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Year: 1873

DR.. Cobleigh, in the last number of the
Methodist Advocate, gives the following
reasons which governed the Committee in
locating the Methodist University at this
place:


We do not expect the community in
which it is located to furnish all the money
with which to build and endow the Uni
versity yet we do expect that community
to contribute much more largely to build
it up as the years roll on, than they have
promised to contribute to secure the loca-
HtIe taR paeope ah5f VIII VII Sc wfhg To 'o d. K ep
they see fully the advantages they are to
reap from it. But there is another view Of
the subject which many of those desiring
the University and others, perhaps, have
not once thought of, Much of the money
to endow the University must be sought
abroad, in the North, West and East
from members of our church of abundant
wealth. That class of men have been
coming more and more into the conviction,
for the last twenty years, that frst-class
University can not be built up and sus-
tanned, unless located near thriving and
popuIous city, or one that is likely to be-
come such. It would be practically inn
possible to reach that class of persons, and
secure from them large donations, if we
0aQ located CQo University, COuCTdry W
their convictions of practical wisdom and
success, in small country village, with
but ordinary prospect of future growth.
Some of the Committee for years have
known this fact learned it by practical
experience in connection with institutions
of learning and agencies for the procure
ment of funds to endow them or liquidate
their debts. In selecting a location, we
could not ignore facts that we had learned
thoroughly by the hard teachings of ex-
perience and unmistakable observations.


Where is there to-day great and -four
ishing University in Europe, or even in
this country, which is not really or prac
tically in close proximity to large and
thriving city, or has cherishing state or
immense wealth under it and behind it to
push it forward? How many institutions
in Europe and in this country, founded
with fond expectations of success, that
have failed or are now failing from the
simple fact of mistake made in reference
to their location? With light and knowl-
edge gathered from all these sources, we
voted for Knoxville in preference to any
other place asking for it, because we
wished to avoid such a mistake, and make
it, in our view, really and truly a Univer-
Slty,
Year: 1873

We have no other authority for it than
Jones himself, and therefore cannot vOuch
for its truthfulness. Jones told US that he


was prosecuted nearly to death some time
ago by a sewing machine agent, who
wanted him to make a purchase. Unable
at last to endure the persistence Of the
man, Jones saws he bought diving bell,
and went out four hundred miles from
land and descended two miles into the
ocean to spend few days in peace. He
had hardly touched bottom when he saw


the sewing-machine man coming down in
the divers armor, carrying with him a
shuttle-feed and sixty strong testimonials
to the merits of his button-hole attach
ment Jones informs US that he suddenly
rose to the surface and prepared to sail
home; but just as the ships anchor was
being hauled over the side, it fell and up
set the cooks caboose, scattering the live
Goals in the powder magazine. This
caused terrible explosion, and Mr..
Jones was blown four miles upward into


the air. This is Jones statement, re-


member Just as he began to come down
he met the sewing-machine solicitor com


up in balloon, with buckettul of


samples of the lockstitch, and model of


his patent reversible hemmer. When


Jones IclI ne Was pi1htd up, "h0 AN San


ed straight for home. As The vessel drew


near the dock Jones perceived the agent


standing on the wharf waiting for him


with s'noiseless buttonhole attachment"


