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CILlRLOrrE, N. C OCTOBER 10, 1839.
IXUMBKR 3.
T. J. IloltOtt, PraHcrar a4 f sNuier.
tkums:
Taw Wtara and f itv Cnlt if paid ia adrane.
Tlin Ihlltr if nut pais wiUim thrss Btootba,
Ana) Taws IhtUtm m4 Fifty Ctmu if 4 paid
nlil altar (b aitraUos f Um (nr. ' lis paper
' ducoouoord Mill all arrearages aj paid, ucrj
M Um opnoa of Um EUitor. , .. ;
,' CTAirriiietnnt ywer(r4 t Ooa IVJUf pet
V "eqaar (16 lun er 1cm, lilt tusd fysv.l far tha
UatrliMi. Ii Mil frit uk MMll Ui UML
. Coart idrcniMiBCBla an ShariaV Balst cWrcd dred teres with Iba Mo rut Multicaulia, to
tltiM cent bigbsri tad Srducuos of 33j wt go into lb eultivatioa of silk oa an eileu-
m. ww ooiwio inn u !,- t wvf acale. and was bow amain ' oreoars-
.
Mr. Pierce, of Mount Airy, who bat been
engajttd in Ibe ei:k buameae fbr Iba last
eight year, oo the bite mulberry, remark
ed that, although be bad hitherto "doubts,
strung doubt of Iba adaptation of tba Moras
Multicaulia tree to the product too of ailk,
yet ba vat oow convinced, fcno experience,
(bat tbia wa the food for tba ailk worm, aud
to firmly waa ha of tbia epioioa, that be do
signed tba Susuing spring to plant one buo-
wUcn by tba ytr.
..- . AO K SIX
Col B. M-Cat-braa, Mtcklonborr, N.C.
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. - WEEKLY ALMANAC
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To Tbur.dav. r Hi 41
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11 HunJay, K i JO
II Monday, HtUJ)
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JS ttssacadayC $74 Ji
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1 48 after.
rail 2 II St fart.
Laal W t49arar.
THS FARMER. a toaeBy J. J. tmMr
Suit at a nattiof of tkt Ajrieolnual 8ociotf, at
-,. Stw Biwmick.
A Cirmeft lifo't tlit We for tot
I I lor kaVatiyi '
Ana'.mryaraioa, till of (lot,
,1 Uka tta USon ehaifjjr .
Ta ploafh a mm, ,
: ' Ta er aiow,
Or ia the kn ta thrrao, 8ir,
" ' , 'Atltona to aw, ,r J-.:
I alaiatjr aa ' ,
TiQ Wwf eaa haalUi aaa eaah, Sit,
Tb Lawyer laaoa a bamaad Ufa,
. Mok Ua a kaat. Our.
Ab4 twaaw hit ea ao4 atbtla tUia,
llc'a alwira ia hat viler :.
, ' Far Im a tmai, ,
' A aoaa aVfraa; . i', ' 5
llowjtar wrong, wwat ba, Sir, r
Miiniaia Hjarifht '
Aa4 oWty aara hia faa, Cir.
- The aVWt atyW a ratilteoMa,; "
Bat Una I kola but kwatmng j
1 aahiie a Uwi willing i
Ta aaary call bat ranlsr.
now brra, aaw thare;
Maal ha raaair,
ikwa tu manuCtetura ailk dot ha lor hit urn-
brella aatabliahroeot io Pbilak'!(4iia. 11 r.
P. alau inpartrv auuie aery taluable infor
aiatiwo relaiira to Ait mode of preaere ing
tb tgg uoiil tba timtf of hatching, wbicb
waa ibiai The erjt aera removed Io
CJ cellar at aooa at they bad their salui al
color, after being laid l wbeo the eufcl aealb
r cama oa, the wrrt placed io rooia
it boot Era, aod kept tbere lb rough the
mtar they vera tbeo rolled up aod put
into a coofeciioner'a tbow Untie, corked up,
aod ma com King aliabtly auok below Iba
top of the bottle, tba cavity waa filled up
wild ntrltrd roeta, &c. entirely eiclwduig
trtaair. 1 ba buttla waa tlwn put into a
arnall teg, nil around wilb ehavmxa, aod ar
tcr being beaded up, waa placed lit the Ka
aouaa until watiud. Mr. P. aaid that
acarceiy ao agg1 (ailed ia batching, aod
healthier woroit ba bad aeaa oa where.
