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wTILIAXIS, OLIVER AND BROWN^
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
BUENA VISTA, MARION COUNTY, GA.
T A VH,!, practice in thu counties of Marion, Macon, linns
\ ) ton,Stewart, Randolph, Muscogee, Lee, and any ad
j.nning counties where their sertices may bo required.
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hr. IS. nil! continue to practice Medicine and Surgery in oil 1
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Medical Notice.
DU. R. McGOLDRICK lias eturne l and wil
res line thudufes of his profession in the various bran- j
dies of Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics, Ac. He has removed
Sns office and dwelling to the corner of Walnut and Bridge
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BISSOLUTION. The firm of PAYNE & NISBET is
this day dissolved by in-itual consent. The business
will he continued by GEORGE PAYNE, who is alone autlior
i/.ed to settle tUe business of the firm.
Jan. lj, 1853. jan‘J2 j
Williamson, Taylor 6c Cos.
NO. 73, MAltKEl* STREET, PIDjiAD.
Importers and Jobbers,
f FANCY & STAPLE DRY GOODS.
VVE constantly on hand a larco and tine assortment
“1 consisting in part of BLANKETS. NEGRO CLOTHS,
and KERSIES, BROWN and BLEACHED SHIRTINGS and |
.SHEETING A Ac., Ac. To which wt! invite the attention of 1
’ - 1 V MERt'H ANTS. octl6—ly
JL G. LAMAR AND O. S. LOCIIRANE,
ATTORNEYS at law,
mar 3 Macon, f.i, ts
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMP’V
OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.
(XST.BLISBED IN I8J0.)
Fire Risks on Cotton aud store, Merchandise, Store Houses
Dwellings and Furniture. Churches, Ac., in the atiove old and
Dell established Company taken at the usual rates, by
E. J. JOHNSTON,
J anv - —b Agent for Macon and Bibb county.
?f ET’S COBNSB.
For the Citizen.
To Ostoii B. Sprout.
I'll ieii •t,u my dear cousin Osion,
Os dangers I once underwent,
In crossing a pond down in Houston,
Which was swelled to its fullest extent.
The pond was up high as the fences,
And nearly a half a mile wide,
My horse exercised his good senses,
Or surely we both would have died.
An old log or a something we struck,
Which must have been washed in the track,
In the midst of the pond we were stuek,
And eould not get forward nor back.
Muddy water ran high o’er my seat,
My horse in a struggle fell down
And could not get up on his feet,
1 was sure he would certainly drown.
For life he was flouncing and working,
The water all over ine flew,
And there I sat trembling and jerking,
I did’nt know what else to do.
I five or six lashes then gave him,
(Oh! man, what a weak silly elf,)
J dare not get out for to save him,
For fear of not saving mylblf.
Billy Button, (my horse, sir, I mean,)
Boldly (dunged through the billowy furrows,
Or surely you ne'er would have seen
Your cousin, A. W. BURROWS.
Ciintop, Ga., March 4th. 1853.
Bachelors and tiirls.
Two weeks ago, we copied an article, entitled ‘A
Bachelor s opinion of Modern Girls,’ to which we
have received a reply from a talented young lady, of
\\ estern Georgia, that seems to us to be something
of a ‘docksolager,’ In order that the matter may be
fairly belore the parties concerned as well as the rea
der, we re-insert the ‘Oliver’ to which ‘Miss Georgia’
has sent a ‘Rowland.’— Ed. Georgia Citizen.
A Bachelor's Opinion of Modern Girls.
‘Ever ranging, constantly changing,
Sometimes teasing, sometimes pleasing,
Sometimes hoaxing, sometimes coaxing,
No expressing how much dressing,
Little knowing, little sewing,
Little walking, greatly talking,
Mischief making, promise breaking,
Novel reading, dainty feeling.
Idle dreaming, sudden screaming,
Lap-dog doating, Byron quoting,
Piano playing, gems displaying,
Body bracing, tightly lacing,
Over sleeping, often weeping,
Dandy-loving, white-kid gloving,
Thin shoe wearing, health despairing,
Daily fretting, sickness getting,
Ever sighing, almost dying.
What blessed wives to cheer men’s lives !’
For the Georgia Citizen.
The Reply.
A Girl’s Opinion of Modern Bachelors.
Ever roving, never h.ving,
Sometimes joking, always smoking,
Little thinking, brandy drinking,
Tight b< ots wearing, oltcn swearing,
Never heeding printer’s pleading,
Gn at things doing, tobacco chewing,
Ever doubting, Shakspcarc spouting,
Selfish growing, ail things knowing,
Never sighing, sometimes lying,
Billiards playing, trust betraying,
Fond of walking, nonsense talking,
Misplaced brooms, dirty rooms,
Buttons lacking, draw’s ransacking,
Never find ’em, never mind ’em,
Money saving, seldom shaving,
Loving glasses, but never lasses,
X\ hat blessed churls, for ‘Modern Girls!’
