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' t i -TH POWERS NOT DELEO V ' I TO THC UXIIM) ITATrt BT TI1R COMTITl TIOJ, KQR riOlUUKD BV IT TO THB 8CATES, RI 1E5E8VED TO Till STATES lEimTlVELV, OR TO Till rwrLsW JaVPJV M He CvNtfirWv A&h - B. AUSTIN & a F. FISHER Ell,), . ' . - ..'. : . : SALIS1 C lL.XII, OF VOL. XIX. VLISBURY, N. O, AUGUST CO, 1833. EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. . " ' -TERMS OF CAROLINIAN. .1 " The-Westora ?irolinian i puliJishod every Fbi . m rv.n... M iniiiim. if Mid in advance, or ., J RALri. if ,. mill knfr.ro tliM. DiiUn f thr8 montbsv " :V ; ' l No naporwill be discontinued until all arrearages JUilure to notify the Editors of a wish to discontinue, t the end ot a year, will be cowulered as a new e Advertisements win pa conspicuously pno wrnwu? hserted, t one dollar par square lor the first insertion. Idvertiserocntif will be charged 85 per ccnl more, than L ,bove PficeiC A 'deduction of 83i per cent front 1 mwiiA hir eSCO COnilUUance, Aour, biiu rfuuii."" xhe reeultr jrice will be wade to yearly advenwer. Letters addressed to Uio Editor, moat in. all cases be TtIR MlNEHAfi KINGDOM. , :: AlUhe suBStances. jn jno uiuwpi niuguvoi uiujr .be divided into four ctasso, each buying it dmtin- wishing charsciensuc j Aonrn, wa inciuuea the earths. i-Thi name U given to such .bodies as in not dissolved by W ater,- (ire, nor oil, whip h are malleable, and hewr thef ictioo of fir' without hams anr of tbir lubstancib -; This class, beside m ptrTrthf iPoWaW 4r .-aiwtwhick are iornposed of them.'. 11 WoiWJicre are iwo unos, precious and common ( the tattf r are We most air tnetowv and present ur with irJaes.'difIering 111 fcur8,eoloar, size, and hardness, according to their eomponeot parts,;Ther is nlao considerable di .ewity among prccioua itouf!. .!Sura.e arc perfect jy 4ranparil, and these apfiear to, be the most simplo ; others aro more or less opaque, According to their particular composition." ; , ; - &Its form the second class io the mineral king. iom." .They are divided Into ecidsy vwblcb are sharp and suurj and intoaiKanev, inicn impan 10 lbs tongue a bitter, burning, sod lixivial seosaliont t!tes nave the 'property of changing -vegetable blues into green, whifst thu acids convert Wue bro red. : A certain.combinaiofl and mixlftre of,these two differem sails, fornr what, ari'calkd neutral aalts. Among these is rliuied common or kitchen salt, which U ettractedfrQin the earth, of prepared , from sea-water bversporelion.' ; AuJhesri sails are ene of the principal eauset or egetanoa- i ney also erobably serve1 to. unite and strengthen .the , parts of plants, as well as of othur compound bo- diet; tney. prouuca iroi)o'iw " ww,vi .which are so various, j, ." v- f . - The third class of Jhe mineral kingdorn compre brads those mflamroabte bodies, which are generaU It called hitumenK These, bum In'jhe. Hre,' and then they are pore dissolve in oil, but never ja wv ur. They difler from other mineraK by contain. iti "more of inflammable fmrt tejy which renrfera KJin in' which it is luund in sufllcient qiiMitiiy e'ombustiUe ) nod therois more or lessor ii in -11 bodies., ; - ; Vi'! -'. Tue fourth, ciase contains the metals. - These are tbs heaviest of ell bodies they become fluid if etposrd to the action of e strong host, and resume -their solidity wbe cooled -They ere resplendent and naUeable. : 8em of Ibem when Inelted w 6(e st perifoee no diminution of waighti not anj se Bi We alteration I and these are called the porfoet nie tils ef which there ere three spetie gold, silver. andplstina. Thetmporfott metals are. destroyed mors or less readily by the actio of the- fire, and ' art converted into oidths of these, lead, hat the pmoertf of being 'cnoyertef Into g la, and "of viinlvuig annHncr metais; -CTceptwa woe silver. Tbs impertbet metals are five in number, ir mer tury or quicksilver lead, Copper,1 Hon, and Min. IMr are beetdes other metal cistinguisned Irom lift ia being neither ductile ror malleable ( three ars called seipumetaK and are seven in number, ptaltinum, bismuth, nickel, arsenic, anUroooy, sine, cobalt. --.u :.