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Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-09-25

and emit it in light and placid clouds,
and sometimes take the pipe from his
mouth, and letting the fragrant vapour
curl about his nose, would grayely nod
his head in token ofperfect appreciation!
Even from this strong hold the I'M
lucky Rip was at length routed by his
termagant wife, who would suddenly
break in upon the tranquility of the as
semblage, call the members all to
nought, nor was the august parsonage,
Nicholas Vedder himself, free from the
daring tongue of this terrible virago,
who charged him outright with encour-
aging her husband in habits of idleness.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-09-25
FROM THE PHILADELPHIA UNION.

Chinese method IF taking zvikd fowl.
Whenever the fowler sees number
of ducks settled in any particular splash
of water, he sends off two Or three gourds
to float among them. These gourds re-
semblc our pompions; but, being made
hollow, they swim on the surface of the
water; and on one pool there may some
times be seen twenty or thirty of these
gourds floating together. At first the
fowls are shy at coming near them, but
by degrees they approach nearer; and,
as all birds at length grow familiar with
a scare crow, the ducks gather about
them, and amuse themselves by whetting
their bills against them.
When the birds are as familiar with
the gourds as the fowler could wish, he
prepares to deceive them more effectual-
ly. He hollows out one of these gourds
large enough to put his head in; and
making holes to breathe and see through,
he claps it ON his head. Thus ACQUIRED,
he wades slowly into the water, keeping
his body under, and nothing but his
mead IN The gourd above the surface; In
that manner he moves imperceptibly to-
wards the fowls, who suspect no danger
At last, however, he fairly gets in among
them while they, having been long used
to see gourds, take not the least alarm
while the enemy is in the midst of them,
and an assiduous enemy he is; for,when-
ever he approaches fowl, he seizes it
by the legs, and draws it in a jerk under
the water; there he fastens it under his
girdle, and proceeds to the next, until
he has loaded himself with as many as
he can carry away. When he has got
his quantity, without ever attempting to
disturb the rest of the fowls on the pool,
he slowly moves off again; and, in this
manner, pays the flock three or four
visits in a day. OF all the various arti-
fees for catching fowl, this seems likely
to be attended with the greatest success,
and is the most practsed IN China.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-09-25

going in and coming out, of a long tenn
IporaTy building on one side of the cha
pei, we approached, and were informed
we might enter. 1t was splendidly fitted
up, probably for the performance OF
some ceremony, as the regalia were dis
played on table covered with rich pur-
pie; the arms of Portugal were also
seen, and the whole was fitted up in a
style of extraordinary muni6cence. At
the door there were four or five priests,
who had fallen fast asleep, having, as l
supposed, setup all the preceding night,
and it was now in the aftelnoon.*
The palace is long row of buildings
no way remarkable in point of architec-
ture, but sufficient to lodge comfortably
SO or 40 families. l saw great num-
Der OF ladies seated on the balconies,
dressed in very splendid attire, and
their heads adorned with profusion of
feathers at first we took them all for
Processes, but afterwards supposed there
might be some maids of honor among
them. In front of the palace, there
stood at least a dozen coaches, besides
other carriages, waiting for some 80 or
40 OF the family, who were going to the
country palace, where the king had al
ready gone. The coaches were splendid
things, very heavy, with much gliding
about them, and apparently not less than
100 years old: from which conjectur-
ed that these vehicles were only used on
great occasions. The dresses of the
coachmen, the postillions, of whom there
was one on almost every mule, the foot
men, and outrlders, were the most outre |
imaginable; their appearance carried |
me back couple of centuries, at least, |
and led me to reflect how much impor- |
lance, IN monarchies, is attached to an
tiquites. Kings are very slow in adopt
ing the Improvements of the age in which |
they live; they are almost as hard to |
civilize as our North American Indians. |
l saw a great many of the nobility run
ming to and fro, and from the richness of
their decorations, l judged of very high |
orders, such as gentlemen of the bed
chamber, grooms of the stole, royal rat
killers, &c. wish l could speak with
some respect of these things, but for my
soul cannot; and l think it my duty
to give to my countrymen true copy of
the impressions left by them on my
mind. Such is the first coronation- of a
king in America--will it be the last
Leaving the reader to make his own re-
Elections on the sovereign, | shall pro-
coed to make some general observations |
on the country whose future destinies
are to be SO much affected by the cere-
monies l have described.
1t was humorously said, that numbers of the |
common people gazed on the illumination with |
such blank amazement, as to fall ASLEEP with |
their eyes and mouths open.
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TRIALS OF LEE.

