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Year: 1861

PREcoCIoUs SATRE.-Judge --, OF Toledo.
Ohio, has little four year old boy. who. one day
when company was present, wished seat at the
table, but was sent away with the remark that
his whiskers were not long enough for him to sit
there. The little chap took seat by a stand,
where the servant gave him his dinner. While
eating, the house cat came purring around him,
when he said "Oh go off, your whiskeGa ere
big enough to cat at the other table"
Year: 1861

He came to me so smilingly.
And shook me by the hand,
And spoke to me SO silverly.
In tones so smooth and bland.
That, though did not know him, yet
His way and mien, so kind,
Proclaimed at once the gentleman
We now days seldom find,
He spoke TO me so cordially
About his home affairs
He spoke to me so willingly
OF all his business cares;
He told me most that happened from
The moment of his birth
grasped his hand in JOY to find
Id found q soul of worth.
He drew me now so lovingly


A little way aside,
And whispered me conlldingly.
With air so bona fde,
And said il was with deep chagrin
That he did ask of me
But did have about me, then,
So small thing as :"
slipped the sum right eagerly
Into his honest hand
He bowed to me 80 teartully-
My friend he'd ever stand.
We parted-but death soon, alas
O'ertook this natures prince
That isl think he must be dead.
For I've not seen him since
Year: 1861

There are persons who seem to think
that editors regard 1t as one of the great
est intellectual luxuries to pitch into
somebody, and they suppose themselves
to have conferred great favor by fur
nishing belligerent contributions, in
which some person, corporation or soci-
ETY. is soundly abused. Such people
may take hint from the following


A noted chap once stepped into the
sanctum of venerable and highly re-
spectacle editor. and INDUCED in TRADE
against citizen with whom he was on
bad terms.


Il wish, said he. addressing the man
with the pen, that you would write a
very severe article against R, and
put it in your paper.


Very we'll, was the reply.


The next morning he came rushing
into the Office in violent state of ex-
element.
Year: 1861

as we'll as prepared. The army now en-
camped at Washington does not contem-
plate going into winter quarters until
after an active campaign. Just as the
rebels are anxious to retire and lay up
for time, the Union army desires to
be led forward to the seat and centre of
the rebellion. 1t will be so led, without
doubt. If the rebels make that centre
at Richmond, and stake all on their hold
of that place, the trial of strength will
necessarily be there and if they 60 to
Montgomery, or some point further south,
they will certainly be followed.


Great events are evidently at hand,
and great opportunities opening for ac


tive and energetic movements. General
McClellan's army will be found ready to
act as the emergency may require, we
are confident; and if the rebuilding and
working of railroad to Richmond is
the next necessity it will be done as
promptly as the defences were erected at
Washington. IF these defenccs are now
rendered superfuous by the retiring of
the enemy, they will stand as monu-
ment of this giant rebellion which time
will not readily obliterate. But this is
anticipating things little, and fight
may still be thought necessary feature
of the rebel programme in order to en-
able them to retire with the sort of lau-
rels deemed necessary at the South,
which are exaggerated and false accounts
of the valor displayed in every fight they
engage in,-Phita. North american,
Year: 1861

One of the readiest roads to the brain
is through the lungs. You may reach
the brain in minute with chloroform,
for example. The power of this drug
is something marvellous. When under
its influence, man may have his limb
cut off without any sensation whatever;
and even when he RECEIVERS from the ar
tifcial trance, he may still have neither
pain nor uneasiness.


