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Year: 1867

A young Russian recently had the misfortune,
while promenading the streets Of St. Petersburg,
to step upon a lady dress which was trailing on
the walk before him. The woman turned, and, In
language more striking than elegant, applied the
terms Clumsy" '.loutish," to the young man.
The latter preserved his poiteness, and sought, as
best he could, to appease her wrath, but in vain.
The beautiful amazon waxed more and more an
cry, and applied such epthets that he felt at last
obliged to reply in her own language, and remark
ed that if animals persist in dragging their tails up


on the ground, they must expect to have them trod-
den upon This inAamed the woman to such an
extent that she demanded the way to the justice
court and compelledsthe unwilling criminal to ac-
company her. Once there, she demanded one
hundred roubles for the injury doneher dress. 1t
was observed, however, that the dress was not We
ry new, and that fifty roubles would cover the orig


inal cost, and this amount the young man was SEN
fenced to pay. The woman was walking off in tn
umph, when doubtless remembrance of Portia
and Shylock fitted across the young mans mind.
and he said: 'sWait moment, young lady you
have my fifty .roublee in payment for your dress,
but the article itself you have not delivered VIII
you have the goodness to hand over one part or
the other of my property" Bushes Of shame now
overspread the countenance Of the female Shylock,
and she turned again to the justice for advice
There was no help for her there; the young mans
claim was good, and the money or, the dress be-
longed to him. With courage worthy Of better
cause, the woman sent for hackney coach, went
into an adjoining room, removed her dress, and a.
gain attempted to leave amid the shouts of the
spectators. But her opponent was remotseless. -
He now indicted her on the charge Of foul and abu


sive language on the street; the facts were proved
by witnesses, and the unhappy and mortified crea,
ture was sentenced to pay a fine of one hundred
roubles She gave back the fifty lately received in
triumph, and all the money and valuables she had
with her, and Withholding only enough to pay her
coach fare home. '--}
Year: 1867

A BEAUTIFUL THoUaH.-I was reading the
other day, that on the shores of the Adriaic Sea,
the wives Of the fishermen, whose husbands have
gone far off upon the deep, are in the habit, at
eventde, of going down to the seashore, and sing
ing, as female voices only cam the first stans Of
beautiful hymn; after they have ungit heywM
listen till they hear, borne by the wind across the
desert sea- the second stanza sung by their gallant
husbands, as they are tossed by the gale upon the
waves, and both are happy: Perhaps, tive listen,
we, too, might hear on this desert world Of fors,
some whisper borne from afar, to remind us that
there is heaven and home; and when we sing
the hymn upon the shores Of earth, perhaps We
shall hear its echo breaking in the music upon the
sands of time, and cheering the hearts Of those
that are pilgrims and strangers, and look for city
that hath foundation. .-Dr. John Cummings
Year: 1867

WHERE DID THE BOOTS COME FROMs


A young man of Detroit who did not, up to
day or two since, have much faith in the supernat
ural, has become j1lly satisfied that theresare
ghosts in existence. He is married, and himself
and wife occupy rooms in the second story Of a
boarding house. The young man is in the habit
of being out late of nights occasionally, and anus
ing himself about town, leaving Mrs. - to her
own company. He came the other night quite
late, and entering his bed room said nothing paid
no attention to the bed, and after raising the win
dow fronting on the street, half undressed himself
and sat down in the dark room placidly smoking,
watching the passers-by, and thinking, we suppose
on his happiness as married man, well to do, and
located on a pleasant street. An hour or two slip
ped by, and he was just about going to bed, when
a white object, between five and six feet high,
flashed by him, disappeared through the window,
with an exclamation that sounded like vulgar Eng
lish, and lit on the side walk with an audible thud.
1t disappeared in the darkness and was heard pat
terng down the street with its garments Auttering
in the wind. A search was instituted in the dim
light, and the wife was awakened and told Of the
circumstances. She couldn't explain, of course,
but the inquisitive young man struck light and
hunted his room over and over without finding
anything to lead to the discovery Of his unceremo-
NOUS visitor The belief began to take possession
of him that he lived in haunted house. Sudden
ly he espied on chair, in dark corner, suit Of
mems clothes that he knew never belonged to him.
A further search revealed pair Of boots, a hand


|. 1.Il1. LII I'LL
before. He can't believe that some mysterious
spirit has made him present, and don't think
burglars are inclined to have valuable dry goods,
and sail out of windows like white bats and would,
therefore, like to know "Whos'h been here since
ish been gone ?" Will some savan tell him what
IL was2
Year: 1867

