The Old North State

              tf wsj no 12 salisbury n c..>ia11ch 25 1870 vol v r . phillips a brothers two doors a rove the oourt house on main stroot 1 > id'll ' un thlfsil tii a n li s to til k it piililii'l'iiviltlie very it-terul piitromige en lint-.l hy tlit'i'u ilurinp the past year and hope l i'.t ir il.'dllll 1111.1 strict atlellli.'ll to business t merit n uoutluuoucu ii not uumci-ciue oltlie ill kviliiv v.viiiiitv — whiskeys brandies rum gin c a lso hoots siiof.s domestics piece goods yankee notions in foot almost every lliiiiu usually kepi in n va riety kturo ull|of which wow ill sell low for cash or country produce ut thu high e il market price thev also oiler for side on private tnnns nn excellent dwelling iiol'se witli i.n -■ t'liiiii utnl i uonins cook uml flliiing liiiitm with iiti'i isury oui buildings attachou tu llie dwelling is a tun room sj0 ibet wide hy 70 foot deep with n gun smith shop in the ri ur thu lni mi which iid buildings arc dm utod i 7n by tin feet und offords au uxculloiil guillen spot purl ies wishing to purchase will please call at tin store where the prcmison will ho shown tutli in in i ne nl the linn uml terms made ease phillips it bk0t1ieks i't'lt i 1-70 7 if nfhe advantages we enjoy i j as the result of a long established and successful business enables us to offer inducements that makes this an nouncement worthy of attention mporting cur foreign goods direct controlling many leading styles of | american fabrics employing the best artistic talent in the production of our goods and constant progress our motto we claim to lead the market in ready-made clothing of which we keep full lines of all grades for men and boys in custom work our products are unsurpassed for qual ity workmanship and elegance in gentlemen's furnishing goods our stock is constantly large and sea sonable wa are the sole manufac turer of the which we supply both ready-made and to order prices uniformly low gentlemen visiting new-york are re quested to call and have their meas ures recorded upon our books system of self-measurement and l ioloimal.oo pveavaa^aty *•.... af-il . ■ hjitiiw iiaiiwu — - - — «~ . mm «--•* r r>'—v v..,k f o devlin & co cxiezyxxvxons stage linus ! mte~££as warsaw sessbsbh t'o fayetteville 1icavk avurmiw fur i'ltyotteviilo doily ex j f.'|il sunday if nm uro in wuuturii n ciirolliiit m in knli'iirli niul procure o uirinil'u tiekottn i'oyotuivlllo or th tlirnuirh tick-el from fluliulioro vin wei'hiiv 1 , in i ",. •. .- 1 1 .- \ i 1 1 .-, a*tl i'l.r.iu.l'li lii'kitls i'rntll w'pjilnii to kuyi'tlc villi sin tl'ri"i;di ticket i'm in wilmington vin w.n'-iui in ii i-tti-villi r < ii a i i > tli rn r/adeshokoi lioavo chorlotte iil'tfr truiih limn raleigh and c'lilmnlilii an mourno fur w'.ul l .,.,' tiio-il.n , tliiimilny uml suturduy faeiive wn deaborii tii'mdny tburmlny und hal unlay nf i.t unil ul of train uml stoku nvmii wlliniiitftoti lie i fill nli mi i'vil l,',,.j,j to jouuhuorn >.* c.i dully fit opt muuilnj < learn in i.l i,r hiitinu'ii i;,u hood lifter or rivid nl iruiii i'rnin itali'lffli i.i-.'ih ii.iii i iru after cl'ril'sj o trilill fritlll fiijiit.-iilli clemmons 1 accommodation i in linl.wonn hulciii uml ll irli i'olnl mil eliortor fitoffeu nt ill i i i ,]..-,- tin in ii i wi p f.w uiii ni uutiinr'm llntiil 1 in n c i r i i.i il.monh _ ot'lj 1800 if cuili ti'lop i hffffb of rum bi'cd taney poultry pur iiatcixxjvtcl we int ii hiu.l ilm inrffimt nml in i ,-!„, i:o , f "»'"■>• poultry in in i.r ,,, i n ti ,,,. . | "•"''' : '' i ki mil ilil|i|it.,l toniij pin iieouuu trv lot - .- i-,->iin.jh and phci - , ill n i ll'i'i i li rv co i ll ■ ilu rvrkeaburii i j.ta-.i co.,pb column 25,000 worth of goods ! just ah1uved from new york ! ui goods over ottered in this market at prices to suit ll ' '""<•'-, l'«'ii(,-rti for capii nud after u in'iivy decline iti prices whereby thoy can inn will bu sold lower lliim any in llie mar ket ai ttouierton'i \ l.akiil sll'l'i.v i.l l-arulliio wus 1 spi rm < ';. it 1 1 .