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HEADINGS FOR SATURDAY EVENING.
THE BIBLE.
dtThis i* atruc saving, and worthy ofqll accep
tation.”
Ti::s little book I'd rather own,
Than all the'gold and gems
Thai e’er in monarch’s coffers shone,
Thau all their diadems:
Nay, were the seas one chrysolite,
Till’ earth a golden ball,
And diamonds all the stars of night,
This book were worth them all.
J'ow bah fal to ambition’s eye
IIU blood-wrung spoils muat gleam,
When Death’s uplifted hand is nigh,
His life a vanished dream!
Then hea, him with bis gasping breath
For one poor moment crave 1
Fool! wouldst thou stay^thc arm of Death t—
Ask of thy gold to save!
No, no! the soul ne’er found relief
In glittering hoards of wealth;
' Gems dncxle not the eye of grief.
Gold cannot purchase health.
Hut hero a blessed balm appears
To heal the deepest woe;
.And he who seeks this hook in tears,
, ; His Tears shall cense to flow.
Here lie tvho died on Calvary,
./Hath ma e that promise blest;
“ Ye heavyTnden come to me,
“ And I will give you rest.
" A bruised reed 1 will not break, x
" A contrite heart dispise;
“ My burden’s light, auu all that take
“My yoke—shall win the skSs!”
Yes, yes, thiu little book is worth.
All else to mortals given— •
For what are all the joy s of earth
Compared to joys of heaven ?
i’hjs is the guide our Father gave
To lead to reaims of day—
A star whose lustre gilds the grave-**
“ The light—the life—the way.”
CONUNDRUMS.
Question. Why is a parson’s horse like
f. kill's?—Answer. Because he is governed
by a minister.
Q. What is the difference boween a
school-boy and his master.—.4. The one
whips tops and the other bottoms.
Q. Why is the King like the hangman?
—A. Because both are members of the
executive.
Q. What is the difference between
the pope and the king of £»!eat Britain?—
A. The former is infallible and the latter
can do no torjmg.
Q. Why is Ireland likely to become
the richest country in the wot Id.—A. Be
cause her capital is every year Dublin.
ELEMENTS OF PHYSIOGNOMY.
Translatedfrom the Spanish.
> fie who has a low forehead, and full of
^Tinkles, will look like a monkey; Ho
who has a high forehead will have his eyes
under it, will live all the days of his life,
and that is infallible.
A great mouth from ear to ear signifies
much foam and no bridie ; but these are
not hard mouthed, but all mouth.
A little mouth drawa up like a.purse
denotes darkness within, and looks more
like a loop-hole than a window.
A watery mouth, that sputtrrs when it
speaks, and overflows when it laughs, will
bave*oced ps a bib.
He that is bald will have no hair; and
if he happen to have any it will not be on
the bald place.
Sparkling eyes will be very apt to shine.
Women weo have curious eye-brows
will in all likelihond have eye-lashers on*
dor them, and will be beloved if any body
takes a liking to them.
Whensoever you see a man who has but
one eye, you may safely conclude that he
has lost the other.
They that have but small feet will need
but little shoes, and will have a light pair
tif heels.
A COMPLIMENT DECLINED.
A person m company said to another,
“ You are a scoundrel.” The other re
plied, 44 Gentlemen, You must not mind
what the man says ;#he is only talking to
"•himself.”
MODERN MIRRORS.
An old coquette, looking into her glass
and seeing her wrinkles cried “ This new
glass is not worth a farthing. They can
not make mirrors so well as they used to
dp.”
TACTICS.
A volunteer corps chose for its captain
4k taylor, who on the first day of their-ap-
pearing in full dress, frequently found
fault with one of the men, and at length
peremptorily ordered him to step out full
thirty inches. “ I can’t,” replied the re
cruit. “ Why ?” says the captain. “ Be
cause, captain,” bauled the man 41 you
have made my breeches too tight 1
A TOAST.
Dr. Brown had long courted a lady,
who was his constant toast. One day af
ter dinner having given another lady, he
was asked why he did not give his old
toast “ Because,” said he, “ for as long as
I have toasted her I cannot make her
Brown.”
Extract fi«a> a work published the last year in
London, on the Natural History .of the Uonev
Bee, by Edward Bevan.
