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MILLEDGEVILLE• GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1859.
.NUMBER 24.
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iifilfii f“ BTT ?-* T ,tnn will be made to the Coqrtof
U' tosell Rand or Negroes
- --g fot eklv f 0 r TWO MONTHS
DR. J. W. HERTY,
TENDERS HIS PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES TO THE
CITIZENS OF MILLEDGEVILLE AND
VICINITY.
OFFICE AT THE DRUG STORE OF
HERTY & GESNER.
Milledgevile, May 10,1858 jg tf
aust be
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Oo.ZF’azrtin.er sHj/jp-
A Persons are hereby notified that the Spe-
ciai Copartnership heretofore existing be-
iveen the undersigned, under the style and firm
ame of JOHN C. FRASER, has been This
JJay dissolved, by mutual consent.
JNO. C. 1 BASER. General Partnei
AUG. P. WETTER, Special
, nr-., in ,o-r, r
Savannah. May 10, 1859
20 lm
Co-Partnership Notice,
eniion at
59. GROCERIES. 1859.
j-npTT & G ABAKEB.,
rttnMvFUL for the increased patronage of the
nrt !j -ir leave to inform their friends
last 'year,
l.j customer 1
s'that they are still at their old stand, j
I HAVE This Day associated with me Mr.
WILLIAM BRAILSFORD, in the Factorage
and Commission Business, and will continue the
business under the name and style of JNO. C.
FliASHER & CO.
_ , „ JNO. C. FRASHER.
Savannah, May 11,1859 20 lm
K'ctice.
THE Subscriber’s HOLTSE will
he opened for the reception of
.members to the Convention
-in June next, also for BSemberS
„ ,, to the next Legislature.-
Call and see me. E. S. CANDLER.
Milledgeville, May 24.1859. 21 tf
LABORERS WANTED,
A BOLT twenty hands are wanted by the sub
scriber to work in a Brickyard. A liberal
E. T. ALLING.
23 tf
POETRY.
price allowed.
4 Milledgeville, June 7, 1859
FOR SALE.
the post Office, where they would be
^ Ito wait upon them with a full. assortment j A CHOICE lot of BACON, cheap for
' kept in their line of bnsi-j xjl cash or approved credit.
COMPTON & CALLOWAY.
20 tf
--- articles usually , ,
'which they " ill sell as low for cash, or on ,
' i.the market will allow,) consisting in part j
[Ae following articles: i
jTEIYAKT'S A. B. & C. SUGARS. i
f-iah'd, Powder’d and Loaf do, '
May 17, 1859
- j,vY.COSTA RICA and RIO COFFEE.
md Oolong Teas.
Starch, Iron, Nails,
Cast & Elow Steel,
CUBA MOLASSES and N. O. SYRUPS.
BACON—Hams, Shoulders & Sides—LARD.
Inmerial, Young Hyson
1” inr. Tobacco, |
^irars, Soap, I
feeding and Garden Hoes. Axes.
Trace and Log Chains.
Ung and Short Handle Shovels and Spades.
Manure Forks. Wooden and Hollow Ware.
Hardware and Cutlery.
lime, Plaster and Cement.
j- ;e wines, Brandies, Whiskeys, Gin and Rum.
Faints Oils & Varnish, and various other articles.
CALL AND SEE!!
BUnrille, M»y 10,1859 19 if
i Executors’ Sale.
| More than 3,500 Acres of Land.
j TJ Y VIRTUE of authority conferred by the last
1 -I-J will of Samuel M. Devercaux, deceased, late
j of Hancock county, we offer for sale, at private
j contract, the following lots, viz: 139, 296, and
I 419, in the 1st district; No. 266 in the 2d dis-
i trict; and Nos. 269, 27(1, 271 and 272, (four adjoin-
! ing lots) containing 1,220 acres in the 3d district of
! originally Wayne county.
Any person wishing to purchase any of said lots
( of land, will please address the subscribers at Spar
ta, Hancock county, Ga.
If not previously sold, all the above named lots
will be sold on the first Tuesday in November next,
at public outcry, at the Court-house in the counties
in which said lots of land are now situate. In that
event, terms of sale cash.
JOHN GRAYBILL, ,
JOHN B. RADNEY, $ rs-
May 17, 1859 20 tds
imcES New-Work Type-foundry
[) has now on hand an immense stock of >
Soman Type, Fancy Type. J
Copperplate Script, German lypG. j
Ihsic Type, Ornaments, |
Ciicis and Checker Type, Borders,
Brass and Metal Rules, Leads,
Brass and Electro, Circles and Ellipses, .
Lalur-Savir.g Rules, Corner Quads,
Metal Furniture, etc.
Tiie imes are all cast by steam power from the
xi metal peculiar to this foundry. The unequal-
1 rapidity in the process of casting enables me to .
tries; more durable type at the lowest prices of ?
