensation-for conversation
is an art as well as gift. 1t is learned
best by familiar intercourse between young
and old, In the leisure and unreserve of the
evening social circle. But when young
girls are banished from this circle. by the
pressure of school tasks, talking with their
school mates till they ''come out" into so.
ciety, and then monopolized entirely by
young persons Of their own age, they easi-
ly learn to mistake chatter for converse
tioh, and "smsll talk" becomes for life
their only medium of exchange. Hence,
with all the intellectual trairing of the
day, there never was a greater dearth of
intellectual conversation.
Year: 1862

SALT FOR THE THRoAT.-Last fall we
were induced to try what virtue there was
10 common salt for sore throat and a
hacking cough. We commenced by using
it three times a day, morning, nocn aud
night We dissolved large tablespoonful
of pure table salt in about half a tumb!er
full Of cold water. With this We gargled
the throat most thoroughly just before meal
time. The result has been that during the
entire winter We were not only free from
the usual coughs and colds to which, as far
as our memory extends. We have always
been subject, but the hacking cough has
entirely disappeared. We attribute these
satisfactory results solely to the use of the
sa.s gsrgfe-Fdyssey and Gardner.
Year: 1862

PROVIDENCE NEUTRAL.-A gentleman
who writes from Florida to friend in Buf
falo, appears to be in some doubt as to the
position of Providence il the present strug-
gle tetweon the North and South, although
of course anxious to claim even q Neutral
as an ally. He says:


1--WE have raised this season abundant
crops of all kinds of provisions in the
South. This is attributed to Providence,
but understand be has done the same
thing for our enemies His position there
fore is not rery cell defined. Although i
am well satisfied, if she real truth could be
got at, he is on our side; still, am inclin>
ed to think that the making of our crop for
this year, he left pretty much to cur mig
gers"
Year: 1862

THINGS THAT | HAVE SEEN Il have seen
a farmer build house so large and fine
that the sheriff turned him out Of doors.


have seen young men sell good farm,
hospital.


have seen farmer travel about so much
that there was nothing at home worth
looking otter.


have seen rich mans son begin where
his father left of-weulthy; and end where
his father began-penniless.


have seen a worthy farmers son idle
away years of the prime Of his life, in dis
sipation, and end his career 10 the poor
house.


have seen the disobedienee of son
bring down the gray hairs Of his father
with sorrow to the grave
Year: 1862

PLEASURES OF PRoDIGALIrY.-It would
be an unpleasant arrangement for a man
to be carried across from New York to
Liverpool, fixed on board so weighed that
his mouth and nostrils should be on a level
with the water, and thus he should be
struggling for life, and barely escaping
drowning all the way. Yet hosts of peo-
pie, whom no one proposes to put under
restraint, do as regards their income and
expenditure, presisely analogous thing.
They deliberately weigh themselves to that
degree that their heads are barely above
water. aad that any unforeseen emergency
dips them under.
Year: 1862

Time wears slippers Of list, and his tread
is no;seless. The days come softly dawn
ing, one after another they creep in at the
windows; their fresh morning air is CRATE
ful to the lips as they pant for it; their
music is sweet to the ears that listen to it :;
until, before we know it, whole life of
days has possession OF the citadel, and time
has taken us for its own.
Year: 1862

In recent case for assault, the Defend
ant pleaded guilty. II think must be
guilty, said he, because the plaintiff and
were the only persons in the room. and
the first thing | knew was standing up,
and be was doubled over the table. You'd
better call it guilty"
Year: 1862

A good wife exhibits her love sor her
husband by trying to promote his Welfare.
and BY administering to his comfort a
poor wife 'dears' and my loveS her hus-
band, and won't sew button on his coat
TO keep him from freezing to death.
Year: 1862

