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* " I'jj'iL ,i_.<g??? THE MAGNETIC TELEOllAPH. DV JA8.U. I.TON8, l~ L. D. Along the smooth uiul slender wires The fleepleKs hcrvlds ruu, Fast as tlu elcar ?nd living rays (io streaming from the sun, No [>cals or flashes, hear d or seen, Their wondrous flight betray; Ami yet their words are plainly felt Iii cities far away. Nor summer's heat nor winter's hail, Can check tlieir rapid course; Tlicy meet unmoved the fierce wind's rage? The rough wave's sweeping force: In the long night of rain and wrath, As in the blaze of day, They rush, with notes of weal or woo. To thousands far away. Hut faster stih than tidings '"*rno On that clectric cord, Itise the pure thoughts of him wlio loves Tin' Christian's life and Lord,? Of him who, taught in smiles and tears, With fervent lips to pray, Maintain liiirh converse lwrr? nn With bright world* fur ft way. Ay! though no outward wish it breathed. Nor outward answer given, The sighing of the humble heart Ls l:nov:r. mvi felt in heaven; Those long, frail wires may bend and break, '1 hose viewless heralds stra,. But Faith's least word shall each the throne Of God, (hough far away. SOPN'V-IIV A nni'VTDV -? wv >nni OVIWV/ljllUl 8K Under this head we find, in the York Spirit, some humorous reminiscences, fiom which we extract the following spicy scenes in a country school-house: "First class, rise!" thundered our old schoolmaster. Well, the first class did rise. "Now, answer ever*' question correctly, or I'll break every bone in your ugly ? -*v wv- w.nor., whs Hie next pronunciamcnto of the old .autocrat of our red schoolhouse. "John Brown, what do you understand by nccoustics ?" "Why IT stick to drivo cows with, I suppose." "Get oxit, you young vagabond! Did T not sec vou readin?' iibnut tin* of sound ?" "Guess not; that was about Sylvester Sound the Somnambulist." "It was, oh ? Sarah, you are John's younger sister?" "Yetli, tliir." "Wlmt is acoustics?" "I know, tliir?it ith?it ith the art of making a noith and hearing a noith." "You are right. Explain it." "Yeth, tliir. If you thtick your finger ill your mouth nnrl flinn mill ....? v..v.. |s UII iv VUV bilUU" donly, tho cold air rusheth into tho vacum, and produtlioth a thound that thrikcs upon tlic tympan of the ear, which mnkih tho thound au iblo, and ith denominated thethienth of ncouthtixth." "You arc quite right, Sarah. John, can you now tell mo what is meant by the science of acoustics? J5c careful, sir, or you'll feel my stick." "Yes, sir. A cow sticks your finger in hor mouth, kicks over the tin pan, which sounds awful, and is called the science of a cow's kick." "Well, John, you do credit to your 1 <r ? luuunor. 1 ou may taKe your books any run homo." "Willy Chase, what is the currency of the United States?" "Cash and money." "What are its denominations ?" "Coppers, bogus and Bungtown cenf pennies, fips, pics, fourpence-hap'nies, levys, bits, ninepenccs, Spanish quarters, pistnrcens and shin-plasters." "That will do. Jones, what is the standard weight of the United States?" "Scale weight and a little longer." "Samuel how many kingdoms are there in the material world?" "Four." "Three, only three." "Four, I think, sir." " JFell, namo them?what are they?" "Mineral kingdom, animal kingdom, vegetable kingdom, and kingdom come." "Now, how many kinds of motion arc there?" "Four." "No, only two; voluntary and involuntary." "Himon says there arc four." "What does Simon say they arc?" "Point, point up, point down, nnd wig wag." "You raacal! I vc a mind to wig-wag your jacket. 7/adi.'