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' :^Si^^as^sssssissss^^ssssss^^^s^^ss^ss^^=ssssssssssss^^s=^??ss^=s^=-s^s=-ssssssssssss?ss^=ssssssssssssssss^^B: TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM] < "a? xxuz: rnioe ojv libehty xjs e t 33 mxr 31. viaiLANon. BY DAVIS & IIOLLINGSWORTH. ABBEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING. JULY 24. ifir.fi foms'3is&.al&igng?E)3. THE MOTE AND THE BEAM. Not h few talcs have been written, nnd not .1 few grave chapters incited, on the j prevailing fully of endeavoring to keep up i the appearance belonging to a station to ; which wo are actually entitled. How j inany struggling fathers and mothers of | Ellfhi 11(1 11:iv?<* liccn (lonii'tnil n<? lw>in<r im . o ? I '6 "" | trievaMy ruined by means of llio very ef- , forts they made to retain a certain position | in the so. ial sc.'tle. This sculflo for a placc ] hot onr own, this striving to look better i fhan wo are, must, of course, bo a great j taistrilcc. Ev rvbody abuses it, and what j cveiy abuses must be wrong. The answer | to this but rays, we fear, the general hollow- | 71 ess ot society. No man would give him- J self the trouMe to bolster himself up in a , > false position, unless he found his account in it. However loud the clamor may bo against him, he knows practically that the feelings of the mob of moralists are all in j his favor. The love of seeing, if not inhe- j ivuw in v/iii uniuirt ta ?u ivhm ?i very ciinv | acquisition. We begin leaning tlio lesson when we are children at school. Look into j any 4* Establishment tor Young L?die?," or : 41 Academy for Young Gentlemen," and j teli lis which of its juvenile members re-j ceives the most attention. Is it the clevei- . , est or the kindest? Undoubtedly not.? | Tliese are hut secondary light* in compari- j son with the gill who dresses the best and studies the most expensive accomplishments; or the one boy wlio.-o father send.a carriage and livery servant to fetch him home at the vacation. If then, a carriage licl] s to win our homage, is it not likely I shall strive to keep one ? Audit* I strive to ruin my>elf by means of any article of luxury too expensive for my income, are Villi, who :i<?ririili'iI ni/? si ?if J , -- o' " "* w% when sealed therein, which you would hav.j denied iu? if trudging oil foot, free from blame ? Why did the rich attorney's only daughter and heires* pass me a few week's since, us if unconscious of my presence, and this morning receive my homagj in the most gracious manner? [ am the same creature, . not :i whit improved, I solemnly believe, in j inind or person. True; but my appear- j mice is changed, The lir t limo we met. j my clothes wore undeniably shabby ; but J fortune ha* looked kindly upon me since ; then, and my walking dress i< now as u?i- J ?ixcepti liable as her own. Now, this \oung j lady may l>e of little account in her own j individuality, but sho is a fair specimen of tho society by which I am surrounded; and j if society drives inc?for I am not a strongminded person ?into running in ruinous -debt to my tailor, I take luave to throw the blame where it is due, and I laugh to scorn j tie moral exclamations against the pre- | tender. u. To what boarding-school, let me ask you, would you send your daughter? If you knew some hard working, well-educated young lady, skilful in tuition, who lias, perhaps. mure than one helpless relative depending for I.read ??n her success, would you intrust your childrn to her care, in spite of f the modest unpretending dwelling in which her labors are can ied on? No sue.h thing; you would rather place Mary Anne or Sarah Jaua at Topplelon Hall, where only a limited number?a pretty large one tJ.OM.rl. ;u v i.i - w^.. ?v> uinvil* X VU WWUI'I Willi# |M- j tientlv for a vacancy, and exhibit the highflown prospectus to your friends with no little pride; though you profess to grumble j, at the extravagant terms to l>e paid for everything, which, of course, your daughter w to learn. You rejoice in speaking of the morning concerts which the lady principal gives, iu order to display the musical proficiency of-the pujils of Toppletou Hall; where all tbe young ladies, regardless of difference in complexion, are dressed in one uniform livery of book-muslin and blue streamers. You choose your school bv its high flown appearances; an I you feel that it iKliln something to your own dignity when you speak of Amui-M ma's pianoforte nolo, which gained such Hpplause ul the last concert at Toppleton ; though il is likely enough you have found a little pinching necessity in the domestic department, to enable you to meet the heavy educational expensed you hnvo entailed on yourself. You have thin consolation, however, tfiat Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Smith will probably judge the tot?l- Amount of your income by that item in your expenditure; and (hee$ moralists, even if they fail to do ao, will pay., deference to the assumption they .condemn. ?