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te "We will- cling to the Pillars of the Temple of eur tiberics, and itfi i Rt fall, we will Peri4b amsidt t1he Ruing." ELgiME X.k e fl CourtHoase S.C. Wamb 1, 1S45 Ito-7 EDGEFIELD ADVERTISER. BY W. F. DURISOE, PROPRIETOR. NE110 TERMS. Two DOLLARts and FgFTT CENTS, per-anfluni; if paid inadvance-$3 if -not paid within six wonths from the date- of subscription, an. S4 if not paid bet'ore the expiration of The year. All subscriptions will be continued, . unless otherwise ordered before the expira- I tion of the year; but no paper will be discon- I tinued until all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the Publisher. Any person procuring five responsible Sub. scribers, shall receive the paper for one year, gratis. ADVERTISEMENTS conspicuously inserted at 75 centi per square, (12.lines, or less,) for the first insertion, and 37 for each continuance. 1 Those 'published wonthly, or quarterly, wil I be charged $1 per square. Advertisements not having the number of insertions marked on them, will be continued until ordered out, and charged accordingly. All communications, post paid, will be prompt ly and strictly attended to. State of South Carolina, EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. Elizabeth Delaughter and others, Bjill vs. for Richard J. Burton and Wife. Partition. N OTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of an order from Chancellor Harper, I shall sell at Edgefield Court House, on Tirsday the 13th March next, (Court Week,) a part of the Real Estate of George Delaughter, deceased, consisting of the following tracts of land, viz: First. The- Turkey Creek tract, on which is a Grist Mill. containing fifty acres, more or less, with the mill house and yard, and other ap, pertenances.aid adjoining landsofJohn Wash. , 51rs. John Rochel, Robert Cochran and oth ers. Second. The Williams' tract, on the trib. utary streams of Big Horse Creek, containing two hundred and fifty acres, more or less, ad. joining of lands of John Landrum, Bartlett Hatchcr, Francis Bettis and others. Third. The Walker tract, on Kyne's Fork, containing two 'hundred and fifty acres, more or less, adjoining lands of James Mliller, Rich urd Johnson's Estate and others. Fourth. The Little River .lill tract. situa ted on Little River,in Abbeville District, con taining fifteen acres, more or less, adjoiniiig lands'of Thomas Ferguson and others, on . which are erected two Grist Mills and one Saw Mill. The first and fourth tracts of said land, to be sold on a credit of one, two and three years. in equal annual instalments, with interest on the last two instalmets, from and after one year from the day of sale, and the two other tracts, on a credit of one and two years, m equal an. r nual instalments, the last instilneut bearitg interest from one year f otn the day of sale, ex cept the cost of the suit, which must be paid in cash. Purchasers giving bond and good, personal security, andt mortgage of the premises, to se cure the purchase monev. S. S. TOMPKINS, C. E. E. D. Feb19 - 4t 4 Notice. . ILL be Let to the lowest bidder, at Lib. W eitv Hill. on tie 47th March next, the Posting of ihe Roads. with Rock or Cast Posts. Also, the Puinting of the Roads of the Upper Battalion, Ninth Regiment, South Carolina Militia. The-terms made known on the day of letting. By order of thei Board: THOS. J. HIIBLER, Secretary of Board of Commissioners. Feb 14 5t 3 Notice IS hereby given, th.t three months after date, the road leading from E. Setle's to Cheat. ham's Bi idge, (n Turkey Creek, (!here being no objection,) will be discontinued ab a public road. By order of the Board: T HOS. J. H IBBLER, Secretary, .of Board of Commissioners, febl4 3m 3 Notice. A LL Persons havinu demands against the Estate of Wilson Whatley, late o f Dallas Cpunty, Alabama, deceased, are requested to present them to the subscriber in due form atid in the time .prescribed by law, and al.l the debt ors of said Estate are hereby required to make immediate payment to ALLEN WH ATLEY, Adw'r. Feb1 4 4t 3., . Tax CollectOr's ARelfce. hereafter specified, to collect Taxes fur the year 1844, viz: On Mronday the 24th Feb., at, Allen's, "Tuesday 25th - Mt. Willing, "Wednesday 20th " N. Norris', aThursday 27th '- Rinehart's' "Friday 28th " Perry's, ". Saturday 1st March, Coleman's, SMonday 3rd " Richardson's, STuesday 4th " T1owles', SWidnesday 5th " Sheppardn's, -, Thursday 6th " -Rogems', SFriday 7th " Liberty Hill. SSaturday 8th " .Dunton's. "Monday 10th ." Edgefield CHI "Tuesday 11th " " SWednesday 12th ". Red Hi, "Thtursday 13th " Freeland's, SFriday ' 14th " -Park's, "Saturday ]~tht " VanceMa. -- Monday 1ith " Cooper's S. H STuesday 18th " Pine Hotuse. " Wednesday' 19th " Rlidge, aThursday 20th " Krepp's, SFriday 21st <" Jatchers Pond, aSaturday 22d " BeachIlatnd. M Sonday 24th " Hamburg, -'rTuesday 25th " Cherokee P. 4 Wednesday 26th " Smiyley's. J.'Q UATTLEBUMl,-'rc.