Farmers' gazette, and Cheraw advertiser. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1839-1843, September 27, 1842, Page 388, Image 4
ADVENTURES OF TWO SEAMEN.
Every one has road the story of Robinson
Crusoe. .The following is the true
story,. which served as a foundation for
that romance.
During the war for the succession of
A S^ain, a man named Woods Rogers was
ordered by the British government to tako
the command of two vessels, and make a
cruise for the purpose of pillage upon the
high seas. Rogers left Bristol the 2d of
August, 1708. He doubled Capo Horn
and touched at"no land until his arrival at
Juan Fernandez, whoncc the boat brought j
off to him a quantity of lobsters, and a
man clothed in goatskin, who seemed
. more savage than even the wild beasts
themselves. i
The climate in the island of Juan Fer- j
na;r It-z is so mild, that the trees retaio
their verdure during the whole year.
Thereare but two winter months, June
and July, and even then the frostsarebut
slight, but there are often heavy rai.is.
The summer heat is equable and moderate,
and there arc very few storms. Juan
Fernandez, whose name the island bears,
left sonre goats there, and the island is now
filled with these animals.
This man, the only one found on* the
Island, had forgotten how to talk, from
long disuse. They offered him brandy,
which he refused, having been so long accustomed
to drink onlypuro water; and
it was a long time beforo ho could be pre.
vailed upon to taste cooked food.
When he was able once more to speak
he related his history ns follows:?
. " My name is Alexander Selkirk; I wa9
hpru at Largo, in the province of Fife, in
Scotland. > I wa9 bred to the sea, and
was once left on this island, in conse......
f ? nn Knard which OC.
que Htc ui a ui^jjuib ??u ? ?
curred between me and the captain.
Captain Stradiingtvas well acquainted
with the nature of the island; he had left
two sailors theto once before, who re.
muined there six months, until the return
of the vessel.
As the ship pushed off, leaving me alone,
I made various signs and signals,
hoping that the captain would repent of
his cruelty, but in vain.
I considered myself then as a hundred
times more unfortunate than those who
abandoned me; but I was mistaken ; for
not long afterwards, the vessel was overtaken
*by a tempest, in which nearly oil
on board perished.
During my stay in Juan Fernandez, 1
have often seen ships pass; but none
ever stopped except two. With what
joy did I behold once more some of my
own specie's! but bow miserably was I
mistaken in my hopes ! These men were
Spaniards, with whom we wero at war ;
upon hearing my history they refused to
i n 1 i
take me on board their ship, ana nrea ni
rne, obliging me to retreat into the woods,
where I climbed up a tree and awaited
their departure ns anxiously as I had before
looked for their afrival. 'V
Captain Stradiir.g had allowed mc noth.
ing but my clothes, my bed, my gun, a
pound of powder, some tobacco, a hatchet,
h knife, and a kettle. During the first
tew days I could not rouse myself from
the deepest melancholy, from which I
was only awakened at last by the necessi.
ty of providing for my sustenance.
I began by constructing two little huts
of stakes and twigs covered with goat
skins, in one of which I proposed to sleep,
and the other was to be my kitchen.
1 was fortunate enough to strike a light,
which was useful to cook my food. I
was in want of something with which to
catch some fish, of which there was a
iihnndnnrn ; hut I was able to obtain
,
in their stead <^reat numbers of crabs.
' / ~ _
But these would not do for ever. I
was at ft loss how to proctiro any other
food. My powder was all gone, and I
had no dog to follow the goats; but necessity
is the mother of invention ; I chased
the goafs myself, and soon became so
agile and swift of foot as to he able to
catch enough for all my wants. I have
killed as many as 500, and marked as
many moro on the ear. ' "
[This account has since been verified.
Admiral Anson's fleet, 33 years afterwards,
found in Juan Fernandez, an old
g?>ai, whose ear was marked as Alexander
Selkirk described.].
My agility had once very nearly cost
me my life. I was pursuing a goat with,
out heeding whither I directed mv steps,
when I fell over a rock, and remained
insensible tor some hours. When I re.
covered invself 1 found the goat dead tin.
dor me; I diagg?;d myself with some d?ff?.
culty back to niy cabin, where I was
obliged to remain for ten days.
Custom taught me talive without hread
or suit, i found some excellent turnips,
wr?wn hv tha oreiv of some shin, and cov
?' " -J - I
tring several acres of ground.
My clot lies and my shoes wore out
verv.soon ; but my feet hecaitie so harden.
ened by long exercise over briars and
stones, that 1 suffered no inconvenience
from going barefoot. When I got over
my grief, I amused myself by cutting
my name on the trees. Some rats, escaped
from the vessels, had multiplied
prodigiously, and gave me a great deal of
trouble ; I tamed some cats by feeding
them, and thus succeeded in diminishing
this difficulty.
