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TAKE IT EASY. Take it easy I life at longest Hut a lengthened shadow is, And the brave as well as strongest Dare not caJI to-morrow his! Take it easy?for tc-.iay All your plans of wisdom lay. Take it easy! done with fretting", Meet your neighbor with a smile, From the rising sun to setting Live the present all the while. Take it easy ! every vow Make in reference to now. I Take if easy ! what is hidden, (>r is wrong, or seemeth so ! 1 teave it as a thing forbidden, Out of which a curse may grow. Take it easy ! never pry w . . . 1 . " 11 . 1 imo wjiai win cause a sign. Take it casj' I daily turning To the monitor within, On its altar always burning Keep an incense free from sin ! j Take it easy! never fear [clear. ! While you keep your conscicncc Take it easy ! ever leaning ; To the sides of truth and 1 ight; Happiness from virtue gleaning, Peace of mind from wisdom bright! Take it easy ! for at best, 1 .life is but a sorrow jest. ? T m ?,?. nm ot uic Lciuiiug rower 01 nsn. We have been favoured, by John Duggon, Esq., with the following extract from ; a letter received by him under date of July \ 1st, from an intelligent friend of his now. travelling.. . . i The building to which the extracts refer ! was called the Campanile, and formed the ' Belfry of the Duomo or Cathedral, a Gothic j edifice at Pisa and was known to most Eu- ! ropeans as the 'Leaning Tower of IJisa.' It was finished in 1174, and was about 1G0 : feet high, and 12 feet out of the perpen lieu- ' lar: this beautiful edifice was adorned with j more than 200 eolumns of granite and other ; marbles, the ascent to top was easy, and the view extensive he says; 111 was fortunate onough to be at Pisa : during the earthquake on the 18th of June, which I would not have missed for the j world, as I was an eye- wittness, I hasten ; to communicate the description, so far as my scnooimg powers will permit mn. "Were I to commence by telling you : that the Tower of Pisa had fallen to the ground, you would no doubt consider it a j hoax. 1 was myself present within ten mi- 1 nutcs or a quarter of an hour after the ca- = tastrophc. li I had nut up on the 17th, at the Don- i gel la, which you may recollect, is situated : on the Arno, kept by Mons. Devarde, when j abc.ui 7 o'clock in the morning of the 18th I was suddenly awakened by shouts from j She streets, I immediately dressed and re- J paired to the place of confusion, whovo all j Pisa seemed to have been collected. The i crowd was immense. u The Campanile, or Leaning Tower, j which had been shaken by the earthquake | in Scntfinh<>r !n?l nrwl wliirli lmd ct/\nrl ?!-??.i seige of time since 1174, has now beetle, j I may say, almost a total ruin, having fallen j to the Southward, reaching nearly to the j Strada across the green. Strange to say, ' the upper portion is comparitively but little j f shattered, having been so admirably clam- | ped with iron. The centre is a completely j mutilated ruin, from the extreme weight of the superstructure?which whole remained. The marble pillars, of which there were n?frly two hunrlfed, were very much shattered, though some of those from the extreme top were but slightly injured; the bronze j doors, which were brought from Jerusalem, j are uninjured?-tho Tower, up to ihe first j landing, (about 20 feet,) remainingimmove- J able, so that, as it now stands, the great se- I cretof whether this building was purposely j constructed 12 feet out of the perpendicular or not, still remains a mystery. It is prosed to deposit the pillars on the 'Campo Santo," until the Government take some steps as to what is best to be done; the marble pillars are very valuable. I left for Leghorn on the 20th, where I took the steamer Eraeolano for Marseilles, where I remained one day, and then proceeded to Paris, where X arrived two days sinco. Toronto (Canada) Colonist. Tiie Curat West.?A rocent tourist through the great western valley, enumer? ntes some of "the wonders of the way" in a letter to the Newtown Journal, and mentions amongst other great and amazing thingsthat catrre under his sight,aKentuck> an 7feot 10 inches high?a catfish weighing 100 pounds?'perch 15 pounds?500 bushels of strawberries