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"We will cling to the pillars of the temple of our liberties, W. F. DURJSOE Publisher. and if it must fall we will perish amidst the ruins." TERMIS The EDG.FIEID ADVERTISER iq pub lished every Thursday mornting at Three Dollars per annum, if paid in advance Three Dollars aud Filfy Cents if not paid before the expiration of Six Months from the date of Subscription-and Four Dol larg if not paid within Twelve Months. Subscribers out of the State are required to pay in advance. No subscription received fir less than one year, and no paper discontinued until all arrearaires are paid. except at the op tion of the Publisher. Al! subscription.; will be continued un less otherwise ordered before the expira tion of the year. Any person procuring five Subscribers and becoming responsible for the same, shall receive the sixth copy gratis. Advertisements conspicuously inserted at 62 cents per square, (12 lines, or less,) for the firsttusertion, and 431 etm. for each contintnance. Those published monthly, or quarterly will he charged $1 persqiuare for each ineertion. Advertisements not having the number of insertionls marked on them, will be continued until ordered out, and charged accordingly. All conmunications addressed to the . Editor, post paid, will be promptly and strictly attended to. W. F. DURISOE, Publisher. Febl 7, 1Cr39 PROCLAYmATI'ION. EXECUTIVE iEPAItTMENT, CoLUMBIA MARCH 13.18*1. By His Ezcellency PATfRICK NOBLd. Esq. Governor and Comnt.aneler-in-ch teJ. in an ot the State of South Carolina. W EIItLEAS, informatioi. has b en receiv ed in this Departunent. that a most at trocimas murder wvas committed in Laurens District, on the oth of this mouth, by Carter Parker on the body of Jefferson Rocland and thatsaid Parker has fl.-d froii jnstice. Now, know ye, that to the e:.d .istice may be done, and that the said Carter Parker may be brought to legal trial aiid condigil punishment for his offence, as aforesaid. I do hereby offer a reward ofTHREE HUNDRI.1) I0),ALttS. for his appreh.-nsiot and deliver% imo a,.y ji in the State. Carter Parker is d, serihed as being aboit 36 years of age, about (i feei 14 inch high. light colored hair, beard incliuiing to red dishness, rather a thin visare.sandy complexion talkfquick.and cuts his words short; face tolera bly broad at the eyes, but narrow at the chin; a small piece broken off of one of his front teeth; broad shoulders, slender waist. has a habit of sucking histeeth,large knees and knock kneed; he is a blacksmith by trade, and fond of ardent spirits. Given under my hand and seal of the State. at Colinubia. 13th day of \Iarch, inl the year of our Lord one thou.and eight hun dred and thirty-niiie, and in the sixty third year of the Indepeidence of the United States of America. PATRICK NOBLE. By the Governor. M. LAsoan:, Secretary of State. March 21. 1838 f 7 New Sp'ring and Summer GOUDS. T HE Subscribers beg leave to inform their customers and the public generally, that they are receiving and opening a spdeidid as sortinent of Spring and Summer Goods; Emnbracinag every variety of British, French and American, Staple and Fancy Goods, which have been selected with ureat care. They invite their friends to give them a call, and they shall have good bargains. G. L & E PENN & CO. March 21, 18 3 7 tf %pring and Rummer L, TH LI 6.-The ,hsnIwes .j:, ju received a handsome and gener: assort mTent ofgoods for Gent's Spriig and Summer Coa- Pt. and Vsis. which they are ore paredi to have3 made up. in the ve- y be: st Ie. and on the most reasonable terms. G. L. & E. PENN & CO. March 21, 1839. - 7 tf FOR SA LE, DESIRABLE resi .. ecin Pottersville, ofant14 acres of good the remsesarea godwelingH ouse, 1 sto ry adahalf high, with five rooms-a large frmdKitchen and Smoke-house-anm excel lentWellof pre wter.Forparticulars en. qieathsOffice. Feb 14 1839tf 2 NOT ICE. A LARGE amount of~ notes and accounts due to Lorrain Geddings, formerly of Hamburg, has been placed in the hands of the subseriber. with the positive direetion to sue upon all auich of them. as are not -iettled onm or before the first Modyin .June net J. P CAR RLLAttorney. May 2, 183 '1.13 Public Notice IS hereby given, thata Petition signed by Ithe citizens at Edgefield Court H onse. willI be p resenited to the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, at its next session. for the incorpora tion of the V'llage of Edgetield. May 21,1$39 16 Fresh Family Groceries, AMONG wvhic ae Cuba. Lagutira. and Rio Coffee, Porto Rico and New Orleans.Coigar. NrwOrleans anid Cuba .