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POETICAL.
p.natrled at the particular request of several Old Maids.)
TUB OLD BACHELOR.
I’m weary of a single life,
i really wish I had a wife;
My years consumed in care and pain,
A lid nature proves I’ve lived in vain.
I’ve staid so long 1 thro* doubt and fear,
The girls now Hy me like a deer ;
And vvhenT ask a pretty maid.
If she of wedlock is afraid,
Or Betsev, will you be my bride ?
She laughs as it' she’d spl.t her sale.
Good Lord ! must 1 endure such scorn}
I wish I never had been born:
Or I had shunn’d this deadly woe,
By wedding forty years ago.
But well they may revile at me,
I’m not the same I us'd to be ;
My beard is long, my head is grey,
My eyes are sore my teeth decay t
M v sliirt is dirty and much worn,
My <V>at is old, my small clothes torn ;
My shoes, alas 1 they have no soles i
My stockings have five hundred holes ;
And all these woes and ills of life,
Are nothing but the want of wife;
Pie ISC (iod, I live and tarry here
I'll have a wife before a year,
And she shall patch and mend my clothes ;
Anil save my carcase from the crows;
I’ll dress mvself so neat and gay,
That I shall look as blithe as May;
Then go to York and try to find,
Some clever girl to please my nt.nd,
For there, ’tis said, are various kinds,
To suit the taste of different minds ;
That some are meek and some are bold,
And some are young and some are old ;
That some are witty and well bred ;
And some are brown and some arc red;
That some are handsome, some are gay.
And some again but yea and nay;
That some can caper all night long,
And some can s ng a preta song;
But none I hope of' ali these fair,
May ever 6cold, or brawl, or swear,
As I’m resolv'd if fortune aids,
To marry one of these Piir mi ids.
The lasses first shall grace the 1 .at.
As they’re most anx ous to be kiss'd";
And to succeed, I'll try each art,
That ever captur’d woman’s heart.
I give these fair a lov ng squeeze,
For that’s the only Wav to please :
And if they’re coy and won’t comply,
The widows next 1 mean to try :
For they know more than to pretend,
That pre. ty kissing could oflend;
Nor prove so wdd when lovers woo,
Nor »eem displeas’d "is mu dens do;
* They’re never foes to fond delay,
Nor'flv, When Cupid bids them stay,
But urg’d by nature’s genial care,
They’ll not refuse to court their sliarct
But should old iron-hearted fate
llefusc because l’tn out of date i
I’ll try once more, since love upbraids,
And pay respect to good old maids ;
For I’m detenu.neil to be free
From torment anil celibacy i
A wife I’ll have, l firmly swear,
By all that’s good and all that’s fair—
If she’s deform'd as e’er was woo’d,
By mortal man this side the flood;
If she’s reduced w.tlt i ge and care,
Or has no tve«, nor teed) noi hair ;
If she’s derang’d in frame or mind,
Or deaf, or dumb, or lame, or blind;
Or lazy, squeamish, cross or old,
Or proves a fool, a slut i ? ..cold—
As 1 might rue the bitter day,
On which she promis’d to obey,
But should I unsuccessful! prove,
In all the fond intrigues of love;
Should all despise me and my pelf—
I’ll go, beggar, ami usvu myself.
l bcivwi. One adiLrn 9Cca these birds on land
afterwards, for they generally live in the
I damp rocks in tho sea, and leetl on insects
and sea-weeds.
One female, during the whole tunc of lay
ing, generally gives half a pound of down,
wliii.lt is however reduced to one hall altct
it is cleansed. The down is divided into
tliang-duun fsea-weed down) and grass-duun
(gras down.) The last sort is thought to be
the best, and is cleansed In the following
manner : some yarn is streaked in a square
compartment round a hoop, on which the
down is laid. A pointed piece of wood is
then moved backwards and forwards on the
lower side of the yarn thus streaked, which
causes the coarser feathers to fall through,
while the fine down remains on the yarn.
