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Year: 1866

The fortitude and manly bearing of the Southern people is worthy of the highest approval. Such noble fidelity, such tenacious clinging to principle when the dark clouds of diversity had settled above their heads, is without precedent in the annals ofhistory. No race of people on the globe has more iustlv won, or more firmly holds the admiration of the world, than does the Southern people. Although adversity has como upon them, although the yoke of oppression is about their necks, and although the star of hope seems almost set. still that honest dignity, which is the constant companion of right, is their eminent characteristic. The ehafts of malice zhave been hurled against them, but they change not. Now that politics have for them no charms, they have turned their atten- ton, not to repining, but to the honest employment of their energies that their individual interests may be advanced, their own selves benefited 1t is with pride that we view their bearing, the honcet manner in which they accept 2 the condition in which they find them selves. There is about them that same feeling which prompted the Romans of old to say with pride. T am Roman ;" md so it will ever be. Never can shame enter the heart of q people who, upon the altars of principle and duty, offered up such precious sacrifices as did the Southern people. Now that the hope of nationality is but a dream, they in good faith have accepted the loss, and enter the field of labor with full determination to do all that human energy can do to build up their for tunes, and independent of those, who in all things have broken faith with them, work out their own prosperity. It is for them to prove, as they have proven, that in the right we may suffer and be strong. Never has the world looked upon so noble a people; never can history bear record to the deeds oF Q race more justly entitled to be called n oble.
Year: 1866

subject to the following regulatious

 Certificates of the various articles, without regard tu choice or value are first put into en- velopes, sealed up and mixed and, when or dered, are taken out by Elindfolded boy, and sent by mail, thus giving all fairchance. On receipt of the Certificate, you will see what you are to have, and then it is at your option to send the dollar and take the article or not. Purchasers may thus obtain Piano, Melodeon, Sewing Machine, Gold Watch, Diamond Ring, or any set of Jcwelry on our I.isf fnr One nnllar
Year: 1866

The following Act, in relation to the scaling of
Confederate Currency, from the time of its first
issue to the end of the war; passed at the recent
session of the General Assembly: - q
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO


ESTABLISH A SCALE OF DEPRECIATION


OF CONFEDERATE CURRENCY.


WHEREAS, By an ordinance of the Convention,
entitled An ordinance declaring what laws and
ordinances are in force, and for other purposes"
ratified the 18th day of October, a. D., 1865,
it is made the duty of the General Assembly to
provide scale of depreciation of the Confederate
Currency from the time of its first issue to the
end of the war; and it is further therein declared
that all executory contracts, sOlvable in money,
whether under seal or not made after the depre-
citation of said currency before the 1st of May,
1865, and untitled Except official bonds and penal
bonds payable to the State) shall be deemed to
have been made with the understanding that they
were solvable in money of the said currency
subject nevertheless, to evidence of different in
tent of the parties to the contract; therefore,


Be it enacted by the General assembly the State
Of North Carolina, aud it is hereby enacted by the
authority Of the same, That the following scale of
depreciation be and the same is hereby adopted
and established as the measure OF value of one
gold dollar in Confederate currency, for each
month, and the fractional parts of the month of
December, 1864, from the 1st day OF November,
1861, to the 1st day of May, 1865, to-wit:
Scale Of depreciation Of Confederate currency, the


gold dollar being the unit and measure Of ratue,


from November 1st, 1861, to Nay 1st, 1865:
Year: 1866

would himself think of using muzzle-
loader in cover shooting, if he had the
option of a breech-loader, or who
would like to confront with the former
an enemy provided with the latter.
Then, why delay to place the better
weapon in the hands of our army !?
The smaller the force we maintain as
compared with our neighbors, and the
difficulty we experience in recruiting it,
the more essential it is that we should
forthwith appropriate an Improvement
which multiplies its effective strength,
and makes one man, under certain Cir
cumstances, a match for two or three.
Breech-loader, or some Repeating Rifle,
like that of Spencer, adopted in the
United States, would on the whole be
more serviceable, is matter to be dis
cussed by professional connoisseurs.
Spencer's rifle is a" seven shooter" and
all seven charges are put in at once into
a chamber in the stock, but as the
breech must be opened after each shot
to get rid of the empty cartridge, it is
possible that very little time is gained
and some risk of arrangement incurred
by this additional complication. Such
points may safely be left to the Judge
ment of scientific officers, but the expe-
diency of substituting Breech-loaders
for Muzzle-loaders is another affair.
Scientific officers will never succeed, by
themselves, in forcing the change upon
the authorities, and the only power ca
pable of doing so is the power Of public
opinion.
Year: 1866

