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Year: 1862

A correspondent of the Troy Wing, writing
from Middlebury, Vermont, gets off the follow
ing good burlesque of the shallow metaphysics
and mummery of most modern colleges


You have published the anecdote of a col
iege student who kept barrel OF ale in his
room for the benefit of his health, and who
thought it much improved from the ease with
which he could lift the barrel in comparison
with that operation on his first using the medi-
cine; there is another anecdote of the same
person which has not appeared in print. 1t
was the custom at the college where this gen.
tleman attended, for the professors to put to
the class miscellaneous questions, which they
were expected to answer off hand. On one Of
these occasions the professor turned to our
hero and asked him the following:


"TO which. sir, does the united voice of all
antiquity ascribe the seniority, poetry or prose?'


The student rose with the utmost gravity,
and turning to the large crowd assembled said:


Gentlemen. the learned professor asks me
10 which does the united voice Of all antiquity
ascribe the seniority. poetry or prose? | would
say in answer to the question, to which does
the voice Of all antiquity ascrbe the seniority,
poetry or prose, that l have not the remotest
idea TO which it does ascribe the seniority, and
furthermore don't care a straw


The student took bis seat, amid, not the
laughter, but wild. demoniacal shrieks of the
class. Even the sober professor could not re
strain himself But discipline must be enforc
ed, and our hero was summoned to appear be-
fore the President. As he was not unused to
summouSes of that nature, he sauntered leisure
IL 10 the executive mansion and confronted the
Head Of the Faculty. This awful parsonage
charged him with the crime of impertnence in
the class, and asked him what he had to say
for himself The student made long speech
in exculpation, the groundwork of which was
That from his earliest years he had possessed
great love for the truth. which compelled
him to speak it on all occasions. That when
asked the question, to which the united voice
of all antiquity ascribed the seniority, poetry
or prose, be felt that he didn't know or care a
straw ard such was his regard for truth, that
be had to say it right ont.
Year: 1862

TIE TRoT RAuRoD BR1DGE.-The new
railroad bridge from Green Island to Troy is
nearly completed. The draw and the remain
irg portion Of. the stonework will be finished
bJ tic 18th Of the resent month. The road
way for t. ans is to be twenty feet in width ;
the foospath TO be on the south side OF the
bridge, and to be fire feet in width. The
whole structure will be rooted this fall,
Year: 1862

CONFEDERATE CoURT.-The December Term of
this Court for the Cape Fear District opened at this
place last Monday, his Hon. 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 sur
prise of Attornes and every body else so far as we
know, Judge Biggs did not appear on Wednesday,
having taken the cars Tuesday night for home, as
it is supposed There were gentlemen here with
much business from both extremes of the State, all
of whom had to return without having it attended
to. His Hon. may have had very pressing reasons
for this sudden and unexpected termination Of his
Court and at another time will find himself better
prepared to attend to the duties of his office. He
holds about six Courts year. for which he gets So.
000.-Salisbury Watchman. -.
Year: 1862

). The Richmond Enquirer has recently devoted two
long articles to u.s. in which it has done us great in
justice. We do not propose to-day to reply at any
length to the Enquirer, as our space is occupied by
subjects which require more immediate attention.


The Enquirer labors through two columns in re-
ply to our article on the 2sth November but it by
no means meets the points made in that article.


1t admits, both by its silence in regard to our state
ments on the subject and its unfounded charge
that the Conservatives of this State are solely nu
snced by the love of office, the fact that the admin


strat'on of Mr. Davis is strictly partizan in its char
fcter and that he is welding for faction great
government which ought to be administered by
and Tor the whole people. The "beef" Patrick
Henry incident, which the Enquirer introduces for
the purpose Of showing that the great mass Of the
people of North Carolina Influenced by their
gaSd for the spos is alike stale and inappropriate


butt amounts to the admission that the Enquirer
and its faction are in possession of the "beef,
which they intend to retain at all hazards. They
labored to break down the oil government because
they saw they were about to lose the "beef, and
they would wreck the new one, before they would
part with the carcase upon which the vultures have
settled Their motto was, diride and destroy; and
their motto now is, consolidate, and rule or ruin.
Hence they are Destructiues, and those who oppose
them, and who would save the new government, as
they desired to save the old, are Conservatives.


