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MARTHA WASHINGTON. The wife of Washington must ever be a subject,of interest to the women of America. Her own virtues, apart from the exalted posi tion of her husband, have made her worthy j of remembrance and esteem. She was, in , every respect, a model for her sex. The maiden name of Lady Washington was Martha Danbridge, and she was born of an honorable family, in the county of New Kent, Ya., in Mav, 173*2. She grew up I beautiful and amiable; and, at sixteen, was I already the belle of her district. Accom plished, at least for that day, peculiarly fas- \ cionting in manners, and possessed of a grace- 1 ful and pleasing -countenance, she was sought ■ in marriage by numerous admirers; and she l finally bestowed her hand, at the age of sev- j enteen, on Colonel Daniel Parke Custis, of i her native county. Two children were the fruits of this marriage, neither of whom sur vived the mother. While yet in the full bloom of her beatity, Mrs. Custis was left a widow. With an am ple fortune, and unusual charms of person, she was soon again besieged by suitors.— Hut none made any impression on her heart, until she had attained her twenty-sixjh year, when she accidentally made the acquaintance of W ashington, then a colonel in the service of \ irginia. Her grandson, Ceorge W. Parke Custis, in a biography of her life, has given a romantic account of this first inter view between Mrs. Custis and her future hus band. “It was in 1758,” says her biographer, “that tin officer, attired in a military undress, and attended by a body servant, tall and mil ituire as bis Chief, crossed the ferry called Williams’, over the Pamunkey, a branch of the York Itiver. On the boat touching the Southern, or Kent side, the soldier’s progress was arrested by one of those personages who give the beau ideal of the Virginia gentleman j of tin* old regime—the very soul of kindness and hospitality. He would hear of no ex ousc on the officer’s part for declining the in- i Citation to stop at his house. Itt vain the col onel pleaded important business at Williams burg; Mr. Chamberlayne insisted that his friend must dine with him at the very least. He promised, as a temptation, to introduce him to a young and charming widow, who chanced then to be an inmate of Ins dwell ing. At last the soldier surrendered at dis cretion, resolving however to pursue his jour ney (he same evening. They proceeded to f!ie mansion. Mr. Chamberlayne presented Col. Washington to his various guests, among whom was the beautiful Mrs. Custis. Tradi tion says that the two were favorably im pressed with each other at the first inter view.” It may be supposed that the conver sation turned upon scenes in which the whole community had a deep interest—scenes which the young hero, fresh from his early fields, could eloquently describe; and we may fan cy with what earnest and rapt interest the fair listener “to hear did seriously incline;” or how “the heavenly rhetoric of her eyes,” beamed unconscious admiration upon the manly speaker. The morning passed; the sun sank low in the horizon. The hospita ble host smiled as he saw the colonel’s faith ful attendant, Bishop, true to his orders, hol ding his master’s spirited steed at the gate. The veteran waited, and marveled at the de lay. “Ah, Bishop,” says a fair writer, des cribing the occurrence, “there Avas an urchin in the drawing-room more powerful than King George and all his governors ’ Subtle as a sphynx, he had hid the important! des patches from the old soldier’s sight, shut up his ears from the summons of the tell-tale clock, and Avas playing such mad pranks Avilh the bravest heart in Christendom, that it fluttered with the excess of anew found hap piness,” Mr. Chamberlayne insisted that no guest ever left his house after sunset; and his visi tor Avas persuaded, without much difficulty, to remain. The next day Avas far advanced when the enamored soldier was on the road to \\ illiamsburg. His business there being dispatched, he hastened to the presence of the captivating AvidoAv. The marriage, that followed the acquain tance thus romantically begun, took place in 1759, and was attended by all the beauty and wealth of the neighborhood. After the ceremony, Colone l and Mrs. Washington re paired to Mount Vernon, Avhere they took up their abode. By this union, an addition of about one hundred thousand dollars Avas add ed to the fortune of Washington, an acces sion Avhich rendered him one of the most op ulent gentlemen of the old Dominion. En grossed Avith each other, the young couple continued to reside on their estate, until the Avar of Independence breaking out, Washing ton, was summoned to the field to lend his country's armies. Mrs. Washington, howev er, even now would not consent to part en tirely lrom her husband. She accompanied him to Cambridge, and remained until the evacuation of Boston, Avhen, the army mov ing on to NeAv York for an active campaign, she returned for a Avhile to Virginia. After this, it Avas her custom to spend her summers at 1 Mount Vernon, rejoining the gen eral as soon as the army Avent into Avintcr quarters. At the close of each campaign ac cordingly, an aid-de eamp was dispatched to escort her to her husband. Her arrival at camp AA'as always a season of rejoicing. The plain chariot, with the neat postillions in their scarlet and white liveries, Avas AVelcomed, as Hie harbinger of rest and cheerfulness. Her example Avas folloAved by the Avives of the higher otlicers. Thus, eA’ery Avinter some thing like society Avas established at head quarters, when the smiles and affection of woman relieved, for a season at least, the gloom of disaster and despair. Lady Washington was accustomed to say that it had ever been her fortune to hear the first cannon at the opening, and the last at the closing of all the campaigns of the war of Independence. During the terrible winter of 1777-8, she Avas at Valley Forge. The privations to w'hieli she had to submit may be judged irom a letter she Avrote to Mrs. War ren, in Avhich she says:—“The General’s apartment is very small; he has a log-cabin to dine in, AA’hich has made our quarters much more tolerable than they Avere at first.” Think of a Avoman of Lady Washington’s fortune and position dining, now-a-days, for a whole winter, in a log-cabin! During