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From the North American Farmer.
Floricultii re.
\V e premised, in our last communication, to say
something about the Magnolia, one of the most
beautiful and fragrant of our wild shrubs. None 1
of our readers can possibly be strangers to this ele
gant tree, so universally a favorite, for it may be
fouud over part of the middle and all of the south
ern States, and certainly does not need to be des
cribed. When transplanted to our gardens, it im
proves wonderfully, as we know by experience, for
we have had these trees in a small plat in the city,
in the greatest perfection. We have often heard it
asserted that they will not thrive in such situations,
but we attribute this to bad management, and the
fact of their having been taken up at the wrong
season. Any one would naturally suppose that the
best time for this, must be T he Fall or early Spring,
but while we followed this plan *ve never could get j
them to live, and had given up the attempt in des
pair, when one sultry August day, a member of our
fa: ’v being on a ramble in the woods, happened
to spy several young magnolia trees, and willing to
try t! “ experiment once more, though with scarce a \
hope A its success, pulled them up by main force, 1
and carried them in hand in the sun, the whole af- j
ternocn before he brought them home. Then they I
were thrown carelessly on a bench and not planted j
until the next day, when they were “stuck in” out j
of compassion. The place selected was on the edge 1
of a grass plat, where the soil was not very rich, and I
dry as thev were, we are sure they received no wa- I
ter at the time of planting, or the least attention of i
any kind. Still they all grew and flourished ex
ceedingly, and every Spring were covered with flow
ers, much larger and liner, every way, than those to ;
be found in a wild state. For more than ten years, i
we enjoyed the shade and fragrance of these beauti- ‘
ful shrubs, and they would, no doubt, have been
growing yet, had not residence changed owners, and
the family that succeeded us, like modern Goths and
Vandals, wantonly destroyed the whole of our beau
tiful little garden, for the more elegant improve
ment of a carriage-house and dog kennel.
In mentioning the maimer in which our magnoli
as happened to be transplanted, we do not lay it
down as a guide for others. We do not know wheth
er it is the best plan. We merely give it as our per
sonal experience, and our readers may try the ex
periment for themselves. Certain it is, that if the
trees thrive, they will be amply repaid fur their
trouble in making it.
Another beautiful wild flower worthy the atten
tion of our readers, is the Lobelia Cardinalis or Car
dinal flower. In size and form it slightly resembles
the double Larkspur, but it is of a most intense and
brilliant scarlet. These flowers make a splendid ad
dition to our borders in the Fall, and improve vast
ly by cultivation.
The present season is too far advanced to enable
us to make many important additions to our garden
beds. Still thev now require much attention, par
ticularly during the hot dry days we may expect
this month, in the absence of rain, our plants
should be regularly watered, at least once a day, in
the evening, or early in the morning. Many kinds
of destructive insects swarm at this time in the gar
den, and should be searched for, and destroyed.
Many methods have been resorted to, to prevent
their accumulation. We have found sprinkling with
water in which tobacco was steeped, very effectual;
in winter, in the green house, we resorted to the
plan of smoking them with tobacco. In a recent
paper, however, we met with the tollowing recipe
for a wash, which was highly recommended, and
we give it for the use of those willing to try it:—
Mix together two pounds flour brimstone, the
same quantity of soft soap, and powdered tobacco.
Boil all half an hour in six gallons of water, and
apply it lukewarm.” This is highly lauded, but we
have not tried it.
The Jpomea Quamoclit or Cypress Vine, is at this
time growing rapidly, and requires daily attention.
This exquisitely delicate running plant may be train
ed in such a multiplicity of ways, that every lady
may consult her own taste in its arrangement. We
have seen beautiful little light temples and arbors ;
covered with it, and a thousand other fantastic de- j
vices. Tall cones, formed of hoops placed at a little
distance from each other, —graduated in size, with
strings running from the base to the top, on which
to twine the plants, have a most beautiful appear
ance. Care should be taken to place these in a sit
uation sheltered from high wind, but still open to
the sun. Another pretty method is to plant the
seed close together in a long row, between two
stakes, say six or eight feet high, from one to the
other of which may be stretched a piece of cord
netting, reaching from the ground to the top of the ;
stakes, on which to train the plants. They must
be twined close to each other, and the leaves meet-:
ing and overlapping, will, in a short time, give it the
appearance of a sheet or wall of verdure, shaded
from the deepest to the lightest emerald, which in
the morning will be thickly studded with glowing,
ruby stars, and dazzling with dew diamonds. This ‘
method we decidedly prefer for effect, though there j
may be others quite as desirable.
Another favorite flower, which deserves more j
than the passing notice we must give it now, is the :
blue Convolvolus minor. A garden without it is
without one of its most elegant ornaments. This
-ftttle beauty may b® trained in as many ways as the
Ipomea, and is always surpassingly beautiful. Its
hue is like that of the cloudless sky, liko spots cut
from the dear cerulean, in each of which is set a
star. How is it that poets have overlooked this
flowery gem ? for it might well be made the emblem
of all that is pure, innocent, and lovely.
But we fear we are worrying our readers with i
this long ramble in the garden, and will rest now in
the green house beside the pots of the fragrant Ge
ranium or Pelargolium. —These are now out of
bloom, and as they have probably grown too large
and unwieldy, should oe it desired,
new cuttings planted. These will attain considera
ble size by the winter, and bloom the next spring.-*—
The blossoms of many species of the Pelargolium,
are nothing very important, but the leaves of most
of them have a delightful fragrance, and on this ac
count they are universal favorites. The plants will
last for many years and require but little attention.
They are peculiarly househould flowers, and may be
found in every w indow. A lady one day brought
us one, and we were not a little touched by the as
count she gave of it. Her lot in life had been sad
and dreary ; many of its bitterest reverses had she
known, and her form was bent with care, and her
head white with untimely snow. Still amid all her
changes and removals, she had managed to preserve
in a small pot this Rose Geranium, reared originally
in her far off paternal home. It was the only rem
nant she possessed of her early joys and pleasures,
and she regarded it with tender affection, and nur
tured it with jealous care, as if it was the em bo de
ment of the spirit of her youth, a lingering spark of
the light of her life. Now, however, her fate was
to be a wanderer in strange lands, and she brought
and gave to our care the long cherished flower.
