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IliiNy Idler.
Some f those who mim the h u i si men art- in
fact Ihe worst ol idle rs. Take political I ier, I
hIwhv osu d npwith the latest news In.m Mraah. j
Hilton, Ins hiisy urain ever apecwiaiing us to an :
j-o-t bh: results ol a tioniination or an t lee ion.
iiiiiirtiif) in" nod viooV'juijjO jj.p sJioh'est Lr-:i"li ol
rtHBor into KfTJ Utrrn ol party falsehood. II; (
;tioifhls trnvel itrifier than ihe nvgiMCiir itle-!
'rnh, find he ;s clwoys hurryire oil' fiom on'-;
c ulcus to nnothr, wnh liHrdiy time Ui arhiaper 'he ;
latrsl in'Hienre in the ear of a Irn nd aa In ons j
mm. lie mih-s the pe i spiral ii n from his l.iheinl :
wi'.h one hand as he. lake you hy ihe hu'tonhoh-
viih the other, beinj; at:i'iic the buSrS' man and
grr$lcst idler yo shiill rrn ti in i.ny streif in ih'
pttjr. Then there is ih- Pru&rstitnal ldl r ihe ui-
'pi u ho sits in his (li -e all (Jay l'nir. with rlie !
hIs of his oofessii'H open helore loin, ivraing ,
.1 ft l .ft S.I i .
I Vi r ine p'fges, wane a uioos-iini un iionts pass
jhrot!i ltn kf-tn, yet ignorant 1 ilie tirs: princi
ples ol his profession and hardly arrpi tinnd with
lh ep it' n s oi the las' p- he h id r -ad.
Tiat-re ar. loo, certain woiibi-he lilerarv holies
p( this chi-, who brMnnistt! fir enough to under ;
..and the lang'i ige ol fl v.-r. and uludy history
.ode I'aoV ihfy through Walter Scott's novels, himI
rultivaia imaoination ihmagh Bulwer, and study
character hy the aid ol the Thaeka ray and Dick-
ens ; who atin.d t very h'erary and scientific li e-
lure vi h ilouhJe er 111111 opera glasses, being, '
hka all oiher Imraiy pel sons, ahoit sighted j
ihrough murk reading. i
Then, there is ihe Moral and R- heioua Idli r.
C3
woiking not ni all, hut a busy hody." lie is pre
.sent at cvi ry possible r hiou meeting, knows the
It-fW and face of every 1). D. in ihe city, and can
t-ll j oil the popular es'mation in which each is
Jield. Mp is at every Temperance, Anti Slavery,
and Moral refoim meeting. II- h is a kind of
omnipresence at lli" time of the spring anuivcrsa-
ri' S, is posted up as to the controversies of Mis j
sionary ai d Ihhle societn-s, and knows moreahoul I
them than Ihe secrefarH s ; yet none appreciate !
his zeal, lie thinks it because ,'ir- is poor ; bill it j
is in (acl because all his z ai is but a busy lazi- i
liess. He is ever soaking up xcib un nt, just as I
a sponge a.iaks up wafer.
-T . ii,-
HOW, these all seem verv p spr ciahle and in-
.dtisi nous people, hut what are th-y in p-alitv ? I
Idler ; fur what is idleness hut making n laxa- j
mm the business instead ot ihe recreation ol life 7 j
liferent n is good, relaxation is necessary, and
IM" Oio. IO Minoi III M'li'oi.in, nIMI " I I 1 I I ' -'
.... i . ,i : ii . ,i ' ii i
imhcnt, bin the idler is ihe man who keeps it al- i
I 1 1 in- It- tit r i T : i i i i I t sj ! aaf tt at as n , i -1 l.o i.l it m n ai t
nays unl.eut. or henda it i.nl) for show; and lo
unbend nguin
1'very nnrt rich or poor, ought lo have some
renl absorbing purpose, some nctive engagement
to which his mailt energies are devoted. Not en
jovinen;, but du y, daily duty, must be the aim ol
each life. No m m has a rii'ht In live noon thi
. i
lair earth. In breathe i's lair air, to consume h
food, to enjoy its beauties, producing nothing in
relum. it- has no right to enjoy ihe bhssinns
. .. . , , , , .b
ol Civilization, ol BUC-ly and ol civil liberty with-
nut contributing earnest and sell denying I'.i.or of
I ea i or heart or hand to the w lare ol mankind
I'ertainly no man can ho truly religious who
makes gr.tlf.C Uion, a di-linct from self ilenying
-aerlion, ihe grat nhj el of life, and the idler puts
pleasure exactly in the place of duty.
1 his principle of life once admitted, however
manifest d, will produce daily dete rioration ol j
character, until thoroughly ahandened. Every
body nppeiite, every mental fancy, every momen
larj kahion will clamor till indulged. The body
ill be pamp' ml, appetite w ill lead on to gluttony,
nine lo drunkennessluxury lu every evil indul
gence, while the mind, excited only by novelties
id enleebhd by the lack of continual exertion,
finks into utier vapidity and uaeh-snes. There
is more hope isf the reformation of the worst sin
ner lhan of the idler. Poverty will sometimes
scourge to vice of idleness out of a man ; but the
Jovo ol a h'gher and better mode of life, if once
pasted, is the chief hope.
fruit as an Article of I'ooi!
