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the western carolinian thi powbri not dble04tcd to tin i'nitkd states by tin constitution nor hy it to the states abe besehved to the sl re3 respectively ok to tin people — anieiidincnls to the constitution article x i austin & c f fisher i r<lii<>r and proprietor s salisbury l c september c 1839 < no xii of vol xx ( whole i\o loo'i.i tkkms op carolinian ti^thtnng nil i li-loiu-llli'l eyes of toe spectators i i.iii nine in india yler's word und he himself preserves the ctiarac htiioettnurrkiiiion of u friend recently urnved ter of uu onlooker when iho fruit has arrived from india enables us lu notice une or twu ol lhe at something liku i fuir growth fur audi u tree surprising performances of ihu jugglers of thut n0 originator of this extraordinary vegetation counlry winch though familiar to persons acquain p^olst it aud linnd il tu the spectators this is t 1 eiiin e.isieru inuliors niuy be nuw lo many uf ''"' winding np uf lhe churin the renders of these pages tho bssemblod pursuits hunillo lhe fruit and a purty of jugglers came forward on one occu see nothing in it iu the slightest decree different sion lo p.i form publicly in llio yard of the bur from the ordinary produce i ilu mango club rucks ni mn ins many hundred people of ull rated by the alow vegetation of months our in kinds ages and denominations including the soldi ibrroant on these points ute u portion of the fruit cry of lne establishment assembled to witness the brought forth by this jugglery and found il to exhibition nn.l some little temporary arrangements taste exactly like the raw mango the whole pro were made that all might see und hour cooveni cess noev detailed usually occupies only a quarter curly the leader ol the jugglers whn were till of nn hour from the planting ol the stone to the nun v.-h of hindustan requested ihe commauding production of the iruil though he gives away u.licer to place a guard uf men nround lho scene the fruil thp performer does not purl eviili the tree ul diaplay — a precaution which evus adopted uml this feut which is perfectly familiar to ull who proved a very wise one the il,,ur of the court have been in india is certainly an extraordinary be it observed evus composed ,.!' a,,.l firm und ne und all ids llie must effectual evidence of lho well trodden on ihis ground lhan ulicr some power of deception to which the ruce uf jugglers prelitniuary tricks of un inferior kind one mun has attained waa left alone with a little frlrl the lattei seeming the feat of sitting without seeming support ib ut eight or nine years old beside tbom stuud m he a ' r ls 01 e of the i'oev first rule indian tricks i a tall uui row basket pei hups three or four foet which have been exhibited in europe but even high by lillle more than a fool in width and open thlsi is now held somewhat oheap the mode of per nt llie top no oilier objeel being or inanimate forming it being clearly understood the feat is appeared on the ground after n short period performed in tins way in thc centre of a ring spent by the man in convening with the girl he of spectators stands the juggler evilh un ussistuut seemed 10 gel ■....,.., und begun lu .-;;,; loudly at when all is ready fur the perfuruiunce the assist her neglect of some wish of ins the child nt ' ant holds an ample cloak or awning over the jug tempted lo sooth luu but he continued lu show uu gler which covers him completely fur lhe tunc increased degree of irritation us lie went on by : '" u l,:w minutes this covering is removed and the degrees he lashed himself up into such an appa juggler is discovered seuled cross-legged in the rent lury ihul ihu foam nciuully stuud upon bis sir unsubstantial air at tha height uf a loot or so lips nnd being iii.tuiully i u unprepossessing j irom 1 ie ground ! he is ill the thin dress of ins countenance bo looked to the white spectators ut i country and on one of his urms evhich is extend least us like uu enraged demon aa might be l'i 1 ed horizontally in a bent form and evhich as well ( u.illv lus wrath at lhe girl rose seemingly to ten , aa the other has a wide sleeve upon it a fuld ofa uncontrollable height uud he seized bur and pul ; cloak is negligently thrown the remainder of the | her beneath the basket j ur rather he turned down j cloak hanging down to und resting on the ground the open inuulh of the basket over her person j this slight contact of the elbow with the cloak is she was thus entirely shut up tine turned outturn all thnt connects the man with the tcrrestial things of the basket closed her in above having dispo otherwise he ia lotally left in air • and how he sed of thu child in spite of lur screams uud en mantaina himself there is inexplicable to nppear lleaties the man hew ins sword which wus us unce uut llie cloak alluded to seoms to lie in bright us ihe sin luce i a minor nud be appeared aa careless coutact with another chmk or portion ol if about to wreuk borne farther evil ou ihe objeol tire '!'