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YOLi 10. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, MARCH 28, 1849. . NUMBER l| 1 1 - - - - ----- 1 " " 1 *- WE CAMDEN JOURNAL, . f i PUBLISHED WEEKLY, BY Tj w. pegues. Municipal Election. Notice is hereby gnveo, that an Election will be tiin Council Room on the fir?t Monday in AptiJ next, for an Intendant and four Wardens to the ensuing year. 4The following Gentlemen were appointed to manage the Election, viz : 1 .. .* T. J. Axcrusi, S.J. Young, C. .McDonald. order of council, L. W. BALLARD, tfcrit \< . T. Recorder. Sheriff's Sales. I Bjr virtue of sundry writs of Fi Fa to me dire, 4><1, ( will sell before the Court House door in * ano.'ei on the first monday in April next and day fol on iog, between the legal hours of sale, the fulh>wmg property to wit: 5B0 acres of land more or less lying on Beaver Data waters of 25 utile creek,, formerly owned by hc-.-A. Brevard, and know?*?as the- u Gold 'Mine Tract,H adjoining lands of Jaiues Addison Samuel Albert and others, levied on and to be ?dd as the property of the Defendant at the suit of" Wat, D. Mc Down If & Company, and others WmTborats J. ' Starke. The above property will he sold at the risk of the former purchaser James Hmtrisoo.Es,. - 80 Acres of land more or It ss whereon the I efeudant resides, adjoining lands of James Campbell. Thos. Ellis and Charles Perkins, also 4o , acres more or less known as the Ray Tact adjoin. ing fatxfe St the Estate of Win. Thorn and P. DeBroftl, also the Defandants r:ght, title, and interest in and to 430 acres of land more or I- ss beiongingto the Estate of Win. Thorn, adjoining lands of J. AL Shaw, Alex. Johnson, John Munn, David Aluon and others levied upon and to be sold as the property of the JJeleodants at the suit of M. C. Reynolds Adiu\x et. ah.vs. 11. Thorn. 4000 acres of land inore it less lying on the waters of Big Lynches creek, adjoining lands of Jonathan ana Nelstn Newman, and L. W. R. Blair, levied on and to be sold, as the property of the Defendant at the suit of J. M. DeSaussure Esq, (Jianhan vs. Charity Hough, -nf ,i ??also? ? All the Right, title, and Interest of the Defend, ant in and to acres of land whereon the De*' * I-"J. ?f iIia I'jitate of P. | lfKfe!Uvre?Mie5, aajoiumg iNUUO w? Brewer and others, lovied on an<i to be Hold as the property of Benj. Nettles, at the suit of J no. Brown vs. Bern. Nettles: * ' . ? - also AH the Defendants ri^ht, title and interest in and to acres of Una adjoining lands of Win. Mango William, and Levi So well, also one grey mare levied on and to he sold as the property of BMndaulat the suit of Junes Duun for Levi Pate vaCljrben Blackwe'l. also , 2 Hor*ia?3 head of cattle levied on and to be sold as the property of John Clantoo at the suit of Joint J. Clanton vs. Joo. Clantoo, the horses will r he sold on the first day of sale at the Court EI<?uxe 1 and the Cattle on 2d day of sale at the residence of the Defendant. negro Woman named P*tsey and her two Ciuidren levied on and to be sold as the property of Daniel Beauford at the suit of Wiley Albert vs. Daniel Beauford. Tortus cash. Purchasers to pay for papers. T. J. WARREN, s, k. d. ' March 14,1849 11 3t Final Notice. 1 would iufi rra all whose consciences tell them that 1 ougot to have been paid, that unless payment is made before the 17th inst. their papers wiJJ. be. put in suit. Take heed. mueb& W. C. WORKMAN. . J, B. GOQDLAD, Tailor, Agent (or the sale oi Crooking &?bears, Small Points, Sqoare and Scales, Tape Measures, uiark* ing Chalk, Curved Rulers, tf-c. The klirrur ?/ Fashion is published on the first * * ~ "* Jflv.iloil In ; re daj til every imwin, * v- * ;?>, ? view uf tie Fashions for (be month, and to the subject of measuring and draughting, by the most approved authorities in the world. The Fashion Plates for Spring and Summer just received} those wishing them will plea.