-:. D. Feb.7 ' t 2 (g-We are authorized to announce M. GRAnAr, Esq., as a candidate for Ordi nary of Edgefield District, at the next, election. f Feb 7 t Agricultural. From the Albany Cultivator. The Culture of the Sweet Potato. The Sweet Potato; (Convolruus ba tatds,) was introduced into Englanid.pre vious to the Irish potato,' and was in those lays supposed to possess the qualitiei of restoring decayed Yigor to the human rame ; and consequently (nore frequently ound in the shop of the confectioner, than n the larder of the cook. It isa unative oth of Spain and the Canary Islands,.and vas, as an edible, in such bad repult, that he renowned Erzylin, in his work.on Gar lening, as early as the year 1699, recom nends that potatoes .should be planted in 'he worst ground. We are glad that we ive in an age and country, where we can ay, plant sweet potatoes in your best lanid; though in all probability, in the days Df the author above quoted, the promise of this root was such that it held forth no induceients to the cultivator; and cer tainly time has shown 'hat England's cli mate and soil, has proved uncongenial to its itsprovement. There are many, even itn our southern country, at this day, who take his advice and neglect this crop, from the solo fact perhaps, that they themselves are not fond of potatoes, not consulting the tastes of. oraciois- hogs and cows, who, squedling and lowing for corn and hay, would be happily regaled with a satisfac tory meet from -the pota'o pile. ii the south, we regard the successful ,ultivation of the sweet potatoe as an easy ttainment. It delights in a sandy, rather ight, deep, and well stirred soil, which riust be locaied on a dry subsoil, though n some instances we have seen good po atoes raised on clay lands. - A moist at nosphere, the temperature of which is varm, appears most conducive to the early ;rowth and pleasant flavor of the sweet >otatoe. From its great use in culinary concerns, L deserves more attention at the hands of ur southeru plapters than it has as yet re eived. The climate south of 36 degrees, ias been found admirably adapted to its rowth : and no crop can be planted which vill yield mouge the acre. 'Tho fine ef uct whicb they 'e when fed to milch ows, should make it a favorite with' all vio delight in good milk and butter. Vhen dried in a brick oven, they furnish he materials for taking a delightful and vholesome beverage in the shape of pota D beer. The sweet potato plso furnishes i large amount of the ve:etable food of laves in tLe southern States during the vinter hiou, and although they are gett rally cultivated as a provision crop by nost planters on' almost every plantation, he negroes cultivate them in tite grouud vhich is allotted to them for their own pri rate use. Such .is the partiality of the ziantation rnegroes for potatoes, as an ar icle of food, that as soon as the season -or digging airrives, they prefer an allow itee ol' this root to any of the cereal grains. iadeed, it seemis they were relished by our evolutiontary anwdstiy, for when an em >assy was sent by the British commander it Charlestun,-to Gen. M arion In his swamnlp ticampnent, that chivalrous conmander, Aith his characteristic hospitality, invited he Royalist to dine with him) ; tile table was arranged, whetn he iouud " Iles, f1ih, and fowl," to consist of sweet potatoes alone. He straightway retui-ned to the British quurters, and expressed his opinion that it was hopuless to expect to conquer men who could fight for liberty on such fare as roste d poiatoes. Mr. John B. Whito, a talented and gifted son of Caro fila, has made this scene.the subject of a uantional painting wbich stands high in the world of art. In this pictura, the ttegro seems delighted, moure at thd'style in which bis potatoes were roasted, titan at the amazed counten antde of the tory officer. To thte negro, the potato is a blessinag; of, to the knowtn improvidettce and care essness of this race, it is particularly adap ed, as it re.quires no cnlinary skill to make it both edible and palatable, simple roast nig in the ashes- being cte best prepara ion 'the cook