in one day, many of ? which were one inch in diameter-?trees 27 feet in circumference, soil from 20 to 30 feet in depth, praiie flies nearly as large as humming birds, and mu3fiuitoes the sizo of yellow wasps. The Chances dp Battle.?" At Waterloo," said Napoleon,u I ought to have been victorious. The chances -were a hundred vto one in my favor, J3ut Nay, the bravest . >. brave at the head of 42,000 FrenchmS^l^Jpfered himself to.be delayed a whole / ' '-^' tfay by softie,thousands o Nassau troops.? Had it not be^kfar this mezplictible inacti vity,;the EngiisK^tmp would have been taken flagrante Mt&fyiLnd annihilated jfe; without striking a blo\v. *#^ouchy. with 40,000 men, suffered Bulow an(HGQucher to escape from him ; and finally, heavy ?fra*1 ma^e ground so ibft thgt it wa impossible to commence the atfccKtt day-break. Had I been able to comn^nce ' - v;'' v"1'''' early, Wellington's army would have been trodden down in the defiles of the forest, before the Prussians could have had time to j arrive. It were otherwise lost without re- > source. The defeat of Wellington's army would have been peace, the repose ofEuj rope, the Recognition of the interests of the masses, and of the democracy." Mol/iolotCs Mislory. j Suicide iiy a Gazelle.?A curious instance of exUeme affection in an animal, which ended fatally, took place some time since, at the country residence of Baron Gatici, in Malta. A female Gazelle having suddenly died from something it had eaten, the male stood over the dead body of his mate, hutting every one who attempted to touch it, then suddenly making a spring, struck his head against a wall, and fell dead at the side o( his companion. Malta Times. The Cincinnati Commercial says that Mrs. Fremont, does not accompany Lieut. Kit Carson to the Pacific, but stops at Independence, Mo., where .she will await her husband's return. Of 100 members of Congress who voted to censure Gen. Taylor, only about *2 i have .so far been re-elected to Congress, and only four of tiicse were re-elected after the obnoxious volo was given?the others having been mainly re-elected hist full. Cat/tion to Motiibus.?Last Tuesday the wife ol Robert Field, of Flushing, N. Y., while washing her house, left tho. room in which was her infant child of about nine months old, and on her return found that it had fallen into a tub of lilthy water and was nearly drowned. T A N NIX G 1 iE ATHER. Leather is composed of gelatine or glue and albumen, with a quantity of oleaginous matter composed of ealine and stearine.? By inixinir lime, or any alkali, with the skin, it combines with the stearine, making soap, or stearate ofliine, and by boiling and pressing the ealine is brought out. Tannic acid is tho principle which preserves the hide and renders it leather, and it is contained in oak bark in greater proportions than in other things, and is separated from it more easily. The cfleet of tannic acid is to coagulate autl render insoluble the ge-? latinc upon which it acts as an astringent, and contacts its particles. The object then of laying the hide in the bark liquor is to render insiLiblc the gelatine, and also to add as much weight as possible. It used to take years of soaking to bring the acid into contact with the ultimate particles of the hide, but now it is done by chemical means in a very snori lime, magnesia neutralizes me acid, and hence water containing magnesia, which is the case with Newark water, is injurious to the liquorSeveral machines have been invented for hastening the process of bringing the acid in contact with the ultimate particles. One of them consisted in passing the skin between rollers, which press out the weak liquor and allow it to receivc the strong ? Another was to fasten the hide to the periphery of a wheel revolving in the vat. by which it is lifted from and immersed in the liquor frequently. Three or four vats placed side bv side, were also used, in which the leather is suspended upon frames which are kept in motion. None of these methods, however, were considered as perfectly successful, An Englishman attracted much attention some time ago with a cylinder, in which he placed the hides and liquor, and kept it constantly revolving, and in thismanner he tanned