>What tradesman' do yon patronise!? T^?re'k young Brown, the son of your old frfciui, who has just taken to himself a wiworthy, steady, and honest ^fellow,as you could mee^in a long sum- ) mem u?y. uo yu# >H?y. your tea and sugar nt liiij.simall place of business, and there by giye Jour q|4 |jr^P4>; Au-ch a lift a* nMf be to TQ^r popec at 'lib atariing in WC^rW^Hi. U rf??,iJr?iBdOiiioaM4ao4-.Uiiiverw*l Auu? adulteration Ttta-Cofopftjiy'a -Jletaii Depot, a cu^ &m? J>om? la A# vSl^plwSe25 pany have a tribe of shopmen and porters for these purposes, ami a painted and polished vehicle drawn by a high stepping horse. Brown, however, knows his articles are as good as theirs, and perhaps, bitter, and hopes he may bo able to go on for a timu in the old shop without alteration.? But it won't do. The moralists flock to the Company, anJ the young man in desperation begins to dash, flinging out a grand new front and hiring shopmen to j bring business, not to administer it. What his success may bo, wo cannot tell. If he j succeeds in rivalling the Company, ho takes away enough of their business, not to enrich himself, for that is impossible with li s new expanses, but to keep both poor in the midst of all their splendor; if otherwise, you may soon read his fate in the print of the newspapers, headed " Bankrupts," and h"ar the moralist sighing over it?So much for pretension ! Tli*n look at the learned professions? physic, for instance. Young White is as clever and steady a young inan as ever breathed ; he has worked early and late, studied till his eyes grew dim, and watched night and day in order to become thoroughly up both in theoretical and practical parts of his profession. In giving him tho means of doing so much, his friends hav ail "n their power; and now, having i far, ho must shift for himself. Silv ^ and he passed tho lloyal College goons at mo same time; l?ut tji.vhad been twice plucked, and ot llirough at the third trial by dint finite coaching. White lives in <kj and visits, his few patients on foot, spoon has quite an extensive es'ablis and dashes about in th? lightest geon's gi'js, with the smartest of l\c. his side, and the bright plated hartley which his glossy horse is cuparisoiied ling in the sunshine. At first, ha d great many miles to see nobody, an exceedingly persevering in his atte to that eccentric gentleman, who 1 much to answer for; but it was nt long. e are an roa<ly enough U our mile of business when n man .h *eems to have, already plenty to do Silverspi.on is now quite a fashionable tor. He feels a half-pitying content] While, who, poor follow, knows so n I'Ul link"* im use uf his knowledge, v dues not enable liiin to see that unlit appear.-; to have already more practice he can attend to, ho will get 110 em ment at nl!. This poor young man grow into a poor old man ; and the m i-ts will say : " A respectable practiti that, very," and pass by on the 1 t>ide. Tf IVAIllil 111I ArtXJir *? ?? "VMivt w Cltny IU UIUSIIU of the kind?the difficulty would be to a single exception in the whole life o eiely. Wo have instanced business professional matters, but iu our c day social intercourse the same feeling the same action prevail, and the same s of sneering or indignant morality i: dulged in. il is always the individual ia to blame, the many, never; we call i the former, either in lidieule or reptonc take the mote from his eye?forgetting beam in our own. This is perhaps a i acU'iistic of the world we live in, bi is more especially so of the present tim \v~ ..n ...< - - ii .1 .t v. uiu <111 iciuiuiera j n o ail n.row selves upon some particular tolly or anil combat it a routrance: but we press outwards, regarding ourselves accptious to the rule of mankind. We teas we are not hearty?that is the w as an individual?in the causo of Total stinence, and the icason is that it goe a wild extreme which almost necessita' re action; but tho general principle it ad of self reform is admirable, and we h?? wish it were applied to more social' than one. The abstainer at least does encourage the practice he condemns," does not praise the merit he sees, pat by himself on the other side. After all, is pretension quite an unm evil i Is it not well for people that 6lrain after something a little better- ' ItAtt ivifliin vaa/?1? 7 il* this ambition part of that system of act on which the social world is constHu Is it not connected with regard to d?c< which to lack is to lack nearly all solid tuc ? In these queries there is matter much further discussion ; hut it does exactly belong to oar present theme, we therefore leave it to the considerate our readers. S3T One baby in a family is a bfc ?if tho family is small, and the btel ' small, and its wants are small. Not can equal the influence of a child uo<tt rough character of a business qfcijpiF'; loses hie individuality entirely, fJl|fr>l*;""Uft*t cares of the week, and lives ill nn elysiqgTof happibcM while playing with hi? baby.? Babies are on institution of a Christian and knmanMiniv lrinil TKaw A*? ?? ?