«' resta on tlie ground further off now u of ins ire alter some moments during which i h e elbow a spring of a very powerful kind passes lie talked to himself und to tho enclosed girl us l l*e s'e«ve of tho arm and bends down under if justifying his anger he lit actually at length lhe bu,1 >'. phicmg bun probably upon u hoop — plunge lhe swurd iloev.i into the basket und drew the other end ul the spring passes off und finds it uut dripping with blood or ut least blood red i s support under the second or furthest off cloak drops the child screamed piteously from her pri is believed that at the point where the cloak rests on son but iu vain ; for lho man plunged the weapon thia spring in ull likelihood can be loltled up in again and again into the scene of her confinement "' sl " j1 "' divisions sons to be eusily concealed as he did s the cries of tiie girl became taint by whlle '■' e l vning ia thrown over lhe juggler at the degrees uud in llie end died away altogether close o llle performance and before he gives lib the deed of death wus cuusuuiutcd ! crty to the spectateers to examine the spot which .... 11 ■■i i . , he usually does this is tho received explanation so ut leust thought most ol the horror struck ,. , ,£._...., .-,, t „■,. i i i i ii . of lhe lent but there is still some difficulty in un persuns who evitnessud ihis uctiun and evell it evus , .» r -. ■i . . . ... ,. . i . i t i i dorstiiiiiling tlie in turn ul thu weight or support or lie cue perlurmer ill ll hint he hud requeflluil ". .. . . . ," ..... „.,_, . , ' , , .. i ii ., which is pluced bcucuth the cloak llus must a guard to be paced lur it required all ihe cxer ., ', \ , ■„ , , . „. „, •„ ... b , ... c i ' , , . evidently be ol considerable power tu sustain ins lions ol llus guard to prevent the urousutl soldiery ,. i i t r ., ... t ., . i it <• i mine : and how he gets it out ol tho way is nol whu believed this to be no trick but a piece of di ... j^^^^b the lo irish men lhe grouudh one ml tu tbe juggler —^| ex-h made them upeu tu such feelings,m with the is*h sue this f_m m i s c e l l a \ e 0 u s . couple of young black nninmls whose constant howling it was lhat luui first drawn bis attention he was now cerium that to proceed further on bis journey in n direct course toward ils object could in i be accomplished without some fighting the creature which had beim pounding ibe enrlb so imig lailbre him was warning him not untl threatening him if be did continue had noev taken its post a little al his ulo thc young animals in the dost were young hilars ; and lo have gone one step further towards ihem seemed sure of bring ing down upon hnn with terrible fury the huge monster whose jaws he cnubl now hear btnacking together — anon like the percussion ol rock ugninsi r..ck ; and whoso paw as she angrily raised il and struck on lhe earth sounded like the stamp ol a { horse eager for baltlc as he discovered the clubs i mr ii fearful of nn immediate attack sprung tin v.:.it..ni carolinian ii published bvory pm p4v at two dollara par annum il paid in dvande or two dellars nd fift cents il not paid boforo the <;* , of three months no paper will be discontinued until all 1 rr i i ualeas at thodiacretion i tha esditora nd i fcjlure i notity the editors of a wi->h to diacontinue oi the i"l of fi year will bo considered us a new en dcflt 5 advertisement will bo coiuj]>icw>ijhly nml correctly 1 mt one ili'llnr per equate for tho ant insertion fit continuance * tourl and judicial advertisements will he charged 20 per cenl moro than ro prices a deduction ot v>i par cenl from rular prices will bo made to year advertisers aih rtiaements sent in for publication inual have the mmbor oi cfihes marked n them nr they will hu user led till forbid and obtrged for accordingly otters addressed to the bditora on btikuiemj niuwt be post pool ur ihey will not be attended to shape resembled the greni eruption of vesuvius as it has been described by pliny and a concussion followed lhal made the cruisers in the offing irem ble from their truck to llieir keel this sudden bluze of light i»as followed by u two-fold intensity and the guns ofthe battery became mule as if an nibilatcil numerous shells had been seen in the air and some of them descended on the rocks whero ibey were heard lo lull but much the greater pail evere extinguished in the water the mast too bad risen perpendicularly evilh ils rigging tend canvnss blazing bul the descent veiled nil in night su sudden and tremendous was the eruption and so intense the darkness which succeeded