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HY JOHN O. WHITTIER.
She was a beautiful girl, when 1
first saw her. She was standing up at
the side of her lover, at the marriage
altar. She was slightly pale—yet, ev
er and anon, as the ceremony proceed
ed, a faint tinge of crimson crossed her
beautiful cheek, like the reflections of
a sunset cloud upon the clear Waters of
a quiet lake. Her lover, as he Clasped
her hand within his own, gazed on her
fora few moments with tmmingled ad
miration, and the warm, eloquent
blood shadowed at intervals his manly
•forehead, and “ melted into beauty on
‘his lips.”
And they gave themselves to one
another in the presence of Heaven, and
every heart blessed them, as they
went their way rejoicing in their love!
Years passed on, and I again saw
those two toVefS. tlrey were seated
together where the light df sunset
stole though the half-closed and crim
son curtain, lending a richer tint to
the delicate carpeting and the exquis
ite embellishment of the rich and geor
geous apartment. Time had slightly
changed them in outward appearance.
The girlish buoyancy of the one had,
indeed, given place to the greater per
fection of womanhood, and her lips
were somewhat paler, and a faint line
of care was slightly perceptible upon
her brow. Her husband’s brow, too,
was marked somewhat more deeply
than his age might warrant; anxiety,
ambition, and pride had grown over it,
and left the traces upon it; a silver hue
was mingled with the dark of his
hair, which had become thin around
his temples almost to bal'dnCs*. lie
was reclining oiron ottoman with his
face half hidden by his hand, as if he
feard that the dread and troubled
thoughts which opposed him were vis
ible upon his features.
Edward, you are ill to night,” said
his wife in a low, sweet, half inquiring
voice, as she laid her hand upon his
own.
Indifference from those we love, is
terrible to the sensitive bosom. It is as
if the sun of Heaven refused its won
ted cheerfulness, and glared upon us
with a cold, dim and forbidden glance.
It is dreadful to feel that the only be-,
ing of our love refuses to ask our sym
pathy, that he broods over the feelings
which he scorns or fears to reveal,
dreadful to watch the convulsive fea
tures and the gloomy brow, the indefi
nable shadows of hidden emotions,
the involuntary sigh of sorrow in
which we arc forbidden to partiiepate
and whose character we cannot know.
She essays once more. “ Edward,”
she said slowly, mildly, and affection
ately, “ the time has been when you
w.rc willing to confide your secret
j'*ys and sorrows to one who has nev
er, I trust, betrayed your confidence.
Why then; my dear Edward, is this
cruel reserve'/ You are troubled,
and refuse to tell me the cause. ”
Something of returning tenderness
softened, for an instant, the cold sever
ity of of the husband’s features, but it
passed away, and a bitter smile was bis
only reply.
Time passed on, and the twain
were separated from each other. The
husband sat gloomy and alone in the
damp coll of a dungeon. lie had fol
lowed ambition as his God, and had
failed in high'career, lie hud min
gled with men whom his heart loath
edj; he had sought out the fierce and
wronged spirits of the land, and had
breathed into them the madness of
revenge. lie had drawn his sword
against his country ; lie had fanned
rebellion to a flame, and it had been
quenched in human blood. He had
m serably fallen, ami was doomed to
die the death of a traitor.
The door of the dungeon opened,
and a light form entered, and threw
nerself into his aims. The softened
light of sunset fell upon the pale brow
and wasted cheek of his once beautiful
wife.
“ Edward, my clear Edward,” she
said, “ I have come to save you; 1
have reached you after a thousand dif
ficulties, and 1 thank God, my purpose
is nearly executed. ”
Misfortune had softened the proud
heart of manhood, and as the husband
pressed his pale wife to his bosom, a
tear trembled on his eyelasln “I have
not deserved this kindness,” he mur
mured in the choked tones of agony*
“ Edward, ” said his wife, in an earn
est but faint and low voice, which indi
cated extreme arid fearful debility,
‘•vve have not a moment to lose. liy
an exchange ol garments you will be
enabled to pass out unnoticed. Haste.
>rwe may be too late. Fear nothing
for me—L am a woman, and they will
not injure me for my efforts in behalf
of ft husband dearer than life itself.
*• But, Margaret,” said the husband,
“you look sadly ill. tou cannot
breathe the air of this dreadful ceil.”
“ Oh, speak not of me, my dear Ed
ward, ” said the devoted woman. “ I
can endure anything for your sake.—
Hast, Edward, and all will be well,”
and she aided, with a trembling hand,
lo disguise the proud form of her hus
band m a female garb.