(Hilary tvpcs, either for cash or credit. |
Fr.-sses, Wood Type, Ink, Cases, Sticks, etc., '
jitisiied at the manufacturer’s lowest prices. A 1
[nvHneu pamphlet of Fonts of Letter only, and [
rices mailed to printing offices, on the reception j
I- -eii cants to pre-pay the postage. \
Printers of Newspapers who choose to publish \
Li, advertisement, including this note, three times
writhe 1st day of August, 1859, and forward f -
Dr one of the papers, will be allowed their bills at
hetirne of making a purchase from me ol five
:«s the amount of my manufactures.
I Address,
GEORGE BRUCE,
13 Chambers St., New York.
p 7,1859 23 3t
Wotice to Builders.
W ILL BE LET to the lowest bidder in the
town of Wrightsville, Johnson county, on
Friday the first day of July next, the building of the
Court-house and Jail for said county.
The Court-house to be a framed building, two
stories, 50 by 36 feet. The Jail of hewd logs 12
by 12, two stories, 24 by 18 feet. Those desirous
of bidding f >r this work will please call on, or ad
dress by letter, the Clerk the Inferior Court, who
will show or make known the plan and specifica
tion of each building. Terms of letting on the day.
M. C. WILLIAMSON, J. I. C.
SOLOMON PAGE, J. I. C.
GEORGE SMITH, J. I. C.
LOTT WALKER, J. I. C.
JOSEPH C. SMITH, J. I. C.
Wrightsville, May 24, 1859 . 21 td
AGRICULTURAL
icliinery and Implements.
. Levert Female College,
TALBOTTON, GA.
A GETLEMAN well qualified, is wanted, to
take charge of and act as President of this
College—duties to commence on the middle of
July or first of August.
The bmTding is a large and excellent one and
well suited to the purpose. Talbotton is a large
and thriving village, and has one of the best popu
lations in the South. There is now a flourishing
School. The place is entirely healthy and there
are few places so desirable in all respects.
A. F. OWEN,
Sec'y. of the Board of Trustees.
Talbolton, May 31, 1859 22 3t
BE PATIEXT AYD KIYD TO TBY BOTHER.
BT FRANCIS D. GAGE.
Oh ! there’s never a pang that fills the eye
Wit h such bitter and ciuel tears,
Or makes such phantoms go sweeping by,
Of past and shadowy years,
As the taunt of a child—the charge of wrong,
From a son to a mother who nursed him long.
Her boy—that has grown to manhood’s prime,
By her daily toil and care—
Her boy that she gave her best spring-time,
That he might be good and fair,
And thro'many a day, when her years were less
Than his, gave all to his happiness.
And now with a far more earnest care
Than his infant days e’er knew.
She watches and pleads that her child may share
All the good, and strong, and true;
Perchance, too anxious her eyes grow dim.
And her tears seem foolish tears to him.
He answers ner love with thoughtless sneer,
Ashe would a play-mate wild,
And laughs at her holy care and fear,
As the whims of a fretful child ;
And pierces her heart all o’er and o'er.
With all the pains that have gone before.
She recalls the agony of birth—
The wearisome infant hours—
His childhood trials—his youthful mirth,
That tasked all Ins mother’s powers—
And the long, long days come back again,
Y\ lien her hand alone could ease his pain.
She may be fretful—bear with her now ;
Let thy lips but kindness speak—
The trembling nerve and silvered brow,
And the furrows upon her cheek,
Thou has helped to make—then sooth her tears,
And give back love in her fading years.
Bear with her, oli son ! she Lore with thee ;
Now her days grow short and few,
No other will ever give love so free,
Or much for thee will do ;
Remember each unkind word you speak,
Some half-worn chord of the harp will break.
Touch gently the strings so worn and old,
Keep the instrument in tune,
That the song of November, may not be cold,
But genial as day of June ;
Then the dying note of thy ears shall be,
A blessing for time and eternity.
[From Blackwood’s Magazine.]
LITTLE ROSE.
She comes, with the fairy footsteps ;
Softly their echoes fall,
And her shadow plays like a summer shade
Across the garden wall.
The golden light is dancing bright,
’Mid the mazes of her hair,
And her fair young locks are waving free
To the wooing of the air.
Like a sportful fawn she boundeth
So gleefully along,
As a wild young bird she carolleth
The burden of a song.
The summer bowers are clustering thick
Around her dancing feet,
And on her cheek the summer breeze
Is breathing soft and sweet.
The very sun beam seems to linger
Above that holy head.
And the wild flowers at her coming
Their richest fragrance shed.
And O how lovely light and fragrance
Mingle in the life within !
O ! how fondly do they nestle
Round the soul that knows no sin.
She comes, the spirit of our childhood,
A thing of mortal birth,
Yet bearing still the breath of heaven,
To redeem her from the earth.
She comes in bright-robed innocence,
Unsoiled by blot or blight,
And passetb by our wayward path,
A gleam of angel light.
O ! blessed things are children !
The gifts of heavenly love ;
They stand betwixt our worldly hearts
And better things above.
They link us with the spirit-world
By purity and truth.
And keep our hearts still fresh and young,
With the presence of youth.
GRAIN CRADLES.
' «! and Wire braced. 5 and 6 Angers. Price
to 5 dollars.
SCYTHE BLADES,
'"s'ish Patent, American Silver Steel. Price 75c.
to $1 15.