Nr. Ellia, of New Jersey, remarked thai
too niocb can could not ba ebaerved ia tba
11 rebate of egga, ba having been ejtoet wo
fwlty aVeaived rn tba aupply which ba bad
bought for iimtetf. pot of thirty ouocee,
acarceiy any batched : and at Ibey were alt
or principally New England egga, ba bad
eoaoa to iba cotwluaioa that the Yanlet
44 mot mulct guodt tggu TVra have, no
duubt, baea many aiuiilar Uilurrt, but (atd
Mr. E ) at tbera will be largo aupply in
tba aarkel of ibia year's produce, (here will
ba no difficulty, u tba egga ba pvrchated
frma tba producer!, of obtaiomg healthy
ooea.- Mr, E-alao etaied tht ba bad built
a cocoonery this rummer, 23 by 69 ft-el,
iba eiperifoca of tbia Maimer, I (eel per
ftctly cef.aio wa can- raise, upon a vary
nmavraia calculation, from Ida 100,000
MulticauUa rrrri I prftfioee to rcaerva fur
aiy owa vaa out of 400,000 1 hire now
growing, enough to plaat my whole farm
of 60 acrra very thickly with tbera neii
ycir out io tell but ta supply my Cocooo-
A STRANGE ADVENTURE.
Tenoeteea any boa at a conqueror of the
beetta of the forest her eccentric, her la
tented Crockett; and New York7 may
boat! ao explorer of tba aaiahty deep
bar ttufortuoate, her ill fated Kara Patch ;
but to aid Rip auperannuated old Rip Vaa
Winkle, ia reserved the honor of aruducmr
ery with folia a for IS.UUU.OOU woriua, a aoa waa wreadea wMb tba uooetere ol
intended Io be raised the year after next. jOeeao aye, sod conquera them in a (air
My vita ia by w ineana io a bigh atate of :BgUl ta it bull oa lbeir ova ground.
Cultivation, jel I fcel ceruia that the above from the Haaiiaf tut (XjC.) YHg.
aumuer or worme cat) be led rrom its pro
duce bf a the treea are two yeart old ; and
oskiiigtbm (XuL)
"Soma few day a since, Francis Dnoo,
" H ,TnlPf 3,,,r,,V fe"' hocki0ira,.h.Utoo afiahiog
'---'"'-r- 7",,-texcureM)a ia ham ica sound, diaeorered
&0,Ul)Q wbeo converted into eewing ailk,
at coat or ooa dollar per pouod, whieb I
an told ia ample wbeo de on a large
scale, from which deduct 84,900, and tba
sett profit of oiy CO acres of land will be
115,000. I atlow oothii.g to pay m rear
ing tba worma, because, wbea the oiulti
raulia becowiea plcotiiul, thill mow it
fdewo, and throw it, ttema and all, to I ha
worma the dioiioiabed eipenaa of which,
together with our preaeot Slate bounty, be
ing a molt au Qic lent to lb it item. j
'ethane yoa will consider too extra vagaat
io my ealriftatuioe. What t methmkt I bear
yoa aey, 913,000 free 60 acreeof tki
laod ia ooe year ! Impossible 1 Baatsur
ed, however, my dear air, tbat 1 waa only
a Utile while ago not year more skep
tic! upoa Ibie eubjct than the mnet per-
Kcl lubdef Io my preaeot etatenieat can ba
oow but, having carefully examined factt
and practice only tktorg bt ing totally dit
regarded t canoot retiat credence to tba
mass of evidence I meet with, butb from
oiy owoexpeheoee and that f oilier t, war
ranting the aatertioa that the above ia on-1
ly a part of bat can be accomplished if
eoergy, eoterprtse, aod a small capital, go
bam! ia band to work. Mr. C r. Kberta,
whose tiocerity caooot be queatinoed, etatea
(after a careful Dr. and Or. account with
ooa acre that 11,139 83 will rootf proba
bjy .be Jiajrrf iaJbejht.pett profit from it, if
devoted la tba culture of ailk. when the
Or star. Hit, ay sanying.
1 w wssj-aTsxlt jfc4aawsWaay---fi.iBriwi jjw,fcM,1H
' I'shif-.y slf,
' lis Una by ethers' eying.
' A farmar'n lira live M SM live,
OUuaiof. whda I lead ii,
Eiwigb for salf, and soms ta give
Ts neb pour suula m assd it.
I'll drain aod rases, ': -'
KT tTsdnsisas,
Tt fs sy laad fa4 aVasatag i -':
4bm niilliima of worma, Irfa baygUaiBcd j , ....
J J II J t I J r " .-l 1 1 WUIUU IHH IM
I 7 1H f-Z a4 low,
f arm ta
An4 hope rroat nta a blasaisf.
tILZ; CI LTI RE.