*•' Farewell, my love, my preserver,”
whispered the husband in" tho car of
die disguised wife, as an officer
sternly reminded the supposed lady
that the time allotted to her had expir
ed, '‘Farewell! we shall meet again,”
responded the wife; and the lmband
:utssed out unsuspected, and escaped
the enemies of his life
They did meet again—-the wife and
husband ; but only as the dead may
meet—-in the awful eommunings of
another world. Affection had. borne
up bur exhausted spirit, until the last
gpeat purpose of her exertions was ac
complished in the safety of her hus
band —rand the bell tolled on the mor
row, and the cell was open
ed, an cl the guards found, wrapped in
ike habiliments M’ their destined vie*
ri/n, the pale, beauiifai corpse of the de
rotod W if*.
Correspondence of the Newark Daily Advertiser.
Letter from Italy.
Rome, Feb. 7, 1855.—“Siifihy Ita
ly ” lias been chilled and Clouded fOr
weeks. We have scarcely had an en
tire .clear day this winter, and the pro
voking coquettery ofthe sun billy serves
to make us more sensitive to the
fret winds of the winterdodKihg hills,
everywhere covered with snow, from
Rome to the Alpine passes. An
American Family arrived this morning
from Florence, inqidtfhg in despair for
the bright clinic df ihe poets:
* Know you the land,
Where the citron and olive are the fairest of fruit,
And the voice of the nightingale tteVer is inuto?
It is even worse in the South of
France, where the cold is actually bi
ting. The mails are habitually retar
ded oyev And. beyond the mountains;
on this side where snow becomes rain
before it reaches the plains, the roads
and Tail ways afe always passable, for
stoTVnfe and tempests, which chew here
deform the face of the earth, are here
unknown.
In Italy nature is alwaws quiet,
though she is sometimes sulk}', as in
winter. Thus it is that her monuments
remain uneffaced for ages; that fres
coes and sculptures, are everywhere
seen in the open air, so that the very
atmosphere Seems imbued with the spir
it of ancient poesy; for though the
“fUft humanities ofthe old religion”
laid no longer in the faith of reason, yet,
wherever we turn some statue, some
temple, some fame, some old image, or
inscription, bewitches the imagination
with something beyond and above all
her visible charms—
——The gloom,
The light that never was on sea or land,
The contraction, and the poets dream.
This is the secret of the celebrity of
the climate of Italy, which is factually
detestable in comparison with that of
the West India Islands. The truth
is that hitherto the world has been
more influenced bv poetry than sci
ence in the matter of climates.—
Thanks to the active efforts of some of
our own countrymen, it is now likely
to become more enlightened on the
subject. The official Journal has a
long article in commendation of what
it justly denominates “ the vast design
conceived by Lt. Maury, Director of
the Observatory at Washington, and
adopted at the Scientific Conference of
the chief maratime nations at Brussels,
of continued and uniform meteoroligic
al observations by sea and land, all
over the globe. ” A rid the govern
ment of the Pope has honorably ordain
ed that the.system and instruments
thus proposed be strictly employed by
its marine in the obvervatories of the
Papal States. The Holy See has just
sanctioned the institution of the “Ro
man Society of Navigation, ” an associ
ation for the promotion of commerce.
The diplomatic relations between
the Holy See and Sardinia have been
materially exasperated by the minis
terial measures oefore the Parliament
of the latter to abolish, or materially
modify, the numerous convents and
other antiquated ecclesiastical retreats
in the kingdom. The revenues of
these non-producing institutions, it
appears amounts to several millions,
and yet the State Treasury is taxed for
them under some old law to a large
amount. The Pope, of course, denoun
ces the movement, and a Montorso
(admonition or warning,) addressed lo
die King, was read a few days ago in se
cret consistory, and copies Were fur
nished to the Cardinals, with all the
diplomatic documents and correspon
dence. One ol the organs of the papa
cy tells us that “Pius IX has done
with the government of Sardinia, that
which Gregory XVI did in 1841 with
Russia.” The Sardinian Ministry pro
pose to lav all the papers before Par
liament, find they will thus be publish
ed to the world.
There were three deaths among the
Cardinals during the last month, all in
Italy.
A discovery has been made'within a
few days of some secret preparations for
an'insurrection at Ancona. Printed do
cuments, apparently written by Mazzi
ni in London, have been found in the
hands of several persons, who have
been arrested, and who will doubtless
suffer the dreadful penalty of the law.
