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Year: 1864

That there was some mystic idea at


tached to the number Of seven, is plain,
by its being made the number of perfection
among the Jews The rabbis maintain
that seven things were created before the
foundation of the wOrld-the law, repent


ance, paradise, hell, the throne of God,
the temple, the name of the Messiah


The reason which Philo and Josephus give
for the number seven having been held
sacred by the sect of the Essenes, may
have been very satisfactory to themselves,
but to US 1t conveys no meaning 1t is,
say they, because it results from the sides
OF a square added to those of triangle.


Cicero is not more explicit, when he says
that seven is the knot and cement of all
things, as being that by which the natural
and spiritual are comprehended in one
idea. That the Creator rested on the
seventh day after the world was formed


and ordained that the seventh day in every
week from thence should be kept holy, IN
commemoration Of the glorious work, seems
TO have invested the number with peculiar
sanctity, and accounts for its being SO often
connected with matters pertaining to reli-
gious worship. This connection is so
striking, that, in reading the Bible, it can.
aOt escape observation. Not only was a
Sabbath ordained in every week, but sab
batical years were instituted Ever
seventh year was a Sabbath of rest and
set apart for leaving the ground untitled


to maintain, as far as possible Calmet
observes, 'an equality of condition among
the people, in setting the slave at liberty,
and permitting all, as children of one fam


lily, to have the free and indiscriminate use
OF whatever the earth produced; to inspire
the people with sentiments of humanity,
by making it their duty to give rest, and
proper and sufficient nourishment, to the
poor, the slave, and the stranger, and even
the cattle; to accustom the people to sub


init and depend on the divine providence,
and expect their support from that in the
seventhsyear, by an extra rdinary provision
on the sixth-a blessing which the Crea-
ator graciously promised and miraculousy
fulfilled. In like manner we're the Israel


ties provided with double portion of man


IA in the wilderness on the sixth day, for
a supply for the seventh day. Every seven
times seventh year was jubilee. The
great teasts of unieavened bread and taber-
nacles were observed for seven days The
seventh day of the seventh month was
ordained a feast for seven days; and the
Israelites renamed in their tents for seven
days. Seven days of mourning was the
allotted observance. The men of Jabesh
Gilead, after they had performed the fu


neral rites of Saul and his sons, tasted
seven days Joseph mourned for his
father seven days. Miriam was shut up
seven days to be healed of his leprosy


The number of animals, in many of their
obligations, was restricted to seven Balaam
prepared seven bullocks and seven rams
for a sacrifice. In cleansing the temple,
King Hezekiah offered sin offering of
seven bulloeks, seven rams, and seven he
Year: 1864

A correspondent of the Country Gentle
man says, it is New Eng land maxim, that
farmers cannot afford to keep poor cows,
nor to keep cows poor Taking either
horn Of this dilemma, there i. abundant
ground to show, beyond IL douht. that it is
the very worst system of policy that Ear
mer can practice, to keep his cows on such
stlnted supply of food that they will in
evltably become poor and cmaciated, or, to
keep them on poor food or such fodder az
will afford very little milk or very little
nourishmeut to the animal


When COWS have been kept on little food
until they show every rib in their bodies.
and their necks have fallen downward. like
the neck of an Asiatic dromedary, they
cannot be pro6tably to their owners. And
why! Because, poor cow will not give
as rich milk, nor as much Of it, as the same
COW would give were she tolerable fat.
Now, if the milk be poor, of course a much
larger quantity Of it will be required to
make a pound of butter or pound of
cheese. And, if COW be poor, large
proportion Cf the material that would 90
to make rich cream, were the COW feshy.
is secreted to nourish her animal system.
For the reason, when we feed poor cows
iOod that has au abundance of cream pro
ducing, or butter forming materia. in it,
we often wonder why it is that the milk is
so poor-white aud thin-when it ought
to be thick, and yellow as gold


On the other hand, when we feed Door
fodder to COWS that are in good condition,
the milk will be poor, because so much of
the material that would 90 to make milk,
is secreted to nourish the system before it
reaches the tactical glands.