There are people, continued the
corporal, whocannot even breathe with.
out slandering a neighbour You Judge
too severely replied my aunt Prudy,
very few are slandered who do not de-
serve it, That may be- retorted the
corporal, but have heard very slight
things said of you.' The face of my
aunt kindled with anger Me = ex-
claimed she, 8 Me !. slight things Of me!
What can any body say of me - They
say answered the corporal, that-tbat
you are---no better than you should be-
Fury flashed from the eye of my aunt
Who are the wretches ?'-s l hope they
SANDER no one that does not deserve it -
remarked the corporal, as he left the
room.
The feelings of my aunt may we'll be
conceived. She was sensibly injured.
True, she had her foibles. She was
peevish and fretful but she was rigidly
moral and virtuous. Conscious of the
correctness of her conduct, she was
wounded at the remark Of the corporal.
Why should her neighbors SANDER her :
She could not conjecture.
Let my aunt be consoled. She falls
under the common lot of nature. A
person who can live in this world with
out suffering SANDER, must be too stupid
or insignificant to claim attention.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-09-25

FROM THE (coNcoRD) NEw-HAMpsmRE PATRIOT.
While much parade is made in the wes-
tern country respecting the rapid growth
of population and wealth; while we hear
of cities growing up in day, and that
towns are laid out and flourish beyond
all former comparison, at least on paper,
foreigners would be led to suppose that,
to make up this rapid increase of popu-
lation in the west, the Atlantic states
must be almost entirely deserted; and
that poor New-Eng land," by this time,
must have lost all the better par o. her
population-al those, if no more, who
were able to remove to the western
country. But this is not the fact. Tho
census to be taken next year, will prove
that New England has not suffered any
deterioration; that we have Increased
not only in population, but that our citi-
zens have increased in wealth. Look at
the face Of the country-see the improve
ments in our farms, the fruits of the in
dustry of our yeomanry. Cities and
towns, indeed, do not grow up here in a
day, but there is scarce a village, of
whatever inferior note, that is not adding
to its population, to its buildings, and its
business. In New-Hampshire, the ugh
est of the rough states, there is no, town
whose agriculture is not improving; fine
farms are continually making n the sides
OF OR mountains, and the cattle may be
seen grazing near the mountain tops
Thousands of acres which were deemed
to be but pine barrens, WITH tie applica-
ton of plaster, are turned into fruitful
fields OF corn and grain. There is no.
thing more gratifying to the friends Of
NewEngiand than to see her improve
ments in agriculture because agricul-
ture affords . support to commerce and
manufactures. Without these improve
ments every other branch of business
must fail commerce and manufactures
must anguish and die. Even our bar
ren mountains are source of wealth to
the people; from them we haFe ne va
rlous manufactures Of iron a1u the
mountain granite is a.ready become no
contemplate object commerce. On
Friday last a novel spectacle was pre-
scented in this town: stone, hewed,
polished, and adjusted, fit for place in
Solomon's temple, weighing eighteen
tons before it was reduced, and drawn
by severity oxen, was carried from the
state prison to the Merrimack landing.
1t was taken from the side of Rattlesnake
s.,eantsir, s>Ie9t tr,o ,railep f.s,,, tho
prison, and IS intended for the floor Of
portico to gentleman's house erecting
in Boston. This one stone, when it ar
rives at its destination, Will produce to
its owners, Mcssrs. Gass & johnson,
several hundred dollars. 1t was hewn
and polished by the convicts at the state
prison, and viii be conveyed to Boston
by water, through the canals.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-09-25

| have no doubt, from what have alrea-
dy observed of the effects of notion, that
the rivers and valies may be filled with
water from the inside, the ocean filled,
the regular oceanic currents formed, The
water flowing from the inside to the out
through the perforations, from the out
side to the inside through the poles, and
the whole phenomena eXplaintd in a sa-
tisfactory manner, SO that the Whole pro-
cess may be seen in miniature with the
eye; the polar attraction of the needle
explained, and the variation of it ac-
counted for.
l find by placing the north end of the
globe in dark place, and having bright
light placed in the positioh that the sun
bears to this earth in south latitude, the
rays of light are thrown il at the south
pole, and reflected at right angles, and
pass out at the north pole in a manner
perfectly calculated to explin the aurora
borealis, and shows that The inside or
hollow of the earth, may be as well or
better lighted and warm4 by the sun
than the outside. From hose expert
ments l am fully CONVINCED of captain
Symmes' theory, and tint the earth
would be incomplete without the hollow.
l am, &c.
THOMAS TUFTS.
Hon. S. l.. IitchiH.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-09-25
FROM THE n. Y. MERCANTILE ADVERTISER.
THE NEW THEORY.

