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VOL. 2.
Terms of the Georgia Citizen.
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I'rnffssimml ikisinrss Carts
R. L, WO 03,
DAGUERREOTYPIST,
MACON. GA
JBT ENTRANCE FROM THE AVENUE.
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RAILS. 6 AbTb, OUSE,
OPPOSITE CENTR AL R AILROAD DEPOT
EAST MACON.
’- T * ts S. M. LANIER.
JACK BROWN.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BVBNA VIgTA, MARION CO., GA.
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KELL AM & BEL L,
ATTORNEY’S AT LAW & GENERAL LAND AGENTS,
ATLANTA, :::::::::::: GA.
A ill iractice in DeKalh and adjoining counties;
and in the Supreme Court at Decatur.—Will also vi
sit any pirt of the country for the settlement of claims
<fc. without suit.
[LTBocnty Land Claims proskccted with despatch.
Office on White llu.ll St., over Dr. Denny’s Drug
Store.
A. R. KELLAM. M. A. BELL.
P. G. ARRINGTON,
Attorney at Law and Notary Public,
Oglethorpe, iTlaeoli Cos.,
dec GEORGIA. 38—ts
’ .5. A. VI 3SSTE,
Notary Public, Bounty Land & Pension Agent
CONVEYANCER AM) ACCOUNTANT.
(office over the post office.)
julyl2 —ls—tf
FACTORAGE AND
Savannah. Ga.
W.M. P. YONGE, No. 94 Bay street, Savannah, continues
to transact a General Commission Business and Factor
age, and respectfully solicits consignments of Cotton, Corn,
and other produce. He M ill als* attend to receiving and for
warding Merchandize.—
April 5,1851 ly
CITY HOTEL,
SAVANNAH,v.v.v.v.v.vG EOltG IA.
P. CQKDOSM.
Tkrms:—Transient Boarders, per day, $1,50. Monthly an 1
er! Boarders iu p.opnrtinn. apr s—y
iD>©S©ißiN!l A, LOSHIFtAIMIE,
Sltfnrnftj of I'mii,
OFFICE OVER. BF.LDSN AND CO’s. HAT SCORE,
Mulberry Street, Miicon, Georgia.
nsw firm.
Dr. g. MCDON ALD would respectfully inform the citizens
of Macon, and the surrounding country, that l.e has as- ;
sociated with him in the Dental profession, Dr. M.J.GAI.LA
GERJateof Wilmington, Delaware.
Dr. Gallacer has had many years experience in the Man
ufacture of Artificial Teeth, and comes highly recommended
for his skill and taste in getting them up either in Block* or
Single, with or without Gums; so adapted iu shape,size and
color, as to suit every variety of case.
As they have the advantage of all the new and valuable
improvements appertaining to the profession, either patent or
otherwise, they feel authorised in promising the people ol
Georgia, a style of work far superior to any that has yet been
executed in this Country.
Da. Gat.laoer has been very successful in the administra
tion of Chloric Ether for the relief of pain in extracting teeth,
and in the Surgical operations of Hospital, as well as private
practice iu New Orleans, Philadelphia, Jet. &c. and he pro
poses to use it here, when desired, or cases my require it.
He has a preparation for filling doubtful teeth, by the use
of which many are saved, that would otherwise he lost.
Those wishing temporary sets of Teeth, can have them pre
pared and set, as soon as the inllamation from extracting sub
sides.
adr s—ts
IIARDEMAN & HAMILTON,
Ware House and Commission Merchants,
.M.ICO.Y, OF.ORG 1.1.
HAMILTON <fe IIARDEMAN,
factors* commission merchants,
sa r.i.v.wi if. o ran a 1.1.
Will give prompt attention to all business committed to them
>t either place.
THOS. HARDEMAN. ( 19-ts) CIIAS. F. HAMILTON.
FIELD A ADAMS.
FIRE-FROOF WAREHOUSE,
MACON, GEORGIA.
r PIIE undersigned will continue th* Ware-House and Com-
X mission Business, at the commodious and well known Fire
Pf oof Building, formerly occupied by Dyson & Field and the
Past season by us. The attention of both the partners will be
given to all business entrusted to their care. They respectful
ly solicit the patronage of the public generally. They are pre
pared to make liberal cash advances on all Cotton in store at
*he customary rates.
r?“ All orders for Groceries. Bagging and Rope will be fill
*d at the lowest market prices. JOHN M. FIELD,
ug9 ts A. B. ADAMS.
TaTTEN & COLLINS,
Ware-House and Commission merchants,
M AGON, GEORGIA.
WILL continue business u
£ <y ||l| at their WAREHOUSE, op-
C(io Avenue. Grateful for
•be patronage extended to them the past
*eason, they renew the tenderof their services to their former
Patrons and the public, with the assurance that, asthev have
aointere-t. either direct or indirect, in the purchase, of Cotton ,
iheir entire attention will be devoted to the interests
entrusted to them.
C #”Orders for Bagging, Rope and other Merchandise
“ill be filled carefully and promptly, and the customary advan
Ces made on Produce in Store.
May 24, 1850.1 y
Cijgb Superior Block Teeth.
THE undersigned respectfully calls at-
to his present facilities in the Manufacturing
atl d Plate Department. Dr. Henry, his assistant, is
a master workmau whose skill cannot be excelled by
® n y> and whose reputation among those for whom he
a? operated is sufficient to entitle him to the confidence
1 all. I!,, mi|| attend to calls during any temporary
absence of the Proprietor. It is our intention to do al l
“° r k on as r easonable terms as any one, but we defy
■competition as to quality. C. S. PUTNAM,
J u, yl2 ts Assisted by E. HENRY.
