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The Field and Fireside from Raleigh, North Carolina • Page 7

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Raleigh, North Carolina
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t- i i 1 1 THE SOUTHERN FIELD -AND. WmM FIELD AM FIBES1DE A 1 i SOUTIIER.V FIELD kit FIRESIDE proclamations monopolise vast spaces in all papers. And vet this branch of the literature of imposture dates no. further back than the latter half of the 17 th century. To one Mrs.

Claudia Faber belongs the "questionable honor of orb ginating it She advertised an article. Called Anneni Potabite doubtless some exhHera tirrg" cordial in the -London Gazette of 1G82, and the. Court ties of the -Merry Mouarch'd" reign patronised tn philtre. The price wa3 five shillings per bottle. Constdfrmfr tlmf.

tVio srf rC ri(itrsra per puffing was then in its infancy, one finds' somci pre tty.s mart samples' of it in the journals oi JainesHhe Seconds reign, ifpr gazette of thht. eeive one more letter before she died She-knew Johp could not go home, and thereforset her heart on getting the letters which were more than due but death was unrelenting, and not spare her to see the one that. be fore bhe was the two whrcli were but a jlay or two later This was bitter drop added to cup N0f griei: and he ank into a silentgloomy melancholy, more pitiful than open sor row which finds reHef in words and tears: lie would sit tor hours holding his wife's pictuse'andthe little footprint of his lost babe, hardly 'knowing anything which passed around hmi. 4 great in which we were engaged a few weeks afterwards, roused him, and in dee us of desperate ralor he sought death, but in vain. Since then he has' regained gome of his cheerfulness.gut his light-hearted gayetv- has 'deTi'arted from London is a who Scuthem Fiejd and Hreside.

has had such success as there The Entire Edftoml and Cbntribatorialf ure almost forty ministersahd Fschool- -Corps' -of BOl'H JOUKN AltSirstamed masters thf.t were his spholars," Not mHE PROPRIETORS OP Te(e "Mer-very good grammar this but in other X. cury' having purchased tlo South- forever. His greatest treasures are his fife's picture and; ttie "little- footprint Uofhia, unseen 5- i merits One sometimes sees that men' learnediin Law and Divinity will vouch iop.fiie iexCeftencc-of some shoI, -ther or their! ''having been educated that 3Jv the wav, the schoolmaster wlio had such success with boys in seventeenth century had a helpmate who deserves reution. His sbys the peany-a-iiner, 14 teaches girls lace making, plain work, rhiste, sauces, and cookery to the raising desrree of exactheES." Alas why are there not schoolmistresses; to teach youngl ladies Such useful arts' i-n the year 1864 A Ch fiat ntui'j a-J. 'jo7c Jv.t Out, Tlie Captaia's Bride THRILLING TA LE OF THE WAR ny 3t bY.

Nearly bound in-paper, price $1.50. iUpba rjaceipt of the i rice it will be. mailed to any part of the Confederacy postage 5jrer.aii. I'A liberal discount A- the Edition thrTratJe ATilli.anr coxEsbiJitia -vti-n rrs tnr fore altainediQTne liistory oT storv ot GRAND LLTERAHY COMBINATION! -r-, A Vast Concentration of surpassing aov combination ever before at tained in the history of PERIODICAL ITER ATT UKE of Kurope or America 'Tha Southern Field and AUGUSTA, GA, AND I ijj "Jhe Illastrated Mercify OF "EAJiEIGH, Combi'ned- ni coty.inued undtr the. old popular title of i Ttl 17 il (impossible (o make.

arraEgements which a regular supply. 'of -upon account of tne irregularity and n-' certai-hty-'of -transportation, for the Field: ax: FinuftrnE" at Augusta, same having, to. be. supplied' from the mills at Italeiz'h, N. 0..

have rein6ved the Fiel'd' and to Ralrih and Combined these two sterling Literary Tne jMexcckt ia therefore merged into the Southern Field and Fikstdb and i will be so published until the state of i coirntrywill justify a divergetirit, when both papers will be" resumed 'anj continu-; i ed as heretofore. Subscriber both journaks will receive the paper tp the full i time Of subscription without del)ay or fur. I THE ENTIRE EDITORIAL led COX- i rrntni'Ti i t- i .1 1 s. 1 1 ivi dl. loriiA-ii- vwuri ot oqtii paper pers are retained -ugon the emerging journal.