Insulting THE AMERICAN FLAG-The
Nashville Press and Times says the
particulars of the insult offered to the
Union flag at Gallatin, in this State, on
the night Of the Fourth of July, are e.
ven worse than at first reported. The
flag was not only torn down, but the
disappearing and sacreligious Union
haters actually tied one end oft to the
tail cfa COW and the other end of it to
the tail of dog, and then drove them
through the streets, while the sa-
cred symbol of the country was gdra-
ged through the dirt and trodden under
foot.


At Tullahoma, Tenn, on the Fourth,
the Sheriff Of the county attempted to
have the stars and strip taken down
in disgrace, but was prevented by some
who were a little more reconstructed -
than himself.
Year: 1866

WANTED.-We want more houses
built in Winchester. 1t is next to inn
possible to obtain any thing like a
comfortable residence, and as for busi-
moss houses, there are none at all to be
had. Within the past few months, n
number Of strangers have visited our
town with the express view of locating
here and engaging in active business,
who have been compelled to leave
again and 20 elsewhere, because of n
want of suitable houses for their fami-
lies and fog business purposes. This is
certainly, to say the least, an undcsira-
bic state of affairs, and the evil should
be remedied. We do no not lack for
men of capital-men who have abun-
dance of means to enable them to build
dwelling houses and houses for bust
ness. We have number of this class
of men i'm our community. But what
We do lack is men of enterprise, backed
by capital; men who have the welfare
and prosperity of the town at heart;
men who do no not live i'm the world
for themselves alone, toiling, striving
and grasping, with the miser's grip,
the god of their adoration-gold. There
are in this community men who have
lived here for years, and have grown
rich upon the patronage of our people,
but have never erected building of
any description, whatever, within the
limits of the town or county. Lamen-
table as this fact may be, it is never
theless an uncontroverted truth. There
are also, men OF wealth among US who
own many of the most valuable and
most desirable building lots in the
heart of the town, upon which there
are either no buildings at all, or on


which is some old dilapidated wreck
. of a house of forty years or more ago,
standing reproach to the owners, and
a disgrace to the town. These Llen
viii neither improve this property
themselves, nor dispose ofone foot oft
tOothers who would. These, then, are
some of the reasons why men of cap
ital who come here to settle among us
and engage in business, are Obliged to
seek locations elsewhere. These, too,
are some of the reasons why Win
chester is no further advanced in point
of business enterprise and improve
ment.
Year: 1866

SINCE themonth Of June orrJuly,
apple Of isC-stone las been lying in
a proniscuous heap along the sike-
walk fronting on north side Of the pub
Tic square. What the motive can be
In leaving them there for months, we
are at q loss 10 divine, unless it he that
they belong TO some one who Is either
too poor or too penurious to put them
into a pavement or have them removed
out OF the way. ila l. rttfr +.
Year: 1866

A GRAIN Of carmine will tinge a gall
lon of water, and grain of musk will
scent room for twenty years. Just
so if a man cheat q printer-the stain
will be forever visible on the minutest
atom of the soul, and leave a scent of
rascality about the fellow strong
enough TO turn the nose Of an honest
man inside out, and make even one
cared mule kick him out his presence.
OF course we don't mean any body.
Year: 1866

NEEDS REPAIRING.-The bridge
at the crossing near the cemetery is
sadly out of repair, and should, by all
means, be Immediately attended To.
It's present condition renders crossing
with horse or vehicle impossible, and
indeed it is scarcely safe for persons on
foot. We do not know whose business
ii is to see TO this matter, but it certain
ly is the business of some body, and
it is hoped that matter OF so much
importance to the community at large,
will not be longer neglected.
Year: 1866

On Monday night, between the
Franklin House and the residence Of
Rev. J. G.. Brice, fine gold pen and
holder Any person finding the same,
or giving information where it can be
had, will be literally rewarded. In
quire at this Office.
Year: 1866

