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From the Student.
JAMES WD THE SHEEP.
One day in May, James went out in the field to
feed the sheep some salt. lie lived on a farm, and
his pa had a great many sheep.
When James came near them and began to call,
they saw that he had a dish in his hand, and ran
to him.
Sheep are fond of salt. When it is put on the
dean grass, they will bite the grass off dose to the
ground, to get all the salt.
When James called the sheep the little lambs
came up, too; but they had not learned to love salt,
sti well as the old sheep.
While the old sheep were eating the salt which
James gave them, the lambs were at {Jay.
And as soon as James had fid the sheep all the
salt he had in his dish, he sat down on a large stone,
to see the lambs skip and play.
* life dog King went with him to the field, and
when James sat down, his dog came and sat down
by him.
Ring was a good and kind dog, and would not
harm the sheep or lambs.
There was a knoll not far from where James sat,
and on this the lambs would climb until it w as-full;
then they would jump about, run down, and skip
aronnd it.
Then all would climb on the knoll again, and
then jump and run down once more.
It w?is fun for James to see the little lambs play.
And then they all seemed so happy! James used
to say, “Happy as a latrfb.’*
When James was eight years of age, his pa gave
him a sheep, because he was so kind to them.
His pa got some red paint and made the letters
J. L. B. on the side of James’ sheep. These stood
for James L. Brown, which was this good boy’s
name.
James could tell his sheep when it was with a
large flock, as soon as he could see the letters J. L.
B. on its side. •
He taught his sheep to eat* salt from his hand. —
Then it would come to him as soon as he called it.
When James calls his sheep it will say “Bah,
bah,” and run to him.
James is a kind and good boy. lie goes to
school near his home; and all the boys love him.
He is now but nine years of age, yet he can read
as well as most boys that are twelve years old. He
learns so well because he tries to learn.
One day some boys asked him to stay away from
school, and join them in play; but he said, “No; my
pa and rna wish me to go to school, aud I shall not
displease them by staying away.”
Little Emma.
Emma Clifton was a little girl who had always
lived in the city, and therefore knew but little-ot the
pretty and curious things that are seen in the coun
try.
Her hither was not a rich mai>, and a> he had to
work for a living he had but little time to take his
children from home.
Emma was so used to the things of the city that
they did not seem curious to her at all; and as she
was a talkative little body, always asking how or
tfhy things were so, her mother told her she would
send her into the country to live a w hile, w here she
could see foi* herself the things she so much wanted
to know about.
At this Emma danced around the room, and tos
sed her curls all over her face, exclaiming “Thank
you, dear mother, thank you. When 1 come back
I’ll tell you all the strange things I see, and when
l become older I will write you a book about the
country.
He/mother smiled and said, “I hope you will he
pleased with your visit, my dear, but I would not
write a book yet.” Emma was reading a little book
on birds, so she thought she could write one too.
The next day her Uncle Edward and Aunt Mary
came to her father’s, and she prepared to go home
with them.
She had never been out of sight of the city be
fore; and when she looked around and saw only
green fields and scattered houses, she was very
much surprised, and said, “M hy, Aunt, Mary, I
thought people lived in the country; but here are
not houses enough for them. M ill the poor chil
dren have to sleep in the street ? ’
It soon became dark, but Emma’s tongue ran as
fast as ever. They were passing a little wood, where
the pretty fire-flies were flashing out, and the little
girl asked what they were. When told they were
tire-flies, she said, “Are they going to have fire
works to-night ? See, uncle, see! lliey are little
rockets.”
In the morning she went with her cousins, Albert
and Ellen, to the pasture. There were cattle and
calves, sheep w ith their playful lambs, and colts.
Emma asked, *Does uncle Edward keep a menage
rie ?”
The cousins could hardly help smiling at this
question, but they knew little Emma was only six
years old, and had never been in the country before.
They soon found a flower w ith a bee on it. Em
ma put her finger on the bee, saying, “Pretty fly,
pretty;” but she soon drew it back, crying out, “Oh,
the fly has bit me! What sharp teeth it must have!”
Her aunt put some hartshorn on her finger, which
soon eased the pain.
rrelty soon they found a grasshopper. “See,
cousin Ellen, see,” cried Emma, “here is a little kan
garoo; see him jump. But he does not look much
like the one in my book; I guess it is because lie is
so small.’’
Her cousin told her what it was; and she said,
“Oh, Ellen, there are so many things I do not know !”
“Never mind, Emma, dear, I will teach you,” said
Ellen.
Then they went to see the men cut grain, and
Epama was much pleased, and said, “Oh, what a
funny knife, and what a queer handle.” Albert told
her that it was a cradle. “A cradle,” said Emma, “and
do they call it a cradle because they rock the wheat
in it before they throw it out ?”
And thus it was with every thing that Emma
saw. She had so many questions to ask, and
though she was very ignorant of country life, her
cousins did not laugh at her, but tried to teach her
all they could.
When she went home again, they went with her
to see the strange things in the city; but Emma told
them the flies did not make the fire-works there,
and there was no wheat to be cradled, but she would
show them all the nice things she could. — Student.
LniTc Kollo's Advice.
ABOUT THE MOUTH.
Come, Henry, and William, and Susan, and An
na, I wish to talk with you about the mouth. Can
you tell me what it is made foj ?
Children. —O, yes; it is made to eat and speak
with.
That is right; and you see it is a very useful thing,
and that we could not well do without it. But the
mouth, like every thing else, needs to be taken care
of.