Down ; .luckcd from dead eider-birds is oi
little worth, because it has then lost the great
est part of its eiasticity ; for this reason it
is of little value in Iceland. The other sort
is sold at forty-five fish a pound when clean
sed, and at'sixteen fish when not cleansed.
There arc generally exported every year, on
tho company’s account, one thousand five
hundred or two thousand pounds of down
cleansed and not Cleansed, exclusive of w hat
is privately exported by foreigners. In the
year 1750 the Iceland company sold as much
in quantity of this article, as amounted to
Important in v kntion.
rf^HE undersigned having obtained a Patent
I for the invention of an horizontal and per
pendicularly moving water Wheel, and being sen
sible that conclusions drawn from theory alone
are not always confirmed by experiment, anil
though supported in his opinion ot its operative
powfr and general utility, by the most cogent the
oretical reasons ; yet, rather than obtrude it on
the public notice, supported by theory only, lie
determined to lttake a full and satisfactory expe
riment of its operative power and general utility
on a scale that would test the principle beyond
the possibility of doubt. He accordingly l as
built and erected in the edge of Elk River, (near
Btkton, Giles county, West Tennessee) a water
wheel on the above plan, 32 feet diameter, with
12 arms, to which the floats, 8 fcAt by 4 in sur
face, are suspended by two hinges, and support
ed by rods connected to the lower edge and the
arms (hat follow, in a wav not to prevent the mo
tion of the float until fully unfolded. The float
begins to fold up on the eddy or that side of the
wheel returning against the current, and is car
ried easily over an inclined plain, by means of
a small wheel or roller, fixed in the.lower edge of
the float, and pass otl - the float so soon as it can be
acted on by the current. The inclined plain can
be dispensed within tidewater; the ebb and
flood acting alternately on the different sides of
the wheel, and without changing or altering its
motion. The wheel is suspended by two swords,
Undented on one side arid passing through block
MILLINER.
TVfBATEMAN respectfully i n f utl
lvl the ladies of Milledgeville and its vicinti
that she has just received a large assortment ’
elegant Straw Bonnets, from New-York of tL
latest fashion, and best quality, which she o|f,l
for sale at a moderate price. Country merchul
Who wish to be accommodated withMillensrv
please to give orders previously, which shah |
punctually attended to. She has taken the i
formerly occupied as the Post-Office,
t July 2d.
FOR SALE
A valuable Tract of Land within three
of Milledgeville, well adapted to tlieTal
tureof corn, cotton and wheat—The subsuriy
deems it unnecessary to say much of the qmU
of the land, as it is presumed no one will pd)
chase, without viewing the premises, at ttH
time the terms can be known.
william scupiock !
July 21.
three thousand seven hundred and forty-five on the arms of the cog-wheel and retained b
DR. N. 11. I'OWEL
R espectfully informs the cithern,
, Jasper county, that he has established.b
residence in Monticello, and will at all tin
attend punctually to the discharge of those i
fessional duties, which may devolve on him, ,
occupies as a shop, a part of Mr. Hascall’ssta
house, where he may generally be found, eiu
when engaged on professional business.
I
banro-dollars, besides what was sent direct
ly to Gluckstadt.
MISCELLANY.
NATURAL HISTORY.
[ROM VON THOIl’s LETTERS ON ICELAND.
THE EIDER-BIRD. , .
The eider-bird is yet more useful to the
natives, who consider it as a kind of trea
sure ; and it is seldom heard that a prudent
house-keeper shoots or kills any of them.
The eider-birds generally build their Bests
on little islands not far from the shore, and
Sometimes even near the, dwellings ot the
natives, who treat them with so much kind
ness and circumspection, as to make them
quite tame. In the beginning of June they
lay five or six eggs, and it is not unusual to
find from ten to sixteen eggs in one nest to
gether, with two females, who agree remark
ably well together. The whole time of lay
ing continues six or seven weeks, and they
are fond of laying three times in different
places i in the two first, both the eggs and
down are taken away, but in the last place
this is seldom done. Those to whom one of
these places belong visit it at least onto a
"Week.
