If
I1'' ' '! ' --tiT 'Tr r 'I '!! , : 4 ,i ; , i M ; i ; ( . . , , , . l nrrrt 7-7- .
r-'rtstJt 6 I m., In,-,! Tint navable in.
iw- s i .jir. i wv w- r----
paid in 'tdv.ner; Two Dollars
SMIlD THEIR MANAGE
-J U l.W.' J. J. M'ArES.
S i'ii V4 often -left as pasture
;F&MlffiiBl,?.0W,,
.( , wilder t this opei
ration
. IrtJiVe fvvben applied to other
kv ISJIV :' v ,.:.-!.. '
fyoH ?TheTaufts attributed to
An
1' i iiesot water, and the easy
rlj'oMfe for 1,ie root?
wi tuar
that
iMey'lf r"ruir
f liyt lii ciayey soi ar
cannot
4 iiliiU'tamt) nMiiral rimr1i8
N?ty:4Ub .hem-: from a. soil of
;;3dtexNfe ; the impracticability
!e'liit!r'aion -iby lhe US(? Qf
JJqr :ljjfc1-pmoya of weeds; the
"XJjhi soil durins: the heat of
,fi, II vi r- : -
Jarlaa'j cppspquentabrasion of fi-
;r0,St Ail inpse looiUiieu cause ine
Iflf Javesls, but ty proper man-
nt'tlifse difilcultie's may be remov-
NpfeirOfep;and sub soil plowing
li.Lfftical changes, and if accom-
V. 1 1 f . I ,
fibf tmdpr draining, these changes
tapiiJIyioc6uf' - Clays; do not refuse
I . .J - 2 f : - . - r AAA
Kilter frovidetl an excess does
Lly occupy its low stratum.
tgJJ abnlicajtions of; lime for urtder-
'elandiSUbjSoi!ed plowed soils, en-
ta JUtemtmn in ineiriexiure. ynar-
lfi!saprhuck, arid other cheap
.i.,., " W - i' "I ,' . r,- ' i li a a :f - I . ! k
fuqstences,; wtl l ; mechanLcally
'to-$u&fiiv ?'molecu"les apart,! and
iejrirauual uecay, will leave spaces
-A brcHth atmosphere may enter.
jlrbpnacepus matter wmcn uoes pot
ij;wi!lhvas enable tbe atmosphere
iiBDkBxrc tb fwroolatej them. Ridging
ij&cK fiirrovviiig in the fall, causes
m sollsio bepoma thoroughly disinte
siJbvtLt fredue'tit freeingsand tbaw-
.iof winter .;. Some ofShe best garden
j ,i lie' w)rjd we re o'rigi n al ly clay
,fecliiinedj jivith the kind of means
I'kve&afetl 'Slight additions of sand
kwetimca k made with great ben-
. .TliaclvQritages arising from b!ay
ll V- ' i !' ' - . .' L - . '
aeumrqus tor alter, the Knd
rtttment :htch' we bate mentioned,
L'fVSofJshViil;rf'cither crack nor bake
rjiea't'they will retain putre-
:froatiresjuiUL used tip by plants;
aljumipathe Jhief constituent of clay
lol'sainecujiar powers for xetaining
:o!iiaftnd'ience fertilizing materials
jpe teariessiy , and liUerally added
i il enfi re 1 Wla pab I e of holding them
-itq8irtdior:ustenance by plants,
isfn'roti; ftntl father poisonous mate
4mjlfriiie'fun'd in clayey, as well
'iberjBpilJJare readily parted with
'?SDtls tiltferthey hkve beep pro
reiteft; -AVell reclaimed clays are
epthicfisttjre, although never ex-
j'M&t,' n6r do theu prevent any
'iAlfiflCLulHes td the travel of the
sf p4is. j iTheir texture is always
V'enjtLaMhat of other soils,; and
pfedgredisu table for'the raisins of
n. dder ''cj-ops, the shapes of the
'if . t . ' Itr&.Uiar ;uan in more
.ls. j Jn such-soils, beets, pars-
s another crops, the value
ppetiding in part upon the
"4jf!tHe. Jigure, may be raised
;y success. ;The d.ifficul-sfrorji5i-bad
selection in rota-
?fCpoduce sbch disastrous
lthy asp other soil, for the ex
Woa ttltter of other, plants,
?W ) atihoys the growth of those
;H(AmiJf following, in succession
!!'rH aumin!a; and sooner
k ? flfor future germinations.
