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VOLUME IV.* GRLKNVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY" MORNING, JULY SO. 1807. Nl,YlKi;l; 17.
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Speak No 111.
Nav, speak no ill, a kindly word
Can never leave a |ling beliind.
And oh ! to breathe each tale we've heqjd,
Is tar betieiilh a noble mind.
Full oft a belter-seed is sown,
liy chousing thus the better plan ;
For if but little good be known,
Still let us speak the best we can.
Give nie the heart thit fain would hide?
Would fain another's faults eUace ;
II ow eatf i: pleasure human pri?le,
T?f prove huniaiiity but base!
N o, let us reach a higher inood ?
A Holder estimate of man?
lie earnest in the search for good.
And speak of ali the best we can.
Nav. speak no ill, but lenient bo
To others, failings as your own ;
If you're the first a fault to see.
He not the lh >l to make il known !
For life is hut ? passing day ?
No lip can tell how brief its span?
Then oil! the little time wo stay,
Let's speak of all the best we can.
(fHigiiinl.
[WRtTTHS KOK THE eolTIIHIN KNTtnrtilSi:.]
THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF MAN, AS
AGENiS OF CIVILIZATION.
1 lie human intellect is vast and illuminable
in power?pre eminently progressive in j
its tendencies. Under ilsuiviuo guidance man J
has inarched up from tire gloomy ignorance j.
and barbarism of dim antiquity into the unclouded
light of science and civilization.? J
< >nee. he was the rude tenant of dismal cav- |
cms, finding a scanty subsistence in the voluntary
contributions of the earth ; now el- I
cgant cottages ami stately mansions mark ,
the place of his residence, while richly cul- j
livatcd fields, and the choicest productions of j
distant climes crown, his table with rich
abundance. Once the dark shadows of ignorance
and superstition beclouded his un- !
tutored mind, while the world, with all its,
varities of animal and vegetable life, and all I
the secret springs which move the eomplicat )
cd machinery of the universe, were to hini a [
sublime mystery ; now, by the light of reas- (
on and philosophy, he reads ^lio mystic pa-j
ges of Nature's ponderous volume, ai.d
& scans, with no contracted vision, the' secrets
|l of the past, ihe present, and tho uncertain 1
? future.
. If we compare the rude simplicity of j
those reinoto ages with the enlightened uu* j
derstauding of the present, we shall be struck ,
uo less with wonder than admiration at the I
surprising contrast, and shall naturally be
led to inquire by what mysterious agency j
results so sublime have been attained. Let '
this, then, for a few moments, ho the subject j
^ of our inquiry.
We may state, in general terms, that I
man is mainly indebted, for his present elevated
position, to the grand achievements of
the mind?the mind which distinguishes man
from the brute and 'links his destiny indis
soluhly with the future.
In the grand scale of earthly creations,
man was designed to occupy the highest
rank, and all below were made more or less
subservient to bis will. The animal, the
mineral, and the vegetable world were
spread out before him in rich profusion, and
he felt proudly conscious that they were subject
to his control and agents of his will.
> But, when he attempted to appropriate to
his iiito the bounteous gifts of nature, upon
tho very threshold he encountered insuperable
difficulties. Notwithstanding his conscious
superiority, he found himself naked
and defenceless, while the brute possessed
the natural means for self-prcscr vatiqp. The
vegetable world offered its countless varieties
for his sustenanco, but he soon learned
that the noxious qualities of many were fatal
to his existence. If he attempted to pass
beyond the boundaries by which he vas
circumscribed, impenetrable forests, arid
plains, and immense wastes of water completely
barred his progress and baffied all
his efforts to overcome them. Thus, by
stern experience, he soon learned that he
was not to bo the passive recipient of
nature's gifts, but only by a scvore and protracted
strugglo would all things yield ttf
his domination.
Irrthc primitive ages of the world, such
must have been tho condition of man.?
Self-preservation first awakened liim to cner- |
gv and action ; love of power, and pride in j
overcoming obstacles, urged him 011 to higher
and grander achievements. Gradually
the massive barriers, which at first hopeless- |
ly imprisoned him, yielded to his vigoroys
as?Airlts, disclosing broader fields for his oc
cupation nnd improvement. Nature, also, 1
suggested many a valuable hint, by whosts
guidance lie rapidly piogresncu. The tiny
leaf as it lightly danced upon the merry
brook, or floated 011 the bosom of the tranrptil
lake, suggested to him the first idea of
navigation, and soon the rude canoe," the
simple embodiment of that idea, bore him j
rejoicing over the bounding waters. It was
a simple and impcifect achievement, it is
true, but yet mighty have been the results.]
