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PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, BY JAMES MfCAFFERTY. MACISTOSH-JtREET, OPPOSITE POST OEFICE. Terms of Paper. —For a single copy, one year, 'fyvo Dollars: for six copies, Ten Dollars; for thirteen copies, T wen ty Dollars, payable in advance. " Advertisements will be inserted at 50 cents per square fir the first insertion, and 23 cents for each con inuance— Twelve lines toconstitutc a square. A liberal deduction to yearly advertisers. Tfg- No letters taken from the Post Office unless postage free. 031131-3 Augusta \V. T. A Society. Dr. DANIEL TIOOK, President. Rev. VVM. J. HARD, / “ C. S. DOD. \ Vice Presidents HAWKINS HUFF, Esq. ) WAI. HAINES, Jr. Secretary. L. D. LALLERSTED P, Treasurer. rn £ smw£yio Culture of Water Melons. —Last sea son I raisa-' a fine lot of water m.finns, having with others about hora (Bridge water) failed fv>r many years. Hiving removed the soil sufficient to receive , about half a bushel of horse stable man ure and leached ashes, which wore throw ; in for tho hill and levelled, about the same quantity of road side gravel, lodged nt the foot of the hill bv water, was also thrown in, and some of the soil thrown hack, in which the seqds were planted ; j then over the hill a small quantity of broken charcoal was scattered. The plants were occasionally watered with wash water, or from the sink. The melons wero tine and many of them weighed ten or twelve pounds each. [Albany Cul. J. A. ItnoDiis. . Balls of Wool ia Lambs’ Stomachs. Lambs which are dropped in the win ter, frequently exhibit a habit of chewing i and swallowing locks of wool which they 1 pull from their mothers and other sheep. 1' rom this wool, halls are sometimes form ed in tho lambs’ storWiehs, which it is: supposed occasion their death. In the i Maine Farmer, Maj. E. Wood mentions a case of this kind having happened in the flock of his son Mr. 'J’. Wood.— This unnatural habit of iambs seems to he caused by a desire to fill the stomach I with some bulky substance on which it; may ruminate, or chew the end; and not finding its natural food for this purpose, it is induced to swallow the indigestible j wool. The trouble would no doubt he; prevented by giving tho lambs suitable i hay with turnips or potatoes, and feeding ; the ewe with those substances which wou'd prevent (he milk from having a •costive tendency. We have frequently reared lambs in winter, but have been careful in providing suitable and abun-| dant loot], and never Imd them troubled with wool in the stomach. “ How much is a ‘ load' of Manure V ’, —A friend at the South asks us this! question, and though it is a perfectly proper one, it. is rather hard to answer.; The term “load” is probably about as indefinite ns “apiece of chalk.” The officers of the Mass. Ag. Society, in using the term “load of manure,” in connexion with some of their premiums, explain it as “meaning not less than HO bushels.” Perhaps tiiis quantity (30 bushels) may be considered as good a • criterion as can be givcu of what is commonly understood by the word load when applied to manure in tiiis section. Our correspondent suggests that it would be a great convenience to express by bushels, what is always meant by loads., We recommend • the suggestion, being i satisfied that it would effect an impor tant improvement.—Ex. ■payer. Whitewash that will not rub off.- —Mix half a pail of lime and water ready to put on the wall; then take a gill of wheat flower, mix up well in a very little cold water, then pour boiling water over it till it thickens. Pour it into the white wash while hot, and stir the whole to gether. Galvanism. —Place a sheet of copper an the ground, at one end of a row of po tatoes,just planted, and a sheet of zinc ; at the other end ; connect them by a cop per wire, and let the moisture of the ground complete the galvanic circuit. What is the result? The life of the germs is greatly quickened, and you will have potatoes in that row two inches and a half in diameter, when potatoes in oth er rows beyond its influence, are scarce ly larger than marrow-fat peas. Can any thing look more improbable, viewed apart from actual experiments?, Two pieces of metal, connected by a copper wire, developing an influence! that raises the power of vegetable life twenty fold 1 Potatoes and other