lhat it was nol possible to ascertain the precise position of lhc ketch al lhe moment in lhc glaring but heeling light no person could say thai he had no ted more than one material circumstance the fact that lhe " inlreped bud nol reached ibe point at which sho aimed the shells bad not spaued far and theso which fell on he rocks evere so many proofs of this important truth there was no oth er fact to indicate the precise spol where the ketch exploded a few cries arose from the town but the subsequent and deep silence thai followed was more eloquent lhan any clamor the whole of tripoli was like a cily of tombs if every eye had been watchful previously to tho explosion every eye now became doubly vigilant to discover ihe retreating boats men gol neur the sides ofthe vessels holding lights and placing their ears near lhe water in the hope of detecting the sounds of even mullled ours ; and often evas it fancied that the gallant adventurers were near they never reappeared hour after hour went by until hope itself begun iq fail occasionally a rocket gleamed iu he darkness nr a sullen gun evas heard from ihe frigate as signals to the boats ; but lhc eyes that should have seen tho fiirst were sightless and the last tolled on the earn of lhe dead upon the bull of the fallen tree to give himself thereby a hule apace should it be necessary in wheeling and whirling himself ubmit evilh ins urms lo better advantage l-'rnui this position i tried in vain to discover lhe shape of her body through the leaves which only gave inin a lucre glimpse of her form lo en able him to direct a sure and deadly fire heing evell uevure of his imminent dunger should he fire and only inllicl a wound he did not think propel tu run any risk by mere guess wurk ; nor wns be willing to retreat without making sure of both old and young us his oevn game he nexl tried to get little nearer but as he cautiously advanced she gnve way keeping at the same distance hid in the thicket and allowing him to go in uuy direction peaceably except towards the cubs finding his endeavours inellectu.il be relumed and again mounted the log nt the place lie hud first occupied and from which he bad n fair prospect of the cubs then adding un additional bull lo the charge in his rifle look oil his frock coat buttoned it up nicely before smiled it full uf leaves and twigs which lie could handily reach on either side without leaving his place fixed un the end of thc budget his hat uud throw it towards the young blears this strat agem had the ilesired eflact no sooner had it limited on the nest than lhe old bear plunged for ward evilh the utmost fury sweeping every thing in her way and leaped upon her deceptive prey this rmiineuvre brought her body in plain vicev of her cnoiny evho while her attention was thus em ployed poured the contents of his riflo through her henit and she fell dead summer goods have just received from new york and pluliidel plna un oxtensiv'c assortment of springs a shankle s1>ri & summer goods dry goods llurdevaru tinware grock ery groceries drugs and me dicinea l)yu-siulis paints ami oil hunts nn.l shoes saddlery ac tvc nil iii in short their slock com rises almo-u every article needed by hie farmer mechanic or the fashionables of the town or country x ll they will sell low lor cash or to punctual dealers on lime ; or m exchange for country produce concord may vmth i-*.iu tl tailoring business 0 it pf.i33 respectfully takes tins method to inform bis friends and customers in concord ami its vicinity that do still continues to curry on tho above branch ot uumiic&s at hia old stand in concord south of the store ol messra j k & c phi tor where he will bo found al ail tunes ready to a german wife the most extraordinary suicide in thc world's record it is said bus lately occurred at jena — it seems lhal s doctor ii — 8 whose name is sup pressed from delicacy wns taken ill with a singu lar species of hypochondriacisrri which plunged him into incurable low spirits and bellied all the efforts of tho doctors ills wife a lovely and ac complished young lady of high connexions at leip sic being informed that nothing but a real and lusting grief would cure his inriiri.lv hy turning his thoughts into another channel resolved to ofler herself a sacrifice lo her husband health sho accordingly one evening when the protessor was absent stabbed hersell with a dagger to the heart on forcing an entrance thoy found her dead the unfortunate husband arrived at this moment the folloeving letter written with a firm hand upon a sheet of common paper lay upon the table " more happy than thou tins been thou canst not be my most beloved ; happiest thou may est be come wiih real misfortune there is often a won derful blessing in misfortune ; you will surely find it so wo