can give them. it is fre quently prepared fot' the table biy baking, and' makes good custard., puddings and pies ; the fatter equaling rhubarb pies; aiad made much itn the saute manner. If the soil has'been exhausted by pro vious culture, the land should be mtanured. My father, Mr. John Sutmmer, who has always beent successful in the culture of potatoes, observes the rule to mannure broadcast, and for this purpose, has pre pared in the fatri yard a compost, made by hauling in oak leavos, which wvith the admixture of the manuteof horses and cattle, furttishes the proper material, and this, when sulicteutly rotted, is spread brioadcast over the surface of the soil, The general plan, however, in the south, and that whichi is considered easiest, is to cow pen the ground intended for potatoes, late in the summer. When the latter plan is followed, it should be contintued during the early pytrt of thze initter, and followed with frequent ploughiugs, so that the manure deposited may notc evaporate, or be washed away by the rains. Plough up the land vecry deep itt January, to which we would recommend subsoiling to those who have the proper implement. Plough again in Febrtuary, and in March repeat with a like ploughingr immediately after wvhicht, bed tip the land with a suitable plough four feet w'ide ; upon these beds drop the pota 10 slips, six or seven inches apart, cover ing thorn with a hoe, onte and a half inches Nlep, with good tmellowv soil, it should be retmembered that-the pro per prepatration of the soil, is of very great imnnrtancc tno the future crop. This mode of planting in beds is usually termed ridg ing, and simply to cross the beds inta equal shares with their width. we can form potato hills by drawing up the corners of squares with a hoe. Ve have tritd both hills nod ridges, and~hhve no preference, though the soil when planted in hills is most likely to be washed away by heavy rains. :From three to four slips should be planted in the hill. 'As soon as the slips begin to sprout, the ridges or hills should' be scraped of with the -hoe, which enable the young plants to come up readily. and immediately after - they have- appeared above the ground the beds should be plough ed dowt: carefully, and the ploughing to be:performed as close to the plants as they .will bear, so as not to disturb the parent slip. .This -will yield to the young plants that warmth which is. so much desired in this culture, and potatoes thus cultivated will stand the summer droughts better than those which have been cultivated other wise. Frequent ploughings. with a few times hoeiag. is all that is necessary. until the vines attain a length which interferes with the ploughing. at which period the ridges and hills should be drawn up with the hoe, fuller than they were originally, atd in such a manner that thef should he hollow at the top. Great care should be taken nuot to draw any soil on the vires, and therefore whilst drawing up the beds they should be gently raised with the hands. Just before the vines reach the bottom of the beds. a plough should be rvn twice through the rows in orter Io give mellow earth to root in. This will serve to suis tain the vines in extreme drought ; and as the- leaves are almost the only organs C which feed tuberous roots, I would earn estly recommend an abandonment of the practice of topping potatoes or of tearing the vines with a plough, and particularly the practice ofmaking a calf pasture of the potato patch late in summer. - . C Potatoes for planting shouid always be raised from cutting's, particularly. as. they r are generally more succlent, and vegetate better in the spring than those which are raised from small potatoes, arid hence large potatoes bringing stouter plants are pro ferableto very small slips. - The product per acre may be variously estimated.. From two to three hundred bushels are commonly produced. My father has raised.upwards of five hundred 4ushels of good potatoes to the acre, and from two to three hundred bushels- has been an average crop with him. They t were of the dai-k mottled variety usually called the Spanish potatoe, which for a general crop. we consider best, rhough any and ev.cry sort should be cultivated, which arc regarded of good quality, and as there are perhaps more than twenty approved varieties, we are not advocates of any par icular one. The yams suit a san'dy alca tion, whilst the dark Spanish- would sue ced better on clay soils. There are sev eral varieties with a red skin. which are much esteemed by some. The variety