-S i " fixf fftrjf. Auobfetnaa retdefUt Cat4 In Italy vu about te celebrate his sarrige klA , AH lb elcinetits were ptopitiouseioepf the ocean, !ws m seen so poiSTerooa as ! neny nm efesiary annendaire of fish. . On the very morn. fog of the fcart, hnwever, poor ruhennan made aa sjmearance. witn a turuH so large, inai h amnrd to have bees exited f r the occiin. Jy -fmaded the m( Wand the fi'4irmi wss uhwred ilh bi pnae into the eNlxnn, where the noUpmsn, a tbl prtsenre f his "f WtoTs; requeated bint t N hal price be tlioujf frorr pa the fish, and it should be instantly paid ' him. J One hundred Jul, said the fiabermao, on my bare bnck; is the r?f my fUh, dud will not bate no strand of wmpord oo the bargain. !i w noWeman and s I were not a title aMonwlHtd, bts or chapman m rmlute. and n monstrance was1 la sJe.-"At h ths sxUman iiclainwd, 'Well," "well, he fcllow bj humoorisf.and the tth ww rmwt bv, pi Wy on lirhtly, snd let the pnee be pid m our pMror. iftri fifly ahe had beea administered. f "m, imM, M-laimed the Dherman, 1 bare a part' tt n this lHtimra. at4 it ( flu in? that be shmtU ""i his alia ro. " VHiM.ar thcretwosucb mavl- pp u the world I etcluimod lit mddernan $ name f', and be shall be' scut Iftstantlr. Yen nerd g Ur Lc him. paid th fiaherntao. Too will fiod at your gate, in the shape of your Own porter. ' "old IM W me in unia I nrnrtsiard thai be fxild bar the half of whaH'v! I received for my ' tl no'1!rna', h"n him up Hantly, trewk hi aliHiUtSl moiely w the tricVt Viatic.' . This ceremony being rx 't, he diKharjcd- the Wter, and amply r Hrdsd iK .i. ,7- . K-J.S : .. NrLcle was aked how he' bed corrtrivsd to . Pc,muute a mine of knoa We so rich, yet so ft 7"e d deep, tle'repl.e.i, that be attributed L i knew Io the not having teen ashsnwl , kk fiir infiwrnat ion and to I he rule be had laid cw,rfr,,,ll with all oVsrriptions of Barn a .lm topics chii fir that Srn:c4 their own pecu '. . : A. TAlX A VUITUrC I v; ;v ' ' , ' A mingled yarn." SnAKSsm!. ' Confound i, George f said I to a youeger brotlier o' Tome. " do loava pff ihai eternal allusiuo of yonre, W heo JI was -up the Mediterranean it reminds we of an old purset I one bad the misfurtune ot beiag cwn flemned to meet every day lor some weka, who mad tt a pomt to prelud hia tiresome relation with.' When I -waa, ta he Arche of i'cligo, Do, my dear Jellow, favour nie now and then with some adventure uncon nected with the everlasting Mediterranean," .; ' T Cotiwdering th pell t had of it, think Vis very natural ( aliould talk about places snd people I saw whilst !. nptbefo v ;.' ; y , Ther.iQtt & p,'e(, up t ; WelU.1 find ntVof no use; so 14 prevent my btung bored to death, I hH leave you yourself, and Uy to IbrpeVthal such net exitfta,by ascerUining how teigh Wood and Si. Vin. cent Rocks look 'neath the, moonlight . . , Saying this I drew on my glwes, took m bat aiid fiica, ami wf jioom w go ionn m searcn or toe pic- turcuc prfiliu-riiig the fingljah scsnos, of whose Wao- prosings may disenchaat the must attractive theme. A lady bard, of course, may reiterate her praises on the "Mediterranean so of Woe," ad libitum, ad infinitum, aod never once cry, have patience, good people t A knock at the door arrested my attention. t Now who tlie deuce can this be Etght o'clock; in the evening i ntf" hour for pnymtf Jiisili; and I know bo one who would think of intruding unasked." I expect 0 old shipmate of mine,", replied George. I asked him to corns and take' 1 gKss of Tgrog with roe, lot! talk over old times, when , we were both up the J'.lv;,,.;-;. JT .- ft. ! Two from up that accursed sea T, cried I. - u Hi men firttrudw: could uof endirre ir-infliciics Moonlight and solitude for an F -fpJf f.y i-. 