Sometimes the mouth w ill pout, and make a child
look very disagreeable. Sometimes it w ill eat too
fast, and get too much in it at a time.
Now, children, never let your mouth do any such
things as these. They are both very unbecoming
habits.
There is another very curious thing about the
mouth, that is, it laughs. Now, dogs, and cats, and
pigs, and hens, and geese, and sheep, and cows,
never laugh.
But children laugh; and old people, too, some
times. And it is well enough to laugh at proper
times. I love to see children laugh when at play;
and 1 lore to see them laugh when I tell them a
funny story.
i But I never like to see any one, laugh at the mis
fortune of another. Now, children, did your mouth
ever laugh at any person because he was poor, or
because he was poorly dressed ?
I fid your mouth ever laugh at any one because
he foil down and hurt himself?
If it did, it laughed at other’s ml-fort unes, which
it should not do. Now, if your mouth has ever
done any of these things, take uncle Kollo’s advice
and teach it better manners. — Student.
(F’lje I'uimoriof.
“-Let dimpled mirth his tempfes twine,
With tendrils of the laughing vine.”
School Room Exercises,
BY QUIZ.
‘John, bound the State of Matrimony ?”
•The State of Matrimony is bounded on the
North by Solitude, on the East by Double-trouble,
on the South by Sore-shins, and on the West by*
Vexation.’
‘What are its chief products ?’
‘Peevish babies, scolding wives, henpecked hus
bands, smoked coffee, burnt ham, and sour pies.’
‘lt has a more variant temperature than that of
any oilier state in existence. In that portion of it
called the Honey moon, the climate is salubrious
and healthy—the atmospheredaden with the sweets
of the flowers of Hymen. In some parts the in
habitants experience a freezing cold reception w hen
they expect most warmth, and in some other parts
there is all the burning sensation of the torrid zone.
Sometimes a fellow’s house in the state of matrimo
ny gets too hot to hold him, and strange to say, he
travels well with all sj>eed, not to, but from, the
poles , where cold is generally supposed to exist.’
‘Sarah, has John given a correct outline of the
State of matrimony V Can’t say, sir—never was in
that State. Bill Simpkins gave me an invitation
the other day to travel in it with him, and when I
return I’ll answer the question.’
‘\\ ell, Sarah, as you seem to lie ignorant in ge
ography, I will examine you in grammar. Take
the sentence, ‘marriage is a civil contract.’ Parse
marriage.’
‘Marriage is a noun, because it’s a name. And
though Shakespear asks what’s in a name, and says
that a rose by any other name would smell assweet,
yet marriage being a noun, and therefore a name
shows that the rule established by the Bard of Avon
has at least one exception. For marriage certainly
is of very great importance, and being a noun, and
therefore a name , ergo, there is something in a
name.'’
‘Good ! —Well what is the case of marriage V
‘Don’t know, sir.’
‘Decline it, and see.’
‘Don’t feel at liberty to decline marriage after
having made Bill the promise I have. Had rather
conjugate.’
‘Jane, can you tellSarali in what case marriage is?’
‘Yes, sir, it’s a very common case, and I wouldn’t
care if it were a little commoner. And I s’pose
Sarah won’t be married a week before it’s in the
printer's case.’
• ‘Can you decline marriage!’
Jane blushed extremely, and answered : “Ilad
rather not, sir.’
‘Well, Sarah, what person is marriage V
‘Second person, sir, because the person you speak
to is the one who is going to marry.’
‘What number is marriage V
‘Plural number now, sir, because Bill ami I are
two at the present time. When the parson ties the
knot, marriage will then be singular, because the
Bible says they twain shall be one flesh.’
‘ What gender is marriage ?’
‘Common gender, because either male or female
may get married.’
‘Does marriage govern anything, or docs it agree
with something ?’
‘Both sir. It governs both mankind and woman
kind, and as to agreeing, it agrees with ‘the world
and the rest of mankind.’
‘Give your rule.’
‘My rule is that Bill shan’t grumble if I buy two
silk dresses a year, and be shan’t have but one tea
spoonfull of sugar to two cups of coffee.”
‘Peter, parse civil.’
‘Civil, I suppose, would generally be called an
adjective, but I would call it an interjection to ex
press my surprise that it should be applied to the
noun contract in apposition with marriage. Guess
you’d think so too, if you were over to our house to
see how the old man larrups the old lady when he’s
tight.
‘ln what degree is civil ?’
‘Civil as applied to marriage in the above sen
tence, is of all three degrees of comparison. For
marriage produces in one instance the positive, in
another the comparative, in another the superlative.’
‘Positive, comparative, and superlative what ?’
‘Why, you see, when a man marries ten thou
sand, that is its positive degree of luck; when he
marries twenty thousand, that’s in the comparative,
and w hen he marries fifty thousand or over, that’s in
the superlative.’
‘lt seems to me, Peter, your ideas are farfetched;
but you are a genius, notwithstanding you are a lit
tle scattering. Take your seats and recite the bal
ance of your lesson to-morrow.
Mrs. Partington a Physiologist. —Joshua in
quired of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Partington, how
she liked Dr. Wietin’s lecture yesterday ?
“Ah! Josh,’’said the old lady, with enthusiasm,
“it succeeded my most sanguinary expectorations.”
. “Tell me all about it mother,” continued Josh,
coaxingly.
