Country Papers?their Use.
CouxTRr papers are of much more usej
thau people im.igine.
They very materially aid in directing pub- j
lie Attention to matters in which every citizen 1
of tJie country is more or l?w interested.
They contribute f?i a variety of ways, to |
the formation of public opiniou on subjects ,
of public interest.
They furnish very convenient mediums L
c.. ?? " : < ? I
i\ii iiiu ui^ciodivil Ul <|UC'MIUI1>1 Ul lUCill Illiurest.
Thoy aid in giving character nnd importance
to the country in winch they arc pub j
liabed.
They stimulate a tasto f<?r reading, nnd '
disseminate, in the course of one year, a vast;
amount of useful information, much of which :
Would uot reach a portion of their readers I
through any other channel.
They arc of essential use in a family, in '
.fostering a taste for reading among children.
Country papers enjoy an advantage in this
respect over papers published at a distance, j
because mauy of their items aro of a local interest,
which naturally attract a child's attention.
Tho advertising columns of these
papers aro particularly attractive to this class
or reaacrs.
Country papers, by the loccal information
they contain, are often tlie means of drawing!
now and vaiuabie citizens to the country in '<
which they are published.
They aro of essential service in publishing,
various items of local intelligence in which j
the citizens are nip re or less interested, but i
of which many would remain uninformed
were it not for these papers.
In short?country papers add, in a great
variety of ways, to tl*e character, intelligence
and prosperity of the country in which they
are published. And therefore, have strong
chums for support upon all who arc thus directly
or indirectly benefited by them.
A* to the objection which we not unfrequently
hear urged against the support of;
country papers that the price charged for
them is too high, it n>?v bo replied, that the
price at which the paper can be afforded, do-1
ponds mainly on the number of its subseri- j
oers. The chief expense in the publication
of a paper, consists in setting up the matter,
ono thousand, or oven ten thousand copies
can be furnished at a very small addition to |
the cost over and above the cost of composi-'
tion.?Orecntborro1 Beacon.
- ... Extraordinary
Death.
Mr A. I It nitres, of Franklin Ohio, died of
hydrupLidda bisi week. ll ap|>un?s lie wAs .
l?t by a mad dog some lliirly years ago,1
from the effects of which he recovered, although
at irregular intervals he felt a pocu- i
liar atuV unpleasant sensation. Being a man i
of powerful physical frame weighing near
two hundred pounds, it is probable that the
strength of his constitution kept the effects
of the virus iu his system subdued. On the
15th of January, however, a small half-starved
dog bit him on the hand, when ho in- j
stantly remarked to his wife that lie never
felt such a pain. It seemed to thrill his sys-1
torn like an oloctric shock. Nothing further,:
however occurred at that time beyond a
very severe liosdach and a slight nervous fever.
The Dayton Ovzctle says?
"The same d<?g was known to have bitten
several hog-*, but not until the hogs became
rabid which was several weeks after, was the
dog supposed to have been mad. When
Mr. Rodgers became acquainted with these ,
facts he at once felt that, under his peculiar
situation, with the virus of a foimer bite in
his system, bis case was a helpless one, and
.immediately set about closing up bis bu-iuess,
and made his will, communicating his
apprehensions to no person, not even his family.
lie enjoyed imsual health up to Wednesday
before his death, wh n the smyp- |
toms of hydrophobia began to manifest them
selves, causing hint, however, no serious inconvcnienec
until Friday morning, when at-i
tempting to wn*n Iih bands and face, lie
found himself unable to get hi* hands into'
the water.
He ate but little breakfast, at id in a short
time went to bed. About 12 o'eloek Friday
night ho was seized by a most fearful spasm
which busted for some time. After the spasm
passed off lie became quite calm, and conversed
almost incessantly, and assured bis
friends that he would not harm them in any
way. His spasut was on Saturday
morning, and more violent than tlic former.
The last spasm seemed to rack the sufferer
with the most excruciating agony, and was
dreadful in the extreme, even to witness.? j
1 Miring all his suffering.; to the very moment'
of his death he was conscious of his condition,
perfectly rational in all rc*]M>ot*, and
seemed to take particular care to harm no,
one during his racing tils, although he was'
in no way secured, un J in the same room'
with his friends and attendants.