-, just received 1 1 llowerton's a largo nnd fresh supply of candies nut and i'vulta jiibt received and for sale ai llowerton's \ liiru lol of conned tomatoes oreen corn i'l-iu-lii i'iin apples salmon lobsters oys lers and sardines for ale 1 howerton s lit hi t-i iv 1 ii large lot of < loshen cheese of superior ijuulity at llowerton's a large lol f fresh family groceries of ev ery description just received at howerton's \ iu-\v supply of that hiiperior-seven-yeur-old kentuckv-wlie-at-whukey for mcdicitiiu pur po-e only just received and forsule at howerton's fancy nml staple dry goods of every de scription and variety at howerton i an elegant assortment of boots aud 8hoes 11 uowerton'i a bplendid assortment of hui and tap at uowerton'i an assorted lot of hardware and culleiy 11 uowerloni a very superior lot of queenswate china mid de i al uowerton'i all grades of sugar coffee tea and violas los dl howerton i a choice lot of confectioneries at it - -■- rt .-,'.,. fine and common tobacco imported lla vanna kegulia friuoipe and u.s gran l ci gars at howerton's a ci mplete assortment of liquors of all mil ., ies at howerton's for medicinal purposes only — moore's cele brate i seven-year-old double rectified - ken tucky-u'li.-ki-y — perfectly pine at llowerton's l-jvpry variety oi 1 aiikee ri-crrvrn-r at uowi ilon's in fine bis stock lifts been selected with reat cure to meet every n ant fc*j call anj examine it it will not oost you anything to do that but don't ask for credit his motto is fay a3 you go {-£>' country produce of evert description taken in exchange f-y bank notes and specie taken l iht highest maiket rates at w it howerton's salisbury n c november 5 1860 " " ll "_ advantages of life in surance tlm north america insurniu'c cumpriny pnysll nrcni in nroinptlv n illioul i-linr-re 1 v ii ihu dkitxhsn m-.-nt s irtli mn ii i life in co tii.m i-i'ill.l n.i pear sir you will pl"t c neeepl my bin rem ti in fiir your p on ;■' i.,vnieut witltou charge of ilm iminuiil nl tl pul i insur aiieu'on mv uihbiiml's life niiiouiillng to tin ...,,,,. tiuuu ihoihund dollars al your ear u h l „ i ropeatud solicitation he was inducei loiuhtin in i-u ir c'tnnpdiiy und now wo arulhi rn in i ol i licnelil - . ... , i i iimj iho north america bile insur anco l.'iin punv we hull feel miller oliliffnt i..iih i , ,, ■., j ilm widow ami liillicrle - euii lei • ■ ' i 1 . , . i ... , mn -.,,-, ;,.,'..■ i in inducing fitlieis ti ii,-i;r in your tiiosl lllieriil coni'iuuy ui il mn i the lord nf tho widow m d iirplini * bless yiu ; am i prosper rou iu your good work uaroakbt i ii limn of itowiin mills n 0 \ _*',' ,..••'■.■.-. - i i.u tiiri'tit for iii l.ivt'l / l lit , i i.i ', !>,-.„,..- l i ,,,,!,. i 1.11 1 i.i i'niwi •■; i-i i.-i.'-i iir t ! lorlus i ... ,,.:,-,-,,■ . miiiniiiiii murchiluotse an t pays all rs lossn . prnmply i all letters t mn ed to mr holdorno n thoinubville k 0 will recelvo prompt ntlcii ' h ""' dec t if j spring tt suimuer inportatioi 1 s 7 0 . r i u b 6 \ s , millinery and straw goods ariyistrongtcator&co imiiiiii ens ami jdhheuh i r bonnet irimmings uf velvet ribbons bonnets silks satins and vclvots blontli kelts crapei ruches li feathers , ,',"',",'"'■'"";, t aw bonnets and ' ladies hats <, , ,„„• u , uri , bjiakbr koobs die ■.'.'."/ ami 1239 ia i.l i ml uk si ilkl.t hai/ri.moue mn , "" " "' : "'', ' ''"' i ho found in ti ,,,„,,. 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';' 1 ":.'":!' m i.t.iti i i ll i l - a i | | ] m | \ i'mosj'.mlkic kerosene lamp ■ lli r " •' ' * r i i i bill w hill ' ' r '.., m "" "' '.', ' dons m.i !.,. |„! ni'll iiuriii luss oi . , . t brighter i am iiiiii nny nlher lump , ;,'" /.' fi i'otil ' drug store siillnliitry <_!_ l-a-ii.inil u uml „,„- it tiiin l'„|/r c . t ,| tfllill'iio wanted i ii 111 aril a in nnl returnee r\l llll 1 i »\ li'k akioatin llie honpikb 111 i llanil ai.ahama thl.lsamt.el i b llll i iturnl.lil.i i t'.rltllnir i . ill tl^n 1b*»>.mi m u ; the perllim eileeulu'-a of iltla » .,,.. „ .■ i"w»|itrl r ny aa tlie de in te unaliileil h i.l only by iulierrlpllbn m exeta llve titrrltnrlee klven t k o.t acmle a.i.i -.. a 1 . 1 1 1 1 u.i i 1 i'll publisher sttls ma'n su eel bouletll vy your attention ib i'oiu.iai.i.v in \ ited lo un ' henderson connlv kentucky lund bale " grand prize scheme lfcterprl*e,charterkdby the l'irfiuture o kentucky snd en msmi mnl recomtneutleil by evtrj .