March 23d, ISo‘J. GEORGIA.
Wgiu an.
BY CARRY CORNWALL.
Gone from hc> check is the summer bloom,
And her breath hast lost its faint perfume.
And ihe gloss hath dropped from her golden hair,
And her forehead is pal *, though no longer fair.
And the Spirit that sate on her soft blue eye
is struck with cold mortality ;
And the smile that play'd on her lip hath fled,
Aid every grace hath now left the and ad.
Like slaves, they obey’d her in height of power,
Hut left her all in her wintry hour ;
And the crowds that sivort- for her love to die
Shrank from the t ine of her last sad sigii.
And this is Max's fidelity !
Tis Womaji alone, with a firmer lieait,
Can see all these id -is of life depart.
And love the more, and soothe, and bless
Man in his utter wretchedness.
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WKC Blit ANY.
Love Episode.
Albert Morris was a younjj 1 Mii L-icl-• 1 j>l*ian, of
family, wealth, fine talent, considerable beauty,
anti, with all these, an honest and feeling heart,
! acute sensibility, and pure, correct, moral prin
| eiples.
It chanced that one sunny afternoon in Oc
tober, this unexceptionable hero of ours was
sauntering down Chesnut street, in a listless or
rather unhappy mood, his brows lowering, and
his eyes glancing about with a restless look of
discontent. Now, what possible trouble or an
noyance coul 1 come nigh so charming and for
tunate a young man?
Suddenly lie gave an eager look forward,
his eve brightened, his cheek Hushed, and his
step quickened. Surely he could not mistake
that form, that gait, that air; no, it was C ara
Atwood. She did not see him, or seemed not.
to mark him, 1:11 they were almost face to face.
Then she smiled, blushed and paused a mo
ment, as Morris, lifting his hat, inquired with a
jovful air, w hen she arrived in town.
•'Only last night,” she replied, and after a
few words more, passed on.
Miss Atwood was an undeniable beauty, and ,
a beile of much celebrity. Her taste in dress
was exquisite, though rather on the magniti- j
cent order. She had many accomplishment-,
a keen wit, and some genius, so it is little won
der that, as far as she had revealed herself,
she had been enchanting to the poetical, and
somewhat impressible, Albert Morris. It was j
spring when they tirst met, and before they j
both left the city for the summer, dreams, 1
wondrous, pleasant,in which the peerle-s belle
always appeared, became perilously frequent
with him.
And Miss Atwood! Why she smiled sweet
ly on a!! he said or did, and bent herselt to
i wards him slightly —very slightly —from the
1 pedestal of her pride. With a most comfort
able faith in her own irresistibleness, she evi- \
dently considered the heart of every man she
met as a kind of fruit, very ripe and very soft,
I aud only waiting the least possible shake on
her part, to fall into her hand, or at her feet.
But let us return to that walk of our hero’s
down Chesnut street.
His heart filled with indescribable emotion,
he involuntarily turned his head to look after
the fair lady. Ashe did so, he remarked that
as she swept along with her half-nouchalant,
half haughty gait, the fringe of her rich man
: tilla caught on the edge of a basket born by a
poor old woman who was hobbling along with
a crutch. The basket was filled aud piled up
with large oranges; and, as Miss Atwood gave
an impatient pull to extricate the fringe,
she half upset the basket—pu posely, it was
I evident —and out rolled a golden shower of
oranges. With no expression of regret, but
with a frown like midnight, and a cool “You
should keep out of the way,” she pushed majes
i tically on, and entered Levy’s inviting doors.—
The old woman stood the image of despair; a
! poor, feeble cieaturo, jostled by the fashionable
| throng, she could not help herself in this sad
| extremity. Surprised, indignant, and shocked
; beyond expression, Mr. Morris, with one ot
; his quick, humane impulses, turned back to as
sist her; but he was too late, fora slight, grace
ful figure sprang forward, and two dear little
1 white-gloved hands began picking up the or-
I anges aud replacing them in the basket of the
grateful old dame, and a sweet, kind voice said:
“Oh, do not thank me —it is nothing!’’ and
! then Morris caught a glimpse of a fair young
face, not a beautiful face, but one fresh and sun
| uy.and wearing an expression pure and noble,
I and good withall. He saw large brown eyes
i with soul and warm red lips tremulous with
MACON, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 2, 1853.
feeling, and a clear broad brow, stamped with
intellect, over which waved hair of a dark, rich
shade. All these he saw underneath a little
cottage bonnet of white silk, unadorned by l ib
lion, lace or flowers—for the young being be
fore him, was that sweetest of imaginable crea
tures, a pretty Philadelphia Quakeress.
