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I J- r f i i J 1 i I VOL. II. ISO. A PUBLISHED . E VEjl Y FR IDAXJIORNING. TZ2RIVX8. Taxtc Dollars per anxcm, in advance. ADVERTISEJinNTS -"Not esecedinij a Hpiw Inserted at ONE DOM, All tflru,nU TVVENrV.FIVt; CENTS for each ubse qatot Insertion. ; No Subscribers taken for less than one year, " nd alt who permit their subscription to run oyer year, without giving tnotice, are considered bouud for the second year.and so on for all suc ceeding years. - -l N paper discontinued untit all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the Editor. Yearly advertisers, who will agree to pay 810 -Pr yr will be allowed 30 per cent. discount.on alloyer,that sum, and that sum included, so as notto reduce their yearly bill below S10. ro-OFriCE on the aouttrSldcf of Slarket Sireet.bc low the Court Ilouae. ItAit.-RotnOrncK. ) Wilmington, Jalu 1st. 163G. V 1 A T a meeting of the Board of (iirectors of tlwj -J. WiUnington and Raleigh R,iil-ltivtd Com pany this day, the following' Resolution was pass ed and ordered to be published, viz: i flesolvfd, That Interest be exacted from such' flljckholders, in shall fail to p4y their instalments wilwn the tun's prescribed by public notice. . -Trtic copy from the minutes. JAMES S. GREEN; Secretary., July 1.183G 33 tf : ILy-i. a 1 iloMi OkV-ick. t Wilminqlon, Dec. 17li. 1S3G. ( . A T a late Meeting of the Board of Directors U. of the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road Company, the Mowing Resolutions were passed and ordered, loo-j published. Resolved TUnt; a Discount Tc allowed, at the , . rate ot six per cent per am.uni, for ull.' unti- , . Ycipav.'d 'payments .of subscriptions to ! the clock of this Company ; tj b : "sti mated after oil the p.iymi-.iiU of ..il.). is.-nbers, shall have bi:t-ii iiwnl :: and ili;;. .uiii.uul then re funded agice4ili,!y to th" sjunr. 1 ' 'Resolved Th.it Interest ! ,(:: lowed on all In stalment i, not less than thirty days before ... ihey ic due. -' " , Tru;4' opv-from ihofMiuuics. . December 1 8:(5 I f - . J v ii-:s sl.riiiF.r.x -rr INiotico to Timber Crettcrs Mtlr.UoiOp.niV u iiii-.v niyii n-r.d r -.y ivc nro- U posah for-tin-; iu;;'.lv of Iti posaU tor i hi Itii iis, -mLs. and. Uri Jii-iuno-r, i - itn i'j, fi :il . i i i U .'...: ;iK- in l. tin V... S.J I .ll'i I - ien A M Aaii-iuii ; Au? ltJ,'ln3l' .' tn the i,i p i .(., ' ' --'tt a 5J Azoiii.o' : ii .i ni'CMiurv to ., .CrM-Jm ; A uii i .: all ;i?(viih .( i i s! on in ; Uo i 1 iVf h ! 3if Oi .s'.us i." , Lj I I ii ; .'ll f ' .'I 1 I ill . f Kvciiiiiff -School. Evening School will conimi-nce on Tuesday of next week, nt the Academv. for those young .Gentlemen who may desire to attend ; to be conducted under the Aire of Mr. E i M.S. Sprnckr. Schools every Tuesday, 'Thurs day and Friday evenin, from 7 to U o'clock . TERMS. . : j For English Branches S 3 00, v " Languages -i - S 5 00. ', Wilmington, March 4ih, 1837. 