-e apply directly. The English and French Fashions will be out in a few daya? say the 1st of April. march 5. Dissolution of Copartnership. The Partnership heretofore existing under the Finn of T. & R. Wilson, is hereby dissolved ~ by niDtnal consent. Either of the Partners is authorized to collect * the debts due?and use the name of the Firm in liquidation, THOMAS WILSON, ; ROBERT WJLSON. tT The Subscriber will continue the business at the ou stand?And all those who may favor him with a call, will tind Boots and Shoes of the best quality low for ca^h, or on the usu .1 credit. T. WJLSON. March 7 3t 10 Cash for Bark. We will contract for Bark at the rate of 86 a Cord Cash?or 88 in Trade. W. ANDERSON dr CO. Mwh 7th, 1840 10 tf ' j Ordinary's Notice. Whereas, no person having applied to me for letters of administration upon the goods, chatties, rights and credits of Wm. Rosser deceased, late of Kershaw District, South Carolina, I have taken possession of the same and give notice to all hav ' tug demands to present thein duly attested. and tlwse indebted to make immediate payment to me. JOHN R JOV, o. k. D. March 7,1849. 10 tf ^ Office of Commissioner in Equity. KERSHAW DISTRICT. j Guardians, Trustees and, others accountable to this Court, will file and vouch their Returns before Die ou or before the 15th April next Rules trill be forthwith issued against those in defaults WM. M. SHANNON. Feb'y 8th, >849. Ot 7_ I ^Attention* A further supply of Groceries just received making my stock complete. Those wishing to buy, have only call and I am satisfied w ill go away pleased with their bargain*. ; GERALD'S Grocerv. Dec 18 tf 50 [ To Real or Sell. Tim bf{# ww Store end Dwelling {fours xiuaica on Brood Street, opposite the Episcopal Church, for term* apply to JAMES McEWEN. Nor 90 tf 48 ' Orders No, 5, In ptfwanctt of orders received from L*. Col. Rersha*, en election for First and Second Lieutenants of Peat Company No. 2, to fill the vacancies occasioned by tbe resignation of Lis. Cooper J and Boone, will be be Id at the court house on Saturd&y the Sih day of April next. Corporals Levy and Moqre are detailed as managers. N By order of f'apt. Young. kcl?3 T. HARRIS, 0. S. From tlie Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper. A NEW MANURE. 1 There is, perhaps, no portion of your in- ' tercsting ' Newspaper" perused with as 1 mn#?h inipriact Kv n mniorilv of vour readers. as the two columns generally appropriated to your agricultural correspondence; and I * (cell confident that I am not alone in the con- . viclion, that thev emanate from men particularly acbuainted with their subjects; the re- J verse of which, farmers generally have too * just cause to complain of in most of the ^ agriculture publications of the day. Whilst j facts have been elicited, and interesting mat- | ier treated of, by individuals of almost every section of our country, I have observed that this portion has not yet4 thrown in I its mitc.n My principal object in taking up the 4quiIP g at this time, is to state a fact which may be t interesting to some of my brot her fanners, } as I have good reason to presume it is a ' novel one to mast of them. s It is in regard to wheat bran as a manure, a There having accumulated a large portion c of this bran in a neighboring merchant flour t mill, owing to its being unsaleable 44 feed." as containing; but very nine nuinmeni, u ? was offered at such a low price as induced t a few of our farmers to test its virtue as a v manure; it was applied on wheat, and the a result was so flattering that a large number a were persuaded to try it on corn. That f which was manured in the kill failed to'como s up,' this was considered an evidence of its t strength,and those who have since applied v it in more moderate arid proper proportions p have been rewarded in an astonishing in- h crease in yield. Laud that was abandoned t! as entirely vvoin out, has yielded by the I; application of wheat bran alone, thirty and tl even forty bushels of corn per acre. The ' quantity applied to wheat land isahout forty ^ bushels per acre; sown broadcast after the c ground was prepared for the reception of 8 the wheat, the proportion for a hill of corn t< must not be greater than a half a pint, other- < wise it will kill the corn in the same manner b as guano* o Respecting tlie cost, I must here state that b it is sold in this neighborhood by the single n bushel, at from twelve to ten cents; thus F making the cost of this kind of manure per i< acre about 84.00. r I am aware that in many neighborhoods, c all kind of mill feed is sold by the double t! bushel, but the above calculation has rrfer- tl ence to single bushels. Wheat bran, or h shorts as it is sometimes called, consists as n