\lobeises, H yson, Imperial anid Black Tea, Rice. &c.&c. For sale by C. A. DOWD. April 1,1839. . tf 9 For Sale. MY 'HOUSF and' 1MT. in the Village of I!fadiefield, tupon terms to' suit a purchaser. In my absence~apply to Col. Bauiskett. J'AMES JONES. A nril 19 if 10 Valuable Lands for Sale. T HE subscriber will dispose of all his Lands, consis:ing of about 14(0 acres Viz: The tract on which he now resides, contain ing about 900 acres, Ivitng on the Stag.. Roat leading from lEdgefield'Court House to Augn-ta within 4 miles of the 'ourt Iiouse, and 19 from Augusta. On the premises are good Build. ings. and an Orchard of two thousand and eight hundred fine Fruit Trees. Also, the place formerly owned by E. J Youngblood containiing about 350 acres, witl necessarv builiiigs. all new lso, the place known as Bellivue, within and .-4 miles of the Villaie. It has a two story Building, and is as fine a situation as any in the District. It cmtains 10) acres, 10 of which a re.elearrd. All the tracts contitin about 700 acres or fii timbered wo..d-lanl and all have fine springs P rsons desirous of purchasing may examine for themselves. The terms will be accommodating. W. B. MAYS. May 4. 1839 tf 14 Niouth Carolana Coppi r, SoEmT rAON & !JN WAZZ Manufactory. I WOULD respectfully ilorti the Mer chants ai d Planters of this State, ani al who may please to give me a call, that I have located at Hamburg. S. C.. with a view to a perma, ent residerce; a. d engaged in the na.ufactire of topper. shee iroi ; an Tii Ware-which I will furnish by Wholesale oi Rtetail, of the best quality. at the lowest rates. Hlavine experieticed Northern Wor mien and being a practirai iechanic inyself.l cat at tend o Roofing, Guttering. and Spoutig; anm all other Jobs of every description in my business which shall be well done, and on short notice. All orders wil be thankfully received am promptly attended to. A sup rior assortment of Japantied Ware Also, Stamp'd Plates, all sizes. tist received. A. B. CHURCH. Hambnrg, March 28, 1839. tf C Copper, Sheet Iron, and Tin Ware Manufactory. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. , HE Subscriber has just received. A large nssortmeit of Copper. Sheet Iron and Tin Plate; which lie will ianifaeture to any pat tei n. usual in sn. h Ware: such as. STOVI-S STOVE PIPES. STILLS, STILL IORMS and everv variety of Tis WARE. fHe solicits the patronage of his friend: and the public in general. in South Carolina and Georgia. as lie intends ke,.ping a con stant and iul supply of the above articles, his cu.totmers will not be disappointed from the want of materials B. F. C Hi W. The highest price will he given for Oh Pewter. Copper. Brass and Lead. Augnsta. Ga. A pril 15. 18::9 tf 11 $20 Reward. R ANAWAY from the Subscribers, on the 20th1 of April, two negro boys: one natm ed CESA R, belonging to Robert J. Butler He is aboui 21 or 2-2 years of a..e. 5 feet 9 o 1 inches; lie is a little inclined to be of a ligh coinplexiion. He has on one side of his flice a small white spot. On one of his hands 3 finger have been cut with a Gin saw. Speaks very quick, when spoken to The other namec STEPHE.V. belongs to Lucius L. Hall, living about 7 miles from Hamburg. He is ofa dark complexion, 5 feet 10 or II inches high; speak: very quick, when spoketi to. His face is very short and broad. He wore off when he left, a pair of blue homespun panhaloons, and an olk wool hat. They will try to net to Kentucky Coar wa- brnuuh! from K'ntucky when he was ;hmi ten ye:4 of ae. and ie has pe suaded the other boy off with him. We wil give the above reward to anv person who wil lode them in any ;ail, so thar we ean get them LUCIUS L. HA LL. ROBERT J. BUTLER. 