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^musing Heading. LINES TO A NIDIOT. Poor Feller! Yonm a Nidiot, to be sure, Wheu I thine how fur youm below a Poick? Which is onto the summick of bewmau Grateness, I heev a si. Wot a contrass! Youv got legs, arms, hans, feet, stommick an chest Au a "face an eyes" and a forred too? Tho the less sed on that pint the better? So, wj don't yu kno sumthing? I'm afraid Youm not havin a very jolly time, As I mite sa, in this world : Now ef yu had yure wyta about yu Yew mite be & uornament to society ; 4 But now yew cant dew nothink to make yur* Self yuseful? Xcep by pointing of a morril Or else adornin of a tail. Poor feller! nais lac BuojecK ui ^ ui v ?cucv?suunn When jure enjoying the sweta of solitud Awl alone bi yurself ? Ware d'yu .Spose yu cum from ? Ware d'yu xpec t' go tew f | Haint vu got any ancxieties Consamin a Futur Stait of Xistinse ? Ra! 0 yu Xtraordinary Non Compos ! Don't you kno nothink, or don't you notoink kno ? ******* Good Lord deliver us all from being a Nidiot. ORIGIN OP THE GRAY MARE BEING THE BETTER HORSE. I bad lately the pleasure of passing a very agreeably evening in a mixed company of both sexes, where the conversation happening to turn upon the propriety of that power which men usually arrogate to themselves of ruling over their wives with despotic sway, a young lady of wit and humor, then present, replied: 'it might possibly be so sometimes, but much oftener the gray mare is the better horse!' and very obligingly entertained the company with the following u?a/>nn? imba tk<it nrmrorWiil anrinrr I auruuuk vi buc iuv vi i.uuv m?&) which is made use of when a woman governs her husband. A gentleman of a certain county in England having married a young lady of considerable fortune, and with many other charms, yet finding, in a very short time, that she was of a high domineeringspirit, and always contending to be mistress of him and his family, was resolved to part with her. Accordingly he went to her father and told him he found his daughter of such a temper and he was so heartily tired of her, that if he would take hake her home again, he would return every penny of her fortune. The old gentleman having inquired into the cause of his complaint, asked hira 'why he should be more disquieted at it than any other married man, since it was the common j ease with thorn all, and consequently no more i than he ought to have expected when he entered injo the marriage state V The young gentleman desired to be excused, if he said he was so far,from giving his assent to this assertion, that he thought himself, more unhappy than any other man. as his wife had a spirit no way to be quelled; and as most certainly no man, who had a sense of right and wrong, could ever submit to be govern ed by bis wife. 'Son.' said tbe old tuan, 'you are but little acquainted with the world, if you do not know that all women govern their husbuiius, thougli not all, indeed, by the same method. However, to end all disputes between us, I I will put what 1 have said on this proof, if you arc willing to try it; I have five horses in my stable, you shall harness these to a cart, iu which J. shall put a basket containing "ii" limi.lri'ii inmx * :iml if. in n.'issin?? through v,,v -??-"v^vro..7 / ? r o o" the eouutiy, and making a strict inquiry into the truth or falsehood of lay assertion, j and leaving a horse at the house of every juhu who is master of his family, and an egg j only where the wife governs, you will find ! your eggs gone before your horses, I hope j you will then think your own case, not un- : common but will bo contented to go home, j and look npon your own wife as no worse than her neighbors. If, on the other hand, your horses are gone first, I will take my _ daughter back again, and you shall keep her fortune.' This proposal was too advantageous to be rejected; our young married man, threfore, set out with great eagerness to get rid, as he thought, of his horses and his wife. At the first house he came to he heard a woman with a shrill and aDgry voice, call to her husband to go to the door. 'Here he left an egg, you may be.sure, without making further inquiry; at the nexthc met with something of the same kind, and at every house, in short, until his eggs were almost gone, when he arrived at the seat of a gentleman of family and figure in the county.? He knooked at the door, and inquiring for | the master of the house, was told by a ser- i vant that his master was not yet stirring | but if he pleased to walk in, his lady was in the parlor. The lady, with great complais- ! ance, desired him to seat himself, and said, ! if his business was very urgent, sbe would wake her husband to let him know it, but had much rather not disturb him. Why, really, madam,' said he, 'my business is only to ask a question, which you can solve as well as your husband, if you will be ingenuous with me. You will doubt- ! less, think it odd, and it may be deemed impolitic for any one, much more a stranger j to ask such a question; but as a very con- ; sidcrablo wager depends upon it, and it may ! be some advantage to yourself to declare the truth to me. 1 hope these considerations will plead my excuse, ft is. madam, to desire to be informed whether you govern your ; husbaud, or he rules over you!" 'Indeed, sir,'" replied the lady, ;this qucstiou is rather odd, but, as 1 think no one ought to be ashamed of doing their duty, 1 shall make no scruple to say that 1 have always been proud to obey my husband in all thin<?s; but, if the woman's own word is to he suspected in such a ease, let him answer fur me, for here he comes.' The gentleman at that moment entering the room, and after-some apologies, being, made acquainted with the business, continued every word his obedient wife had reported in her own favor, upon which he was invited to choose which horse in the team he liked best, and to accept of it as a present. A black gokling struck tUu tancy ot the ireiitleiiiun must. but the lailv desired lie would choose the gray mare which she thought would be very fit for her side saddle; her . husband gave substantial reasons why the (5 . black horse would be the most useful to them but madam still persisted in her claim to the gray mare. _ -What 1* she exclaimed, 'and will you not Rike her, then ' Hut ! say you shall, /'</ / ?W >"/v thr >/rit j mm;: !.