(We thought all button-holes were neces-


sariIy noiseless: but Jones is responsibility


Thereupon Jones hid himself in the cabin,


and instructed the captain to say to the


agent that he, Jones, had died of yellow
fever on the voyage. When the Sc wing


machine man heard this he seized copy
of certificate from a clergyman's wife,


and then blew out his brains with a


pistol, evidently determined to follow
Jones into the next world, and sell him a


machine at all hazards We give this for


what it is worth We only know tha,


Jones was educated by his parents to be-


lieve that ii is wicked to tell lie.-Maa
ddeler.
Year: 1873

For several days, at different points of
our streets, ayoung man might have been
seen, and was seen and patronized, with a
large stock OF tiny envelopes indorsed as
containing the seed of the ''Siberian Ey-
ergreen." The man also had several moist
sponges from which were growing quite
luXuriantly some pretty plants of the ever
green family. The peculiarity of the
seed and plants consisted in the fact that
they all eXhaled strong and pleasant
perfume, which the seller said was natural
and permanent to Siberian evergreen So
cleverly had the goods" been fixed up
and SO attractive was the bait to human
olfactories, that the seed sold very rapidly
at ten cents per package. Mr.. Dime told
his customers that all they need do was to
deposit the seed in wet sponge, as he
had done, and in a few hours it would
Spout up into real Siberans, such as
were his specimens, with all the delight
full fragrance which hung around those
same specimens. People by scores and
hundreds invested their dimes, among
whom were many postoffice clerks, who
are known to have left their public envel-
opes for moment that they might get
those of the Siberian sort. In fact, Mr..
Dime has been very active and success
full seller in various parts of the city, and
he must have realized quite little fortune
from his sweet-smelling ''Siberian" seed.
But the whole thing was a base, though
petty fraud and the seed did not come up
to the expectations OF the purchasers, nor
was it by any manner of means true to the
plant Mr. Dime represented In few
hours all perfume eXhaled and left no
scent behind, and the sprouts which have
germinated present only the qualities of
field grasses and weeds. The clover and
other seed had been literally bathed with
cheap essences, and the plants and sponges
had received similar treatment, which was
all that was needed to catch people who
had left their common sense at home or
carried it only in their noses. As grass
seed can be obtained in the market for
for about five cents per pound, selling it,
colored and scented, for ten cents per half
ounce, leaves margin for profit.-B0Ston
/rIObe
Year: 1873

chamber of high building, and there on
the moor, IN one corner, was her husband
with badly swollen eye and bleeding
nose and useless legs. He could not walk
nome, put there was reason for that,
which disappeared in few hours. That
young man now wants to dispose of very
faithful, well-meaning dog. He also
wants TO find the man who hit him on the
nose in the gambling house.


A CONTRARY MULE.-A farmer in New.
berry South Carolina, saws the Pro0rsssirs
Age, has mule so contrary that he can do
nothing with it, Put him in harness. and
1t Is hard to say which way he will travel.
Put saddle on him, and he appears TO
dose; but try to mount him, and he will
all of a sudden kick every way, straight
out, straddle-bug, with all four legs at
once. As to eating, he will eat ANYTHING
from his feed-trough up to a wooden sad,
die. The owner took a notion to have
him shod, but he kicked out the black
smith-shop and returned home. The
owner tried to kill him some time back.
80 he tied his ears with trace-chain and
rode him for six consecutive days and
nights as hard as he could, under whip
and spur. The fact is, he nearly killed
himself in the effort, and had to be carried
upstairs to bed, and his firm belief was
that the mule would die that night; but,
to his astonlshment, the next morning he
found that the mule had kicked to death a
Chester hog weighing 800 pounds, bit a
piece out of his horses shoulder, eat up
saddle, blanket, and bride, tore down the
fence, and was splurging about, more dev-
lllsh than ever, to find something else
meaQer to do
Year: 1873

A MAN named Sewell, who was owing a
Michigan avenue man twenty dollars for
liquor settled up. yesterday morning by
telling the saloonist that he might take
the family sewing machine for his pay
The man went with a wagon to Sewell's
house on Grand River avenue to take it,
but when the wife found out what was up
she seized club and whacked the credi-
tor out of the house and clear across the
avenue. She just wants to see the man
who can take her sewing machine for a
whisky bill.


"Thirty-two centsm echoed a woman
yesterday when her grocer charged her
that sum for a pound of butter. Yes
um," he replied, with a bland smile.
You see the grOcers can't carry much
of a reserve, and we can't turn out our
collaterals at a sacrifice. If the govern
ment calls in the bonds due in 1874 and
the imports of bullion tend to ease the
money market little, butter must find
its level with everything else. But
ter is very panicky just now, but
think the worst is over" She paid the
money without further growing.