all know, of the very outside hull, and it is a |' singular fart, that the next highest, grade, or s brown stuff, has been found by fair cxperh it inent, to be of very trifling advantage. My c knowlegde of agricultural chemistry is of so h limited a nature, that I atn unable to explain v wherein consists its virtue, but would be c pleased if some one acquainted with the ll science would do so, and that those who tl feel sufficiently interested, would make the tl experiment the ensuing season on their corn ll ami make known the result. I will conclude this communication, which is now longer than 1 intended, by adding, that we of this conntrv, are shallow plough- * men to a man; for this very plausible reason, and the only one in my judgement can be d given, i. e., we arc unable to plough deep, s on account of a multitude of stones.? > Should you consider this worthy of setting ^ in type, you will again hear from a Harford a County fanner. > Uarfoid County, MJ., 1919. E. C. ' t DEEr PLOUGHING. * I was pleased with the lemarks of "J. \f, t F.,** your correspondent from West Stock- c bridge, and fully agree with him. I think f ' i 1 . ... | inanv lacis niigui oc urougm iu ugm, piu*- j mg the importance of deep ploughing, for < light soils in particular. In the fall of 1836, I I lived with my father in Chelmsford, Mass., r and ploughed a piece of land for winter rye; t the soil was light and sandy. I ploughed it \ I very deep?nearly to the beam of the plough. I One of the neighbors came along and told I me 1 was spoiling the land, and should rai c t nothing by turning up the cold yellow dirt; I his father never did so, &c. The same t piece of laud was p'oughed deep every year, i and sowed with with winter rye for ten i years in succession. The first year the crop was small; second a little better; and ( the crops continued to increase until the fifth ( year, when a heavy crop was harvested. It l was astonishing to see the change which ( had taken place in the quality of the soil, t As far as the plough had reached it was i black and rich, and bore heavy crops of rye ( until 1846, when it went into other hands, i and is now used as corn land. Now, the c question is what caused the improvement? ' There was no manure used but the wheat i and stubble ploughed in, and a crop taken I off ten years in succession. These are facts i that came under my own observation and < can be proved by others. E. P. i Ballardvale, Andover, Mass., 1849. t ( Swklmnos.?The following article is re- t commended for scattering swellings on hor- < scs, cows, oxen, and other domestic ani- 1 mal?:?4,Take two quarts of proof whiskey, i .1 C it Anon t lio firo I | or oilier prooi Mpuus, wuiih it <mwi mv mv, , but not to blaze? dissolve it in a pint of i soil soap?when cool, put in it a bottle, or I other close vessel, and add one ounce of j camphor." This forms, when dissolved, a < liquid opodeldoc, and is then ready for ap- I plication. It is a cheap and valuable reme- i dy, and should be kept constantly on hand i by every person. i < Eaiily Tomatoes.?When the assistance | of a hot bed cannot be obtained tomatoes i may be successfully started in pots or other I suitable vessels, in a ware room. In this manner the maturation of the fruit will be < advanced a week or two and without in- i volving any serious trouble or expense. MWhile the fruit remains green," says a 1 recent writer on the management of toma- I toes, "1 have muck facilitated the ripening by removing the large leaves from dense branches of fruit, and placing white boards behind them, so as to reflect the sun's rays strongly upon them. With the same view, in English author of eminence, recommends in.w The British fruit raisers consider a good ivall for fruit equal to an advance of six decrees towards the equator. By planting he tomatoes in beds under a fence brillianty whitewashed, or painted white, rnaturaion of the fruit would no doubt be materiilly advanced. Frequent and copious irrigation with soapsuds and cleanly cultivation, jreatly facilitate the development of this ruit.?Scientific American. Domestic Accomplishments.?The larrcrpart of our daily life is a prolonged atempt to obtain those substantual benefits vljich begin and end with ourselves; and the nevitable tendency of (his is to make us elfish and hardualured, unless