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, On Btiuare, (twenty lines) first inser
tion, One JDollarand twenty-five kcnTBp -3Qjat her "will be sold to
notice; -
rjTHE-undersigned taking comS into pos
ABeBsioh '0fithe ""property, both real and
personal, formerly held by Charles J. Klu
86,4 hereby notifies . all whom. it may con
cern: " ,,'V--S '- ;
I.. That all persons claiming land under
theso called tigM ofpretmjpiion, are here
by required to come forward and establish
their claims within twelre months after
the date of this notice, otherwise tos forfeit
all right whatsoever to the land they claim.
2. That after the date of this notics no
right of jtreewjptionTr'iil be granted in any
case. . ,., ., , f. , - r
i ,xor every suDsequenc insertion.;
Court Orders and Judicial advertise
ments will be charged 25 jer cent, high
, er. . Il liberal deduction will be. made, in
favor of standing advertisements. --,"
Mail Arrangements.
Northern four horse coaches. Arrives
and departs Daily at 1 o'clock, p. m. ' "
Southern four horse coaches. Arrives
JDaily at 1 p. nu, and departs fmmediatehr.
. - wesiera. yiawwjineviiie,; two norse
coaches. Arrives at 2 p.m., on Monday,
"Wednesday and Friday. Closes at 11a.m.
on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, j,
" Western (via Jefferson )-two horse coach
es. Arrives on ' Monday, and Wednesday
at 4 p. m., and Saturday at 10 a. m. kCIo-
- ses at 11 a. m on- Tuesday, Thursday and
' Saturday. ,. . ,.-''-:. . j?;-. -
Reidsville two-horse coaches. Arrives
at 12 J p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, j and
Saturday. Closes at p m. on Sunday,
Tuesday, and Thursday. - t
MartinsvilleTa. Ilorsemail. Arrives
at 6 p. m. on Monday, and cioses" at 9
p. m., on xnursaay; - r
O. A. KEEI1LN, pj h.
&Jem, July, 16, 1853. , 19
ATlNTION! l
SaUEJI, FORSTTrf Co., N.C.-1
I " Sept, 59, 1853: f J
NOTICE is hereby given to
the Commissioned and on
Commissioned Officers and Mu
sicians of the 66th -Regiment
North Carolina MiUta, to appear
at the court hou5r in Winston,
on Friday the 21st day of Octo
ber neit, in order , for drill.
Also the Captains of Baid Rec-
m ent will appear on Saturday the 22d,
with the companies under their command,
armed and equipped as the law requires,
ready to join the Regiment by 11 o'clock,
for the purpose of a Battalion. v
! M. MASTEN, Col. Com.
no one, wmrxinmot rive? rood and approv
ed Security for the p&yai of both prin
eipal and interest of the, purchase money.
N.B. A liberal abatcnrntM the price
of land willbe made forj Cash. ,,t : ,tr
4. .That &11 Interest On Notes mnst be
regularly paid, and that no, indulgence
will be granted to such as neglect tlya notice.-
rs ""-' !-. " i;-
5. That all persons in arTears for Inter,
est, are hereby required forthwith to pay
up such arrears. v
6. That hereafter no person will be per
mitted to take possession of any tract of
land, until the purchase money has been
paid or the required bons given; and that
all settlements for land inust be made, at
latest, by March Court of each year.
7. That all purchasers of land are cau
tioned to keep within their lines, and not
w exienu tutir clearings oeyona tnem on
pain of legal prosecutionL
. 8. That all persons ar strictly forbidden
to'cut down on thelandpeldby the under
signed, of to remove therefrom any timber,
dead or green, and that trespassers will
be proceeded against according to law.
E. A. DsSCHWEINlTZ.
Land Office, Salem, N. C.,
August 22, 1853.
MEDICAL NOTICE:
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Til .yrMs.;;w rr' AV
It iwmiECTT
Through Tickets
ON
HRj ZEVELY sttll contin-
, v.a to practice Medicine, the
reports of evil disposedversons
to the contrary notxcithstandtng. 31
Office F. & W. P, E. Co.
, August 20, 1853.
fTHE Toll Collector at Waughtown is
David Blum.
Extract from the Charter of the Fayette-
iVille and Western Jflankroad Company
Section 3rd ofcAmended Charter.
- - " That if .any person; shall travel on said
.road, between the points designated for the
' collection of Ihe Toll, with the intent to
evade the payment thereof, he shall be li
! able to a fine, of Five Dollars,- to be fcollect
" ed as provided in the sixteenth section of
said Act." - .
:E. L. WINSLOW, President.
Sept. 3. . . . . ,29-tf ,vj -
VALUABLE LAND
FOR SALE.
11 isiixju to re-
c move West the en-
) suing Fall, I offer for
ksale the tract 01 JLand
on which I now reside, containing 250
ACRES ; also one other tract of 450.
, Any person -desirous of situating him
self Comfortably, -and of making & good
purchase, will do well to call and examine.
