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A FAMILY PAPER DEVOTED TO POLITICS, LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURES, MINING, AND NEWS.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.).
i RlFl'S M. HERRON, Publish.
ROBERT P. WARING, Editor.
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CHARLOTTE, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 1854.
VOL. 3.
lisp :.
J.S A. m
Kusiitrss (Curbs. &r.
s. if. washes,
tttorncy at Iahv.
OJi-.c in mcsmj Brick JJ a tiding, 2nd floor.
CIIAKLOTTE, N. C.
THOMAS TROTTER & SOX
HAVE jyt spans a Bpfendid slack of WATCHES
ad JEWELRY, SILVER A PLATED WARE
and FANCY GOODS of ;. kindv. ITT" No. S, Gran
itc Row. On. 27, 1654. 14tl
J. 6. F. BOONE,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALKB IN
sot. m.c:.itm:k. cm.mt smuts,
I.INIMi AND HIMiING SKINS.
SHOK iTini s rw l- v t-uv ni?jriPi iom
( iiii. ijttc y. c.
v .v. . .i..,
Oct. 30, IF5 4.
lv
ELMS & JOHNSON.
Forwarding and CmhUssmi Hcrcbaits
NO. 1(1 VKNDUK KANGE,
U KI,KSTii. s.
W. IV. ELMS. fj. JOHNSON.
June -:, 5L
41'
U. HAMILTON. U. Jl. iATKs.
HAMILTON & OATES,
CO.111 SS IOiH Ifi 1 5 K i II A !'T,
Cui tier of Ji ro n ami l.'iri ( ! S't i n li,
COLUMBIA, 8. C.
J.ine 9 1 c" t 1 y
i. imeocn, c. . wbkiu..
T. STELHOl7.SC ale 0.,
FORWARDING So COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
SVij. J Flntme Strrcf,
CHARLESTON S. C.
REFER TO
Hand, W imams ft Wileox, I,., ,
11 m..i;.. t ( aarleston,
-Charleston, S. C.
J. K. llarrisrt V I'o. f .
Wjl.iaaa, )i.on A: Co., I
1
har!otte, N. C.
B. Chandler, Chataaooga. Aug. II, '51 Cm
RHKTT Ac B2IIO,
FACTORS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
.V.s. 1 . 2 Atlantic Vhtf,
C1JAULESTON, S. C.
I.i' r.. alvane s ma 'c on Consignments.
I r s-ri.l attrnt'iMi r i -' in the stile f Floor, Corn,
Ike . a ! fro-a n r 1 ni rxprriciicc in the bnsiavsi, arc
lerl c-.a'J I - - - t n( yiviaj s.ii:si.c-t in.
M irch 17, 185 i. 31 ly
Dry Goods in Charleston, So. Ca.
I.UPORTiiRS OF DRY HOODS,
Nus. S03 ana '-li I Kin htrii t, .-irur r uf Market Sstrte t
CHARLESTON, S. C.
r.'ii-Jorj W mlcn BlattkntK, Ac, Cirjx t'lifs i;ul
Csrlain .M t ! . SilUri nnd Kiab Drtms Go,d, CtMika,
Mtntilfis nd Sh.twln. Ttrrjjv Cash. Oai Price Only.
l treli 17, I. i 31 ly
CAROLIKii B,
BY JENNJNGS B. KERR.
Charlotte, JT. V.
January 1863. 28; f
WINDOW SHADES,
CURTAIN 4-'00, MATRASSES
Paper Hansingis,
AT GREAT BAWiAlXS.
riHE MlWcritof l;is in stt.r.-, nf ir in own noKiaf-eMirc
I and r -np'.rtiil i 11 all MMrttMMl9 sti cU of WINDOW
SIIADDS, tiilt 1 orniees, I', .p- r I la i ng s. .Mulnisscs,
J.t tin I). I.iiiir , D.i nr. is.!.-, ImCC and .Mii-Iui Carta ill,
TfH', I. "p-'. Ve. All '!" vvliieh are ..tV. re.l at pries
that .ir.- appr. ci.it. d by !! close lry r- nui rectBouiieal
Ji'iU-C-ki't p Ts.
II. W. KINSMAN. 177 King st.
Mar 24. '" 1 I v (,'harh ston, S. C.
.tiinhiiiT Maciiiiiei.v."
(lO'Wv'IH PUMPa, l iflinu and Forcing. Cornish
Crashera, Stamps, Jstearn JIt; nines, and jreneial
Miaiag work. rnudc hy the subscribers at short notice.
LANG. CO IK cV CO.,
Hudson Machine Works.
Refer to Had on, N. Y.
laa. J. H.vlr, Esq ., New-York,
juae 8, 1 -i.",l 13-y
Sfforris w oris.s,
ir 1 tttrtc f , J'irin.
IMIf". sabarrihers manafaetnr Mining Machinery , ns
(Hows, via : Thk Coaaisu Pcarixc Egink, high
and low presatire Paaapiag, e'tamfin and Hoisting be beef, veal, mutton or chicken, and like the veg
Krsaa F.n. .inks , Coaaisa I rwra, bvaark, Caraasaa, : ,.,a,;,.jit should be nut into Cold waler. There are
. iuti.1 IH-im K.1 I LU.iV Ul Uil IU!fINCfni
variety of Machinery tor Mining jhh poses.