I made myself a jacket and a enp of
goat-skin, sewed together with bits of
skin for thread, and a nail tor a needle.
In this manner I lived for several years,
when at last one day I perceived the I
English flag, and by the large fire which !
] lighted, I succeeded in attracting tho
attention of tho veast-1 which came to my
deliverance."
Some yetus afterwards, in 1723, an
English seaman named Philip Ashton,
fr??,n tho hnndn of ntratejj and
? - '
lived for more than a year in a de>ert island
in the Bay of Honduras Whilst
lite pirates were taking in water he made
his escape and cotieialerl hiinselfiu the
V * ,
brushwood until the vessel had departed. i
" All that I possessed wasa pair of pan- r
taloons anda cap," says Ashton. * Lhad ?.
no shoes, nor stockings; not a knife, nor {
even a stick. Nevertheless, I considered ,
myself fortunate to have changed my |
condition?for solitude in'a desert island {
is at all times preferable to the cruelties ^
practised in a pirate ship.
" My lirst carc was to explore the is !
land ; it was about t<-n miles long, entirely 1
uninhabited, except by birds and beasts, I
and covered with bushes bearing various I
, O
sorts of berries and-fruit* I dug in the '
snnrl nnd obtained some tortoise.ecss. Ij
had nothing to do but to wander up and j
down the island all day ; but before long j j
the mosquitoes became so dreadfully nn-ii
i noying that I swam to a smaller island, h
at the distance of a stone-throw, where I!
took up my abode.
* 1 was in the habit of swimming '
backwards arid forwards between the is.
lands; but these excursions were notun*
accompanied with great danger from the
sharks. Once just as I reached the shore
I received a violent blow from one of
these creatures. The shallowness of the
water prevented bun from turning round
i to seize me.
" I suffered much from the want of
; shoes. The gravelly soil wounded my
\ feet dreadfully ; I would sit sometimes for
hours, unable to walk, and shedding tears
! for the pain I was in on this account.
"Sometimes I have passed a whole
day, leaning against a tree, with my eyes
fixed on the ocean, fearful of losing a moment,
in iny desire of beholding a ship.
"The rainy season was very distressing
to me, as mv attempts to strike fire
were ahfays unavailing. At last deli v.
crance came in the form of a fleet from
Jamaica, which stopped to take in water.
" The sloop which received me was
commanded by Captain Dove, a native
! of Salem, with whom I had been former'
ly acquainted. I was kindly treated by
him, and after a prosperous .voyage we
arrived at the port of Salem, two years,
ten months, and fifteen days after I fell
into the power of the pirates. I returned
to my father's hotisr, and my family
' looked upon mc as one riso.T from the j
dead."
Young People's Book.
American Wonders.-t A Southern
paper in speaking of this subject, says :
"* Two.of the greatest natural curiosities
in the world are to be found within the :
United States, and are yet scarcely known j
j to tho best informed iof geographers' and
naturalists. The one is n very beautiful
waterfall in Franklin County, in the Slate
! of Georgia ; the other is a stupendous
| precipice in Pendleton di>trict, South
j Carolina. The Tucco fall is much highj
# O
; er than the falls of Niagara*.?The column
of water is propelled beautifully over u
perpendicular rock, and when the stream
is full, it paiic^ down the rock without
} being broken.
j The Table Mountain, in Pendleton
! district, South Carolina, is an awful pre!
cipicc of nine hundred feet. Very few
persons who have once cast glimpse into
the almost boundless abyss, can ever again
exercise sufficient fortitude to approach
the margin of the chasm : almost every
one looking over involuntarily falls to
? - - - j t i i
the ground, scnseicss ana uopeiriu, umi
would inevitably be precipitated and
dashed to atom?, were it not for the mea.
i
sures of caution and security that have;
always been deemed indispensable to safe j
indulgence to the curiosity of the visitor |
' and the spectator. Every ono on proceed, j
j ing to the spot whence it is usual to gaze j
| ^ver the wonderful deep, has in his or her
i imagination n limitation, graduated by
reference to distances with which the
i eye has been familiar; but in a moment,
' eternity us it were, is presonted to the as:
tonished senses, and the observer is in.
! stantly overwhelmed. He soon recovers
from the first surprise, and i i a wild delirium
surveys a sceno which foV a time
he is unablo to define by description or
| limitation."
i Singular Ingenuity and Skill.?'
j As an illustration of the nicety and skill
i displayed in some of the articles made by
! Boulton, the following anecdote is rein.