The old lady gave him a side look and remarked,
“that w hen the Doctor mounted the nostrum he
dwelt upon the causes which debilitates the catas
trophe and throws the chimerical fluid through the
acquaducts, preponderates the diaphragm, and there
by upsetting the carbuncles on the back tube of the
spinal thorax. The dropsical pabulum then reite
rates into a digagonal prosperation, paroxysms the
globular apostrophe into the glanders, and throws
the gastric unities bottom upwards, and then deteri
toiies into a preparation of the blind staggers. —
Should the annual system become infaturated the
liver explodes. In this case the vital instinct be
comes degenerated, and then”—
“ Never mind the rest,” said Joshua, making for
the door, “I guess that’ll do.”
Mrs. Partington wiped her nose with her cotton
handkerchief, and went on to “narrer” the woolen
stocking.
The Quidnunc. — Quidnunc, meaning, literally,
“What now,” is another name for newsmonger. Miss
Martineau used to tell a pleasant story about one
of this class, who, taking advantage of the interest
excited among scientific men in relation to the Ross
and Back Expeditions, more than usually annoyed
bv bis fussy questions. “Sir David ! Sir David ! ”
be called out at the top of bis voice, one fine morn
ing in London. Sir David Brewster, who was riding
down the street in somewhat of a hurry, drew up
his horse and approached the speaker. “Any news
from the North Pole, Sir David ? ” “D—n the North
Pole ! ” was the angry rely of the philosopher, as he
hastily pursued his way again, leaving the quidnunc
transfixed with amazement. “Wlmt is the matter
Mr. ? inquired the Rev. Sydney Smith,.who
came up immediately alter the occurrence. The
unfortunate man told his story, and dilated upon the
style of the. answer he had received, “so unbecoming
in a man of his standing, so abrupt, not to say prere
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sane. D—n the North Pole!’, “Poh, poh! my
dear sir,” said his comforter, “you must not mind all
that Sir David says. He is a singular man. You
would scarcely believe it, but I can assure you that
it is only a few evenings ago that I heard him, before
a large company, speak in the most disrepectful
terms of the Equator.”
Swearing and Lying.
The following mirth provoking story may be
an old Jo redivivus, , but we do not recollect of having
seen it before. At any rate, the reading of it proved
a dangerous experiment to our waistbands:
A Quaker had a piece of new ground to plough
which was very full of roots, and he set his hired
man, John, to hold the plough while lie drove the
oxen. A root would catch the nose of the plough
the plough handles would hit John a wallop in the
side ; and John would commit a breach of the com
mandment, ‘swear not at all.’ So it went contin
ually —catch, jerk, thump, swear, whoa! back ! gee!
haw ! jerk, thump, swear.
At length the placid spirit of friend Jedediah be
came disturbed by so much profanity, and lie stop
ped the team and told John to take the goad and
drive the oxen, and he’d see if he could not hold the
plough without swearing. John took the ox goad
and Jedediali seized the plough handles, lie placed
his two legs in a bracing position, and John drove
ahead. The plough caught a root, made a bound
and one of the handles hit Jedediah under the chin,
and he exclaimed:
“Well, raly, I never saw r the like.”
Again it caught, hit Jed again, and he again de
clared he had never seen the like. It caught again
and knocked Jed down, and he rase with the excla
mation:
“Well, raly, I never did see the like.”
So matters went, till Jed had returned to the
starting point, and had positively affirmed that he
had never seen the like some fifty times.
“ There John,” said he, “take hold the plough
and see if thou canst not get along without swearing.
Thou hast seen that I have not sworn an oath the
whole round.”
“No,” replied John, “thou hast not, friend Jed
but thou hast told full fifty lies.”
Jed thought a minute and replied :•
“Well, John, I don’t know but my lying may be
prompted by the wicked one as well as thy swearing.
1 hope the pesky roots will l>e taken into considera
tion in the final account of both of us. Get up !
Duke and Darly.” ______
A Consoling Reply. —A characteristic anecdote
is related of a notorious gambler by the name of John
Abbott, who is somewhat, celebrated for his dry wit.
Upon one occasion he was playing ten pins with a
friend from the country who wax beating him very
fast at the game, showing a decided superiority over
John in knocking down the pins, but unfortunately
not manifesting the same facility in picking up the
stakes—not being acquainted with the “grab game,”
which was one of John’s strongest points. This of
course led to a vehement dispute, which terminated
by the Greenev indignantly vowing “That John Ab
bott bad used him meaner than he was ever before
used in bis life.’’ To which John consolingly re
plied :
“/ haven't used you half so mean as I have Ephe
Ilays over here.”
Sporting “Face.” —Mr. Gurney, (Mrs. Fry’s fath
er,) was a strict preserver >f his game. Upon one
occasion while walking in his park he heard a shot
fired in a neighboring wood; be hurried to the spot,
and his naturally placid temper was considerably
ruffled on seeing a young officer with a pheasant at
his feet, deliberately reloading his gun. As the
young man however, replied to his rather warm ex
pressions by a polite apology, Mr. Gurney’s warmth
was somewhat allayed; but lie could not refrain
from asking the intruder w hat be would do if he
caught a man tresspassing on his premises. “1
would ask him in to luncheon,’’ was the reply. The
serenity of this impudence was not to be resisted.
Chinese Anecdote. —A man who was accus
tomed to deal in marvels fold a country cousin of
his that he had three great curiosities in bis posses
sion, an ox that could travel five hundred miles a
day’ a cock that tells the hour of the night, and a
dog that could read in a superior manner.
“These are extraordinary things, indeed; I must
call upon you and beg a sight of them,” said the
cousin.
The liar returned home and told his wife what
had happened, saying he had got into a scrape, and
knew not how to get out.
“Oh, never mind,’’ said she, “I gues3 I can man
age it.”