''1ie4ey mi llat wil1 not
"lCeUent improvement in
the kind of-treatment we.
;f mended. 1 X
'Snlre-'There are many
ii ti 'A-r t mate"al3 to make ma
Msll 2'-thal h wonder-is how
hH,ecl io "nprove bis op.
j'tk-a-n5 'hl8 farm as rich as a gar
VN ifik f? a'.8hre3 of creeks and riv.
ion
Uss' . -t , uuusj .aoounaingj witn
-fionhk rrs-mud'' and vegetable
CaSa-UeP' an(J-.,be scrapings of
'?r5ftKa ;:,fMVra ana ol which are
t4Kj pie1men,8; manure, requi
lar.:and composing,
tr ,!l?d,as hot6e dong-acart
l :kw.7"Q manure, enumerated,
l,V0S e,18 ood as;itself-20 bush-
ITrkiL.": . ii , bUtl inrlV'. I i i. '
-110ksh ch
eese.
H l frtT-oilof vitriol or
CBW iZV Uose Pf magnesia
parts
of
soap
land
v'aU 'V e an emetic of mus-
. hs laudanum. 1
or j Propriety. . ' " TJSST 1 "t . " ' f-wJ .Woilim.Nn."
Ml - ! la- t. 1 !' 1 ' ' " " ; " " I . "
or opium or laudanum ,
ojpiartard. and fuse constant motion, and
if possible the stomach nnmn
y For krsenib, rfpseHb;'-magnesia are use
fuL but freshly prepared berated oxide
of iron is best. ? t -
for insects
taken! into the stomach.
drink a small quantity
Salt. , i : j
off vinegar and
or corrosive sublimate, give the white
I pggs mixed with Water until fr vr.
taKes place. i
f if ; - ! 4
SORRllNriER
OF CQIINWALUS.
'! . . i! ! i
BY tIEVT. ClIUBJ
li any years agr
it waa a custom in the State
of the
at Ala me. in mrmt
.umemorabi evnt pftbe surrender bf Corn
n III. 1 ! . J li- r
li
,Vrt,ns' UJ g"ng inroiwh a mock nerlormanr
representing that imoortant fart n n.ifMimir.
eiwi j !t .. , 1 1
the little
ibe banks of t be broad and majestic " Crooked
Uiver, ' resolved not to be behind hand in o
great an affair! Accbrdlni?!v & meeting was
called at the old town house on the hill, tomake
the necessary arrahffements. Dparnn 1r.0
iones, as he wjas: called Jwas cSqsen to enact
I " 1- " Mill XL IUII. dJU OUUIIC 111
Jer Wood the character of Coriiuallii. The
under officers soldiers, S?c, werej to bi select.
" "Jf 'mep, wntje .duty jt wai to fur
Pill f htk .1 B . ' 1 'i !
aish uniforms and pay sdeh othiir exnense.. as
iijv utiaii euuuiu require. ;
If ow, as Messrs. Jones and Wood Si are thf
principal heroes qt ihU sketch, a short Heanriri
tion of their characters may hot p$ out f pliceJ
veacon jones was a wealthy farmer, proud an
religious, ai least be thought he was,) an
was on tno whole a very, worthy! man. The
worst thing abobt him wai a badlhabit df'taktns)
t n ii-J-,-i, i li it i :fi :.!. li M
; yu ,uu mucn, Din even this was -nd
Ihought a great deal of, for evervbodv In therrl
uays iook someininr occasionally.'
