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Year: 1867

1t is an acknowledged fact among those


best acquainted with human nature that
the most prudish are not always the most
pure in heart, nor are those who are most
free and familiar in conversation certuir.
to be the same in conduct. This fact was
discovered by young gentleman of Du-
buque not long since, to his disappoint-
ment and chagrin. Being thrown into the
society of young lady who in converse
ton was smart, talkative, lively, and not
member of that class whom "Grifith
Gaunt' calls "prurient prudes," he con-
cluded his companion to be, to say the
least, mo better than she should be- and
concluded to act accordingly. Opportu-
mites for further intimacy proving rare,
he finally wrote her gushing letter, tell
ing her that she had stolen his heart, that
he was in love with her, that her form was
in Imagination before him by day and in
spired his dreams by night. that life had
lost its charms for him, and several pages
of similar nonsense. Having enclosed his
epistle in dainty envelope beneath a PEN
ny stamp, he dropped it into the post-ofics
and awaited reply.


The lady received the letter, and read it,
no sooner than she read the writer. Her
indignation was at first aroused, and then
her sense of the humorous came into play.
For few moments she was in quandary
to know how to treat the matter but fin
ally. going to Zust's, she purchased q
small candy-heart, while from the medi-
cines "left over" case of her own former
illness, she selected box of pills. The
confectionery and the physic she enclosed
in letter, briefly informing him that as
for the heart he accused her of having, she
knew nothing about it, but herewith sent
him one worth more than his own ever
was +: and, as for being in love, she was
from the symptoms that he had
the disease, and that it was only
indigestion, which, she had no doubt, the
inclosed remedies would cure, as they were
said to be excellent for the liver She has
never received any reply, but as the young
mans funeral has not yet been announced,
we have no doubt the fair maids recipe
8 worked :" well.-Dubaque Herald.
Year: 1867

AcCIpsNT.-Thomas Orton, an old citizen OF Tu-
are met with very painful accident. while on his
way to Groy few days since. He was driving an
eight horse team which nan away and threw
Orton to the ground with great force injurng him
so badly that fatal result was feared. On Satur-
day last he seemed to be recovering, but was not
then out of danger
Year: 1867

SURPRISE VALLEY shows delinquent tax list of
only $43 out of tax list of between twenty-five
and twenty-six hundred dollars. This speaks well
for that section, and proves that all the assessed
property is well worthy prompt payment of the
tax levied
Year: 1867

TIE appeal is willing to grant the right of way
for a railroad through Aarysville, but thinks the
cars should not be ALLOWED 10 stand more than five
minutes at any one point lin the streets at time
That is so. 1t would be ba for the engine to he
run over by dray and no insurance. Neither must
the cars be permitted to through the streets
faster than mud wagon. 1t might astonish the
natives
Year: 1867

The following very clever, and
very practical jeud esprit, addressed
by the editor Of the Methodist Pro-
testant to his delinquent subscribers
we copy simply for the amusement
of our readers, for us the Hon. Mr..
Randolph used to say Of his consti-
tuents, we have the best and noblcst
set of subscribers that ever honor
cd and sustained public journal.
They, therefore, rs body, require
no such ingenious hint, but should
there be found, here and there, an
exceptional case, he is at liberty to
consider the Hiawathian appeal adj
dressed to himself:


Should you ask us why this dunning,
Why these sad complaints and murmurs.
Murmurs loud about delipquents


Who have read the paper weekly,
Read what they have never paid for,
Read with pleasure and with profit,
Read Of church affairs and prospects,
Read of news both home and foreign,
Read the essays and the poems.


Full of wisdom and instruction;


Read the table Of the markets,


Carefully corrected weekly


Should you ask US why this dunning,
We should answer, We should tell you,


From the printer from the mailer,
From the kind old paper-maker,


From the landlord, from the carrier,
From the man who taxes letters


With q stamp from Uncle Samuel
Uncle Sam the rowdies call HIM
From them all there comes message,
Message kind, but firmly spoken,
"Please to pay us what you owe US"


Sad it is to hear such message,


When our funds are oil exhausted,
When the last bank note has left us,
When the gold coin all has vanished,
Gone to pay the paper maker,


Gone TO pay the toiling printer.
Gone to pay the landlord tribute,
Gone to pay the sable carrier,


Gone to pay the faithful mailer,
Gone to pay old Uncle Samuel
Uncle Sam the rowdies call him
Gone to pay the Western paper
Three and twenty hundred dollsrsI


Sad it is to turn our ledger,


Tnrn the leaves of this old ledger,
Turn and see what sums are due US,
Due for volumes long since ended,
Due for years of pleasant reading,
Due for years of toisome labor,
Due despite our patient waiting,
Due despite our constant dunning,
Due in sums from two to twenty.


