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mmSEMENT. ■ —■ ■ ■ ■ - - C&QUETTE &EF&OVED. €SS TIs strange that ! a ; m®id, €i Though fifty swains have hom age paid*” u The reason you have told,’ says ’Fanny, had just Pmy-nine too many.” No Murry. Come, Kate, be quick and make my bed— tuck the feet, now head; 3*ll kiss you, if you dotn hestir ye;— Gaoth Kate, I can*t abide to hur • *>• . FRENCH ALMANAC. The common Almanac dn Franceis an amusing production; itcommences with the following list of “horoscopes ” for each month: January —He who is bom in this month will be laborious, and a lover of good wine, hut very subject to infidelity ; he may too often forget to pay his debts, but will be complaisant, and withal a fine singer. The lady born in this month will be a pretty pru dent house-wife, rather melan choly, but yetgood tempered. February —The man born in this month will love money much %ut the ladies more; he will be stingyftingy at home, but prodigal a %road. The lady will be a hu mane and affectionate wife, and a tender mother. March— The man born in this etionth will be rather handsome ; tiewillbe honest and prudent, but fce will die poor. The lady will lie a jealous, passionate, chatter box, somethir ‘ *vanto fighting, and, in old age, too fond of the bottle. who has the misfortune’ to be born in this month will be subject to maladies; be will travel to his advantage, & love the ladies to his disadvan tage; for he will many a rich and handsome heirest, who will make him—— what no doubt you all understand. The lady of this month will be tall and stout, with a little mouth, little feet little wit, but great talk, and withal a great liar. May— The man born in this month will be handsome and ami able. He will make his wife hap |>y. The lady will be equally blest in every respect. June —The man boin now will fbe of small stature, passionately fond of women, but will not be; loved in return. The lady will , be a giddy personage, fond of cof fee; she will marry at the age ol SI, and will be a fool at 45. man, will be fair, he will suffer death for the wick ed woman he loves. The female of this month will be passable handsome with a sharp nose but ■fine bust. She will be of rather sulky temper. \ m -dugttiri —The man am l bitious and courageous, but too i a P* to cheat. He will have -sev eral maladies and two wives. The lady will he amiable and twice 1 married, bat her second husband [ cause her to regret her first. September*— He who is born in this month will>be strong, wise and prudent but too easy with his wife, who will give him great un* 1 easiness. The and fair haired; witty, affable, and loved by her friends! October —The than of this month will have a handsome face and floridcompieetion ; he will be wicked in his youth, and always inconstant, lie will promise one thing and do another, and remain poor. The lady will be pretty : a lithe given to contradiction a little coquetish, and sometimes a little too fond of talking. Ndf fond of wine, she will give “the preference to eau-de-vie. She: will have three husbands, who will die of grief: she will best Know why. November —The man born now will have a fine face, and be a gay deceiver. The lady of this month will be large, liberal and full of novelty. December—The man born In this month will be u good son of person, though passionate, he vnU devote himself to the army, and be betrayed by his wife.—-The lady will be amiable and hand some, with a good voice, and a well proportioned body; she will be twice married, remain poor, but continue honest. After this satisfactory adjust ment offates according to months follow many other explications of destiny directed by different rules and founded on other principles. We have predictions according to the four seasons, introduced by the wood-cut representation of an old gentleman in a cap and beard, looking thro’ a telescope which actually touches one of the seven stars, compels the lightning to be come one of the zigzag species, h is vet y near‘eclipsing the Sun. A German Physician just published a Medical tract; in which he*earnestly maintains that ladies of weak nerves should not be permitted to sleep wkme —lt is said this book is in great de mand. Long Sermons —ln the days of Oliver Cromwell, the .Clergy in England used to give out their sermons at great lengths, some times dividing them, into SO or 40 heads. One day one had di vided his sermpn into 32 heads, and four times turned the hour glass, and had proceeded on ninth ly, at which time the congregation had all deserted him except the . Clerk, who, stepping into die aisle, desired him when he finished to leave the key uhder the door. A SHEEPS HEAD. A gentleman was expostula ting