fcsquire Wood was the village lawyer, veH
n r . t I.... .:.L II ' . !; 1 ;
aiuvucioui., uuii wiiuau a very clever rnan. 4
The Squire imagined thai he kSew coiisidera
Die more than what his i neighbors cave hirrA
credit lor. Tbis.mav b aafelvi t HUum nt1
ii . 1 k -; . y . 1 V -r- n
his greatest fault, j Hoth the Squire and the'
Ueacon were nroud of their nrShiiinns i,i ttiJ
great atiair, and bojh meant to do'theirhest.'
? The morning of the great day! da wneSd beau
tifully. The Deacon, dreised as general Wash
m . i - ww !, v w jj M
uigtpn, and mounted on his 'iron crey,: retired
iib his men, dressed as " Continentals true,'
at an early hour, toj'a grove 'nef j the frillagejl
here the cereenqny wasj to iak placed i
: lnrnila Ilia fira 4m :aJ
(liessed beforeijight and stationed; himself witn
bis men dressed as liritUhers, behind the
Ilills;" ,; ,!-;;; ; -j.; ; .. ..j.t
j The programme J of the dayl perfbrmance
was as Ibllowsj: 'Ibe-two comjiauies Mferej tol!
meet in front df the tavern, oi he common!
exchange shots; skirmish a tittle in which
L'Of
3
Cornwallis was to be most essentially wbippe
auu iubii ingiunousjy surenaer ii ;
j At! early daw;n thousands poured into the 1
fie village to see the fun and; celebrate th
great; day j Punch j rumjflip ar3 Ginjjerbrea
were sin great demand, i At! 9 clock the tw
companies marched into the village and array
ed themselves into nghlmg position, remindin
ihe spectators df the time when I I ;
l t "15 rave. W olt drew up hi
s men
In style most pre If y.
; On the plains of Abrahai
Before the city."
i Wnr riniiirW'.J J. . I . ! rl : i i - i. 1 ' -
I ' The two commarides were greatly excited
land Washington, I regret to say, was in any
thins but a fit condition to act out the great par
he was to perform. He had been drinking freely
all the morning, and now, when the interesting
ceremony was about to commence,' was so tight
or rather 7oo.se, r thai it was with difficulty be
could sit ih hisfsaddle. He, however, j did not
know but' what; he iwas all right, nor did his
mpn. Cornwallis was nor intoxicated, bnt a
little agitated, or rather elated. j f(-; .
Everything beirjg ready, the company ex
changed shots, j Barjg 1 wang ! ! bang 1 1 Ifvwent
the guns, whiltt the two commanders; yelled
like so many stucklpigs.! - ; : j;
4 Thai's it, (hie) my brave! boys ! give; it to
'em, the dwdacious red coatg 1' bellowed Wash-
inotlnti. ' li. ; M t A i ; i '' t ;
On, Romans !" yelled the excited porn-
.otiio whn had seen a theatrical exnipiuon
once, and who remembered the heroic appeal
belligerents, "brealhea then
rei
a man sooeaa waiiwon i ugui fp "f
" Go it Continentals ! down with taxation
teal" bellowed) Washington, in a very pa
triotic voice, arid narrowly escaped cutting &i
horse's ear off with tbe flourish of his; sword.
The! pbting now ceased, the companies! were
drawnp in a straight Hnei and Cornwall dis
moiiqted and pfeseuted his;sword to Waging.
Well, old bov.t' said the immortal,
s ne
hat,
-..flt;i hi hnrsH'a lears w th his cocke
"what ia thunder do you want !
