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THE WASmeTOinEAVt •. * '>■-* * *■" ■'* ?31-'- ■■• •- 011 , TOTAL ABSTINENCE ADVOCATE. VOL. I.] T '*— ■■ ■ ■■ ■ ■ _ j m— !■ 1111 ■■ 11 ■ 1111 M IWIIBI lir mil 1111118 D.IIBUIBUJ THE WASHINGTONIAN. PUBLISHED BY JAMES McCAFFEKTY, TWICE EVERY MONTH. Office on Macintosh stvset —opposite the Post Office. Tt~RMS. For asinglo copy, for one year. One Dollar ; for six copies, to one address, Five Dollars ; for ten copies, to one a Idrcss, Eight Drilars —and so in | roportion. Payment in all cases to lie made in advance. I 'gjfm All communications liy mail, must be post rim, j to receive attention. WASHINGTON Total Abstinence Society of Augusta. OFFICERS: Dr. Jo.f.ph A. Eve, President. Rev. Wm. T. Brantly, Vice-Prsident. Wm Haines, Jb.,Secretary and Treasurer Managers—James Harper. Dr. F. M. Robertson, F-. W Tolman, Jesse Walton, James W. Whitlock, William Shear, C. C. Taliaferro. Temperance Societies. Nothing need be said of the importance of or ganization and united effort. In e w ery enterprize co tihination of numbers and means have a pow erful bearing. No one will affirm that he can labor more successfully alone to advance any given object ihati lie could if he had the united assistance of hundreds. A number of persons untied togetiier. for the purpose of advancing certain principles, or establishing any political creed or party, carry more force and influence with them tiian the same individuals could possi bly do were they engaged single-handed in the I same cause. But, as the duty ot forming Some- ■ ties for the furtherance of our cause will not be j <|ue~tioned, let us look into some points connect ed with them after they have been established. In an association of any kind, there should ex ist a perfect equ dity a nongst th me composing it;— t ns, at least, will hold good in rega d to IV n jeranae Societies. Aft who join them should “liter on l ic sane terms and remain on the sane level Bes ies tais, the strong, un ielding ties of brotherly love, should hind tne whole together as one lamily, for experience has taught us that w. litre tne cultivation of this feeling is neglected, ni can e can prosper Next in importance to tins is system. No benevolent object can be suc cessfully prosecute! without a well digested plan of operations. Lh it not be forgotten t nat the more cu nph te and system itic t ie organization, the further its influence will extend into the ram-' ideations of society and the more speedy will be j the conquest and the shorter the conflict. The j en I IV up ranee So ieties have in view, the en- I tire disuse of intoxicating irinks, should ever he I uppermost in the min's of those w:ie are con nected with them. Around tais centre all their efforts snould verge. But this is not all. How ever inuc.i systematic plans are necessary, with out perseverance nothing will ever he accom plished. The pi in you devise may he an excellent one, bu unless pul into operation it will accom plish nothing. The officers and members of Temperance Societies, therefore, should not only commence aright, but continue to persevere until the goal at which they aim is reached. [ Tee- Totaler. j . “Will you sign this now!” A beautiful inci lent occurred at a Temperance ! meeting in this city, a few evenings since, which ; is worthy of a more extended record lhan that, made on the hearts of the few who witnessed it. The hall was.crowded by an intelligent and j attentive audience; many were moving up the aisle to sign the pledge, urged to this course by the eloquent pleadings of their own minds and consciences. Suddenly a young and beautiful girl left her seat, and taking the pledge from the secretary’s desk, walked steadily down the aisle, presented it to a young man, with this simple re quest, in tones soft and musical as iEolian notes: “ Will you sign this note J" We were setting just in front, and turned our head to witness the effect of the appeal. The young man colored slightly, and we feared he woulu decline. But when he looked into her! mute, imploring eyes, and read in every line of her sunny countenance the deep interest she felt in the result, he took the pen from her extended hand, and placed his name to the sheet. A loud and long burst of applause testified the gratifica tion of those who witnessed the act, and the fair •enthusiast returned to her seat with a light step, and doubtless a light heart. Was she a sister or a betrothed ] Did she save j a brother, or one who was to be her husband] Weknow not —it matters not. Sufficient it is to know that some strong impulse prompted her— that some deep and holy sympathy urged her to this step. And was it not noble and generous, thus to exert an influence which she possessed for good I. Is it not worthy of imitation s It may be that AUGUSTA, GA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1842. that