*'■■ 11 n oqiclal in tha bute ami upwards ol buo of tier moi til prizes 314,320 oi mpr'stng the rlcln nt river bnttum tobacco farms in th inn i hy county ot henderson ky with nil ihelr »; pui i nances capital nmzb 150,000 smallest prize 80 alio about 20,000 dollars in irkknuacffs belni ih en ire rout un ney of iho properly t-ir ihe yeara imj1 rtxl is70 which w 11 he 11 ti huu-.l to ihe sinners of ihi first seven prises rest ecllvely ken of the dinns in i j was twelve ilo mars pi t acre and it in conlmenuy ax i !■ 1 that mi , will eijual or surpass this fitcure ( r 1-7 tickets five dollahs i'ii 1 ilrea-ln j.nii iii i-th al masonic timpt.a 1..h1.-v i.i i ki uuutlreils of t ur lie olllleus itav riven unqualified r rllqcatcl ami i-tnli>reeiueiila ut ih . meghlflci m enterprise 1 1 t'-.l tlnr invca d hy ticket hoi ten li held in trust ' y the commission rs hi poll te i by iln i eelslature unit ti • tlra wing takes pla <■<• and t>rlies r dell vend in order to have yoor llokeis it per y rietitered buy at once fyoer oeareet oiuh aiteoi or rrinli by bat'reai li-r 1 1 i.l ) iii-iiti i ii money i.i.-i . r rei le'ered letter lo elllier of the f 11 „ i n ti iiial agent who eri-l furn.aii f i ilea i l'i ri nl - r : i ii lva'r oash'r farmers bank ii leri.n kv it ii ai.kxani1kii l'i 11.1111 r a 11 k loulev lie ky 1 hi c latham president hank llopkliuvllle ky jam's l lill.l.llt onmmerol 1 hunk padue.h ky ii tl thiim 18 i'.i-l in s iin.l ■*.■-■> . ter lexlnirton kv vv 11 1 vi i it oathler llepoill ilk urn-uab r ky i 1 u : •■ ilu i everywhere wa vltl 1 |\ e.erywhere baleeueu ifer t 1 x iji mr r ami i.t era to s-ll a nkvi articlk in real tlsioand four hundred 1 dlarte i-ie by one agent h • tint month aililrm e.ko mckatii iion a co nailivllle tenn or w 11 maton a co n.-.r i.i i a . i.n tot pure water nae g/fst^o rps . _ ll cel.tirate 1 1'im.r no.g b]j r l|.fj mtn-lr tasteless bw l-l aoeis durable nd relta §*¥ r w oto ble equal tu the lgv-vsi illueiit 8t k ■ . 1 . m-fasiiioneil ee^lej^saws a ph 1 e ..! less than hall the tlf^r^.^*t£a|{fiy ir,'-it«"i , j«"lit,i.^tw»nlv ami hi construction so simple 7-jih that any one can put it ip i the best anojhupiit pump_»ow bwmc fountain pen r onetllli hu i am tli ami makes tl.i » rlllnf i'mil r .-. nn et 1 1 i.i iill using tliem only v re ii per 1 a two aainj.l i aim looenla ailjrras k 11 cue-l kk hadlyme l'..iiu s.y where you aaw tlila a.ltertlst'inen grand raffle and sale of et.n.1 e-tuto anil personal properly at 0 i ssv1lle oa june is 1870 i'rnpcrtv voluoil nl j44,oto railed nl 26,000 only l im.h t'h vxcbi thli iirnper'y onus -•- hi pnri t t general osiortmenl ... ut r - iiandlae va ui il il ■. ilo i . store i lie ma 1 i «,, l .'. u 1 ilia - , ■. n'i un i ''<■ ■ i i li tprove i ,: -.- n i new l.li -■ lara > i ti i i '' '.' i nltii .- 1 in 1 malta t i mtliels fciirn lollaacks flour ll |. it..t , . i i s n .'■■ ire i i ■-". i • -. on .- 4 l v t 1a ii ptrly anil nltii r pro til t l i i'luitett a anl 1 ,. i l ,,,- [ li tiara la lo he rafllctl for hi l i ti hve thousand hollar ivory rhance.nrtl «. i et ivnrrai.te l an i guarantee i a r :. i-n 1 i ni l 1 11 r , ..... : .... ... ,.. ii 1 . lurs n . li '■ >■" twelve k . .. i - t m i ,. i . ... ilu il tl inn at 1 a - ii i ,. i , a every t-tie wli 1 er preetnt or not w-ll ive nn ,,..,., i.i ulng hauling nl i ii he inform d ol hit ,. lu t i i ilafll :.- i n v allel ii ii ts • r kef r to i i i .... • ii . , ui.tv an i 1 kens of olllsv i '. i.lla eralperocn olte'eil ugettta e--t.ti wanle.l in rvrr l'oun.j and stole kuclose laiup order for ali'lioi , els ai..i all couimunieatlnoi musl no aililre-setl to i . ii smi'iii \ ro mil . ll|l i ml - i i ■' 0 toities s\mm & co no 6 mail'en lank nkw yohk guns fine cutlery il'i loists sundk1 is military and fancy goods mil k a0emt8 loll wo thy eichr.rrt'n breach-loadinf fowling piic.s kley't cartridges for b l.gunf wads caps &.". li nl aim i for llie ' i «. ' c \ ft i it 1 1 . k i'll i.uwi i.i ma"9 ma llfiirlur ta f llll ill la of metallic uaill itllti.kh roil itlfi flstols i derringer pistols tomes melvain & co i'll '"' 8qi.h aukwtp 0 maidbn lan n t wanted v n ,"•*"" joh p , r ' miuir.il ... more rla.il „,„ ",,,„ ' "■" ,' ' * »• • "<•_**' ii ' i .... i i i .