vegetables, grown oy the aid of Galvanism, from seed sown on the 12th of March, were exhibited in New York on the 7th of April. AUGUSTA WASHINGTONIAN. "" VVMIV '"VA\\WX\XMWV\\V\> vvv WVXWVXXWVWX - A WEEKLY PAPER: DEVOTED TO TEMPERANCE, AGRICULTURE, & MISCELLANEOUS READINGS. ■’* I ’■ I • f i Vol. III.] ; iiVJ !13 © f £ IN !E 03H j '•he Immensity of ilic Universe. The space in which the systems com-1 ; posing the universe move, is illimitable. \ Were we to attempt to assign its limits, j what could we imagine to be beyond ! j The number of worlds is.infinitelv great;' it is inexpressible, indeed, by numbers.! A ray of light traverses 1 ss,ot>o miles; iu a second of time. A year comprises! a million of seconds: yet, there are fixed stars so immeasurably distant, that their tight would require billions of years to reach our eyes. We are acquainted with animals possessing teeth, and or gans of motion and digestion which arc I wholly invisible to the naked eye. Oth-: ;er animals exist, which if measurable, would be found many thousands of times ! snialhvr, which, nevertheless, possess the j same apparatus. These creatures, in : the same manner as the larger animals, take nourishment, and are propagated by i means of ova, which must, consequently,! bo again many hundreds of times small-! er than their own bodies. It is only bp., cause our organs of vision are imperfect,j that we ilonot perceive creatures a mill.! ion of times snfaller than these. What \ variety and what infinite gradations do I the constituents of our globe present to j us, in their properties and their condi tions! < Tiiero are bodies which are twen- 1 ! ty times heavier than an equal volume of | I water; there are others which aro ten times lighter; the ultimate particles of which cannot ho known by the most pow ierl’ul microscopes. Finally, we have starligbt-that wonderful messenger which I, brings us daily intelligence of the con tinued existence of numberless worlds, the expression of an immaterial essence ; ; which no longer obeys the laws of grnv-: itation, and yet manifests itself to our jsenses by innumerable oftects. Even; i the lights of the sun—w ith the arrivnl | jof which upon the earth, inanimate na | lure receives life and motion—we cleave : j nsund«p into rave, which, without %nv power of illumination, produce the most ; important alterations and decomposi tions in organic nature. We separate from light certain rays, which ' exhibit among themselves a diversity as great as ! iexists among colors. But nowhere do! we observe either a beginning or an end. ; — Liebig's Letters oil Chemistry, (Scc jond Series.) j Incidents of the Wreck of the Swallow. We append some more of (lie “inci ; dents” of the wreck of the Steamboat •‘Swallow.” They will be read with ! deep interest: ' As J. C. Carl was about leaping into | the water he heard a woman’s voice, in h tones of agony, shrieking, “for Cod’s i |sake save me, save me!” and while swimming, so long as he can recollect, I tho noise of the iife struggle, mingled with cries, and groans, was around him i on every side. Tho boat that picked him i jup saved also five others. One man, on I : being seized by the hair and his head lift- i jedout of the water, exclaimed, “save ; her! save her! let me go and save her!” | iOn looking farther, thev found and sue- * ceedcd in rescuing the lady, who was, as j it appeared, only an acquaintance, who > ' had be.en placed in his ciiarge. i A gentleman of Detroit, named Iluest, j f having a bag containing $1,500 in gold, t jumped overboard with the bag upon his i jarni, but soon was obliged to let it go. 11 | He was only saved by having fortunate-, i ; ly grasped a narrow strip of board, as lie i ; jumped. Close after him came another i ! man, claiming the board, with curses and ( imprecations. As he struck out from 'the boat he almost immediately went i {down, grasping the possessor of the board ] |by the foot. He, however, released him- '< l self with great difficulty, and was saved. , The scene before the coroner’s jury is | 1 described exceedingly affecting, especial- j ly when Mr. Walker gave his testimony , over the body of his lifeless wife. He ; 'said he couidhave saved her, and was , ; urging her to the forward part of the ] boat, when the captain came up to him , and said, ‘he easy, there’s no danger. i He released his