this awful season, this august female sought out the most distressed of the soldiers, and allevi ated their sufferings, as far as possible, out of her private purse. Such was a lady of the olden time! Instead of lounging idly at home, in luxury, she shared fully her husband’s tri als ; instead of exhausting her Aveairii on seft ish indulgences, she divided it Avith the hun gry and the sick. Ihe Marquis de C liastollux, aa'lio visited the United States after the alliance Avith France, thus describes the camp life of Gen eral and Lady Washington :—“The head quarters at Newburgh consist of a single house, built in the Dutch fashion, and neither large nor commodious The largest room in it, which General Wn< hington has converted into his dining room is tolerably spacious, l-’W it lias ‘even door? and only one windoAv. The chimney is against the Avail, so that there is, in fact, but one vent for the smoke, and the fire is in the room itself. I found the compa ny assembled in a small room AA'hich served as a parlor. At nine, supper was served, and when bed-time came, I found that the cham ber to Avhich the General conducted me Avas the A-ery parlor spoken of, Avherein he had made them place a camp-bed. We assem bled at breakfast the next morning at ten, du ring AA r hich interval my bed AA’as folded up, and my chamber became the sitting-room for the Avhole afternoon; for American manners do not admit of a bed in the room in AA'hich company is received, especially where there are women. The smallness of the house, and ! the inconvenience to AA'hich I saAv that Gen- \ eral and Mrs. Washington had put themsel\ r es I to receiA'e me, made me apprehensh'e lest M. Rochambeau might arrive on the same day. The day I remained at head-quarters was passed either at table or in con\'ersation.” When at Mount Vernon, both before and j after the Avar, Lady Washington, like a Avise honse-Avife, busied herself in superintending personally her domestic affairs. As that A\'as a day when cotton-factories Avere as vet un known, e\'ery household had to do most of its own spinning; and Lady Washington kept sixteen spinning-wheels constantly going. She Avas accustomed frequently to Avear fab rics thus made. One of her faA'orite dresses of this home manufacture was of cotton, stri ped silk, Aveigbing not quite a pound and a half. Her coachman, footman, and waiting maid, Avere all dressed in domestic cloth. She was economical, without being niggard ly, and this from principle. She kneAv that, in consequence of her station, she Avas looked up to be imitated, and she Avished to shoAv an example of moderation. Even Avhen Wash ington Avas President, she continued this praiseworthy conduct. As late as 1796, Mrs. Wilson, inquiring for pocket-handkerchiefs at a fashionable store in Philadelphia, AA'as shown some pieces of laAA’n, of which Lady Wash ington had just purchased; and the informa tion Avas added that she paid six shillings for handkerchiefs for her oAvn use, but AA'ent as high as seven shillings for the President’s. Her ease and elegance of manner, joined to her affability, rendered her, when the wife of the Chief Magistrate, beloved by all. Mrs. Ellet says, of this period of her life :—“The establishment of the President and Mrs. Washington Avas formed at the seatofgoA’- ernment. The levees had more of courtly ceremonial than has been known since; but it Avas necessary to maintain the dignity of of fice by forms that should inspire respect. Special regard Avas paid to the wives of men aa'lio had deserved much of their country. Mrs. Robert Morris Avas accustomed to sit at. the right of the lady of the President, at the draAving-rooms; and the widows of Greene and Montgomery Avere always handed to and from their carriages by the President himself; the secretaries and gentlemen of his house hold performing those services for the other ladies. In this eleAated station, Mrs. Wash ington, unspoiled by distinction, still leaned on the kindness of her friends, and cultivated cheerfulness as a duty. She Avas beloAed as Itnv are in a superior condition. Mrs. War ren says, in reply to one of her letters, ‘your observation may be true, that many younger and gayer ladies consider your situation as enviable; jet I knoAV not one Avho by gener al consent would be more likely to obtain the suffrages of the sex, even were they to canvass at elections for the eleAated station, than the lady who now holds the first rank in the United States.’” She did not long survive her august hus band. Less than tAvo years after his death, she Avas attacked by a fatal illness, and feel ing her end approaching, she called her grand children around her, discoursed to them of religion, and, amid the tears of her family, quietly resigned her life into the hands of her Creator. Her death took place on the tAven ty-second day of May, 1812; and she Avas buried beside her husband. Lady Washington is a model for the imita tion ot the sex. Her abilities were superior, her heart kind, and her conduct under the control of Christian principle. The gentle | dignity of her manner inspired respect Avith out creating enmity. In her youth, and even in mature womanhood, she Avas distinguished for personal loveliness. — National Magazine. Conjugal Endearments* “My dear, I’ll thank you for a little more sugar in 1113’ coffee, if you please.” “My dear! Don’t ‘dear’ me. I’d as soon have you call me m3’ devil as my dear.” “Well, my devil, then I’ll thank 30U for a little more sugar in m3’ coffee.” At this proof of affection on the part of her husband, Mrs. Snajidragon burst into a rage !of tears. She had got up, as the saying is, i “wrong end foremost,” that morning, and I nothing could please her. She was no bet ! ter pleased w ith being called my devil, than m3 7 dear, though she had a moment before ■ declared that she preferred it. On the con ( contrary, she took her husband bitterly to i task for his ready compliance with her sug- I gustion. “Oh, 3*ou vile, wicked, good-for-nothing man!” she exclaimed. “Is it thus 30U treat 3’our affectionate wife ? Is it thus 3 7 0 u apply names to her, names which I dare not men tion ?” “My devil 3*oll did mention it just now 7 . You suggested the idea—you put the very words in my mouth—and I always like to eompl3 7 with 3'our wishes, 3'ou know. So, ;my dear—my devil, I mean—a