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'IY-nu I’m" l.uuisvil’v Journal.j MV BISTERS. Like flowers that softly bloom together, Upon one fair and fragile stem, Mingling their sweets in silnny weather, Ere strange rude hands have parted them: 80 we were linked unto each other, Sweet Sisters, in our childish hours, Fee then one fond and gentle mother To us was like the stem to flowers. She was the golden thread that bound us, In one bright chain together here, Till Death unloosed the cord around us, And we were severed far and near. The floweret's stem, when broke or shattered, Must oast its blossoms to the wind, Yet found the buds, though widely scattered, The same soft perfume still we find. And thus, although the tie is broken That linked us round our mother's knee, The memory of words we've spoken When we were children light and free, Will, like the perfume of each blossom, Lire in our hearts Where’er we roam, As when we slept on one fond bosom. And dwelt within one happy home. I know that changes have come o’er us: Sweet sisters, we are not the same; For different paths lie now before us. And all three have a different name: And yet, if sorrow's dimming fingers, Have shadow'd o’er each youthful brow, So much of light around them lingers 1 cannot trace those shadows now. Ye both have those who love ye only, Whose dearest hopes are round ye thrown; While the a stream that wanders lonely, Am I the youngest, wildest one. My heart is like the wind that beareth Sweet scents upon its unseen wing— The wind that for no creature careth, Yet stealeth sweets from every thug It hath rich thoughts forever leaping Up, like the waves of flashing seas, That with their music still are keeping Soft time with every fitful breeze. F.ach leaf that in the bright air quivers The sounds from hidden solitudes, And the deep flow of far-off rivers, And the loud rush of many floods— All those and more stir in my bosom Feelings that make my spirit glad, Like dew drops shaken in.a blossom, And yet there is a something sad Mixed with those thoughts, like clouds that hover Above us in the quiet air, Veiling tile moon’s pale beauty over, Like a dark spirit brooding thera. But sisters, these wild thoughts were never Yours, for ye would not love like me To gaze upon the stars forever— To hear the winds wild melody: Ye'd rather 1 ook on smiling faces, And linger round a cheerful hearth, Than mark the stars' bright hiding places As they peep out upon the earth. But sistefs, as the stars of even Shrink from day's golden, flashing eye, And melting in the depths of heaven, Veil their soft beams within the sky; So will we pass the joyous-hearted. The fond, the young, like stars that wane, Till every link of earth be parted, To form in heaven one mystic chain. THE CHASE. \ noble ship of six hundred tons was j on her outward passage to India, with a 1 valuable cargo of .specie and American goods. Before doubling the cape a sus-. picious looking vessel was discovered ! dead to windward, under a press of can- j vass, bearing down upon the Indiaman.! The experienced eye of the captain in- j stantly enabled him to-dcicrniinc that she was a small, tight schooner, an acquaint ance with which was not desirable. He had a few arms; and although his crew were true as steel, they could not contend with a well armed pirate. The ship was therefore put away before the wind, and every rag of canvass packed upon her that she could bear. The eye of the captain rested for a while upon his gal- taut crew, who collected, having entire confidence in his skill and courage, and at last settled long and steadfastly upon the chase. She gains! she gains! A ship has the advantage of a small sharp craft with a floating sheet: but yet she j gains! The danger is pressing, is immi-j went, and lo! anew and terrible enemy ; appears far to the leeward! a black cloud j rises slowly from the horizon, and gives j but too surely an intimation of what may be shortly apprehended. The ship can-; not shorten sail, for the chase will he up on her, and the captain’s plan was in-! rtantiy laid. Every mat) was ordered to his post, the heavens grew more pnrtcn- j tous every moment; but the pirate did j not start a tack or sheet as the captain hoped be would, and allow him to gain a little before* the hurricane came on. The wind freshens, the masts yield to the tremendous pressure which they have to sustain, the teeth of the stoutest seamen arc set firm in the apprehension that they will go by the board. The steady of the captain is fixed upon the gathering tornado. At last it comes—the ocean in the distant is white with foam, and he who was .before so quiet and unmoved, is