Wash nfflon V r
splied
Cornwallis "I surrender up to , you
vself,
" You do, do ye !" sneeringiy replied me
n.niro I. I . I
d Cornwallis, "th
" J.C9) s t ;
tish Lion prostrates himself at lhe foot
A mitripnn Kaffle !' X'h
"Edgle I eagiMV yelled Waehingtq
Wit, hnriA nnn hitting the Brijton
Ktnw ion the head with the Hat
tj roii !! me an easle 1 I aK
" 7 'j".: V il VaL i j i vefierl the infuriated
anaiinai i i auu iu. . . ';" , j
. L . 1 L. ' 2t l ..1I nail mn ari
Washington ; prenapsyu fv-" -"j
asain, you! mean, sneaKing vu r
...... 'ii:. ; ftiit bniv for a
mo
JJ fUU (,a Jiimne tin and shook himSC
f, and
tberi; with in ejntirdy unlopked fur recuperation
ra fallen foe. andi in direc
defi
anco of historical history he pitched into
Wash,
;n,iln like a thousand of brick, and in spite oi
Lid,rtJof the nienlof both nations, succeed
-a ti aivdti the "imnlortal a tremendouk lick
inJi SO he fay na commenceu u Siw.v-
tv rrinsHn ffloriously ended.
e Bri.
n, roll
a tre-
of his
e that !
SALISBURY, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2,
For may years (after the Surrend
was
clldness between ibe. Deacon and
fcquire, bet as time roiled on and thr i.t,
became frpted o'er with white, they learned
to pall it 'jf "joke."! Both are living now, and
whenever Jhey meet tbey smoke their pipes
and talk about "that ar, scrape," like a couple
of good, jlly old men jas they are.
Indian nd Yankee. The water at Macki.
naty is very clear and coldso cold as to be
almost unendurable. A gentleman amused
himself lately by throwing a small coin in twen.
ty feet of water, and giving jt to ; any Indian
who would bring it up. Down they plunged,
but after descending ten or twelve feet, they
came up so chilled that after several attempts
iheygave tt op. A Yankee, standing by, ob
served that:" if He would give it to him for get
ting it, he'd swinig iupUicker" than lightning,!'
to which he consented, when Jonathan. instonH
pi plunging in as was expected, quietly took up
a selling pole, and dipping the end in a tar
barrel, reahed (t dwii to the coin and brought
it up, and,lippipg it into his pocket, walked
off, to the amazement of the Indian drvers, and
to the no small chagrin of the donor i
adv. bisnev will ye buy my .watch I
" And is hi about selling your watch ye are
Mike?" Jl' :
Troth it fs darlint.
" What's the price 7
"Ten shillings and a mulcbkio df the ere a
tore." ji :.
i! " ire I'vlhad it twenty yearsyd it never
once desavedlme." , H n !
" Well, b4e' 7our tin and now ,eI1 me
does it go wejl?" .Hi . .
" Bedat an, it goes taster isau uj
Conauht, Mfmster, Ulsteror,dr Leinster, not
barring Dublfn." J
Bad lucfel.io ye Mike, then ydubave tafe-
in me in! &idn"t you; say it uefei desaved
your ?" 1 ! I s J
' Sure anl did nor did it for Inivir dipin-
ded onit!"i J Mil I
I1-"" J - ; ! s
T. Butler King has resigned theoffice of col.
lector at SaJ Francisco, the resigdailon to take
effect in October or Ndveniber.j I I
BARTER.
"So you've Keen home to Connecticut
to keep Thanksgiving, have you ?" said
Brown to Smith, at tbe dinner table, on
the day of the latter's return.
j !Yes,wvvjfis the matter-of-course reply.
. Now, Brown was a sharp fellow, (at
least in Ms 'own opinion.) and a lurking
grin had begun to steal over his phiz it
such a knowing way that we outside bar
barous hegan to listen.
" Let me see, said Brown, musing a
moment, ''don't they make horn gun-flints,
wooden punkin seeds, and wooden nut
megs down in Conneticut ?"