In line net* of a Newspaper.
A school teacher, who lias been en
gaged a long time in his profession
and witnessed the influence of a news
paper upon the minds of a family of
children, writes to the editor oftheOg
densburg Sentinel as follows :
I have found it to be the univesal
fact without exception, that those
scholars of both sexes of all ages,
who have had excess to a newspaper at
home, when compared with those who
have not, are :
1. Better readers, excelling in punc
tuation and in emphasis, and conse
quently read more understanding!}*.
2. They are better spellers, and de
fine words with ease and accuracy.
3 .They obtain a practicable knowl
edge of geography, in almost half the
time it requires others, as the newspa
per has mude them familiar with the
location of the governments and doings
on the globe.
4. They are better grammarians, for
having become so by the style in the
newspaper, from the common adver
tisement to the finished and classical
oration of the statesman, they more
readily comprehend the meaning of the
text, and consequently analyze its con
struction with accuracy.
5. They write better compositions,
using better language, containing more
thoughts, more clear and connectedly
expressed,
fi. Those young men, who have for
years been readers of the newspapers
are always taking the lead in the deba
ting society, exhibiting a more exten
sive knowledge uponfa greater variety
of subjects; and expressing their views
with greater fluency, clearness and cor
rectness in their use of language.
—, —+*+— ——
Acquire honestly ; seek humility ;
! prnetic# economy .* low fidelity.
Dickenson I W BrlfMt Drink Do#ftt
Among all the satire of Dickens
there is nolhieg more true than tlib
following from BlHhk House :
“ Englibid lms been in a dreadful
state for itdine weeks. Lord Coodle
would go out; Sir Thomas Doodle
wouldn’t, come in* and there being no
body in Great Britain (to speak of) ex
cept Coodle and Doodle-, there lias
been no goveftttttent. It is a mercy
that a hostile meeting between these
two great tnon, whiehnione time seem
ed inevitable, did not conic off; be*
calVsc it both pistols had taken effect,
and Coodle and Doodle had killed
each othcF, it is to be presumed that
England must have waited to be gov
erned until young Coodle and young
Doodle, now in frocks and long stock
ings, were grown up.
This stupendous national calamity,
however, was averted by Lord Coo
die’s making the timely discovery, that,
if, in the heat of debate, he had said
that he scorned and despised the whole
ignoruble career of Sir Thomas Doo
dle, lie had merely meant to say that
party differences should never induce
ii rn to withhold from him the tribute of
his warmest admiration; while it as op
portunely turned out on the other
hand, that Sir Thomas Doodle had in his
own bosom expressly booked Lord
Coodle to go down to posterity as the
mirror of virtue and honor.
Still England has been some weeks
in the dismal strait of having no pilot
(as was well observed by Sir Leicester
Dedlock,) to weather the storm ; and
the marvellous part of the matter is,
that England has not appeared to care
very much about it, but has gone on
eating and drinking, and marrying, and
giving in marriage as the old world did
in the days before the flood. But Coo
dlc knew the danger, and Doodle
knew the danger, and all their follow
ers and hangers-on had the clearest
possible perception of the danger.—
At last Sir Thomas Doodle has not on
ly condescended to come in, but has
done it handsomely, bringing in with
him all his nephews, all his male cous
ins, and all bis brothers-in-law. So
their is hope for the old ship yet. ”
Extraordinary Flying Machine.
We find the following curious and
interesting statement in the Paris Pa
trie :—“The Aca temy of Sciences is a
good deal interested by the invention
of a Flying Machine, by Don Diego de
Salamanca. With this machine Don
Diego’s daughter, Rosaura, rose in the
air, sometime ago at Madrid, to the
great astonishment of the Spaniards,
who are but little accustomed to this
sort of miracle. Don Diego de Sala
manca and his daughter are about to ar
r.v.e at Paris to show the effects of his
marvellous invention. The machine
is very simple ; it consists in a case two
feet long, and one foot wide, adapted to
a band of leather round the waist buck
led behind. The two iron rods fasten
ed to the case support a small piece of
wood, on which the feet repose. The
case contains a simple and ingenious
mechanism, similar Lo that employed
to set an automaton in motion. The me
chanism is worked by means of a
handle. It sets in work two large
wings ten feet long, made of very thin
caoutchouc, covered with feathers; and
the wings may be so worked as to pro
duce vertical, perpendicular, or hori
zontal flying. The number of turns giv
en to the handle determines the height
which it is desired to go. The han
dle has to be turned every quarter of
a league to regulate the distance; the
operation of turning lasts a minute.—
Horizontal fly nig is the most difficult.
