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Year: 1861

SocKs CLOTHING, ETc.--In the course of a business letter received from friend in Union county, he stated, as an evidence of what the noble women of that county were doing, that Mrs. Nettie Hearin had knitted certain mum Der of socks and would knit more for our soldes This we made public in paragraph, but it is due to the lady to say that our information was re ceived from gentleman not at all connected with her, and given as an item of news. There are many who
Year: 1861

All over the State the patriotic women are at work, and besides the lady above referred to, others in Union county, and all the counties in the southwest are working freely for the good cause. The call for clothing has met noble response, and the amount is so large that great difficulty is experienced in procuring means for its transportation. Let them not weary in well doing, for a use will be found for all they can furnish.
Year: 1861

WARLKE.-In New York great zeal is
awakened among the young men for mill
tary information, and military books are
eagerly sought after. Two.thirds of the
books sold are works on engineering and
military tactics.
Year: 1861

CHICKENS won't hurt you If not eaten
till dead.


To kill rats-put their heads in vice.
To prevent being thrown from horse
ride mule


TO draw" a lottery prizc-put it on n
hand.sleGl


To prevent being sleepy in church
stay ct hOmel


TO prevent having cold supper-eat
all you have for dinncri


To tell lady's age-find out when she
was horn, then figure on It'll


To know how fast horse travels-keep
up with him on foot with stop watch |


To get your flax pulled-let your wife
find another lAdy'S handkerchief in your
pocket
Year: 1861

TRUE WIsDoM.-Every man who has
become old, can look back on his lile, see
its errors, and think Of what he would do
il he had to live it over again. This ex-
perience, which might be Of much value
to the young, is of little use to the aged,
but it should not lie lost. It was the evi.
dent Intention Of nature, that the expert
ence Of age should be the instruction Of
youth. True wisdom consists in proflting
BY the errors and failures Of others as well
as Of our own.
Year: 1861

BAD BREATn.-Thcrc is nothing more
offensive in the world than bad breath.
1t is vulgar as we'll as offensive. In man
it is beyond endurance; in woman, ab-
solutely horrible. We should as soon
think Of marrying girl with the small
pox as ono with an impure breath. -- But
as loathsomc as the odors Of bad breath
are, 1t is the easiest and simplest thing in
the world to have, ut oil times, sweet,
inoffensive breath-0ye, sweet as the
breath of q new born babe. In the first
place, keep q clean mouth, which Is easily
done by having ell decay removed, with
q little soap and water and toothbrush.
Common toilet soap will do, but CASTLE
.sOdp Is preferable as it is moro strongly
alkaline, and contains less impurities.
The teeth are often decayed and filled
with tartar and discolorcd by the acids
and vitiatcd sccretiOns of the stomach and
mouth, which may be perfectly counter
acted and Cleansed by soap, which iS aka
line. If the breath is made offensive on
ly by the teeth, an observance Of these d.
rections will thoroughly and surely eradi-
cate it. 1t may be necessary to 60 else
where for the cause, where It is very fire..
qucntly found-tO tho stomach. If so, it
may be readily corrected by proper diet
ing. II the breath is bad from this cause.
the tongue will be found coated, the stUm.
ach oppressed, with perhaps tho " heart
burn" and crCctatiOns. Correct it by
leaving off all diet Of an indigestible char
acter, cut off one-half the quantity put
into the stomach at each meal, and our
word for it, the remedy will succeed most
admirably, and you will be blest with one
Of Natures greatest blcsSings-a natural
breath,
Year: 1861

A LovE.slcK swain, desirous to indicate
the extent and character Of his love for
the empress Of his heart, exclaimed: "Ah.
Miss Brown, my affection for you is as
strong as-as-as the butter they gave us
for dinnerf" She was satisfied, as she
boarded at the same house. The bargain
was struck, and they were married.
Year: 1861

PArIExcE is Oftentimes courage In ~.
pose; and he is the greatest hero who
can suffer most silently. Calm endurance
is better than hot daring for the former
is spiritual and human, whilst the latter
is merely physical, and is shared with in.
ferior animals. Regulus and Arnold Won
Winkleried were n0bler than even ScipiO
and Tell. Self.contrOl may exist without
enthusiastic excitement, but the Angel
Of martyrdOm is brother to the angel Of
victory"
Year: 1861

