Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-11-26
WEEKLY SUMMARY.

militia, after q irving the Indians from the
Cherokee goiu' mines, turn to and dig for it
themselves. abe u. S. troops in turn drive
the militia AWAY, and then dig for gold most
manfully. 1t lis apprehended that the Lecis-
lature will adjourn to Habcrsham, and enter
upon tho business of gold digging, and expcl
tho U, s. trof ps.
An ox's ga will set any color,-silk, cot
ton, or woo!lan. | have seen The colors of
Calico when faded at one washing, fixed by
it. Where one live; near slaughter house,
it is worth while to buy cheap fading goods,
and Sc, then, in this way. The gall can be
bought for q fow cents, Get out all the LIQUID
and cork it iy large vial. One large spoon
full of this in gallon of warm water is suf-
fciont. Thin is likewise excellent for taking
out spots from bombaziDe, bombaZet, &c
After being washed in this they look about
as we'll as when new. 1t must be thoroughly
stirred into the water, aud not put upon tho
cloth. Ii is used without soap after being
washed i'll this-cloth whirh you want clean
should be washed in warm suds, without
using soap.-Ee0a. HouSe,ofc.
Singular Season. The Reading tp.lJour-
nal of November 18th says eve this day
discovered ripe Cherry on tree in our
yard known by the name Of May-duke. The
this n phenomenon:
The GAINESVILLE Messenger speaks of n sec
ond crop OF Apples that had ripened the:e
The season has also produced n second crop
of pears. The tobacco plant cotton plant
red aud white clover, &c. &c. are now in
blossom.
.4igiers.-The climate of this place
is said to be very destructive to Euro.
peans: the French troops have suffered
bilious complaints, diarrhDas, anc
dysentesies, chiefly caused by the fruit
which disagrees with strangers, and by
the confined air of the place, the streets
being only four feet wide at the bottom
ofthe houses, and the tops touching
are very unpleasant; and leprosies are
also common.
Mammoth Rddisk--An enormous
Rsdish was this year raised on the
farm Of James Paisi, in Upper provi-
dence which beat hollow all the g,ea,
pumpkins, squashes, and beets, that
have ever been recorded in country IA
pers and almanacs, since the epoch
of "Jack and his BeanstaIk" IL was
two feet six inches round, and weigh
ed fifteen pounds.
The law abolishing imprisonment
for debt is said in Vermont paper to
have finally passed the legislature of
that State.
Rail Road to the Roanoke. As we
approach this great proiDch and pro-
coed with our preparations for its
actual commencement, difficulties van
ish We understand that the Engineer
in a second survey has been enabled to
select ground for the location of the
Road much more favourable than tllat
at first passed over; and that of course
the actual cost will fall considerably be-
low the estimates. This is encoura
ging.-Yet farther; We are informed
that among the recent subscriptions
2.very liberal ones have been receive,
from Liverpool in England. An ex
ample. which it is not yet too lat
fo- some of the capitalists in our wealth
American Cities to initiate. The loca
ton of the Road commenced yester
day. Times.
Lotteries.-The Grand Jury of She
city of New York, has presented tn,
great and growing evil Of lotteries.
:" According to the calculation made
by the Grand Jury, the sum annually
expended for tickets in the lotterie:
drawn in this city exceeds nine mil:
lions of dollars. Surprising these
tickets to be purchased at the advance
over the managers prices which ven.
ders usually ask as their profit, which
is twenty five per cent, the whole sum
expended exceeds that afterwards dis
tributed in the shape of prizes by con-
slderably more than three millions and
half
The National Road from Vanadalia
to the eastern boundary to Illinois, has
recently been put under contract, on
terms falling considerably within the
appropriation made by Congress. The
distance in straight line from Wanda
liza to the state line is about ninety miles,
and the route of the road is so direct
that it exceeds that distance less than
ohC
A person belonging to Pomfret, Con.
has been arrested in Foster for commit
ing personal violence upon a respecta
BILE young woman in Foster, r. j.
Some papers recommends .'to travel
lers TO watch their pockets" We sup
pose it they do not, their pockets, las
Mr.. Finn would say will be uu-yatcb.
ed. Many men themselves are the
worst Pickers Of their own pockets.
Look at yo0r Fruit Trees. As the
female fly to the CankeT Worm is nov
ascending Fruit Trees to deposit thei
eggs upon the branches, circular box
es filed with oil or Pyrolignious aci,
or tarred cloth should be immediateI,
bound found the trunks.
The Legislature OF Vermont has re.
pealed the act of 1928, by which tina
State ,uoS JaviJa1 into ,I;o,r;,,. g.. . l. =