SICKLES' REAP HOOKS,
'jass blades, Scythe Stones and Rifles.
WHEAT FANS,
'snts Patent, Excelsior, &c. Price IS to 40
dollars.
THRESHING MACHINES,
rj "n's Virginia, Wheeler’s and Georgia made.
Price 33 to 50 dollars.
HORSE POWERS,
'‘ r s and Whitman’s Lever Powers, one and
11 Fjrse Hail Road Powers. Trice $100 to $140.
STRAW CUTTERS,
and Fodder Cutters. Price 5 to 30 dollars.
CORN SHELTERS,
■s sizes ar.d Patterns Price 6.^ to 15 dollars.
WEEDING HOES,
s Collins’, Weed's Grades’ Patent, Clement’s
md M °°d Straw Rakes, Cultivators, Harrows,
Corn Mills, Clmrnes, Wheelbarrows,&c.,
-Ml for sale at tlie'lowest prices, by
NATHAN WEED, Macon Ga.
20 2m
A Teacher Wanted !
T HE present teacher at Phoenix Academy hav
ing, on account of ill health, tendered his resig
nation, to take effect at the close of the present
term, it has been ordered by the trustees that the
Secretary advertise for an instructor to take liis
place. None need appty who cannot come well
recommended as to the highest scholastic attain
ments, and first rate ability to teach, as the trustees
are determined to keep the school up to its present
high standard.
Address the undersigned at Turnwold, Putnam
Co., Ga. J. A. TURNER, Secretary.
May 31, 1*59. 22 tf
% 17,185 1
FLOOR OIL CLOTHS
UPHOLSTERY GOODS.
subscriber has constantly on hand a full
Ij j^ffiDent of the followings goods, & 0 which
j, ,tn; i-a of purchasers is invited.
c A2.J2TiarS—English Velvet Medal-
, u oH ; s'i Tapestry Velvet, English Tapestry
rt p, s ’ M ire Brussels, English and A&erican
in, ,'"J: 6 "PerfinetwoPlvs—all wool; and Cot-
U 0Q 1 Carnets—Hemp, Wool, Dutch, &c.
“■yA.XE. C ART BT s—Velvet, Brussels,
• nn aiiij Cotton—of all widths.
JS—Wool and Linen, from 1 to
Bordered Crumb Cloths
OIL CLOTHS—English and
'asying in width, from J of a yard to
■ti'iean. i
TlJ*' a "^ 9 llaiit£es -
of.fBOLSTBB.’ST GOODS—Satin and
'Wsted
unmasks, Cotton aud wool do.—Broca-
and‘Muslin Curtains.
C0S.1KXCS3 and fixtures
s .“- : e and check Matting of all widths, always
n _ Rigs, d^or Mats; &c.
, oi fc nsicn ° entr i es and rooms being giv-
tr a cC- andear P ets " ill be cut to fit, without
iiarge.
' the'ur r 'j !nced Upholsterer null cut, and prepare
ns "mow, Damask, Lace and Muslin Cur-
D. LATIIROP.
Bavins i 140 Congress st. 57 St. Julian st.
llun ab, Ga., May 10, 1859 19 12m
IETALIC BURIAL CASES
MAzrMwimm,
CALL AND SEE-
T HE UNDERSIGNED would respectfully call
the attention of his friends and the citizens
generally, to his stock now on hand of
SADDLES AND BRIDLES,
(riding and wagon) Bridle leathers, do. Bits, com
mon and fine silver plated. HALTERS, single and
double Buggy Harness, Buggy Whips,
and various other articles in his line too tedious to
mention. Many of the above articles- are as good
as can be put up. Call and examine the stock, no
charge for looking. Also, will do repairing, Har
nessrShoes and Boots. All work done in shop war
anted to stand.
Next door North of Post-office, formerly occupied
by Mr. Staley, Tinner. P. FAIR.
Milledgevi”lle,Feb. 22,1859. 8 tf
FOR SALE BY
S. G. PRUDEN Eatonton,
J. T. MARTIN Sparta.
C A. VINCENT Greenesboro.
March 29.1859
FOR SALE OR TO REAT.
A COMFORTABLE DWELLING with
outhouses, Garden, Orchard, &c.,at Mi®-
way. A family desiring such a place con-
veniejit to good Schools, would do well to apply at
once to the undersigned. There are about 450
acres in the tract—200 well Wooded, near the Col-
j e{re . R. M. ORME.Sen.
January 4. 1859
I tf
Reminiscences aivakcned by a Clock
Yes—it is the same—the old clock—the
family clock—the clock that measured off
the hours of my childhood—that uttered its
stern call to study, to school, to work—that
struck its merry peal when the task was ac-
complished.and smiled cheerly as the whole
bevy of boys ail’d girls who haff.sprungup
around my father’s hearth-stone, bounded
forth to sports and frolic—the clock, whose
evening chimes gathered parents and chil
dren to the altar of cheerful, holy sacrifice.