The next day the countryman called, and inqui
ring after his cousin, was told that he had gone to
Pekin.
“When is ho expected back?”
“In seven or eight days.’,
“How can he return so soon?”
“lie’s gone off on our ox.”
“Apropo to that, lam told you have a cock that
marks the hour.”
A cock just happened then to crow.
“Yes, that is he, he not only tells the hour of the
night, but reports when a stranger comes.”
“Then your dog that reads books, might I bog to
see him?” v
“Why, to speak the truth, as our circumstances
are but narrow, we have sent the dog out to teach
school.
The Stone Breaker. —lllustrative of Prof. Sedg
wick’s humor for a joke, a story is told, that once
when on a visit to Scarboro,’ where he had an en
gagement to dine, he stopped by tbe way-side, and
perching himself on a heap of stones, as was his
wont, pulled out his geological hammer, and began
hammering away in tine style. While thus engaged,
a lady drove up in a four wheeled chaise. Interest
ed, apparently, in his labor, and mistaking him for
a stone breaker, for tbe professor is not very partic
ular in the matter of dress when on geological ex
cursions—the lady, after asking a few questions as
to whether he could earn his living by his occupation,
how many children he had, and if he had brought
them up to stone breaking, to all of which he replied
with befitting thankfulness and humility, gave him
a shilling and drove off. On his arrival at Scarboro’
whom should he meet at the table of bis friend, but
the lady in question! The lady did not recognise
him in his more refined attire, but expressed her
conviction that she had seen his face before. “Oh,
yes, ma’am,” replied Professor Sedgewick, “don’t
you remember speaking to a man on the road, ask
ing him how many children he had, and giving him
a shilling? Here it is,’’ continued he pulling the
coin out of his pocket, “and I’ll keep it for your
sake.” So saying, the lively professor whipped the
shilling into his pocket again and very soon charmed
the lady and the company with his extraordinary
conversational powers.— heed's Intelligencer.
A young lady who married a rich man, under
pretence of being beautiful, is discovered to have
painted, worn bustles, and otherwise disguised her
natural imperfections. Her husband means to sue
her for obtaining money under false pretences.
Hie Pittsburg Chronicle says that a fastidious la
dy in that city was greatly shocked the other day,
on reading that the male and female strawberry
plants were frequently found in the same bed.
EuiTArii on a Lady.—An excellent epitaph was
engraven many years ago, in few words, on the tomb
stone of an elderly lady :
“She was always busy—and always quiet.”
Amusement for the Young — By Punch. —A
kitten should always be kept where there are chil
dren; when they are fired of pulling its tail, they
can put it into their father’s loots. A box ot colors
is also a source of great amusement, affording them
an opportunity of daubing their faces, and of ap
pearing in illuminated pinafores. It is well to let
them know where the preserves and pickles are kept,
so that when going after the jam, they may get a
bite at a capsicum. On wet days they should be
allowed to put peas in the piano, and thump the
keys with their drum-sticks. Train them to pull
gentlemen’s whiskers, and wipe their hands on ladies’
dresses.
An “anxious father” writes thus : “W hat am I
to do with my boy ? He is one of the worst unae
countables —steals bis mother’s sweetmeats; wor
ries cats, dogs, and girls; fights all the small boys,
plays truant four days out of five, and threatens to
set the house on fire if 1 do not quit thrashing him.”
Verv dear and afflicted sir, the only remedy that we
wot of in such a case, is to have him run over by a
w agon, kicked by a horse, or blown up by gunpow
der. lie w ill then immediately become a line intel
ligent, interesting and amiable boy; and should he
not survive the operation, you will have the satisfac
tion of learning from all the papers that condole w ith
you, that his loss was deeply lamented by a large
circle of loving and mourning friends and acquaint
ances.—Buffalo Express.
Facetious. —The editor of the Lynn Bay State
in an advertisement for an apprentice, says that a
boy “not older at fifteen than most folks are at fifty,
can find employment and reasonable compensation”
at that office. If friend Josselyn should succeed in
finding a boy, such as described, lie would be enti
tled to a premium for the discovery of the greatest
modern natural curiosity extant. We would give
a quarter for ape ep at him. —Marblehead Mercury.
“Father,, I heard you say in the cars yesterday,
that you were in favor of low fare.”
“I am.”
“1 thought so when I saw you kissing our servant
girljj this morning.”
ffikdlmuj.
Two Doctors.
DOCTOR OF DIVINITY AND DOCTOR OF MEDICINE.
Minister —(,rood morning, Doctor; how arc all
your patients?
Doctor—Doing well. T have excellent luck don’t I ]
M. —Yes, you do ; how do you get along so well;
how do you treat them ?
D. —I will tell you. I exhibit such remedies as
operate on forty pair of nerves and their branches,
consequently the whole system feels the influence
of niv remedies an Imy patients get well. Lint your
remedies only effect ten pair of nerves, consequently
but few of your patients get well.
M.—l Jut, Doctor, how is that ? You say I pre
scribe for ten pair of nerves, and you prescribe for
forty pair. I’lease explain.
D.—l will explain, as every Doctor of Divinity
should understand. Yon, sir, apply all of your
remedies to the brain, and from the brain emanate
ten pair of nerves; thirty pair of nerves originate in
the spine and to them you make no application.
Ihe Jews understood this, and when they pun
ished a criminal with stripes, they gave him thirty
nine pair of nerves. Paul said, thrice have I received
forty stripes save one. Put Dr. AYillis has since
discovered another pair of nerves which is called the
accessory nerve of* Willis. Had the Jews known
there were forty pair, the}’ would no doubt have
1 given forty stripes. Now, for you to be successful
in saving your patients, you must preach to forty
pair of nerves, and you will have great success.