Would you lift q bunden from us2
Would you drive q spectre from you2
Would you taste pleasant slumber?
Would you have a quiet conscience?
Would you rend paper paid fort
Send us money-send us money,
Send us money-send us money;
SEND THE MONEY THAT YOU OWE Us
Year: 1867


Weary and worn to skeleton form,
Helay on q couch of pain, sts
And his wish at even, his prayer at morn,
Were TO visit his home again.
He talked of his mother far away,
And he talked OF his lonely wife, ke
When the fever frenzicd his burning head
And loosened his hold of life.
He talked Of his home, the fair free land,
The home of his ctildhood's play,
He talked Of his babe, and the large tears fell
And rolled from has cheeks away.
We told him his feet might never again
Walk over his native sod, h
But ere long they shall tread the golden streets
AT home In thecity of God.
And we said though his eyes would never be.
The forms of his earth's deep love,
In the garden OF beauty above.
But he wept and he talked of his burial lone
In a strangers unnoticed bed, aIH
That no rose by affections hand would be
To wave over his grave when dead. S.
We told him that God would mark the spot
Where all of his children lay,
And not one of his loved ones be forgot
On the resurrection day.
But he sighed and whispered $50 long, so long
And my lonely wife and little ones
Alone in a vale of tears"
We told him the word of God had gone forth
In truth and holiness,
As the Friend of the widows lonely life,
The Guide OF the fatherless.
When death had stilled that loving heart,
Kind hands with gentle care
Had saved for her, that lonely wife,
One tress of his long, bright hair.
Then they wrapped the worn-out soldiers


clothes


Round the martyred heroes breast,
And in his rude, ,unvarnished bed,
Laid him sadly away to rest.
Not hymn was sung, not a prayer was raised
Not q word of counsel said,
But the hireling's rude, uncareful hands
Piled the damp mould DER his head.
Year: 1867

EXECUTION OF GIN. MENDEZ The
Imperial General Mendez, who was
shot by the Liberals in Mexico, after
the capture Of Quoretaro, met his fate
without a sign Of fear According to
the custom in the country with what
are called traitors, he was shot in the
back Mendez protested against it,
declaring that be was no traitor to his
country, and was not afraid to face
death; but the officer in charge Of the
shooting party declared that his orders
were explicit on the point Very
we'll" said Mendez, "shoot away.


lie knelt down, his back TO the rcgi-
mont, and four men stepped forward
and fired. From nervousness, or some
other cause, their aim was very bad,
and the wrctched man was nothing
like fatally wounded Raising him
self be pointed TO his head, lprevious
experience in such scenes had made
him familiar with the routine and
the corporal put the muzzle of the
piece to bis ear and blew out his
brains. So died Mendez.
Year: 1867

EXTRAORDINARY PULPIT MIsTAKE.--
Last Sundays local preacher connect
ed with the Primitive Methodist per
suasion was planned to preach at
Elland, he residing at Huddertield.
Being a comparative stranger to El-
land, he inquired the way to the Prim-
tive Methodist Chapel, but by mistake
was directed 10 the Unitarian Chapel.
Arriving at the verge Of time for com
mencing the service, he introduced
himself as the preacher, requested to
conduct the service for the day, and
as the regular minister was away, no
particular inquiry was made, and the
'1ocal preacher" mounted the pulpit
and gave out a hymn. All went well
until he came 10 prayer, which was OF
so fervid and evangelical character
that suspicion began TO be aroused if
some mistake had not arisen in the
preacher. AZ the close of the prayer
he vas asked where he was planned
for. and he answered Elland Primitive
Methodist Chapel The mistake was
at once apparent, and he was made
aware oft He of course, descended
the pulpit. The person who had been
arranged to conduct the service had
taken a seat in the body Of the chapel
imagining that he had been gifted.
Leeds EHg.) Mercury.
Year: 1867