Terms-will be made, easy,' and possession
given immediately. S. A. STONE.
August 21, 1853. ; . 28::tf .
0RTU & ELLIOTT,
" (SJCClbsbBS''T6 JD. WILLIAMS,)
Forwarding and Commission. Merchants,
FAYETTETlXr.E, W. C.
(Otdj Stand of Hafl & Johnson.") .
vr. P. ELLIOTT
Great IVorllierni & Southern
SAIL? MAIL LI1TE.
ONLY $15 50 TO, BALTIMORE !
THE Undersigned have. made arrange
A ments for through ticktU from Salem,
N.C., to Baltimore, by way of Raleigh,
W eldon, and Portsmouth. 1 are only -
teen dollars andfjiy eentsl
It is unnecessary to multiply wods in
connexion with this arrangement, as the
travelling community for jthe benefit of
whom it has been made, will at once
know how to appreciate it.
The inn t Stages from tne terminus 0
the Railroad at Raleigli, to the tewninus o
the South Carolina Railroad at Charlotte
is still in successful opcrationl. Nothing
f.Slieplieids In :Jndeau y;' '
'r Shortly, after leaving the city we met
several flocis of sWp, preceddtbT their
shepherds, walking slowly toward Tera.
alem, and. at once the full force and all
ttrii beautifjil imagery, and the many
touching similes derived from such scenes
and associations, and so often alluded to
in Scripture, came vividly before me.
These Arab shepherds, clad in the tur
bans and simple appass worn by their
class, and 'carrying a wooden crool in
their hands, walked in front. .The sh-
which are a peculiar and very handir-
breed, are mostly low sized j t the
parts of their bodies of a. fawn color '
rmnperpaYTs-ftlte -they lmv
pendent, silken eara,aud sweeping, u.,
their faces more oval and longer. (I
the species in these countries, and ii .
have altogether a more t; leasing, ,
and jnild.ezpfcssion.C'f countenanced
Not one of them . ventured before the
shepherd but stopped or quickened their
pace as he did ; or if a young end for
ward creature lagged behind, or strsyed
tO; either side, a single word from heir
leader; often a very look, brought it back
and checked Its wanderings.: Afewfa
vorite'lambs frisked about their master,
rubbing themselves sgainst his legs and
garments. After the sheep came some
young goats and lambs, and the whole
procession closed with about two dozen
of old patriarchal looking goats, which
brought up the rear. Ihese goats bate
lone horns and pendent ears, that hung
almost to the ground, ana tneir nair is a
glossy black and of the finest gram; the
sheep and goats were pciiecuy aisunct.
These shepherds are often to be ecen
about sunset slowly approaching the city
from all sides, to seek shelter for their
flocks during the night, in Rime of the
deep valleys by which it is surrounded.
carrying the lambs in their bosoms. It
is almost incredible,- the inSuence that
the shepherds of Palestine possess over
their nocks; many. 01 them have no
dogvbuta word fa often efficient to
make them understand and. obey the
will of their shepherd. He sleeps am
ong them at night, and in the morning
leads them forth to pasture; always
walking before them, guiding them to
those places where they can enjoy the
best food, and resting when he thinks
they have obtained a sufficiency, or du
ring the heat of the dayl in some shady
place, where they all immediately lie
down around him. He has generally
two or three favorite lambs which do
not mix with the flock, but follow close
at his siderfrisking and fondling about
him like dogs; indeed the degree of in
telligcnce and understanding that exists
between the Arab and his flocks is truly
astonishing. "They know his voice, and
follow him;" and "he careth for the
sheep." It was probably to such shep
herds as these that the angel announced
the glad tidings of the baviour s birth
lYUktB Nartative.
tioh of the enthunaetio tataralut." It
thrives well in the province of Bra til,
and immense'quantities cf its , fnrii art
exported to foreign countries.' It grows
to" a height of from " EftJ to eighty fctt,
and In appearance is one cf the moat ma
jestic 'ornaments .of ', the forat. The
fruit, la its natural positic o; resemble
a cocoa-nut, beiog extrcmelj'hud. tnd
about the sue of a cbud s bead. Each
of these contains from Jwelre to twenty
of these nuts nicely pacic 1 together.'
A"3," obtain the nut? t "they appear
,X5:1 et these shells l - lo be broken
. During the seas: a cf their fall-
; . dsogcroos to csttr the groves 1
vi y abound, s? tL fores of their
- iia enough to keeck down (La
-) man. The
hepHes
it taliTc; however
wUU trt c Jen buck
ed now these "te years ' anI thre dsyt.
The last time he waa awake" waa ahlls
be was being exhibited to the. IWulty of
Hochester, somt time la June I believe.
These waking, seasons seldom bat tocra
than 20 .minute daring "which , time
he secms'not to recognise that there Is
anything peculiar , in hk case. Medi
cint and medical men have exhanstea
their resources to restore him. n Is
now in charge cf the farmer with whojnr,.