now j animated to tremendous exertion. “Let; go all fore and aft," sung out clear and 1 loud; "dew up and clew down," “lay , :loft," were orders which followed each other in quick succession, and were as Thickly obeyed. ' The flapping sails are rapidly secured, the wind lulls, the torna d i~ upon them taking them hack. The -hip falls off, she bends to the gale, until her yard arms are in the wave; she be gins to move through the water with a constantly accelerated motion. The pirate, with the quickness of per ception so common among men of their class, instantly comprehended his advan ! (age. He was near two miles dead to j leeward of the Indiaman, which made greater headway under her bare poles [than he did. The hurricane could not last long; he would, therefore, be close on board of her when it passed over, and she must then fall an easy prey to him. The captain of the noble merchant man saw it all. There was but one fear ful way to escape. He had a gallant and staunch ship under him; she had not yet sprung a spar, nor split a sail; he had an extremely valuable enrgo, and his men, he could not see strung up to the yard arm, on the principle that “dead men tell no tales.” He therefore set his topsail aud close-reefed his main topsail, which urged his ship through the water with great velocity. The little black pirate saw the plan, attempted to make sail, but all would not do, and he saw that his on ly chance for safety was, if possible, to elude the shock, at the moment of the expected concussion. The ship came down upon him with terrific precision. “Hard to port!” ech oed the merchantman to his. One tre mendous crash—one wild, frantic shriek of despair—and all was hushed in death. [Extract of a letter to the Southern Agricultur ist] “I have succeeded in raising, and keeping through the winter, as fine Irish Potatoes as I ever saw in the Northern States. And I have come to the conclu sion, that no man in the Southern States need spend a single dollar in the purchase of Northern potatoes, except occasional ly for seed. For even when they are the most successfully produced, it is found best to exchange seed every two or three years. The potatoc requires a moist, cool, loose soil. The common practice in the South, is to plant in hedges, and we take no care to protect the plant from our scorching sun. The consequence of this is, that in dry, hot weather, the plant is wilted, and can not therefore properly perform its office, in preparing the matter to be deposited in the tubes below the soil. The consequence is, that in summer, we eat imperfect, or diseased potatoes; and we fail to keep them for the very same reason that we would fail in keeping an imperfect, or diseased apple, or ear of corn. 1 have at tempted to avoid these consequences.— llidgesare necessary in England and Ire land, (both moist climates) for the purpose of drainage. Our climate being hot and dry, requires the opposite practice. I plant in trenches, 12 or 18 inches deep, accord ing to soil; and put stable manure at the bottom, on which the potatoes are placed. The trenches are then filled with leaves, straw, and shucks, and these covered slightly with earth, taking care to leave the ground higher between the rows. When the potatoes arc six to eight inches high, the whole surface of the ground is carefully covered with leaves, ieaving, of j course, the tops of the stalks out. In this way, no heat of summer w ilts the 1 leaves. They continue fresh and green. I Blossoms are produced in profusion, i’ol-j lowed by seed, which comes to full matu-i ritv. The tubes are large, dry, and of j fine flavor; and being dug after the vines' are completely dead, (about the middle of: August,) arc kept without any trouble all winter, either in barrels, or spread on the cellar floor. My first attempt gave me a product at the rate of 800 bushels to the acre; and now, the last of February. I see no difference between them and the best Northern potatoes, when brought on the table. Very respectfully, JAMES CAMAK. Knowlf.dge. Knowledge is power—j is wealth—is honor. It raises the sav-! age above the brute; and the peasant ini civilized society, much above the savag es. While it exalts the few who possess! its richest stores, as far above the un-l learned, as they reascend the bright crea-i tion. Knowledge opens the surest path to usefulness and eminence. It confers a nobility which no hereditary rank caul equal, and which kings and princes can- 1 not bestow. Knowledge, consecrated to its legiti- j j mate end, constitutes the brightest orna-j [ ment of human nature. It is, and must | | be, the main pillar of our republican in-', stitutions—of all civil and