,New Daguerrean Gal cry.
undersigned, who has been engaged in this
j , business for nearly ten years, and wffio has recent
l °Perating for Mr. Cook, iu Charleston, has tu
ft l " e Booms over Freeman & Roberts’ Carriage
otl T ltor y> fined them up with Sky Lights and every
r convenience for his business. ’
f S P re P aret ) to take correct and faithful Likenes-
n 0 ,]„ Sln ß, Persons, families or groups, at the shortest
‘se, and in the very best style.
Chi i d [ en of *n>’ a ge taken in from two to five j
feetl,, likenesses warranted, and complexion per- !
ct, y natural. 10-ts A. D. GALE !
Cr u n .71 anu factor y .
IX2. crj e=l H
DC. IIODGKINS respectfully informs his friends
a and customers that he has removed his establishment
to the Brick Range between the Lanier House and Mason 5:
Dibble’s Livery Stable, Mulberry iSt., Macon, where lie will
shortly open, in the name of
D. C. HODGKINS & SON,
a very select and valuable assortment of Goods in their line of
business, such as SINGLE and DOUBLE BARRELED GUNS,
RIFLES, COLT’S mid other REVOLVERS, Walker’s, Ely’s
and Cox’s CAPS, WADDING and all other articles of Sports
man’s tackle. Also, a large assortment of Oun .Materials, Poic
dtr, Shot <$ r.
Repairing, Stocking and Finishing executed in the
best style and at shortest notice. Orders from the country
punctually attended to. A liberal patronage is respectfully so
licited by the new firm of D. C. HODGKINS &. SON.
aug-2 —ts
SASH AND WINDOW BLIND
r pilil subscriber is manufacturing the above articles by
I Steam Machinery, at very moderate prices.
TURNING AND PLANING.
He has machinery for this business, and will promptly exe
cute any jobs in this line. ALEX. McGREGOR.
july26 —6in
Factorage and Commission Business.
r |MIE Concerns of LAWTON &. DOWELL and
A AVM. S. LAWTON & CO., have this day as
sociated with them Capt. ALEN. B. LAWTON, of
Baker county, Ga., and will continue the FACTOR
AGE AND COMMISSION BUSINESS under the
following named firms, and at the following places,
viz: LAWTON, DOWELL &, CO.,
No. 210 Buy Street, Savannah, Ga.
AVM. S. LAWTON A CO.
Corner 2d and Poplar Streets, Macon, Ga.
A. B. LAWTON ts- CO.
Oglethorpe, Ga.
They are mutually pledged not to speculate in Cot
ton. Liberal advances made on produce consigned to
them, and Planter’s orders filled with despatch and at
the lowest market price. A. B. LAWTON,
W. S. LAWTON,
julylD 2t S.B. DOWELL
WASHINGTON HALL
a E. S. ROGERS respectfully informs the pub
lie that he has now tlie sole charge of this old es
|~ • g :.y tablished and well known Hotel, which has recently
undergone thorough repair, and that he will spare
nopainsfor the accommodation of those who may give hima
call. Every department of the Hall will be under his personal
supervision, and every exertion will be made to keep up the
establishment to the extreme point of neatness, comfort and
good cheer. E. S. ROGERS.
May 31, 1850.—ts
a FLOYD HOUSE,
MACON, GA.
r IMIIS well known and popular Hotel, having been
JL recently repared and put. in complete order, is now
open lor the reception of Hoarders and transient per
sons. The proprietor pledges himself that noth
ing shall be wanting on his part, to make and continue
it one of the most popular Hotels in the South.
IT The Ladies’ Department is under the special
care of MRS. JAMES, formerly of Columbus, and
favorably known to the travelling community, who
will see that nothing is wanting to make visiting La
dies and families entirely at home, their apartment
having been newly and beautifully furnished.
Ts IDS. WILLIAMS, Proprietor.
A. B. Hartwell, Superintendent.
X. B.—An Omnibus will always be in readiness to
coil vey passengers to and from the Bail Road Depots.
IT Tile Alligator Line of Stages has its office per
manently located at the Flovd House.
F. iv. WRIGHT. Owner.
jnnc7 10—ts
REMEMBER!
\\ TILTIN’ n your extremity that Dr. M. S. TIIOM
> \ SON is still in Macon, Georgia, and when
written to, sends tit dicine by mail toany part of the country.
Dontgiveup all hope without consulting him.
June 7, ISSO-—tf
MERRIWETHER WARM SPRINGS.
THIS establishment will be open for the
Reception of visitors on, and after the first day
i'.aliliH I*’ 1 *’ ‘^ une ‘ Visitors will at all times, find a
i2gg3g§Leady conveyance from Greenville, or Pleas
an* lid! and of our horse Port Coach, three times a
week from Columbus to the Spring. The Proprietor
will also keep Hacks and other conveyances at the
Spring for the convenience of his guests.
O” Georgia Citizen, Savannah Republican, Au
gusta Chronicle and Sentinel, and Charleston Mercu
ry, will copy week v until October Ist. and forward ac
count to the Proprietor at the Springs.
J. L. MUSTIAN, Proprietor.
May D. 185 C —sm
ROBERT FINDLAY,
IRON FOUNDER
—AXI) MANUFACTURER OF
Steam Engines and Boilers,
Also,of Gearing and shafting for JH/A.S, of eerni description;
BARK AM) SUGAR MILLS,
OF MOST APPROVED PATTERNS;
Also, Irons for
Bullock’s celebrated Cotton Press
CilN €CAR, PLATES A A 9> BALLS,
KEPT constantly on hand; the whole of which are War
ranted to be of the best, materials and workmanship, and ;
will be sold on accommodating terms.