>MW. UtUIT LUOlDf CXCIIt) mirth,. Ien0 ahalo of happiness to a house, aftdh make home the centre of man's thoDghta-rrllie end of a common man's ambition. . d Yi A o Jx 1 1 ii <"L &r of gold. 1r?fn-**SfWi*P&Jw.<Vmht from Australia, and tha %erknNUriMjf ? aw to bo ^isisft^ Tfo pfei$Vtf;u??*? rhmont is 14 1-2 ounces, ita vaiue flpoal WO. * yi * . A THRILLING SCENE. A submarine diver from Buffalo lias at last succeeded in raising tlio safe of tlie American Express Company, which was lost when the steamer Atlantic was sunk off Long Point in 1852. It will bo recollected that this steamer was instantly sunk by collision with a propeller, and that a l.irgo number of passengers were lost. The diver was protected by copper armor, and was under water forty minutes. The upper deck of the steamer lies one hundred ! and j-ixty feet under water, and far below j where there is any current or motion.? j Everything therefore is exactly as it first j went down. When the diver alighted upon i the deck, ho was saluted by a beautiful i lady, whose clothing was well arranged, and ; her hair elegantly dressed. As he approached her, the motion of the water caused an oscillation of the head, as if gracefully bowing to him. She was standing erect, with ono hand grasping the rigging. Around lay the bodies of soveral others, as if sleeping. Children holding their friends by their hands, and mothers with their babes in their arms were there. In the cabin the furniture was still untouched by decay, ami to all appearance i liad-juM. been arranged by some careful and i i * The wheel* did creak, ! The utram did whittle And the boQei* did IcalC. Tli? boiler was examined? They found, it ruatcd; .. .. When all on a. audden Adperi&ni:<mtjfyt.--4. mm> ii? Wip cousin, f?ceniW odvaruaiojz bit farm for safe, ktni< aiifi ai UUM ? *?T>I.^ ? - ?/ >^nvtWUt Mf MINE OF ALUM. -The following is takeu from the San Jose (Cnl.) Tribune. Willi good coal and nil abundant supply, California would soon go nlicad of many of the older Status in other mineral products than gold : u Within six miles of this place, a valuable deposit of alum, one of unsurpassed richness, has been found, and carefully ex aiiimcu uv numoers ot the steady citizens of our burg.'. The lead containing tho ore is on the Punitencia Creek, about one mile above where it leaves the foothills of the mountains and enters the valley. The i mine, if opened, could be easily reached by j a good wagon road. " In company with two observant gentle- | men, and also a geological friend, "o have j visited this placc, and brought aw. ~e | number an 1 variety of specimen - j These samples were broken oil' r .e outside of the vein, which, though not well defined, is from six to twelve feet in thickness, and appears as an outcrop near the base of a hill or perpendicular wall of rock, aomo imy teet in height, which juts into the bed of the creek. Upon the outside of the vein, where exposed to air, the alum appears as an incrustation, as puro and white as that which is obtained at the ; ops. The ore (aluminous schist) from 1 iioh tins c(ll jrescence is derived, may be tained by the tun and ship load, and is dly broken away with a common pick, here the rock is easily disintegrated, as 1 the present eas>r>, tlie usual process adopt- j by the manufacturer is to expose it in _jo heaps to the open air, occasionally inkling them with water." 1 Great Country for a Lazy .Van.? Mi lJean, in bis lectures on Nicaragua, Monday night, drew a picture of what j d be done in that country by a man j > was not disposed to waste time in laand yet wished to live independently. Government gnvo hiiu two hundred eighty acres of land, and the lirst neity was for a house. This want was kly supplied by tho placing of four s uprightly in the ground, the spaces een which were filled with the common , which grew in abundance around, and plastering with mud. The roof was j * lliaU-Iiuil with grass, ami the house I thus completed. Little furniture was ! ;il, a hammock answering all purpose ! hod, mill sea'f, and almost any kind of! en vessel would answer to cook in.? next care was to plant about a dozen na or plantain trees, which needed no or care; planted with yams, which, if ?rly placed, would yield enormously, cmmon frijale and Lima beans would with the yams, as well as other vegea, and the native fruits of the country almost indigenous. The plantains yams would yield more than enough io -subsistence uf an entire family, and of every variety could bo shot almost the door of the house. The climato ^ such as to render little or no clothing utely necessary, and thus, with one hVlabor, a