OXE OF JWM'S STORIES.
Arvf.aal Eyt$.- have read " a
.. veriUrnuns .nd several puff', on Ur.
SeuddrrV skill la making aruficUl eyes ,
bat have treated mem "
-tleiorlaSt
k. irottint? along in hU bustling way ,
pMMkM.:. k.M iua treated mv arnncan
tm boy W-adid look, and louno tn
.h- i.ft .nra in artificial eye of a grey eo
- lor, wHkb verysloselyesembled the na
. ...i n. .n,l - m well m the socket as
convenience:: "Wwttvnri
- undoubted evidence oJ the mm-
Doctor took euUik pocket case, and ex
l.ibited a pair of elegant hazle eves, jU4t
finished. Thi ia - very useful invention,
and much preferable to a black patch, or
a pair of green specs, to supplv the loss
of a peeper. They wont do, however, in
Krntucky in a gouging frdic, ihe gUss
being apt to cut the thumb of the opera
tor. We are, however, nukin Rreat
progress in the art of artificials, snd t here
i j no accident to the human form, or freak
. of nature, which cannot be remedied and
supplied by these modern inventiom, so
that making an artificial man will be the
next project. .
I remember, in London, a tine dashing
beau, of the first water, by the name of
Harrv Franco Imet himpneday m
ford strtr boring a. pair of shammy.
elpvcs at an extensive
wbofbv tne nye, rKiew TzpzSi"'
he w-i father to our y-r-vtv Mr. oung,
of h Bowery, anu talked a great de.l
.w, imrirt. Harry Franco invited
- jtyy ....... .
1 -tlK -him. "l a hotel 10 One Ot
me u mm; w - a
, the squares where 1 was to get maccaro
nl and parmeian cheese, and patridgc
ttftwed down with cabbage (a vile dish.)
-He took the to hn MfinRs,.m the A le :
phi, todress for dinner, when a a. ene al
nv,v inr-iscritwble to- place- "is
chjmher wastas'ilv furuisHed. and had
...... Mntr in it becomi v nd centlc
tysi -a n I o. He threw his rut on
settee,
took off his coat, went in front of the
dressing class, and 'ook off a hndsome
wiR,a la Brutus, exposin-ra head perfect
It bald; he then toon fro his rijih
socket a glass eve which he carefully
wiped with a cambric handkerchief; he
. unloosed an entire sei of artificial teeth,
k. 4nnited in a tumbler of clean
- - water, h then untied a 2V.r. ?L ji?V
or
.i ..I... .nit. to mv uttt-r amazemc.il,
stood before me min of 60 ?. ars of dje-
Kim in silent astonishment. -- in
ide h'rmelf whole
aRiin v hit Vis - b"Uhed and sprinkled
with oranRC flour wa'er, was rc-placcd';
his teeth nicelr clean and dried, were
placed in tbeir former positiun ; his rUs
' m denosited in its stKkei ; his "pads were
tackled on, and with buckskin breeches,
nw- hat. ' eloes'' Vnd'-taneFffarey-Wi
of 0. realizmc in a lew
" - ttiffOV wmil
have struck Ovid himself with awe -We
dined totner, and Harry having drank a
few more glasses of Lndon paruular
than wasas'reeable, Rtew Irowsv, and re
solved to o to Drur l r. We obtain
ed a t;ood seat in the dress circle, when
Harrv'a drowsv fit comir on him, he fell
asleep, and this brings me io the story
aboUMhe srtificul eye. All the pinchir.R
and nud(iri "coiilJ not arouse - him he.
began to snore, and the la'ics to star?
his natural eye was tinse l, tui rm artifi
cial one was open, which, under ;he opc
ration of heavy slumber, ave him 'h
most awful and MORuhr appeal ance ima
ginable. We, therefore, cau'ion, in re
mem'ierinR this circumstance, all who
purchase rUss eves of Donor Scudder,
against sleeping in company; unless, in
t.rf. the Dor:or can invent a mode of
rlnsini the artificial, as well as the rcl
eve, when in the arms ot Somnus.
r,
There is also a moral in the anecdote
of my old friend Harry Franco, which
'''a"ir b6QDirewbi-'iMwtfa-cu...f a ttHJti
monition to the ladies" look before you
ftap
raax tbi annxntti asoiiTxa.
TO GENERAL JACKSON.
