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r * . : " .' - o t#P/ * : ; . ' i-v ... v " , ' - : . : - . 1 - ' * " -''y.' ' ' - " isPti' ~ ' *S ..- V THE CAHDM JOURNAL. - . ^j|, r-:;':..;-"--'*. -v., FlVFtVSEKIEsT vol.. II. CA?DE.\, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1841. NO. 39. 1 ? ' ' - ' ; v ' j ; ~ ' - ----- ~ r Published every Wednesday Morning, j THOMAS W. PEGUES, At three dollars in advance, three dollar? and fifty cents in six months; or four dollars at the expiration of the year. ? Advertisements inserted at 7"> cents per square for vy"-. Uio first, and 37 1-2 for each subsequent insertion.? .SPhe numbor of insertions to he noted on all advertise ! hinnts, or they will be published until ordered to be discontinued, and charged accordingly. One dollar per squaro will be charged for a single insertion. Semi-monthly, Monthly and Quarterly advertisements will bo charged the same as new ones each in. crtion. All Obituary Notices exceeding six lines, and Communications recommending1 Candidates for pub. lie Offices of profit or trust?or puffing exhibitions, Will be charged as advertisements. Accounts for Advertising and Job Work will be presented for payment quarterly. 33" All Letters by mail must be post paid to indure punctual attention. POETRY. j X? I'M NOT A MARRYING MAN. BY FRANCIS ST. JOHN, ESQ, Thanks to five thousand pounds a year, I'm quite an angel now; And every one declares they sco 'Tis written on my brow. Once I could walk without annoy From Britain to Japan; - . My eldest brother was alive? Now, I'm a marrying man! I am not handsome, but they all With one accord declare, I have an intellectual brow And most Byronic air. Thus do they deem it worth their while My qualities to scan, Because with all the cash, they think I am a marrying marrying man! Albums and scrap books by the score Arc placed before my sigh!,' i I Whilst all I do, or vow or say, . They will persist I write. I cannot smilo but ladies flirt So prettily each fan, And all because they deem that I Am a marrying man! I wish my brother had not died, That I was quiet still; I used to hunt, and shoot, and ride, * v And do my utmost will. Alas! five thousand pounds a year ' - ' Has proved m_v greatest ban; J But I'll deceive them all, for I a Am not a marrying man!- < - ' 1 Fly PltOOF AND RUST PROOF WlIEAT. ] J. B. Gray, Hsq. near Fredericksburg Va., gives in the last Southern Planter a i description of a kind of wheat which is I termed "/lu-vroofintroduced into that < county by the Hon. Jno. Taliaferro. He I says; "Whether, in the abstract, or practi- < callv, the opinion of several farmers, for ' two or three seasons, authorise the opin- i ion or that it is fly-proof, and in one case, i the ordinary wheat of the country was ' entirely cut to pieces by the fly, whilst this wheat, immediately alongside, cscap- \ ed altogether. \ "Of its productiveness, last season, at i least three bushels were made for one of j the common varieties of the country. It i has the largest grain I have ever seen, and < is a red bearded wheat; from which it is ; argued by a miller, with whom I have i reversed, that it will not make su- j JUO* pcrfine flour. It admits of being sown j as soon as the 15th of September. My < present crop is so luxuriant, that, a month i past, I was advised to mow orgraize it, i notwithstanding a heavy harrow had been passed over it." * , | Mr. Taliaferro has furnished the follow- , ing history of the wheat described, in a < letter to Mr. Gray. The latter gentleman, j in communicating the same to the editor i of the Planter, under date of 3d instant! says?"Up to this date there is no ap- < pearance of fly in my crop, whilst an adjoining field is materially injured by that insect." Hagi.ey, May 22," 1811. ''' Dear Sir,?Your note, desiring a history of the wheat you had of us last fall, is received, and I regret that my information in regard to its origin, does not enable me to give such an account of it as may be satisfactory to you, or to your agricultural friend in Richmond. In a conversation with my friend, Dr. A. Nau-! ~ " TV I | daine, United States Senator lrom unaware, about five years since, on agricultural topics, I mentioned the ruinous ravages committed by the Hessian fly on our crops of wheat in Virginia, whereupon he informed me that the farmers in Delaware had for some years cultivated a species of wheat entirely exempt from the ravages of that insect; and"he kindly offered to send me a specimen of it for trial. Accordingly five years since he sent me a fraction over two bushels of this wheat, and we now have the fifth crop of ifc and a remarkable fine dne it is, with" out the least injury from the Hessian fly, u or rust, two formidable