religious lib-! erty —of all that the patriot and the: Christian holds most dear upon earth, j It is a treasure of which no adverse for-, tune or persecuting power, no malignant I hand, can deprive its possessor. In pov erty, in exile, at home, abroad, in the wilderness, on the ocean, in prison, in bonds, it is his companion and his solace; like Cicero, and Luther, and Knox, and Milton, and Lock, and a thousand others unfortunate and more oppressed than they, he can never turn it to an unprofita account. So far as this world is in ques tion, it is more desirable than any or all other possessions. With what invincible, persevering ardor, then, ought this acquisi tion W> be prosecuted by every ingenious youth who aspires to the most cpmmand i ing sphere of human action? Now is your time to lay up treas ures of knowledge—now perhaps or nev | er. Now you commence your labors in that exhaustless mine which will afford von employment and delight through the BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE. longest life, or you set the seal to your own voluntary and insignificance while you live. Here you will carefully and diligently lay that solid and broad foun dation, upon which the loftiest superstruc ture may be raised by future industry; or you will trifle away the precious moment till you despair of being able to redeem; and then mingle with the common herd of the idle, the abandoned and the worthless—the object of the pity, the contempt, and the scorn of mankind. [Prof. Lindsey. [From tlio Sentinel and Herald.] Columbus. Let a railroad bn established • from West Point to Macon, as is contemplated and from West Point to Montgomery; would the simple circumstance of a railroad from ' Columbus to West Point draw the trade of the ! west and up country to Columbus, when the ! facilities of carriage to either of the other markets would be equal, and the inducements to the planters greater? Then let us strike at the evil at once; that being removed, a wholesome prosperity to the city will at once spring up, founded on a sure and lasting basis which nothing can diminish. What then shall be done? Regulate your freights to a wholesome standard, improve the navigation of your noble river effectually—no pidling xoork in the matter; or if you please, construct a railroad from Columbus to Darien, or Brunswick, or any other more convenient point, thereby avoiding the perils of the Cape navigation of Florida, and of course reducing the freight from New York to this city, per haps one half or more below the present prices. Let your Banks be more generous and liberal in affording facilities to honorable, industrious, and enterprising merchants, though they might be poor. These things being accom plished, your noble city would flien rise to its proper elevation—one which its peculiar situa tion so highly favors. Then may you extend your railroads to the mountains, and to the far we§t, for some purpose, then may you grasp the treasures of the noble waters of the Ten- j nessee, while through your own Chattahoochee j you may command the products of the coast ■ of Mexico, the fertile plains of Texas, the iin- j mensc regions of the grand Mississippi, and j the delicious fruits of the Indies; and through | your railroad to Darien or Brunswick, you may j at once almost grasp the treasures of the whole world, as it were, at your own door. Talk of your little railroad from here to West Point as deciding the fate of Columbus, pshaw! strike at once for the noble work; remove the ! true evils that actually exist; burst the fetters i that bind, so shamefully, the destiny of your! city to its present grovelling existence, and let; it rise free and clear, “Phoenix like,” among j the proudest citios of the nation. A CITIZEN, j Office of the Constitutionalist, ? Augusta, March 27, 1838. ( Fire! About eleven o’clock, last evening, a fire broke out in the kitchen attached to the boarding-house of Mrs. Mays, in Broad-street, nearly opposite to the Planters’ Hotel, which, in the course of two hours and n half, destroy ed about seven dwelling houses and stores.