“ Take it,” said she, “ I have no longer a home to
give it; oh, you cannot think what a treasure that
Sower has been to me ; I brought it from home
years ago, and ever since it has beeen a source of re
al consolation. One look at its cheerful leaves
could carry me back, to be again with the loved and
lost, again on the knee of my father, or by the side
of my mother. I twined its fragrant leaves in my
hair when I was married, and when my baby died,
I clasped a spray in its tiny fingers. Now I part
with it, for I cannot help it; ” and her tears wet
the leaves like drops of summer rain. Flora.
•
Agricultural Policy of the South.
In a short trip I made up the coast in a Bayou
Sara packet a few days since, 1 was quite surprised
to notice the large quantity of corn, flour, pork, ba
con, and eveu preserves, Ac. landed at almost every
plantation at which we stopped. On enqu'ry, I
learned that for some weeks past, the boat had ta
ken up an average of 1000 bags of corn per trip,
! making two trios per week. The fact lead to reflec
tions upon the bad and ruinous policy, on the part
! of our planters, of purchasing such articles as they
! can just as well produce themselves. I asked an in
| telligent planter on board, why he purchased corn,
j His reply was, that he could buy it cheaper than
jhe could raise it. What a fallacy ! and what short
; sighted policy ! I contend that could they purchase
■ these articles at one-third their present prices, they
! would still be gainers in the end by producing
1 themselves, instead of buying them. all know
that the price of an article is governed by the com
parative amount of supply to the demand, all other
contingencies being equal. It the former exceed
the latter, price must be low ; if the contrary, they
are higher in proportion to the deficiency. AYe
need no other proof of the fact, than cur present
experience in cotton —the article having gone to a
much higher point than any time within the last ten
years, in consequence of a short crop, and at the same
time the aggregate amount received for this short
crop will exceed by millions that of any former year.
The article of coffee is another example. This is
not a theory not unsustained by facts; on the con
trary, every day’s experience must satisfy the most
superficial observer df its correctness. I assume,
then, the position, that if our sugar planters will di
versify their labor, withdrawing, say 20 per cent, of
their force from the cane fields, and apply it to the
production of such articles of provisions, Ac., as are
of indispensable use, and even luxuries, such as
fruits, Ac. the whole product of the labor of this 20
per cent., of his force will be so much clear gain
to them at the of the. year. Prove this, says the
planter. That, I think, is very easy, upon the prem
ises laid down.
We will consider the crop of 1849 to be 250,000
hhds. of sugar, and the average price to the plant
er I think it fair to estimate at four cents. It is as
sumed to be a very average crop. Suppose one-fifth
of the force required to produce this crop had been
diverted into other channels, thereby reducing it to
200,000 hhds., is there a planter in this state, that
would not have cried out “ Short crop,” and held
back for high prices ? Is there one of them that
would not have insisted upon obtaining at least one
I cent per pound more for his sugar in consequence ?
I Not one ; and they would also have obtained it,
thereby getting 5 per cent more than the reduction
their force in its cultivation amounted to, and save
themselves from the necessity of purchasing a large
amount of provisions, luxuries, Ac.
This not all. A planter who raises his own pro
visions of every kind, can feed with less expense his
negroes, and feed them better, giving them a change
of food, thereby insuring them better health, and
more ability to perform their tasks, than those fed
simply upon pork and bacon. This is a matter that
I fear is too often overlooked. —Mansfield Adv.
Electrical Phenomenon.
The Natchez Courier furnishes the following ac
count of a most extraordinary Electrical Phenome
non, that occurred in that city on the 27th ult:
“On Saturday evening last, Natchez and its vi
cinity was visited with a very severe thunder-storm.
The electric display was remarkably vivid, while
peal on peal of the deep-toned but rattling thunder
followed the lurid flashes in almost instantaneous
succession. The observers of the storm can testify
to the truth of the poets description of the “ leap
ing of the live thunder ” “
But every mountain now hath found a tongue.*’
Several trees were struck in the vicinity of the
city. In the immediate neighborhood of the resi
dence of L. R. Marshall, Esq., and within 150 yards
of his mansion, no less than five trees were shatter
ed by five distinct bolts. A more strange phenome
non, was also observed. The electric fluid, passed
through an outhouse connected with the main build
ing, coming in at an open window, traversing the
room, and passing immediately through a pane of
glass in a window opposite. The sash was down ;
the fiery bolt made a round hole in the pane of
five inches in diameter, or the size of a six-pound
cannon ball, and that too, without making the
slightest crack or flaw in the remainder of the pane.
The hole is smooth and symmetrical, as if cut with
a diamond. Two negroes were in the room at the
time, one on one side, and the other on his knees on
the hearth, kindling the fire. They describe the
passage ot the fluid as a round ball of fire coming in
at the window, quickly crossing the room between
them, and going out at the ruptured glass. One of
them describes her face as singed suddenly with
fire. Another negro was in the building overhead;
she experienced the same sensation. No injury
was however done except the consequent alarm.
Ilow the passage of the electric fluid through a
non-conductor, causing a hole as symmetrical and as
perfect as a rifle ball would have done, is to be ac
counted for is one of the thitigs not “ dreamed of
in our philosophy 1” We should be glad to hear
of some plausible explanation.
cT Ijr luitLipluTjifr.
