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•IpgMßfrlßY* ALBUM VERSES. BY JOHN ORKKNLEAF WHITTIER The dark-eyed (laughters of the Sun, In morning's golden hours, O’erhung the Persian’s shrine alone With dewy wreaths of flowers. Not vainly did those fair ones cull Their gifts, by stream and wood ; The Good is always beautiful, The Beautiful is good. We live not in that simple day, Our Northen blood is cold ; And few the offerings which we lay On other shrines than Gold. With Scripture-text to blight and ban Life's fancy-blossomed flowers, The heavy-footed Puritan Goes trampling down the flowers: Nor thinks of Him who sat of old Where Syrian lillies grew, And, from their mingling shade and gold Ilia holy lessons drew. Vet, shall our Father not the less With flowers his green earth sow, His clouds with sunset glories dress And paint for us His bow. Then, lady, let this scroll of thine Where Love his gilt has brought, Become to thee a Persian shrine O’erhung with flowers of thought. LOVE. BY THE r#TE THOMAS IIOOD. There is dew for the flow’ret, And honey for the bee: And bowers for the wild-bird, And love for you and me! There are tears for the many, And pleasure for the few; But the world passes on dear, There'B love for me and you! There is Care that will not leave us, And Pain that will not flee ; But on <m hearth unaltered Sits Love, ’tween you and me! Our love, it ne'er was reckoned, Yet good it is and true; it’s half tiie world to me, dear, It's all the world to you ! UNION. Why liuk wo not our trembling hands, And all our Joys and sorrorrß blond, Since crossing o'er the de.-ert sands, We have a common aim and end 1 The rich, the poor, the bond, the free, This lesson surely ought to }<:&?&, That gliding down life’s stormy sea, Their barques to oue broad haven turn. The same rough tide impels beneath ; The same fixed light shines out above; Our common fate is pain and death ; Our hope the same—why not our love 1 Ah! let us break the chain that binds Each single shallop in the foam, And bravely trust the common winds To fill our sails and waft us home! WASHING DAY IN GERMANY. The Boston Traveller has extracts of a let ter from an American lady in Gennany to her mother, from which the following ac count of the German washing day, or wash ing week, is copied: “It is one of the chief glories of German housewifes, to possess abundance of linen, and for the purpose of displaying their wealth, they put off their washing till all is used up—some three weeks, some six, some half a year, and those who are more affluent have washing but once a year. “ Every house contains a lSclncartz vnsthkammer,’ where the dirty clothes are kept hung up on poles or lines in the air. When the drawers and presses are nearly empty, two or three washerwoman are hired, who come at two in the morning, take each a cup of coffee and some bread, which is repeated at the usual time. In the forenoon they again have bread, with wine or cider; dine at twelve; at three nr four they have again a cup of coffee with bread, and then wash till supper, at eight. (What would our working women say to so many hours’ incessant labor!) They wash in very large oval tubs, at which four or five cart stand at once. So it goes on for several days, according to the num ber of clothes. The remainder of the week is spent in ironing—sheets, pillow-cases, •and all the ungathered clothes are mangled, and towels, stockings, children’s handker chiefs, &c., are only folded. During the whole week, no woman in the family can think of any thing but the wash, and by the end of it, some have sore hands, (for they use ley) and all are out of humor. When I tell them how much less ance our week's wash makes, they ac knowledge it is a better way, but say they fear people would think they had but two shirts apiece, if they were to wash every week. Another answers, that if the Amer icans wash every week, they can do noth ing else, for on washing week no one can hink of any thing beside. It made me hink of the old lady who wondered how people could comb their heads every day, when she could hardly bear to comb hers on thanksgiving day.” - ZIITO, THE SORCERER. Very extraordinary things are related of Ziito, a sorcerer, in the court of Wcnces laus, king of Bohemia, and afterwards em peror of Germany, in the latter part of the ! fourteenth century. This is, perhaps, ail; ! things considered, the most wonderful spec ‘ imen of magical power any where to be found. It is gravely recorded by Dubravi us, bishop of blmutz, in his history of Bo hemia. It was publicly exhibited on occa sion of the marriage of Wenceslaus with ! Sophia, daughter of the elector Palatine of