some coui.tertcling influence be set to work. Having livided men by the necessities of daily la tor, we must endeavor to re-unite them by nnocent relaxation; and on this account imusements require the deepest consideraion, for they aie connected with our social vell-being in a variety of ways. Business ind enjoyment should act and react on one mother, as the centripetal and centrifugal orces do in nature ; we want the one to give tCudiness and stability to the life, the other rt nrviviih* tinrisidii for 11ir? tf?r? 11rtct<3 mul entilation fur the mind. But for this latter >urpose it is impossible to work much on a arge scale ; we must content ourselves, lor lie most part, with the resources the famiy affords. In the domestic relationship here ought to be no selfishness. The pleasre of one should be the happiness of all. Whatever elegant acquirements we may iiancc to have made, instead nf being re. erved for rare occasions should he suffered o shed their softening influence on our cvry-day existence. 'I he prints should nut e carefully kept out of sight of the children f the family, and turned over only for the iencfit of the stranger; the pictures should lot be curtained except when there is comianv or tlie oiano be dumb because there s "no onv but ourselves" to listen. There nay be less triumph, but there is surely qual if not greater happiness in singing by he fireside than warbling in the saloon ; and hough the thanks of father or brother be omely in expression, there is more sweetess in them than in all the studied commonlaces of society. A sadder sight can carcely be conceived that that of the spir: of dullness taking possession of the family nclc. We sec it in the husband who, hour >y hour gazes moodily by the fire ; it the k ife who occupies herself with her mechani al employment, without seeking to break he enchanted silence. Neither entertains lie intention of injuring (he other, and yet hey are mutally defrauded of the happiness hey ought to enjoy. CHRISTOPHER COLUMHUS. What befel his Ashes?Not the .east ItEMARKABLE part of his mlstorv. -As scatcely anything relating to this won. lerful man, when alive, is without interest, o even that which befel him after his death s not the least curious or remarkable part of lis history. He died at Valladolid in 150G. uid his lormal obsequies were celebrated vith much pomp, and his body dcposi'ed in he parochial church of Santa Maria de la tntigua, of that city. In 1513 his remains vere transported to the Carthusian Alonr.sery of Las Cuevas, at Seville, in the chapel if St. Ann, or Santo Christo, in which cha>cl were likewise deposited those of his son Diego, who died in the village of Moiilalban, >n the 23d of February, 152G. In the year 530, both bodies were removed to Hispani>la, and interred in the principal ehapel of he Cathcd.ai San Domingo. Here they vere permitted to remain undisturbed until 1795, when, on the nccssion of the island of Jispaniola being ceded to France by treaty, he Spanish authorities, wishing to pay all tonors to the memory of that "worthy and idventurous of the seas," the remains of the \dmiral were exhumed and conveyed to the sland of Cuba. On the 20th December, 1795, the most listinguishcd persons of Sun Domingo, the lignitarics of the church, and civil and miliary officers, assembled in the metropolitan cathedral, A small vault was opened above he chancel, in the principal wall on the ight side of the high altar. Within were bund the fragments of a leaden coffin, a lumber of bones and a quantity of mould, ividently the remains of a human body.? fhese were carefully collected and put in i case of gilded lead, secured by on iron ock, the key of which was delivered to the irchbtshop. The case was inclosed in a :offin covered with black velvet, and orna. oented with lace and fringe of gold. On he following day there was another grand invocation at the cathedra1, when the vigils ind masses for the dead were solemnly ;hauntcd by the archbishop, accompanied iv the Commandant-General of the Armada, ;he Dominican and Franciscan friars, and he friars of the Order of Merrv, together with the rest of the distinguished assemblage. After this, a funeral sermon was breached by the archbishop. At four /clock, the same afternoon, the coffin was ronsported to the ship with the utmost