* i ,-., " *.„'„., " "'! hu mii 1....1 i ii t i .... . y " r '"'' ■'" i nn hi n.i i "-. m tea , or i i.ni'i.s mo in'hf vs i'.tl tl lluware of nu ag-'nlt uiii u..ii s ours ii let they oan show a lii-lnvitiia '" " intnl wtewl not l ,, ,,.','£ r'.'"","u a • "■ ma.l ne.iol.1 1 l , | „ , ta n " * ' aqkntn w i rvtlco e'vorywhere to ... a , «". -■"■'■ '. , . , '"' , .. , i ■.„'.'; li sale oi mr o 3lail jxoad stccv . t { k i l i , i b ! •«-•«> wlllwll ill tlit umirt ilmua 1 , "' "■"••» '■•'• l l"'l *., tlir ;""•' i n hi \. . ill f irnl ri.jl ida i i '",',. v f 80 ml „; ,„„.,, ,„ , >'"« i.'-'ii i'.'nr nnd t'lnirl i;„i r „, " ifft willi m rh.lj.iel ni m r i z '•' fi ili . i im i ii.li wiley idvtz ,, , m m a lents5 j ' fj.a.ialilu.i ll3c©t^nortl state i puiilisuf 1 * va»%i.y hy ij id 7*t i » r;ia wes editor and prfsstkt,,r ' bates of subesjhl'p ion one year pi-yabie^n a<jjjrv t?'uio six months ■" •.,!-" >•'-, 5 copies t one ml boss g l-.,.i(i n ik ,.!„.,. ,. xl.lrgmfeii-e - — '-*"-!" 1 one square 1 , i'l't i ii*ffls»^j:i _ .* 1,00 fur each iiililititni.il iusoaion 50 special ii.tlii't's will bt'fhyli tied ill percent i higher tliiin the above rnvtes court und justice's oiwers will l ntililidh : ed at the same rates wi|th otliertidvcrtise ! merits obituary notices over six liiie.i ohnrgoil as advertisements contract bates i ttjt $ t g ■ a ■ i ~\ < spacjc | j k g i i ■ r ' i '■'■ . i square 25(1 17 5 00 h 5(1 i:!im j stpi.'ir.-s 4 50 1125 8 501:100 vim 3 squares goo d 00 12 00 20 00 i'iiiu 4 squares 8 00 1100 1500 25 00 7:,'.i i column 1 1 mt ki on 20 00 a tin 45,110 1 column 18 00 24 00 10 00|-15 00 75.011 i coluiiin 28 im in 00 ti nn n 111 130,00 the loss of till oneida tiiuii.i.in'll account of tux hisasteit by one wild went down \'.' i ! it l11e shu — miraculous b6cape from the boston transcript march 11 wo aro permitted te copy llie ;• llowing interesting extracts from i letter to his sister bj mr w w orowfiiusbield the clerk of captain williams of the united slates sieger oneida the letter was written without any view to publication but the dufep interest in the subject makes it of special importance : yokahoma japan january 6 the oneida ia no more ! jbui i thank heaven 1 am one of the survivors uf an ftg.ht/rtn'wirr wiap toi*tftn'jf"et u '' l i nnii in two hoars nur good vessel wa at tho bot tom having been run into bj an english steamer belonging to tlie pjuinsula and oriental coinpany all are frowned but dr sbiiddards mr yates lie boatswain iii'ty-two men and myscll my escape was almost miraculous at the lime of tlie collision i was asleep ililjio cabin on the transom at about ten unities to sev en in the evening tlie stdjuet 1 struck ns mar llie fore pat t oi ik cabin i found myself on the boor jb coming to from being stunned and o opining mv eyes 1 saw the whole ster was cut off [ and all exposed to the statlllt i had sense enough to climb ouji the btcrn iiver tbo spar deck and iw down into i the cabir to sec il cap uin silliains was ' ibere but could not seo bin i seined n i cap within reach and put ion widi the strap under my chin 1 id ii a thick suit overcoat and boots wenl lo th ! quarter-deck met payiuker tullock and inquired hew the di.-mr liappoiied : 1 met on plain williams antold him how serious tlio damage was !•• was going on the bridge i spoke one er two more . fficurs ami fiudingthe ship was sinking 1 went into llie tain rigging i ami ill live niinliles our gil ship com menced sinking rapidly was ten fuel above the rail when sl li nl sunk so as to have the water ruiirhie i pll'llcd myself as faraway fpim in ship us i cotihl but the vortex c.i:nl me down aud it was a long limii ri came to lint surface when i did t f in thing ol tho sfiip but many huls jove water i saw one of our bool mr by me and bad just btrongtll cnnfcll t reach her — i was pulled on bortl liausted and found mr lutes w itltliiil-si-vi-ii of thu crew on board woleere i'm llie near est land four niilf ijw.iv i im ir as i ctmld . iii'b i waacarlj frozen niul * ' in i'l'n ir^i t iffl^n^'wr !,,!, frtjrj _»..,. i neiir tho beach tid mi a landing in the surf where 1 was jusjiim io get ashore being very stiff wiili fc wn reached a japanese village nn und shelter nnd rest cor tin night twe eighl miles from ' yokohoma my hoi s too lull to tell you more of myself nugh all i hud wen down in the sin apt williams acted as bravely as i in always dune he would noi leave i isi nn tin bridgjn although he wiih nlmr ullcd away und when urged my mr 1 s in replied i go down with my shi a petty officer urging him to go i r.i-ped the iron rail and said no tli is my place and here i remain im less bun i the ' country and the wot ihave lost il no ble officer who diet nth or than leave » dial he considered post of duly — this bt.