THOMAS. CORSON & WEST.
I . . I.. ... tr . .. .. II l , I . . , . . m- m ' '
june 2, 1 ST, I
MEDICAL NOTICE.
TNR. P. C. CALDWKLI. ba associated bis son. Dr.
I ) JOSEPH W. CAI.DWHI.L, with him in the Prnc
tree ot Medicine. OlHce, "Jud story 111 Elms' new brick
building, near tin- Courthouse.
March 14, 1854. 35 tf
N. B. All persons indebted to me by accounts arc
requested to settle the s.inie at early i;iy.
Mar 2i P. C. CALDWELL
The American Hotel,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
I BEG to announce to my Iricnds, the paatie,nd ores- '
cnt patrons ot" the above liott-l, thai I huve leased the i
(line tor a term ol years Irom the 1st ol" J.-inuarv next, i
Al'liT vvliieli lime, the en tins MBBertf will lie tlir.rnn.rli. i
ly rep' res r.nd renovated, and the botes kept in first :
clas mvIc. This Ujtel is near the Depot, ana pleasant. .
lv situated, rendering it a desirable h..USe for t.-avcflcrs j
n 1 . ii j . , . , . .
Dec 10, 1853.
22t
C. N. KAY.
1 ARC II .V Sll ABP,
AUCTIONEERS and COMMISSION M ERCIIANTS,
COLT'MBI A , S. C,
VH.L, attend to thesale of all kinds of.Merehandise, ;
YV Produce, tec. Also, Keal and Personal Property. :
" " .v. v ui- ana sell Olives, o.c., on v ornmission.
aUf.s K'om Xo. IS I Ku-harilsoH street, and immc
ehately i.pposrte the I rnted States Hotel.
F eb 'J, I Sol thos. 11. M.vBcn. j. m. e. sn.ur.
Livery and Sales Stable,
BY . H. RIO .
4 T the stand formerly occupied by K. Morrison, in
j-V. Charlotte. Horses led. hired and hold, (loud nc
cuaiiuidations fur Drover. The cusleur of Ikta friends
audtlje public generally solicited.
Fcbro iry 17, If SI. ' 30-v
From the Standard.
Letter fiom Prof. Emmons.
To His Bgetllettcy, David S. Reid :
.Sir: The doctrine that I have attempted to es-
tahlish viz: that the continued use of certain ; Seaso, wuh butte fp" pper and sat, with the ad
I m,nera! ftrtllrtewcea to be useful after a ft diijon of a Ue g-
years, is sustained ooin dv incory ana observation.
i Many planters and larmera have already carrird
j the use of the more active manure to I hut point,
when they arc convinced that lis ir lands appear
to he injured by thrm, or rather to thai point
where they have not only ceased to give their usual
returns, but they hare actually be n diminished
by their employment- The results seem to be
paradoxical, but really they are in accordance
with the established principles of the vegetable
economy, and are in harmony with all that is
known ot the principles of husbandry whether
we take into consideration the composition of the
l.rthe composition of vegetables. It
is now
I . l 1 J v .1
ri.iuusrir-u iiihi iiaiiis nave mnimi wnrns ana uiai
' thos'.i sprcial wants are supplied only from the
soil in which thev grow. The use of Guano
prove that it cannot in itself supply all the wants
f ihe plant. ll it dor s it would be absurd to
suppose thai complaints could ever arise from its
failure to supply I hem, and the only rational uc
count which can be given of its failure is, that it
has giv n power to the plant to appropriate to iisel!
C I
a larger amount ol trie icriihzine elements in a
. . .- . 1 -. . .
given lime than is possible under the ordinary would appear inexplicable. , lie like red spots upon the landscape. the orcn-
modes of culture, and hence, those element's w hich i Wheat although considered as a native of Sici- 1 ards rre brimming with rosy fruit, nnd the chest
. xtsi only in the proportions of of one percent., ly, originally came from the central tableland of nut burs nre showering down their treasures in the
are so (ar removed nnm ihe soil, in thr- crops, ; Thiliet, where it yet exists as a grass, with small, J woop. Plenty seems to reign and the Culm's of
that they nre inaccessible to the roots in suflicient ' mealy seeds. 1 the year has put its stamp of gladness upon all.
quantities to meet the demands of nutrition. j Rye exists wild in Siberia. ! A mellow richness on the clustered trees ;
Practically, then, Guano should be used only tern- Hurley exists wild on the mountains of Hima- AnJ fjo a beaker full ot richest dyes
. :i .. .. . : 1 . .1 1 . - 1 1 . ' ' '
p.na.ov aive r.ine unu 10 put UMJ piumer ID
possSaion rd means to go on wiitn-ul it, ny tn
use of the slower and less active manuns those
of the ttabh, refuse vrg table matter, straw,
leaves, etc. li has appeared to the writer that il
would be better to mix Peruvian (iunnu with the
j mineral phosphate of lime and Gypsum with
(Jypum, io fill all the ammonia, and with min-
' oral phosphate, for giving permanence to the com
1 p. uni. When planters iind Idnners understand
the eflects and results arising from the use of Gu- !
