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Newspaper Page TextNEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE. D. €l. COTTIMW, Editor. No. 11.—NEW SERIES.] NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE. terms: Published weekly at Three. Dollars per annum, if paid at the time of subscribing; or Three Dollars and Fifty Cents, if not paid till the expi ration of six months. No paper to be discontinued, unless at the option of the Editor, without the settlement of all Arrearages. KP Letters, on business, must he post, paid, to ■insure attention. No communication shall be pnbtisheil, unless we are. made acquainted with the name es ‘tlte. author. V THE BROTHER JONATHAN: . EDITED BY N. P. WILLIS & HASTINGS WELD. The largest and cheapest Paper in the World . Published every Saturday, by Wilson & Cos., 162, Nassau-street, New York, AT THREE DOLLARS PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE. J.Tpon entering the second volume of this pioneer in the introduction of newspapers of its class, the publishers may he excused for congratulating themselves upon the con tinued prosperity and advancement of their periodical, from its first number to the pre sent time. Aware that competition is the life of business, they expected, and have met with rivals—those rivals have, so far, been essential aids to the publicity and cir culation of the JONATHAN. New rea ders have been made,where comparatively, few existed before, and the taste created for the elegant literature of tge two hemis phere, carried into all parts of the country, .and accessible to all, has produced a de mand for the BROTHER JONATHAN, which it is gratifying to state is constantly on the increase. With such addition to their resources and emoluments, the publishers have aimed to give a commensurate increase to the va lue and interest of their sheet. In addition to the labors of the gentlemen whose names are announced as editors, the publishers avail themselves constantly on the in crease. For the foreign correspondence of the JONATHAN the services of Isaac C. ”-ay,jr., have been engaged ; and his fine literary taste will also be exercised iu tbe selection of things rare, new, and worthy, in the European literary mart. Selections from the cream of the foreign magazines will, of course, be continued. In the progress of improvement, anew feature has been added to the BROTHER JONATHAN —the publication of new and popular Music. Every paper will contain something in this way, new and pleasant; reference being had in the selec tion, rather to such pieces as ail can sing and play, than to recherche compositions, suited only to the scientific. Anew font of music type has been purchased, and a gentleman engaged to.superintend this de partment, of excellent experience and knowledge of Music. This will enable us to give Music a publicity which it never enjoyed before ; to carry the same themes for carol to the sylvan maid in the farthest ‘twoods, which delight the party in the 4 v drawing-room. A simultaneous po pularity will thus be enjoyed all over the country by such compositions as are adapt ed to the public taste, and worthy of the public favor. Whatever other improvements may sug gest themselves, will be adopted ; and no pains spared to make the JONATHAN a welcome visiter to all sortsof people,whose taster are worthy of gratification. Other periodicals may be addressed to particular opinions, or particular cIasses—JONA THAN will wander free, “ from the grave to the gay, from lively to severe and strive, with all the aid he has enlisted, to compose the whole circle. To give, in a word, a Cyclopedia, of whatever may be desirable in a literary magazine, and weekly newspaper. He appeals to the past for vouchers of what he can do—and what he can, he will. Terms : —Three Dollars a year in ad vance. For Five Dollars, two copies of the paper will be sent one year, or one copy two years. In no case will the paper be sent out of the city unless paid for in ad vance. 03” All communications and letters should be addressed, postage paid, to 1 WILSON & CO., 162 Nassau-street, New York. Nov. 12, 1840. 11. ts. ON A LONG CREDIT, NOTE AND GOOD SECURITY, A SUBSTANTIAL second HAND CARRIAGE. FRANCIS T. WILLIS. Washington, Nov. 5, 1840. 10 ts SELLING OFF AT OOSL ijThe Subscribers, contemplating a change in their Firm, after the present year, offer aitheir Stock of Goods at 10 per cent, ad vance on first cost, for CASH ; or to ap f proved Customers. They also beg those of their Customers who are in arrears, to pay up, as they Jiave large payments to make by the first of Tloopmhpif JOHN T. WOOTTEN & CO, Mallorysville, Wilkes County, Ga., November 5, 1840. 