. . . . t - w rt i -
ne wrmeTiy wor jutb, tou a isr. v .
are exhibiting him to the facult; c
who intend exhititing him here si -the'tublic.
Ha i V -liTlor skeli :
so thin has ke. frttnesfji
thi
Thiee Cities.
tch'Juev hold c'.?their heals
ground. I.' ' , '
The Cannon Bali Tfrf-Among the
plants of Guinea, one of the post curious
is the cannon ball tree.'-, It grows to the
height of sixty feet, and ill flowers are
remarkable for beauty and fragrance,
and contradictory realities.. Its bloa
soms.are of a delicious crimson, srpcar
iDg in Urge branches and exhaling a
rich perfume. The fruit resembles enor
mous cannon balls hence the name.
However, some say it has been so called
becaose of the boiae which the balls make
in bursting. From the shell domestie
utensils are made, and the contests con
tain several kinds of acids, besides su
Bar and gum, and furnish the xnsterials
for making an excellent drink in sick-
ness. uut singular ss it msysppcsr,
this pulp, when in a perfectly ripe state,
is very bltjiy, and the odor from it ex
ceedingly unplcarant. '-' .?
Ihe JJrtad lYuit Trt. This tree
w found on (he Islands of the Pacific
Ocean. The trunk rises to the height
of thirty and forty feat, and attains the
size of a man's body. The fruit grows
shout the sixe of a child's hesd. "When
used for food it is gathertd before it is
ully npe, and baked amonc the ashes.
when it becomes a wholesome bread and
in taste somewhat resembles fresh wheat
bread. This is a very usefol tree to the
natives, for, besides hs fruit, which sup
plies them with food, its trunk furnish
es timber for their houses and canoes,
the gum which exudes from it serves as
pitch for their vessels, and from the fi
res of the inner bark a cloth is made
to cover their persons.
Ihe low 7ee. This tree is a native
- Wonderful Trees.
Among the remarkable trees in the
will be left undone to commend bur lines world, the followmg'are the most cu
to the Datronaee of the traveltins nublic.
August 1, 1853. r ! 25"
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MUSBTJ.Vv.i.
THE collection of curiosities belonging
to the Museum, contain a number of
duplicates, which the managers-wish to
exenange. x or particulars, auurcta o ab.
T. LiNEBACfu Salem N; C.-- 3v
J Persona wishing to examine ;fhe
Museum can be accommodated by calling
on Rev. E. HARlwlarxorner of Mam
and P. O. Streets, k
Pckin, the capital of the tsa! ;
of China, iccmroed cf two parul
called ' ' V cr die fie ritT. tks otlsM
the new, i Artar aty. The prmc: tJ
streets are said to be perfectly straight,
about three miles in length, an! a
hundred and twenty feet in trtadth,
well furnished with shop. "These hou
ses sre very indifferently built, snd have
a ground Jloor only; though the gates
or the city, which are nine in number,
are well arched, and support buildings
nine stories high, the lowest cf which is
occupied by the soldiers when they lesve
gusrd; for all the great streets are
guarded by soldiers, who patrol by day
as well ss night armed with sabres, end
carrying whips in their hands, to chas
tise all who; excite distorbanets or quar
rel i, snd that without respect to persons.
The two cities are computed to contain
over f wdmillicns of inhabitants, and sre
said to be eighteen miles in circumfcr
ence.
The temples snd towers sre almost
innumerable, and the falsee of the Km
reror is covered with beautiful shiniog
ystlow tiles, presenting to the astonish-
ed beholder aprodigioussosemoiTOinji
buildings,. extensive ccorts, ami msgnt
Scent gardens; the wall around which
lorms a circuit ci lour xvoguan muea.
lombuctau, in A-fa, situated in
Negrolsnd, near the banks of the Niger,
is mentioned, in the proceedings cf the
African AisocUtion, as a mcst cpulcnt,
flouruhtoc, and even luxuriant city,
subject to an seme and severe police,
snd attracting" the merchants and tradrs
of the most distant States cf that vast
continent. The principal edited ci
which it has to boast, are a tssrniScent
moaque, and, the royal palace, built of
bewn stone, peculiar to the country,
of Venezuela, South America. It growa I after the deaigns cf a Mooruh architect.
in rocky situations high in the monn-1 who had been banuhed from ureoed.
-wit mm a -a IW.t f S
tame, iiaron von tiumboidt gives the iiitncr caravans come irem xjnpoii, iar-
following description. of it: , bary, and other plsces. with various
'On the barren flank of a rock grows kinds of European merchandise, which
a tree with dry and Icatberly leaves: its sre exchsnged for slaves, gold dust, !vo
large wooiiy roois can Bcsrcciypcneiratei ry,pnaouicr commoaiues. vnaiipoD
into the stony soil. For several months I be foccasiens the king rides upon an
..i. l 1l ; . I . . 1 1 i . . r i , i ,
io me year not a nogie answer moisiens I cicpnani, oavmg lor cu noay guard
its folisre. Its branches appear dead I three thousand horsemen, armed with
iVeea BtH'a TTkly lTwwm.gtr. j
IsUxtstl Bliccrcrj fit 'Jtrcilca. ;
... The' fallowing e:xlract ; trhsa a ktkr,
dated J erusaJm,"M tj 1C, 1 843 has beta
sent to us by a fxk&a Irr pabaealkn i
? ul was spending a ecmr! cf Uys in.