WASH the limbs Of your horses with
cold water after work wash thoroughly
and rub dry with Gssolt cloth or some soft
substance. II . horse Is cared for prop.
erly he will not have the scratches.
Year: 1861




ut Is EVIDENT THAT THE TYRANNICAL DESPO-
II tism which has been inauguraed at Washington City
bv Lincoln and his smartng under the
defeat sustained in the great battle Mauassas-is still
resolved prosecute this unjust and nquOus upon tbs
South with all its power and with fresh rancur If il
ceeds the appeal has made the passions of the
Northern people, the question for the men OF the South
of their rights and fresdes but who can in honnr
and dU remain longer Inactive refuse take the field
the protection of all that is valuable and dear to them
TIE suugdtiOn of the South the declared purpose of that
despOtc government The destruction of homes the
conscaon of our properly the of people,
its wish its proclaimed intention But the other day
the floor Of the Senate of its declared that
if successful Yankee Governors shOHd be placed over the
States of the South TO be rule them conquered pro-
vnces." Another proclaimed in the place that hemp
the only argument they nisuded 20 the South"
1t is said that amongst the booty" tev left their re-
treat from Manassas, thousands IF hQndcufs which
had been forged for Southern EGiors1 All admit that
the South must herself energy and bodness
fully equal the conflict that may be forced upon her BY
the rapacy and tyranny of the Northern gOrernment II
rOkunteers be obtained the system of drafting will
be necessarily adopted. No believe for mO1ent,
that the patriotic young of our State will, by nac-
tvy and disregard for the Importance of the struggle
and the odds with which their gallant brethren who have
been already subjected the hardshps and dangers of the
battle field must encounter, submit to Be drafted! All
they ask be convinced that their services are needed
and they will rush. with alacrty to the post of duty and
danger.


This appeal made to the patriotic who may wish aid
in procuring volunteers for company of Infantry to be
ganized for immediate service Those wishing volun
Ieer will apply to the undersigned from whom all


JOHN DEvEREUx.


Raleigh. N. c.
July 80 1851 69-3t
Year: 1861

SELL MY GOODS FOR CASH. DON'T DO A
Credit Busness Therefore hope every person that sees
this Advertisement will not ask for CREDlT-because
am able 10 do credit business; and have to pay
CASH myself


have called on every person that owes DOLLAR,
and have not been able collect the first CENT wish
you would call that is able to credit


J. B. FRANKLIN
April IL, 1851 Ss-
Year: 1861

In back township a magistrate, who
kept tavern, sold liquor to the people
I'LL they got drunk and i'oughtin his house
lie then Issued warrant, apprehended
them, snd tried them on the spot, and
besides tining them, made them treat each
other to make up the quarrel
Year: 1861

A newspaper, describing the effect of
severe thunder storm, said "A COW was
struck by lightning and instantly killed,
belonging to the village physicians who
had a beautiful speckled calf only four
days old.
Year: 1861

A son of the Emerald Isle, once riding
to market with sack of potatoes before
him, discovered that the horse was get.
ting tired, whereupon he dismounted, put
the potatoes on his own shoulders, and
again mounted, saying 't was better that
be should carry the praties, as be was
fre.her than the poor haste.
Year: 1861

DoN'r JuMP-Never jump from a third
story window when there is any other
means OF escape.


Never jump at conclusions.


Try to avoid jumping out Of :he frying
pan into the FIRE.


Never jump off the dock because you
are IN debt or in love. You will get wet
if you do.


Never jump after the ferry boat when
it is more than half way across the river


Never jump at fash of lightning
of little use s--u.
Year: 1861

"Does my son William that's in the
army get plenty to eat?" asked a lady of
a recruiting sergeant, the other day He
sees plenty was the laconic reply. Bless
his heart. then, | know he will hsve it if
he can see it; he always would at home
Year: 1861

KEEPING TIE LAW There was an old
Quaker who had an unfortunate reputation
of n n-resistance. 1t was said that any
one could jostle him. tread Oh his toes, or
tweak his nose with impunity; until one
market day clustering fellow, being told
that yonder was a man who, if he was
smittcn on one check would turn the other
also, thought it would be sport to try him.
Stepping up to the sturdy good natured
Friend, he slapped his face. The old
man looked at him sorrowtuly for mo.
ment, then slowly another butfect. Upon
that he coolly pulled off his coat |
have cleared tie law said he, "and now
thee must take it, And he gave the
cowardly fellow tremendous thrashing
Year: 1861

gunnery of the men on Stephens Iron Battery.
Another officer emphaticaly remarked, that the
South Carolina soldiers were "trumps."