little more su i gar, if 3 7 ou please.” | “Sugar! I won’t give you a jot more. I’ll ! see you hanged first. You use more sweet ening than your neck is worth.” “I’ve acquired that habit from having so sw 7 eet a wife. Besides, I pay for it with m3 7 own mone3 7 .” “Now, reproach me with that, do you ? If I did not bring t 7 ou any money, I brought ; 3’ou respectable connections, and—” “True, you brought all 3 7 our connections.” i “Now you reproach me with that, do 3’ou ? jl dare you grudge my relations every mouthful they eat while the3 7 are here.” “I grudge nothing, my dear—l would sav d eV —* ‘Don’t use that word again, Mr. Snapdrag on 5 if you do I’ll leave the table.” “Thank you, m3 7 love; then I’ll help my ! self to sugar.” “Yes, and 3011 Avould help yourself to an other w ife, I dare say, if I w as gone.” “I am afraid there is little chance of that. But “tar coffee is cooling while I’m waiting | for die sugar.” “Then it will be like your love, which has i boon cooling ever since we were married.” | “Thank you, my love; there’s nothing like a sharp acid for a cooling draught” “Sharp aeid! <fo- you call me a sharp acid! I’ll not endure 3 7 our taunts any longer. I’ll !go home to my connections. I’ll have sepa rate maintenance.” “Whenever you please, m3 7 dev—darling.” “I won’t take such pesky language from you.” 1 [fr oing, tcilh fjte sugar-bvul in her hand] “My dear, leave the sugar-bowl, if you please.” “Here take it!” [ Throwing it at his head and exit.] Good Rules for Health. —Now when public attention is directed to the best means of securing health, and preventing the rava ges of epidemics, every tiling tending to this purpose Avill be read with more than ordinary interest. The folloAving rules should be ob served by all: Keep your room Avell ventilated. Close rooms generate disease. Many a constitu tion is undermined from such confinement. Throw off your feather beds and lie upon straw —or even the floor, if you haA'e nothing better. The cheap cotton mattresses make a good bed and healthy one. Feathers are bad to lie upon at any time, and more particular ly in the summer season. Use cold Avater freely. Wash yourself thoroughly Avith it eA'ery morning. A little salt put in the water, just enough to give it a briny baste, will keep the pores healthy, and strengthen and invigorate the system. Eat lightly, especially if your habits are of a sedentary character. Do not eat in a hur ry, but masticate your food Avell before it is deposited in the stomach. This bolting doAvn provisions, anaconda-like, is most destructive to the digestiA'e organs. Avoid too great an indulgence in ‘high living,’ as it is called. Plain food is the best. Let eA'ery man, Avoman and child, keep a little puh’erized charcoal in their rooms, and on retiring at night, let them put as much as can be laid on a sixpence in their mouths, and AA'ork it about among the teeth Avith the tongue, and it Avill not be long before there will be no decayed teeth for the dentist to fill with amalgam or pure gold either. Rise early in the morning, take exercise enough to make your breakfast relish well, and you Avill feel fresh and vigorous for the day’s labor. Upon rising in the morning, ex tend your arms out and force them back gent ly. This exercise Avill expand the chest, strengthen the lungs, and operate as a guard against pulmonary disease. The Father. BY MRS. L. H. SIGOURNEY. It is the duty of mothers to sustain the re verses of fortune. Frequent and sudden as they have been in our oavu country, it is im portant that young females should have some employment, by AA'hich they might obtain a livelihood in case they should be reduced to the necessity of supporting themselves.— When families are unexpectedly reduced frem affluence to poA'erty, hoAv pitifully, contempti ble it is to see the mother desponding or help less, and permitting her daughters to embar rass those Avhom it is their duty to assist and cheer. “I haA'e lost m3’ hole fortune,” said a mer chant as he returned one e\'ening to his home; “Ave can no longer keep our carriage. We must leave this large house. The children can no longer go to expensive schools. Yes terday I was a rich man; to day there is noth ing I can call my own.” “Dear husband,” said the wife, “Ave are still rich in each other and our children. Money may pass away, but God has given us a bet ter treasure in these active hands and loving hearts.” “Dear father,” said the children, “do not look so sober. We Avill help 3’ou to get a living.” “What can you do, poor things ?” said he. “You shall see, you shall see!” answered seA'eral voices. “It is a pity if Ave have been to school for nothing. How can the father of eight children be poor, We Avill AA’ork and make 3'ou rich again.” “I shall help,” said the younger girl, hard four 3'ears old. “I will not have an3’ neAv things bought, and I shall sell my great doll.” The heart of the husband and father, which had sunk withering in his bosom like a stone, was lifted up. The sweet enthusiasm of the scene cheered him, and his nightly prayer Avas like a song of praise. They left their stately house. The servants were dismissed. Pictures and plate, rich car pets and furniture Avere sold, and she Avho had been the mistress of the mansion shed no tears. “Pay eA-ery debt,” said she, “let no one suf fer through us, and Ave may be happ3'.” He rented a neat cottage, and a small piece of ground, a feAv milles from the city. With the aid of his sons he cultvated vegetables for the market. He vieAA'ed Avith delight and as tonishment the economy’ of his Avife, nurtured as she had been in wealth, and the efficiency AA'hich his daughters soon aquired under her training. The eldest one instructed in the household, and also assisted the younger children—be sides, they executed various Avorks, Avhich they’ had learned as accomplishments, but Avhich they found could be disposed of to ad vantage. They embroidered Avith taste some of the ornamental parts of female apparel, Avhich Avere really sold to a merchant in the city. They cultivated floAvers, sent boquets to market in the cart that conveyed the vegeta bles; they plaited straw, they painted maps, the} 7 executed plain needle work. E\'ery one Avas at her post, busy and cheerful. The lit tle cottage AA'as like a bee hive. “I neA'er enjoyed such health before,” said the father. “And I neA’er AA’as so liapp}’ efore,” said the mother. “We ne\’er kneAv hoAv many things AA’e could do, Avhen A\'e lived in the great house,” said the children, “and we love each other a great deal better here. You call us your lit tle bees.” “Yes,” replied the father, “and }’ou make just such honey as the heart likes to feed on.” Econom}’ as well as industry \v r as strictly obsen’ed; nothing was wasted. Nothing unnecessary Avas purchased. The eldest daughter became assistant teacher in a dis tinguished female seminary, and the second took her place as instructress to the family. The dwelling, Avhich had ahva} r s been kept neat, they Avere soon able to beautify. Its construction AA'as improved, and the vines and floAA’ering trees Avere replanted around it.