state md ceremony, with n civil, religious, and military process-ion?banners wrapt in mourning, chaunts and responses, and discharges of artillery. The most distinguished persons of the several orders took turns to support the coffin, which wa9 received on board of a brigantine, called the discoverer, which, with all the other shipping in the port, displayed mourning signals, and saluted the remains with the honors of an Admiral. From San Domingo the coffin was conveyed to the Bay of Ocoa, and there transferred to the ship-of-war San Lorenzo, which immediately made sail, and arrived at Havanna, in the island of Cuba, on th 15th of January, 1776. Here everythin; was conducted with I he same circumstance and ceremony. The principal nuthoritie on board the ship, accompanied by the su perior naval and milliary officers. The re mains were removed with great reverence and placed in a felucca, in which they wer conveyed to laud in the midst of a proces sion of three columns of feluccas and boat in the royal service, containing distinguishei military and ministerial officers. Two fe luccas followed, in one of which was a ma rinc guard of honor, with mourning banner and mufHed drum ; in the other were th< commandant general, the principal rninistei of marine, and military staff. In passing the vessel of war in the harbour, lliey a! paid the honor due to an admiral and cap tain-general of the navy. Qn arriving al the Mole, the remains were rpct.by the governor of tlie Island, accom panied by the general and military staff.? The coffin was then conveyed between file: of soldiers which had lined the streets, and formally delivered to the governor and captain-general of the Island, the key given up to liiiu, the coffin opened and examined, and the safe transportation of its contents authenticated. I'his ceremony being concluded, it was conveyed in grand procession, and with the utmost pomp to the cathedral. Masses, and solemn ceremonies to the dead, were performed by the bish jp, and the mor lal remains of Columbus deposited, with the utmost respect and solemnity, in the wall on the right side of the grand altar. Since the above date, no further mention is made on the subject of the mortal remains of the discoverer of this continent, the most important historical personage thai has appeared on our globe within the last eighteen hundred years. It were to be hoped that they might hencefoith be permitted to rest in peace, until the hour thai Iw-kfU I fin miinlr nnrl /(norl chill Ko oiinimnnorl l.'IO Ulivi'iwa^l Ol 1141 I uw OUIIMIIVIIWV by the sound of the Archangel of Heaven A SINGULAR STORY?A WILD WOMAN IN TEXAS. The Victoria, (Texas) Advocate relates the following singular story, says it can be substantiated by the testimony of many ol the oldest and most respectable citizens ol Jackson county in that State. For the last ten years there has lived and in! abitcd the thickets oftheNavidad but toms in Jackson county, an animal universal sally believed to be a woman! and though diligent search has frequently been made not a living S' ul has ever been able to see it though on one occasion, several years ago a party driving cows through the bottom came so close upon its camp or den, as tc compel it to drop a kind of a trunk, which upon examination, was found to be a perfeci curiosity, containing a most astonishing, va riety of little trinkets, such as pins, needles knives, brushes, and several other articlei whose uses were entirely unknown, and al of the most ingenious and exquisite work manship, and also a small pocket Bible, with "New York written in it in a beautiful smal hand-writing, together with two guns, ont of which it had stocked?having stolen ar old gun barrel from the settlements. The principal reason for believing it ti be a woman, arises from its track, which has oiien uccri sccii, anu which reseiuuica ca actly thai of a delicate female. It frequent Iv visits the neighboring houses of nights foi the purpose of picking up such articles as i can lay its hands on?clothing particularly of wh cli it is supposed, from the quantity mis sing from time to time, it has enough to se up a respectable millenery shop and cloth ing store. About a year ago it went into the hous< of Samuel A, Rogers, when he was absent opened his medicine chest, took a portion ol all