5 rJ The servants announced Lieut. L j and iiwtead of s marine monster which 1 bad anticipated, he proved a school fellow whom I had not seen tor years, woose ingenuous pnpearaQce was snyming oui unpreposneas Ing. -After heartily shaking tb proffered hand of my brother, he. turned to roe, and with a sliaht reserve .in histnannec. ssid, , s j i,", . .' -.' ';. suppos you hardly reeonect me. . I as bot a veryiiule chap when you lef boras Rr the army , J listened to assure hirn pt my perfect remembrance, nd anxioualy enquired fur his cider brother. Tow; who had been my chown' associate and consUnt playmate The very jia uie of my companion brought back so mi nr recollections, that ( ill. I. should be paying the niemo-1 rw rtL Iftnrf evnn kill an AniAntimAMl In jaittf in ika I j wiijj rJ MW wipiTiivns ess iuifciuj we bouse whiWt the Woth4 ot my friend paid it a visit ; so pitting my picknell and ground fh o a corner, I :re sr4ved to stay at homo, and da my possilds to make the young saijor wclcouie.:', Wins was produced, but grog was w oe ms oroeroT w sigi conaequeuiiy t. AridJwccy (to) puffaaay, ; ; ; were paraded. It was evident that my observation had somewhat cowed Master George, for Portudow Fair, the Ulue pm, Uosport Theaurs, Ivy Bridge, IMtom in uaflia, were the subject mat occnpiea tnese blue acieta J at last Gibraltar was named.- -. - -" - "Now,", thoarht tr" they touch the vern of all 1 hate r U once they pass the rock, I'm lost man !"; . -" It avis paaaed 6 after seeing hie measmsts'sglsss soppliedt snd replenishing bis own tumbler, my stwther aeirai ihim: -i.'vr,---" , -f-v ,--v ' DoVoo romember, William, the time that Admi ral I'ickwore sent in ashore st Minorca; to dottuty is gnal mulsbipmsn on the heiirhts above fort Uattoo I mast tell you what happened to me there. r'Voe aeedd 1 fldgot, Oensucs you ve net sr beard ft." . -1 ut freah eigtr, toned pack la my cMir, aso re igned myself to my 6t. : M The small pan f bad eader my charee," oootio- ned Geonre to occupied the hones of rood hearted na tive, whose wriaehial support depended oo the ssl of j l.' . i.L.U.-.l C -1 1 TA T ber, but i believwhediaposed et boA-r I- hsppened so be a great favorit of the old 'man' and many 'a the glass of grog have gives hint io. return for vefetables and otber things much more te my mind than the eM sVns our purser served us pet for rum. One dsy tbe old Minorauei eame to me With a king (see, snd in a most doleful strain, told me that a One young lamb, worth Lord knows how warty dollsrs, bad been carried off by a vulture, that lived in k large hole, half way down (be rock, aad this was not the first tint be bad been so plundeteit . Compasawftatint tn poor fellows to N, I skeaVif woawld't-tB4Mg to dsstroy ibis eneoiv o his ; b shook h hewi, and lamantad th ut ter toiposaiUIIty of csurbing tbs UiieT, or ot lining aim, so w war stnstly forbtddca sot to use fire arms, an. less for tba porpoa of alarm. ; "UBSoTinr men coming as 11 up ume, sua seeing th Snkor't dntressL I held pvlatsr with him eo tbs subject, be stated that the only ehane there was of doing any good, aras watching u si fcrdar o.fhi iron Uisir nNiirig-pisee, men aetcenuing ny mmiw rup te tbs care, and killing the young one, which Would perhaps fcvs th Sect vjf orping tbe ptrenu trom their present quarters..' . . - : - v - - ' . r But this descent wu not so easily managed, a th rock receded from th en-st to th base pearly t ea angle ef lwenty4wo nd half j so that when f ou wet oppflwtn th mouth of th. cav you were many feet troiu th entrance 5 to sbort, In tiling wss sremee so dsereroM sod difficult tbst the copsulutto ended in ay Wt ss y isg- - .J ; -; .V - v ; TaU my Bdvice, sir. iorge, son 1 yon nsvaj aw, thing at all to d with It if th oU Spaniard Waste to kill the creature, why let blm ds ft bioasejf be'U nevst Catch 'ets alive, U be bad Lot's wile st bsod as brsak ep aad throw t their tails." " " "-All that ait kt I tbouffht of nothing but eWrsying tluaa Cm J.hU iUmImIMl Sod BAV OKTUinl'S tCSO- Juiioa w ihal, at all svenia, 1 woum mat uw ai tempt. , 1 earing eppositioa ea tn part 01 my couvury mm, I determined to let toe old fewer into my secret