sutlere.1 together one sorrow : thou knowest how i suffered in silence no reproach ev er came from you much hast thou loved me it will be better for thee why ? i feel bul have not words to express what i feel we shall meet hereafter free and unfettered but thou will livo out thy time upon earth fulfil then thy des tiny and set with energy salute all whom i lov ed and who fovea me in return till in all eternity we meet jilt ml.ll.f „,* |\, , |||( . iny w.irk in his line his long experience in the busi nestf the pains he ih now takiug to receive the tarliett fuhioiu troin philadelphia mid new york enables him t't nay that the work tlone nl bis shop shall bent llie ily lhc resistance of several gentlemen and n team all three were brought lo the springs last evening to tho great evonder anil curiosity of lhc numerous gentlemen nnd indies now residing here the iil.l bear is ono of the largest evei uikeu in this country ; and it was supposed by good judges thnt hud she been in fine nreler she would have weighed seven hundred pounds the cubs are still alive and will bo kept for the amusement of those who may visii the springs during the soasun very respectfully yours a ii g fletcher am beat workmanship n b he will also teach ns a_.'ent ihe mueli np puied mr-leiu of t oliver ol philadelphia to any ono uliow wiits inslructi.in in his system of cutting concurd no 29 1688 t\vc wcayuvg springe r — mm mm — — s_^_\liva rm m — - — g — j nj m mm jeu ijav nj -^- •--'- j - ' july ho 1839 the slumber of death informs his friends aud the public that he ia now enlariiine his ksiablisuieut ■t the iii ai.imt s p rings in davidson county and making vsnuus improvements ii.r the belter scconimodsiion ut ull who rimy cull on luui lie lias nine opened ins house und is ready tn re ceive all those whu may favor him with llieir custom and be assures ihem ihul no puins will be spared to ren der their stay easy and comfortable he evill have mute rooms tlmn during ihe lusl summer ibey will be btiler lilted up und ins table shall be abundantly sup plnxl with the best the county ullur.ls the healing springs of davidson are known to bi as li.ro calvbuatk water as ever lloeved out of lhe earlh tbey have long been celebrated for lhe healing ami invigorating effects of the wuler ilundredsol in valids who have visited them cun bear testimony lu llieir health-restoring qualities these springs are situate li.ur miles kast of the vadkui itiver in the midst of lne mountains where the air is cool pure and refreshing they are distant from salisbury about ih miles and from lexington about 16 miles :— good roads leading from euch place iv subscriber flatlerb liuiisell that iliusu who may honor him with their company when tbey leave shall have no cause to budtssulisliud either wuh ibe waters peaceful and fair is the untiling repose thai the breast-cradled slumber of infancy knows souad is the rest of the weary and worn v hose feet have been galled with tho dust and the thorn from the maysville eagle a hunting story mr editor l yesterday morning mr joshua hurler ol wisconsin territory who for a few weeks prist hus been taking lho benefit of a resi dence ut lhe wluto sulphur springs in lewis county ky for the improvement of his health made an excursion into llie hilly regions lying cast of these springs to amuse himself in ins favorite sport of hunting during his rumble he chanced while meandering through a deep rich valley to arrive at a small almost im|ienctrab!e cane*breake which grows on a ibrtilo spot deep embosomed be tween two towering ridges — mr ii made his way for some lime along the border of the thicket not intending to penetrate farther than its suburbs when ins ear caught an unusual sound evhich came from its interior at first ho paid no particular attention to tho strnngo noise supposing il proceed ed from a nest of young birds of some sort or oth er bul passed along cautiously glancing lus eyn on every side in search of game as bo proceed ed the muse became louder and more distinct — yet from all his acquaintance wuh fowls and beasts of the forest lus keen sagacity in this in stance was not able to recognize the present au thor — curiosity at length became interested and mr ii concluded lo truce il up and learn the un known object accordingly ho entered the cane slowly uud with difficulty found his way through the limited cloud whose lluck clustered foliage over bis bend excluded every ruy of lhe sun and prevented bim from seeing more than icn or twelve leet in cither direction after penetrating a few rods he was startled by two or three sudden blows like lhe sound of a heavy club beat upon the ground just before him he hailed — and through ihe intricacies of lhc leaves surveyed every thing within lho little spuco his eye was partially