We tell the Enquirer that we still walk the soil
and breathe the air of freedom and that We are not
to be influenced in our course to the slightest ex.
tent by the Establishments or the frowns of power.
Year: 1862

We fear that many Of the poor in and near the
City, are suffering for wood land food as we'll as
clothes. The season should remind US of their con-
dtion. While money is plenty to those who have
any thing to sell, yet it was never scarter among
those who have every thing to buy.


A friend informs us that he saw poor man with
six ragged, hungry, bare-footed children, during
ono of the colo days of this week, in the absence
of Gov. Vance, go into the Executive Mansion and
take his seat on the steps. The Governors excel
lent lady soon discovered it, out and invited
them in and cheerfuy supplied their present wants
This is an example worthy of imitation. Many,
however, must be sought out, or they must suffer.
Year: 1862

Our friend, the Postmaster at Sandy Greek, in
forms us that the Standard has not reached that
Office in several weeks. The Standard is regularly
mailed to all our subscrbers-the failure is not our
fault Complaints of this sort are now unusually
common We will endeavor to ferret out the cause,
and have it corrected, if possible.
Year: 1862

Such is the known incapacity of Jonathan Worth
for the office of Treasurer that after his nomination
by the caucus some one of his "Conservatve"
friends offered one of the clerks in the Office nine
teen hundred dollars year-only one hundred
dollars less than the salary of the Treasurer him
sel-if he would remain in the office after Mr.
Worth's election. This clerk, whose salary now is
$1,000 year, declined to remain.-Rcgister.


We do not believe the above to be true. If such
an offer was made it was made without the knowl.
edge or the authority of Mr.. Worth.


When the Register refers to the "incapacity" of
Mr. Worth for the Office of Treasurer, it utters what
every body who knows that gentleman, ksous to be
untrue. The truth is, the Clerk referred to above
has himself been virtually the Treasurer for the
last two years, and is better qualified for the Office
than Mr.. Courts is and it is well known to all in
teligent persons thai Mr.. Worth is greatly better
qualified for the office than either of them. The
Register knows this, but the Editor is so blinded
by prejudice apd malice that he will admit nothing
that may appear to make against his own faction.


We have had quite enough Of this attempt to un-
derrate Mr.. Worth, to inure his usefulness as pub.
lie officer, and to embarrass him in his duties. The
duties Of the Office are responsible, but they are
plain in their nature and easy Of performance. If
the office is nowin the condition in which it should
be, Mr.. Worth will not be at all embarrassed, pro-
vided he is accorded the ordinary courtesy Of being
shown where the books and papers are kept, and
how the entries are made in cases where he is not
already informed; and then, if every thing is not
clear and consistent in the accounts, or in the
ner in which the business has heretofore been DONE
it will be his duty and his right to summon Mr..
Courts and his Clerk, to make such explanations
as may be necessary. Mr.. Worth, we are sure, asks
Year: 1862

The Senate has decided, by an almost unanimous
vote. that Gen. Martin, by accepting the Office of
Brigader in the Confederate service, vacated his
place as Adjutant General. We take it for granted
the Commons will agree-with the Senate by large
majority. This is the view we have taken of the
matter from the first and we are glad to find that
the representatives of the people agree with US.


The most ordinary selfrespect it seems to u.s.
would induce Gen. Martin to retire from the Office
of Adutant General.


twill now devolve upon the Legislature either to
elect an Adjutant General vest the right to ap-
point in the Governor. In either event we have no
doubt gentleman well qualified for the office will
be selected.
Year: 1862

We are obliged to exclude, for want of room,
many articles now sent u.s. Our friends Will please
confne themselves, in their communications at
present, to what is strictly of public interest. Ar
tcles must also be plainly and well written, to find
a place.
Year: 1862

We alluded last week to the suffering which must
fall upon the people of this City, if our Railroads
failed to bring US the usual supply of wood.


We are glad to record that we have learned since,
that a small portion of wood has been brought in
upon the Raleigh & CASTOR Road, and that ten car
loads came in the. other day on the North Carolina
Railroad.


We could not for moment believe, that such
gentlemen as Dr. Hawkins and Mr. Webb, the Pres
idents of the two Railroads, we'll the Directors
and officers of the Roads, could refuse reasonable
and necessary demand, to allow wood to be brought
upon the Roads; and surely the military authorities
must see the necessity of preventing the seizure
of wood on the Road, designed for the people Of
this City.