10 3t WASHINGTON, (WILKES COUNTY, GA„) NOVEMBER 12, IS 10. WARSHD ufiIu^MISSIDN! BUSINESS. R. B. WHITE, fIIMR Warehouse is fire - A proof —eligibly located above high-water marl;. All Cotton consigned per Railroad, will receive prompt attention. September 3, 1840. (1) Situation If •anied, A LADY from tire North would like a SITUA TION in a respectable SCHOOL or I’RI VATE FAMILY, as TEACHER Address, M. P., Post Office, Washington. 8. “"noticsT” The Copartnership existing between the Subscribers, previous to the First day of July, 1840, was dissolved on that day, hv mutual consent. JAMES CULL. JOHN HOGAN. Washington, Nov. 5. 1840. 10 3i JYotice This, XO The Subscriber will continue the busi ness of BOOT AND SHOE MAKING, at the stand formerly oc- i cupied by Cull & Hogan, next door to Burton & Pclot’s Store. He hopes, by the good quality of ms work, and the liber ality of his terms, to merit and obtain a share of the public patronage. JOHN HOGAN. Washington, Nov. 5, 1840. 10 3t Just Received . A few pieces, latest style, PLAID BONNET RIBBONS, of superior Quality. WILLIS & CALLAWAY. Washington, Oct. 29. 9 ts. Sale of Real Estate, riMIE Subscriber offers for sale a PLANTA TION, thirteen miles from Columbus, on the Lagrange road, containing THREE HUN DRED and SIXTY ACRES of LAND; 130 acres in cultivation—loo of which is fresh. There is upon this tract, every thing necessary to a Plantation ; well watered, &c. Further particulars are not necessary, as there is a person on the premises who will take plea sure in showing the above, to any one desirous oi examining them. N. B. LYON, Beaver Dam, Wilkes County, Ga. October 8, 1840. (0) s.m 3m. East Notice, ALL persons indebted to us, either by NOTE or OPEN ACCOUNT, are requested to come forward, and pay up wit bout delay. We shall piace all debts due to us in the hands of an Attorney for suit, on the first day ot January next; therefore, those who do not wisli to pay cost, &<■., can call on us and settle. LAWRENCE & PETEET. Washington, Oct. 8. (0) tt. Lost or Jtlisiaid, ONE PROMISSORY NOTE, bearing date the 13th of this month, (October,) pay able to Oliver A. Luckett, or bearer, for SIOO, due twelve months after date, with interest from the 13th day of April, IS4I ; and signed thus : S. B. Milner. E. C. Lawrence, Security. Said note was not delivered to Mr. Luckett. All persons are forewarned not to trade for said note. S. B. MILNER. Crawfordville, Oct. 16, 1840. 9 3t LOR SALE. THE Subscriber has it in contemplation to re turn to his Plantation, and, therefore, oilers his Town Property for sale; consisting ol a FOUR ACRE LOT, with a large and conve- aj nient DWELLING HOUSE, eight fire-places, the necessary out-houses, and a never-failing well of excellent water. If the purchaser wishes, he can have Twenty three Acres of wood-land, well set with timber, six or eight hundred yards from the lot. Further particulars are not necessary, as the purchaser will examine for himself francis McLendon. Sept. 24, 1840. (4) ts. EVERY VARIETY OF mm executed AT THIS © F IP 0 © 1£ □ 03” We are authorized to announce Mr. J. C. WILLIAMSON as a Candidate, at the election in January next, for RECEIVER and TAX COLLECTOR for the County of Wilkes.—-Oct. 1. (5) ts. Q3* We are authorized to announce Major JAMES B. LANDERS, a Candi date for RECEIVER and TAX COL LECTOR for Wilkes County, at the elec tion in January next.—Sept. 17. (3) ts. 03” We authorized to announce Mr. JOSEPH J. POLLARD, as a Candidate at the ensuing election, for RECEIVER and TAX COLLECTOR for the County of Wilkes—Sept. 24. (4) ts. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING MISCELLANEOUS. t The Wag Family. [concluded from our last.] j All the Wags who were at home were sitting round a tea-table, in the little garden at the back oftlie house, and Mrs. Wag was sedately filling their cups, when one of the j younger children exclaimed— “ Who’s that V Jeremiah looked round to where the child was gazing, and beheld iiis benefactor stealthily approaching from the hack door, with an arch smile on his countenance, as though wishing to take them by surprise; hut perceiving that ho was discovered, he stepped nimbly forward, according to his usual custom, and holding out his hand, said— “ Well, my dear Wag, how arc you ? How are you my dear Mrs. Wag? And how arc you young Jerry Wag, Mary Wag, Sarah Wag, Henry Wag, and Philip Wag ?” All expressed their delight at his appear ance, according to their different ages and abilities, but all were evidently delighted, and none more than the strange little gen tleman himself, whose eyes sparkled with gratification as lie took his scat, looked round at