Now then, suppose COW loses. during
the toddering season, only one hundred
pounds OF flesh and fat. Very many COWS
lose more than two hundred pounds during
that time. Every pound of flesh and fat
that Is lost is equal to one pound Of butter
or two OF the best cheese. And. if COW
IS IN good healthy condition-not as fat as
fat beef-and 10. .es one hundred po1nds of
tat, as soon as she receives good supply
OF food, she will begin to increase in flesh
and fat. Therefore, her system will take
up cream producing material enough, in
replacing the 100 pounds which she lost,
to have made 100 pounds of good butter
or two hundred or more pounds of good
cheese.


There is no evading this logic, aud there
is no dodgiug these conclusions. Common
sense, philosophy and experience, all will
substantive these considerations


How much then is 100 pounds Of butter
worth! Let every farmer answer for him
self And, when he reflects on this sub
ject, let him remember this is very easy
matter for COW to lose one or more pounds
Of flesh daily which is worth, in cash. more
than one pound OF hutter
Year: 1864

As breezes stir the morning.
A silence reigns in air;
Steei-blue the heavens above me,
Moveless the trees and bare;
Yet unto me the stiffness


This burthen seems to bring
Patience the earth is waiting,
Waiting for the Spring"
Strong ash, and sturdy chestnut
Rough oak and poplar high,
Stretch out their sapless branches
Against the wintry sky.
Even the guilty aspen


Hath ceased her quivering,
As though she, too, were waiting,
Waiting for the Spring.
strain mine ears TO listen,


If haply where | stand,
But one stray note of music


May sound IN all the land,
"Why art thou mute, Q blackblrd!
o thrush, why dost not sing''
All! surely they are waiting,


Waiting for the Spring.
y Oh heart thy days are darksome;
Oh heart! thy nights are drear;
But soon shall beams of sunshine
Proclaim the turning year.
Soon shall the trees be leafy,


Soon every bird shall sing;
Like them, be silent, waiting,


Waiting for the Spring.
Year: 1864

SINGING AND PRAYING.-The deacon
was not very much behind, if the follow
ing story be true: In a small town on
the Schuylkil river, there is church in
which the singing has run entirely down.
1t had been led many years by one of the
deacons, whose voice and musical powers
had been gradually failing. One evening
the clergyman gave out the hymn, which
was, in material measures, rather harder
than usual, and the deacon led off. Upon
its conclusion, the minister rose and said:
"Brother b will please repeat the
hymn, as I cannot pray after such sing
ing" The deacon very composedlX pitch
ed into another tune and the clergyman
proceeded with his prayer. Having fin-
ished, he took up the book to give the
second hymn, when he was interrupted
by the deacon gravely getting up and
saying in a voice audible to the whole
congregation. "Wil Mr.. c. please
make another prayer: 1t would be i'm
possible for me to sing after such praying
as that"
Year: 1864

THE WoRLD.-There is more sunshine
than rain-more joy than pain-more love
than hate-more smiles than tears, in the
world. Those who say to the contrary.
we would not choose for our friends or
companions. The good heart, the tender
feelings and the pleasant dispositions
make smiles, love and sunshine every
where. A word spoken pleasantly is
large spot of sunshine on the the sad heart
who has not seen its effects: A smile
is like the bursting out of the sun behind
cloud, to him who thought he had no
friend in the wide world. The tear Of af-
fection, how bright it shines along the
dark path of life! A thousand gems
make wilky-way on earth, more glon-
Gus than the glorious cluster over our
heads
Year: 1864

ES The letter of Gov. Stone possesses
more interest and is really more to the
purpose in the present emergency thau
any editorial matter, and We therefore In.
sert it to the exclusion of whatever We
might otherwise have written for this
mornings paper
Year: 1864

CoRErPTToN. The Washington CORES.
pondent of the Boston Courier, SAYS, ''no
one can imagine to what extent influence
is SOLD here. The traffic is carried on
very extensively, and the virtue of the
poor fellows who come here to do things
without pay is Sorely tried by the splen


dor and luxury in which those live who
fill their pockets with the fee obtained in
this way. A great many members OF
Congress, of course friendly to the Ad
minislratinn, realize more from the sale
Of their influence than from salarics.--
Nearly all of these have friend to act
as broker for them and sell their vote"
Year: 1864

NNra AEaY CORPS, Va. sept A-A H.
There is perfect dearth OF IN this vicinity, and
except struggling shot the vidette line, all Is quei.
From some portions OF line have q complete
Wow of the enemy's position. The rebels be
busy engaged strengthening their main lue of works
Just now they are engaged running interior line
Year: 1864

THE FIRE IN CoLT's FACToRY.-The
Springfield Union says, editorially, that
when first discovered, the fire could
have been easily subdued, but it was
found that the city water works, upon
which the building mainly depended, had
been tampered with and could not work.
This leads to the suspicion that the fire
was the work of an incendiary.