(or twelve hundred dollars, aad if the nrin
cifde of ecOTKiioy observed to the construe
tioa of tbia building war applied to those
f aaaaUsr diiaaoaiuus adapted to tmatl cul5
Uvatora, I be eipenaa of erecting a coroooe
ry would be very trifling, and every farmrr
ia the CiHumumij could go into the busineaa
i' bout diverting any kanrduua amuntef!
mouey from their ordieary occupatioo.
Ti proceediaga cnotaia a letter frm
Mr. PbysHk.the owner of High field Co
eaottiy, titir rnilaJr Iphia. tba-lugeaLittl!
Uie t. Btatra, to Mr. Ma hew Carey, for
iae Mlowmg part of wbtcb we make room;
premising that altbcugh Mr. Ph)tfk
migDt af prrarw oWam tbe price staled by
him ur hia ailk wad into anrwfi, yet
tbat could aot be done by all oow embark
Mg ia tba silk culture, wbeo Ibey all get
(airlv oa the way with tba bostneea; be
causn tba demand for easing ailk would aot
be equal to the aupply. It ta tA the pres
ent price of anrivr ii!h, but tbat of raw
tJi tbat eulturiatt should adoj.t at the baiua
"... Se large a proportion of our readt ra
ws dare aay a lull thud of tba whole Dum
ber ere interest ad in eaa way or etber io
the pMjresa of- the ailk culUirer that wa
have supposed wa could Out Ell ao touch
apace more acceptably than by traoaferring
to or columns the article oa that subject
I w3 ".tLtbT. ia ffi "Icvlatiooa of profit Wa the busi-
litbed to llae. !rlof thaUkjtou Un hottm, ,blf b u ptfmnt u
TV article refcrrd I to by the Natioo.1 Vrnir,u tiwld u pror fof m , ,hli
Irrtel ligencer, to the above paragraph, is a lh. UTemwl of perwma
f to9V f UKin unknown, that CO.000 worma fed oa Morue
.u, , ...Ku.. , "... -Ji "-" MuhicsulirpeiliediirpTiwatrryes-
b.rh i we eory Ibe flowing extended par- rJ,blwuWbr, sir, we hava not bat
agnipba:-CA-awOce.t v - ' the IwalAh pari of that number duriog the
Mr. Phyakk stated, BtiKmg other thing, whole summer but if it were true, atill it
the comilete euccesa Inch bad atlanoVd would aot be aa many by thousands at all
hit eff rte to produce superror ailk frtwa the ailk grosera pec1 to loae out of ao large
teat tu ttie worua Muittctuioiiree. am mi a oomwr at we have Rd this aommer,
order forever topultn rest Ibe doubt aod 1 11.000 .000.1 M. Camilla Ikauvaia. en
f.tr ripressrd of the adaputioa of tbia tree emioent autboritr upon the oilture of ailk,
" "-.-v.-" K,.,u ibmiip ina ius rrenca utuauy mae uu per
rau-v notn ins principal isuura id i aiiauei. ceut ol their bole crop. i
phia,etpressiveoftrteirop4iMoo,oBatnal. I think, thereiore, I am warranted io
of the character of tewing ailk produced by aaving that the cxperimeiit of laberating
worms tea on me ieai ot mis tree in iniecw ,ik worma IrmaiMorua Multicaulia at ilib
coonery. tie exbibitrd, at tba same tiitt, fi,.d Cocoonery Ut been crowned wilb conv
apeeiiaeos nf the silk, and also apecimena nf pleta tucceaa, or at leav"Wiib greater auc-
Ilia erry oca Italian, frota Iba thita mul. I rest than u-ually filla la the lot of fredre
berry and tba etipenerty of our owo, in ; J up. tba White Italian Mulberry in 'rune
prt etveniial particular, was eKltl to the ugeif, natt, having the experience of
most caw' observer. These certificatea cenluriea in tbia art of ceo I u net, 1 aay,
will be fiod anoeied, togcihpr with hi for it t well known thai the firat mulber-
lcltetJloJUlyl.:t5l'y 'r,w ry Jreee.wae iiitnKWd ihara during tba
truth of the tot .meote oTwbicli MrnT tiui of the Ciusjdes, by Ciu pa fo, of St. A u
called the particulaf gttentido of the meet' boo, and planted three league from Mont
would give 4(17,609 0 from 60 acrea ot
laod ; and the Rev. D.T. McLrao, of Free
bold, New Jrsey, actually raised, oo one
tiitaenib of aa acre last year. Cram roots
of oriilitceulis plaoted that aeeaon, the eoor
moua amount af thirty one pound alevra
ouocee of cocoons, U ing about 507 pounds
to the acre. Experinct, then, sanctioua
tba belief that my cetmiale is only a part
04 Ibe iruia. v ; r
With these views, yoa fill easily be per
euaoYd that no coatidaratioo could induce
me UitVtjtS my trees. ------
In lbs early part of the feeding aeaww
my upuruiteodi:ot, Mr. Spencer was decid
edly in doubt respecting iba advantages of
the Morue Jlulncsulia, but ia bow a firm
convert to fcitb ia ita tuieriority. ' Mr. Oa
ler, a well known and very respectable tai
lor ia our village, assures ua that our silk,
reeled oo oris of my improved Piedmootete
reels, is decidedly superior in every desire
ble quality to aoy be baa ever seea of the
produce of this or any other country, from
the white Italian mulberry. Now, air, I
should not have been discouraged if 1 bad
lost every worm 1 had attempted to raise
this year, for the season baa been ao very
wet, and the leaves ao very aucculeut, that
it ta a perfect miracle to me ibey have Dot
all perwbed.