Reflections and Experiments on central
JorceS, and on The constitution Of the
Globe zve 0ha6n.
COPY OF LETTER TO DIR. MITCHELL.
lie Roy, Genesee county, ~ 7. July %, 1919.
SIR-A Though a stranger l shall
make no apology for addressing you, on
SO interesting a subject to all scientific
men. Accident brought me to reflect
upon the formation of the earth. Taking
it tor granted, that this earth has been OF
conslstence that would take shape by
motion, and from what has been disco
vercd, there are strong arguments in its
favor, what would be Its internal struc-
ture | have observed in common bar
rel churn, that a quick regular motion
would throw the cream upon the sides
OF the churn, without any agitation, leav-
ing none at the ends !; and had observed,
that regular motion given to grind
stone, that was hung perfectly true, would
retain water upon the top OF the stone,
without throwing it Off; | considered
that the laws ofnature and of motion must
be uniform. ltoccurred to me that mo-
ton must produce the same effects on
this earth that we see it have ON smaller
bodies. These considerations induced
me to make machine to demonstrate
this as far as l possibly could. accor-
dinghy prepared an artificial globe from a
pine log, aboutnine feet in circumference,
as near the known shape of the earth as
possible open at the poles, the conca-
witty of the. inside answerable to the con-
vexity of the outside the aperture at the
poles answerable to about SO degrees of
the earth. then fixed it on pivots, with
machinery to give it avery quick motion.
l then turned water in the inside of the
ball, and put it in motion, and the event
was as l had anticipated; the water
spread itself smooth upon it, in a smooth
even surface, without any attempts to
fly off. then perforated the ball in a
number of places; it created as many
most beautiful springs of water upon the
outside of the ball, which satisfactorily
accounts for the origin of springs and OF
course of rivers, and it will press the
water through pores of the wood suffi-
cient to moisten the whole surface.
l contemplate fashioning the outside
of the little globe like unto this earth,
cut out the oceans, continents, rivers,
vallies, &C.; and if can contrive any
method to counterfeit the effect that our
atmosphere will naturally have upon it,
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-09-25
ANECDOTE.

One of the Usage Indians who were
on visit to Washington city, a few
years ago, being in Baltimore was shewu
every thing in the latter city that it was
supposed could interest the attention of
one OF the native lords of the Forest
Among other things his guide conducted
him to see the gaol. After viewing it
with attention, he exclaimed, Whas
dat p The reply was, THE gaol.' In
dian--' What's gaol?' His guide answer
ed, "a place to put Indians in who
don't pay the skins they owe,' (skins be-
ing the medium of exchange or symbol
of wealth among the North American
savages.) Having viewed it for some
time with establishment, the untutored
child of nature gave this reply, worthy
of Socrates, Plato, Rochefoucault,
or a Frank lin" Indian can no catch
skin dere." --.fnrora.
Only three things are done we'll in a
hurry-hying from the plague, escaping
auarrols, and catching ,aeas,
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
by HOOPER WARREN.

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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-09