It laid the basis for an important and invaluable
art, to which every successive ago
has added something for its advancement
nnd perfection. The rode canoe has given
place to the magnificent ships and stham*
boats, and the timid galleys of former times
have been succeeded by proud fleets and
navies. Tbo winds have been taught to
peiform the labors of the woajied oaismati.
The magnet has been awakened from bis
iron couch and stationed at the helm to pilot
the mariner over the trackless ocean.
The sun and stars tell him his latitude and
longitude, ami guide liim with unerring certainty
to the desired haven. Civilization
lias, in tit is ail, found its boldest eliainpion.
Commerce hn*, by its reciprocal advantages,
eslabiislied llie most Hiuicablo relations
between nations foiuicrly hostile and bellig
erent. Hy its agency, not only the prod no
tions and manufactures of different nations,
but, also, their inventions and discox cries in
the arts and science.*, aie borne from bind to
laud, <^>utiibuiing alike to the happiness
and wisdom of mankind. If llio light of
education is ever to dawn upon heathen
land* ; if idolatry is ever to yield to "the
mild sceptre of the 1'rince of Peace;" if,
krioxxledge is ever to cover the earth as the j
waters cover the deep, the mighty work j
must be consummated through tho medium
of commercial intercourse.
The science of astronomy deserves 1o he
lanked among lire first And greatest of human
achievements, not only from* its great
antiquity, but also for having played so important
a part in the complicated drama of
human progress and civilization. From its
very nature, it must have earlv eniraered the
attention of tlio ancients. The celestial
vault, liclily gemtned with its myriads of
sparkling worlds, must have attracted the
attention nod elicited the admiration of the
most untutored ntiitd. Independent of the
interest with which science has invested it,'
it must have ever been regarded as the soul,
the embodiment of the sutdime aid beautiful,
the design of a wire and glorious Architect.
The sun rolling on its course with majestic
splendor, dispensing light and gladness
on the world below, and the moon, illumining
the night with Iter pure and silvery ra
diancc, must have awakened emotions of
gratitude and praise. Man could not gnze
upon this grand display of creative wisdom
and goodness with cold indifference. A
rude system of astronomy was early planned,
which, however imperfect or removed from
the true, elicits, at least, our warmest adini
ration. T he planets were honored with the
names of favorite deities, while the starry
realms were petitioned off into empires and
kingdoms, to be placed beneath the-sway of
departed heroes, who* had immortalized
themselves in the wars or councils of their
c<ffintry, a sti iking proof of the profound
reverence entertained by thp ancients for
this interesting science. Successive genera
lions have enriched it with llreir discoveries,
and shorn it of the superstitious errors with
which an ignoiant age encumbered it.?
From numerous conflicting theories the true,
system of celestial phenomena has been
elaborated. The -telescope, the offspring of
human gehius, has lifted the eye fat up into
the icgions of boundless space, and shown
it to bo everywhere richly furnished with
glittering worlds, each tlie central 6un of n
planetary host, and cncR moving in -tranquil
majesty obedient to the will of some vast c? ntral
jrower as yet unknown. By the aid ofthis
science, man has learned to calculate with
(he nicest precision the movements of the
heavenly bodies, -their dimensions, their
weight, their distances, and their velocities.
Ue gathers, from the regtdarily of their
movements, a chronological hietorv of the
past, and predicts, with unerring certainly,
events far awav in tlie distant, fniiim All
this knowledge lias been Acquired only l?v
ii nios^ patient, laborious, and protracted
struggle. To understand its importance tp
the happiness and prospcrjty of the world,
we liave only to consider what wotdd have
been the result had the whole science remained
locked in mystery till the present
day. The' husbandman, ignorant of the .
changing times and seasons, would ho Otterly
at u loss when to plant and cultivate his
Hetds. The mariner, deprived of the guidance
of the stars, would no longer dare to
venture forth upoh the trackless ocean.?
Commerce, the most powerful and active
agent of civilization, would he cramped and
paralyzed. The main arteries of business
would be fatally obstructed, and the very
life-blood would be congealed in the heart
of the commercial world. The sjavish dog
mas of superstition w Aid mingle again
with the rites of religion, crushing and stilling
all those holy aspirations which ascend
I to Ilyaven from the christian's heart.?