Our CoLoRED FELLOW CITIZENS THEY
ARE SWORN 1N.-Meantime, however, the work
of registration is going on throughout the whole
State, and to-day I had an opportunity Of seeing
the process in practical operation at the Atlanta
Courthouse The Board is composed of two white
men and one black, and during my stay saw sew
eral scores of both races made into voters. After
several white men had been sworn Individually, a
batch of seven blacks was called up, and Pompey,
Caesar, and Crassus, were made citizens in the
lump. It was curious spectacle, and one calcu-
lated to stir many reflections. Standing in row,
they listened very attenvely to the reading Of the
oath, some bending forward and others with hand
to the ear, the better to catch each word The
reader threw in for their benefit a running exege-
sis of the oath, causing them to guffaw by drol
look when he recited that part Of it which makes
them swear that they never held Executive or ju-
dicial Office in any State" while, when he came to
read the prohibition against registering by those
who have been dsfanchised for felony, and explain
ed felony by the gloss, "such as cow stealing,
they were so struck by the droery of the interpre
tation, that their bodies swayed in uncomfortable
merriment.


Throughout all the recital their countenances
showed desperate mental effort to keep their
''holt" of the meaning, and during the reading Of
the main body of the oath, the effort was measur-
ably successful; but when the registering officer
came to where the formula speaks of IAN act supple
mentray to an act, the poor fellows became per-
fectly habbergasted. Like Twemlow, they found
their intelects giving way under the severe strain
and they lapsed into mere outer darkness and col
lapse When I afterwards talked with them on
the Courthouse steps, / could not find one who
had the faintest idea fthe meaning or purpose Of
the thing, and the brightest of them all only knew
that it was something he knew not what-that
was ode best for de country. From Saunton's
atlanta Letter to the Neao York Times
Year: 1867

/ know very many large land owners
who have been toiling for the past thirty
years to lay up something. to keep them
in their old age, and leave a balance to
their children. They have worn them
selves out as we'll as their land, and that
something for which they have SO ardu-
ously labored has not been obtained, and
their children are likely to inherit
a poor, worn-out farm, instead of that
competency which their father expected
to have left them. Suppose these men
had left one-half their farms covered with
the original forest, or fit was already
cleard when they came in possession,
they had planted one-half with forest
trees, and than expended all their labor
upon the other half, they would have
produced better crops, and with more
profit one-half of their farms would
have been rich, and the other half covered
with forest that would be a fortune
worth inheriting.


Thousands of men are toiling this day
to lay up wealth for their children, when
if they would invest small amount in
land, and then plant few acres of oul
best forest trees, their money would grow
in fortune by the time their children
had grown into manhood. To some this
may appear visionary; but the writer
has lived long enough to see trees grow
from saplings that would hardely bear
his weight at ten years old up to great
trees two feet in diameter, and he has
scarcely passed the halfway house o1
! three-score and ten -
Year: 1867

r During January we experience the
rigors of our bleak winter with its frosts
and SHOWS, its stormy blasts and piercing
winds, while comfortably seated around
our warm fresides, what is more appro-
pirate than to lay


Plans-for the year, upon which we
have entered. Now is the time to make
a map of the farm, and specify what
crop we shall devote to each field. Let
regular system of rotation be adopted;
not the exhausting one of crop upon
crop, of the same cereal, upon the same
land but by judicious produce from
soil that which viii repay the best, and
keep the land inrthe highest state of fer
tility. Let us also g sfsfr - .iafe.