— Most of the goods from stores were saved, in a damaged condition, with the exception of Mr. I’etf.r Coi.i.y’s, w ho, we understand, lost con siderable of his stock in the cellar, consisting of liquors, &c. The stores destroyed were oc cupied by Messrs. P. Colly, E. Snyder, S. Bu sord, J. D. Crane & Cos., P. McMahon, and George Lott, most of the goods of which were saved. The fire was arrested on the east, by the store of Messrs. May &. Bennett, which was tire-proof; and on the west, by the store of Messrs. C. R. Jessup &. Cos., also fire-proof. The occupants of the different stores, we un derstand, were principally insured. The loss of property we cannot correctly inform you of —suffice it to say, that there are at present standing that we can count thirteen chimneys. Van Rf.nsellaer in Limbo. Gen. Van Renselluer had his trial at Auburn, N. York, on the 7th inst. when the various instances of his violation of the neutral laws of the United States were fully established. Declining to give bail he was sent to Albany to jail, to take his trial there in June. Gen.Southerland was taken to Toronto on the 12th, and his trial by court martial was to commence on the 13th, hut Mas subsequently put off, until the arrival of the new Governor Sir George Arthur. Gen. Van Itensellaer is drawing up a full statement of “movements, doings and so on” — connected with his northern expedition, which is to be laid before the public. [Augusta Con stitutionalist. American vs. E.nulish Machinery. The: New York News mentions a circumstance which shows that American talent ami indus-1 try have at length succeeded in constructing 1 machinery of a very complicated nature, in a stylo much superior to the French and English artisans. The brig Carrol, which cleared at New York on Friday last, for Alexandria (Egypt,) is freighted with machinery of Amer ican manufacture, and carries out a company of Americans, who have entered into an ar rangement with an agent of the pacha of E gvpt for the establishment of mills for husking rice, and for the expression of oil from cotton seed. Various attempts (it is added) have al ready been made, both by French and English mechanics, to bring into operation mills of this description; but through defects in the machinery, their projects have inevitably proved abortive. At length Mehemet Ali re solved to try the mechanical genius of Amer ica; and hence the present expedition has j been fitted out, and, we are happy to add, with : every prospect of success—that is, if the ! practical skill of the engineers, and the sci ! ence of the superintendents are considered | guarantees of such a result. The machinery is from the West Point foundry.—[lb. Tun American Character. “We are born in a hurry, says an American, 5 “we are educated at speed. We make a ! fortune with the wave of a wand, and ! lose it in like manner, to re-make and re lose it in the twinkling of an eye. Our j body is a locomotive traveling at the rate of teu leagues an hour; our spirit is a : high pressure engine; our life resembles a shooting star, and death surprises us like an electric shock."—[English paper. : Five Reasons. “Mistress Grimes, lend me your tub? “Can’t do it—all the hoops are. off—it’s full of suds—besides I never had one—because I washes in a barrel.’’ Specie Payments. The New Or leans Bulletin of 19th inst. remarks:— “Many circumstances at the present mo ment, seem propitious to the resumption of specie payments. The state of for eign exchange never has been more favor able for many years. The tide of the precious metals, that once run against us so strong as to threaten the draining from the country its last silver dollar, has at last changed, and set in our favor.— Large importations of bullion from Eu rope, are now going on, to replace the coin that was exported the year previous. Another circumstance, which must facili tate this event, is the fact, that during the last nine months the liabilities, both of banks and individuals, have been greatly diminished. This has been effect ed in various ways. The banks have cur tailed their discounts, and called in their loans. The consternation which shook the mercantile world forbade the creation of new debts, while the processof liquid ating old ones was rapidly going on. In dividuals having lost their credit could not fall deeper into debt, because no one would trust them. In the meanwhile, ail their resources were taxed to the utmost, for the discharge of impending obliga tions. The amount of indebtedness that has been cancelled since the revulsion in May, by payment, insolvency and other means, is immense—and adequate of it self, to relax to a great extent, the pinch of the pressure. It is gratifying to see the disposition manifested by the New: York merchants and banks. They have declared their intention to resume specie payments on the 10th May, and invite the simultaneous action of the institutions of other states. We are persuaded that no thing save a resumption and maintenance of specie payment, will afford the relief so much needed. So far from curtailing facilities and accommodations by the banks, or forcing them to a contraction of discounts—the measure will have an effect directly the reverse. It will lead to an expansion of the