We received the prescntment of the grand Jury
Of the district Court for the district of Pamco, re.
Gently held at Godsborough, too late for publication
in this issue. 1t shall appear as soon as possible


BACK NuMBEKs.--We repeat, that we cannot sup
ply back numbers Of the Standard.
Year: 1862

no Javors of any one in this business He is in
situation to command, rather than to be decried and
embarrassed; and if he should be embarrassed, as
the Register hopes he will be, the fault will not be
his -
Year: 1862

What Claim Except his wealth and
bis "enticing words" as born politician,
what has VIM. Miller to recommend him
to Congress in this momentous cray He
has no legislative experience, and his past
career was with those, now leaders of the
Rebellion Is he to bo trusted Says
tho Sunbury Gazette,


"As the son Of Jesse Miller, who, in
the Office Of Canal Commissioner, made a
fortune at the States expense, be is not
entitled in any great degree tn the favor
or gratitude Of our people. Probably his
holding the Office of Prothonotary Of the
Supreme Court, at the present time, worth
$500 a year, gives him claim TO our
votes we can't see that it does . He is
now Iag- Attorney at Harrisburg, for the
Penn'a Railroad Company, and in that
capacity was very active in BORING FOR
TIE REPEAL OF THE TONNAGE TAX. -G7-a
Does that culitle him to our votes We
hardly believe that the people will think
that it does
Year: 1862

the shock and spray, thinking we might have
drifted on some of the coral reefs. In about
minute whale, some forty or fifty feet long,
made bis appearance forward &C cables length
from the vessel then, for the first times I
knew how matters we're. Very extraordinary,
indeed, the whale had swallowed our anchor,
and was firmly hooked At the time the
whale hooked himself we were In six fathonaa
the evening was very calm, and the moon ap-
peared above the horizon. All the coolies
were very much alarmed, and indeed so were
we all was going twice 10 cut away the
anchor and cable, bnt having only another ca
BILE on board / did not like to do so, as, if
had, should stop the vessel, as would not
risk her in this weather depending on one ca
ble / think the way the whale got entangled
must have been when be was feeding running
with mouth fully extended, when, coming With
his under Jaw against the fluke of the anchor,
be seized it up aud having turned it in his
mouth, was unable to extrcate himself. / do
not otherwise see how it could have occurred.
The whale got hooked about 8 o'clock, p. m.
He then went off at full speed ahead, then
stopped, and whirled US about rapidly; then
went on forward again fully at the rate Of fif-
teen miles an hour again whirling Us about.
and pulling US right and left, and showing him
self, and spoutng every minute and this con-
tinued until one o'clock a. m. From his size
l do not think he could have been gram.
pus, as feel certain he must have been forty
or fifty feet in length. He took US N. byN.
E. over fifty miles ..... .-.-.vT


At one o'clock on Saturday morning the
vessel stopped running and the whale lifted
up his head out of the water about ten feet,
and went off, leaving the anchor drifting to
the vessel. He was hooked FIVE hours and
was nearly dead when the anchor got loose
We then turned the vessel set sails, and-stood
in for Paumben light, which we made by day.
light, and continued under sail until we ar
rived at Talemauaar CeylOn Observer,
Year: 1862

DoGT GET DIsCoURAGED.-Don't get dis.
couraged Whoever gained anything by draw
ing down the corners Of bis mouth when cloud
came over the sun, or letting bis heart drop
like leadweight into his shoes when misfor-
tune came upon him? Why, man, if the world
knocks you down and jostles past you in its
great race, don't sit whining under peoples
feet, but get up, rub your elbows, and begin
again. There are some people who even to


look at is worse than dose of chamomile tea


What if you do happen 20 be little puzzled
on the dollar and cent question Others be-
sides you have stood in exactly the same spot,
and struggled bravely ont of it, and you are
neither halt, lame nor blind that you cannot
do likewise The weather may be dark and
rainy-very well laugh between the drops
and think cheerily of the blue sky and sunshine
that will surely come to morrow Business
may be dull make the best of whatyou have,
and look forward to something more hopeful.
If you catch fall, don't lament over your
bruse, but be thankful that no bones are brok-
en-. If you can't afford roast beef and plum
pudding, eat your Goldfish joyfully and bless
your stars for the indigestion and dyspepsia you
thereby escape But the moment you begin
to look over your troubles aud count up the
calamities you may as well throw yourself over
the wharfs and be done with it. The luckiest
fellow that ever, lived might have woes en-.
ough, if be set himself seriously to work look.
ing them up. They are like invisible specks
of dust you don't see EN- till you put on your
spectacles to discover what is q great deal
better let alone. . 1..r r.# ...at.-E