hold of his wife’s arm, j and no sooner had he done this than the ; w-ater rushed in, and she was swept be-: yond ii is reach. I< The boat is a total wreck, and it is i !doubtful whether her engines will be < saved. She lies on a high rock close to the Athens side of the channel, and he- i tween which and the western shore no i boat has ever gone. The pilot, Mr. Bur- j nett, is accounted one of the best on tho i river, although a fatality seems to have « AUGUSTA, (iA. MAY 10, 1845. i attended his connection with the Swallow j—laving, as we learn, run her on shore on one or two previous occasions. Horrible Oulraga. The St. Louis Republican of the IGth (says, the people of Lincoln county, Mis 'souri, have been much excited fur some ! months past, by the discovery of the exist - ones of a band of counterfeiters and . horse theivos among them. Several of tuem have been, at' diff'reut times, ar rest *d, and suspicion continued to rest ! aga nst other families. In this state of things, a company of Regulators, as they jtcrnied themselves— Lynch.law men— forned, who proceeded, from time to time, to order the cu-peclcd individuals to leave the county, failing to do which, summary punishment was inflicted .Two young men of a family named Turijbiill, fell under the suspicion of the 1 Reg: iators, and on Friday last they met at a!muse in the county, to determine j wlmt should ho done in the premises.— It is not known what was agreed upon at ‘that meeting but from thence they pro ! cced.'d to the residence of old Mr. Turn j bull, fiathjjr of (lie two young men in qifes oh. The old man, who was at liis j slioo. law- them approaching, and at jtemplid to escape into the house, but ! was Intercepted and caught. Two lyoupir sons nnd tlfe females of the fam jiiy yTeatcd bouse, and fasten |ed/t hqdoors. The suspected men were j nit)* te be fiaind. The lynchers loitered at ho ut lie house fur sometime, and final ly soil ire to it, but it was extinguished Iby thefimily. They then resolved upon I more flicient measures, and one of them 1 soizpoim axe, with which, after several ; blows ic broke in the door, and the mob j enter!. A general fight ensued in the ; house.! It is not known which party ; fired fi!t, but two shots were fired by the JyoungU'urnluills, one of which killed a ;youngnian by the name of Davis; he l lived inlv twenty four hours as ! ter sh? affray. Another of the mob,; tiamedNorral, or Norris, who had used • ; the axi'in breaking the door, was struck on theliead with something resembling 'a cornkmfe, which penetrated into the i Drain, Ad lie is not expected to live long. ; A thirl was injured slightly. One of the Tuubulls was shot in the neck, and was dying at the last accounts. The other us shot in the thigh and was not j expect dto surviv'd,.they are both young, j one a liy of filteen or sixteen years old. | This biody outrage took place about 8 ; miles lock of Bailey’s landing, between i 12 o’clock of the day. Great ex-1 citemet followed throughout live coun try. lie mob had determined nt a Out tin ion Monday, to proceed to Turn bull's lujjse and exterminate the whole family but it is hoped that (he efforts which -pre making to arrest this design, i were si-pessful. It is said that the reg- j ulators were composed of some of the j most resectable men of the county, but j how tlif can reconcile their proceed- \ ings wi ( a desire to maintain this char-; actor, isleyond our comprehension. Another Manufactory. We Life recently been presented with a samplijof Printing Paper which was made at ic new mill of V. MclJee, Esq., seven mes below this village. It is a most cxcllent article, and would do cred-; it to a:/ manufactory in the United! States. 3niy a part of this week’s edi tion is finted on tiiis paper. Next ‘ week weihall use it for our entire issue. \ when thrjp interested can judge of its quality. . It lias pen but a few years since there was scarqly a paper mill South of the Potomac Now wo have two within a short disynce of Greenville—the one referred i above, and the large estab lishment >f Col. Dunham’s, where they are daily Irning out large quantities of good papei Such enterprise is not only advantages to printers, but to the whole coiftry, as several thousand dol lars wortlbf old mgs are purchased an nually, w!ch would otherwise be of no value.