the joyous group, and begged to join their family party. Mrs. Wag felt somewhat tremulous at first, and doubtless her visitor perceived it, as lie turned his at tention to the little Wags, till she had fin ished her table arrangements, and present ed him with a cup of tea. “ That’s von, my good lady,” said he, “ that’s as it should be. All merry Wags together, eh ?” “ We—we—thank God !” whimpered Mrs. Wag, “we are. Yes ! But it’s all vour doing, sir. I wish I could thank— thank you—as I ought.” Here Jeremiah, perceiving that his spouse was too nervous to make an excel lent speech, “ took up the cudgels” of gra titude ; biit, saving that there could be no doubt of his sincerity, displayed no great oratorical talents. Brief, however, as his speeches, or ratlier ejaculations, were, the funny old gentlemaii stopped him by the ap parently funny observation— “ So, my good Jeremiah Wag, you don’t know where your father came from ?” “ No, sir, indeed,” re-plied the shop keeper, marvelling at the oddity of the question. “ Well, then, I do,” said his benefactor ; “ I was determined to find it out, because the name is so uncommon. Hard work I had, though. Merchant, to whom he was clerk, dead. Son in the West Indies. Wrote. No answer for some time—then not satisfactory. Obliged to wait till he came back. Long talk. No use. Well, well. Tell you all about it another day. Cut it short now. Found V>ut a person at last who was intimate friend and fellow clerk with your father. Made all right. Went down into the north. Got his re gister.” “ Really, sir,” stammered Jeremiah, “ it was very kind of you, hut I am sorry you should have given yourself so much trou ble ; but I’m sure, if I have any poor rela tions that I can he of service to in employ ing them, now that your bounty has put me in the way of doing well, I shall be very glad,though I never did hear talk of any.” “ No, Master Jeremiah,” said the eccen tric old gentleman, “ you have no poor re lations now, nor ever had ; but your father had a good-for-nothing elder brother, who left home at an early age, after your grand mother's death,and was enticed to go abroad by fair promises, which were not fulfilled. So, not having any thing agreeable to write about, lie didn’t write at all, like a young scamp as he was, and wliert the time came that he had something pleasant to communicate, it was too late, as his father was no more, and his only brother (your father) was gone nobody knew where. Well, to make a short story of it, that chap (your uncle,) was knocked about rn the world, sometimes up and some times down, hut at last found himself pretty strong upon his legs, and made up his mind to come to Old England, where he found nobody to care for him, and went wandering hither and thither; spending his time at wa tering-places, and, so on, for several years.” “ And pray, sir,” inquired Jeremiah, as his respected guest paused ; “ have you any idea what became of him ?” “Yes, I have,” replied the little gentle man, smiling significantly at his host and hostess. “ One day he arrived in a smallish town, very like this, and terribly low-spirit ed he was ; for he’d been ill some time be fore, and was fretting himself to think that ho had been toiling to scrape money toge ther, and was without children or kindred to leave it to. No very pleasant reflection that, my worthy Wags, let me tell you ! He ordered dinner, for form’s sake, at the inn,and then went yawning about the room ; and then lie took his stand at the window,and looking acrossthe road, he saw the name of Wag over a shop-door, and then . You know all the rest! The fact is, lam a Wag; and Jeremiah Wag, you are my nephew—and you, my dear Mrs. Wag, are my niece—and so let us be merry Wags together!” Here we might lay down the pen, were it not for our dislike to strut in borrowed plumes ; and that inclineth us to inform the gentle reader that no part of this simple story is of our invention, except the last disclosure of the senior Wag’s relationship to his namesake, which we ventured to add, fearing that the truth might appear incredi ble. The other facts occurred precisely as we have stated. An elderly gentleman, bearing a name more singular than Wag, returned home from India with a handsome j fortune, somewhat more than half a een | tury back, and sought in vain for relatives ; I but one day, from the window of an inn, at which he had arrived in his own dark-green travelling chariot, he espied the shop of a namesake, whose acquaintance he instantly made. His expressed hope was to disco ver, that they were connected by some dis tinct tie of consanguinity ; but failing in that object, after most minute