At that moment the soulless statue Albert,
had half deified by his admiring homage, fell
from its pedestal, and a fair idea of womanly
loveliness sanctified by goodness, mounted tri
umphantly to its place.
l)o not condemn mv hero, when I say that he
followed at a respectful distance behind the
Quakeress as she walked up Chesnut street,
then turned and passed up Seventh street to
Arch street, and up Arch street almost to Broad
street. FiiniUv, she ran lightly up some daz
zling white marble steps, and entered4l plain,
but elegant looking mansion. As Morris pass
ed, he glanced at the door plate. It bore his
own name; and, with a feeling half-pleasure,
half-paiu, lie recollected that here resided a
distant relative of his father’s. There liad once
been some difference between the families, and
all intercourse had been long since suspended.
As might have been anticipated, Mr. Albert
Monis suddenly became an active peace-maker.
Such a cold feeling of estrangement between
those connected by the l*es ot kindred was un
natural, unchristian, and ought no longer to
exist. Thus lie argued, until his mother (now
a widow) and his niece, obliging sister, set forth
on a visit of conciliation, or rather reconcilia
tion. ‘Phis was perfectly successful, and soon
the long frozen tide of social intercourse flowed
again sunny and swift.
(Jh, such times as the two families had to
gether! Such morning walks and rides; and
then such sociable evening gatherings for all
sorts of innocent and sensible enjoyment. In
deed it was pleasanter and better, and mote
delightful every way than I can tell.
I surely need not say bow glad was Albert
in bis heart, when lie listened daily to the
praises of dear, gifted, cousin Annie, trom his
affectionate sister and enthusiastic young broth
ers, and even from his thoughtful, intelligent
mother. Ah! the little heathen divinity’s
‘•fairy bark” sometimes has smooth sailing,
say what they will.
It so happened that Annie was deep in the
study of German at that time, and Albert pre
sent 1 * discovered that lie really must rub up
his knowing of that grand language. After
this, what enchanting “long mornings, what
charming jaw-dislocating hours they spent
over Goethe and Crabbe, and Gessener and
Gleim and Ph-tiel Pfizer, &e.
But the time came when it was away with
these old fellows, and let the heart speak tliro’
lips and eyes, ami ‘ little unobserved acts,’’ a
poetry more ddiUous, an eloquence more sub
duing. •
-Mv dear Albert,’ 1 said Annie Morris, now
t wo months a wifi*, ‘'what possessed thee to
send home that enormous orange tree? 1 could
scarcely find room for it in our conservatory.”
‘ An, Annie,’’ lie replied, “1 love the orange
—it is a sacred but to me.’’
“Now, what enlist thou mean!'’ said the little
wife, with some surprise.
‘"Listen to me, then my love,” be rejoined.
“As by the apple, Adam lost his paradise, so
by the orange, have 1 found mine. What! still
mystified/ All, bless you. and bless all crip
pled dd oiange women, say l!”
“All, Albeit!” said Annie, blushing deep
ly and smiling through her tears, as she wound
her arms around the neck ot her young hus
band; ‘ did st ch<>n see that? 1 was a little
aslnrtiied at the time—there were so many
looking at in -; but I could not help it. ’
‘To be sure you could not help it, vour
hands go around such work oil their own ac
cord. Help it, indeed.”
On the morning after the little street inci
dent which was the stepping stone to the hap
py fortune of Albert Morris, Miss Clara At
wood was seated in her most graceful at'itude
on a purple velvet sofa in an elegant parlor,
awaiting a call from that self-same young
gentleman. ’There came a ring at the door,
and presently a so vent entered bearing a bask
et—a pretty little French affair—tilled with or
anges, and a card on which was written, with
“the compliments of A. M ”
The cheek, neck and brow of the, haughty
beauty became crimson, as she dashed the sig
nificant otiei'ing to the floor.
Last winter she was married—well, all ihe
world said. She has a large house in Walnut
street, a fine country seat, a magnificent car
riage, and her servants sport a dashing livery.
In short, luxury and display surround her. —
She is still beautiful, brilliant, witty, gay, and
it may be happy; but I do not think she ever
cultivated orange trees in her conservatories.
The Widow’s Revenue.
