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US-' ! rve ' tt'hv VfUtvorlj ' i f 4 UtJrJCi U'l I l III ui J 111 iv man iiimij Tcun of the Watchman. liberal deduc Si.' o thfse who .Jv.r.iae by the year. aU lo l BliiowmyrtiNj postpaid. ' - rrg. Selected Communications. I rbK THE WATCHMAN. JFrthn " Knowledge for the People." Why trl spirit heaviest in winter ? Uecausfl tley expand, and become lighter by 'mea-M of ilieal. in a greater proportion than Why is hew pint belter stored in wood than j0 gUss H earthen vessels? Decaua.cj woik! mellow the raw flavor of the Mjrit wbici glass or eanuern ware never im- - m . b . v-h&ve Irish and ocotcb tyhiskey L - Why is'the Irish and Scotch spirit called ikey ? Ikcaus of it derivation from the word us cue, from mquebah, the Irish aqua vita. lS'hy it :uino brandy of darker color than other 1 BrCaiisflj 'f the addition of burnt sugar or from ome;maUer dissolved away from the Urn ber of thfe tark which contains it. Pure bran, dy, like aiy other pure spirit has no color. Why isH'rench brandy only exported in oak cak T , ' Becau9 when exported -in chesnut casks, although snipped of a strength above proof, it bat, when' it arrived in Holland or Germany, been founii considerably under proof. Why is-spirit of sugar called rum? Becau4 'f derivation from the last-syllable ol the Latin word saccharum (t'gar.) Why isjthe spirit 4 gin" so called T ; Bt'caus ' flavored with the berries of the . juniper : ill Italian, ginebro or gincpro or gind xro; and j'ht Fiench genevre, corrupted into . our word geneva. Why was spirit called aqua vita. Derausf the old physicians attributed to it the .important properly of prolonging life. Why (foes a piece of potash, dissolved in ipititi of wine, prove it to he adulterated ? Brcause 9 strong is the attraction of the basin of pbt ash for oxygen, that it thus discov ers and 'decomposes the. smallest quantity of water in the ppirit. Why dJ lbs workmen employed in cellars and distilleries appear habitually intoxicated ? '" Because ihe vapor of alcohol, copiously in baled in their lungs, produces the same e fleet as if itbali been swallowed. This kind of in toxication; is, however, transitory, and disap pears wh$n the person is brought into the open air. ' j Why are deep cellars cool in summer and BRUNER & JAMES, Editors Proprietors. .' P . ; " - ' ' , ' I ' ' i r -it : ; i i ; : j -f . j - . ' - , j " Keep a check upow all ot?K H--. . 'w Do this, ahd Liberty is safe." ) Rulers. T-- ' . Gen'l Harrison. ( H A TV IVILl'AL 1 NO A CHECK UPOJI ALL tOtJR, Rulers. Do this, asd Liberty is safe. f Gen'l Harrison. NEW SERIES. VOLUME VII NUMBER C. SALISBURY, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1850. SCEE IN ANNAPOLISJ Annapolis, Md.f June 1850 LB. I had rambled about during the' M. morii'! warm in Winter T but few Becaosfe gf the eat th conducting heat lowly, and frosts penetrating it but a inches. , VINIXIAU. - Why If, the well known acid liquor called '"rinrr' Bt'ain of il derivation from the French tinaigrc,jrum tin, wine, and aigre, sour. Why is- vinegar best made from wine ? Because it contains lets glutinous and mucl ' Ujfim.us jnatter tlian thut prepared from malt or suiiarJ' Why ti French" superior to English vinegar'? Bcawio in France vinegar is made Irom weak wifae, exposed to air and warmth simul laneously. The superiority of wine vinegar, generally, has been just explained. Why i "mothering" produced in vinegar? Because of-the vegefahle gluten il contains, which then begins' to petiely. Whyjsn making ven'egar. should the casks te only half tilled V ' Beraiite a large surface of the liquor may be . exposed Ho the-ntmosoherb. from whence the i i 'oxygen m to be derived to acidify it. Why s vinegar strengthened by freezing ? Becai e only the weak and watery parts be come tc, and the residue is pure acid. Mr. . CohhetljlelU us of a person in America, who placed leveral hgsheads of cider out of doors; . the froyturned to ice the upper ctmtents, and lap drew ofl from the bottom; that which was Dot frozen, 'J'bis was the spirituous part, and strotii aa the very strongest beer that can be made. jThe top part, when turned, was weak cider.", :.u , . Whyij vinegar boiled for pickling? Becahse the heat coagulates the impurities, vhen cooled, may be seperated by straining. From the New York Observer. - SIX -PRESIDENTS ON TEMPERANCE. Albany, Feb. 1, 1845. w m . . ti s. Jbduors ; -Ueinn in Virsima durins of President Madison, and while the Afejsr the life friends bf