panying number OF copies of the Navy
Register for 1919: and "a List, transmit
ted by the first comptroller ofihe Treasu-
ry, nf those persons who have not render
eel accounts Tor settlement within The ear
preceding.
The House then again resolved itself
INTO committee Of The whole, MIR. Desha
in Tie, chair, on the bill for The relief of
John Dela6eld.
Mr.. Rhea concluded, in about half an
hour, the speech lie yesterday comneDc-
ed asains, The bill
He was followed by Mr.. Baia,Oin and
MIR. Cushman. each al some length, in
support of The bill.
MIR. Claiborne moyed 10 strike out the
first section OF the bill, which motion Was
carried By large majori, and
On motion of Mr.. Lire,morc, The first
section of The bill for the relief of SAMUEL
BUR-, referred To- the same committee Of
the Whole, was also stricken ont.
The committee then rose, aud reported
the bills as amended to The house.
The question OH concurring with the
committee OF the whole OIL striking out
the first section Of The bill for the reliei OF
John Dclaiield, was decided in The affirm
alive, by yeas and nays, 9Oto "a, and The
bdI III course rejected.
he amendment reported 10 the bill for
The relief Of Samuel Burr. was also CON
| Cured in Gy the. house, and the bill of
| course rejected.
A message was received from the Pre-
sident of The Uniied States. by his private
secretary, transmitting, for the i,iorma-
iion of The house, a copy of Tie conyen
lion With Spaiu, Uaiely publshe,i) and :,
copy of a letter from Don Luis de OniS,
10 the Secretary of State. in reply IL the
letter OF the latter TO The former, OF the
30ih November; and the House adjourn.
| ell.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-09

Fotai c6ccu of D,m.lcmss Is,

Fofai c6ccts Of DymGc,pigss
On Christmas Eve, tW0 negro lads be-
longing Ia the estate ct lie late ciranceI-
Tor Tyler, who had becu hired IN ri, H.
mond, left Rockets for Wesibury ia
Charles City, the one its STATE Of intox-
icalion, ihe other sober.--Thcy had pro-
gressed about eight miles on their jour.
ncy when John, the drunken lad, became
so entecbled FROM Tie secondary effects
Of his iujoxicalioD, ihai he could travel
no farihcr.--1'lus rendered more liable
TO be dclclcrouslg operated upon by the
GOODNESS Of The night, I've remained lying
on The snow til the next morning, Wllen
he was arricd IN state of complete im-
sensibllity, 10 The tavern III New Market,
aud the representative al ilc csiaie in-
formed Of Isis situation. a physician HaS
Immediately engaged 10 visit lhe uHioria.
nate sufircf. bur liic ons remaining
spark o. animation tiai c'.uld be disco-
vtrcd Wa~ Zoo urarIv cxiisg, lsipd 10 b.
yxciicd J., .ns human etoaL
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-09
KENTUCKY l.rGIsLATIRE..

LENlNGTON, Dee l6.-We learn that
a resolutions 10 employ .atdiion.l counsel
III the prosecution OF The recovery of The
state tax from tie United States Branch
Bank, has paSsrd, and that 900 dollars
nave teen appropriated iuv that purpose.
bill has becr passed III the senate 10
raise the pay ofilie members OF The lesis-
laiurc Ia three doilGrS per diem.
The senate has alsu passed resolution
recommending Ia the members Of The le-
glS'a'urr, an6 onl'lic officers generally. 10
cioiIe ITEMS ives in domestic mannfac-
lures. An application tor Incorporating
Tie 8 College - kcnlu, Nv" is before "A
committee. 4 bill iotake HE sens. OF
the people n'' the Dcccssiiy Of calling
con,cliiiun, last Saturday passed TO 81
reading in The senate, BY uajorit, Of
oMe only bun he l;OGSe lad previously
rejected similar proposition. by II ma
.jorl.y OF five.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-09

Tow have var,riy nrsrticleS on Tile which
sl'ai! be brcn- hi forward "a soon as we have
gone thrHn. II The voiumin0ns mass uf' Spanis,,
documents winc!i has heen spread before ne
this winter. On Tuesday, we shall ever axe
the National intelligencer, IN its pubicat on of
these documents.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-09
otsLATURE OF YfRGINIA.

EXTRACTS FROM TIE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE
or DELEGATES.
UcdRcsdav, January 6....A communication
flOn The Sematc, stating ibat they had passed
tltc bills " Increasing the pension OF Edward
Hcwlirs'--' TO ameud the act, entitled An
aci for reducing Into one act tue several acts
concerning ihc Conrt OF AiEcAis o.. special
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-09

II is said, in ilte Reporter, flat eR the
Independents i1aui.S represented in lie
Glasgow Convpnliou. in krniurky, have
refused to 'at!iy tle RESOLUTIONS sueDendiug
specie payments, except The Bank of
Green River
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-09
lSignedl