It was the general opinion that If there had
been several hundred men in the fort, the loss of
life would have been tremendous, as they could
not have been protected by the casemates from
the shells -


If the barbette guns could have been used, it
was believed that the loss of life in Moultrie would
have been considerable, Sumter being much
higher that the guns could play directly over the
walls OF the former fortress.


Major Anderson expressed himself highly graft
fed and surprised at the bloodless result of the
bombardment.
Year: 1861

WORTH KNowING.-As Fly time" is nearly
upon US we may remind readers that it is said
that if three four onions are boiled in pint of
water, and the liquid is brushed over glasses or
frames. the flies will not light upon the articles
washed. This may be used without apprehension,
as it viii not do the least injury to the frames.
Year: 1861

IMPORTS OF Dry GooDs.-The imports of for
eign dry goods at New York for the month of
March have been only twothirds as large as for
the same period Of last year, and but little
than half as large as for March 1859.
Year: 1861

ROCh SPRING HOTEL.


MARY S. MCCALEB, PROPRETREss.


OLD STAND
Il THE SUBSCRIBER takes this method of returning
1 her sincere thanks her friends for the


liberal patronage her house has received for the past
few years. and would respectfully inform the public that
she prepared accommodate Boardereiher Transient
RegUlar-On the most liberal terms.
Her house beiug situated the South side of Chestnut
street. below 'front.' is in convenient location to business
Her table will all times be found amply provided with
the the market affords Her kept the best
possible manner rendering every comfort and convenience
to her guest in her power


continuance of public patronage is respectfully solicit
ed MARY S. McCALEB.
npnnmhar J26O-dtf
Year: 1861

LITERARY SCHOOL.
FE'HlS SCHOOL comprises eight permanently organized
classes, whose studies with the phabe and
are continued in the Elementary Branches Mathematics
Languages English Literature Natural Sciences and Moral
Philosophy until the minds of the students properly
trained for the duties of life The Investigations and dis
cusslons thorough and Necessary
Paratus freely supplied The Libraries and Cabinets
brace rare and extensive collections.


FINE ARTS SCHOOL.
Special attention devoted to Drawing Oil Painting and
Embroidery The various styles of fancy painting and
I" ornamental work also taught


MUSIC SCHOOL


Music taught science and art. Instruction
given the Piano. Guitar and Harmonum Unusual at
tention is devoted to Vocal and Sacred Music.
Year: 1861

GEN. MCCLELLAN. The Worlds Washing


ton correspondence has the following in regard


TO the position of affairs along the Potomac


Rebel Generals are still gorgeous on the


summit of the enemys position, directing glas-
ses and mounting guns towards our outermost
works. Such, in fact, having made my usual
rounds | believe to have been the condition
up TO IL o'clock this day.


No one out General Mcclellan knows how
long this condition is to last. He has several
times reconnoitered the rebel movements, and
other Generals have suggested to him the
Importance Of driving them of, before they
are so strong as to make the attack bloody
affair. To which the commandments
replies that he sees things here and elsewhere,
and shall not strike until he IS prepared. |
have said in previous letters that Munsons
Hill is not near enough to bother US greatly,
except as q base for the enemys advances. Ii
Mcclellan chooses to carry it, 1t will be be-
cause any brilliant little affair adds to our
prestige, and not because he wishes to extend
his lines. Our Potomac length of forts, lun-
cites, and breastworks is the most complete
defence ever constructed in single season,
and why should we advance from it for for
ward movement? | think our greatest surety
of future success lies in the determination not
to fail, which our new commander has aYowed
to his friends. From the latter, gather that
he is entirely sensible of the risk which wed
the great honor of his elevation; that he
knows failure would involve his fall beyond
redemption that the bitterness of his ruin
would be proportioned to the swiftness of his
rise and that he has made covenant with
himself that the extreme of human certainty
shall prelude and attend his every movement.
These facts, said to be derived from his own
lips, mention incidentIy, as Munson's Hill is
hardly sufficiently important text for so in
teresting statement. If the enemy attack us
before we resume the offensive, the General
must of course adapt himself to the contngen-
cy as best he may.
Year: 1861