It is certainly contrary to usual experience
that the virus should remain so long in the
system, and givo no more decided manifestations
of its presence. Hut the case, though
? remarkable one, is by no means an ins-.lated
one.
A Mixtuna c.skm foh Wasiiixu Ci.otii.:*. ,
?In lleriin, l'rti.-isTa, the wadicr-women use J
a mixture of two ounces of turpentine and a
quarter of an ounce of spirits of sal rfmmoni-1
nc, well mixed together. The mixture is nut
into a bucket of warm water, in which ?alf
a pound of soap has been dissolved. Into
this mixture the dirty clothes are immersed
during the night, and the next day washed.
The most dirty cloth is perfectly freed of
All tint, ?nd after rinsings in fiedi water, the
cloth has not the least smell of turpentine.
The cloth does not require so much rubbing,
nnil rtrm linen is innnli !.>n?.iv l... .
it
? - -#-?* ... Some
one iv.h tolling Sam J1 iilc about
the longm'^f' of (lie mud turtle. 'Y> *, paid
Sanj. -H Acnow ail about that, for once J found i
a venerable ol?l fellow in my meadow, who
was so old that ho could ?c;?roly wiggle hi*
tail, ami op hie back carved (tolerable plain)
considering all thing-) :1>c--e -r,..f'ttr"-.1
}'rur /, Adam,
SOUTHERN ENTERPRISE! [
o>iaL>5:a:isr^a^w^a, s. 93,
Friday Morning, April 13, 1855.
i acslnts.
E.W. CARR, X. W. cor. of Walnut ami Thir?l-?t.
lMiilailolphin, i? our nutliorixcd Ajr<;nt.
A. M. PEOEN, Fnlrvicw P. <>., Greenville Dinl
WM| C. BAILEY, Pleasant Grove, firroinillr.
FIRE,
Os Sunday night Inst, about 11 o'clock,
the stable ofI>r. M. 11. Ivvhi.k, in our village,
was discovered to be on fire. So rapidly
did the flames spread, that it was found
impossible so save any portion of the building.
Through the cftbrts of our citizens, the
carriage and horses of the proprietor were
taken from the burning building. Some
hogs, r.ud unite a number of fancy fowls
were consumed. It was with tho utmost
.I:<K?..I>.. *t.A .^r w*.......
ue ns uau as u was, at iir-d, supposed?that
wo are still safe from harm, and that all the
noise ami cotifu.-ion has been about a paitv
of our own men?an Amkiiican I'.vuty. We'
heard that they were all Abolitionists?this
lias turned out not tube the ease. Although
there may be some among them, they find
nothing to encourage their interference with
Southern institutions. It cannot be. pre-'
sumed for a moment, that n southern man,
and a slave holder, could unite with a party j
which aimed at nothing but the annihilation
of slavery, and the total destruction of the ,
Southern influence in the nation. A man j
who would entertain an opinion like this
mu-t be wi;fu!ly ignorant, and malignantly |
perverse. We cannot see the inconsistency
of Southerners joining band in hand with
Northerners, as well as those located in the'
Eastern and Western States, in endeavoring,!
from pure and patriotic principles, to throw
hack the immense tide of foreign influence,
O ?, j
and to prevent the further progress of do-1
month' and government corruption, at t!n> J
same lime emleavoiing to restore our country
to its original pirifi ..mjsimplicity.
CUBAN AFFAIRS.
'Die recent- firing of a Spanish War vessel .
ai an Anxui a Mail steamer has caused con- j J
sijeiiiblfi ngilntioii at Washington. They |
m to view it there ar, a irroas intuit ?n the!