When they come to the nest, they first
carefully remove the female, and then take
away the superfluous down ami eggs, after
which they replace the female on the remain
ing ones, when she begins to lay at reals, and
covers tier eggs with new down, which she
has plucked from herself: when she has no
more down left, the male comes to her assis
tance, and covers the eggs with his down,
which is white, aiid easily distinguished from
the female’s ; where it is left till the young
ones are hatched, who in an hour afterwards
quit the nest, together with the mother, when
it is once more plundered.
The best down alld the most eggs aro got
during the first of their laying ? and it has
in general been observed, that they lay the
greatest number of eggs in rainy weather,
As long as tho female sits, the mate is on tin
watch near the shore ; but as soon as the
young arc hatched, he leaves them. Hut the
mother remains with them a considerable
time after; and it is curious to see bow she
leads them nut of the nest ns soon as they
creep out of the eggs, and goes before them
to the shore, whilst they trip after her:
When she comes to U e water-side, she takes
them on her bark, and swims with them for
the space of a few yards, when she dives, and
the voting ones, who are left floating on the
VtOtV/ are obliged to take care of them
NOVELS.
«In this age of refinement, among the va
rious amusements and recreations in life,
that of novel reading occupies the greater
portion of female time. I shall endeavour
to point out the advantages and disadvan
tages resulting from a preference to the pe
rusal of such works, confident, by so doing
to merit the impartial attention of the fair
sex.
Many novels are deduced from facts re
corded in history, and when written i n «
plain, unadorned anil chaste style, admira
bly calculated to instruct and enlighten
the understanding.—Many are fancifully a-
dorned with the imagery and fiction of ro
mance, and equally calculated to mislead
and vitiate the taste for edifying and profit
able compositions. Those who delight in
perusing works of the latter description, sel
dom, if ever, derive pleasure from the faith
ful narrations of history., but amused with
tno smooth and enticing descriptions of lov
ers, knight errantsr, heroines, lose all relish
foe productions which would be an everlast
ing benefit, and qualify them for the social
enjoyments of life. History makes us ac
quainted with all that has happened in an
cient and modern times, furnishes a knowl
edge of nations, remarkable events, natural
and artificial curiosities, the rise and fall of
mpires, and in short, the very minutice of
the world. How worthy a subject for all !
how worthy the attention of even the weak-
minded—It endues us with a consciousness
f knowledge, gratifying to ourselves, and
renders us of essential service to our fellow-
mortals. Every one must be convinced of
the superiority of information over the effu
sions of fancy. Not long since, ! was in
company with Miss a young lady of nu
merous accomplishments, who observed,
she was hot partial to reading History
and I am fully persuaded, this antipathy was
occasioned by a frequent perusal of novels
tales of fancy, &r. I sincerely hope they will
appreciate history, which alone can qualify
them for the true enjoyment of society.
catches and is raised or lowered by leveas to suit
the different stages of the water, or to increase
or diminish its operative power. The inclined
plain rises and falls with the water. The cuirent
in the part of the river on which the above wheel
is erected, is far from being brisk ; yet the wheel
performs one and a half revolutions in a minute,
driving a stone of four feet diameter with great
power and with a velocity of one hundred anti
twenty revolutions in the minute.
The proprietor will have in full operation the
ensuing summer, two pair of stones and a saw, all
attached to and driven hy the same water wheel.
The great and important advantage arising from
this invention, is the substituting the common
current of rivers, for the usual quantity of water
acting under a head, or falling- under an height,
and without a dam or any other obstruction to
the current in rivers than a small triangular wharl
extending from the bank above, to ball the diam
eter of the wheel, to protect it against drift-wood,
ice, ike.
There are few rivers that do not afford a situa
tion every mile or two for the erection of a wheel
on the above construction, and thereby affording
to farmers living on such water courses a facility
of manufacturing their own grain, sawing up anil
rendering profitable, timber that otherwise would
prove an unprofitable incumbrance on tiieir
ground ; and in siiort is well calculated to pro
pel all the various kinds ot m .cliinery, whether
on a large or small scale, by increasing or diniin
ishing the size of the wheel.