MANGANEsE-The claims of Hiscox, Lewis
Co., located on Buckeye Hill, have yielded
such a variety of metals as to render them
somewhat an object of note They were open
ed and worked for the gold they contained
This valuable mineral gradually disappeared
and copper, slightly mingled with silver, took
its place. Plumbago was asserted to be the
next of its products and the suppositious
specimens submitted for scientific Investigation
led to an erroneous confirmation of this belief
Several articles were written on the subject by
editors to whom the imaginary plumbago had
been shown. 1t now turns out, however, that
the fancied plumbago is no more nor less than
the black oxyd Of mangauese-a mineral COM
pound possessed of some value, and used
principally in the formation of chlorine for the
manufacture of bleaching powners, and in fur
nishing oxygen gas for other chemical purpo-
ses. One piece of the oxyd of manganese
taken from these claims weighed over twenty
pounds San Juan Press
Year: 1861

RICH COPPER IN CALAvERAs.-The owners
of the Napoleon" copper lode, Calaveras
county, while sinking shaft to find ore to
replace some which had been rejected by par
ties with whom they have a contract, struck a
vein of rick copper sulphurets, a foot and a
half wide at the top, and very valuable.
Year: 1861

OF wsrike import. We maintain guard I'll mornins
but all fear Of sudden dash Of marandlng thieves upon
the capital tonight is dismissed from mnds IL is
protected in every direction and scouts hourly arrive
a hostile demonstration. There ample troops now
here to protect the city against any possible attack
which be made upon by any forces the enemy can
Immediately concentrate Depend upon t. Washington lie
for the present safe and with the troops rapidly
centratng upon it, win be held against al the devices
OF Get OF migrate who for the devotion they owe
the republic substitute thevery treachery bad faith and
rscaty on scale as large their pre.ensons and as
mean as their performance.
Year: 1861

JOHANNESBURG, Pa, April q, 1851.
On the night OF the destruction of the buildings at Har
pers Ferry four left guard and could not
leave with Lieutenant Jones They were, supposed
taken prisoners by the vrginans and held till yesterday
Afternoon when escaped by crossing the BRIDGE and
one by swimming the river and canal


The other remains at the Ferry The three arrived here
this morning They report that the destruction of the
buildings and complete Six seven thousand
Vrginians there, and five thousand more
rected last night from Richmond under Colonel Lee.
They design invading Maryland and making Mason and
Dixon's line the lire Of warfare.
Year: 1861

Superhuman efforts are being made to COM
bine the unsound elements in California al
the September election. The unsound men
are not all in one organization now. and they
are arranging for coming together on or about
the Sirh Of July. Great efforts will be made
on the lth Of June to adjourn the Secession
Convention over to July. The black sheep OF
our own flock land every flock has some) will
strain every nerve to get into the Fouth Of
July Convention. Once seated therein, and
they will make an issue upon which to bolt


Having bolted they will in conjunction with
their Breckenridge brethren, put forth a
ticket and platform having the outward APP
pearance of soundness, but being rotten to
the core To be forewarned is to be fore
armed. Let our friends throughout the State
guard well the primary meetings See that


no delegate is elected to the State Conven-


tion who is not openly opposed to all men


uho write anti-coercion letters, and afterwards
explain them and who is not equally oppos-


ed to all men who favored a f,,siom with the
Lindley Committee, and afterwards tried to
explain that. Trust no man who is afraid of
giving the masses too much power in the
choice Of delegates Trust no man who SLAM
ders the Union Clubs. Trust no man who
borrows trouble for the rebels, and pretends
to fear that their negroes are to be melted to
servile insurrection by the United States
Government. Send delegates to the State
Convention who will insist that platform
without single loop-hole shall be adopted
before single nomination is made. Then
men who cannot stand on a sound Union
platform need not be candidates If we are
watchful now, there will DO harmonious
Convention. Few men can get into the Con-
vention for the mere purpose of boiling it, if
we are true to ourselves. If the mass meet
ings are not well attended, and controlled by
true men, the wire -pullers will take them in
charge, and evasion and trickery will be the
order of the day on the Fourth of July. So
sure as the Gun shines by day, SO sure will the
uucompromisipg Union men of California
have a ticket TO vote in September next, in
which there is no speck of unsoundness.-
There will be power in the Fourth of July
Convention, which will not hear of policy, or
of smoothing off the sharp corners of a sound
Union platform in order to secure votes.-
pet no political mountebanks hope to get one
Llnter of the Lindley peace-humbug into
The platform, for it will surely prick his fin
rcrs When the Convention has nut forth q
sound ticket and sound platform, the trim
mers will all support it just as faithfully as
though they had been able to adulterate it.
Again we say, let the true Union men see to
it that none but tried men go as delegates to
the State Convention
Year: 1861