M.—Well, Doctor, please tell me how I shall
preach to forty pair of nerves. You sav 1 prescribe
for ten pair originating in the brain.* Now, Doctor,
if I reach the brain, tlien through the brain I reach
the heart, and the man is saved.
D.—Reverend sir, do you know that the heart is
muscle, and is no more in itself considered than any
other muscle of the body, and the nerves leading to
the heart originate in the head and the spine, there
fore if the heart is diseased, T frequently apply reme
dies to the spine, and so with every other internal
organ. The nerves run from the spine to those or
gans, and you,reverend sir, should exhibit such reme
dies, and in such a manner as to effect every nerve
in the body. Your patients are all criminals, and
you should give them thirty-nine or forty lashes
(one for every nerve) every Sabbath, and I think
nearly all your patients would get well.
M.—Doctor, do you apply your remedies to the
forty pair of nerves ? If so, pray tell me w hat is
your medicine ?
D.—Dear sir, I use all the medicines God lias
provided, as each case may require, having special
regard to the condition of every part of the body,
and this is the secret why all my patients get well.
M. —Well, Doctor, how shall 1 preach to cure my
patients?
D.—Dear sir, do as Ido. Use all the remedies
God has provided. The remedies for you to exhibit
are the bread of life, the water of life, and liberty to
the captive, relief to the distressed, comfort to the
poor, economy to the extravagant, industry to the
lazy, knowledge to the ignorant, temperance to the
drunkard, truth to the liar , honesty to the knave,
fear to the profane, and to the Sabbath breakers, and
lastly, a free salvation to all. By a faithful exhi
bition of the above remedies, you will see an amend
ment in all the symptoms of your patients—and your
bill will be paid.
Tiie Secret Found Ou r.— The following is an extract
from an address, delivered on the occasion of a banner pre
sentation by Miss Rees, to a Division of the Sons of Tempe
rance Georgia:
“Asa lady,'l might perhaps complain, that by jour or
ganization you exclude us from the secrets of your Order.—
You group together—you talk—you plan—you act. No lis
tening ear of woman is here to catch the words which fall
from your lips—no prying eye to mark your deeds, all is se
cret—as you think. But in spite of you, the secret will get
out, and we ladies know it.
“ You talk and plan—but we see the young man who
just now by his devotion to his cup, was wrecking allot’good
for time and all of hope for eternity, mingling in your asso
ciation, safe from ruin which betided him. The grey-headed
father looks upon his son they saved, and a smile radiant
with the light of joy, plays brightly on the old man’s countc
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nance.
“ We see the husband, who stood trembling upon the
verge of the volcano—another step or two and the fearful
plunge had been taken—retreating from his perilous position
and seeking safety in the association of your Order; and
then the wife, whose aching heart has long endured in silence
the insanity of its grief, stands up with the mountain pressure
gone, and links her affection to her sobered husband. These
are your deeds. You dry up the tears of grief, you hush
the sighs of the broken hearted, you stop the prodigal in his
career—yon give light for darkness, hope for despair, and
roll upon the bosom of society a stream which has healing in
the water. This is your secret.
Simple Cere for Crolt. — If a child is taken
with croup, instantly apply cold water, ice water, if
possible, suddenly and freely to the neck and chest
with a sponge. The breathing will almost instant
ly be relieved. So soon as possible, let the sufferer
drink as much as it can; then wipe it dry, cover it
up warm, and soon a quiet slumber will relieve the
parent’s anxiety.—Journal of Health.
BROW N’S
ECCENTRIC PROGRESSIVE
POWER PRESS.
THE advantages of this POWER PRESS, and its superiority
over all others, are asl^nws:
The power applied is multiplied 4-10 times, by the Lever and Eccen
tric pully, that is, one hundred pounds power applied to the I .ever
will exert a force 124,000 pounds on the Cotton. The whole top of
the bale l*ox is open to receive the Cotton, and it may be put as near
the (Jin House as is desired. It is three times as powerful as a screw
of 18 inches diameter, that has a nine inch pitch of thread with the
same length of Lever, and of course the horse has to walk hut one
third as far, for the reason that a lever is required hut one-third as Ion?
to do the same work. And further, the Press follower descends with
much greater rapidity at the commencement of the operation, when
but little power is required, which shortens the distance travelled by
the horse, iu proportion to the increased velocity of the follower at
the start.
This Press can be made very compact, and equally powerful, by
using the wheel and axle, and can be so modified as to answer any
purpose where a Press is necessary for manufacturing or domestic
I purposes. For Cotton it requires use-fourth less work to build, and
three-fourths less work to raise, than the screws, and if a cast iron Ec
centric wheel is used, it will not be much over half the work to build
as a screw. For Pressing Cotton, Tobacco, Hemp, Hay, &.c. it cannot
be excelled. There is one-third less timber in this Press than in the
screw, and it is certainly the cheapest ever built.
The whole cost of the Irons will not exceed $45, which may lie had
of C. 11. Levy, of Macon, who is the only person authorized to furnish
them. This sum is exclusive of freight and the cost of right to use
the Press. If the Eccentric wheel is made of Iron, the cost will Ik
-10 or sls more for the Iron work, but it will materially lessen the
cost of laltor on the wood work of the wheel, and will be the cheap
est in the end. Any good Mechanic can construct the Press from the
drawings and specifications which will accompany each right.