VJ. Andrew, thou art elected
PresiJt-rt. I rej ice at thy success
because thou desr-vedst it, and be
rause mv -siountrv urn have wiped
away the charge of ingratitude. Wi re
v wli hot for our electoral go-bct.eftBfcibt
" rSaf vri'y woal lmve toetf vastly-mnre
splendid. I hope tne aay win. come
sA'hen the election of President will be
left directly to ".the people:. There is
ai over-ruling ProviJence that always
nrnnerlv directs national power. Its
result corresponds with the source
irom whence it emanates : If from the
people, the legitimate source, it is j
blessing otherwise, it is more, or less
a curse according to t corruptness of
its source.
I will mention to thee a few things
that f would do if I were presi.lrnt :
..I would invite .Commodore Porter
ism and gallantry should not go
warded. . ,
I would send Johnny Q. to run the
line between the United Sutcs and
Mexico, that he might sec what a 1001.
tah bargain he made when he cooclu-
tfcihhe-iarulajre
J would BC'id licnryto the Ghtwta
Nation to buy lana lor vjcorgia, JU
Iwanse he i such a 'cute nana 10
I would annoint mcnari.,
: . . fi ,11
theatre 1 for h who could sa
nicely;-'Vct:the.'muUVpVicaubq'" table-to
- M inister to Tdrkcrr-cre ;.ne
would see moafchy m all it tyrannic
royaltv? nd perhaps might chaogejhii
ootions.
I would let George, of Pennsylvania,
remain linkestcr (a dandy from college
would call xt.littuijstj for yn"ce
speakers j for latin quotations inter
prcted in Dutch must be vastly edify
ing to congress.
I would continue John, of Philadel
phia, working at his trade ; for all the
coffins he can make will be wante4 for
Nat. the Judge, for a .Vashville Doc
tor, for a Knoxville Editor and for
many others in the United States, who
have kilted themselves as dead as pick
led herrings.
Tluo nd my instructions for the
present. I hope thy . Sdministration
mhr a practicable conn roeotarj 2;
Mit. v. 16.! rare thee well.
A Fil l END.
TvJflh month, 9th, 1823.
11.11 L RO WS.
A correapondent ol ne Boston Dai'y
Advertiser, Rivs the fo!loitiR as the ad
vanURes by whlrh Riiil Koadare distin
Rushed above Canals.
Tne railwty rerjuircs but t:ie third the
quanti'y of land that is icqutred for a ca-
I nal, exclusive ol ponds, reservoirs, and
fe pilars.
The railway requires one man and four
horses to transport 31 tons-four miles per
hour.
The canal requires 2 men. 1 boy on?
2 horses to transport 30 tons 2 miles per
hour.
The railway may be attended and kept
in repair for one tenth tbc expense of a
- Railways give the Rrcsiest possible fa-
- lll ca mat h. ullv mstfttt - ,fv- nil
pUresrcquired;JC.al7
Kaila-JviTiileHere with- no water pnvi
'leges. " C'hali destroy many?
Kailwars i'e subject to na interrup
tions, except from snow, which i, easily
removed. -
Canals are subject to be interrupted bv
crouglits, floodit, frosts, leakages and
Uuki
Railways carry their freight to the doors
f rih! warehouse?-.
-I 'CjTfiis" deliver - their freigbt upiinlt'he
wharf.
A rjilway can be constructed for -half
the cost of a canal per mile.
A railway may be used twelve months
in the ver. A canal but seven months.
The loll of passengers will pay the in
terest on the coht of a railway.
Th- toll of passengers on a canal is
very. trifling..
Half the common "fates bTtoIt off tanal
will !e sufficient to pay the whole expense
or transportation on a rail wav, including
the toil.
Mountainous countries are easily sur
mounted by railways. Canals can never
gel over them.
Rivers and streams are much more
easily passed by railways than they can be
by canals.
JVart$ and Cornt.h it stated that the
bark of the wilow tree, burnt to ashes
mixed with strong vinegar, and applied
to ti e parts, will remove all warts, orns
or excrescences on any part of the body.
, r. i... t l:
tot'.e 18 h September, received in tbisl
citv and N-Yprk, state that seaman
h.,J been tried, on board the V. b. ahip
mrenncs, for the murder of another sea
nr-ir, found euiliy, -hunjr from jbe fure
v ird of the U. S. ship Brandy wine, on the
29th of August. This isthr first instance
of the kir'.l, that has occured in our naval
service. A man was sentenced to be
Klwne-eo. rwirdoncof ftUrTC'sels in the
?lenr'eraren, some , years . smcer but
commuted sncine preyiousty
United States Telcgrafiji.
Meditalwh very interesting discussion
look place in the legislature of Georgia,
on the 24lh ult. 1 here is a board of
physicians in Georgia who license all
practitioners at g!9 a head. A law was
introduced to incre ase it to 830. It was
lost.