Those sublime and ennobling emotions,
! which gush up from the fountains of the
soul in contemplating the grandeur And immensity
of the star:gcinmcd universe, would
lie dormant in our bosoms, and our conceptions
of an'omnipotent and omniscient Creator
would be as contracted as the visible
vault of heaven with its encircling horizon.
While astronomy and navigation have
enabled man to explore the surface of the
globe, and to bring into social intercourse its
most widely separated purls, geology has
revealed to him its inward structure, and
sfigely discoursed upon its gr>y antiquity.
It shows the earth to be composed of strata
piled on strata, upon each of which time
iias registered its own peculiar history and
stamped indellibly the date of its formation.
As the student, curious in the history of
oldcu times, eagerly turns leaf after leaf of
some antiquarian toiue, rich in the mystic
lore of the shadowy past, so the geologist
utif >lds the strata of the terrestrial giobe and
deciphers the hieroglyphic tecords stamped
there by the linger of Deity.
Mother earth, fiesh and voluptuous in
youthful charms, amorous as the goddess of
spring, and jealous of any imputations made
upon her ago, blushes at the revelation and
! starts back aghast at 'the dark disclosures
made by d'>s searching science. Geology
iuconlroverlibly proves that the weigllt of
myriads of years rest upon her brow, and
that all her apparent freshness and beauty
are but the false adorning* with which vain
dylage ever delights to conceal its hideousness.
It also tells of many a wanton amour
in which the youthful earth indulged, how
she cherished in Iter bosom every loathsome
foim of brute and reptile, and gave birth to
many an unseemly monster, and that not
till debased by many a disgraceful concep}
lion, did she, in repenlunt mood, consent to
) bring forth the genus homo,since which she
j has, from pride and love for her latest offspring,
restrained her promiscuous interj
course and devoted all her cnergiea to elevating
him to the highest degree of happi
iiess aim perfection. 4k
Hut. aside from the valuable fund of his
toiicnl knowledge disclosed by the science
of geology, it has accomplished a work cf
far more practical importance in nnlocking
the rich mineral treasures imbedded in the
earth and applying thein to the practical
pursuits of life.
Without the aid of various rnctn's, trade, deprived
of a circulating medium, would be crippled
and embarrassed. Agriculture, thrown
.again upon its imperfect utensils, would sink
back to its primitive rudeness; mechanical
operations, deprived of the implements of
labor, would tar suspended, and man would
I again become the tenant of wretched hovels,
the companion of savage beasts.
The art ot writing and printing deserve*
to be regarded as the greatest and most important
of human inventions. It has con- ,
tribute's! more largely than any other to the
universal diffusion of knowledge, t|pj intellectual
development of man, the propagation
of Christianity, and the rapid progress in
the arts and scienoes. It furnishes the
grand medium of communication between
the present and the past, unlocks the hoarded
tieasurea of ancient literature, and bequeaths
us those sparkling gems of poesy
and philosophy coined by the bards and
sages of olden times. The impassioned
creations of poetry, the sublime conceptions
of philosophy, the elcctiil'ying tones of
eloquence, are no longer the evanescent
phantoms of the moment, which dazzle,
fascinate and are gone, but, reflected in the.
printed page, their light streams far down
the pathway of ages, illuminating and enkindling
the geuius of every generation.
The aChievetuenU of former times in every
depailinent of human knowledge are,
through the medium of the preee, transmitted
to us for our happiness and instruction.
Those abstruse and knotty problems of
teience, whose solution required weary years
of painful toil and study, are for us ftut the
agreeable pastime of an hour, whllq, theii
domestic and civil institutions, which were
the tardy offspring of protracted thought
and experience, descend as the fiee itiheiil
ance of all enlightened nations. " *
Thus each ago builds -upon the accnmu
lated wisdom of the pt|M, carrying out and
perfecting whatever their predecessors left, <
incomplete, and adding rich productions of
their own genius and inventiou to the grow- ;
ing fund.
If we had no means of perpetuating the 11
disco vet ies of succe-s?ive generations, it would 1
bo utterly impossible for us ever to acquire |
mortf than the mo-ot superficial knowledge. *
Knch age must begin at the beginning, and
plod along over the same wearisome concsc. <
Tradition would usurp the place of history ;
poetry would degenerate to wild and bArba
rious rhyme ; nnd. the revealed word of God
?o miin wouiu, long ere tliu, liave bocome a '
meagro bundle of legendary myths, encnm*
beied with traditionary errors and superstitious
follies. That such is not the case, we
owe to the agency of the press. \Visdon!
and truth follow in its traiif, the dark shad
ows of ignorance and superstition melt awav
at its approach, while education, supported
by so able a champion, is boldly-striking for
universal empire.