Temperance, under an annrehension luajduhlled liquor wjis the chief cause of n temperance; were exerting themselves to aban don th( use of suci liquor as a beverage the Undersigned called on that distinguished states, tnan, luid procured his signature to the sub. joined pclarauon. Immediately thereafter the igriatures of President Jackson and President Adams'were obtained. In commemoration of Ihis event, a silver medal was struck in I2ng Undv a id transmitted to each of these gejntle taen. Recently, the names of President! Van Biiren, and President Tyler, and President Polk h ive, been added to the same declaration. fr tha (with the exception of President liar rUon, Who was prevented bv death from ex. nig his ing, admiring the venerable buildings anuj beautiful gardens of this ancient metropo? lis, until at length I entered the State House, where I found the doorsjjof thej Senate chamber thrown open. I vvalkeo) in, and finding the chamber tenant less and profound silence reining, I Jtook a seat and began to riiminate upon the many soul-stirring seenes which hid here! taken place. Busy retrospection carried me back to the early days of our beloved country. It was here the great arjd good Washington, having gloriously achieved his country's freedom, surrendered hi$ commission as Commander in Chief of the; American Armies and, in the midst of the unbroken silence, I could not but feel the sacred influence of his pure an J patri otic spirit. My quiet reverie was startled , by thn discbargof heavy artillery, and hurnin from the past, I sprang to my feet, suddenl ly awakened to a sense of the pre$ent.-4 The sound of many voices increalied mj surprise. ,r J hey re coming, was'repeat edly exclaimed, and several persons hur ried into the chamber. Addressing my self to one of the foremost. I said! " who are coming?" Who," replied tjie per son I addressed, who Henrv Glav. of Kentucky, Mr. Foote. of Mississippi, Mr. Dickenson, of New York, Air. Dawson.of Georgia, Senator Pratt, and the Mayor and before I could say more, the robm wa$ crowded with people, the .distinguished individuals named, standing in the, midst of them. l his to me, was a new and an unexpected scene, I had not heard of the Senators being in Annapolis, and to see them, under the circumstances, add in the particular place in which they vvere now standing, was to me a most agreeably surprise. The occasion of their vjisit and appearance at the Senate chambler, may best be collected from, what took place, in describing which, I shall give ivou, as faithfully as I can, the langnage of some of thes indi viHiinl. ! i From the midst of a circle df gehtlemeh immediately in front of the chairl of the President of the Senate, gracefully stejv ped forth a young man. I was; told it was Dr. Claude. He appeared to be somewhat agitated, butrlsaid, witli a very proper and gentlemanly manner, uddress ing himself to Mr. Clay : oir, i am unaccusiomeu to speivKing in punnc, and, tnerelore, hnU it dithcult to express what I feel what I know is felt by those in whose behalf I address you. I am here, sir. as the Mayor of this City, and in behalf of its citizens, mosucordial ly toender to you and your distinguished associates, the heartfelt welcomf of the people of Annapolis and the kindest and warmest hospitulities. Personalty, this is to me a most pleasing dniy, and t is reh dered the more so, from knowing; that, ir respective of all party considerations, the duty I am now performing is an jhomae paid to American Patriotism and Virtue, nobly exercisea in relation to the adjust ment of a question inseperably connected with the perpetuity and glory of tire Union. I asain sav. sir. You and Your associates W ' J J .I are moseartily welcome to the city of Annapolis. ; A burst of acclamation ana cHeetrs broke forth from the audience! at the ceasing of which Mr. Clay in bis jine deep toned voice, most gracefully saidl: ' Mr. Mayor Neither myself nor my associates could have anticipated! the high honors now conferred npon us. fhis pub lic reception is entirely unexpBCted---a much lamented occurrence occasioned nn adjournment of the Senate, and "myself and companions availing ourselves of the kind invitation of Governor Pratt, your Senator, whose guests we are, determined on visiting these scenes, hallowed! by many interesting recollections and sacred histor ical associations. We are as you are! a ware, fresh from a busy scenep-from a different theatre one' requiring activity, energy, forbearance ; and iri coming