Why? Have you ever seen person
after fit of epilepsy? After fit of
that kind. people have no remembrance
of anything done to them during the
fit. During the epileptic paroxysm,
the brain is all but completely torpid -
The same thing happens after the an
aesthetic sleep of chloroform. In neither
case can a man remember what he
never felt. But mark what may hap
pen after amputation performed on a
patient under chloroform. The same
man who felt no pain in the stump either
during or after the operation, may con-
tinue for many successive months to be
attacked with the identical local symp-
toms for which his limb was removed,
at the hour of the day or night when he
was wont to suffer martyrdom before its
removal And more than this--i seized
by his old enemy during sleep. he may
wake, exclaiming, %, my leg, my leg!
it pains me the same as when it was
on ? More curious still, he may tell
Year: 1861

could not wait to enjoy life till they had
won the right to it by diligence in
business have gone helplessly and des-
pairingly down, in the full meridian of
existence, like the crew of leaky ship.
sinking in sight of harbor, because they
ate and drank and made merry when
they should have been working at the
pumps. Young men, middle-aged men,
ay, and even INDECENT old men, follow
the example of the successful and illus
trious, by being 'diligent in business
Year: 1861

The richest thing of the season, says
the Newburyport Herald came off the
other day in the neighborhood of the
market. The greenest Jonathan imag-
Unable, decked out in slouch hat,
long blue frock, and pair of cow-hide
shoes, big as gondolas, with huge whip
under his arm, stalked into billiard
saloon, where half dozen persons were
trundling the worries, and after recover
ing from his first surprise at the (to
him) singular aspect of the room, in
quired if ANY on 'em had seen stray
steer affirming that the 'blarsted critter
got away as he came through taown
with his drove, t. other day, and he
hadn't seen nothin' on him sence.'-
The bloods denied all knowledge of the
animal in question, and with much sly
winking at each other, proceeded to
condole with him on his loss in the
most heartfelt manner He watched
the game with much interest, as he evi-
IDENTIFY had never seen nor heard of any,
thing of the kind before, and created
much amusement by his demonstrations
of applause when good shot was made
-Je-ru- salem being fayorite inter-
lection.


At last Jonathan made bold to re-
quest the privilege Of trying his skill,
when he set the crowd in a roar by his
awkward movements. However, he
gradually got his hand in, and played
as well as could be expected for a poor
greenhorn. All hands now began to
praise him, which so elated him that he
began to think himself a second Phelan;
and he actually offered to bet a dollar
with his opponent-which Of course he
lost. The loss and the laugh so irritated
him that he offered to play another game,
and bet two dollars, which he pulled out
of big roll-for it seems his cattle had
sold we'll and he was quite flush. This
bet he also lost, as the fool might have
known he would when, mad as March
hare, he pulled ont fifty spot, the largest
bill he had, and offered to bet that on
another game. The crowd mustered a.
round and raised enough to cover it,
and at it they went again-which, by
some very strange turn of luck, Jona-
than won. He now offered to put up
the hundred he had just won against
another hundred. OF course he couldn't
blunder through another game, SO they
now could win back what they had lost,
and fleece grseny of his roll beside -
They sent for famous player, who hap
pened to have money enough to bet
with, and another game was played,
which Jonathan also won. Another
hundred was also raised and bet and won;
and it was not till he had blundcred
through half dozen games. and by
some uaoccountuJle run of luck won
them all, dra aiming the pockets of his
opponents of some four hundred dol
lars, that they began to smell very
large mice When everybody got IT,
red of playing, Gawky pulled off his
frock over his head, took his whip un-
der his arm, and walked quietly out,
turning round at the door and remark
ing, Gentlemen, if you should happen
to see anything Of that steer, wish
you'd just let me know


At last accounts they had not seen
the steer, but they have come to the con-
clusion that they saw the elephant-or a
Bird Of strange plumage.
Year: 1861

BsJ- The report that Queen Victoria was
about to cast herself in the bosom of the Ro-
man Catholic Church, and the story of her
mothers conversion to the same faith before
her death, turns out to be heartless joke.
Year: 1861

BY A. A. PROCTOR.
SEE the rivers flowing


Downward to the sea,
Pouring all their treasures
Bountful and free;
Yet to help their giving


Hidden springs arise;
Or, if need be, showers


Feed them from the skies!
Watch the princely flowers
Their rich fragrance spread,
Load the air with perfumes
From their beauty shed;
Yet their lavish spending
Leaves them not in dearth.
With fresh life replenished
BY their mother earth.
Give thy hearts best treasures
From fair Nature learn
Give thy love-and ask not,
Wait net, a return.
And the more thou spendest
From thy little store,
With a double bounty,