LrNDLEY Is FOR DowNEY-Judge Lindley,
in his County Convention here on Thursday,
declared himself for Downey for Governor,
but was unwilling to endorse the Governor,
until he knew whether he would seek nomi-
nation at the hands of the Fourth of July
Convention. If the Governor is sound on the
Union, then Lindley must be sound also, for
he would not be willing to support an oppo-
nent. If Lindley is unsound the Governor
must also be unsound, for the same reason.
The main question then now is, how does
Lindley stand?
Year: 1861

The NUMBER OF DEEEoATEs IN TIE LATE
CoNvENTroN.-Th Appeal and Express state
the number of delegates present at the Cou-
vention OH Thursday at eighty. This is
very great mistake. The Convention sat
in the District Court room, inside Of the bar.
Some few delegates sat outside with the
spectators, at the outset but on the sugges-
ton of delegate, the Chairman requested
them to take their seats with the body Of
the Convention. If they did not all comply
the exceptions were very few. We counted
the delegates in good faith, several times af
ter this and not over fifty were at any such
time inside the bar. 1t is ridiculous TO sup.
pose that thirty delegates TO the Convention
sat among the spectators after having been
requested to sit with their fellow delegates.
We stated the number at forty-nine because
when a division vas called for, the count
show ed that number as voting on question
of interest to all. We cannot say with GER
tainty the precise number of delegates pres
ent in person, but we do say upon our honor
that we do not think there could have been
more than ffty-fve, making due allowance
for those outside the bar. More may have
been in town, but we think we fairly state
the actual size Of the Convention. If we are
wrong, we will cheerfully publish the Sccre-
tarys roll of delegates, which ought certain
ly to show who were and who were not
present, and how many precincts were en-
tirely unrepresented We were not at the
Convention after o'clock, p. NJ.
Year: 1861

SENATOR DoUGLAs.-The Cleveland Plain
dealer says:


Col. Tod, just arrived from Chicago, reports
that Senator Douglas is laboring under a
very severe attack Of rheumatism While at
Columbus, swelling commenced on one of
his fingers. which he supposed to be felon
At Springfield, the swelling had run up the
arm and was excruciatingly painful lie
then had his finger lanced, and made his
speech before the Legislature under these
painful circumstances. At Chicago, he was
forced into National Hall Qate Wigwam),
made a speech, and was carried home, where
he has been confined to his bed ever since.
He thinks the test time has come for the
American people, and for the world, when
the peoples ability for self-governmqnt is to
be fully tried He has confidence in the
principle, from the fact that he finds himself
and hosts of like party men capable of for
getting all past political differences for the
public good. He thinks there will be hard
fighting along the border during the Sum-
mer, and hopesit it may end there. But tmay
be necessary to invade the South in order to
conquer a sure peace.
Year: 1861

REMOVAL OF THE PosToFFIcE.--We believe
that four lifths, at least, of the people of this
city are indignant at the sudden removal OF
the Postofiice. The causes of its removal will
perhaps never he known; at all events they
are, at this time a mystery. Economy, safety
and convenience of locality should, it is very
plain, always govern the location of q POST
office. In the case of the present removal,
economy cannot have been consulted, for we
know that the rent of the new place is no
less than good office could have been leased
for on d street. Safety cannot have been
consulted, for, if the old Office was deemed
insecure after having SO long q trial, fine
room could we are told, be had in the best
brick building on ID street, on as favorable
terms as those on which the new office is
leased. Convenience was not consulted but
rather inconvenience, for although L street
is beautiful avenue, and property there very
valuable, it is not q general thoroughfare.
Every man, who was ever one day in Marys-
vile, knows that ID street is more travelled
than any four other streets in the city. The
precipitancy with which the Postofce was
moved is a curious circumstance, in view of
the fact that, on the very day preceding the
night of It's removal, remonstrances aguinst
it were publicly circulated and very numer-
ously signed. We hope that what seems to
be the general desire of our citizens vii be
complied with by those having authority in
the premises, and that the office will again
be located at some point on D street.