hre did not come under the impression thatjan occasion for aught like speech-making could possibly arise We find ourselvles, however, in this chamber, consefcratedlby the glorious past, surrounded byji the good people of this ancient city, and you, their Mayor, publicly tendering tq usV in the kindest mannera heartfelt wel come and the rites oi hospitality it be- comes me, inereiore. to sav now deeoiv themselves democrats, with equal parity, patriotism, and devotion hav nobly come to the rescue, and placing a just estimate upon the Union, achieved arid framed by revolutionary valor and wisdom have a like determined upon its perpetual preser vation, f Without making a speech, sir, I deem the occasion and the place hot inappro priate to the uttering of a sentiment Qher ished bvirne. and deserving of beind en- tertained by all men. It is this, and I as sert it with great confidence, tht 'that party, whether whig or democrat, which, at the present time gives the.greater sup port to the peaceful adjustinent of fhe difficult and delicate questions at present distracting the national cbuncils, ) and seriously threatening todisturb the harmo ny of the Union, will be entitled to and most assuredly xv receive: the lasting confidence and gratitude ot the coujntry, (great and long continued applause. We shall remain with you, sir, but a short time. During our brief stay Phave no doubt we shall greatly enjoy ourselves but the pleasure of this visit will ndft ter minate with it it will be fraushtlwith pleasant recollections, and when we have returned to the Senate again, to pursue the duty we owe the country, I baye no doubt, sir, I shall feel cheered; invigorated and warmed, not only by the recollection, of your personal kindness, but by the in spiration which the awakened spiritrtatch es from such a, scene as this. " i I shall not attempt to discribe the ef fect of the distinguished statesman's brief speech upon the audience. I question if there has ever been within that celebrated chamber a more enthusiastic burst of heartfelt rapture. The genuine love which every true American bears the U nion that is, the love be bears hisj coun try sparkled in every face Quiet being in some measure restored, a movement indicative of adjournment was made, but the audience would not permit it. A sim ilar scene could not be i witnessed every' day, and in unmistakable tones they in sisted on hearing Mr. Foote.! At length that gentleman came forward, and in his forcible and peculiar manner eloquently expressed his- concurrence in the senti ments uttered by Mr. Clay. His remarks were brief, but exceedingly, impressive and well calculated to make he patriotic fire in every heart burn brighter, i Mr. Dickinson of New York, was nest called for, and briefly but beautifully ex pressed his sense of the honor dope him his deep devotion to the Union, and ar- dent desire by every means in his-power to promote the measures of ; adjustment suggested and advocated by Mr. Clay. His remarks elicited great applause and I think truly deserved it. We were next favored by Mr. Dawson of Georgia, who earnestly desired to be excused, but whom the audience! would not excuse, and for one I am very glad he was not let off. Mr. D. is ; a pleasant speaker, and on this occasion was most haDnv in utterins sentiments which did a I r l honor to his bead and his heart and which justly received the highest approbation. The interesting scene Was closed by elo quent and patriotic language from ex- Governor Pratt, who in the most emphat ic manner, expressed his determination to sustain as fully as he possibly could, the measures of Mr. Clay. The honorable Senator used the occasion to say, that al though he had never questioned he ines nothing that can be obtained from the South. Resolved, That we reject, so far as lies in our power, the Merchandise and produce of the northern states, hostile to the Southern institu tion?. And of such merchandise as is indis pensible, let it be brought from the the South ern merchant who live and dies in the South, rather than from the northerner, whose earn ings here are sooner or later transferred to the north. Resolved, Thai ice encourage Southern indus. try. by easing at once the: purchase of ready made clothing, comma from the north. The importation to Mobile of boots, shoes, shirU, coats, &c., is a reproach and a disgrace to us. Our own tailors, shoe-makers, dress-makers and seamstresses are at least as skillfull a9 the encouragement that they deserve. Resolved, That