Cultivate-what crops have paid best
during the past year Where accounts
have been regularly kept, this will be
easy, and by careful revision we can learn
what to raise, and what crops are most
suitable to the land we are cultivating.
This is the time for those who have NOT
yet done so, to commence keeping


Farm account-Suitable blank books
should be obtained, in which to keep 3
record of what occurs-a correct account
with employees, with each field, each crop
raised-so that at the end of the year we
may learn what crops pay the best, and
know exactly what is proftble or other
wise to raise. Visit z


Your Neigbors-Learn from their sue
cess with different crops during the pas,
year. Examine their stock, see if you
cannot improve your breed Of sheep, pigs
and poultry, by carful examination o.
the stock of others.-Take time also fol
Study-as we'll as observation. Let us
improve the winters leisure by reading
the best works on agriculture and horti
culture, and conduct our operations on the
farm, during 1857, with renewed determin
alton to farm better, more intellectually
and we shall reap the reward in larger
crops. n sq7a5 r.. ..-...-.
Surface Drains-When thaw occurs
for few days, take the opportunity te
cut surface drain from any low LAND
where water is apt to lie, so as to get
the land in good condition for working
early in the spring. q Jlolm.s


Poultry Houses-should be kept clean
and ashes and lime sprinkled over The
floor every week. Let the manure be put
away in a dry place, and preserved fol
use on crops. ts ~
Year: 1867

- An ERROR IN NMARRIlGE.-Almost any
error in life may be remedied save an er-
ror in marriage. Ifa man makes mis-
take in one thing, he can rectify it by
being right in another; if one mine be
unproductive, or one field barren, he
can try for gold in some fresh direction
it is competent for him to turn up the
sods of distant acres, and plant and reap
there; but if you find you have chosen
wrongly in marriage, it is as when man
discovers, just as his sun is close upon
setting, that he has erred through life
There is no retracing either road, there
is no getting rid of the spent existance
or of the lawful wife the day is gone
the die is cast, the decision made beyond
recall and unhappy indeed is he who
finds that he has taken the wrong turn.
Year: 1867

A number of women of Cambridge, in
this State undertook to put a stop to
the liquor tarffic of that place, and ta-
king the law into their. own hands have,
with those of them who have husbands,
been brought into court. These women
are all from the most respectable circles;
and when they arrived at Hillsboro, the
County Seat, for trial, were waited upon
at the station by the good people of Hills
boro and escorted to their quarters which
were rendered them by different families.
The trial is now going on, and from the
correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette
we gain the following facts:


The alleged offence was committed in
July 1865, and the Grand Jury refused
to find bill against the defendants and
thus the liquor sellers were left to seek
a civil remedy. The facts brought out
on trial were as follows: A number of
ladies served notices on liquor dealers
to dispose of their liquors within two
hours. At the end Of that time they
marched in procession to a saloon broke
open the doors, rolled out the barrels,
and stove them. Then they went to a
drug store and empted $500 worth of
liquor into the street, then to another sa-
loon and cleaned out that, and thence to
shop kept by one of their own sex
where they found out one barrel of whis-
ky. and that doing duty as center
table in the parlor, with a cloth over it.
The ladies CLAIMED to the Court that as
the selling was against the law, they
Owere merely abating nuisance, but the
Court held that they had no right to
correct nuisance. One young lady insist.
ed upon pleading guilty and taking the
punishment. AS it is the trial excites very
great interest t-7 -ft..t. .s-
Year: 1867

An elderly lady, unable to move OF
speak from paralysis, was sitting before a
wood fire in Dutchess County, on the goth
ult., when a spark flew out and ignited
her clothing-unable to speak or give
any alarm, the poor creature sat there
until burnt to crisp. The smoke issuing
through the door and windows attracted
the attention Of some of the household,
when they rushed to the room and dis
covered the terrible cause. They had
left her bnt few moments before.


A Boston clergyman who cannot shut
his eyes to the abomination any longer, =
is preaching AGAINST tiltipg hoops.
Year: 1867

We publish on the third page this morn
ing. all extract from the speech delivered
by Major General ". L. SHERMAN, at ST
Louis, before the Society of the Army oI
Tennessee. We give only such portions OF
it as refer to political matters. He makes
no reference to the causes of the present
political troubles, but proceeds with great
clearness and ability to the expression OF
sentiments in strong contrast with the bit
ter sectional partizanship which we heal
from most of "parlor knights-bold in
words, but not in deeds whom he very
properly rebukes.


While it could not be expected that the
Southern people could agree in all that
General SHERMAN says, there is much which
will be read with pleasure, ard such scnti-
ments coming from such q source will do
much to reconcile the people of the two
sections, without which the war is a fail
ure, and the Government worthless.