Arllts the XortuM c2arua cf tk zoaks,
snd rrobahlr til rsids roclos'c the
CaiUiclea when I was - tell there was a j
kind at tunnel under lie Pool cf Scl-
1 went and found cue S the taotl
Hoc thiers that I have seen ia
.vtla, snd cf which n la Je
-. . a appears to have hetrl I z&ea
l to..tha- -Briuhfc Cctanl, who
real in Vera at ia theee xatura, and
Uv.Mr. ioolajsoa who has beea
ire than twenty years; thty had
. - tardefit. At the eeatrt cf the
tile cf. the lowest cf the ihrt
jv cis, thera Is aa tulrasce nearly closed
.up tlea i5lk?s a.au;tci ajtaaa rme
tfiy feet Lcrg, leading tola taaitw
about 15 fctt square and 8 feel txzh.
alsovaulud, sod 'from this thera is a
ra?rtr, alao arched, nnder the pooL and
intended to convey the. stria g, or ef the
pool tiitlf, into the aqueduct which leads
toJerussleo, and is ccorscaly attrib
uted to Pestles PHata. This arched
passage is six fctUhlrJ), snd three or
four teet wide. Each if tha other two
reel has a similar arched way, whkh
baa tot dice a blocked ur. and oat cf
which I saw by dejcc&dkg nt ia the
reeisnralar wclL
"The great point of interest la this
discovery Is this: It has now been
thought fct seme years that the cjlulcn
cf theinTcnticacf the arch by the Bo
cacs hss been too haaiily adep ted. The
usual pe riod asiigned to the arch is about
li. U. COO. . n e thought we lutcovcrcd
a contradiction cf this Idea la Egypt,
bul the present easels far dora aausiso.
tory. Tie whole cf the lotg passage cf
50 feet, the chamber 15 feet ajuarr, the
two doers, and .the paaaage under tit
pools, io each case sit trmt Exmxn arch
cs with a pcrfict key sioe. 4 Now as it
hss never beea seriously dcalttd that
Solomon built the pools ascribed to him,
snd to which he probably rtfrs la Eo
cleriastet it, 6, the arch cnit,ct Course,
have been well kncwn,sabot or bcLrt
the time of the building cf the. tempi,
B. C. 0 12. The aealed fouaiaio
which is near, has the tact arch in sev
eral places; tut this might have been
Reman. Hot here the arched wars pats
probably the whole "ditlmco under the
poo!, and are, therefore, at least coeval
with them, or were rather tuut befert
them, in otder lo convey the water down
the valley, ia wlUr therewith the wood
that brinjrtth forth trtea.! What 1 saw
convlcctd me, at least, tisl the perfect
kcy-stcne Bxmaa arch was ia familiar
use ia the tint cf SoLmco, cr 1000
jears be fere the Christian era.
'Jam is Cook Bicuxosx
va-t -irxxsr.
. cci tmiT c
rajso 17. atjut
; . . ...... yrxunx . ;
Zttirmf mnd DeviX ef ?raj Jatlxi.
"TW aeeond sad but tern f Gtsefal
CuSl a,n 4mi''
I ef March, 1UT. fhs tilt diiTat 12,
fta sppeart4 with Iia sxxc:cf, lit. Tt a -
uorva, ca nam sterabKi z.i raeLcT
tcra pcnUo cf the tatltaL tsa t
atlttua who canst to witata the lui'
guratka ef the rw Pmiitai, ati t
way dlitie gulshed tmx iWaa, rrerV 1 f
his plaot ca the left iani t the. tt
dolalett. The-dsj was ieasW
elear sjrl4j--jrr
alacphcrs-nd He a,Wat,it U3v
Bunsa.- Oa Cx4, ia th larja arta4
front ef tit slip, er-rrly with ; .t trcr a
and tlot-ely ei-l Ugittr, tlelr 'U "m
tamed to ti- per ' rearttlr 1 1 a U
Ul: - t:K' - -i - J
the tjkiu d. a ic i-i ai- h
tusa faces 'this vast crcwd
to ' their places, and, troCjuadly ' s2cat, ,
estil the
over... It was the stHl9aa $&i ailexxa
of revenues snd aSccUca, asd ihart waa
cf rxa fcf ss-.stsie as to whea.
mult and issrrralrt hocuoi was
dtrtd. ' For an-ot the rialrg was aclinard
hv tht settior sua. ' .Though disrehfd
cf 'pcwtr.'axfel rttiriag to that shades cf
f ritaSt Eft, it was evkicul that tht preat
cx lVcalicct was tht aWtelirg ' :
...
