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4tV
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VVatcfc8, Jewelry, &c.;;
IV' A returned from the
North, with as pood til a-
r-VJrtmentf
ft - T F-...
I wm ever offered for ale in thit placet but
Jewelry n or th latest importations, and me
,rnntt fashionable and elegant kinds to b had ih
- . I . 1 . ' , . . rt.U - I
anv 01 me nonnern values cierani upm inu
Silver Watcheti plain Do. i bo. fee. "And In
. ' . lew dav he will receive a very entrant assort
Tnt-H ari kept' constantly on hah'ofThad 10
vjrder on abort notice. All of which will be told
wmi. ...wlftfi 4h-ucV -food 4Mr ever .idwpased o
n--rITnitTW V and
. ........ i(ihMtrIi.wl fcutuf pleasing those who
With to buy.
All kinds of If atche Repaired, and warranted
to keep time i the shop is two doort below the
court4i(Hie,onMaintreet. ROBT. WYNNE.
, .SoAiJ-ury, March 30, 1829. ' 80 i
N, B. I have recently employed an excellent
workman, who will In future be constantly in my
Shop a to that those disposed to patronize me,
. ii my Kne of business, need be under no appre-
nenwon, in consequence i ray occasional o
w-nce. R, WTNNF..
MONEY. WANTED.
A LL those indebted to the subscriber, by
im. note, or otherwise, are hereby notified to
rail immediately and make payment. This no.
tice will apply more particularly, to all
those who do toot live ia the imm,diateJTicib-
borhoodoTJIafisb.iry; RQBFJtT WyNNK.
March 30th, 1829. 60tf
Navy Beef and Pork for 1830.
. . Jvavy Lomiwnitncrt Office,
: . .... . .. i7ihJwie,W9
jClEALEft. rroposaia witt be received at this
office until the first of September next, for
'the supply of3000bbla. Navy Beef, and 24U0
2)b!s. Navy Pork, lor the use or tne United
States' Naval Service, 1000 bbla. of Beef, and
United Ststet Navy Yards, Charlestown, Mam.
chusetti t Brooklyn, New York i and Norfolk,
irRini ; and the whole quantity must be deliv.
ered at each and every Navy Yard by the fi'at
of April, 1810. ' The whole quantity of the said
Beef and Pork must be of the best quality.
The Beef must be packed from well fa'ted rat
tle, weighing not leu than 480 pounds in Me
quarter, nr oUU pounds en the hnff an tne let;,
legroundt, dude, chetkt, thiiti, and the neck of an
imal, muit be wholly excluded from the barrel,
- and the Mwaindetvf ,tfi-crxft muM.be cut
into pieces of ten pounds each as near as may
be, so that 20 pieces will make a barrel of 200
pounds nctt weight Navy Beef. '
"TlieTork rnutbeC0Trr1cdnd wehMatted,4
all the tkulli, feet, and hind legi entire, must be
wholly excluded from the barrtl, and the re
maniaer of the Hot; must be cut into pieces of
eirlit pounds each at near as may be, so that
twenty five piecet, not mora thai three of which,.
. ib. I be shoulders, will make a barret of 200
pounda nett weifrbt of Navy Turk." " -- -- -
I'be whoje qtiantity of thefaid Bf and Pork
" mutt' be perfectly salted, in- th first inuance
with, and afterwards -puclbed witrr :z sufficient
Suantity of Turk's Island, Isle of May, or St.
bet Salt, and no other, to tmure its preserva
tion, with five Ounces f purr Saltpetre to each
jmd every barrel.. ,Th5 bt?elsjn whlph.Jhfc
'""taidBeef and "Pork is to be packeil must be
shade of ash, free from tap, with one iron hoop on
each chine, aad otherwise fully and Hibs'.antully
hooped i and each bai-rel mint be branded on
it head 4 Navy Bee
;.7ihf f ontractort (.name ana ttvej'ear wnen paefc
All the said Beef and Pork, on delivery at the
respective Navy Yards mut be subjee'ed to
the test and inspection of some rmm Inspector
of tbe State within wbich it n to be dehvered,
who shall be aelected by the Commandant of
the Yard at the place of de livery, without any
charge to the UniUd States thefefori and,
when inspected in said manner, the contractor
must put th harrela in suod shipping order t
AC the Beet and Pork will not b received.