Amerjcnn flag whilst it i* admitted that a.I
nation* at. sea, have the right of bringing to
y<h*-I* of any nation. We cannot boo
how a person can attach blame to the ?U'
thoritics of Spain, in the pre=ient instance, for'
the vigilance mul watchfulness she hat ex
erciscil for her safely and protection. The
island has been hut recently invaded by partie*
front tlie United States, ami rumors arc
rife ovor the island that other expedition*
are fitting out for tl?c purpoM of again invading
it. Wc arc at all times in favor of *np- i
porting fjio dignify of our flag, but we <'an i
1IIIKCUIM IIHH UIV CUIUIVO VI .?! V3.*?? ">. ?? AI.IVIJI
Az lirn.KDOK, and the dwelling mul store
housesqt' Dr. Kmilk and Mr. Kurxcii were
saved. Much praise is due our citizens for
the praiseworthy manner in which they la
horcil to extinguish the tire. The lire engine
was promptly on the spot, but owing 1
to the absence of the Captain, it was some
considerable timo boforo they could effect :
operation*, nevertheless they prevented a
farther spreading of tlio fi.e, by playing
upon the surrounding buildings. Tt was evidently
the work of an incendiary, as the pre- j
utiles were carefully examined about thirty '
minutes before the fire was discovered,!
which was, when first seen, upon the out-1
side. We understand that a handsome re- !
ward will be given by our citizens for the 1
conviction of the person who did the deed.
HOW FAST HE GROWS.
'J'iie Know Nothings have been likened
unto Jonah's Uourd?they seem to grow at '
night. Fears arc entertained that these i
same Know Nothings are a desperate set of1'
fellows, and that they will do harm before 1
they arc caught. It is said that the Roman j
Catholics will have nothing todo with them. 1
i
and that the adherents of the old Deniocra- j
tic and Whig parties arc endeavoring to kill
them oft, whilst demagogues, and all that i'
' 00 1 I
class of persons who have hitherto courted
popuhir favor, are shivering fcmfuily in anticipation
of an awful overthrow. Much
;l,,y.lcty as w ell as considerable fear has been
prevailing in our section in regard to their
introduction. Many of us have been made
to believe that ilieirorganization would bring '
upon the country an innumerable train of
disasters and evils?that their principles!
would prove detrimental to the cherished 1
institutions of the South, and incite our citizens
to a deeper hatred towards lb. people!
of the North. In fact, a peifcot "raw head
and bloody bones" has haunted the visions 1
ofail tlioso who have been kept in the dark j
by reading and seeing only one side of the)
matter. The whole thing turns out not to'1
see no leason for attaching blame or any
reasonable exeeptiou in the present cast'*,
to the authorities in Cuba, for the watchfulness
they hnvo exercised, ntnl we cannot bolicve
our government will involve itself in a
war, for an act, on the part of another, which
Jio liAisolf would liuvc iHirfurined itmlor tln>
like circumstance.
Jt-ST Tun La oiks' WuKAtn, for April, is
upon our tablo. It is an excellent liomc
Magazine. and wo do not know how a dollar
might l>e more advantageously expended, i
than by subscribing for t!|0 Wreath. Sec i
Prospectus on the outside of our paper.
For (lie Southern EutcrprUo.
A VI3IT TO SPARTANBURG
Mr. Editor'.?In company with a young!
friend I visited the District ami village of
Spartanburg on last week.
The Court of Coin in on l'leas was in Scs-,
sion, and a thronging concourse of people
in attendance. On our way we stopped for
the night at Crawfordsville, one of the mnnu
facturing villages of the District, and met
with that generous hospitality for which tli e.
good citizens of the country are famous. "We
accompanied the kind gehtlemau and good *
lady, under whose roof we were so generous
Iv entertained, tlic next morning to Chttrth
(it being Sabbath.)
The factory operatives assembled at the
ringing of the bell to their usual place of
worship, and were edified with a plain and forcible
sermon from the Ilcv.Mr. MeGn.viaiv. I
Whilst I was listening to the sermon ami view
ing the audience, the most of whom were
in very humble circumstances, I could but
think how fortunate it was for them to be j
blest with the services of the itinerant min-tj
istrv, and in having the ministrations of the i
gospel performed near their homes.
After the morning exorcises were over,'
wo went to Nazareth Church, w hore tholter.
Mr. liKKn was pleaching to his congregation-1
of lNosbyteriaiis.
This is the oldest church in the district
and one amongst the oldest in the upper
part of the State.
This neighborhood has long been noted
for its intelligence, refinement, and morality.