The wings beat the air like the oars of
a lo .t, or rather as the feet of a swan
when it swims. By means of this curi
ous machine a man can go almost as
rapidly as a carrier-pigeon from the Ho
tel de Villetothe Arc de Triomphe
i’E o le, in eight minutes, and in half an
hour to Versailles. The experiments
which will be made in Paris, will be
made on a small scale, and the flights
of Don Diego will not extend beyond the
department of the Seine ; but at a la
ter period lie proposes to go to Lyons,
Bordeaux, Toulouse, Marseilles and
'fours, and to take the lines of railway,
lie pretends that he can travel quicker
than by rail. The price of each ma
chine wil not exceed 1200f. for men,
and 1000 ft for women. If the experi
ment succeeds Don Diego will take out
a patent, and make the sale of the ma
chines a branch of’ commerce Al
though greatly astonished at this new
innvention, several members ofthe Aca
demy have ointed out the inconveni
ence of bringing it into general use.—
In point of fact, there w>ll be no secur
ity for any one, if by the aid of such ma
chine all our usages and customs be
overthrown, and if malefactors can fly
on the roofs of houses, afterwards get
into apartments and commit all sorts
of depredations. It will be very curi
ous to see policemen in France or Eng
land pursuing theives in the air, in or
der to lock them up on the earth. It
appears that 1855 promises us all sorts
of marvels. ”
Hints to Married Men
Pcppergrass says that if he slays out
late at night, and wishes to avoid a
scolding or curtain lecture from Mrs.
P., he generally waits out till the “ wee
sma’ hours about the twal, ” when the
anger of his better-half subsides into
fears for his personal s defy. He goes
out “on busiuess, ” with a promise to
be home at nine. Half-past nine, Mrs.
P. uneasy ; ten, aggravated ; half-past
ten, positively enraged, and rehearses
to herself an address for Pcppergrass’s
especial edification, filled with cutting
reproaches ; eleven, vague uneasiness,
accompanied bv an indefinite rear
that “ something must have happen
ed ; ” half-past eleven, nervous appro*
heusions-—tears take place of wither
ing glances; twelve o’clock unendura
ble suspense—-if she only knew the
worst; one o ’clock, is completely wor
ked up, has the “ conniptions, ” and is
about going off the handle, when Pep
nergrass an ives ; throws herself into
liis arms, overjoyed to see him, as she
“ was so afraid tout some accident
must havo happened to him. ”
Manufacture of Frtihfce.
France is the largest producer of
beet sugar in the world. A favorable
soil and climate, and a rural and in
dustrious population, contribute to the
successful prosecution of ihe beet and
su ar manufacture. This ttianufae
ture originated during the reign of Na
poleon Bonaparte. His cohtinental
system raised colonial produce to an
almost fabulous price. The high rate
of sugars induced many lo look
around for the means of producing su
gar at home, and an impetus was giv
en to the search, by the offer of a mag
nificent premium by the emperor
to the successful discoverer of a perma
nent home source of supply. Os all
the plants tried the beet proved the
most promising, but forty years elaps
ed before the manufacture of beet su
gar was enabled to cope successfully
with colonial sugars. From France
the culture spread through Belgium,
Germany, and far into the interior of
Russia, and now there is produced of
this kind of sugar on the continent of
Europe three hundred and sixty mill
ions of pounds, nearly one-naif of
which is manufactured in France, in
three hundred and thirty-four manu
factories. In the vicinity of Lille the
average yield of the sugar beet is
sixteen tons to the acre, and at Valen
ciennes nineteen tons. In some locali
ties twent-four tuns are produced.
[Scientific American.
I Would.
If I possessed the most valuable
things in the world, and was about to
will them away, the following would
be my plan for distribution :
I would will to the world truth and
friendship, which are very scarce.
I would give an additional portion of
truth to lawyers, traders and mer
chants.
I would give physicians skill and
learning.
I would give to Printers tiieir
PAY.
To gossiping women short tongues.
To young women, good sense, large
waists and natural teeth.
To young sports of dandies, common
sense, little cash, hard work;
To old maids, good temper, smooth
faces, little talk, good husbands.
To old bachelors, love for vir
tue, Children and wives-.
Virginia Literature.