Were, we ol the South, to cultivate and use
fruit more as a standard article of food, instead ol
eating it indiscriminately between meals, we
should bo all healthier people. We consume too
piti:h meat at our meals, n-gloc.:ing the fruits
which a beneficent Providence has blessed us
wiih. Were wc lo breakfast on milk or colfee.
with figs and nulmeg or Christina melons, dine on
such meats as the laste or purse will permit, with
vegetables ! match, and a dessert of water melon j
grapes, applet, pear, peaches, and sup on a !
cupol aromatic tea, with strawberries and cre.,m j
we might dispense with the pastry cook, and ihe
Doctor, provided we would eat no fruit between
meals. 'l is not" a little astonishing, that with the f
immese amount ol Iruit produced at the South, it ;
. . unsumpuon oi meai ana ,
iK.au. iivi c is no uuuui uui mat me summers
cTtheSou'li would be the hcalihies.: portion of the
year, were we only to use fruit as a necessarv ar
ticle of food. When we say fruit, we do not mean ! frtably arranged and best kept public houses in
the trash that stand for weeks on the trucksters ! 'he State. Those who have partaken of the bos
Wafts of the cities; but that which is picked Iresh 1 pitality of the Major will never pass him bv
Most of our Irjits abound in sugar, which is nour
jshitig; cooling and healthy, whilst the meats con
sumed, abound in oil, which is healing, siimula
ing, and predisposing to levers. Some of ihe heal- j
t K I nonnlo nasi f 1 i . i - . 1 ' . . . . a I
r-v-u.w ... ",e 'ropicai regi-
ons, whose breakfast poasisl of oranges, pine ap
ples, figs or bananas dinner of melons and rais-
jn.S supper of dried fruits w ith tea or coffee.
They kave learned to adopt their fond to the cli
mate and the wise prcviAOns of .Providence, and
when we do the same we shall be a healthier peo- !
j)ie. KjOti Of Uie ixjuin.
A CcajostTV. The man who discontinues his I
japer, sends for the ,biWr remits ;he money incjos
ea a postage stamp-to pay for the return of the
ftp lp?. and does not grumble. A man like that
must ue a gentleman. V'e have had one such
recently - CUmiiem Journal.
:i h"'s- iiny'iyihii'
CHARLOTTE :
FRIDAY MOBKIfG, August 10, 1855.
O- W. S. LAU'TOS t PCX, (South Atonic Wharf,)
aie our ai.tlionzt d a'( ills in Cliaili stun. S. "., ai d aic dulv
, ... uH;. ... ,1 cirim;. , ,i.
. . .
rates retired by urn, and rant crcjsiras,
FnR president,
HON. HENRY A. WISE,
OF VIRGINIA.
I E HOCK A C V TBI UM PPI A RT !
Old Mecklenburg Right Side Up II!
fhe 6.Jlwin i- the official vote given in tlti
eumtv Coti'Tvss:
1 855. 1 853.
C'raige. Stovve. Crnige. Osboine
Charlotte, 53U a:jo 375 231
Providence, 5 7 42 77 52
Strei Creek, 40 80 40 84
McLenrv's, 30 0 41 8
Lnn Crock, l! -TP 15 08
). n p. W 91 S7 80
Hill's, 50 30 43 35
Harrisburg, 16 54 25 58
Hart's. 145 S 101 20
Ray's, 7 22
. 873 080
1075 750 00
i50
Csmj. 187
i i raigv s itiaj.
Otticiiil Vote Yth District-
Craige.
770
893
620
057
240
1 075
39
106
705
60 i
S owe.
250.
116.
200.
54.
637.
759.
636.
6 20.
21 1.
91.
l'iMn,
Cleavlaiia,
L ncolii,
H""""
Anson,
Mckh nhn
Cabarrus,
Stanly,
Oistoo,
e'
Latawu.:,
6744
4104
2040
4104.
Craige'a majority
Elcctiou.
The battle is fought and ihe smoke has cleared
mwmJ "cieniiy to enaoie us 10 count ine ueao
:,nd wounded. The Democracy has come out of i
the contest with flying Colors. We, all along, had i
an abiding confidence in the intelligence and patn-
r . . .. . , .,
otism ol our lellow citiz-ns, end believed I hat the ,
I
ante' Koow-Nothing, "the ubiquitous Sam" j
would m-ei, as he deserved to do, with a Waterloo
rr ii . ..ft i
defea1. Cruie is eh cu d bv an ov rw helming
majority even larger lhan his most sanguine;
- i-
friends anticipated. Ii is a compliment ihithis
' 1
fideli'v, sound Democra'ic principles, and lofty
Statesmanship eminently merited at the hand of
the intelligent voters of this District.
We are not disposed to rejoice over the downfall
of a gallant adversary, but in a struggle main
tained under circum-lances that characlerizd the
I
one just closed, we hope we will he pardoned for
sajing that the Democracy has achieved a triumph
I. ., , , , , r ,. r r n
'ha' will oladd-n the hearts ol the Iriends ol lie-
.... ..