-r.iir conduct vt lull wed by eve ry iifiirer anil man on laid the slop ; not a soul who had n stall lefl it b it liiced death in such a mimf llml makes mo hid proud i wo were j lericuiis nnd wen it tmt for you all at ini i could wish thu i wns locked int ic linn i through nil tli.it i have pa.~s i li my life mil l.u g bus nimbi such in iinpresi ion upon mo i oaii son ovii "• lice of tl u who is gem , mill they all veil i acli other so much ' i'w were y md of iholr con iry and took such iuti 01 i iii it pi mm ri l.v ! i n ill it devoli d band there wi ro many thoughls but ojily one itciirt tha t illoldn was tho lavii jle . hip id lhe ail tlom^ooult you ui"j what ilm p qnilaf feeling was hero from every one you would think that all loved the ship and her officers better than i did wo left tlio pott under the most favorable auspi ; ce tho ship homeward in und all tho | men-of-war cheered us tho merchant ' shlpl dipped their hags telling us of their i good wishes for it sale and pleasant pas , sage home hut in one hour we were i facing death as only americans can do a . u'mh tire rrtofl ship oneida which hud j lino her duly ibiough ihe war w - a fink , ing and every one knew that meant death through nil my experience dur ing iho war i saw nothing lo compare \ with it hut i cannot write mora my heart is too full khali i ever gel over it '/ is what i ask myself january 2.0 — nothing has been hoard i , from tho ship or of its crew no doubt i tlie lest have gone down to the depth of the sea some peiccs ofthe wreck have been seen along the shore and aiming then au empty trunk of mine which was stowed away linais have been looking '. out anil are still doing so for any bodies which may come to the surface tho ship's name that ran into us is the bombay the captain is having an in vi btigalioil both as regards the collision noil his conduct in leaving us it will go haul with him for had he stopped and lowered his boats lie could have saved nearly all on hoard oui minister is con ducting tin case on in half of the living md iln i\rit and lhe case is strong a gain-i the uruiidi january dl — the investigation drags slowly along last evening they found thi hip and have marked lhe spot the ends of the masts are visible botno foot or two at low water no bodies have hi i : l.uinl yet ; but it is hardly time for ' any to appear the water and w either be ing so cold in a day or two wc shall huvo the melancholy duty of identifying thojri all japanese fishermen have o der under penally of death to bring all ects saved to yokohoma plain talk to a preaches jt hia slapp in tbe cincinnati times 1 gives tbe following excellent sermon to , ministers of tho gospel : 1 see y nn dhdi'.o lo make promiscuous | pastoral visits you hud ninth rather ■ take your people as you like than as they i appear to come for tho rest of the time you prefer to 1 pull your ministerial head into its sin 11 and incubate on dreary pullitudes and glittering generalities relative to original sin adam iho land of nod or the cllfl 1 dreu of israel and — batch sermons suppose you had a regiment of raw re ; emits dn you flatter yourself tlmt you ' could ever make those recruits regulors by coining nut before thorn once a week i and cominiseraliog job on the soreness of his l-.dls \ mi need to keep down nearer to the j practical t very-day spiritual wants of youi people to go into a thorough week j day us well as stindav woik amonir • i e tin in the best lime to drill is not always on dress parade again not only are your visits few and far hutweeu but i milieu llml in ma king the few you do you often run the risk of breaking your neck over a poor inollii r in your hast lo ;.'