ladders ae required to rtate their price
aeptratflv for the lief and for the Pork, and if
they off er to furmxhat mr than one Yard, then
eparately for each Yard. They ate alto re
quired to . Rive their, names, their reidence
nd the names and residence of their sureties,
minutely i and must trannnit tlteir bids sealed,
and endorsed Utter to furnish 'Naiy Beet' or
Navy Pork' for the yew 1830.H
The Comniiiwioner of the Navy are at liberty
to take the offers of a bidder for any one Yard,
or in greater proportions, if such bids be the
lowest.
Any bid not made in conformity to this adver
tisement, or not rxeived within the limited
time, will not be opened.
" The parti ofthr animal to be excluded from
the barrel will be particularly jleacfibctLJa
faiflKf WtiictrwiUMnn part ut -the contracts.
Persons desiring information upon. the subject
with an intention to bid, may obtain, it bv ifMnn.
le-tpicarioirtalherrlc
June 19
iiafp of yerth'Canlina, Mecklenburr count -
Cit PERlOlt Court of Law, May term, '829:
3..Berry .Steward ttu. Uaiiett Suward peti
tion for divorce. In this case, Ordered by 'he
court, that publication be made for three months
in the Western Carolinian and. Yadkin md-Ca.
Ifturnal aueccssively. that the defendant
held for the county of Mecklenburg, at the
Court-Hduie irmttottterW-the- th Momiitv
after the fourth Monday in September next, and
plead or aMwer to the planUlTa petition, or ill
tame will be heard exparte. Witness Sam'l.
Henderson, Clerk of our taid Cou rt, at office, the
7th Mondajr after the-4th An March, -1829.
3nt83 SAM'L. HENDERSON, e. m.V e.
Utate of Nurth-CaraliHa, Mecklenburg county :
SWERIOB Court of Uw, May term, 189 1
Robert Bigham vi. Mary Bigham i peUtion
for divorce. Ordered by court, that publication
be made for three months successively in the
Western Carolinian and Raleigh Star, that the
dtlendent be and appear at the next superior
court of law to be held for the county of Meck
Rnburg, at the court bowse in Cliarlotte, wntlte
6th Monday after the 4th Monday in September
next, and plead or answer to the plantilTs peti
tion, or the same will be heard exparte. jjt
nest Baml Henderson, Clerk of said Court, at
office, the rth Monday after the 4th in March,
t83 SAM, HfiNDERSON, c. . . c.
POETJIY.
whb tMi -i wr I
or r .
ODZ3.
Shadet of the migVyl thrin'd In story,
Columbia' bostt of warlike daysi -Your
namei of awe, vour deeds of glory,
Mifjht wake admirine; worl4',to praise.
- Bhall freedotn't eon's, in slumber lying,
Uirralodful of theif lineafre brave,
. Forget the hand outstretched to aave,
When peace and liberty lay dving f
Then d raise tbe deathless aires, .
Who fotieht,fttr lands to ftvef- ,.' .. .
. The honors oi tne orave. -
Kberty .thy au ahinjnr
h -8'eso 4it(tWt ur fvor 4 n(i-.
i,-, . Mucu,.wirjil repininr
BefreaththettotrreefalirveryVhandJ
T WrUe haina4f If ranUJi earing.,
Earth's bleeding realms for mercy cry
Rise ! rise ye lands t rms, or die.
For Freedom it the prize of daring.
' Then praise the deathless aires, .
Who fotipht our land to save t -
Swell high, swell high, o'er frcedotn's realms,
1 be honors of tbe brave !
AMERICAN SKETCHES
Irving, the author of tbe Sketch Book, has
beautifully compared the endearments and con
solatiom of the other sex, in times of advenity
and grief, to the vine binding its caressing ten.
drTs round the Oak. The beautiful thought.
!r Thomas C. Uuham, (of New Hampshire,)
give in verse in the following stanzas.