The progress of man along the rugged
paths to civilization was. at first, from the
very nature of the case, slow, perplexing and
wearisome. Every step in advance was an
experiment, always uncertain, often hazardous.
Hut as he progressed in knowledge,
the difficulties were gradually diminished,
each achievement in art or science paving
the way for, an easier nnd. nioro* rapid ad- 1
vanceineut. Discovery opened the way for
discovery, invention for invention, and thus J
each ago, with ampler means for improve- j
ment than their predecessors, have, undor
the same circumstances, made far more rap
id progress in the arts and sciences. Hence,
we may account for the numerous and startling
revelations of lh^>rcsent day in every
department of human know ledge Never w as
there a century so rich in discovery, so fruitful 1
in.invention, as the present. \N c are living
most emphatically in a fast age.. Tottering,
decrepit, weasand-voiced fogyi?m croaks al- ]
most 'maudihlv upon the outskirts of the 1
Present, while " Young America,*' hold, \ig- 1
orous and gigantic, has annihilated tiine 1
tackled himself to Ins car, and wheels on
the destinies of the age with electric veloci- <
IV. We ride l?y steam, write with electricity,
converse by lightning, and rise to the i
highest honors upon i/ua. \
Our manufactories are sending forth every
form and vaiiely of production which the *;
necessities, or elegances of life, demand. '
The application of steam, as a propelling !
power, has added the crowning glory to the 1
ait of navigation, and brought into close j
proximity the most remote nations of the 1
globe. The lightning has been endowed
with voice and speech, whose tones may he
heard simultaneously throughout our land, 1
and soon the confused jargon of the Chjnese
Emperor, as he discusses the merits ot some
canine delicacy at his royal tea-table, coined
into the President's English, shad, at the
satire moment, drop from the telegraphic 1
wires at Washington, for the entertainment
of our worthy magistrate, while he quietly
takes his morning meal.
Put our limited space forbids our enu- !
moral! ng further the wonderful achieve*
.inents ot man. Everywhere rich displays of 11
his genius rise in beauty belore us, challeng !
iug our admiration and bespeaking the di-j1
vijie origin of the mind. From our present
exalted j>osition, we gaze down with wonder
and admiration through the -mists and
gloomy shadows of intervening, centuiies, ]
upon the barbarous ages of remote antiquity.
We wilpess, with intense interest, the i
heroic struggle of man with nature, the jar- 1
ring conflict of truth with error, the clashing
of superstition with religion, and with
gialeful emotions Iwhold ignoranco and
brute force gradully yielding to the power
of truth and virtue. As from some Mt>
height the rapt observer custs his eve downward
upon the world below, muffled* with
storm-clouds and darkness, and Iisteu9 to
the clanquor of tho warring 'elements, the
roaring wind", and the crashing thunder,
while above and around the sua shine* in
unclouded majesty and whispering breezes
float gently by him.
While tracing the progress of. man
through the-dark mazes, of ignorance and
error, while witness! ig his struggles, his triumph".
nod his eminent success, the convictiou
is i i resist ably forced upon us how much
he is the arbiter of his own fate, how very
jnucli of his prosperity is the result of his
own achievements.
We would not be understood as saying
aught to detract from the claims of Christianity
in the glorious work of civilization.
We cheerfully admit its benign influence.
It has shed the crowning glory over thesnbliinest
of human c'reations, and made man a
moral, as well as an intellectual being. Human
achievements and christian influence
must go hand in hand to elevate man to his
true .position, but certain it is that the di- I
vine light of revelation would have been uft
availing had not man Hrst prepared the way i
for its introduction and perpetuity through
1
the printed volumtwlo whivh* allusion has
been already made.
"While wfe contemplate lite variety and
grandeur of humnn achievement*. t heir* in ifinAteconneXion
with everything pertaining to"
the hnppinoss and retineineut of civilized lifo,
the sublime and glorious stjato to whn h they
have elevated man, our hearts swell with
gratcfUl emotions, and we involuntarily nc
cord to him an origin noble and god like.
Il.-mevor inconsistent, his works bespeak liiin
great, tbe favorite child of genius, " the heir
lo vast and indefinite pretentions." tlie reflected
image of his Maker, tho differential
in the grand proldem of nature, whose inte-.
gral is Omnipotence.
JOHNNY GREEN.
