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From the Waterman of tic South.
An INTERVIEW
srrwEES MAJOR PoSDERwgLL AND car.
TAIN TARDY.

sETwEEN MAJOR PoSDTRwRLL AND car.
TAIN TARDY. .*
Msjor Ponderwell had jus, lii his can.
te md seated himself beside a blszlng
.ng 10 read the American Temperance
! an. When he heard rsppine at the
crE On opening il. who should u he
Bot hs Old and much esteemed friend.
C'piain rardyl lie bad removed from
he NaIor's ncighborhood into an adioln.
~ Country. some Twelve months preyi-
os'lg, and was now on his FIRST yisi, to
i cd ami endeaIed friends The Ma.
'freetIved hun with the uimos, cordl.
sy; and the most friendly SITUATIONS
1'''stl between himself and al the mem
it'' Of this interesting family. After an
ic''' cheerful conversation on miscel.
Meas topics, Captain Fardv. fixing his
"e 90 paper which Law on the m an,el.
no. what neatly printed periodical Is
Ng. r. That's the Journal Of The
AMERICAN Temperance Uninn.
CopL r. ATemperance Journal, Lit
Tie I'D imagine when | last couversed
S'' yoa, Tia, such reading would ever
"rapy ynnr winter evenings.
N.. p. Did you ever carefully read
any u' The numbers Of this periodlcal,
Cap'. r. Not l. indeed! my leisure
ours are employed, trust, in more pro-
D''o'e reading. lam really surprised to
'",aPiper Of this character in your house.
"g. r. But, nv friend, II you have
ue'ef read even single M. OF il. how
30 You judge Of It's character and ten.
.s0cy! Is It isir--is i, candid 10 condemn
unread. Cnheardl
capt. z. Whenever see temperance
.'OA' pamphlet or paper. Immediately
'o"c'Ode al once il. is stuffed with fsnali-
w. y; and OF course | give il the go-bye.
-HJ' r. Well, sir, this is cashiering in
y" Style and in quite summary way,
. We" Tor military man. DO YOU never
, aspecI that you may be wanting in can
'9M 4. Major, what has turned your
%'"o' Did we not agree in the denuncia-
,s ,n u all such publications. aye, and all
""Iperance sncielies tool So IT. p.
"y' T.. We did. We were hand and
SS eye 10 eye. and were. in
Or. " par mobile frairua,," twin broth.
D. D. IN our opposition To the whole cause.
~ r W. my views are radically changed.
'"p' r. What somerset is this! AL.
sn, n' equal to tina, which the politician
WI "@'nes turns. Pray sir, do tell me
All -. revoluilonized your views! am
",'poe 10 learn.
Ivy r. Why should I conceal any
rom you, my lopg-tried and bosom
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INVENTION OF PRINTING.

~
>. Earth Centennial Aaniyersasy q he
r.s,aa Of rfiaiiag vas celebrated ia lie
v..,,,s Royal Il Ediabare. on "Wednesday.
.rIs 1857. lathe abseace o, Lafd JsiFfsy.
.,.,saasI b. iadisposiliOu. Thomas csmptel',
., er..idsd. The following song sss ssng IA
81. course Of the evening By 81. 7. lIaisly--
, e, nssis BY Mr. George crOall.
gs.a Liberty frst sOush, home oaths earth.
No altar the goddess could cd.
r. ATS greatest triumph 70 fkiSruSe gave
Lihh, %
AS hr' .smP's ne reared 10 The mind.
.ss gaanism Vi igaoIanee shEuak from tie
EghL
ADD TyraaaY's Visase grew van.
vu,ily he traced 10 the volume cf light
The pledge " redemption 10 Man.
,ahll he return ofihe glorious day.
Whea Freedom hrr banner uniIrled,
A.! s,rang from The Press iae Pfonesheaa ray
Ia, liwaei on slamaering warl!:
gAsl Ssitaes, eEi,ine IN freedom snd mishi,
Ua,silsd 10 the nations her eye,
laa saved from her iresses. refaleeni ia tight.