I'liis Church is situated near the confluence
jf North and Middle Tygcr llivers, and dtir- j
ng the Tory ascendency in the days of the j
devolution the people of this section were
.vni nily devoted to the cause of freedom and
brmidably know n to the enemy as the 'Tvgor
Whigs.' There are many historical facts'
ind traditionary stories connected with the j
irst settlement of this section, and deeds of
laiing performed "in the days which tiiedj
men's souls" which should not he perm it to 1 ,
to die away, hut be faithfully preserved in
tlie historic annals of the Histrict.
Arriving ;it four o'clock that evening a! j
Spartanburg C. II., we met a goodly number
of gentlemen of the legal profession at
iho Walker-Ilouse. The members of the;
Bar have long made this hotel their head
quarters whiLt !n attondenee upon Couit.
There was a great deal of business in
Court, both on the C.iminal and Civil side
ind llis Honor Judge Wakim.aw disposed,
fit with his characteristic dispatch.
My young friend, Col. li.vi.t of Laurens"
made his first effort before a Judge and,
fury, and though he had but a short lime
lo prepare, made a tir t rate speech, and
one which relied* credit upon his talents
and acquirements.
The village is in a very prosperous eon-;
dition, and is spreading out on every side.?
The Wotl'ord College is completed, and is
opening under flattering prospects and favorable
ail-pices. The St, John's College has
also commenced its exercises, and though
the buildings are not as yet complete, it has j
fair prospects of success, and will receive the
liberal patronage of the denomination by.
which it is endowed.
Whilst here, I met a number of associates
1 _ . . . . . . i* .
aim companions 01 my earner years, aim
many joys of the past wore brought pleasing,
ly to mind.
It is a pleasure to meet with those wit#
sported with us in the happy days of child- 1
hood, and joined us in our innocent gain-1
hols, after years have elapsed, and fortune
liaped our destinies for different ends.
The citizens of Spartanburg village arc
verc sociable, and renders the slay of a visitor,
by their kindnesses and agreeablencss
rpiite pleasant. l?y the by, thcro are a goodly
number of handsome and intelligent
young ladies in the place, and no doubt iny
young friend who accompanied me, would
gladly have lingered longer amongst them, i
liad not the stern man kites of duty called
liim away.
Long will f cherish with pleasure the recollections
of tins visit to Spartanburg, and
boar in mind the kindness of those who contributed
so liberally* towards rendering my
stay amongst them pleasant and agreeable.
Yours, respectfully,
HKN'NINCiTOX.
- -? ?
Anoki.s .ire always painted without IxMinls.
Put a beard oil the most beautiful angel that
ever painter designed?Southey says?and
it will ruin the celestial character. Otaruy
e\|dain? this in apostrophizing woman :
"Angela are paint**) fair W look like you."'
Further by the Baltic.
Ntw Yokk, April V.
Tuk French Government has chartered
the City of Baltimore for six months, to Con*
vex troops to the Criinoa.
The Cz:?r*s addresses to tlie diplomaticIkkI*
ies were mild, but those to the army were
warlike.
The latest despatches from Vienna state
that the Conference was going on favorably.
The second point was either settled or will
be shortly. The rpieetion of war, however,
iivjjviius ?mi uie aajusiineiii ot tno ao point.?
Count Nesselrodc will go to Vicuna when
1110 critical moment arrive?.
Alexander lias given strong cvhlenoe that
ho ahlcd his father in nil his warlike plans.
Humors were eurrentof a new basis of arrangement,
including the freedom of the
I Slack Sea, the opening of the Danube, ami
llto erection of Turkish forts in Asia.
The l'orte has determined to maintian undiminished
sovereignty over the Dardanelles.
It also protests against the Chiistians of the
Kmpire being placed under any foreign protection,
and desires that Prussia may participate
in the Coufeicucc.
don. Osten Sackcu telegraphs f. out Sebnstopol,
March 10th, that the Kussians had
erected a new redoubt, three hundred yards
in front of the KonHleff bastion.
The health >f the Allied army was satisfactory.
The Knglish position was well fortified.
The Pnssinns had receiveil reinforcements.
The Allies had resolved on aetivo opera
lions.
A new Drilish battery had caused two Russian
steamers t<> leave their inooiings.