Bavaria, - before a vast assembled multi tude. The father-in-law of the king, well aware of the bridegroom’s known predilection lor theatrical exhibitions, and magical illu sions, brought with him to Prague, the cap ital of Wenceslaus, a whole wagon-load of ’ morrice-dancers and jugglers, who made 1 their appearance among the royal retinue. Meanwhile Ziito, the favorite magician ofc the King, took his place obscurely among the ordinary spectators. He however im mediately arrested the attention of the stran gers, being remarked for his extraordinary deformity, and a mouth that stretched com pletely from ear to ear. Ziito was for some time engaged in quietly observing the tricks and sleights that were exhibited. Atlenglh, while the chief magician of the elector ! Palatine was still busily employed in show | ing some of the most admired specimens ot his art, the Bohemian, indignant at what appeared to him the bungling exhibitions of his brother artist, came forward and re ! proached him with the unskilfulness of his i performances. The two professors pres j cntly fell into warm debate. Ziito, provo ked at the insolence of his rival, made no more ado, but swallowed him whole before the multitude, attired as he was, all buthis shoes, which he objected to because they were dirty. He then retired for a short time to a closet, and presently returned, leading the magician along with him. Having thus disposed of his rival, Ziito proceeded to exhibit the wonders of his art. He showed himself first in his proper shape, and then in those of different per sons successfully, with countenances and a stature totally dissimilar to his own ; at one time splendidly attired in robes of pur ple and silk, and then, in the twinkling of an eye, in coarse linen, and a clownish coat of freize. He would proceed along the field with a smooth and undulating mo tion, without changing the posture of a limb, for all the world as if he were car ried along in a ship. He would keep pace with the king’s chariot, in a car drawn by barn door fowls. He also amused the king.s guests as they sat at table, by cause tap, when they streched out their hands to the different dishes, sometimes their hands to turn into the cloven feet of an ox, and at other times into the hoofs of a horse. He would clap on them the antlers of a deer, so that, when they put their heads out at j the window to sec some sight that was I going by, they could by no means draw them o back again; while he, in the mean time, feasted on the savory cakes that had been spread before them, at his leisure. At one time he pretended to be in want of money, and to ask his wits to devise the means to procure it. On such an occasion, he took up a handful of grains of corn, and presently gave them the form and appear ! an ce of thirty hogs, well fatted for the mar ket. He drove these hogs to the residence of one Michael, a rich dealer, but who was i remarkeable for being penurious and thrif jty in his bargains, lie offered them to | Michael at whatever price he should judge reasonable. The bargain was piesently struck, Ziito, at the same time, warning the purchaser ilint he should on no account drive them to the river to drink. Michael, however, paid no attention to this advice, and the hogs no sooner arrived at the river, than they turned into grains of corn as be fore. The dealer, greatly enraged at this trick, sought high and low for the seller, that he might be revenged on him. At length he found him in a vinter’s shop, seemingly in a gloomy and absent state of mind, reposing himself, with his legs stietch ed out on a form. The dealercalledoutto him. but he seemed not to hear, kinally he seized Ziito by one foot, plucking at it with all his might. The foot came away with the leg and thigh ; and Ziito screamed out, apparently in great agony. He seized Michael by the nape of the neck, and dragged Ifim before a judge. Here the two set up their separate complaints, Michael and Ziito, for the irreparable injury he had suffered in his person. From this adven ture atone the proverb, frequently used in the days of the historian, speakingof aper son who had made an improvident bargain —“ He has made just such a purchase as Michael did with the hogs.” * SMALL JRESULTS. Who of our readers cannot remember digging up garden seeds when a child, to see if they had germinated, even with but a twenty-four hours’ rest in the rich mould ; and who of them has carried this disposi tion through life! We mean an impatient restlessness to see ‘ * what good can come ” of any favorite plan or pursuit in business or in study. We are all of us told from the time we write round hand in copy books, or use