ice encourage Southern ag riculture by giving preference to all produce cultivated in the Southern States, viz. by using Southern flour and not northern, corn instead of oats, and fodder instead of hay. That we drink no ale, porter, or cider made in the north, but encourage the growth of Southern hops and apples, and the establishment of Southern brew ries ' Resolved, That we encourage Southern Man ufactures by consuming tlieir goods in prefer ence to all others; and that we use every ex ertion to extend their number and variety. That we give every encouragement to the new paper mill, just going into operation nearMo. bile. ; Resolved, That we reduce the cost of for eign goods, by encouraging direct importa tions of all foreign merchandise which we have until now imported through the north only That foreign commercial houses favorable to Southern interests and policy he encouraged to establish branches and agencies among us, that our retail merchants may supply themselves at home, without the risk, trouble and expense of importation from the northi The European markets would require a sup ply ot ojy goods, in the ratio of our imports, thus giving vitality and stability, to a direct trade. The cost of the goods would be so materially lessened as to make us, independent of the north for them, and ultimately to destroy their man- icturina interests. Resolved, That in the distribution of public office, the people should invariably reject all candidates who are not identified with the South ern population. The humblest office, com mands a certain influence : and the incumbent should not be suspected of northern prejudices. Resolved, That we cease our subscriptions to any newspaper magazine or review hostile n to our land and institutions. Resolved, That professional men and partic ularly ministers ot the gospel and instructors of youth, born in the South receive onr patronage. We should beware of those who under the garb of religion, poison the minds of the weak and credulous. Still more should we beware of teachers who instil into the minds of our children principles averse to our institutions. Resolved that we should extend our colleges and other scholastic institutions by conferring on them new donations and privileges, exercis ing discrimination in the selection ot professors and teachers in order that; we no longer have occasion to resort to northern institutions for the education of our sons and daughters, whose minds are likely to be there poisoned by de nunciations and anathemas against their pa rents. Resolved, That wo create and patronize an establishment for the publication of all element ary books. fJejomTbat our summer excursions for health and enjoyments be to our lakes and bays, to the Gulf of Mexico; to the borders of our Southern Atlantic Ocean, which contain places of resort combining all the varied advantages of sea bathing, comfort and society, equal, if not superior to those of northern watering pla ces. All the southern Slates abound in de lightful mineral springs, to which the invalid to dress lumber frm 1$ to 4 inches thick. The machine is one of Allen's Patent. i ne Messrs. ivieuher are cMH2 to are cing to put up a gang of 20 saws, and after that is up tbey'will be able to saw at the rate of 20,000 feet of lum ber per day, or as fast as a vessel lying at the wharf can receive if. Their power is ample, as they have fire boilers 36 feet long, 30 inch es diameter ; two engines ot 45 horse. power each, 12. inch cylinders, 32 inch stroke, and 60 to the minute. The boilers are located im mediately back of the center of the mill, and the engines, one in each half of the buildini?. The boiler chimnev i mmi filiv ft From iha mill, is built of Philadelphia brick in the form of a large column, and is 67 feet hiwh. The slabs and-saw-dust furnish an abundance of fu el for the boilers, and slabs being cut the length needed by a circular saw, and sent down a slide to the furnace. The location of this mill is most admirable : being but a short distance from Mobile Uiver, ; enable the owners to obtain stocks from all i the rivers which errmtv into Mobile Rv. We I raft which had been floated over two hundred miles, and in a high state of water rafts can be brought from Rome, in Georgia. The river furnishes, above the mill, ample room for securing all the stocks they miy need, and plenty of water to permit a vessel drawing seventeen feet water to load at the milt The sawing is all done in the second story, and while the