Tm N'urtiM ss ta ea down to Port Malwo next dsy for pro'iwH nd I determined to tote vaiag bis absence fi mi di'seent ' f- ' ' I brovldrd mysrlf wlib a euUea, a Urge csanss biscuit bag, to bag my bird 1 1 took them, aod a bmg. Mi soto there wf pies' T 01 sefK-rsBe ropw lit fgnaUouae, pa selesUmg pa lhk eeongb for tb purpose, 1 accompanied th owner of th knit to -the m..i of a vock iuat ovwr th a. which 1 bad oftcP seeWbe laVHigoff-giving kiw direction bW t lower out tbe reps gradually irom ie piaco 1 mm edit to, I rA lh a00 I had mad for, my crotch, and si "pped off tbe top of the jock M qu wtly ss 1 had calculated the 'r;nmber of wthnm 1 sooatld want pfTvsd net, nd ftr doseeot, found mf self nppnait th BPnd of th vullurestro enough I was at least fift foHrW" H, nd to get isaU Ik, for I saw it wss iarg enough to bold half den fullowa, I hran riulf in3iea backward and forward ues i coum nave ' Occular proof,' to the' foreign Won der' known btttbrJwareayjTThir;mig1iirbe. ':vy unclassical taete ; but, be it rememtiered. that a roclur fendmg snyselfofi wiJt lb poj t1 I hU got wing 1 1 enough to touch terra firm. . Without much trouble I made good my footing." Entering the cave cautHiualy, I perceived tliat the large bin) were' out, leaving two young or.es anxiously, waiting for some lresli iamb chopsfor hreaktasL . -i ? As ( approached them they set up a loud rawing, a.id tbs stronirest began to show CrliU vl cave hiin"a douse over the head, which kid bun on his beam ends, the other brute seemed euiet enough, so I clapped him at once into my sack, snd, with cutlass in band, lent the old cock 6r ben should come home, launched myself out of this den of thieve. At soo the rup hung Straight I gave it strong shake, sua signal to be bauh ed Bp still there I hung midway between sea and sky, eaprcllng every moment to seethe vultures return, is r . . , . mb. .( who wouia aoon nave neara me cnuor inejr young onei for my friend in the bag squallt d loadly enough. Min utes rolled on, and cot the moft triltng movement of ths rope,.' 1 confess I began to grow lermed.'M- Alarmed !'V said I;"; why your 'baiMescriptkMi bsi fined, md cold ; but go on, for pityTs sake T ?, " Ypn will allow that my situation, wa anytlifng but enviable,eontwued-tbe reeiwao luHiUpaad in this most pflinrul tuspense forso I m) doubly call it, tn vain I tried to surmise ths cause of my being thue neglected, in vais I sung out sstoua ssmy lungs wouw permit, sit to no purpose.' 1 hsv'nt the sower of de scription tr relate half what I suffered . v I tried to sing lien I prayed then I cursed knd swore, and vowd to thrash Hie old shepherd well as soon a, I got up. uutjnsii. i ever get ppj inougm is.nooony knows where I am but the Bonhor i, porhaos be thinks that, it tliahgTibr, iBe vulture" wTll pfeferthy flwh to his munoo, apa ntrwiu save nia siocar woim mereu. a morsel sf skin on my bones. A vary consoling eontemplatSo, truly remarked L , whilst Ueorge took swig at bis grog. ' - , ; At hvv my brain became bewildered, snd I h more than half disposed to end the insuffered inxiety 1 endured 'by 'freeing 'mywlf "fVnwt ihet noose sad 'ktlling into tbe see r nsy, I even triad to disengage one leg, preparatory- to my plunge, but my limbs had become benumbed and that strange pain, arising from checked circulation prevented my xacrying y; rash- purpose' Into execution. .' "t " s .' "K ""Despair had atterly selcad me, when, of a sudden, I found myself Having upward at an almost impercep tible rats t in a few minutes my prorres was much Juickensd, and s I pes red tbe rock it wss ss rapid that dosed my eyes to prevent my quilting eiv bold worn the souud of human voices soon recalled Wa to mv 'senses.' s'e ' ;'- - Look- nut,' Msstar George, and mind how yon land! Don't leave go the rope till you're liign ana dry.' .. ' " I obeyed, took a firm crip on the sheUms rock, and by dint of some exertion, o found myself sprawling on Die turf that crowned its crest. Tom Norton lifted me on my feet, snd let fly e volley of angry words at the rash act I had committed, ths- dangers attending such lool-lisrdy practices, snd the insufficiency of the cause of the underuking. T -r?