adversaries to wheat. During this time our other des criptions of wheat, in juxla position in the same field, and often on very superior land, as well as that of my neighbors, have been seriously injured bolh by fly and rust. Such is"my experience in regard to lh:s wheat, and such is the result in all cases where it has been tested by many to whom wo have furnished it the - . a r last two years lor experiment, a icw facts in relation to this wheat will satisfy any farmer why it escapes the Hessian fly necessarily, and why it is more exempt from rust and rot, than any other winter wheat. It will be found by all who try it, to possess more energy of root than any other known wheat. So that if seeded, as it ought to be, between the 15th and 25th of September, though the fly will attack and cut off the fall shoots, its energy of root is such as to leave that uninjured. And in the spring, owing to this cnergy of root, the growth is more rapid than any other winter wheat, so that by the 15th of April, a few days before the spring fly begins to hatch, the groundjoint of this wheat becomes hard and sapless, and consequently free from the spring ravages of the fly. This wheat ripens about one week earlier than any other winter species, and is, tlieretorc, morei exempt from rust and rot. All I could learn of Dr. Naudine as to the origin of i.his wheat was, that it cam. from Germany, hut by whom it was introduced into Delaware he could not inform me. All who cultivate this wheat should not omit to sow it between the loth and 25th of September?in all that month will do.? It should be seeded thick, because if thin, the uncommon weight of the head will bear much of it down. And it should not be harvested till fully ripe, for if cut in the milk state, the grain assumes a dark and unsightly aspect. Unless we could get rid of the Hessian fly, I have never known so desirable a species of wheat as this. Iam, dear sir. faithfully vours, JOHN TALIAFERRO. J. B. Gray, Esq. From the Piscataquis Herald. rye a preventive of weevil ix wheat. Sangerville, May 8, 1841. J MrEDEs?In conformity to my promise last spring, that I would let you know the result of the experiment I recommend3d to prevent the destruction of wheat by With H'hpat LIIU HWVI1? Vi/,, llju uiiii I forward this communication. I sowed two quarts of rve to a bushel of wheat, the rye blossomed a few days before the wheat, and I observed the fly on it busily employed as soon as it was in blow; and found to my satisfaction that; when the wheat came into blow they still committed their depredations on the rye. The rye by branching keeps up a supply in a proper state for them to work on until they finish their business for the season. The last week of their work the weather was very calm, and the flies were extremely busy on the rye, but very seldom to be seen on the wheat. The result was the rye was a total failure, for take a handful of heads as they come, and you would not find more than one kernel to seven or :ight heads. The wheat was not damaged scarcely any. 1 should not think there was more than two kernels missing in head by the weevil. I found in some instances more than thirty eggs in with >ne kernel of rye, so many generally that j lliere was not enough tor them to suosist upon, and they of consequence all died. Now, Mr. Edes, I think it much easier to bait them to their own destruction than to drive them with skunks hedgehogs, or even Loafer's long nines. J. LEACII. Money digging.?A farmer in the vicinity of Castine, Me. the present season, preparing his land for t illage, had occasion to excavate the top of a ledge, and on removing the cavth, found lying loose,on the top of the rock a quantity of ancient coin of pure silver. Many of those coin9 are a curiosity, being of all possible shapes and forms. It would seem they were cut down to an exact weight. They all have upon them a coinage, but most of them very uncouth, and without date,and clearly show the great improvements made since the days of our fathers in the coinage of money. The man who found these coins, being poor, sent them to Boston for sale and they were purchased by Mr. John Warren, 180 Tremont street, where they I A i ?-?/-* 1 /? Will ^CfltlcfV may oc semi, rx smgn- ..... v any one that they arc genuine, and well worthy the attention of the curious. To cure Whooping Cough.?Dissolve a scruple of salt of tartar in a pint of water, and ten grains cochineal finely powdered?sweeten this with sugar. Give an infant the fourth part of a table-spoonful four time? a day. To a child two years o$, half a spoonful; and to a child four years and upwards, a table-spoonful. Newark Gaz. V ... 