Southern Recipe for Okra Sour.—Very early in the
morning, set the put over the fire with a shin of beef, washed
and picked clean, and ten quarts of cold water; add a table
spoonful of salt. When it boils, draw it from the fire, and
carefully take off the scum. If the scum sftould sink, it must
| be strained through a cloth that has been washed in scalding
water to remove the unpleasant taste a cloth is apt to com
municate to hot liquids which pass through them. While
the soup is boiling, throw in a peck of okra cut in slices, and
three or four small onions. About an hour afterwards, add
two quarts of tomatoes peeled, and cut in slices, throwing
out the seeds. Season with pepper, and such herbs as suit
! your taste. Let it boil slowly until dinner time. Pick the
bones and meat carefully oat; cut up some of the gristle in
short pieces, and return them to the soup; and then throw a
few leaves of fresh parsley on it, after it is in the tureen. M.
\\ ashing Made Easy.—l)o not be humbugged out of a
dollar for anything with this title. Here is the whole secret
from an English paper. Dissolve 1-4 lb. of lime, in boiling
water, straining twice through a flannel bag; dissolve separ
ately, 1-2 lb. of brown soap and 1-2 lb. of soda, boil the three
together. Put six gallons of water into the boiler, and when
boiling, add the mixture. The linens, which must have been
steeped in cold water for twelve hours, are wrung out, the
stains rubbed with soap, and put into the boiler, where they
must boil for thirty-five minutes. They are then drawn, (the
liquor being preserved, as it can be used three times,) placed
in a tub, and clear boiling water poured over them. Itub
them out, rinse them well in cold water, and they will be rea
dy for drying.
Kv. Is. N. Me.\ bee, has been expelled from the Pittsburgh
M E. conference, tor rape ‘
sas. §i © min. shush,
‘flit Vnairrist.
A tireen One Sold.
The publishers of a well known periodical in Bos
ton, have placed in front of their office, in the Tre
mont street, a very handsome sign-board, upon
which is emblazoned the words,
“ littell’s living age.”
A greenhorn, fresh canght —came to the city to
look at the “glorious Fourth’' —chanced to be pas
sing towards the Common, when his attention was
arrested by the above caballistic syllables. Upon
one side of Broomfield street he saw the big sign,
upon the other he saw the word “Museum.'’
“ Wall,”said he to himself, “I’ve hearn tell of
them museums, but a diving age,’ big or little, must
be one of the curiosities we read about.”
He stepped quietly across the street, and wiping
his face approached one of the windows, in which
were displayed several loose copies of the work.
He read upon the covers “Littell's Living Age,’’ and
upon a card “ Popular Magazine —only one of its
kind in the country,” eke.
“Magazine !—wall that beats thunder all teu
smash ! I’ve hearn abaout ponder magazines an’
all that —wall, I reckon I’ll see the critter, euny
how!” and thus determined, he cautiously approach
ed the door, A young man stood in the entrance.
“ When does it open? ” asked the countryman.
“What sir?”
“ What time docs it begin ? ”
“ What ? ”
“ The show ? ”
“ What show ? ’’
“ Why, that are —this,” continued our innocent
friend, pointing up to the sign.
The young man evidently supposed the strauger
insane—and turning on his heel walked into the
office.
“Wall, I dun no ’baout that feller, much—but
reckon 1 hav’nt come a hundred miles to be fooled—
-1 ain’t, and I’m going to see the critter sure.”
“ Hello ! I say Mr. Wat’s name, there, door-keep
er ? Hell lo ?”
A clerk stepped to the door at once and inquired
the man’s business.
“ What do I want ? Why I want to see the ani
mal, that’s all.”
“ What animal ? ”
“ Why this critter —”
“ I don’t understand you, sir.”
“Wall, you don’t look as es you could under
stand nobody enny how. J ust send the door-keep
er here.”
By this time a crowd had collected iu and about
the doorway, and the green’un let off’ something
like the following.
“ That chap as went in fust thar aint nobody, es
he has got a swallow-tailed coat on. My money’s
as good as his’n, and its a free country to-day. This
young man ain’t to be fooled easy, now, I tell you.
I cum down to see the Fourth, I’ve seen the elephant,
and now I’m bound to see this critter. Hello, there,
mister! ”
As no one replied to him, however, he ventured a
gain into the office, with the crowd at his heels, and
addressing one of the attendants, he inquired —
* “ What’s the price nabur ! ”
“The price of what sir?”
“Os the show.”
“ T ANARUS! ere is no show here—”
“No show! What’n the thunder do you leave
the sign out for, then ? ”
“ What do you want to see ? “ said another gen
tleman.
“Why, I want to see the animal.”
“ The animal ? ”
“ Yes—the crittur,”
“ I really do not understand, sir ? ”
“ Why, yes yer dew. I mean the wot's name
out there”—pointing to the door.
“ Where ? ”
“ Hav’nt yer got a sign over the door,, of a little
livin’, —sum thin’ hereabout ? ”
“Littell’s Living Age?”
“ That’s the critter —them’s um—trot him aout,
nabor, yere’s your putty.”
Having discovered that he was right (as he had
supposed) he hopped about and got near the door
again.
Pending the conversation, some rascally wag in
the crowd, had contrived to attach a half dozen of
lighted fire crackers to the skirt of our green friend's
coat, and as he stood in the attitude of passing ;is
he supposed to the door-keeper’s quarter —crack
bang ! went the fire works, and the same instant a
loafer sang out at the top of his lungs—“ Look out !
the crittur’s loose ? ”
Perhaps the countryman did’nt leave a wide
wake behind in that crowd, and may be lie did’nt
astonish the multitude along Collonade Row, as lie
dashed towards the foot of the Common, with his
smoking coat tail streaming in the wind.
Our victim struck a bee-line for tlio Providence
depot, reaching it just as the cars were ready
to go out. The crowd arrived :is the train got un
der way, and the last we saw of the “unfortunate”
he was seated at a window whistling most vocife
rously at the engine to hurry it on.
Boston Atlas.
A Description of Love.—Love is like the devil
—because it torments.
Like heaven—because it wraps the soul in bliss.
Like salt—because it is relishing. *
Like pepper —because it often sets one on fire.
Like sugar —because it is sweet.
Like rope—because it is often the death of a man.
Like a prison—because it often makes a man mis
erable.
Like wine—because it makes us happy.
Like a man—because he is here to-day and gone
to-morrow.