A dispatch from Hartford says that
the amount of insurance ON the property
was only about $3.50, 900; that the works
will continue to give employment to 700
or 800 men, and that about 900 will be
thrown out of work.


The same dispatch says that only one
man was known to be killed, and that
there is one missing. As to the origin
of the fire it declares 1t "a mystery"
Year: 1864

FUNERAL SERvIcEs.-The funeral OF
young Page who died on Sunday last
was attended at the Methodist Church
yesterday afternoon. The teachers and
scholars of the High School, of which
the deceased was member, assembled
at the Academy building, and went in
procession to the church. An impress
sive discourse was delivered by Rev. Mr..
Chadbourne from the words, "There is
but step between me and DEATH. A
large concourse of people were in at
tendance to manifest their interest and
their sympathy.
Year: 1864

THE New YORK HERALD AS AN lso


LIrioSIsT,-Times change, and news


papers change with them. We give


few extracts from the last number of tb,
New York Herald, which to those who
have enjoyed the rare privilege of read.
ing that precious sheet in past months
and years will be convincing evidence
that a change has come over the spirit
of its dreams.


I'm various manifestations we per-
ceive that the more astute of the man
aging politicians of the Northern de-
mocracy are beginning to realize the
! fact that the maintenance of Southern
slavery for political purposes has be-
come an "obsolete idea that, from
this terrible war the institution has re-
ceived such shock through all its vi
tails that it cannot survive"


The immediate and all-important
object in view is the next Presidency,
and it is. morally certain that upon a
pro-slavery platform, the democracy
against an anti-slavery platform will
hardly obtain the vote of solitary
State participating in the election.
Even in 1856, with the solid vote of the
fifteen slave States, the success of Buch-
anan turned upon scanty democratic
majority secured in Pennsylvania by
lavish outlay of money in her October
election.


African slavery was the forbidden
fruit and the original sin of the found
ers of the constitution. They did the
best they could under the circumstances
to unite the States concerned, and yet to
leave the door wide open to emancipa-
tion. Neither the word slave nor slave
ry, nor slave holder nor master is to be
found in the constitution. The great
charter was deliberately framed upon
the idea that it would outlive this in
stitution of master and slave, and would
need no special amendment to suit the
purposes of Union entirely relieved of
slavery. But Whitney's cotton gin was
invented, and then, with cotton, the
slave on the cotton plantation became a
cash article, and slavery fiourished
apace until it ruled the country through
the democratic party"


In order to let itself down without
injury, it has just now mounted a
hobby no larger than Shetland poney
which allows its feet to come within a
few inches of the ground. 1t proposes
"to strike out boldly for an amendment of
the constitution which will forever settle
this troublesome question of slavery
by removing the institution from the
country. With General Grant as their
candidate upon this platform, and in be-
half of a speedy and decisive suppress
sion of the rebellion, the people of the
loyal States opposed to the existing in
competent and corrupt administration
win inevitably secure the cTowning
victory of the war and an early and
glorious peace"


So this is the way the Herald is going
to head off President Lincoln. We take
it for Granted that the New York Herald
is brick--a specimen brick-a fiat
brick "a six faced brick "a Bristol
brick.
Year: 1864

THE SITUATION AT NEwBERN-Thed dis
patches from Newbern in the morning
papers of Monday are not SO late by one
day as the official advices received by
Gen. Butler announcing that the enemy
had fallen back on Kinston, and that
Newbern was relieved. This news is
confirmed by dispatches in the Rich
mond papers, and that there is therefore
no cause for apprehension in regard to
the safety of the post.
Year: 1864

SOLD Our.-We learn that the well
known wholesale and retail Boot and
Shoe House of Geo. Graves g. Son has
passed into new hands. Messrs. Sadler
e. Sweet will continue the business as
formerly at the old stand Graves &
Son propose devoting their whole at
tention to the Tanning business, which
they have been carrying on heretofore in
connection with the Boot and Shoe
trade. Both firms are too fayorably
known to need any comment.
Year: 1864

Rebel Kentucky regiments in Long
streets command have been furloughed
for thirty days, with an agreement upon
their part that at the expirationof this
period they will re-enlist in the rebel
service. On coming into our lines they
take the amnesty oath. meaning to break
1t and go back to the rebels with as
many recruits as they can raise.