A farmer, living up the river, came
down yesterday to purchase four bushels
of wheat for seed. Some one sent him TO
the Board of Trade, and he went there
and hung round for an hour before he
asked member to 'come on and meas
ure me out four bushels of good wheat
The member declined, and after meeting
with several like failures. and not being
able to find "the wheat bln, the farmer
left in disgust, declaring that the Board OF
Trade was a darned humDug and didn' t
have wheat enough 70 SOW city lot
Detroit Free Press.
Year: 1873

PAIR OF loving anSeyineS-ln COM
nion parianee, gander and a goose-had
been blessed with an interesting brood or
goslings, which engrossed all their care,
and kept them as usual separated from
the flock. 1t is well known that, although
the mother goose does not cover her
brood with her wings like the bsrn-door
hen, the father goose is quite as devoted
as she in providing them with food, and
in defending them from enemies. BY an
unlucky accident, the gander becoming
very lame, was compelled to forego the
pleasure of rambling with them, and to
contine himself to their sleeping place,
under the mistress portico. His faith
ful spouse, however, did not desert him
until driven to it by necessity; she and
their little darlings shared his confine-
ment, and gabbled cheeriully 10 him, as
if waiting in hope that he would soon be
well enough to accompany them. AT last
the time came for change Their mis-
tress, who was occupying a seat on the
open floor above, heard series of pecu-
liar tones issuing in turn from the two
seniors, as If they were engaged in sad,
low colloquy. This was continued for
perhaps half an hour, when the wife and
mother was seen to leave the brood in
charge of their father, and waddle slowly
down to the flock, which was enjoying
their stesta upon the lawn, nearly a hun
dred yards away. Then she commenced
an earnest talk, in which she was seen to
address different individuals, from whom
she seemed to receive answers. AT the
close of the palaver, she returned to her
lame husband, and gabbled to him for
time, as if reporting the result of her
errand. This brought on another long
talk, conducted in most atfectionate tones
after which the wife goose went a second
time to the reposing flock, and, to the as
tonishment of the mistress, was seen to
return accompanied bya gander, mho first
interctanged gabbging Nth has lame brother,
and from that time to'th perfornaed faithful
iy the part Of foster tdther to the brood
The writer was not himself witness to
this fact, but he relates it with the same
confidence as though he saw it with his
own eyes. Surely, brutes may give to
men lessons in charity! When we use
the term brutal, ought we not to modify it
by designating what brute we mean p
Appleton's Journal
Year: 1873

A CALIFORNIAN town is anxious TO get
its doctors to repeat visit East which
they made last summer, to attend medi-
cal convention. They were absent about
two months, and on their return they
found that all their patients had recover
ed, the drug stores had closed, the nurses
had opened dancing schools, the cemetery
was cut up into building lots. the under.
takers had gone to making fiddles, and
the hearse had been gaudily painted and
sold for a circus wagon!
Year: 1873

Trinity College has not only done
much for education in North Carolina,
but it promises to do very much more;
certainly it will do very much more If
it shall continue under the supervision
of it's lresent able and efficient Fac
ulty.


It was never our fortune to be at
Trinity, either as student or las Wis
itor even, but it may not De out of
place, possibly, to say that we cherish
for that institution regard scarcely
inferior to that entertained by those
who spent their student days i'll its
halls-a regard growing out of an
attachment for company composed
mainly of its preceptors and its stu
dents of that day, that belonged to the
regiment we had the honor to COM
mand when we all wore the gray"


Trinity did its whole duty, whether
in camp or in field, in marching or in
fighting, under the banner of LEE
We feel sure that it will not falter now
in the path of duty that lies before it
"in these dull piping times of peace. "


Ever ready to say a kind word for
Trinity, and to do all in our power to
advance it's interests-interests still
watched over by some of our old COM
rades in arms-we publish, and with
out solicitation, the following extract
taken from letter in the last Christian
AdUOcatc


I am pleased to inform the public
that a ncv aoing to the College has
been commenced-ninety feet long,
sixty feet wide, and three stories high,
and when completed will present a
handsome appearance. We wish to
complete this building by next June.
Tt will not do for us to fail, II we
would sustain our character as a
church. We hare the ability, a0e
had the qOiU. We design making
Year: 1873

We are SIRE that our readers will
thank rs for laying before them the
highly interesting and instructive let
ter from our former fellow-citlzen,
now attached officially to the govern
ment of Egypt. The letter is well
written and highly entertaining, touch
ing upon subjects peculiarly interest
ing to these who can visit the countries
through which he passed only i'll
books and newspapers.