AT the grocery Of Way & Stake
bake may at all times be found gro
ceries FOR the millions, and nj prices to
suit even those Of the Jewish proclivi-
ties. Give this firm call when in
want Of any thing in their line
Year: 1866

CLOSE WoRK.-Constahle Hill had
his coat collar cut open and lock Of
hair clipped from the back part of his
head by a blow with an Ak, in the
hands of Alex. Scott, during dispute
between the two men, one day last
xvaek -TFAT UN1A E1I are
Year: 1866

SOCIAL CIRCLE. The young folk
with n sprinkling Of the older class,
have rented THE Ross Hall and organ
lied Social Circle, which meets once
week The privilege Of meeting is
confined To mem bcrs alone. We have
not been present and therefore can
not speak, knowingly, Of the varied or
adopted modes of entertainment; bnt
understand the evenings are spentvery
pleasantly.
Year: 1866

DUCED IN BOSTON.


A Boston journal describes an extraordi-
nary frost flower of Russia. which has
been produced, it is said, in Boston in a tenn
peraturc of artificial cold, in the following
words: This wonderful plant, or rather
flower is found only on the northern bound
aries of Siberia. where the snow is eternal.
1t was discovered in 1863 by Count Swinos-
koil' the eminent Russian botanist. who was
ennobled by the Gar for his discovery
Bursting from the frozen snow on the first
day of the year, it grows to the height of
three feet and flowers on the third day, re-
mains in flower for twenty-four hours and
then dissolves itself into its original element
stem, leaves and flowers being of the fl
nest snow. The stalk is about one inch in
diameter the leaves. three i'll number. in
the brOadest part are an inch and half in
width. and are covered with infinitessimal
cones of snow; they grow only on one side
of the stalk, to the north, curving gracefully
in the same direction. The flower when full
ly expanded is in shape a perfect star the
petals are three inches in length, half an inch
wide in the broadest parts. and tapering
sharply to point. These are also inter
laced one with another, in a beautiful man
ner. forming the most delicate basket OF
frost work that the eye ever beheld for
truly this is frost work the most wonderful.
The anthers are five in number, and on the
third day after the birth of the ''1ower of
snow" are to be seen on the eXtremities
thereof, trembling and glttering like dia-
monds, the seeds of this wonderful flower,
about as large as pins head. The old bot
anist says when first he beheld this flower,
II was struck dumb with astonishment fill
ed with wonderment, which gave way to JOY
the most ccstatic on beholding this wonder
fut work Ofnature, this remarkable phenom-
one of snow: to see this flower springing
from the snowy desert-born ofits own COM
poste atoms, | touched the stem of one
lightly, but it fell at my touch, and morsei
of snow only remained in my hand Gath
cring some of the flowers in snow, in order
to preserve the little diamond like seeds, he
hied to st. Petersburg with, to him, the
greatest prize of his life time. All through
the year they were kept in show, and on
the first day of the year following the Court
Of st. Petersburg were delighted with the
bursting forth of the wonderful frost flow
err" Our friends in Boston succeeded in
obtaining several ofthe seeds and all through
the summer and autumn they have been i'm
bedded in snow brought at great expense
from the White Mountains and the coast OF
Labrador and they now have the most un
bounded satisfaction and pleasure in an
nouncing that all signs are favorable
to the realization of their fondest hopes, the
production of the 'hower of snow" The
snow and ice are in large glass refrigera-
tor. with the thermometer forty-five degrees
below zero. and the solid bed of snow has
already begun to show little fissures and n
slight bulging in the centre unmistakable
evidence of the forthcoming of the phen-
omenon.
Year: 1866

tions 1t should omit no effort that tends TO
improve and extend the means of commune
cation and commercial intercourse between
these great sections of common country
Worcester Pdllddium.
Year: 1866

A MuRAcLE.-A clergyman was endeav-
oring to instruct one of his Sunday school
scholars on the nature of miracle. Think
ing he had made it plain my boy,
suppose You should see the sun rise in the
middle of the night, what would you call
that ?" "The moon, sir" NO; but sup
pose you knew il was not the moon, but the
sun, and that you saw it actually rise in the
middle of the night, what should you thinkYN
~ should think 1t was time to get up, SIR"
Year: 1866