! r'-V <->':
| Ho visited France on a certain occasion,
for the purpose of attending a mechanics'
fair that was tp take place, at
which ho begged to be allowed to exhibit
a needle of his own making, at the same
time submitting it to the examiners of
works intended for this public display,
who, one and all, pronounced it to be,
though well shaped and finely polished,
1 1 - ? - ^ '' ? n/1 rirvt r 11 xr
J OUl a " UOII1IIIUII liccuir, uuu nui liming
jOfappcaring among (lie splendid and ingenious
improvements and inventions
that usually graced the fair.
"Gentlemen," observed Mr. Bnulton,
? my needle is well worthy of appearance
among your promised novelties.
Only allow it to be exhibited with them :
now, and l*will afterwards show you the
icasorwwhy." j
An unwilling assent to this request was
! finally obtained ; but when the fair closed
i and the prizes were to be awarded, the
! arbitrators triumphantly asked, ?* where
| was Mr. Boulton's needle, and what were
; the striking merits which every one failed ;
! to discover V* Thereupon, Mr. Boulton >i
again prosentcd it for their inspection,
with a magnifying glass, begging them
to state whether thev observed roughness
or wringle on its surface. The umpires <
reiurneu ir, saying, rar irom u ; iissoie
merit seems to lie in its exquisite polish." .
? Behold, then," said this ingenious man,
'its itnd iseoverahle merit ; and while !
prove to you that I have mad# no vatrr< *
boast of its claims to your uttcnti-jn, \ ?.?ti |
vill loarn perhaps, not to judge so readily
igain by mere exterior." He then unicrcwcd
the needle, when another appeared
of exquisite workmanship, and, to the
istonished eyes of the Frenchmen, about
lalfa dozen beautiful needles were thus
urned out, neatly and curiously packed
ivithinench other f a miracle of art that
seems to rival all we ever read of?a truly
multum in parvo ! Mr. Boulton trium.
)hed in his turn, and carried off the
arize which his delicate workmanship so
richly deserved.
Vermont.?One hundred and ninety-five towns
give Paino, Whig, foi Governor, 23,881 votes ;
Smilic, Loco, 21,155; scattering 1864. . Paine's
majority thus far, about 862. His plurality over
Smilic, 2726. There is no doubt of his election
by the people. The Whigs will have a majority
of probably 6 or 8 in the Senate, and 25 or 30 in
the House; being less than last year.
iFASlLl 1HEDICIXES.
THE Subscriber has rrcoived and is 0|?en|ng '
in tlic Storo above .Mr. Wadsworth's. and I
opposite to Mr. D. Malioy's, a good assortment
of medicines selected especially for fimily use,
and for his own practice. He will keep no ar.
ticle of which ho does not know the ingredients
and properties ; and none except such as he
knows to be of g >od quality. His tinctures and
ointments wilt bo ready for'use in about a week
from this time. He will also keep a general as.
sortrnent of DYE STUFFS and other articles
usually kept at such establishments. The fow
articles of this class not now on hand aro ex*
pectud soon.
M. MAC LEAN.
r ).. _ >?
J U IV ii'J.
LAmCETsT
THUM B LANCETS, Spring I.aneat*, Cum
Lance<? and Tooth Drawers for sale at the
New Drug Store.
LEHON SYRUP AiriT HEAD
SYRUP,
At tho New Drug Store.
T1TIARINDS " ~
F.LL put up in sm til jars., for sale at the
f I New Drug Store.
VINEGAR S VINEGAR! J
PURE Cider Vinegar,
White Wine Do.
For Sale by
A. P, LACOSTE.
July 12. *843. 35 tf
~ A CARD. ~
DR. JOHN LYNCH having permanently
located himself in tho town of Chcraw.,
respectfully tenders his prof*siional services to
the citizens of this place and the adjoining conntry.
He hopes by a diligent attention to hi*
profession, to receive a liberal sharo.of public
patronage. Ho can always be found at his
father's (Cunj3jig_l.jrnol?> ?c?idonce on Market
Srrcwr.
Chcraw, July 1st. 1842. 34 tf
GROCERIES. .
IN store and for sale, a good supply of Salt,
Sugar, Coffee and Molasses, by
D. MALLOY.
Aug. Q3rd 41 tf
$50 KEWAKD.
RAN A WAY or stolen from the subscriber,
about the 25th August last, my negro man,
TITUS. He is about thirty seven ycais of age,
5 feet TO or II inches high, quick spoken, good
teeth; lie has but one of his eyes, a long scar
over ono of his temples, a part of one of his ears
bitten off, and a scar on tho calf of ono of his
logs. He took with him his wife Harriet, be.
longing to Mrs. Pigott. Slu is about thirty
years of age, about 5 foot 8 inches high, black
completion, full face and head, and a little im.
pediment in hor speech. It is believed a negro
by the naino of March i? with tlum, belonging
to i Mr. Henry Grady of North Carolina.. I
will give ten dol'ars for the apprehension of
Titus, and ton dollars for Harriet, his wife if
delivered to mo at my residence, or if lodged in
any Jail, so th it I can get them again. In addi.
lion to the above I will give fifty dollars for proof
to the conviction of any white man f -r stealing
them, as I havo strong reasons for believing that
some white pert<o:? has stolen them, and will
mako bis way for some part of North Carolina
or tho Western States.