St Loui.K census of the city of St.
Louis, in Missouri, has been lately taken
by the Sheriff, and the population is found
to be, fre white males 2179; free white
K ii . les 1589. slaves and colored nersons
; mom msmcto&
The following arc extracts from a
communication;' t the Editor of the
New-York Knqurer, dated at Wash
ington, Dec. 25.'
Last Monday, Mrs. Secretary Por
tergave her fir si party. The talent
to lead fashionabe aociety is peculiar
liullanglfiafcT readiirfijidio
imacinatioo, detcacy or
as .moral eonrage, and. a rapidity of
invention and tact, which tew females
imssesaJlrsPartcr is a charming
wmatand entirely takes the lead of
alt- tne-Kay coiemporarics wi tne -uay
few islhS capital - Former4y pssesV
sed beauty her figure correaponds
exttrmcly She kccps,up thfi whole
s pints of the Adams party. She sus
tains the whole administration with
her spirit, her cleverness, and her fide
talents. I think the appointment of
Gen. Porter, on that account, has been
auite a hit. Mr. Porter is perfeitly
acquainted with every political man,
and even Clay himselt would not les
itate to take a lesson from her jtxlg
ment. But notwithstanding all (his,
some of the Adams party despond
dreadfull.
Dancihe, wine, canvass backs all
will n'X heal the poof souls. Their
only consolation is to launch sarcasms,
and iaveot hoaxes about the inaugura
tion, the baH, the next campaign, &c,
. . j r7 Cliy V if sr party for the teuton
was held last night,. Heretofore, this
has been considered the leading soiree
but it now falls back, and takes its
position behind that of the. JLady Se
cretary of War. Mr. Clav made an
effort to be gjv and nonchalant, and
succeeded tolerably well. Hesavshe
is very muca pK-aScd with tne election
of Gen. Jacksn ; it has afforded him
much relief and after the 4th of
vlarch he mounts . hi horse, crosses
the mountains, and turns farmer in
Kentucky. Little Wright of Ohio, it
is said, is to be cdled to the beach of
that state. This is the only portion
of the "sweetmeats" he can get, ant
it is probable he will accept the dish
Ichabod Bartlett, of N. II. who wis
so well dressed last year by J hn S
Barbour, has cast hisye upon Gov
ernr Woodbury's scat in the senate,
in ; the -JvayV by. a Tcsighatioo of his
,1 present seat..
I understand great discontent pre
viili .bout the nomination of Mr.
Hughes, who is considered unfit fur the
.Nrtherland embassy, involving,' as it
dies, the north eastern boundary I
should nor be surprised if thcLJcnjLtci
were to let several appointments ' lay
over till the next administration tome's
i ii "rThc"c'tirtry woali gain";by such
acuursc. no fsuama jjriise uic
possess it above ill other peopicTltOoscoaiTc
requires a knowledge of character, ac offensive and pernicious drug waslfl.
kamun ccrUm ft he
'tmaKiDatioo detticyriouVlaTweU wbraspinO:?!? Pea;
General, and abuse his prominent 'disguIfT exclaiming that I was a
friends expecting by this course to blasphemous rascal, to wear the image
keep their places for themselves and 0f mv prophct so near mv head." I
friends, and get what they can outofC0Uid not understand what he meant
the "Id Hero. 1 nope they will be
out-generaled in this plot.
The English Embassy is going to
gi ve M rs. .Adams" a - splendid ball on
New-Year day evening. Some of the
brightest beauties of the age, are to be
present. It will be a nt plus altra of
splendor. The Vice President hs
arrived, and is well.
Cultivation of tfe .Oraie. The follow
ing extract from a letter of a recent date,
written by a gentleman who is well quali
fied to speak upon the subject, shews
what may be done in this interesting pur
suit, which is now occupying the public
attention. I he writer , resides
on ihe:
i . ....... (
irc.nj m. . Tina, ......l ..rAI.j .
W me I hope soon to make some of this
.j -
article for sale. The vines I got from
Adlum, of Georgetown, in 1825, will bear
some fruit this rear ; but a small pronor
tion of them look root. I have, However,
now got near 800 vines growing, and
am increasing the vineyard in three
years from what is already planted, I ex
PCl fo rjiiXe.st lesjt T0 pipes, and increase
yearly. r I .bare for yearY
tmlsv.meciwrJJJold vines in the gar
den, equal to most Madeira Irrfponetf;
none who have tasted it believed . that
such Wine could be made in America."
Sfiringield, Ohio. The Pandect con
tains an account of a revival in this place.