known as the 1Bermuda," are perhaps the best early variety. and for this reason, a portion of the crop should be plantetl of thent, or some other favorite variety. There appears to he only two distinct vateties -f thet yam, the yellow and white. Both should he cuiL-,ated by putting the lips in beds ard drawing the, sprouts as they appear albire the ground, and planting them in ridges. In this way, but a com paratively small number of slips -are re quired of this variety ; lbr all uther varie ties of the sweet potato, we would advise to plant the root itself. The yam is easier preserved during the winter, and late in spring ; is of better flavor than of the other varieties. My friend, Gol. R. F. W. Allston, of Georgetown, during the past season, tried an experiment, which, as it is new, and tpon the whole, has suicceedled adrmirabl y, [ will norice here. The laud was laid olf I in bed~s four' feet aliart, anti upon these the seed were planned, by laying tem on the I level ground eight inches apart, and coy eredl over with "tailings." (the straw. &c. blown off in wintiowing rice.) to the depth of' a foot.. In consequence of the severe I drought of the past spring, the stand proved I a very bad one, the sprouts appearing at a. distance of one, two, and three feet apart. The prosplect, he says, for a crop, I wvas very meagre, until rhe month of July, when the plants which were standing, grw off wrth'a vtgcr quiie remnarkable. In consequence of the drought, a little earthc wvas drawn upon the beds once, and the grass which showed itself wias once Picked 1 off'. The potatoes were taken up) the se cor.d week in November, and they yielded I 283 bushels of excellent roots to thre acre,a several of which wore exhibited at the Aui- I niversary meieting of our State Agricul- t tural Society, weighing from 4 to 6-poums. ] They wore yams. Our plan for preserving potatoes is sim ple. A circular bed is formied 8 or 10 feet in diameter ; this is raised a foot above the i surrounding surface to insure its being dry ; : on which wve place ary pine straw, corns stalk, or pine bark ; In the centre of this, we set'upright a blank tube with a groat number of boles bored in the sides ; aroundn this tube the potatoes are piled up until the cone is completed within a few inches of rho-top of the tdbe, when tl.ey are coy ered up with corn stalks, pine straw, &c., t and lastly with earth five or sir inches. thick. The ttube may be closed in frosty weather by a wvisp of straw. During mild, weather it -hould be oponed in or'der to allow the . .ated air arising from decay or it bruised pot' s to escape. With this, a and the addition of a temporary shelter, b~ we have always succeeded in saving po- i tatoes during winter. ,c We ,naoaratingly renommenr1 that the' n same Innd, be planted in. potatoes each succeeding year, believing that the culture of this crop adapts the soil for the increased re-production of the root, and that -the covering of the vines when potatoes are gathered, ~stores to the soil a larger sup ply of n tion, than is consumed by the production the crop. WM. SUMMER. Ponaria, S. C., Dec. 18, 1844. Prontiate Southern Cultioator. .ITE CASH SYSTEM. The Na60ial intelligencer, notietng the new agrienltural publication,. called the Ohio Cultivator," speaks thus "Ne%# advocates of this great tiational ursuit appear to be rising up in all parts )f the coji ry. The last announced is :hat of the .Oiio Cultivator,' at Colum )us, by M .B. Bateham, late editor of the 3eniessee Farmer. From what we hear )f his.experience, ability, and liberal aims, t is to be wished that his success may be :ommensurate with his deserts and his nost sanguine hopes; though it is no' quite :ear how'his own 'capital and lakor' can ind adeiqte return at the rate of-81 per mubm for a semi-tmonthly 'in qunarto orm, (8 pages,) making a large volume, vith a titlegpage and index!' All, how tver, that ONw best friends can ask for him s, that hispaper (not his person) may grow vith ihe growth and strengthen with the trength of the flourishing cominonwealhh e has chosbn as the field lbr his industry Lnd enterprize. Mr. B. will -be entitled toa first-rate rcmium if, in the Held he has entered, ie an teach h6w to prevent the appearance f a weed which we understand is very roublesome and ubprofitable to agricul ural works, called the. ' delinquent sub criber' ahd-.which is said to be very aptio nake its appearance after the first year's ultivation of new ground." From sotrbing Uke thirteen years' e. eriendo'eas~4olitical editor, we can speak r that most lroublesoille and unprofitable reed called by the intelligencer the " de inquent subscriber." It is, in truth, a most hominable est, even in those concerns evoted to te cultivation of politics ; and f it were pormitted to spring up at all in hose devote to the cultivation of the soil, hey could npt exist. Thihyttl fitty dan cdly be avoided by Oing as'%%e do, and as nearly every agri ultural paper in the Union does: that is, o require payment in advance, ip every nstance. Adoptin: this system, and act ng on it strictly, enables us to put the sub cription down to One Dollar per annum. 