SAMUEL BLACKWELL.
Jeffrira Creek, S. C.. )
Sopt. 2, 1842. $ 43 4
The Temperance Advocate at Columbia, S.C.,
will please copy the above twice.
BACON.
2,000 lbs, good N. Car. Racon on hand end
for sale, choap, by
D. MALLOY. J
Aug. 23rd 1842. 41 tf
PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED.
THE Partnership heretofore existing be-J
tween lire Subscribers, in the "name of Mar.
tin 6t Walter, this day disso'ved by mutual
consent. The name of the firm will only be
used to clc?e its business, and for which purpose j
either of the undersigned is eu'horiz'-d. .
ROBERT MARTIN.
E. W. WALTER. /
Charleston, Sept- 1st., 1842. 44 It j
4 PARTNERSHIP FOR ITER.
THE undersigned have associated themselves
under tli^ firm of Mirtin, Starr St Walter,
for tho transacting of tactorago and *?cn?r*i
Commission Business in thisci'y, and offer their
services to their friends.
. ROBERT MARTIN.
EDWIN P. STARR.
E.W.WALTER.
Charleston, Sept. 1, 1842. 44 3t
CLOTHS, CASSIMEBS, <*ND
SA TINETTS.
DM ALLOY has just received n good
stock of Cloths, Casimers, and Satinets,
which he is anxious to sell, and bargains may
bo had
SeMt. 20. 1842. 45 11
bontivetts aud hoops.
JUST Recoivcd s good slock of Bonnet.l*
and Hoods.
P. MALLOY.
Sept. 21, 1842. 46 tf
" LEATHER. " ^
JUST Received a large at ock of Sole Loath- j
or. Also, Upper Leather, and Calf Skins. I
P. M ALLOY. f
Sr-t. CO, 4& tf j
v r .\<
t VJ & j-lP/C- 2<*V <* *
SB
HATS AND SHOES. }
THE Subscriber has just trccivod^a large
and well selected supply of Hats and Shoes,
which will be sold cheaper than were ever offered
in this market.
D. MALLOY.
Sept. 20, 1842. 45 tf
*
GENERAL ELECTION.
AN Election for one Senator and two Representatives
to serve in the Legislature of
the State, For Comrnisa'oners of tho Poor and :
Tax Collector for Chesterfield District, will be
held in the Town Hall of Cheraw on Monday,
the 10th day of October next.. Polls open 9o\
clock.
T. A. BRYAN,
a tii lAU P
J. A. mwunro
W. H. WINGATE.
Manager*.
Sept. 19, 1842. 45 3t
CHEAP CASH STORE.
XEEC G909S.
|W"OW opening in the store formerly occupied
in by Mr. M. Buchanan, A
large and hear7 AiMrtment of
Freeh and Reasonable Goods,
which were bought for cash at the late package
ales in New York, an l will be sold extremely
low for CASH, and cash only. Purchaser!!
grncriliy are respectfully solicited to call and
examine them before purchasing.
JOHN M'ARN.
S. pt. 6, 184-2. 43 If
SOUTH CAROLINA,
Chesterfield District.
Michael Watson applicant, vs. William Hen.
drick, John Hendrich. Henry Hendrick, Jacob
U. Flowers and wife Mary, the children of
Thomas Hcndnck, Jr., dee'd., Samuel D. Timmonx
and wife Sarah C? Hardy Hendrick.
Jo-'athan J; flendrick, and Rebecca Hendrick. !
IT appearing to my satisfaction that John |
Hendrick, Henry Hendrick, Jacob D. Flowers j
and wifo Mary, and the r.fai dren of Thonma ,
Hendrick, Jr.. dec'J., Defendant* reside without i
the limits of Mils State. It is therefore ordered j
that they do appear and object to the division or j
sale of tho Real IV.ate of .Thomas Hendrick, {
Sen'r.. dee'd., on or before the third day of Do
ccmbcr next, or their consent to tho sotno will be j
entered of record.
T.BRYAN O. C. D.
Sept. 6. 19-12. ? 43 lamf3m
CORONERS HALE.
ON a Writ of Fieri Facias will be sold before
tho Court House Door on the first Monday
in October next within thelegn' hours. 96 (nine,
ty.six) acres of land, more or less, whereon tho
defendant reiidca. arij .tiling lauds belonging to'
Joseph T. Burch, Dr. W, McBr do and Repsoy
Tucker, at tho suit of Exh. and Ex'rs. of John
Craig against David Sellers und John Cope,
land.