' ann ihey will husband their means for keeping up
I the fertility and productiveness ol the soil without
it. 1 l.rv will Iind that ihcre is no necessity lor
' an ' xpenditure of cash ibr so r xpentve n fertil
; ixer for the same field tun years in succession.
This valuable substance will tlit-n take its rank
i and true position among other fertilizers. We
si ould not discard the ue ol Guano or any of the
; mineral manures, for the complaints which have
j her n sr t forth ngainst them. More complaints
I have arisen because their action and elf-c's have
no1 i en understood. Dui when we can tiive a
r &
! rational account ol their failure to serve us, nnd
1
when we can moreover comprehend the way by
i whicn ffieir seeming n pirv nnv no remedied, it
;s a rtaoly unwise tr refuse the aid they hu!d out
; to u w hen properly u-ed.
Most respect fully,
Your oh't. S' l v't.,
R. KMMONS, State Geologist.
V-egeSables and their Cookery.
We have long labored lo improve the culture
! and quality of the various vtgtiables in culinary
i use. Rut this 1 ihor were vain, unless our In. use
wives. Uoarr niL'-nouse keeners. aaa crack hotels.
know bow to cook them.
a - i '
The peculiar flavor of asparagus, green peas,
. , ,
yr. eu Curn. tomatoes, squash, jrg jilant, and sal-
b , , , . , 1 , , .
silv cannot be imitated bv att, but is very easily
1 J J -
s pi uiuu ov ine uiioh .
There are many veiri tables lhat should be
; cooked so as lo preserve thdr green color : Such
as asparagus, spinach, green peas, snap br ans,
j ukra. etc.; this cannot be done if cooked in iron.
I Rrass or vessels lined wiih porcelain will preserve
. w- green of nature. How often do we see okra
as black as ink from being cooked in iron vessels,
j and green peas that are black peas. Jt is not the
looks alone, but ihe flavor is uut as good as where
the green is preserved.
VEGETABLE Sol i's. All vegetables thai are
I . a
put into soups should be put into cold water, and
gradually brought up to I ho boiling point. This
n! cause the voireiatde to diffuse its flavor through
out ihe whole mass. Irish potatoes should never
; be put in soups, until first having been cut up in
hot water ; this extracts their bitterness, and ren-
u'r rs them lit to mingle in the other vegetable
mass. The meats to fi ivor vegetable soups may
lemer i;:od soups made in tin1 rountri than almost
any other dish, and the reason is obvious; il
; lakes time to cook them. An okra gumbo soup
! should boil incessantly s;x hours, then the flavor
ol the meat, vegetables and condiments so iuti
mate I y nnd delicately hlendr d, that ib''y ail seem
1 one delicious mass. Salt hardens water and flesh,
1 and should not be put into soups until ihe mass is
j well done.
Rvvn NT.-. Lull. ttl.fillT.I n(-nr rnnli n I. .-ill n-c.
v;ous U) Lnitinc: rub ihe leaves oil' bv hand, for il
I G ' . '
: there is a wound made in the beet the best of its
juices will be lost in boiling. Drop the b-ets into
i boiling water wi'h a handful of salt. Most cooks
take beets from the boiling kettle and place them
in cold water for the ease with which the skin
peals off. This should never be done, as they
part with one half their flavor. When taken from
the pot, let them drain, then peel and slice ibem, '
butter, pepper and sail them, pour good vinegar
over, which many piefer.
Cabbages. There are more way s to cook a
fine cabbage than to boil it with a bacon side, and
yet few setm to comprehend that there can be
any loss in cooking i?, even in thi simple way.
Two-thirds of ihe cooks place cabbage in cold
' water and start it to boiling: this extracts all the
hest juices, and makes the pot liquor n soup. The
cbh-ge head, after having h-en washed and qu rr-
juar
lered, should be dropped into boiling water, with
no more meat than will just season it. Cabbage
may be cooked to equal brocoli or caulifl iwer.
Take a firm sweet head, cut it into shred. lay it ;
in salt and water for ?i hours. Now place M in
boiling water until it becomes tender turn the
water off, and add sweet milk, when thoroughly
done, take up in a colander
and drain. Now sea. i
, w ith a glass of good j
ted over, and Von wilT 1
son with butter and pepper
wine and a little nutmeg grated
have a dish liule resembling what are generally
l caJh d greens.
Cauliflower and BbocoXI. Thev should be
Irj.'.i.nr! in fiii- IkAil mrr HrnfAf f , L hit P:i r IlOf fO
. . , -, . , . - 0,ta :. jmn fl(P
Carrots. This vegetable is but little used ex
cept in soups ; vet they are very palatable and
,
u ZT
PCrLrHv T is d. iicT ve-a'de is not gene-
...,k" :"'"?,. ,1? . ,C' 1;" "
(he stems clean in salt and water, and drop them
.... ''.t-"u vv.'i vf "-
. wnlrr arid riron !hfrn
into lair boiling water. After boiling twenty rmn-
utes, take up and drain ; place some toas
. .
asttd bread
in ihe bottom of a dish ; now lay the celery over
and se ason w ith melted butter, salt and such other
condiments as the taste may dictate.
Soil of he Soutli.
