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Year: 1863

A ellinforrned friend writing US from Onslow
County, says Dr.. Leach will sweep that County for
Congress, and that if the Conservatives of the up
per Counties will put forth their whole strength he
will be triumphantly elected. We have equally
cheering intelligence from Wayne, Sampson, and
Johnston; and believe that if DR.. Leach has fair
play in the army he will carry large majority Of
the soldiers votes in the District A friend writ
ing US from Smithfeld, says:


II have seen and heard much Of the contest for
Congress in this District, and my honest opinion is
that DR.. Leach will be triu,nphantly elected He
will certainly carry Johnston by an overwhelming
majority. The Doctor has proved himself the fast
friend Of the soldiers wives and children. All his
neighbors SO testify. Let US keep the ball roll
lps and we shall have representative of whom all
honest men and patriots may be justly proud"


We appeal to our friends in the District to poll
srery vote Let nothing prevent you from going to
the election, and when you get there do all in your
power for the Conservative candidate. We know
DR.. Leach we'll. He is man Of excellent sense-a
. gentleman and patriot and he is an honest man.
What he promises on the stump he will do all in
his power to perform. He will deceive no sne,-he
can be depended on even in this crisis, and that is
saving all that can be said in commendation of any
public man. We say it truthfully, for we know the
man.
Year: 1863

WooD-noop CorroN T1E.-The Selma (Ala.) Re-
porter has been shown device invented by cot
ton planter of Mississippi for which he obtained
patent from the Patent Office IN Richmond in 1861,
for >baling cotton in wood hoops. The invention is
simply clasp, which is of iron, weighing less than


quarter of pound to receive the ends Of the hoop,
which is split from a tree of oak, hickory or any
other suitable wood found in the Cotton States The
fastening is made by means Of wooden wedge
forced in between the ends of the hoop, effectually
tieins it without injury, and which it is impossible
to remove after the bale is pressed without cutting
off the hoop and with tool driving the wedge back


The agent Of the patentee, Mr.. Theodore Duval,
lately from New Orleans is now in Selma for the
purpose of introducing the Wocd-hoop Cotton Tie
in that section. BE assures the editor of the Repor


ter that cotton received in New Orleans, bound in
this way, gave entire satisfaction, bearing com.
pressing to the greatest degree the stronger the
tension on the bale, the stronger the hold. From
Liverpool the report is that such hoops preserve the
bagging better than ropes As the cost is much less
than rope, in the best times, there can be no obec
ton to use this tie.
Year: 1863

chance there may be q weak and head banging
WRETCH who acts Major domo to his wife, the true mes
ter Of the domain. Your solicitations for lodgings ior
lovely woman and few sweet little children, who neyes
make any Noise is referred therefore. to lovely woman
who has cherubs of her Surely her tender breess
will be moved with compassion, and she will hasten ana
the lovely female and her children for almost


Will She indeed! Your petition is carried BY the NUM-
bic husband by servant into back roo from wnieo
o. sas


asaage alarms the neighborhood and announces A. u
anger and Mysteries caused by your nsalpropos appA
ob durate stony hearted and ntysoued against lov:y
and cherub children than tho beastest brute OF
Landlord in all the Confederacy


The experiment Las been fary made Now try another.
Take gentleman old young rich or poor honest OF
dishonest, and make application for loding for him
wide grin Of mmeasurabe joy dspsrts the soeeaher cs
teads the gentle bosom of the land
lady. Your friend is admitted without reference NAY,


he happens to be the least dissatisfied he may leave any
day he peases without exciting rage leaving his char.
aeer to be torn to pieces behind him. He win find in the
Dispatch large number of adv ersements which invite
him to and take his pick Of the best rooms in the city


"A while ladies in distress but abundantly able to pay
insp Very house in the city closed against them


This warfare against women and children is not too cred


liable to the Capital Of the chvalrous South But the
s women give trouble they must have butter ana SUE
gar; and there is getting along with them for nothing
earth will satisfy them As for children. they eter-
nay fighting running around making noise, disturbing
every body, and filing the house with dirt"