Pamlico
torn Urge tpectmeo of the finny tribe eo
taagled in ooe of bis nets. Ilia compa
oiont, lour in number, on closer inspection,
discovered tbat tba intruder was a well
grown shark, and io dismay fled la their
boat and plied manfully t lie oar to ita aide,
wilb a view of intimidating Iba eci4ully
from approaching Dearer hallooing the
while to Dixoa (alio was wading breaat
deep on tbe sboal.) ta seek shelter with
them J but j idge their surprise whea ibey
saw that, instead of following tbeir exam
ple, tlie daring pilot waa making bit way
toward the scene, rolling ap bia aleevea,
and swearing tbe d . d cretur ahould
not tear ap bia net that fasbioo." Up to
bia word, with clinched flsta, be pounced up
oo bie adversary. Ilia tbaikvbip, though
consciouf of bia power, are ok d unwilling
tu risk aa engagement on the sboal, aod
made (or deeper water, which in epite of
bia rider lis reached, aod commenced bia
fiht by plungiog and rolling over, (tbia
fih luroa upon bia back when it attack,)
yet bia antagonist with bis led arm and
leg retained bit bold, aware thftt the loss
of it would ba eertam death. For awhile',
the chance were in favour of tba shark ;
be had the advantage a blow with tbe
band spent its Circe era it could be felt un
der water ; bia ocrk waa lob slippery to al
low clioakiug i bia eyes too well protected
by oooy gille ta reader gouging of lay
avail ; be waa in bia own ekim-ut and bad
ocean.
mg in a aftorl out emnjuo suureas, car.
neailv eohcitinar lbs members of the Socio.
tor aoy at here present Id U1 all the ex
Mi Hart aud it ia a matter of jittery that
L'bulet the Seventh were, at hia entrance
into Rouen, in 14497a beaver lined with
ptrienet they bad oft eonuary kind, aa velvet, the moat costly and elegant bead
hit only object, waa 10 getot the truth and ornament kodwn at that time. t r V
nothing but the truth- There s ho Certain it ie, tbat many apeculttor in
ever, not one dissenting voice. v v Morut Multicaulit, without owning or rear
Mr. Lee, of Philadelphia, aptika of Hie mg a aolitary tree ihcmselves, actually add
effrtt of aperdlatort, who were atrenuoue. thounaiida of thorn at very tow, price tan
ly exerting themselves to decry the Morut spring, eoufi kntly expecting to buy them
Multicaulia, and Ibe ailk buein?as generally, ( at lower price atill, long before the time of.
in order to escape the inevitable ruin which delivering them in the lall. tsut, at tbe
would certainly overtake tliem, m the event silk butities is now fully ascertained to be
of oiit succeeding io Ibeir effortt, from th no humbug, but rather a eubstantial reality,
imprudent colitrtcti entered into by them and the valmMifhe tree having Cuoteqwot-
.early in the spring to furnish Itautenw ly risen instead of flln, it becoroet a mat
qoiniitiesof tree at 12 rent each, wbicb tnr of great pecuniary impirtance to them
tiiey were now enable u fill, except al ao to put tho fall price down, ay, end keep
advance of at least from 100 to. 130 perl them down, too s and aa oni meunt of
ant. Mr. Im, also stated bis with to pur effecting this object, I am tol.J they have
chne, for' itniiiediata use, tun or fiOeen circulat d a report far and wide that I pur-
buabelt of coconut Irom worm fed cxelu pote selling elTmy whole tck j that, hav-
tively oti the Mwui Multicaulit, aud to mg Irird the experiment fully, ( have found
cnritiuue tlie daily axhiliition of Mr. Brook' it would not do, have become tired of and
pittiiul ilk machine al hia establishment abandoned it. Hut, air, what ia tbe truth!