Pul'!c"",fi'n l! tht ord ov, r-
We had a wily and insidious foe to deal with
one that hushed it in every corner of the District,
ma kins the most nowerful anneals to the runidilv
o I ----- , - , j
of some, the fears and fanaticism ol others. The
da rk bt.urs of the night were selected lor their
work, and in spite of all iheir efforts the " unter-
rifled" Demncracv not only gained the day but
nearly increased iheir majority tenfold. Among
the peans the eh giac we are s rry to say finds
ample room No great victory ever was won
without the fall of some gallant chieftain.
Thn chivalrous Shaw and the incorruptible
Kerr are among the defeated. We have held
our own in the Sta'e, hut tears of regret must
mingle with our shou"s of rejoicing. Dr. II. M. I
Shaw, whose fame and brilliant talents are a pari !
of ihe treasure of Democracy, has been beaten.
The District was Whig but owing to his popularity
and the great confidence reposed in him by his
constituency we had hoped lo see him returned. ;
And Kerr because he (though a Wilis) had ihe i
honesty and pati iotism to oppose the dark dealings
of I be secret order has been sacrificed to make
room for Reade, who boasted he " had the free
soilers on his side," that accouii's lor his immense
majority in old free-soil Guillord. In our next i
WB W1" e able to give full returns from the w hole j
State. En otigh is known to state that Winslow, I
Kuffill Branch.Cra.g, and Chngman are elected 1
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aslt Mention to the card of J. B. K-rr, !
IWJ. I his Hotel, situated in the heart of tow n
sulhciently neat to business, yet removed from the
dust and noise, has lately had considerable addi
tion and repairs, and is now one n the most com-
while those w ho appreciate a cool, shady proroe
nade under his 100 feel piazza, a bountiful table j
i( noil nponn.ul ....... J . . I J ,
wi -. f,-j'Ku , uiius, oeai ui u room, ana ev
ery attention that an obliging landlord can bestow j
. -
will find It at ti e L'lmrlotie IIute.
The Riot t Louisville.
Louisville, August 7.
The riots in this city were attended with many
horrible scenes and great loss of life no less ih
twenty persons were kilh-d and twelve houses
in
burnt. Of the killed, ihree were Americans
"nd bnlfnce lrxhr $ne "hman, as U fore
oio ru, wus nung, una paris ai ooaies were drawn
from the ruins of burnt building, intense excite
ment and great exasperation continues to prevail.
The returns from the State continue to be fa
vorable lo the Americans, who have undoubtedly
j elected all iheir candidates.
Alabama Election. I
MoNTGOMKKV, AugUt 8.
The returns as far a received defy all calcula
tion, and it is impossible to say who is elected
Govi-rnor.
The Know Nothing majority in lift-en counties
is 959. Dow dell, D m., is elected to Congress, in
'he 31 district hy 300 maj riiy.
For the Democrat.
Weep not for .he d"prted, when tliey have
gone to rest. This has been a peculiar season in
many respect, bui most especially with regard to
sickness. Many homes have been made desolate
by the departure of loved and cherif lied ones from
Time into Eternity, The parent, brother, sister,
and friend, have experienced sad losses, and their
heart base been nearly crushed, by the weight
o,f afijicfion and sorrow ; but to those who love
od, there is peace; there is joy in the deepest
affliction. Yes,
There is a tdar ne'er f.ils to shine
In Heaven, for those who will
Iii-Fuith look up to the living G d.
And follow His footsteps still.
What can calm Ihe lather's aching heart, but
the knowledge that his child has gone to rest ?
That however bright earthly prospect may ap
pear ; however light the heart, and bow ihe hopes
of youth ; ihee, yea, 1 1 1 these can be cheerfully
liven up hy the child of Cod when lie calls; and
'hough we think it hard, that those near and dear
to us, should be called away in th- spring-time ol
life, yel God governs with justice ptid love, and
we must submit. Do we not feel a link hits been
taken from the chain of friendship, chords which
hound fond hearts together broken, irrelrieyi(bly
broken? Yes, a short lime ago, we were rejoic
ing 'over ihe return of a long absent one; our
learts were glad our hopes were high; but God
ha h visited our band, and taken thai loved one to
himself. O, it is painful, but should we wep?
No! Parent, sister, relative, and friend, rejoice.
The loved one is at rest. ISirlhly happiness
hears no comparison with Heavenly bliss; sor
rows are passed, and eternal joys are present ;
the last tear has been shed, and celestial smiles
prevail. Then let us r joice, rather than lament,
for though she is lost to us here, we can meet her
hereafter ; it is a privilege granted to us all
The fairest flowers soonest piss away. Karth
smiles to-day, but Heaven may require her blos
soms to-morrow.
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Effects of R.viLnoADs on Lands. The ef
led ol railroads upon ihe value of (arming lands
is a question much c nv .ssed in the W estern
Slates. The Si. Louis Democrat sas:
The official lax statistics ol Michigan show that,
through loose counties where railroads have been
bu.lt, ihe taxable property has, wilhin hree yeais,
increased 400 tu 500 per cent., while in those
counties where no railroads have been built, the
ratio ol increase in value, has not been over unit
hundred, lu drafting their schedules lor the pri
ces ol lands, we lind, too, that the Directors of the
Illinois Central Railroad h.ve coinu far short in
estimating the value of their lands, lor the road,
has caused the demand to be so great for lliem,'
that they are now bunging a large price above the
minimum at which they were rated. In some in
stances, lands that were rated al $12 pr acre,
are selling lor $20, and others rated at $20, are
selling $5. Railroads, especially where they
course ihrough rich sections of country, not only
augment the prices of lands, but they do mure,
tiiey promote social unercourse, build up cities,
augment the population ol villages, and ihe farmer,
having a cheap outlet to market fur his products,
plants fourfold what he did belore the railroad was
establish d, and his increased activity and indus
try is rewarded by large surplus gains, where be
lore he had none.