44 It is a singular thing, that Bees, when
deprived by accident of their qiitfen, cre
ate a substitute. One of the ' work : ng
grubs is elevated to the throne; but nut
without an extraordinary education, which
fits them to perform the duties of sover
eign’}’. Nature takes especial care that
no ambitious subject shall destroy the
commonwealth by thrusting the\ monarch
from her throne aud.usurping her place.—
There can be no bee-Ciomwell, or bee-
Napoleon, for the moment the intruder
tumid himself in the royal palace he
would perceive himself entirely deficient
in the organs of feigning. What blood
shed and coufusion would it have preven
ted in the world had it been necessary
for a monarch j*sst*in!y to wield the scep
tre, but to lay a "uliar egg. This is a
test which can ad. it of no doubt. A us-
l urper might be instantly called to account,
j Lay your egg, sir, or ^dam, prove your
legitimacy, or vaca*''e place for the
occupation of one w in perform the
royal functions.
44 Although the sovereign bee has no
thing tofear4'ront_arhbitions subjects, yet
the moment she arrives at her queen’s es
tate, she becomes conscious that there
are rivals near the throne : proceeding in
the spirit of an oriental* despot, she de
termines upon securing the peace, yf. her
reign in the surest manner. She will suf
fer no bee, nurtured with the royen jelly,
and thus qualified for the sovereignty,;' to
exist. Her first thought, on emerging
from her cell, is to put to death all the in-
dwellers of the royal cradles. Of the
manner in which this instinctive animosi
ty displays itself, wo find a curious des
cription by Mr. Dunbar.
44 In July when the hive had become
filled with comb and bees, and well stor
ed with honey; and when the quet u was
very fertile, laying a hundred eggs a day,
Mr. Dunbar opened tho hive and took
Iter Majesty away. The l ees laboured
for eighteen hours before they appeared
to miss her; but no sooner was the loss
dis *otered than all was agitation and tu
muli; and they rushed in crowds to the
door, as if swarming On the f»Ilotving
morning he observed that they bad found
ed five cells in the usual way under such
ciicunistances ; and in the evening of the
same afternoon, four more were founded
in a part of the corub where there were,
only eggs a day or two old. On the
fourteenth day from the old queen’s re
moval, a young queen emerged and pro
ceeded towards the other royal cells, evi
dently with a murderous intention. She
was immediately pulled away by the wor
kers with violence; and this conduct on
their part was repeated as often ns the
queen renewed her destructive purpose.
At every repulse, she appeared sulky, and
peep peep,—one of the unhatched queens
responding, but in a somewhat hoarser
tone. This circumstance affords an ex
planation of tho two different sounds
whiclv are heard prior to the issuing of
second swarms. On the afternoon of the
same day a second queen was hatched,
she immediately buried herself in a clus
ter of bees. Next morning, Mr. D. ob-
se; ved a ho! pursuit of the younger queen
by the older ; but being called away, on
bis return, half an hour afterwards, the
former was dying on the floor, no doubt
the victim of the other. Huber has sta
ted, that these artificial queens are mate;
but the circumstances noted by Mr. Dun
bar, of the two queens just referred to,
having answered each other, disproves
that statement. Contraty also to the
experience of Mr. Huber, Mr. D. found
that the cells of artificial., queens were
surrounded by a guard. I have just ad
verted to the protection which they affor
ded to the roysfl cells, when assailed by
the first hatched queen.
“The unhappy drones, when the end
of their being is answered, are ruthlessly
massacred. The scene of fury to which
they fall a sacrifice is thus described by
Dr. BevaD.
“ After the season of swarming, viz.
towards the end of July, as is well km wn,
a general massacre of the drones takes
place. The business of fecundation be
ing now completed, they are regarded as
useless consumers of other’s labours;
love is at once converted into furious hate,
and a general proscription takes place.—
The unfortunate victims evidently per
ceive their danger; for they are never, at
this time, sc% resting in one place, but
darting in and ont of the hive with the ut
most precipitation, as in fear of being sei
zed Their destruction had been gene
rally supposed to be effected by the work
ers harrassing them till they quit the
hive; this was the opinion of Mr. Huntei,
says the workers pitch Them to and fro’
withput stinging them, and he considers
their death .as natural rather than an un
timely one. But Huber has observed
that their destruction is effected by the
stings of the workers; he ascertained this
by placing his hives upon a glass tube.—
Reuraer seems to have been aware of
this, for he has remarked that notwith
standing the superiority which the drones
seem to have from their bulk, they cannoi
hold out against the workers, wboare arm
ed with A poignard which conveys poi
son infjp the wonnd it makes. The mo
ment this formidable weapon has entered
their bodies they expand their wings and
We are ready to make affidavit that tho
author is a surly old bachelor, “ with a de-
ci easing leg and an increasing” waistcoat.