11 t-f. ' 1 1 ' fi i ; ; A CARD. Mrs. Sarah Jane Corbin, respectfully informs htr friends and the Public, that she intends re-open ine her school on the 1st of November. . TERMS per QUARTER. vj Spelling. Reading, Vriting;& Arithmetic, frl. The above, with Graramar; including Parsing 4. Exercise, f 5. .. The above, with Geography, IJistprv, Rheto riek, Philosophy & Mythology," . f V " . $G. J Tor Fuel IS 1-2 cents per month. I ' Also Lessons in Practical Writing and Stenog raphy will be given to tYouiig Ladies between the hours of 12 M. and i P, M. having qualified herself for that purpose. i Wilmington, Oct. 23, 163G. t-f. j FOR SMB. OLMIENDON HOUSE. , THE undersigned Attorney for the Heirs ot J. L. Wright, deceased, will oQ'er for Sale undeiuhc Court House, on the 15th day of April nextr-if not previously disposed of the above valuable property. To persons wishing to esta blish a first rate Hotel, the above presents induce ments seldom met with. The house is roomy the location ccntral-rand in every respect the ' most eligible in, this place, j And when it is re membered that the Rail Roid must bring a very Urge number of travellers to our town, 'tis believ ed that but few situations; m the country, will present greater pecuniary advantages. Persons wishing to purchase are invited tp view the pre- h mises..and call on WILLIAM A. WRIGHT. . Attorney. . March 31st, 1S37. 12 3-t. i The Subscriber oilers for Sale, the three story ibrick Dwelling House, situated on the North side jof Market street, and at present occupied by phmvophcr DuJley, Esq. . W. A. W. i PLANING MILL. tfTTlHE Wilmingtou Planihg Mill j'as been JJ. rebuilt, and is'now in oj)eration. A Stock of well seasoned flooring boards is on hand, and orders will be punctually attended to. Apply to - -rr- A. LAZARUS. February 10 th, 1837. 5 t-f. FOR SALE .ast received, and, for Sale by thef Subscriber : '50 Bales Hay,. j 50 Kegs of first quality Lard. r II. BREWSTER. ; Vtbrutrf 3d, 1837. 4 t f TIMBER LAND. I WISH to sell nt a fair price, 4 Tracts, of 610 Acres each, oT well tirubsred Land, situated on brih sides of Little ;Cohira, on South River, and Black Mingo run in Sampson county, and on Black Mingo and Black River! Run in Cum berland County. Persons wishing to purchase, can apply for particulars to rae in Fayettvillc, or to W. C.Lord, in Wilmington. , C P. MALLETT. March 17th, 1817. 10 t-f $ 50 Reward. JTP ANA WAY from the Subscriber, near CUa--U. pel Hill, on January 2?ih last, a Negro b ellow, named Amos, about 22 years of 'age. He is about 5 feet, ) inches in height, dark com plexion, slender built, stoops a little forward in walking, speaks low, but tolerably quick When spoken to; his upper teeth on the right side are somewhat defective. When last hnr,l nfU on the road to.Wilmington, where 1 purchased nnn of John W. Hamilton, on the 1st day of No vember Inst. He took with, him a small Bay Alare, with blazed face, one white foot, and hip shot in her left hip. The above ; rewavd will be given to any person, who deliver him to me or secure himj in such way that I may get him again. J.v. . . . 7 b 1 . BURRHUS CHEEK, :.. , 'Chapel Hill.,. Orange Co.. N. C.: ' : February ,10th, 1837. h I 5 t.f. $ lO REWARD. ABSCONDED ; on Sunday the 6th instant, from the resi dence of Mrs. Elizabeth Kea, in Bladen County, a Negro Fellow- by the name of Peter. He is five feet 0 or 7 inches ciiiiinlrviiiii uL-.t. k; in height, of dark vv ueo s.poKen 10, nas three or four' small scars on the breast, took with him a copper watch, and clothing concistinrr of old 5lnrk- rn,t ,.,riM,.Ic. ...1 1 . . : r; ,. ii'o icnn tinct Pantaloons with others not .recollected Pe-' ter was formerly owned bv William ,u I i ceased, and is said to have Wife at Robert Mcf LRarlwm s 01. Town Creek, where he is no dobt! wr., ni,,wn, nis tormer master having resided in Hint neighborhood for a number of years He) is '.Is., well known in Wilmingtoxi. The above re wiird wnl be paid for his conflnevnent in Gaol.or delivery to me in Bladen 'conntyi " f t-, J- GILLESPIE, Adminstrator. Wilmingion, nvnber, iGih1 lb3G t f. 2 GO Dollar Reward. nrri lit.