'May 2, 1839 tf 13 $100 Reward. R~ ANA WAY from the Suibscri .I~bar oti the night df the 5th 1ILFebruary last, from my place twi mileir from Hamburg, S. C. a negri man named BEN, about forty-firi -/ years old, five feet six inches high. The above reward I will pay fo delivering him to me, or putting bin in jail so that I cat: get hint. THOMAS KERNAGHAN. Hamburg, March 2ff, 1837 tf 8 Dead Quarters.. CHA RIESTO.Y, 1'lh A pril, 1839. General Orders, No. 2. J HARLESTON READ, Jr., JOHN Cus 5PtNIiAM, andl ARTHUR Sammss, .hav< been appoitited Aids-de-Canips to the Coam mander in Chief with the rank of Lt. Colonel They will be obeyed and respected accordingly By order of th'e Commnander in-Chief y .JAMES JONES, A pril 25 ' 12 Adj. 3& Insp. Gen. .YO TEC E. A LL Personts indebted to the late Ch .t.tiani Breithanpt, dec'd., are reqi,s ed to make immediate payment. And persons having demands against the estr tI of said deceased are requested to presr n themi duly attested. JO HN A USK ET T, Exr'or 14. 2i. ' rHIJ. Copartrieriship of Kernaghan & Roe iney. of Hamburg. So. Cn:., was dissolve: on the 23d instant, by mutual conisetnt. Thb Btusiness heireafter wvill be contintued biy Then1 as Kernaghatn. otn his own accotunt. 'He wil receive all mnley due the late fim, and wil settle the debtsc el' the sante. T'nolAS KER'.AGHAN. P. Hr. ROONEY H~amburm 2:1 h139 u8 Agric Altural. k run, the Alaine I, armter. i1'.L - UVLitaL i S. In what itnuation can we mnore clearly di-cover the iniprovement of the present geieraiiou l, han by looking mi1o the senool room, the n% oi-shp, aud the held of i he larier. ' li the firmer, imstead of the dry aud lreary buksof lorse, Alurray, Va IalsI, &c. %%niil pupilfa were required to cotii abit to Utensor) page auher page, nie find tile barki boaru, fie orrery iih otier ap paratub w fi n hich iustruciutn, under fhe Uirectliln of a bhlliul wwr, call be convey ed wair a launm i lianies greater felicity, wA ill uelighi li fhe pupils anid pleasure to tile inistructor. Iu lohking lutl the %% ork siop ne bhtl inlste-,l of a laundred hands, earcn Lug1,6ijg %h 111 he- % lide 6l rengi ti to peiloria ant liperileuli, 1he steui. Lngluet, (1 %% inttei In)%% er %. 1lie1 p. rioulib i lie a1sile work %fill greater aiteuriot) i n id jrecislou, a. d ,i i, htI p .rt Of the epeise. Frojn this, lei us turu urt e) eb upn lifhe iela t tile wurmier, atil we unti aitend lof the c1,lmsy ouoderi plough, i Hedt caSI Iruit oI & that ail ubl otier llfnpleinent n Hice i l all ,quai el..ugt ; and in Ilie perform autic Of ill e- opernaiisons aboit I l itin, as correspeniut i aupiroveineut hits been ade. W heil has brought about all these changest Wi:ai has eiected such vast climliges in e.ery briuch of aniustrv? The tiluds of seeintic rmeu have been enlight eued with the principles of true science, and have been lvil t inipart them througli (te iedium of lie school louse and the lecture room, ill tho priducii e claaseb, % hk ilave hi ougnll mIlemn into usefiul opera tiou. Mien aic btcomming mliore itelligeni -the) are be1inlnli t) see tial educamion al.i science a1re iselul in ile successllul iii anageeitil of lie Coalnn11111 collcernal of lile. In fIac, scIence itself which Wa.% once cnlbidered a preeminenI excelptioll rom miaual labor, has descemided to the very dung laid, and is elevating the oper utiot.a of the husbandnan to tile highest grade in society. Many of tle colleges and higher semi tsaries of leariing in various pari-s of our country are aniaching flaris to their insti tutions and giving their students insirue hiun in scientific agritenture. %e have received a catalogue of Henr3 and inory college and (la.de Spring, Va which has a 1111111 f dbout six Iundred acres. There las recent I been ebtwhlii - ed in this insiitution a professorship of ag riciltural chemistry ant scientific hriiunrm which is to be Hlled by a practical scien ifie fatrmer, and hereafter fhe stude-ntis . ll receive inslrucition not only in the sci. ence, but also in fhe practical operatiowis of agriculiure. It is intended also to ereel work shops, where various branches of mechanical work will be performed. Thus at this institution, tile students will have an opportunity to rest their minds from their intensity of giudies, while they apply tlheir bodily energieson the farn and in the work shop; and b3 this imeans will secure and retain healthy conslitutions, sound and vigorous minds, and nake greater pro gress ill their sindies, 'han they would. if their minds were kept in constant applica tion. To WHF.AT FantiMas.