When frnrn the cloud the thuude'r'a driven -
And hurled npun the mountain Oak, .
fts tall, mujtie trunk, has riven, '
And all I'a towering branches broke j
A round that trunk, sround thov arms,
The tend, r vine carressins; clings,
And, wfathr.g Oier t'frofet rharnw,--
New life and strength and beauty brings.
And when the thunderbolt of wo,
Mas marked the sons of mortal birth, r
. A..4 iniiiiK bi uur td, !
Has riven and broke us to the earth i
Then woman's love, a vine more dear.
And fondly wreathes its charms around.
To soothe ea.-h pang, to dry each tear,
And k'mdly bind no every wound.
Cellars and granaries m vain we fill
With all the bounteous summer's store,
If the mind thirst and hunger still ;
The poor rich man's emphatically poor,
Slavct to the thinrs we too much prize,
1 e masters grow of all that we de
MISCELUNY.
raoM the anairitLU (s. caaouai) rarsa.
THE EDGEFIELD GHOST.
The following statement of facts in relation
to a matter which has produced much inquiry
and ipeojlatroit in thhr Drstrictj may be depend
ed upon bv be public, as having been carefully
composed dv a gentleman pf piety and of stroner
and welreulrivsted mind. We arVftot disposed
to belieye ihit a oreach nas been made in the
laws of nature, without any useful purpose, out
we have not heard any satisfactory explanation
of th" circumstances upon rational principle:' ;
Messhb. Editors: As public curibtity has
bern-treat W- excited and many taleamrireW
heitrue, have eone out, concerning the mvster.
iou and invisible being, that hat been heard at
Mr. I mi Burnett's in this district for time
time, it seems proper :nat tne punic nouid be
ordinary c.)
heard in October Ut. imititing variftus noises,
such aa that of a tanning wheel, reed, ducks,
hens, fee. It wishanl by Mi. Bnrne't about
twenty raids frjm the houee, which led him to
nippose it u one of hn neighbors' children,
hiding in the wee 's and trying to friphten his
children. It wa sfrrrwaM? heard in the loft of
tbe hous:, and Mr. R. supposing it to be a bird,
tent a boy up o drive it out, but nothing could
k. .n it thiM-mntinm-d to perplex the
minds of the family for some time, until, at
length, one of tl children naid he believed
the thing could talk, and commenced asking
questions, which it answr red by whistling, pret.
ty much like a parrot. Th;s circumstance gt-; which it about three yeart old, tbe other an inr
ting tit, many person came to hear-it;- Mr.lfanr. The idiot"girl hat not the. intelligence
John Shepherd, a pious and worthy citizen, which thit invisible being manifests according
wno uvea in tne neinriornooo, conversed with ; to the testimony or ail who heard it. r unner
it in presence of a nnmher of witnesses. To' more, even supposing any of the children po.
ascertain the exWnr of its knowledge, he asked sensed tbit faculty, and had the deposition to
it various questions about nwst persons in carry on the deception, for to long a time, to the
the neighborhood, and their circumatanct s i disauietude and distresa of the familv.it it a ra-
which it answered correctly. It told hi name
and the number oi children he had, also the
names of most of the persona present. He
vhat it came there for. It replied, M Be-
.'!?.? r 1't.hd H Pti!r'i r,c,e ,0 r to." It wu
asked if it came to do thy. &mgiiiiOiSi
- - a ja s
the div and at night, but more frequently in the
uy. oearcn iias oeen irequcniiy maue Dy tne
family and others, but nothing could be fojnd
frorn which the voice could proceed. There is
nj. a place of concealment about tbe house.