investigation, he never withdrew his patronage. For many years ho watched over the rising for tunes ol’the family; and as lie young peo ple arrived at maturity, provided for them as though they were his own children, to the extent of many thousand pounds; and when lie died, left among them the whole of his property. Now, though the heart and conduct of this good man was truly benevo lent, there can be no question respecting the motive of his actions, for he often avow ed it. He was determined to keep up the respectability of his name ; and with great pleasure we have to record that the few who now bear it, move in a much higher circle than would have been their lot but for him whose memory they hold in reverence, and consider as the founder of their family. Reader ! imitate him, and “ keep up” the respectability of your name. “ A VULGAR WOMAN,” Says the Richmond Star, “ is one who stay's at home, and takes care of her chil dren—the race is nearly extinct.” The Boston Transcript,upon this text,discourseth atsorne length, and tells some truth’s which will bear repetition. Hear him : Pity ’tis, ’tis true. If a woman who stays at home and takes care of her children is vulgar, then commend us to a “ vulgar wo man.” A woman who neglects her house hold affairs, and goes gadding abroad, to see and to be seen, instead of doing her duty at home, is one of those persons in society who should not meet with the countenance oftlie public. There arc domestic duties which every mother of a family is bound to perform, and she who neglects those duties is unworthy to be at the head of a family. The duties of a wife and mother are plain and obvious. The wife should be literally the head of the in-door affairs of a house. She should superintend the whole domestic machinery of house-keeping ; not by proxy but in person. She should know, from per sonal observation, that every thing is done “ decently and in order that every thing is in its properplace. Sheshould be up be times in the morning ; she should not he a fraid of the kitchen, but should be familiar with the whole management of it. She should not sit down and hold her hands, or call a servant to hold them for her. She should not ring the bell every five min uite during the day for the purpose of call ing a second servant to wait upon her. She should not be afraid to wait upon herself upon any and all occasions. She should not be afraid to take a needle in her hands, and use it too. The wise man says of a virtuous woman, she looked well to the ways of her house hold and eateth not the bread of idleness.” An idle, careless, negligent wife, is one of greatest domestic evils which can fall to the lot of man ; we know of hardly any greater, unless it be a sluttish wife. A slut tish wife ! Faugh ! This is beyond endu rance. To go into a house and find the parlors cluttered up with all sorts of trum pery, children pulling and hauling every thing about—no order—no regularity as rc gerds furniture, is disgusting. But neat ness is not limited to the parlors. It ex tends to the kitchen. If that is not kept in order, depend upon it the house is not neat in anv part. Some wives dress themselves up in their silks and furbelows, soon after breakfast,sit themselves down in the parlor, and let every thing take care of itself. Such a person deserves not the place ofwife. When a husband comes home to his dinner his wife should know whether it is properly prepared ; she should know from personal observation too. Some wives seem to think that they were born to be waited upon. A woman who always wants a host of servants to tend upon her, is not fit to be at the head of a family, and ought never to be married. We bear this everlasting calling upon one another, to wait upon you. Help yourself. Why, what were vour hands made for, un less you use them ? We could no more marry a woman who wanted always to be waited upon, who would let the whole household affairs take care of themselves without concerning herself about them, than we would marry a Hecate. She may be as beautiful as Houries, but beauty will not make the pot boil, nor keep the house in order. Sitting idle in the parlor all day, or walking the streets, is no way to bring up children, or to keep house. A woman who stays at home and takes care of her children, aye, her house too, deserves any appellation other than being called “ vul gar woman.” Commend us to a frugal, industrious,vigilant housekeeper—an early riser ; one who does not turn night into day or day into night ; hut from a slut, above all things a slut, good Lord deliver us ! GOOD RESOLUTION. The following is from the Baltimore Sun. Wo like that woman : A young