Ju.lge DIack, of Pennsylvania, made a nnblicj
speech in that Stale a short time since in which
he thus alluded lo the "old Revolutionary Com
modore." "Ij is a f.ct north naming here lhat the first
ship-of-war which sailed from our shores the
Alfred leit Walnut street wharf, Philadelphia, in
February, 1776 I mean, sir, the first ship over
which floated un American flag. John P .ul Jon s
a Scotchman, and as gallant a man as ever looked
into lb'- de p sea, or g 'Zed on the eagle's nest
high up in ihe tops ol ih" mountain, with his own
hand raised i his. the first American flag thai ever
floated over an American vessel. Applause j
That flag was a yellow silk Hag, with a pine tree
indicative of our Country, and a rattlesnade un
coiled underneath, wiih lhat thrilling motto, which
he know so well how to carry out, "Don't tread
on me, my stroke is deaih." f Applause. Post
among the list of lieutenants in the American na
vy, appointed there on the recommendation of
Gen. Hugh Mercer, nf Virginia, and on ihe mo
tion of Richard Henry Lee, is that same Jones,
then a foreigner. 11- went to his duty laithfuily,
from one ship to another he passed. Whenever
he went, he was terror to our enemies, and a
source of great joy lo our Country. He was a un
iversal terror lo the foes of freedom, and when
the Star Spangled Banner was adopted as our na
lioual flao, ihat same Paul Jones, still a Scotch
man, but yet a true American, on the Ranger,
raised the first American flag, with his own hands
over ihat vessel, twice sealing his fid lit to the
country of his adoption.1
Iooine. Iodine derives its name from in das, a
Greek word, signifying riit colored ; but the
iranscendant beaut) 1 the coh.r of us vapor
requires further elucidation lhan simply say
ing ihat it has a violet hue. If a httle Iodine
be placed on a hot life, it rises into a magnificent
dense vapor, fit lor the last scene of a theatrical
representation. This remarkable substance was
discovered by accident 40 years ago. At that
period chemical philosophy was m great repute,
owing principally lo the brilliant discoveries ol
Sir Humprey Davy. So singular a substance as
lodir.e, was to Davy n source ol infinite pleasure.
He studied its nature and properties with the fond
ness and zeal of a child at a puzzle nnp. His
great oim was to prove its compound nature, but
in this he failed ; and to this day it is believed to
be one of the primitive elements of the world we
live in.
Iodine is found in almost every natural sub
stance wnh which we are acquainted, although in
very minute portions. The sea furnishes an al
most inexhaustible supply af Iodiue. All the fish,
ihe shell, the sponges a..J weeds of ihe ocean.
yield it in passing through the chemical ivea.
Whatever be the food of seaweeds, it is certain
thai Iodine forms a portion of iheir banquet ; and
to these beaun'ul plants we turn win n Iodine i to
be manufactured l r comma icial purposes. The
weeds cast up by the boiling surl upon Ihe deso
late shores of ihe sea islands would at first sight
appear among the most useless things in the world,
but th- y are not ; their mission is fulfilled ; they
have drawn the Iodine from the briny wave and
are ready to yield it up for the benefit and happi
ness of man. The inhabitants of i ho Tyrol are
subject to a "very painful disease called goitre, or
cretinism, for this malady Iodine is a perfect cure
Go and have your portrait painted "as you are."
Photography tells the whole truth without flattery?
and I be colors used in the process are only silver
and Iodine. Si icntific American.
ATTACK .V QATIU I P..N A IU WaGO.-
Eftc. oe ol Cut CkM l iro-
!T "I ,.;.., 7 . L.w.k ; .i, w
u.ep,new.M.uso, aawpa. - cmpanied by gentlemen who steady them in
' I net out for Augusta, bowling merrily along in j breakers, though many of them eem ' J
a blood-red buggy. The road is beautilul, roofed the ocean's rudenes than their ma U com-
over with trees and vies, and the air fragrant with Prions. They are generally the first in the wa
the breath of flowers. There was only one draw- ter and ihe last lo leave it.
back-. he myriad, of flies, of every species, .ha. , "1 "Hnessed yesterday morning several s.ck
swarmed around, and ravenously cupped the blood ; persons, who were carried into the surf and held
frnm ,hr -r. ro-r-k and flanks of mv horse. It IS
what is appropriately
' ' -' - .
nl .fl.r i m that
is to say, the period when this numerous family of
scourges have it all their own way, and neither
man nor beast can venture in I he woods with im
punity. Now the cattle from a thousand hills, and
ever the wild deer, seek the abodes of men, and
huddle around some smoking pine, or stand in some
open field to escape t heir periodical torm -nlors.