In a busy part of Fifth street, in a store that
always wears a gloomy appearance, no ray of
sunlight ever penetrated the dusky interior,
and but few customers are seen to enter it. —
The owner seldom appears, but when he does
stand at the door, his misanthropic look, a for
bidding frown that rests upon bis brow, and
an expression of malice that peers out from the
deep folds of his premature wrinkles, lias a re
pelling elfect upon every passer-by who glan
ces at his hard countenance.
The store keeper once had a son, his very
opposite. His face wore an expression that
won good will, and his manners never failed
to inspire confidence. This son was industri
ous, and did a large business, while bis harsh
father seldom took a turn behind the counter
except to empty the cash drawer.
The son married a sweet girl, who made
him a sweet wife, and they lived together two
happy years, when he was called away irom his
beloved wife and a troublesome world. He
had worked hard, and the business, since he
had taken its direction, had flourished. But
the lather was owner, and the widow was de
pendant upon his bounty, though all he pos
sessed was gained by her host,and.
Ilis behaviour to the widow was cold and
unkind. He made her feel bitterly that she
was dependant. She knew that if right pre
vailed, she would not be thus situated in the
house of which her husband was a supporter.
But, grieving under the neglect, stung by con
tinued insult, and tired by heartless taunts, she
determined to achieve deliverance from a hate
ful dependence, and to work deep vengeance
upon her heartless enemy.
The father had a brother who was unmar
ried and wealthy, by the management of whose
affairs he got the greater part of his income;
leaving the poor widow to toil all day in the
store. He also on being the younger of the
two, counted on being liis brother’s heir.
One evening, on returning from a journey he
had taken to settle some business on a distant
estate of his brother’s, he was startled to find
that the widow had gone ! A letter informed
him that she was married, and that if he wished
to write to her, he must send his letters to
Niagara Falls; but that in a few weeks she
with her husband would pay him a visit.
Furious with rage, he wrote, ordering her
never to intrude into his presence ; nor dare to
bring her husband into liis house, or lie would
show them the door. He longed to confide his
griefs to liis brother, but the brother was from
home ; impatiently lie flew t,o his house on his
return. On entering the drawing-room, a lady
stood with her back'to him gazing out of the
window. A terrible suspicion made bis heart
stand still ! The lady turned—a glance of
mingled triumph and mischievous mirth met
his quailing eye. It was the widow !
A servant ceremoniously showed him the
door, which has never been opened to him
since. Last Christmas the lady presented her
husband with a son ; and her persecutor’s ex
pectations of a rich inheritance are crushed
forever.— Cincinnati Sun.
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The above cut represents an outside view of the new Foundry and Machine Snores, recently erected in this city, by Robert Findlay. The
dimensions of the building are as follows : The two fronts are over 600 feet iir length. The main building is 320 feet long, 50 feet wide and
two stories high, and the wing nearly 200 feet, of one story. In the latter are arrangements for about 15 forges. In the rear of the main build
ing is the Foundry, and the rest will be occupied as a Machine Shop. The plan and arrangements of the whole establishment, have been con
structed on a scale sufficiently extensive for the employment of three hundred and fifty hands, which number can doubtless be constantly em
ployed, as soon as the proprietor has fully carried into effect his plans, for the construction ot Locomotive Engines.
The manufacture of Stationary Steam Engines, however, gives ample and profitable employment to a large number of operatives, many ot whom
are contributors to the wealth and importance of our city, by the purchase and improvement of lots, within our limits.
Some of the Engines constructed bv Mr. Findlay, are ot the highest order ot finish, two ot which can be seen m daily operation in thecitx, one
at the Variety Works of our enterprizing townsmen, Messrs. Ross A Massey, —the other recently made to the order of the South-Western Rail
road Company, and now in operation at their new Depot “Workshops. This establishment is not only an ornament to our city, but one of those
useful and indispensable auxiliaries to the progress of the place and country, which can hardly be over-estimated in value and importance. And
in the hands of so energetic and skillful a gentleman as Mr. Findlay, it can hardly fail of being a profitable investment, ihe elegant design and
engraving of the Works is from the burin of Col. O. 11. Tiiroop, a most slcilliul Engraver in Mood and Metals, and a capital dr.iught>mnn,
who is au fait in all that appertains to his profession.