-. " i -yy ur srnjon i,.rmiv man Ben, who ab- s.)iule4 oil Vhf liiijh,;nd of very dark com- ...i mix., ici is hi inn r nv it veryjwell known about here. i 'in it unn rossary to give, ii more particular loscf!) no,, of him am. t ! Ins manv! i-plnt'.v. ,-,r I" ' wan.'cs ;u rkiuT :: at. . ... I'wur i opsail h.jnnl, it is likely n..-,u! uu re or in this -'place. The ' "' :iv.-ii for Jus apprehension 'M,t;! i c a ard f fifiv itnlUro . r .a iiiiit i i t s m 'iiv to convict ahv white per- t ii 11: II-' IliDi. Hi: nun. ; AIM LASPEYRE. : V Aug. 17,; t3i ,V 32 tf 'Dlinm'ML SAD DLE, If A RNESS, and TR UNK 3 1 A N 15 F A T O It Y. iJpHE Subscriber would in form, his friends and the public, that lie still continues business at (he old stand of John A. Taylor, Esq. where he has just, opened a general assortment of articles in his me, juiliicu py inniseii in New York. Thankful for solicits a continued , share of past patronage 1 S. D.j WALLACE. N. B. Wanted. ! a iournevman h hker, to whom,' employment will constantly be i en oy me oay or jop. : Oct. 7, 1836. 40 tf. JUST RECEIVED, Pr. Sctir. Repeater, from New-York, ilO.Bbls. Whiskey; , " 10 do. Rum, 6 do. Sugar, , 3 do. Filberts, 4 , . 2 do.. Almonds, -1 20 Bags Coffee, 9 Boxes Tobacco, G do. P. A." Cheese, a prime Article. Also . ;- ' : A good Assortment of as cheap as the cheapest, and as Vood th ii best." . - 'j' ''.-'!.. - . SALMON STRONG. Wilmington, March 24th, 1837. .11 t-f. FOR SALE. Just received pr. Schr. Factor from New Yovk, and Schr. Flo del Mar, Boston, 20 Bbls. N. Y, City Prime Pork, 20, 2d 2t) 50 do ! Beef, No. 3- Mackerel, , Fresh Potatoes, 1 N. E. Rum. ! ; Hags Rio Coffee, j '.10 Bundles Hay, i IU0 Drums fiesh Fis, f- . and a fresh supply of 'j PATENT BAIiAXCES and Apply to j BARRY & BRYANT. March 31st, 1837. 12 t- Fayetteville and Western fW'OTlCE is given that the Books of Subscrip- .t lw R !tUr ? llk0 Pompany are opened at the Bank of the State. 8 i I An instalment of Two Dollars on Wch share will be required at the time of subscribing ' v By the Commissioners -i JAMES OWEN. " AARON LAZARUS. . ALFXR- ANDERSON. : uminjtoB, xto. 4837. u 7 t-f 71 Q ' favors, he FRIDAY, AIRIL 14, 1837. NEW GOODS kNE of the Subscribers hasjjefctr returned v irum iae -oriu vitu a-itrgeMOrtmcr.t of which they) offer at wholesale or retail on most reasonable terms. Country Merchants, the and iOiners, wisning to purchase fresh and cheap ""miu uu wen 10 can on me Subscribers before purchasing elsewhere. They likewise keep yii jicuiu a large assortment ot Japan, Tin and Britannia I Wares, all which can be had at the lowest prices PORTER & SHELTONV February 24th, 1837. 7 t-f. The! Manufactory of Tin Wares carried on by the Subscribers as usual at their old , Stand in Market street, between the Court house and Town-hall. Va uablc Property ' For Sale. HPHAT jvaluable Plantation in the County of 1. 