I shall sell a single right at $-.20. which sum can be sent by mail at
my risk, provided the fact of sending is certified to by the Postmaster
of the place where the letter is mailed. Each right will be accompa
nied by an engraving and a full description, so that any mechanic will
he able to build the Press. Any communications, post-paid, will be
punctually attended to. A. 1). BROWS.
Clinton, Jones County, April 2d, 1850.
—Certificate.—
This will certify that we witnessed, at the plantation of Mr. Wil
liam Johnson, in this county, the performance of a Cotton Press re
cently invented and patented by Mr. A. I>. Brows, of this place, and
can, with confidence, recommend it to the public. Its great power,
convenienceand simplicity of structure, renders it, in our estimation,
eth best that we have seen. It packs downward, which we deem ve
ry essential; can be placed as near the lint room as desired, andean bw
easily covered in and made very durable.
Famukl Griswold, I Thomas Hi nt.
lloratio Bourn, | Jos*. Parrish.
April 3d, 1850. 6—ts
3000 DOLLARS HEW AH!)!!
Reuben Rich’s Patent, Centre Vent, Water \V heel
made entirely of Iron with Iron gates—a
gainst Turbine, Hotchkiss and all other Wheels.
I WILL give SSOO Reward to any person who will producee a Pa
tent Water Wheel, that will do as much business with the same
quantity of water under any given head from three feet to thirt> feet,
or
I will give SSOO to any person, who will produce a Breast Wheel un
der a head of eight feet or loss that shall equal it. in saving of water, <*r
I will give the same amount to any one who will produce an over
shot or undershot, that w ill last with my wheel and not cost more mo
ney sooner or later, or
I will give the same Reward to any man who will produce an over
shot undershot or Breast Wheel, that will run as steady as my wiicel,
or
I will give SSOO to any one who will produce a wheel of any sort or
kind patented or not,that will combine tothe same extent, cheapness
durability,power, s|>eed or simplicity so easily applied iu all situations
and so universally applicable to all purjioses and every location, or
1 will give SSOO. to anyone, who will produce a Hotehkiss II hreJ
that does not consume fifty [Kir cent more water to do the same Saw
ng or Grinding.
Those who doubt ran visit the Coweta Falls Factory in this city
aud they will see my wheel, driving all their machinery without a
Governor, where a French Turbine made in the great city of Ixiwell
failed to do the business at all. Or if they will visit Pleasant Macon's
in Macon county Alabama they will see one of my wheels, only 2 feet.
8 inches iu diameter, under a bead of J) feet, grinding !* to ten bushels
of corn per hour. Ur in a short time I will show at \\ Oder's Mills in
this city, one of iny wheels .'! 1-2 feet in diameter. .ding. 50 to till
bushels per hour with two pairs of stones. In the State of New York
there are at least 500 of uiy wheels. Grinding, Hawing and Manufac
turing in a style never yet done by any other. With sufficient head I
can turn 5000 Fpindlcs and 100 Looms with one of my wheels but 2
cet in diameter.
Gindrnt & Cos. at the Montgomery works Alabama, who are manu
facturing my wheels, will execute orders for them, and deliver them in
any place Fouth of the Potomac, and furnish directions for putting
them to their work, with models if required. Post paid letters addres
sed to meat Montgomery care nfGiiidr.il Ai Cos. or at tbs place care of
G. W. Winter Esq. will meet with prompt attention. In all cases ;
when the Purchaser is not fully satisfied with tiie performance of my
wheel, the moucy will be returned.
REUBEN RICH, Patentee,
from Oswego County New York.
Columbus Ga. March 21st, 1850. I—tlj.
gpA HATS, C ABS,
& Straw Goods.
*
\\’ E have now on hand, and are receiving weekly direct from our
* own Manufactory 181, Water Ft. N. York the Latest Spring
Style of HATS, which will be sold whole Sale and retail for Cash, or
good credit. BELDEN & CO.
Macon, March 21,1850. I—-if
srufac al* oveit at so\s.
DR. JAMES WEAVER, (Memphis Tenn.) proposes to perform all
Surgical Operation of every description, and is well prepared
with all necessary instruments to perform every description of opera
tion that is performed in any of the northern cities. He operates suc
cessfully on all affections of the eye, a* well as all other‘cases and
will insure a cure in all cases of cross-eye, (strabismus) and will guar
antee success in every case of Club or Reel-Foot, (loxartlirus) or con
tracted tendons in any portion of the system causing deformity.
Testimonial, —The following is given as one of many certificates of
successful operation which have been furnished Professor Weaver
by his patients.
From the Memphis Enquirer, Jan. 30th 1850.
Club or Keel Foot Cured.
Mr. Kiiitor—Dear Sir:. Please publish the following case in your
valuable periodical, that those who may toe laboring under a similar
deformity may know where to obtain relief. My feet were both reel
ed or clubbed frombirth, the toes turned inwards, the bottoms turned
backwards, and the tops forward, which threw me on the outside of my
feet, on which I walked up to the time of the operation. There was
a large lump on the outside of each foot, w here I rested the weight of
my body in walking. I applied to Professor James Weaver, of Mem
phis, Tenn. who is distinguished for his surgical skill, and on the 28th j
day from the time of the operation, he put straight shoes on my feet, j
they being straight before me and flat on the bottoms. I can now !
walk on them very well and am improving daily and expect in a short j
time to run and jump equal toany neighbor. There is no pain atten- j
ding the operation but what can be easily- stood by any one, and dur- |
ing the whole operation there is scarcely any blo.Nl lost, and no sores !
or inflamation, as most persons might suppose. There is hardly any j
sum that would induce me to exchange my straight feet for the crook
ed ones 1 had six weeks ago. I would advise all jiersons who are la
boring under that deformity, to call on Dr. Weaver, who will cure
them w ith certainty.