The Southern Literary Messenger inti
mates that two new books may be ex
pected at an early day, from the pens
of Richmond ladies—Miss Anna A roll
er Tally and Mrs Anna Cora Ritchie,
(late Mrs. Movvatt.) It is stated (in the
N. Y Day Boole , we believe,) that the
most successful American work of fic
tion issued from the press last year,
was Atone, by another lady of Richmond,
Miss Harlan, published too in that city.
In the course of a few months it ran
through seven or eight editions and
has been translated into two or three
languages of Continental Europe.—
Yet, though sought for in several book
stores in Savannah, we ..ave failed to
find it.-—So much for Southern encour
agement so Southern Litertaure.—
Would not, Mr. Morris the publisher
be good enough to send us a copy.
We may remark in this connection
that the grandest work of imagination
which we have read for many months,
“ The Virginia Cammedidus , ”if not
from the pen of a citizen of Richmond
—which We suspect — is at any rate the
product ofa Virginian’s brain. The
thrilling story and its lofiy moral enti
tle it to the highest place among the
fictions ofthe day. We hope it will
not be long before the author (whoev
er lie may be,) will redeem his promise
by again presenting himself before the
public.
The 4ngel Gabriel at llome.
The Glasgow Mail, of the 11th of
Feb., states that John S. Orr, nicknam
ed the “ Angel Gabriel, ” has arrived
at home, from New York, in the steam
er Glasgow It says :
. A most dissonant, screeching sound
from the steamer reached the ears of
the loungers on the quay, and in
which was soon recognized the old fa
miliar war note of John S. Orr’s (alias
the Angel Gabriel’s) trumpet. As
the vessel neared the wharf “ the an
gel ” (of discord,) was only recognized
by his old acquaintances by the brazen
emblems which he carried, for he ap
peared not only to have became a con
vert to the beard movement, but to al
low his hair to grow until it hung over
his shoulders.
He sprung upon the quay, took up
his old position at the large gas lamp
pillar, blew a blast or two on Lns trum
pet, and shortly harangued a crowd of
curious onlookers, pointed to the sears
on his head which he had received in
Canada and the United States in doing
battle with popery, said he would talk
to the people of Greenock for hours
ou Monday night of his adventures
and hairbreadth escapes among the
Yankees, wheeled round, and rushed
up the quay, going off' to Glasgow by
the railway train.
Laws—Weights & Measures.
We are happy to be able to state, for
the general information and satisfac
tion of our friends, that under date of
the 7th inst., Governor Johnson says,
in reply to a letter on the subject from
Capt. C. Tyler, Clerk of the Inferi
or Court of this county, that the laws
and journals will be distributed in a
few days.
In relation to standard weights and
measures for the new counties, his Ex
cellency says, that the last legislature,
although they directed him to procure
fifty sets, for the useofthe new counties,
ancl such of the old as need them, yet
failed to make any appropriation for
their purchase, and that he canuot
therefore procure them until the meet
ing of the next legislature, before
whom he will lay the subject for con
sideration.
FROM TUB FjRMEBAI. UNION.
Soitilicasiera Georgia Compared
with Texas.
Tuoupville, Feb., 1855.
Just at this time, when the tide of
emigration from the exhausted por
tions of Georgia is setting outward
with a pretty strong current, it may
not be Inappropriate to institute a com
parison With regard to the productive
capabilities of the two sections of the
country, wh.ich appear principally to
attract and divide the public attention
—Texas and Southern Georgia.
In doingsolshall remarks
to the Southeastern portion only, be
cause I am better acquainted with this
than with the Southwestern portion—
tlmt is, to the country lying south of
the Altatnaha river and east of Thom
as county.
I give to Texas all that the glowing
accounts of her most sanguine advo
cates have claimed for her, and to
Southeastern Georgia only what fig
ures, founded on facts well known
here, can establish for her.
It has been asserted that in parts of
Texas, farmers make and save, besides
-necessary provisions, ten bales of cot
ton pel 1 hand, weighing 500 lbs. each.
This Li the largest production which 1
have heard claimed for Texas; and
beyond a doubt it is a very large pro
duction ; but I take it as a basis for
the calculation, and still Southeastern
Georgia can beat even that, large as it
is, and by a wide These ten
bales at present prices—6 to 10 cents,
say 8 cents, would sell at New Or
leans for four hundred dollars. I sup
pose the expenses for freightage from
Texas to that market may be about
equal to ours in Southeastern Georgia
to our market atSavannah and Charles
ton—say 1 1-2 cents per lb. For
freightage of the ten bales then, de
duct 75 dollars, and we have the nett
profit per hand—32s dollars.