able to command bul saev no living creature and again proceeded a minute and the beating was re newed he passed again — gazed everywhere — but still nothing appeared in sigh in this man ner he continue to miiko his way somo distance farther when he stopped ihe beating ceased 1 wlun he advanced it began and louder at every step he made if he walked backward or side i ways all was quiet bul lo go forward put the un known spirit in motion mr ii not being one of those porsons who be lieve in wizznrds witches or ghosts or of being frighlened by any thing he might chance 4o hear or see in the woods determined now to push for ward nnd know what or who it wns that attempted thus to dispute his way he inspected the priming and flint of his rifle took from hia pocket a knife o|iened it for ready use and once commenced his march the thickness of lhe cane prevented him from carrying his gun in any other inodeihan thai of a presented position close to his body ; or of po king its muzzle forward between the stalls to make way fur himself lo pass which would have render ed it quite a useless weapon had nn enemy ap proached him suddenly from any direction lhan in front a few steps however revealed the whole i mystery ; for on reaching lhe but ofa largo fallen tree his eyes glancing along lhe pathway occa sioned through lho ihickut by its prostrated trunk discovered towards ils lop a copious pile of leaves nnd line brush iu the middle of which walloeved i sevoet is the sleep on the eye-lids of youth when they dream of the world as all pleasure and truth vet child pilgrim youth shall awaken again to the journeys ul toil and the trials of pain thy " charlotte " do not betray weakness — be firm strung and resolute when the man seemed to have carried his rage to the last extremity warned pei imps by lhe looks uf the soldiery that il would be as well lo close tho exhibition without delay he rnised his bloody sevord lor u moment bclore llie eyes of the assemb lage and then struck tho basket smartly with it the basket tumbled over to a side and on the spot evhich it had covered in place of ihe expected corpse ol the girl whose last groans had just been heard there wus seen — nothing i nothing but the hut sand of lhe court yard ! no vestigo of dress or any other thing to indicate that lhe girl hud ever been ihere the amazement of the spectators was unbounded uml il wus if possible rendered inure intense when after the lapse of u luev seconds the indenlical girl ruino hounding from lhe side of the court-yard from the specta ii.rs feel it seamed — and clasped ihe juggler round the knees eeitli every sign of affection and eeitli out i lie slightest marks of having undergone any injury whatever as evo huvo said the astonish ment nf the assembly wus immeasurable nnd u uiiglil readily evell be so seeing that the feat was performed in the centre of u court every point of circumference of which wns crowded with specta tors whose eyes were never oil of lho performers for one instant as the notion of a subterranean pass igo the nalure of the ground put that out of ibe question und besides that nothing of that kind existed was made plain lo nil who choso to satisfy themselves nn thut subject by looking at the scene nf the performance when llioy had clo sed every one evus sure ihul llio girl bad been pul below lhe basket and lhal she did dot get out ol ii m ihe natural way bul she did get out i and how ! li is impossible to say though there c.-.n l*e no doubt lh.it it wirs reecjiiiplishad by some snd 1 1 mm liie i em rut oh ! there's a fust and a visionless sleep the calm and thc slirlcss the lung and thc deep ; ' ti the elecp lhat is soundest and sweetest of all when our couch is tbe bier and the night-robe our pall no voice of the foe or the friend shall impart thc proud hush to the check or warm liirub to the heart ; | the lips ol the dearest may seek ibr the breath but their kiss cannot rouse the cold stillness of death tin a long tis a last tis a beautiful rest when all s now lias passed from the brow and the breast ; and the lone spirit truly snd wisely may crave the sleep that is dreamless — the sleep of tho grave ! marvellous to say the doctor has recovered en tirely since the tragic and awful sacrifice has been made for his happiness the physicians declare wilh truly german norlchalnnce that nn " medi cine could have evorked with half so much poten cy either on mind or body there is something painfully interesting in the magnanimous error of a noble nature notwithstanding the abundant love and heroic self-devotion which it exhibits ihere is in such conduct something so unnatural — such nn utter want of all religious feeling — that wo cannot repel a sensation of horror at the mystic enthusi asm which could causer such a deed