the medicines in it, carefully putting bacl the stoppers, and committing no other dain age beside that of takiag several articles o clothing; which, after going to the edge o the bottom, it uppears to have soiled outarid left such articles hanging upon a stick ai it did not seem to require. It also came t< Mr. R gcrs' place, recently, and brough back a wooden bowl taken about a yea since, and a trace chain that bad been mis sin<? for eight years. These arc but a tilhi of the many they serve as a specimen. So sure are the people on the Navidad that it is a wild human being, that we un derstand a reward of forty cows and calve: has been offered to any one who would cap ?- * -.11... ?L.. 1 lure It. JI is supposeu uy some mm men was once a man and woman, but that tin man had died, ilow true this conjecture is we cannot say; but there can hardly be i doubt but a wild woman has inhabited thi Navidad Mustang bottoms, near Texana tor many years. It cannot be a negro, mal< or female, because the track forbids the con elusion. We incline to think it a Mexicai woman. Tim "Land of Steady Habits."?Ttv Northern papers are filled with details o the most disgusting outrages upon dccenc; and morals, perpetrated by persons o 'respectability." Husbands murdering am maltreating their wivesl and every va riety of social turpitude appear to he th order of the day. The morals of Bostui seem to be at a low ebb judging from th annexed specimen. "A masquerade ball took place at th Boston Theatre, on Tuesday night. I young woman was present dressed as French Count, in a suit of embroidered satir valued at 9200, but she got in such a piigh from too free an indulgence in strong drinl* that she was not received at her board in, house, and had to be put in the "lockus" a Illglll. AUKg.i.y,... United States and Scotland.?A pre ject is in contemplation of bringing Glasgo\ into direct steam communication with U States of America. In fact, preparation for carrying the undertaking into effect hav already commenced. A cotemporary men lions that the keel of the first vessel of thi e line has just been laid down by Messrs. g Denny; Brother, of Dumbarton. The vess sel is to be of iron, and of 1,000 tons burs ' den. She is to be on the screw principle, i- j and to be fully ship-rigged. The vessel will s. be propelled by engines of 250 horse pow!, j or, which are in course of construction by e the Messrs Caird of Greenock. The new ! steamer is intended to ply directly from the s Broomielaw.?Glasgow Post. i New Cotton Gin Saw Fileh.?Mr. Is rael F. Brown, of Columbus, Geo. has ins vented a new apparatus possessing much ? ingenuity, fot filing Gin Saws. It is so con- < r structed and arranged as to give alternately I r a rotary motion to the saw and a horizontal i I motion to the file and operating with the | utmost p*arlnpuq. One of these machines < can accomplish the work of six men and i ? docs the work better than by hand. i THE STAR OF LOVE, j BY GEO. r. MOUll". I The star of lore now shines above, I Cool zephyrs crisp the sea; < ( Among the leaves the wind-harp weaves Its serenade for thee. The star, the breeze, the ware, the trees, , Their minstrelsy unite, , But all ore drear till thou appear I To decorate the night. The light of noon streams from the moon, Though with a milder ray ! er nm ana grove, use worann i iotc, It chceni us on our way. Thus all that's bright, the moon, the night. The heavens, the earth, the sea, I Exert their powers to bless the hours We dedicate to thee. I ____ HONOR TO THE TOILING HAND. All honor to the toiling hand, ' Or in the field or mine; Or by the harnessed fire or steam, I Or on tho heaving brine. I Whatever loom, or barque, or plough. Hath wrought to bless our land; Or given around?above?below, We owe the toiling hand. Then honor?honor to the toiling hand! 3 In battles with the elements, ? : It breaks tho stubborn sward; ' It rings the forge?tho shuttle throws? I And shapes the social board. It conquers clime?it stems the wave? I And bears from every strand The sweetest, best of all tre have, Gifts of tho toiling hand. I Then honor?honor to tho toiling hand! HOUSEHOLD OXDEBS. I I t Rachel, go and comb your hair, ( Betsey, atop your laughing therr! | t Kate, make haste and wnali the dishes, And Susno, mend your father's breeches, j | Sammy, run and