* //,, m "< // bcthr j hor.?: 'Well, my dear," replied the husbaud, 'if ' it must be so 'You must take an egg,' replied the gentleman carter, 'and I must take my horses back again, and endeavor to live happy with j my wife. I WASHINGTON AND THE NEGRO. Throughout the Revolutionary war, Primus Hall was the body servant of Col. Pickering, of Massachusetts. lie was free and communicative, and delighted to sit down with an interested listener and pour out those stories of absorbing and exciting anecdotes with which his memory was stored. It is well known that there was no officer in the whole American army whose memory was dearer to Washington, and whose counsel was more esteemed by him, than that of the honest and patriotic Col. Pickering.? He was on intimate terms with him, and unbosomed himself to him with as little reserve in Mill /v-infirionf in thf> armv. u3 put uap iv uuj wuuvimmv yWhenever he was stationed within such a > distance as to admit of it, he passed many j hours with the Colonel, consulting him upon anticipated measures; and delighting in his reciprocated friendship. Washington was therefore often brought into contact with the servant of Col. Pickering, the departed Primus. An opportunity ! was afforded the negro to note him, under j circumstances very different from those in which he is usually brought before the public, and which possess, therefore, a striking charm. I remember two of these anecdotes from the mouth of Primus. One of them is very slight indeed, yet so peculiar as to be replete with interest. The authenticity of both may be fully relied upon. Washington once came to Col. Pickering's quarters and found him absent. <It is no matter,' said he to Primus; <1 am greatly in need of exercise. You must help me to get some before your master returns.' Under Washington's directions the negro busied himself in some simple preparations. A stake was driven into the ground aKrtn* Virnoaf I110V1 n rnno tinrl tn if,, and then """" &"> - -~r~ 1 -- Primus was desired to stand at som distance, and hold it horizontally extended. The boys the country over are familiar with this plan of getting sport. With true boyish zest, Washington ran forward and backward for some time, jumping over the rope as he came and went, until he expressed himself satisfied with 'exercise.' Repeatedly afterward, when a favorable opportunity offered, he would say? "Come, Primus, I am in need of exercise." Whereat the negro would drive down the stake, and Washington would jump over the rope until he had exerted himself to his content. On the 6ecoud occasion, the great general , was engaged in earnest consultation with i Col. Pickering in his tent until after the;1 night had fairly set in. Headquarters were at a considerable distance, and Washington signified his preference to stay with the Col- ! onel over night, provided lie had a spare blanket and straw. <Oh, yes,' said Primus, who was appealed j to; 'plenty of straw and blankets?plenty.' Upon this assurance, Washington continued his conference with the Colonel until it I was time to retire to rest. Two humble beds were spread, side by side, in the tent, and 1 the officers laid themselves down, while Primus seemed to be busy with duties that required his attention before he himself could . sleep. Ifc worked, or appeared to work, un-' til the breathing of the prostrate gentlemen ' satisfied him that they were sleeping; and then, seating himself upon a box or stool, , he lcaucd his head upon his hands to obtain such repose as such an inconvenient position , would allow. In the middle of the night Washiugton awoke. He looked about and descried the negro as he sat. He gazed at him a while, and then spoke. 'Primus!' said he, calling; 'Primus!' Primus started up and rubbed bis eyes. 'What, General?' said he. 'Washington rose up in his bed. 'Primus,' said be, 'what did you mean by o'rinnr fhftf vftn find filnnlrpts .and straw J"- ' enough ? Here you have given your blanket and straw to me, that I may sleep comfortably, while you are obliged to sit through the night." 'It's nothing, General,' said Primus. 'It's nothing. I'm well enough. Don't trouble yourself about me, General, but go to sleep again. No matter about me. I sleep very well.' 'But it is matter?it is matter,' said Wash- i ington, earnestly. 'I cannot do it, Primus. | If either is to sit up, I will. But I think j there is no need of either sitting up. The i blanket is wide enough for two. Come and j lie down here with me.' 'Oh, no, General,' said Primus, starting, J and protesting against the proposition. 'No; ! let me sit here. I will do very well on the 1 stool.' 'I say, come and lie down here,' said i Washington, authoritatively. 'There is room ! for both, and I insist upon it.' He threw opcu the blanket as he spoke, j and moved to one side of the straw. Primus i professes to have been exceedingly shocked at the idea of lying under the same covering with the Commander-in-Chief, but his tone j was so resolute and determined that he could . not hesitate. He prepared himself, there-1 fore, and laid himself down by Washington, j and on the same straw, and under the same ! blanket, the General and the negro servant' slept until morning. i RATHER TOUGH. The following story was told in Sandus- j ky, < )hio, and appears in the .Massillon .Xnrs, which says: A party of young men in that ancient city amuse their leisure moments at the hotels in drawing a lung-how, or telling wonderful varus to each other fur the benefit of those ritiv.m-iMitl v v-.rdant. who 111:1 v lnmncn to conic in from other parts. They tried the effect of a few extraordinary wolf stories upon a venerable and sedate customer notions: since who had come to spend the uight at the best hotel, and he listened to them with much apparent surprise and inters! until their stuck appeared to have run out and the conversation flagged, when he remarked that he had been much interested in the news they had riven him, relative to the primeval inhabitants of the country; but regarded an event in his early life as more peculiar than any they had named, said he: When a young man, I was travelling in Western New York, and late of a stormy night applied at a log cabin for lodging.? The occupant, a woman, refused it, saying that her husband and sons were out hunting .. ..I if dim' fimnit mn tKnro wnnl/t ninrrtor inc. I preferred the chance to the storm, I and she consented that I might lie down be-! fore the fire. In the night I heard them ' coming, and scrambled up the chimney. 