ht begta to dootzj lit bread at
tht pcttko to.Uk a his teat ia Lc 1 .
carrugt whka was tobcarhia a.j,
tht deep, rtprcaacd frclisg ef tht daa
mars Ircke fbrth. scclamaliscs .sal
cheers turstiof frcta 'the heart ai iH.
icg tht air tuca as pewrr z&rtx cos
masded. fcer rcaa ia wywex. trer recerv.
to.
rta-
v
snd dried ; yet as soon as the trunk Is
pierced, there flows from it a rich and
nourishing milk. It is at sunrise that
this vecetsble fountsin 1. roost abun
dant. The natives are then to be seen
bows and poisoned arrows. The various
accounts respecting its extent art by no
meana sttiaiactory.
Jcddo, in Japan, was, twenty years
ago, said to be nine miles in length, sbd
To
via
g frees
It wsa
Jt was tht aSrcucu, gnUuia aad
S4p:rauca cf tht Lricg srt, M?s:rtg
tor iLe last titat a great vai a. . It
the actUia cf pcatcrity, breakisr
tie bcacsis cf tespcranea.
seucpaitoa citatuntyT-smpctaa.
tahlt hemsgt to tht hero patriot, who,
all his life, snd ia all Iht crcaairsaora
cf his hf, ia peact and ia war, sad , r!o
rifus la each, had beea tht fsksl cihis
country, devoted to her, rrgtrdLtas cf
clL Lncotertd asi hewing, with a
lock cf cna3ctcd hsallity and thatk
m t . . ..... .
luiocax, ne acsnow icagta ia cs-j F-fzm
his deep snililiij to this a5ctus,g
ovtrfjw ef rclr ft tllsr, " I was
J. A. "WORTH
Valuable Plantation,
FOR SALE.
' fT. T OFFER for sale my
C 1 Plantation on Yad.
' t-w hin Riverx tliree miles
Tilie, containing 340 acres of Land. - The
Improvements consist of a good twofstfrry
Dwelling t- Kitchen t two Barto7Qlker
necessary Outhouses and two Wells of
good water conveniently' situated.
There is a eood - Mill-Seat of about 5
feet-fall on the premises, with water suffii-
.vmuii ui propeLany quantity 01 juacninery.
Davidson Cof, N.C, Sept.' 31-4
M&ter-Cfoods
rpHE undersicned are now receiving. the
x largest ST0C 0E4 GCwQDSI in their
line that thev have ever ofiered to the trade,
consisting of a very extensive assortment of
DEY ,Gqoi;
t Jlardware, JSat$u (taps, jBoot$Shoeti
V - and JLcady-madeCiolMig. - -
To which hey invite the attention'of their
oltcastomet8 and wholesale buyers gen
erally. HALL & SACKETT.
Fayetteville, Aug. 20. 1853. 28-tf
JUST PUBLISHED,
1
THE FARMERS' & PIAWTERS
Almanac for 1854,
rtONTAINING the Usual Astronomical
Calculations, interesting "and amusine
Agricultural and Miscellaneous readme:.
apportionm't of Representation in Congress
Members of the legislature, ote for uov
ernor. the Senatorial Districts and appor
tionment of Kepresentauon in the House
of Commons of North Carolina, Courts of
North and South Carolina and Southwest
era Tirginia, &c., Ac. '
UL.UM -& SON.
Salem, N. C. t
FOJT 6AT.T1 BY
Merchants generally throughout
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
f RON. f A small lot, just received and
sfor4by . lAJM&aoNr
nous :
The Dwarf Tree. Capt, Kinc and
Fitrrey state that they saw a tree cn the
mountains near Capo Horn, which was
one or two inches high, yet had branch
es spreading four or five feet along the
ground.
Ihe bark Tree. There is said to be
altree in Bombay called the sack tree
because .from it may be stripped very
singular natural sacks,- which resemble
The Tallow Tree. This tree is found
in Uhma. it is called the tallow tree
because a substance is obtained from it
resembling tallow, sndis wscd fcr the
same purpose. It grows from twenty to
forty feet in height. i
Lace 3ark Tree. In the West Indies
is found a tree, the inner bark of wYich
resembles lace, or net work. This
bark is very beautiful, consisting of lay
ers which may be polled out into a fine
white web, three or four feet wide. It
is sometimes used for ladies dresses.
The Sorrowful Trri.-At Oca, near
Bombay, there is a si&gularvegctabJe
the sorrowful tree-Hicrcalled because it
only flourishes in the night. At sunset
no flowers are to bo seen; and yet, half
an hour after, it is quite full of them.
They yield a sweet "smell, but the sun
no sooner begins to shine unon them
than some of them fall off, and others
close up ; and thus it continues flower
ing in the' night all the year.