It is -announced without fear ot cou- i traduction that the extensive and Splendid' Array of Combined Talent now employed in vwriting for tijie Field ajio FiisssiDSsurpaspes in genuine ability, celebrity ana numerical) strength jtferioaical Literature of Europe or America. It is a large e'ght page Weekly Journal, teeming with original Romances, jpk etches', Tale, roetry Essjays, CHticisras i tt i i i cl i g. Tr a si at i j. ne fro rri the reach, German ami other languages Agricultural, 2Iechauicaf and Scientific articles, "etc. The Proprietors confidently aert that the Fi ei.o akd FiutstDE shali a once -far excel in reai' merit every of the kind- before attained or attempted, in the n'rttd States or the JSouh.

The arrangemects now effected fully ji3fy the fl.4sertion. TERMS: One subscriber one year. Out subscriber sis itiontria, Five subscribers six months. i i 12 00 50.00 A i-iresB SiUTII CO. I Raleigh c.

CARD NOTICE. rri HE RE IS NOW REDY 'Hp BE IS- i SUED from this Deoarttnent to the ditVerent Counties in tna ia lot ot i COTTON AND WOOL CARDS. This lot of Cards will be sent to the i Agent, with Baclc3 reaiik for tackihs the Cards on, and be sold at 22,50 pt-r pair to the citifens generally instance isuiorie than pre to be "pold to a ffimily. These Cards'ara not intended 1 -r fhe iiies of soldiers. TiieD.epartmert ihav ing a 'oz ready jlbr use, which will, be.ser.t out and to the families of soldiers as fast 1 as they can be made, at a-mivclj less price.

Agents are requested to mate arrangements land call for them. H. A. DOWIr A. Q.

M. R.d-e:gh, Oct. 20, .1804. 8 TO POST MASTERS. I THE PROPRIETORS OF THE FIELD AND FIRESIDE reepectfuUy request all.

Post Master to act as Agenta in receiving and transmitting monies tor thiajournah I Wu. B. SMITH Co. 2 1 THE GREAT LITERARY WEEKLY THE GREAT LITEilA RY EEKLY OF THE SOLTTff! OF TILE SOUTH A SUPERB FAMILY JOTRITAL A SUPERB FAMILY JOUBJi AL ELEGANTLY PRINTED ELEGANTLY PRINTED j. EVKRY SATURDAY.

EVfRY SATURDAY, HAS A LARGER (HAS A LARGER AND Mori: talented JtRE TALENTED Corps of Contributors Corps of Contributors i -THAN WAS BEFORE EXC AGED; THAti WAS EVER5 EXGACliD IN ACTUALLY FOR IN ACTUALLY WRITING FOR AXY AMERICAN PABER AXr AMERICAN PAPER BRILLIAr, CHARMING BRILLIANT, CHARMING AND II LX. I AND THRILLING WITH' ROMANCES, WITH ROMANCES, TA LKS A ES OF REAL REAL I F. I POSTK II IS OR II 1ST OR Y' BIOGR A PII BIOGRAPHY, 6 ESSAYS, CRITICISMS, WITTICISMS, MISCELLANY, AVITTICLSMS, MISCELLANY, INCIDENTS AND ANECDOTES, INCIDENTS AND OF THE WAR AND ITS HEROES, OF THE WAR AND TTST INCLUDING TRANSLATIONS INCLUDING TRANSLATIONS From the German, Freticit From ths German, French AND OTHER LANGUAGES, AND OTHER LANGUAGES, A HOME JOURNAL FOR A HOME JOURNAL FOR THE HOUSEHOLD THE IIOJSEHjLI! AN ORNAMENT' AN ORNAMENT the Parlors For the' Par lor: A SOLDIER'S PAPER FOR Tlf CAMP A 4 TRAVELLER'S TRAVELLERS 5- COMPANION. '( PLEASANT READING--PLEASANT READING For A I II A A It I AS Polite Southern Literature Polity Southern Literature suu.scRi?Trns One year. $20.00.