feed the hogs. | Jim, go out and bring : me logs! I I'll whip you, John you know I will, ^ If you don't stop a kicking Bill! , I I rORK AND BEANS, Brother Sam is fond of greens, But little Jim p;efers salt pork and boansj Bill goes in for cakes and pies, ' And Tom for roasted turkey sighs; 1 > But apple dumplings give to me, ' Oh! apple dumplings! Jubilee! ) 3 Marriages on Sunday.?It is said that - the Pennsylvania courts have decided that ' marriage is a civil contract, and that they ' f have also decided that no contract, mane ' l on Sunday is valid. The Register says that , , the question is now agitated whether mar- , - riages made in that State on Sunday arc , t lawful, and whether indictment for bigamy . - can be sustained, where the first marriage had taken on Snnday. , Your whiskers remind me very much of | f old Gen. Taylor," said a gentleman the oth- , i er day to a young lop who was cultivating j - a very unpromising and sandy crop of hair i f on his face. "Why so?" eagerly asked the f ambitious youngster, with a gratified tone _ anrt nip "Rftrniisc thev arc roueh ojidred.- ' ? j o 3 dy," was the reply, 1 > 1 t Universal Suffrage.?The Courier des ( r Etats Uuis tells a good story of a veteran of . the Empire an cx-soldicr of some 89 years i of age, who insisted upon inarching a league or so to deposite his vote for the Napolcon, ite candidate. His friends and family op. - posed him on aceonnt of his age and infirs rnities, but nothing could shake his patriotic ( . determination. Upon his return he met , i one of his neighbors, who enquired why he 1 had ruX voted. i it "Not voted!" roared the Imperial vete\ ran, "I did, I marched all the way down to 2 the town, and when I came to a public buil* i, ding with a crevice, into which a lot of voting ? fellows were depositing their ballots, I threw - in mine." i The old man had polled hi3 vote in the letter box of the Post Office. Q The Neutral.?A precious youngster r being asked how many genders there are he replied, "Three, sir?the masculine, femf inine and neutral." Well done my son; ?l M iiTl.n mofionlino if mnn* I IIUW WCIII1G IIICIII. Illb iiiuouuimiv ra the feminine is women; and the neutral is e old maids and politicians " Sunshine.?If you want the milk of human kindness thickened into the cream of e benevolence, or the cream <>f benevolence ^ transferred into the butler of boautitude, all you have to do is to fly around and do good. ( As Dobbs very justly says, there is more ' sunshine in one act of kindness, than in all ' July. ^ "An old man,'' complains that boys come to see his darters, but say nothing about marrying them?this he does not like?he >- says "gals must get husbands when they v are young, if ever they get them?" and there fore, "those fellers who have no notion of c being married have no business to take up the i. gals time for nothing, and thereby keep bcts tcr 6oy*away." Too Smart.?The other day, one of widow B's admirers was complaining ad4he toolia ache. Mrs. B's. mart kf HMMdiately spoke up? "Well, Sir, why don't you do m ukdoed She takes her teeth out and puts 'en beck whenever she wants to." A few minutes afterwards the' jjiffiyi whipped ou some pretence or other- ^ Spirited You kg Lady.?A geedkumm being in company with a sprightly damae) of about fourteen, was somewhat annoyed!)? her playful trickery. At lengthbo?MhNPed, "Now, my dear girl, do & aiHf Hh touched the choid of feminine vanity, sabieh is sure to vibrate. Assuming an Mr'#!& portance, and retiring a pace or two, she Jrew herself up in a posture of setfdefinHRBt and responded, "Gird, indeed! X asji nuch ofa woman as yosntftt^f ' . ***' A writer in one of the Reviews was boas* ting that he was in the habit of distrfbaug literary reputation. "Yes,* i?fM a friend, and you have left none for yoaraejf^ ^ The London News says that Major/iMs* won ihe best bet during the presidential flection, lie married Gen. Tayto&dMrih er, Be/. * "Not In"?A friend relate# 4a?Mafcfe showing that practical meonvenietieesiow^ times result from an mjudicraaa swrf ifc rery common though faehkmebM^Wk Our informant knew a lady who was called jpon a few weeks since by a geutfandai juaintance very much rotted^ bore. The lady caught a glimpse of ttekiruder as lie ascended the door-ste^Writ lot wishing to be annoyed by his pairaMtfeflt flatter, gave her servant girl msinKtiew ep* :ording to our caption, and stepped fro? ler parlor into a smalt room ariymari&'Mp which there was no egress but bytbe dtfef ihe entered. The door bell pWuigiMi Biddy answered it in propria fomta* :he enquiry as to whether t*r mistreat w|(r it home, she replied- , t " Afistress not in. zur." " Mo OOP mind " ronliiut tKo ImM. MllU jItfeb in and wait until her return, as we arr wmf particular friends.