In some parts of Southeastern Geor
gia, farmers make and save, besides
necessary provisions, four bales of long
staple cotton per hand, weighing 400
lbs. each; For this in Savannah 15 to
45 cents per lb., (see quotations, Feb.
17,,) say 30 cents, may be obtained.
And some of our farmers have sold
for more than 30 cents; This gives
us for four bales 480 dollars. Now
deduct for the freigtage 24 dollars,
and the nett proceeds per hand is 456
dollars, being a diffesence in favor of
Southeastern Georgia of 131 dollars
per hand.
This calculation it will be seen is
based upon the present depressed pri
ces — a circumstance which operates
very unfavorably to Southeastern Geor
gia in the comparison. Let us have
the prices as they were two years ago,
and as, in all likelihood they will again
be when the causes which have pro
duced the present depression shall
have been removed, and the difference
in favor of Southeastern Georgia is
much greater. The ten bales at 8 to
12 cents —-savs 10 cents as a medium—
would bring 500 dollars. Deduct
freight, 75 dollars, and the nett pro
ceeds is 425 dollars per hand. Tin
four bales at 35 to 05 cents, say 50
cents, would br.ng 800 dollars. * De
duct freight, 24 dollars, and we have
the nett product, 776 dollars, being
275 dollars per hand over the best that
Texas can do. The price is not over
stated. One of rny neighbors sold his
crop of that year for more than 50
cents per lb.
The crops taken for these calcula
tions are extreme crops ; but they are
extreme in both cases, and therefore
fair and equal. Take medium or in
ferior crops, and the difference in fa
vor of Soutbcsatern Georgia will be
proportionally the same.
With regard to other productions
of the farm, Southeastern Georgia is
equal, and in point of health and
pleasantness far superior to Texas. In
the moral condition of society, too, (a
very important element,) our section
has" a decided advantage over Texas,
since no asylum for crime is found
here, such as is found in Texas. No
criminals or fraudulent bankrupt debt
ors ever think of finding here a re
fuge from the punishment of violated
laws, or the just claims of defrauded
creditors.
If these statements be indeed facts,
and I am quite suie I hazard nothing
in assorting them as such, there seems
to be no very good reason why those
who are not fleeing from justice nor
from their creditors, should not give
the preference to Southeastern Geor
gia. But for such as seek a refuge
from their misdeeds, or for their smug
gled property, Texas is the place next
after California. In this respect I.
readily award to Texas superiority
over Southeastern eorgia. To ail
who think of changing their place of
residence, I say come and see if these
things be not true. Rely upon it, you
will find our farming lands much
cheaper, our climate more healthy and
pleasant, and the tone of public mor
als more elevated than in Texas.
In common with Texas, wc suffer
by a want of market facilities, and wc
feel very sensibly the inconvenience.
But the inconvenience is greatly ame
liorated by the fact that we do not pay
higher freight on our cotton than those
farmers pay on theirs who live on the
lines of any of the Bail roads, as far
from their markets as we are from ours;
and we pay less than those who are
obliged to haul their cotton an y consid
erable distance before it is placed upon
the Railroads. It is true that we are
obliged to pay about four times sis
much freight on on any given weight
of our cotton as they who live imme
diately on the Railroads pay for the
same weight of theirs. But it must
be borne in mind, that a given weight
of ours is worth at least four times
as much as the same weight of their*.
So we pay for freight no higher percent.
on the value of our cotton than thev
pay on the value of theirs. This con
sideration, it seems to me, ought to
obviate the objection so strenuously
urged against this section—its lack of
market facilities. And this considera
-1 on, too, gives us another very decided
advantage over Texas. But let us
have railroad facilities—and we must j
have tliefn irt a very few years at the
farthest--and we shall then pay for
getting our crops into market only one
fourth as much, “ad valorem,” as those
who send their crops of short cotton
the same distance, for they, to obtain
the same value, must send four times
as much weight, and necessarily pay
four times as much freight.
,L 0. FALL FIT.
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A Prolific Hen.
We are informed (says the Griffin
Union,) that Dr. Columbus Smith, of
Jonesboro’, has a hen, of the common
stock, that has laid, in three weeks,
eighty-six eggs. She commenced by
laying two a da} r , and laid successive
ly three, four, live, six, and at last ac
counts had laid seven eggs per day, of
the ordinary size. The gentleman
who gives us the information has of
fered to bet one hundred dollars upon
its correctness. The hen is confined
in a coop and has been watched while
laying, and the eggs counted after she
left the nest. If this be true, we will
go Georgia against the world in the
hen line.