UVr” tVork Shops opposite Presbyterian church, comer Fourth
and Walnut Streets.
Macon, April 18,1850. 4—ts
Ocuiiiliiee iron k Brass
FOUNDRY,
AM) MACHINE SHOP.
r JAIE Ocinulgec Foundry has been enlarged and furnished
with new and superior stock of tools, which will enable
the subscribe to furnish work at the shortest notice, in his
line, of a superior character, and at price* as low ascan be fur
nished elsewhere. The attention of Milwrights and Machin
ists is earnestly requested to examine this establishment. 1
am prepared to furnish
STEAM LAI ENGINES,
from 1 to 60 horse power, for saw mills or other purposes
Screw Cuttings from 1 inch diameter to 9 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 Fpur Gear; Cast-Iron Water Wheels; Gin
Gear ofall patterns, and sizes to suit; Cotton Gin work;
Press Pulleys; Hand Railings, fire-proof Doors and windows,
Centetry Railins. 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 exam
ine this concern. CIIAS. I*. LF.VY.
Ocmulgcr Foundry, \st St. below .Macon S- Western Raodailr.
Boot & Shoe Establishment,
|A Alix & Kirtlaud rfP
return their sincere m|
(h an lj S f or t j le ver y liberal
patronage they have received for the last ten years
and they most respectullv solicit a continuance of
the same. They would also inform their friends and
the public generally that they are now opening at
their New Store opposite Washington Hall an entire
new stock of Boots and Shoes, mostly of our own man
ufacture, and which we shall offer at prices that can
not fail to satisfy all who wish to purchase a good
article ut as low prices as the 6ame quality can be
purchased in the City or State. We shall be receiv
ing weekly supplies and hope by strict attention to
please all who may patronize us.
We shall also keep a good assortment, at the old
stand, where one of the firm will remain until next
I spring who will be pleased to see our old friends and
! all who may favor us with a call.
nov3o—tf MIX & PORTLAND.
“ Mrpiii'nt in all fljingu —Jientral in notijiaa.”
MACON, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30, 1851.
Fur the Georgia Citizen.
The Moon iu Mobile.
BY T. If. CIUVERS, M. D.
The Song that she sang was all written
In rubies that sparkled like wine,
Like the Morning Star burning, new litten
By the tablets of diamond divine.
Like some ravishing sound made from divers
Sweet instruments fluting in June,
From her soul flowed those musical rivers
Os Odin called the rivers of Rune.
Then come to my bower, sweet Angel!
Love’s Fountain of life to unseal ;
You shall live in this amber evangel,
Sweet Ellen! the Pride of Mobile !
Sweet Ellen ! dear Ellen ! the Maid of Mobile !
My Mary, inavourneen, the Moon of Mobile !
Her soul sparkled bright through the azure
Os her violet eyes full of light,
Like young Venus, long absent from pleasure,
Who sees her bright Islands in sight.
As the Angels elomb u p, late at even,
From the Bethel of Jacob abovjLf-’
So, the Angels of thought go to Ileaven
On the rounds of the Ladder of Love.
Then come to my bowt-r sweet Angel!
Love’s fountain of Life to unseal ;
You shall live in this amber Evangel
Sweet Ellen ! the Pride of Mobile !
Sweet Ellen ! dear Ellen ! the Maid of Mobile !
My Mary, inavourneen, the Moon of Mobile!
Prester John never sent, out of duty,
From the City of Heaven, called Causay,*
A maiden so rich in all beauty,
For the Lord of the Isles of Cathay.t
Like the Moon in her soft silver azure,
Star-engirdled, sweet Queen of the Night!
So she stood in this palace of pleasure,
Circled round by the Swans of delight.
Then eoine to my bower sweet Angel!
Love’s fountain of Life to unseal ;
You shall live in this amber Evangel,
Sweet Ellen! the Pride of Mobile!
My Mary,mavourneen, the Moon of Mobile!
Tontine Hotel, N. Haven, Conn. Aug. 20, 1851.
*Causny, or Kin-sai, which signifies the City of Heaven.
It was the capitul of Southern China, under the dynasty of
the Song.
fGbenghis Khan, whose palace was bu It of pure gold, and
ornamented wiili the finest Jewels.
The Love Letter.
O, come to me this very eve, for I am all alone,
A weeping by my writing desk, and’ pa and nia have
gone ;
They say that you are going off—that pa has used you
ill—
But if lie has, depend upon it, his daughter never will!
We had that ugly lawyer here to dine witli us to-dav,
And rna took pains to speak so him in her paternal
way—
She said—no matter what she said—the lawyer grin
ned a smile,
An| fixed bis bold, assuring glance, upon me all the
\\i\:le.
Pa says he has a fine estate—a dwelling rich and rare—
And envies much the favor’d one who may be mistress
there;
And rna declares—though not a word ofall she says
is true —
That lie is vastly more polite, and handsomer than
you!
Confound their antiquated whims —I’m angry even
now,
The hot blood of indignant scorn is mounting to my
brow,
I hate their haughty favorite, I hate him and his gold,
Tho’ rich as ancient with lands and wealth
untold.
O, tvhat is wealth where love is not. —and what is yel
low gold ?
To soothe and warm the linrrian heart, when sorrowful
and cold—
As coldly flash the Northern fires, to make the light
more dreary,
So Wealth and useless splendor gleam round the lone
and weary.
I hate that favorite of pa’s—that lawyer old and grim,
I’d strangle him before the priest, before I’d marry
him!