-The following isextracted from the Kemncky Reporter: -n1i ai an old miller, and have observed the progress of the weavel for mlany Years, aud I offer you my opiuion as to ilie mode of saving your % he.!!. The eg of ti:e weavel is .eplitee io the wheat whilegrowing. When the graii is put in bulk, it usually becomes noist and narm, the egg is thun ittiueid jio I worma, andl whilst in that stare, if itnjure, the wheat. Without this warmth the egg does no1 hatch and the grain remaitns soutnd Then to prsvenl ihe hatchiieg of the wvea vel, ithe wheat must he kept cool. Tihe most eerlian way to do this is io dry ii well in the sun, & spread ii ihin onl a cool floor until uised or sold. This mode ofsa ving wheat proved successflt in many~i iln stances laisi season, and11 where it wats care fully attended to, in no instance failed, as - (r as I have understood. TIhere is atnoth er mrode of preservinig whteat. wich is e qulally effectual- that is, kiln-drying it, n hich kills the weavel iu the egg. And sometimes it is saved biy leaving it in the field in hantd-shocks for ten days or two weeks, if during that timhe Ihe suit shines very hot. The great heat of the sun operates like a kiln to destroy the weavel. If however, the wheat is well dIriedl and kept cool tafterwards. that is ail that is ne cessary. To accomplish this, it must not lie put in hulk in garners or rail penis; he cause in that situalion it undergoes a sweat that generally hatches the worm. #w hen well dried, spread it out on a cool dry floor, andl I doubt not it will escape the To prepare Ginger beer powoders .-T ake 2 dlraichms of fite loaf' sugar, 8 grainis of ginger. and 26 grsain.; of carbonate of pot ass, all in fine powdelr; mix them intimnale ly in a Wsedgewvood's ware mortair. Take also 27 ci ains or citric or tartaric acid, (rthe tha is ihe. pleasanitest hat the last the cheaplest.) The acid is to lbe kept separ ate from the mixture. The beer is pre I pared from the powders thus: take iwo tuambler glasses, each half filled with w-a ter, stir up the compound powder in one of them. and1( the acid powder in the other, then mix the two liquors; an eflervescence rakes place, the heer is prepared and may be drank (il. The effenvescece is dccasioneod b7 tho discharge of the carbonic acid of the car bonaie of poiass. 11 the beer is allowed to stand for a few minutes, it becomes flat; this is owing to its having lost all its carbonic acid. The cost of these powders is eightpeuce a dozens ets. To destroy insects on plants.-Tie up some dlowers o sulphur in a pieee of mus lin or fine liaeu, and nith them the leaves of young shoots of plants should be dusted. or it waay ne thrown on theni by means of a coemtofn sw ansdown pull, or even by a dredgitig-box. Fresh assurances have repeatedly been receiveti l the pomerful influence of sul liur aganst the w ijole tribe of insects and wo.ins which infest and prey on vegeta bles. Sulphur has also beeti liunud to piv iote the health of plants, on which it was prindle; and that peach trees in particu lar were remairka.ly improved by it, and seemed to absorb it. It hat- been likewise observed, that the verdure, and other heVIanhfblu I appearance,;, were perceptibly increased; for the quantity of ne w shoots aud leaves tormed subseque..tly to the o) eraticin. and faat ing no sulphur on their surlaces, served as a kind of comparative imde.x, anti poi-ited out distinctly the ac i-neumtatuna 0,f1b alth. To destroy the Jty on Turnips.-Lime sow u l% the iand, or distributed by a machine, is an tnfallible protection to tur niptis agaiast the ravages of the fly. It should be applied as soon as thi turnips come uep, anud iii the same daily rotation in which they were sowti. The lime should be slaked immediately before it is used; if th, air be not stieliciently moist to res-oer the operaiion unntecessary. Re medy against the bite of the turnip fly. -it is upon the preiniple ol creatinig' alt olleisive snell that turnip -ieed is recoin imenedeid to le steeped in train oil befoie it i- sown. This has been fiund ito le a per feet security against the bite of the turnip fly. To Salt Butter.-Beat very well up to. uether, iin a marble mortar, half a pound of cotieon salt, 4 ounces saliepetre, and 4 oneces loaf sugar. To e'ery pound of newly made -butter, (the milk being well drawn ofby beating,) put an ounce of the mixed ponder-inco-rporate it well. and put the luitter in- pots flor keeping. In a bout a month-not before, it n ill be fit for use; and it will continue for ten sears as good as butter newly made.