slabs are sent down on one-side to the fire, the lumber goes down on the other on a gangway to the deck of the vessel loading, while the stocks are taken up another by means of an endless chain, which works an iron wheel with cogs to fit each link. Il affords us real pleasure to call the atten tion of our readers, to such evidences of irri provement near our city, for undertakings like this diversify the application of capital and la bor, and add to the productive wealth of the State. We hope the worthy proprietors will find their investment profitable to them as we rare confident it will prove advantageous to the community. Mobile Advertiser. v ROCK ISL ANI FACTOR Y. J 4 ThisiFactory is aow manufactoring a beau. tiful article of cassimerei, gray and black coU ors. It is superior to any we. have ever seen, manufactured in the South, and not inferior to the same article manufactured at the North. Let the South encourage her own productions, and she will soon vie with any inho fnalitj of her manufactures. Messrs. Carson, Young Sc Grier, are the proprietors. llama's Ae. Wo take pleasure in adding our testimony to the beauty and durability of the Rock Ulaud Fabricks. The worthy proprietors are-all gen. tlemen of the highest respectability and, wo earnestly commend iheir cnterprize to the pat ronage of the community. The factory is situ, aled on the Catawba near the town of Char, lotte. ' While on z visit to this place some six months ago, we were much delighted to find the citi. zens clothed in Rock Island Jeans ft so fine a quality as mistaken for broadcloth at a little distance. We wish the peoile of other towns in the State would exhibit half the good sense and State pride in this respect as Charlotte. Il would be economy in every sense of tho word. Cloths and Cassimers wuukf be furnished cheap, er than they could be purchased elsewhere the article would be more serviceable and we would have the satisfaction of keeping our mo ney at home enriching our own manufactur. ers furnishing employment to the poor and a market to :he agriculturist. . There is no Stata in the Union better adapted to the growing of wool than North Carolina our water power is abundant and cheap, and all we need to becomo a manufacturing people is a little more enter prize a little more State pride. We sincerely trust Messrs. Carson, Young Sc Giier will meet with the encouragement Ihey deserve. For our. selves as Southern men if any considerable portion of the community would back us, we would rather wear homespun coats and coon ?kin hats the balance of our lives than to throw another cent into the coders of the un. grateful aggressors of the North. Depend up. on it they will not respect our rights until we begin to live independent of them ; and the first step towards this independence, is to do our Star. own manufacturing. Ral. timable advantages ot the Uniou, he ha.d and lhe. man of leisure can rePair for hea,lh and preMiiinr his well known sentiments. Vail the Presidents of the I) niled State who have lived tnceihe Temperance reformation commenced, sensible I feel the proffered kindness and tbe manner in which it has been; tendered nave n.oW ffiven their lelimonv seminal the. iua . r- j jj -" -- oftJiitllled liq. lors as a beverage ; the only li. qviors.eheially believed, at the! time the sig. matures were obtained, to be productive of ine briety.' . Edward C. Delavan. ; DECLARATION. Beipg satisfied from observation and experi ence, as well as from medical testimony, that ardent spirit as a drink isnot lonly needless. hurtful,, and that I ho entire disuse of it but ,"UMiu ienuio promote the health, the virtue. and the happiness of the community, we hereby r rv . . .. . . !. . . "H"r r c"nv'ctton mat shouild the citizens ot Joej United btates, and especially the young men, ,disconlinue entirely the use of it. thev wotilJ not only prnmoteaheir owfn personal be. neflt, but the good of our country and the world. James Madison, Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams? AI. Va Duren, , Uoun Tylek,! .' . ' James K. Potx. especially as you have thought proper to associate it With the dischragelof duties which you deem preservative of our glo rious Union. I have said, sir, that ve are not here for the purpose of making spee cnes uui in me midst ot tbis scene, here, where the venerated Washington oreamea upon me union ot which you have spoken, the pure spirit which at all times characterized bis devotion to his country that spirit was not breathed in vain