* you better describe the motion of my siick?" v "I enn, sir." "And its effect?" "Yes, sy\ Up stroke and down stroke ?the up stroke regular nnd en?y, the down stroke spasmodically electrifying, and its cffects striking!v indescrihuhlp " i "John, what is time?" "Something thatflics, anyhow." "How <io you make thut out?" "Why, tempi/* fuqit." "What's thtft? "Latin; it means that time flics, and j how can time, if it flies, he anything else than something that flies?" m "Excellent. What is tho meaning of rrquuisrat in jMce?" "R??st quiot .'flit, in peacc." "Well, John, at Latin you aro perfectly i f, fl? fait, which, translated, means perfectly awful; it is n j^reat phrase, from the classics, and applicable to this class particularly. Now lake off your jackets, and I will give you 'rewanlb of merit.' Those who get more than they merit can | keep the overplus as a token of my spe! cial affection for them; and those who get less can have the mistake rectified bv -J mentioning it to me." Wivks.?Women should be acquainted that no beauty has any charmes but the inw ard one of the mind; and that a gracefulness in their manners is much more engaging than that of their person; that { modesty and meekness are tho true and I lasting ornaments; for she that has these i is qualified as she ought to be for the 1 monnrrnmnnt ? f?IT.. f.,_ ?1. - i uiuim^viiivuv yji c? aiiiiuiy # ivji UIU CUUCU" ! tiou of children, for an affection of her j husband, and submitting to a prudent way of living. These only are the charmes that render wives amiable, and give them the best title to our respect. Horace Mann says: "There U a time in the career of every young man when he 1 awakes to his great destiny, like an heir of a throne to the responsibilities of a ' crown to which he has succeeded. Let every nnr? select the vocation for which he ! is by nature fitted. jTIio very respectaj ble cobbler may be spoilt in a poor lawyer. A young man had better stick to robbing another's sheen on the monn- i j tains, tiurn fleecing them in .lie Lord's ! pasture." An invalid sent for a physician, the ; late Dr; "Wheelman, and after detaining him some time, with a description of his | pains, aches, Arc., he thus summed up: j 'aVow Doctor, you have humbugged me long enough with your good for nothing i pills and worthless syrups; they don t j touch the real difficulty. I wish you to strike the cause of my ai ment, if it is m your power to reacn it.' it shall he done,' at the same time lifting his cane and demolishing n dccantcr of gin, which stood upon the sideboard.' These cold nights make bachelors envious of matrimonial felicity, ylny good looking und sweet disposition girl of eighteen, with a cash capital of fifty thousand dollars, desirous of emigrating from tho barren pasture of Single Blessedness into the fruitful field of Connubial Enjoyment, can sing, meet me by moonlight alone, under our office window, at a quarter prat, eleven o'clock any evening. 1\ S.?Only one at a time. A New Title.?During a temperance festival at Charleston, Father 3/athow obtained a new title, by the following toast: "The Mississippe of Men, the Father of Wutcrs?Futhor Mathew,' It is to be presumed that the giver of this sentiment had no intention of incluj ding 'strong waters' in it. Timidity in Ciiii,drent.?The only euro for timidity in children is knwledge. Ignorant men aro always superstitious and cowardly. To cure children of being 'afraid o( die dark,' don't put the hickory on their backs, but place books in their hands. Heck's 6'homistry will infuse more real genuine courage into a boy's mind than all the rattan's in the world. i? Tirn Pi.ea of Usury.? A bill has been introduced into the Pennsylvania Legislature to prevent incorporated companies from intnrnnsiinrr flip nlr>n r?f nani-w f? x e r.v~. HI.1 difficult to sec why any borrower should have tho advantage of such a dishonest plea to the extent of escaping the whole 8um boirowed. inhere was a late legal trial in Wisconsin, in vrhich the subject of controversy war. a demijohn of whiskey, which was ordered to bo brought into court. Tho rlofVi? *# !tirno a1 1 vwiiubiiu una iiivu, miu su w?i? me wniskey?in other words the whiskey was drunk, and so was the jury. The correspondent of the "New York Herald writes from Washinton, Feb. 3, that there is a rumor that the 6'abinot is in n state of mutiny, with a cheering pros pect of an explosion. Cause said to be ! the slavery question. So