Like a woman —because there is no getting rid of
her.
Like a ship—because it guides one to a wished-for
port.
Like a will o’-th’-wisp —because it often leads
one into a bog.
A Bit ok JIl moi , . —AYe do not relish truths the
less for being occasionally spiced with a little hu
mor. The following extract from the report of the
committee on hogs, read before an Agricultural so
ciety “down east,” contains some excellent hits :
“ Again some folks accuse pigs of being filthy in
their habits, and negligent in their personal appear
ance. But whether food is best eaten off the
ground or from China plates, is, it seems to me,
merely a matter of taste and convenience, about
which pigs and men may honestly differ.
They ought, then, to be judged charitably. At
any rate, pigs are not filthy enough to chew tobacco,
nor to poison their breath by drinking whiskev. And
as to their personal appearance, you don't catch the
pig playing the dandy, nor the females among them
picking their way up this muddy village, after a rain,
in kid slippers.
Notwithstanding their heterodox notions, hogs
have some excellent traits of character. If one chan
ces to wallow a little deeper in some mire hole than
his fellows, and so carries off’ and comes in posses
sion for more of this earth than his brethren, he
never assumes an extra importance on that account;
neither are his brethren stupid enough to worship
him for it. Their only question seems to be, is he
a hog ? If he is, treat him as such.
And when a hog has no merits of his own, lie nev
er puts on aristocratic airs, nor claims any particular
respect on account of his family connections; and
vet some hogs have descended from very ancient
families. They understand, full well, the common
sense maxim. “ ererg tub must stand on its own bot
tom.'’
WM
MILITARY INSTITUTE.
Blue Licks, Ky.
BOARD OF VISITORS
f pUK ADJUTANT GENERAU together with live fit persons, to be
1 annually appointed by the Executive, to. attend examinations at
least once a year, according to law.
? AG XM, T Y*
Incorporated with all the powers, and rights excjeised by the Trus
tees and Faculty of any other College.
COL. T. F. JOHNSON, General Superintendent.
*COL. E. \V. MORGAN, Joint Superintendent and Professor of En
gineering and of Natural History.
•LIEUT. COL. 13. R. JOHNSON, Professor of Natural and Experi
mental Philosophy.
f.MAJ. W, \V. A. FORRES, Prnfcsssor of .Mathematics.
RICHARD N. NEWELL, A. M. Professor of .Indent and .Voder
Languages.
JAMES G. BLANK, A. B. Adjunct Professor of languages.
REV. J. R. SWIFT, A. M. Professor of Ethics and Belles I.cttres.
JAMES 11. DAVIESS, Esq. Professor of June.
REV. 11. V. I). NEVIUS, A. M. Principal of the Academy.
CAI>T. C. E. MOTT, Teacher in the Academy.
CAPT. W. W. GAUNT, Adjutant of the Institute.
•Educated at West Point.
tEducated at the Virginia Military Institute.
Two hundred and thirty Cadets, from fifteen different States, have
entered this Institution since it was organized, in 1817. It is entire
ly free front the control or domination of any sect or party, either po
litical or religious. Economy in dress, by the adoption of a cheap
Uniform, for Winter and Summer, is rigidly enforced. Every studetn
is required to select a College guardian, with whom all funds brought
or received must be deposited, and no debt must be contracted without
the consent of such guardian.
An Institution combining the science of the West Point Academy
uud of Polytechnic Institutes, with the classical literature of our best
Colleges, adding the modern languages, and superadding practical
schools of Law and Engineering, nearly realizes the long-felt deside r
ation of a university able to meet the wants of Western progress—a
university where all may select a course of steady to suit their time,
means oral 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 qualifications, the whole
some exercise and discipline of the Institute, and the convenient ob
servation of the forms of judicial proceeding, olfer unusual induce
ments to those who are earnest to achieve distinction as sound Lawyers
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Will be thoroughly and praetieally taught in the Western Military In
stitute—the Professor, Col. Morgan, being one of the most skillful and
experienced Engineers in the United States. All the instruments con
nected witli 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 ofler
ed $73 per month, for competant assistant Engineers. One of his for
mer pupils receives at this time $2,500 per annum,as Principal En
gineer of a Railroad now under construction in Kentucky—whilst
others of the same class arc 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 will be 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. Every man of observation
must see that the gigantic enterprises already proposed, will give birth
to hundreds of others, tributary to them. The rapid advancement of
onr whole country, and the eagerness of our people, for exploring the
hidden resources of the new States and the newly acquired territory,
will give ample scope for ages to come, to the skill and enterprise of
jthe Engineer,the Geologist, the Mineralogist,the Surveyor and the
Architect. Young men who have an aptitude for ths 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 in a short time, and
a small expense, at the Western Military Institute.
TERMS.
In the Academy ... S3O 00 per annum
In the College - - - -40 00 “ “
For Music and use of Arms and Accoutrements 11 00 u *
For Fuel - - - - 2 00 “ *•
BOARDING ran be had in private families, at from two to two anp
a half dollars a week. When in Barracks, it is designed to furnish
Commons at a uniform rate. Students from a distance will be require
ed to board at the Institute, and have no communication with the
town, except as allowed by written permits.
njr’ The next session will commence on the first of September, and
continue ten months,
March 21st, 1850. I—ts
COTTON GUSSs
i f. nrm &Ba
HAVE now in successful operation one of the most extensive
and complete Manufactories of COTTON GINS in I lie S-uth.—-
The materials used are of the best quality. The machinery is all new
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
Uiey feel certain, in every case, to furnish a Gin which will perform
Admirably well, and give the purchaser entire satisfaction,
i t'iC ORDERS can be sent to E. T. Taylor & Cos. by mail, or con
tracts made with their Agents who are travelling through the country.
GINS will be sent to any part of the country, and in all cases war
ranted to perform well.
Persons addressing the Proprietors by mail, will direct their letters j
to Columbus, Ga..