Two FLYING STATE GovERNMENTs.--The two
flying governments of Tennessee and Missouri
are rapidly coming to that grief which will
soon overtake the unholy rebellion in which
they have been conspirators That arch traitor
Isham Harris, who formerly held the rcins Of
government in Tennessee. we have driven from
bis hotbed of treason into Memphis the remotest
corner of the State, where, at the proper mo-
ment, he can leap into Arkansas and escape
through the Indian Territory, fugitive from
Justice. Meanwhile General Buell. Is taking
good care Of the premises he has vacated, and
the disloyal sentiment Of the people In
rapidly changing for one more In accordance
with the spirit of the Union. In the same man.
ner Claib Jackson, of Missouri. has become .
wandering vagnbond on the face Of the earth and
has sought refuge in some part of the South,
we do not exactly know where. IN the interval
the Union army and the provisional govern
ment Of Governor Gamble have had the for.
tunes of the State in their safe keeping and very
soon General Halleck will have completed the
work in hand. Nothing more typical Of ruin and
defeat could be found than these two wandering
Governors in the service Of treason, flying before
the righteous sword Of the Union; and In very
short time the prime leaders Of this great con-
spiracy will be driven to the same inglorious
extremities by the patriotic hosts that haregone
forward in defence of our national glo.. aud
integrity.
Year: 1862

SHARoF.- -Whilethe effort was being made in Sharon to fill up the quota allotted to that town with volunteers, to avoid? a draft, large meet ing of the citizens, informally called, pledged themselves that the town at it's annual meeting should raise the bounty to one hundred and fifty dollars. Encouraged by such pledge the matter oftraising the troops was entered into with much energy by several individuals, and the number was fully made up before the time fer the draft had come. At the late annual town meeting the matter came up in form, by motion to ratify the proceedings of the inform al m eetipg by paying the bounty which that meeting had promised. No one opposed it ex- cept the Ex Minister to Bolivia, who made a loud harangue against the proceedings of the Nation, State and Town, in mourning the vast debts which were accumulating against each. When the vote was taken, the responsive AYE was overwhelming, the Ex-Minister standing solitary and alone in t.rS negative. He met, few days afterwards, at station on the Housa- tonic Railroad. Q large number of the boys whom he had tried to deprive of their promised bounty, and the way they talked to him was & caution. It is said he looked anything but happy while they taunted him with their reproachss.
Year: 1862

s&ThesGovernor of the State, in a Proclama-

 tion which we publish in another column calls but

 eight hundred more mento fill up the Regiments now sin8 process of organization. The time for receiving coluntee,s for this quota is limited by the Governor to- Ea brief period,' which, we understand, will be. terminated ou the 27th of October After this time new draft will be ordered and continued from time to time until the quota of the Stateis filled. .. ,. t-r,. ,a4Nye truss that this quota will be filled without alresert to the draft There must be few more young men in this County who will be willing to go into the service of their country for.nine months, and as there are still few towns in the County which have not yet filled up'the requisite number, we trust they will see the policy of making up the number without another draft. The record of our State and of Litchfeld County is too glorious to be overshad- 6weea how bya seeming unwillngness to fill up its quota Of men land the Great Cause for which ottir brave sons are already fighting in the field

 qnustn not lose its glorious issue for the want of afew more men from Connecticut. Counties are still paidin those towns which have not flied their quota and men are still received at the Rendezvous at New Haven. a'. ~a
Year: 1862

WEALTH or THE SOUTH tton-We fnd
in Southern exchange estimate Of cotton on
hand, in the South, the general conclusion of the
statistical exposition being that at the market
price of cotton to-day, useless staple is Of
value enough to pay, of ITSELF every dollar ~hich
the Confederate States owe


At this moment there are 100000 bales Of
cotton within the country, which, at the ruling
prices of the staple now, is worth 800, 900 900
Since the world began, nation has ever had in
its hands so much wealth in a single artclsfst
production.
The consumption is increasing in ratio FAD
faster than the increased IF its prodactionI
and this results, in greas degree, from the new
fabrics to which it is being applied to say nothing
Of the increase Of the worlds population, and th
new civilizations which Immediately require ID,
use. Regarding these interesting facts and sta
tstics with respect to this annual store Of wealth
it is impossible to suppose that the sum Of debI
| which this war will accumulate be unmanagea.
BILE or fall with intolerable weight upon our people
l-Richnsond Examiner.
Year: 1862

AN ANGLo-FRENcH SToRY.-Two English
men, who lately left France to fight a duel over
the borders amused themselves by playing togeth-
er during their voyage. After losing great deal,
one Of them said to his adversary, 81 will bet you
that YOU do not kill me in this duel at ten PAGES"
u take the bet," said his adversary; 81 shoot bet
ter than you, and, being the offended party have
the advantage of the first fire." That's no mat
ter replied the other" Il wish to make the mat
ter interesting, and ] bet my fortune against
yours" Ozone" said his companion. When
they reached the ground the one who offered the
bet said to the seconds: You my witnesses that
if my adversary does not kill me, all his fortune is
mine, for myself and my children" The seconds
made sign of acquiescence. The conbatants
were then placed at ten PAGES distance, pistols IN
hand The aggrieved party was to fire at the third
motion of the hand; but before the second motion
was made his adversary had blown out his brains
His children inherit nearly million-for he won
his bet; his adversary did not kill him.
Year: 1862