perfect were the Egyptians in the mftnufacture of perfumes, that some of their ancient ointment, preserved in an nlnhnatfli1 wnoo it. 4l>/> ? A 1 1 . .uuumi biic iimiMilll III .fllllWICK still retains a very powerful odor, though it must be between 2,000 and 3,000 years old. The name of the Indian Mosquito King is George Frederick Augustus Clarence Sambo Samosii! Positively ilr? last Notice. Alili persons indebted to the subscriber for tho year 1848, are respectfully solicited to mako payment, on or before tho 1st of March next, as I am compelled to have money. Those not complying with the above, will find their Notes and Accounts in the hands of proper Officers for collection. 8. R. McFALL. Pickcas C. II. Feb. 12,1850. 39-2-t SOUTH CAROLINA. IN THIS COMMOM P1JSAS PICKENS DISTRICT. Heat v Wliitrairc. ) Dcc. in Attnohment vs. [ I?. M. Keith John Bishop. ) IM'ft's Att'y. The Plaintiff having this dny filed liin declaration in my oflice, mid the defendant having neither wife nor attorney known to be in this State,?On motion; It is ordered, that the defendant do appear, and plead or demur to the said de ciiintiiuii, wiuim ayear una a uay from this date, or Judgment will be entered by default. W. L. KEITH, c. c. p. Clerk's Office, ) May 10,1810. f 1 NOTICE. All Persons having demands against' the Estate of Sheriff Hayncs, deceased will hand them in legally attested Those indebted must mako payment. W. D. STEELE, No*. 17th Ordinary & Adm'r tf NOTICETO~ BRIDGE IIIIILDEKS. THE Subscribers have become owners of Thayer's Patent Improved plan of Building BRIDGES, for the Districts of Anderson and Pickens, and are prepared to sell single rights or to take contracts for building bridges in the above districts. The above Patent is pronounced by nil sciontiiic mechanics, who have examined it, to combine more advantages than any other bridge ever known?for cheap ncss, beauty, strength, and durability it cannot be surpassed. The great advantage ever all other bridges is, that any piece of timber in tho bridge, can be taken out and replaced at pleasure, without endangering its strength in the least; a bridge once built need never be rebuilt entirely anew. j For further particulars inquire at this office, or address the subscribers sit. An. derson C. II., S. C. Harrison & wynne Jan. 5, '50 33 lm south Carolina!" Pickens District. Harriet Vanzant, Applicant, va Amanda Jane Vanzant, Jeptha Norton Vanzant, Robert William Vanzant, LaVtna Elizabeth Vanzant, George Thos. Vanzant, Defendants. It appearing to my satisfaction that the Defendcnts all reside without this State, it is therefore ordered that they do appear and object to the division or sale of the Real Estate of William Vanzant, deceased, on or before the Eighth day of ylpril next, or their consent to the same will entered of record. W. 1). STEELE, o. p. n. Ordinary Ofiice, 8 Jan., 1850. 34 Id JAlllES~?f!OR?E Merchant Tailor, Would respectfully inform his friends and the public generally, that he has on hand a Fine Variety of BROAD CLOTHS, CASIMERES, Satinets, Tweeds, Kentucky Jeans, ac ALSO An Assortment of Ready-made CLOTHING. winch he will sell cheap for Cash. The public are invited to call and examine his Stock, before purchasing elsewliorr* Pickens C. II Mn)' 25, 1849. [o. p. l'ektlv.] [e. m. keith.] PERRY & KEITII, Attorney* at Law. Wii.i. Practice in tho Courts of Law and Equity for Pickens District. Office, Pickens C. II., . 