Greenville, S. C., July 20, 18ot.
ftiisrrllnnnma lUniiitig.
[Froin the Independent I>!u<le J
Toilet Soap.
Take 0 lb*. White Soap.
1 1-2 lbs Sal Soda.
1 Table-spoonful Spirits Turpentine.
12 " Hartshorn.
1 12 Gallons of water.
J I'll.I.Y SOAI*.
14 ozs. water or 1 12 pint*,
1 " Shaving Soap,
112" Carl). Soda.
^10 Grs. Pulv. Borax.
5 " Ainniotiia.
112 drachms Spirits Turpentine.
Boil the water and mix the mateiials
well.
The above receipt is taken from an old
newspaper, and it is thought to be identical
with the celebrated Roraback receipt which
is offered for sale all over the country. It
is said the lioraback Soap yields upon analysis
nearly 40 per cent of tallow. This ]
agrees ferv well with the above receipt, for
the common White Soap yields 70 percent
of tallow. The usual coloring matter of
Soap is Vermillion. SCIIKICLE.
Mr. Editor?Von will confer a favor upon
one of the readsrs of the Journal, by publishing
the above. By a perusal of it, the
Rorabacks qan ascertain whether they have
been sold or not. ?It tnav or it may not be
correct, but it will do no harm to put people
on their guard. Every 8 or 10 years a sort
of soap paroAsni convulses the country.? !
Washing made easy, and soap made cheap- j
pr tliilii Piwlilv'ft l?rnnma o ro all i1?a re/\ All 1
-- - -;\~j ~? " ?- ?" "* "
I he scientific bkill of chemistry has long
>in.co been spt>r*t upon this vexed question,iind
soap .is still nothing more than the
union ofai^oil and an alkali?call it what you
mny. The firm white soaps am chiefly made
of olive -oil and carbonate of soda, common
salt being added to promote thfc granulation
and perfect separation of the soap. It is
marbled by Stirling in a solution of snip.
iron. Common household soaps are made
mainly of soda and tallow ; or if potash is"
used, salt is added to harden it. 1'ellow
soap is made by the addition of rosin.?
Common soft soap is made from potash and
any oily substance, or a strong.lye made
from ashes and any animal oil?the lye is
much improved by the addition of lime to
the ash hopper?but soap, made as it may
be, must consist of an oil and an alkali.
A considerable stir lias lieen made lately
in New York, by development of the fact in
the Supreme Court, that the " Halm of a
Thousand Flowers" -was nothing but goqd
soap; that.it was compounded of grease, lye,
sugar and alcohol, dignified with tlio name
of palm oil, potash, die.
Certainly it must bo a money-making
business?ten dollars a gallon for an article
which can ho manufactured for six cents a
gallon. So much for a fancy name. Old
women, save your soap grease?fancy detergents
are looking lip. (jive a big name.?
Call it Frangipa"'* Ilumbugifolia, and advertise
1000 cert ideate*'from the afflicted,
and your fortune is made.
Hut taking of soapsuds?take ono gallon (
of water, one pound of washing soda, and
quarter of a pound-of unslacked lime, put
them in water and simmer twenty minutes ;
when cool pour off the clear fluid into glass
or stone ware, (it will ruin earthenware.)?
I'ut your clotlies In, soak over night, wring
them out in the morning, and put them into
the wash kettle, with enough water to
cover them. To a' common sized kettle put
n'tca cup full of the fluid ; boil half an hour,
then wash well through one suds, and rinso
thoroughly iif two waters, and if you don!
give up you ate paid for you." trouble I'm
mistaken. Alkali.
Missouri Mahblk.?-A Western papei
makes mention of a block of maiblft taken
from a quarry opp->site Caradean, Missouri,
fifty miles above Cairo, on the Mississippi.
The inarble is described as of a brownish
color, beautifully variegated, of ? very fine
grain, susceptible of a high polish, and excellent
for building and oinnineiital purposes.
Av Of.n Ciiair.?Captain I'utnam, of
York, Me*., has a chair of oak, quaintly carved,
much worm-eaten, which lie brought
from Venice. It is six hundred years^otd,
formerly belonged to one of the 1 logos, and
has stood upon the Bridge of Sigh?.
[/Vl/flirf Tranmript.
%
. ? t- 11 . 1 - i-1' ?Don't
bo a Bachelor.
Young man*-? don't live a crusty bachelor.