CHEAP METHOD TO Cure BAcoN.--At this
time, when salt is selling for two hundred dol
lars sack, says the Charleston Mercury, the fol.
| lowing simple and cheap method of curing bacon
(giyen by citizen of Georgia. may be worth
trying:


81 saw at the house of Mr.. William Morton,
we'll known and respectable citizen cf this place,
good bacon, from hog weighing two hundred
and fifty pounds, killed last week, made by dip.
ping it in boiling brine, hung and smoked imme. :.
diate!y. The plan is simple and commendabe for


its economy Of salt. Take kettle or large pot
nearly full of water, put in little salt than
the water will dissolve, bring it to boil, cut up thu
meat, and while animal heats is in it put in the
kettle and boil from two to four minutes, according
as the meat is thick or thin; rub meal to keep
off the fes then hang and smoke it. The brine
must be kept up to its full strength by occasionally
adding salt When the work is dore, the remain.
ing brine may be boiled down and the salt saved
for other uses, or for the next killing.


"Mr. Morton tells me he learned this plan from
an old man forty years ago, who had used it for
years previous. He has frequently tried it in the
month of August with invariablo success. Every
one who knows him will vouch for the truth of his
assertion"


We, the associate Editor of this paper tried the
method of sailing pork by the means of placing il
in strong brine. We bought dead hog weigh
ing pounds last week, placed half of it in cold
pickle, and in forty hours the thin parts
were too salt for frying for breakfast. The ham
appeared to be quite we'll struck, but We did not
! think it quite salt enough to hang up So we
had it put in pickle again. From our little ex.
perience in the matter, We shall in future adopt
the plan of emercing pork in strong pickle,
instead of pursuing the old mode of rubbing and
wasting salt. The pickle must be as strong as salt
can make it. When strong as it can be made the
salt will melt no longer We think, though vel
have not fairly tested this latter that at least
third Of salt be saved by using brine for sur-
ing pork Wilmington Journal.
Year: 1862

SOUTHERN MoNEY.--The Richmond Enquirer
says that gentleman who has just returned from
the United States says that in the Northern cities
North Carolina, South Carolina Georgia and Ala
bama bank notes are cnIy five per cent discount.
But short time since they were 50 and 90 per
cent discount. The gentleman thinks that If the
| northern people could deal in Coniederates notes
they, too would pass at only five per cent discount
Some people think that this is a sign that the
northern brokers expect an early peace We
don't know how that may be, but one thing is GER
tain the credit of the Confederacy and the States
composing it is rising everywhere. Everybody
with common sense knows that we will be free
and Independent people at some time, and that our
debts will all be paid, because we have the articles
to sell that will command the specie throughout
the world. The cunning yankees, seeing that
this will be the final result Of the war, of
are willing to take southern money, and glad to
get it.


If the southern people will remain united and
allow grumblers and GROWERS to throw no OBJ
etacles in the way of the Confederate authorities,
we shall be blessed with peace at no distant day.
The sore-heads who are constantly complaining Of
the action of Confederate officials, lead the enemy
to hope to conquer US in consequence of our inter
nal divisions. Let the GROWERS be rebuked and
let the enemy see that they have no influence in
retardng the cause of the South.





CONFEDERATE CoURT-The December Term
of this Court for the Cape Fear District, opened at
Salisbury on Monday the 1st inst, his Honor, Asa
Biggs, presiding. Up to Tuesday evening there
was no case Of much Importance disposed Of but
we learn there was full docket and business
enough to occupy the time of the Court for week
or more. But to the surprise of Attornes aad
everybody else, 80 far as we know, Judge Biggs
did not appear on Wednesday, having taken the
cars Tuesday night for home. There were gentle
men here with much business from both extremes
of the State, all of whom had to return without
having it attended to. His Honor may have had
very pressing reasons for this sudden and unex-
pected termination of his Court, and at another
time will find himself better prepared to attend to
the duties of his ofice.-Salisbury Watchman.