It is a moral impossibility that any woman
could write so flat a novel.
But if a real bona fide old maid woold
only write her confessions, bow the book
would sell r How the fair promulgator
would be abducted—how the newspapers
would teem with renunciations of old-
maiden-ship—what-a noise it would make
:n the west.
The confession of ah old maid! And
what would old maids have to confess 1—
That they were ever anxious for matri
mony, but that nobody asked them 1 Cer
tainly not. There is scarcely an old maid
in existence that might not have been mar
ried had she thought proper to accept Tom
Dick, or Harry for a,husband. It is
fastidibusbess which makes old maids. It
is thance which brings congenial hearts
together, and chance dares not happen to
all, despite of Solomon and his wisdom.
Matty a woman dooms herself to single
ness, because chance has -not offered her
a husband worthy of her love arid respect.
Therefore do we Jhonor old maids, and
therefore shall we ever couch our lance
in their defence. It is not true that they
are cross, peevish, and disagreeable. As
a class, they are just the reverse, they are
generally well informed, sociable and good-
hearted ; they seldom take any airs up.on
themselves, which young ladies are prona
to—-they are acute observers of men and
manners—and he who gains their good
will finds not only firm friends, but judi
cious advisers. If works of active benevo
lence are to Jte done, if the sick are to be
visited, and the poor relieved, one old
maid is worth a dozen wives. The sym
pathies and charities with which the latter
embellish home are carried by the former
into the dwellings of disttess ; she is the
secretary of Foreign affairs in the cabinet
of charily. She acts her parf, and fulfills
her destiny, by diminishing the ovils of
humanity, and who will refuse to say
44 Well Done
Let old-maidens then be held In proper
esteem bv the world—and let all old bach
elors, who cannot give a good account of
themselves, be hanged.
PROPOSALS,
F ori ««*»«>«■*
new weekly paper, to be style* ini
FRIEND OF THE UNION; to be conducted
by OliverOldschool: designed for extensive cir
culation among the People, and to cherish a
predominant attachment to the Union of the
states, as the ouly bond pf freedom, happiness,
and security.
EDITOR'S ADDRESS.
The proposition to establish a news-paper in
the City ofRichmond, where there are already
two respectable and talented prints, requires ex
planation. The Editor is solemnly impressed
Isrwarded, and who may either .wish to subscribe
themselves or to procure the names of friends,
will please return the same .as early as possible.
All communications pay be addressed {post
paid) to the publisher, 1. YV. WHITE, who, in all
pecuniary concerns relating to the Establish
ment, .is the responsible Agent. ^
The Publisher, grateful for the patronage el-
ready afforded to the “Friend of the Union,” is
desirous of completing the-subscription list as
early as possible. Editors in this, and other
States, who are friendly to the principles of the
Paper, by giving the Prospectus an insertion in
their respective prints, will place the Proprietor
under obligations which will be remembered,
tpf* Post Masters, or -others, obtaining eight
with the opinion that a crisis has arrived, or is, — - -
fast approaching in Rus country, *<*n ** subscribers, and assuming responsibility for the
institutions will be tried, it is vi- same, shall receive a paper *™.*
From the Utica Intelligencer.—Mr.
Tracy.—Since your publication of that
most valuable method of computing inter
est. 44 Baron’s Interest Chart” I have
been shown a rule for computing Inter
est for days, which is perfectly new to me
It was first used here bv Mr. P. of the
Utica Acadetov, and is by his^permission
made public. If you agree With me, you
w ill say • that for common use, it is the
shortest, the most easily understood and
the least liable to mistake, of any rule
that has been used. It is to be hoped
that every printer in our 7 per cent state
will give it an insertion in his paper.
RULE.
Multiply the given sum in dollars, or in
dollars, cents and mills, by the half the
given number of days, and divide the
produce by 26 and the quotient will be
the interest.