It commenced in the latter part of the last
winter, and continued through the sum-
ran. .... .
mer. i he additions to the communion
from the world have been upwards of a
hundred and sixty: In one 'connexion
the father, the mother, five sons, four or
five daughters, two daughters-in law and
two grand children have become subjects
Jo this work.
thiiw.-Lt, "by laiperial appoint
ment,; Governor tf the to Kwort pro
vincca," has issued an edict against
Opium-traoking, and the buying and
selling of that poison, frooa the lan
guage of which we should infer that
the drinkers and aellers of whiskey
in our Country would not find much
favor with His Excellency-. He can-
T t U. A .M .La AF .hcK an I
shop to yield ."In loexhaastible-aapply
of poison, must nave oeen a mosi
worthless vagabond; Theae Opium.
smokers, he say i, will formjthemselvei
Their--ympTyWf,
ihifci-eaort to all -manner. of villainy.
They lose alf character Ind all ielf
command, and .. become incapaDie 01
reform. Their faces become as snarp
as anarrows. and their heads sunk be
tween their shoulders in the form of a
dove. Physic cannot cure their dis
ease. Repentance comes too late for
reform." A drunkard, it seems, is
the same sort of animal, all the world
over, and whether made such by
drinking whiskey or brandy, or smo
king Opium.' - .
Mariners of the Turks.- to Eng
lish traveller in Turkey, in speaking
of their mode of salutation, remarks :
" Towards one another, the 1 urns are
verv oolite and affable. When thtfy
meet, thev b iw and repeat irom tne
' . r L
Koran, God give peace to your sow.
J Christairis or hfiflrlf ihey only iay
T hone to meet uou in hea.cen.'
Thev affect to ridicule and despise
pur common custom of taking off the
hat, when we salute each otrter, and
even they say that it is offensive to
G )d. on account of its indecency.
To iudffer from the following anecdote
one would infer, that a man's lare
head 'xi a great curiosity among them
Happening one day, when visiting in
the country, to enter a peasant's
hoose.'ia company with my mterpre
terin which there was a number o:
persons ; out of compliment to them,
I did not take mv hat oft when I salu
ted them. While there, the women
and children inquired of my ioiepreter,
" if I were a Christian ; and if so,
why I did not uncover my head, as
hey were told Christians did .'"- Ana
iney-ogeaimr Jt.i , wer Chris.
ttan, to give them the pleasure-of see
tng my head. When he told me this,
I took my hat offhand bowed with a
great deal of formality, and, affected
p Jiteness upon which they began to
leap about, and laugn, and to exhibit
the most extravagant joy. One of the,,
b iys Icaoed on my shoulders, (there
are rogues, here as well as in our coun
try) and snatching mv- hat a way, "pa sV
sed it round to his companions, until
he came to the old peasant, who look.
,nto tnrcw It
from htm with
k thi. .,ntil hn nnlml ia a nrinr nf
our King, in his royal costume, at the
bottom of my hat. I told him through
my "interpreter," that it was not my.
prophet, but my king, and put there
as the sign of the hatmaker, whose ti
de was " king's hatter." This answer
made another faugh, and the old man
joined very heartily in it. This, by
the way, was the first time I had seen
a Turk laugh.
JSVw j1!manae.- man in Washington
has invented a curious Almanac, which
may be comprised on the face of one
ifluartrr of a dollar i and U Dernetual.
.... .L 3 r. L. rl
snowint; ine uaya oi nit wcck iur any
month in the year, within, tte space of ten
thousand years, without an iteration'.
Thlsatmsnie ii-arranged m. tJtOeadof
an ever-pointed pencil case, and on the
same pencil case will be arranged the
phases of the moon for one thousand
years . It also, shows the Dominical let
ter for any year ; the conjunction j;appo;
sition,and quadrature of the moon for one
thousand years. And, by stamping the
ial of a letter with the head of this pen
cil case wjltpe left an impression show
mgih dsy.aad,hQuLin.
was sealed.
is.rjv, ..;
It is remarked in one onHrtetters
from Washington, that congress will soon
be asked to admit into the Union as states
the territories of Michigan, !' Arkansas'; "and
Florida, adding aix senators to congress
from a population less than that of the
city of New York. Xational Gazette.