I care not for his country seat, and all his dusty land,
I hate him and his riches too —he shall not have my
hand.
I hope you will not leave me love, indeed you cannot go,
For pa would be in ecstaeies, and I would miss you so.
O, come to me, this very eve, before the moon has set,
And we will wonder in her light, and have each oth
er yet
And we will talk of by-gone times, our earlier hopes
and fears,
And know again the luxury of sympathizing tears —
And we will breathe our vows again by every holy
star,
And oh, we will be happy yet, and love iu spite of pa.
AMELIA.
MARRIAGE.
[We commend the following sensible article to the
consideration of all—to the married as well as to the
unmarried. The latter, especially, have a deep in
terest in pondering upon the truth it contains. As for
those who are already caged, badly so, to them we
recommend patience—sueli need much of the‘martyr’s
spirit’ —the only way is to make the best of it.]
1 have heard a great deal, at divers times, about the
ordainings and leading of Providence in connection
with this matter. It has been suggested that Provi
dence may wisely ordain the union—no; 1 will not
say union—the contrast or opposite qualities in mar
riage, but thereby the greatest amount of good may he
distributed.
The learned shall instruct the ignorant, the refined
shall polish the rude, the liberal dispense the gains of
the covetous, and (1 might also as well add) beauty
reflect some of its attractiveness upon the face of ugli
ness. This is a very comfortable doctrine for one to
preach who feels himself badly mated. Men love to
throw their sins upon the shoulders of Providence if
they can, or on circumstances, or even on tho devil
himself. It is an easy way of getting over a piece of
egregious folly. No.no, friend, just blame your own
precipitancy or thoughtlessness, and let Providence go
clear. As for circumstances, very likely you moulded
them to suit your own views and gratify your own pas
sions. Ido not believe Providence intended you to
have any other than one of the best of wives. ‘A pru
dent (or good) wife is from the Lord.’ You see the
Scripture is plainly against you. If your wife be not a
good one, i. e., adapted to your nature and circum
stances, you cannot regard her as sent to you from God,
except as a punishment for your sins. Had you taken
the requisite pains, you might have found one j ust
adapted to you. If there has been any leading of Pro
vidence in the case, very likely you took the lead your
self. This sort of leading of Providence is rife in the
world.
I shall now address myself particularly to the un
married, and more especially to the young men, I shall
not say as St. Paul, ‘seek not a wife.’ I suppose you
would be thinking about the matter, perchance to be a
‘seeker.’ Yet, I would say seek not unless thou seek
est rightly. I tell thee, friend, it is the most impor
tant step of thy life, as thou mayest hereafter find.—
Pause, therefore, and consider a little. Think what
thou sbonldst love most, and what thou shouldst love
longest. Believe me, you can love as deeply, and far
more safely, if your reason arid judgment have consider
able to say in connection with this business. Igo for
love of the deepest, strongest and most lasting kind,
and 1 am sure that reason is no enemy of this.
If you sufier yourself to be blinded by more show
and glitter, and are at the same time led by some blind
Cupid, you at least, will be likely to ‘fall into a ditch.’
I have known those who regretted that in the
choice of a wife, they were hll so much by passion
and so little by reason, or were sI thoughtless in a mat
ter of so great importance. Many, very many, bestow
far more pains in the choice of a house, a horse, or
even a than in the selection of u wife or hus
band. The house must be carefully examined, the
good points of a horse looked after, and the dress turn
ed over and over ; but a companion for life, sharer ol
our joys and sorrows, the manager of all our domestic
concerns—this is nothing—hit or miss—here goes. I
say be not hasty in this business. Look—think, before
you commit yourself. A knot of this kind is easily
tied, but like the old Gordian knot, it cannot be untied.
Death alone can cut it, and I would not have you think
him long in coming.
One of the great objects for which marriage was in
stituted is, tis I conceive, the intellectual and moral im
provement of the parties. Tho object is a high and
permanent one. The union ought to be formed with
a view to the whole of life of man; his intellectual and
moral life ; his life here and hereafter. How few look
upon the n utter in this light, and enter upon it in such
views! ‘Something transcendent, —Utopian,—can’t
be made to enter into every day's life.’ 11a ! say you
so ? They are the only views worthy of the union of
two immortal beings. They who marry with such
views and feelings will be married body and soul both.
The highest happiness can rest on no sure foundation but
that which is laid iu the human soul. Beauty, wealth,
equipage, all that is outward, inay be swept away in a
moment, or, if continued, may not satisfy.
Intellectual and moral qualities are a more sure
possession. Time serves hut to improve them, and
tho enjoyment of them never cloys. Marry your
wife’s soul. Let its qualities attract you. Then, every ac
quisition which she makes, every day’s experience, eve
ry book she reads will aid her in her onward progress,
and render her more capable of ministering to your im
provement and happiness. Do you want a wife capa
ble of assisting you to become wiser and better, as
well as to patch your clothes, darn your stockings,
or cook vour dinner ? Alas, alas ! how many think a
woman need to know nothing else. Such might also
as well marry a thread and needle, a knitting machine,
or a cooking stove.