-r - Mr precious eves I he exclaimed-so, because that there eld so of s Turk, thai Jose, bad lost some of his Bock, too must run the risk of your lue yos yoonffrreen horn I to ra snd kill the birds, eh I a preuy to do, by Jove I Now 1 should like to know wbst the Admiral would have Paid te nu, if you bad been capsiaed,tsil over ti into the Mediterrsnn 1 1 should never bsva heard thV test of lb jubelion, for stlboegb young gentleman, I'm -under your oowmand here, you most know that voo are under mv care, and precious rumpu there would hare b-ea abroad the nag ship, it yon had lost the number of your mess, while I had tbe charge of you. Don't stand snivelling there, Doe Jose, but ro and ask pardon for having sent Msstar George oa suck fiioi's errand."'' ; A ji -yearihg this, the old man rushed ai me,:aught la hie arme, and lavisbed niimeroos kisses" six say cheeks, his close contact pearly depriving me of breath, from. tbe fames of garlic with which his attempts' call upod the saints were sccoaipsntedjfts foou. jt 1 could get clear of bis clutches, I begged to know why bs had suffered ms to remain pendent o long b au tcmipted to explain, bur his anxiety and agitation pre- vemear myaesny-unaemanaiiig wnai nesan. 7 i yoongstsr, this will show ysw why b couldn't boos yoo op sgsio; yon ae your swinging oaeiwsra so forward opo.1 this rope, strained taut ever a sharpish bit of rock, has tut it through all but a couple of strands; and sood as tS old clisp saw th ticklish atat of the ine, be dared not pull at It, for fi'ar that, tn so doing, you might hsvp given hint the slin'All bs could do waa to ail down snd -cry, snd call upod the Saotisaim Tnnidada no! that I beliese tli eld beg- v Ud bis-toot bnd tb craft m hit lim, ad lhentsWad.JMovahca.Icms op trom rat Matjon, beating hi breast and ceuntrag hie beads, wbiW the tear iso down bis cheeks ss big is red cabbages for ucklmef Hu. (u ret sou out Of ror ntiimlary, I 1id myself dowa flat upow thegruund, and wnrkod mself close to the ed;e, old Bpit-to-windward lber blling m by my legs. I u4 a round turn H ths rop-, below where U wss cot, opoai my sml, snd 'heo bs hauled me in. till I could have a fair pull apon.the sound part, and kMMJ. - M . fit AS dlAITWVUI ! IViltMl." - Here George l breath, tad I eoeld pot but ssy "rilforgivostl oer paat.tnngT'0"tto,KhiDg th Mediierraoea J U11 story pf your baa puwe mpt tnwnda.,,,. ", ' ' -.. ' ' ' T - " Avast r eril tli parrttnr; Mt bav'ot qniU don yet" By Jove, wbatTom said was true enough, and my tfcepe waa marvrllous,' buf I mollified th Jtoeeat fellow' nger when I pmdoeed my prise. After d nurins tbe bird, bs hastened to UpoIt t with pom an- drewxd freb beef; seymg y see young gentleman. the nature of tltem rami it to Uk tbeir dinner without troubling lb . cahucse. . Tb jourtg vultnrs grew pp tote very Bo bird, Occam sow aiiacne to me. aod wheal I was ordered hnro on rcb leavs, I mm htm.imt a vers maporopriat present, to fir I Tboma Lewis, who tommaodad U VAigl f(!gats." A wiis9 twin's lingtlorn Is his ewn breast t or, if b srer took hrtoer, it win otuy rw 10 ii joog. ment of p Select few, who are free from prejudices, and capable of giving turn sou4 aod tubstaaiuu ad vice. - ; Tim trie the character ef tnea, t the fur aace asway lb quality ef toelab, by disengaging the impurities, dissipating lb superficial gluter, snd toaving th Herliug gold bright and pure. . . . - . , - waaasaaBBBsaB) r ' Tier k another ttoiy of vulture-teaching extant, but la It the adventurous dsnjlrr snarly separates his owe f"pe, with bis owa tmUa, snd, io Urn t tUt prnbHM aeeidest broome sudilenly so grfv (list b csa aewr again pTt b own hair. : ' f I hs eltc a remark -si "it ssiWs scora tq prei CM to naming ships pt frva.'h Christening-, sod bare emuUnttv kyrd tti L'Oiient, !hs ltle, the L'lx- toe, spd the IArdent