On a sudden curve of the road, I found myself in
one of these 'Stamping grounds,' and a simulta
neous, roar from tive hundred infuriated animals
Save notice of mv danger. Ii is well known that
iha. Spanish matadores provoked the wuinded
bulls of the arena hy flaunting the moleta or blood
red flr'g belore lie tn. Ii was the color of my
equipage that excited this bellowing herd. They
snuffed thoair, planted "their hnds nea r i.he-gff)$iTij.
inru nn i mm unnh iviiii inpir noo s nn norn-s. a u
glarfd at me with savage eyes. The fierce phal
anX blockt d the road, and the part of discrJii-n
was'to retreat. The moment I wheeled ihe pur
suit commenced. A cloud of dust enveloped ihpm,
and their trampling feet was like ihe roll of thun
der. My horse dashed forward, frantic with ler-
mr, and on they plunged, on every side crushing
down everything in iheir course, gorring and
luaibliny; over each other, fillinjr the woods with
their dreadful cries, and gathering nearer and
niaier in the fearful chase.
The contest now b cama desperate. In five
minutes we should have bueu overturned and tram
pled lo death ; but at this juncture I threw out my
overcoat,. and wi'h an awlul clamor, they paused
lo fight over if, and tear il into shreds. Driving
at full speed, I tossed out a cushion ; ihe infuria
ted devtls trampled it into atoms, and came rusk
tng on, their
horns clashing
against
the buggy,
and ripping up the ribs of my horse. At this fear
fal moment we were providentially saved. A
monstrous oak, with a forked lop, had f illen near j
tpe road, and into this I plunged my horse breast j
high, and he was safe, the back of 'he buggy be- j
ing then the only assailable point. At this the
whole column made a dash, but I met the fore- J
most with six discharges from a revolver ; two i
bottles of Sewell Taylor's best wre siiiven d in !
their faces ; next, a cold turkey, and finally n bo'-
tie of Scotch snuff the last shot in the locker.
This Hid the business. Such a sneezing and bel
lowing was never heard before; and ihe one thai
got it put out with the whole troop at hi; heels,
circling round scenting the blood lhat had been
spilled, and shaking die earth with their thunder
ing tramp. I was now fairly in for it, and made
up my mind to remain until sunset, when they
fouid disperse, as in "fly lime" cattle graze ni
igli'. 1 was relieved, however, by the approach
nrsome cai'le drivers, who, galloping up on shag
gy hut muscular horses, and w iih whips Iwenty
!eet long, which they manage with surprising dex
ferity, soon drove Ihe herd to their, "cow pons,
fprthe purpose of marking and branding. This
w done every year in "fly time." The cattle
ranging, scattered, thirty miles round are now
easiiy found, collected at lhir stamping grounds
and are driven to a common pen or pound, where
the respective owners assemble and put their
marks and brands on ihe increase of the season.
Thus this Egyptian plague is turned lo a useful
purpose."
American Sympathy. We wonder if those
Americans who have so many grains of svmna-
U'.V 'or England, and have grievt d so much over
me repute ol tne Allies at sebastopol, have any
recollection ' I ihe expoits ol ih
,i t. r i t.- ii i
ihe City of Washington, and n Ion 3 the shores of
I'illlSU a I III y in
the Chesapeake, in 1S14? The Russian war re
veals no a'rocities equalled in horror to ihoso com
mitted hy that British army. The combined herd
of English marines, savage negroes, and the crew
ol the ships and boats of the squadron advanced
to their w in k of spoliation and oi blood, of rapine
and robbery. Admiral Malcolm, Admiral C d
dington, f w ho afterward commanded when ih
Turkish fleet was destroyed at Navarinn ) captain
of the fleet in the Chesapeake, and Cap'. Napier,
the same who is now an Admiral, sew. d in ;h s
British invasion. The infamous Cockburne and
Cochrane were in command of the naval fore..
So monstrous were t'seir deeds that one of ihe
Br.tish officers, shocked ut the spectacle, compar
ed ihera to the atrocities which, in a barbarous
age, marked the Danish invasion of England.
The burning ol houses, the destruction of pro
duce, the cutting off of all stragglers, the insult
and outrage upon defenceless women, their choice
pastimes on the Chesapeake, were fitly followed
by those polished Britons, by ihe destruction ol
th ' Capitol and the President's House, and the fir
ing of a vast amount of private property in thn
Aue rioan Capitol. So shocked wi.f ihe civilized
World at this rapine and murder and incendiari-m.
ma miij ui3Tiuuiiiu Liugunmen feu Compel I
ed to denounce it, among them Mcintosh, the his-
to-ow. who Hee!r,.r! ... iurii .....n .i ,
lhat many distinguished Englishmen fell comoell
-, - v v. ... ,ul inmciii mini ine ourn-
mg of Washington was a "success thai made our
naval power hateful to all Europe, which .,veth-
hearts of the American people to everycnemy
who might rise against England ; an enterpr.se
which usftMi f.niwri.l 1
- - I " ac, auu ieasi wea-
ken-d a government of any recorded in the annals
of war." Detroit luce Press.