No. 3, Franklin Plica. lla Justly contend- Why, to far from bemir tired of aod ab-in.
ad that ootliing would carry conviction to dotting it, ( fuel gratified beyond meiaure
the publid iniuil, with the autna force, at at baving commenced it, uor could I powi
thesa exhibition. I'cnplo wanted to at bly pmnt out any other occupation ao like-
f.r themselve and toeing would be bo- ly to plesso the generality of mankind a
Moving., lie also tunounced that he win this tho whole process, from hatching the
rady to purchase, at liberal prieo for egj; to tnanufocluring the moil costly bro-
eoh, from Due 10 lea thousand biiilioli of cades, being replete with interest in u It in
oocoons. c " , - , i , .' slagw ay, and with prop, loo ( for. (tom
Well aware of the deep teepoosititity I
tnutns in representing tbe culture1 of ailk
from Morut Multtcaulis in sucb glowing
colors, whereby many persona aiay be in
duced to embark in it tbeir whole capital
Me hard tamed soring of m Hfi of toil
aud also, of lb just censure I should merit
from ihem if I nave knowingly deceived
them; atill, 1 deliberately add, tbat every
word above expressed ia true to the best of
my knowledge and belter, aud that I am
(irmly persuaded that tho Mora Multicaulia
ia the most valuable tree on earth.
Coloring lYaJ. It may not be gener
ally koowo, particularly ia the country, that
blue vitriol when mixed with lime, forma a
very beautiful aa well aa exceediogly cheap
coloring matter for walla. Take good lime
and slack it aa usual, one and a half pound
of blue vitriol, dissolve the chrjttalt with
boiling .wtier when dissolved aiix it with
the white wash, and add one pound f glue
well diststved. . This should be prepared in
a glue put if posaible, Io preveut ita being
burned or acorched. When well mixed the
6rst coat must ba put on bontaotally or
from aide to aide, aod the secood coat ver
lically or up and down. Tbe wall will be
of a bright blue color, resembling the blue
botilee some limes seen to apothecary ehope.
By following these directions, women can
put on tbe coloring at smoothly and as well
generally as men. . : ,
Cheap mode of Raiting Water eya ira.
terwkrtl and Band '" In coaveraation the
other day with Mr. Blake, of Augusta, upon
tho varioua plane and modea tbat are oow io
u fur miung' water, he suggeated the idea
of attaching a leather band around tbe ahaft
of a waterwbeel, to which ahauld be attach
ed tin elevator like thoee used fir carry,
ing up meal and flour in flour mills. Tbe
lower part of the band might dip into the
water, receive a aupply and passing over a
pulley at euy required height, carry it Up
and empty it into a cistern at tho top, from
whence it could be conveyed by tube to any
distance and 10 aa high an elevation aa the
cittern. In many placca tbia cheapyatem.
would do as well ur better than a force pump.
Tho cost would not be great and (bechance
of getting out of repair would ba very few.
could not live very luo in thi plight, and
whenever he-should be compelled by la-
tigu aod weakness to let go, bis business
euU haL-aeUleoV AU . tbeeo reflection
aerved only to render mra coot ibe too dar
ing native of terra firma. At length, aa a
dernier resort, he fell for hi knife ; but what
difficulty ia' getting a wet hand into a wet
pocket : be did however, and opening it with
his teeth, dashing Ibe sslt spray from hia
brow, be took bia aim, and burned it to the
hilt m tha monster's throat, raking him
down to the tsit. Tbe tables bow turned ;
relieved of so much weight, and rendered
resistless by this operation, tbe shark wa
easily lowed to tbe ahoal. Tba compa
nioos, animated by tbe example, of their
brother fisherman, plunged into the sound
aod swam to him, but their aid waa not
wanted oow ; Dixon aIoie had survived the
bottle. Tbe shark measured oioe fev-t two
inches. x - . ; ' '
Should anv of the fallen chamoion'a tribe
feel ditposej to make a match, tbe best
three in five, for one hundred dollars, to
cne off aoy time before white frost, and
at any place inside of Ucracoke bar, by
depositing etakra at Truxtoo 'a uaok, dry
thoal point, it will immediately be covered
DJT i VllOS S BaXOSD.
' ' Frmm l AWtiawri A
THE OCNC'M TORt'M WRIT.