A sample of Cotton, just as it came from one of theirgins. manufac
tured for a planter of Muscogee county, can 1 • seen at the office of the j
“Georgia Citizen,” Macon, to which the attention of Cotton Brokers :
and Planters is invited. N. Ousley &. Son are ag.-nts in the same
place, for the sale of these superior Machines.
Columbus, March 21st, 1850. I—l1 —1 y
3000 DOLLARS REWARD!!
Reuben Rich's Patent, Centre Vent, Water Wheel
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 thirty feet,
or
I will give SSOO to any person, who will produce a Breast Wb, el un
der a head of eight feet or less that shall equal it, in saving of water, or
I will give the same amount to any one who will produce an over
shot or undershot, that will last with my wheel and not coot more m- :
noy sooner or later, or
I will give the same Reward to any man who will produce an over- j
shot undershot or Breast Wheel, that will run as steady as iny wheel j
or
I will give SSOO to any one who will produce a wheel of any sort or
kind patented or not, that will combine to the same extent, cheapness :
durability, power, speed or simplicity so easily applied in all situations
and so universally applicable to all purposes and every location, or
I will give SSOO. to any one, who will produce a Hotchkiss IVhce
that does not consume fifty per cent more water to do the same Saw/
ng or Grinding.
Those who doubt can visit the Coweta Falls Factory in this city j
and they will see my wheel, driving nil their machinery without a !
Governor, whore a French Turbine made in the great city of Lowell !
failed to do the business at all. Or if they will visit Pleasant Macon's 1
in Macon county Alabama they will see one of my wheels, only 2 feet,
8 inches in diameter, under a head of 9 feet,grinding 9 to ten bushels !
of corn per hour. Ur in a short time 1 will show at Winters Mills in j
this city, one of my wheels 3 1-2 feet in diameter, grinding, 50 to 60 !
bushels per hour with two pairs of stones. In the State of New York
there are at least 500 of ir / wheels, Grinding, Sawing and Manufac
turing in a style never ye done by any other. With sufficient head I
can turn 5000 Spindles and 100 Looms with one of my wheels but 2
eet in diameter.
Gindrat &. Cos. at t.e Montgomery works Alabama, who are manu
facturing my wheels, will execute orders for them, and deliver them in
any place South of the Potomac, and furnish directions for putting
them to their wo. k, with models if required. Post paid letters addres
sed to me at Me itgoniery care of Gindrat It Cos. or at this place care of
G. W. Winter Esq. will meet with prompt attention. In all cases
when the Purchaser is not fully satisfied with the performance of my
wheel, the money will be returned.
REUBEN RICH, Patentee,
from Oswego County New York.
Columbus Ga. March 21st, 1850. I—tlj.
IISH i MIlTf
££ Mil cm 1 A
TILE undersigned have just completed their SPLENDID
NEW STABLE on the corner of Mulberry and Third
Streets, nearly opposite the Floyd House, where they keep on |
hand safe and well broke horses and every variety of!
Conveyance for the accommodation of their friends and the
public.
Single Horses and Drovers will be attended to with the ut- ;
most care and on accommodating terms. As the Proprietors
have bnt ONE STABL E,and can therefore give their per
sonal attention to their business, they feel confident of being j
able to give universal satisfaction. Board of Horse 75 !
cents perday. T. M. MASON,
March 21,1850. WILLIAM DIBBLE.
Tim mils!”
f'l'MlE SUBSCRIBER lias just received an extensive assortment of
the above article,embracing a great variety of price and pattens
more particularly the cheaper kinds, which will be foundthc prettiest
and least expensive finish, especially for parlours; Borderings to match
each style of course. Persons In pursuit of the article will do well to
call as prices arc extremely low and no charge for loosing.
JOSEPH M. BOARPM \N.
March, 21, 18S0. • ■ j_f
“ I Trend no Step Backwards.”
-Lilß
OF
M. S. THOMSON, 3W. D,,
MACON. GEORGIA.
I''OR a period of over thirteen years, it has been the province of
1 the undersigned, to present to the people of Georgia, and the
! surrounding Htates, the results of the use of innocent Vegetable
i Medicines, in the treatment and cure of disease, as contradistinguished
from poisonous substances, to which from childhood, they have been
accustomed, and to whose pernicious effects upon the constitution,
many of them are living witnesses.
The success which during this long series of years, has attended
I his administrations, has. in many instances, been such, as to over
j come the most inveterate prejudices in favor of the old order of things,
and to produce instead thereof, a conviction that evtn in medicine, as
i in other branches of the physical sciences, new ideas may be advanc
! ed, and results achieved, that our ancestors would have deemed im
j possible, but which our posterity, thanks to the enlightenment of a
1 coining age, may find easy of accomplishment.
This succeds in curing diseases of the most hopeless character afur
1 allother meaus had faiied,and that too, in many instances without set
j ingthe patient, has long been the subject of general remark, exhibiting
• as it does in bold relief the difference between restoring a case that
has been absolutely abandoned, and simply raising another, that hun
| dreds of others could cure.
Such cases can be pointed out in almost every county in Georgia,
where some poor, decrepid, belplevs living, after testing every local
means without avail have sent off, as a dernier resort, a description
j of their diseases to a distance, in many instances hundreds of miles,
; and received back those health restoring remedies that have restored
them again to health and to society, to their own astonishment and
i their neighbors wonder, putting at naught the sneers of antagonistic
i interests, and adding new finger posts at evert - post office and cross
; roads,pointing the way the city of refuge.
IV ithout subjecting, himself to the charge of presumption, he would
| yet boldly say, that he firmly believes that nine-tenths of the so called
j incurable cases in Georgia, are yet within tlie reach of medicine,and
can be cured by pursuing a proper course of medication, with the ex
: erciseof necessary care and perseverance, on the part of the patient,
j which in all case* of a lingering character, arc of the last importance.