-Glasgoto Herald. To Cure Scours in Cattle.-A pece of common clay of the size of a goose egg, hurnted till it becomes red pulverized with the same quantity of hard wood coal, mitxed with water and given to any kind of horned cattle, seldon fails to cure the worst cases ofscouring. If one does not cure, try another.-Genessee Farmer. If your cow is troubled with the garget, give her a table spoonful of powdered salt petre, in a potatoe, and i' the disease is not too far advanced, it will effect a speedy cure. " e have tried the above remedy, and know it to he good.-Showhegan Sen tinel. It is stated that if the eyes of eed pota toes are soaked in tilk. three days befire plantin, fiter and more mealy potatoes than can grow in any other way, are pro duced, and more of them. By this simple process. a farmer upon a bet, raised 920 bushels of potatoes offone acreof land. Miscellaneous. A Little too much Legislation.-"One of the moist iemuarkable laws itt the infancy oel Co..neec-ticter, was aimned against the ease of Tobacco. A similar dlenuneciation was fuhntainatted in M~assachusetts. It was en acted, that no person under the age of twenty, nor any other not already habitu atedl to it. should usie it. tntil he br-oueght a certificate from a physician statitng that it was necessary for his health, and hadl in conlseqluence received a license oftlheCourt. Those who bad alreaady addicted the selves to this obnoxious weed, were pro hibited from using it itn any company, at their labour, or on their travels, unless they were at least ten miles from a houtse: antd then ontly once a day-under a petnaly of six pence for each offeance: of which, the constbles were directed to give informta tion to~ ihe District Cotert. Trhe Contnec ticue settleres treated the Quakers with lit tle less severity, thtan their Massachusetts brethren For the fourth breach of the law ftamed againstthemn, the offender was to be iteprisoned, kept at hard la bour, & his tonente bored through with a red hot iron. Grimrshaw's History of the United States, page 53. 1mprovement on Gas Making-We have beet4 favoured with a viewv of a most beaiuti fu' ail i ngenuiotes self-a cting gas ap paratus. patenited by Mr. W. Hohnce Her ginebotharti, of this town, which has been a cons~idleratble time in operaetioen at the works of Messrs. John Maretland and brothlers, and gone throueh a setries of ex pertments, the result of whiech ts htghly sat isfatctorv. The retoart, w hich is foutr feet long, produtces uepwards of 8000 feet in 24 hotir'. being three times aes mtuch as can be made upon the presenat system from one retort. Thte gas has not only a much greater illumninating power, hut is relieved from those impurities which have hitherto prevented the adoption ofethat most beata tifuellight en dlwellang-house'i, andl it ex tr-acts oene third nmore ens Erotm a .given tonuani unh...alStukc~r*r Adrervna THE GRANDLOTTERY.-The great real estate lottery, to be drawnat Jacksonville, Florida, which numbers ainong its prizes Banks's large and splendid Arcade and Bishop's Hotel, occasions no little talk and speculation among all classes; and many of those who are in the habit of "countina chickens hefore they're hatched," seem at a loss what to do with their prizes :chen they get them. We were miuch amused at a conversation between a couple of dar kies a few evenings since, held ot ihe.steps of the Atchafalava Bank. Each of them had concluded to purchase a ticket; each appeared to think that one of the 6rincipal prizes was his, to a certainty. The only difficulty appeared to be what distribution to make of the property. *'I say, Sam Jonsing, wat you 'speck to do wid let Ar cade oher dar when you done got him?" "Wat I "speck to do wid him? Wy. in re fus place, I shall 'mancipate de whole hurfian family, and den-and den-" "Well, wot den?"-"And den I'll !uy a hoss and wagon and ride dowa to de lake ehery Sunday. I'll take Ie shine of 'in Scott, de man wat makes de piesand cuts such a ewell. But, Pete, wat you do wid Bishop's Hotel?"