man can fix himself comply a year. Isn't that the count rv for ? man ??JYcw Orleans Picayunc. te of the Mistakes.?Tlio story sub1 \v;u> tola ot uno of tho heroes of phan's California, band, nt a rcccnt fesin Sacramento. Jake Grooms is tho tliat made the mistake of asking for jne on tho lbur-post bedstead : le bad come to '.he country among tlie first whites, in early childhood, and icvcr known anything of tho luxuries -ilization. After awhile, emigrants beto flock in, and among others was a y who brought quite an assortment of lufre, and among other things a piano Tbb fame of this new fangled muioftrument was noised about, and pro] great excitement; it reached Jake's Borne time afterwards, passing the he thought lie would call and seo was received by tlio lady, in boeoce of her husband, with great po sa. After sitting 60111c lime, he looked id >for tho piano. Against tlio wall iUi"enormous, old-fashioned,'four-post the curtains to which were drawn. Ua? never seen such a piece of furniytiire, and concluded that this must o-jinno. Pointing it out, ho told tlio thill ho had understood that she was skWul in performing on that kind of istftment, and would bo very much ed to her if she would favor him with ef*i O'l ? * gaining Tret.?The island of Fierro I dfUhe largest in Canarie Group, and "meived its narao on account of its tftgnd soil, through which no river or has alto hut very few ? *?d not very good. But tbe great Preserver and Sustainer of all, remedies this inconvenience in * way so extraordinary that man will be forced to acknowledge that He gives in this an undeniable demonstration of His wonderful goodnera. Id tbe midst of the island there grows a tree, tbe leave? oF which ate Icmg andtiij^ row, and contiouo i? WWUiit tthdure, winter and omrnef^ au<l ike braodlM aro Singular Freak of Lightning?IVonderful Escape.?The house and printing office of James Stillman, Esq., editor of the Winchester county (N. Y.) Journal, at Morrisauia, was struck and considerably damaged by lightning about five o'clock on Friday morning last. The Tribune nays: A gentleman who stood near the premises at the time of tho occurrence, states that it seemed as though a largo ball of fire fell, ' ? * ? i 1 * out!..*, li113 yrunuu, reuounueu, expanded and enveloped the house in one mass or sheet of fire. It was soon discovered that one corner of the house had been struck, the post atid n portion of tho roof shivered to pieces, and portions driven into the room where Mr. and Mrs. Stilliuan were asleep. On making an examination it was found that three holes had been melted in one of the tin leaders, and that a number of nails in the clap boards had shared the same fate; tho top of tho cistern in tho yard had been torn off and tho contents of the rear building had been scattered about in all directions. Mr. Slilhuan's daughter, who was dressing herself at the time, was stunned, while her husband, who had just gone down stairs, was stricken senseless to tho floor, but without receiving any apparent injury. From tbe house the electric fluid appears to have dodged about considerably, or else divided into three portions and each taken an entirely distinct course, one passing over to tho printing office, a distanco of fifty feet, and throwing the types about in great confusion, another portion split a largo chest to pieces and melted holes in a coffee pot which it contained, while the third portion crossed Ihe street and knocked down a horse that was standing there. With the exception of the damage done to Mr. Stillman's house, which is said to bo completely shattered, no injury seems to have been sustaiued. Truth Well Uttered.?In his speech upon the oecasiou of the death of Judge Bayly, Mr. Millson said : " IIow often is it said that life is but a dream?a shadow! This cold and mischievous dogma of a false philosophy is sometimes even offered to our acceptance as a religious truth. Sir, I do not so read the lesson of human life. No, sir, let us rather believe that we are in the midst of dread realities. Let us understand that we have already entered upon that course of bcin?i of whose duration, thoufrli there be but little this side of the grave, there still shall bo no end ; that we have commenced to act their several parts, and that of all we do and say and think, nothing shall be lost, nothing blotted out. Let us know that each idle and unconsidered word will bear its own account to the Eternal Judgment Seat; and then shall wo begin to have juster conceptions of our duties and our responsibilities." Clerical Appeal in Aid of Kansas.?The | Boston Aths states that sixteen of the clergymen of that city, representing seven denominations, have addressed a circular letter to the clergy of the State, in behalf of those who have g<?no to Kansas from the free States. They recommend a general contribution in all tho churches, the funds thus collected to bo transmitted to Dr. Samuel G. Howe, to bo placed at tho service of the cuinmuice 01 wuicu Ueorgc K. Kussell, Esq., is chairman. 