What if you area mechanic, a farmer, or a day la
borer ? May not, ought not mechanics, farmers and
day-laborers to grow wiser and better? Have you not
a veritable soul, capable of improvement ? And do you
imi want a wile with n soul? s'ibckings and
cooking dinners are important iM'jirs, (the latter espe
cially,) and may be peculiarly s 0 you. I know not,
however, why a woman with asoul,~* feeling, think
ing, cultivated soul—may not do these things. There
is no good reason why you should not take the most
elevated views of this subject, and go about this busi
ness m a sensible, rational manner. Do you say, ‘One
‘•an scarcely find the article you recommend.’ Some
what difficult, I allow. But it is to be feared that lit
tle demand exists for wives of this sort, Let the de
tr.and become general and the articles (speaking after
the manner of men) will soon come to market. High
c; grounds must be taken, higher views must be incul
cated. The true subject, the whole subject of mar
riage must be understood and felt, and husbands and
wives must be educated in view of it, ere they can be
come all to each other what God designed.
I have urged deliberation upon the unmarried. It
is indispensable to a wise choice. Do you remember
the old saying,‘Marry in haste, and repent at leisure,’
pray wait till you get a few years older. You need
the ripest judgment possible for this business. The
eyes of sixteen do not see things in the same light as
do the eyes of twenty-three or four. Seven or eight
years at this period of your fife will improve your vis
ion wonderfully, especially if you look well about you.
Get old enough to understand your wants tolerably
well. Study your own nature. What are your pre
dominating tastes? Good ones, of course. What
will probably be your avocation in life? What quali
ties in a wife will be likely to render you the most hap
py as years rollon ? Let the points be well looked to
ere you make your choice. Perhaps I can sum up all
in one word.
Get a companion—one who will enter heart and
sou) into your pursuits, who lias the power to do so,
the disposition to do so, whom you can trust to do so,
who can read with you if you read, study with you if
you study, who shall possess a full sympathy with you in
most or all things, who can minister to the higher and
more refined wants of your nature, and who will be like
ly to stir you up to noble endeavors. A doll or a bady
cannot do this. A woman, high-minded, strong-minded,
cultivated, whole-souled woman, is alone capable of it.
You need a mind that will travel with your cwn. So
shall you have a companion. There are wives and
husbands who yet are not companions. It would be
a sad thing to feel that in the highest and most delight
ful walks of life, in the regions of taste, of intellectual
beauty, you are, though married, alone , all alone ; your
dinners and suppers and all that well got up, but in the
highest, best pleasure of life—alone. Alas! for thee
Look well then, to this business.
I)o do not be afraid of a woman possessed of a well
cultivated mind. Do not adopt the vulgar error ol
supposing that such a woman must needs be very un
fit fur the care of a household; must know very little
of domestic affairs ; that, indeed, all this must, ns a mat
ter of course, be sacrificed, if intellectual cultivation
exist to any extent. Ido not believe it. It is a foul
slander on the sex. You will generally find that those
women who possess the best cultivated minds, are the
best managers at home. I admit exceptions. They do,
however, but prove the rule. And why should it not
be so ? The best disciplined and highly polished mind,
one might naturally suppose, would apply itself with
great advantage to the management of domestic affairs.
So lam pursuided it will be fouud, notwithstanding
the sneers and saws about the ‘blue stockings,’ literary
ladies, ‘domestic every day duties,’ and all that.
Some people’s ideas of domestic duties seem to be
entirely circumscribed by the walls of their kitchens.
Such most surely think that the ‘chief end of man’ is
to feed, clothe and sleep well, or that woman was de
signed to be the servant of man’s lower appetites, and
not a companion of his whole being. And has she in
deed no higher mission than this ? Is this the ‘help’
designed by Providence as ‘meet’ forjnan ? Is this our
view of the inatier ? Go live in Turkey, friend. ‘I urn
Turk. You shall have soulless women for this world,
and a houri for the next, of Islamism be true. I re
peat it, be not afraid of mental culture. If you can
appreciate it in a wife, by all means seek it in her.
And intellectual sympathy is perhaps deeper than
any other, and will bind friends more strongly together
than aught beside. It is a sympathy between the high
est faculties of your nature wi th those of a wife who
is able to meet to some extent tho higher wants of
your nature; with whoso spiiit yours can inmost
cases blend. You eatinot truly marry outward beauty,
or money, or lands, or houses. You have a soul, and
cannot join it to these things. You can really marry
only a human soul, harmonizing in the tasteful and
beautiful with jour own.
A few words to the married. Are you just married?
Then the recollection of the days of courtship are yet
fresh. Keep it up. Do not cease to court because
you are married, the very reason of all others why you
should continue to do so. Your opportunities for this
now are far better than they were before. Be just as
careful of each other's good opinion as before. ‘Fix
up’as smartly for each other's society as before. Go
right on doing all that is gallant and handsome as be
fore. Your love, madam, was a gentleman. Your
mistress, sir, was a lady. Shall not the husband and
wife remain the lady and gentleman ? Do not forget
your bow, sir, nor you your courtesy, madam. Give
the best of these to each other. Do you, madam, stu
dy your husband’s tastes and character. Understand
him fully. If you are wise, (this is a secret) you may
manage him altogether, and he, good man, will know
nothing about it. If lie be given to reading and study,
do j T ou read and study with him if possible. Il'lie is fond
of having things snug and quiet, do you take a great
deal of pains to have things so. Incite him to all that
is good and noble. You will find your account in it.
Are you ill married f Are you suffering the conse
quences of thougtlessness ? Matches of thoughtless
ness are by far the most numerous iu the world, and
you, perhaps, are among the multitude. Well, you
need much of the ‘martyr spirit.’ You must make the
best of it. One good tiling you may do ; you may
prevent others by your advice and influence from do
ing in this matter as foolishly as you have done. If
you have children, save them from the rock on which
your hopes have split. Do not marry your son and
daughter to a human body with a farm, or so much
bank stock joined to -it. You can fuse gold, and you
can mingle dirt with dirt; but unless y r ou possess cre
ative power you cannot blend the immaterial with the
material. If a young man comes to court your daughter,
do not consider him a good match, merely because he
may be ‘well to do’ in the world. How many marry
for a ‘home’ but by no means find it a ‘sweet’ one.