Ah lyes—the whole sceno isbeforeme. My
father—(no other was ever more revered
and beloved)—as the priest of his house
hold, seems invested with a sanctity not
unlike that with which our childish imagin
ations clothed Abraham, and Isaac, and
Moses. Even my mother, as she takes her
accustomed seat, regards him with a look
that seems almost reverential. No other
sound save the ceaseless tick—tick—tick
of the familiar clock is heard while the ho
ly page is read. and mingled supplications
and thanksgivings ascend to be offered
“With the prayers of all saints upon the
golden altar, which is before the throne.”
The impressive words of parental admoni
tion and counsel linger in our ears as the
“goodnight” is spoken, and our last con
scious thoughts, as slumber steals over us,
are of God, who has so loved us as to give
his Son to die for us, and the infinite dan
ger of slighting this great salvation.
Butthe clock ticked away theyears, and
each brought its changes to our happy cir
cle. The chubby, rosy cheeked little
boys, playing so lately in frocks and pina
fores, grow to stalwart lads. They “put
away childish tilings,” and, one after an
other, go forth to engage for themselves in
the great battle of life. The hallowed in
fluence of that homo are around them, and
its teachings are never forgotten. They
understand the responsibility resting upon
every man to glorify God every day, in
every business transaction as well as in
Sabbath worship. The influence they ex
ert, savors of that fireside instruction, aud
as they become the centres of new homes,
the scenes in which they mingled under
ihe parental roof, are repeated there. For
one family-altar there are erected four,
from which ascend, each morning and even
ing, incense and the pure offering. In
other homes, the sisters who shared their
sports, now wives aud mothers, are daily-
imparting the same lessons their mother
taught them, to the children, who shall yet
rise up and call them blessed.
Meanwhile, the ticking of the clock is
heard more distinctly in the old home. It
looks upon a scene changed indeed. Two
easy arm-chairs, the same as of old, stand
just where they have stood so many years.—
They, who occupy them, are the same, but
there is less of activity and more of repose
iu the attitude and countenance of each.
They talk now of days long gone by,
when the voices of laughing boys and
singing girls made cheerful music in their
now quiet halls. They recall the pleasant
incidents in the childish life of each, and
the smile steals over their faces at the
well-remembered roguish prank. They
recount the deeds of thoughtful love and
the conscientious regard for truth and hon
esty, that filled their hearts with joy and
hope then, and which have ripened into
rich fruits now. They review the early
years of their love and wedded life, and
thank God for all the happiness that they
have enjoyed,—and that their children
live to do them honor—that one daughter
remains to minister to their comfort, and
that all their children have set their dwell
ings near the paternal mansion.
But the clock ticks on. and it brings a
day when one of those chairs in vacant,—
It was hard at first, for her who has occu
pied it, to relinquish the place, which she
had held for fifty years at the head of her
family. She knew how the heart of her
husband trusted in her, and how he would
miss her society and her accustomed at
tentions, and she had prayed that her life
and health might be continued as long as
he should need her love. But the stroke
of God is npon her. The limbs, which
have been so active in their errands of
mercy, are paralized—the hands, always
busy, must rest from their labors—hardest
of all, the faltering tongue can with difficul
ty express the thoughts and feelings which
occupy and interest her. But she docs
not murmur. The cheerful, playful humor,
which had always given to her society a
peculiar charm for her children, does not
forsake her now. It often breaks through
all the restraints of the sick-room, and
calls smiles to the sympathizing faces of
those bending over her, when, otherwise,
her sufferings would cause their tears to
flow. But no natural cheerfulness could
have triumphed over the many months of
weariness and pain allotted to her. The
God in whom she had placed the hope of
her youth, draws near, puts underneath her
his everlasting arms, gives support in all
her trials, and the assurance of their glori
ous termination. Her husband still finds
much pleasure in her society, and- his min
istrations to her are very tender. Early
and late he is at her bedside,— but—the
old clock is measuring off’his*last days.—
Unseen, there steals over the threshliolu
a messenger, who has not entered that
door before for more than forty years,—
“a messenger who never returns alone.”—
And the summons is for him. He receives
it calmly, and prepares to obey the call.—
Once more the finger of the old clock points
to the hour of prayer, and languid and
trembling as he is, he cannot lie down
without committing himself and his family
to the care of Israel’s Shepherd. He lin
gers with even more than his accustomed
tenderness at the side of his wife. No
word is spoken, as they throw their arms
around each other in close embrace, and
exchange tlie prolonged kiss. But they
look unutterable things. Each feels that it
is the last farewell till they greet each
other in their Father’s house above. An
other night—she is a widow and their chil
dren fatherless. Now she feels that the
strongest tic to earth is broken, and she
would gladly “be absent from the body
and present with the Lord.” But the clock
must tick on another whole year before her
mortality shall be swallowed up of life.
Many a lesson of faith and hope and pati
ence is learned at her bedside during those
last months. It is pleasant to see how her
children love to gather there, and by their
increased attention, strive to fill the sad
void in her heart.
Morning by morning, her manly sons
are seen bending over her to receive her
kiss and benediction, before they seek then-
places of business. The youngest could
less frequently be there,'hut there was a
glad light in the eyes of the aged mother
whenever she could fold him in her arms,
and her faith grew stronger, as the voice of
her “Bonjamin”repeated the gracious prom
ises in her ear, and offered fervent suppli
cation that God would verify them all to
her,
The clock ticks on—hour by hour, day
by day, till all are numbered—till the last
.pang is suffered—the long struggle over.