" Oh, yes," said Smith. QUlte Unconcern.
ed ; 'but the'v sell thrt lwhr
'Twas ievident Brown had hot made
much thu$ far. His erin was losino-
. .; w - o
glee,. v :
Well Smith," said Brown, returning
to the charge, "what kind of nutmegs do
you think I should make if I was worked
It was aj most singular, and in fact, an
unaccountable question, and it was evi-
ent bmith regarded it as such, for he laid
down his knife and fork and gazing delib
erately at Brown's face, while a shadow
stole over his own he sadly shook his
head. ! . i '
" You wouldn't answer at all not at
al," said he, "there's too much sap ip you.
They use the clear wood.' '
The conclusion of the sentence was
hardly heard 'but when the uproar ceased,
Bro wn's fape had changed ins its expres
sion. He was evidently a "disappointed
man." r i
Large ietoarrf. Michael Lightner and
others offer seven hundred dollars reward
for the apprehension and delivery to the
Sheriff of Barbour Count', Alabama, of
James A. McCraryX who killed Wrrv M.
Lightner, orj the 3d irjstant. Said McCra
ry is described to be j" about five feet six
or eight inches high; dark eyes and hair,
square builiy twenty-jfNe or twenty-eight
years old, looks a little down-cast, rather
low; forehead, generally dressed very neat
ly, has a pleasant countenance, rather
slow in conversation,7 and speaks as if he
was thinking of something else than what
he was talking about ' He will doubtless
betray himself to the close observer by
the number of pistols' concealed about his
person. Alexander. McCrary, against
whom there are two triie bills in the Cir
cuit! Court pf Barbour County, one for
" assault with intent to murder," will prob
ably be fbuitd in company with the said
James A. The general description bf one
will answer! for that of the other, except
that Alexander is a little larger, taller and
older " : f- . ; 1 I, '
' WOMEN AT HOME.
Heaven did not intend women to be in
mates of bofirding houses. They are out
of their element in all such abiding plac
es. There are erratic exceptions to the
general rule but the true sphere of a real
ly womanly, woman is her own home
her true mission, to i make her; husband
and her children happy. Her heart more
than her head, marshals her the! way that
she should, go, Her affections, her wifely
and motherly love, instruct her; intellect,
sharpen, her perception, and give force,
energy and precision to her plans and pur
poses. Such j a woman, prateth not for
her. sex's rights mourneth not over its
wrongs. She attends no con ventions, cov
ets hot the double-barrelled garments,
demands not a seat on the bench, a post
in the State, or a vote through the ballot
box. I 'H ' . .
Coptent with the position assigned to
all women by the Almighty at the crea-
lion, anu wpicn me propueis, paii iaruus,
(apostles, and the Saviour himself, have
declared to be the most meet and seemly
for the " weaker vessels, the good wife
never attempts to overstep the limits of
her appropriate sphere, but makes that
sphere, a charmed circle, within which
thd husband and father; is disburdened of
hli business spares, andjenjoys a fulness of
placid happiness, which the outside world
cap neither give nor take away, j For tun
ate is he who hath such a woman to wife;
for she shal not only smooth the rough
ness of his earthly journey, but lead him
gently by the band towards Heaven.
Deceptive Tokens. Th Journal of Com-
merce slates that large quantities of false to.
kens, ostensibly issued as business cards, are
manufactured at Waterpury, Ct., closely re
sembling the; double eagle, and half eagle, in
circulation. 'They are richly gilt with pure
,gold, and, except the inscription, resemble the
genuine coin so closely a to deceive the un
iwary. . '(.- -
The Charleston Mercury notices the arrival
of a quantity of these dangerous tokei in that
city, and our citizens should be on their guard,
' on find theirway here
South Carolinian.
CORK
Many persons see corks? used daily without
knowing from whence Cdme tLose useful ma-
terialsj. Corks cut fropi ; large slabs of the
corjj tp a species of dak. which grows wild
jn (he-southern cuuntriei Europe. The tree
is stripped of its ark at about sixteen years
. but befoe strippinr t otlQ the tree is not
down, as in the case pjfj! the oak. It is taken
while the tree is growfrig and the operation
may be repeated ever-jiiieight or nine years ;
lDa quality of tbe bark continuing each time
to improve as. the age df the tree increasei.