Only think of a fine, sensible, cultivated, intellectual
girl, tied to a plodding, utilitarian sort of a fellow, who
can no more appreciate her than did the cock the jewel
which he scratched up. Horrible! Make good use of
your own experience in this matter, so shall you turn
your folly to account.
Are you well married ; really well married ? Sit
down and sing the old song of ‘few happy marriages.’
You can well afford to sing. Ytiu are of the few who
have got into the narrow way of matrimonial felicity.
Providence has smiled (1 want to say laughed, broadly
laughed,) upon you. You have many a pleasant smile
and good honest laugh at home, I’ll warrant. ITow 1
should like to drop in some evening, and spend an hour
or two at your confortable fire-side, just for the sake
of seeing a toeß-marricd couple; a rara avis, truly!
I leave you to your enjoyment.
The Art of Living - Easy.
“I can’t see, for my life, how you alonjr
so easy, Mrs. Jones,” said merry Ellen, to her
mother's nearest neighbor; “your family is
larger than ours, and you have less help—but
you are always in time —come when I will, I
find things in good order—no bustle, fuss, or
confusion, Now we all work from morning till
night, at our house, and our work is never done.
There must be witch-work abuut it—some se
cret—do tell us, won’t you
“\VIn T ANARUS, Ellen, 1 don’t know that there is any
great secret about it; all I can tell, is, I don’t
seem to work very hard, but, somehow, I do get
along very easy, as you say, with all that seems
to fall to my lot.”
“Well, we all know that, Mrs. Jones, and we
know, too, that you do more reading and writ
ing than any of the rest of us, and visit the
sick more, and find time for everything that is
good—oh, there is a secret iu it, and you must
tell me all about it.”
“Yes, Ellen, I will tell you all about it, for
you’re real smart,and will make a first rate wife
for Fred, some day, but you must first promise
to try and make my secret of practical use to
yourself, and teach everybody else.’’
Ellen blushed, and almost wished she had
not been so impertinent. But Ellen was a good,
sensible girl, and was impressed with the idea
that Fred would want a wife somewhat resem
bling bis mother in domestic matters; so she
stooped down and tied her shoes, to hide her
confusion. Mrs. Jones laid down the cheese
knife, (for it was early in the morning) took up
her babe, which her kind heart and arms had
taken home, and picked up a basket of green
peas that were to be shelled for dinner, and sat
down to nurse her little orphan to sleep, take
the peas out of the pod, and tell her story.
“ Well, Ellen, iny secret is just thiswhen 1
go out to shake the table cloth, 1 always bring
in a stick of wood; seldom take two steps
where one will answer, and try to do everything
the shortest way. I pulverise salaratus enough
to last a month at one time, keep it in a con
venient vessel, and then it is always ready for
use —no untying papers and scattering the floor
and cupboard, no table, rolling pin, or mortar
to clean but once; instead of beating my eggs
with a knife or spoon, I have a whip made of
wire, bent in an oblongshape like a tassel, and
tied with a bit of twine to a hickory handle, and
I can beat the whites of six eggs to a standing
form in two minutes, as easily as you will in
half an hour with a knife. Any body can make
an egg whip that can whittle a stick, or find
a piece of wire, if they cannot afford to buv
one. 1 only mention tlu-se things as samples
of time-saving. But if you will not be offended,
I will tell you a little story.”
“Offended ! Nut I. It’s the silliest thing in
the world to get offended, particularly at those
who wish to do us good. The doctor often has
to ad mister unpleasant drugs to effect a cure.”
“Well then, Ellen, I was out taking tea
with a neighbor last week, and we went into the
milk room and cheese room to see the cheese ;
and as we came back we stopped a few minutes
to chat in the kitchen, the lady told the girl she
might make some flannel cakes, as some call
them, for tea. She started off on the bound to
do her duty. First she ran down cellar and
brought up the buttermilk jar, holding almost
a pailful; then she ran back for the eggs, untied
half a pound of salaratus, scattered a spoonful
on the floor and and another on the table, roll
ed it and tied it up; next turned her butter
milk out and spattered anew dress all about
the waist, splashed it over the table on divers
things, said “oh, pshaw,” picked up the sale
rat us from the floor, cleaned her dress, and
brought a plate and then ran to the meal room;
and came back with a heaping plate of
flour, put it into the pan and stirred away, back
and forth, till it was submerged and all lumps.
There was not flour enough; away she ran
again, brought more; there was uot still enough,
! and the third journey bad to be made, iu it w ;i>
dashed, and she stirred away till Iter face glow
ed liken peony; all at once she thought of la t
eggs, and broke them into the batter. She had
forgotten the salt, and ran the fourth time into
the meal room. Now her hatter was too thick,
and more buttermilk had to bo used, and con
sequently the sal era tus paper had to undergo
another operation. Finally, after much labor
and toil, and expenditure of much time, and
waste of material, the lumpy batter was ready
for use. But here was anew trouble; the fire
that was just right halfan hour before, was uow
exhausted ; the griddle which had been set
upon the stove in the beginning, burned rough,
the kitchen and ante-room full of the unpleas
ant smoke and odor of burnt grease—the cGkes
stuck fast to the iron—two messes were w asted
before the griddle POitld be rubbed smooth;
the dish cloths were in sad plight, and the
young lady had expended as much actual labor
as would have prepared the whole meal, set
the table and all.’’