. i to the gate of a rich one von seek tho society of those who have m r pride than piety and yi t yon know very v 11 that pov erty is lhe uursi ry nl your religion — ih.it nine-tenths of the christian warmth and vitality ol youi church is in its poor tu in sine tli ■ i it li give you building loom a ul pay expenses ; but your poor , after all aie your capital your stock ill trade your best christians have nearly al ways come as minors get ilie virgin gold — out of the shovellings t . i giant liini lazarus is not as neat ami . clean outwardly or as richly dressed as , dives and thai it is very easy lo over look the former if you only tare to sec 1 , il utter ' ■ hut your main purpose should be to t , keep vitality in your church and iced thu ' j world lo see that your rulloien is genuine j | and lhat such n plain palpable ignoring , nl the teachings of your divine master is ! imt well calculated to do again i notice that you have favor i ; ites among even lhe few that you visit i and thai i unii of these are sisters | , pardon mo if 1 talk pretty plainly ', here • 1 haven't n doubt in the world but that your pi f rence lor these sisters is entire ly platonic liul do yon know that tliere | ure two classes of individuals whom soci ety never forgives « hen they step out of u a slrilight line j and that society never ', calls a hue straight unless it looks straight to the most immorally crobb-oyeil un inber fill if yon don't i do these cliissc ii'e named preachers and women have you not n l iced too how interest in you und your work has ceased oh the part i nearly all but those favorite fami lies of yours ; and that the female mem bers of your clnin h outsido of them have almost in a woman particularly ami | oin ] and it is tli/t to le wander d at true such bctione svo imt christian like hut j then these peep are wholly human — a few of ihem ma in iiith narrow bias ing paths off toward sanclifieution a few years ago but bow quick such paths get idioki d up whe.i th are trodden on ly one day in seven so if you set an example of exclusiveuess you must not | blamo them if they arc exclusive too and with a pretty sharp sting in it now 1 concede that the patli of duty is very rough when it takes this direc tion no matter if you are preacher it is hard very hard to paro congenialities and i i friendships all down to a dead level with i norsons and tilings that you feci neither j i physical mental or spiritual affinity lor i barneys did vou-not covenant to tuki im the preacher's cnjss ? consider >,<..< i finitely more your hivino master suffered from human imperfection around him the same halting and stumbling of ■ poor frail ugly human nature is here still ami it will surely bring factions ! bickerings pulling-backs kickings in the harness ami all sorts of uncharitable sav ings and doings into your church if you i keep up ibis show of partiality only start a very littl ball of tli in kind at tbe beginning of a year precisely as you ure now starting it and 1 will war rant it to roll down upon you a perfect avalanche of pnison-tongued gossips liars and slanderers before its close would il not be better for you to sit down and take a cool quiet account of stock before going any further ] i think it would mohammed mohammed was a little above tlie me dium stature strongly but sparely built with broad shoulders and a slight stoop ; his hair was black and bis preme clus tered over his ears ; his beard and mous tache ofthe same color the latter lusuii riiiul reaching halt way down his chest ; his forehead large wiih a prominent vein which swelled when angry ; bis complex ion fair eyes large black piercing ; blond-shot and restlebs ; bis teeth white and well formed stood apart ; bis walk so rapid that others needed to run to keep pace with bim ; and his gate like that of a man striding down hill he waa simple in all bis apparel ; nev er wore silk but once and then threw it aside in disgust saying it was no fit dress for a man his common attire was cot ton striped with white and red like all ariihs hi iluiii im hww*f6t comfort a towttut f burnt lilling with a palm tree c w-...1.1 1 ...... i i,r,.f*..