it exists and is felt in ev ry part of our beloved country, and under its influ ence the Union, -unbroken and without dishonor, shall be perpetuated to the re motest posterity,(tremendous chqering and applause.) And, sir, it affords ne much pleasure to say, that in the good work of adjustment, conciliation and compromise, 1 have been aided and sustained by pa triotic men oT all parties thosefwho call duriog Mr. olay s advocacy pt the meas ures of adjustment, suggestetl at the pres ent session, become if it were jpossible, more firmly than ever convinced; that the Union was identical with the safety, pros perity, and glory of th6 country! Balti- more sun. r From the Mobile Herald and Tribune. A REMEDY PROPOSED. Communicated A In consequence of the re solutions adopted by the Senate of Massochu- setts, which appear to met a nev aggravation of insult and hostility to the South, I have been pondering over some means, by jwbich we might become independent, of our enemies, and with that view, I beg leave to submit some re solutions to the citizens of Mobile and Alabama, for their consideration. f I i Whereas the late resolutions of the Senate ; of Massachusetts, was passed wit hi a view to condemn the conciliatory course of policy ad vocated b) their illustrious Senator in Con gress Daniel Webster, and whereaji the New England Slates in particular have! forgotten that their unparalelled prosperity and wealth are derived from Southern exports dnd are the fruits of Southern slave labor, and whereas the violent, unjust and continued j opposition L to Southern rights on the part of; the Northern Sections of the Union also requires that we should protect ourselves against their fanati cism ; now and therefore is con side reed expedi ent. that citizens of Mobile and of the State of Alabama, in their respective counties, hold meetings for the purpose of deliberating upon lhe most effectual means of securing safety to our notnes anu respect to our consuiuuonai rights. ! The following resolutions I beg leave to sub. mit to their consideration. j Resolved, That an association of our citizens, sound in the maintainance of Southern princi ples, and devoted to the interests of the South ern country, should be formed for the purpose of encouraging borne industry in 11 its branch es and rendering the South independent of all individuals, and corporations, and societies in iuiicables to her domestic policy. Resolved, That we purchase from the north recreation. Such, gentlemen is the scheme, I propose to render us independent of the north, of New England in particular, and to retaliate their constant aggressions. Touch their pockets and you will biing them to a serine of justice much sooner than by appeals lo their brotlier affec tion. I am ready to become a member of the assocition I recommend, and pledge my honor to abide by its constitution. Those who arc in favor of it will please respond to my call and inform the public where and at what time a meeting can be held to devise a plan by which commercial league between the Southern a States can be set in operation. A Citizen. An ample of the advantages of snch a system was given us last winter by a large importing house from N. Orleans, a branch of which establishment itself in Mo bile, and supplied some of our fashionable Btorea with dry goods and fancy articles, at 15 lo 20 per cent, cheap er than they can be bought at Boston, N. Y. or Phila delphia. By means of the Telegraph, their orders can be forwarded to New Orleans' and executed in less than 24 hours. Can any of the northern cities present such advantages to Alabama merchants? Steam Saw-Mill.-'Vhose enterprising citizens, at the mouth of the Chickasaw Bogue river, three and a half miles above the city, which promises to be, when fully completed, one of th best arranged and most complete and ex tensive establishments in : the south-west. It will combine all the modern improvements in steam mills, as the projectors, as well as build ers, are from down East, lhe Stale of Maine, where they do up the lumber business after the most approved fashion. Xhe house, when fin ished, will be 103 feet lotig by G4 feet wide and two sories high. Only one-half is now up y the other o be raised early in the fall, and would have up before this, could the woikmen have beeu induced to remain through the sum .mer. Two saws only are now running, which cut 6,000 feet per 'day, and can saw lumber 62 feet long. A Shingle Machine has lately been started, which makes a fine