“Oh dear—that was me; any body might
know the picture! But how would you have
managed
“I should have taken my pan and spoon, put
my saleratus into the pan, gone down cellar,
and with my cup, which I keep in the jar for
that purpose, dipped the buttermilk without
spattering it, into my pan; then broke the eggs
carefully into the milk; gone from there to the
meal room and sifted the proper quantity of
flour in, and stirred it carefully thus beating the
eggs while I stirred in the flour ; dropped in a
little salt and returned to the kitchen, all in
five minutes, without having one thing out of
place, except the eggs, shells, and those 1 should
have removed some other time. So you see in
stead of four journeys to the cellar, two to carry
back, and four to the meal room, 1 should have
done the whole work, saved my strength, sav
ed the wear and tear of my slices, saved the
soil of mv dress, saved the lire, the annoyance,
and a good half hour for something else, and
had a better mess of cakes for supper in the bar
gain. And this is only one-half hour saved in
getting supper, by one hand. It took three
that night longer to get tea by cue half, than it
would have taken me to have got it alone.’’
“But law me 1 here’s the baby fast a>leep —
the peas are “all shelled, anti my story must he
wound up, for it’s time to Nvliey off the curd.’
If this bit of experience does you any good, I
will tell you another story some day.” —Ohio
Cultivator.
The Old and New Testament Dissected.
IN TIIK OLD. IN THE NEW. TOTAL.
Books, 39 27 66
Chapters, 929 260 1,189
Verses, ..23,214 7.959 31,173
Words, 592,4 39 181,253 773,692
Letter*, 2,728,100 838,380 2,556,480
OLD TESTAMENT.
The middle Book is Proverbs. 3 lie middle Chapter
is Job XXIX. Tho middle verse is 11. Chronicles
XX. Chapter, between the 17th and 18th verses; the
[east verse is I. Chronicles I. Chapter, 25th verse.
NEW TESTAMENT.
The middle Book is 11. Tliessalonians. The middle
Chapter is between the XIII. and XIY. Romans. The
middle verse is XVII. Chapter of Acts, 17ih verse, thu
hast verse is XI. Chapter ol John, 35th verse.
The middle Chapter and least in the Bible is Psalm
the CXYIf. The middle verse is thoSth of the CXYIII.
Psalm. The middle line is in 11. Chronicles, IV. Chap
ter, 16th verse. The word and occurs in the old Tes
tament 35,513 . .us ;in the New Do. occurs 10,G54
times. The word Jehovah occurs 6.555 times.
Tho 21st verse of the \ 11. Chapter of Ezra has all
the letters of the alphabet; the XIX. Chapter 11.
Kings and XXXVII. of Isaiah, tie alike.
N. B. The above took 3 years in easting up.
Press ou. M
Tliis is a speech brief but full f inspiration, and open
ing the way to all victory. The mystery of Napoleon’* ca
reer is this. Under all difficulties und discourage
ments, “ Press on.” It solves the problem of all he
roes—it is the rule by which to weigh rightly all won
derful successs anil triumphal marches of fortune and
genius. It should be the motto of all. old and young,
high and low, fortunate and unfortunate, so called.
“ Press on !’’ Never despair; never be discouraged,
however stormy the heavens, however dark tho way,
however great the difficulties, and repeated the failures
—“ Press on !’’
If fortune has played false with thee to-day,do thou play
true to thyself to-morrow. If thy riches have taken
wings and left thee, do not weep thyself away ; but bi
up and doing, and retrieve the loss by new energy and
action. If an unfortunate bargain has deranged thy
business, do not fold thine arms, and give Hp all as lost
but stir thyself and work the more vigorously.
If those whom thou hast trusted have betrayed thee,
do not be discouraged, do not idly weep, but “ Press
on,” find others ; or what is better, learn to live within
thyself. Let the foolishness of yesterday make thee
wise to-day. If thy affections have been poured as ,
waters in the desert, do not sit down and perish of
thirst, but ‘ Press on,’’ a beautiful oasis is before thee,
and thou mayest relish it if thou wilt. If another has
been false to thee, do not thou increase the evil by be
ing false to thyself. Do not say the world hath lost
all its poetry and beauty ; it is not so ; but even if it
bo so make thine own poetry and beauty, by a brave
and true life.
“ Press on,” say we to every man and woman, for
on tliis depends success peace, life, life ! Work while
it is day, for the night coraeth in which thou shah
have rest enough. Thy hand is to the plough—look
not back for evermore till thy work is done. —Star of
Bethlehem.
FLOWERS.
A year or two since, when relieved from the
multiplicity of busy cares in the lower part of the
citv, we often had occasion to pass through one o’
those streets where reside the ton, when we often
saw a lady standing at a window, where flowers
bloomed most profusely, who seemed intensely
uazing on those beautiful plants, as if watching
with pleasure, the gradual unfolding of their snowy
petals, and apparently unmindful of all that was
passing around.
Day after day as we passed, she usully was in
the same place. So often did we notice this,
that our curiosity was awakened; we thought
something more than the flowers alone, must br
the cause of this careful attention, and we sought
to know the cause. Fortunately a gentleman,
an agreeable acquaintance of ours, now out o:
town, volunteered to introduce us.
One day we called; the lady when we entered
was in her usual place. After a few general re
marks on the ordinary topics of the day, the weat.i
er, and other etceteras, we noticed her flowers;
as soon as we spoke of them, she rose, and nearing
the window, “yes,” said she with a sigh, “I have
nursed these with a great deal o. care, and par
ticularly this lily,” at the same tune pointing to a
beautiful specimen of that species of plant which
stood near us blooming in full luxuriance.