young man was treading in a dangerous Way, and that he had listened night after night i tp the dark details which the drunkard's experi ence gives, without effect. It may be she had the J power to save him, and had she omitted to excr- I cise the power, be would havlHiVn lost. Are there not hundreds of voting men in this ! city who, noble, generous and manly as they are, ■ need alike interposition] Have they no sisters | or friends whose words of entreaty may arrest : them in their headlong course ere it be too late ] Let theyoung and beautiful of the other sex be ! think them of their duty, and following the ex i ample of the girl alluded to, say to every young ; man within their influence— 1 Will you sign this I now]”— [N. Y. Washingtonian. Deacon Ives aud his Jug. In a neighboring village, the name of which we are not permitted to mention but at the con fessional, many of the steady ones of the church became interested in the cause of temperance. Their labors gave great offence to the publican ot the village, and even to several members ot the ! church, who could see no harm in tipping up a ylass once in a while, provided they drank with moderation. Os all the temperance reformers in the vi.lage, was none so obnoxious to the liberals as Deacon Ives, and the curses which were ful minated against him in the little bar-room of the j Black Dove, were as numerous as the chalk- i marks behind the door. Every one concerned j was of course desirous ofcatching the deacon and I ; his peculiar adherents in some oversight or inis- 1 j demeanor. As this had so far been impossible, : the inventive powers of the tavern loungers were i often put in reqisilion, and your gin cock-lail is ! | a |>owerful whetter of the imagination—at least so thought Lord Byron. Now it so happened, | | one warm summer day, that the landlord of the Dove together with Jim Stevens, Ike Rosebud, and Sam Swallow, were perambulating the adja cent country, for the purpose ot shouting par tridges. They were a short distance tr im the village on their return, when they heard voices behind a dump oftrees, that wholly -hut out the objects of their curiosity. Sam Swallow, whom nature had tunned lor an eaves-dropper, crept stealthily along until he came to an opening in the bushes, when he became sensible of a close proximity to the hidden party. ‘Give me anoth er swig atthejug!’ cried a voice, in whose tones he at once recognized Deacon Ives, llis heart rose to his throat, and he pushed forward till he j obtained a fair view of the revellers. There - were, indeed, the zealous Deacon and several of ms friends, regaling themselves over some cold j meat and bread, wmle, ever and anon, they put their jug'o their mouths, arid taking a hearty draught, smacked their lips with infinite gusto. Sain ran back to his companions and told them w.iat lie had seen. They were in eestacics. file bird had fairly flown to their nets, and now- • the often expressed declaration that the ‘temper ance gang’ were a set of hypocrites, who would drink wine behind the door, was about to be es taidised by proof positive. The sportsmen imme diately resolved to dispossess the deacon and his group oftliejug by stratagem. Accordingly one of their number retired to a ! short distance, and began to groan and scream; I crying, ‘O, that cursed branch-it has let me down among these rocks ! my leg is broke! help! help!’ The deacon and his party started up and run off towards the spot from which the outcries j proceeded, and as soon as they were out of sight, i the landlord and his companions leaped through | the underwood and bore off the jug in triumph. The landlord retained possession of the damning prize, and ran directly towards the village, fol lowed by Rosebud and Stevens, who vainly begged him to let them have a taste of the critter. The landlord shook his head and waving the jug in triumph, dashed recklessly on towards ttie parsonage. The parson descried their approach from the window of his study, and it was not until they rapped at his door that he could be lieve these wild revellers intended him the honor of a visit. They were, however, politely shown into the parlor; and then the landlord, displaying j the jug, cried, I We thought it our duty, sir, to show you what hypocrites there be in your church. This jug, sir, was taken from Deacon Ives, and—’ I Deacon Ives!’ cried the parson, receiving the fatal vessel from the hand of the spokesman.— He took out the cork, and jioured out some of its contents into a glass. He tasted—he drank swallow aftei swallow—theinformers stared. I I always drink such good liquor, said the parson.’ The landlord scratched his head.