— (JeenviUc Mountaineer. .. i Xefspapcr Subscriptions. The nc* P. M. General has prepared instruction to Depqty Postmasters under the new Pst Office law, which goes in- ' to oporatia on tho Ist of July next.— I The limitcion of the franking privilege i of Postnuters has cut off the usual mode of •amsmitting subscriptions to < papers. r ae following method is there fore substiited, by the Postmaster Gen- ; era?, a prosion for the transmission of ! ‘‘ [No. 43 money mucli preferrable to that now in :! use. Money fir newspaper subscriptions j not execeeding $lO in each case, may be paid to tho Postmaster, at the office t ; where tho paper is taken out, fir the . purpose of being paid to the publisher of .'a newspaper nt any other office. The . Postmaster is in such case to give to tho ] i person paying the money,-n receipt I therefor, and to advise forthwith the .' Postmaster at (lie place wlicro tho paper ! i | >9 published, who is to pay said amount j i'jof suelv deposit. Upon presentation of j ■ this receipt, tlso amount is to lie paid; . over. The Postmaster receiving the i i amount is to debit himself therewith in I i his account, and the Postmaster paying | , that amount is to credit himself there-! . with in his account of contingent cx- i | penses. 1 , 1— - | The Education ot Husbands. How suggestive is the new year of! bills; and hills of housekeeping. It is fearful to reflect how many persons rush ; into matrimony, totally unprepared for j j the change that awaits them. A man ! may take a wife at twenty-one, before he : ; | knows the difference between a chip and : a Leghorn ! We would no more grant ! a marriage license to any body simply because lie is of age, than a license on that ground only, to practice as an A polhecary. Husbands ought to lie edu cated. We should like to have the fol lowing questions put to young and inex perienced “ Persons about to marry.” Arc you aware, sir, of the price of wood and candles ? Do you know which is more cconom-! icnl, the aitcli hone or the round ? How far, young man, will a leg of mutton go in a small family? How much dearer, now, is silver than Briltannia ? Please to give the average price of a j four poster? Declare, if you ran, rash youth, the ! ; chemisettes, pelerines, cardinals, bonnets,! ! veils, caps, ribbons, flowers, gloves, cufis, and collars, would probably come to in a lump. ’ If unable to answer these inquiries, we would say to him, “go back to school.” lie that would be a husband should also undergo a training, physical and ' moral. He should bo farther examined | thus:— Can you read and write amid the yells of a nursery ? Can you await any given time for ; breakfast ? Can you maintain your serenity du ring a washing-day? Can you cut your old friend ? Can you stand being contradicted in the face of all reason? ! Can you keep your temper when you j aie not listened to? j Cart you do what you are told without ; being told why ? In a word, Sir, have you the patience I of Job ? If you can lay your hand upon your 1 heart anil answer “Yes,” take your li cense and marry—not else.— Punch. — - —■—■■■■ , I Cool. i Admiral Lord Howe, when a Captain, was once hastily awakened in the mid- 1 jdle of the night by the lieutenant of the 1 ■ watch, who informed him, with great j agitation, that the ship was on fire near the magazine. “If (hat be the case,” | said he, rising leisurely to put on his cjotbes, “we shall soon hear another re- < port of the matter.” The lieutenant s flew back to the scene of danger, and s almost instantly returning, exclaimed, | “ You need not, sir, he afraid, the. fire is extinguished.” “Afraid!” exclaimed 1 Howe, “what do you mean by that, sir? t I never was fraid in my life ;” and look ing the lieutenant full in the face, he ad- < ded, “Pray bow does a man feel, sir, i when he is afraid ? I need not ask how lie looks /” ! A Word to Young Men. —Wishing, and sighing, and imagining and dream ing of greatness, said William Wirt, will never make you great. But cannot a : voung man command his energies?