1 1 .1 - Brunswick, known by the name of ll'alden. suuaicu near me sea snore, about torty miles from Wilmington, on the Georgetown (S. C.) main roau, anu ?even miies irom trte State line,, con taming luUU acres, or more, 3- to 400 acres of which is in high swamp, and well adapted to the culture of potion, Corn, Oats, Peas, or. any thing else. This land is so situated, that the' water which falls, upon it, runs off in opposite directions, emptying itself into Little River on the West', and Shallofte River on the East, which prevents its ever being inundated by freshets. About 25 or 30 acres; is now under cultivation, and will produce as much, for what I know, as any land in the State. Thoballance is well covered with White and other Oaks, Black and Sweet Gum, Ash, Poplars, Swamp Palmetto, &c. &c. The residue of the tract is of Hammock and Pine land calculated for Timber. Turpentine. Tar. m l ne rango for Cattle is excetlen't, having the be arire salt -marsh .. and the H nefit of a not to be bbaten. Fish and Ovsters of th l.nsf kind, are t,o be obtained within one and a half miles of thfe settlement, in great abundance. The advatangci ofShallotlc and Little Rivers are verv great, when vessels of considerable size can ap proach within five to seven miles of the settle ment, and carry produce to any market. The settlement are nhv, and in pretty good order" the water is excellent, nnd the situation not only pleasant, but very .healthy. 1 well sell the place as it now sjtands, a part of the crop planted, and the' ballanfe under way, with a good stock of Cattle andjHojrs, Oxen, Carts-, pl antation Tools and, about 200 Bushels of Corn, Fodder Peasf' &c, and h re the Negroes for the ballance of the I year. Also: 1000 to four tasks 1500 acres of Turpentine land, with Of new boxes Cut. work shone ai. tached situated on Smith's Creek, about five or six miles from Town, and ubout two from the reek, w lcre flatts can receive Turpentine or far at any season, and in one tide brin- it to i own. My Terms shall be made accommodating HENRY NU I T: Wilmin' ' Persons indebted to me are msnoot fnU-v -.v. hi ... ' ; . . .-. j i ii.cu.iu tiijii anu snie. as lurutar maaigence can not he gruinted. II. N. is? is ?? . mmX) PROPRIETOR OTF JEasle DistUlerul j and Dealer in Naval Stores, ITS prepared to supply orders for Spirits of j. lurpentine, IJiight and Ulack Varnish Rosin, Pilch,- &c. Wilmington, March 24th, 1S37" 11 t-f. FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE, THE Following Blanks, Viz Bills of Salefor Negroes, Charier Parties, NoteofHand, .weeds, Bills bf 6f Exchange, of Lad in z. ,'. Bills Shipping Articles. Wntiscf Ejectment, Crewj Lists. Inward Foreign Manifests, Outward Foreign Manifests, Entry ofMerchandize', -CdpefFear Bank Checks. Bdnds to appear and take the benefit of the insolvent Act, , Warrants, -Ca. Sa's Justice of thePeacc, Fi. Fa's Justice ofthe Peace, Subpoenas, Ca Sa's Superior Court, do. County Court, BailBonds, County & Sup. Court, Subpoenas, County Court. S her ijfTsRecoguizances Superior andCouC i . 1 ijr vuuri. Venditioni Exponas, Constable's Lery. Administrators Bonds, Marriage Licence and Bond, Appearance Bonds, Justice Peace. Slav Manifests, j Guardian!s Bonds, Negro Bonds, , Inspector's Bills. ! Notcsof Hand,bound in Book's of 1 duire . pacn. 