'Thinking I was safe when at the top, I' stepped over the roof, and, jumping down at i the back of the cabin, jumped plump into a wolf trap. A scream of pain brought the man and the boys out, and they declared I deserved a more severe punishment than death, so they kept me both in the trap and in suspense until morning, and then, heading me up in a hogshead with no air or light but through the bung hole, they put me on a sled and drove me some four miles up a hill and there rolled me off to starve. This I undoubtly should have done but for a very singular occurrence. The wolves snielied me out and gathered round my prison, when one of them in turning round happened to thurst his tail into the bunghole. It was my only chance. I caught firm hold and held on like 'grini death to dead nigger,' which frightened the wolf, of course, and he started down the Jiill, followed by hogshead and me. It was a very uncaay ride, over the stones aud stumps; but I had no idea how long it was until the hogshead striking a stone fairly, the staves, worn by long travel, were broken in and I jumped out to find myself away down in the lower end of Cattaraugus county, some thirty miles from the scene of the disaster. Good night, gentlemen?I did not express any doubt of the truth of your stories, and T hope you will not of mine,' It is currently reported that the 'sell' club of Sandusky has not had a full meeting since that occurred DRINK LESS WITH YOUR MEALS. One great error we commit is that we drink too much at our meals. Before we have sufficiently masticated and insalivated our food to enable us to swallow it, we force it down by taking water or warih drinks. T.his not only dilutes the saliva, but weakens the action of the gastric juice after the food gets into the stomach. Most persons take a swallow of fluid with almost every mouthful of food. Look along the side of a dinner table in any of our hotels, and you will be surprised at the quantities which are drunk during the meal; and, if your mind be not too much taken up with observing the errors of others, you may discover the same evil in yourself, and thus be lead to correct it. This habit, sooner or later, ends in producing dyspepsia and constipation, than which there are no affections more destructive of comfort and health. When we are thirsty, at our meals or at other times, we should drink to allay such thirst only. All solid food should be thoroughly ground and mixed with saliva in the mouth', unaided and undiluted by water or other drinks. Kely upon it, this apparent uceessity for drinking is a mere liahit which we can correct at will, and all who prize health at its true value will not consider its preservation or purchase too high at the cost of attention to so simple a matter. In this age of tobacco smoking and chewing the salivary glands seem to he turned to a new office?that of cleansing this filthy narcotic from the teeth and gums. "Were they endowed with language, verily might they exclaim? To what vile uses linvc we conic at last!" Whocan wonder at the hollow and wan cheeks of man-kind, when such a continuous dqiin is established upon them?a kind of perpetual ruftirrJi or ftttlirimoxi.s of the mouth.? Take warning by what we say: If you would have good digestion, proper action of the system, and full ruddy checks, cat slower, masticate your food better, drink less at your meals ; and you who smoke, if smoke you will, avoid spitting as much as possible. The latter have a two-fold reason for observing our last injunction : they will save, at the same time, their own health and the feelings of their friends. - ???? ~' " v ^farmer's Department. BENEFITS OF SNOW. It is with some feeliugs of regret and dis comfort, that farmers as well as other men, regard the approach of winter. That during several months, there must continue an exhausting drain upon the accumulations of the year, without any replenishing stream to counterbalance its effects, is a fact not pleasant to contemplate, especially if an individual happens to be straightened in supply. Hence, when a storm of snow occurs early in the season, as one did in this locality on the 25th ult., the inquiry naturally arises of what benefit is snow? "We see its evil effects in the wretched state in which it places our roads; in the strained and broken manner it leaves our streets, especially if it comes, as in this instance, before they have been defaliatcd by the wind and frost; in the downcast and sorry look it gives to all animated nature, man included. It is not our purpose to assert the value of an untimely snow, and more than that of an untimely frost. Any one of the phenomena of nature may be attended with evil consequence, however beneficial and necessary in a general way. Too much rain or too little ; too backward a season or too forward ; and a thousand things generally beneficial, may be specially injurious. Nature works by general laws, and in their impartial administration, docs not stop to inquire whether or nut this man's seed is sown or that man's harvest is secure. Snow, in latitudes where the temperature is sufficiently low for it to fall, is of vital im purtancc to vegetable life. its peculiarly porous structure renders it an exceedingly bad conductor of caloric ; and hence when covering, anything either warm or cold, and greatly differing in temperature from the snow itself, or from surrounding objects, it requires a long period of time for the equilibrium to