Railroads—Brunswick and Savannah —Savan-
nah Enterprise, tc.— We copy an article this week
Irom ili Columbia* Times Sioiit'uml, brought forth
by an article in our paper on the Atnericus and Lump
kin Railroad—on the subject of a railroad from Bruns
wick lo Lumpkin, via Albany, and thence to Co
lumbus. The route of the road proposed by the
Times would pass through Glynn, Wayne, Ware,
Irwin, Baker, Lee, Randolph and Stewart, and would
probably be over two hundred miles in length. The
arguments used by the Times are sound and plausible,
in the main, but we cannot help but dissent from some
of its ideas. The Times remarks that the road be
tween Brunswick and Columbus via Lumpkin, will be
fifty miles shorter, than between Columbus and Savan
nah. We arc pleased to see that the press of other |
parts of the State are taking an interest in the build
ing of this read to Lumpkin.
It is, of course, immaterial to us, whether the rail
road comes to Lumpkin from Savannah, or from
Brunswick. Oar preference though, is most decided
ly for Savannah. This city is the only seaport in
Georgia of any prominence; and its capital and enter
prise has done more to advance the interest of rail
roads in Georgia and Alabama, than all the combined
workings of companies in the Southern States. All
praise and all honor is due to Savannah for the en
terprise, and her assiduity in promoting the progress
of internal improvements in Georgia. Wc are aston
ished at any man who will attempt to work against
tlie interest of Savannah. New Orleans, with five
times her population, has never done onc-t'-nth pari
as much towards promoting Southern Industry as Sa
vannah. Thun, wc say Georgians ought to be proud
of her!
We wish to see a railroad built to Lumpkin from
Americas. That will be an extension of the South-
Western Railroad, and will directly connect us with
Savannah. A railroad will make our town a place of
considerable commercial importance, and at once es
tablish a good market for the cotton and other pro
duce of our farmers.
Lumpkin, at present, is almost out of the business
part of the world. True, we have good daily mails,
unequalled schools, and undeniably good society; but
all these do not place us on equal footing with this
progressive age, where railroads spring up at the in
stance of the capital and energy of our more enterpri
sing neighbors. It seems to us that Lumpkin is as
equally able to build railroads, as Americus, Albany,
Oglethorpe or Thomasville.
Citizens of Stewart! arouse from your lethargy, and
let us have a railroad, either from Brunswick to Lump
kin, or from Americas to Lumpkin—a direct Savan
nah connection. W e much prefer a connection with ;
Savannah to a connection with Brunswick.—Lump
kin Courier.
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Tiie Great Beast of Revelation. —A cor
respondent of the Somerset (X. J.) W liig, com
municates the following extracts from the Re
velations, with a solution, in the name of Louis
Napoleon, which seems satisfactory —to himself
at least: —
Revelation, 13th chapter, verse 11th. And
I beheld another beast coming out of the earth,
and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake
as a dragon.
12. And he exercised all the power of the
first beast before hint, and causeth the earth,
and them which dwell therein to worship the
first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
18. Here is wisdom. Lot him that has un
derstanding count the number of the beasts; for
it is the number of a man; and his number is
six hundred three score and six.
LOUIS NAPOLEON.
Ludovicos is the Latin for Louis.
L 50
V* 5
D 500
V 5
I 1
C 100
V 5
066
The letters O and S are the signs for nonum
bers.
*U and V are the same letter.
Tatienee is a tree whpse roots are bitter, but the
fru'.t is very sweet.
Cf.lebration of Napoleon’s Marriage in Wash
ington.—The National Intelligencer of March 33 says:
We depart from our usual reserve in regard to so
cial incidents to say, that the Minister of Franco, the
Conipte de Sartiges, in honor of the nuptials of liis
Sovereign and the Empress, gave on Tuesday evening
one of the most superb Balls which ever graced tile
saloons of this metropolis. All the functionaries of our
Government, (saving the Chief) with the members of
the incoming Cabinet, were present, together with
great members of Diplomatic Corps and the military
and naval officers of our own service were all in their
rich official costumes, giving great brilliancy to the
crowned assembly, and the array of beauty could not
have been surpassed at any capital of the world.—
The distinguished host and liis assiduous secretaries,
in their ceaseless attention to the pleasure of their nu
merous guests, did honor to the characteristic polite
ness of their country.
A Western editor in answer to a complaint of a
patron, that he did not give news enough, advised
him when news was scarce to read the Bible, which
he had no doubt would be new to him !
’ Spring Business Advertising.—Now that
the spring business has commenced, it. is the
time to advertise in the newspapers. Those of
our merchants who neglect to do this are most
surely the losers, no matter how much business
they may be now doing; even if they are as j
well satisfied with their prospects, as man ever j
is, they will eventually lose ground if they do >
not advertise. Others not so well satisfied —,
those who have a business to build up —seize
upon the columns of the newspaper, and tell
the whole world of buyers that they, too, have
goods to sell ‘at taking prices.’ The customers,
too, have began to think that those who adver
tise can afford to sell cheapest—that they are
‘'‘live traders' ’ and if they do nothing more the
first time, they will at least examine the goods
offered, before purchasing elsewhere. Thus,
those who do not advertise what they are do
ing and what they can do, gradually lose their
custom, to the gain of the more enterprising in
the same line of business.