the leather in about 40 days. In tanneries where the leather has the greatest weight, they have the liquor of a certain strength, and change it every day. Hides are in this way tanned in about four months, .which is better and more rapid than the old method of letting them lie in weak liquor. The operation of the rollers was to disintregate the leather and do away with some of the particles, and thus injured it. Some inventors place the hides under an airpump ll/tllrvH ft Uftv. ? ..U ? ~ .. I ? (V uu mi) n^uuii ami muii uAuauai wiu UH'j < and upon letting it in again the external j pressure forces the liquor into the hide ; by | repeating the process and finishing by forcing the liquor in with a force pump the leatheris speedily tanned. English leather thustanned was much more durable than the American leather, and it had been finished in a month. Prof. Mapes stated before the Newark Conversational Meeting that he had been experimenting some time upon this subject and hit upon a plan which he thought was worthy the consideration of practical men. It was to prepare a cylinder with holes perforated throughout its circumference and spread the hides over these, upon the inside -1.1 * I * - .i i? ~ " ana niou pour in me liquor, lr the cylinder be revolved about 3000 limes in a minute the water will pass through, by the centrifugal force rapidly as if nothing restrained it, and by actual experiment he found that no tannic acid was left in the liquor that thus came through the leather. He thought with regard to the English leather. tanned in a vacuum, that arsenic had had been possibly putin by the tanner, as a u-.i 1?- - * ? jjuiiiuii utiu upuu unuiysis Deen iound ill it, and it was well known that this was a great preservative, Hints to Farmers.?Tomatoes make excellent preserves. Toads are the very best protection of cabbage against lice. Plants, when drooping, are revived by a few groins of camphor. " . ; ' v- ' :/*? ; . \V- '.A:'1' V V. Pears generally improve by grafting on ! the mountain ash. Sulphur is valuable in preserving grapes, ( &c., from insects. | Lard never spoils in warm weather, if it ! is cooked enough in frying out. In feeding corn, GOlbs. ground goes as far j as lOOlbs. in the kernel. Corn meal should never be ground very i 1 fine. It injures the richness of it. Turnips of small size have double the j nutricious matter that the large ones j 1 have. Ruta B.iga is the only root that incieases ! in nutritious qualities as it increases in j i size. Sweet olive oil is a certain cure- for the I ! bile of a rattlesnake. Apply it internally j and externally. j llats and other vermin are kept away ! I from grain by sprinkling of garlic when i ! packing the sheaves. ; Money skilfully expended in drying land i by draining or otherwise, will be returned ' with ample interest. To cure scratches on a horse, wash the | legs with warm soapsuds, and thou with beef brine. Two applications will cure in i the worst ease. Timber cut in the spring and exposed to the weather with the bark 011, decays much '< sooner than if cut in the fall. Experiments show apples to he equal to j ; potates to improve hogs, and decidedly pre- ' ! ferabic lor cattle. Wild onions may be destroyed by culti- ' ting corn, ploughing and leaving the field j in its ploughed state all winter. i How to Makk a Doi*lk Crop on Poor ! Soil.?Plough up your ground intended | for corn in the fall of the year, as deep as ! you can plough it; let it lie till spring ; at j the opening of which, when the frost is en- ; j tirely out of the ground, give it a good piougniug and Harrow it clown. It is then in good order for preparing to plant, ! Take of slacked ashes two thirds, and of ground plaster, one third; mix them well i together, and follow the droppers, and put I as much on the seeds as you can grasp in j your hand and cover it well over in the usual way. The corn will grow up finely ! and retain a strong vigorous growth and O D O | green color, and stand the drought much , better than upon the strongest culture.? j : The writer of this having tried the experi- j j meut for two years has fully tested Us j value. ! Ware-House and Commission! i RTTQI VT.,QQ IIA M B UR gTS. C. The subscribers having leased : {*&$J?