* ','w Biddy straightened herself apfand putting an a very important look, exciafftied,~ ' Ztir, if you, plaze, zur, mistreat w ill mi ie afther coming home at all, at a#, ore night," " All the same,1* said the dunce, attftoi. ering, straightway placed birnseffbefoieAk cheerful fire, and amused himself fistfiWjft ong hours in reading the morning papistr Meanwhile the imprisoned lady was staodng in a small room, without chair,almd. xjnch or lire, and with the therinoin?|gr.tp he agreeable point of three degrees below tern. Hut all things must come to an ew4 jo did this ill-timed visit; and the lady was inaily released from her thralldoac If (has should chance to meet the eyes of llpa oflfen. Jer, we hope site will profit by the lesson, as .veil as those who thoughtlessly gad ftshiooibly equivocate in the manner set-lpfe m )ur text. THE SECRET OF (VARM MB*T. Many of the colds which people at* said to ratch commence at the feet. To keep these extremities constantly warm, therefore, Is to :fleet an insurance against almost the iatenmnali!? list nf disorders which sprina out trass a 'slight cold," and at the rUk of hrinfl thought trifling, and of telling people what they heew already, I beg to remind them of the following limple rules: \ < 1st, Never bo tightly shod. Boots or dbaa* when they fit closely, press against the seiss of the foot and prevent the free circniatioa of An Mood. When, on the contrary, they do not embrace too tightly, the blood gets air (iky, and the spares lefl between the leather and dw Blocking are filled with a comfortable supply of warm air. Those who have handsome feet wiil, perhaps, be slow to adopt thiedfctoin; but they are urgently recommended to sacrifice a little neatness to a great deal of comfort and safety, and by wearing what the makers call easy shoes. . . .1 2d. Never sit in damp shoes. It is diss imagined, that unless they be perfectly wet. It is not necessary to change them when the feet are at rest. This is a fallacy; for when the least dampness is absorbed into the sole, it i? attracted further to the foot itself by its own heat, and thus perspiration is dangerously checked. Any one may prove this by trying ihe experiment of neglecting the rule; and his feet will teel cola anannmp mernrw although on taking off the shoe and examining it, it will appear to be perfectly dry. Did every one follow these rules, these would be no more cold feet. { -fc Mr. Editor?A few years ago, when the late Chancellor Ilarpcr was in Scotland, he visited the tomb of Wallace. While standing by it, he took out his pencil to write his name upon it. Rut instead of doing so he composed the follow, ing lines, which are worth preserving as an impromptu effort, and as breathing forth thoae lcfiy seniimonts in which the noble soul of the author was so capable. "I would net carve a vulgar name. On Wallace' consecrated rock, < Nor as in mockery seem to claim A share in his onduring fame? [shook. Mure proof than basalt, 'gainst time's wear and But by the pencil's fleeting trace, Which the first mist-shower shall efface, A wanderer's spirit may presume U> raiee Itself iu homage, glorious Chief, to thine, wi.nao nsitrior soul's devotion, deeds and fhra^ Fills no compatriot's heart more fait than mine. A Gbf.at Work.?The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has resolved to extend thai road the Ohio river, and has advertised foreea* tractors to commence the work in tho Speieg. This will make that road 330 miles long, n i. From this point, through Cincinnati, 200 mile*, Vincenneg 200 miles: railroads are either ta process of construction or about to be under* taken. When completed, there will be a mm* mannication by railroad from fhftimw to St. Louis, in Missouri, 870 miles, which at lha moderate rate of 20 miles an hour, will bt per. formed in 44 hours. ??? - i Mm siii.iiidria&toitoiiifeaitohMMHttn