— The merchant Avas happier under his Avood bine covered porch in summer’s evening, than he had been in his show}’ dressing-room. ‘We are noAv thriving and prosperous,” said he, ‘shall we return to the city V ‘Oh, no/ Avas the unanimous reply. ‘Let us remain where Ave have found health and contentment/ said the wife. ‘Father/ said the youngest, ‘all AA'e chil dren hope you are not going to be rich again; for then/ she added, ‘we little ones Avere shut up in the nursery, and did not see much of you or mother. Noav we all live together, and sister, Avho loves us, teach es us, and Ave learn to be industrious and useful. We Avere none of us happy Avhen we were rich and did not work. So, father, please do not be a rich man any more/ To ascertain the weight of a horse, put your { toe under the animal’s hoof. An over-modest young lady addressed a Mr. | Leggett, as Mr. Lnyb-il. Novel Courtship.— l courted her under singular circumstances. I won her through a rash vow. Thus : I saAv her, I loved her — I proposed —she refused. “You loA-e another,” said I. “Spare my blushes,” said she. “I know him,” said I. “You do,” said she. “Very good,” I exclaimed ; “if he remains here I’ll skin him.” I Avrote him a note, I said it was a painful , thing—and so it Avas. I said I had pledged my Avord as a gentleman to skin him — my character was at stake— l had no alternatYe. As an officer in his Majesty’s sendee, I AA'as bound to do it. I regretted the necessity, but j it must be done. He was open to conviction. He saAv that the rules of the service Avere im perativ'e. lie fled—l married her. Scene in a Railroad Office. —Dutch- man.—“l vants to get pay for a pig A'at ter railroad is runned over.” Secretary.—“Hoav came the engine to run OA’er your pig ?” Dutchman —“Vy, mine pig was cornin’ a long, and ter railroad Avas cornin’ along, and ter pig did not see ter railroad cornin’ along, and ter pig A r ent to run under ter railroad A'en it AA'as cornin’ along, and ter railroad runned over ter pig A'en he A'as coinin’ along.” Secretary—-“My friend, I don’t think this is a case in AA'hich the road ought to pay.” Dutchman.—“ Den, afterwards, 1 keeps my pigs from cornin’ along venter railroad is coinin’ along.” Teaching by Anologif.s.—A female teach er of a school that stood on the banks of a ; quiet English stream, once Avished to comma- \ nicate to her pupils an idea of faith. While she AA'as trying to explain the meaning of the Avord, a small covered boat glided in sight along the stream. Seizing upon the incident, for an illustration, she exclaimed: “If I Avere to tell you there is a leg of mut ton in that boat, you Avould believe me, Avouldn’t you, even without seeing it your selves ?” “Yes, ma’am,” replied the scholars. “Well, that is faith,” said the schoolmis tress. The next day, in order to test their recol lection of the lesson, she she inquired, “What is faith ?” “A leg of mutton in a boat!” Avas the an- SAA-er shouted from all parts of the school room. A toper some time since, says an exchange Avent, into a bar-room in the Avestern part of the State and called for something to drink. “We can’t sell liquor,” said the law abiding landlord, “but avc will gi\ r e you a glass, and then if you Avant a cracker, avc will sell it to you for three cents.” “Very Avell,” said the Yankee customer, “hand doAvn the decanter.” The “good creature” was handed doAA'n and our hero took a stiff horn, when turning a round to depart, the unsuspecting landlord handed him a dish of crackers, Avith the re marks, “You’ll buy a cracker ?” “Well, no,” said the Yankee, “I guess not, you sell’em too dear; I can get lots on ’em, five or six lor a cent, any where else!” A friend of ours was telling us, not long since, of an acquaintance of his in South Car olina, Avho Avas noted for mendacity. He re lated of him the folloAving anecdote: Said someone to the liar, “do you remem ber the time the stars fell, many years ago?” “Yes,” said Mendax. “Well,” remarked the other, “I’ve heard it avrs all a deception — that the stars did not actually fall.” “ Don’t you believe it,” returned Mendax, with a knowing look, “they fell in my yard as big as goose eggs. I’ve got one of ’em yet, only the children played with it so much they’ve wore the shiny pints off!” A Bashful Lover.—A Green Mountain Boy fell in love with a very pretty girl and determin ed to “court her.” To that end he dressed himself in his “ Sunday-go-to-meetings,” Avent to her father’s house and found her alone. “ How d’ye do, says Jonathan. “ I’m nicely—take a cheer, Jonathan,” says the girl. Jonathan took a chair and seated him self in the farthest corner of the room, though the beauty was a thing to be ter red rather than loved. >. “ Aint you cold—hadn’t you better sit up to the fire,” says Sally, supposing that he would of course, if he was going to make love at all, do it in a proper manner. “No, I thankee, I reckon I’m comfortable, re turns Jonathan. “ llow is your marm,” said Sally. “ Well, she’s complainin’ a little,” said Jona than. Here a pause of ten minutes ensued, during which Jonathan amused himself bp whit tling a stick. “There’s nothin’ new up your Avay, is there,” said Sally, which Jonathan might understand as applying to his present situation, or his domicil. “ Here —ah vis, you mean to hum ; Avell no— thar is yis—our—spotted kou’s got a calf,” said Jonathan. Sally would undoubtedly haA'e laughed at this queer piece of information, only that she was too much vexed at the bashfulness of the speak er. At length after another protracted silence, Sally got up a very small edition of a scream, and in a loud voice exclaimed—“ Let me alone!’ “Why,” says Jonathan dropping his knife and stick in astonishment, Avhy I aint touchin’ on ye.’ “Well, said Sally, in a voice that might be in dicative of fear, but sounded A'ery much like a request —“Well, aint you gain’ tu ?” Jonathan thought a moment of this equiYo cal reply, and then after placing his knife in his pocket and blowing his nose, he drew his chair by the side of pretty Sally, gently encircled her waist, and—the next tveek they were married. Matrimony in Egypt.—Among the laborers upon Mr. Larkin’s new building at Alexandria, we saw a large number of young girls from ten to fourteen years of age. We were surprised to learn that most of them Avere already married. It is singular hoAV very young the Egyptian peasants marry. Nine or ten years for girls, and twelve or fourteen years for boys, is con sidered a marriageable age. Both sexes haA’e so little objection to the conjugal estate, that they get married as fast and as soon as possible. Being married once is only a beginning of matrimonial connexions in Egypt Three or four Avives apiece among the peasants is the most common thing in the world. In addition to which, there are almost constant and continu al changes. Old wives are being divorced, and new ones are taking their places; so that the matrimonial ceremony, in some of its various forms, is almost continually passing before their eyes, intermingled, as it were, with their daily aA’ocations. The peasantry do not consider any number of wiA’es, an encumbrance—all of them being ex pected to work. An Egyptian, therefore, who has four good hearty Avives, is looked upon as a man, as the English say, “well to do in the world;” or, as others would express themseh’es, “in a very flourishing condition.” These are blessings, I suppose, which those who find it hard work to support one, \Aould hardly wish to enjoy; still the fellahs of the A'ale ol the Nile think otherwise; and if they can keep out of j the army, and evade the suspicion of the Turk ish Governors, they are pretty sure to enjoy themselves. They are a practical illustration of the remark that “poor and content are rich, and : rich enough.” If you desire to be happy when vou arc old, be temperate Avhilc vou are young. Planters, Take Notice. , Saw Mills, Grist Mills, Factories, Gin Gear, Rice Mills, and Sugar Mills. THE firm of AMBLER <fc MORRIS are now ready to build any of the above named Mills, pro pelled by'Water, Steam or Horse. Our work shall be done in the best possible manner, and warranted interior to none now in use. Both of the above firm are practi cal men. and attend to their business in person, and will furnish Engines for Steam Mills, Grist or Saw, and set either in complete operation. The firm can give the best assortment of Water Wheels and Gearing, of any in the Southern States, and will say to our employers, if a Mill or any of our work does not perform in the busi ness for which it was intended, no pav will be exacted. Try us and see. AMBLER &. MORRIS. Jan. 24, 1850. 4 ly Dyeing and Renovating Establishment. BERTHOLD SENGER “VTTOULD respectfully inform the ladies and gentle- Y Y men of Columbus, and vicinity, that he is still at his old stand on Broad Street, near the Market, where he is prepared to execute all work entrusted to him, in the various departments ot • Dyeing, Scouring, Renovating, & Bleaching new and old clothing. Ladies’ Silks, Merinoes, and Satins, cleansed of stains and impurities, and colored to any shade. Also finished to look and wear as well as Cotton, Silk, and Woolen goods bleached or dyed, in the very best manner, and with despatch. Also, Moserine Blue, Turkey Red, &c. <fcc. Gentlemen's garments cleansed and dyed so as not to soil the whitest linen. Carpeting renovated and made as good as new. jrgp All orders thankfully received and promptly ecuted. Columbus, March 21, 1850. 12 tt DE BOW’S COMMERCIAL REVIEW, A MONTHLY JOURNAL OF Agriculture, Commerce, Manufactures, Internal Im provements, Statistics, general Literature, etc. Published in New Orleans, at $5 per annum. The bound sets of this Review complete, from Janu arv. 1846, nearly four years, may be had at the office. These volumes contain a mass of information in re gard to the population, resources, wealth and progress of the South, in every department of industry, etc. to be had from no other source, and must constitute an im portant addition to the library of every planter, merchant or citizen. A few sets remaining, for which the proprietor solicits orders. Planters having estates for sale or wishing to pur chase. by advertising in the Review, will be able to reach the whole planting interest ot the South. Address J. D. B. DeBOW, New Orleans. TROY WOODEN-WARE MANUFACTIIRING COMPANY, ARE now ready to commence operations, and will promptly supply all orders with which they may be favored, for every description of Hollow Wooden- Ware, embracing Buckets, Tubs, Pails, Cans, &.c. <fco. The Company will be ready by the Ist of March to enter ex tensively into the manufacture ot CHAIRS, of which they will be able to turn out a very superior ar ticle. TURN I N G . Bed Steads, Wagon Hubs, and every other description of Turning, neatly done. The Manufactory is situated at the mouth of Mulber ry Creek, 12 miles from Columbus, 20 from Opelika, and 22 from West Point. The Company is thus afford ed facilities for transportation in every direction, and will be able to furnish their goods in every section ot the country at short notice, and on reasonable terms. Orders left at the stores of P. Spencer, or B. Jef ferson, in this city, will lie promptly filled. All orders through the mail, must be directed to R. G. Jefferson, Columbus, Ga. We shall be happy to accommodate the world generally, and our friends particularly. N. B.—Persons wishing to purchase privileges for manufacturing purposes, can do so, as there are a num ber of Water Lots upon the premises for sale. Columbus, Jan. 3, 1850. 