It is not-good'for you. It will neither imI>rove
Vour morals, your health; nor your
canty. Maity a* yob cabinakeitcoifyeniont,
and a* you c?n shiqio your affairs to
slipj'vort n wife. Mill when you matrv,don't
fall in love w ith a face instead of a wo'niati.
Heme inlet that eofnmon sense is a rare virtue,
much better than silver and gold and
fashion. Don't Court and marry ci incline
and money-hags, simply- because it h crinoline
or gold in plenty ; hut look for sound,
practical sense in a woman first: that is
the touchstone.to try her other qualities by.
When you have thai, all el.-o comes. Your
wife that is to be, if she is full of commonsense,
will grow to your way. of thinking
and make you grow to hers. A woman
who has womanly love in her hetftt, will
find ways, to make your Ibvo toward her
grow ns the years go over you bolb. And
another thing needs to be heeded, and that
is?a common sense womjui is not to ho
found where fashion insists upon dragging
young females into a whirl, where there is
simply iille gossip and liltle brain.
Young nmn;?don't stand looking after
that young woman who has the distinguished
air. the reputation of a flirt and a belle,
and whose father has heaps of cash ; for is
it not pbwihte that while Vou are straining
your eyes that way, you may be turning
vour back upon some unobtrusive, little
~A 1 ...1 XT
uflumci "iiuiii nature tin* cut out for your
.other half, and who may be just that pleasant-faccd,
ptycid'-tempered, lovcnble little
creature who will think enough of you to
go with jron to the end of the world, and
stay by and comfort you wheu you get
gray-haired and fidgety !
Marry?young, gentlemen?and keep
yourselves out of scrapes, ilavc something
I to live for. A man alone in the world isn't
j more than half a man, and the world want#
entire men. So mend yourself And be happy.
And you shall have reason to say it
was a good thing you resolved to marry and
refused to he a solitary, beer-drinking, pipesmoking
bachelor?if you succeed as well
in your elfort a? he who, once a young man
like you, is now simply the old, contented,
and comfortable Uxclk Benjamin,
Michioan Poktrv.?No one, who reads
the folioiving, can deny that the Wolverines
have a t'Oix in their midst. The Adrian
Watchtower has been favored with a foam
entitled " The Soul's Last Sight," which con
tains the history of.a j"Ouiig lady who became
enamored of a certain John Smith,
who was faithful until he heard of a certain
former down east fiame living in " York
Stale" when it appears lie look the steamboat
line to pay a visit before yiclding'hitnseif
up to his engagements. J.ucy, cast
down by this apparent desertion, thus give#
vent to her grief:
LLe's gone ! across the sudzy see ;
He's crost the lakev waller!
To sea Jerushcy Anjyline ;
Ben. Smith's oldest dar ter.
Mi heart is broak ! 1 soon shall di, ?
Oh enipl /o-iu-J l-t-n I
And when I'm ded and berryed
I lioap you'll look upon.
The gras that grose upon my tuine,
Down in the woods so dark,
WJiere all is sad and silent glume
And stfeckid skwirrels bark.
And when you're out at nite as late
As eleven o'clock or later,
And heer the wind whine through the tall
topped pine,
, Oh !! ! think uv Lucy Baker.
And ef ye marry that Jernshey
Yuve croet the laix to git,
Kemcniber that vure decrisl Lucy
Dido iu konaekwence uv it.
A IIint to Mothers.?As we aro now in
the midst of the season when debilitating
complaints arc most prevalent, it may not
be amiss to remind our readers that a pre-*
caution will avert much of the suffering to
which children, and even adults, are liable,
dui ing the summer months. The method is
very simple. Let every head of a family
provide a small quantity of the best gum
arabic, and have it in readiness to be administered
011 the first symptoms of a dysenteric
attack. The gum should be dissolved
. 1 ii ? * - 1 1 '* f ' *
in coiu water, ana tno liquor helng sweetened,
will innke ? pleasant and elHcariuiis demulcent,
which may be taken or adininistereU
freely ill lien of ordinary waier. Auotber
simple remedy, which hits been recommended,
i? the admixture of wheaien Hour with
water to about the consistency of creamy
milk..
Washington drew his last breath in the
.last hour in the last day of the last week in
! the last month of the year, and in tin last
year of the century. Ho died Saturday
night, 12 o'clock, J>ec. .11, 1799.
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" Jonks, what in tho world put matrimony
in your head f" " Well, the fact is, Joe, I
was getting very short ofadiirta,"
Tim best capital for a young man is a
i-apital yOlWg wife. So a young gent inlot
ins us who ha# just " ?ou<> and doue it.'