Terms?Cash?purchaser to pay for Titles.
W. L. ROBESON, C. C. D. Septem!?er
13, 1842. 44 3t .
~ SHERIFF'S SALES.
ON Writs of Fieri Facias, will be sold before
the Court Houso door, on the first. Monday
and day following in October next, within the
legal hours, the following property, viz:
All of Aydrcw Clark's interest in a lot in the
town of Cheraw. known in the p an of said
town by No. 248, (two hundred and forty-eight)
(on Front Street-,) being the one half of said lot,
aud the improvements tiiereon, at the suit.of E.
MulU-y for George Du/on, vs. John E. Edwards,
A. Clark, aud Joseph llcivcy.
2000 Acre* of land, moro or less, bounded on
the North bv Levi C'assity's land, Northwest
by Benjamin Cassity Viand, S jythwrst by Jaines
FouUon's land and Southeast by Black Creek.
Also seven Nogroes, viz: Nancy (and litr six
vhildrcn,) Alice, Daniel, Charlotte, Jenny. Ma.
ry and John; A!*o, about forty head of cattle
aud thirty-five head of hogs, one Clock and ono
Colt; at the suit of John D. McLean, vs. Ran
aid McDonald. The Hogs, C..tl!e. Clock, and
Colt, will be offerod for salo at Defendant's residence,
on Tuesday, the second dny of sale.
One Ray Mare, at the suit of A. Johnson (for
another) ve. Ranald McDonald.
One Negro Man, (Dennis), at the suit, of M.
& K. llailey, et si., vs. Ranald McDonald.
All of D. L. McKay's interest in a Polo Boat,
'called Rotnal,) at the suit of the President and
Directors of the Merchants' Bank of So. Ca.,
at Cheraw, rs. D- L. McKay.".^This Levy will
be offered for salo, at the Boat landing at Che.
raw, on Tu'/sdsy the second day of sale.
One negro man, (Chailes,) at the suit of J.
if. Ralliff, vs. Culvnr Perkins.
25 Acres of land, more or less, whereon the
defendant resides, adjoining tho lands of Thomas ;
Powc, Mr. Douglass, and Mrs. fleustiss; at the
suit of John McCall, (for another) vs. John
Polk. *
150 Acres of land, more or less, wherpon the
Defendants reside, adjoining the lands of Isaac
Woodard, et a!., at the suit of William Vi?;k for
Isaac Davis, vs. Mary Sellers and John P. Sellers.
* * *
240 Acres of iandf/more or less, whereon tho
Defendant r> sides, on Deep Creek, adjoining the
lands of Francis Johnson, Alston Massey, John
P. Rushing and John Copuland, at the suit
of John Copeland, ids. M .it hew Rushing.
600 Acres of land, more or less, wheroon tho
defendant resides, on Big Bear Creek, at the suit
of M. & It. Hailey, ul al., vs Stephen H, Par-,
kcr.
400 Acres of land, more or less, whereon the
defendant resides, adjoining tho lands of Daniel
Campbe.I. Charles Hcndrick. N. Gibson, et. at.
- - - '<vOt _ C 1 I
- Also ninety tnrec, acres 01 unci, nium
lew, lying on both tide* of Deep Creek, adjoin,
ing the lands of Rev. William Moore, James
Taylor, nt al? at the suit of John Jackson, et.
a!., ts. George W. Mcador. V .
Six lots in ihe tojrn-^Cheiair,mi CliuictT
Street, tegrftier with the improvements thereon,
known in the plan of tid town by Nos. 46, 47,
8'2, 83,84 and 65, (forty six, forty-scVen, eighty,
two. eighty-three, eighty-four and eighty five,)
at i he suit of Ann Lide, vs. Isaiah DuBoae, K. C.
Du Hose.
I3'l0 Aotes of la d, more or less, whereon
John Copeland resides, lying on both sides of
Deep Creek, bounded North and Bast by Willis
Hancock's land, West by lands owned by Af
^fsssey, Matt. Rushing, and N. Gibson, South
by Estate of William Hancock's land ; at the
suit ol Turner Bryan, Ordinary, Chesterfield
j District, vs. John Copeltnd and Lewis Melton
275 Acres of laud, more or lesi, on Deep
Creek, whereon the defendant resides, adjoining j
the lands of Joseph F. Barcb, Francis Johnson.
Matt. Rushing and N. Gibson, at the fuit of
Poter Mayas. ignee, vs. John P. Rushing.
Terms?Cash?purchasers to pay for necessary
papers.
JOHN EVAN?,
Sh'ffC. D.