'Constables' bondsfor the delivery of proper - j unuci execuiion, Bills of Sale for Vessels, Power of Attorney. Bilisof Sal, of Goods and Chattels. m ..Mies u nu jLoine Venitiona Exponas, Hospital Return's.. ILOST, A Note made by the Subscribers for T- TTnh. dred and Sixty Dollars, dated 20th Four Months after date. Endorsed by Mr, Dou- gall, and payable at either of the Banks in tl.i. place. All persons arc cautioned not to trade for tne above iote, as it will not be paid. j Dec. 31, 1S36V ! - I." ' BRADLEY & DICKSON SHOES, HATS &c. ! The Subscriber having purchased the Stocic'in trade and taken the stand of Mr. Asa A. Brown has recently made large additions to the Stock, and now offers to his friends and the public generally a very great assortment of ffoods in that lineSuch as BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, &c. also, a large supply of ready .made CLOTHING, fsoiae extra fine,) Saddles & bridles, Blankets Sheetings & Shirtings, Calicoes, and other dry ... i v THOMAS SMITH . Wilmington, Uet. 2b, 1836. . More New Goods, By tkt$liYJltgiluS from Xnc-York. offers to sell at Wholesale and HotaiL CSCS aPd of Foreign and m Domestic Goods of every dwerip- Uon. ai verv lour t.r;-. 7 "&BU,F forXsrlfuI,y inTitcd 10 cai1 end April 7th, 1837. i3.t.f 4LL persons having borrotTed Booki from tne esubsenber. are herhv rpm.o., . turn the same.ornav for thm aL ...1 otherwise will confer a-favour by calling and sealing. Aid 1 also warn the public from?iS2 ing or trading with any person whaler n , account, as 1 will not be resnonsiht 'wi.u. my written order. ' 4 , - April 7th, 1837. II. R. FOY. 13 13-t. Wanted by the Subsiihv in AK and Bark. for the followine I S 99 Pr' Cord for Oak, and vSJ5d do for Bay, delivered 111 eood orrW JOHN J. HE WET T. April 7th, 1837.' 13 t-f. JUST received from New-York, and for Sale a new and elegant assortment of For Sale at low prices by . j April 7th, 1537. CA - List of Letters KEMAlNING in the Post Office at Wilmin--ton, Is. C. on the 1st day of April, 1837 which if not taken out before the lt day of July cxt wiH be sent on as dca-J lell(;, s to the General i ost Umce. 1. hose whose names appear on this list are lequested, when they call, to inquire for advertised letters.. . n A . Benjamin Atkins 7 Charles B Ash 2 ' Mrs Patty Anderson Moses Anderson Mercury Anderson Rev Win M Atkinson Joseph C Adams 3 Capt Benjamin Adams Wm Henry Allen Thomas Alexander B El i ram B.xckett 7 Miss E L. Brockett James O Bowden Jethro Ballard 3 Lou M Ballard Rev Charless Belts 2 Jacob W Brantley Mrs Mary Bryant Geo W B Burgwyn . JVnncis Bill Ebjah Bur-M Thomas W Bush Capt 'l'Jios F Burrows Capt George Bjuzier John Burriss Capt Stephen Binhan Penegrine Bamess B Horn Baker Miss Melinday Blake David Earker Benjamin Brightman C Capps &.,Petteway Rev Wm Crook John Corby, sen Jcred Cotton William F Carr 1 Wm B Ciocker Nathan A Crocker William L Clark Hugh Costc n William Craig Wila Cousins Andrew M Chisldon Scynion Ceaver D P S Duglass Rev Elnah H Downing Ccpt Jacob Lovelt M ' fohn Moore 2 ttev Kenneth Murchison i William Moore j.Vlrs Narcissa II Miller John McFarlane Mrs McFarlane Japt John R McCothey Mrs Elizabeth J Morris lumes T Morris James H Motris 2 tlector It McLean Jharl-s H McClammy Vliss Sarah McGee Mrs Sylvania McKensie Lyman Mitchel Vliss Sarah Messick Mintrva McNeill Itev James A McNeill Daniel McNeill Japt Thompson Alurch I'fP1 Mackie 'ohn ii Mckjic Vliss Rebecca Mabcrry Miss Ccleann Macoy i N Capt Darias Newell O Bartholomo Oliver Andrew M Oliver Glasgow Oneal Rev Dr Olin P Capt William Pratt 2 David C Pratt (Miss Margareth Peck- . worth i Charless L Percival Myron? Peck Capt John Parrot Miles Potter jCapt Hiram Pierce ohn Porter Lcwill Preble James Phcobus Warren Prior Rev L G Postcle Charles L Percival Capt Allen DrinkwalerjJoel Parker William L Dennis R Charles Robertson Scnall Rccd Charle Randall Capt John Ropner Neal Davis Miss Susan DaTis Elizabeth Dix