Latin grammars, that “ Per severance ensures success” and in the dis position to which we have referred, perse verance is certainly a missing element. At school the proficiency of such people was never according to their anticipations. They would expect to read Virgil the first Latin term, or to speak French like a na tive in four lessons. Greek and German required entirely too much patience to be thought of; mathematics were abandoned for a like reason. Or if disposed to culti iiiiiiii® waiiai ©Baanuio vate a taste for music, the practice of the i gamuts was an insurmountable obstacle;; and to tell the truth, we ourselves used to question when bothering between major and minor modes, chromatic and unharmo nic scales, “ whether,” as the elder Weller sagely expresses it, it was “ vorth goin ” through so much to gain so little.” So of a knowledge of business; so of the investment of capital; so also of that close application and watchful economy, without which it is impossible to succeed in any pursuit. The restless man is never satisfied with present progress; he is al ways wondering that he does not realize at once the fortune others accumulate by a life-time of active energy; and changing ’ from this business to that, or from one part ■ of the city to the other, until his unstable | ness becomes a proverb, and the wished-for success never is attained. Wehave another reminiscence of childish days. Os a little fairy tale published in Mrs. Child’s delightful Juvenile Miscella ny. A fairy becomes indolent, discontent ed, and falls under the censure of the more industrious community. She is ready to despair of succeeding at anythimg, of ac complishing the smallest end, when in some way she is pointed to nature for an example. She sees the coral palaces, un der the deep blue sea, and admires their ex quisite beauty. She wonders what hand could have reared all these beautiful arch es, and carved the delicate branching net work. Surely it mustbe some vast power that she has no conception of; but see, a little insect crawls and flutters before her, and a voice whispers that the workman is that very tiny creature, whose industry has reared such a wonderful monument. Then a little bird comes cleaving the air on soft pinions, and alights on its nest, lined so warmly and fitted so admirably for the comfort of its family. What a miracle of skill and ingenuity it seems to her! But other birds hop hither and thither with bits of stem, a plume of down, or a silken thistle-seed, and again the voice chaunts softly— “ Little by little the bird builds her nest,” Various other of nature’s work-people pass before her, and the fairy at last goes back humbled, yet inspired with persevering en ergy, which is content to labor without speedy results. We have learned many a lesson from fairy love, and perhaps you too, dear read er, are not too old or too wise to despise the lesson. It is no little victory over na tural tendencies when we have learned hot to despise the day of small things. — Neal's Gazette. A NEW FACT DISCLOSED. We were not aware, until recently, that the books of newspaper publishers are con sulted to quite a large extent, by people in business, to ascertain the pecuniary stand ing of persons. Debts for newspapers come due once a year; and persons who pay up regularly for their papers, are re garded as prompt men, and worthy of con , fidence. We had a person come into our office, a few weeks since, and ask, ‘ Do you send the ‘Trumpet’ now to 1’ We replied, ‘ Yes, we certainly do.’ ‘Well,’ said the man, ‘he owes me thirty-nine dol lars, and I can’t get it. I don’t think he"s good.’ We looked secretly at his account and found him all paid tip. We then re plied to the enquirer, ‘that man is good; your debt is safe; he may have forgotten it, or something else may hav% prevented his paying; but he is good.’ The man’s eyes brightened. Said he, ‘I have been to several printers, and could not find where he took a paper. I thought of you, and said 1 would come here.’ Said he again, after a pause, ‘ This is the way we find out whether people are good. We ascertain what faper they take, and contrive some way to peep into their account. Men who are good are sure to pay for their newspa pers; and if they do not pay for these, we think them not good.’ We were forcibly struck by such an idea. ‘ Well,’ said he, ‘{-will send up my bill to , by ex press.’ (These expresses by the way, are one of the best inventions of modern times.) In a few days the person came in again. Said he, ‘I sent up my bill.’ ‘Well, did he pay you!’ ‘ Yes, sir-ee,’ (said he) and opened his hand and showed a roll of hills. ‘ There,’ said he, ‘ give me a prin ter’s books after all to tell whether a man’s good—they’re a complete thermometer, sir, a credit thermometer; we always know a man to be bad if he don’t pay the printer.’ He then made a polite bow, and retired.— Trumpet. A TRUE GENTLEMAN. It is curious to observe how much peo ple’s politeness varies according the po position of those with whom they have to do. We have seen the same man who would hasten to give up his seat in an om nibus to a well dressed young lady bloom ing with health and beauty, resolutely keep his place, when a poor woman, sick herself, and with a sick child , asked for ac commodation. We have seen young la dies at church spread out their gowns so as to occupy the entire bench when some aged but humbly clad woman approached, but make room in a moment if some giddy creature approached who was quite able to stand. So in stores, at public assemblies, and onthe streets, it is wonderful to see how dress and fashion get all the courtesy, —while true worth, if dressed “in hoddin gray,” is elbowed by almost every body. Yet there are a few exceptions—there are a few real ly polite people. Our heart warmed, the other day, to a good old Quaker, whom we saw assisting a poor Irish woman with her child, across a crowded crossing. “He is one of Nature's gentlemen,” we said.— Kent's Gazette. CONUNDRUM. Q. What dish is always in a hurry ? A. A hasty pudding. Til]Si FARMING, An excellent friend of ours, who is very judiciously and spiritedly improving a fine, large estate of his in Georgia, after giving a good account of the fine stock, imple ments, and seeds we sent him, proceeds to say : “ I have looked .through the Agricultu rist, but find no mention of the probable benefit or proper application of plaster of Paris to com. (a.) “ Would you advise me to soak my seed corn eight hours in saltpetre, then roll in plaster ? ( b .) “ 1 intend to try, this season, fifty acres broken up, last September, with the large plow, but shall use the cultivator only in tending the crop. I think the deep, close plowing among corn, adopted in this region, does as much injury as good, as the plow breaks the young roots and prevents their spreading, (c.) “ Can you give me a plan, and furnish me with all machinery complete for a strong, stationary horse-power, to be used for a thresher and also for a corn and cob crusher 1 ( a nd.) “ I got no clover from 30 acres sowed last March; and of 40 acres sowed last November, only a small portion looks well now, although it came up finely. I shall try 40 acres with oats this spring, but if it fails, I will then lime and plaster the land where the clover shows above the ground.” (e.) (a.) Farmers at the North occasionally apply about a gill of plaster around each hill of corn, at the first or second hoeing, the same as with ashes. Some say that it is very beneficial to their crop, while oth ers contend that it does little or no good. We know, however, that the application of plaster is sooner or later beneficial to the land, and to every kind of crop, as it is consistent with acknowledged principles that it should be so; besides, it is more ad vantageous to some soils and crops than to others, the light sandy or gravelly soil, for instance, and the clover and other legu minous crops. But we think our corres pondent would derive more benefit from bis corn, from tho application of wood ash es, oyster-shell lime, fish, or crushed bones, as these substances contain more of the elements necessary for the growth of corn than plaster. It is affirmed that plaster attracts ammonia and moisture from the at mosphere, as well as from rain water and snow, which would alone make its applica tion to the soil and crop beneficial, even if it contained, (as it does,) no fertilizing pro perty within itself. It also assists to fix the ammonia in the manure applied to the land, and in this may act advantageously. (ft.) Take 1 lb. of saltpetre, dissolve it in 6 to 8 quarts of water, and soak the seed from 8 to 24 hours as convenient; then roll in ashes or plaster, and plant. Thus prepared, corn comes up sooner, grows more vigorously, and is not so liable to be attacked by grubs or birds. (c.) In this we agree fully with the wri ter. If the plow be used at all, it should not run more than two inches deep, except when the corn is quite young; but we think it generally safest and best to use the cultivator. It is certainly the most expe ditious operation of the two. (and.) Taplin’s horse-power is best for our correspondent, and this may either be sta tionary or movable. For cut and descrip tion, see volume seventh, p. 32 of the Ag riculturist ; also p. 40 of our catalogue. (e.) Asa general