-"Dere's war you bodor me, Sam. De fack is dat 1 hardly know how to make de dishurshum ob so much waluable property. I tiok, howeher, dat I'd go and learn to play on de iddle on scientific principles; you knows I has a taste dat way. Den I'd buy me a ltttle house and garden out back somewar, and len. if dere was any hallance left, I'd buy anoder lottery ticket and quit. Don't you tink dat would be a vise exposishun oh my aiffairs, Sam, Jonsing?" "Well, I does. I tink dat your play is about de right ting, and if you says so I'll ctm and board wid you. don't spose you'll charge lik child more'n free dollars or free'n a half a week." "No, not if you pays for your own washin'." Having thus settled their affairs satisfactorily, Sam and Peter ad journed each to his own kitche.-N. 0. Picayune. Good rules.-The way to get credit is to he punctual'-the way to preserve it, is not to use it much-settle often-have short accounts. Trust no man's apppearances-they are deceptive-perhaps assumed for the pur poseofohtainingcredit. Beware of agau dy exterior. Rogues usually dress well. The rich are plain men. Trust him, if any one, who carries het little on his back. Never trust hin wio flies in a passion on being dunned-make him pay quickly if there be any virtue in the law. Beware of him who is an office seeker -men do not usually want office when they have any thing to do. A man's af fairs are rather low when ho seeks office for support. Agree beforehand wit h every man about to do a job; and if large, put it into writing-if any decline this, quit, or expect to be cheated. Though you want ajobeverso much, make all sure at the onset; and in a case at all doubtful, make sure of a guarantee. Be not afraid to ask it; it is the best test of responsibility, for if offience be taken, you have escaped a loss. THE ATsMOsPHERIC RAIL ROAI .-A se cond series of experiments, with models upon a modelled rail road, on Clegg's at mnospheric principle of propelling carriages by means of exhausting a tube laid dowi the line of road to be traversed of the air contained in- it,- and creating a vacuum. was made on Tu'esday forenoont at the iron works of Messrs. Samuda, Southwark. The tube being exhansted by means of nu air pump, the models, the leaditig ono havin; a piston which forced opeti the valve of the tube, proceeded at a rate of ex trenme velocity along the line, a distan-c of thirty or forty yards, the ascent beinig one foot in thirtv. Thme modlels were lhen vily laden, eachi earryina a coule of per Bonts, anid upwards of 15 cwt. of hallast being dlispersed over the who'e. Thtere were p)resenlt several memtbers of Parlia ment, railway directors, engineers, &c. The machinery apspeared to give satisfac tron. Woman,-How unjust wve are to wo m -a; most men who really study, begin to study at thbe age when women are mar ried. But women capnot study after marriage. . What do mnent know before twenty-five? About as much -as women before eighteen. L~ook at the opportuni ties antd encouragemnents of mian. Rivpl rf, conversations, clubs, lectures. learned aspoeiations. always living, talking and listening, anid always in the open air. Look at the opportunities and encourage ments of women, most of them pass their lives, almost from necessity, in a room of perhaps twelve or fifteen feet square, al ways sturronit ed by the same ohjects, the same facts the same CUps and saucers. To embroider and work muslin, to whip chil dreni and change servants, nay, "to suckle fools anid chronicle small heer,'' is not to be educated And yet our young whipper snappers aff'ect to laugh at the unlderstandl ings of women-fools! Give wvomen but half their opportmities, or a little of their entcouragements,. a-nd' they wvould outstrip nineteen twentieths ofrhemen about them. J. Neal. Reavyj Pailure.-The Vickshturg Sen tinel annmounces the failure of the house of Bennett, Fridays & Co , of that City, for upwards of a mnillion of dollars. The af fair caused great excitement. lHivho, deseyying at a distatnce, you turn ot of-the way to avoid, you may call your frictfd; oeefaco', But you Vo not 10i0. - , Siaoon BLiTZ,-A man challenged the Signor to wager an hundred dollars that he could not swallow him; the challenge was accepted, and the time appointed when the trial was to be made. The gen tieman who was to be served after the manner ofJonah was upon the spot in sea son. Signor Blitz made his appearance, provided with a huge pot of grease,which lie occasionally stirred for the edification of the crowd.