Orfgiu of Various Pianls-
Every gentleman tanner ought to be somewhat
acquainted with the origin and history of all ordi-
nary plants and trees, so as to know iheir nature,
n.nni.L' nn.l r..iwliti.n Simt L-miu'lrrlup. i.f siili s
! being a great sources of pleasure, and very desi-
rabie, will oltcn enable him to explain phenome-
' 1
.1 1 - 1 1 .1. ..1
na in me nanus 01 many piuius inai ouiervvise
I ia,
Uuts were brougm irom norm Sirica. moist,
one species is a Dative of India, another, Egypt
and Abyssinia
Maize, Indian corn, is a native growth in Ame
1 ica.
Rice was brought from South Africa, whence it
was taken to India, and thrnce lo Europeand Ame
rica.
Pears are of unknow n origin.
P -aches are natives of Gerrnanv.
' The Garden le-nn Irom the Kast Indies.
Buckwheat came originally frem Siberia and Tar-
i tary.
Cabbage grows wild in Sicily and Naples.
The V, ppy was brought Irom the East.
I lie buutlower In ni l eru.
Hops came to perfection as a
wild flower in
Germany
Saffron came from Egypt.
The Onion is also a native of Egypt.
Horseradish Irom South Europe.
Tobacco is a native of irginia, Tobago and
California. Another species bus also been found
wild in Asia.
l ne trrasses are mostly nanve plants, anu so
i are the Clovers, except Lucerne, nrhich is a uative
of Sicily.
The Gourd is an Eastern plant.
The Potatoe is a well known native of Peru and
Mexico.
itprmnPn.
Anise was brought Irom the Grecian Acbipe-
lago. Dollar Newspaper.
Tut: B;:t II.vvi How Cckko.
-As our rea-
bave some
1 . . - .- . f . . .
.. ,, in Liwiui 1 ,0 m..i n,H iv nch I in nrmi
, cmiwiuj, .w .v...... ...v.. .... ...wU , .........
ham presented at our Fair was cured, we have
IMU. UIVII lilt' IV-ll'V- iw, 1 V I i i i J . x .-J
i 1 . . 1 . -,, ... .111
cd bv Mrs. E. M. Henry, of charlotte, the lady
, 3 , , ,J
who was the successful contestant.
. if. 1 . tl... Min. I'. . w miLlii.n lnvn It 1 VI ftli'lllvill
Thejudges, we may add, agree in pronouncing
ihe ham in ejuestion perfectly superb.
"Alter cutting out my pork, 1 rub the skin side
of each piece wuh about a half teaspoonful of salt
petre well rubbed in. I rub the pieces all over
With salt leaving them well covered on the fleshy
side. I then lay the hams in large tight troughs, !
skin side down. I continue the process until it is j
all salt' d dow n. I let lh in remain in the troughs j
vviiht ut touching or troubling them for four or live ;
w ek. according io the size of tir. hog, no mti'ter
how warm or changeable iho weather is. I then
lake them out of the trough and string them on J
white oak splits, .wash all ihe salt ofl nilh brine,
il sulhcient, d not, with water; then ruh litem wen
r.nd thoroughly with hickory ashes. Iv.t them
(hen hang up and remain twenty four hours, or
even two or three days before I make the smoke
under them, winch must be made with green
chips aiui nor cnuuks. 1 make we buiokc uuu. r
. . . a iii 1
ihem once every day and smoke them for five or
six weeks. Alter I stop ihe smoke, I let ihe hams
remain banging all the time. Shoulders I cure in
the same way.
N. B. My hogs are killed in the morning, nnd I
always b-t them remain all that day and ihe m .!
night before I cut ihem up. Pel. Jjcm
Thk Wkstern Pork Trade. The Louisville j
i Journal says th
r 1 . ... :il 1. 1 ;
If " :
V . .1 .: ' 1 1
li roucnv sriuii was sori.o rune- since imiiJusni, unu
, J
( S' . ., i
I (1 C tv C I S , UiiU' I JIIC-?t-lt C-ll CUMIl'IIIC,.-, Willi n
:ight money market ond large stocks and great
d pression in prices of last year's product, are
ioth tontcr the murket at the rates now deman
! d r1. Some nre offering 84 net, hut this is we
think a little too low. We are confiden'. I.owev-
J .1 . ...u . i rr j ...
'"P1 yn 5Wt?a c ,u,u 01 P"-'" a... creu v
ov r nr'-
iuc r hi. 1 1 err: rnjui ini. -
Te hear it rumored that five thousand hr-gs 1
, , , c - c. u in- . 00 ' "vivuiiuij, 11 13 nvwiui: iw nn , i iiiec eunu n" one w ii iiuiii mc room, leaving ail 10 ex -hnve
been contracted for at Springfield. Mi. at $3 f ... , pnr.rM. ... : . Lj . : c-TTli 1
50. The represented seller is a packer of lhat
place.
The St. Louis Intelligencer says :
Here packers talk of $4, and so far as we hnve
heaid an expression of opinion, none calculate
thai less than this will he paid at any time during
J I
ihe session. A drover was in the ci'v yesterday
ollVring to contract 1,000 or 1,500 head at $5,
but found no buyer.
At Cincinnati S4 net is oflered.