be restored. If the earth becomes early covered with snow and before the ground is frozen, it will remain above freezing point during the entire winter, even though atmosphere temperature should go down many degrees below zero.? So decided in its protection, that if the soil be penetrated with frost to the depth of several inches before the fall of snow comes on, the caloric of the subsoil will remove the frost, notwithstanding the atmosphere has not at any time risen much above freezing point. We were, when a boy. much puzzled with this phenomenon. The ground had been frozen like a stone before the snow fell on it, the weather continuingmany weeks below freezing point; and yet afterwards on removing the snow, the ground was found thawed out, and easily lifted with a shovel. Of course a boy's reason was given for this circumstance, viz :?that the snow was warm, and had thawed out the ground, instead of the true one, that its non-conducting properties had intercepted the radiation of the heat from the lower strata of the soil, and this acting upon the upper stratum, and removed I the frost. Alpine plants, that outlive the severest winter of mountain districts, because protected by snow, have perished in the comparative warm climate of England for want of such protection. We had a good illustraj tion to the genial influences of snow in our own country last winter. The thermometer went down to a point unprecedented in our history, being no less than 22 degrees below zero. That was a point of depression indicated for the first time in a record of sixtyseven years, and for how long previously, it was impossible to tell. Of course the peach I crop was utterly ruined, and orchards which i were wont to yield hundreds of bushels of j splendid fruit, produced this year nothing i but leaves. At our Horticultural show, howi ever, there were exhibited several magnificent specimens of peaches, which upon inquiry were found in every instance to have been produced upon limbs that had by a forj tunate accident been bent down and covered wim a snow-arm. xne temperature in tueir position did not probably fall below zero, and if they could hare laid upon the ground would barely have reached freezing point.? | The earth at this severe period was mantled with a heavy fall, and we tremble at the possible consequences which might have ensued in case the ground had been exposed and de{ nuded. As it was, the frost did not pene: trate to an unusual depth, and the wheat ; fields and the meadows came out in the spring | fresh and green from their long winter sluuii bers. Snow has been called the poor man's manure ; but we are not aware that analysis shows it to possess any fructifying elements not contained in rain water. The gradual manner of its melting away enables the soil to absorb a greater portion, and thus become thoroughly saturated at the season when such a result is desirable. The absorption of caloric, which becomes latent in melting snow, prevents a sudden transition from the chill of winter to the warmth of spring. If it were not for this, vegetation would start too early, and all the fruits and tender plants would be nipped by vernal frosts. As the seasons are now constituted, the sun must at least be cross the equator, and the length of days exceed that of the nights, before the snow melts from the hill-side, and disappears in the valley. It has then performed its micoinn o rrontlo on/1 n mflrnifnl nnn rrVtnf JLAJ 1 COlUUj U gVUhlV UUU U. IllVIVIlUt V?V,J II ?MW I ever may have been its chill and forbidding aspect in early autumn. A locality that experiences abundant falls of snow, which cover the ground uniformly through the winter, will admit of the cultii ration of many things that cannot be grown ; in other places with no lower temperature, but destitute of snow, and many countries I would be, without its perfecting influences, ! mere regions of waste and desolation. Rural New Yorher. In addition to the facts stated above may be added the following :?Snow from the : porous condition of its particles, receives from the atmosphere while falling though it all gasses before held in suspension, and after it reaches the surface of the earth, coni tiuues to perform various offices not noted above. No gas from below can escape through the snow, as itself is always at 32 degrees or i less, and thus condenses these gases, causing them again to fall into the soil, or to remain ! combined with the snow. The gases arising I from decomposition, which travel above the ' snow with the atmosphere are condensed when it comes in contact with it, and are continually passing down in this condensed condition through the snow. As a mulch, the snow is better than any other substance, and as such is of material benefit. It is a mistake to suppose that rains cleanse the atmosphere as thoroughly as snow. Many instances are given by Liebig and others, of snow having the smell of urine and other fecal matters so strongly, as to be easily recognized. Our various articles on Mulching, Gurncyism, etc., will give full information on the natural laws referrincr to the above nhe nomena.?[Ed. CARE OP COLTS AFTER WEANING. An opinion generally prevails among farmers, that from the time the foal is taken from its dam up to coining maturity, it should not he "pushed" as the saying is nor fed on grain, for fear it might injure one so young and tender. This accounts for the great number of moping, or spiritless, and unthrifty colts that are scarcely able to drag one leg after the other. Their very appearance, cadaverous and pitiful looks, seem to convey to the mind of every sensible man that they are the victims of a wretched system of starvation, which enervates the digestive organs, impairs the secretions, and impoverishes the blood. Hence the deficiency in the development of bone and muscle. The muscles and tendons being so ill-supplied with material for growth and development become weak, and afford but little support to the bones and joints, so that the former become crooked and the latter weak, defects which no after feeding, no skill in training, can counteract. The