Ihe Great Chesnut Tree. On one
fide, of Mount JEtna, there is a famous
.t " ' i A 1 1 f . 1 . 1
FOR SALE.
fcHillE subscriber1, offers for 'sale that
- convenient, comfortable and very
mblic stand atMIDWAY, lying on the road
eading from Dan villi to-Salisbury, and
from-Salem to .Lexington. :, .
Tk iTAiTAtvt imta nMiaitt M tt I n wrr rV- I V a f 1 : J .
luouupiutuutuw wiiM.w.... v cuesnui tree, whicn is saia tone one
story ieinng-uousej witn wimh w hundred and nincty-sfx feet in circum
nre-piaces, mmnen, aiame. u ference. ,n9t above the rmrf of th
ak wv n ii ana wit n s a f it i .nn i mm
There fare also on the premises, a. good ground. , Its enormous trunk is separa-
Storehouse, well of water, and a house and ted into five divisions, which gives to it
lot, 'formerly .occupied by Doctors and the appearance of several trees growing
Tailors . Z - . together. In a circular snace. formed
I will dispose of this property, on reaa- by these larce branchesa hut haa been
onable termB, and persons uesiring sucn a etcclej for tKe accommodation nf tbni
hastening from all quarters, furnished six in breadth, but the generality of the
with Urge bowls to receive the milk, houses hsve only a groumd floor, scd
which grows yellow and thickens on the the rooms are divided by folding screens,
surface. Borne drain their bowls under by mcsns of which they can contract or
the tree, while others carry home the extend them at pleasure. The royal
juice to their children ; and you might palace is in the centre of the city, and is
fancy, aa the father returned homeward defended by walls, ditches, and. lowers :
with the milk, thst you saw the family the grcst hall of audience is snpportcd
of a shepherd gathering around to re- by maasy pillars of solid-gold, snd three
ceive from him the production of- his of the towera where the Lmpertr rttidet
flock. The milk, obtained by incisions are nine stories high, and covered with
made in the trunk is tolerably thick, sheets of pure gold.. The Empress and
free from all acidity, and of sn agreeable I the concubines have separate palaces, ss
sna Lsimy smell. It wss oUered us in I nave nsewiae ail me vasaat prince, wiui
the shell of the calakast tree. We drank I extensive gardens, and stabling for two
a considerable Quantity of it in the even. thousand horses. - The lahahitanU have
jog before going to bed, and very early I been calculated at a million and si half.
iu iue morning, wunoui experiencing i
the alightest injurious efiVct,' Eapldity of Animal Incrcaic
blme Tret, There is a tree in 3Icx- cezt to the direct agency of man, his
ico called the thijol, a very fine wood, indirect influence in multiplying the
which, according to a writer in the a-l nnmhr- ef hfrbiToraua oaadrutxda of
tional Intelligencer f W. D. rorter,) be- domestic races may be regarded as one of
vVU.w w.iuc - j i the moil onvtaie caoaca 01 tee extni-
few years, whether left in the open air naliol, of yptcieS. On this and on sev
or buried. From this timber bouses trt . pounds, the in trod action of
Ul.l..-l..t . ll I. - . ....
couia do ouu. mai wouia in a jew y tha horse, ox, and other mammalia into
recomanre proot and last ss long as mcse America, and their rapid propagation
built ef stone. The wood in a green I tvu ntinnt wiihia tha Ui ihrM
state, is easily worked; it is used in centuries, ia a fact of great importance
building wharfs, forts, Ac, snd would jn DttQrm history. The extraordinary
be very good as railway sleepers, or for oCrd f wild cattle and horses "which
1.tr M.J ft. r . II - .
situation, would do well to view thepre-
xauiAlvu Bio.&iAJje r.
plank road stringers.
. Tha Extraordinary Sleeper.
'We mentioned some time since the
case of a man at Bocheatcr, N.Y7, named
sprang from a very few pairs first carried
over by tne epaniarus; arm my prove
that the wide geographical range of large
reiea in ' areas eontinenta does not
Cornelios Vrooman, who had been asleep I nearily imply that they have existed
for five years, lie is 37 years of are,
and worked as a dsy laborer, until seix-
ed with this remarkable catalepsy. A
correspondent of the Philadelphia In
quirer, ho saw him a lew days ago,
says i
thera from remote periods. ItUbelitv
ed there exist io the the Pampas cf Bo
enoa Avtes twelve million cows and
thrt million hones, without comprising
in this enumeration the cattle that have
no aehnowledced Drcprtilor. rn the
. o .
mtses. v.;
August 7,
wno couecs xne cnesnuta. m
- The Ivory-Nat Tree-The ivory-nut
tree is popuisrly called the Tagua-plant,
and is common in South America. The
tree is one of the numerous family of
IN CIiEMMONSVILLE. I palms, but belongs to the brdcr designa-
rnHjE subscribers wil offer forjale, at'pub- ted . screw pine tribe. The, natives Use
llio auction, on Thursday ajiiiday,the their leaves to cover their cottsges, and
20fliand 21st days of October net a ircn-lfmmtha lintamahe buttons and Tarinn.