Sheriff's Oflioe. Chesterfield C H.t I AA 3t
10th September, 184 ?. $ " ~" V{'
POLE BOAT FOR SALE.
THE Pole Boat James R Ervin will be sold
on favorable terms. She iv row on the
way up and will be delivcrod to tho purchaser on
her arrival. Apply to either of the subscriber*.
I). MALLOY.
W. St T. BAILEY & Co.
. JAMES H. COLE.
December4, I84T. 4 tf j
4-4 DOMESTICS.
A Yew bales 4-4 Brown Domestics for sate
on favorable term?, by
D. MAI LOY
A'ig. 23rd. II tfv "A-JoMrf
.... ..
PROSPECTUS
Of the Farm HouVof the XIX century, or
Encyclopadia of Practical Agriculture, containing
the best mode of culture adopt d in
France, England, Germany, and Flanders; <
full practical instructions to guide the small
cultivator, the farmer, the director, and the |
large proprietor in the imtiovemenl of anes- ]
tale; the principles of agriculture, and the <
culture of all the useful plants; the training of <
domestic animals, and the veterinary art; the <
description of the various arts relating to agriculture;
rural implements and buildings; the
management and improvement of vines, fruit
trees, timber, and forests; tanks, etc; the e.
conomy, organization, and direction of a rural
establishment; and finally, legislation as applied
to agriculture; closing with a table of
contents aipliabetically arranged; a list of
figures, abbreviations and authorities cited.*
: An Elementary, Complete, and Methodical
nrRnral F.ronoinv. with more than
V-? . - Two
Thousand Engravings, representing the
various Implements, Machines, setsofAppiratus.
Breeds of Animals, Trees, Shrubs, and
Plants, Rural Buildings, etc. Digest and
Revised by a Committee of Scientific and
Practical Agriculturists, belonging to the ^ricnltural
Society of France, under the- direction
of VI. T. Bailey, Member of the Societies
of Agricultural and Horticulture. Translated
from the French, with Notes adapting it to the
use of farmers in the United States of America,
by Elizur Wright, Jr., formerly Professor
of Mattliemalics, and Natural Philosophy in
the Western Reserve College, Translator of
La Fontaine's &c.
Agriculture is the foundation of all human
arts?the art for which man was made, and
the perfection of which is his chief happiness
and glory as the lord temporal of this planet*
Of this sublime art, alt other arts and sciences
arc but satellites, their business being to wait
cn, enlighten, and adorn it with their moonshine.
Consequently no man more man the
agriculturist needs the full use of his brains,
and a perfect .command of all the treasures of
human experience. So the farmers of the
Untied Stales view the matter; and' in pre- j
aonfintr tlip?n with a translation of the eelc. |
vice to loung men, am. j?i.
Of the qualifications of the translator, it may
be said that he is a practical farmer, and in
regard to his translation of La Fontaine* which
has been reprinted in England. an English re"
viewer confesses that he "does not know the
English writer who could have done it better/'
Terms?The work will be published as a
Ecm-imonthfy periodica), in numbers of 56
pages, octavo, e;?di 25 cents, and when com.
pleled will contain foify numbers, at 810
Five dollars paid in advanve for the first "20
Numbers, shall entitle subscribers, to the re.
inaning 20 Numbers for four dollars;-?
Or, nine dollars in smaller sums, (if not less j
than 81*) regularly advanced during the course .
of publication, shall entitle to the same rcduc.
nun.
The 1st No. will be issued on the 1st of
July, 1842.
AW orders and remittances should bo ad.
imwd in S. 8 Hurcff, Publisher, 138 Tub
tou-su New York.
New York, June 1,1842,
.AH editors who will give this prospect,
us fifteen insertions, and forward the papers
containing them to the JVew York Watchman,
shell he entitled to onc copy of the work.
c ha: p.o.
rWlfiF. Subscriber has just received on conJL
vignment, to be sold at very low prices for
CASHfkYLY.
10 Poz. Fancy Gilt and maple cans seal chairs.
8 Small " / * sewing do.
8 La- go Boston cane and solidaeat Socking do.
2 " Mahogany Mohair Spring scat do. do.
6 Small cane ' ** 4o* do.
4 Solid seat Nurse, "V: d ?. do.
GEO, H. DUNLAP.
Cite raw', August 25. 1S42. 42 tF
BLkCRSaiTHLm
THE Subscriber lies this day recommenced
business ou hi* own account and hopes
by close application to business to share public
patronage. My prices will be moderate. HWse
Shoeing will receive my personal attention it is
therefore, warranted to bo done with neatiacss
and tWp.ilch.
N? B.?I am now prepared to repair, or put
up new lightning rods.