Iho prefixed by a plorsiity pf Haul m your staek, SwhV-ssid Tern, 'W( kerai4 fywact Jtf gs JJbaMiiQrtM g-Doia ina uwerujj artsrl- 1 "TWENTY-ONE." ' ' With youth 00 period is looked forward to with so much impaueno as the hour hat shall end our minority with manhood none is looked back to with so much regret. Freedom sppenrs to young man as the brightest star in the firmament of hi exigence, snd i never lost sight of until the goal 1 . fc 1 1 i : . if L r j ir wmcii q nap oecn so mng travelling is reocneui When the mind and the spirit are young, the sea. son of manhood U reflected with a brightness from the future which nothing can dint but its own cold reality. : The' bus? world is stretched 'out befoc our boyhood like the exhibition of mechanical au tomtit ; we behold the merchant accumulating wealth, the scholar planting hia foot upon the sum mit of the temple of tame, the. jrarrio twining hie brow with iho leu ret wreath, and we yearn to strug gle with, them Tpr wpremdcyr- In the distance we te nothing but the most prominent part of the pic lure, warca- is success me pngutsu oi- uisnppoim. ment aod defeat is bidden from our view we pee not the pale cheek of neglected merit, or, th bro ken spirit of unfortunate genius, or the aufloting of worth, s But we gaze not long, tbe tbe season of youta passea a wiy like a moon-beam from the still water, or like a dew drop from a rose in dune, or at) hour in the circle of friondshin. ? Youth passes away, and wo find ourselves In-1 he midst of that great thpatre uponwbich wa have io" long gatou wun injreai me paternal ptna, wnwn, in oinu ing, have upheld us, are broken t -end we step Into hu crowd with'oo guide but ourcooacicnce, to ear. ry us through the intricate winding of the path of human lue. 1 he beauties of th perspective hsve vanished 4b merchant's wealth has furrowed hi cheek, the acquirements of the scholar wet pur chased at the price of his health ( and the garland of Ihe conqueror j fastened upon hi brow with a thorn, th rankling of which aball give no rest 00 ibis aid of Ihe grave. Disappointment damps the ardor id our fintt setting out to finish Ihe work aod close our career ; ' ? - lidw bflen amid the tare and trouble oT man. hood do we look 10 (hat sunny spot on our memory, th season of our youtn ; and how often doe a wish to recall its escape from the bosom of those who once prayed fervently that if might pass away. r mm inis seeling wm 00 noi oouevo y uai living man wat ever exempt. It it twined around the very soul it i Incorporated in our very nature, and will cling to Us even when reason itself hat passed away. And although the period when parental entb raiment is broken, and when the Jaw acknowl edgee h intellect to be fult growo,inay at the time be' considered on of rejoicing, yet after-ure win naos; arouiHi 11 ino rniuiem 01 sormw, wims it la hallowed ai th last bright hour of a happy -'ri i- ANIBCDOTE .."-w -rlinMm ni Ukr PritiJ Oglcer It 4 wi known (bat io the time of . the old French war, much jealousy existed between I ha British and Pro vincial officers. ; A British Major, dooming himself insulted by (ieoeral (then (.sptam) rut nam, sent bira a challenge. Putnam, instead of giving a di rect, answer, requested the pleasure of a personal nterviewwith th ma tor.' He came to Putnam s tent, and found hiol seated oa a amall keg, quietly smoking bis pipe, aod demanded what eomrouruc twn, if any,. Putnam had to make. 1 Why, you know," said Putnan,- I'm but a poor miserable yaultee, that never fired a pistol in ny life, and you must perceive, that u we flcht-witb pistols, you must bavi aa Undu advantage of eno Here ar il. era a tak a' ...a sun tnaicn wi eacn, so u you wm jom o so gogg l to aeat vourrlf there, t will light tb matches, and be who dire ait lb longest wit boot squirming shall b called the bra rest follow.', -Th tent waa lull of officers and men, who were hagely tickled tt Ibid strange dovtca uf .lbe 'old wolf,' and com pelled the majnf by their laughter and etbortation