Be Gentlemen at Home. There are few A,.
mihes, vve imagine, anywhere, in which bve is
not abushed as furnishing a license, for impolite- i
ness. A husband, lather, brother, will 8peak j
harsh words to those whom he loves the best, and !
those who love him best, simply because ihe secu- !
ri'.y of love and family pr.de keeps him from get. j
ting hts head broken. It is a shame, that a man
will speak more impolitely, at times, to his wife!
or sister . I h n he n- , t-. .i r
- , mner lemaie, ex-
c pt a low and vicious one. It is ihus that the
honest affections of man's nature prove to be a
weaker protection to woman in ihe family circle,
aiai ine restraints oi society,
and 1 1 I .'I t n tL'i.mrtii
usually is indebted for the kindest ooliieness r,fiii
; - y
lo those not belonging to her own household
The man, who, b cause it will not be resented in.
j fhcts his spleen and bad temper upon those of his
j. hearth stone, is a small coward, and a very mean
mm. Kind words n cirinl.innn .
- - -.-.... uieoiums De.
tween true pent lease nrl Um u
... , . "w - - O..IUB, ana no
polish txhitoved in society can atone for the harsh
language and disrespectful treatment too often in
dulged in between th ise bound together by God s
wn ties ol blood, and the still nrrnrt sacred bondi
o. coi j igai tnwe.gprtnHeid Republic
an.
From Cape May BatlilHg Scenes.
We make the following extract from the Cape
May correspondence of the Baltimore American:
"The bathing ground at eleven o'clock in the
morning resembles an immense masquerade, as it
is difficult to distinguish ihe males from the fe
males, so perfect is the transformation made by
the variegated dresses. Husbands can scarcely
recognise their wives when they join them in the
water, or children their parents ; the consequence
m them ia tt irpnprnl freedom from restraints, and
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all nartieinate in the eniovment with an abatutnn
6 ... i
I pleasures of the surf. The ladies are mostly ac
' mo arms CI llie.r -erv ao.s, ueing .pp.. cm :
I .1 J 11.
anie to siana or waia
One old gentleman, suf-
' fering w ith the rheumatism, was carried down to
the beach accompanied by" a servant with spade
in hand, who buried bis limbs in the salt and, just
inside of the breakers, where he lay for nearly an
hour, with an umbrella over his head, being unable
to stand the fury of the rushing waiers. There
were also a number of parents at an early hour
in the morning with infant children, whom they
took out in the surf in their arms ; and the little
ones seemed io enjoy it vastly. On the surf in
front of ihe Atlantic and Columbia there could
not h ive been less than three hundred children un
der nine years of age, rolling about on the beach in
side Of the breakers, mostly dressed in red, green
or blue drawers, with j unty straw hats, "gaily
.1;!"'?"' red fl tnoeJ, adding, much to the in-
-- j ,.-.
Es-Govenor Rceder.
The removal ol Gov. Reeder will give general
satisfaction to all who desire the preservation of
t he Union, order and peace of the country. The
: course of the fnctionists and freesoilers, whose
Jntrnneut be has been, in their efibrts to set aside
the clearly expressed will of an immense majority
of the people, is most infamous. The plain de
sign of these people is to prevent by violence or
iraud, another slave State from being added to ihe
Union. B-aten in the halls of Congress, and ut
terly routed at the polls, they vapor about Minie
rifles and bowie knives. In Gov. Iteeder they
found a fining instrument for the outrageous at
tempt to declare that a Legislature of Kansas, elec
ted by a vast majority, had no legal existence.
The next step would have been rebellion against
its authority, and civil war between the States.
Hence we rejoice that Reeder has been removed
and hope that in his successor, Mr. Dawson, Kan
sas will have a G ivenor capable of filling the po.
silion wiih honor and efficiency. The Kx Gove
nor will now have an opportunity to devote his
whole attention to those speculations in han, lo
succeed in which he has availed himself with so
much dignity and credit, of his executive position.
Richmond despatch.
Philosophy and Children's Dresses. In the
different squares of of our city, it is really distress
ing sometimes of an afternoon to witness the ef.
feet produced by uursps vying with each other in
decorating their poor little infant charges so as to
make them look genteel. Go to a fashionable wa
tering place, and the case is worse; paren's and
sisters also feel iheir credit at stake, in producing
the best dressed little responsibilities. In ihe coun
try, properly so called, how different. Tin re
children are allowed to kick off sho- 8 and siock-
, nigs, il they please, in hoi weather, and to run
j Hbout at and where they choose. The effect is
ihat they grow up robusi and strong, with healthy
j bodies.
I The effect of these city fashions, pushed lo the
I extremes they are, upon health, is not easily to be
j esiimated. A child, dressed up in fine cloths, can
I not take proper hearty ex rcise. hs movumeots
are all watched and constrained by ihe nurses. It
never stirs without the lear of being scolded by
some one for disarranging its curls or soiling its
clean dress. How miserable a'l this restraint upon
its freedom. Those ringlets so carefully arrang
ed, what a source of misery and often sicknes.
Long hair w ill absorb a much of a child's stp ngth
; - ,.,. . . I , i r I
"" "uiu ii't ii an men oi erowin.
i M -, . 6 i . . ,
Now n tickles the neck, now it increases the
warmth, and now il is wet and gives the child a
perpetual cold and sore throat. This fine dre.
ing must be a source of countless irritations. The
nurse acquires the habit of perpetually snapping,
interfering, watching and checking all ihe free no
tions of childhood, and the little one learns lo be
lieve that to sii still, and take lh se lectures meek
ly, is ihe very essence ol being a good child. Its
spirit is broken in, and in becomes a docile sup
pliant, instead of a free, bold, at:d vigorous ct i d.