rule, we think that the southern climate, except in the mountain ous regions, is too hot and dry for a pro fitable growth of northern grasses ; never theless, they are a subject of fair experi ment, and we are glad to find our corres pondent so pe-severing in testing them. We hope he will try a few acres with lime and plaster together, also alone. We are of opinion, however, it would be most beneficial to apply them in the months ol November, December, January, or Februa ry ; and the sooner, beginning with No vember, the better. Jn southern grasses, there is room for great improvement; but whether this can be best effected with the foreign or native plants, we will leave to the discussion of southern farmers themselves. It is an in teresting and important topic, and w - e in vite communications from them for ourcol umns.—Amer. Agriculturist. UTILITY OF FROGS. I remember of reading somewhere that, many and many years ago, a number of frolicsome boys were one day watching frogs, at the side of a pond, and that, as any of them put their heads above the wa ter, they pelted them down again with stones. One of the frogs appealing to the humanity of the boys, made this striking observation: “Children you do not con sider, that though this may be sport to you, it is death to us.r It is to be feared that the same propensity to maim and torture these poor, innocent reptiles prevails to some extent with the youth at the present day. But this is cruel—wicked—wrong ; for the usefulness of frogs about our gar dens and fields can scarcely be too highly j estimated, as their food consists almost ex- 1 clusively of worms, slugs, insects, and oth- ! er small living things, which they seek among the plants and grass on the land. Frogs, like the toad, it is well known, are hatched from eggs, laid early in the spring in shallow pools or near the edges of sluggish streams, which, when taken together, are called “ spawn,” and often re semble a mass of boiled sago, sprinkled i with a large number of small dots. The young tadpole, which is hatched from them, j passes through several metamorphoses, and at the end of some weeks, becomes a 11 gap- I ing, wide-mouthed, waddling frog.” If you examine his tongue, you will observe that, instead of being rooted at the throat, ! as in other animals, it is fastened to his ! under lip, with its point directed towards the stomach. Nevertheless, this singular arrangement is well suited to his purposes, for his tongue, as an organ of prehension, is very effective, being flat, soft, and long, | and covered with viscous fluid, which ena- I hies him more readily to catch and secure his prey. When he wishes to use it, he lowers his under jaw, ejects and retracts it with the rapidity of light. Instead of torturing these poor reptiles, it is recommended that every lad in the country, give place in some snug corner in ! the garden for a vessel holding a few gal lons of water, buried nearly level with the surface of the ground, in which may be put one or more frogs, to be petted and cherished like any other domestic animal, and where its curious and interesting hab its may be studied at leisure. Rana. jnsm A IB ‘gas £33* ORIGIN OF MECHANICS’ INSTITU TIONS. [The importance which now attaches to Me chanics’ Institutions, and their rapid mul tiplication throughout the civilized por tions of the world, render the question of their origin one of no small interest.— We have thought that we might gratify many of our readers by furnishing them authentic information on the point; and from the evidence contained in the follow ing article —condensed from the Encyclo pedia Britanica —it will appear that the honor of establishing these valuable as sociations, is justly due to Dr. Birkbeck, of Glasgow.]— Ed. Gazette. “ It has been a subject of very conside rable controversy, to whom the honor of having originated those institutions ought to be attributed. Some have contended that to Professor Andereon, the founder of the institution in Glasgow which bears his name, it is alone due ; because, in addition to the clauses in his will, which especially provide for the formation of a class of manufacturers and artificers, he had, for a period of thirty years, while Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of that city, opened a class to which manu facturers and others had access, for the purpose of becoming acquainted with the fundamental principles of experimental physics. Others, again, have affirmed, that although Professor Anderson had such an intention in view when he framed his will, it was only through the exertions of Dr. Birkbeck, the second Professor of the An dersonian Institution, that the project was carried into complete and prac'ical effect. It appears to us, however, that to Profes sor Anderson is certainly due the merit of having originated the idea of instructing that previously neglected, but valuable portion of the community. But while we give to lhat admission all the weight to which it is entitled, we are of opinion, that in so far as regards the usefulness of the idea when carried into effect, the merit is due to Dr. Birkbeck. Professor Anderson was in the frequent habit of visiting and spending several hours in the workshops of the mechanics of Glasgow; and freely entering into conversation with them.