NEW
in
VOLUME IX-NUMBER 18.
1852.
" ueu ae pars isf aken off; it is signed in the
names ol so strong fire, and after being soaked
.ur ttconsiqerauiejtime in water, it is placed
uuuc, ucuTj weignt m order to render
straight. Its extreme lightness, tbe ease with
which it can be Compressed, and its elasticity,
are properties so peculiar to this substance,
ui uo eneciuai substitute tor it has been dis
covered. I he valuable properties of cork were
Known to toe Urejeks and Romans, who em
ployed it for all tbe purnoses for whirh it !
used at present, wth tbe exertion of stonnlen.
lhe ancients mnstlv nsrl .ana, a.
il,A L . If . . Ir o
iuuuius oi uotifes or vessels. The Eyp
nans are sid to have made! coffins of cork,
wuico- oeing spreaf on the inside winh resin
ous substance, preserved dead bodies from da
cay Io mdciern tjmes cork was not generally
used for stopples to bottles tilj about tbe seven
teenth century, cement being used until then
ior mat purpose.
A MOT
iER'd TEARS.
There is a touching sweetness in a imothel-'s
learst when tbey fall upon the face of her dyijig
babe, which1 no eye can behold without imhih.
ing its influence. Upon such hallowed grouiid
the foot of profanit dares not approach. ln!fi
de'hty itself is silenf, and forbears its scoffiios.
And here woman lisplays not her weaknels,
but her strength ; it is that strength of attach
ment which can nefver, in its foil intensity, be
realised. It is perennial, dependent upon 6o
changes but alike? in storm and sunshine lit
knows no shadow of turning. A father, whin
he sees his child going down to the dark vail,
ley, will weep when the shadow of death his
fully come over him ; and, as the last parting
knell falls on his ear, he may say, " I go down
to the grave of my son mourning." But toe
hurry of business draws him away; the tear Is
wiped from his eye; and if, when he turns from
his fireside, jthe vacancy in the family circle
reminds hinr of his loss, the succeeding day
blunts the poignantjy of bis grief, until at lengjh
it finds no permanent seat in his breast. Not
so with her Who his borne and nourished the
tender blossom, h lives in the heart where it
was first entwined! in the dreaming hours of
night. She sees its playful mirth, or hears its
plaintive cries : she seeks it in the morning.
and goes to ihe grave to weep there.
i j - r
PLAYING CAREls AT YALE COLLEGlt.
You may, at all imes and seasons except
vacations be quit sure tha? something funny
is being enacted in the dormitories of Old
" Yale." One of) the favorite but forbidden
amusements of soma of the students, is playinig
whist. One, winter, a party dl four were in the
habit of meeting in one of the rooms to play
their favorite ganie and their movements exci
ted the suspicions of a lynx-eyed tutor, who was
quite fond of perforjjning tbe functions of a pd
lice officer-f of arresting and bringing culprits
to justice. He had at various limes opened tbe
door upon them with various degrees of steal
thiness and suddenness, but although the young
men sat around the table in suspicious atti
tudes, each would lie intent upon a book or -paper
before him, and the discomfited tutor retir
ed from each soTtiija, strengthened in his con
victions of the guilt of the parlies, but unable
to1 obtain the proof bf it. j
At length the leader of the party determined
to give the" tutor a lessen through a practical
joke devised: for the; occasion, lie accordingly
had the pockets of his box coat lined tempora
rily with a stout sheep skin, and about the
right hour, his cook filled them with hasty
pudding scalding ot. Thus prepared be sat
down around the table with his companions,
who had purposely iby certain movements caus;.
ed the tutor to suspect them. This time there
were no books about the table, and when the
tutor burst open the door, the youth in the box
coat made a vigorous demonstration of sweep
ing cards from the fable and transferring them
to his capacious pockets. The tutor walked
up to him in a triumphant manner and de
manded !