,
Good Advice." Take care." recommended a J
lattier 10 nis cnuuren, wuen you unu vourseu ,
in
the presence of persons who see you lor the j
first time, to display only the beM qualities of hear!
and mind- They will always judge under this j
first impression." Thnt father knew the world, j
Antuinn.
BT IT. P. WILMS.
r!
Like some richTv illuminated manuscript ol i
cloister' l art. the wonder hook of nature is sprend
irg cut i:s autumn pages in all their wonted bril
liancy of mingled coloring ; every mountain is a
swelling mound of jewelled lustre, and every vale
and clump of woodland a blending of rich rain- ,
how Tints, river which a hridbt sun W'lrna d haZ'
is spread, just as ttie old missal painters utu iu
--P' " Wh
lial of Tl ht'"r8tJ W
i -neadows in the early morning, and he. in cr.sp
soark n wreaths unon the fences and bam roots,
.. . ' ... ..
!.; nuarhonil n t-L-t: il mtl h IJr IS TmIFII1-
I tllcK;.. Mm a lea!
ii i j'iijifiiiii 111 iir 1 1 nt. iii 1 1 1
. i...i ; . I
ouivers, unu me naie. conatt! soiuki; i"" :
strajghJ unwavering column through the frosty i
air, while cloudlets of mist rest lihgeringly on the 1
lake, or creep lazdy up the billsides.
There is an exhilaration in the air, nnd a new ;
life in the wind that rom'es careering from the 1
northwest, bearing frost in its wing9, and bright- j
I u
: ness to the autumn woods. The farmer i early
! afield with his cheery call, as he guides his oxen
to the Inie harvesting. 1 ho. mantc lieids disp ay ,
! lhpir tciil.tilro rriwo with (T. rnifllre f)f yellow
pumpkins scattered between; and the buckwheat
patches, no longer Yielding their honied fragrance,
I O - r ,
... r , r .1 , : .
are iai;ing oeioru tne quicK-swinging
emir cradle, una
: Pouring new glory on the autumn woods
, An( iypiI)g in warm light the piIa.red clouds,
MorrijOU the mountain, like a summer bird,
Lifts up her purple win ; and in the vales
The gentle w ind, a sweet and passionate rover,
Kisses the blushing leaves and stirs up lilc
Within the solemn woods of ash deep crimsoned,
And silver beech, the maple yellow leaved
Where Autumn, like a faint old man, sits down
By the wayside weary. Through the trees
The golden robin moves; the purple finch,
That on wild cherry and red cedar feeds,
A winter bird comes with its plaintive whistle
And pecks by the wych-hazel; while aloft
From cottage roofs the warbling bluebird sings."
Lo. crn 1. low.
How to wear a Shawl.
If a lady sports n shawl at all (and only very ; paralyzed, and after a while he entirely lost ihe
falling shoulders should venture.) we should recom j (acuity of speech. In this position he remained
mend it to be always either fulling off, or being ; until the 27ih ul'imo, (about the lime of the ucei
put on, produces a pretty action. Or she should d'-nt to Ihe Arctic on hoard which Steamer it was
wear it on one shoulder and cow n the other, or in
some way be drawn irregularly, sorts lo break the
uniiormuy. uoe 01 me lautts 01 : tie present cos-
lume is., as every real 11 r list knows, that it offers
; too lew diagonal lines. Nothing is more mctur-
esque than a line across the bust, like the loose j
: girdle, sloping across ihe hips, in the cnsume of ;
j ihe early Ptan'agencts. On ihisaccount, ihe long'
I ttln rf.cltriU I iu n C m rt li rrcn no o iltimr o t- n li rlit .... 11 1
J wear. With the broad pittern swe pitiff over one
shoulder, and a narrow one, Dr none at all, on the
1 other, it supplies the eve with that irrerrularitv
which drapery requires ; while the slanting form
and colors of Ihe border, lying carelessly round
ri.o n, ii,n, P.,ofn.n .. i.:u
' t 1 7. , ,",
i K uiairiii iu'.i 1 1 it 1 1 i v t:i v
aiv 1111 m 111 ' , fs vi:'i iir .ni;itn'tii (i
ever wear a shawl straight up and down, and uni
form on both sides, as our ladies often do ?
N atihal Curiosities ix Southwestern Vie-
gixia. The Abingdon Virgir.ian, in an article
devoted to the natural advantages and wonders of
' Southwestern Virtrinin. snvs:
j .AlJ, We have natural curiosities, some of ih m
rnfl .,.,,1 ...n ,rf,, Wn I, h.-,.tnf,ir l,
jf the Natural Bridge of Scott, of w hich thai of
Rociibridg'i is a minature. The arch sweeps a
pretty regular curve two or three hundred feet
across Stock creek, leaving a tunnel large enough
to shelter all the elephants in the jungles ol Ceylon,
with a carriage road on the summit, four hundred
and twenty feet above the rapid stream that tumbles
thronah the tunnel and washes its base
We have
1 COURlrv. a rew mle, ,vesl f)r us n nrnfn
j dicular fail of water ol about one hundred; four
: or flVd mie8 noj.,h u u?) ano,jK,r ilfC9m
fa,s Uyice tJiat distance in three grand consecutive
leans : a sorinir a lew mile east nf ih.-,. b.-.E
,.ubed and flowed twice in :w.-mv-four hours
- - "O - ' ...i..