These terrible accusations especially that about but
ter and sugar. 1t is strange that children should nsv.
have made any noise before the began But there
no replying to such arguments. They conclusse-
Besides the starenters have the whip of lovely Wo
AS is impossible to find separate house for each
in the city and two of them cannot live in peace
in 'he house. and it is rather improbable that chill
dren will unlearn this requirement Of making noise,
there is but remedy left; and that s to thin out the
and children the Spartans did their Herlots by
wholesale massacre stated intervals The practice would
add to the reputation of the South for chvary, and lower
the price Of cabbage and Irish potatoes We therefore,
urge its immediate adoption.
Year: 1863

eve have the most religious hens said a little
girl, "that ever you saw. They never drink the
least bit of water without looking up to the sky,
between every swallow, suppose to thank God-
Year: 1863

Col RuFF1N-A letter from the army Of the Po-
tomac to the New York Herald Of the 18th instant.
says:


"Col RuiRn Of the First North Carolins Cavalry
was not killed during the engagement with the
Second Corps, bat was wounded and is prisoner
in our hands, The first report was that he was kill
Year: 1863

Extract from letter to the Editor of the Stand.
ard, dated


Fort FISHER, Oct. IS, 1868.
"Nine.tenths of the soldiers here openly approve
your course When the Standard arrives in the
garrison there is other paper read till that has
been diligently perused. Many of the officers say
they are opposed to you but they are always round
to borrow the paper to read"
Year: 1863

Mr.. 1cE-PREs1DENr HAxLIN ON 1.-THE Union AS
IT wAs."-It is treason now at the North to wish
for the Union as it was" That article seems tc
be very far below par. Vice President Hamlin, iD
speech at Philadelphia last week, gave the views
Of the administration on the subject:


We'll, We have class Of men there who very
much want the Constitution as it is and the Union
as it was" [Laughterl Have you got them here?
[Cries of eyes," Laughter and cheers. Well, sir,
l have found them all round. am very sorry, in
deed, that they cannot have it. Laughter There
is no possible way in which they can have it. Why
it is mere demagogueism it is the merest clap trap;
it is nonsense and not very good nonsense at that
Laughter and cheers] "The Union as it was !"
That means to bring back the States in precisely
the same condition they were in when the rebellion
was inaugurated. How are you going to get Mis-
souri, back so? The people of that State have un-
solicited and uninterfered with by any power inau.
gurated system Of measures for the emancipation
of slaves. How are you going to get it back as it
was? These people want to have the Union as it
was! And what are you going to do with.that 1T
tie State nestled in Western Virginia, formed by
loyal men, which has adopted series of measures
to rid itself of slavery? How are you going to get
it back as it was, should like to know [Cheers.
know they mourn over it, and regret their inabil
ty to bring back the Union as it was. Now, if
there are any men in your goodly city of New York
who have any tears to. shed over such result am
half inclined to think they must be crocodes tears
but if they are not, and you have got those who
have tears to shed for ''the Union as it was"-I
think it would form good subject for sketch.
Place in the foreground slave with his manacles
stricken off, clothed in the uniform of Uncle Sam,
and a musket in his hands, to sustain the Union,
the glorious Stars and Stripes floating over bis head
while in the remote background stands modern
Democrat, with large tears rolling down his cheeks,
big as turnips, because he cannot have the Union
sit was. Laughter and cheers And, if you can
find an mpressible Copperhead woman, 1 should
spant her in the attitude Of reaching him crash
towel to wipe away his tears. Loud laughter and
opn1once
Year: 1863

The terms Of the Standard henceforth will be three dol
lars for the Weekly six mouths and four dollars for the
Semi Weekly six mouths invariably in advance Owing
to the condition of the currency and the uncertainty of the
times subscriptions for longer period than six months
will not be received.
Year: 1863

A Bullion office, to cvade the law recently
passed by the Legislature of New York to pre-
vent speculation in gold, hos just been started
in Jersey City. The sale and delivery being in
different States, the law Of New York does not
roach the offence.
Year: 1863

Cones HARD The heavy Government
tax asked of small dealers comes like pull
ing teeth. From twenty to fifty dollars
a year is heavy tax on the small income
of many poor storekeeper; who has all
he can do to make both ends meet when
New Years comes around. But then
there is this consolation-the poor negro
will be freed when death overtakes him.
But if death don't travel faster than our
armies, the poor cuss will have hard
time Of it, La Crosse Democrat.
Year: 1863

THE proclamation war measure! A
measure that unites the enemies Of the
Government and divides its friends. 1t
ought to be entitled an act to unite the
Confederate forces and weaken the army
Of the Union; an act to convert the Gov
ernment from one Of white men to one
half white and half black an act to in
crease the number Of the rebels and aug
mcnt their frrocity; an act to disgust all
men who have stood by the Government
in the infected districts, by depriving
them Of the argument for the cause an
act to sacrifice friends where friends were
most wanted, to crafty the revenge and
hate Of those who can give no aid when
all is wanted an act to throw an addition
al burden on the army, which has now as
much as it can do; an act that will dis
gust the civilized world, as it will be con-
structed into bid for Servile insurrec-
ton, which. says the London Quarterly,
is using poisoned Weapons in war.