gentleman of the Eastern shore, some time since, a year at least, it Vqav have been two, professed to have been Vmitten with the charms of a fair daughter'of the same portion of this good State of MaryVand. He sought her heart, and found it; he asked possession of her hand, and it was not ty fused to him ; he promised to take sion of it and its owner, for life, according to the forms of the law matrimonial, on a day named in the contract : which prom ise, when the time for its fulfilment arrived, proved to be no better than that on the face ol a shinplastor of an exploded “ institu tion. He was nun est—non-com-at-ibus— not to be married. The young lady bore her disappointment as she best might. Certain it is that she did not permit her heart to be blown to atoms ; for recently she met with her former faithless beau and husband elect in this city, who was again brought on his knees before the shrine of her heart, by the unladed freshness of her charms, the undim med brightness of her flashing eye, and the untarnished lustre ofher beauty in all its phases and points of view. Her heart was again sought, and her hand also, as an in dispensable companion to it. The lady ut tered the decisive monosyllable “Yes;” the day was fixed for the nuptials, and all the usual preparations made by the gentleman —-the “happy man,” as he deemed himself. I he day arrived, and so did the bridegroom, every body and every thing arrived, save and except the bride. It was now her turn to be non cst — non-come-at ibus, and she was so. This was retaliation. Ladies, don’t vou think she served him right? THE TEETH. Attention to the cleansing of the teeth, (says the celebrated Dr. Hunter,) cannot be inculcated at too early an age. The neglect of brushing and washing the teeth is invariably attented with both disease and decay, which, by timely and daily ablu tions, might have been avoided altogether. Those who have grown up in the omission of the salubrious habit, should lose not an in stant of availing themselves of a practice so essential to general health and cleanli ness. The extremes of heat and cold are injurious to teeth ; therefore, the wa ter with which the teeth are cleansed, should he what is termed luke-warm. They should be well but gently brushed, both night and morning ; the brush should he neither extremely hard nor extremely soft, but should possess a medium quality. Should the gums bleed slightly during the operation, it will produce a most salutary effect. The most effectual, and, indeed, the only, means of keeping the teeth and gums in a firm and healthy state, is by us ing the brush daily. Those possessing good teeth, should he careful to preserve them. When they are in good order, and free from tarter, tiie use of a soft brush once a day, with a little dentifrice occasionally, will be quite sufficient to keep them so ; and with this the owner should rest satis fied. With respect to tooth-powder, which lias afforded to quackery and imposture a spacious field for their operations, where on the credulity of mankind has enabled them for years to reap a golden harvest, it is obvious to all who give themselves the trouble to think, that the simpler the ingre dients of its composing the more beneficial it is likely to prove. I know of none bet ter or more wholesome, either for cleansing the teeth or for strengthening the gums, than cuttlefish, prepared chalk , and orris root commingled together in equal quanti ties, which any one may procure sepa rately from any respectable chemist, and mix himself. From the Philadelphia Saturday Courier. “ EXCHANGE IS NO ROBBERY,” OR, “ Paying him in his own Coin!’ The New York Sun will not vouch for the legal truth of the above saying, but the following incident goes some ways to assure its editors that it may he true in some ca ses. The arrest of Elias J. Sylvester induced several persons who held tickets in the New Orleans Real Estate Lottery humbug, to consult a legal gentleman on the means of recovering the money *of which they had been swindled by this nefarious transac tion. One of the clients was advised to try the following expedient, which he executed with effect. He procured a number of whole tickets, blanks, of the Virginia Lot tery, which had been drawn, and presented them at the counter ofSylvester for exam ination. Mr. S. turned to his drawing, and informed the holder that they were blanks. “So much gone, then,” replied the holder ; “ I’ll send another hundred after that, and see what luck will follow. Show me your wholes,” continued he ; and looking over the packages thrown on the counter before 11. J. KAFFEL, F renter. him, he selected 14 tickets, at $lO ekeh, and