— Among others, he was often found at the workshop of our illustrious countryman, James Watt, then a watch-maker, in Glas gow ; and it was in consequence of the avidity with which the workmen availed themselves of the theoretical information which, on these visits, he was in the con stant practice of imparting, that he first conceived the idea of bringing within their reach those principles of science, the at tainment of which had hitherto been con- j fined to the higher and wealthier classes, i “He then commenced within the walls of the University, a course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy, for the especial bene fit of that class of society, and divided the course into two branches; one meeting four times a week, in which the mathe matical principles of the sciences were considered apart from experimental illus tration ; and the other, which met twice a week, consisting entirely of those branches which admitted of such illustration, and in which the principles of mathematics were ! less called into operation. This latter class was regularly and numerously attended by ’ a great many manufacturers and others en ! gaged in operative occupations, and was j continued for several years, with great suc : cess. He called it his antitoga class, in j contradistinction to his regular academic ; attendance, which was denominated the toga class. It was in consequence of the decided improvement in the arts and man ufactures of Glasgow, which, from that j time, became very evident, and which Pro : fessor Alden justly attributed to his in | structions, that he conceived the truly phi lanthropic intention of bequeathing his am ple fortune for 1 the good of mankind and ! the improvement of science.’ In the pro visions of his will, there was an especial reference to the formation of classes upon the principle of that which he had himself j so successfully taught within the walls of ] the University. “ Professor Anderson died on the 16th of January, 1796 ; and at a meeting of his executors, held on the 23d of March fol lowing, it was resolved to carry his inten tions into immediate effect. Accordingly, on the 21st of September, of the same year, Dr. Thomas Garnett was elected first Pro fessor of Natural Philosophy. “ The lectures, however, were at first only popular. Dr. Garnett, in 1800, was appointed to the chair of Natural Philoso phy in the Royal Institution of Great Brit ain, founded at the suggestion of Count Rumford and Sir Joseph Banks; and Dr. George Birkbeck was elected in his stead. It was then, upon the suggestion of Dr. Birkbeck, that the trustees were enabled to give full effect to Professor Anderson’s fa vorite idea, as expressed in his will, of af fording instruction in experimental philos ophy to the artisans of Glasgow. Such was the origin of the first mechanic’s class, which has now been taught for upwards of thirty-six years, with increasing suc cess and advantage to this interesting class of students. “ But important as was this era in the history of the class which was thus insti tuted, it was not until upwards of twenty years afterwards, that the example was followed by any other city in the kingdom. At length, however, in 1821, the School of Arts, for the instruction of mechanics, was formed in Edinburgh; and within a year or two afterwards, the example was fol lowed, and another institution of the same nature was originated in Glasgow, in con sequence of some differences which had arisen between Dr. Ure, (Dr. Birkbeck’s successor in the Andersonian Institution,) and the students who attended his operative class. A great many of these left the An dersonian, and founded the Mchanics’ In stitution, of which Dr. Birkbeck, at their solicitation, consented to become the patron. About the same time, the London Mechan ic's Institution was founded; and within a very few years after this period, there was hardly a city of any note in the kingdom which had not institutions of a kindred description.” PRINTERS. The Troubadours re-strung their lyres to sing the