C. h SHIVER.
April 4 1642. 21 if
n a cic*sarft
VV1 Jl v-l
ROPE, TWINE?a good *toc!c of the above
oi: hand, and tor sale at the lowott marVot
price, by
1 D. MAM-OY.
At-?.2W <1 ,f
'US?4 ; V .- r?
"v"""o r
bratcd Maison Rustique, of the French, wc
have no doubt of their hearty support. It ic
the work of all work* on practical agriculture
~the most scientific, clear, and ctmpreheri*
ive, France has long excelled in profitable
farming. This is the source of her wealth.
England is rich by coals and commerce. Her
| agriculture iVsplendid, but sometimes costs
more than it comes to. Those who have
fortunes to spend may buy the vast works of
Marshall, Dickson Arthur Young, Loudon,
&c., but thofe who wish to get a fortune out
of the soil will find the French writers better
able to show thein the way. The excellence
of French elementary works is well known to
all teachers. For centuries, the Afaison
Rustique has been, in Franco, the standard
elementary work?the spelling book and
grammar of farming. The present edition for
J " the nineteenth century," has be.1i re^writ|
ten and brought tip with the "march of mind,"
by sixty of the ablest "agronomea" of France.
It lias all the light of the latest improvements,
| not only in Frauce, but in aty Europe.
William Cobbet, one of the most successful
farmers both in England and America, who
wrote the best style and the best French
grammer that ever was, valued the Maison
" -- -- 1
itusuque?, not omy us ?iu ciM~j(.iupcu<<* ?
farming, but us a means of educating bis
children. He was his own fchoolmaster. In
winter evenings his family resolved itself into
a school, and ho thus speaks of the use then
made of this work.*-?# ' *
* Our book of never failing resource was I
the French Maison Rusyque. or Farm House, j
which, it is said, wv<the book tlwt first temp. {
ted Dugnosnois (I think that was his natnc,);
(he famous physician in the reign of Louis
XIV., to learn to read. Here are all the fourlegged
animals, from the horse down to the
mouse, portraits and all; all the birds, reptiles,
insect?; aIIthe modes of rearing managing,
and using the tame ones, and of destroying
those that, are mischievous; all the varions
traps, springs, nets;all the labors of the field
and garden exhibited, as well as the rest, in
p|atcs; and there was I, in any leisure moj
ments. to join this inquisitive group, to read
j the French, and tell thein what it meaned in
i English, when the picture did not sufficiently
explain ilself. I never have been without a
copy of this book for forty years, except during
the time that / was fleeing from the dungeons
of Castlereagh and Sidmouth, in 1817, and
when 1 got to Long J-land, the first book I i
bought was another A/aison Rusiique."?Ad.
^ ? i 4V\t
SOUTH CABOWOIA.
Chesterfield District. ^
Bt T. BBYAJT, Obwkary.
vmTHERCAS. Miilay Chapman *** ,*
? Hanr?H made suit to ? to fcant them
Letters of Administration of tna Latatd and
Rflcets which wore of John Chaptnair, 'll# of v
Chesterfield Court House-: TheO- tft C.ta
and admonish all and singularity hiadiod and
creditors of the said John Chspuwn, dectasac,
that they bo arid appear before nM5 in tan Court
of Ordinary to be boW at Cbwisrisld Cobft
House on the 4th Day of October neat, to shew
cnote if may th*y can, wh> the said Adniiaii
tration should not be granted* . . ^..
Given under my hand and see', this, fiffefttth
day of Sept., m the year ofoUr lard MM Mitand
tight hundred and forty-toe ox and in tha
rixtyMrnth year of Am^con Jndeftndenco^
T. BRYAN, U. C. ^
VJSLNZ32* w WS2TS02T
18 now receiving by Steamer Utility, Po to
Rico and Si. Croix Sujtr*, Rio Codec, BaU
Rope. Bagging and Twine, Soap ami Ctwlb,
awl Hemlock Sole Leather.
ALSO, in Store,?Salt, Molasaet, llats an4.r?
Caps, Bonnctls and Hoods, Boots and Shoes,
Factory Tarn and Crockery,?which will bo
sold for cash or exchanged for prodaco on terms
as favorable ss can be got in this market*
N. B.?All persons whose Notes tad scoeunta
are now due are very esrnea.ly requested to cml
and tettle without delay.
Che raw, Sept 30th 1843. 45 If
If OTIC B. 7~~'
ALL persons indebted to the Snbseriborby
note or aceount are requested to Mil and
settle the same, as further indnlfenca.canno( bo
giren.
, R. SHAW.
S pt 13. 1843. 44 f
LdCERIE.
THE Snbseribor has just received and has
for sale by the pound or lessor quantity Lo?
cerne Seed?