AUCTION SALE
eral assortment of - tj v
DRYGOO
other articles. In " an early state, the
nuts contain a sweet milky liquid which
afterwards sssumes a solidity nearly
equal to ivory, and will admit of a high
polish. It is known" as the ivory nut. or
A .great opWtuni ,Vmbe offered to "getablevofy. and has recenUy been
The Brazil Kut JVee. The Braxil
nut tree may justly command the atten-
consisting of every article nsuallyfound in
etores in this, sectaoii 6f ;oountry.' Also
Hais, Bonnets, Jiaoti and" Shoes, Crocjcery-
Warc, Ifaxnu, Vytstvffs, Ac
buy bargaina.. . - . brougut into use xor yarions purposes.
viviiituvuo r uv r ! v"
j-'4 r . - .
they I nu;n. frau tha Orinoco to the Laxs cr
is partly I f..ibo. it is reckoned that one cl-
i J I lion two hundred thousand roveT
His annearance now ta that of a man i.!.nft- .ef Caraccas. tha pror rielors of
in a profound sleep. His pulse varies pUtural farms are entirely iguora&t of
from 60 to 90, is weak and tremulous. Bmmber of cattle they possess - The
His muscles are very rigid, hia body young are branded with a mark peculiar
cannot bo altered much from the posi- in aah'herd. and soma of tha moat
tion it is in on account of the rigidity owners mark as r-ineas .four
of his muscles. His eyelids generally I fttn thousand a year.- Ia the northern
are twitchinc: toocn tnem, sna
are closed at once. His mouth
opened attempt to open, it farther
his fswi are locked. Stand him up,
and hia.bodv. i reserving very nearly the Ex-President Tiler hsa fully mover
tame poeitJ.i a when be lie?. Hands fnm recent indirpoaitiea. . U is
until he iiaia'down sgain. Hs U fed ajg txcalhfttt lady presented' him
principally on milk, by prying open his yrth a fine boy a few days alne2'trhkh
mouth. The : bowels are not ftcner -u thetfth little blessing hi has raebtd
moved than once a wee, stta eau:er- jjer ; .
catalepsy exsctly, yet it U Bearer that . Jsnny Lind Goldmith, ca the 6th of
.v. .Mvt -Tnt erham th 1 Anrusl.preseniea a son ana netr to ner
tacy of the books sleep, haa eootinu--1 Ouo In the city of Dresden. . " .
all texnLM intemUd In th$
, School! cf Gorth C&rolixuL .
The reading public will remember that
I have recommended, to be used in our
Common Schools. Mitchell's Interme
diate Geogrsrhy, snd that X r remised,
in connection with the Hon. I). LSwain,
to prepare for it aa Af pendis, gtvinga
more full and sccurate.descripiiea cf
our State, her Inuitutkmt and laprova-
menta, than could bo found la any geo
graphical work.
The matter has beta la Ihe hands of
the Pobiuhen for several wet ka, sad, 1
ia hsppy to say.lhey have ecUrtJ
fully into the spirit ef the undcrulirg.
I hate just xtccitcd a Ktttr ffeua thtn
lnforaing me UU lit wetk-wiil bf il
lustrated with ecrraviegs of such views
as could be furuiiDrd ; and thai., it will
be accompanied wiih a cap cf tht Stale,
containing all.tba new, ccsbUcs. and
largtr than any ether map ia the Geog
raphy, j I have a ccpy $ th Pt sad
pronounce Jt correct, exct 4 as to the
prtcfse lecatioa ef the railroad to he
built from Salisbory west, and from
Gcldiboro fast' tht exact vocalics of
which no cue ran give.
I earnestly recce mend this work to
oour Schools, Academics snd Colleges,
male nd female : ia ict,.it rtccssends
Uelf to these wuhicgccrrrctiofcrmatico
sod to evtry true sow and dasghtf r cf
k . m W. wmm m t v
orta Carolina, nt bare lotz com
pitined of the manner la" which aethers
a
have treat ed us : wm wt shew a f rcper
appreciation cf those wosLs wukJi do
us justlcaf ' ''
The tuliithers srt Jletira. Toomsj,
Cowperthwait k C cf Philadefrhia,
and I am ia no way ictfrrstcdj peccnia.
rily, to their work, sod hare received no
eompfttaauoa utaj eonlntatisss.
Tha cewitircrs which tare X-antfctt.
ed a fncndJy rerard for tht cause cf
educatkn iaNsrth Carolina, will tlnte
! . k . .ft .--'
ceip to uncg tnzs ncuca io Uk aiu&iu:o
of tht paVUc. - C. II. WILEY.
tmltx Itcucr.
locklsg down frs4 siia wmlow, and
felt aa tmolica which had never pxaaci
through me UIm. I had area tht ia
SGguraiioo of essay Pmidm!s and
thrtr ping awsy, and their days cf state
vested with power, asd imrroe.ndcd by
tht splendors of tht first ssariatraxy cfa
great rrpuUSe. Bat they all srpeamd
tome ss pjgtsaU, brief to the vicw,na-.
real to lha tenth, and soca to vanish.