" What have yoq in your pockets, sir ?"
"I have dohing in them but a hot hasty
pudding, sir," quietly retorted he of the box
coat. . .
" Wbat do you mean by giving me such a
reply ! again I ask you, wbat have you in your
pockets ?" j
" I have told you tbe simple truth there is
nothing in these pockets but hot hasty pudding."
The tutor was enraged. He rushed behind
the young man be plunged his hands elbow
deep, in the pockets. And drew them forth,
dripping with the scalding pudding ! He beat
a precipitate retreat, and his espionage upon
that parly of whist ceased forever.
THE MONKEY AND THE HAWK. I
The cook of ja nobleman, whose cha
teau is in the south of France, had a mori
key which Was allowed the free range of
the kitchen which was so intelligent that
by pretty severe training, its natural pro
pensity tolTiischief had been subdued, anj
it was even taught to perform certain use
ful services; plubking fowls, forinstancei,
at which it was uncommonly expert
One fine morning a pair of partridges was
given to it id pluck. The monkey took
them to an open window of tbe kitchen
which looked dirjectly upon the-park, and
went to work with great diligence. He
soon finished ode, which he laid on the
outer edge of the window, and then went
quietly on rith tie other. A hawk whicb
had been watching bis proceedings from
a neighboring tree, darted down upon the)
plucked partridge, and jn a minute wai
up in the tree again, greedily devouring
bis prey.
The consternation
of tbe monkey at
this untowird adventure may be easily
imagined. He knew he should be called
to account for the partridge and be severe!
ly whipped ToTljasTng it. He hopped a
bout in great distress for some minutef,
when suddenly
bright thought struck
him. Seizijng the remaining partridge he
went to work with the greatest c r. : r
stripped offtbe feathers. He the:: .
on tbe edge just where he placed C
er, and closing one of the ihuitcr: ,
cealed himself behind it: The haw I:
by this time had finished his tnccJ,
soon swooped down7 upon the part,
but hardly had his claws touched t!
wheq ihe monkey sprrang'upon hi: .
behind the shutter. The hawk's he
instantly torn off, and the monkey
triumphant chuckle proceeded lo t r ;
his feathers. This done, he carrir
two picked fowls to his master, with
fideni and self satisfied. air. W hich
to say, "Here are the! two birds ju.
you gave me.p J What thejeook s
finding one of his partridges ecru
into a hawk, is more than we. arc V.! '
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ACTIOX OF! LEAD I UPON WAT.
We have lately seen a number of
cles discussive of the question, whet;
not the action of water upon lead ;
rendered the water deleterious to 1 '
when consumed; although the argu::
in the negative were nbly ineniou: :, i
were not sufficient to overturn the i..
well established facts offered bv the c:
side. It has indeed becomfWo well
stantiated that water corf'sdes mrf
lead, and forms a! poison which is ah.
injurious and in manyjeases; fatal, v.!
taken into the stomach, thatino enc c :
at this day to dispute it. i , ;
The immediate question.! however.
and it is a very important one v. 1.
er or, not the water which is used fr
public works in towns and cities, act- .
ficietitly upon the lead in itsfiassagc f:
the iron main to ihe dwellimr. as to
danger health. ; We should say, unhc :
tingly, that it depended altogether t:
the state of the water drawn off. If t
be fresh from the; iron pipe into the ttr
it woiild certainly be pure atid harml:
but if it had been remaining for seme t;
and the longer the less pure it v. c
undoubtedly be unfit for, family consu:.
tion. : ; - i' 'lit f
An incident occurring upon our c
premises will confirm wbat we say. ,
have a leaden reservoir for i rain vr.:
holding some fourteen thousand gall;
w.ich contains water some eight ar.