WITH
n i nr I Cf mrivnoo A T P/l A IS
UAMjUIUt o ulim v rji\uj\u
For trashing, without boiling or bleaching.
Many experiment* hare been trit4 lo render "%
the washing of clothes km labor one an J mam
economical, but nmlTo t has been to successful
as th? discovery and intioduction of Darting'*
Universal Soap, which wi'l remove stains, dirt,
grease, and ev* n paint from clothing, WrtMbt
boiling or bleaching. - 'L
This article is >u|?er;nr for washing flannels,
woo lens, lim-ns, luces, silks, and calicoes, to
any now in uso. (t is warranted to contain n*
ingredient that will destroy, rot or injure, in flit,
least, trxture or color: nor will it injure the
hands, but will rni.der lhetti soft and lit, when
done washing, to engage in sewing, if ncccrsaiy.
For cleaning paint it is unrivalled.
I C VANDERFORD.
Septrtnlier 13, 184*3. 44 if
I DURHAM CATTLE.
I WILL exhibit and expose to Public Sale tethe
best bidder at the Annual Meeting of the AgHeti.
tural Society in Chwaw on Friday the J4th Oe.
tober next, a four year old Roan Durham Bdl
bred by Col. Hampton, perhaps not modi surpassed
by any animal of the same kind and ago in
the State, also four or Ave Bull Cains,* aaA **
many Cows of superior stock with CsUAy the '?
aforesaid Bull, and three or fear fatted Beef item.
JOHN SPRINGS.
September 6, 1843. 41
COTTON OSRABCRGf
COTTOfl lABIf.
THE Subscriber has received on consign^
merit from the De KsU? Factory at Campen %
S. C 1*4 Bales Tery superior Cotton ()>n*burgs
and 13 Bales Cotton Yam, whiehhe will
soli by the Bale to Motchants o< as good ee
better erms than they can purchase in New
York ??r CharIcston.
Ho. would also inr ita the Planters of the
neighborhood to. call and examine thy Oxnalurgs.
they will find it a cheaper and bolter article than
nas oyer been aold in this market.^
It** Ci. 11. DUN LAP.
Chcraw. April 4. 1642. 21 if
.>v- NOTICE.
TH K Copartnership heretofore exiting be. ^
tw?n the Subscribers was dissolved by mq.
tual consent on the fir*t of tha month. All per.
tons indebted to us w ill please call at tha start
of W. It. Tomlinron and settle the same, as *
longer indulgence will he ^ttren. The named?
tha firm will be used in closing their busmen*ff.
M. TOMUNSON.
W. H TOMLINSO.Y.
Chcraw, 8. C, Sept. 13, 1941 44 3t r c ,
SoTICK. ~ .
vTbe Subscriber baa just received, ted will
kaep constantly on hand.Cotton Yarn and Twiwa
at wholesale, from-the M&ufrctory of Rockingham.
7
GEO GOODRICH,
Cheww, Jun. 1640. 10 tf
Corn Wanted. , ^
WANTED to purchase from 1000 te J* 9
Bushels cerrv to bo deliteigd in Cheraw*
or at any of the landings r'.own the riser, for
which the highest market price will be paid
D. McNAJR.
April tl. 1842. -22 tf
sprorAjiD si-Mimw ??9nr
npiIE Subecriber h?a just received "a W*aH
JL selected stock of Padey and Staple Dry .
Goods, G. II. Dl'NLAP.
Cheraw, April 9, 184*1 J&..< If
fik w. drenning"""
IIVKTOULD Ropcotfallj inform the j?uLdic
.WW that ho has located liimadf on . ^ t
HAP.S3T STRM7,
Opposite Mr. Mooftt'i Hotfl, trherc hi ivteada
carrying on the
DYEIXC AND SCOURING BDSIXSISf.
Ladies' and Gentlemen's fa ratio (a cleaned. .
fid, if faded, dyed the original or a07 ?w her cel.
or, and j>me*rd in thrf neatest manner. Cimb,
Table-Covcra. aim Cruoib-clotl > cleaned without
i 1.jury to lira Color?Cotton Varna dyed Fan
Colors.
A*, if. Hi? dyeing will not toil tke wkitett
article,
Clwniw, AngoaUd, 19431. 40 tf
STOHE TO KEIT. ^
In A VK rented *11 my Stores, except ftra MM
ueSt abnre Mr. George II. Doidap'a. a?d
one dour below enmer of Kervbaw and front
Streets. This Store io- rousidcred a first rate
stand, and will be rented on Metal terms.
A. P. LACOUTE.
August t, iSdd.- .
wfc-r. ' ;
woo*.
I IIA Vg again resumed the beeiueas of^
in? Wmto My oW customers sad the pah^
'i- - ? - M. nidVlHi iafMiiiMil (k*t V
3733*jr.
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