pmjCje '0;ihs fl(;()d . and a few iniif.s S()U,, of
j ,he jpassjftC Falls in a minature. We have caves,
j ni)d gr alld gorges, where perhaps ihe foot of
j rna jius uever trodden, and crags upon which
,;JC efigle pcrcu.s in saft.ly and Qoka a, tfac sm)
1
Yv no are Your Aristocrats. Twenty years ;
ago, this one made candles, that on sold cheese j
nnd butter, another butchered1, a fourth carried on
flisll lerv. another vv: i a eont i-ne'ni- inn n . I j
c , ,1
others were merchants and mechanics
J 1 " . V.UU MS,
Tip v are ;
acquainted with both ends of society,
as
inefr
children will fie af.'er them, though il will not dot
to say out loud ! For often you shall find that these i
I toiling wo!tr)3hnteh butterflies, and th'-y live about)
a year. Death brings a division of property, and I
bring new financiers; the old gent is discharged.
I the young gent takes bis revenues and b gins to
. travel towards p.overty, which he reach- s before !
i death, or his children do, if he does not. S that,
in fart ItTntlfrh !hrT I1 ft Cnrl i f rniinlii't sfftrtaa II !
,...., t. ;,-., . ..
up a score of years w ill bring them down, and j
send th ir children to labor. The father gnibs
and grow rich hia children strut and use the j
money
T t 1 ti -i-t ..
neir cnuuren in turn indent Ihe pride,
anu go to smi.iess pjveriy; next their children,
1 .... . . : .
reinvigora.ed by fresh plebeian blood, and by the ;
".-'. "V K
lhus society like a tree, us sap from the earth,
chaoges m to leaves and blosoms, spread them ;
... t, ".j. - hi.- 1
earth, again 10 mingle wuh the sod, and at length ;
re-appears in new dress and fresh garniture. !
A Wife Sold. A man sr. Id his wife? fi
nr
sovereicn (20 shilling) at Bury, Lincolnshire, i
lately and she left for pnrls unknown with her rrew :
prprjecr. i
Impure lautfaigre.
There are some habits which we can never
. r ..r,.... kL.1. no have once
enurejy annuo .i ' , tmv-i .mv.i.
Tin- use .-f immire lanmiage is one
of these habits. It may bo subdued Mid slumb-r
for years, till its existence is almost forgotten;
and,'ihert in the delirium ol fever.it mny suddenly
burst forth, to the astonishment of alt who listen.
Mbv a devoted Christian. -tn ihu delirium of a
sick bid, has s
hocked hi friends uy itic use oi
' nrofane anA ohacene taneuace. which Could be ex-
l a n d onf;t e fcMa he bad been familiar
i wi.h such language in earlv life. In reading the
Gr!,n. ,ho Nonary to the
I . l (..,.f r. latinrr to
i esroi ia its, i was biiulr o
j bis last ilhn ss. For sevr nteen f y previous IQ.
! l.io rh aih ho wna in a delirium ; but says Ins
bioo-ranln r. "thouch spe;skin
almost constantly
on many topics, in three dirftrent Languages
that is, English, Turkish nnd Syrisc h- did not
use a single word he would have been ashamed of
afterwards. His associates listened to these dis
closures of bis secret heart, and wondered lint
rtMLLw, nnmifiKul thov would hflVO Wished tO CO.I-
- f Yell Spring.
j .
Good Advice to Readers If you mensure
le value of study by the insight you get into sub-
I y I . hJ
rrxf.nv linnlsu vrtll IV ill Grwin m-r.'f-IVI trial IIO UC
t 1... l M ,.1 AanM i-oii fH'li niil
, j ( - -
is so uaaiy saved as inaiwnicn is .savi n uy
! through a book in a hurry. For if to the time you
j have given you added a little more, the subject
j would have been fixed on your mind, and the
whole time profitably employed; w herens, upon
your present arrangement, because you would not
j give a li'tle more, you have lost al. Besides, this
overlooked by rapid and superficial readers that
j the best way of reading books with rapidity is to
! aequire that habit of severe attention to what ihey
contain, that perpetually confines tlw mind lo the
I ciiirrli. rthirwl ii li.iv in vir.iv When von have
Ol.l-V. w J
read enough to have acquired the habit of rending
without suffering pour m'nd to wander, nnd when
you can bring to bear upon your subject a great
share of previous knowledge, you may thi n rend
with rapidity ; before that, as you huve laken ihe
wrong road, the f ;ster you proceed the more you
will be sure to err. Sidicy Smith.
. - - . .
i
j A New York letter mentions the fallowing rx
trn ordinary incident, in connection wiih the loss
of the Arctic : A Vounc gentleman latclv residing
1 .CO - V
in this city, fell through a hatchway in his father's
j store some time last summer, and was severHv
I injured, one side ol his body becoming completely
known that the yuing man's father was n pasen-
ger,) when he suddenly started up in his sleep.
and exclaimed, to tne surprise 01 alt present, fliy
; father is drowning!" fell back upon Ins pillow, and
died. If was the first time he had spoken for
months;j it was the last forever." The young
man referred to was a son of Mr. G. G. Smith, of
New York, who was lost on ihe Arctic.