SOMETHING FOR PARENTS 10 Con-
sIDER- Children and Ne,DspaperS.-
A child beginning to read becomes
delighted with a newspaper, because
be reads of names and things which
are very familiar, and he will make
progress accordingly. A newspaper
in one year, says an eminent teacher,
is worth a quarters schooling TO a
child, and every father must consider
that substantial information is con
nected with his advancement. The
mother of the family, being one OF
the heads, and having a more imme.
date charge of the children, should
herself be Instructed. A mind occu-
pied becomes fortified against the ills
of life, and is braced for any emer-
gency. Children amused by reading
or study are, Of course, considerate
and more easily governed How
many thoughtless young men have
spent their energies in a tavern or
grogshop, who ought to have been


readingl How many parents who


never spent twenty dollars TOR books


for their families would gladly have


given thousands TO reclaim "A son or
daughter who had ignorantly and


thoughtlessly fallen into temptation.
Year: 1867

MISS ANN SURRATT-The Wash.
iugton correspondent of the N. Y.
Sun, in notice of the Surratt trial at
Washington, says


The most sorrowful countonanoe TO
be seen among the crowds that daily
flock to the Court is that Of Miss Sur
ratt, the prisoners sister, who is gen
orally seated near him. The only
thing that could make one wish that
the prisoner would not be found guilty
is the sight of that sad female face,
on which great sorrow has fixed its
enduring stamp. The death OF her
mother has cast over her life shade
the darkness of which cannot be re-
moved in this world. She appears
more nervous as to the result OF the
trial than any one else. Poor girl,
her lot must be hard to bear.
Year: 1867

Independent and National Resolves OF tho


Irish Republicans.


DUBLIN, Jan. 2s 1867.
To ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN


In the present crisis Of Irish nationality,
when eyes Of world the question OF Irelands
existence or total extinction independent nation
trembling in the balance we the representatives
Of the republican party in Ireland deem 1t duty to
make known to all true sympathizers with our down
trodden and oppressed nationality, that we have
taken our final the high vantage ground of sef
relancetha taught by years of bitter experience, we
no longer hopes OF upon the co-opera
on OF our countrymen In America and that We repu.
date and forever, the degrading doctrine that
rsh liberty and Irish rights are not TO DO won without
from foreign and external sources No longer
shall we be dominated by the autocrac dcta Of single
WILL longer shall the destinies OF our race hang upon
the strength or weakness Of single mind. Our lost
opportunities and bghted hopes proclaim, trumpet
ongucd that time for such feuda admin sraton Of
affairs is past


From deep conviction OF this truth we, the repub-
can representatives Of Ireland formed on the 18th
ns Directory with supreme control OF the organiza
ton On the Gath inst we became aware Of the action
OF our countyman In America in the deposition OF Mr.
Stephens and the election of General Gleeson to the
vacant head centreship While viewing these matters
with indifference and entirely unconneced with our
selves still that retain the sympathy Of our
expatriaed countrymen wherever they are TO be found
But not TO them alone do appeal for sympathy when
our struggle for independence shall be naugurated the
world shall behold the champions Of liberty Of every
race and every nationality raying round banner Of
rights Then and not till then, shall the soldier and
the patriot DO recognized for his true worth, and the
selfsucient fool and intriguing coward forced to wal
low In the mre Of his own intamy.


Ere long shall tho world behold tho spectacle Of ma
ton uprising in its might strong in its ssfconhdencc
and conscious right to win its way 70 Its legitimate
place among the peoples Of the earth, set mid halo
OF blood and glory which shall servo as lode-star
OF liberty future ages and succeeding generations


Remembering always that Fortune favon the brave
and enterprsng however adverse she may appear for
time we resolve commit ourselves 70 energetic and
independent sction q the only course now BETTING
brave and honorable men, seduously eschewng for the
future oil unnecessary exposure Of plans BY public
displays Of lip-patrosism.