She lies by the side of the companion of
her pilgrimage, the old home is forsaken,
and the dwelling no longer knows parents
or children. But the memories lingering
around the old clock arc too pleasant and
too sacred, for it to be allowed to pass into
the hands of strangers. Now it stands
where the eyes of one of the sons rest upod
it, as the light of each new day dawns, ann
its “tick—tick—tick” is the last sound in
his ears, when the light has faded, and he
is reminded that he stands one post nearer
the end of his journey.
Yes—it is the same old clock associated
with all the days of the past, its finger
steadily pointingybm>a/v7, while it is count
ing off the days of the children, as it has
counted the days of the father. But when
its voice shall be silent, we will believe
that the happy group of the early home
will all be gathered in the better and the
heavenly. A. D. Y.
The Stereoscope:
A FAMILIAR EXPLANATION OE ITS PHENOMENA.
The Stereoscope is an instrument which
was originally designed for the purpose of
demonstrating the theory of binocular vis
ion, or, in other words, of exhibiting the
effects and advantages of having two eyes.
The name is derived from two Greek
words, signifying to view solid things, and
the instrument is so constructed that two
flat pictures, taken under certain consider
ations, shall appear to form a single solid
or projecting body.
The effects are so extraordinary, and
seem so opposed to the evidence of our sen
ses, that the most casual observer imme
diately seeks a solutions of the mystery.—
As, however, the phenomena cannot be
comprehended without some knowledge of
the science of optics, a few general princi
ple will be stated in as familiar a manner
as the subject will admit.
All bodies are rendered visible by the
light which radiates from every point of
their surfaces, each ray of light carrying
with it the image of the object from which
it emanated. These rays are refracted by
the crystalline lens and other humors of the
eye; and are brought toafocus so as to form
a picture of the object upon a delicate ex-
ansion of the optic nerve, termed the re
tina, which picture is precisely similar to
that formed by the lens iu the ordinary
camera obscura. The impressions thus
produced are conveyed to the brain, or
sensorium by the optic nerves; so that the
eye does not see but is merely the instu-
ment by which the mind perceives extern
al objects, which the judgment,- derived
from experience, determines their shapes
and distances.
A picture of an object is formed on the
retina of each eye; but although there
may be but one object presented to the two
eyes ; the pictures formed on the two reti
nae are not precisely alike, because the ob
ject is not observed from the same point of
view.
If the right hand be held at right an
gles to, and at a few inches from the face,
the back of the hand will be seen when
viewed by the right eye only, and the
palm of the hand when viewed by the left
eye only ; hence the image formed on the
retinae of the two eyes must differ, the one
including more of the right side, aud the
other more of the left side of the same solid
or projecting object. Again ; if we bend
a card so as to represent a triangular roof,
place it on the table with the gable end to
wards the eyes, and look at it, first with
ope eye and then with the other, quickly
and alternately opening and closing one of
the eyes, the card will appear to move
from side to side, because it is seen by each
eye under a different angle of vision. If
we look at the card with the left eye only,
the whole of the left side of the card will
be plainly seen, while the right side will
be thrown into shadow. If we next look
at thexard with the right eye only, the
right srac of the card will be distinctly visi
ble, while the left side will bo thrown into
shadow ; and thus hco images of the same
object, with difference of outline, light and
shade, will be formed, the one on the retina
of the right eye, and the other on the reti
na of the left. These images falling on
corresponding parts of the retina convey to
the mind the impression of a single object,
while experience having taught us, howev
er unconscious the mind may be of the ex
istence of two different images, that the ef
fect observed is always produced by a body
which really 3tn:ids out or projects, the
judgment naturally determines the objects
to be a projecting body.
It is experience also that teaches us to
judge of the distances by the different an
gles of vision under which an object is ob
served by the two eyes ; for the inclina
tion of the optic axes, when so adjusted
that the images may fall on corresponding
parts of the retinae, and thus convey to the
mind the impression of a single object,
must be greater or less according to the
distance of the object from the eyes.
Perfect vision cannot then he obtained
without two eyes, as it is by the combined
effact of the image produced on the retina
of each eye, and the different angles under
which objects are observed, that a judg
ment is formed respecting their solidity
and distiyjcc.
A man restored to sight by couching can
not tell the form of a body without touch
ing it, until his judgment has beeu matured
by experience, although a perfect image
may he formed on the retina of each eye.
A man with only one eye cannot readily
distinguish the form of a body which he
had never previously seen, but quickly
and unwittingly moves his head from side
to side, so that his one eye may alternately
occupy the different positions of a right
and left eye ; and, if we approach a candle
with one eye shut, and then attempt to
snuff it, we shall experience more difficulty
than we might have expected, because the
usual mode of determining the correct dis
tances is wanting.
