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Department. 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 f it’ s' ” ©S © art s A ©IS ISS !9 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 # 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