digestive organs of these young animals are not calculated to extract nutriment from such iuferior provender as many of them get: consequently the cravings of ' hunger compel them often to gorge themselves with the same, merely to keep the vij tal spark ignited. The result is that they I over distend the stomach and bowels and be! come "pot bellied." Such a miserable mode of feeding is the principal cause of the generation of intestinal worms : on the discovery ' of which flic owner erics out worms! and ; thinks he has discovered tlic cause of the colt's unthriftincss: and then commences drugging the animal for the same with vermifuges that would oftimcs kill a irrl! animal; to say the least, many of the extolled drugs . prove more injurious to the digestive organs than to the worms. And suppose he succeeds in "physicing off the worms they appear again, and the ease is as bad even worse, than before; because physic debilitates the animal. Whereas, the owner should remove the cause, which exists in the form of innutritive diet. It should be known to breeders that from i the time of birth up to maturity, colts require food abounding in flesh making principles, nitrogeneous compounds oats, corn, &t\, otherwise they must necessarily be dcficicnt iu size, symmetry, and powers of endurance. i This truth may be illustrated by analogy. . For example, we desire to raise to perfection and full proportion, any particular vegetable j production. In order to do so we may select soil or furnish the same with the ele| mcnts of the organized tissues of such vegej table, or how can we expect it to become ; perfected. Just so with the colt; the elej meats of its organized tissues must assist in I proper quantity and quality of food. Colts should be regularly fed and watered; , their food, to consist of ground oats, wheat, bran aud sweet hay, in quantities sufficient to promote their growth. Another bad system is, that of not provid- ! ing proper shelter for such animals; they are i often exposed to the vicissitudes of weather, ; | under the false notion of making them tough j I and harily. I know not what the benevo-' lcnce of some men consists of when they suf-: fer a poor uncomplaining brute to endure ! both neglect and hunger without remorse. Equally unwise are those men who confine [ their colts too close, unventilated and filthy stables, deprived of light, exercise, and pure j air. Can we wonder at their wretched appearance ? Colts should be groomed every : day; a clean skin favore the vitalization of j the blood. They should be permitted to gambol about as much as they choose. Exercise develops muscle, makes an animal active and spirited, and increases the capacity of lungs and chest. By the above means, | and proper attention to the principles of, breeding, the business of raising colts may become both creditable and profitable.?Ame- i n'can Veterinary Journal. 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Monthly or Quarterly Advertisements will be charged One Dollar per square, for each insertion. Contract by the year will be taken on liberal terms?the contracts however, must in all casesbe confined to the immediate businoss of the firm or individual contracting. All advertisements not having the number of insertions marked on the margin, will be continued until forbid and charged accordingly. Obituary Notices exceeding one square in length, will be charged for the overplus, at regular rates. Tributes of Respect rated as advertisements. THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS. 1. suoscnDers wno ao not give express notice to the contrary, ore considered as wishing to oontinuetheir subscription. 2. If subscribers order the discontinuance of their papers, the publisher can coutinue to send them until all arrearages are paid. 3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their papers from the offico to which they are directed, they are held responsible till they settle their bill, and order the paper discontinued. 4. If any subscriber removes to another place without informing the publisher, and their paper issent to the former direction, they are held responsible. 5. The Court has decided that refusing to take a Newspaper from the office, or removing and leaving it uncalled for, is prima fiacie evidence of an intentional fraud. RIO GRANDE. nVjrv A rare opportunity is now presented /x*?\ for the farmers and all admirers of good horses, in this section of the country, to improve their Stock. RIO-GRANDE is one of the finest and purest blooded horses in the world, as will bo seen by reference to the English and American records of his pedigree. lie is directly descended from the very purest and best stock in England and America, as the following pedigree will show: RIO-GRANDE is by Billy Harris, out of Lady Morgan. Billy Harris was by Monsieur Tonson, he by Pacolet, dam by Madam Tonson, by Elliott's Top Gallant: grand dam by Barrey's Medley; Top Gallant by Gallatin ; Barrey's Medley by Medley. Lady Morgan, the dam of Rio-Grande, was by John Richards; her dam by imported Expedition ; her grand dam by Bela Bndger's Sir Solomon; great grand dam Aurora, by imported Honest John; great great grand dam Zelippa, by imported Messenger; g. g. g. grand dam Dido, by imnnrtprl Richmond- tr tr tr tr ert-ntwl dnm .?.rv..v? -"v ??v? > B* ?"