The great facilities for this kind of treatment presented in the cheap
■ postage system, has been taken advantage of by thousands who haje
j pily can indirectly attribute their present good health to that noble spe
: cimen of liberal government; and there are thousands more who may
j reap the same advantages, by simply pursuing a similar course. Ia t
i theafilicted if he cannot write himself, get his neighbor to do it for
‘ him. give a history of his case, age, habits, and symptoms, the same
! as if talking to a physician. If able and it is convenient, enclose
: the fee ; if not convenient just then, a due bill for the amount wiH
i answer, (this obviates the inconvenience of making accounts at great
i distances,) and if not able, pre-pay and mail the letter to his address,
i when medicines suitable to the case will be compounded and sent
j with full directions.
The charge for treatment is only (#5) five dollars, monthly, a sum
1 sufficiently small to obviate the fear of risk to any one, and yet suffi
| cient to preserve him from loss in his extensive administrations.
\ This done, call at the post office in a reasonable time, and receive
j your medicines with as much precision as you would a letter; pre
‘ pare and use them as directed, and persevere ; report progress month
ly, or oftener, as may be necessary, and closely watch the progress of
the cure.
Having been lons and extensively engaged in the treatment of dis
eas< a peculiar to females, lie would say that they may avail them
selves ofiii.s knowledge, with the utmost confidence, in bis prudence
and integrity, so that in writing out their symptoms, they may express
themselves with the necessary freedom. In some of the diseases of
the renal and procreative system, the medicines being more costly, the
charge will be increased.
Such cases as requirt persona] attention, will be treated on libera ,
terms in the city, where the necessary accommodations can always
be had. ,
Those wishing further information in regard to results, will address
a post-paid letter to the undersigned, who will immediately mail to
| the applicant such documents as must disarm doubt.
M. B s . THOMSON, M. I).
I 94 1850,. 12 —ly I
Beauty and Economy Combined.
THE OLD VIRGINIA DIE-HOUSE!!
(pikesix-like) has from its ashes arisen, with all its
various virtues, its okiuinal colors to bestow.
r l''l IE subscriber most respectfully informs his customers and the pub
.l. lie generally, that his establishment has been re-built, and can
now be found on 2yWITON AVENUE, West of the Washington
where he is fully prepared to execute in the best manner,all
the various branches of DYEING , RENOVATING, and HE- !
PAIRING all kinds of Ready-Made Clothing, and Ladies'Dresses, ■
Shawls Bonnets, and all sorts of Fancy Goods damaged bv use. in
dies and gentlemen will please label all articles sent to this establish
ment.
Goods from all parts of sent as before, shall receive prompt j
attention, and forwarded back with care.
Factories and others having warp filling to color, will find it to their ,
interest to test the virtues of this establishment. Persons wishing
Homespun dyed, will please observe, for black the warp must be pur
ple or blue so / brown a copperas color, and so. greeL the warp must
be white.
53 ” Cask must be paid on the delivery of Goods.
JOHN C. LOGAN. t
ZgT Ladies, by calling at his establishment, will always find speci
mens of his workmanship on hand.
April 18, 1830. 4—tint
m A £ o ti
Candy Manufactory,
rHE Subscriber still continues to manufacture CANDY of even
variety, next door below Ross & Co's, on Otton Avenue. Hav
increased my facilities and obtained additional Tools. I am now prepar
ed to put up to order, CAN Dll'S, of any variety, and warranted equa
to any manufactured in the South. I also manufacture a superior ar
ticle of Lemon and other SYRUPS, C< )RI)F \i,S, PRESERVES. Sr* - . j
All niv articles are well packed, delivered at any [xiint in tiiis City
and warranted to give satisfaction.
11. C. FREEMAN, Agent,
March, 21, 1850. I— ts
BOTANIC!) MEDICAL” COIJM
OF iIIEHPIfIS.
r PHE fifth course of Medical Lectures in this institution
X will commence on the first Monday in November next,
and end on the last Friday in February succeeding.
F A C U It T Yj
G. \\ . Morrow, M. D., Frolessor of Anatomy, .$ 12 U(1
•lames Y\ eaver, M. J)., Professor of Surgery, 12 0U I
S. It. Jones, M. D., Professor of Pnysiology and I’a
thology, - 12 00
M. Gabbert, M. 1)., Professor of Theory and Practice
of Medicine, - - - - - 12 00 ,
K. P. “Watson, M. D., Professor of Materia Medica
and Therapeutics, - - - - 12 00 !
J- J. lliddie, M. 1)., Professor of Obstetrics and Dis
eases of Women and Children, - - 12 00 :
Win. liver, A. M., Professor of Chemistry, - 15 00 \
G. W. Morrow, M. I)., Demonstrator of Anatomy - 8 011
Matriculation Ticket, - 5 00
Total, §IOO 00
Graduation fee, Twenty Dollars.
A course of Lectures on Medical Jurisprudence will be
delivered gratis during the session,
In making the announcement for the approaching session
of the Bolanico Medical College, it is due the friends of Re
form and the public generally, to lay before them its present
condition.
The Institution has up to the present been crowned with
unparalleled success, compared with similar institutions in
this country. True, it has had to contend with those diffi
culties peculiar to, and which are constant attendants upon,
the establishment of new institutions, and especially suchas
embrace new doctrines.
In addition to the facilities for instruction heretofore afford
ed, much is being done by the .enterprising trustees, and by,
individuals to render the institution, if possible, still more
worthy of public confidence,
The college buildings formerly occupied, having been found
too inconvenient for the advanced condition of the institution, i
arrangements have been made for the building of a more
spacious edifice, which iu addition to the necessary lecture
rooms, will embrace a library, a museum and an herbarium.
The arrangements now in contemplation are deemed as com
plete as in the oldest institutions in the country, and no pains
will be spared, cither by the trustees or faculty, to render the
situation of students not only advantageous, but pleasant.
In consequence of the numerous applications which have ;
been made to extend indulgence to young men of enterprise
and merit, at a late meeting of the faculty, it was unani- !
mouslv agreed, that a note lor ninety-five dollars, with two
good endorsers, payable twelve mouths after date, should be
received in lieu of cash, for the tickets of the several profes
sors for one course of lectures, when students are not prepar
ed to advance the cash.