Ia 1627, when' North Mississippi was
clewrrd of lbs Indiana, partiallr, the bole
of thi country waa then called Yazoo Coun
ty, extending oer one hundred' and fifty
milee square. The law bad sol taken ef
fed tor ibe want of orgaoizatioo, etopt k.
the militia. One Colonel Cassoej eommano.
ed ia bie regimeot tbe whole couoty, and
he waa ill the officer, either civil or milita
ry, that lived ia that large tract of country.
The country, aa was to be expected, waa
filled op with a borde of tr:flinj fellow, snd
levee end tbe like. About lots timoibere
were- misting two ho risen in the neighbor
hood, sod Cut. Catena called a meeting of
the eilix-tie generally, to consult upon, tbe
best measures to adopt in relation to it
Accordingly, a large collection met at the
bouse of the Colonel, oa Big Black, ( here
Holmes Ljnty bow i.) and called the Col
onel to the Chair. Suspicion soon fell up
on a young man by tbe name Dobson, who
waa not present. Alter coosultiog and dia
cussing tbe eubject pro aod coo, it u
agreed that Dutieoo, ahould be brought for
ward for tnal. r Aa old gentlemen, rather
more intelligent than some of bia conteuipo
rariea, asked bow the meeting could gel
hold ef himt . Col. Caasou drew don hie
eyebrows ia a digniGed maaner, a if cast
ing about in bie mind previou to giving
'the opinion of tbe court, and said 'Gen
tlemen, I will issue au Ognum Tontm W rit,
and bare him corporally before oiV ' But
what ktodof a writ te that Col. Kiel r said ooe
old owo wilb caution. 'It is a writ, said
the Colonel, gravely, to take hiio aa well
wh v he sint, as where he is, and have him
corporally before us.' This was satisfacto
ry to tbe meeting, snd six men wore 'dot
patched wiih lhi asful writr who returned
io about an hour with tbe renowned Dob
soa in strings. Us waa arraigned wit.
neaset sworn but oo evidence of even a
secondary nature could be obtained ; yet,
after taking tbe vote, a majority fouud him
gmMf. 1 be Colooel then put oa ao asful
ly soleuio Visaae, and satd.
by authority of the oioth sectioo of taws in
these cases, 1 pas sebleoco of dfstb uj-ti
Drier reel Article,
r
7t Judicwry. JIow important it is to
a pure and correct administration of the
laws, that Judges should keep their h-inds
scrupulously Clean of party politics ! Tho
ermine that cornea in cuntact with politicat
dirt mu-4 be st-iiaeaV Judges are u area of
like pasiona with tbeir fellow bei,w:
and no mi ltd posse- tumcient ela-tu-t'
to divest itself of tbe bitterness of poliUcaJ
strife and acquire an equilibrium proper
fur tbe bench, in the same dar.The ex
ample of the late Chief Justice Marsba'L
bo waa transferred from 'poUiicaMile to
the bench, attests hit appreciation of tlie w
facts, lie had been a member of C ju
gres a member of the Virginia A-ein-bly,
a Foreign Minister, and Secretary of
Sute to tlie I'oited Statei ; but it is aUti-J
of him, dial " from tho Biotuent he put on
the judicial robe, he di-rappraired forever .
from Lhe political areua." Gntiub'jrvi.gk
Patriot. , - ' . ;.
Very few readers in this country, com
paratively fpeakin, kerr in tbeir memo
tie any clear or accurate history of the va
rious UMitatiuos thai tuke place in the South
American States. 1 We generally Lave a "
confused remembrance of revolutionn, ri.
ots, battles, and changtn ; but we sec things,"
a it were, through a haze. Tbe last in-
loniiation Irom oue of the republics ss .
we have already published Bueuos Ay res
is, the atawinati-a of tbe Presideiit of
the Senate in his chair by an armed mob I
All this is the effect of the want of soie
roaHituu'oraJ s-overnrnent,and the abeence) s
of rtgmUtted liberty joined to the peculiar
character of the people. How envuLlC
the condition of these United States when, r ',.
compared with the atate and pnjeets of -T
tbe ununited south American republic r, J
ylU-publica, indeed, only in name ; audi for.
tne most part, nothing but miUtary deapo- x .
tiains ! AUx. GaitUe. , - i '
luinr Farmer.