God will give thee more.
Year: 1861

manner, except the slightest disarrange-
nient of the machinery in the Manassas,
but are quite ready to repeat the affair
should the enemy give them chance. Not
single man on any OF onr boats was
hurt in tho least 1t is believed that all
OF the enemy's vessels are some what in
jnred, and that there must have been many
calamities amorg their crews, but of this
nothing can be known as yet.
Year: 1861

In the absence of the Editor, HuGu WILSON
Jr., presents himself to the readers of the
Press. making his lowest bow, and wishing
them all The happiness and prosperity that the
present unhappy condition of our country will
admit-hoping that the dark and threatening
war cloud, which now hangs over us may 81 on
disappear, and that We may, ere long, bask in
thessunshine Of peace ard independence
Year: 1861

A good story IL told concerning the writ
ing Of certain railroad manager. lie had
written to man on the route. notifying
him that he must remove barn. which in
some manner incommoded the road, under
penalty Of prosecution. The threatened
Individual was unable to read any part OF
his letter but the signature, but took 1t TO
be free pass on the road, and used il for
a couple Of years /. such. none OF the con.
duotors being able to dispute his interpret.
alton.
Year: 1861

UWe have received the chorus
the Confederate States composed by Mrs
Dr. Byrne, described in the communica-
ton which we publish to day, but have
not room to insert it t'is week, we re-
gret it very much, for we think it very
pretty thing, a beautiful conception of
the mind of its fair authoress and will
take pleasure in giving it place in our
next issue. Paper is very scarce, and
we find it difficult to. get enough, even
for half sheet.
Year: 1861

will not bear him out successfully, no.
thing else should. Now, inasmuch as a
gentleman may be nominated without
having solicitated it in any way, it
should he wrong under any circumstan-
ces to oppose him simply because his
friends saw proper to call convention
and nominate him. Under all circum-
stances, the efforts of the :" Pelican will
be directed to the support Of honest me
rit against the intrigues of talent OH the
one hand, and pompous pretensions on
the other. | will use its columns to sup
port no man, whatever NAV be his posi-
ton, who does not present in my estlma
ton, clean sheet as to the mode, man
ner and circumstances of his candidacy.
| believe that plain, straightforward
honesty in politics is what our country
stands greatly in need Of, and that upon
a fair test, it will be found to be the best
policy in politics as all experience proves
it to be in the various concerns Of private
life.


What has been said of conventions
applies particularly to parochial matters,
and the rules laid down will be carried
out as far as practicable with reference
TO all OTTER political conventions.


Great pains will be taken to insert in
the "Pelican'' nothing obnoxious to the
objection Of indelicacy, and very effort
will be made to render the paper an ac-
ceptable visitor in every family. The
selections will be made from the world
cf reading matter accessible to me, wit,
as much discrimination and taste as ; am
capable Of exercising. AS | propose
to publish a Journal devoted particularly
to parish matters, of course nothing of
this character will he Omitted, when | am
qualified by knowledge Of them to lay
them before the public. | shall be glad
at all times to receive communications
and contributions from s;!ch as may de-
sire to favor the pubic with the fruits of
their reflections, but. lii every instance, |
will exercise my own discretion AS to
what shall appear in the columns Of the
8 Pelican"


Nothing personal or offensive shall
ever appear in its columns, when such is
known beforehand to be its object, and
its tendency. | do not think that a put
bic journal should be the medium of
venting private spleen, and therefore
will not permit such use t. be made Of
my columns. i reserve the right to
speak of public ,ren and public mea-
sures as | think they deserve and us IA
due surveillance of the general welfare
may prompt. But in doing 50, will
not "set down aug t i'll malice or in
dnlge in expressions calculated to give
otftnse My object shall be to deal
with truth and if men will so act as to
make its exposure disagreeab!e, they
must blame themselves and not me A
journalist should write to benefit society
and not to screen men from public CEN
sure when it becomes necessary to ex-
pose them.


Printing paper being now very scarce,
my readers must put up with a half sheet
until | can DO better.