Or, which is the same, multiply the
whole number of days, and divide the
product by 52.
Or, multiply by one fourth the number
of days and divide the product by 13.
Th is rule gives the interest exactly for
364 days in the year ; and when greater
accuracy is required, it is easy to add the
fractional part of one day. This will be
evident from the fact that 364 divided by
52 equals 7.
LAW NOTICE-
T HE subscriber begs leave to i.iform hit
friends and Clients, generally, that not
withstanding his removal to Aug sta, jie will ' e< * P^mic virtue,
still continue to practice in the Courts of Edge ' u
field and Barnwell Di tricts, and with that view
suq established an office in the town of Hamburg.
THUS. GLASCOCK,
fpt. 22 48 tf
PROSPECTUS
OF
An Independent Newspaper,
TO BE PUBLISHED IN
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA,
Whtah shall be open to Politics. Literary and,
Commercial Intelligence, Domestic and Fc.rtigjn
News, !fc. arid which shall be devoted to princi
ples, and not men...
TO BE ENTITLED THE
SAVANNAH MERCURY.
COSAM EMIR BARTLETT—Editor.
expire.
A DUMPLING DECIDES IT.
At a house where dean Swift whs once
dining, the lady sA the mansion bqasted
much uf h6r family, observing that as her
name began with a de it must necessarily
be of old French extraction. When she
had finished “ Now,” says the dean, 44 1
will thank you, madam, to help me to a
’title of that'djumpling.”
Confess ion' of an Old Maid—Lon
don, 1S28—Reprinted, N. York.—Con
fessions of an^Dld Maid 1 confessions of
an old fiddlestick—they are as much the
one as the other. The book is a real
fake in—it is a thorough catch-penny.
With such a captivating title one that ex
cites the hope that old maidenhood, like
Freemasonry, is about to be divested of
its mysteries, the book is an absolute bore
—paper, ink, “ et proeterea nihil.” We
bear too profound a respect for \hefrater
nity—no, the society, gentle spinners
to suppose that one of the number is the
authoress The title is an imposition.
Terms—The Sav,nnah Mercury will be pub
lished every morning, during the business season,
and three times a week, during the balance of the
year, on a large Imperial Sheet, with New Types
and Press, at Eight Dollars per annum, payable
in advance. Arrangements will be made to ob
tain the latest Ship News, and accurate Prices
Current.
For the accommodation of Country subscri
bers, there will be published a Weekly paper, to
be entitled the ARGUS, containg all the origin
al matter of the Daily papers of the week, toge
ther with the Prices Current, Foreign and Do-,
mestic News, all new Advenisements, together
with other matter interesting to country readers.
The terms of which will be Four Dollars per an
num, or Three, if paid in advance.
IO 3 Persons holding Subscription Papers, are
requested to return them by the first of .Jane, at
which time it is intended to commence the publi
cation.
Savannah, April H> Of
Public Notice
I S hereby given^that the taxes for that City of
Augusta for the present year are now due,
and the Coltectorand Treasurer will in compR,
ance with his duty call on the Citiien* far their
payment,and afltrthe seventh day of May nex^
a return will be made of all defaulters tn't be City
Council as directed by the ordinance, that execu
tions may issue against them for the amount of
their taxes, with the addition often per centum
and costs.
JOHN H. MANN,
Coltectorand Treasurer City of Augusta-.
March 20 91t7«i ’
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Administrator’s Sale.
TITILL be sold, at. the Market-house in the
Tf City of Auguste, on y the first Tuesday in
May next, a part of toe personal property of
Richard Bush, dec’d, consisting of one bay Mare,
Saddle and, Bridle, one Gig,one Suikey and Har
ness, one chest of Drawers, two Book Cases, ooe
Writing Table, and two Writing Desks—soM for
the'benefit of the heirs and creditors of said estate.
- 7 LITTLEBERRY BUSH, Adm'r.
April-IT* r - 99 wtd
strength of its institutions
tally important that the great body of toe people
should be enlightened; and in aid of that object,
it is expedient that a cheap vehicle of information
should be established at the Metropolis of toi6
State, accessible to all who feci an interest in
political conceras. A wttklypaper can be afford
ed by almost every reading man in community.