As prospective candidate for the Presi-
dency, the utterances of General SHERMAN
become important. His speeches and let
t9rs, Gas in fact the sentiments Of all the
prominent men named in connection with
the Presidential canvass, will be watched
with great interest by the people. In
this speech General SHERMAN may be con-
sidered as laying the first plank in his plat
Year: 1867

In view of the probable assemblage of a
Conservative State Convention at Raleigh
on the 18th of December, and its certain
meeting at that or some early date, we pro-
pose that there shall be meeting Of the
Conservative citizc ems of New Hanover, In
this city during the week Of the Criminal
Court, which is the first week III Decem-
ber. The Court begins It's session upon
Monday, December ID, and we should
think Monday night or Tuesday would be
a convenient time, at which LII re of the
country people would be present. We
hope, therefore, We shall have favorable
response to this suggestion. Let lis arouse
ourselves and our neighbors from the III
difference which may be destructive of oul
dearest rights, and upon which our present
we flare and future prosperity may be
wrecked
Year: 1867

am informed that General SchofeId, in
his interview with the President the day
before yesterday, gave good deal of in.
formation relative to the arming of the
blacks in his district. The General stated
that the negroes were pretty generally
armed, and that the whites in this respect
were at a great disadvantage. The pro-
priety of taking some measures to prevent
a dangerous use by the blacks of the superb
ority in arms and organization was dis
cussed, and it is probable that some plan
will be agreed upon when the General re-
turns here from his visit to New York
General Schoield is said to be of the opin-
ion that the Convention business in Vir-
ginia will prove to be a complete failure.


Washington dispatch to n Y. Herald
Year: 1867

publicity to such statement upon the eve
of the election, is very transparent. With
ont talent or respectability in its party In
the State, it wished to manufacture some
for the election day. Of course. both the
falsehood of styling the meeting a g Re-
publican Convention" and chasing Col.
BRIDGERs as a Republican, will be immedi-
ately and promptly denounced by all par
ties interested, but the object of the paper
is attained. The influence Of such names
as Coils BnIDGERs and DowD, and DIR.
BAKER, it is thought, would have some
good result in securing the support of gen
tlemen in other portions of the State. We
are certain that none of them will touch
the :. .unclean thing; they can possibly
have nothing to do with a party, the only
object of which seems to be to foist upon


the people OF the South unknown strangers
through the ignorance and preiudices O.


the negroes. We expect proper denunci
alton of this base falsehood.
Year: 1867

In view of the fact that the poll
county, with few if any exceptions, are


the creatures and agents Of the Republi-


can party, it was to be expected that some


oppression would be exercised towards or
some fraud practiced upon, those of the


people who are disposed to be true to


their interests and to vote Oh the side of


principle and the Conservative party


Two of the most respectable citizens i'll


this county, Mr.. Richard Beasley and an


other gentleman whose name we have for


gotten, were denied the privilege of voting
at Whiskey Creek, i'll Masonboro' Sound
precinct, Tuesday, forno other reason than
that they declared their intention to vote
the Conservative ticket. Both of these
gentlemen are qualified voters, having
each conformed to The registration require
ment. The men by whom they were de-
MED are the two white poll-holders Ill
that precinct, one John Orrell and ------
Stallings Mr.. Beasly and his friend came
to this city and promptly reported the out
rage practiced upon them, and further
stated that all white men in their precinct
were denied the right to vote unless they
voted the Radical ticket Shall such an
outrage and oppression be permitted to
go unpunished Rather let our fairly-dis-
posed Post Commander remove these dis
honest poll-holders and Radical roinions,
and place impartial, honestly disposed and
men in their stead, men who
have some idea of the responsibilities of
their position, the obligations of an oath,
and moro thorough appreciation of JUS
tice and right.
Year: 1867

We publish this morning letter from
Washington City of more than usual in
terest. 1t is our desire and hope to be able
to secure the services of reliable and in
telligent correspondent during the impor-
tant session of Congress about to assem-
BILE. We trust in a few days to make the
announcement, but as yet are unable to
do so. At least our readers will be keptac-
quainted with all matters of interest and
Importance at the National Capital.
Year: 1867

If the contingency which We are led TO fear
does occur, and the action of the authorized Con
yention in the South is departure from the prin-
ciples and purposes that the party has announced,
their action will be undone. African slavery was
not overthrown that slavery Of the white man
might be established on its ruins.