1 ly PROSPECTUS OF “THE SOUTHERN PRESS.” AN association of sixty-three members of Congress, Senators and Representatives, have constituted the undersigned a Committee to superintend the establish ment of a Southern Press at Washington city, to bo de voted to the exposition and defence ot Southern Rights institutions—the dissemination of correct information as to Northern Policy, and the course of Political Af fairs generally, without reference to the old party lines ol Whig and Democrat. Arrangements are now in pro gress, promptly to insure the issue of such a paper under tlie title ol “THE SOUTHERN PRESS,-’ for the conduct of which, suitable Editors have been en gaged, who will also receive the aid of a number of em inent and able, contributors. There will be both a tri-weekly and a weekly is sue—the latter to contain substantially the same matter as the former, and intended to reach those points of the country whose mail facilities are limited, A Daily issue will be added hereafter, should it be deemed advisable or necessary by the press and people of the southern States. The paper will not be exclusively political—but will embrace on its broad sheet the General Nows of the Day,Domestic and Foreign, by mail and telegraph; Commercial and Agricultural Intelligence, Literary Criticisms, Original Essays, Literary and Miscellaneous; and, in short, all those items of general interest, the col lected aggregate of which constitutes the interesting and valuable Newspaper Great care will he taken to give full and correct Reports ol'the Proceedings and Debates in both Houses of Congress, as well as the action of the local Legislatures on the Southern question. A limited number only of Advertisements will be re ceived—the main object being to furnish a large amount of reading matter. The paper will bo printed on a sheet equal in size to those of the other Washington papers, and the material will he procured especially for the purpose. It is confidently hoped that every true friend to the South will aid in procuring subscribers, and forward the names, with the amount subscribed, to some Southern Rcpre-entativeat Washington, forthwith. Postmasters are authorized by law to remit subscrip tions free of postage. TERMS: For the Tri-Weekly during the Session of Con gress, and Semi-Weekly during the recess, the price will be per annum $5 00 Weekly paper 2 50 The price of subscription must be paid invariable in advance, and the casli accompany the name sent. All persons procuring ten names shall be entitled to receive a copy gratis for one year. A. P. BUTLER, JACKSON MORTON. R. TOOMBS, J. THOMPSON. Editors, and papers friendly to the enterprise, will please publish this Prospectus, which will entitle them to an exchange with the newspaper. All who comply with this reguest will send a copy of the paper containing it to the Committee. Washington, May 25, 1850. “I am a man, and deem nothing which relates to man foreign to my feelings.” Youth and Manhood. A VIGOROUS LIFE, OR A PREMATURE DEATH. [READ!! KINKELINE ON SELF-PRESERVATION. Only Twenty-Five Cents. THIS BOOK, just published, is filled with useful inlonuation on the infirmities and diseases ol the human system. It addresses itself alike to Youth, Manhood and Old Age, and should be read by all. The valuable advice and impressive warning it gives, will prevent years of misery and suffering and save an nually Thousands of Lives. Parents by reading it, will learn how to prevent the destruction of their children. gy A remittance of 25 cents, enclosed in a letter, addressed to Dr. KINKELINE, 1 Human street, Phil adelphia, will ensure a book, under envelope, per return of mail. Dr. K., fifteen years resident Physician, 1 Human st. may be consulted confidentially. He who places himself under the care of Dr. K., may religiously confide in his honor as a gentleman, and confidently rely upon his skill as a physician. Persons at a distance may address Dr. K. by letter, post paid, and be cured at home. Packages of Medicines, Directions, &c. forwarded, by sending a remittance, and put up secure from Dam age or Curiosity. Booksellers, News Agents, Pedlers, Canvassers, and all others supplied with the above work at very low rates. [April 4. 14 ts BE Wise! —'Tis Folly to Defer! Afflicted Read ! —Thousands are suffering from disease from which there is no difficulty in being permanently and speedily relieved, provided the right means be used. As every vice has its own punishment, so it would seem every disease has its remedy. This is true, and there is nothing in this life more certain than that the AMER ICAN COMPOUND is the most speedy and certain remedy for all diseases of a delicate character, known to the world. Adopted to every stage of the disease, sex and constitution, at all times ana seasons, there is no tears of exposure, detention from business nor re striction in diet; from the certain and speedy relief it gives, it is now the most popular remedy of the day.— Ten thousand cases have been cured effectually by it during the past year. Prepared by a practical physician, the afflicted can rely with confidence on its curative powers over diseases of this character. Full directions accompany each bottle. CA UTION. —Ask tor the American Compound, and purchase only of the Agents, 294, Market st. Phila delphia, and ot Danforth <SL Nagel, Columbus, Ga. June 20,1850. 25 Dr. deGRAFFENRIED'S CELEBRATED RHEUMATIC LINIMENT. In introducing this medicine to the people of the Unit ed States,, for sale, the proprietors hog leave to submit the following statement of Dr. de Grafienried, its discov erer and inventor: The undersigned frankly states that he has prescribed this medicine for the last twenty-two years, in all forms of Acute and Chronic Rheumatism, with a success un paralleled in the annals ot medicine ; and he has no hes itation in saying,, that it is decidedly the most valuable remedy ever yet discovered for the relief of this most pain ful and distressing malady. Hi.