issue, to the restora tion of confidence in their solidity, and to the extension of financial freilities now denied to every one. Until this event oc curs, our domestic exchange can never be equalized nor general prosperity re stored. We trust many days will not j elapse ere the achievement of an object so essential to our national credit, and the j regulation of internal concerns of a fi nancial and commercial character.” Duelling. There is a circumstance which is not sufficiently insisted upon in the writings against duelling. It is the comparative security from danger which the “dead shot” enjoys in a duel—he who assists most to keep the practice alive. Claiming to be the impersonation of chiv alry, of all that is noble and generous, he becomes the most unfair and selfish of mortals. He fights with one, perhaps, who w'ould miss a barn door at the identi cal distance at which he could find the centre of a wafer with a pistol ball. He becomes the executioner of a fellow be ing, who stands as a target to be maimed for life or be killed outright according to the pleasure of his adversary. Blow ing a man’s brains out to find an apology in them, or mangling his right hand to adjust a point of graceful etiquette, is contrary to the canons of common sense, to say nothing of the palpable dictates of morality, or the clear behests of Chris tian revelation. Besides, persons the readiest to get into duels, and those who keep the practice alive, do so generally merely because they feel conscious of their own skill and their advantage over their antagonists. Amateurs of duels arc chiefly those who can wing or kill their opponent at pleasure. Bulwer de scribes this class very well: “Where j shall I hit him,” says one of his charac ters, breakfasting with his second and ! meditating a duel. “Hit the cap of his | knee,” said the other breaking an egg. j It would be thought infamous here for j a person to amuse himself by firing at the J figure of a man with the heart, lungs and |so forth, marked, so that he could learn to find or avoid the vital parts of the hu man frame. Such rehearsals would be considered preliminary to similar trials of skill on flesh and blood. We have heard the frequency of duels in the South in stanced as evidence of the superior cour age of the people, nicer sense of honor and decorum. The position is false, and the history of the country proves it. Massachusetts gave the largest quota of revolutionary soldiers; and it may be con jectured that the bravest spirits at Bunker Hill, were steady, pious church-goers— those who reserved their fire for their en emies and not their friends.—[National Gazette. The negro volunteers in Canada are the most loyal of Sir Francis Head’s troops, and wear well “the pomp and cir cumstance of glorious war.?. They can be heard from the other side on guard du ty, —“Who come dar? Advance and gib the countersign; you no pass here widout dat.” The countersign—what’s that, answers the challenged. “Why, Victo ria, you dam fool—you nius say dat, or you no pass.” Last Case of Absence of Mind. The frogs in a pond in the vicinity of Cincinnati oo a pleasant day a few days since, all poked up their heads above the water, for the purpose of enjoying the sunshine, in which situation they were frozen up. They did not find out their mistake till the boys commenced skating off their heads for amusement. The New Orleans Picayune of the 15th irtst. says that the celebrated Dr. Bran dreth, whose patent pills have filled all the newspapers on-the continent with puffs in prose and poetry, has arrived in that city. It is said that the object of the Doctor’s visit is to put irt proposals for cleansing out the mouth of the Mississippi, (the dredging machines not having proved ef ficacious) by administering to the “ fath er of rivers” a tremendous dose of his pills, it is also suggested by the Picay une that an Agency for the sale of Brand retli’s pills, established in Florida would do more service in purging that countrv of Indians than Gen. Jessup and all his troops. After physicking the Mississip pi and Florida into a healthy condition, the Picayune proposes that the Doctor should try his hand upon the Express mail, verifying upon oath that he is a greater man than “ Doctor Jackson,” or any of those who “follow in his footsteps.” We suggest to the Picayune the pro priety while the Doctor is in its neighbor hood, to make a contract for purging the government itself of the corrupt dynasty of politicians, under whose care it has been so barbarously brought to its present desolated condition. [Augusta Sentinel. New Printing Machine. Mr. Tho’s. Trench, of Ithaca, New York, is con structing