A Happy Temperament. The Albany Knick
erbocker looks on the brighi side of life's diorama.
It has a cheering word for everybody. Here is
one of its brevities :
1-ile is made up of changes. A moment ago
paicu 01 suns nine restcu line a smite upon our
' t - . . j i-i. .
I paper, nnd every thing around was bright ; now
! tlie page is overcast by a shadow, and the streets
without loc-ks dull and dark. So in the affairs of
; life. To day bopo sings at our path, and the bow
i of promise spans it as nn arch of gold, to-morron
j disappointment sits within the heart, nnd lowering
i skies fall like the tresses of angels around us
There is not bins steadlast in this lib; no anchor
! is immovably fixed in the sands of Time.
I The wavesnf ehanee and rirnl,niSln,...flr.. clrnm.nr
j ,rra,1 all the cables of love, or interest, or hope,
i af)d our barks drift forever about upon them, like
1 'ow souls wandering unceasingly upon the banks
j otyx. L,i'.e is full of vissitudes and changes,
even ns the sea is full of pearls. Happy is that
man who can adapt himself to nil circumstances,
for with him there is neither sunshine nor shadow.
j but a tempered brightness, that can be compared
only wuh Die rays ol twilight when the sound of
bells is on ihe air, rests upon him coiniiiuullv."
Butter.
I Not one pound in five of iho sold butte r in
I the market is hi for human food. Jiutter-inakeia
j should remember these few short rules :
The newer and sweeter the cream, the sweelPrl
i and higher fl ivored will be the butter,
i The air must be fresh and pure in ihe room or !
1 cellar where the milk is set.
i 1. . . . 1
rveep mc creau; m an pails, or stone potg, into j
which put a spoonful of s-ilt, at ihe beginning, then '
sUr (he cream, hjpttly each morning and even-
ing; this wiM prevent in from moulding or sour- '
mg.
" '.IT "
A Misuxderstandi.no. ihe boarders were
assembled, one s'ormy evening, in the parlor of a!
fashionable boarding bouse in Boston, when a ra- i
tber antiquaied mniden lady lip-d out the remark
that she loved a rainy day, and always nv ailed of
one to arrange l.er drawers; ' so do I," growled '
an old sea captain: "I overhaul my drawers and I
shirts too, sometimes, and sew on a bultrtn or a i
string where it is wanted." Mademfttsetfe did not
fairiT ll.lt
t. J .
laugh,
At a trial in ih aaitPr. n.ri f i.kia... i.
rnr his !,..,r Indan P. r., r T ,
- - - - J ' ' ' ' ... . . V. -
- - -
man
nm-d form WrlliHrr.o i.,r tl.,.v,
nPgr, Jlldge took occasion lo Uy down ihe
law in such cases. Ha siid the kihinjf of a runa-
a wav s!ave W;1S milicler-tu though the slave
n'lu.ni'pted to make his esenpe aft-r b-inij comrnun-
ded to surrender. lie said a wron impr sirn in
r,.gnrd fo th !aw on fhi s, . .c"priu.d 3nd
expounded it at some length in order lo set the
communiiy right. V dhams whs conv i -ted ol
a ' mp.nliughter, but on account of his vr,r.tii irido.
. ' Jo
communiiv ritrht. Wdiava
menl was not prayed against him, !
::!ered upon the Dxket as a w ruin
disregarded.
mi fmrrally
rnmg tvft 10 be
The RuNslan KiniM'ior.
Thr New York Tiibune snys that Russia can
siill concentrote an army of three hundred thou
sand men at u given point, and adds:
'And there ar people who bolieve that Nicha
las will j-ue for pence if Sebastopol be taken !
Why, Ihissia has not played one-third of bar
trumps yet, nnd the momentary tos of Sebastopol
I and of the fleet is hardly fell at all oy tne gtam,
1 to whom Sebastopol and the fleet were but a play-
ihir.g. Russia knows lull well mat ear uecisno
dtriam does not lie mlvms. the sea shores or within
reach of debarking troops; but, on ihe contrary,
on ilv broad interior of the continent, whoie mas
sive armies can be brought to act concentrated on
one spot, without flittering awey iheir forces in a
fruitless coast defence against evanescent enemis.
Uussia miy lose iho Crimea, the Caucasus, Fin
land, St. Petersburg, and all such appndagra ;
bnt as long ns her in dy. w iih Moscow lor its heart,
and fortified Poland lor its sword-arm, is untouch
ed, she need not give in an iota."
The fitt-si in ships sunk at the entrance; of the
harbor of Sebastopol, to prevent the allied fleet
from goring into an attacking position, were seven
in number, viz; The H.,ly Trinity, ol 120 guns;
Rosthhiff, of 84 guns; Sisepoli, of 40 guns; Za
goodie h. of 81 guns; Poriefl, ol 80 guns; Siln.
tria, of 80 guns, and Kooleuche, of 40 gun. AH
thrse vessels rxrrpt one had their rtguing stand
ing, and all their guns and store? nhoard, win n
they sank. After ihey were sunk, their mnst
and rigging were cut awny, but pnrts ol their
bulls Were left visible above the water. A corres
pond' nt of the L"ndon Tirru s mentions an fr.or
nn us fire ns raging in the heart ol the ciiy visible
to the allies, and s.iys ihal all the Russian desert
ers report lhat the RtfsSi ms nre pursuing their
usual plan of burning, blowing up nnd destroying
everything rather than surrender.