We are glad to learn from the Gen
cral that he is much better pleased
with his position and the country than
he anticipated. He speaks in glowing
terms of his reception by Generals
Stone and Loring, of Federal and Con
federate renown, and of his treatment
by all of those with whom he has been
thrown socially and officially He Ger
tainly has carried with him to his dis
tant home the best wishes and kindest
remembrances of the people of Will
mingtOn.
Year: 1873




The Conservative Convention COM
pleted it's Gubernatorial ticket on yes
terday by the nomination of Colonel
r. E. Withers as the Conservative
candidate for Lieutenant-G -Go7ernor,
and a hardsomer thing was never done
nor in q handsOmer manner. It will
be borne in mind that Colonel Withers
ran General Kemper to the throat
latch for the nomination for Governor,
and yet, when called upon by the
people of his native State to occupy a
subordinate position, he sacrificed
every pardonabIe feeling of personal
pride and told them magnanimously
and generously, like the true Virginia
gentleman that he is, that he was
ready to fight i'll their behalf whenever
and wherever it might please them to
put him.


A proud man was never called upon
to make greater sacrifice of personal
feeling than Colonel Withers was
called upon to make when he was
asked to take the second place upon
the Virginia ticket, and Colonel
Withers deserves and will receive the
warmest gratitude, not only of Vir-
ginia, but of the whole South


II there had been any doubt OF the
result, the unselfish patriotism of
Colonel Withers has removed that
doubt.


We congratulate our brethren of
Virginia upon the grand spectacle of
unselfish patriotism and devotion that
has been presented TO the country. A
prouder event has rarely adorned her
proud history.
Year: 1873

Tuesday was eventful in political
movements, which are more than ordi
nary interesting from the fact that the
Democratic Conservative party OF Ohio
and Virginia, cutting away from all
entangling alliances, swung around
into it's old channels, with the Constitu
tion of the United States for its chart.
Both Conventions were remarkable
for the number and character of the
delegates in attendance, and for their
representative character. Both unani
mously and enthusiastically disavowed
and repudiated the mistakes of the
Democratic Presidential campaign.-
Both nominated men of the most
unmistakable political records. In
both States the party goes before the
people upon plain issues, with leaders
whose personal and political characters
are we'll understood. 1t is to be
square fight npon plain and well de-
fined political issues.


We are heartily glad of it. We are
SICK and tired of cOquetlng with the
Northern Radicals and the Southern
negroes, and We hope to see no more OF
it in North Carolina at least. The
Conservative party has already made
itself ridiculous, if it has not brought
defeat by time serving compromises
aud disgusting appeals to the deaf
"man and brother If any better
evidence is wanting of the determlna-
ton of the negro not to vote with the
Southern whites, than former elections
have afforded, it has been furnished
by the recent vote on the Constltu
tional Amendments. Negroes have
voted against them almost solldly, for
no other reason than that the men OF
character and property wanted them
adopted. It is just impossible to win
their confidence, and further efforts
will not only be futile but disgraceful.


Virginia has proudly led off, noml-
mating men distinguished in State and
Confederate history, and her people
will ratify the nominations with an ell
thusiasm which will demonstrate the
wisdom of the action.


It may be that Ohio is not prepared
for the position assumed by the Demo-
cratic Convention, though we have
faith in the predictions of Senator
Thurman, as we have the highest adj
miration for his gigantic intellect and
faultless political record, and honor
him for his noble efforts in the Senate
in behalf of States rights, and his
manly defense of our helpless section.
Be this as it may, however, we are GER
tain that defeat will not be so over
whelming nor so humiliating as have
been all efforts at compromise which
have marked the last campaigns OF ia
Democratic party in that State


We hail these movements with plea
sure. These are, indeed, "new de-
partures which will restore honor
and principle, and must be rewarded
with success.
Year: 1873

lawful in the beginning, and it was the
duty OF purchasers to inform them
solves of this fact, if they did not al
ready know it. Every guardian, trus-
tee, or agent who has invested the
money of widow or orphan in ficti-
tious stocks or bonds of any kind has
been guilty of breach of trust, for it
was his duty to ascertain the nature of
the securities which he was buying. 1t
IS sheer sophistry to maintain that
palpable fraud should be sustained be-
cause few innocent persons have per-
mitted themselves to be swiudled or
neglected to investigate the character
of the securities which they were buy
inc
Year: 1873

President Grant has that disposition
esteemed good in private life that ind,l-
ces man to stand by his friends. He
interfered in the Virginia Radical
Convention and dictated the nomina
ton Of Colonel" r. w. Hughes as
their candidate for Governor. He
now announces, his purpose, so the
telegram of yesterday stated, to give
Colonel" Hughes "his support in
the coming compaign."