<»..,,l ic a .,■,'.. ace still he was in some things of extreme ly delicate and sensitive table as in the mo of perfumes and distaste for unpleas ant odors at medina lie once sent back a dish of mutton havered with oni ns saying it was not sgreeablo with his angel he never travelled without toothpicks and antimony for his eves he listed well in : conversation and in shaking bands was never the first to withdraw ids own he was not like tlie arabs in general passionately fond of sports and games and iu all things nmsl unlike the heroic ideal of arabic character he was born al the city of mecca a i 571 from which place he fled lo me dina july 16 gla this flight gave rise to the epock in chronology called the hfgira which in arabic denotes to floe or quit one's country or fu'ends tin creed t m ihaunncd was planned in it cave near mecca a persian jew well versed in history and the lows and iwo christians were his assistants ono of the latter was of lhe jacobite and the other of the n.'.-toi'i.in sect with this help he framed the koran whieli he pre tended to receive from the angel gabriel written iu thu koreish arabic vvh'ch be declined was tlio language of paradise — in litis language thcivaro 1,000 terms for sword 500 for lion 0tlii for serpent and 80 for honey it is supposed to be written about the year 111 anil its object war to unite jews and christians with the different professions nf idolatry in the worship of one god under certain lines and ceremonies exacting obedience to mahomet as prophet toe stylo of the volume is ilm nt concise and beauti ful and whore tho attributes of ind are described it is sublime and magnificent it admits lhe divine missions ol both mo sen ami luisl the leading article uf filth ia i-..iiipoiimli tl of un eternal testis and a necessary fiction namely that there is only one god and mahomet is his apos tle lie died iu gui of the tfli c.s of a slow poison given to him by a jew.lhreo years before in order to discover wh ther he was a irn prophet and immortal as lie declared himself to be millions have visited id slu iio since that day from every quarter of the globo sthange coincidences—pi.e 8 k nil ml nt a.nii dl.ea.ms 1 1 ivm lie peoria 111 review feb 24 headers nf ihu rlnumiiigtoii papers have doubtless noticed a filial accident winch happened to a young man near ih.it place about a week ago it seems that tin young man was to bo married to a young lady who bud 1 n staying with a lady friend of this city and with whom hi rem lined until the day previous t her intended wedding ! or bo vera days pieviotis tn her going away it is said she seemed very snd and disliourtened which wns very illillstllll with iii i nfl she was naturally of a very lively disposition bul now nu the sl gbli 1 1 mention madn nfher wedding so soon to bo she would burst lllln tears she bail she did 1101 know why idie should foe so but was suro soiu0 accident wus going in bid.ill her ( in one occusiqn being laughed rl bv her lady friend for bein ■ so low spirited uml being requested to take a glass oi wine with ihem she consented to do so she put the glass to her lips and at that instant a loud thunder clap was heard — sbo dropped the glass and again began crying jt may be remembered that about a week ngo a heavy thuider storm passed over our city the young lady soon after this singu ] lar occurrence retired for the evening und was to leave tbe city very carlyjicxt i moruinc for hlonmiiigtnn l -- \ ' r i to mcetscr lover &* w * er <* lo bu according to arrangement she was up very early next morning and stalled for ! bloomington after she had bid iho . | folks good bye it seems that one of her , i lady friends fell asleep again as it was : earlier than the usual hour for getting up and on awaking seemed to be much frightened and said sbo had had a very strange dream on being asked what it , | was biio said she bad dreamed that miss ■ j m s lover was dead and that sho saw iii in iu tbe coffin il soeined so nat , ural to her that she would not believe i : otherwise ( n tlie following day they were all much surprised to hear that the young fi man was really dead he had