<$> v4M|t'''u Ware House in Hamburg', I iVT?h^fr 'at( 'y occuP^^ liy Smit h & Bimi i son, under t(ic firm of RAMEY I & TAGGART. Tlu-y offer their services j to their friends and the public generullv, in | the STORAGE and SALE of COTTON, ! FLOUR, BACON, and Produce of all kinds; RECEIVING and FORWARDING MER- ! CHAND1ZE, and Purchasing Gooda to Or- ! der, &c. They hope, by strict attention, to merit a ' share of public patronage. j Their Houbc will be open on the first Sepi tcmber for the transaction of business. JOHNSON IIAMEY. .TOUN TATiriART ' Juno 23. 1847. 17 tf j 0^7- The Hamburg Journal will copy the ; j above until further orders. Warehouse and Factorage. j The subscribers have pur- j ]|f|chascd from Nathon L. Griifin, ; Esq., the Cotton Warehouse in j Hamburg, recently occupied by ' Dr. J. i<\ Griffin, and formerly by Messrs. I H. L. Jeifers &- Co., situated at the foot of ; the Hill, and immediately at the head of the ( I main business street. From its superior lo- ! ! cation, and being surrounded by a stream ofj j water, it is comparatively exempt from the" casualty of fire and entirely above the.reach of liigh freshets. Thov propose to carry on exclusively the W4iji?unnsi?. ?.wi nrimkp at i. ac*. TORAGE- BUSINESS, under the firm of! GEIGER & PARTLOW. Having engagt'd an experienced and competent assistant, in addition to their own personal attention, and possessing means to make liberal advances on produce consigned to their care, they hereby tender their servis ens to Planters, Merchants nnd others, in the STORAGE and SALE of COTTON, FLOUR, BACON, and other PRODUCE, in RECEIVING and FORWARDING MERCHANDISE, and PURCHASING GOODS to ORDER. W. W. GEIGER. JAS. Y. L. PARTLOW. June 9 # 15 6m Bagging and Rope. ine Buoscriocr onurs to sen at me lowest rates of the market, 150 p's. henvy KENTUCKY BAGGING 75 do. DUNDEE do As suitable for making sheets to sun wheat on, forty-five inches wide. Orders from|his friends and the public generally for these articles, will be strictly attended to. He solicits orders. J.HOWARD. Hamburg, June 9 15 4tsm ? 1 ^ The State of South Carolina. ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. In the Court of Common Pleas, James Cochran v James Fish.?Attachment. ? . ( The Plaintiff in this case haying filed his , declaration in the Clerk's office this day: And , the defendant having neither wife or attorney known to be in this State. Ordered that said j defendant do plead to the said declaration within a year and a day from this date. ather~ , wise judgment by default will be awarded j against him ft TPSP1ERIN, C. C. P. Clerk's Office 29tli April 1847 ly 14 , LAW BLANKS JFOR SALE AT THIS j OFFICE, fv \ / ? - >?. ; ' - Head Quarters. j LIMESTONE SPRINGS, \ July 1, 1847. ^ j Order No. ? The following Regiments will parade for Review and Drill, at the times and places as follows, viz: The :3?ili Regiment of Infantry, near Ruff's Mountain, on Tuesday, the lOili of August next. The 38th Rcriment of lutantrv. nt Kel C3 ' lev's, on Thursday, the 1:2th of August. The lOtli Regiment of Cavalry, at Martin's, on Saturday, the 14th of August. The 40lh Regiment oflnfantry, at Boyd's on Tuesday, the 17th of August. The 41st Regiment of Infantry, at Park's Old Field, on Thursday, the ioth of August. The 45th Regiment o( Infantry, at the Burnt Factory, on Saturday, the 21st of August. The 9th Regiment of Cavalry, near the Glenn Springs, on Tuesday, the 24th of August. The liGth Regiment ot Infantry, at Tim /\i,i i nv. i /i" . ? iiiuna \/iu a- iuiu. Ull 1 UCSUiiy, II1C .JlalOI August. The 1st Regiment of Infantry, at Bruton's. on Thursday, the 2nd of September next. The 3d Regiment of Infantry, at Toney's Old Store, on Saturday, the 4ill of September, The 1st Regiment of Cavalry, at Pickensville, on Tuesday, the 7th of September. The 5th Regiment of Infantry, at Hunter's, on Thursday, tlie 9th of September. The 2d Regiment of Infantry, at Hall's, UI1 MUlMIUUj } bilVs i I 111 Ul oupi^illljt'i. The 42(1 Regiment of Infantry, at Minion's, 011 Tuesday, the 14th of September. The 4ih Regiment of Infantry, at Yarennes, on Thursday, the 10:h of September. Tlie fith Regiment of Infantry, at Loniax's, on Sa turd a 3', the 16th of September. The