No wonder its cheek is pale, and ihe uoctor i
constantly needed, or lhat ii grows up nervous,
irritable and peevish.
The direct cost of all this is no trifle. It may
gratify a parent's taste for the moment, gratify that
kind of affection which loves lo bestow costly to.
kens of regard, however useless or injurious", but
where is the prudent mother who would not belter
show her kindness by creating little fund, and
saving all these superfluous expense for its use at
a future day. The extra cost of this curling, mak
ing and washing fine dresses of two such little
ones, is not l-ss than equal to the time of a maid
servant, or 850 beyond what is requisite in at.
tent ion lor their best health and greatest. There
are telegraph stock in the city where every $250
. I. . ii . .
Ii r .. V vw
! IT TV T f ,ncrea"e e'-ht -vears to 025'
! " habits ol infancy form the tastes of voiith
I .U r . ..
o , pa?s,onor finery 19 easily cherished
i m:!-n modera,e mems can afford to
i "e of U,esc' 'oun' iniieeof the valley, who
! n,,,, T ' J hpy Sf,in' wI,iI rry more
gorgeously than Solomon in his alorv ?
I r ir r -
1 v , f of,enLPut m JeoP''dy by all this.
j A . dr"ss hH3 g,ven many a child the
croup; a low pare neck has enlarged the tonsils,
arid contracted the chest of many a pretty httle
one. We ourselves have very lively recollections
.I .-i..!.!' ..,..1 l: r -i. . . .
au Hcnuig leei. chilblains and in
numerable other evils, through the thin, pretty
but light shoes into which the feet of our childhood
were crammed, even in winter, on a Sunday, that
we might appear respectable at church.
A child just beginning to walk, climbs up to
the top of a pair of stairs, step by step alone. t8
feet get entangled in its dress, it nitehe h..i
down to the hottrtm an. I !. !..; - . . e
tram ut mi nr. d r...
lif.
or it dies, and the father find thm knnM ..-.i
-'-.', UIJU I ' I 1 1
tmlsofa life frustrated. What has caused "ii'l
CSome feeble lace insertim? at iho lw..,.
! dress, through which its little foot he n ..
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' caught, torn the lace and tripped it on v.....j
j ':it ,:,,,,r but ,akw a Penknife and cut away ihe
W,",le "f !iUrh dangf-r-us finery, it would be no
k,ndneM lo ,h ci"M nurses to ,hc C(r.,rarv
I notwithstandino PL; ,.it i r .
o jcri-er
A INTERRSTINO CofPLB.-There is a couple
m Cneinna , Ohio, who have been engaged to be
married for ihe past five years, but no Time has
occurred wuhiu th.t p r,.d when they we " both
out of prison a; ilK y Vre Do?n
From the Atlanta (Ga.) RepbliC9n
Air Iiue Rail Road.
There are two unoccupiH routes for raiirq 1
in upper Georgia which cannot and should not" !
main much longer unoccupied byroads. One
from Atlanta or Iromsome point on ihe State tea!!
between Atlanta and Marietta, or from sum Po
on the Atlanta and La ii range road lo Jacksonvili
Atlanta, and thence to such point or points
shall intersect the great lines of railroads now fe
ing formed from Mobile and New Orleans ui Ci
ro, Nashville. Lmisviilo, uni Cincinatii. The oth"
er route is from A Mania, or from some point on in9
Georgia road between Atlanta and ihe stu)
Mountain, to Anderson, Sou;i Carolina, and (nirn
thence to some convenient point on iho Columbia
and Charlotte Road. It is ol this route 0 ttj(J
to speak in this article. Of this road there ua,
been much talk in ibis section, bni of which n
far as we ore aware, there has been nothing
by the press. It will be readily seen by a glance
at ihe map that in filling a gap with a road acrosi
the country from Atlanta to some point on ih(.
Columbia and Charlotte Road, the country would
have an almost perfect air line railroad from Mont,
gomery, Alabama, to Richmond, Virginia, and so
on to Washington city, and, indeed, the shortest
possible route from New Orleans and Mobile to
the large northern cities. To complete such a
route with the lines of road already in existence
and approaching completion, it is only rrquiret)
to fill up ihe gap from Atlanta to some uitabls
point on th2 Columbia and Charlotte road, a dis.
tance of about two hundred miles. To show more
definitely the great gain in point of distance over
any other possible route, we hove been favored
with the following statement by an eminent en.
gineer:
Air Line Railroad from Atlanta via Andtrsir,t
&. C, Charlotte, JSC C, Danville Virginia, to
Richmond.
Estimated distance, allowing 12$ per cent in.
create from sinuosities, Atlanta via Anderson,
&c. lo Richmond 523 miles.
Uis'auce lo Washington via same lino to D uivill,.,
thence via Lynchburg and Alexan-
dria G21 miles
Distance lo Richmond via Augmta and IVi'iniog.
ton 700 miles.
To Washington s me way 850 miles.