*- note-book contains upwards of three hundred ea ses, in which it has been used within the above named period, and in no single instance has it cometo his knowl edge, of its having failed to effect a cure when persereved in. Manv of the eases were from fourto ten years stand ing ; and what may appear yet more remarkable and ex- that when the patient has been once re lieved, the disease is permanently cured, remains so, not a solitary instance having been reported to him of its re turn. All he would ask for this remedy is a fair, impar tial and patient trial, for the results he entertains no ap prehension. . Up to the time ot this discovery, the undersigned had well “tudied the origin, progress, and character of this dis ease,and is well assured, had consulted every author on its treatment, who had written or been translated into the English language, and had used all the remedies of any notoriety Snen in vogue with the profession, with however, very rarely any relief to poor suffering hu manity. It has baffled the skill and science of the most eminent Physicians and Surgeons of our own, and of every other country. But the undersigned flatters himself that his remedy will cure this most painful disease, when all oth ers have failed, and that he shall have been an humble in strument in the hands of God. of relieving the human family of a vast amount of .suffering. E. L.de GRAFFENRIED, M. D. It is for sale at Dr. R. A. Wares Drug store Columbus, and by Agents in all the principal cities and towns in the United States. Price $5 per bottle—none genuine withour the signature of the discoverer on the side label of the bottle, and across the cork. de GRAFFENRIED and Cos., Proprietors. CETIFICATES. .Tone’s Hotel, Philadelphia, March 3d 1850 Col. A. B. Ragan — Sir It affords me great pleasure to Ik?, able to hear testimony to the efficacy and virtues of Dr. de Grajfienrieds Rheumatic I.iniment. I have been sorely afflicted for the last six years with, what I believed to he. and what eminent Physicians of this city pronounced, Rheumatic gout .for several winters past I have been confined to niy room and bed nearly all the time. In January last, I had an attack as violent if not more so than usual, which prostrated me for about three weeks; on your receommendation I commenced the use of this Liniment. (With I must confess but little faith). Its effects were astonishing and decidedly bene ficial from its first application. In a few days my back, wrists ancles were entirely relieved (and so contin ue) of all soreness, pains, and the swelling’s reduced, with the use of less than one bottle. I have been in the discharge of my ordinary business ever since. I consider it an extraordinary, and decidedly the most efficacious retpedy for this disease which I have ever met with. And most cheerfully recommend its use to all who may be afflicted with it. Respectfully Yours, N. W. BRIDGES. Jones, Hotel. Baltimore March, 30 1850. Dr. de Graffrnried—fh.K r Sir ; For the last twelve years I have suffered very severely with the Rheumatism, having been nearly one fourth of the time confined to my bed by it. I have had tlie best medical aid to be found in various cities in the United States, with little or no benefit. I have also tried innumerable strongly recommended remedies, which have failed to effect a cure. I spent the last summer at the White Sulphur and Hot Springs in Virginia, to little purpose. Aftermy return home, Iso far recovered,as to be able to walk about a lit tle. About six weeks since. I had a very severe attack which again confined me to my bed, I was in great pain andscarely able to move my limbs, when a friend of mine called and informed me that you had discovered an in fallible remedy, and had cured many, and amongst them, one of my friends, and showed me a letter from him stating the fact. I was induced to try your Rheu matic Linament, and take pleasure in informinig you that in less than twenty four hours from the first application I was perfectly free from pain, and continue so, up to this time. lam now able to attend to business, and fondly hope all those afflicted, as I have been, may be as speedily relieved, as I have been with your medecine.— \V felling you all the Blessings you deserve Dear Sir. Your Greateful and Ob’t Serv’t GEO. WARDSWORTII. Columbus Ga., Oct. 20,1849 Dr. De Grafienried—Dear Sir: I take pleasure in giv ing you the particulars of my affliction by, and relieffrom Rheumatism. During the spring of 1844 I was afflicted with a very severe attack of Inflammatory Rheumatism. I employed all the most celebrated remedies then known and used in similar cases,aided by medical advice, until September, 1845, with no satisfactory result whatever. I was then induced, by a rheumatic acquaintance, to try your Liniment, as something new, and which had cured him : and in one month, from the time I commenced the application, I was well, and clear of the Rheumatism as I ever was, and have continued so to this time. Yours, truly, L. C. MORTON. FROM COL. A. K. AYER. Dr. E. L. de Grafienried—Learning that yon arc about to manufacture for the public, your valuable Rheumatic Liniment, I take pleasure in stating that I believe it one of the most valuable remedies ever used for that common and most distressing disease, having witnessed its effects upon a negro man of mine, who had been af flicted for four years, until almost every joint was en larged, and the body otherwise emaciated. By the use of four or five bottles, in three weeks he was relieved en tirely from pain Columbus Ga., —Oct. 24, 1849. A. K. AYER. Columbus, October 30,1849. Dear Sir —About the first of April last, I came to Co lumbus to get medical assistance, and was advised to call on you, as having a remedy that would afford me speedy relief. 1 was taken down in January last, with a violent attack of Rheumatism in nearly all my joints so badly, that I could not pull of my shoes without aid ; nor could I ascend or descend steps, or pull off my clothes without assistance. My right arm and hand were nearly useless ; the fingers contracted and swollen; the right knee swollen and stiffened. so that I could not bend it but verv little. Up to the Ist of April, I was all the time in suffering and pain ; I rubbed with your Rheu matic Liniment my limbs three times, and was the next morning enabled to descend a long fight of steps, with out aid of crutch or stick, and hack to my room—l could also bend my knee and bring it up to tlie chair, which the previous day, I could not have done if my life had de pended on it. I could also use. open and bend my fing ers, wich was an imbossibility the day before. I rose in the morning from my bed entirely relieved of pain. I used one bottle and an eight ounce vial of your Rheu matic Liniment, and in ten days, I was relieved. I would not have been in the condition which I had been, ten days before I called on y ou, for any atnout of money which could be given me ; for what is life worth when in constant pain and misery ! I consider your Rheumat ic Liniment, the most valuable medicine in the world. I am, dear sir, your friend. J. H. SMITH. Columbus, Nov. 1, 1849. Dear Sir—My negro woman Patience, a cook, had a stilff neck from a painful Rheumatic affection, for six or seven years, and could not turn her neck except with the body. I was induced to purchase a bottle of your Lin iment, which was applied in August or September of 1818. One bottle entirely relieved her and she now has the use of her neck as well as ever she had ; and up to this time, it has not returned. GARLAND B. TERRY. Philadelphia, Feb. 1 1850. Dr. do Graflenried—Dear Sir : Having been afflicted, for some time past, with a severe attack of Rheumatism, and having heard of the wonderful effects of your Rheu matic Liniment, I was induced to try a bottle of it; and after three days, I wag so much relieved as to be able to leave the house and attend to business. I have perfect ly recovered from the disease, and would cheerfully re commend the Liniment to all those who are afflicted, GEORGE HOOD, 27 Powell street. Columbus Ga., Oct. 13,1849. Dr. E. L de Graflenried—Dear Sir: Agreeable to your request, I give my testimonial as to tne virtue of your Liniment in the cure of Rheumatism. Being at tacked in one joint of my finger, last winter, with acute Rheumatism, and haying used many of the unnumbered prescriptions for its cure, with but little benefit, I made application of two bottles of your Liniment, which I am happy to say relieved me in a very short time. I can re commend its use to all persons affected in like manner. Very respectftilly, F. S CHAPMAN. I can testify to the efficacy of Dr. de Graffcnried’s Rheumatic Liniment in the case of Mr. F. S. Chapman as it came under my immediate observation. October 13,1849. R. a. WARE, M. D. Dear Sir—Some time in Jauary last, Mrs. McKee was taken very ill with Inflammatory Rheumatism in her shoulder joints, extending to her elbow joint and arm, which disabled her from using her arm almost en tirely ; and from the pain, want of sleep, and great rest lessness, for not less than six weeks, I was iuduced by my friend, Mr. Luke Reed, tc cal! on you for a bot tle of your Liniment, and by using half the bottle, she was entirely relieved, and the relict was manifest or sen sible after three or four rubbings. lam of opinion, it is one ol the most valuable remedies that has ever been dis covered, for Rheumatism: that is, from my own knowl edge, and that which I have heard from others. Dr. E. L. de Graflenried. H. C. McKEE, Columbus, Oct. 19th 1849 Dr. de Graflenried—Dear Sir : Itake pleasure in sav ing, I have a boy who wis so badly afflicted with Rheu matism, that he could not raise his hand to his head, and had nearly lost the use of his arm. i used the fourth of a bottle ot your Rheumatic Liniment, which relieved him entirely. I consider it a most valuable remedy for | the cure ot Rheumatism. RANDOLPH L MOTT I Memphis Institute. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. THE remilar course of Lectures m this Institute will commence on the first of November, and con tinue until the last of February. The Anatomical De partment will be opened and ready to receive students by tlie first of October. The Memphis Department will be under the direction of the following PROFESSORS. Z. Freeman, M. D.. Professor of Anatomy. R. S. Newton, M. D.. Professor of Surgery. 11. J- Hulce, M. D., Professor of Theory and Practice of Medicine. . W. Byrd Powell, M. D., Professor of Physiologyv Pathology, Mineralogy and Geology. J. King, M- D.. Professor of Materia Medica, Thera peutics and Medical Jurisprudence. J. Milton Sanders. A. M., M. D., Professor of Chem istry and Pharmacy. J. A. Wilson. M. D., Professor ol Obstetrics and Dis eases of Women and Children. CLINIQUE LECTURERS. Medicine. — Prof. 11. J. Hui.ce. Surgery. —Prof. R. S. Newton. Z. Freeman, M. D., Anatomical Demonstrator. The tees for a full course of lectures amount to $lO5. Each Professor's Ticket, sls. Matriculator’s, $5. Dem onstrator's Fee, $lO. Graduation, S2O. Those desiring further information will please address their letters (post paid) to the Dean ; and students ar riving in the city will please call on him at the Conmier cial Hotel. R. S. NEWTON, M. D., Dean of the Faculty. LAW DEPARTMENT. Hon E. W. M. King, Prolessor of Theory and Prac tice of Law. John Df.lafield, Esq. Professor of Commercial Juris prudence. T erms per Session sso* All communications pertaining to this department inustT be addressed to E. W. M. KING, Esq. Memphis, Tenn., March, 1850. The Faculties, for intellectual abilities, moral worth and professional acquirement-, will compare favorably with the most distinguished in our country. The medi cal faculty constitutes an anomaly in this or any other country —all of them are able lecturers and the best of teachers. Those who contemplate our geographical position, and the extent of our population, can have no doubt as to the eligibility of our situation for an enterprise of the kind. As to health, including all seasons of the year, we deny that any other city has more. A common error exists in the minds of many student* relative to the place of studying medicines; those who 1 intend practicing among the diseases of the West and South should certainly educate themselves at a school whose Faculty are particularly acquainted with those diseases. That the public may be satisfied of the permanency of this school, we feel it our duty to state, that the Trus tees and Faculty form a unit in action, which augurs well for its future success ; and that the peculiar internal organization which connects them, cannot be interrupted. E. W. M. KING, President of the Memphis Institute. April 11, 1850. 15 ly Great American Mechanical Work. D. APPLETON & CO., NEW YORK. Have in course of publication in semi-monthly numbers, A DICTIONARY OF Machines, Mechanics, Engine-work and Engineering. > DESIGNED FOR PRACTICAL WORKING MEN, And those intended for the Engineering Profession- EDITED BY OLIVER BYRNE, Formerly Professor in the College of Civil Engineer*, London. To be completed in 40 Nos. Price 25 cents each. . This will be tlie most practical, as well as th most perfect, work ever published on Machines, Mechanics, Engine-work, and Engineering. 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