It will record all passing event* deserving notice,
and will sufficiently abound in original views of
public men and measures, to enable its readers
to form.a decided and impartial judgment. Its
title sufifeiently indicates the predominant feel
ings of the Editor. He considers the Union in
danger, and is desirous to lend his humble efforts
to iuspire-a general conviction of the great bles
sings which It confers. Doctrines have been ad
vocated in the Southern portion of the United
States, including Virginia, which if not manful-
1} met and exposed, will sooner or later end in
subverting the fairest political fabric which heav
en ever vouchsafed to man. Tne idea has gone
forth, prociaibted in some instances by Legisla
tive authority, that each individual State posses
sed an inherent right to decide for itself, on .all
violations of the federal compact, and to with
hold at pleasure itsallegiance to the Supremelaw.
The death knell of the Republic is already rung,
unless this otischievens heresy, shall be at once
strangled by the people themselves. The true
orgin ahd character of the Federal Constitution
must be spread before them ; the extent of their
obligations, birth to the National and State Go
vernments, must be explained : and the solemn
warnings or the best patriots whom America has
produced, (WASHINGTON at their head,) must
be invoked t> stay the destroying hand which is
at work. The Editor sincerely entertains the
belief, that without some revolution in the public
mind, the deference for the Union will be daily
lessened by the efforts of either designing or mis
taken men ; and that the Confederacy will
ultimately become a mere “ rope of sand.”—
He thinks that tbe much talked' of evil of consoli
dation i« a mere bugbear, and that tbe real vice
ofour Institutions consists in a constantproneness
towaids anarchy and dismemberment. Consoli
dation, in the sense generally understood by
heated potiticans, involving a prostration of the
State sovereignties, and a usurpation of all pow
ers in the Federal head, is in itself utterly impos
sible. ifgreat minds have sometimes indulged
the chimera, they cerve only to shew how the
brightest reason can be eclipsed by the power of
prejudice. A Republic like ours, constantly en
larging the sphere of its action,—the. number of.
its constituent parts,—its power, population and
resources,—must inevitably crumble into pieces
by its own size and weight if not held together
by a strong common band, and by a powe. ful
Central Authority. A fair and liberal interpre
tation of Federal rights, is therefore essential to
our very existence as a Nation; and if the strict
and literal construction, so much insisted upon,
should finally prevail, our Government must ine
vitably dissolve by its own weakness.
With respect to the present contest for the Presi
dential Chair,reduced as it is to a choice between
two competitors,—the F.ditor does not hesitate to
express his preference for the presentineumbent.
Withput forebodiog any immediate ill conse
quences from tbe elevation of Geo. Jackson, he
believes that the precedent of electing a man sole
ly for military merit, will exercise a mischievous
influence in after time*. He believes also, that
the spirit in which the present opposition origins
ted,—an opposition concerted and organised at
the moment of Mr. Adams’ election,—is in itself
not only highly unfriendly, but—apart from
these considerations, the Editor considers the
question ofp rsonal preference, wholly insignifi
cant- The Government, if administered-in its
whole constitutional vigor, would be safer, even
in the hands' of a “Military Chieftain,” than if
guided by a timid and irresolute Statesman.
I t wiR *>e toe aim and object of this paper to
illustrate the true spirit ofour institutions,—to go
back to toe days of Washington, and to gather
the rich fruits of that great and good man’s ex
perience, to be spread before the present gener
ation Without admitting that unlimited refer
ence is due to aoy man, it may be safely affirmed,
that Washington, more than any ether benefac
tor of the human race, stands pre-eminent for ex
alted wisdom,—devotion to liberty, and unriral-
A model of.such surpassing
excellence, ought to be continually presented to
the imitation of his country men ; and it; may be
truly said, that when his name and services are
forgotten. America will not have verged to the
very brink, but will have actually descended in
to the deepest abyss of moral and political degen
eracy.
Next to a right understanding of the true theo
ry and practice of our institutions,—the. Editor ,
believes, that their duration is materially depend
ant upon the due enforcement and general popu
larity of what is called the American System.—
T e policy of building up Domestic Manufactures
by judi'-jous encouragement and protection, is
one that he has heartilv approved since the war
of 1812, and he,unhesitatingly . thinks, that the
preservation of the union, mainly rests upon
such a system of National Internal Improvement
as sbail knit together the great cardinal divisions
of the Empire in one common bond of interest.