looking shingle, and cuts at the rate of some 6,000 per day. A Planing Machine is also to be attached, whu-b is calculated to dress, tongue and groove 4,000 feet of flooring in an hour,! and of a capacity o PAINE'S HYDRO-ELECTRIC LIGHT, j By the following article, which we copy from the Boston Post, it will appear that Mr. Paine' discovery of4ight from water, by mechanical action, is at last perfected : After a period of six years, employed in a series of experiments, conducted upon the most philosophical principles, and continued with in defatigable perseverance, Mr. H. M. Paine, of Worcester, has completed his " Magnetic Elec- trie Decomposer," an ingenious apparatus for evolving hydrogen and oxygen gases from wa ter, by the agency of electricity, generated by mechgnical means. The gases thus obtained may be used for light, heat and motive power, and have already been practically tested for the two first named purposes, on a considera ble scale, with wonderful effect. At his residence, on Tuesday evenings April 23, Mr. Paine exhibited the operation 'of his invention to a number of gentlemen in Boston and Worcester, some of whom have bad con siderable experience in the gas business, and others have taken great interest in plans and projects, having in view the production of arli fk-ial light at cheaper rates than it can be fur nished by the means hitherto employed by gas manufacturers. Mr. Paine had his house bril- iiantty lighted up, aitnougn be used only one small burner lor each room. 1 he light was exceedingly strong and white, and so pure that the most delirate shades of blue and green in some colored prin's could be instantly distin guished at a distance of several feet from the burner, (a common gas burner.) which was supplied with gas from a pipe whose diameter did not exceed one quarter of an inch. At the same time that the light was being exhibited, the mode of using the gas for heat ing was also shown. A small jet of pure hy drogen, between two circular plates ol iron, raised a few inches from the floor, was lighted, and in a few minutes an equal and genial heat was diffused throughout lhe apartment. Thus the astonished party had the light and heat to gether, supplied from the same source below, and their expressions of admiration were un bounded; nor were they abated when they were led down into the cellar lo examine lhe exceedingly small machine by which the gas was made. The box containing il was about 18 inches square, and 8 in depth. We cannot give the details of the interior of the machine. but will simply slate that, as its name indi cates, il evolves magneto electricity by purely ' mechunical action. From the alove mention- ed box there ran flat copper wires into the de. j composing jar, which was about two feet in height, and six or eight inches in diameter, and partly filled with water ; in this jar, by the ac- , lion of the electricity just spoken of, pure by- ; drogen gas alone was formed from the water, , whence it passed into two gasometers or re- servoirs about the size of a barrel each. The j pole, at which oxygen gas is libeiated, on this ; occasion, passed into the ground, so that by. 1 drogen only was evolved by the action of the ; machine. The process of carbonizing the hy drogen for illumination is exceedingly simple, and was open to view. It is very cheap, so much so, that Mr. Paine says that the cost of carbonizing the gas he has burned in hisbouse in three burners. every evening for a week, lias not yet amounted to one cent. The hydrogen is used for lhe freueral nurooses of ihi and heat, and the oxygen can also be secured to a second jar. and may be used with the hydro gen to produce the "calcium light" for; light houses. Mr. Paine has also discovered a piinciple by which he can regulate the quantity of electti city to be discharged into lhe composing jar. A large machine has .recently been perfected by Mr. Paine, of sufficient power to supply three thousand burners with gas. It is set up in the Worcester Exchange, and only occupies a space of three f;et square by six i height. One cubic foot of water will make 2.100 feet of gas, and a weight of 67 pounds, falling nine feet in an hour, will make, from this larg. er machine, 1,000 feet of gs. The appara tus can be applied lo gas works of any kind. and be used with any of the gas fixtutes present in fashion, "On one occasion, when the subject of mak ing appropriations for the public buildings was under consideration in Congress, Mr. Randolph rose