It is a small houau with but one room, and a loft
or Boaros wt jxithA'un oft
that you Can tee from on end to tbe other,
underneath. For tome time it appeared gen.
efilly' W!'proceed from the 'further enid ' of tn
hou! opposite the fire-place and ihe upper
part or loft.. If any one except the children,
would go to that end of the house, while it was
talking, or if any on would steal round ever to
tottiy to that end on the outide of the house,
when it was dark, and wh'.lHt others talked to it,
it would instantly atop, and when they re.
turned, it would commence gain. Thit experU
ment wis tried ono evening when a number of
persons were there, o thai both the house and
piazza were full. Some' one from the piazza,
without the knowledge 'of those in the house.
wuNeW1nttivg
side to tee if they could discover any one, when
ii insianuy , sioppea. DM been known, to
whistle almost any tune, either sacred or pro
fane, whicb.anyjpne telle it. Mr. and Mrs. Biff.
nett appear to be simple hearted, upright and
atniabSe penoni, serious in their ditpoaionr,
lyrifKlovcdJrturCtrjsvti
81."" i . S .1 ; " z-'-ti - .atem a to , proceed, it imtsntiy irrt mr niarr, k,mm-i.n nm -.. t L ,,., in
.cr, n.wr.rcu .ner out wou.a not ntwer!cwBe downnto the houte, and taid it was going l"wc" 41 f 'WV'.' ,uut V
him. lor the first .hre. months it wat heard. 1W, Theyaskedit why it was going away, persons j the physicians at 12,000, or
and M far. frtjm encourigmf any Welt to make
snort at an e. No one in the neighborhood.
Who knowt Item, oenevcs uiai ucy mo mnj
thing about fie matter. They have evidently
been much ijlrturbed and alarmed on account
nflt. hut having to far experienced no harm
from It, they (iave resolutely maintained their
grouna. , It ranurna a Rixbi ymrummj wr
httle daughta; of the family, who it about ele
ven yeart of kge. Thia to alarm her that ahe
generally ge' tick whenever the talk to it,
and the hat beet known to quit the house pre
eipltately whtit the hat heard it alone in the
house, Wot lonf since, however, the quoted to
t a pstsige of rripture,' which a pious friend
pointed' out and saviaea ner to memorize tor
that nurnote i (U Tim. t. xv.) nd it bade her
hold her Jaw, b'r the pers's'ed in quotiot; the
net ripce., orwrn aw mwiy icrM vein u
bear Hi, it haa bcome ery thy and t'ldom
f,rd m w-maft perwng are abewiwwuen
ioVM,r'TtHWKe"tu wndle
elMldreit--thy haitBevelhtt
.1Mb..iH ef what H it or object tttiriiHt It
Thastoldite name repeatedly, but cnnoi"Be""uiw
derstwd. It will answer no serious or religion
queiora). When asked whether it was man
or awoman, it said it wat tbe foolishest ques
tion it ever beard, and appeared to laugn.
7he Rev. Mr. Hodge visited the family t
erd timet, end held meeting, at their requct',
without hearing any thing. However, on the
3ith May, Mr, A. beinff in tlte neighborhood,
md catling at the houae of Mm. N. informed
vfr. Hotlree. the had juat been to Mr. Burnett's
and heard the voice Mr. it. immediately rode
over ill company with Mr. John Skepberd. Mr.
. ...... .... .
8. went up to the home fint to get the chil
dren in the house te talk to it, and after it com
menced, upon a eignal Riven, Mr. H. went up
to the houav and r:ated binusslfin the piazza.
A little boy eight or nine year of age, rood
just Inside of the door to ask any qu. riont
which were ntggeMed to him by the comany,
It imitated various noiae in a whittle, such as
the crowinsr of a cock, clucking of a hen, hoite
of t partridge, c. and antwered a variety of
simple questions, mere were but tew an
twers that Mr. II. could undertand, but when
mterpreted by the family, who wr more ac
customed to near it, ne couiu men Trace dot
some resemblance. Some words, however,
were pronounced very plain, such as kitten,
yea. no. rrwue-quil!, fee. The family mv. that
rt generally spnkv - mure distinctly and
could be much better understood than on this
orcksion. Mr. Shepherd says the atme.
It
wat underatrmd, hawever, to tav it knew Mr.
H pronounC' d hit name tolerably d jUii'Ctly,
aid it got acquainted with him there, and that
it did not like aim. When Mr. H. spoke, and
said, I have come to drive you away," it wat
understood to reply, Io if you dare." Dur
ing the conversion with it, which Ut ed about
an bour, no perajn wat present, except Mr.