#o* b* ? Stamerkin, by imported Wildair; g. g. g. g. g. grand dam by imported Club. Ariel, the dam of Billy Harris, was by American Eclipse; her dam by Financier; grand dam by Empress, by imported Baronet; great grand dam by imported Messenger ; her dam by Snap, out of Jenny Duter, by True Britten; her dam Quaker Lass, by imported Juniper, out of the imported Molly Pacoletby imported Pacolet; Molly Pucolet's dam by imported Spark, out of Queen Mab. American Eclipse was by Duroc; his dam the famous race mare Miller's Damsel, by imported Messenger, out of the imported Pot-8-oooooooo's mare; her dam by JimCrack. Duroc was by imported Diomede, out of Mr. Mosby's "extraordinary race mare Amanda," by Col. Taylor's famous Gray Diomede, son of imported Medley. It is deemed unnecessary to extend bock any farther the pedigree of Rio-Grande, although it can be fully traced in the English Records back to a very long period of time. RIO-GRANDE is unquestionably one among the finest of horses in the whole Southern country.? His stock are of fine size, remarkably well formed, j durable, and easily managed. Testimonials from the very best raisers of Stock in South Carolina, fully sustain all and more than is here stated concerning Rio-Grande. He is undoubtedly an extra fine horse in every respect. There is not a single drop of coarse or impure blood in his veins. RIO-GRANDE Will stand the present season, as follows: In the town of Charlotte, the first three days (Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday) of each week: on Thursday at Morrow's Turn-Out, ten miles below Charlotte, on the South-Carolina rail-road; and on Fridays and Saturdays at the subscriber's residence, iu the Providence neighborhood, in Mecklenburg county, on terms which it is believed will suit every body, viz: Twenty-five dollars the season, or one hundred dollars for five mares?one responsible man becoming paymaster for the Company. The season will commence on Monday the 10th I of March, in Charlotte, and continue the usual time. JAMES II. DAVIS. march 12 11 2t | V[OTICE.--The firm of ADAMS & McCOR- j | 1^1 KLI5 having been dissolved on the FIRST ! 1 day of JANUARY by its own limitation, the name ! I of "the firm will be used in settling up the old bus- \ 1 mess. J. 11. AiiAMs, W. H. McCORKLE. N'EfV FIRM.?On the first of January, J. II. ADAMS, W. II. McCORKLE and J. A. i MeLKAX. formed a Copartnership under the style I of ADAMS, McCORKLE & CO., for the purpose j of carrying on the Mercantile business in its varij oiis branches, in the room formerly occupied by ! Adams & McCorkle. They will keep a first rate i ! Stock of Goods, and hope by close application to j ; business, to offer such inducements to cash and i j prompt paying customers as will entitle them to a I liberal patronage. J. II. ADAMS, W. II. McCORKLE, J. A. McLEAN. The old firm of ADAMS & McCORKLE ' feel grateful to their friends and customers for the liberal patronage heretofore bestowed, and trust that a continuance of the same will be granted to the new establishment, with the assurance that > every exertion on their part will bo made to render i full satisfaction. ADAMS & McCORKLE. Jan 10 2 tf Wanted Immediately. i Krt AAn BUSH, merchantable WEffiAT. ! ! OU.UUU 4,000 bush. ? CORN, 3,000 " " OATS, 2,000 " " RYE, 2,000 barrels " FLOUR, j 2,000 pounds of WOOL, 2,000 DRY HIDES, for ! I which fair market prices will be paid. S. J. KUYKENDAL & BRO. Sept 20 37 tf I OEEJ9 PEAS.--A fine lot, just receired and 1 ^ for sale by THOMA8 DA VIES & CO. PROPOSALS FOR TIIE PUBLICATION OF URDU 01 TIE 1EV MiH" BY REV. WM. C. DAVIS. THIS work is to be printed on good pappr, in plain type, well-bound in sheep, in four volumes super-royal octavo?each volume containing six or seven hundred pages; and will be furnished to subscribers at TWO DOLLARS per volumj, to be paid to the Publisher's Agent on the delivery of the work. The publication will be put to press as soon as fifteen hundred copies are taken. Proposals have been printed, and placed in the hands of Agents, who will proceed to canvass for the work. Inasmuch as application for patronage will be made to the reading portion of the community in this and the adjoining Districts, justice alike to the enterprise nud to those who are asked to favor it, demands that some account be given of its character. It is the work of a Divine of acknowledged talent and scholarship, of piety and success in the Ministry; of one who devoted himself to the study of the Scriptures, and the preaching of the Gospel for upwards of forty years, with an assiduity so intense, as to preclude him almost entirely from the secular cares and pursuits, common to many in the sacred office. The voluminous productions of his pen tbatnow lie in manuscript, be sides his Lectures on the New Testament, bear testimony to the zeal and industry with which he prosecuted his Theological researches, until within a few years of his death. In the Lectures which we here recommend to the favorable regard of the public, the reader is presented with a harmony of the Four Gospels, a clear and consistent exposition of the Sacred Text, and a large numt ber of Critical Notes and observations on obscure | and difficult passages, and on important points in doctrinal Divinity. The grand design of the author evidently is, to assist his reader to acquire a sound and accurate understanding of the Mind of the Spirit, imparted in the Sacred Oracles, whatever sacrifice of his own prepossessions, or the prejudices of others, it may have cost him. The style of the work is purely didactic?simple and inornate?seeking rather to instruct, than to please the taste. Much, however, will be found in the perusal of the Commentary, to delight the i earnest student of the Scriptures; but that pleasure will result, chiefly, from the unexpected and ! wonderful manifestations which are furnished, of ' the perfect harmony of all the parts in the grand scheme of salvation; their indissoluble connection, and their intimate dependency upon each other, from the eternal foundation, to the topmost stone in the imperishab'? edifice. The writer of this brief notice has given some portion of his time to j the study of the Bible, and to the perusal of Comj mentaries_ and writings on Divinity, and he is constrained to acknowledge, that he feels much indebted, under God, to these Lectures, for thecomfort and satisfaction with which he is enabled to read the New Testament Scriptures, espocially the Epistolary portions of them. Persuaded that others may be equally profited, he takes pleasure in recommending the worlc to the favorable notice of his fellow Christians everywhere, and particularly to that of Ministers of the Gospel, and Student# in Divinity. While the plain and humble lover of the Bible will be furnished with a safe and familiar assistant to a correct knowledge of the precious part of Divine Revelation, on whioh these Lectures are written, and will find himself instructed, encouraged, and comforted in Christ, the Public Teacher of religious Truth will find in these v - a. r 1.; -i. 1 j i volumes n treasure, irom wnicu neraayuraw largely, to the increase of his own spiritual wealth, the edification of the Church, and the salvation ol souls. Feb. 18 9 tf THEWASHINGTON SPECTATOR, The spectator is printed in the Quarto form, on a double royal sheet of superior paper; and is devoted to belles lettres, and scientific and miscellaneous intelligence. The aim of the publisher is to make it a welcome visitor to ever household, where sound knowledge and correct moral sentiment can be appreciated.? 