Upon the subject of Manufactures, it is obvious,
that the scalps of prejudice are fast falling from
the eyes of our citizens. Tbeii interests are too
important to be sacrificed toa few favorite max
ims in political economy ; and even those who
have heretofore espoused the theories of Adam
Smith, against the common sense of mankind,
are becoming ashamed of their errors, and are
willin * to embrace the troth.
As toe basis of all sound politics, the'editor is a
rigid advoeate for both public and private vir
tues. If there is one truth under Heaven, which
defies contradiction, it is, that morality and Intel-
ligence Are essential to freedom. .Make but a
people ignorant and vicious, and you make them
slaves. In the laugoage of our Bill of Rights,
“No free Government: or the blessings of liberty,
can be preserved to any people, but by a fine ad
herence to justice, moderation temperance, fru
gality and virtue, and b> frequent recurrence to
fundamental principles ”
, ; In reference to himself, toe Editor offers a few
wordsof explanation. He Jbax chosen a fictitious
name, with no desire to shrink from personal res
ponsibility . Truth and argument a re the; same,
whether they proceed from a known or conceal
ed source L *nd as he intends thait nothing perso
nal or vindictive shall ever defile his columns^ he
»s nwnre^ of no obligatipn to. appear beforeLthp
public iu his individual character., He.wisbes his
merits as a'phbiic instructor,to stand hr fall by
their own weight, and neither to derive aid nor m-,
jury, from his own huiabie name. As due pre
caution wifi be med-to prevent discovery, ali
such - attempts, whether' promoted by curiosity - or
design; will of course be foiled. The. object of
the writer is toe public good/and hot private
emolument. He basTong seen and deplored toe
existence of great and miSchivVouK errors, hod is
desirons «f lending- his foeMt hid to derirpy
them. ' ..jj. 'c'-U; ^
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form, and boasts an increase of solid matter.
The price of the Casket will be $3 50 per an
num, payable within three months after the re
ceipt of the first number—but, if tbe subscription
is paid in advance, $2 60 will b« received as pay
ment in full.
The arrangements which;we have made for the
publication of the Casket, warrant us in assuring
it» patrons, that it shall equal, in attraction, any
work of the kind that has been published; wh le
its price is scarcely half that of toe most ordinary
monthly publications^
Those who wish ,0 patronize the work will
please tn intiipate their wishes by sending us the
subscription inatfvaqce—the increasing expenses
of the paper, printing, epgraviogs, be. render it
absolutely necessary for u* to be furnished with
the means of meeting expenditures promptly.
ATKINSON b ALEXANDER.
112 Chcsnut-street, directly opposite the Post-
Office, Chesnut-street.
It may be well to state, that the “ Casket for
1827,” forms a distinct volume—price $2 60;
it contains thirty-six splendid engravings, with
nearly 600 pages of letter-press printing, consti
tuting one of the cheapest publications in the U.
States. A few or tee numbers can be s pplied to
fnturesubscribert.
Jan 28 76
THE SUBSCRIBER.
B EING desirous of cl sing the arrangements
under which the City and Cxrolixa Ga-
ZETTs are at present conducted, offers at private
sale, the whole or a moiety of those Establish
ments. To an approved purchaser of either, the
terms will be liberal and accommodating and
tbe most satisfactory titles given. Connected with
the Establishment are a good font of types, a
new patent press of a superior kind, and a first-
rate pressman, aoo excellent boat hand.
The Subscriber will also, at any time, give all
the information which may be required, af the
existing condition of the Citt and Cakolixa
Gazettes and of their extent of patronage in
subscriptions and advertising custom.
The Subscriber would prefer a disposal of a
moietv instead of the whole of his interest, and
feels assure ! that the most satisfactory arrange
ments could be mpde with any disposed to take
such a share in the paper.
All applications to be add essedto the Subscri
ber personally or by letter at the City Gazette
Office in the rear of the Exchange.
JAMES IIAIG.
Charleston, March 20. 91.
The finest Hymn Book exto*
WATTS & RIPPON,
A LARGER SIZE.