,imM wif. Mr. Shenherd and Ur. Ilods-t-a
house except the lime boy wnp uxea the ques
tion. The reujn why he was put there to
SlV questions, -ra. because for seme -time -it
had ceaaed to speak to any but the children.
There were also in the kitchen, about twenty
paces distant, a negro woman, and an idiot girl.
spinnin and weaving, who could not have;
heard what Daasedln the house. The two older
tjnt were ausent, at work on the farm. Mr. S.
and Mr. If. after thecor.e'mtlon tBded, exam
ined the bouaa and found no'hing-. During the
time of tbe" envemttoirit waratked to tint; a
song i it taid it did not know . any.1 Mr." II.
whistled awcred tune, but it said that would'nt
do. It then whistled Yankee Doodle very dis
tinctly." When Mir." IT. first heard of the cir
curosUdce lie " very "naturally' Wai led tdsuspVTct
that it proceeded from tome one in the neigh,
borhood, or family," who possessed the art of
1 ventriloquism. But against that opinion he the
toiiowinir oojections vix i
fsffiliyv,as no W.?h Wttott hat; been aeen .there
abouts at the times when it wm heard, and no
person could be there alwayt without being
seen, especially in the day time,
2d. Mr. Burnett and wife, whose word will
be taken by all who know them, state no one
individual of tbe family, who could possibly be
suspected of such I thing, it alwayt present at
such times. They state positively, jt has been
heard when the negro woman (tbe only aervant
about the bouse) was In the field at work. It
baa been heard when the two older sun, who
are nearly grown, were absent, as was the fact
. when Mr. II. heard when all tbe other children
! were at school, except twoyounrett, one of
: tional supposition, that this could be done with-
out beincr Minected br the oarenta f Or would
not the individual be disDoed to trv itt cranks
at school, or amom other children, to frurhten
them, as well u at home i
ii v. v. i m ivwii.1 was vumaiaubv v? mvis w vi ' m-
wasUieqiabseniJihout twoweektj during which
time it was heard at Mr. Rogers, Mfr Dfcki;
and Air. Nickoll't, in the same neighborhood, as
they, believe. They bad heard it at Bumett'a,
and believed it to be the same, but did not con
verse with it, When it returned, it wat asked,
and said it had beedtd those placet. None of
Mr;- UHmetf &mily w t iImmm; k4iiec, when
it was heard.. Since itt return it hat occupied
qo particular par? of ,e house but if heard in
various parts. It now teklom heard, and
B. does not alloa the children to talk to it
they do hot pay much attention to it. These
are the most material circumstances connected
with thia etrange affair, for the confirmation of
ahich, and for further information, the public is
referred to Mr. J. Shepherd, Dr. E. Andrews,
and Mr. G, Slappy, who live in the neighbor,
hood, and who have all heard it. Mr. Burnett
lives about 12 miles below Cambridge, and
about three miles wett of the road leading to
Hamburg, near Mr. Wiley Berry's. G.
The Massachusetts Spy informs us that
the- Solar Microscope reveals tojhe if
holder the secrets of the invitible world.
If an honest Irishman had said so.it would
have been ascribed to'the potato: bump.
1 VI I C I1U IVIICCM II1IU UWD IUCUI l.lt. Wl I. . t Mil ...H.HM. AM ... A. 1 i
. - ' . . . . ... pvinau. liiLiuuuivr mi miicinuv as wm
OF rim HORSE JlkD ox.
By prendeta Madittn.
I cannot but consider it us an error
in our husbandry, that oxen are too
little used in place of horses.
Lvery fair companion of the ex
pense of the two animals, favari a
preference of the ox. .. But, the cir
cumstance particularly recommending
him is. that he can be aupported when
at work CV grass and hay ; whilst the
horse requires grainy and much of it t
and the' grata generally given him is
maian corn, me crop wnicn requires
land.