with his wife, with some de gree of asperity, for not consult ing his appetite, in her provision for the table. “You know (ex claimed he) that I am remarkably Tortd-oTa sheep’s head, and yeti never have one. me, my dear, replied the wife, for pre suming tocontradict you;but real ly, 1 think you are never without one. A certain gentleman -on his death bed, called his black tnan to him, and thus addressed him: “Well, Cato, I have thought to confer one favour on you before I die.” “Ah, what dat mass*?” says Cato. “Why I intend to give you the privilege of being buried in the family vault when you-die.” “Ha massa, {replies Cato) me nohkedat; ten ‘pound sute Cato much better. Besides massa, when de devil came to look for massa in de dark, he may mistate and take poor Cato.” Col. HO MER E. MIL TON We arc authorized to state, will be a Candidate for a seat in the Con gress of the United States, at the next Election. ~nfE StIBSCRIBER, HAS received and opened for sale a very handsome aftd gener al assortment of GOODS— Hard-ware, Cutlery, Groceries Shoes, Crockery, etc.: Which will be sold on his usual low Verms, for Cash or Produce, or on a Credit to punctual Custo mers. iThose who have been in arrears for years back, are re quested to come and settle, other wise the law must take its course. Those Persons who are Indebted to Doctor & 4L are informed that ‘his Notes and Accounts are left with me for Collection*—and that Instructions have been given to Sue if Pay ments are not made in a short p e yjod. WM. N. HARMAN. March 14. re w. “SHERIFFS bAI.ES. IF<ll be sold at the Market-House j in the Town of Louisville, on j t lie first Tuesday in May next, \ between the usual hours, One tract of pine land, con-j tairsing 455 acres, on the waters of Reedy •& Brier creeks, adjoin mg John Hatcher and others, ta ken as the property of Richard Jackson, to satisfy an execution William Mathews, vs. Richard Jackson. ALSO, One other tract, containing 200 acres, more or less, adjoining lands of John M’Gowen, and o thers, taken as the property of James Barefield, to sat**iy an eit eciuion John Jordan, for the use of John Guyton, vs. James Bare jield ; levied on by a constable & returned to me. JOHN G. BOSTICK, Sheriff'J. C\ March 26, 1816. Notice. ALL those indebted to the. estate of Isaac Hudson, dec’d, are requested to make immediate pay- having demands will render them properly attest ed, within the time Unfitted by law.. * JAMES HUDSON, V** Executor* March 14 Os the State of Gc&gte. mmm AT a meeting of’the cernm?& sioners at Savannah, on the 25th of March, 1816, Resolved, That the secretary give notice in one at least of the ‘gazettes of Savannah, Augusts Milledgeville, Washington, an/ Athens, that an election will 1 held for Nine Directors of i Bank of the State of Georgia, Savannah, on the first in May next, filing the 6th di of the month, at the Exchange Jb h in said city, from the hour of * 4 to one o’clock, arid from three m five o’clock of that cay, agreeably to the provisions of the charter incorporating said bank, of which the stockholders are required to teke due notice, Extract from the mintttefy Oliver Stuugrs, Seen tary. The Editors of P ipers lt% Augusta, Miiledgeyilte, W ash ington, and Athens are requested to publish the above notice in their respective papers until the day of election, and forward their Recounts to the editor -pf the Re publican for pay merit, at the same time to forward accounts of fornfor advertisements. March 26. fa 4, OFOIiGiA, } .7# son county, y Personally appeared before* me Isaac. Ingram, who being du ly Sworn, saicth that he was ii* possession of a Due Bill, giveft by William Batty, of the town of Louisville, to this depoftant, sots two hundred and five dollars, ted the 27th day of October lastj, payable on demand.—Which duo bill is lost or mislaid, so that he cannot find it. ISA AC INGRAM, Sworn to before me, / .this Bth April, 5 8 !6. S | f no. P. Mart'ey, J I.G Idq hereby forewarn all persons from trading tor the a* | hove note,?.s I have received pay# ment in full for the same. . ISAAC INGRAM* April It, f3w. notic£ WILL BE SOLD, On Tuesday, the 2 st of My f next, at the late residence ot Isham M’Clendon, deceased, All the personal property of said deceased, Consisting of Stock; Pi aim tfon Tools—Houses hold and Kuchin Furniture, and two Stills Also, a number of other articles too tedious to men tion. Tr ms made known on the and if sale. nancy m’clendon; Administratrix* April If. (tds. f r ‘no f ice. Nine months after date appli cation will be made to the hon orable the Inferior Court of Jef ferson county, for leave to seP all the real estate of Ichahui j Ledbetter; Lie of said counc j deceased. JOHN COOK, AanimstraSw