But everybody does advertise in a greater or
less degree in some shape or other—by cards,
by circulars, by drumming, by sign-boards, by
a handsome display of goods in their windows,
or in some other way. They must take some
method to tell people what they have to sell. —
But they take a deal of pains and goto great
expense, and do everything and anything to in-!
crease the number of their customers, but the j
very way which is easiest, most direct, most es- ;
fectual, and altogether the cheapest, viz: by
telling their story in the columns of a widely j
circulated newspaper. Is it not so? Think for
one moment of the vast influence of the daily
press; remember that if you wish to carry forward
any great project —build a rail road, get up an
opera house company, build a hotel, start a
bank or insurance office —the very first man
you run to for aid, is the editor of the newspa- ;
per. You wish to tell the public of your pro J
ject, and at once the editor is the man to do it
for you. This is advertising. It is not always
paid for, but it is a short cut to the accom
plishment of the object in view.
Very well; from all this the conclusion is in
evitable that publicity is the only means by
which one who has goods to sell can find ctis- ’
tomers for them. If it is good to tell a hun- ’
dred persons that you can give them good bar- j
gains, it is much better to tell a thousand, and
so on to the end of the chapter. The itewspa- |
per is the means to be used for this purpose. —
It goes everywhere, and tells your story to
thousands at the same moment. It is to the
businessman better than capital, for it brings
him customers, which capital will not do. It
is in reality the “poor man’s capital,'’ and when
coupled with enterprise and activity, honesty j
and determination, is better than gold for a
foundation. When all are combined there art
no such results as fail.
We know very well that it is the habit of
some to undervalue advertising. Articles like
this are too often set pown as but the argu
ment of an interested party, and are passed
over without thought. This, is not, however,
always the case. There are those who study j
every way, and use every means to give publi
city to their business; and—mark the state
ment —they will always be found among the ;
most enterprising and successful of our business
men. One word of advice in conclusion. //
you have goods to sell, teul of it! —Boston
Journal.
——TTY TTT“~
Babies. — An editor who lias been married about
a year, speaking of babies, says ; ‘ I lie delight of
j the day—ihe torment of the night—elegant in full
) diess, but horrible in dishabille—beautiful on the smile, j
but maddening on the yell—exquisitely in place, in the j
nursery, but awfully de trop in the parlor or railroad
ear —the fountain of all joy and something else—the
well-spring of delight and the recipients of unlimited
spankings-—the glory of‘pa’—the happiness of‘ina’—
who wouldn't have ‘em ?’
A Queer Question. —Asa very respectable man,
dressed rather after the Shaker fashion, was passing
along Washington street yesterday, a young fellow
stopped him and said, ‘Mister, how's your aunt, on
an average?’ ‘Sir,’ responded the stranger, ‘I have
Do aunt Average,’ and walked on. — Boston Post.
Every Word True. — It is a great preva
lent error, that children may be left to run
wild in every sort of companv and temptations
for several years and that it will then be time
enough to break them in. This mistake makes
half our spendthrifts, gamblers, drunkards and
thieves. No man would deal so with his gar
den or lot, no man would raise a colt or puppy
on such a principle. Take notice, parents—
unless you till the new soil and throw in the
good seed, the devil will have a crop of poison
weeds before you know what is taking place.
Look at your dear children, and think wheth
er vou will leave their ruin or safety at hazard,
or whether you should not train them up in
the way they should go.
I T- •<£•*■—
A young man of our acquaintance caught, on Mon
day last, eighty mackerel in au h mr. lie resided over
i fish store, and threw his hook out <>f a two story
window. Whether this had anything t> do with liis
good fortune, the next grand jury w 11 probably deter
mine.
Front the Soil of the South.
Bernese Tattle.
Mr. Elilor: Living as we do, in an age of
Agricultural improvements, l find in almost
every agricultural journal a communication or
recommendation of improved stock, partieu
; lariy cows. lam however surprised to see that
’ none but those of English origin, are ever re
commended or even mentioned. In (act; the
European continent seems to be an unknown
country to American stockbreeders, an i there
appears to be total ignorance of the existence
of any tine cattle in other parts of the world
than England. I therefore consider it my du
ty, to give to the public what 1 ttle experience
l may have in this matter; and assume per
sons pci haps may say; ‘What does R. Nelson
know about stock-breedir.g V I only would
mention, ilint for fifty years my father was one
of ilie most extensive, if not the largo! practi
cal farmer and stock-breeder oil the European
continent, that I was regularly raised aid
trained to the business, and for many years as
sisted him, until political circumstances caused
me to settle in America.