Don't get discouraged, little wife Life Is
not long enough to spend in in6sming your
eyes and reddening your nose because the pud-
ding won't bake, and your husband says the
new shirts you worked over SO long "set Ike
bags" Make another pudding-begin the
shirts anew DoE't feel down in the mouth"
because the dust will SETTLE and clothes will
wear out, and croekery will get broken, Being
O woman don't procure yoO an exemption from
trouble and care you have got to fight the
battle of life as well as your husband, and it
will never do to give up without bold strug-
gle Take things as they come, good aud bad
together, and when you feel incli2ed to cry,
jus: change your mind and laugh never turn
a blessing around to see if it has got dark
side to it, and always take it for gran ted that
things are blessings until they prove TO be
something else Never allow yourself to get
discouraged, and you'll find the world pretty
comfortable sort Of place after all.
Year: 1862

| watched me through the keyhole Then she
went to my trunk and found twenty five dol
lars of the missing money there But, sir,
never took it, and somebody must have put it
thara .... %
Year: 1862

~ No application for leave Of absence ad
dressed TO the Secretary Of War will receive
attention. Adintant General Thomas Is the
only person al present authorized to consider
and answer such application.
Year: 1862

on my why rejoicing. But they reasoR'
as you reasoned; and among you am
brought to the door Of poverty and ruin


felt the full force OF the rebuke, and
paid, promptly, arrearages at the increas-
cd prices named In the prospectus, and
also year IN advance. I bid adieu to
the worthy and wronged farmer. resolt-
ed to do everything in my power to re-
pair the injury which had occurred from
my delinquency.


O,ye patrons Of Jonathan Hardwork |
wherever you are or whoever you bel Ye
have received and eaten the wheat from
his Granary without making payment
Ye are guilty Of grevious sin Of omis.
sion. Therefore repent Pay the farm.
er what you owe him Uncle Sans
teamsters bring you the sack of grain
every week, and Uncle Sans teamsters
will carry the money safely to Jonathan
Hardwork. e.
Year: 1862

TIE BISHOP CoscERT.-The sale of tickets
for Mad. Bishops concert is rapidly gsing On
at Hggin's music store. As but one concert
will be given in this city. we advise all who
would enjoy most excellent musical treat to
60. The following is the programme for the
evening:
Year: 1862

FALSE A1ARM.-The alarm Of fire at about
seven O clock last evening was occasioned by
the burning out OF q chimney on North Clark
street. The chimney was probably benefited
bY the burning-the city was not, much.
Place the cost Of these needless alarms for q
short time to the credit Of a telegraph alarm,
and We might soon balance accounts with the
cost Of such system.
Year: 1862

west to realize, as fteIghts betweenus and the
Bca-board arc the greatest taxupon our 1ands and
hard toll It cost fifty cents per bushel to send
our corn and wheat to New York or Boston last
fall, while the freight on one pound Of wool is only
one cent. So let us shoot the wolyes tax the dogs


feed out corn and hay to Sheep put up the wool in
good order. and then our 1ands Will be equal In
value to any In the States New York or Vermont.
Year: 1862


AN ACT to facilitate judicial proceedings


in adjudications upon captured property,


and for the better administration of the


law of prize. .