The premium fur using the above describe!
wheel, it’obtained of the proprietor, will be two
hundred dollars ; but if an agent, some what
higher. To a priviledged right will be attached
a schedule, containing a full and accurate descrip
tion of all the parts, sizes, ike. composing the
wheel, so as to render it intelligible and easily
comprehended by the most ordinary capacity, il
being extremely simple, when seen or under
soil. WILLIAM PURNELL.
NOTICE.
ROKE out of a grass lot, near Monticel
_ j on the 2d inst a bay Mare,near fi-teenh» :i
figli, and has a saddle nuit on her back, li „
expected she will make for North Carolina,
will pass through Sparta or Washington. A li
eral iewnrd will be given any person, who
secure said mare, so that the subscriber cat
her again.
JAMES C. BRUT.
Mont.cello, Julv 15.
THE hikLl DA MINERAL MVllMisJ
T’BMIEi'E Springs are situated witlii". sit nil
1 of Cambridge, near the Saluda river,iu i
elevated and healthy part of the country,
efficacy of their waters in the cure of nur.r ds]
eases, has been fully established ; none canl
better fur those who are affected wi*h ili.ptps
or have been long label ing under any del
The w aters aro impregnated •»ith sulphur,
lime and magnesia, Suitable sccommnuatM
are prepared for the reception of company,tl
Mrs. Glides, and’every p tins will be taken ton
tier a stay at the Springs agreeable, n.itiriMi
moderate as the situation of the cuuatry wills
mit. ,
Cimbr itge, S. P. June If), 1518.
P.‘!h‘ if NS.
npiIE subscribe- ••• ■:> (’'rose of hi9 prtst
IL Stock of GOOD."- >n ’.he most account '
ting terms for Cash or approved pacer—anil
not disposed ot previous to the Cith of f
■ nsthiit, the whole of his stock will he olfm
for sale at AUCTION without reserve. P«|
sons wisl ing to purchase will find it to their li
vantage to call.
■vr. jom
July6 181 ft.
Prescription for a lady's dress.—Let your
ear-rings be attention, encircled 1>y the pearls
of refinement; tho diamond of your neck
lace be truth, and the chain Christianity ;
your bosom-pin be modesty, set with com
passion ; your bracelets be charity, orna
mented with pearls of gentleness •, your fin
ger-rings be affection, set round with the dia
monds of industry; your girdle be simpli
city, with tho tassels of good humor; let
your thicker garb be virtue ; your drapery
politeness ; let your shoes be wisdom, secur
ed. by the buckles of perseverance.
In a mixed company, a gentleman thought
proper to make some remarks to the lady
next to him (who happened to be drinking
toast and water) which induced the affront-
tl damsel to take out the toast and throw it
in his face. He very coolly took it up and
threw it in the face of the person on the o-
thcr side of him desiring that Miss '.s
toast might go round.
lion mot.-^A person was joked hy his
friends because that, at an advanced age,
he married a young woman. The old beau
replied, »'« That ho would rather have his
heart pierced hy a new and shining blade,
than by a rasty nail.”
On a Certain occasion at tea-table', a young
coxcomb wishing to appear vastly polite to
his charmer, who then, sat at the table, the
candle wanting snuffing, thus addrrssod
bitnself to her : « Please Miss have the po
liteness to extend to me those ignipotent di-
gifs, that I niay defalcate the excrescence of
this ndcturnal cylindric luminary !”
NOTICE TO FLOUR & RICE MILLERS.