Wc tried for many years all the now highly
recommended English breeds of catt e. as Dut
ham, Noith Devon, Ayrshire, Alderney and
others, but the final result was, that we reject
ed them and tried the Switzerland breeds, la
1845 when travelling all over Europe to see
ail 1 learn as much as possible iu reg- J to farm
ing and stock breeding, 1 brought home to
my native country, Denmark, diff rent breeds
of Swilzerlaud cattle, as the Swytz. Freiburg,
and Bernese. The latter proved to bo greatest
acquisition to the country in every respect, tor
milk as well as for meat. They are not Urge
size, excellent milkers and very quiet and gen
tle. As many persons like to show their .-up
posed great intelligence by blaming any new
experiment, many predictions as to their unlit- ;
ness for our climate were given ; they all how- j
ever proved wrong, for, when kept on the same
pasture, and stable, and on the same quautity
ol forage as our other breeds, and native cows,
the result was entirely and by far in their tavor;
and as it is a well known fact, that some cows.
| or some breeds wid give much richer miik than
I others, the milk of the Bernese cow was by fur
! the richest. The farm, where they were kept,
i was a very dry, sandy and gravelly soil, ju.t
like piney woods in Georgia. Somebody may,
perhaps, object, that the climate of Georgia is i
much warmer than that of Switzciland. io
this l would say, that the dairy farms of Lom
bardy and Italy are always stoked with Ber
nese cows, which are doing just as well among
the Orange groves, as in the cold climate ol
Denmark. The finest cattle are to be found in
Emrneutbal, Uaslithal and Oberinudial. Dor
live centuries the inhabitants of Switzerland
have devoted their whole and undivided atten
tion to the stock, their only source of subsis
tence, and while several of the English breeds
properly may be termed ‘artificial,’ t.’ie Bernese
Certainly must be pronounced ‘natural,’ and
even of great constancy, which is of great im
portance, as any stock-breeder will know.
For fifteen years I had th>* control of a con
stant stock of from 2UO to 300 Bernese cows,
and so confident am I of their superiority to all
other breeds for Georgia, that I should be glad,
if any person here would try to get information
about them from reliable sources, which, 1 am
sure, would j>ro v e, that I have uot said too
much in regard to them, and although well ac
quainted with other European continental
breeds, I would not recommend them for Gtor
j gia, as they ai'o not fit for it.
The best time to import such cattle would be
in latter part of Summer. In August and
September, when returning from the moun
i tains, their owners have derived their greatest
’ profit from them for that year, and would feel
; more disposed to sell them. At that time al-o
| the freight of vessels would be less in propor
tion as “the shipment of emigrants is” diminish
! ig.
The wish and taste for agricultural improve
! ments is awakened in Georgia; large amounts
J have been spent on importation of English cat
’ tie; why will nobody try this most superior
of ali breeds ? lain afraid I hare already
made tv letter too Ion” for your colutnus, bat
if any person should wish further information
in regard to this matter I will gladly give any
information in mv power.
ROBERT NELSON.
Macon, Ga., February, 1853.
Business of the State Hoad. — The subjoined
abstract of the business of the Slate Road tor the
month of February, 1853, compared with the corres
ponding month of last year, presents a gratifying pic
ture:
INCOME.
WESTBRN A. ATLAJTTtC |: AH.ROAD FOR FEBRUARY, 1853.
Up Freight front Georgia Railroad $ 7.132 58
Down “ to “ 18,018 56
Up “ fiom M. & West'm R. R. 1,794 01
Down “ to “ 7,716 71
Loal 4,678 21
Passage Salt's 10,204 95
Mail Service 1,166 66
$48,721 6S
INCOME FOlt FEBRUARY, 1852.
Front Freight 19,630 62
“ Mail Service 1,000,0 U
$28,382 02
Total increase over Feb., 1852 $20,389 6G
Albany (Ga.) Patriot of the lSth inst.,-
says:—We have had frequent rains for several days
past. The river is in good boating order. The Hen
ry is now making regular trips from Albany to Apa
lachicola and back every five days. We have had a
light frost this week. Tlte bridge across the Kincha
foonee, two miles north of Albany, is completed. The
March term of lit her Inferior Court was not held.——
Albany and the surrounding country is healthy.
Douglas, on a memorable occasion,
eulogised Gov. Mapey, as a statesman who had “no
blemish on his character, and only one patch ott his
breeches/’ After so flattering a notiee of the Old
Fogy representative in the Cabinet by the thief of
Young America, it is to be hoped his appointment
will be satisfactory.