Blh Regiment of Infantry, at any place the the Brigadier General may select, and report to this Department the point selected, on Tuesday, the 21st of September. The 2d Regiment of Cavalry, at Lon?x- i O V 7 ? mire's 011 Thursday, the 23d of September. The 9th Regiment of lufan try, at Low's, on Saturday, the 25th of September. The 7th Regiment of Infantry, at the Old Wells, on Tuesday, the 28th of September. The 10th Regiment of Infantry, at Richardson's on Thursday, the 30lh of September The Commissioned and Non Cominis sioned Officers will assemble at their respective parade grounds on the day previous to review, for drill and instruction. The Major Generals will, with their staff, attend the reviews, in their divisions, and the Brigadier Generals will, with their staff, attend in their respective Brigades, and are charged with the extension of this order. Bv order of the Commander-in-Chief J, W. CANTEY, Adj't. and Insp'r. General. July 28 22-1 Ot I n? c? r. ir a-li- I iti. opuuuui ? v 1'ius, ; And Tonic and licslorativc Billc/S. \ As a proof of the popularity of these* medicines, we subjoin the following: A. Campbell, Smr.ptcr District, So, Ca.f writes, ordering fresh supplies, and states that Judge Richardson, and others of that District, have made use of them lor dyspepsia, liver complaint, juundice and general debility, with great success. John T. Ervin, of Darlington, S. C., that he is all out ot the Kilters, and orders a fresh supply?that wherever used they are approved of, and their popularity fast increasing. Thomas Fletcher, Telfair co., Ga., writes. lie is all out, in less than two months after taking the agency, ancl orders a new and lurge supply. Wm. B. Beazelev, Barnweil, District, S. C., G D Collins, Anson co., N. C? M A Santos, Norfolk, Va? and lar^e numbers of others, write for frebh supplies, informing us of the rapid sales and incjeasing popularity of these Pills and Bitters. As proof the efficacy of these Medicines, read the following: Nathan G. Cully. Johnson co., N. C., was cured of a case of the measles, followed by a long protracted attack of chills and fever, by the use of one box of mils nnd?nn? lint tip of bitten?. Stewart Beggs, Druggist, of Augusta, was cured of a long protracted ease of the Piles, by the use of two bottles of bitters. Mr , one of the Judges of Jefferson no., Ga., was cured of dyspepsia and Piles, by use of two bottles of bitters taken in connect tiofi with the Pills. Col Sherwood, Tallahassee, Fla., was cured of dyspepsia and liver complaint in four weeks aftor commencing the use of the pills and bit? tars. And thpun nro nnlv n futu i onlnfAil Annan I among the many wliich nre daily coming to our knowledge. To the afflicted we say,make trial of Spencers pills and bitters before giving up your case as incurable. Many have been cured?many others may be. The above Medicines, Fresh and Genuine, ire for sale by Wardlaw & Dcndy, ami *t tfie Post Office. ... ..v For certificates of recommendation.'tffld >ther information concerning tbe above Med. cines, see future advertisements, also pam)hle($! which tnav be obtained of the Agents. July If ' ' gO lm I CANDIDATES. FOR TAX COLLECTOR. We are authorized to annouuce JOHN M. GOL.DING as a candidate for Tax Collector , at the ensuing election. We are authorized to announce JAMES M. CALVERT, iis a candidate lor TAX UULUfiUTOK, at the ensuing election. The friends of Capt. E. C. MARTIN, innoiiiico him as a candidate for TAX COLLECTOR, at tho next ensuing election. The friends of WILLIAM J. HAMMOND, take pleasure in announcing him a Candidate tor TAX COLLECTOR at the ensuing election. The Friends of JOSEPH S. D. WETHERALL, announce him as a Candidate for TAX COLLECTOR, at the ensuing election. 'IM.a r.