to touauV Tu ignat wa given and the matches ugbted. Putnam continued sm-.kiog quite inditier uilyr wixhout paUhiog at all the pn-grcssiv di minution of lb snatches 1 but tb Uriiish oUiccr, tl)igh a brav f-lhiw, could not helpcssting long. ing. bngering bx.ks dowowtrd, sad his tenor tu- Creased th (engih of bi match diminished. I he sppcutor withdrew on by. us to get out of l reach of tlie expected sxplosHtn. At length. wnen me nn was wnnin aa tm n ot ine arg, ib nujnr, unable to endure tonser, 'tumped up and drawinf out his match, cried out, M Putnam, this is wilful murder, draw out your match, I yield ! "The d 1,7 cried Putnam, Mmy dtarf' Ilow.dool b in uch a hurry, they're pothiog but lrgt of pa- tost " The major was suddenly mitor, having sneaked olb-- . ,. ;. & ' - It I uid, with' truth, by Cbtrle the Twelfth, of Sweden, thal be who was Ignorant nf lb sruhme- IkbI art wa hu Aaf ma. With how muck greater fore may a similar expression be applied to list who Carrie to hi grave lb neglected tnd unprofitable teed of faculties, which it depended oa himwlf to have reared to maturity, and of which the fruiH bring acccniont to human happinr more precious than all th ; ratification which power or wcai - miBSi-4 -r-e-"-- - m- - iiili can command. pur aid ouitMrL -X. " A man who it fumlihej with arwtment from tltti miotwill convince bi antagonist much ponner than one who draw them from reason, and philoso. phy, .Gold r a wonderful clearer of the under- landing 1 il dissipate sv7 doubt and exrupt io tn instant ( accoroniodatM itself to I ha meanwst carwcitieti silences the kwd aod clsmorowa, and brings over the moat obstinate, and inimiwr. Philip of Macedon was a man of moat invincible raoo in this wsy. Us refuted by it all tb wi. dom of Athens, confounded their Statesmen, struck Ibeir orator dumb, and at Vnegth conjured Ibem out of their Lberiiee,- idJiac. ' Softer not your tpirit 10 b Pubduwd 1 wiuuV tuors ; but, oa th contrary, steer right onward, with courage greiter than your fat wm to allow. - - '". .'V - ' AGIUCULTUlhlL. r TQ MAKE FARMING rtOTlTAELIl 8ome firmers think, that to make moitcy ly the business, it is only neceiwarjr Jo cultivato targe farms of several hundred acres; others think that to raise and harvest crop at th h.axt posilta er pense is the great secret t pome again, Hunk that covering their land with wheat crops in to pocket the most cash ; and others that to rats cattle, or to raising sheep goes ahead of every thiug ehe. - iney are not all correct. Whith T them ul Wa will first say who i not.' : Cultivating a lar farm t not profitable unles it U thoroughly done, for a man who make nothing on one sere, will not bs likely to make more on a thousand, wi'h t' 3 ' asm kind of culture. Those who own ve 1 -s farina loo frequently attempt to cultivate t! w ij the least pocwble expense, or el htloct them en tirely and this superficial furmini;, is ancr nil, t y far, the iiwit xpenMV. a we shall proceed t i bow." It is generally quite as expensive to cu! ', rata an acre of land which it in a bad atate, as m,. in fin condition, and oflen more soj if, for in-: Unco 1 the crop is so small that il is only worth the expense of raising it I there, it no prof't what rer but if the land be good Ihe expense the t e, and th erop twica a great one half of tout w, v, .;l J be clear gam llence tie vast imports ; i f r ' ;t ing such a course of farming as to tend con !y tplho Improvement of the tonuV . TIL eour j is not clot cropping with wheat nor sui .rii t; it t j remain constantly In tnoadow or pasture. - , Jll9.mjproTmwtiit.land, U s r- r i . ry to pursue a course of rotations in crops, to n t nur a" much at it practicable, either ly '.: manure, or bv turninir under preen crrM. m j proper us' of lime, and to render all 1 tulficiently dry by under draining. For ' . i, c ,-' Ital l necessary and bence a farmer r. , t 1: A i ly have land to cultivate, but b must bavo 1... . beside in sufficient quantity to carry on his oj'C, a lions to the