JTxaax.thcIeit eatimateXhaveJieea
enabled -to form more than ,orjiv-hlf
tea, JoduxUniUinstoa.Qneand
not less than one bn by other than
pleasure horses. By Crttine 'free
from this consumption, one half the la.
nor and of the wear of the land would
be saved, or rather more than one half;
fr on most farms, one half of the crop
of corn grows on not more than two
filths and sometimes a smaller portion
of the cultivated fields t and-thVmAre
r .'i r t i u ' f . .
icruie neius wouia oi course dc retain
a ' t ' i . -sri . ;V
eu tor cultivation. &very one can
fiiure to himself the ease and con ven
iency of a revolution which would so
much reduce the extent onus corn
fields nod substitute for the lahor be
stowed on them the more tasy task oi
providing pasturage and hay.
Scarcity yof Husbands'..:. A Moun-
trath Pe ttyr tsions hstweek
smart lively djmsel came forward
to bear witness in a o of noting,
lw w.. k tntik tout put (a hr b
declined to swear, in regard of her
being in a certain condi'inu. "Are
you married my girl ?" sid one in au
thority. tL Yes, please your worshij"."
And who is your husband ?" Tom
Bergin, Sir." "Bi I thought, and I
shall endeavor to have that gentleman
se'-t over the water for polygamy.
He is married to half a dozen women
beside J" - a Oh,, ycsr'I said the lady.
smi'ini, they say he hs enough of
us. " vi hat is more extraordinary.
sua -the -magistrate-" I hear thatoti
were iwre of the fact, before the
knot was tieds IIw could vou be
such a fool?" "Why then, indeed,"
ssid she; with a simper, it is not so
rosy to get a manataUY.Sir.Yl
"EltirialrtijiPoM
ever ready to afford a supply of early
potatoes, from one end of the year to
the other ; '....they, .arc left undisturbed,
except when, a dish is waited j they
are not deeply imbedded, but soon
discovered on stirrioe the surface
.ij . rp. n. U,.
different from thjat of
tato. They should be planted about
the latter end of My, if planted sooner
they come in too early. Before frost
sets in, the bed is covered with a lit.
ter, as a protection from its influence.
They are taken up at ChUtmas as fine
new potatoes, and are either suffered
to remain undisturbed, or perhaps,
what is ttill better, the potatoes are
completely forked up as they are wan
ted, and the smallest bejng separated,
are set apart for seed, under a heap
or hillock, ui be replanted towards
the close of the succeeding May. Tle
smallest sprigs of this plant will grow.
Mechanics, Col. Knapp de
livered an address before the Societies
of Mechanics and Traders in New
York on the 4th inst. in which he caU
j:ulate4, that,, there are 480,000 jner
chanics and manufacturers Tn" tfie
as'ettled - fiwachers,. at 7,000 M one
to every 1700 persons j the teachers
of elementary knowledge, who devote
their" whote time to instruction, at
S&XXXbiTMdea man
f rwrrranthi nw
. ' ......
ot instruction. , Col. K. 6pcakmg of
llilisstrtialtifyou-sirya r- It
ia of great importance thst the seeds
of knowledge sown in the youthful
mind shoulj be good, and that what
ever springs up should be properly di
rected. Just as the twig is bent the
tree's
good
ten."
inclined' is an eld adage, but a
one, and should not be forgot-
MWtfavagane
terly Review says The prosperity of
the last thirty years has Caused the
most extravagant notions and preten
tions, The whole community hayt
departed from the llmplicity, fofesigjf
and frugality of their fathers, and In.
dulged in notions respecting dress
houses, rurnitare, living, education.
Sec; which no wealth can suDDort
Many are beginning to correct the evil
but the upper classes are even now a
gre?t deal too lofty. As it is hopdees
for them to think of raising their for.
tune to their ideal; they should bring -down
their ideas to the level of their
loruine, i ma u uuiy, wnicn parents
should practise themselves, and incul.
cate on their olTs'pring. ' Such a chance
will, mere aac nappiBtJAJttllftOutx.iir,i
pairing reputation. This is excellent
dvtce, and 'Occessary4tt.eUmifd
atet'il'eUiff-Bttglaisd.lT'i---
fact that butter "tubs, whTcYhaye Be
come foul by use, can be easily clean.
sed by filling them with any kind of
meal or bran and water, and permitted
to stand till fermentation takes place
casks which have from any causV
become filthy, may be cleansed in this
way. And inasmuch as this mixture,
afcexhaving performed this operation,
becomes moremtiDTrfood forswiner
than' before, there is no expense at
tending it.