'hercas, if wo %ere to publish the paper. in credit, and take the risk of delinq'ucnt uhscribirs, we could hardly afford.to pub ish it at.Threc Dollars. So greakt is th.e lifierence between cash and credh, it the Wusiness of publishiug papers dependent ltogther otn subscription for support. '1o imany perstons, whose 3word is good, therever they are known, fur thousands, I may at.first seem hard that they are de ied credit for the lialtry sum ol- one.dol r, the nunual subscription to the Cultiva or-. But they have only to recollect, that taving.found it indlispensable to establish he rule of cash payments, as enabling us o put the paper at a very low rate, and hus bring it within the reach of every ody, there can be. no exception*s to the le without giving serious ofrence. Jefferson's Opinion.-In his first annual nessage to Congress the illustrious Jeffer on took decided ground against tho doc rines now ci~ntended for b the 'Natives,' n regard to foreigners. Here is the ex ract: 'I catinot omit recommending a revival f the laws on the subject of naturalization. .:onsiderinig the ordinary chattces of human ife, a denial of citizenship under a- resi lence of Iburteen years is a denial, to a reat proportion of those, who ask ir, itud ontrols a policy pursued from their first ettlement 'oy tmany of thoese.States, and till believed of consequence to their rosperity. And shall we refuse the un appy fugitives from dist rese that hospi. ality which the savnges of the wilderness tended to' our fathers arrivitig in this ad? Shall opprqssed htimanity find n~o isylum on the globe !". Cive yGr Cldren' a .Nwspper.-A' hild beginning to read beces delighted vith a newspeper, because he reads of ames and things, wvhich are very famil ar, and-he *rill make progr-ess according-, y. . A newspaper in' one year is worth Squarte'r'sschoog to a child, and every ather must consider that substantial infor nati' is' connected wvith .advancement. ['he modier ofta family, being one of its end, and having a mo're irnmediate charge f children, should herself be instructed. L mind occupied becomes fortified against ie ills.of lire, and is braced for-aniy emer ecy. Childreni amused by readitng or tdy, are of course, more considerate and ore easily governied. How mtatny thought is young men have spent their earnings a tavern or grog shop, who ought to' avebeen reading ! How many parents, rho have not spernt twenty dollars for ooks for their families, would have given oustndsto' reclaim a son or daughier rho had iginorantly or thoughtlessly fallen no temptutiont! Look ord Boarders.-By a regent decis m of the tSupri-eme Court of New Yorls, boarding houtse-keeper is not responsi le for articles belonging to boarders, sto i frori the hoose, unless they were spe ifly entrted-to tho care qf the landlord rlandlndv. MISCELLANEOUS. FroA the Charleston Patriot. TRIUMPH OF ANNEXATION. The joint resolution offered by Mr. Wal ker, and passed by the Senate on Thurs day, was adopted by,the.H'ouse of Repre sentatives on Priday evening--Ayes 132 -Noes 76. Every Democrat of the House, with the exception of R. D. Davis, of N. York and Hale of Newv Hampshire, voting for it. The following is a copy of the joint res olution and the aMiendment proposed by Mr. Walker. - Resolved, by the Senate and House of Rlepresentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Con gress doth consent that the territory pro perly included within, ad .rightfully be longing to, the Republic of Texas, may be erected into a new State, to be called the State of Texas ; with a repub'lican form of government, to be adopted by the peo ple of said Republic, by deputies in con vention; assembled, with the consent of th~e existing..Govern rpent, in order that the some may be admitted as one of the States of this Union. .Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, That the fqregoing consent of Congress is given upon the following conditions, and with the following guaranties, to-wit First. Said State to be formed, subject to th.e adjustment by this Governtneut of all questions of. boundary that arism -with other .Govermenis, and the Constitution thereof, with the proper evidence of its adoption by the people of said Republic of Texas,'shall he transmitted to the Presi dent of -she United .States,'to be laid be fore Congress for ils finalaction,-on or he fore ihe first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and.fory-six. - Second, Said State, when admitted into the ,Union, after ceding to the Uniited States alt public edifices. fortifications, barracks, ports and harbors, navy and navy yards, docks, magazines, arms. arm aments, and all other property and means pertaining to the public defencE, belong ing to said Republic of. Texas, shall re tain all the public funds, debts, taxes, and dues of every 4ind -vhicb may belong to or be due 'or owing said Republic ; .and shall also retain all thebVacant and unap,. propriated lands lying .withn.itt limits, to be applied to the payment of the debts and: liabilities of said Republic of Texas; and the residue of.said lands, after dil charging said debts and liabilities -to be disposed of as said State may direct; but in no event are said debts and liabilities to become a charge upon thu Goverunent of the-United States . . Third. New States, of convenient size, not.exceeding four in number, in addition to said' State of Texas, and having sufli cient population, may hereafter, by the consent of said State, he formed out of the territory thereof, which shall be entitled in admission under the provisions of the Fed eral Constitution. And such States as way be formed out of that portion of said territory lying south of thirty.six degrees thirty minutes north latijude, commonly known as the Missouri compromise line, Ashall be admitted into the Union, with or' Without slavery, as the people of esch State asking admission triay. desire. And in such State or States as shall beformed out of said territory north of said Missouri compromise line, slavery or involuntary servitude' (except for crime)' shall be pro hibited. - - BiR'. WALKER'S A'MENbMENT. And be it further Resolved, That if the President of the United States shall, in his judgment and discretion deem it most advisable, instead of proceeding to submit the lidregning resolution to, the Republic of I'exas asan overture on the part of the United States. for admission to negotiate wvith that Repulic; then Be it Resolved, That a State,'to be form ed out of the' present' tepublic of Texas. with tswo Representatives in Congress, un tit the ne~xt apportionment of representa tion, shall be admitted into the Union, by virtue of this act, on an equal footing with the existing States, as soon as the terms itnd conditions of stech admission,'and tiio cession of the remaining Texas terrory to the TUnited States, shall be agreed upon by the Goyeranient. of Texas and the Uait ted States. -. Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, T hat the sum of one hundred thousand dollars be, an'd the sme is herely, appr'opriated' to defray the expenses of missions'aind nie gotiations, to agree upon the terms of said admission and cession, either, by treaty to be s ubmitted to the Setnate,or by articles to be submitted to the two Houses of Con gress, as the Iresidient may' direct. A Novel Case- The editor of the Lou isville Courier mentions the case' of a young man named Jioseph. D.'Tisdale, of ibdiana, who was born deaf and dumb, and svhto, for the last eighateen~ months has been attending the school of the Rev. R. T, Anderson, in Christian co., Kentucky, lHe now pronouunces quite distinctly, can read intelligibly, and is capable of making any of his wants known withorit rec'ourse to the slata The editor adds:-"We have no doubt but he wvill be enabled by further applica tion to speak fluently- Mr. Anderson's school has been in operation' for ciaht or ten' years,;and during that time, he has taught a number of dumb persons to speak Notwithstanding his institution is almost entirely unknown, except ii. 