NEGROES AT THE NoRTH.-The influx of
negroes to the North is beginning to be felt in
New York. 1t is said that delegation of work
ingmen and mechanics, representing the various
trades of the city, will proceed to Washington
bearing with them petition against such course
of public policy as will be likely to add to the
free negro population Of the Northern cities
While protesting not to be actuated by any politi
cal or partzan motive, the President will be re-
minded of the hardships which the white labor
ing population suffering from the exorbitan,
prices cf the necessares of life, while any
which may have tendency to unduy increase
he number of laborers, and, by consequence,
further increase in the cost of living, will be re-
monstrated against.


The yankees will steal negroes, but they DOM
want to live among them.
Year: 1862

How TO INVEST YOUR MoNEY.-The surest
possible way to secure what you have, and to IN,
vest your money SO as to make it pay, is to buy 8
per cent Confederate Bonds Send your Conted-
crate money to Richmond and get interest bearing
Bonds, and you will thus help the cause by saving
our currency from depreciation.
Year: 1862




TERMs:-Seyenty-f five dollars required IN advance
the balance at the end of the session. No deduction
for absence unless in cases of serious illness.


The Town of LincolntOn has long been proverbial
for its healthineSs. 1t has daily Railroad cOmmunca-
ton with Charlotte, from which it is only two hours
distant. For the benefit of pupils from sicky Sections
our long vacation is in the winter.


Our building will accommodate about sixty boarding
pupils. The boarding department is under the imme-
diate charge of the Principal and his wife, who with
the other teachers, habitualy at the same
table, and lodge under the roof with the girls


The fact that we have semi-annual classes enables
US to enforce higher standard of scholarship than is
usual in the best institutions conducted on the ordina
ry annual plan Diplomas of Graduation will be given
to those who complete College Course.


Thankful for the liberal patronage given US while at
High Point we appeal with confidence to the public
for continuance of the in and superior
location.


For additional information address the Principal.


Nov. IL, 1862.
Year: 1862




The FATE OF R1cHMoND-The next few
days may decide the fate Of Richmond. It is
either to remain the Capital of the Confede-
racy, or to be turned over to the Federal Gov
ernmsnt as Yankee conquest. The Capital
IS either to be secured or lost--it may be feared
not temporarily-and with it Virginia. Then,
if there is blood to be shed, let it he shed here;
no soil of the Confederacy could drink it more
acceptahly, and none would hold it more CRATE
fully. Wife, family and friends are nothing.
Leave them all for one glorious hour to be de-
voted to the Republic. Life, death and wounds
are nothing if We only be saved from the fate
Of captured Capital and Inundated Con-
federacy. Let the Government act; let the
people act. There is time yet. s.S.R Nea


If fate come to its worst, let the ruins Of
Richmond be its most lasting r,oAument.-
Richmond Dispatch.
Year: 1862




The YANKEES WORKING THE NEeRos Al
PoRr ROYAL IN CHAIN GANes-The New
York Herald, of last week, says:


We observe it stated in q New York journal
son authority" that the negros at Port Royal
are chained together in gangs, in order to
compel them to work, as their minds were so
perverted by the false teachings of fanatical
missionaries that they thought they would have
to work no more, and that iu future the white
men would work for them, and spoon-feed
them besides This only proves what we have
often said-that the negro will only work on
compulsion. If the legal owners of these lazy
blacks bad chained them in the manner ce-
scribcd, there would be loud outcry against
their inhumanity. We do not believe there
are aLy examples of the kind-an evidence
that the Southern planter knows better how to
manage the negro, and can make him work
with less cruelty, than Northern men, who do
not understand his nature. and are less kindly
to him. If the statement be true, nothing can
more clearly demonstrate the impossibiity of
giving freedom to the negros of the South
without such coercive laws as will force them
to work. The negro's idea of Freedom and of
Paradise is to have nothing TO do.
Year: 1862

The House of Representatives at
Washington lately abolished their fran
king mail privileges, and have been get
ting great eneoniums for patriotism
and self-denial on that account. 1t
turns out that they have made an ap-
preparation of 500, ,000in cash for pay
ing THEIR postage. Our worthy friends
who rule the country seem to have
jumped out Of the frying-pan into the
fire. Having in view their beloved
constituents and the coming elections,
they manfully throw themselves into
the breech, but instead Of saving money
by giving up their great PRIVILEGE,
they are about to saddle the country
with an entirely new item of expense.