Oiner Pasha's army now amounted to 35,000
men, and was being augmented.
It was stated tiiat Gortacliakoff lind received
orders to take Kupatoria at any price,
and that lie was preparing to do so. There
was a doubtful rumor that Menchikotf had
died at Selmstopol of fever
An Anglo French R4|Uadron of 2i> steamers
was on its way to Genoa to convey the
Sardinian troops to the Crimea.
The Russians had sunk three more ships
in the harbor of Sebastopol.
The French Hospital at Constantinople
had been burnt and 00 lives lost.
California News.
TntijH ranee in Cu/ijoriiin?O/Kuinfj of
Trill/c ini ih .In/hi a?Af iii iii'i Intt/Ufji u re
?Jm/ion ])i*tuibanct? on thv Klamath
? Ki rn Kirrr Afiii'n, tic.
We gave vest p.: day a tolograthio summary
of the California news by the steamer
' .Star of the West," at New York. To-day
we give the follow ing interesting details from
our California exchanges:
Among the marriages in San Francisco,
we notice that of Mr. Kichard S. Haven, of
that city, to Miss Georgia G., daughter of
Thomas lVnniman, of I Baltimore, on the 1st
of March, by the liev. C. I?. Wyatt.
Among the deaths wo notice that of Simon
Wyco, late of Westmoreland county'
Feb. CO, in l'lncerville.
The rain had fallen abundantly,and all the
streams were swollen. At Sacramento the
river had been rising rapidly, and was only
two or three feet below the minimum height
attained since the foundation of the city.
In the Legislature an important subject of
discussion had been the fee bill, reducing materially
the fees of slierill's, clerks of courts,
Are. It had passed the Assembly, and would
probably pass the House.
A "conflict of courts" was becoming quite
interesting. The Supreme Court of the State
decided a month or two ago, that appeals
could not he taken from the Stale Courts to
the L'nited States, and Judge Shattuck, of the
Supreme Court of San Francisco, disregarded
this d'-eission, and transferred a cause to
the U. S. Pistiict Court. Down comes the
Supreme Court with a |>cremptorv niiindainu;,
commanding him, Arc.; but it was of
no avail, for Judge Shattuck recognizes a
higher law, and says he '"shall not touch the
ease again."
The charter election* in Marysvillo and
Oakland had resulted in the triumph cf the
1......... v.,.1 : i: i ...?
IMPMI ?hmiihij; uiiKiiumi'^
The Pacific K\press Company had taken
llu* place of Adams (Ws Kxpscss.
(iovcriUT Hitler lunl granted an unconditionAl
|?ardoli to John Tabor, of Stockton,
who hud been convicted and sentenced to execution
for the killing of Mr. Mansfield.
The Legis|?tn?e h:w? spent itr.ich time u|?o?i
a bill to suppress gambling. Another to prevent
S..l:bat!: breaking, and still another to
abate the nuisance of houses of ill-fame.?
Moreover, 20,000 jrctitiouer*, it is thought,
have sent up their prnvor to the Legislature
for a stringent Prohibitory Lienor Law.?
Six months ago the Teinjicranoc organ in the
Suite announced officially that there were
pledged temperance men in California.
Xow their number is estimated at 20,000?
a rkjiid and wonderful progress in the Tetnpei-fmco
reform. The San Francisco New*
speaks thus on the subject :
The most marked revolution in this particular
has taken place in the mining counties.
In several of these counties there aie as
many as eight and ten divisions of the Sous
of Temperance, and their number is rapidly
increasing. The many bloody fights, sudden
deaths, and the loss of money at the numerous
drinking and gambling saloons, scattered
over the country by the miners, appear
to have aroused the people to the dangers
which surround tlicin. Many persons not
heretofore friendly to tho passage of the
Maine Li.ptor Law, as well as others who
arc stiil opposed to the very stringent provisions
of that act, feel that they should provide
sotiic ntcans of counteracting the pernicious
influence of these public drinking os
iniUMi incut upon tlic jteaco, health mul morals
of I 1m: [H*n|i!c.
OI'KSING OK TIIK TIIADK WITH J \I\\N.