E Capt Edmund Eaton 3 James Eustis , F George F Foster 2 Joel W L Foster William Foster Capt Henry J Finck2 Wm Fowler Henry W Flick Stephen Freeman Miss Caroline Fonvill Mr Frederick G John Rooks Jesse L Ruck'le John Rogers Thomas ;W Rich J S Miss Elizabeth Stockley Mrs Ann St George Peter S Shaw , Edward Shaw Charles C Snow Mrs Molly Swann CuptJohn Sedgley James Stacy William PGause Capt William Grozier2iJ Spear wiPianv bnntli Stephen Giles Willinmi Swectser John J Grumnan Lieut Walter Gwynn H Rev Thomas P Hunt WRHall John Harris Paul Harris Copt Ephraim Hall William Hargel Horatio Hall 2 John Howard, sen WPHall Elihu Hasty Capt Davis Humphrey Thomas A Hardon Bauldy W Holsey ; Capt Robert Sprowl James Simpson Peter Se'well Charlrs Small Wm Southeiland, jr. T Hcnry L Turner 3 Mariah Toomer Samuel Thomas Elisha Tolles Elilah Taylor Nathan G Tavlor iMiss Martha Tharp i 1 U j Salmon Upson ! Sandy Ucwood f I W ! Wm H jWilliams iCarletori Walker 4 jPetcr M Walker Elizabeth Wheeden 2 CaptCoan Jordan 3 J Capt S W Janveier John W King Tillinghast Kerby L LIcev Wheeden Rev Wm M Weight man ! Leonard Wooster 'Miss Martha A Lewis Geo Larkins Salter Lloyd Rev Trios E Ledbttter Mis Ann Locklrert Jones Lonon Stcphea Lin scot t Cept Jpsiah Wood Thomai Weytin -Jason West brook Y IJohn NjYeaion. . Ij-Those who owe for postage for the Our F ?ri? TeaUr7f r requested to cajl at the rest Ofice; and .ay without further delay or notice. ii C. DUDLEY, Port Master. April 1st, 1837. I i 13 3-i. it 17 -r 'w Selected. WHAT IS THAT, MOTHER 1 What is tliis, mother 1 The lark, my child! The morn has but just looked oat and smiled, When he starts from his humble grassy nest,' And is up and away, with the dew on his breast And a hyran in hts heart to yon pure bright SphC.re' 1 o waroie 11 out in ins Maker's ear - Ever, rr.y child, be thy morn's first lavs Tuned, like the lark's, to thy Maker's prai ie. What is ihat, mcther? The doTe, my sen Is flowmj out from her gentle hraf v O ---1 Constant and pure, by that lonely nest. As the wave is poured from some crystal urn, F or his distant dear one's quick return Ever, my son, be thou like the dove, In friendship os faithful, as constant in lore. What is that, rnothei 1 The eagle, boy Proudly careering his course cf joy ; Firm on his mountain vigour relying, Breasting the dark ktonn, the red bolt defying ; His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun -r He swerves not a hair, but bears onward, right on Boy, may the eagle's flight evr be thine, Onward and upward, nnd true to the time. What is that, mother t . Tiie swan, my love ' He is floating down from his native grove. .No loved one now, ro nestling nigh, He is floating down by himself to die; Death darkens his rye, and unplumes his wings, Yet the sweetest song is the lasrhe sings Live so, my love, that when death shall come, Swan-like and sweet, it may waft thee home ! STANZAS FOR MUSIC. Of the charms which young Susan discovers, Prcncz garde, prentz garde, mon ami ! She delights but in tenzing her lovers Prcncz garde, prencz garde, je vous prie ! Though she seems to encourage your wooing, In the end she will laugh at your sueing, While she sings, as she seals your undoing Prenez garJt-, prcncz garde, je vous disl O why then pursue her thus blindly t Prcncz garde, I entreat, mon r.mi! You but tench her to net more unkindly: Prencz garde, then, in time, mon ami ! Though to-day yoa view parting with sorrow. Love