Such being the sentiments which actuate us shall
enter fearlsssly upon the course have marked out
and may God defend the Right we.
Year: 1867

Since the nrst young days Of Feaianism--snd that's
long time ago-none of the spasmodic ate Of excite


ment with which that organization had been sccus-
toned to palm, and afterwards disappoint Ne public
mind has been equaled In intensity and received with
such enthusiasm and interest that which vss caused
yesterday by the message flashed through the deep
blue waters OF the Atlantic which arrived h this city
Year: 1867

THE ATTEMPT TO SHooT JUSTICE WADE
The continued case of William @. Daley,
charged with attempting to shoot Justice
William +. Wade, was called before the
Mayor yesterday. a number of witnesses
were examined, from whose testimony it
appears that on Tuesday evening last
Justice Wade and Deputy Sheriff Case
were sitting in their office, at the corner
of Nineteenth and Main streets, when Case
heard the swapping Of II pistol. lie jumped
up and saw the accused in the street aiming a
pistol at Justice Wade, and still attempting TO
fire it. He Immediately caught hold of him
and took the pistol away.


Justice Wade stated that he and the accused
We're and had been OH the best terms.


Daley stated that he was drunk ut the time.
His statement was confirmed by Justice Wade
and Mr.. Case; whereupon the Mayor advised
him never to get drunk again, and then fined
him $l5 and required $500 security for his
good behavior.
Year: 1867

Although the presence of sufi-
clent quantity of nutritive matter in
tho feed is naturally tho most funda-
mental matter for consideration, it's
bulk il scarcely loss important. Tho
function Of digestion requires that the
feed shall properly fill the stomach
and however largo the supply of nu-
trltivo matters may be, thoir effect is
imperfectly brought about if the feed
be too small in bulk; and it actually.
becomes more valuable if diluted with
woody fiber or some othor mort sub.
stance. On tho other hand, if the
feed be too bulky, the sense of reple.
ton causes the animal to cease eating
long before it has obtained a sufficient
supply Of nutlitive matter. It ia
most necessary, therefore, to study
the bulk OF tho feed, and to consider
how TO mix tho different substances
in such manner rs to adjust the pro.
portions of nutritivo matter to their
bulk. If wo examine the nature of
tho mixed feeds most in vogue among
feoders' it will most generally be found
that very bulky feed is combined with
another of opposite properties. Hence
turnips, the most bulky of all kinds of
feed, arc used along with oil cake or
bean meal; and if from any circum-
stance it becomes necessary to replace
a largo amount of turnips by tho lat
substance, the deficient bulk must be
replaced by hay or straw.
Year: 1867

COURT OF QUARTER SEssIoNS-Judge Ludlow.


Xii zabeth Mclaughlin charged with the larceny
OF money and goods amounting to $40, belonging to
Alfred George. Mr.. George testified that the de
fendant was living at service with him last mont
and while she was there he missed money and goods.
He had her arrested and searched few buttons
and pieces OF ribbon were found upon her, but no
money.


She said she had picked the buttons and ribbons
from the floor, and thinking they were of no value
she had put them into her pocket. The Common
wealth failed to Identify the ribbons, otherwise
make out case against the defendant, and there
fore the jury rendered a verdict OF not guilty.


Mary Miller charged with the larceny of q
wig. 1t was alleged that the detendantl went into a
bail dress establish ent and stated that she had
hair her head. and wished to go to wedding and
would be glad IL they would hire her q wig.


The people in the store were touched with pity at
seeing her shabby dress and bald head, and hired
wig for seventy cents. She gave her address as
Mary:s Miller, No. 225 Buttonwood street. and pro-
missed TO return the wig the next morning. But she
did return, and she had also deceived these people
by giving them false address.


The jury gave the defendant the benefit of the
doubt as whether the de endant Intended to keep
the wig at the time she got t Or whether It was from
aerthought that she failed to return IT. and there
fore the VeIdicI was not guilty.


COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS-Judge Pelroe.--
The case of the Commonwealth vs. Daniel and
Michael Mooney, charged with the larceny of tive
COWS belonging to James Brown OF Richmond. before
reported. is still trial. The defense has not yet
Oppnad
Year: 1867

lady by the name of Polite Day, aged about
10 years and residing Stony Fork, Wilkes
county, n e., has for long time been afflicted
with what the Doctors call dry gangrene. The
disease first made its appearance In her right
foot, its ravages continuing until it extended
about half way to her knee. Her sufferings
were very great until the night Of the 9th inst,
when the bone of her leg cracked with report
almost equal to a pistol shot, when the pain TO-
stan,ly ceased, and on examination it was found
that her leg had come IF about two inches
above the part affected! The old lady has been
perfectly easy ever since and it is believed that
she will recover


Who will deny that this was an interposition
of Providence TO alleviate the sufferings of the
Old ladyI as she was too poor for the Oocfors
to enter her hoaSe


The above is strictly true. j. g. l..