A great deal OF labor is lost to the world
for the want Of a little courage. Every day
sends to their graves number Of obscure
men, who have only remained in obscurity
because their timidity has prevented them
from making a first etfort, and who, if they
had only been induced to begin, would IN
all probability have gone a great length in
the career of fame


The fact is, that in dong anything in the
world worth doing. we must not stand shiv-
ering On the bank, not thinking Of the cold
and danger, but jump IN and scramble
through as well As we can. 1t will not do
to be perpetually calculating risks and ad
justing nice chances, 1t did all very well
before the food, when a man could consult
his friends upon an intended publication Cor
a hundred and fifty years, and live to see
its success Tor SIX or seven hundred years
afterward, but, at present, man waits and
doubts, and consults his brothers. and his
uncles, ard his particular friends, TIL one day
he finds that he Is sixty-five years oi age, and
that he has lost so much time in consulting
first cousins and particular frends that he
has no more time to follow their advice


There j. 50 httle time for over -squeamish-
ness at present, that the opportunity slips
away. The very period of life at which
man chooses to venture, it eyer, is so con-


fined that it is no bad rule to preach up
the necessity, in such instance, Of a little
violence done to the feelings, aud efforts
made in defiance Of strict and sober calcula-
S3lnoV Smith
Year: 1866

The Troy Herald suggests that all coop
erative stores publish the names Of those
who have superintendence in the nearest Ia
Dor journal, 50 as to enable the agents or
superintendents Of cooperative stores gene
rally to correspond with one another on
business matters This would also give the
cooperative stores Of the country the ad-
ditional benefit Of an intimate knowledge of
the state Of the markets IN all sections of
the country. The principle of the PROPOSE
rion i the same as that acted upon by the
Board of Trade, which has 50 successfully
OPsrr TED to the vantage Of the mercantile
world


This j. q most excellent idea, and one up
On which We offer the suggestion a. an nd
ditional inducement for its adoption, that
through the correspondence thus established
general agency for all cooperative stores
might be established in New York as pur-
chasing agency. Let competent and re-
liable man be appointed as a buyer AMI
seller for the cooperative stores Of the
country, and he could underbuy any other
purchaser by reason Of the magnitude Of
his orders This plan was many years ago
adopted by the Protective Unions stores
Of some Of the New England States, AMI
worked admirably. In the matter Of hoar
and other staple goods, the agent, whose
name we have forgotten, bought at such low
figures a. 10 be able to sell 10 stockholders
at less price than the regular merchants
were able TO purchase for.


As the Herald suggests cooperative
stores have 4 powerful influence to over
come" and we hope 70 see the labor papers
take this matter up and discuss It in their
IN nLerest.-DstroI Uatoa.
Year: 1866

ANYTHING, had a prophet foretold him in
his days of glory, the journey his head would
have to take some centuries after his death,
enclosed in common packing case, and
tossedIabout in the luggage van of an express
train, whirling along at the rate of forty
miles an hourl
Year: 1866

New YORK, September 27.-The Epis'
copal diocesan Convention re-assem
bled this morning in the st Johns
Chapel.


The report of the Trustees of the Epis-
copal fund was read. 1t appears that
the accumulated fund added to the dig
posable fund now exceeds one hundred
thousand dollars. The limit of the fund
to be obtained for the support of the
Bishop. The report set forth that
the interest on this sum will net support
The Bishop and Fay the taxes on the
Episcopal residence.


The committee was instructed TO con-
tinue the accumulation of the funds fol
the support of the Bishop, and it was
resolved 20 purchase house and lot as
an EPISCOPAL residence.


Bishop Taller then proceeded to deliver
bis annual address. After speaking al
hour and half without concluding his
address, recess Of half an hour was
taken.


Upon reassembling resolution was
adopted that the members would attend
tie funeral of Rev. Dr. Haws


The special committee on the salary OF
tho Bishop made their report. IL was
resolved to vote to the Bishop, in addi
tion TO bis salary Of $4,000, the sum oI
81 coo, making total for the year OF
| s. 5000.