Our tile is at the service of any of
our friends now. Seven eggs a day !
and of the ordinary size. \\ r e think
our friend, Dr. Smith, must have suc
ceeded in procuring one of those Pa
tent nests, with a valve in the bottom,
which, on being 'pressed with the
weight of the-newly laid egg, imme
diately opens, and allows the fruit to
pass into a receptacl below, and then
instantly closes; the effect being to
cheat the anxious hen into the belief
that she has misjudged her sensations,
and straightway she renews her efforts,
with the same result again and again,
until as many as seven eggs, of the or
dinary size, are frequently produced at
one setting! The use of these nests,
however, ia attended with great risk to
the health of the lien, who, in most
instances, eventually falls a victim to
her overwrought maternal instincts,
Agriculture for 1855.
We believe there never were better
prospects for our farmers to use every
effort in raising a large crop than there
are at present. This war in Europe
will prevent the cultivation of the soil
in a number of extensive and fertile dis
tricts which, heretofore have raised a
large amount of surplus products.—
This will open a gap for our farmers to
fill up. Corn is becoming more an ar
ticle of !ood in Europe every year.—
Three times the quantity was exported
in 1854 that there was in the preced
ing year. As it is the most important
grain crop in our country, we advise
a still more extended cultivation of it.
Potatoes seem to have become one of
the most fallacious crops. Farmers
should not trust to them, but sow and
plant other crops, and depend on them
as if not a potato were to be raised.—
For the past ten years, most of the po
tatoes raised have rotted during win
ter ; they seem to have lost the quality
of preservation which they once pos
sessed. In a few years more, perhaps
this disease will wear out. Farmers
should raise more oats and barley than
they have hitherto done. The former
crop in the Northern States is a certain
one. Beans should also be more ex
tensively cultivated, so that we may
have abundant crops of many kinds.—
llice is a standing crop ; its cultivation
seems to be more carefully attended to,
and understood by planters than the
cultivation either of wheat or corn.
How He Became a Millionaire.
Mr. McDonough, the millionaire of
New Orleans, has had engraved upon his
tomb a series of maxims, which he has
prescribed as the rules for his guidance
through life, and to which his success
in business is mainly attributable.
They are so sound, and contain so much
practical wisdom, that wc copy them :
“Rules for the Guidance of mv Life,
1804.—Remember always that labor is
one of the conditions of our existence.
Time is gold ; throw not one minute
away, but place each one to account.
Do unto all men as you would be done
b}*. Never put off till to-morrow what
you can do to-day. Never bid anoth
er do what you can do yourself. Nev
er covet what is not your own. Never
think any matter so trilling as not to
deserve notice. Never give out that
which does not first come in. Never
spend but to produce. Let the great
est order regulate the transactions of
your life. Study in your course of
life to do the greatest amount of good.
“Deprive yourself of nothing ne-
cessary to your comfort, but live in an
honorable simplicity and frugality.
Labor, then, to the last moment of
your existence. Pursue, strictly, the
above rules, and the Divine blessing
and riches of every kind will flow
upon you to your heart’s content; but,
first of all, remember that the chief,
and great study of our life should be
to tend, by all means in our power, to
the honor and glory of our. Divine
Creator. John McDonough, New Or
leans, March 2d, 1804. The conclu
sion to which I have arrived is, that,
without temperance, there is no health ;
without virtue, no order; without re
ligion, no happiness ; and that the aim
of our being is to live wisely, soberly
and righteously.”
Origin of the Wedding Ring.
The wedding ring, according to the
ancient chronicler, John Switson, an
eminent antiquarian and divine, was at
first not of gold but of iron, adorned
wuh adamant, signifying durance and
strength. “ llobeit, ”he says, “it skil
leth not at. this day what the ring be
made of; the form of it being round,
and without end doth import that their
love should circulate and flaw continu
ally.” The finger upon which the
ring is worn—the fourth on the left
hand next to the little finger—is selec
ted, because there was supposed a vein
of bloQ i to pass from thence to the
heart.
Beautiful Letter from a Mother
to her Son.