An enterprising firm of this city have put
up tlio hrig Samuel Churchman with despatch,
for Japan. According to the treaty
negotiated with that country by Commodore
1'erry, the of Koinoda nnd il ikodndi
were to he opened to American commerce fit
l1:o c.xnlrati jn of one y?A: fvtn tJ.e .late of
0 9
" 1 " 1^1 i _ ,L 1 "
tho troaiy, which vro?Miflx th& tlmo about
the end of tt.in month. Tbea? ]K?rts will.
therefore, be freely opened to the Samuel
Churchman by the time she can reach the l?'
lands, and we doubt not a highly profitable J
I commerce may at oucc bo established with
tlie millions of inhabitants who compose the
Japanese nation. They ?ro represented to
: be a retbiod j?eoplo?far in advance of the
'.Chinese in civilization-? luxurious iti their
tastes and mode of life, onUt toons in their
I manners, ami of a very intelligent nml inquiring
di-positi<Hi. There r.re ninny of our
, products ami inventions which would tiud a
j very ready sale among them, mid wo doubt
not the enterprise of Messrs. Green, Heath, it
i Allen will ho richly repaid by this, the pioi
noor adventure to the Islands.? San Fruncisco
JI era Id, Munich 5.
A Cheap Cottage.
Mrs. SwistfiiKLM gives us tho following
plan of a cottage, to be built nt a cost of not i
more than one hundred dollars : |
As many may doubt that a house can be
built for so little, let mo give sonic description:
When logs are plenty and convenient,
it is my impiescioii. a snug little house, 10 or
18 feet squate, could be put up and made
comfortublo for loss than olio hundred dollars
; but where they aie not to be had, ordi-|
nary laboring men can build a nice little J
board house hy placing four sleepers on stone j
rests ; nail boards to those, upright, first at
the corners; have scantling of lengths to cor-1
respond to tho sleepers; fix them seven foot
above by props until the Km ends of the
boards are mage fast to them, when the prime
difficulty <?f the building process is over.? |
Side it up willi boards running up and down,
nail strips over the cracks outside and in:
lath to the inner strips and put one coat of
plaster as smoothly as possible, which will
make it close enough. Lot the front and
back wali bo seven feet high ; fix cross ties
j half way up the roof for the ceiling, and the
: room will be high enough for comfort and
health. The cheapest and most suitable roof
is rough flooring Iroarda, the grooves filled
with n mixture of two thirds coal tar and
one-third linseed oil, giving tho whole a
thorough coating after it is put on, and sprinkling
it thickly with sand. Hv having the,
roof extend over one foot or eighteen inches,
and putting brackets under, making a window
and door in front, a window in one ga- [
ble with a hood over it, a chimney hi the other,
ij uoor at the other side with a little
, rough pwdi over one or both doors, tho outI
>:de while washed and a tree partly shading
Jit, a house of sixteen or eighteen feet square
would be pretty and attractive.
? ? - *?
Baptism of the young Princes3 of Austria.
The Journal do Frankfort gives the foli
lowing details from Vienna of tho baptism :
! of the young Princess of Austria :
"The baptism took place in the church
I of tho I lofburg. All the court, in grand
costume, and the members of the costume,
land the members of the corps diplomatique,
I assembled in tbe apartments of the palace,
j and, after, having formed a col lage, proceeded
to tbe church. First marched the imperial
pages, then the chamberlains, nrivv coun-1
cillora, mid others dignitaries; next, the i
archdukes with their grand musters of the
court; then the Emperor with his principal
chatnbcrlian nn?l his first aid-do-camp ; his j
| Majesty was followed by the first grand mas-1
1 tor of the court, hearing the august Princess '
I on a cushion ciubroided with pearls, and
covered with silver cinbroidcd drapery ; the :
iVirse of the young archdukes and the females
in her service following; finally there came
the A rchduchesH Sophia with the grand mas- j
tor and the grand mistress of her household j
I'lie guard of the Tralmns and the gendar- j
inie of the guard formed lines to the church. I
The Emperor on his entrance was greeted by j
a nourishing of trumpets. Tlio first grand
master of the court having approached with i
the young archduchess the step of the high
alter, by the side of which stood the Archduchess
Sophia, as lirst godmother, the Em1
peror and the archdukes took their place*.