Having thus marked out the chart by
which | propose to sail, | venture to-
hope that the public will bestov IL
beral patronage in behalf Of the enter
prize and that mutual benefits will grow
out the new relations thus inaugurated
between us.


A. LAFARGUE.
Year: 1861

The New York Tribune in late issue
says:


eve hold that our proper work in thi,
war is subjuga,ion, in the literal sense of
tho word"


On the other hand. Secretary Chase
in his appeal for the national loan las
week, in speaking of the Southern people
says:


"Will they not reflect that the war in
which the government has been constrain.
ed is not war for their sublugaton, hui
war for national existence, and that an
auspicious result to the Union will benefit
as largely the States in insurrec,ion as tn,
States which have remained loyal?'


So it is evident that the philosophers o.
the Tribune do not understand what the,
are talking about. and all their efforts &c
turn the war into an Abolition crusade
will fail. The Administration has spoken
upon that point. = State Sentinel.
Year: 1861

DEDlcATIoN.--We have been requested to state
that the Methodist Church at Roesville in this
County, will be dedicated on Sunday the 18th inst,
Rev. j. W. Tucker of this city, will preach the SER
mon for the OCCASION


DEEP RIVER CoAL.-As the coal of the Deep River
region is now about to be brought into notice. tmay
mot be nappro orlate to make some explanations
cernng it and the operations being carried on there
All the Bituminous Coal contains more or less sui
phur and this sulphur increases in quantity the
nearer you approach the out-crop; hense the best
and purest coal is obtained from deep shaft work.
| lngs There is but one shaft as yet in the Deer


River region, it is at Egypt and persons PURCHASING


coal should be particular in nquirng if it came From


Egypt if they wish to obtain the best quality mined
SO far.


So many exaggerated statements have gone fortl
Sas to making of oil and iron in that region, that


took the trouble to examine into what had been done


and to observe what is likely to be done. At tn


Farmville place great mass of machinery, &C., ha


been put up, but so far as the making of OIL it wa
Ia failure-only one barrel having been made in
$week. This result was the fault of the works an
dtheir management, not of the black band iron ore


good quality of oil can be made and profit accru


to the operator, if different style of works wer


put up and it is now worth the attention of our pc
aple.


AT the Iysor place, where had seen announce


Fin the papers that vast quantities of iron had bee


made, found several changes from the original pla
%of the works-changes which have resulted
%nothing but loss but as now they have returned
= the original old plan of Catalan forge, somethn


may be done when the works are completed
s At Ore Hill, 10 miles north of Deep River fu,


nace is being put up, and will be at work in abor
two weeks The ore at this place is very'superio,
kaand was used during the revolution
# At Egypt very superior quality of coal is bein
taken out and 100 tons day can easily be take
: out. The only drawback is the unfinished state &
i the railroad
II I make these statements because learn quaint
4ty of outcrop coal has gone to market and give


some dissatisfaction, and that the plin simple tru
Las to what is doing on Deep River may be Known
y Fayetteville O6seruer
Year: 1861




The demise of Gov Ellis places HENRY TooLE
CLARK, Esq, of Edgecombe, Speaker Of the Senate,
in the Executive Chair The duties of the Office


are at this uncture especially delicate and highly
responsible; demanding wise, cool head large ex-
perience and great purity of character.


We have known Mr.. Clark for many years. He


has been good deal in public life has been obser-
want Of men and things, and brings to his aid a
knowledge of our public men, the character of our
people, and the demands of the present crisis. He
has cool judgment, modest estimate of his own
abilities, an honest heart, and a purpose to do his
duty to his entire State and the South. We rely


upon his honesty, his prudence, his cool judgment,
his patriotism, his readiness to counsel with the
]wise the judicious, the representative men of the


State, and, more than ALL upon his will and ability


Ito do right, to conduct the ship of State through


the perils of the war for the next eighteen months
4 May Heaven preserve his health and his life!
Year: 1861