So says an exchange paper. As the
negroes on the Southern plantations
used to say, when new comers spoke of
going back in a year or two, "Me see
'em go back"
Year: 1864

We prefer independence to every thing else. The
Standard seems to prefer any thing else to indepen-
dence-Richm0nd Sentinel


We reply in the language of Mr.. Stephens:
without liberty, would not turn upon my heel
for independence" We want liberty and indepen-
dence and if we cannot obtain both We shall regard
the battles of this revolution having been fought
In vain. The Sentinel prefers one master to anoth
er. We have no choice between masters. This is
the difference between the Sentinel and Standard.
The Standard is still true to the great principles on
which the revolution was commemorative Sentinel
Is false to those principles.
Year: 1864

Our SABLE DEPENDENTs.--We were gratifed re-
Gently by hearing from highly intelligent and in
huental citizen of Charleston the expression of some
views which had often occurred to our own minds
on very interesting and important subject The
subject of the remarks which grati6ed us was the
negro The precise point which gave US pleasure
was the earnest and eloquent expression of the idea
that resnlt Of this dreadful war will be- by Gods
blessing, kindIer feeling than on the part of
the master for his slaves. They have proved them
selves for the most part so faithful so docile so
true to their only friends EARTH the masters God
has given to them, that there is not Southern
heart that will not beat more tendery towards these
affectienate dependents than ever before We look
confidently to slavery shorn of all its abuses SO
far as may be in any way practicable, within very
short time after the close Of this war; So mote It
be.-Southern Presbyterian.
Year: 1864

FArTENING SwINE.-Farmers begin to fatten swine
too late. Some do not commence till the first of
autumn and others even later; the consequence is
the animal scarcely gets under way when the time
comes for slaughtering him. Our best managers
make it rule to keep the animal growing without
intermission from the first period of its existence
until ready for the pork tub. II kept over winter,
they are fed and kept comfortable throughout and
the regular fattening process is commenced early in
spring. A bushel of corn given thus early in the
season to q vigorous animal is worth much more
than if fed in cold weather or in winter. One rea-
son that farmers find it Improbable to fatten pork,
is that large part of the process has to be perform
ed when the weather has become so cold that much
of the feed is required merely for sustaining animal
warmth.


The best pork raiser we know of has in one in
stance grown pig eight months old so as to weigh
about four hundred pounds; and in another four
hundred and fifty pounds in ten months. DE has
the corn ground to let at half its value.


Farmers who have not begun to fatten their
swine regularly as they should have done months
ago. should commence Immediately. BY attending
to the particulars just mentioned they will find the
business far more profitable than the too frequent
practice OF feeding in the ear giving :he feed rregu-
iarly both as to time and quantity and paying no at
tention to cleanliness and comfort The skillul farm
er whose practice have already described, finds
that the mixture of meal and hot water makes twice
as much pork as corn fed on the cob, according 10
careful weighing and measuring.


He prepares it by pouring into covered tub,
four pals of boiling water to each heaPing pail Of
dry meal After standing a day or more it all be-
comes nearly solid mass, and makes excsllent food.
The animals are kept perfectly clean dry and COM
Portable mot in close pen, but in small yard,)
are fed with great regularity, and never quite as
much as they will eat surfeit being carefully avoid
ed He finds that pork thus manufactured costs
him only Eve cents pound when corn is a dOllar
per bushel.