heroic odes “worked off” in the old black-letter —Luther and Melancthon found in the printed Bible a mighty ally, whose flaming sword drove off their op pressors, while from it the light of reveal el truth shone on the blindness of the masses—great and wonderful improve ments in Mechanics were chronicled, and, being known, were perfected—Europe read with avidity of the discoveries made by Columbus of the lands whereof Plato and Seneca had spoken, far to the westward beyond the “ Pillars of Hercules”—The calculations of Galileo guided other astron mers in fixing upon earth the laws which rule the firmament of Heaven —the philos ophers of Greece and the heroes of Rome were called from their tombs, as it were, to improve and instruct succeeding genera tions, who found in printed books the once !ocked-up treasures of universal antiquity. Indeed, it may be said that theclang.ol the first press brought Minerva from the clois tered halls where she had remained in monkish seclusion, to cultivate the mental faculties of the masses and to elevate their mental tastes. And the “ribs” of that press were thus a commencement of the railway of intellect, upon which so many richly loaded “beds” are now hurried by the giant power of steam. High were the honors, my friends, paid to Printing in those palmy days of its infancy. And Printers, then, were honored, as well as honorable men. Frederick the Third, of Germany, granted an armorial bearing to the “ Typothetae,” and it was the right of the members, by virtue of a clause added to the sumptuary laws of those days, to wear gold and silver jewels, and the furred robe, and the slashed doub let, and the sword. No man was taught the “art and mystery” who was not well versed in his vernacular tongue; and most Printers were so distinguished for their scholastic attainments, that the fraternity occupied a prominent place in the Republic of Letters. We find that Ulric Geering was honored with the especial favor of Louis the Elev enth, of France, and that he received from the famous College of the Sorbonne at Pa ris, the “privileges of hospitality”—that is, apartments in their spacious edifice, and a seat at the table of the learned Doctor,3 of the Law and of Divinity. Robert Etienne was the favorite of Francis the First, who used to pay frequent visits to his composing-room, and gave him a “font” of Pica, the matrices of which are now at the Royal Printing Office in Paris. Nor could the gallant monarch have found a more learned man among his subjects than this same Printer Etienne! He was not only profoundly versed in Latin, Greek and Hebrew, himself, but, marrying the daughter of Ascencius the Printer, Petro nella, who was a woman of rare talents, Etienne had no other language spoken in his household, save that in which was the work then on his press, whether it was Latin, Greek, or the French mother tongue. — Ben. Perley Poore. Labor. —Why, man of idleness, labor 1 rocked you in the cradle, and has nourish |ed your pampered life; without it, the wov en silks and wool upon your back, would bo in the silk-worm’s nest, and the fleeces in the shepherd’s fold. For the mennost thing that ministers to human want, save the air of heaven, man is indebted to toil; and even the air, by God's wise ordination, is breath ed with labor. It is only the drones who toil not, who infest the hive of the active like masses of corruption and decay. Work on, man of toil! thy royalty is yet to be ac knowledged, as labor rises onward to the highest throne of power. 0 cnrral SUnmtiscmrnts. GAZETTE JOB PRINTIN G KSTABX.XHDBCMISiirj?. Pamphlets, Circular!, ’ Show bills, Magazines,lk*j Programmes, Bill-heii.D, VfflJjfa?’.'l / ! Notices, Ilk. < ‘keeks, NEATLY AND EXPEDITIOUSLY EXECUTED Aft ftMs ©M@©o GOULD, KENDALL & LINCOLN, BOOKSELLERS AND PUBLISHERS, No. 59 Washington St., Boston. mmWTOB HOUSE, Athens, ga. iiy l. i\ thomas, THE Subscriber, ns proprietor of this new and well-furnished Hotel, expects, (from long exper ience, u disposition to please, and attention to busi ness.) to make it just such an Establishment as the public wants. LOVIC I*. THOMAS. January 6, 1849. frvl 1-ly israe'W hook STexL3e: On Cotton Avenue, Macon, Geo. era HE undersigned have opened, as above, a X establishment fur Ihe sale of Books, Stationery and Fancy Goods, and will keep on band a full assortment of 63T School and Miscellaneous Bonks, together with plain and fancy Stationery. Miuric f for the Piano Forte, &c. All of which they will sell Wholesale or Retail, at the lowest market prices. Orders for I .aw, Medical and Theolog ical Books, respectfully solicited .1. .1. & S. P. RICHARDS. Macon, Nov. 4, 1848. JAMES