—He tasted it in his turn. It was the best of ■pure cold \ water! The parson’s visitors urged other en gagements, and could not stay longer. A general council of the Cherokees passed a law, that all spirituous liquors found at any time in their nation, be poured out on the ground. Hon. T. F. Marshall. ■ | ft f met a friend the other day, he looked at me ■ i ratlier askant, as though he was curious to know ; i ' va ? I ' lc s ‘<me curious genius as before; and 1 ! saiii, give me your hand, my fine fellow, there is lin Vo.jg the matter with me, except that I uni > i sober. And I asked him to go and dine with nte, , and we went certainly to the finest eating house 1 j I ever sa w- I said,* there is the bill of fare, take your choice; and I helped myself to a delicious glass of ice water. I told him to call for what he liked; you know,’ 1 said, ‘ that I cannot call for wine, but call for what you please.’ He called for a bottle of wine, and I continued to drink 1 water. He took one or two glasses, but he wan ted someone to drink with him, and he became uneasy. 1 did’nt smile, however, but continued) - to sip the water. At length he put the bottle away, he couldn’t drink by himself, and said, ‘ do you know, Marshall, I don’t care much forwine, any how. Don’t you, I said,‘then why do you drink it V He went home with me, and last night he walked into the Tabernacle, and signed the Pledge, and is now a cold water man. “• There was another instance the other day. I One of the noblest fellows in the world, an officer | in the United States Army—a man, aye, ‘ every I inch a man, ’with the mould of Hercules, and an I atm strong enough to fell a hundred of his eoun-1 j try’s toes; and an eye bright, except when under ! the damning influence of alcohol—bright and | clear as the unhooded falcon. He taunted me I 1 with being a humbug, and spokeofmy exhibiting ! j myself at temperance meetings. I saw his con-! | dition, and 1 kept my eve upon him, ami I saw he j I felt, in the bittermess of his soul the advantage it had over him. When he saw me afterwards, he i apologized, and asked nly pardon for what he had j said, and not five minutes since he put that man- ; lv signature to the Pledge. (Great applause.) j Allow me then to say, that we should associate | no other subject with that of temperance. We j are no heretics, but you eannot split our church ! no way you can fix it. It is one and indivisible, i We have no dark and obscured doctrines. We ■ pledge ourselves not to drink alcoholic liquors. Thisfisa simple doctrine, and cannot be subject to prejudice or n dispute. We are no more ene rniesko religion than we are enemies to our coun try, because we do not mingle in party politics— Ourim the simple standard of temperance, which i oncebieant moderation now it is total abstinence, and fiat is the true philosophy.” * ♦ ♦ A necdotc. As deacon A—on an extremely cold morn ing Li January, was riding by the house of his neig bor B , the latter was chopping wood. Thejusual salutations were exchanged, the so voritt’ of the weather briefly discussed, and the hors man made demonstrations of passing on. wlte his neighbor detained him with ‘ L on’t be in a burry, deacon. Would’nt you like glass of good old Jamaica, this morning!’ ‘ Thank you kindly,’said the old gentleman, at the s ime time beginning to dismount with all the delib ration becoming a deacon, ‘don’t care if Ido!’ ‘ A. h, don’t trouble yourself to get off, deacon,’ s.ii i |he wag, ‘ l merely asked for information— j ( We| hav’nt a drop in the house ’ Crying the Hour. A harried gentleman, who had been drinking and Arousing with some boon companions till a very (ate hour, just as he arrived at his own door heard the watchman cry, “Half past two o’clock and ill’s well!” “jhat will never do,” thought he, “to have my vjife know I come home at this late hour. I rnustjmake the watchman tel! a different story.” With that, he seized him by the collar, and dragging him up to the door, told him to cry half past jleven. As the honest watchman demurred to thij, the husband, being plenus Haccki, or pretty well earned, up list and knocked him do wn. Then presently picking him up again, he bade him cry as he toil him, otherwise he would knock him down agjiin. Poor watchy would fain have called for help;ibut as the spirited husband held his fist ready posed to letdrive again, he concluded to do as he wat bid; wherefore opening his mouth, he | stammered out—“ H-h-h-a-l-f p-a-s-t- e-l-e-v-e-n o’c-l-o-c-k, by particular request, and all’s well!” “ Holla, Bill,” said the celebrated Tom Mar ’ shall of llenutcky, to an old crony, “ What have you beendrinking V’ 1 The individual addressed, replied that he had taken a gin cocktail, a brandy punch, a whiskey toddy, an apple toddy, two glasses of champagne, 1 and in fart enumerated the name of every drink J | in the vocabulary. ' “ Sir,’’said Tom, in a most mysterious manner, “do you believe in the transmigration of souls. Bill re|!ied “thathe did in a measure.” “Then,” rejoined Tom, with prophetic fury, i “ darn’d if I should be surprised if you should i wake up one of these days and find yourself a ! grocery store!”