In order, then, to deceive the judgment,
so that flat surfaces may represent solid or
projecting figures, we must cause the differ
ent image of a body, as observed by the
two eyes, to be depicted on the respective
retina;, and yet to appear to have eminated
from one an the same object. Two pic
tures are therefore taken from the really
projecting or solid body, the one as observ
ed by the right eye only, and the other as
seen by the left. These pictures are then
placed in the box of the Stereoscope,
which is furnished with two eye pieces,
containing lenses so constructed that the
rays proceeding from the respective pictures,
to the corresponding eye-pieces, shall he
refracted or bent outwards, at such angles
as each set of rays would ljave formed had
they proceeded from a single picture in
the centre of the box to the respective
eyes without the intervention of the lenses ;
and as it is an axiom in optics that the
mind always refers the situation of an ob
ject to the direction from which the rays
appear to have proceed when they en
tered the eyes, both pictures will appear
to have eminated from one central object;
but as one picture represents the real
or projecting object as seen by the right
right eye, and the other as observed by
the left, though appearing by refrac
tion to have proceeded from one and the
same object, the effects conveyed to the
mind, aud the judgement formed thereon,
will be precisely the same as if the images
were both derived from one solid ot pro
jecting hody, instead of from two pictures,
because all the usual conditions are fulfill
ed ; and, consequently, the two pictures
will appear to he coverted into one solid
body.
General Washington’s First Love.
A correspondent of the Century, in giv
ing some reminiscences of the old country
seat called “The Cottage,” in Hanover
county, Va., gives an account of Gen.
Washington’s suit to and rejectiou by Ma
ry Cary :
“Her father was Wilson Gary, Esq., of
Oeleys,” in the county of Elibabeth City,
descended from the noble family of Huns-
don, in England. His relative, Col. Archi
bald Cary, of “Amphthili,” in Chesterfields
was at his death the heir apparent to the
earldom. The worthy old gentleman
seems, from all we know of him, to have
been as the Coucys or the Somersets ; and
to have thought his family the noblest in
the land. He lived in great state, with
chariot and horses, plate and velvet and
embroidery—a worthy of the old school,
fully satisfied* with the “order of things,”
and enjoying serenely the good gifts of
Providence. His beautiful daughter was a
great heiress, and had a great many sui
tors—the accident which befel one of
them has made her remembered in many
books. He was a young man of very high
character, a relative of George Wm. Fair
fax, Esq., who lived at Bclvoir, on the Po
tomac ; and here met Miss Cary, who came
to visit Mrs. Fairfax, her eldest sister.—
When Miss Cary went back home to “Ce-
leys” on James river, he followed her like
a courageous gallant, and laid open seige
to the fair fortress. In the good old times,
however, something more was necessary
than the consent of the young lady, and so
the youth duly asked a private interview
with the awful old lord of the manor, who
listened to him silently throughout. When
the lover had finished. Mr. Cary rose, made
him a low bow, and said that if this were
the young Mr. Washington’s errand at
“Celeys,” his visit had better terminate ;
his “daughter bad been accustomed to Tide
in her own chariot.” And with this * allu
sion to the younger son, the interview ter
minated. Young Washington bowed and
in due time married Martha Dandridge
Custis, who “resembled Miss Cary,” says
my authority, “as mnch as one twin sister
ever did another.”
“But the old tradition does not end here.
Many years fled away, Mary Cary was
Mrs. Ambler—and her discharged suitor
was the man who had just received the
sword from Cornwallis at Yorktown; whom
the whole civilized world hailed as the
greatest among the great—“the foremost
man” not only in America but of “all the
world.” He passed through the old me
tropolis, Williamsburg, at the head of his
victorious troops, and the people were al
most crazy with joy and adoration. The
vast multitude nearly prevented his horse
from proceeding—the calm statute on
horseback passed on serenely. All at
once he perceived at a window, or in the
crowd, his old love, Mary. He raised his
sword and saluted her profoundly. She
fainted.
Eminent Babies..
There ar6 at present three distinguish
ed infants in Europe*—the Anglo-Prussi-
an baby, offspring of Victoria Adelaide-
Mary Louisa, Princess Royal of England,
and Frederick William grandson of the
King of Prussia, the Spanish baby, off
spring of Her Most Catholic, hut some
what immoral, Majesty flf Spain, and,
presumptively, of her husband, whilom
Duke of Cadiz ; and the French baby,
presented some three years ago by the
pretty and fidgetty Empress Eugenie to
her spouse Napoleon III. Rumor hinted
some time ago that her amiable majesty,
the Queen of Great Britan, was about to
make another small contribution to the
legal census, but as nothing has been said
upon the subject of late, we suspect there
was no solid foundation for the report.—
Even if true, the advent of another little
royal responsibility in a country where it
has been raining royal highnesses of both
sexes ever since 1840, could scarcely be
deemed a noteworthy event.
The Anglo-Prussian baby, which is yet
in long clothes, is a very fine sample of a
sucking prince. There can be no doubt
upon the subject, because when his Royal
Highness showed the boy to the household,
they were unanimous on that point, and
they could not be at all mistaken. Even
the King ol Prussia, though laboring under
an aberration of mind, superinduced by
over doses of an effervescent medicine
known as elirjuot, roused himself sufficient
ly to pronounce his grandson a “lusty fel
low.”