Explosion or an Infkrnai. Machine at
ICarle's Hotel Several Persons Injuukd. j
New Yoik, Oct. J3U. Great excitement was oc
casioned between one and two o'clock on S lurday
allernoon, in the neighborhood of the Park, hy a
very loud explosion, which took place at K ule's
Hotel, in Park Itow, shaking several buildings,
ringing the signal bells in the oflice of the Chief
ol Police, and injuring several persons who, at Iho
lime, ware in the hotel. It appears that an elderly
gentleman had asked a boy in attendance, al the
hotel, for his baggage, and with the latter went
behind ihe desk to g' t it, when the hoy in looking
for ii handled the rest of the luggage rather roughly,
and among other articles a brown valise, which
blatantly exploded with a noise like thunder. JVlr.
Powers, the bookkeeper, who was standing by,
had his hair and whiskers burned, and the skirts
ol bis coat torn. A Mr. R. Dowd, w ho was talking
to Mr. Powers was badly burned about the face.
Another g nlhman was lifted from his feet an Una
clothes much torn. The old g -nib-man above
referred to,. and several others w ere slightly burned.
One man who was sitting upon a settee in front of
the house, was throw n into the middle of ihe street.
The boy who was overhauling the bagg.ge wa
severely injured and taken to ihe New York Hospi.
lal. Mr- Eiarle, ihe propri- lor, was struck 111 tho
face by a splinter lorn ofi' t lie dining room door,
which was forced from its hinges,
The Chief of Police, Capt. Brennan, and others
j were soon on ihe spot, and after iho place was
cleaned, proceeded to search for the remains of
j the vnlise and its content. They ound a double,
j barrelled pistol, wi h one barrel screwed ofl', and
1 a 1 1 1 1 1 11 MiIAllltmM t. 'ixli . I i.iil I,. . ... . 1 . . . - fa. m ... . . , 1
OUIIIV Ulll. I I 1 1 1 1 , I j 1 V I, .. null IUI 1 Il7 , Mil IIICU
a torpedo of u dangerous character. A 12 lb.
powder keg, and a one-pouud canister, were also
found. The contrivance for exploding tho machine
was admirable when the valise was held hy both
handles it would not ixplode, but when held by
one only, the interior work set in motion, and iho
explosion look place, The machinery was handed
I to Al r . lilnnt for re-construction. The building
i which was old, was much shaken, and many of
j the ceilings were badly cracked. Several windows
j were broken, and tho columns shattered. The
j damage ih estimated .11 u bout 2,000. No per.ou
! about the hole! seems to know how ihe vlie got
there, and no one has claimed it. Mr, Earle is
noi conscious mi having an enemy, nnd cannot au
I count for the- introduction into his hotel of so dan
geroiM an instrument. It is supposed thai if was
sent Ihere in exp ctalion of some pt.ron calling
for it and that the explosion was premature.
Journal of Ctnimerco.
Yivipahoiis i-'isHEs. A Now Orleans stains
that a species of fiah has recently been taken in
the Canal in I ha I ciiy, wbicli is proved, in the
most conclusive way, to produce its young alive;
it asserts for California and New Or ea ns lite ex
elusive honor of oourjfdthjg t,uch wonder. Our
New Or lea as contemporary is beiiiud the age.
The thing is so comm hi, as to bo no wonder at
all in our waters. The sharks, (of whicii there
arc nine species here,) llo rays and t he skate
oil, in Inct, of ihe cartilaginous fishes and lh
catfish, afford abundant instances 0 viviparous
species ; and. it is even doubled, wfaelher tho ovi.
parous are not lint' exception, rather than the rule,
in ibis wide d p irioier.i ol Ocean lie. But wo
also had occasion lo Police, home lime since, that
a viviparous fccubs fish h id been found in ihe fre.li
water spring m the upp-r part of Ckurienou
lustricl. Now that obaurttsiaLp has b'-en luriu-d
that way, it is probable thai ni:uy moro species,
oth in fresh waiep-and in salt, ih i produce llwt
young alive, will be discovered. Science has ye;
a world of new things to hy open.
ChtuUsUn Met cur.
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A Duel Fulght. Tbe New York ' Evoning
Post stau-a ihal a duel was f.,ught on ihe l:1ysias
Fieida at Hobolien tins lyoromg, where liimiltOH
aiiii Iiurr foughL, b l ween I'vu-t Thompson, of
bomb Caroluu, anJ a Mr. Norton of this uty.
They fougjil aj fuiceu puces w lib pistols, and at
iheaM.Mnd fire SJuu h Caroim i received the ball
of Now Vork in bis eft arm, causing quite a paju
ful wound. The particular- of (he difficulty aru
noi stated, bui ii u anuotiiicsd tha tlJy .h.y
haiiU. and expressed lhfctnl vug satisfi3.
Th PfilLXCLANDi 'J'llC peep!.- CDOtiQUe IS
rub in great namljera to the land 'iB:esofibo
Wist, to purchase lands undr tlm Jate ae, of C.,w.