beat advantage. . ' ' ' - It is true that many Urmer have made moaey by Clou cropping with wheat, but there is no ' doubt, that if instead of this, they had rwrwed a proper course 01 rotation, tucy mignt tare oone ss well at tbe lime, and instoad of ethau-t:- -r wir land, beea constantly rendering it more pi iniuctive. A proof of Ihit ia afforded by aa experiment maJe several year ago. One portion of land vu c rop, ped ever second year oo another poitiua a U , r time intervened between the crops rf wlM : ly a judicious system of rotslion, and akiioiih L- ;.t wa the main crop, yet the increased Mt.l.'y which thi course caused, and the coneqncnl ia creaaa both iath wheat and intervening crop, rendered tbe latter tours ultimately the most pro fitable, with the additional advantage of kavinj the ground in the best condition- - .Corn, wheat, oala, tarlcv, &.c, being all ai. ,.'.'.r in their efli'ct in exhausting bind, it becomes new cessary to introduce the culture of some otl.er crop more generally than exists at present, in or der to form a proper rotation. Peas and beaoa sr both excellent for preceding ny of the grain crop just mentioned and th red eyed China beaa cul tivated ia drill or bill would douUtes be a pre Stable aa whet or corn. ' Th eolture of root trope i a most pon-arAii mean of enriching land. A crop of com ihe latt summer, was twice aa productive afler ruta b;a as alter corn, rertility ana manuring being to tarn (a both case. Geimaut farmer, 1 ; DEEP riX)UCIIlNa .r Extract from aa Agricultural Tampht'-t ly Mr. TnuatAt Mooit, of Maryland, xpoingth great error of Avciicais Aeuctnrcic. and turreaf- ing hiot for improvement. " - - I shall next enumerale some of th rood" effect lobeetpccled, and which are constantly ainen- enced by a ceafrery prwcticv.vix. afrrppiovgliia, whert judiciously pursued, and then endeavor lo prove tha futility of th arguments adduced lo fix tor 01 Shallow ploughing,, , . Io th cultivation of plant, thre thing are ear ticularly necessary t- First, that suHkieot pear are 1 prepared for tbetr root ; secorxfly, that tb pml abound wHb proper limenl, and-thirdly, that swurvrr be duly adinirrlrtered, ia oeitberloegreaf por foe mall quantitie. That aferw yVoargkiaf ia calculated to' promote .these pod,! belie re t will not be bard to prove, particulaxi tbe first, aod third. : .... Tb quantity of earth operated on, being great. it very seldom, if vr, happens, that any sat of raia is so great, a completely ta sWyrafc it j tnd until that effoct lake place, or nearly to, very bttle cbafl is to be expected ia tbe diapoaatioa of it parts 1 and there for wbe ta redundant enoiefare vaporatee, it reave lb soil a it fuuad it, eioept a smaf! crust 00 th surface ; tb succweding alouga ings, instead of being tpiied In repair tb injury tbs toil baa twstained by great fall of raia, ge tw 1 the furthey folveritifig and rywwg it swiisM 1 j receive ttie csptlury sswssl of tbe Mania, rhua Ihe pasture becotnra wot only saer e tresis, but br hUtr adaptsd lo promoU lb growth pf plants. With rspeot U iiaaraj, aaturaUata aUS-r widely ia their judgment rwspeciiug Us aad compo sition l my opjojao U, that la fbud of plants Li not yet beee fully aaoertaioed by any. This, how ever, we all know, that an ogres of all kinds, eon tribute la torn way or other to tU growth ef plant 1 whatever rway be their fmd, 1 will wot pro. tend lo aay that it ia coamuokaied to lb whI by ih snnde of cultivation vnder koosideratna ( but thi I will say, that it ka Ut bettor calculated than the contrary practice (shallow ploughing) to retain tb quantum eriglaariy (onnd thereia, or afWrwsrd applied to it I and further, if dews are nutritive, tbs pop rior epennes of lb lttur ia ihit tnode, quahfje H to derie every adraatog t be expect, pd Crotsj that aooress - , r v J W ft. 1 r rrutraitoni t pgpjH.'
Western Carolinian (Salisbury, N.C.)
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Aug. 30, 1838, edition 1
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