This war measure! A measure to
facilitate a settlement! II postpones it
indefinitely. Can crazy fanaticism 60
further p Louisville Democrat.
Year: 1863

. IMPORTANCE OF CuRRYINa ANIMALS. Tt is well known that every hair. whether long or short, is covered with numerous little barbs like a 6sl..,ook, and therefore when Q number ofhais are brought in contact with each other, and moved back and forth, they will work in among each other. and often form mass so tang led like the mane of colt, which our ancestors, have often taught as to believe were the stirrups of witches. who were accustomed to ride them in the dark nights-that it is difficult to disen- tangle them The only means that cattle have of scratching themselves many times is to apply their tongues and when the hair comes off as it many times does, by the handful more or less of it will adhere to their tongues; and ma ny times finds it's way into their stomachs; and the reciprocatIng motion of the stomachs of animals which chew the cud would soon form bunch of hair into pellet; and us more hair was taken into the stomach from day to day, i. would be very sure to all collect in one mass. Now, when an animal begins to shed it's coat of hair there always appears to be more or less irritation on the skin, and if the card or curry-comb is not used pretty freely the tongue must be applied and if an animal is well curried every day, when it is shedding it's coat, it will be far less liable to collect hair in it's stomach. A ball of hair-b being indigesti ble-in the stomach, would be very likely to injure its energies so as to produce disease, an eventually. premature death.

 Scieatifc Amerieaa
Year: 1863

From the New London Chronicle.

 EMANCIPATION. Thank God! VI new zee by each dawn's early light, What 70 proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming.; Our bright Stars and Stripes, now sustaining the Right; From hilltop and mountain are gallantly streaming; Every patriots cry, every true mans reply. Give proof that our banner is waving on high And our Star spangled banner now-now does The emblem of Freedom-ths Hope of the

 Slave. From East, West and North-throughout our

 fair land While the trait'rous foe in dread silence re-

 poses What wild shout ascsnds from each patriot

 band, Az the death h-knsll of Slavery our Leader dis closes, Each son tells his sire, as the shout rises

 higher For Freedom and Union the prairis's on fire That our Star spangled Banner now-nos does it wave. The Emblem of Freedom-the Hope of the Slave. And where is that band, who 50 vauntingly To immolate Freedom on Slavery's base altar A home and . country to leave her no more! May Justice encircle their necks with the

 halter, From gibbet or tree, may their last vision be, The Flag of our Union-the Flag of the Free May they know too that banner forever shall

 wave The Emblem of Freedom-the Hope of the Heavens bright smiles will aid us, for Free men noD stahd For the Rjght-well sustaining that proud elevation; May Slavery no more be the curse of our land And we'll praise Him who made and sustains us Nation; Now conquer we must, for our cause it is just And tkis be our motto-in God is our trust And our Star Spangled Banner forever shall The Emblem of Freedom--the Hope of the

 Slave.
Year: 1863

TnE Income tax is to I've paid On The
income Of the year ending the oi't "i
December, and is payable on or before
the 30th Of June next 4 man Ill buSl
ness must make Up the net profits Of his
businesS for the year, and pay the tax oi
three per cent. on the amount, less 5000.
A man may, outside Of his business,
spend all and even more than his profits
in business nevertheless he must pay
tax on all net business profits except
$500. And so with a salary; all over
$500 must be taxed. though personal or
family expenses consume it all Ex-
change.
Year: 1863

REVENUE STAMps.-Many persons
ara not familiar with the denomination
Of Revenue Stamps necessary to be
used on ordinary papers. The follow
ing table will be found uscfsl for refer
cnce:
Year: 1863