'C-r j V The following message in writing Wi received from the President of the Unite States through John Tyler, jr., Esq. h private secretary; Washington, July 1, 1841. To the House of Rcprescntatices of it United ISintes. " I have the honor herewith to submit i the House of Representatives the copy < a letter addressed by myself to Mrs. Harr son, in compliance with the resolutions < Congress, and her reply thereto. JOIIN TYLER. Washington City, June, 13 184 My Dear Madam : The accoinpan; ina resolutions, adopted bv the Scnai ' p ? I # J ami House of Representatives of the Un ted States, will convey to you an cxpre sion of the deep sympathy felt bv the He] resentatives of the States, and of the Pec pie, in the sad bereavement which you self and the country h?s sustained in th death of your illustrious husband. It ma now be justly considered that the pub! archives constitute his enduring mom ment, on which arc inscribed, in charate not to be effaced, the proudest evidenci of public gratitude for services rcndcrci and of sorrow for his death. A great an united people shed their tears over tl bier of a devoted patriot and distinguishc public benefactor. In conveying to you, my dear madari the proposed respect of the two JIousi of Congress for your person and charm ter, and their condolence on the late afUii ting dispensation of Providence perm me to mingle my feelings with theirs, an to tender you my fervent wishes for yoi health, happiness, and long life. JOHN TYLER. | Mrs Anna Harrison. North Bexd. June 24, 1841. Dear Sir: I have received with sent mcnts of deep emotion the resolutions < the Senate and House of Representative which you have done me the honor < forwarding, relative to the decease of rr lamented husband. I cannot sufficiently express the thanl I owe to the n.ition and its assembled Re| T'-scntatives, for their condolence, so fee ingly expressed, of my individual calamit and the national bereavement; but mini ling my tears with the sighs of the mar patriots of the land, pray to Heaven f< the enduring happiness and prosperity < our beloved countrv. ANNA HARRISON. THE WILLIAM BROWN. Another seaman of this unfortunate ve scl has arrived at Boston, and given to tl editor of the Morning Post his account r the lamentable transaction in the long bo; ' i- 1 * ??n 11 la eir\i\r\ 4 l* o li WHICH W6 win uu seen niui ii statement differs very essentially from th; ofMesscr, whose account we publishe yesterday. It strikes us that the detai given below are much more probable ar in accordance with the circumstances ths any heretofore given.It is painful to us to bring this afflictir subject so often before our readers, but scents to be a part of our public duty N. Y. Com. Adv. STATEMENT OF WILLIAM MILLER. I belonged to the starboard watch, ar was on deck at the time the ship strut the ice. As Capt. Harris's account < her loss is strictly correct; I will not hei repeat it, but shall confine myself to a pla statement of what transpired on boai the long-boat. She was very deep, the upper part < her gunwale being barely twelve inch' clear of the water. The night was pit< dark, the wind high and cold, and eyei few minutes we were drenched withtl passing sprays which drifted on boar The boat was very leaky, and requin great, exertion to keep her afloat. I times it was very difficult to get at tl well, owing to the passengers, who life ally stowed themselves in bulk under tl thwarts, so much so, that we were fr qucntly compelled to remove them I force, in order to get at the water. Win we were fast to the ship some of the pr scngers assisted usto bale, but when adri they were so benumbed with cold as be quite helpless. They huddled togeth like sheep, endeavoring to keep ea< other warm. When it was day, Capt Harris, in tl jolly boat, pulled alongside, informed tl mate where we were and advised him make the best of his wray for Ncwfoun land. The mate said it was impossible make any headway, the men being utiah to work the oars, owing to the crowdi state of the boat. I heard neither t captain nor mate utter a sylable about cr ting lots or lightening. The cook, a negi requested the captain to report, upon 1 arrival at Philadelphia, that he was lost the long boat. Capt Harris then pull nearer to us, and took a list of our nam* Upon leaving us, hajpaid?44 I hope v will all behave like men, and do what t mate tells you, and you will do rig is enough." He then left us, and in ten min- , id utes was out of sight. The mate had , is some of the provisions served out to all j hands without exception, and used every . means in his power for the safety of all on ( *i? board. It required great caution and , exertion to keep clear of the ice with which , to we were surrounded. The sea however, . r)f was smooth; and had the boat been tight, , j. notwithstanding the