from prudence a hint, sir, should borrow, For the pang will be keener to-morrow : Prencz garde, while you can, mon ami ! An excellent hit at the author of one cf ih r..l..l m.1i..1 1,..M.....tt f . l J r imuiwi' tuiiii.u ui me uay, i uont liood Comic Annual, fjr 1?37. ODE TO DR. HAHNEMANN, THE ' I10MCEOPATH1ST. Well, doctor, Great concocter, Of medicines to help man in distress; Diluting down the strong to meek, And making ev'n the weak more weak, " Fine by degrees, and beautifully less." Do thorough drafts cure thorough colds or not 1 Do fevers yield to ur.y thing that's hot 1 Or hearty dinners neutralise a surfeit ? Is't good advice for gastronomic ills, When Indigestion's tn-.e with pain is crumpling, To cry, " Discard those Peristaltic Pills, Take a hard dumpling V' . Fancy a man rabid from a bite, Snapping to left and right. And giving tongue like oneofSebright'a hounds, Terrific Founds, The pallid neighborhood with honor couing, To hit the proper homoeopathic mark ; Now, might not " the least taste in life" of bark, j Stop his bov-voK-inc ? otpp nis 00ir-irnr-inr Nay, with well known remedy to fit him, Would he not mend, if, whh all proper care, He took "a hair Of the log that bit kin ?" LOST CAMEL. A Dervise . was iournevinir alone in the desert, when two merchants suddenly met him : 44 You hare lost a camel," said ne to the merchants. M indeed we hare." they replied. " Was he not blind in his n'eht eye, and lame in his left Ier T1 aid the dervise. " He was " renlied the mer chants. "Had he lost a front tooth V said the dervise. He bad," reiohed the merchants. "And was be not loaded with honey on one side, and 'wheat on the other ??f. "Most certainly he was," they replied; M and as you Jiave seen him so lately, and marked him so' particularly, you can, in all probability, conduct os unto him." 44 My friends," said the d?r vise, 44 1 have never seen your camel, nor ever heard of him, bat from you." 44 A Wilmington, North Carot'' WHOLE NO. 1 nrit. ...... a tar ? T ' r"vl' which 'ormcd ' lvu ycCHSr neither !i.AtrJ ramt1 "or -vour jweU.M re 1 LT? . t'rns0 " 'his they seized iarch, notning rHlJ b f.,anJ upon him J nor could any evince whaterk ?S lor o. ilieft. rh.-y xvcre then about to IfhTd ?nw"hla M oreVrer. wh , the demsc. w,:h pre.it calaines,. ,hu, afj. ;aressed the Court: I hare W amused tvith your surpri?-. nn, nwn that there, has been some gronnd for vour usp.cions: but I hare lived ion-, .nd alone; nnd I can find- obserrauon, even in a ceserL I tneu l! ,al .l b "d h' track of a camel (that had strayed from its owner. L-nn. i:he t 1 saw no innrl: nf mv h,,. - - -"1.111.111 iiuia;i p on same route: 1 Lnpiv ihnt ik- -.-T-i ' was blind m one eye. because it Lad j cropped the herbage only on one side f that particular foot hail pmduct d upon th fand; I concluded that jho animal hat 3 animal had lost one lootht hi grazrd, a small tuft of Win I.f. i uinnjurea in the rtvitr of its bite. As to j that which tonrifd the burden nf the beast j the busy nuts informed ir.e thnr it wa J orn on the one jk V nri th .!..f.:- fli es tw. . :. i . . . "e " t ii v. i ii i r i in i r 41 u n? iionci' rn hi. oilier, s tt bimrl'far' Anthivathirs tVr.