0. October 1, 1840. t2f2 NOTICE. TO DISTRIBUTEES. Tho Distributess of the Estate of llcnry Garner dofijd, aro hereby notified to appear in the Court of Ordinnry on Friday the 8th of March next, for a final and full settlement of said Estate. Each Distributee will be required to render on oath a schedulo of all property received by them from said h .tate A 11 I? * ? nil perHuiiH imving uemancin against] snid Estato are required to present them to me duly attested on or before the 8th of March next, or they will be barrd by tho settlement. /AMES GARNER, Adm'r PickensC. H.,. C.Jan. 19, 1850 35 Ot. ~ iotn of HIO COFFEE in Town. Sugar and Salt. vllmanacs to give away by S. R. MoPALL. r uu. ist iaov. ty. LOOK OUT. Those indobfced to tho subscriber can save cost by calling nnd settling thoir notes and accounts tut longer indulgence cannot be given. JAM KS OEOKOE. Jan. 5, '50 tf i i u? i???????i? NEW GOOD Si TIIE Subscriber would again inforrk bis friends, and the public generally, tbat be lias just received a fresh supply of Seasonable ! I consisting m part of the following articles, I \\i. Calicoes, from 5 to 20 cents per ( yard; Shirting, bleached and brown ; Cambrics, Lawns and Alpaccas ; Cloths, Tweeds, Cassimeres, &c., for gentlemen's wear; Blankets, Ilats, Caps, Bonnets, &c.; Umbrellas, and a variety of other articles, which he will sell very cheap for cash. S. R. McFALL. Pickens C. ir.Dcc. 19, '40. 32-b Iidtcrs. Remaining in the I'ost Ofllco nt Pickens 0, H., Quarter ending 31st Dec., 819, which if not taken out within three months will ho sent o the Post-Office Department as <le?ul letters Ptiguerrenn Artist | Ahrnhnm Ahlo iuicajnn Alexander (+. A. L .Holies J. L. By ram IS.M.Bell 11. E. Campbell W, W. Clayton Peter Ellington Garner Evans Elijah l-'ostcr Row J. Grfcham, 8 W. Grant Richard Golden Rev. D. Humphreys Eneas Hunter James Ilolden John Lay James Lay Edmund Martin Baily Mosley Win, Martin. Alfred McCall J. 13. Mauldin Itev. John Owctui Jeremiah Prater W utson C. Roe Daniel Whitmire John "Willsou Samuel Wilson. E. E. ALEXANDER, P. M. Januarv. 12. 1 8Rn I [h.j,. jevfehs,] [w. f?. coturan [e. j. bucka1aster.J WAREHOUSE and Commission lYIcrchants, Market-Street, IIamovro, S. C.?"NYatkiu'Iiook Mclntoali-Stroet, Avmsta, (Ja.?Fiukvrook. Tukc tliis method of informing their i friends and the public gonerully, that' they still continue the Warkiiovse and | Commission business in this place and j Augusta, Ga., where they ofter their ser vices 10 jwx'eivk, Store ousels Cotton, Floua, Bacon, <fcc., Receive and Forward Merchandise, Blv Goods, kok Planters ok Merchants. Their Wnrchouso in Augusta is on , Mclntosh-street, in the centre of llic Cotton trade. Their Warehouse in this plnce is snfo I from wnter nnd isolated, therefore not exposed to fire. As they will bo constantly at their post, promoting the interest of their friends (which they are aware "will add to their own.) They solicit nnd hope to mcritand receive a full shave of that liberal patronage heretofore bestowed, and, f l.fA il 1 * xur which mey now return thanks. Liberal cash advances will bo made, when required, on any produce in store. JEFFEKS, COTIIIIAN & Co. Hamburg, Sept. 1st, 1849. 18 ?* 0 OSES! O DsTr FOR SALE L O W F OR CASH. The subscribers have just received and are now opening a fresh supply of Fall and Winter 4*ooils; Consisting of Cloths, Cassimeres, Tweed?, all wool; Vestings, Cravats, Arc., for gentlcmens wear. Also a well selected stock for Ladies' Wear; Consisting in part of Alpaccas, Alhambra Plaids, Cameiion Lustre, Shaded Cash- | meres, some bcnuUtul patterns; Shawls, all sizes.?Also, fine Irish Linen, Bleached unci Brown Shirtings and Sheetings. A fine assortment of Rough & Ready Hats, of all Colors; C'lotli Caps; Overcoats: ( Blankets; a lot of Boots and Shoes, fine and coarse, all sizes. A variety of School and other Books; Letter and Cap Paper; DriiffH and Medicines; Crockery Hardware and Cutlery; Nails, Iron and Castings; Sugar, Coflfce, Molasses, HALT. ! Fine Tobacco, Adamantine Candles, Arc., Besides numerous other nrticles usually kept in an lip-country ?tore, which our friends and the public generally arc invited to call and examine. BENSON ?fe TAYLOR. P. S.? Corn, Peaa, Rico, Beeswax, Wool and old Pewter, will bo taken in exchange for Goods. B. <fc T. Pickens C. IL, Deo. 22, '40. tf JYOTICE. ALL persons having demands against the Estate of Elizabeth Rtnbling, dcc'd. will hand them in legally attested, and those indebted must make payment. Jan. (0, 1850. 