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The discussion of these subjects they leave for papers established for such purpose. At the same time they reserve to themselve the right to expose hypocrisy, and to oppose bigotry and fanaticism in all forms; and of offering, when they deem occasion to require it, their opinions and reasons therefor on seperate questions involving the interests and vested rights of the people among whom we are located, without thereby subjecting themselves to a charge of violating any pledge. One of the editors (Mr. Hayne,) will remain for the present, and probable spend most of his time, at his residence in Charleston S. C., an arrangement we think, better enabling him to furnish matter of local interest to that section of the Union, and affording some convenience to our friends and those whom we hope to have for patrons, in that vicinity. THE SPECTATOR is published every Saturday, and furnished to subscribers by mail at the following rates?payable in advance. One copy one year $ 2 00 Three copies 6 00 Ten copies one year 15 00 Bank notes of the denomination of $5 or upward, and current in any part of the United States received in payment. 8mall sums must be remitted in gold dollars, or postage stamps. Small sums must be remitted in gold dollars, or postage stamps. march 13 11 tf Southern Literary Messenger. FOR THE YEAR 1856. IN issuing the Prospectus of the twenty-second volume of the SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER, the Proprietors rely solely on the encouraging letters and promises of the friends of the Messenger to aid them in extending its circulation, and they beg to assure the public that nn ovortinnu will ho remitted on thoir nart to main tain the high character of the work, and to challenge the patriotism of all who value sterling litery merit. For Twenty-one years the Messenger has endeavored to reflect faithfully the Southern mind, while disdaining all narrow and sectional views, and has been aloUc among the monthly periodicals of America in defence of the peculiar Institutions of the Southern States. To this office it will still be devoted, and will be prompt to repel assaults upon the South, whether they come under the specious garb of fiction, or in the direct form of anti-slavery pamphlets. At this crtical juncture, while our enemies are employing literature as their most potent weapons of attack, the Southern people will surely not withhold their encouragement from a work whose aim it shall be to strike blows in their defence. The Messenger will, as heretofore, present its readers with Reviews, Historical and Biographical Sketches, Novels, Talcs, Travels, Essays, Poems, Critiques, and Papers on the Army, Navy, and other National Subjects. With n view to ensure a larger circulation of the Messenger, the Proprietors, though they intend greatly increasing the size of the work, have reduced the Price of Subscription, which is now only THREE DOLLARS PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE, or Four Dollars if not paid before the first of July in any year. Cr.T'ns?Remitting us Fifteen hnllnrs in nno 1n?1 ter, will be entitled to Six Copies. The Editoriaand Critical department of the Messenger will continue under the charge of JOI1N R. THOMPSON, Esq., and will embrace copious notes on current literature and reviews of all new American or Foreign works of general interest and value. The Editor's opinions will always be honesty and fcaflessly avowed. The business department is conducted by the undersigned, to whom all communications of a business nature must be addressed. MACFARLANE, FEItGUSSON & CO., Law Building, Franklin-st., Richmond, Va. Feb 21 8 tf AGGIXG AND ROPE.?TEN COILS Charleston and Weavers Rope?Gunny, Gildroy and Dundee Bagging. Just Received and for sale low, by S. J. KUVKENDAL & BRO. SELECT POWDERS, Extracts, Gums, Salts, and Ointments, Tinctures, Essences and Essential Oils. Just Received and For Sale by L. P. BARNETT & CO. GREAT SOUTHERN BEHEST! JACOB'S CORDIAL, FOB ALL i Bowel Diseases, Cholera, Dysentery, Diarrher, Choi ! era Morbus, Bilious Cholic, Cholera Infantum. Also, admirably adapted to many, diseases of Females, especially painful menstruation. The virtues of Jacob's Cordial are too well known to require enconiums. 1st. It cures the worst cases of Diarrhoea. I 2d. It cures the worst form of Dysentery. 3d. It cures California or Mexican Diarrhcra. 4th. It relieves the severest Colic. Gth. It cures Cholera Morbus. Gth. It cures Cholera Infantum. 7th. It cures Painful Menstruation. 8th. It relieves Pain in Back and Loins. . 9th. It counteracts Nervousness andDespnn- J ' dency. 1 10th. It restores Irregularities. ^ I 11th If flicnpla (rlnnrnv nnr] ITvoiA?inn1 l?an}Snr>o H I * > ?W ??.7|>V>U glVViM^ MMVI ?iJl7WIIVUI ? CCUIIJ^ri V 12th. It's an ftdmirable Tonic. 2! '' ^ irFew Short Extracts from Letter*, Testimonials,*? 1 "I hare used Jacob's Cordial in my family, and ! have found it a most efficient, and in thy judgment, a valuable remedy."?Hon. Hibam Wabxzb, Judge i of Supreme Court, Georgia. "It gives me pleasure in being able to recomi mend Jacob's Cordial?my own personal experi; ence, and the experience of my neighbors and I friends around me, is a sufficient guarantee for | me to believe it to be all that it purports to be, 1 viz: a sovereign remedy."