L ~. = 4 H.: af QnE
Year: 1864

A SPEECH FROM ABRAHAM LNCoLN-Lincoln was
serenaded by Marylanders Wednesday night in hon.
or of that State now being Stree" In the course
of his speech he said something about himself and
the Presidency. Here it is:


Something said by the Secretary of State in his
recent speech at Auburn has been construed by
into threat that if shall be beaten at the election,
l will between then and the end of my constitution
al term do what may be able to ruin the govern
ment Others regard the fact that the Chicago Con-
vention adjourned not de but to meet again if
called to do so by particular individual as the in.
tmstion OF a purpose that if the nominee shall be
elected he will at seize control of the govern
ment. / hope the good people will permit them
selves to suffer no uneasiness on either point. am
struggling to maintain the goverlpent-not to over
throw it. therefore say that if shall live, shall
remain President until the 4th of next March, and
that whoever shall be constitutionally elected, there
re, in November, shall be duly installed as Presi-
dent on the 4th of March, and that in the interval
shall do my utmost that whoever IS to hold the
helm for the next voyage shall start with the best
chance to save the ship This is due to the people,
both on principle and under the Constitution Tneir
will constitutonally expressed is the ultimate law
for all. If they should deliberately resolve to have
immediate peace even at the loss Of the country
and their liberties, know not the power or the
right to resist them. Ii is their own business ana
they must do as they please with their own. De-
lieve however, they are still resolved to preserve
their country and their liberty, and in this, IN ONCE
or out of it, am resolved to stand by them
Year: 1864

DIscoURAGING ONEN-Bro PeIl to be candid
about the matter, the standard of morals in the
army at present is very low. Profanity is on the
increase. Stealing is unprecedented And fear
drunkenness will be added to the vices already
practced in camp, as Quantities OF brandy are being
brought from N. O. in the boxes of good things,
which are sent to the solders.-Army Letter.


The above extract from an army letter. is truly
6lscouraging If at time when every interest of
the country demands high moral virtue and cour-
age in the army, soldiers are thus demoralized
what can we hope for And then to think of par
ents and friends sending brandy to the army, to
root out every vestige Of morality among the SOL
diers by making them drunken, what is to be the
resultY Better let them die in the trenches good
men, honest, sober men, a thousand times, than
make them drunken and worthless IF the an-
thOrities intend to allow this either among officers
or privates, they had better disband the army and
give up. We find the impression prevails that
drunkenness is on the increase both at home and
IN the army. We have ridculed the drunken Yam
KEGS, and now we walking in their footsteps
Let every true friend of the cause discourage this
in every possible way.-N c. Christian AduOcate.


We concur with our cotenporary in every word
Of the above. But we must go to the root of the
matter in this business. At the last session of
Congress national distileries Oere established by
an act Of that body and we learn that the impress
sing officers are now engaged in many of the Coun-
ties of this State, in impressfng brandy from the
people. These dstilleries are carried on, and this
brandy is impressed ostensibly for medical pur
poses but really for the use of officials and for pur-
poses of speculation. There is not one sick soldier
in ten who ever smells any of this ardent spirits
except in the breath of some official. Congress
should repeal this law establishing national distil
leries and the President should stop these impress
ments of brandy. Drunkenness is on the increase
both at home and in the army. 1t is useless to
pray, or even to hope for success when many of
the rulers fthe people, we'll officials of almost
every grade, are almost constantly saturated with
ardent spirits and when this fire water is expressly
provided for officials by solemn act of Congress-
Nor will it do any good to pray, as some of our
worthy preachers doing that God would re-
move drunken officials from among us, for the
simple reason that the days of miracles have pas
sed. Human means must be used to remove such
characters. No fire will descend from Heaven to
consume either the liquors or the drunkards
Year: 1864

We understand there is a government distillery
mful blast at Salisbury, and that it consumes about
Three hundred bushels per day of fthe precious grain
1t is said to be guarded by Confederate bayonets.
Year: 1864

Is HEREBY GIVE NOTICE THAT Will
Il attend my office in the City of RALEIGH, the days
named in this notice. to receive the property general
tax due the Confederate for the year 1854


To prevent confusion and insure dispatch, the tax pay
ers will attend at my Office the days appointed for the
districts in which they respectively reside
Year: 1864

The report Of the Commissioner of Pat
ents will show that the receipts of the Pat
ent Office for last year are $4,000 more
than the expenditures, which during the
present protracted condition Of inventions
is considered quite favorable.