Cotton wool, wot with sweat oil aod parsgorio,
reUetas to eat asbs very asea . ,
Shorting a ref. A let 'sreeks since,
while the Albany and Wurcettor railroad
waa progrossiog at Palmer, Massachusetts,
the workmen employed tbera were io the
bawt of placing tbe powder they used for
blaating in a neighboring grist mill for (ab
ly.,, Al ooe lime theyJiad two unopened
kegs, aod ooa with tbe bead off aod tbe
powder exposed, standing in one corner
of ibe mill. Two men and a boy were also
io the mill at the lime, rod discovered a ve
ry largo rat, which one of theta proposed
shooting with e double-barrelled gun, which
waa oear them.' The others consented, and
the gun wa loaded from the powder beg,
but the rat had hid himself. After chasing
it round the building some lime, ibey at law
fired aod killed tb rat, took it op, and were
retreating, when one of the party spoke of
tba powder. Upoa looking back, they
discovered that they bad fired at tbe rat
rbmdrio jM--der, end that the. wadding
wae on fire, and oa the edge of tho open
keg. With great courage and presence
uf mind, the boy offered lo go and remove
it, which he did ; but just a ba turned hia
back from it, the whole ot the kegs explo
ded, blowing the building lo pieces, killing
one of the men on tbe spot, and wounding
the other sod the boy ia such a manner
that they, died ahortly after. Af. Y. Sun.
A Oww Ckapi Tba Iowa Patriot re.
lute an anecdote of the Rev. Mf. Scott, an
eccentrio preacher in that neighborhood,
ho waa formerly a lawyer in Arkansas, to
(hia effect. Wbeo ba firat hung out bis
ahiogl, he inscribed oa it i v v
. A. M. Soott, AUornev at law,
. The tallest man io Arkansaw. .. .
Shortly aflcrj the river being very low,
he proposed wading tba stream, which be
actually accomplished i upon w bach. the tij-n
was altered, aod ever after read in this
wiet ..V"' ,.- i
A. M. Scott, Attorney at law,' !
, Tb man What wadsd tbs Arkansaw. .
A Long iVoae aiio aa Mitlaii. Within
a few mile of Wilauotowajtbera live a
merry cobler who oose is so very long
that when be takea enulT he is obliged to
a-aft forward thru paert to rtack it point.
' Among ths smd what dire divisiona riaa t ;
For unioa boa, and ens no unioo ories
Sbanis oa tlis sex that such dU-Mits beran,
UOiii are all ft lit teasuni
you lo be hung by the neck till you are
dead, dead DiuDt oot for ' stealing ho- .
set, but tbat horse may oof be atoleo. s
TbateveniBs; Dobson was led to a black
jack, and hung according to tbe erntebce of
tba Uourt,' admitting that be wad etolea
ibe bnrses, aod thai ba intended to bate
taken Ihem to Red River Raft, and ac
knowledged the juitice of bia sentence.
This country is no wcH settled, and dtvi
ded into tenlr coontre, but the Colonel
ai heard toe other day lo ay,J These are
shocking titoee a maaoiusl foe tried inree
or four days for steeling and the like, then
get clear by some quirk in tbe lew, wheo
he etole the horse as plain a tne oose on my
(ace I will go lo Texas, aod git among
civilized lolkj.
- Lift in Vcu Orfruni. If in Iba winter
e are the gayest people oo tba Continent
with more variety of . life and, maotrers
than any other city presents, in the Wintrier
we are Ibe dullest. 1 ho monotooy of ex
istence caused by the very general abeen-
lees it only varied by tbe fever aod the ex
citing scenes it creates. a proceed to
mention one, tbe relation of which caused
a chill through oar hearts, and struck tbe
'electric chain' by which wo are strongly
hound, tnurely uaMiajrajhrjjlejthe
Ckertleet. The Little Rock ( Arkan.
Isaac Dobson Ijsapy azctte of the 25th altimo. say
" e haye received no new from the la-
dian DAlfonioTTho liut weekT"
thing appear to be quiet there both par-
heart of the beholder with sudJeo botror
Or. Lambert, an excellent aa Well as an
emioeot French physician in this city, re
late Ih it, during bit fiequent ndea through
the different atreett, bit attention has almost
always been attracted aa be passed a bouse
her a poor family lived, lhe family
eomuted of a man and bia wife, both rather
young, aod the latter good-looking, with a
little mfaot amiling itv beauty, and about ten
month old. lie wa led to notice them
from the appearance of content that lived
there.ond their being fiequent ly on the ban
quelle before the house. After tbe fever
eel to, he stilt saw them for some day, hap
py aa usual ; but at length he " missed them,
from the accustomed place. This be did
for two days, until, on the third, feeling un
easy for them, he atopped bt gig before the
haute, alighted, and rapped at Ibe door.
No sotwer : ailence waa in tbe mansion.
He pushed opedlhe "tfdoF and went in.