Add to puch 25 miles for tim finnmed in pass,
ingbreiks in lineal August;! and Wiiningonf
making them 725 and 655 respectively.
Advantage ol air line in distance to
Richmond -ay 200 miles.
Advantage of air line in distance to Waahingtoo,
via Lynchburg 234 mile.
Distance from Atlanta to Washington vi i Ddion,
Knoxv.lle and Lvnchhurg 725 milts,
Di. via Anderson, Charlotte, Asc. 621 miles,
Advantage in latier 104 mild.
It is seen, then, by this route 200 ipdes of d.
tance is saved over the route bv Wilmington "nd
104 rrile over ihe rute bj Knoxville, when llmt
route shall be opened thereby saving on this aigt
cut 104 miles over any other route ever possibs
t ) be had.
Whenever a charter shall b obtained o nd i
company orgniz"d, such are ihe advanlag s hi,J
the promise of i emuneration lo Stockhol lers lhaJ
all difficulty in obtaining lh- necessary Capital ff
its construction will b easily surmoiin'ed. N.i
road in the country can show a surer giliraatw
of a profitable re urn. On the cheering return,
Mien, of good crops throughout the country it h
proper for this epterprif" lo receive ni uitini.
Touching the adj icent interests of Geofgii sml
South Carolina, it will traverse; a large section (
"ach State, thickly populated, and aboiin ling win
large mineral and vegetable resourcm, an) which
are as yet without a railroad and lik -ly U r-main
so except f,,r ihjs line. By instructional a
besides the large counti i: wou'd iratitrse in
Georgia, the counties of Lumpkin, F'ysvli ad
Gilmer, would be ip tided to be furnished itli
branch, and an out'et to the rifhl and lei'. A'L
ens als'i w ould rect ive cnC'ir.e ncnt lo run
true a branch, tie ehy, stimul.t ngen'erpriss
and prod'ie ion in these and oth r adjoining coun
ties, and increasing thereby ihr bosine-s nf this
and other roads already ,'niilf. In S .uth ( ' i roi .
na ii would cross thn Rabun G p or ihe 11 as
Ridge road and the Spartanburg road, and "
rale to ihe mutual benefit of all. The only int r
est in upper Georgia with whieh i' might seem ii
come in conflict is ihal of thn G -orgia Railroad.
But ev"ri this road, taking the past influence an I
effect oc reads in Georgia. as a guide, would -nfT r
no real de'riment. It is to be hoped, therefor,
in these promising and hopefal times, ihit tie
people immediately interested in such n toad will
consider the matter and lake such R'rpi will
secure a charter for it both in Georgia and S uih
Carolina. A word lo the wise is snffi'-ienf. At
lanta is deeply intereird in the mt'er. and will
dotihilcss stand ready to lake a part in the enter,
prise.
How lo ITIakc one Fa rut FTqtinl to liner.
In a recent add 'ess by G. T. Slew art, Iwp
tore the Ohio Agricultural Society, be thus spssktl
on ihis subject :
Many farmers are destroying the produclire
neaeof their farms hy shallow wr.rk. Asth-V
find that Iheir crops are diminishing they i tiii'k
only of extending (heir acres of surface, asifltrrf
siippos d ibeir title deeds only gave ihem a r tt
to six inches of earth. If ibey will lake ilmwi
deeds, study iheir meaning, and apply the e4
to their fields, they will soon realize in three loM
crops the acl lhat ihe law has given them t ii ree
farms where they supposed they had only one;
in other words, that the sub-oil, brought up
combined wi'h Ihe atmospheric influences, and
those oihep Clemen's which ngricu'lural science
will leach lo apply io iheir ground, will increa.e
three fold the measure of its productiveness
To show lo what extent the fertility nf f he tol
ran be increased, I reler to a statement in r he Inst
Patent Office Report. In the year 1850, the"
were nine competitors for the premium corn cro
of Kentucky, each of whom cultivated ten nrn,
Their average crop was about 122 bushel j'
acre. At lhat time, the average crop of wheat pel
acre in the harvest of Great Briiain on soil culti
vated for centuries was about double that product
on the virgin soil of Ohio. Why is thi ? Sim
ply because British farmers are educated men and
apply work wisely. They pay back to the ear'5
what they borrow ; they endeaver by every mean
in their power to onrich their ground and in turn
it enriches them. If our farmers instead of labor
ing to double their acres, would labor to double
their crops, they would find it a vist saving of
time and soil, and an increase of profits.
Many of them never think ol digging 10 incM
into ihe soil, unless they have dreamed a bout
crock of gild hidden in the earth ; hut if th'?
would set about the work of digging in earni
every man would find his crck of gold without
the aid of dreams or divination.
We have great advantage over British farm'"
in the fact that our fann-rs nearly all hold
land which ihev culiivaied in fee simple, hil ,n
England they are chiefly tenants hiring the la"1'
of i ha nobili'y paying enormous rents lo tie pr"
prietors, besides heavy taxe to the govermnen'.
Taxes here are comparatively light, and our (''
mers are their own landlords. Hence they ha
been able to pay threefold wages for labor W
ihosein Europe, and the cost of !ranpnrla'io
and yet undersell the Rri'hffi farmers n their offO
ma'kel,