A q o. that never can die,
he a,gaiy snehlatef, whose magical key
IL. ..,s' ali tie fountains Of mind
T4s ,,Osg,t Of the mlghiy ia ,uumph set free
1, e,l.lsrsd confusion confined:
u AZ oflae pact, the lore Of the sage,
5, 10th IN obseuriiy's gloom;
a. ,A,isd to lie 10 the wonderful page
7 Z. lnss u Greece aud Of Rome
c = AZ & our iieedam. the fress VIC adore;
glory and PaWer are in thee:
A,yss thus hast wshei to Elr,p's far,hes,
share--
n shau; ofths great and the Free,
liz taEts CALLING letters are burst BY thy
nE'a,
Tie Empire oi Reason 10 thine.
l'i aa,ian. rejoice in tic glorious light
Walch COWS from a fountain dslne.
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nv disiillery. | knew and feli that / \
had been doing wrong Is ; man, but IS |
Pecislly as christian. Through these
means. my dear Captain. hare NY views |
been totally altered.
Capt. r. Astonishingi I would just
as sOon have expected 10 End that huge
rock deeply imbedJed in lie earth. =, the
Garner Of ypuT eransry. removed from is
location. AZ to'ind you out Of your former
position touching this subjeeil What's 10
come Rexll
Maj r. ! hope next 10 witness ike
change Of sentiment and feeling in nv
good friend. Capt. Tsnly. Oar hands
were uniIed IN attempts 10 pull down this
cause. let lhein.now be united 10 sirenu-
Gus efforts TO build il mn.
Capt. r. Ny dear Major. ihou arl be-
side Myself. Much reading about tenn
Perance bath made thee madI'
Mg. PA am not mad. mos, noble
captain, but speak forth The words or
truth and soberncss.'
Capt. r. You are a dealer in ardent
spirit Are you aboa, 10 relinquish all.
the gain accruing from this source!
MAJ. r.. i have already done this
More Than eleven months haveselapsed
since ! manufactured Tue last drop or al.
colmi-ihsi principle of physical and
morsl ruin 10 thousands feel conslrain-
ed 20 renOunee al Traffic in this cOmmo-
dily; and had ils gains been ten times a.
great. | would have cheeHully resigned
them all.
Capt. r. Well, marvel al ll,is-yes,
almost as much as il we're 10 wake up
in the morning ard see The sun rising in
the west. Give up this lucrative busi-
ness! Well. sir, wonders will never cease.
suppose, ] will hear by and bye, that
Won are member Of The temperance So
ciety.
Mei p. have been a member for Ten
months.
Capt, r. ! hope you are no, rash 10
your efforts 10 advance The cause!
.Dgj. Y. No, sir, notarssh; but | am
slesdiast and ihoroughgoing. Ny face IS
set as fmi against al use Of alcohol as
drink. You know usrd To sly. iha.
as both dealt ia this article and used II.
they would never gel nv sigR-maanai
affixed tn their total abstinence pledge.
The love ii gain and some degree Of fond
ness for ardent spirit s beverage. blind
ed me for years: hat Iieht poured in 30
copiouslv on my minds cye thai could
no longer resist il. Twas compelled to
YIELD or be- miserable.
Capt. z. Well. nv friend. have no
doubt that you are perfectly honesi ii al
your views and feelings on has subiec;:
but really cant 90 along win YOU. /
regret tina, we should part company On
Any subject We have generally agreed
on all Importani points. in m rsls. reli-
eion and politics; and ever since we we're
at college together, have respected our
judgmen, greatly, bul-but--but--
Mg. p. Dear captain. say nothing
rashly, | am not without hopes Of con-
vincing you that you now occupy ialse
position. Iknrw such is the structure
Of your mind, that YOU will eventually
yield to the force Of truth. and ne won
over To cause INVOLVING all the dearest
Interests &c man Cor both worlds!
Cant. r. am aware OF your rowers Of
argument, but you'll find II TARDY pro
cess ln bring me over. BEZA
". B. so soon as shall have ob,aned
the sequel II This dialogue, i, shall be Tor
warded to the editor Of the Waichwan.
b.
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OPINION OF DWELLING liz III,
Letter Ofhe Emperor Josgk21, 70 &c
neral Ealkeasfine.

Translated from lao German Tor The Christian
Siaiesman) .at
Vienna. August 10. ILL.,
GHrral:--You viii ihmedia,ely ar.
rest the Count de * and Captain
W. The Count is young. passlon-
ate. and Influenced by wrong notions Of
birth. and false sense Of honor. Capt.