r with himself his charges shall in ull cases be moderate william harris july l'j 1889 tf the fate of the intrepid fatalitm of russians — the fatalism of the russian peasant is so extraordinary that they will sleep in the most dangerous situations stretched on the ridge of some roof they are repairing on the edge ofthe narrowest parapet or on the very nar row edge ofa loaded barge near the strongest part of t'.e stream they use a kind of ladder sixty feet high composed of a single tree wilh stops about fifteen inches nailed across it affording scarcely any hold for hands or feet on the very top of this machine a man may be seen brushing and whitewashing away as thoughtless as though upon tlie pavement while somo companion below shifts the ladder every minute to bring his comrade into a new position sometimes a man falls and is dashed to pieces ; the mangled body is carried lo the hospital and the survivor calmly raising the ladder mounts to lho vacant post humming his interrupted song before the blood has dried upon ihe stones tell him of his danger in thus exposing himself mmonstralo wilh him on his rashness and he will not understand you ho doec not know what fear is ; his fatalism makes him careless of lifo wi have always esteemed tbe " healing spring • it llavidsuii lo be very tine calybeute water ihey luve been celebrated lm inuuy years ii.r llieir strength ening and invigorating i|imlitie these springs are located io the midst oi a range of considerable mouu te.n iv here llie air is pure nnupleasunnt vve are glad ilu see rim mr horns is tilling up the establishment ll'.n rii.r airoiiiiiniaialiuii uf visilura and eve hope lie w the following passages from cooper's history of lhe american navy comprise one of the finest pieces of descriptive writing in our language — the american officers oil the harbor of tripoli aro anxious to destroy lhe eflect of the dey a little vessel is prepared as a floating mine to be sent in the gloom of night and blown up close to ihe enemy's fleet thirteen intrepid men volun teer to guide her in she sails the night was darker than usual and lhe last that may lie said to have been seen of ihe " intre pid was the shadowy forms of her canvass as she sloered slowly bul steady into the obscurity where the eyes of the many anxious spectators fan cied they could still trace her dim outline mosl pri.liul.lv after it had totally disappeared this sinking into the gloom of nighl was ni bad image of the impenetrable mystery that has veiled the subsequent proceedings of iho gallant parly on board her when iho " intrepid was last seen by the naked eye she was not a musket shot from the mole lauding directly for the harbor ono ollicer on hoard tho nearest vessel the " nautilus is said however lo havo never inst sight of her with s nighl gluss but even he could distinguish no more than hor dim proportions there is a vsguo rumor that she touched on the rocks but it does not appear to rest on sufficient authority to be entitled lo absolute credit t.f ihe last moment she appears to have been advancing aihiiii his inne the butteries be gan to fire their shot is tenul to havo been di • reeled towards every point where an enemy might be expected and it is not improbable that some were aimed against the kelcli the period be tween the lime when llio " intrepid was last seen and that when most of those who watched without the rocks learned her fale was not very long — this evas an interval of intense almost nf breath less expectation and it was interrupted only by the flashes and roar of the enemy's gun various re ports exist of what those who gazed into llie gloom beheld or fancied iju.y beheld but one melancholy fn*t alone would seem to be beyond contradiction a fierce and sudden light illuminated he panora ma a torflni of fu srrcaincd upward thaqn receive the enuiiiragcuicul which lhe enters anil lui si'.eiiiiuns so well deserve i lis fisher j.\o i henderson us u dodge r macnamaua 11 w long junius sneed sam'l uarorave april l'i l-ejlli town vvopcvi's tov sa\c 1 will oiler inr sale on tuesday ot uur next supc * rn.r court ll.e following real estate i na 1 due house and lul iu ihe greal north-weal s.|iiure of salisbury known as lhe tavern house 2 tli house adjoining kept us a grocery i a new dwelling-house with all necessary nut houses adjoining the same " 4 a bouse and lot on main street opposite win howord's with back jot res of land adjoining tbo town of salisbury der s iii slat uf cultivation all tli above will be sold on good terms privately 1 a dot disposed of ooner hey will be sold no the luy isevs mentioned jdi1n joniis bslisbury n (.'