The Convention then adjourned until
evening, when the report will be heard
from the committee and the Bishop will
, conclude the delivery Of his address
Year: 1866

I, FOR one, love the Bible supremely. In


all the world, 1 have found no book to set


beside it. Other books l love well. Mil


ton, Taylor, Carlyle, TeunysOn, Emerson,
! Spencer and many a noble name beside in
! this great brotherhood is so dear to me that
! there are few sacrifices I could not gladly
make rather than lose their companiOnShip.
But when am in any straiI-when I want
to fCd words other than my own to rebuke
some crying sin, to stay some desperate sin
ner, 10 whisper to the soul al the patting Of


The worlds; TO read, as sit by them that


weep beside their dust, words thatI know
will 20 to the right place as surely as corn
dropped into good soil on a cleaning May
day-thcn l put aside all books but one
the book out OF which my mother read to
me, and over which she sang 10 me, as far


back as | can remember And it is like those
springs that never give out in the dryest,
and Dever freeze in the hardest weather, be-
cause they reach so directly into the great
warm fountain hidden under the suriace-it
never fails me. But have we not all noticed
curious fact that men 60 to the Bible for what
they want to find, rather than for what they
ought to find? that those who profess the
most absolute submission to its authority Of
fer generally the finest proper illustration Of
the supremacy Of the soul over the Bible in
the way they contrive to make it serve their
turn and that it is by no means impossible
to find duplicates OF the good Scotch wO-
mans minister, of whom she said, If there
is a cross text in The Bible, he is sure to find
it and take il Tor q sarmonI T. The truth is,
the Bible is like great pasture into which
you turn oil manner OF feeders. The horse
takes what he wants; so does the COW. The
sheep is true to its instinct; so is the goat
And then, last OF all, the ass rolls the thistle,
like sweet morsel, under his tongue So,
when man with Alarge, sweet nature comes
to the Bible, he crops by sure instinct all
the large, sweet passages. The hopeful man
inds the hopeful things; the sad man the
sorrowful things; the hard man the gritty
things; and every man the Things that sat
isly his cravings, though they may in no
way make for his peace.-Rsv. Robert COK
ger.
Year: 1866

SoME writer says: I have great confidence
in young men who believe in themselves, and
are accustomed from an early period to rely
on their own resources. When a resoluTe
young man steps into the world ana grasps
every circumstance and advantage with a Wig
orous hand, he is surprised to see how every
thing yields to bis efforts and can be used to
good account. 1 have more than once seen
young men who came to great city with
out a single friend, support themselves and
pay for their education, lay up money, and
in a few years grow wealthy enough to trav-
el and establ sh themselves in life, without
ever having asked Of any person dollar they
had not earned. But these are exceptionable
cases. There are horse tanners, born so, we
all know; and there are world tanners, who
can make any community, even a Yankee
one, get down and let them jump on its back
as easily as Mr., Rarey saddled Cruiser.
Year: 1866

HERE'S a beautiful exemplidcation of what Il
Printer fancies- anyhow, they are loving st
and most eXcruciatingly loveable always:
I'VE love to see the blooming rose
In all its beauty drest;
We love to hear our friends disclose
The emotions of the breast
We love TO see the cars arrive


Well laden at our door;
We love to see our neighbors thrive,
And love to bless the poor.
We love to see domestic life,


With uninterrupted joys;
We love TO see a happy wife,


With lots Of girls and boys.
We love all thcse-yct fair above
All that We ever said,
We love what every Printer loves,
To have subscriptions paid"
Year: 1866

ODD IDEAs.-Von Helmont tells US, that
Adam was created without beard, but that
after he had fallen and sinned, because of the
sinful propensities which he derived from the
fruit of the forbidden tree, a beard was made
part of his punishment and disgrace. bring
ing him thus into nearer resemblance with
the beasts towards whom he made his nature
approximate. The same stigma was not in
aicted upon Eve, because even in the fall she
retained much Of her original modesty, and
therefor deserved no such approbrious mark.
Van Helmont observes, also, that no good
angel ever appears with beard; and this,
he says, is capital sign By which angels
may be distinguished.
Year: 1866

THE winter is cold, the winter is gray,


But he hath not a sound on his tongue to-day;
The son of the stormy autumn, he
Totters about on @ palsied knee,


With frozen heart and a feeble head;
Let rs pierce a barrel and drink him dead!
The fresh New Year is almost here;
Let as warm him with mistletoc bough, my dear
Let us welcome him hither, with songs and wine,
Who holdeth such joys in his arms divine!
What is the past to you, or me,
But thing that was, and was to be?
And now it has gone TO worlds unknown
Its deeds are done; its fight is flown!