D AVID CLARK, encouraged by the
ble reception of his improved editing
Warts’ St Rippoo’s Hymn Book, h.» dtSlf
to publish toe same work in a much Ur»erfo*
suitable for use in pulpits, pews, nn^ fama*.* 5
The newly arranged indexes, of subjects and si
lines will be introduced, and thy same
of numbering observed, by wfaich'toe small
larger books may be used at the same time
perfect ease. Tbe size will be octavo, with fo*
Copperplate'Engravings, printed Hi,.
English letter, procured for the special purpoJ
The paper will fie of the best quality, and ^
binding done in a superior raknner.
It will be remembered that the Fsalmj
Hymns of Dr. Watts were first arranged mm*.
appropriate heads, and the deficiencies suppfil
by I>r. Rippon, and that his selection was wt w 7
ed for an appendix to the work of Dr. Watts.
The general use of these books rn Great Brltj^
and America is sufficient evidence of their p*h
liar merit. The readiness of the Baptist Chunk,
esin the United States to nrchase tvso large«.
ditions, nnd their desire for more, prott tly
they coincide with the Churches of F*.
land in their estimation of the work
that the two together may be fairly conns
•ered the best Hymn Book in existence. Un(i n
all these circumstances, D. C. thinks the pi t
sent undertaking, though mnch heavier than th.
former, will be fully sustained by a liberal public
who have given'already so many signs of their
approbation to the improvements and execubm
of the smaller edition. He requests Minister,
and others, especially those who have advij^
the attempt, to ascertain as early as practicable
how many copies can be disposed of tnronp
them, and give him information by the first of
May, 1828. The work will be soon commenced
and the public may be assured that no pains
be spared to make it equal to their highest ti-
pectation,
N. B. The type to be used in tbe proposed ed.-
tion, is two sizes larger than the above.
CONDITIONS.
1st. This edition, as to matter and *rrangemem
will correspond precisely with the former edi
tion.
2d. The price in plain sheep will be §2 60, i D
plain calf $3 00, and in morocco or calf and
gilt 93 50
3d. 500 copies will be printed on superior hot
pressed paper, and bound in superior extra
style, at $5 00.
4th. Any person obtaining eight subscribers, and
remitting the pay, shall have oHe copy gratis.
5th. To Booksellers and others w ho obtain 50
subscribers, or order 60 copies at a time and
pay the cash in one mouth after receiving the
books, a discount ofonc-third will he made.
Direct to DAVID CLARK.
Or to the Agent of the Baptist General Tract
Society,
No 118 North Fourth street, Philadelphia
where subscriptions will be thankfully received
January,1828.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Ihiladtlphia. Sept. 15 1827.
The well and universally appreciated excel
lence of Dr. Watte! Psalms and Hymns, and the
judicious and spiritual appendix to his work hr
Dr. Rippon are such, as in proportion as they
are know, must render recommendation unne
cessary. I have seen Mr. Clark’s (first) editi I
of the volume. Its execution is neat, and the
price reasonable. I hope lie will receive encour
agement from the churches, in addition to what
he has already accomplished, to issue a ropy
with a yet larger type.
WM. STAUGI1T0N.
Notice.
F OUR months after date application will be
made to the Honorable tbe Inferior Court
of Richmond county, while sitting for ordinary
purposes, for leave to sell the Real Estate of
Francis B. Coqtiillon, late of Richmond county,
deceased.
Lewis Barie,
Administrator.
March 26 91 m 4e
NOTICE.
F OUR months after date, application will be
made to the Honorable the Inferior Court
of Richmond County, for leave to sell Lot No.
274, 8th district of the County of Carroll, being
the real estate of William B. Fox, dec. for t.c
benefit oi the Heirs and Creditors of said dee.
ANN FOX, Adm'z.
Jan 31 77 w9m
Postponed Marshal’s Sale.
O N tbe first Tuesday in May next, will be
sold at the Market House, in the city of
Augusta, between the usual hours of sale the fol
lowing property—vis.
500 acres of Land, more or
less, sitoate in the county of Richmond, joining
lands of E. Tarver, Esq. ; and land .belonging to
tbe estate of William Pefdae. Also, a Negro
man named Joe.
Levied on as the property of Benjamin Row
land, to satisfy a fi. fa. issuing from toe 6th Cir
cuit Court of the United States, fyr thf District
of Georgia, at the instance-of Francis j. Carter
Vs. H. M’Tyre and, B. Rowland.