The rate of interest, in the year
1255, the fortieth year of Henry the
Third, was fifty per cent, per annum,
which was tne highest rate ever known
in England. The first Act of Parliam
ent for regulating the interest of mun
lenritrihia kingdom wss passed in;:
the year 1545. th"el IKurr ihc
Eighth, by which it was fixed at ten
per cent.
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The word " Cockney" is the appel
lation of those cit uf London who
were never but of "tlie iotind "of "Btr
Paul's clock, or Bow bell. Its origin
has been thus exlpained : A Londoner
taking his son on a first excursion
from home,' the lad happened to hear
a horse neigh, t sound quite new to
that horse barks, daddy !" " Buks,
you booby !" (rrplied his father)
neighs you 'mean!" A few steps
further, hearing a cock crow,- he cried
out, ' Hark, daddy ! hear that cock
neigh." Hence the term cockney.
gea of the yellow att ipcd. hu g . on eti.
cumbers and melons may be effectual
ly prevented by sifting charcoal dusf
over the plants. If repeated two or
(hree'tiinei,'trre plants' -will be emtrely
secure from annoyance,-- There is in
charcoal some property which is so
extremely obnoxious to these trouble
Sjrrjrinsectsyhat tUeyy fratait-ths..
fttmoval from Office. A brother editcr in
Ohio lias been punished' by hsvitijj a post office
anointment taken fmm him, and he announces
it thus gnod humoredly :
Mrs. t'stharine Ann CatifielJ has been ap
pointed Hos'-mater at New Philadelphia, in
place of James Patrick, removed.
We thank the Post-master Genjral for puttirc
os off so hndnmely. " While many of cur breh.
ren of the letter bnjjs have been nntt(t out ol
office, a'ld eompelll'd lo mrrender hir p.r
maps, and mail keys, to aurly looking fehows cf
opposite politico, we politely step tside to m&le
wav for a lady. Here there were no sour looVs
between the officer turned otit, and The officer
put in. WbiU in other places, the newly ap
pointed Post-master has entered the ofTice of hi
predecessor, insultingly exclaiming. 'Give mc
up your keys and letters in'tantly -it is our
time to rule now and has been indignantly re-pH-
d o in such words at there they are, ami
bed d to you ! our me has been ei
lirelvyifl'erent. A pretty young widow enteu
the r.ffice with a polite crurtcy : ' Sir, I am ap
nn'inml Post-master. and will accept it.' I re
joice to heat it madam and am readjr.to deli ..
e'r you the jpapers.r"'1, n6erthJit nnely-eolorert"-
map belbrig to" the mu, if r re, ms.
it belnnw to the office.' ' I em clad of tlu
Sir I will put it in mv hall.
; at X m- - .la S S U
l mil inOK Tmnrrr
belt er t ft ere, rratnVihaw ny cabin. iaii
can let me have the map and papers nt an?
time?' 'Certainly, mudam, with any in.'tmr
tion Vou may require: A nod without a tmiilc.
seemed to sa'v, your services are not wanted; I
lm:e.ft:rtcpuj
the. whole, was more airreeablc than a'titflHi
one in a neighboring town. In fine, we think
this mode of removals rriust have been aJopti
t1m rr rsct we M
during the late election, te feachr;
HI 111.1. t l V , J , IV ,
iiiiit.3 .- . - ,
geftirt-Hrie$el
intment of a larly will sit with the rKK
a.. 'ii'i'V.,
its due
appointment
we arennWe judge
-1LWlf'J.ilVV...j1t.,l,h-.t
The gross slander in the National JrAii
nal, which has been eagerly copied into
the opposition papers, alleging that Msj
VV. B. Lewis, 2d Auditor of iHe Treasu
ry, was a fiublle dffauher Stc. is prompilv
and triumphantly refuted in the Wash
ington Telegraph. At this late hour we
areun!?liotrnsfertaautCo.lurnns this
convincing denial of a charge which seem
to have been the offspring ofrhemost
wanton malice-b'it it shall PPr ,0
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