The war is not over. Lincoln and his Congress
will not give it up, as we have told you. Are you
ready? Is every man in North Carolina ready P
We fear not Organize and arm. Let every man
lin the State 60 to drilling and arming We must
whip Lincoln. We can do it, but VIC must do it
quickly.
Year: 1861

The meeting of teachers and others interested in
providing suitable school books for this State inv-
ted by Rev. C. H. Wiley, has been in session here
and we regret that we were unable to attend. The
crowded state of our columns prevents an extended
notice in this issue
Year: 1861

PowDER.-Can powder be made in this Statep-


Can it be made at as small cost as we can obtain it
elsewhere? If so, why do not our authorities see
Ito it? 1T cannot be made cheaply here else
where, where can it be obtained most readily?
Year: 1861

CHRISTMAS AMUSEMENTS.-We learn from a
lady friend that the patriotic women of our town
contemplate grand Amateur Entertainment
about Christmas for the benefit of the soldiers
We are rejoiced to hear this and trust that the
ladies will arrange one more exhibitions for
the holidays we think can assure them full
and paying houses. No fattery or praise of the
ladies of town is necessary in this connection
for their untring energy and heroic efforts in be-
half of the of their country in laboring for
the soldiers is we'll known not only here but else
where and we are glad to hear Of this new en-
tarprse for the furtherance OF their patriotic pur
poses,
Year: 1861

We take the following from the New York
! T;jd"nr, of the, 4;h inst 1t is indicative Of
! strong diversity of feeling between Old Abo
and Cameron and may result in a serious
disturbance Of the previously harmonious re-


atiots existing between these high functiona-


rieS:


The readers of our4tlaily of yesterday mora


ing may have been surprised to find no aIlu-
sion to the topic which excited most interest
at the Federal opolis-namely, the repor
ted disagreement between the President and
the Secretary of War with regard to that po,~
ton of the report OF the latter which treats of
the use to be made of the slaves Of Conlcdcr-
ates Other Journals had information this
subject We had none simply because, whjlo
their Washington dispatches respecting it were
allowed to come through in due course ours
was suppressed by the Government censor


in the Washington telegraph Office. Having
received it by mail, we give it now as part of
the history of the times, simply rcmarkinS
that we do not understand that it sup


pressed for lack of truth, butgather for excess
of it.
Year: 1861

the character of his commander. We have


too many volunteer officers, who love to
play the gentleman, and sliirk the soldiers
laborious duty. The sooner they step out
the better. While am thus in q fault
finding humor, must call your attention to
Year: 1861

A novel application of the stereoscope has
recently been made in distinguishing copies
from fac SMILES. When two pages printed
from the same type are combined in the ster-
eoscope, the printing appears to lie in the
same place. In the most careful attempt by
the printer to set up page or a few lines
alike, the words and letters will, in the ster-
eoscope, be seen to lie in different planes
BY this means when genuine and counterfeit
bank notes are combined in the stereoscope,
the difference is at once detected.
Year: 1861

For the Hydraulic Press.


THE STARS AND STRIPES.
o, hoist the proud banner, and long may it wave
'Tis dear to my heart, old feller;
And he who would blot out stripe or a star
Deserves to be raped on the "smeler.'
I cannot believe that its glory will fade,
Though traitors declare it is ended;
cannot believe the story they tell
That its rents can never be mended.
cannot believe it has lived out its time;
Though no judge of political weather
I'll bet the old eagle will ride through the storm
Without soiling or molting a feather.
Then let the old "gal' in her upward course,
Keep the ensign of Liberty flying;
Ere long secession will take to its hole
Like hound that is whipped, ki-yi-ing.
Our flag it shall wave from the shores of st.
Croix


To the bounds of Pacific ocean;
So give strong pull on the halliard, old boy,
And keep your ''Hydraulic'' in motion.
COLUMBIA HILL, June Sd.
Year: 1861

IT is said that, in Denmark, carriage horses
are taught to step highly by the substitution
of magnifying glasses for bllnkers. They
take every pebble for boulder, and lift their
legs accordingly. This must be in the same
place where green spectacles are worn by
jackasses, who thus suppose shavings to be
wisps Of hay.