On the person of Charles C. Welling
formerly of Hamilton, Madison
Cos., JN. Y., the young man who com
mitted suicide at Chatham Four Corn
ers, near Hudson, in this State, on
Saturday last, the following affection
ate and maternal letter was found :
. My Deah Boy:—Feeling sensible
that I must soon leave you, I wish to
say a few vvords, to which I entreat
your attention as the last words, the
last wishes of your dying mother a
mother who would be glad to live and
suffer for your sake, if it was the will
of God that she should. In the first
place, my dear Charles, love and serve
God; make a friend of Him and lie
will be better to you than all earthly
friends. Never forget to pray to Him ;
remember that from the time that you
were a little one, and could scarcely
speak, you have knelt beside your
mother and offered Up your prayers to
Him. You have also rend 11 is holy
word with her; do not forsake this
practice now she is gone—never omit it
fora single night or morning; think
that your poor dead mother is looking
pleased as you do this, and looking
grieved if you neglect it; above all,
think how displeasing it is to our
Heavenly Father to be neglected bv
us, His creatures. He has made and
protects us every hour and minute of
our lives. But remember, my dear
child, that just to kneel before God and
say your prayers is not praying. You
must feel what you say ; you must re
member that He loves children that try
to do good, and that he will help them
to be so if they ask Him. Therefore,
every night endeavor to think what
you have done, or said, or thought
! wrong, and beg Him lor the sake of
your dear Savior, to forgive you and
help you to do better for the future..
Every morning thank Him for taking
care of you during the night; thank
Him for all your blessings; beg llim
to keep you from sinning against Him
through the day, and then all day long
endeavor to remember that II is eye is
upon you, and that he will be grieved
if you do wrong—that lie wants to
save you and make you happy. If
bad boys tempt you to do wrong, re
member His holy word has said, “My
son, if sinners entice thee consent thou
not.” Next to God, love and obey
your father, my dear boy ; he has been
a good father to you, and he has al
ways been good to your mother. Strive
to be a comfort to him, do everything
to oblige him that you can. liemem
ber that it is well pleasing to your
Father in Ilcavdn for you to love and
honor your earthly parents. Bo oblig
ing and kind to all, endeavor to make
every one love you, obey your teacher,
try to improve your studies that you
may grow up an intelligent, useful
man; be good to dumb animals; do
not tyrannize over any living thing;
try to deny yourself—that is, my dear
Charles, try to oblige others, even if it
puts you to inconvenience on your
own account. When you think of the
poor heathen children that know not
God, and think how much better you
are off, strive to save something for
them. When you are tempted to spend
money for what you do not need, de
termine not to* spend it, but save it to
do good with. This is self-denial.
When you see a poor creature hungry,
and you go without a part of your tbod
to give it to him, that is self-denial.
When you are tempted to do a wrong
action and do not do it, this is resisting
temptation—this is well-pleasing to
God, who will always help you to re
sist it if you ask him. I hope you will
be useful, I hope you will live fora
I good purpose. I shall write much
more if lam able. I want to write
what 1 hope might profit you as you
grow older; but it I can write no
more, endeavor to profit by what I
have written, for in childhood, youth,
or old age, it cannot hurt, and with the
blessing of God it may do you good.
Therefore, my dear child, if my life is
not spared to finish this, receive it as
it is-—receive it as the last farewell, the
blessing of your dying mother.
C. Wellington.
May God bless and protect n;y moth
erless bov, and enable him to become
a true Christian.
New York Money Market.
The Evening Post of Monday says:
Money is quite a drag and seems al
most the dullest article of any in the
markets. It appears in pools without
any material outlet. On demand, any
amount can be obtained at rates favor
ing the borrower; but according to.
the character and position of the bor
rower, as much as on the securities..
The common rate is now 5 to 6.
per cent, on call, and discounts of prime
and good bills range at from 5 to T
per cent.
The steamer to sail from Boston orb
Wednesday-will take from here about
$600,000 or $700,000 in specie. $460,-
000 in bars are already engaged, ami
the remainder will be in coin, unless
another remittance of bars from Cal
ifornia arrive in time, which is hardly
probable.
The non-arrival of the “ Pacific n
steamer from Liverpool is having an
advance effect on the foreign exchange
market, as it is feared that there may
be no departure from this port next
week in consequence, and therefore
parties by way of precaution will re
mit in larger sums than otherwise
would be the case by this week’s steam
er. Many drawers of sterling, conse
quently, have raised their pretensions
to 110, The transactions are yet un
important and we have heard of na
sales above 109 3-4, at which one or
two of the first-class houses are sell-,
ing; but there is a general disposition
to get the higher price of 1097-8 a
110, or decline drawing.
The supply of bills from the South
is very light, and though some more
bills than usual have been created out
of last week’s exports from this port,
the market is badly supplied; aid
large sales will have to be covered
by gold.