incessant rain and | af hail, we might have made arrangements , that would have rendered the boat more j sea-worthy. I 1. During the whole of the day, I do not , lt- recollect having heard the mate in con- \ 1 ' ' * - - f I* -1.4 tc sulfation with any of the crew aooui ngm- , ii- cning the boat, or any other subject. He < s- seldom spoke, except when he ordered , 3- something to lie done. That he could . ). have consulted the-crew "without my r- knowledge is possible, for I was sometimes ic busily engaged in bailing, and doing other iv necessary work. About sundown we ic again had some provisions and water ser- | j- ved to us with the same impartially as rs before. When night set in it was bitter 2s cold; the sky looked dark and threatening; ( d, the passengers huddled, if possible, closer id together; hardly a voice was heard, except ic when we called upon <ach other to take id turns atbailing the boat. About midnight, ( a tremendous squall burst over us, accom- j n, panied with a severe hail shower. The , 2s passengers, who had heretofore been par- | > tially quiet, in order to avoid the severity', c. of the storm, created some confusion, and , lit in their fruitless attempts to seek shelter, ( id unfortunately forced 1 he plug out of its , ir place. The water rushed in through the ] opening with great rapidity, and neither threats nor entreaties could induce them to get out of the way, so as to enable us , to stop the leak. The sea was making a fair breach over i- us, and the boat seemed to settle in the ( jf water. It was a trying moment. Our s, lives hung upon the mate's decision. Ilad r>f he faltered we should. have gone to our ( iy long home in a few minutes. After using every exertion himself to replace the plug ;s without effect, in consequenceof the obsti> nacy of the passengers, he exclaimed "My :|. God! it must be so?lighten the boatyt men." Those passengers who were nearer. est the plug-hole were then passed overly board, and the plug was replaced.- The 3r mate ordered the men to stop when he 0f thought the danger was past, and even prevented, with his own hands, the throw ing over-board of two or three who had been seized lor that purpose. The young m'm .trim ooid I,;.- ivrnvpps vvjiq never seiz 111(111 u?/ ouivt iim j/i U r w ?? ?,v s- cd for the purpose of being thrown overie board?lie might have remained on board. >f A man and bis wife said they were willing at to walk over-board together, if tli3 mate is thought it necessary for the safety of the at boat. To this he replied, that it was not >d necessaiy, and he pulled the man down Is by his coat into the midships of the boat.id There was no blood spilt. The whole in affair did not occupy three minutes. Some suppose that the women were i rr spared on account of their sex?it was not it so. Had they been near the plug hole, they would doubtless have been passed over the side. There was nothing, to the best ofmv knowledge, preconcerted.' It id appeared to me to be the work of the modi ment. Had we not been struck by the ^f squall nor the plug knocked out, I believe' re the mate would never have ordered a sin..a (rvkn rlicfurhpft TTlS COndUCt in niC ivuo _ rd from the moment we left the ship until we were picked up, appeared to me to be of impartial. He worked harder than any es of us, and when provisions were served ;h out he fared no better, ry When the boat was lightened, we comie m'enced bailing, and continued without ind. tennission until daylight. The sea had 3d risen with the squall", which was soon fol- i U lowed by a strong gale and we shipped I ic several seas, which almost swamped the r- boat. In the morning, we found the bo-! ie dies of two men lying in the bottom of the j e- boat who had died during the night. I )y doubt not that several of those vuo were j 2n passed overboard when We were struck I is- i by the squall were dead, as they must have j ft, been entirely under water. When we j to were seen by the Cresent, she was under j er close reefed topsails, all her other sails uh being handed. As the account of our having been pickhe cd up and carried into Havre is already he known by the public, I will close my stateto ment, expressing my firm conviction tha d-1 under the circumstances, the mate did that rni to which was absolutely necessary. ? nuru i tie was no time for casting lots?those who 2d were in the way only were thrown overlie board. I had no hand in the affair mvis self; neither was I requested by tiie mate o, or any of my shipmates to lend them a lis hand. The above is a faithful account of in all that I, individually, know of this melancd cholv affair. is. " WILLIAM MILLER. ou . . he Immortality.?The universal impres;ht sion that there arc regions beyond the pre' - ? ' w \ A* v '< ' " ' ^ ;v sincts of time and the limits of terrestrial. 