The Spanish infant is also described by
the journals of Madrid as a nonpareil of a
prince. Queen Isabel is fond of taking
him out in an open carriage and showing
him to the soldiers and the people, who, of
course, shout “hooray” in Spanish, as in
duty bound.
Among the illustrious babies of Europe
la petit Napoleon is, so to speak, “cock of
the walk.” He is over three years old,
and very fond of wooden soldiers and
make-believe artillery. No pains have
been spared to impress his infant mind
with the idea that he is the grandjnepbew.of
his grand uncle, Napoleon le Grand. It is
plain that ambition already begins to
swell in the little breast of the child of
France.
He sometimes rides his rocking-horse
furiously, with his right arm extended to
wards Italy, telling his attendants, in
habv French, that he is crossing the Alps.
He also occasionally charges, flag in hand,
through the corridor into which the impe
rial nursery opens, an exploit supposed to
refer to the passage of the bridge of Lodi.—
Strange to say, he never mentions Water
loo—perhaps he has never been told of
that bit of a skirmish. If his father should
die a natural death—if he himself should
escape from the measles, croup, &c., and if
France should abstain from revolution un
til he is out of his minority, together with
other ifs too numerous to mention, the boy
may possibly wear a crown ; but it is quite
as likely that about the time he should
put it on he may have no head to put in it.
It is the opinion of some hopeful people
that by the time the above-named cradle
princes are big enough to sit on the thrones,
there will be no thrones for them to sit on.
We are not so sanguine.
The Bible.—The following is a calcnla
tion of the number of books, verses, let
ters, etc., contained in the Old and New
Testaments. They are worth reading and
preserving:
Old Testament.—Number of books, 39 ;
chapters, 929 ; verses, 33,214 ; words 652,
439 ; letters, 2,728,109.
The middle book is Proverbs.
The middle chapter is Job xxix.
The middle verse would be Chronicles xi,
17, if there were a verse more, and verse
18 if there were a verse less.
The word “and” occurs 35,543 times.
The word “Jehovah” occurs 6,355
times.
The shortest verse is 1 Chronicles, i.
25.
The 21st verse of the 7th chapter of
Ezra contains all the letters of the alpha
bet.
The 19th of the 2 Kings and the 37th
chapter are alike.
New Testament.—Number of books, 27 ;
chapters, 268 ; verses. 6,050 ; words, 181,
258 ; letters 828. 580.
The middle book is 2 Thessalonians.
The middle chapter is Romans xiii,
there was a chapter less; and xiv,
there was a chapter more.
The middle and least verse is John xi,
35.
Old and New Testament.—Nnmber of
books, 66 ; chapters, 1,189; verses 40,
264 ; words, 773, 795 ; letters, 3, 556, 680.
The middle chapter and the least in the
Bible, is the 18th Psalm.
The middle verse is Psalm cxvii. 8.
Calculator.
Baron Inifkaniea at Pfko’s Peak.
About the tallest specimen of lying that
has lately come under our observation we
copy from an exchange. It is as follows :
Young gentlemen afflicted with Pike’s
Peak iever, will be interested in the fol
lowing statement from a reliable gentleman
iu the new ElDorado, of the manner of
gathering gold in die diggings. A man
takes a frame work of heavy timber, built
like a stone boat, the^bottom of which is
composed of heavy iron rasps. This frame
work is hoisted up to the top of the Peak,
and the man gets on and slides down the
side of the mountain. As he goes swiftly
down, the rasps on the bottom of the frame
work scrape off the gold' ilk immense sha
vings, which curl np on the machine, and
by the time the man gets to the. bottom
nearly a ton of gold- is following him.—
This is the common manner of gathering
it.
Another plan is t*> bore a hole in the
side cf the mountain, and fill it with coal
and bitumen. A rousing fire is then built
and the proprietors sit around and “blow
it.” Shortly the gold begins to soften and
melt, when qnickly a stream of molten
gold as thick as your leg, runs out tkrough
the fire,, and is caught; in moulds or sand
made for the purpose,, from whence the
gold comes in sheets eight or ten feet
square of the thickness of first-class boiler
iron, Gold is too plenty here in fact. A
paper of tobacco will buy two tons of it.
I am turning my attention to something
different. I have found in the Gulch from
which I date this- letter, lumps of gold
nearly as large as a hand sled, fairly en
crusted with diamonds. P have dropped
the gold business since, and have been
steadily laboring in the diamond depart
ment. Yon will not believe me, perhaps,
but it is a solemn fact, that I; have already
collected a him full of splendid diamonds,
nearly as large as your fistr-=m&re or less ;
among them are over a hundred larger than
a piece of cheese.