W HERE VS Oliver Evans- Esq, the pa
tentee of the e improved inventions, hath
regularly given notice in the papers from the y ear
1810 to 1815 his tariff'of patent fees, that begin
ning in January, 1813, be would require of those
who infringed his patent, and continued so to do,
those rates s that from 1813, he would call for
interest on a new sum saved in labor, board and
wages annually till license be bought and paid
for ; and all those who continue to violate the
law, may expect suits against them without res
pect to persons immediately. Those owing pat
ent tees, they will be received by his table with
interest in single damages ; but when suits are
brought against them, and judgment rendered,
treble lees and damages will be required at the
bar. Tire patentee has found by many years
dear bought experience, after being involved in
very heavy expences to support his just rights,
that all other modes are unavailable, and have
proved fruitless.
License may be had of John Love, of Puck-
land, for Mills in tl.e Northern Neck, and from
the subscriber lor Mills fiom Rappahannock so
far to the southward as any Machinery may he
found in mills or factories, whither 1 am bound
shortly for discoveries.
No other persons in Virginia, but those named,
are authorised to receive payment and grant Li
cense.
John Moody, Agent.
Richmond, Va. June 16.
GROCERIES.
T HE suhsciiber* inform their friends anil
public, that they have ou hand a large r
general assortment of Groceries, of tire
qualities, which they will dispose of on reasoi
ble terms.
JOHN II. WRIGHT & CO.
Milledgeville, July 20.
BIBLES.
subscriber has just received a box ml
M tainiug one hundred bibles, from the SootHl
ein Auxiliary Bible Society, to dispose of agm-l
able to the benevolent intentions of said society,!
viz. to those who wish to read the scriptures,iff!
are not Well able to purchase, gratis—those
are able, will get them at the first PhiladeWl
cost, say one dollar—They are at the store «l
Messrs. Wiley and Baxter, where it is hoped>|i*l
plication will be made for them,
MYLES GREEXE.
Milledgeville, July 10, 1818.
STOP TIIE RUNAWAYS.
RANAWAY from the subscri
ber's plantation, near Eatonton
two negro fellows, One named El-
lick, 40 or 45 year* of age, about
six feet high, and proportionate
size, of a yellowish complexion.
for a full blooded negro, and of humble manners.
The other named Solomon, 18 or 19 years of age.
of middle size, smooth skin, and rather dark
complexion, thick pouting lips, full eyes, anil
bends more than usual in hia knees "when he
walks—had on oznaburg and tow linen clothe*
when they went away. They will make for Vir
ginia. A liberal reward will be given, for their
apprehension and securement, and in case of de
livery all expensed paid.
C. B. STRONG.
Eatonton, Georgia, July 1, 1818.
SALE OF AFRICAN SLAVES.
O N Monday the 17th of August next,in
town of Milledgeville, will he expc^l
public sale, to the highest bidder, between Ml
and 70 prime African Slaves', which have beffl
forfeited to the state of Georgia, in canse^aeMJl
of their having been introduced contrary tl>8H
Laws of this state, and of the United Stalescl
Indisputable titles will be made and prompt
ment required. Sales to continue from day ®|
day until completed.
fly order of the Governor,
Charles Williamson, Agent.
June 15.
COTTON BAGGING, &c.
C OTTON Bagging, Rum, Whiskey and Mo
hses, for sale by
J. & W. LUCAS.
Milledgeville, July JO, 1818.
GRIN D. CARSTARPI1KN & CO.
T HE firm of Orin D. Carstarphen &Cn.rtl
dissolved on the 25th of Deceiiiber l* s, -|
All persons indebted to the said firm, will
call at the Store of Goodrich & Carstaq
next door to Kendrick’s tavern, and settle
respective accounts and notes, with Orin D. 0*
starphen, who is duly authorized to grant w
charges and receive payment.
ORIN D. CARSTASFHt*’
JESSE BLEDSOE.
WEST GOODRICH*
Eatonton, June 26, 1818.
CAMP-MEETING.
A Camp-meeting will commence near
meeting-house, in Morgan county, on
day the 15th day of August next, to
four days.
ABNER LOCKE,
R espectfully informs the pubii*
lie continues to receive and collect,
donation, loan or purchase, Antiquities an* t
osities, Natural and Artificial, and solicit* I
ronage. Milledgsvilte, May 13,181?’