'pace, in which ^11 the disorders of the* present state of things will be adjusted and' ill the wrongs of this world redressed, is J pne of the wisest and most blessed elenents in the constitution of the human nind. But for a hope of a hapf>y fiereifter, there arc millions of beings in the world to whom existence would be a purthcn too heavy to be borne, "that jlorious hope alone sustains them tirfder - he pressure of the troubles, and toils and " rials of life. He, therefore, who could seek to rob his fellow creatures of their faith in immortality, is the greatest enemy ' -f' pf his species, even supposing his own convictions in the non-existence of a future state were as strong as tltcy are in his otftf ? present being. IIoW to Bii Happy.?If every one could live up to what is mentioned in the following sentiments, happiness would certainly ' be more aounaam: < "How. much would it conduce, to our happiness to be select in our books and in our friends, to clioose each other more for their good sense than their knowledge,* more for their btjjng christians than philosophers; to be contented with a small but - * certain income; to have no master and few servants;to be without ambition enVyV avarice, or a law suit; to preserve ouf health by exercise instead of medicine; to ' adhere to our religious opinion; to love and hate on just grounds; to let the picas-* urcs of life pass by as without a murirtqi? tvnit with confidence for an eternal nwu u/ it w.. ...... hereafter For the bite of a Snake, the most' > simple and convenient remedy I have ever heard of, is Alum. A pcice the size of st hickory nut, dissolved in water and drank, or chewed and swallowed, is sufficient. I have good authority for saying that it' lias been tried many times on men and dogs, and that they have been invariably . recovered. I know of some planters ";. ' whose hands are exposed to be bitten by : : rattle snakes, who keep themselves always provided with' it in their pohkets, and thatthey have several times found use folf it.- ' Macon Messenger.- / y , ,T r ' Antid'ote to Poison, r, ^ It may be important to mention", tha< Ife two ounces of magnesia, mixdd with'.a^' bout a quart of water, or the same quanti-' .& ty of common whitening, thrown into'the' . *>' stomach by any means, (the stomach pump being readiest and most preferable" on such occasions,) will effectually ri'eoi:? ?r "iHor mcrt the most: aeiivtf irajizi; miu <^uuv* poison.CURIOUS MARIAGE CUSTOM. . 'There are said to he no old maid's1 among the Cossacks of the Ukraine since' the custom allows the young women1 to' choose'their husbands. When a youhg' woman in the Ukraine feels a t'ender. passion for a young man, she goes to his parent's house and says to him; "Be you' * blessed of God." She then sits down, and nddressing herself to the object of. her affection, in the following term's;?Tron',Theodore, (or whatever else may be his1 name the goodness I see written in your countenance is a sufficient, assurance to me' that you are capable of loving and .rilling a wife: and your excellent qualities" encourage me to hope that you will bring a good husband. It is in this belief that I have tnkeir the resolution to come and beg you with all due humility,- to accept' me for your spouse." She afterwards addfes' scs the father and mother to the same effect, and solicits them earnestly to con*r sent to the marriage. Ifshe meets, wiih'a refusal she answer#1 '~ - ~.:u house tillable mat sue win xj? ? have married the object of h'er love." If she be sufficiently persevering and have' patience to stav a few days or week's in llrg" house, the parents are not only forced t't>' give their consent; but frequently persuade' their son to marry her. The voting1-* rriflW likewise, is generally moved by her perseverance and tifTerti.ni, and gradually ac?". * customs himself to the idea of making her his wife, and at length consents". It is said that the parents neve.- employ any force to compel her to leave theijr house, because they believe by so doing, they, should draw down the vengeance of heaven upon their heads, and the girl's family would not fail to resent such an action as a grievous affront. Corporal Streetei's Ephraim wishes to be informed how much political battling t there would be, if there were no offices to be wnn and lost in the contest? He also wishes to know if "WAITING maids" and marriageable yonng ladies are the same sort of folks. The same genius observes that it is a shame to see beer makers use hops in such a BREw-tal manner as the}' do The Raleigh Star lias an article on Good Breeding," followed by an accouirt 1 of an extraordinary litter of pigs. " ' ' ' *. r i,