The officiating bishop then addressed to the
august godmother the usual questions, after
j which the ceremony of baptism wasprocced|
cd to. After this solemn act tho young
; princess was conveyed to the apartments of
! the Empress. A 1\ Deum was then chanted
; and after it the officiating bishop, with
his erosierand mitre, approached the Kinpcrj
or and congratulated, him. The Emperor
thou left tho church, amidst the sound of
trumpets and drums, and proceeded to the
apartments cf the Empress. Tho Emperor
returned in a few moments to tho Hall of
Ceremonies, where lie received the congratulations
of the dignitaries of the court, of tho
empire, of members of the corps diplomatic
\ of the generals and officers of tho garrison."
Dangers of a High Pillow.
Ir is often it question among penile who
( are unacquainted with the anatomy and phyj
siology of man, whether lying with the head
i exalted, or even with the l>ody, be more
wholesome. Most., consulting their own
]| ease on this point, arguo in favor of that
which they prefer. Now, although many
delight in bolstering up their heads at night,
j and sleep soundly without injury, yet wo dc|
elare it to be a dangerous habit. The vessels
through whieh the blood passes from the
heart to the head are always lessened in
their cavities when tho head is resting in
bod higher than tho body ; therefore, in nil
diseases attended with fever, the head should
1 be pretty nearly on a level wilh tho l>ody ;
land people ought to accustom themselves to
| sleep thus, to avoid danger.?JCxctviuye,
I \Yau against Tliikkv.?We heard a
tremendous story the other day, whieh is decidedly
ahead of anything that has occurred
in out latitude of Into, as a doughty deed of
arms, is out iu search of a parrellel. Mr. S.
I j. Adams, a citixcn of our District, with (no
;doubt) imiliec?aforethough,and moved and
1 instigated by?hit love of Turkey, killed six
; at one s|?of. To say the least of'it, this is to
lie regarded as decidedly against (Jio ]>eace
I and dignity of Tn: kocdoiu.? YotknUt En
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The Fiold of Waterloo.
1 have B|H>kctt heretofoio with sotno breviL
ty of the contrast that existed between tho'
French ntnj English character; more look so
i ions consideration. They are llic two great nation*
of modern iifTJCSn.cSt diitJticlileiJIj Oj?poeed,
??>t 'moKt worthy of each other* rtv?h
v ; essentially distinct in their character*,
cM-riiuig 111 <>]t|to*iu> ipialnks, and reflecting
luslie on each other by lit hi Very opposition.
In nothing is this cnlmst more strikingly
evinced than in their military conduct. For
ages have tlioy cmwiIoiI each others history. a
with nets of splendid heroism. Take t)ie l?uMPf -*
tie of Waterloo for instance, tlio last ninlinost
incmorahle trial of their rival process..
Nothing couhl surpass the fho hiilliant diur-ing
on the one side, mid the steadfast claiming-'
oti the other. The French cavalry broW
like waves on the compact squares of' the '
! English infanty. They were seen gnlfopi.ng
round these seried walls of men seeking in* ^
vain for an tJMrnnce, tossing their arm* ib* 8
their elhusiastn and braving the w hole front' k 8
of Uittle. The British troops, on tlio other
hand, forbidden to move or to fire, stood firm
and enduring. Their columns were ripped
up by canhonry} whole ranks were swept
down at a shot ; the survivors close*I their
ranks and stood firm. In this way many
columns stood through tho jiclling of
iron tempest without tiring a shot; without
i any actiou to stir their blood, or excite .Utyif
[spirits, heath tliincd their ranks, but coyld
not shake their souls.
1 A beautiful instnncoof tho quick and ceuI
om... ...15'-I- .1 *.'
.........0^0 w Hiin.il 1 lie rrcncu a 10
prune, is given in the ease of .1 French cavalier,
in the hottest of the action charging fit-,
riously upon a lirithh officer, but perceiving
in the moment of assault that his adversary. had
lost his sword-arm, dropping the point
of his sahre and courteously riding. onv1
Peace be with that generous warrior, what!
ever were his fate ! If ho went down in tliQi
| storm of battle, with the foundering fortune*
I of his chieftain, inav the turf of A\ aterloo
grow green above his grave !?and happioajfe
! tar would bo the bite of such a spirit, to siiilr
; amidst the tempest, unconscious of defeat, ' '
't than to survive, and mourn over thebligbtcxl
I lands of his country.