E. T. PETTY.
March 21st, 1850. [1 —ts J
Ocniulgee Iron & Brass
FOUNDRY,
AND MACHINE SHOP.
rpilE Ocinulgec Foundry has been enlarged and furnished u ith a
I new and superior stock of tools, which will enable the subscriber
to furnish work at the shortest notice, in liis line, of a siii>orior char
acter, and at prices as low ascan be furnished elsewhere. The atten
tion of Milwrights and Machinists is earnestly requested to examine
this establishment. lam prepared to furnish
STEIIUE 31T&Z1Y3S,
front 1 to GO horse power, for saw mills or other purposes; Screw
Cuttings from 1 inch diameter to 2 feet, 10 feet long; Gear Cuttings;
Turning in all its branches ; Finishing of all kinds of Machinery.
IN THE FOUNDRY
we are prepared to furnish all kinds of Castings of Iron or Brass : Mill ;
Gearofall kinds, of the most approved patterns; Bevel, Face and Spur
Goar; Cast-Iron Water Wheels; Gm Gear of all patterns, and sizes to
suit; Cotton Gin work; Press Pulleys; Hand Kailines. fire-proof
Doorsane windows,Cemetry Railing, Gudgeons, Inks, Mill Spindles
in fact, work of any description that is done in an establishment of the
kind.
Persons interested in the business are repuested to examine this
concern. CIIAB. P. LEV \. j
Ocmu'gee Foundry, Ist St. belou- Macon <5- IVcstrrn Railroad. 1 —ts
rrsT received OWE HUNDRED DOZEN Lemon,
Sarsaparilla, ami Ginger
SODA WATER,
By E. E. BROWN,
Opposite Lanier House.
April 18, 1830. 4—ts
MILITARY INSTITUTE
Jyluc Licks , Am,
BOARD OfTiSITORS.
T 1 * A “ LT - T GENERAL, together with jive fa
X annually appointed by the Executive, to attend e...... 1n , |U[ m
least once a year, according to law. ** ’’
rACuiTt*
Incorporated With nllthc powers, and rights exercised by the t
tees and Faculty of any other College. ‘ ‘ rk *‘
COL T. F. JOHNSON, General Superintendent.
‘COL. E W. MORGAN. Joint Superintendent and Professor of i
oiuerrinrr and of .Vatoral History , ‘
* 1.1 El 1, COL B. K. JOHNSON, Professor of Matu-al and f* r ,
mental Philosophy. ‘
+ MAJ. W. W. A. FORBES. Prof,sssor of Mathematics.
RICHARD N. NEW ELL, A. M. Professor of .Incent and Mvder% I
Isvugwaprs.
JAMES G. fiI.AN'E. A. B. .ddjunet Professor of I^inpu-rrs.
REV. J. R. SWIFT, A. M. Professor of F.thies ami Udics letters
JAMES H, DAVIESS, Esq. Professor of /^ r .
KEY. H. V. IX NEVICS, A. M. Principal of the . Icademu.
CAPT. C. E. MOTT, Teacher iu the .leadrmy.
CAPT. W. VY. GAUNT, Adjutant of the Institute:
•Educated at West Point.
tEducatedat the Virginia Military In.-titute.
Two hundred and thirty Cadets, fron fifteen dI(R-rent States, hani’
entered this Institution since it was organized, in KIT. it lg PI „ lr ,
ly free from the control or domination of any sect or partv, cither pn
litical or religions. Economy in dress, by the adoption of a chea- *
l nitonn. for W inter and Summer, is rigidly enforced. Every student,
is required to select a College guardian, with whom all funds brought’
or received must lie deposited,and no debt must be contracted witheu’
the consent of such guardian.
An Institution combining the science of the West Point Academy
and of Polytechnic Institutes, with fin: classical literature of our bad
Colleges, adding the modern languages and superadding practical
schools of Law and Engineering, nearly realizes the long-felt desider-’
ation of a university able to meet the want* of Western progress a
university where all may select a course of steady to suit their tike,,
means and professional destination.
Mr. Daviess, the Professor of Law, is known is the various
Courts as a practitioner of great ability, varied learning, long experi
ence and exalted character. His eminent qualification*, the whole
some exercise and discipline of the Institute, and the convenient ob
servation of the forms of judicial proceeding, offer unusual induce
ments to those who are earnest to achieve diidinctionas sound lawyers
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Will he thoroughly and jn-netically taught in the Western Military In
stitute—the Professor, Col. Moroan, being one of the nmst skillful and
experienced Engineers in the United rotates. All the instruments con
nected with that department, have been procured at considerable cost,
and are of the best quality.
The Superintendent takes the liberty of stating that'he is now oflrr
edsis per month, for competant assistant Engineers. One of hi* for
nier pupils receives at this time $2-5<H) per annum, as Princqml F.n
gineer of a Railroad sow under construction in Kentucky—w hilst
others of the same class are receiving in different parts of the United
States, $2,000, $1,500. or $1,200 a year as Assistant Engineers.