?W. H. Undkewood, ! Formerly Judge of Superior Court, Cherokee Cirj cuit. "I take great pleasure in recommending this in' valuable medicine to all afflicted with bowel die- j eases, for which I believe it to be a sovereign : remedy?decidedly superior to anything else ever J i tried by me."?A. A. Gauldiso, Deputy G. M. of i the Grand Lodge of Georgia. "I have used Jacob's Cordial in my family, and . this, with all I hear about it as a remedy by those | who have tried it, induces me to believe that it stands at the bead of every preparation of the kind, and I would recommend its use in the dis, eases for which it is compounded."?Milks G. Dobbins, Cashier of the Bank of the State of Geor, gia, Griffin. M "If there is any credibility in human testimony V Jacob's Cordial, must stand preeminent above all other preparations for the cure of "Bowel Diseases. From the mass of testimony in its favor I coming m irom %jl quarters, it must be very far in advanceas a curative agent, of most if not all V , other patent preparations.?A. Flkmixo, Cashier | Marine and Fire Insurance Bonk, Griffin. t ''This efficient remedy is travelling into cele- * brity as fast as Bonaparte pushed his columns into y Russia, and gaining commendation wherever used." ?Georgia Jtffertonian. IgL. For sale by L. P. BARNETT & Co.,York, ville; Patterson, Moore & Co.,"Fort Mill; J. ' , Ross, Sandersville; Wylie & Smith, IHckory Grove; Davidson & White, Bullocks Creek; Havi| land, Ilarral & Co., Charleston; Drs. Fisher k Heinitsh, Columbia, and the principal Merchants 1 and Druggists throughout the State. . Proprietors, 20 Beelunan-st, New York. W. W. BLISS & CO., | Sept 20 87 ... >" ly j MAIL ARRANGEMENTS. * Columbia and Chester Mall. ' Leaves daily (Sunday's oxcepted) at 8 A. M. Arrives " " " atjfty P. M. ? Spartanburg Mall. Arrives Tuesday and Friday by 12 M. Departs Tuesday and Friday at 1 P. M, E?jt1?vllle Mall. A Arrives every Tuesday by 4 P. M. - - v 1 Departs ovei> Wednesday at 6 A. M. Newton Hall. I Arrives every Thursday by 8 P. M. ^ Departs every Friday at 6 A. M. " , Camden Hall* ' Arrives every Monday and Thursday by Departs every Monday and Thursday'at Lincoln Mall/ Arrives every Monday and Thursday by 7 P.M. 1 Departs cveiy Tuesday and Friday at 6 A. M. Charlotte Mad. Arrives every Wednesday A Saturday by 5 P. M. Departs every Tuesday and Friday at 7 P. M. Uulonville Hall. , Arrives every Wednesday and Saturday by 6 P. M. Departs Monday and Thursday at 6 A. M. Shelby Mall. Arrives every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 P. M. Departs every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur* day at 6 A. M. W. R. ALEXANDER, P. if. ' Yorkville, Jan. 17, 1866. , i BROWNING & LEMAN, IMPORTERS. OF M French, British and German - ^ DRY GOODS, \ t 209 and 211 King, Comer of Market-street ^ CHARLESTON, S. C. ( KEEP constantly on hand, and offer to their !l friends and the pablic (generally, the largest J assortment of Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods A in the SouthernStates. Their Stook is constant- % . ly supplied with a full assortment of ^ RICH DRESS GOODS > of all the newest varieties of style and Fabric, hi Silks; Tissues, Bareges, Grenadines, Muslins, ! &c. Bombazines, Alpacas, and Mounting Goods of all kinds. EMBROIDERIES and LACE GOODS, of every description. EVENING DRESS GOODS, of.every variety. Gentlemen's and Boys' Wear. CLOTHS. OaMimerS- Vflatinor* T.in?n TWI1. 3 I Coatings, of best French Goods. I Satinets, Tweeds, Jeans, &c. i FOR FAMILY USE. J i Rose, Whitney and Bath Blankets J Red and White FLANNELS. |B English and American Cotton Flannels. JB French, English and American PRINTS and flfl Cambrics. " 1 Linens, of Richardson's celebrated make, for "m Sheetings, Shirtings, Pillow Cases, Table Damask, I | Doylies, Napkins, Towellings, B. E. and Hack- I aback Diapers, Fruit Cloths, Apron Linens, Ac. 9 CARPETING. Ingrain, 3 Ply, Brussels, Tapestry and VELVET. British and American Floor Oil Cloths. J Wilton, Velvet and Axminster RUGS. White and colored Mattings of all widths. Stair Rods, STAIR CARPETINGS of all kinds, CURTAIN MATERIALS. j Of every variety in Silks, Satin and Worsted. Curtain Cambrics and Muslins. Embroidered Lace and Muslin Curtains. Gilt Cornices, Curtain Gimps, Holders, Loops, | Tassels, Drapery Cords, Bell Ropes, Ac. PLANTATION GOODS. Blankets, Plains, Kerseys, Caps, Ac. Cotton OSNABEROS, all of the best Southern J make. JB All the above, with every other line of Dry ^B Goods which can be demanded, are of our own fl Direct Importation, and are offered at the lowest 9 Market Prices for cash or City acceptances. The ^ fl one price system is strictly adherred to. ^^fl All Goods are warranted, and orders filled with promptness and the most careful attention. fl|H BROWNING & LEMAN. ^B March 29 - 12 ly_ 1 nmiAc iun ucniniuec I vnuuo mnu mtuiwintoj AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL. L. P. BARXETT & Co. ARE now receiving a large addition to their stock, consisting of DRUGS and CHEMICAL8, J Points, and Oils, Window Glass and Patty, Varniehes, Brushes, Combs, Soaps, Perfumery and Fancy ; Articles. To Country Merchants and Physicians, : we will offer liberal inducements, guaranteeing | everything as represented. We make our purch| uses with cash of manufacturers and importers, , and feel assured that in most articles we can com| pete with any one in the State. We only ask an I ATA VTI i fin ti AT\ p c\ i ^ n A A A 1 r TX M ? ? ^ - A A -?a? ?- ?^ I v...m.u.~vm v> v?> i l umpi auenuon given h I to all orders. Goods carefully packed and for B warded as directed. Prescriptions accurately dis- ]fl pensed. L. B. BARN?TT & Co. |fl Yorkville, Oct. 30, 1865.' 43 tf Jgj THE CELEBRATION PAMPHLET 9 Containing a fall account of the King's Moan- B tain Celebration, the addresses of Col. JOHN S. B PRESTON and Mr. BANCROFT, the letters of V distinguished gentlemen, and large addenda by way of Appendix, may be bad at the Exginsxa ^^9 Office by application to Mr. Gbist ; or at the stores of G. R. RatChfoup, Abams, McCorklk & Co., or L. Bloomberg & Bro. Price 85 cents. The members of the several Committees are requested Bj to call for their copies. B l.M