quietly fbfded them up, and put them in his pocket book. Then taking out sorne of the 6 tickets of the Great Humbug Lot tiny, which he had bought of Sylvester, he presented them to him with the learned saying, “ Exchange is no robbery.” Syl vester amazed at the coolness of the adventurer, and was about to leap the counter to seize him, when the Southron ve ry amiable stepped back a little,and picked his teeth with an enormous bowie knife, with as much gusto as though he had arisen from a glorious repast. Mr. S. prudently retired to his parlor, the victor bowed, and r tired to the next lottery office, and sold his tickets at the scheme price for cash. By this operation he obtained the same amount of mon y that he paid for the tickets a year ago, minus only the interest of his money. NOVEL RAT-TRAP. We copy the following from an ex change : A correspondent has sent us the follow ing account W’ a newly-invented rat trap, which has already been used with success. Take a barrel, and stretch a skin ofpareh ment over it with a string ; cut it across and thwart, nearly to the outside. Take some dripping, and mix it with meal ; smear it on the middle of the parchment. The rats will smell itV and treading on the parchment it will give wav, and they will fall into the water in the barrel. Put a plank for them to creep up to the barrel’s brink outside, and strew some oatmeal on it. you must not let the water be too deep, but set a brick endways in it, and the first rat that is caught xvif 1 make a noise, which will entice more, so 1 that they will fight for possession of the brick, and the noise will draw others. Tlius in one night the house may he eleared of rats, be they ever so many. \ Mice and other vermin may be caught in a similar manner. SOCIAL ECONOMY OF A BEE HIVE. A hive consists of the queen, or mother bee, the workers, varying iu number from 10,000 to 20,000, or 30,000, and the males or drones from 700, to double that number. The queen is the parent of the hive ; and her sole province and occupation consists in laying the eggs from which originated those prodigious multitudes that people a hive, and emigrate from it in the course of one summer. In the height of the season her fertility is truly astonishing, as she lays not fewer than two hundred eggs per day, and even more, when the season is particu larly warm and geneal, and flowers are abundant ; and this laying continues, though at gradually diminishing rate, till the approach of cold weather in October. An opinion lias been entertained that the queen is followed in her progress through the hive by a number of her subjects, formed in a circle round her ; and these, of course, have been regarded as the queen s body guards. The truth is, how. ever, that her bee majesty has no atten dants, strictly speaking ; but wherever she moves, the workers whom she encounters in her progress instantly and hurriedly clear the way before her, and all turning their heads towards their approaching so [ vereign, lavish their caresses upon her with much apparent affection, and toucli her softly with their antenn*; and these cir cumstances, which may be observed every hour in the day, have given rise to the idea of guards. On one occasion we gave her subjects an opportunity of testifying their courage in her defence, as well as their affection and zeal. Observing her laying eggs in the comb next to the glass of the hive, we gently but quickly opened the pane and endeavored to seize her. But as soon as the removal of the glass afford ed room—(while shut it was almost in con tact with her back) —and before we could accomplish our purpose, they threw their bodies upon her to the nuinbes of at least a hundred, and formed a cone over her, of such magnitude, that she could not be less than two inches distant from any part of the surface. We dispersed the mass with our finger, and got hold ofher precious per son, and kept looking at her for some mi nutes before we restored the captive to her alarmed defenders. It is remarkable that the violence was not resented by them ; though they coursed over our hands in scores, while we kept hold of their mistress, not one individual used its sling. The all engrossing object was the queen. The mutual aversion of queens is a strik ing feature in the natural history of this in sect. Their mutual enmity may be said to be an inborn disposition with them ; for no sooner has the first of the race, on a hive a bout to throw off a second swarm, escaped from her own cradle, than she hurries a way in search of her rivals, and exerts her self with the utmost eagerness to destroy them. The v'orkers, to the number of 10,000, [VOLUME XXVI.