Receipt for Making Tattlers.—Take
a handful of the vine called Runabout, the
same quantity of the root called Nimble
Tongue, a 9prigof the herb called Back
bite, (at either before or after the dog daj s.)
a tablespoonful of Don’t-you-tell it, six
drachms of Malice, a few drops of Envy
•—which can he purchased in any quantity
at the shops of Miss Tabithe Teatable and
Miss Fancy Nigbtwalker. Stir them well
together aud simmer them for half an hour
over the lire of Discontent, kindled with a
little Jealousy ; then strain it through the
rag of Misconstruction, hang it upon a
skein of Streetyam, shake it occasionally
for a few days, and it is fit for use. Let
a few drop3 be taken just before walking
out, and the subject will be enabled to
speak all manner of evil, and that contin
ually.—Macon Messenger.
A Submissive and Patient Woman.—
Mr. Peabody one day came in from a
walk. His wife said to him, “I have
been thinking of onr situation, and have
determine^ to be submissive and patient.”
“ Ah !” said he, “that is a good resolu
tion ; let ns see what we have got to sub
mit to. I will make a list of our trials.—
First wo have a home—we will submit to
that. Second, we have the comforts of
life—wo will submit to that. Thirdly,
we have each other. Fourthly, we have
a multitude of friends. Fifthly, we have
God to take care of.us.” “Ah,” said she,
“pray stop—I will say no more about sub
mission.”
Warningto the Intemperate.—Charles
Lamb tells his sad experience, as a warn
ing to young men, in the following lan
guage i
“The waters hare gone over me; but
out ofthe black depths, could I be heard,
I would cry out to all these who have set
a foot in the perilous flood. Could- tho
youth, to whom the flavor of the first wine
is delicious as the opening scenes of life, or
the entering upon- some newly discovered
paradise, look into my desolation, and be
made to understand what a dreary thing
it is when be shall feel himself going down
a precipice with opened eyes-and passive
will—to see his destruction, and have no
power to stop it, and yet feel it all the way
emanating from himself—to 6ee all goodli
ness emptied ont of him, and yet not able
to forget a time when it wes otherwise—to
bear about the piteous spectacle of his own
rain. Could he see my fevered eve, fe
verish-with last night’s drinking, and fe
verish lookingfor to night’s repetition of
the folly ; could be but feel tbe body of the
death out of which I cry hourly with fee
bler outcry to be delivered, it were enough
to make hifh dash the sparkling beverage
to the earth in al! tbe pride of its mantling
temptation.
My son what would yon do if your
father should be suddenly taken from you?
“Sware and chaw tobaekeri”
Remedy fob Scarlet Fever.—“Imme
diately on the first symptoms of scarlet
fever, which is sore throat’, give a full dose
of jalap, to an adult GO, 70 or 80 grains;
at night give strong red pepper tea, from a
tea cup full to a pint, according to age and
violence of symptoms ; the next day give a
small dose of jalap, say half the quantity
given the day before, continue the pepper
tea at night, on the third day, if there is
any soreness remaining in the throat give
a dose of salts, which will generally effect
a cure ; the dose must of course be regula
ted according to the age of the patient.”
The above remedy was used with great
success in South Carolina, some years ago,
by Edward Chaplin, who then furnished it
to the public. *
A Good Goose Story.—The North Californian,
published at Humboldt Bay, Cal., rejoiees in a cor
respondent who promises to surpass the great Gul
liver or the Munchausen. We give bis latest effort
as follows-;
“Allow me to state a remarkable occurrence
which lately came under my notice. A gentleman
of my acquaintance, during a gunning escursion.
shot a goose. The bird was oniy wing-broken, and
the sympathizing sportsman took it liome, where,
after proper care and attention, it was domesticat
ed, and became—to use the homely but honest lan
guage of my informant—one ofthe f^jnSIy. After
a short time the wing of the goose become healed,
and my friend took him along on one of his sporting
excursions. He had been quite unsuccessful, the
birds being scarce on that occasion, and turned
sadly homeward, when he missed his companion,
the goose. He looked upwards and beheld in the
distance a flock approaching, his own goose
leading the way, and the rest of the flock following;
as they neared the sportsman, he fired and gathered
eighty in the double discharge.- The intelligent
bird, whose instinct and affection for man had thus
led his companions into slaughter, carnplacently
wheeled around, flew off, and in a few minutes re
turned with another flock, whose coming was at
tended with similar results: tbe circumstances
were repeated three or four times. and when my
friend returned home, his prizes fell a trifle short of
a large nnmber, which I have forgotten.
There was one drawback to his general success;
it is well known that geese assume the harrow
form in flying, with the apex of the triangle pre
sented thus **; this puzzled my friend the sports
man, until he constructed a gun with the barrels
diverging at proper angles from a settled base in
the form of the letter-Y, by which method lie was
enabled to rake dowfthe hypothenuse of both an
gles or sides, allowing not a single bird to escape,”
Chivalrous.—The following notes are said to
have passed between Governor Giles and Patrick
Henry, of Va.
Sir:—1 understand that yon have called me a
ish to know if it be true,
“bobtail’' politician. I wi
and if true, your meaning.
Wn. R. Giles.
Sir: I do not recollect having called yon a
“bobtail” politician at any time, but think it prob
able I have. Not recollecting the time or tbe
occasion, I can’t say what I dia mean; but if yon
will tell me what you think I meant, I will say
whether yon aie correct or not. Very respectfully,
-Patrick Henri.