Be Il enacted 6y the Senate and House OF
Representatives. Of the United States Of Amer-
sea in Congress assembled That Whenever
any property captured as prize shall be
brought into any district of the United
States for adjudication, it shall be the duty
of the prize Commissioners for such district
forthwith to receive, seal, and safely keep
the same, until process shall be issued out
of the court, under which the same shall be
placed in the custody of the marshal of
such district. 1t shall be the further duty
of said prize com missioner, at the time of
taking such possession, and from time TO
time pending the adjudication, to examine
into the condition of said property, and re-
port to the court if the same, or any part
thereof, be perishing, or perishable, or de-
teriorating in valUe; and if the same be so
found by the court, upon said report or
other evidence, the court may thereupon
order an interlocutory sale thereof by the
q Uuited States marshal, aud the deposit of
the gross proceeds of such sale in the reg
istry Of the court to abide the further order
of the court, whether claim to said prop
ertV has or has not been interposed. 1t
shall be the farther duty of the said prize
commissioners to receive from the prizs
master all the papers and documents, and
forthwith to proceed to take the testimony
of the Witnesses prescribed by law, pursu-
ant to the rules and under the interrogato-
ries adopted. by the court, and separately
from each other and unattended by coun-
sci. aud the said papers, documents, and tes-
timony, securely to seal with their seals, and
as soon as practicable deposit in the regis-


try of the court; and thereafter, promptly
and without unnecessary delay, the court
shall proceed to hearing and adjudication.


SIC 2. And be IL further enacted,
That all reasonable and proper claims
and charges for pilotage, towage,
wharfage, storage, insurance and otb-
er expenses incident to the bring
ing in and safe custody and sale ol
the property captured as prize, shall be a
charge upon the same, and having been aud
tied and allowed by the court, shall, in
event of a decree of condemnation or oi
restitution on payment of costs, be paid out
of the proceeds of any sale of the property
Year: 1862

To enable Us to devote cur attention exclusively
to the Provision and Produce business, we have
determined to close out our entire stock of GRO
CKRIES. ~ To


We desire to call the attention of the trade to the
TACT that We will sell at lower rates than goods f
similar quality can be laid down in this. market,
and We invite city and country buyers to examine
our stock before purchasing elsewhere. H ~
Z The stock is well selected for the wants of this
section and contains nearly every thing kept by a
Wholesals establishment. Bargains can be had by
calling on Geo. FOSTER d CO.,


an22 Corner Locust st. and Canal.
Year: 1862




This crop occupies the ground but a
short time 1t follows corn or the small


grains in rotation, and may be followed
by turnips the same season. Any sol


finely worked, in good heart, free from


weeds, not so rich as to produce rank


uneven growth. and not liable TO suher
from drouth. will answer for flax Two or
three bushels Of seed are sowed TO the acre,
Eac,orling to the quality ofthe land never
more than two bushels when raised tor seed.
Sow early in the Spring harrow and roll.
When a hand breadth high, 1t Is well to go
rousb and pull all the tall growing weeds
Ahout the last of July the bottom of the
stalks turn yellow and lose their leaves.


the seed capsules also become plump and


full If the crop is raised for seed let it


stand until fully ripe, gbut gather before


there is danger ofshelling if for the fiber,
pull when the ripest seeds have assumed a
light drown color Flax is pulled by the
roots, bound in small sheayes, and stocked
until dry enough to stack Or. the seed
may be stripped off in the rippling combs
at once and the straw stacked. Whan
raised on a small scale, it is usually spread
out in gavels as pulled and left to undergo
the rotting process. Twelve to sixteen
bushels. Of seed, and ton and = half of
straw, is common, yield. Whom the
cleansed fiber and the oil are alone sold,
this otherwise exhausted crop does not
exhaust the farm at all.
Year: 1862

bate.


In the matter of the guardianship of the minor
heirs of John Negus, deceased.


On reading and filing the petition of Maria Negus
guardian OF said minors duly verified, setting fort
description of all the real of which said
ed died seized and the condition value of the
spectiVe portions thereof that it is necessary to sell
portion thereoffor the support and maintenance OF
said minors, and praying that license be to her grant
ed to sell portion of said real estate. And it
ing by said petition that there is not sufficient
al estate in the hands of said guardian to support
and maintain said minors and that it is necessary to
sell a portion Of said real estate.


1t IS therefore ordered that all persons interested
IN SAID real estate appear before the Judge of this
Court on Monday, the 7th day October next at II
O'Clock A NJ, at the Court House in the village of
JEFFERSON and show cause, if any they have why IL
should not be granted to said guardian to sell
ton = - FS
ana !: Is 1urther ordered. that copy this order
oe puohed Tor three successive weeks prior to said
day OF hearing, in the ''Watertown Republican, a
County.


Dated the 24t day of August A. D. 1861


ny the Court, SAMUEL BAIRD.


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