-Com. Gaz. "Are you ready for the attempt?" aska ,-d the magician. "All ren(y. "You will please take off your hat.u "Certainly." "Now 'our hoots, thero may be naiA in the hee s of them." "Oh yes." "Now your coat, the buttons would be likely to catch against my teeth." "Of course." "Now, your pantalonus and shirt." "Why, sir, do you intend that I shall strip myself entirely?" "Yes; why not! I agreed to swalloto yod whole, but the clothes are not in the bond. By stripping and thorough greas. ing, I presunie I shall be able to perform the fear with but little difficuhy." "That is your game is it? " In such a case you are welcome to the money," The following aro some of the Regular Toasts drunk at the celebration of the Fourth Anniversary of the New Orleans Typographical Society, on the 18th uIt: The Army and Navy of the U States-rn 'I wo fonts of bold faced capitals. None the worse for wear. The press.-The abus6 of its power will not justify any attemopt to abbreviate its liberty. Faust, Gittenburg and Schoefer.-No note of admiration is sufficiently expressive of our regard for the illustribusfounders of our art. Benjamin Franklin.-The patriot, sage. philosopher and printer. The nation ven. erates his firmness And wisdom; the un. taned lightinging be'rs evidence of his philosophy; the art will ever preserve his memory with the loftiest sentiments of honor. The Constitution of the United Sa.4.-.; .4 specimen of pearl, not to be dissolved by the vinegar of ncrimony; but a type of Freedom's own mould. The Union.-A workof twenty-six parts cotmpiled by authors, carefully bound in the Consthiution-the loss of any part will dh-stroy the harmony and beauty of the wholle. The Ladies. Whet ier paragonor peau whether plain, or ornamented, in gold, bronze orfuncy colors, their forms nerer fail to take. Theory of Storms.-Professor Esp has lately verified the correctness of his ingenuous theory of storms in a conclusive manner. The Philadelphianquirersays: -"It is worthy of remark that last month Professor Espy stated that a storm was raging in the latitude of Charleston, S. C. The statement was recorded in one of the Insurance offices of this city. as the Presi dent has publicly declared. Several days afterwardh the Southern mail brought in telligence fully verifying the assertion.-. The nntrer has been circumstantially pub liehed in several of our newspapers.". Baltimore American. An item for the Ladies.-Not a few of the profoundest moralists and philosophers of the world have been enthusiastle in their advocacy of early marriages. But Taci-, tus was ahead of any of them, for he de clated that "early marriage makes us im it is the soul and chief prop' ofepreand that the man who resolve, to live without a woman, or the woman who resolves t) live without a man, are enemies to themselves, destructives to the tyorld, apostates from nature, and rebels agains: heaven and earth," Sardonic Smile.-The term Sardonie smile. in so general use, must have obtain. edi a signification quite different from its original meaning. This smile, produced hy a poisonous plant, was, as Pliny in forms us, an involuntary motion of the muscles of the face, the eiTeet of whiclr was retained on the countenance of him who died of the poison long after death. giving it the appearance of a smile.-Lit erary Gazette.. Were railways built to reach the plan ets, and furnished with trains of carriages. moving (lay and night by steam power, wiihout intermission, at. the safe rate of' ' 30) miles per hour, they woold to get to -the moon-240,000 miles-require a whole year; and as the planet Herschel (the re motest m our system) is seven- thousand times the distance of the Moon from us, it would demand this great number of years to arrive at Herschel, and perhaps as many more years-the distance is im measurable-to arrive at the nearest fixed stars.-Statistics of Religious Astronomy. Retiremenf.-T here are minds which can be pleased by honors and preferments, but I see noihing in- them save envy abd enmity. It is onfy necessary to possess them, to know how little they contribute to happiness. I had rather he shut up in a very moidest cottage, with my hooks, my family, and a few old friends, dining upon simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it likes, than to occupy the most splendid post wvhich hulmna pgeCt 'de Mic:4lerin.