., august 2 1889 ts xkw ibwblivy 4x7 people will probably think the tie rtrick a more wonderful one lhan any ol those a juggler in performing tbia chooses either n small epot of earth of ihe extent of two or three feet square and in the open uir or he lakes a large flower pol nnd fills it wilh mould for his purpose either of the ways will do laving this small plot of carlh before him nn.l his spectators ranged around at lho distance of iwo or threo feet the juggler shows to the company a mango stone or the stone found in the centre ol the e stern fruit known bv that name which varies in size and form fromlhatofuuupplo upward thisslonethejugglcr then plants in iho earth nt the depth ol several in dins and covers it up not many minutes elnpse until the spectators behold a small green shoot arise from the spot it increases visibly in height and si everv moment until it attains the o.litudo of s foot or so lt then begins la send oil bran ches leaves begin to appear l»*ai..i the natural hue of vegetation buds next present themselves lho whole ulfiir meanwhile nsiunnng the aspect in every particular of a miniature treo senile lour feel high tbe buds are followed by blossoms and finally the green fruit of the mango mods the de careful — it is said that helvotius ono day in passing a stable door saw a hostler standing at the hoels of the horse while he arranged tho crouper young man said helvetius why do you stand so near lhc horse and behind him ho may kick you " because said the boy " i can do tho work much sooner in llus position lhat i can when i aland at the horse's flanks ttjohn c palmer has another i new supply of iruld and silver lever watchers plain english und french da gold fob chains and keys llreasi pins finger rings silver duller kineos pencils patent and plain tooth picks fob chains spectacles and thimbles steel and i idl fob chums and keys al a very line and large assortment ol raxors poekst sad pen-knives be different manufacturers with tks articles usually kepi by jewelers sll nf which will b uul.l very low ii.r ru.wi or only six inoiilhs credit sl ter which lime interest will bo chanted wurk 1 n .. ii,iiiir„iiv a „| punctually i iv ". 1b99 f " perhaps so but if lho horse should kick you once and you should even escape death the time lost in curing your wound would he double ell that you could save in the longest life by standing ss you now do to croupor a horse rather than lo oc cupy a place of safety « little on one aide his heols whether tho hostler obeyed or not we cannot tell bul we havo often thought of the snecdote when we have seen people allcmpliug to save a half minute of lime and risking iheir life by jumping from a steamboat before she was fastened to the wharf nr from a railroad car before it was
Object Description
Title | Western Carolinian |
Masthead | Western Carolinian |
Date | 1839-09-06 |
Month | 09 |
Day | 06 |
Year | 1839 |
Volume | 20 |
Issue | No.12-Whole No.1002 |
Technical Metadata | Image was scanned by OCLC at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from microfilm at 400 dpi. The original file size was |
Creator | B. Austin and C. F. Fisher |
Date Digital | 2009-04-13 |
Publisher | B. Austin and C. F. Fisher |
Place |
United States North Carolina Rowan County Salisbury |
Type | Text |
Source | Microfilm |
Digital Format | JP2 |
Project Subject | State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive |
Description | The September 6, 1839 issue of the Western Carolinian a weekly newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina |
Rights | The SA of NC considers this item in the public domain by U.S. law but responsibility for permissions rests with researchers. |
Language | eng |
OCLC number | 601579408 |
Description
Title | Western Carolinian |
Masthead | Western Carolinian |
Date | 1839-09-06 |
Month | 09 |
Day | 06 |
Year | 1839 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
Technical Metadata | Image was scanned by OCLC at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from microfilm at 400 dpi. The original file size was 2105571 Bytes |
FileName | sawc05_18390906-img00001.jp2 |
Date Digital | 4/13/2009 11:27:26 AM |
Publisher | Krider & Bingham |
Place |
United States North Carolina Rowan County Salisbury |
Type | Text |
Source | Microfilm |
Digital Format | JP2 |
Project Subject | State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive |
Description | An archive of The Western Carolinian a historic newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina |
Rights | The SA of NC considers this item in the public domain by U.S. law but responsibility for permissions rests with researchers. |
Language | eng |
FullText |
the western carolinian thi powbri not dble04tcd to tin i'nitkd states by tin constitution nor hy it to the states abe besehved to the sl re3 respectively ok to tin people — anieiidincnls to the constitution article x i austin & c f fisher i r |