and as usual spoke in opposition to it appropriations had been frequently , asked and granted and still the buildings went up with a stealthy pace ; he wanted to see the end of it, and fr this purpose he moved to refer the subject to the committee on unfinished business. A workman in the gallery close by, irritated at the opposition Mr. R. had shown to what was to constitute his support, and unable to bear this taunt, cried out in a voice something like Randolph's, " and I move, Mr. Speaker, . that the gentleman be referred to the committee. ' This severe retort upon the ill-formed and bad. ly made orator from Virginia, set the whole house in a roar, and the sergent-at-arms was immediately dispatched to arrest the offender, but he disappeared and could not be found." COAXING UP AN EXPRESSION. A brace of " lovyers," anxious lo secure each o'her's shadow ere the substance faded, stepped into aDaguerreotype establishment, recently, to sit for their 44 picters' The lady gave pre cedence lo ber swain, who, she said, 44 had got lo be tuk first, and raaj natral." He brushed up his tow head of hair, gave a Iwut lo bis neckerchief, asked his gal if his sheert collar stood about X, and planted himself in the ope rator's chair; . e soon assumed the- physiog. nomical characteristics of a poor mortal in a dentist's hands, about to part wjtb one of hit eye teeth. 44 Now, dHv look purty," begged the lady, casting at hicn one of her most Ian guisbing glances, 'lb'e picture was taken, and when produced, it reminded the girl, as the ex pressed it, 44jisl how Joh looked when he got over the measles !" and as this was not an era in ber suitor's history, particularly worthy of her commemoration, she insisted that he should stand it again' He obeyed, and she attended him to the chair. 44 Josh," said she, 44 just look like smilin, and then kinder don't." The poor fellow tried the indefinite injunction. 44 La," she cried, you look all puckered up." One direction followed another, but with as lit. tie success. At last, growing impatient, and becoming desperate, she resolved to try an ex pedient, which she considered infallible, and exclaimed. 44 1 don't, keer if there is folks a round." She enjoined the operator to stand at his Camera, she then tat in ber feller's lap, and placing ber arms about his neck, managed to cast a shower of flaxen rirgleu at a screen be tween the operator and ber proceedings, which, however, were betrayed by a succession of j amorous sounds which revealed her exepedient. When this 44 billing and cooing" bad lasted a . few minutes, the cunning girl jumped from j Josh's lap, and clapping her bands, cried lo the astonished artist 44 Now you have got him! put him threw !" Exchange. Black Diamonds rs. Yellow Gold. The tup plies of coal sent to market during the year 1849. from all the anthracite coal regions in Pennsylvania, is estimated by reliable authority at about 3.192.755 tons, being an-increase in the supply of 1849 over I hat of 1948 of about 122.000 tons. The average cargo price of this roal (and il has been unusually low this season) has been about 83 .62$ thus miking the an. ihracite mines of Pennsylvania yield 811,477, 361 worth of coal during lhe present year. The ie Ids of the California gold mines this sea. son will fall short of this immense mm; and)et, from all accounts, there 1ms, been more capital employed and more men engiged in working the golden sands of (be Sacramento Valley than in getting oul the "black diamonds'' of Penn. ylvia. And further, all these coal operations are carried on noiselessly, without astonish. ; ment of excitemeni p and, what is better, there is no need of leaving home, friends, and coun. 'iry, and travelling 11,000 miles to gather up the va?t treasures of the coal regions. While the old maxim hold good, that 4all is not gold thai glitters," it is equally obvious that som things that do not glitter are as good as gold, if not better, as far as distance is enncerue. Pittsburg Gazette. . Fire at Warsaw. On Friday night last the Railroad Company's warehouse, wa ter station, arid wood shed, at Warsaw. Duplin county, were destroyed "by fin, supposed to have been the result of acci dent. Loss not exceeding &l .0(H). Rev. John Newland Maflit, widely bout the United States, as a Minister of the M. D. Cbarcb, died at suddenly at Mobile, on Tuesday morning last from- an affection of the bcart. ti i
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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