Those wishing further information in reference to the in
stitution, will please address the Dean, post paid
K. P. WATSON, i
Memphis, April, 1350. 10—3 m [Dean oj the Faculty.’
B r INiK SUBSCRIBER lias constantly on
JL hand a large and well selected assort- |
Law, Xediral, School A
."miscellaneous BOOKS.
BLANK BOOKS of all kinds; Stationary in any quantities, for the
common purposes and pursuits of the times.as well as tor Legal,aqd
Give “doitws.” GOLD FENS in profusion from one to a dozen dol
lars, selected to suit any hand, and -match any pile. BONNER'S
MAPS, La rtf e and Small; Traveller’s Guides through the States, and e i
ven to the Land of Opluer, {vide Major Noahs’last crotchet.) taring’s
latest GLOBES, with all the well authenticated routes laid down, ex
cept that taken by the ships of Tarshish ; together with other objects J
of Polite Literature, Legal Leaning, and Refined Luxury, too numer
ous to mention ; all! of whic™hc is extremely anxious his customers
should become possessed of. in th. “usual way.”
JOSEPH >l. UOARDMAN. .
March, 21,1850. I—ts
Dr. de GRAFFENRIED’S
CELEBRATED
RHEUMATIC LINIMENT,
IN introducing this medicine to the people of the United State*, t,
sale, the proprietors beg leave to submit the following staten \
i of Dr. deGraffenried, its discoverer and inventor:
I The undersigned frankly state#that be has prescribed this tnedirm
for the last .twenty-two years, in a!l forms of Acute and Chronic ri' “*
matinn. with a success unparalleled in the annals of of medicine • Asa
I he has no hesitation in savins:, that it is decidedly the most valual;
remedy ever yet discovered for the relief of this most painful and and *
’ tressing malady, “*■
His note-book contains upwards of three hundred cases, in which t
• has been used within the above named period, and in no * m .i
i instance has it come to his knowledge, of its having failed to cftA *
cure when persevered in. Many of the ca.es were from four to tea
i years standing; and what may appear yet more remarkable ana e , tr .
! ordinary, is. that when the patient has been once relieved, the disease
is permanently cure.U remains so, not a solitary instance having been
• reported to him of its return. * n
All he would ask for this remedy is a fair, impartial and patient
trial, for the results he entertains no apprehension.
| Up to the time of this discovery , the undersigned had well studwd
the origin, progress and character of this disease, and is well as* Uf ed,
| had consulted every author on its treatment, who had written or been*
translated into the English language, and had used all the reincdic* ot
any notoriety then in vogue with the profession, with however, very
rarely any relief to poor suffering humanity.
It has baffied the skill and science of the most eminent Physician*
and Surgeons of our own, and of every other country. But tbe un
; dersigned flatters himself that his remedy will cuae this most painful
1 disease, when all others have failed, and that he shall have been an
humble instrument in the hands of God, of relieving the human lam-.lp
of a vast amount of suffering.
E. L. de GRAFFENRIED, M. a
CERTIFICATES.
FROM COL. A. K. AYER.
Dr. E. L. de Graffenried —Learning that you are about
to manufacture lor the public, your valuable Rheumatic Lin
i intent, I take pleasure in slating that I believe it one of the
i most valuable remedies ever used for that common and meat
: distressing disease, having tvitin ssed its effect a upon a ne-
Igro man of mine, who had been afflicted for four veara, un
til almost every joint was enlarged, and the body otherwise
j emaciated, lly the use of four or five bottles, in three weeks,
\ he was relieved entirely from pain.
Columbus, Ga., Get. 24, 1819. A. K. AYER.
Columbus, October 30, 1849.
Dear Sir—About the first of April last, I came to Colum
bus to get medical assistance, and was advised to call on you
as having a remedy that would alford me speedy relief. 1
was taken down in Jauuary last, with a violent attack of
| Rheumatism in nearly all my joints, so badly, that I could
not pull off my shoes without aid ; nor could 1 a .ccnd or de
scend steps, or pull off my clothes without assistance. 3iy
right arm and hand were nearly useless; the fingers *an
tracted and swollen ; the right knee swollen and stiffened,
so that I could not bend it but very’ little. Ip to the Ist of
April, I was all the time in suffering and pain ; I rubbed
with your Rheumatic Liniment mv limbs three times, and
was the next morning enabled to descend a long flight of
steps, without aid of crutch or slick, and back to my room—l
could also bend iny knee and bring it up to the chair, which
the previous day, I could not have dt*ne-if inv fife had de
pended on it. 1 could also use, open and bend my fingers,
which was an impossibility the day before. I rose in the
morning from my bed entirely relieved of pain. I used one
bottle and an eight ounce via! of your Rheumatic Liniment,
and in ten days, I was relieved. 1 would not have been in
the condition which 1 had been ten days betore I called on
you, for any amount of money that could be given me; for
what is life worth when in constant pain and misery \ I
consider your Rheumatic Liniment, the most valuable mej.
iciue in the world. I am. dear sir. vour friend,
J. H. SMITH.
Columbus, Nov. 1, 1840.
Dear Sir—My negro woman Patience, a cook, had a still
neck from a painful Rheumatic affection, for six or seven
years, and could not turn her neck except with the body. I
was induced to purchase a bottle of your Liniment, which
was applied ill August or September of ItAB. One bottlo
entirely relieved her and she now has the use of her neck as
well as ever she had ; and up to this time it has not return
ed. GARLAND H. TERRY.
Philadelphia, Feb. 1, 185(1.
Dr. de Graffenried —D.-ar Sir: liavtug been afflicted, for
some time past, with a severe attack of Rheumatism, aini
having heard u. the wonderful effects of your Rheumatic
Liniment, 1 was induced to try a bottle of it, and after three
days, 1 was so much relieved as to be aide to leave the hause
and attend to bnsiiiees. 1 have perfectly recovered from tha
disease, and would cheerfully recommend the Liniment U*
all those who arc afflicted.