—W. Y. Atlas. l'ire Proof >Vood. doctor J-'uchs, member of the Academy of Science at Munich, has discovered a composition by which he renders wood incombustible; the composition is made of granulated earth and an alkali. I o obtain it the inventor says, yea must dis-oivc some moist gravelly earth, whicli has been previously well washed, and cleared from any heterogeneous matter, in solution of caustic ai kali. I h;s mixture has the property of not bo coming decomposed by fire or water. When spread upon wood, it forms a vitrous coat, and is proof against the two elements. The building committee of the royal theatre, have twice l.v tried the composition on two small buildings of six or eight feet in length, and a proportionate ’ height; the one wascovrred with the composition, and the other built in the usual manner. The lire was put equally in the two buildings; the one which was not covered with the composition was consumed, while the other remained perfect and entire. Ihe cost of this process is very insigni ficant compared to its great utility, being about two francs per one hundred square feet. The i royal theatre at Munich has undergone this pro jects, having about 400.000 square feet; the ex j pense of which is about 4 or 5000 francs. C ement for porcelain, glass and stone. I'll is cement is a natural product, which with out being abundant, is in sulficient quanities for ordinary purposes. The large Snails which are found m gardens and woods, and which some times have been used for food, have a vesicle, at the extremities of their bodies, which contains a whitish substance, having a greasy and <rclatin ous appearance. If it is applied between two sur faces, whatever be their hardness and compact ness, and the surfaces be brought together t hroughout, so strong an adhesion is ultimately j formed, that if violent means lie resorted to, they | frequently break elsewhere, than at the juncture, ! A flint about the siz© of a pouch, havinnr been broken in two pieces and joined by this cement bring thrown with violence on "the pavement’ broke into fragments, by fractures, crossing the first one, but not along with it. All that is ne cessary, in order to give the cementits full power is to allow it time to dry. ’ To stop the Idflusion of Wood. In answer to an inquiry in the last number of Jho Cultivator, respecting a remedy for stopping blood, I will relate two instances of the applica tion of cobwebs, with instantaneous and complete success. The first was a cut just lx low the fet lock jomt ill a young horse, from which a stream of blood of the size of a knitting needle spirted very swiftly. A small wad of cobweb from the cellar was bound on, which entirely stopped the blood in an instant. At another time, on bleed ing a hor-e in the mouth, incision was made dieper than was intended, letting more blood than was designed. After other remedies had been applied in vain, the above application was i made with the same effect as in the first case. r „ H. M. Hart. \ Albany Cultivator .] Rkurk to an aching tooth.— Purchase a shil ling's worth of the oil of cloves at the apotheca ry s. and add to it three or four grains of opium j let the opium be well mixed with the oil, and keep it tight; a piece of raw cotton should also be kept with the bottle that contains the mixture, ready for use at all times. When a tooth commences aching, a drop or two should be put on a piece of cotton large enough to fill up the cavity of the tooth, and pushed as close to the nerve as possi ble; in a few minutes the pain will cease, and a warm comfortable feeling be experienced in the tooth. It will save much pain if a decayed tooth is kept constantly filled with raw cotton, renew ing it every day; and when going a journey, or being in a situation liable to give cold, the cotton should be with the mixture given above before hand, and will be found to effectually preserve from the tooth-ache. Hint to Blacksmiths. The cutting of bars of iron, or pipes, with the chisel, is a laborious and tardy process. By the following mode, the same end is attained more easily. Bring the iron to a white heat, and then, fixing it in a vice, apply the common saw, which, without being turned in the edge, will divide it as easily as if it were a carrot. To Wagoners. Takc Hogs Lard, melt it over a gentle fire, and then stir it in liour until it becomes a paste. Grease your wagons or carriages with it and you will never use tar again. Try it .—Spartanburg Journal. A little vinegar in which a rusty nail has re mained for a few days, makes a mark on linen which is not easily obliterated—forming what is commonly called iron-mould.—Lot* Jour, [No. 5.