4 A teacher bad been explaining to bis class tbo points of the compass, and ; all were drawn up in front towards tbo North. 4k Now what is before you, John ?" "The North, sir." " And what is behind you, Tommy fM " My coat tail, 6ir," said he, trying at tbo same time to get a glimpse. ? ? ? Wealthy Pauper.?Catherine Albertie, a beggar aud fottune teller, died in Raleigh, N. C., last week. On examining her ofI fects $2,600 in gold, silver and notes was found, together with evidences of her owning a plantation in Kentucky, and 20 shares I of railroad stock. Around her body was I a belt full oi gold coin. ? 1 ^^ sar "i see," aaid a young lady, " that some booksellers advertise blank declarations for sale; I ivinh I could get one."? 44 Why t" asked the mother. 41 Because, ma, Mr. G. is too modest to ask me to marry him! and perhaps if I could fill a blank declaration with tho question, he would sign it." tST The Newburyport Herald says j? 44 Three quarters of all the mechanics in America are working themselves to death to pay for the follies of fashion for themselves and their families." That's a fact, and a shame, too. far The Boston Bee .contains the following polite hint; Deacon \Y i# re* quoted nbt to commence snoring in church, to-morrow morning until after the com r^^iWnwit Mjr?pa #^W the VUv. ,rV uuuvr ii:ta uecn uuicu, ,,i nut require more than twelve hours of sun, the small bundles are gathered into larger ones and theso are brought together in ?junntities of 800 or 1,500 lbs., aud stacked. Small stacks aro preferable, unless the fodder has been very thoroughly cured, as the smaller the stack the less danger of heating; but if the blades have been well curcd, large, double stacks as they are called, containing 1,500 t>r 2.000 lbs. of fodder aro best, bccauso there js less waste about them. THE COTTOX CHOP Will also receive its last working this month. July is the makiny month of the cotton crop, and it 6houId bo worked with great tare. Many a beautiful prospect lias been ruined by injudicious work at tbis season. We think nothing should be used but the sweep in plowing cotton now, and that should bo run shallow and further off from the cotton than at the previous workings. Wo now see the importance, which has frequently been urg?fl hitherto, of keeping tlio crop clean. If it is foul in July, it i* almost necessarily injured in cleaning it of the grass. Keep the plows aud hoes busy with repeated shallow workings as long aa it can be done without injury to tho cotton in passing through it. It improves the late bearing of cotton, and greatly facilitates the operation of gathering the crop, to have it laid by clean.?Soil of the South. From the Soil of the South. PEA VINE HAY. Messks. Editoks :?1 notice in tho last (June) number of your very excellent peri1 ? r w ? o vvmuiuuiuiLMni iiuni u. ?v. oursny, upon tlio culture of the pea vino as a hay. Formit mo to offer another suggestion to our friend Sorsby. It is this : Instead of putting a flooring for every four feet in the house prepared for holding the hay, do not let it be over two or at most thrco feet between the floors, and before each floor Is laid, sprinkle salt broad-cast over the hay. Dy salting the hay in this manner, it prevents the possibility of tho hay becoming sour, and stock of all kinds will cat it much more readily. Let mo here add another word in this connection. I am much surprised that so .little attention is pnid to the saving of hay. Hundreds of tona of J^ay might with comparatively litUe labor bo saved annually on our Southern p^utaiion*, where now little or none is sav<xl i.liy the saving of which the lives of many of par cattle which are aunually lost, would be saved and the comfort of all augmented* , . I sincerely hope that some ono more eapablo than myself will press this suhiecLon tho notice of the planting community. v Respectfully, ,~'i JAMES MAItTIN^,,: Randolph County, Ala., 1850. i4 , Juicc of the Water Melon.?A ccilrci!pondent of the Prairie Farmer praMfttt' tbo following method of using water mit: ons 1 I endeavor every year, to raise a water meton patch. They lire a healthy and delightful fruit, I think. 1 cultivate the icing variety ; plant early in May, and again towards tbo end of the month, so ! that, they may come in succession. "When 1 thev commence rinenincr. wa Mmmonca * cutting, and uso them freely during the lp9t-| weather. When the weather becomes coo), in September, we haul.a quantity of theifrj to the house, split them opto, with a spoo# crape out the pulp* in a cullender, ai&j strain the writer into vessels. We boil it in an iron vessel, then put in apples or p?5ache?, likemaking appie^butter," and boil slowly until the fruit is well c06ksd?< tiTt I f I I I _