The " Thomastown Register," of
JIam. predicts, that most, if . not all, the
New-Lngland states will become Jackson,
before the termination of one vear from
the General's inauguration Maine and
New Hampshire moM assuredly
Board of JgrkuUuxe-Ki the recent
meeting of the Board of Agriculture of
h'a state, at.Kaleigh; of which Charles
f iiher, Earj. of this place, is Presidentr
Professor Mitchell's GeoloRical Report for
the present year was laid before the
Board, read, and ordered to be printed in
the Agricultural Pamphlet now in the
press, and wbich will be finished in time
to distribute to the Members of the Board
and of the General Assembly, before their
UIVUI Hill. wvi am .Mil. w.-w W
Hoard that our zealous and enlightened
Aorlriiltiiritt. Georra W. Jeffrevt. Rin
at CasweTt. intends -o take ionrnev tr,
ik. IV nr tn iim niolha arniitn tr Mw,ft
oumincr,priiicipaiiy i n iuay uctvioe
better acquainted with the agricultural
ti ! tl L . I
improvements of that section of the Un
Ian," If was respired, that be.bJ.commis-
sioned to. purchase a number pf . Merino
oneep ior me use oi me several Agricui
torat Socteiias ?f our S.tie. -
I asvaA rii-itvsl inn. (fiat msiiai TTr''"
immediately taktn for procuring 1000
wwmw -wwy imps mwwuiv9 UQ
vine Koots, or the best kinds, from Ir.
Loubat's Vineyard on Long Island, ahd
also a sufficient supply of tbt Eggs of the
Silk worm.
Bible Saefy At a lares meednir of
the Managers of the North Carolina Bible
Society, in this City, the following Reso
lution was adopted t
" This Board, regarding it as a very
desirable object that all the destitute fam
ilies within this State should be furolshei
with a copy of the Scriptures :
" Retotved, therefore, that a Committee
be appointed to institute s Correspondence
with the Officers of the existing Bible So
cieties of the Scte, and with other infiV
ential individuals, ss to the practicability
and the best means of effecting this object-''-...
'.;.'-- .v - : .
A Committee was appointed according-
ly. a "Circular has been written, which is
now in the press, and we have little doub
the thing will be effected. . . ..
The Detroit Gazette states that s man
named Henry Gillespie stole two frees
at that place was tried and convicted
and sentenced to be told tor two months
David Rigley alias Burbank, was alst
tried for stealing a beef creature, and sen
tenced to pay a fine of SO dollars, and bt
committed until the fine was paid. H
was also tried on s charge of vagrancy
and sentenced to be told for three months !
Sell White folks! Who would buy a
thief and a vagrant 1
Iiusfia and Turkey The London
Courier of Nv. 6, predicts that a
peatC . UetWCCo W.. hvnjwam will
take pUc before I eng under an impar-
tiai meoiaiiuu. ine reasons aavan.
ced in support of these views are that
probably both nations are desirous a
.terminating a strife in which the vic-7
toss have lost eighty thousad men b
sickness and battle, leaving only 120,
QQOfrom an army of 200,000 tha
nussia, aunougn dot wanung id pny
jcnl force to carry on even a protractcc
must resort to foreign loans,' nt beior
able to bo'rroy. SOflicicnt from her owt
citizens. " " JS"oah7
This ministerial paper, the organ,
to a certain extent, of the British Gov.
eminent, solemnly repeats that the an
nihilation, or the dismemberment cf
Turkey, will not be permitted but
says that Greece must be free.
......Gov, Miller, of Missouri, in a
speech to the Legislature, speaks of
the fur trade in and beyond the Rocky
Mountains, as the scene of disasters
and murders, lie says that ten or
more of our citizens have been lately
killed there and rubberics committed
on their property. At present the
British traders are permitted to come
upon our territories in that quarter to
trade with the Indians. This evil
Gov. Miller says, the General Gov
ernment must remedy.
, JIow to Slow away Bacon. Mm
r ied at "Ml d'dfew w n"; Conn." M rr &r-. -tis
UaconoJVliss Aon Stow.
The two Maxims of any nYtfni:i(r-
at court are always to keep his counte
nance, and never to keep his word.
A modern writer observes that tf ft
who speaks lightly of female society
is either a numbscull or a knave !'
the former not having sense enough to
itrbenefitsf and the latter h:.
ling iu rcsirainis ii lays on iut
Sugar. U appears Irom a Tate Dcbsf
ih Congress on increasing the drawoac
on Refined Suear of domestic manufac
ture, that the whole importation of ufjar '
. . . f n f . 1 1 ft -,rt a l
into this country is tiitv-nve miui-- -pounds;
that in the year 1824, the quan
tity of Sugar raised in this Country did
forrv millions of pounds, W
that in three yeais it had increased w
seventy-six millions of pounds j and IM'
in three years more, it is expected to w
equal to what i'. r.ow raise d end expoitf
torch::: PrS'!tr'