Philadelphia, Ia',. I'd. 1919
- i.d:torn who have re- published the state
menf irUm tie National imteiifeepc-r, viii
please 10 'nSei! the above in their respective
papers.
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jain. the sufferer IN this ease. in al
respects well clolle,i, buf drunk, 1,ss
losi his life while his companion, Who
from motives of ailaclinicu,, rrnaincd
with bin the whole night, ainlos, naked
brt sober. was Only slightly irosibl,ten.
Ii Is dusto Mr.. Akery, the tavern keep
CT at New Market, 10 STATE, that every
comfort which he could command, was
humanely extended TO botir The lads.
DIRECTORS
Forth trio pt'giaa Banks ia RicsH,osd Ord fl,j,.
TeSpecfiee Braaches, for tie near 1919
, BANK o. VIRGINIA.
RICHMOND.
!ohh brockenbronsh Ed. Cunnnghams'
RObeit Gamble Jehu Roberison.
Archibald peasants Patfiua Gibson
to'nnnd Taylor Michael u. Poitiaux
'ohh i"v'phius heniatuin W. Lrighs
"m. LAT Robert Gwathuseys
rs,iip haxaii Dauiel Hip,inbo,h,,,.
NORFOLK.
WIN T.. Lao.h wn,. II. Nelson.
, mih' b. S.idrn John l.. iioit
VIM. a. Arriistead bu,ler Marry
James Yong Koier, n t..io,.
;ohn II: i.ar"oods Reward n sIson.
'aReeTiirid STARK WgHsf Uerrons
James u, hes
PE7ERSBt nc.
nopen birche;i Samuel iinons
WA. Haxall J.itu S,ith-
,ohn =. May Vim X. J.hnsons
,V.' na'hnioh WIN. yvwuen
kyeei, Walker ALEXANDER Cunningham.
S S. "a. brown Naiaabiei Friend.
'siHuei (htssiidns
FREDERIcKSBURG
uush MERCER payin Henderson
""oei. >. Shew LEOu'as Goodwin
John Scott VIM NY
no"eH siaeke! J~ia > Weinosds
James vase John T. tuid-
Thomas Ssudns Dsntsi {, r,,,.n
Robert Pstlpn
LYNtHRUaG
Mm nofseh Christopher HiBftce
w". "Ii"Nk James ib'.n',ss
christnphet Anthony Il.nt, nay,,A.
ih""'as "i"t John J. Cais-
,"'He' stewart bariei rrosyn jr.~
Samuel J. Harrison LANES \ e5,vi,n
dirajaa DAVIS il.
Fint FARMERS BANk OF VIRGINIA.
RNHMOND.
sr IHt EXECUTIVE. THE STOCKHOLDERS
.eiu' Hatcher Robert POLLARD
s"ioboh JaeUss Joseph Marx
IlaiDorne ". GOoch lanes snu,t
james Kawngs Hm M,,cheu ir
niar bnrNeh iasnes Ora,
Bernard Fey tom Thomas n,,l,utdsnp
DR. VIM. Il. jones'
benj Tate
John H. Eustace.
NORfOLk
Richard Blow warren Ashley
YIN. Z. hot Peter Chtstian
Noidecai Cook John I.bn
Thomas b. Seymour (. Bon.al-
Mallory Todd Robert Suutlcr
Wu. CaInack'
VIM. I. Hunlu.
iiennis Dawlc!s
PETEEyBI9PC.
VIM. Cafk DonaiG Mackenzie
John v. Wilcox lones unckeli
Robert Boiling John Osb"rnes
Whl RobeTisnn,Jf. VIM. b. fla, Goods
Samuel Perkins John Ailt.Gn
Edwatu Watkins
John Histohs
George n. Jones'
fREDEKICKSBURG.
Jonh L. BROOKE John CTHnD
Gafrit Minor Ma.r, IoIhcs
WIZ > Stone Antbsny Buck
George Hamilton John Ross.
Carter l.. Slsyrnsons VIM. ffoiiius sworih.s
AleSahdtr Fi,srngh'
| GeUTg. Bank
| Sias WooI.-
LINtHEIEC.
VIM Kadfordt
Charles Juhisu
(Not yet appoin;rd) Wan. AlIiCheil
Nti,. DAVIS,
ihOHas hisgInt ctbnin.i
ULNCHEyY ER.
Daniel Lee Robert rage
! Isaac iIoliingswof!h John BaaeT
/ Archibald Magil Daniel Hartman
beaty Carson Jacob Baker
| Gen. John smith LdSaTd ). smith.
| VIM. Morris
John Mackey
| Edward Smith
| Not in the last Dire cforg.