Bat here there termed ta be a raalily
a real scene a can and tht pt tit
he, lavieg dawn .power and withcriw
isg throogh the pcrtals of cvcxlasiiaj
fame; they, aoancicg ia his, cart tha
tvcrlastieg pUudita.of unbera grttra-'
lions, Twadsys silt r, I saw tit painet
ex-Preaidext ia the car whkh lers Lisa
to his dVairtd teclaaica rsaw Ha d,
part with a lxk cf .qakKrc 1jta.eul
w hkjsbef pekt tht fswtd rn.la.-6u ucm ef
tht scl al txchxrntr tha-" cuts ..
f ciEot fcr tht repose cf heme, I Hitltry,
vas wul
ejr.wta .af
United Stale Arsenal prtperty
sphls, cootai&ieg twslvt acres,
d at aoctica on tit Zti. olL. aid
purchased by tht city t - 77,000. It
is Lntecdcl fcr a tubUc j.rk." ,
Tht
st Mem
was acid
There srt ent hundred snd sixty tt
Kult children la Kew Orltans, ra sn
afkta by themselfea, who hsvt Wem
fcJuced lo orp tana ft ly.tht death cf
their pat. i bo fell HcUea to tht
poatry, cralcry, suaxua and
ha:d dewa tht military
Jacxca;athis wotk will ecsmexnerttt
tha events ci hit am adtauuatxaitv'
ctrlcs!S glerious . than 'hia ; xaUiury
m -Mm mmtm s t ar4t fltatss-sv w si ss -4
i tMvikaaif to wj tiif aiHt
tilt brief ftciict ef his last srjtrsnct
at. tht Amencaa cauicl ts tstcrfci to
prtKrvt actat fs.!nt mf-scrj,cf :om,
tLs'rrsadrur ci whi.11 wvl sa iapremits
to tht behclicr, and the : Itt cf which
oust hsvt la tq griufal to tht heart
Cf tht dr parti eg paJLrki, ' ".,.
IHght years afterwards ht died tl tSa
Hermitage, ia tht fall fcaacaxira ef all
his faculUcs, and - strung la lie tut la
tht rul jo g tm saica cf h is to J h vt 'cf
eooalry. rslUe history will da Jciiica
lo his-pUie lift j but . a fcrthtt ts9m
Uwanud cf him -ancCct cf the Lzcj?$
tie soaa -cf tht man at heme, with lit
wife, hit frWadt, his nogbbevt,' kit
slaves : atdthk I feel scat ousLScauoes
for gitisg, frcta tavlecgaad yando
quaifibtsct wiih h:aJ. Firit, hit Uli
r.att'snd early friead Cxa a radt tsp-
tart afltrwarda friendship ad ic
cy fcr twenty yrartjsad natil his death;
la -all, fcrty yean if parses tl clawrra
tiot in tl dcublevlaiios ef frirsd al
foa, and ia all tht walla cf him. raua
silprivale, yil and BlEuryT , .
, .The nt tlc:!? ihal I saw Gtrrrsl
Jsckica wis t 2 - n S i ille," T t f sace, ia
ITt--ht ta" th L'seh a judge cf tht
"then SspncT.CuiV and I a jouih cf
Mustita, tcx ia tie crcwd. - tit wxa
then 4 rceaikaVU man, and had hia aa-
ctndaci erter sJl.who strraaeled
and tht efftt cf his Ijf h jz-x-J : si-c
net cf CU'scnaicrsi nth wlkbhtiad
held snd rt:rudt c c-"7 -tlcitj,
fit ht had nt lift. Urn la war,,
la lh tfeel cf racrI crciUs--ecrdul
and graceff I o - : "h bet ;laht
temper,' elrtsticsi.tf xs'.zd, aiiiartad
rrinl. rrrr -I'ty and perfect isUgritj.
I 'nisrgttg lv - zh la tht iLzgm
:jt ht cxmc i a lb git sclecaia ia
bdr ca ; sisxsory. w;ih.-4 darcgal
leg in wa w,11""
Pr.'Cox, sptaklog cf pert oi wh:- rro
fcas to do a crest deal fc rdicka "with
out retly I -.waemtg-acy, says they v
mbUi Lewi's carpetterir to huilta
bip.ta whkh ctber peopit were saved
aJthouja they Wert crowned thetcKlrtf,
Uitd,Vtd withcat sasc j-gtht
alTrkuit sfca that 1 wis ever toa
ecji rd ia saocOlrt ha dxuew. TUj
tni uxt I ir-ck s wilh tin was t fcV yran ,
i tfafWr, ft a (lies) J::V't ha Tea
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