85 3m. Kxcciatora' and Atlmiiftis* trator8' Notice. Persons havincr demands flfrninsi. t K. > ? - -0- ""K Estates of cither '1 homos or Elizabeth Car adine, dee'd, will present them legally attested, and those indebted will make payment to MILES M. NORTON, Ag .<t and Att'y for Ex'r and Adm'r. Jnu. 19,1850. 35 4w. . I ISIacltwoori'K magazine [ and -rrlk If ritish Quarterly Reviews Owing (o the lute revolutions and counier-rovoiuttons among the nations o Europe,'winch have followed each other in such quick succession, and of which 'thi end is not yet," the leading periodicals of Great Britain have becomo investj _ _1 M * - - uu wun a degree of interest hitherto unknown. They occupy a middle ground ^ I between the haatv. disjointed, niul nc- I cessnrily imperfect records of the newspapers, and tho elaborate and ponderous 9 treatises to be furnished by the historian 1 1 at a future day. Whoovcr reads tlieso * nnvlAilmnto AUI....'" " ? 1 1 |/v>? iwvjivdio uuuuiia u curruci ana connect ed account of all the important political events of the old world, as they occur, and learns tho various conclusions drawn from them by tho leading spirits of tho age. Tho American Publishers therefore deem it proper to call renewed atten1 tion to tho works they republish and tho 1 very low prices at which thoy arc offered I fn cnl>cnriKm*o 'I 1*** J ? *1 ? vuuuuiiuvia. J.IIU lUllUWlllg IS IIICU" list, viz: THE I.ONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW, J THE EDINBURGH REVIEW, T1IE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW, I THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW, nncl IILACKWOOu'fl EJHNBURUH MAGAZINE. in these periodicals'5 arc contained tlic views, moderately, though clearly nnd firmly expressed, of the three grea? parties in England-?Tory, "Whig, and Radical--"Blackwood" nnd the "London Quarterly" nre Tory ; the "Edinburgh Review' Whig; nnd the "Wcstmiter'* Review" Liberal. 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T The above Periodicals are repiinted in New York, immediately on their arrival by tho British steamers, in a beautiful clear type, on fine white paper, and are faithful copies of the originals, Blackwood's Magazino being an exact facsimile of tho Edinburgh edition. TERM ?. - C A.\- - i? i u( iui^' uuu 01 me iour Reviews, $3,00 per annum For nny two, do. 5,00 " For nny three, do. 7,00 " For nil four of the Reviews, 8,00 " For Blackwood's Magazine, 3,00 " For Blackwood and three I ius views, y,00 " For Bluckwood and the four Reviews, 10,00 " Payments to be made in all cases In advance. ci.rnuixo. Four copios of any or all of the above works will be sent to one address on payment of the regular subscription for three?the fourth copy being gratis. %* Remittances and communications should be always addressed, post-paid or iiuuivcu, iu iiiu I'uoiisncrs. LEONARD SCOTT <fc CO., 70 Fui.ton Stiieet, New York. Entrance 54 Gold st Jan. 0. JAMES V. THIMMIEli, ATTORNEY AT LAW, SPARTANBURG, O. H., 8. C. Wili prneticc in the Courts of Union, Spartanburg and Gret aviUe. All business committed to his enro will rcccivo prompt and faithful attention. h k k k 11 k n o e b : ITon.P. "Wai-lack, Union, S. C. r n 1> - - - - a " Uj. , . i.w.i, v. r- ?. u., ouarmnuurg, o. u Mny 18^1849 1?If ]"r. JT. flf. Lawrence. Wiu. attend punctually to afl calls in the line of his profession. Unless absent on professional business, he may be found at his Office, or his private residence in the Village. lie also, haa on hand a general upsortment of medicines which he-will furnish to customcount reduced prices. W*~>~ Pir.lfrttw mi. fl n ? 'FT - " Vl t <j May IS, 1840. } 1 j WIND 8!P! IVfi\iT|Er All old scores should bo woundup soon, as tho year is fncfc* omhig iff* close; let us commence the new year if po&ibfir J with a full knowledge of our matters,in order that we may know how fa*<*to jjo tho ensuing year. My own wants com poll me to have ifiy Note? imd Accounts for 1848 doeed immediately by ensh; no? from choice, but necessity, would I put A any man livintr to costs. k S. Rr McEfrW,. } Pickcns C. II., Dcc 15, '40.