-;an.lo nf ll.n, TAQ T\,T/^rvTDt^ I 4. WW UIV/IIUO VI UIU A.1UV* J / VU. ill WHI^ respectfully announce him ub a candidate for the offiee of Tax Collector at the ensuing election. The Friends of W S. HARRIS, onnounco him as a candidate for re-flection to the office ' | of TAX COLLECTOR, at the ensuing election. We are authorised to announce JOHN CUNNINGHAM, as a candidate for TAX COLLECTOR, at the next election. The friends of EZEICIEL TRIBLE announce him as a candidate for the office of Tax Collector at the ensuing election. We are authorized to announce T. T CUNNINGHAM as a candidate for Tax Collector at the ensuing election. ! Greenwood Female Academy. AliBEVILLK DISTRICT, S. C. i (Under the Control of the Baptist Denomination.) . The first session of this Institution terminated on Friday the 11th instant, in the handi : some and commodious school-house recently erected in the above salubrious and pleasant i village. The principals, Mr. and Mrs. R. ! H. Nscholls, ure desirous to tender their grateful acknowledgments to their friends and ; the public for the very liberal patronage so i early bestowed on their new undertaking, and j to ass.ire them that neither labor nor expense I shuli be spared to eusure a continuance of tho i confidence tliua implied. They have had forty pupils under their charge during the , present session, und are now prepared, both ! with competent assistants and airy and con! venient school-rooms, to leceive a much I greater number : similar arrangements are j made to secure comfortable board to all applicants. They again submit to the Public their very reasonable terms : Per Session of Five Months. I Orthography, Heading, Writing and ! Arithmetic, $6.00 I The above, with Geography, GramITlJir Pareinrr mifl ( Vim rinc it inn G ftfk , . .to The above, with History, Moral and Intellectual Philosophy, Logic and Rhetoric, :::::::: 12.00 The above, with Natural Philosophy, Use of the Globes, Construction of Maps, Algebra, Geometry, Chemistry, Botany and Astronomy, : 15.00 The French and Spanish Languages, each ::::::::: 10.00 A Philosophical Apparatus will soon be supplied. Mrs. Nicholas Department. MUSIC?Piano and Singing, : : 20 00 Use of the Piano, : : : : : : 2.00 Embroidery and other Fancy Needle work, (the pupil finding her own materials,) : : : : : : : 8.00 Good board can be obtained at $8.00 jier month. Miss Sarah A. Anderson, who is engaged as assistant instructress in Music, is prepared to give lessons in Drawing and Oil and Water-eolor Painting. The second session commences Monday the 26th of July next, and it is earnestly recommended that every pupil should be present on that day. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholls confidently refer to ' his Excellency Gov. Johnson and the Hon. r_r -i / *-i L!. . 4- -? ** ! . XI. x^iuurt'i UI v^uiuiiiuiu i 10 IIIR nOil. William J. Grayson and Jolin C. Hoff, Esq., ot'Charleaton; to the Rev. Dr. Thomas Curtis, of Limestone Springs, in whose school they taught during the year 1849 : and to any of the parents of their present pupils. Greenwood, June 12 16 The State of South Carolina. ABBEVILLE DISTRICT, hi the Couit of Common Pleas. Benjamin Spikot?, who has been arresLed, and is now confined within the bounds of the jail of Abbeville District, by virtue of a writ or capias ad satisfaciendum, at the suit of Wade S Cothran and Jomcs Sproul, having Hied hitt petition, with a schedule, on oath, of his whole estate and effects, for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of tlie Acts of the General Assembly commonly called ? the Insolvent Debtors Act?Public Notice is hereby given that the petition of the said Benjamin F. Spikes will be heard and considered in the Court of Common Pleas tq be halden for Abbeville Distriot, at Abbeville Court House, on the third Monday of October next, oron such other day thereafter a$ the said Court may order; and all the creditors of the ?ai<i Benja^ ; ^ ^ min P, Spikes are hereby, summoned person- \ nllu ab hu nllnrnov Ka on/1 nnnAflf thpn firtrl *?t **J uv MUM w^r>a>a there; in the said Court, tp shew cause, if any they can, why the benefit of the Aots afore-" said should not be granted to the said Benjamin J?* Spikes, upon bis taking the oath, aindT exe~ outing tho assignment required by the Acta aforesaid. J F LIVINGSTON, Clerk. ; Clerk's Officc, Dec 26,1840 44 t3mO Notice. .1 would refer my friends and clients to John HJ Wilson Esq., with whom I havo left my whofebut ineas, and who, during my absence, will giv.e all necessary information and assistance to those who have hitherto give*, or who may hereafter btf desirous of extending to foe their patronage and encouragement. JOHN B: MOR AGNE. Dec. 30,1846. ' 44 tf .