M’PHERSON & CO., DEALERS IN BOOKS, STATIONERY, MUSIC, Musical Instruments. Fancy Goods, Paper-Hangings, Maps, <V’ sr., ATLANTA, GEORGIA. PROSPECTUS OF — XL X e DOC A XL 30 S ’ WEEKLY GAZETTE. BEING anew and much enlarged series of the “Southern Literary Gazette,” —the only weekly Journal, South of the I’otoinac, devoted to Literature and the Arts in general—aud de signed for the Family Circle. The Proprietor Legs leave to announce that, on Saturday, the sth of May, he issued the first number, for the second year, of this popular and well established paper,—the name ana form < f which he bus changed, to enlarge the scope of its observation, and to otherwise increase its attrac tions. Less exclusively devoted, than heretofore, to Literature, the Arts, and Sciences, it will be the aim of its Proprietor to make it, in every respect, A CHOICE FAMILY NEWSPAPER, “ as cheap as the cheapest, and as good as tho best!” Utterly discarding tho notion that a Southern journal cannot compete with the North ern weeklies, in cheapness and interest, RICHARDS’ WEEKLY GAZETTE shall be equal, in mechanical execution, to any of them, and, in the variety, freshness and value of its contents, second to none. _ Its field will be the would, and it will contain, in its ample folds Every Species of Popular Information, Especial attention will be pad to the subject of SCHOLASTIC Attn DOMESTIC EDUCATION, j Numerous articles, original and selected, from the best sources, will be published weekly, on AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE, and IhMsd-esi tmcutri, as, indeed, all utbej-s, Will bo frequently Illustrated with Wood Cuts! Every number will contain careful and copious summaries of the latest FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC NEWS! in Commercial, Civil, Political, aid Ecclesiasti cal Affairs. At the same time, there shall be nothing in its e damns that can be considered ei ther Partisan nr Sectarian. The following distinguished writers will con tribute to the Journal: Wm. Gilmore Simms, LL. J)., Hon. Robert M. Chariton, J. M. Legate, T. Addison Richards, Esq., Charles Lanman, Esq., lion. B. F. Porter, Airs. Caroline Lee Hentx, Airs. Joseph C. .Neat, Airs. E. F Elicit, .Miss Alary E. Lee, Caroline Howard, Airs. C. W. liußose, Aliss C. IV. Barber, besides many others, whose names arc highly esteemed in the “ World of Letters.” T E R M S: Single copies, a-year, $2 00, strictly in advance. ‘ CLUBS: Os three supplied fur ------ $5 00 Ot five for ----------- 800 Os ten tor ----------- 15 00 Os fifteen for ---------- 20 00 Os twenty for --------- - 25 00 Os fifty for ----------- 60 00 fICJ- All orders must be accompanied with tho cash, and should be addressed, post-paid, to WM. C. KICIIARDS, Athens, Ga. N. B. —Editors who will copy, or notice fully, this Prospectus, shall receive the Gazette regu larly, and also a beautiful Juvenile Magazine, entitled “ The Schoolfellow.” May 3d, 1849. Its INSURANCE COMPANY. WM. M. MOKTON, AG’T AT ATHENS. Company is now firmly established, and i doing an extensive business. Risks will be taken not only in towns, but in the country, on Dwellings, Gin-Houses, Mills and Factories. Tho following parties are among the Stock holders of the Company at this .Agency: Asbury Hull, T. Bradford, Wm W. Clnvtorr, J. S. Linton, Albon Chase, Dr. 11. Hull, Henry Hull, Jr., E. L. Newton, Dr. E. U. Ware, F- Lucas, S. J. Mays, Y. L. G. Harris, C. B. Lyre, A. J. Bradv, George Pringle, M. E. McWhor ter, D. Holmes, Rev. Dr. Hoyt, L. J Lampkin, Rev. S. Landrum, J. J. Huggins, W. Bay non, T. R. R. Cobb, Dr. C.M. Reese, Green B. Hav good, Wm. C. Richards & Cos., and Wm. M. Morton. Parties, desiring to effect insurance on their property in this vicinity, will make application to the subscriber. WM. M. MORTON. Athens, Nov. 25th, 1848. 290s tiSTMTTc'l'C'iJLiTfc. new supply of Popn’ar Music has just been re unjTersity bookstore. April 14. 48 Books, Stationery and Music. JAMES McPHERSON & UO., hog leave to inform their friends ami the public that they lmve grentlv increased their supplies of ’ SCHOOL AND MISCELLANEOUS and are daily receiving, direct from New \ ork and Philadelphia, choice works in every inent of Literature and the Arts, together * PLAIN AND FANCY STATIONARY. of every description, both American and Foreign. They have also a fine supply of CENTRE, SIDE AND SfSPENSION SOLAR LAMPS, made by Cornelius & Cos., the best in the world. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 10, 1848. o- s - Mi ao x e x. aar op a I.IOR sale, at the Cm vend ty Bookstore, a good 1 MA GI 0 LA NT E R N, with anpropnaU Lamp and Sliders, which will be sold cheap- WM. -N. Will'll;; April 22 49