W is an old soldier. who has a una
MIA for adjusting every dispute with the
sword and pistol, and who has received
the challenge of The yonug chunt with a
warmth i'll becoming his grayer years. ]
will suffer no dueling in my army. |
dsspise the principle Of these who si,enp,
10 justify the practice. and who think
there is anv heroIs.n, ~ the mur !erons
practice Of runnlng one another through
the bndv IN cnld blood.
When ! have officers who bravely ex-
pose themselves % every danger in facing
tile enemies of iltEsr country, and who at
oil times exhlhiltnurage and resolution in
attack and deiracr. they have my es,Pem
and respect: The conlncss with winch they
can meet death 10 Che service vi their
country, rebounds highly 10 their honor,
and. viii entille them 10 live in the CRATE
ful memory Of their counirvmen. But
when men are tn be found ready on the
slightest cause, 10 sacrifice every thing 10
their hatred. vengeance, or a point If false
honor. .cannn' but desplse them; in my
ewes they are no better than the Roman
glad,stnrs Of old Order cour:-mariisl
10 Try these two officers: investigate the
subject Of their dispute with the imparti-
allly which ju.tite demands: and he who
is guilty. le' ham be a sacrifice To the Of.
leuded laws.
The practice If dnelIing is barbarous
cns,am, worthy only OF The age Of the Ia
merIanes and Bajazeus, and disgrace to
eur ealightenrd aye and country. DO but
th,nk uf the melancholy effects which il
produces in private i,fe, IN the bosom of
families, IN hearts winch nature has not
made hardy enough to bear such lnsses.
! will have It suppressed and punished
even If IL should deprive me nf one half
Of my officers! There will be men e.
nouph lett far the maintenance Of the good
cause--msn who know how TO unite the
character "i the hero with that Of the good
subject aud the honest citizen; and these
only are such as are actuated by due
regard to the laws of their country, and
a proper respect Tor the feelings Of the
good and upright. JOSEPH. .
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individual Inlueaes.--" No station,
however private, can be uninilIeaiial.
Our words and our examples are often
productive of most permanent. effect when
we least are conscious of il. We seat
ourselves al our fire side and converse
with those who are deares, to NC, and 10
whom We are most dear, and our orini-
Ons are often adopted without examine
ton. We talk to friend, we transact
business with an acquaintance, and all is
forgotten. but we may have made i'm
pressions never to be erased. We may
have given an impulse TO long series OF
causes and effects whose resul, may be
importan, in time and eternity"
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lime he called. she ~as better sble 10
account Tor lie mystery. and informed
him that slIorl time ago. she had been
sroused 81 midnight BY The load and
piercing shrirl,s Of her child; and on has
iening 70 his bed, found him sellIns Up
IN q; his eounlenance Wild with horror.
and The whole surface Of his body drip
ping with cold preparation. On being
made sensible Of her presence. in . cor
fused and ineoherenI manner. he iSld
her lha, be bad been visited BY fright
lul dream.
The next day i. vas discovered lhs,
his hair was bleachsd Is white as though
he had lived century. This mystery.
!. for such il may certainly be considered.
was nos perfectly understood III about
/ three Years since, when BY Tue dying
confession Of q relllion who wsslO 10.
heri, the properly Of the cljld a. his De-
cease. IL was confessed that on the night
when lie hny imagined he had been visit.
Cd ~ dream. he hal himself made an
attempt 10 sirangle him. bui'was deferred
from .ihe commission ol The deed by Tie
1 terrific screams OF tiIeehild.
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The Effects Of Fsar.--some years
since, walle ap American vessel of war
was stationed a, Norfolk, Va. DIR D.,
an amiahle and iniel,geot man. who act
ed as physician and surgeon 10 II, used
Frequently In lodge on shore, a, the
house of a respectable lady, 10 whose
oaiy son. childol four or FIVE yeats old,
he doctor had become strongly attached
lram having discovered in him an ex-
traordinary precoeuy, and an Interest,"
ing disposition. After some months.
the vessel was 5gain ordered 10 sea, and
Dr.. D. parted with his little fasorite
with great regret. More than year
had elapsed, when the same vessel return
ed II n. when the l'r. repaired TO
the house Of his landlst'y TO see his
liule pfotege. The child few 10 his
embraces, delighted In see hun. After
the FIRST caress was over, " Why. my
dear boy" said DR.. D. pa,ting his
head as he spoke. who has been powder
ing yonr HART" No body" replied
the child, whose joy was changed TO the
most ex,rayagan, grief and bursting into
a iSasslon Of tears, he quilted the apart
men,. DR.. D. sa, in silent amaze
mant, for the boys hair was as While as
the mountain snow. In momen, after,
the mother entered, and when The first
gra,uls,ions were over, he inquired the
meaning of the late scene. Saying to
her, I" VIVA, have you been doing to
your sons ham!" Nothing" sobbed
she, and following the child's example
she left the room weeping. The next
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To insinua,e thing prejudical to an
other, which we are no. willing openly
to avow, is a kind of mental assassina-
lion.