There lay tbe husband and the ifo oo the
floor both dead of the fever, and the for
mer decaying. Tba child was alive, aod
with ita little arm around the dead moth
er' neck, vainly trying to draw lha sustain
ing fluid from tbe breast. ' Ur . L. aaya that,
faniiliaraa be'ia with acenea of death, Both-
tng before has ever tbocked bis feelings to
half lbs extent. With a1 praiseworthy be
oevoltmca ha has taken nioaauret to have
the infant protected. Such ia a life in New
Or lean." A. (hlcant Timtt. 1
Dtiting. We reniember a beautiful al
legory illustrating the power of fate. ' King
Solomon waa walking in hie garden, with an
attendant, wneoXaiMippalling figure wae
seen approaching turn. Tbe attendant ex
claimed in alarm t . " Solomon, the eight of ;
that being affngm me I kuow not way
seiid me,' I pray Inee.'to the fiirthermost
mountain of India." Tba k ng, in hi ca
pacity of ningician, complied j tha atten
dant vanished. The stranger came up and
aid, Solomon, that waa thai man doing
heret My errand was to seek him on the
fsrthect mountain of India." ' Akucl of
Dethh replied Solouioo, utkou teili tnd
kmtkekr -
An honest Irishmao, freah from Hibernia,
caught a bumble -bee in hia hand, supposing
it tu be a humming bird. " Och, he ex
claimed, M tha dvvil bum tot I huv but ius
UllfefootUr - ' 'v
ties, are in council, though separate ; tho
Ross party at the head waters of. the Illi
nois river,- and the Ridge party at the -mouth
of the same, a distance of some six
ty or eighty miles. A wrong statement
is, we see, going the rounds in tho New
York papers, as to tba murder of Ridiro
and Buudinot, which ahould be corrected.
It is stated that the Ross and Ridge par
tie had a desperate fight, in which Ridge
and Boudinot were kiuVd,-and upwards of
au ot tneir wamors. -1 bia is a njistake.
Ridge and Boudinot were way-laid and
lio ; and Do fiVht ho taken place arnone
them, and none is artticirtated. On the
contrary, it in thought that the two parties
win seine ineix uimcuiucs wimoui recourse
to arms.' "-T:y-:ry.- '-t -: -
lu if Steam&oati In tht Wttt in 1 538.
The Alton Telegraph calculates as f.J
tows, the list of steamboat lost or consid
erably injured on the Western waters dur
ing the year 1 839. We copy an abstract t
W hole number eighty of w hicb, therf
isroa-vsk ; ,
were
Blown up,
Collapsed,
Burst steam pipe,
-BurtuV-,.
Siiairged,
Sunk, . .
Collision, . '.
8
. 6
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87
17
:2
Of the, thirteen were lost on the Ohio t
50 on the Lower Miasisnippi j 5 on the Up
per Mississippi 2 on the Missouri J 2 on
the Illinois ; 1 on the Arkamau 1 on Red
river f 1 in the Gulf of Mexico l and S ia j
other places. ..!, " '
Of tlie eicht blown up, only one. tha
Moselle, was on the Ohio: of the sis Cot-
lapsed, none ; of the thirty seven snagged, ':
four, were on that river. , . -
05 Interesting tifk roc servers at'
Deer and Steam Engine. While the f
cars were coming down oo Wednesday, a
fine buck made hi appearenc on the track1
and had a trial of speed with the lucoruo- ; -ti
ve. He kept on the (rack for two miles, -when
bo was filially run jofft or Jiejwould
have been run over. The sight rnu-st have
been dwpty exciting and highly interest-
tng as the line of road is perfoctly
straight, every inch of the contest wua .
witnessed by the passengers. IVif. Adv.
Plentiful Crop. W were informed "
hut week at IredcU,jthat the Crops were -so
plentiful, that the Farmers in some parts -of,
the county had abandoned the Use of tha
atandard nicasures, and were actually set- ; '
ling corn by the JUld instead of the bushel.
Vt kig Banner, . t '
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: Health. While disease is ravaging go
many of our Southern cities, we are pleas
cd to assure our absent friends that tho
health of Wilmington i comparatively .,'
good, and that such cases of skknoas as do '
'occur, yield readily to medicine. WiU "
'...Am - ..- .,
wung ion aascniscr. .
. ..";;-. yy '.
Sligkt Mittatt.An inquUitira little
urchin, in one "of the BeighJoouring lowtif,
was perpetually teaziir hia aire to learn
from him what sort of contrivance a dandy
was,until one day the old gentleman, hr the
puqwse of proykltng him with occular tes
timoity on the subject, pointed out one of '
the, oiost exquisit of tho dandy race to....
him ; when tho little youngsleT exclaimed,
with great apparent surprise, la ! me, Had I
I had always thought before this thai A .
dandy was watutiuug like hmm
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