'the immedi te neighborhood in which it is located.'' More MONEY wanted at this O~ice~ JEREMIAH HIGGINS' COURTSUI?. Near Newton dwelt a damsql ir, With rosy cheeks and dark brown-hair, And near her lived a hearty youth, The only son of hloiber.,Rath. The. maideng caw was Kesia The youth was called Jeremial, A prettier pair was never seen - In all them parts where I have been. Now Jeremiah, young and sly On sweet Kesiab kept his eye-; At last lie thought it best--says he. "I wondeiif she would have me." Then Jeremiah, in his liest To put Kesiah to th.e. test, Right dow'n lie goes, clean shirt and shoes, To, ask Kesiah how she does. Kesiah set to him alone, A wond'rin where the haux was gone, When Jeremiah walked right in; Aifd frightened, her so, it was a sin. 1Ie took a sent. close by the winder A great way off aqd right behind lher, Says she. "you'd petter draw your chair Close to the fire, yott're freezin there !" "I ain't partickler," Jerty sa4 But'he felt confused and hung his head, - "1O Jeremiah, what's the news, PVray tell us something to amuse 7" "I hain't heard nothing.new.of late Xcept Jimmy Hawkins broke our-gate, Our speckled cow his got a calf" Then Jerry gave a chucklin laugh. So there they sat as mum as bricks, While Jerry whittled up two sticks; At last Kesiah ditconclude, That Jerry's conduct was'too rude. She screamed right out,'"Oh,.et me go - How Jerry canyou treat me sot" Up started Jerry in-a fright And stared at her with all his might. "I ain't a touchin you !" he cried "Well ain't you going tothen 1" she d; Then Jeremiah took the joke, And laughed till he did almost choke. Next Sunday in the Church was read, That Jeremiah meant to wed, Kesiah blushed as.red asfre, And stole a look at Jeremiah. About nine months orleetle arter, Sweet Kesiah, she had n-darter; This so *pleased the tendei mothei, Thrt in one year sh9 had another. Nothing new upd-r lke Sun.- A wriei in the Philadelphia Inquirer. says that Magnetic Telegraphs were:inexistence before the year IF90,.and derives his in formation from !he " Travels in France " by Art hur Young, where it is stated thdt Mons. Lomohd,'of Paris, has made a.r4 markable, discovery in electricity. "Yon write," says be, two. or threo woid on a paper; he takes it with him in ar roQp and turns a machine, enclosed iq a cylindricat case, at the top of which ii an electromer a small. figpith.b.all, d vir. connects .with . - a similar cyliu'er and electrometer iti a distant. apaitmint; and his -Aife by remark ing theorresponing motious of.the ball writes down the words they indicate. From which it appears that he hasformed an al phabet of motions. As-the length of the wire imakes no difference ii the effect, a correspobdence- might be carried on- ait, distance; with;n and' without a besieged' town, for instance;. or for a purpose much more .worthy and a thousand times'more harmless, .between two-lovers; prohibited or.. preven.ted from any better connection. Whatever the use may be, the invention* is bedutiful." The Oregon Question.-T be. N. Y Courier has the following'statement We hearp' from authority emted to th e most implicit reliance, ilist in the event of a failuire on the part of-the negotiators at WVaslingjon. to agree t'pon the-respective - rights of the parties, the British Govern ment have suggested1.the reference of the w'hole question to the ari't'ation ofaunf E uropean Sovereign to be gesigned by th.e Government of the UitedStae-agree-. * ing t alide by hits award..... With such an offer this nation must close.: unless we be -prepa,retl to essert-oue extre meat claim's' at'every hazard, without re gard to the claims of others, and iu utter contgipt- of the moraii'sense of the world.~ It musta thereforge be,assgued as certal& ihat ths Oregon question wvill be amplica bly adjusted, and. thatj.i no event,.there fore, can any misunderstanding occlirwith England in relation to it. - - Luck.-Some persons appaar to beial ways lucky in wvhatever they undertake. but the secret of this is. expospdmin.ane eollent littl book called 'Hints to Miechan' ics.' The author says, that generully~ speakipg, your lucky fellowge' when ori& searches, closely mnio their fIistory', turn out totbe your fellows that know what they. are doing, apd ho.w to do it in the right way. Their luck comes -to theni beause they~ work for it; it is luck well earned. - They put themselves in the way of luck. They keep themselves widle awakis. They make the best of what opportunities they pos-' seas, when a meChanic. does .tbus muCh,. depend onji tit must be had cideed' if he does 5rpt.af loast, employers cus-: towers and friends .At one of the late " receptions "'at the& Chateau of the Tuilleries,-an un.:sually large number or American citiz'ne-. wre presented.' A'fat Kentuckian lady, ovei:-i powered by 'the' aditi attentions' of the Sovereign, exejaimed .in the oxterfiq. of her feelng, " Law,, King -Philhippet boyf yunn'do talke English !"