his patent Printing Press at the Speedwell W T orks near Morristown. The Jerseyman mentions that it is to be at tached to one of the Paper Mills in the place, and describes it as follows : “The press takes the paper immediate ly from the paper machine, prints -it on both sides, and passes it through drying cylinders, which presses it smooth ; thus in operation, and within the space of three minutes, the pulp is taken from the mill, and a book of 350 pages is ready for the binder. The paper is printed in one con tinuous sheet, thus a whole edition can readily be printed, rolled up and sent any distance. Mr. Trench had on his press “Cobb’s Juvenile Reader,” 0f216 pages, of which he presented us a sheet of about 70 feet; neatly printed. “This new printing machine will cause a complete revolution in the art of print ing, and greatly diminish the price of standard works. Hereafter, we suspect, orders will be given for bibles, spelling books, &,c. &.c. by the mile, insteed of the volume, as in former time; hut be that as it may, a sheet of five miles in length can he made with nearly the same ease as one of fifty or a hundred feet. Despatch. We omitted to state in our last that the splendid packet steamer Pulaski, Capt. Pearson, placed Charles ton papers on our table on Saturday af ternoon, in less than seven hours and fif teen minutes from wharf to wharf.—[Sa vannah Georgian. ff?*His excellency Governor Gilmer has appointed Col. Edward J. Harden, Solicitor General of the Eastern Circuit, in the place of John E. Ward, Esq. re signed.—[lb. The Boat Race. The contemplated race between the Lizard and the Star, will not come off until someday between the 2(sth of April and the sth of May next, when our readers may expect fine sport. —[lb. We understand (says the N. Y. Couri er,) that the Liverpool packet Siddons has been purchased by Captain Gregory, of the Navy Department, and is to he em ployed in the exploring expedition. Passage of the Atlantic by steam. The “well known” steam packet Sirius, 700 tons burthen, 320 horse power, is to leave London for New York, on the 28th inst. at 10 o’clock in the morning, stop ping at Cork Harbor, whence she is to start on the 2d April. It is expected to make the passage from Cork in 15 days. Passengers leaving London on the 31st inst. by the way ot Bristol, will reach Cork in season to embark in the Sirius. Arrangements have been made to for ward passengers from Glasgow, Liverpool and Dublin.—[New York Courier, 23d inst. Sutton, the famous pedestrian, who walked 305 miles in six days, walking 12 hours per day, and half the distance back ward, lately performed a greater feat ir. London. He had to walk one mile back ward, one mile forward, run a mile, wheel a barrow a mile, pick up 50 stones a yard apart, and deliver them singly in a basket, all to be performed in one hour, and which he accomplished in 59 minutes. The Great Metropolis. It is com puted that there are, on an average, 120,- 000 strangers at all times, slaying only a few days in London. The number of Scotchmen, supposed to be in London, is 130,000, being within a few thousands of the population of Edinburgh. The num ber of Irishmen is computed at 200,000 being nearly equal to the population at Dublin. The number of Frenchmen in the metropolis is calculated to be about 30,000. Short and Sweet. “I can’t speak in public—never done such a thing in all my life,” said a chap the other night at a public meeting, who had been chlled up on to hold forth, “but if any body in the crowd will speak for me, I’ll hold his hat.” An extensive Fleet. The gate length of the steamboats on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, is said to be near ly ten miles. The Augusta Papers—Advertisers. We are pleased to sea that the editors of Augusta have formed an honorable league for the security of their rights. The thanks of the fraternity in Georgia are due them for having been the first to move in the matter. We hope to see the papers of Savannah, of Macon, of Mil ledgeville, and of Columbus, walking in their footsteps. We would wish to see a convention of printers and editors called for the regulation of prices, at Milledae ville, in November next. They will, most of them, have business there then; and but little inconvenience could arise from such a project. There should be but one price for subscription and advertising throughout the State.. Will our contem poraries give us their opinions on this subject?