Six m'onthe, -v 12.00 Clubs of five, six months, Address. WM. SMITH RALEIGH, N. C. EDITORS iasertiag thirty aiore of ihU 4ertUeefit two or more times ca Itara aa extoopr of the Xmxti aent to ay address- Ux months.

Ktii-tara who htre our preapeotus a6iog will oooter favor by ia-aertjsg a pwtioa. at tkU Adrsrtijezwac ia its stead. FATE OF TH ft AUTHOR QF OD The tollowing extract is from a work by Charles Read's, entitled tn'e Eighth Comnitindnient Henry Carey was irjaiWf -Ho wrote for theatre with iinmtitfi- are arid lasting success. Next he han dled suiire and Pope "topic his verses'! for Swift's, and, Swift for. 'Pope's.

Last- I ly ho settled down to lyrical art and a rare combination of two rare talents, lie invented the 'Iiadiortul melodies and the immortal words to them. He wrote the wprcs ard melodr of the National Autheni; for this he de served a pension and a niche ia. Ably. In a loose age, he wrote chastely. He never failed to nubiie-' He wa ti'.

llis age vet'imnior-uil. No artist can do more. Bat there were no copyrights in songs, Jfaric tiW cnif (jiienues of gp in the law. While Jlie theiitre and tue scree c-rang i his lines au'd while tiddlers, fiddled'. and.

were paid, and tae soig- stevs san'j: them andvere ricriv nai-i. th, "that -set 11 tm empty Mpe a nowjug. a miuion'sars a-s-tenod' with ra-tt-ure-, ws zo 'the. )' All the corn hut the sower. vhv was-, an autiror.

air nvonior And so in the midst that curicnea otr.ers anu let hi-ui hare the midit of th'a-poor, un- sel'Msh attempt, to a distressed- performers, nature sua- uei eiiiv ir'-'-e the l-pll o'4 wrongs aa tne i a i him cold, with skin a a half. ren i irf packet-. Think cf this when next you iww 1 1 wi aav-o i VAi 0 ebv? dy 1 as 'been aulin the book tiles the press in the British Museum- and. elsewhere, claims to have discovered that the ear- Host advertisement pubiisbea i i the. English tha otieii of a re- ward tor.

the mr in ithe Moderate, a Lon don newspaper, March 27. it4i), about two moQtus" aftev execatiou of From that prii.jary rrara- aph what a multitudinous progony sprung. The mu'-ttplicatrqu of the huuj-aii'. -pedes ha scarcely fceu so ra pid asj that advertisements during the last two hundred years. From half a dozen to twenty liives sufheedin Cromwell and" Charles the -Second's time to r'tell th advertiser's story now col- uni2j, pages, are necessary to make an impression, or to speak more properly, a sensation.

Quack medicine 'k it 4 I i 1 i i- PRESS: A I 3V OR, I MAID OF. III J-DWA KI) EDGEVILLE Si. 30 TiieiBssertQr'srDaugliter, 1- ii. 1 r-r. 1 if 11 War in it '7 i '-t fi I -v V.

'7 I oa, THE BRIDAL OF THE -FOUNLLIXG. EDWAltD' EDGEVILLE. -4 Frice. 1 i- 1-50 Upon ail our publications we allow a liheral dikcoiint to the TraJa. Upon account of the insufficient suppjy of paper leach edition of theee beautiful i Novelettes will be limited, therefore- the Trade had better torwarcl their -orders at once, VVM.

SMITH Publishers, i RALEiClH. N. C. with this; note, will receive. a copy of each book.

10:000 PIKCKS NEW MUSICS Just received, which will be sent to any addrcWs on reception of our Catalogue prices. We hav3 now become the sole Agents in for'Oeov Dunn of' Richnjrnd, who are he largest and rir.est Music Pubiiih i he South All -orders'to them from this State will he filled at our store. One half oif tothe Anply tor Catalogue? oi Music, Raleigh N. Sept. 17, 1864.

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Pages Available:
630
Years Available:
1864-1867