The time is rapidly approaching when there w ill he a great demand
for such as have been prepared for that vocation, at the Western Mil
itary Institute. Nothing is hazarded in saying that they will readily
command $1,200 or $ 1.500 per annum. F.very man of observation
iniot see that the gigantic enterprises already proposed, will give birth
to hundreds of others, tributary to them. The rapid advancement nf
onr whole country, and the eagerness of our people, for exploring the
iiiililen resourceso! the new States and the newly acquired territory,
will give ample scope for ages to come, to the skill and enterprise of
the Engineer, the Geologist, the Mineralogist, the Surveyor and tin,
Architect. Young men who have an aptitude for the Mathematical
and Physical sciences will have a wide field opened to them for enga
ging in an honorable, a healthful and a lucrative pursuit, for which
they may be thoroughly and practically qualified, in a short time, and
at small exjieuse, at the Western Military Institute.
TERMS.
In the Academy - . . s.to (>0 per annum,
In the College - - - - 4(1 00 “ -
For Music and use of Arms and Accoutrements 3 no “ ‘
For Fuel - - - . 2 00 “*-
BOARDING can he had in private families at from two to two and
a halt dollars a week. When in Barracks, it is designed to furnish
Commons at a uniform rate, students from a distance will Is- require
ed to board at the Institute, and hare no communication with the
town.excp{il asalkm itl by written |*.*rinit.
£ y‘ The next se-sion will commence on the first of Fcpt ember, and
continue ten months.
March 21st, 1850. , ,y
THE GEORGIA MARBLE
Manufacturing Company.
IDE interest ofG. Rols-rts in tin- above company bus passed into
. the hands of John G. Rank.n and the company of Hintons, Hur
lick it Vaughn into the bands of Wni. Hurlick—w ho has associated
himself with Atkinson it Rankin of the Georgia Marble Manut'netnriog
Cos. The business will hereafter be carried on by Atkins- .*.. Rankin
it Hurlick. All debts due the concern and liabilities against tb-- wine
since the first of June will Ik- nettled by tln-m.
VVe are prepared to fro an eXfensiva busmens ; our marble is nxetl
ent—and wc are determined to offer work at prices which will kvp
Northern marble from the state. Examine our marble and [-rices,
r work is all done at the mills. Address.
ATKIFON, RANKIN k lIUUI.KK.
Harnageville, Cherokee Cos. Geo.
MACON
Candy Manufactory.
IDE Suliscrils-r still continues to manufacture CANDY of evsry
I- variety, nest door below R-es A Go's, on Cotton Avenue. Hav
inrreased my facilities and obtained additional Tools. I am now prepar
ed to put up to order, CANDIES, of any variety, and w arrant sal equit
to any manufactured in the South. I also manufacture a superior ar
ticle of Leinon and other FYRUPrt, t'< IRDIA I.S. PRESERVES, kr. .
All my articles are well pack.-d, delivered at any |M>int in this City
and w arranted to give satisfaction.
11. C. FREEMAN, Agent.
March, 21, 1 SSO. ]—tf
111 £ MILE’!
h m mmm.
THE un.l.rstirnerl have just completed their SPLENDID
NEW STABLE <>n the corner of Mulberry and Third
Streets, nearly opposite the Floyd I louse, where they keep tin
hand sake and well broke borse!? ami every variety of
Conveyance for the accommodation of their friends and tho
public.
Single Horses and Drovers will be attended to with the nf
rnost cure and on aeetminiodatinp terms. AsU 1 k Proprietors
have but ONE E.nndcan therefore give their per
sonal attention to their business, they feel eori dent of ix in li
able to “ivc universal satisfaction. Board of Horse 7f>
cent*; per day. T. M. MASON,
March 21,18;>0. WILLIAM DEBBIE.
Ilffdlf GIWS r
j& z Tiii & a
HAVE now in successful operation one of the most extensive
and complete Manufactories of (Xil lftlt GINB in the Fonth.—
The materials used are of the best qualify. The machinery is all netv
and constructed on the most approved plans for the manufacture of
Cotton Gins.
The machinists and workmen employed in the establishment are
skillful and experienced in the business; and they have made such,
improvements in the mechanism and construction of the Gins that
they feel certain, in ex-eryca.se, to furnish a Gin w hich will perform
admirably well, and give the purchaser entire satisfaction.
ORDERS can be sent to E. T. Taylor bi Cos. by mail, or con
tracts made with their Agents who are travelling through the couWxf..
GIXB will tie sent to any part of the country, an( l * n eases w ar
ranted to perform well.
Persons addressing the Proprietors by mail, xvill direct their lettere
to Columbus, Ga..
A sample of Cotton, just as it came from one of their gins, manufar-:
tured for a planter of Muscogee county, can be seen at the (.face of th
“Georsria Citizen,” Macon, to which the attention of Cotton Brokers
and Planters is invited. N. Ouriey & Fon are agents in the sain**
place, for the sale ofthese siqienor Machines.
Odumbits, March 21st, 1850. I—l1 —I y
WASHINGTON If ALL.
STABLES.
NEW ARRANGEMENTS.
A.C. MOREHOUSE having purchased the interest of Thn,
hereafter be carried on under the firm of
HOREHOUSE & HARRIS,
who wilt be happy to serve tneirfriends and customers on the shortest
notice and in a satisfactory manner.
A CARD.
r fAHE undersigned having sold his interest in the Washington llall
Stables to Mr. A. C. Morehouse, would solicit for the new Con
cern, a continuance of the patronage so liberally bestowed on the old I
firm of Brown k Harris. THOF. A. BROWN.
April 4, 1850. 2—ts
NEW OMNIBUS.
M ason & dibble’s omnibus win can for r*
sen gets in any part of the city, on notificaiiou being given at the
Floyd House or at their Stable.
April 11,1850. 3—tl