MONTHLY NEWSPAPER,
Dccotel to Legal Information, General NetcS and


Comnercjel Intelligence
TNHE attention of Lawyers, Business Men,
L and the Industrial classes, is earnestly in
vited to this popular periodical, devoted to
legal information, general news, commercial
Intelligence, and the interests of the people.
It is intended, in the legal department, not
only to exhibit the various subjects Of interest
connected with the legal profession, but to
convey to every person that class of Legal in
formation required in practical business az
fairs In this respect it will aim to be the
adviser Of the people or industrial classes, in
all such matters of law as Immediately con
cern them, Or in regard to which they are
called upon to act. Being intended for the
benefit of al! classes, it will afford that kind
of legal matter adapted to all pursuits in life
In addition to which, the amount of CONNER
cial, statistical and general information it will
afford, will render it decidedly Journal for
the people.


Its circulation extends through all the
Northwestern States, including every organ
lied Township in the State of Illinois.
Terms, One Doilar per year, iii advance.
We will return to any person sending two
subscribers, copy Of Haines' new edition of
Township Organization Laws, being a dollur
book; to any person sending ten subscribers
we will give a copy Of Haines' new Treatise
a fee do9ar book.


Any person sending an order for five copies
cf "Township Organization Laws enclosing
five dollars, Will receive a copy Of the paper
for one year without further charge.


Money sent by mail at the risk Of the pub
Usher. Address


E. NJ HAINEs, Chicago Ill


&C 7 i.
Year: 1863

NOVEL WAY TO CURE BREAcBY HoRsE.-
A correspondent of the Iowa Homestead was out
riding the other day with friend, and observed
that one of the horses had hole in each ear
On inquiring the cause he learned that it was to
keep the horse from jumping. "Why,' said he,
"a horse don't jump with his ears" "You are
mistaken replied his friend to him "a horse
jumps as much with his ears as with his feet, and
unless he has free use of his ears he cannot Jump
He ties his two ears together and has no more
trouble with the horse. We give this for what it
is worth
Year: 1863

CONSEQUENCES OF LOST EYE.-The Salem.
Massachusetts,, Register says ave have heard
that the accident which deprived William H.
Prescott, the recently deceased eminent historian,
of the use of one eye, and subsequently SO i'm
paired the power of vision in the other was occa-
stoned by blow from a crust of bread thrown
across the room by fellow student in College
Hall near the close of his college career. This
seeming calamity changed the the whole current
of his life, which he intended to devote to legal
pursuits and finally led him into that brilliant
career as historian, in which he has achieved a
world renowned honor for himself and his coun-
try"
Year: 1863

A JOKE AS A MEDICINE.-Mirth is healthful,.
and joke has before now done good like medi-
cine. DIR. John Brown, for instance, tells the fol-
lowing story;


/ may give an instance when a joke was better
than itself A comely young wife, the 'cynosure'
of her circle, was in bed, apparently dying from
swelling and inflammation of the throat, an in
accessible abscess stopping the way; she could
swallow nothing everything had been tried
Her friends were standing round her bed in mis-
cry and helplessness. Try her yi'a compliment
said her husband, in a not uncomic despair
She had genuine humor, as well as he and as
psychologists know, there is sort of mental tick
ling which is beyond control She laughed with
her whole body and soul, and burst the abscess
and was WELL
Year: 1863

FETCHING THE GAME.-A good thing is told
of Capt. Gwyn of the Tyler, who was sent up the
Yazoo to look for the Arkansas. He disappeared
on his errand, with his old wooden guntoat, which
was not strong enough to fight anything with
guns, and the next that was seen of him he came
tearing down around the point with the Arkansas
in his rear putting balls through his old wooden
stern at every shot His stern chasers were
blazing away maufully, with as little effect as
could be imagined, and he ushered in the enemy
in fine style. He said afterwards that he was
like the man sent out of camp to procure game
for breakfast. He went out to look for rabits and
prairie chickens, and met grizzly bear, who froze
to his coat tail and caused a precipitate retreat
Rushing back to camp with the bear in close
proximity, he astonished his comrades by an up
roarious sarcastic introduction: "Here, boys" he
cried, as the old grizzly bounded into the camp,
Give fetched the game"
Year: 1863

LEGAL TENDER NoTEs IN CALIFORNIA
Washington correspondent of the Sacramento
Union writes:


Sargent also made to Secretary Chase some
representations in regard to the anomalous con-
dition of things being produced in California by
the attempt of the Government to introduce legal
tenders-the hardshps of the Government en-
ployees, who were forced to lose so much per
centage of their pay and the higher price the
Government was compelled to pay to cover the
margin of discount. Mr.. Chase expressed an anx-
iety to do nothing that should embarrass the bus
ness of California, or change its currency to its
disadvantage. He intended to send no more
legal tenders until further advised as to the policy
of so doing He said he had representations of
merchants in California in favor of sending them
out and some adverse to such course.
Year: 1863

Among the curiosities exhibited at the last Paris
Exposition was huge eoncave mirror, the in
strument of species of optical magic On
standing close to the mirror, and looking into it
it presents nothing but magnifcently monstrOqs
dissection of your own physiognomy, On retiring
a little, say two feet it gives your own face and
figure in true proportion, but reversed the head
downwards. Most of the spectators ignorant of
anything else, observe these two effects and pass
on. But retire still further Standing at the
distance of five or six feet from the mirror and
behold, you see yourself, standing in the middle
part between you and the mirror. The effect is
appalling, from the idea it suggests of something
supernatural so startling in fact, that men of the
strongests nerves will shrink involuntary at the
first view. If you raise your cane to thrust at
your other self, you will see it pass clean through
the body, and appear on the otherside, the fgme
thrusting at you the same instant The artist
who first succeeded in fashioning mirror of this
description brought it to one of the French kings
If recollect right, it was Louis XV.-placed
his majesty on the right, and bade him draw his
sword and thrust at the figure he saw. The king
did so; but seeing the point of sword directed
at his own breast, threw down bis rapieT and ran
away. The practical joke cost the inventor the
kings patronage and favor his majesty being so
ashamed of his own cowardce, that he could
never again look at the mirror or its owner.
Year: 1863

"SoFr STIFFNESS AND THE NIGHT BECOME
THE TOUCHES OF SWEET HARMoNY"- One night
last week we lay half sleeping, under the fe-
verish influences of opium taken to alleviate
pain. In this half-dreamy state, a clear note
rose upon the silence of the night, fingered
and died as if the hand of some passing angel
had swept invisible cords We walked and
wondered. Then symphony of sweet voices
from our gallery took up Moore's touching
melody, which one must be old to appreciate
in all its charms. 1t was soft in the Silly
Night" We lay in delicious astonishment as
our soul hoated on that pure vocal harmony
through 'hs sweet melancholy of that song,
immortal as human nature, until the warbling
OF the last verses died away in the moonlight
air.


Ihae strain again. 1t had dying fall.


On vi II came Der my soul like the sweet South


Ihat oreathes upon bank of yiolets.


Stealing and giving odor."


Then song after song was repeated, all of them
sweet beyond expression in the calm silence of
the night. We forgot our pain, and gratefully
turned and slept till morning.


1t was Prof. Smith with four Young ladies
whom he has taught to sing in quartette. (his
two daughters, Miss jimmie Hopson and Miss
Wilder, OF Sevier.) 1t may have been that we
were at the time peculiarly alive to the soft in
huences OF music, but we are sure that it was
In great measure owing to the fine voices and
excellent training of the performers. Certainly
we nave never been more charmed at the Opera.
ana we nave listened to Lind and Paro,li. and
Bishop, and Biscaccianti


Thanks, fair young friends, and you, their
worthy tutor. You have made us the CRATE
fullest compliment we have had in many dav:
and the soldier boys, now in the war, will not
be Jealous that you thus solace the weary hours
OF an editor who must needs remain at home.
but who would give all be has to see them COM
ing back again with victory on their banners,
aisd with gay and gallant tread to claim the
smiles they so well deserve. and be happy
again in a free and independent South. as in
the old days Of the song and the dance But
not till that independence. Never. though
all our hearts 60 heavy to the grave. We 20
at least with honnr, and with all the old pride
of our sunny South. Our living eyes must
not behold our own degradation.
Year: 1863

RECIPE TOR MAKING WORCESTER
SAUCE.--Take one gallon of ripe tomatoes
wash them in three quarts of water, boil
it half down and strain il through sieve
When all is drained, add two tables poon.
ful of ginger, two of mace, two Of whole
black pepper, two of salt, one of cloves,
one cayenne; let them simmer in the
juice until reduced to one quart, pour in
half pint of best vinegar, then pour the
whole through hair seive, bottle in half
pint bottles, cork down, tightly seal, and
keep il o cool place