1t would seem that if tho negroes of the
South were not over anxious to be misled
by the Northern men among them, that
they would pay somo heed to the voice of
those remaining at home. Such senti-
ments as the above, from one of the lead
ing Radical organs of the North. are full
of meaning, and the very fears here ex-
pressed have found at the ballot-box earn
est and forcible endorsement.


"Under the lead of bad men of our own
color,'' the blacks are making Legitimate
and illegftimate use of their power, and,
but for the timely intervention of the
North, the whites must inevitably be driven
from the Southern States, or endure the
expressions of the negroes, or end them
by conflict OF races, which seems to be
invited and may become absolutely neces-
sary.


These troubles have been brought upon
is by the Radical party, and their con-
tinued endorsement and support by them
is fast undermining their strength, and the
reactionary tide of Conservative Democ-
Facy is sweeping them away. Bad men
may reyel in temporary power conferred
by black suffrage, but their own party
Year: 1867

anything I said, Mr.. W., said the
Doctor, astonishment and respect
struggling for the mastery OF his
mind.


1 suppose I was whiting, SAID
Frank; l generally am, but l did
not know it, upon my honor. l
never was more interested IN a
lecture in my life.


Appearances are deceitful, said
the Doctor. You will pardon me
for judging you wrOngfully.


And I hope you will pardon me
for my everlasting whiting, said
Frank; I would give it up, but |
am afraid l should lose the thread
of my ideas, if l had not some
thing in my hands.


Narrow men are men of routine,
and easily scandalized by any &C.
centricity, while genius is essen
TALLY eccentric, though eccentrici-
ty is by no means always a mark
of genius.
Year: 1867

In Tolano county, California,
not long since, young lady was
killed by falling from the horse
ON which she was riding. While
her animal was going at full speed
she fell, and her skirts hanging
to the saddle, dragging her for
the distance of half; a mile, and
horribly mangling her body. At
ter announcing the fact, the San
Jose Mercury adds:


If she had been dressed in a
suitable riding habit, and had been
seated upon the horse in the only
safe manner in which horse can
be ridden-that is astride-no
such accident could have occurred.
A young lady from this city was
thrown from horse last week
and barely escaped with her life.
Accidents of this kind are alarm
ingly frequenR 1t is well that
ladies who practice horseback rid
ing are usually furnished with
gentle horses, or they would meet
with tar more accidents than they
now do. There is death on the
side-saddle, sure, for every woman
who follows the present dangerous
fashion of riding sidewise. 1t is
only a question of time; they are
all bound to break their necks IN
the end. IF ladies would enjoy
the beautiful pleasure of horse
back riding safe from such dan,
gerous accidents as that noted
above, they should wear the mod
est and beautiful Turkish riding
dress, and ride astride.
Year: 1867

He was standing on the corner,


In the place where loafers meet,
And he watched the dressy damsels
As they waded DER the street.
From his mouth came inuendoes,


And his eyes were opened wide,
AS on tiptoe they came dancing


Ger the muddy, sloppy tide,
When lady and her daughter,


Stepping carefully along,
Closely yelled from street inspection,
Heard his Shiny, venomed tongue.
Then the little wells were lifted,


And with shame his head he hung,
For his mother and his sister


Thus had struck the speaker dumb.
Year: 1867

A new sect called the Gree
Religionists," has been formed In
Boston. The. object of the sect
is to promote the interests of pure
religion, to encourage the scientific
study Of theology, and to increase
fellowship in the spirit. The
members believe that "whatever
is, is wrong" and are prepared to
modify their creed to suit the pet
liking or aversion of every broth
er or sister in the spirit.
Year: 1867

Two newspapers in Chicago are
engaged In a controversy as to
whether the recent Legislature of
Illinois was composed of human
beings Boston Post.


Whilst analysing the above
body, we suggest that they also
give US the pedigree, ETC., Of our
national menagerie at Washing
ton-the 40th Congress.