Punch gives live following directions for travellers
on the read to rielres :
Let your own bu-iness atom? and attend to every
body else’*; buy whatever you fancy, whether you
want it or not; lot jour principal employment consist
in recreation ; if misfortune befall you, never retrench,
but goon iu the hope that something will turn up;
have none of your bills receipted ; keep no accounts ;
deny yourself no enjoyment or luxury -, dabble in
bricks and mortar, anil leave all your aflliirs to the
management of your lawyer,
\ oltaire having lampooned a nobleman, was one
night on his way home interrupted by him, and hand
somely cudgelled for his licentious wit. Upon which
he applied to the Duke of Orleans, who was then re
gent, and begged him *o do him justice in the affair.
‘Sir,’ replied the regent smiling, ‘it has been done al
ready.’
A fine little girl, a particular friend of ours, was
watching intently the manoeuvres of an urchin with a
tiny wheeloarrow, and thought aloud, supposing her
self on heard, as follows:
‘Oh, dear,’ said she, ‘1 and >u*t sue why I ain’t a little
boy ! 1 wish J was a little boy! 1 don’t care! I think
he might let me t ike his ’heeiharrovr, no matter I art
a little girl She owns a ‘ Intel barrow’ now.—
Clec. Herald.
‘Does the Court understand you Vo say, Mr. Jones,
that you saw the Editor of the Augur of Freedom In
toxicated ?’ “Not at all, sir; I merely said that I bad
seen him frequently so Hurried in his mind that he
would undertake to cut out copy with the snuffers—■
that's all.’
Your character cannot be seriously injured except
by your ow n acts. If any one speaks evil of you, let
your life be so that none will believe him.
Knowledge is not wisdom. A person may know,
and yet have no claim to be called wise. Wisdom is
the practical application of knowledge.
Prof. Youmans, who reeeutly lectured in New
York on ‘J'ood and Digestion,’ says that the true
Philosophy of all diet is to be found in a milk pail.—-
There are few things healthier or move agreeable than
a bowl of pure milk.
Blessed is the woman w hose husband has a wooden
leg, as she will have but one stocking to knit.—Ex.
Blessed is the man whose wife has a wooden leg,
as she will have but one stocking with a hole in the
heel of it. —Post.
And blessed is both the husband and wife wha
hain’t got no legs at all, as they will need no stockings
at all, at all.—Bangor Jeffersonian.
Piodorous says, that among the ancient Egyptians
one of the marriage contracts was, ‘that the husband
should be obedient to his wife.’ ‘I have ofteu heard
ihein speak,’ he aids, ‘of the Egyptian bondage, but
never knew it had been carried as far as this before.’
The man who returns g‘>oJ for evil, is a tree which
renders its shade and its fruit even to those who cast
stones at it.
A man passes for a sage when he seeks wisdom ;
but if lie thinks he has found it he is a fool.
The diamond fallen into a dunghill is not the l*ss
precious; and the dust raised by high winds to hea
ven, is not the less vile.
Ten poor men can sleep tranquilly upon a mat;
but t ao kings are not able to live at peace in a quarter
of the world.
Faint Heart never won Fair Lady.—That’s as cer
tain as death, and as inevitable as taxation. Woman,
although the most delicate and beautiful flower in th#
garden of Creation, hates cowardice as a scalded mon
key hates the sight of a tea-kettle^
Sambo's Description of a Now Maehine.—‘Dat
am de greatest invt ntion ob de age, de absquntulator
ob steauilioats, railroads, and calories. By and by ha
cut up teluingraph. How lie work ? Work ? why
dis ting go up, ‘toder ting go down, k’wollop k’chuofc,
k'wollop, so fashion, dar you sec ?’
Pension vs. Matrimony.—(n the Senate of the
United States, on Saturday, a pension was granted to
Betsey Norton, a widow of ninety-odd years,‘to con
tinue for life unless she marry again’ Betsy will
therefore mind her p’s and q’a when the young fellow*
are about.
Tyist Snuff-rs. —‘I wonder whip Jims become of th*
snuffers V said Mrs. Johnson. ‘I have been looking
for them all the evening, and can’* find them high nor
low.’
Nobody could give her any information. After
awhile the hired Dutchman, getting sleepy, commenced
pulling off his boot*, preparatory to going to bed.
‘All dis day,’said he, ‘l dink I kot some littlegrabr
file stones in my poot. I kess I kit ’em out now.’ —r
i He turned uj> his boot and p..ured out the sauff -rsj
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