I11 this way the two armies fought through' '
| a long and bloody day. The French with
cool, inflexible courage, until fate, as if '
to lenve the question of superiority still undecided
between two such adversaries, .
j brought up the Prussians to decide the for- '!"
tunes of the field. It was several years afterward
that I visited the field of Waterloo.
The ploughshare had been busy with its ol?livious
labors, and the frequent harvest bail
nearly obliterated tho vestiges of war. Still
the blackened ruins of Iloguemeut stood, a
monumental file, the mark the violence _
of this vehement struggle. Its broken
walls, picrcod by bullets, and shattered by
exploefons, show ed the deadly strife that had
taken plnco within ; when Gaul and Brittoil,
hemmed iu between narrow walls, hand to . .
hand and foot to foot, fought from garden
to court-yard, from courtyard to chamber,
with intense and concentrated rivalship.
Columns of smoke tower from tiro vortex of
battle as from a volcano, "it was" said my
guide, "liko a little hell upon earth." Not
far ofl* two or three broad spots of rank unwholesome
green, still marked the places
where these rival warriors, after their fierce
and fitful struggle, slept quietly together in
the lap of their common mother eurth. Over
all the rest of the field, peace had resumed
it sway. The thoughtless whistle of tho
peasant floated 011 the air instead of the
trumpets clangor; the team slowly Inbored
up the hillside, once shaken by the hoofs of
rushing squadrons ; and wide fields of corn
waved peacefully over tho soldiers, grave, n?
summer seas dimple over tho place where tho
tall ship lies buried.
At the breaking out of iho r/nnlniiAM
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when so many of the old families emigrated,
a dosccndont, of the great Turennc, hy the
name of l>e Lntour D'Aurergne, refused to
accompony his relations, and entered into
the Republican urmy. lie served in all the
j campaigns of the revolution, distinguished
himself by his valor, his accomplishments,
; and his generous spirit, and might have rW|
en to fortune and the highest honors. He
! refused however, nil rank in the army, nbovo
! that of captain, and would receive no recom;
i>enoc for nitf achievements but a sword i
honor. Napoleon, in testimony of his mefits,
|^ave him the titlo of Premier Grenadier j
I de franco, (first Orendier of France) which ,
was the only title he would ever bear. , He 0
j was killed in German) at the battle of Nevv.
berg. To honor It's memory, his place waa.
j always retained in his regiment,as if ho still;
i occupied it, and whenever tho regiment waa
mustered, and the naineof ]>e I.atour l?'Aui
vergno was called out, the reply was : "Dea<i
j on the field of honor.*'? Washington Jr.*
ring.
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Served Him Right
Wk find the following in the Athens (Ga.)?
Banner. *
"There wore some men going about the.
| country, selling typo for making hnndker;
chiefs, etc. and one of them called Webster,
, found his way, some eight or ten days ago,.
I to < Ireenslrorro.' While praising his article*,,
j this Yankee talked rather freely about ne;
groes?that they should not permit whito
> men to whip them, and other luiiLnniro- that
j showed ho had forgotten hi* latitude.?
Greensbarro* is not exactly the place to
init to this kind of thing, to, "Yogng Ainer!
ica" took liiiu tip, made a negro hhtek hint,
and then several negroes rodo him on a mil.
lie was then tied, and a negro gave him as
sound a thrashing as yon would like to see.?The
dnrkey would say to him : "Ai wc afo
equals, It is only tun," ami he would then
I give him a cut with the whip, the feeling of
, which is not out vet. He was limn nut on
' the Kuilrotul, blacked as ho wn*, that he
| might get out of the Stnlo as boon us posal
hie. There was a wholo company of those
| men about Athens, ami very probaldy secret j
ly leagued together as emissaries of some
j Vol them society. Xo poiiih al secrecy in *
! slaveholditig Attt&lrv. n't fcuow not wioTii
it win-tA.:- <