GEORGE HOOD, 27 PowellsL
Cohtmbu*. CD:., Oct. 13. 1849.
Dr. E. L. de Graffenried—Dear Nir: Agreeable to you*
request. J give my testimonial as to the virtue of your Lini
iueut is, the cure of Rheumatism. IJeilig attacked in one
joint of my finger, last winter, with acute Rheumatism, and
having used many of the unnumbered prescriptions for its
cure, with but little benefit. I made application of two bottles
of your Liniment, which f am happy to ray relieved me in a
very short time. I can recommend its use tc all persons af.
fected in like manner.
Very respectfully, F. 8. CHAPMAN-
I can testity to the efficacy of Dr. de Gralfi nried’s Rheu
matic Liniment in the case of Mr. F. 8. Chapman, as it came
under mv immediate observation.
Oct. 13, 1849. R. A. WARE, M. D.
Dearßir—Some time in January last, Mis. McKee was
taken very ill with Inflammatory Rheumatism in her shoul
der joints, extending to Iter sllkiw joint, and arm, which dis
abled her from using her ami almost entirely : and from tho
pain, want of sleep, and great restlessness, for not less than
six weeks, I was induced by my friend, Mr. Luke Reed, t
call on you for a bottle of your Liniment, and by using hall
the battle, she was entirely relieved, and the relief was man
ifest or sensible after three or dcitr rubbings. lam of opinion
it is one of the most valuable remedies that has ever bent dis
covered lor Rheumatism : that is, from my own knowledge,
and that which I have heard from others.
Dr. E. ]- de Graffeuried. 11. C. McKEE.
Columbus, Oct. 19th. 1849.
Dr. de Graffenried—Dear B.r: I take pleasure in saving, I
have a boy who was so badly afflicted with Rheumatism,
that he could not raise his handle his head, and had nearly
lost the use of his arm. 1 used the fourth of a bottle of your
Rheumatic Liniment, which relieved him entirely. I con
sider it a most valuable remedy for the cure of Rheumatism.
RANDOLPH L. MOTT.
Jones’ Hotel. Fiuladelpiua. March 3d, 1850.
Col. A. B. ltngnn —S'tK. it affords me great pleasure to be able to
bear testimony to the efficacy and virtues of Dr. de Gragcnriefs
Rheumatic J.inimeut.
I have been sorely afflicted for the last six years with what I believ
ed to be. and what eminent Physicians of this city pronounced, Mini
ma tic gout, for several winters past I have been confined to my room
and bed nearly all the time. In January last, 1 had an attack as violent
if not more so than usual, which prostrated me for about three week*;
on your recommendation I commenced the use of this Liniment.
(With I must confess hut little faith.) Its effects were astonishing
and decidedly beneficial from its first application. In a few days my
back, wrists and ankles were entirely relieved <and so continue) of all
the soreness and pains, and the swellings reduced, with the use of
less than one bottle. 1 have been iu the discharge of my ordinary
business ever since.
I consider it an extraordinary, and decidedly the most efficacious
remedy for this disease, which I have ever met with. And most cheers
fully recommend its use to all who may be afflicted with it.
Respectfully Yours, N. W. BRIDGET.
Jones’ Hotel.
I! vLTISobe, March 30, 1850.
Dr. de Gr.-Jfcnrictl —Dear k, for the last twelve years. I have sut
feree very severely with'the Rheumatism, having been nearly one
fourth of tlie time confuted to my bed by it. I have had the best med
ical aid to be found-in various cities in the United States, with little or
no benefit. I have also tried innumerable strongly recommended
remedies, which have failed to effect a cure. I spent the last summer
at the White Sulphur and Hot Springs iu Virginia, to little purpose.
After my return home. I so far recovered, as t > be able to walk about a
little. About six weeks since. I hail a severe attack which again con
fined me to inv bed, 1 was in great pain and scarcely able to move my
limbs, when a friend of mine called and informed me t hat you had dis
covered an infa'iiUe remedy, and had cured many,and amongst titera,
one of my friends, and showed me a letter from him stating t!s fact.
I was induced to try your Rheumatic Liniment, and take pleasure in
informing you that in less than twenty-four hours from the first apple
cation l was perfectly free from pain, and continue so up to this time,
1 am now able to attend to business, and fondly hope all those afflict
ed, as I have lx.cn, may be as speedily relieved, as I have been with
your medicine. Wishing you all the blessings you deserve dear sir.
Your grateful and obedient Servant,
GEO. WARDSWORTII.
Con'Mars, Ga.. Oct. 20, 1849.
Dr, dc Graffenried— Dear Sir. I take pleasure in giving you the
particulars of my affliction by, ar.d relief from Rheumatism. During
the spring of 1844 I was afflicted with a very severe attack of Inflani
matory Rheumatism. I employed ail the most celebrated remedies
then known and used in similar cases, aided by medical advice, until
Foptornber, 1845. with no satisfactory result whatever. I wa* then
induced, by a rheumatic acquaintance, to try your Liniment, as some
thin” new, and which had cured him; and in one month from th*
tiiix-1 commenced tlie. application. I was well, and clear of the Rheu
matism as 1 ever was, and have continued so to tins time.
Yours, Truly, L. C. MORTON.
For sale at Payne Nisbett’s Drug Store. Macon, and by Agents
tin all the principal cities and towns in the United States. Price $5
per bottle—none genuine without the signature of the discoverer on
the side label of the bottle, and across the cork.
de GRAFFENRIED Cos., Proprietor*.
f /dumbo*. June 14,1850. 12—ly.
II A GUBAR £OT YPI KG.
Cl W. PARKER, would respectfully announce io the
) • citizens of Macon and its vicinity, that he has taken
the
.11 aeon Dasuerrian Gallery,
A few doors below the L ax, er House, where he has just
received a stock of Fancy Cases, of all sizes, and is prepared
to take whole size miniatures. His prices vary from
S2O.
Macon, June 14. |£so. U