received l a stroke on iho head while assisting in taking some furniture from a wagon ho died bul a few hours before his intended wile reached him terriffic cat and rat slury — the fol ■ lowing was given to mo by a farmer liv ing near peru as a veritable truth to the ; best of bis ability he was billing iu his • barn silently engaged in mending an old • harness when he observed bis favorite tern • cat cautiously approaching an opening be ; j twecn two barrels tom squatted near , the point of observation bi tail moving . with majestic slowness his ears set for ; | ward inquiringly while his body glided -. nearer io the opening suddculv he shot . forward like a black bolt of lightning ami i as quickly back again bringing with him f a huge rat the rat struggled violently and squealed terribly but tom laughed his long black tail proudly perpendicular t tom laughed before ho was out of tho i woods for lhe terrible screams of his vic i lim called a whole regiment of nils lo thu 1 rescue i'hey rushed in upon tom from . every point of tlie compass two swift and i too numerous to be counted tom was . ain'tn-isnd mil fit hia lison-lion and sorum three feet from the floor with n rat hold - ing to each hind leg and the re t eager ; for him to come down jfo came down - of course and then began n most fearful i struggle tom swore terribly in cat lat i iu and furious fell bis blows tho rats . fought in silence except when tom's 1 sharp teeth met under the backbone of some luckless wretch tom was loein 1 ground ; the pressure was too great for bim he was down two or three clinging to him bad a dozen at his throat and rats swarming all over him at this eritieal i moment an amazon cat with her two grown kittens leaped from iho hay-mow and pitched in for tom this timely re inforcement soon ended lhe struggle tom limped away bleeding froely bnt the dead and dying victims of his prowess wero ; no less than thirteen besides tbe wounded that escaped no prisoners taken ottawa republican ! a radical sketch of butler tho ' philadelphia nryuivt-r radical thus pho tographs the man who put the bull and chain on our congressman he encouraged at charleston the most sedicious an o ig the southern fire-eaters i ho hung at new orleans the only man i who was executed for un overt act of treason dining the whole war he en riched tlie language by tlio addition to the dictionary of a new definition of lhe | word contraband and he was sufficiently independent of that gallantry which is ; to be an american characteristic to take means tn repress in insolent and insults 1 of tlie rebel women of new orleans who supposed tbat their costumes and sex pro tected them in expressions of malignity and spito he did a great engineering work at dutch lap whieli the envious ! waters of tbe james have since nearly dc , stroyed | lie imagined entire dostrurtion of fort i jjishei by mi immense powder idifp and was hoisted by bin own petard jf was bottled up on lhe jameif*and marched into new orleans after farragut cleared i the mississippi river ilo has been,dur ling the last ten years an example of brilliancy in plan and of misfortune in pertormnnce as n politician ho has been on both sides antl lias been among tho most extreme with democrats anil kc publicatrft lie it a mas of genius and audacity but seldom of success from llio nomination of jefforson davis down to the impeachment of andrew johnson ; and although he has shown enterprise shrewdness and gonitis ho has not been buecessfuli utltlur is not tbo man to bo brought forward this lime for the presi dency mr bee tier's i nsl — a truss manu facturer having displayed in a flaming ad verliseiiienl the l'i n iiii o leii i an noun cement thai ilia k.-v henry ward lleeclier had i nj iyed his treatment that gentleman an ii ih i lat is bim w idi ft vi ry win m i ei 1,-r de nying thai he ever k new , and saying i reg i"l j our bciion low trd mo as an im pertinence nnd y - 1 real men i of the pub lie as a deliberate swindle if you will pul nun of your trusses upon your own mouth we shut have a test c i»o for i i know ol no other rupture so oiuilll 111 slid i disgusting i've i st flesh n • the butclior - i when los caii « as rabbi d