- rli . - if iiry f knows, that the Medici f.imilr hare a na tural antipathy to rose?. Boyle, the phi!o ojwier, rotiiii not. endure the ?ound of water drawn frcm a cock. Erasmut trembled nt the in or smell of fish. Seal ier shuddered nt water-f rvtscf. Henry III. of France could not endure a cat. Marshall. D' Albert was M-izt d with faint ns if a kicking pig were put upon the table: and the Unc DEjpenon would faint -at the yiht of a bare; o Tycho Brahe, only that hi nntipajliy exhibited rselfcin a total paralysis of bis limbs if he faw the animal alive. Ixjrd Cbanrellor Hacon fe ll into fits when there xtss an eclipv-e of the moon ; and Uldialu?t King of Poland, was actually forced to fly from the table, if apples were not put dotrn be fore him. ,q Mollie la Vayer could not endure inusic -. yet delighted in the sound of thunder. Shakspeare tells us that the soum! of bappipe produced very curious effect upon foine ncpple; nnd a modern publication mention. a Mr. Hose, of South ampton, who invariably fainted if he sarr a plate cf ship-bet f. There are athoasand other instance? which will perve you well, n .showing a knowledge of hirtory and the wprld.AVfr Monthly Magazine. Potcer of Steam. It is on the rivers, and the boa: man may renoe cn his oars. it is in highway?, and begins to exert it- su aioufj the courses of lanu-conTcyaoce: it is nt the bottom of mines, a thousand feet lurlow the earth's surface; i: is in the mill, and in the workshops ot the trades. It rows, it p:nnps. a excavates, it carries, it draw?, it lifis. it hammers, it. spins, it weaves, it prints. Welder's Lectures. An cis is fast approaching, when no wrher w ill be read by the great majority, sive and except those who caT effect that for bales of manuscript, thatthe hydrostatic screw performs for 'bales of cotton, bv condensing that matter into a period that before occupied a page Cul'.on. I When the nir-billoon was firrt drf j covered, some one flippantly asked'Dr. I Franklin what v. as the tire of it? The doctor answered this question by asking' another : " What is the use of a newborn infant? It may become a man?'.' Two painters undertook a portrait of Hannibal; one of them rainted a full likeness of him, and gate him two eyr. whereas disease had deprived him ol one! The other painted him in' profile, but with his blind t.ide from the spectators He severely reprimanded the first, but hanc f xomely rewarded the second. iGoj. let US consider hnur rrrMl " commodity of doctrine cxiits in books how ensilv h : .111 .. . J impose uie naitecness or ntiman ignorance withoct putting it to shame. Thefe lire the roasters who inrtrcrt us without rods and ferules, without hard words and anger. ' without clothes or money. If yon tp proach them, they are not asleep; if in vestigating you interrogate them, they conceal nothing; if you mistake thttn they never grumble ; if you are ignorant, they cannot laugh at you. Philebilien by Richard de Bury, uritten in ike reign of Edward III. ahd lately translated.' . Selfeuucation. Much less of tuccefi in life is in reality dependent upon acci dent, or what is called luck, than is com monly supposed. Far more icpen&M opto the objects which a man proposes to him self; what attainments he aspires to; what is the circle which bounds bis visions and thoughts ; what he ch&oses, not 16 ht educated fvt. but to educate liwutlf fir : whether he oos (o the end and aim cf the whole of life, or only 1o the present day or hour: whether he liitem to tls voice of indolence or vulgar pleasure,' tj l; to the stirring voice in his otto soul, erg- v ing his ambition on to laudableebjeets. t - I A f '.V'
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