—[Darien Telegraph. THE RAIL ROAD. On Saturday last, the committee appointed to superintend the books of subscription to the Chattahoochie Rail Road and Banking Com pany reported the result of their proceeding which were in the highest degree gratifying to the friends of the enterprise. More than one half of the whole amount of Stock required to be taken by the charter, had been subscribed in this City alone, and in all probability, by this time subscriptions from the conntry have been received for the principal part of the re maining Stock. So confident are the Stock holders of this result, that they have already called a meeting for the purpose of taking pre liminary steps to an immediate organization of the Company. We hail this as the beginning of better times for our City. She had slept over her true in terests, until we were beginning to fear her glory had departed. We rejoice to believe that the spirit of enterprise has aroused her from this slumber, and that she is reaching forward for the accomplishment of great re” suits. In casting our eye over the list of Stockholders, we recognize, with the highest pleasure, the names of our oldest and best cit izens, men of capital, stability, prudence, and experience, whose association is a sufficient guaranty for the accomplishment of the under taking. Nothing is needed for the successful execu tion of this great work but the co-operation of those sections of country, through which the work to be conducted, whose interests are, like ours, deeply identified with its success. We wait for a reply—and our knowledge of their intelligence and public spirit, warrants us in saying they will do it.—[Columbus Enquirer. To the Editor of the Macon Telegraph: “McDonough, Ga., March 18, 1638. “I regret to have to inform you of the total destruction (by fire) of the brick malcacademv, at this place. It occurred on Friday last, 16th., about half past 9 o’clock. It was doubtless oc casioned by carelessness. It being the cus tom to throw the ashes out at a window every Friday evening, (the school being kept in the upper story,) there wa9 doubtless a coal drop ped on the window sill or fell between the fac ing ; the wind was blowing quite brisk and the fire caught at that window. The trustees have had a meeting, and the school will be continued under the present teacher, Mr. Gordon, a very steady young man. They will go immediately to work and rebuild the house.” “Something new for the admiring World. Mr. Aaron Cloud, a respectable gen tleman of our village, is now engaged in erect ing a tower or observatory on the top of the Stone Mountain, in DeKalb county, and is de termined to raise it to the height of 300 feet, if practicable. He has the means and indus try, and says he will exhaust all or complete it. He has now in this place a fine second hand telescope, that is said to have cost in London, one hundred and fifty dollars. It is to be hop ed that this enterprise and industry will not pass unnoticed by the lovers of scenes and summer pleasures, &c. &c.” Caleb Quotem. An Ohio paper adver tises for a good practical printer, who would take the charge of the mechanical department of a printing office, read proof, make selections, scribble a paragraph when necessary, rock the cradle, dig potatoes, cut wood, and go with the gals to singing school, and neighborhood quilt ings. The reduction of the duty on newspa pers in England from three pence and [two tenths to one penny, has had the es- I feet to increase the circulation 54 per ! cent. The number of stamps used for the year ending Oct. 1836, was 30,625,- i 000; for the year ending Oct. 10, 1837, j 47,248,000. Bulls. “I never shot a bird in my life,” said one to another. “I never shot at any thing in the shape of a bird except a squirrel, and that 1 killed with a stone —when it fell from the tree into the river, and was drowned ,” was the reply.”—[N. Y. Com. Herald. “If I were so unlucky,” said an officer, “as to have a stupid son, I would certain ly, by all means, make him a parson.” A clergyman, who was in the company, calmly replied, “you think differently, sir, from your father.”’ Bachelor’s Privileges. These gen tlemen accept all the pleasures of society and support none of the expense. They dine out, and are not bound to give din ners in return. Instead of taking a box by the year, they buy an admission for life; their carriage only holds two, and (hey are never obliged to set down a dow ager. Weddings, christenings, fetes— They are never called papa; they are not regularly assailed with milliners’, stayma kers’, and jewellers’ bills. We never see them ruining themselves for conjugal rights —from them La Belle Mere is desti tute of paint, and they yawn La Femme Jalouse. They are never godfathers from reciprocity; they sleep in peace during the best part of the morning, leave balls when they like, and invest money in the funds.