— ; Read Foster on decision of character, i To accomplish, you must gild up your ; loins and go to work with all the indom itable energy of Hannibal scaling the ] Alps. It is your duty to make the most ( of tnlenfs, and opportunity. j Alfred, King of England, though he performed more business than any one of i bis subjects, found time to study, i 1 WABIIJXGTOXIA3V I TOTAL ABSTINENCE PLEDGE. I , ~i’ v fi, whose itsr.irs arc hereunto ar,- j nexed, desirous of forming a Society sos nur mutual benefit, and tog turd against a pernicious practice, Which is injurioti* ,lo our health, standing and lamilies, do ; pledge oarselvps as GE.NTt.EMEn, not to drink any Spirituous or Mult Liquors, Wine or Cider . ’ : ~—-— —- .—jjfeja&fy 1 1 Happy Girl. ! A)*, she is a happy girl—wo know it ov her fresh looks and buoyant spirits, ! Ihiv in and day out she has something j to do* and she takes hold of her work as . it she did not fear to soil her l auds or | dirty her apron. Such girls we love anti respect, wherdvef we find them—in A : palace or a hovel. Always pleasant and land always kind—they never turn up their noses before your face, or slander you behind your hack j they have more | good sense and better employment.— i A hat are flirts and hustle-hound girls, |in comparison with these? Good for ; nothing but to look at; and is rather itn , profitable business, unless you have | nothing else to do. Give us the intlus jtrious and happy girl, and we care not ! who worships fashionable and idle sim* ! pletons.— -Lowell Express. I ___ Santa Ana’s Leg at London. A correspondent of tho Courier des Etats writes front Paris : j “At the time of the ntlnclc Upon Vera | Cruz by the French; Santa Ana had a leg carried away by a cannon shot.— The limb, triumphantly borne to Mexico, was preciously embalmed and deposited in a splendid mausoleum in that city.— At the period of the last events which have resulted in his downfall, this relic of tiie ex-president experienced the fate of its former proprietor; the monument under which it reposed was destroyed, and tlie unfortunate leg, after a prome j onde through the streets of thfe city, was ! thrown into a cistern. A street porter, who had followed it during the day, picked it it up, and sold it to art English man; the latter sent it to London, "'here it is exhibited in the famous cab inet of wax figures which include cotem ! pornry celebrities of nil kinds, and the | heads of the most noted criminals pre i served in spirits of wine.” The other leg may soon be up for a ] market, notwithstanding the personal objections of the owner. Joe was one evening seated in the bar j room of a country tavern in Canada where were assembled several old coun trymen discussing varions matters con nected with the “pomp and circumstan ces of war.” In the course of some re marks, one of them stated that the Brit ish government possessed the largest canon in the world, and gave the demen sions of one which he had seen. Joe’s yankee pride would not allow him to let such an assertion pass without contra diction. *'Poh 1 gentlemen,”said he, “I Won’t deny but that is a fair cannon; but you are a leelle mistaken in supposing it to be the largest in the world. It’s not to bo named in the same year with one of* our yankee guns which I saw in Charles town last year. Jupiter! that was a cannon. Why, sirs, it is so large, that the soldiers were obliged to employ a yoke of oxen 1o draw in the ball.” “Were they?” exclaimed one of his hearers, with a smile of triumph ; “ pray can you tell me how they got the oxen out again?” “ Why, you fool,” returned Joe, “ they unyoked ’em and drove ’em through the vent.” A; ‘ == " r '" ~ ■' .. - .. . * ■ . * The Last Yankee Trick, A tall, robust, raw-boned fellow, a few days since, called on our friend Thomp son, of the Casco House, Portland, and said, •• mister landlord, how much do you put down for a week’s board ?” “That depends on what room you have,” replied the landlord. “ I have all the way from three to five dollars a week.’ “ You cah give a pretty good place tet sleep in for three dollars cant you?*’ in quired Jonathan. “ Quite decent,” answered the land lord. “ Well—there’s seven on us going efl West to-morrow, and we’ll put up With you one day, and that will make ohc week’s board, won’t it landlofd 1” he said. “You’ve got a nice place here, and we’ll take dinner, supper, lodging and breakfast with you. Hhw long have you been in this house?” “No matter bow long” replied the landlord, “ I cant keep seven of you one day for three collars. That’s not the way I take boarders.” * Jonathan turned W mm-burnt face upon the landlord for a moment, whirled on his heel and made off, * * - v