half to nine months in the year. At t
beginning of December last,1 fearin- t
effect of the frost upon the pipes, the
ter was let out as: usual!, to the amount
five or six hundred eallons. vvhich ran 1
o a fish pond, containing at! the tim.:
couple of thousand gallons'of other vr.:
and the effect was! instantaneous upon t"
fish. In less than! twentv-four hour?, t'
whole of: them some ten dozen, with i'
exception of half jdozen died. Som:.
them weie catfishlof large size, which r .
regarded! as among the; hardiest spec:
The half dozen we!re saved only by rem .
ing them! from the! pond. On one cc.
sion a gojd fish was put1 into a tub of tl.
water, and it no sooner entered i, than '.
sprang otcr the sides of the-! vessel; a:
when replaced, soon after died. ;
Though these Sre simple roccurrcnc
they bea very strongly against the uzz i
leaden pipes for the conveyance of wa: .
for cooking and drinking purposes. G , -mantawn
Telegraph. '
The Penalty of feeing -a Fiiihcr.XVU .
a Chinese lady is blessed with an merer,
to her family, from the moment of L:.
accouchement, the unhappy! husband i
put to bed also, and there detained f, r
forty days, and dufing this delightful, pen
ance lie is subjected to j all ' he rigdrou .
treatment of bis better half. ! Should mr
dicino be administered to Jber, he mu:.t
partake of it also, and he is strictly confin
ed to jibe! same diejt that: she js 'obliged to
undergo, which consists on an average cf !
about a thimbleful of cream of rice, ad
ministered every three1 hours to say noth
ing of the pill at bed time toprcvnt in-:
digestion. ; ' j S ! ; i jr
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larked Fish. Tire Scotch Comn)isaries 6( flshe- ;
riea have been adopting an inge pious device forjleaniitij ;
the migrations of lhe salmon. They have niarked a
large number of fitsh hatched from the apairn deposited
last year in the Tweed, by placiti g arojund (hem a belt
or ring f Iadia rubber, nuinbcrid and dated. One of
thq fish was caught, two days after being thus marked
and let go, a hundred miles fiiom tb'o mouth of the :
Tweed. AD fishermen4aking such mitrkod nVh arede- .
sired to; take note gf tbeiir weight, the jlace and date of
their capture, and various other particulars named ia
the directions. The idea ia a novel &iid amusinz one.
It may lead to valuable ecientific discovery. For our ,
part, we should like to know what Maker" Fish thinks ;
of his belt. lie has no hands id tak it ofT, and it . Is.
doubtless whether any of his companions wilt hava the '
poKtenera t offer any assistance. The may f kxk
askance at Oieir little betted brother, and &e shy of his;
society, ;
The use of Camels on the Plains.-Jn Itbe
General Appropriation bill, an amendment; has
been inserted in the House appropriating 820V
000 to lest the practicability of tbejuse of camels
upon our Western prairies. It (t thought by
very many who have examined lhe subject (hat
these animals will be found to answer; a very,
useful 'purpose (or the transportation of men and
anjunition. The Secretary f Waradvises the
appropriation, and the propriety of ;tb experi.
ment seems to commend itself lo all who have
investigated the subject. ; ! 'j
An txld man who had (ftHenj into a ditch
on his ! way homej, and bein; unable to
get out, bawled lustily till moping when
helping by a neighbor, belhast'ened home,
began to scold his wife j for not bearm;:
him. and coming to his assistance, Lor !'
said the old lady, I heard your voice, and
1 knowed it, but I tboughf it wias an owl !'
The number of dogs in (jJonstantiple vr.
so great a short time agothat: three thcu
sand were conveyed to an Isle of the B
phorous, with provisions sufficient to Jr.
three days. On the fourth dy the Imr; :
a$cended the minarets, and exhorted the:
to patience and resignation. ; 1
1 Ila that in the world would nie,
Most take the paper ana AivRTisE.
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