ElkviIe, Wilkes Co, n g.
Year: 1867

We were pleased to see 10 our streets few
days ago family of Swiss Emigrants, who had
been induced to come to this country by very
wealthy and intelligent gentleman from that
country who has been sojourning among US for
some months. These emigrants are of the right
SORT They are not picked up promiscuously,
but come among us endorsed as intelligent and
respectable farmers, and by a proper encourage
ment from our people may be made to form a
nucleus around which thousands of similar peo-
pie would undoubtedly gather in very short
time Even now thirty other families are await
ing the report of those now here, and if that
report is favorable, tide of immigration will
set 10 towards this section that will soon drive
out our present unreliable and ignorant labor,
and replace it with an intelligent and indus
trious people, who will help build our Railroads,
our Commercial interests, and make our noun
tains blossom as the rose.


These first settlers must have lands-homes
They do not come to hire out. Most of them
have means to purchase lands, but if our land
owners are not willing to sell it at reasonable
prices they will 60 where they can do better.
We uuhesita'ngly say that lands in Western
North Carolina are held at too high prices You
must come down, if you wish to sell. Money is
much scarcer than land, and less expensive to
keep-except by some of our subscribers, we
hnoao, for they keep it from US just as easy as
an old glove.


There is chance now for our land owners to
make their lands valuable, and create market
for them by settling these emigrants on portions
of them, by gift, or at very moderate prices
You may rest assued that ten families from
Switzerland or Germany, if made comfortable in
this country, will be followed by as many hun
dred.-AsheUWe News.
Year: 1867

Many years ago the Legislature Of Tennessee
passed an act to organize the county of McNary,
alias Snake. At that time the county embraced
within the limits of Snake was occupied. by q
sturdy set of backwoodsman, totally unacquain-
ted with courts, jails, DC. The county assembled
at the appointed site for the purpose Of cutting
logs, making boards, ETC., to build courthouse
and Jail. The only theme of daily conversation,
when the men were assembled, was the court,
etc. None of them had ever seen court in
session, as yet developed Each one would give
his idea of what a court was, etc.


None, however, were entirely satisfactory, un-
til Bill Simpson was called upon TO give his
ideas He said he knew all about court-that
he was once engaged in lawsuit in North Caro-
lima One of bis neighbor's hogs kept coming
where he FED his logs, until it 60. fat One
morning he got SO mad that he shot the hog.
He thought it would not do TO throw it away,
SO he cleaned and salted it. Shortly after, his
neighbor and man came to his house, exami-
ned the meat-house, and took him 10 town and
and put him in little Office. About three
months after that, this man came and took him
up to a large room. A large man sat upon a
high bench-a man was sitting at desk about
dozen fine dressed men sat in place that was
paed around The man put me in a pen just
behind them. He then called in twelve men
they took seats in box in front Of the fine
dressed men. The man that was writing gave
the twelve men book and said something about
Bill Simpson and State Then one of the Rne
men read something about Bill Simpson and the
hog, and he and another of the fine dressed men
had the biggest quarrel you ever heard. I
thought they would fight every minute, but they
didn't. 1t was Bill Simpson and the hog. aud
the hog and Bill Simpson, and sometimes Mr.
Simpson, but seldom. After they had quit quar-
reling, the big man talked awhile to the twelve
! men, and they went out and staid short time,
and came back and said something 70 the man
al the desk. The man the bench said sore
thing to the man that put me in the Office, and
| he took me out and tied me 70 persimmon tree
and commenced fighting me with cowhide, and
/ it made me so id mad, that shook all the
/ persimmons off the tree.
Year: 1867

vention." This does not mean that every voter
shall put in this box ballot, either "for" or
"against Convention" If the voter have con-
scieatious doubts about Convention to make q
new Constitution for the State, he may or he
may not vote at all, in that box, as he may
choose. Secondly, there will be another box,
in which each qualified voter may put vote for
the person or persons he wishes to represent him
in the Conver tion. - a.r t


To secure Convention, a majority of the
registered voters must vote, and majority of
that number must, of course, be in its favor