“A year ago last month my dear child, my poor
Sarah, planted it. It was the last thing she ever)
(iid before -he died. And to me this is a precious
flow er!’’
i was deeply interested i;i the narrative of this
touching incident, but mv curh*sity was at an end,
lor 1 knew how dear to the heart, and how carefully
tred'ured, are suoit liltie mementoes of those dear
!rie:u!s, that have passed away into another world.
An Indian Story.
BY THOXAS ELLS, BROOKLYN.
It was a sultry evening towards tho last of
June, 1 that Captain Harmon and his
eastern rangers urged their canoes upon the
Kennebec River, in pursuit of their savage
enemies.
For hours they toiled diligent!v at the oar,
—the last trace of civilization was left behind,
and the long shadows ot the skirting forests
met and blended in the middle and broad
stream, that wound darkly through them.
At every sound from ‘.he adjacent shores—
the rustling wing of some night.bird, or the
quick footstep ot some wild beast—the dash of
the oar was suspended, and the ranger’s grasp
tightened on bis ride.
All knew the peril of the enterprise; and
that silence, which is natural to men who feel
themselves in the extreme ot moral jeopardy,
settled like a cloud upon the midnight adven
turers.
“Hush—softly, men!” said ifie watchful
Hannon, in a voice which scarcely rose above
a hoarse whisper, as his canoes swept around
a rugged promontory, “there is a light ahead I”
All eyes were bent towards t'ne shore. A
tall Indian lire gleamed up amidst the great
oaks, casting a red and strong light upon the
dark waters.
For a single and breathless moment the
operation of the oar was suspended, and every
one listened with painful earnestness to catch
the well known sounds which seldom fail to
indicate the propinquity of the savages. Bui
now all was silent.
‘Viih slow and faint movements ol the oar,
die canoes gradually approached thesusoected
spot. The landing was “fleeted in silence.
After moving cautiously ill the dark shad
ow, the party at length ventured within the
hroad circle of the light which at Hist attracted
their attention.
Harrnon was at their head, with an eye
and a hand as quick as those of the savage
enemy whom he sought.
The body of a fallen tree lav across tho
path. As the rangers were on the point of
leaping over it, the hoarse whisper of Harmon
again broke the silence.
“Hod of Heaven! lie exclaimed, pointing
to the tree; “see here! ’lis the work of the
cursed red-skins.”
A smothered curse growled on the lips of
the rangers as the bent grimly toward in the
direction pointed out by their commander.
Blood was sprinkled on tho long grass, and
a human hand—the hand of a white man—lay
on the bloody log.
1 here was not a word spoken, but every
countenance worked with terrible emotion.
Had the rangers followed their own desperate
inclination, they would have hurried recklessly
on to tho work of vengeance: but the example
ot their leader, who had regained his usual
calmness and self-command, prepared them
tor a less speedy, but more certain triumph.
Cautiously passing over the tearful obstacle
m tho pathway, and closeiy followed by his
companions, ho advanced stealthily with his
party as much as possible, behind the thick
trees.
In a few moments, they obtained a full view
ot the objects of their search. Stretched at
their lengih aruuud a huge fire, but at con
venient distance from it, lay the painted and
bait-naked savages.
It was evident, from their appearance,’ that
they had passed the day in one of their horrid
revels; and they were now suffering under
the effects ot intoxication.
Occasionally a grim warrior among them
started half upright, grasping his tomahawk,
as if to combat some vision of his disordered
brain, but unable to shake off the stupor from
his senses, uniformly fell back into his former
position.
The rangers crept nearer. As they bent
their keen eyes along their well-tried rifles,
each le t perfectly sure of his aim. They
waited for the signal of Harmon, who was en
deavoring to bring his long musket to bear
upon the heads ol the savages.
“Fire!” he at length exclaimed, as the sight
ot his piece interposed fill and distinct between,
his eye and the wild scalp-lock of the Indian;
“tire, and rush on!”
The sharp voice of thirty rifles thrilled through
the heart of the forest.
1 here was a groan—a smothered cry—a
wild and convulsive movement among the
sleeping Indians, and all again was silent.
Ihe rangers sprang forward with their
clubbed muskets and hunting knives; but
their work was done. The red men had gone
to their last audit befue the Great
no sound was heard among them save the
gurgling of the hot blood from their lifeless,
bosoms.
Wo have seen women not only too weak to
bear too l, but even to weak to bear a contra
diction —but who ever saw one too weak to
bear a husband V We pause for a reply.
Queer Affair.— Cryus F. Ballard was late
ly shot by Conrad Decker, in the town ofElle
ry, in Chatauque co., N. Y., and dangerously
wounded. Decker had sold his wile to Ballard
for two shillings, and becoming dissatistied
with the bargain, undertook to kill him.
Tiiat was a witty thing which thp Pick
Republican said ol hi* neighbor—-the West A.
bamian—when he said that tire latter had bee.
salivated by a too frequent use of the Cliarlestni
Mercury.
Bill Lawrence says, ‘working under a Fire
Eating printing office where there are two Devil
in it, is not the thing it’s cracked up to i>e; for i
is hot as a certain individual’s dominions 11
[tor Tilt GEORGIA ClTill*.]
Problem.
It is required to Cud two numbers, so that f?n
square of the first, augmented by the second will be
equal to S2 ; the bquare us the second increased by tb.
first will be equal to 176. What are the numbers ?
statement.
x 2 plus y— 62
y 2 “ X
A solution i requested. J. B. Is.
Eller slit) Ga.
NO. 22.