Conditions, Cash—purchasers to pny fortitles.
The Subscribers, beingapprised of Mr. David
Clark’s intention to publish another edition of
the excellent Hymn Books of Watts &. Rippon to
gether, with a much larger type than the firtt,
most heartily wish him success, and recnmiucnd
it to all the Bajaist Churches throughout the
country; believing it to be the best honk of
Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Sungs in uve amont
Christians. The larger book is very necessary
and desirable for public and family worship, and
particularly to those whose eye sight is too weak
to read a small type with ease. Judging from
the superior execution of his firs! improved edi
tion of the work, we have no doubt but that the
larger books will also be made in the best man
ner, and meet the wishes of many who have Innf
regretted the want of a larger impression of this
most valuable publication.
Mr. Clark’s new arrangement of the indexe
and method of numbering the hymns, is a grea
improvement, while it does not hinder the use of
it in conjunction with any other editions of the
books, bound either together or separately.
W. T. BRANTLY,
Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Philadelphia-
ELISHA CUSHMAN,
Pastor of the New Market Street Baptist Church
Philladelphia
JOSEPH H. KEN * AKD,
Pastor of the Baptist Church. Blockltu
NOAH DAVIS.
Agent of the Baptist Gen'l. Tract Soe’ty Phil
Mr- Clark’s former edition of Watts & Rippon
was executed in the best style- We rejoice that
his success has encouraged him to publish an oc
tavo edition of the same work, and confidently
expect that he will offer to the public as he dr-
signs, the finest Hymn Book extant. For a book
of the proposed size and stile of execution, tb (
price must be considered reasonable, IVe wilt
him the success which he well deserves.
JOHN L. DAGG,
Pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church, Philadelyi.'O.
THOMAS J. KITT5.
Pastor of the Second Baptist Church, Philadelphia
WILLIAM E. ASHTON,
Pastor of the Third Baptist Church. Philadelphia
DAVI1) JONES,
Pastor of the Lower Dublin Baptist Church, fa
New York, Dee. 15, 1627.
Mr. Clare,
Sir,—It has afforded us great pleasure to lenm
that you intend soon to publish an octavo edition
of Dr. Watts’ Psalms and Hymns as arranged
by Dr. Rippon, together with Dr. Rippon’s «•
lection. Such a Hymn Book, if well executed,
and reasonable as to price, cannot fail to receive
a very extensive circulation, as it is believed th* :
the Churches of Christ in Ameica have long fch
the inadequacy of Dr. Watts’ Psalms and HyWk
to all tbepurpoiei of divine vorthip.
Respectfully, Yours, fee.
CHARLES G. SOMMERS.
Pastor of the South Baptist Church, New Ysri
SPENCER H. CONE.
Pastor of the. Oliver a. Baptist Church, New York,
AARON PERKINS.
Pastor af the Beriah Baptist Church, New Yorkt
ARCHIBALD MACLAY,
Pastor of the Babtist- Church, Mulberry s^ N-
April 3.
J. S. BEERS, Deputy ■.
96 td
FOUND,
Y a Negro man, a bundle of Scythe Blade*,
where they must have been'secreted impro
perly. The owner can get them by paying for
this advertisement tend giving the negro n fei-
sonable compensation, on application to V?.
JOHN HOWHES.
»«Sr
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FOR SALE,
A T the Office of tbe Georgia Conner, a fetv
- begs of Newspaper add Bonk INK. . Also,
an assortment of BLANK C£RQ3s.flf
£iset; ’’ '• ';T..
March-24 u - »
To Printers.
K EPT constantly on hand, by the sub*eit
her, athir Store, No. 279 Broad-srteet,»
general supply of FEINTING PAPER, of
sixes, which will be sold low for cash.
THOMAS EVANS.
Jan. 21 74 wtf
P. RAMSffOTTOM,
Arrangerand Composer of Music for the Theatre.
Informs the Gentlemen of Augusta, that be^riU
give Lessonif dnsing his vacant hoars, on the
Flute, Clarionet, Violin, &c. &c.
Applications for instruction maj.be
at she Theatre, anjr day, from 10 till 1 o cXo f*_
N. B.-Mr. Ram*bottom will copy er arras**
New Music, for Ban*, Piano Fortes, be.
Feb 7 79 tf