Judging the future by the past,
Grants aid will be "material aid" and
it will doubtless be "placed where it
will do most good.


Money, threats and intimidation of
every kind will be plentiful. Revenue
officers will suddenly be seized with a
wonderful zeal in the enforcement of
the laws of their country.


The traditional Virginia gentleman
will scarcely dare to exercise his
wonted hospitality, even in SO mild &
way as that of giving to his neighbor



sure that when the quid is cut off
revenue stamp will also be cancelled.


It were well also for the venerable
old gentleman when the matutinal milk
punch is sent to his welcome guest i'll
the early dawn to awaken in him those
feelings of thankfulness that we ever
ought to cherish for all the good gifts
of this life, to see to it, that the glass
has upon it also proper revenue
stamp.


Ye people who extract the Juice of
the corn; We people who extract the
juice of the apple to make glad the
heart of man; We people who prepare
the fragrant weed to solace his cares,
beware! Danger cometh nigh. Grant
is out on the war-path. He support
eth Hughes.


Threats and intimidations, persecu-
tiOns and indictments in the Federal
Courts to be quashed if you and your
friends vote right" still houses
shut up or threatened to be shut up:
tobacco factories closed or threatened
to be closed; these are some of the
things that constitute the material aid
the Federal forces give to the candi-
date whom Grant supports


And we are free people, sover-
eign people, and Grant is our Presi-
dent, our servant. Alas! alas! we
fear there is mistake somewherei
Year: 1873

Every housewife of neat and tidy habits take s
especial delight in keeping all the tin, copper
and iron ware of her kitchen clean and
bright as vainstakin labor can make them. a
pride in this direction is cOmmendable, and Al
wsys meets the smiling approval of the es'tyrant
man !" who pa. the h"nsehOd hills Remem-
her that SAP LILO is the only .niG, on earth
that will make old tarnished lin pan or
rusty kettle shine bright new. And by
the use OF SapoliO il is the quickest and easiest
thing in the world to KEEP every utensil in a
high state Of polish.
Year: 1873

. a CHARGE TO TUE jury" Gentle
III n Of the jury" charged Western
judge, in This case the counsel on both
sides are unintclligibie, the witnesses on
both sides are incredible, and the plain
tiff and defendant are both such charac-
ter$, that to me it is Indifferent which
way you give "A verdict"
Year: 1873

exchange debris must be left to tester II
need be, until the evil is stayed In this
new direction it is taking. What, then,
Ia the remedy2 To assist the merchants
Of the cotton and produce exchange,
and the importers; we say-afld the I'M
porters; for 1t is no use helping the export
eIs to make exchange II the importt are
not enabled to buy Il. While we have
suggested that the banks help the ex-
port trade By ether purchasing foreign
bills or advancing tipdn them, yet we
are aware that they cannot Do this to
any large extent, aud that there are
good reasons why they should not; and
Il is, therefore, of the utmost conse-
duence that the importing interest be
en outraged to take the exchange as fast
AS it is made, thereby relieving the
banks Of the Necessity Of entering on a
branch of business with which they are
in no wise familiar. Let the exporters
and importers have, as nearly as pos
sible, their usual facilities at bank, and
the rest may be safely left to take
care OF ITSELF. The whole sy stem Of ex-
changes will then msve on regularly !
and the intrinsic soundness and
strength Of trade may be trusted to re-
sist that panieky tendencies remain. 1t
is not necessary that this extension Ct
aid should be postponed Until the banks
have effected any new arrangements or
insured any further supply OF legal-ten-
ders from the government, which is
either too stolid or too drowsy to appre-
ciAte the danger of the situation.
Relax no efforts to augment the supply
of legal-tenders in the banks; for
they are as essential TO public con-
fidencs as to the convenience of the
banFs and Of their depOsitors. But the
clssses OF merchants to which we have
alluded could have all the assistance
they need, through certified checks,
which is all they have hitherto used.
l might require a stretch Of generosity
for the banks to do somewhat less even
for them than they have usually done;
but the risks connected with such aid
are infinitely less than those attending
the policy Of virtual non-assistsnce at
present adopted.