Opinions connected with our hopes of
happiness, cannot be too strictly examin-
ed.
Permanent rest is not expected on the
road; bu, at the end Of The journey.
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A couple Of losfers in New York wa
gered their hats upon their comparative
capabilities in the way of rum-drinking.
Ooe Of them drank pint He won !
hat, but lost his life. As The hat was
worth more than the life, he was OF course
a gainer-snd SO was the public.
LOUIS. Jour.
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Hope is the last thing that dielh in
man; and though il be exceedingly de-
ceilful, vet il is Of this good use for us,
tina, while we are travelling through life.
il conducts us an easier and more plea
SAINT way to our journeys end.
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The fashion Of wearing the hair long
over the ears and eyes. was first brought
about by cropped convict who wished
TO hide the loss Of The ears.
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touehed her heart chords, she raised her
hfssy eye-lids. and world glowing sinh
Sunshine. warmth and beaDis, uss re-.
vesled a. a single glance. II rrriad.d
me Of the ehild's pretty fancy ihsl ..,be
stars Eere holes cut 10 LEI he glory
,thFough." The morning after Der sFr-
val, one Of The party asked her 70 sing.
and her faiher-of al lhe admirers 0g
her music the most enthusiastic. las he
should be. brought her guitar. She took
IL, and without prelade OF affected modes
~. or aUueriDg Anxiety. orTeal sni psin-
ful bsshfulness. she played IRISH nelo-
dies. Scotch airs. and old English soags,
such as :. The harp ihst oncr through
Tsrs's halls" ghe ..lngle-side - sad
.0fl IN The Silly night. "--ihbse house
hold words. domestic treasures. holy
spells that eonjuEe no The dead, and ponr
melody over The soul lrom voices long 81
/ lent.
When she began 20 sing il vas some
hour 90 two after bifskfssi. The hour Of
general dispersion. Her voice was = sig-
1 nal recall. The ladies' came from their
cells, and The gentleman poured in from
Esihe piazzas, I'LL The drawing rom vas
filled. There Was moi The slightest change
Y IN her manuer. While there uers T,ur-
murs II applause, signs, ewes vi from
memory's opened fountains. while ihase
who only tolerated Italian music we're be-
irayed inIo spontaneous admiration. she
sung as il she were singing a, twilight,
in her own mothers psrlour. as nneon.
scicus of listeners, and Is sweetly. s. the
wood thrush in is deep solitude. Sure
thought j,
"Sare something holy lodges in that breast,
And with these raptures moves tie vocal cir,
To testify his hidden .residtnee.n
= Aud within that breast, SIS I afterwards
found. was one of the most loving and
IrusliGg hearts ever made perfect through
sIffruag"
"A Singular Lar .Smf.-A prosecu-
ton i"r swIndlIpg has heen instituted in
Savannah, Geo. against young man
named Jesse L. Burnley, under the fol-
lowing singular circumstances. In 1925
the accused left his native village on a
tour 10 the west, and after an absence Of
some considerable time, reports of his
death reached his relatives from New Or.
leans--his property was accordingly made
over by bis guardian To his next Of kin,
under the firm belief that he was dead.
Three years passed away wilhou. any
doub, as regards his decease; but NJ las,
letters were received from New Orleans.
purporling TO come from the said Jesse
L. Burkley. then in prison, and claiming
his property. These letters were thought
to be a forgery, and were not ans wered.
A few months more elapsed. and tae de-
PENDANT 10 the prosecution spptsEed 10
propria persona. and demanded hIs pro-
perry. His relatives denied thai ne was
the genuine Jesse, and accordingly had
him arrested as swinder.
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Wealth, fame, influence and mower.
can none Of them be attained wiihou,
much pain and application.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-07-18
MISCELLAN EOUS.

Moral EFFEcTs OF MARRIAGES.
The statistics the Eastern Penitentiary
Of Pennsylvania, are curious in the great
inequality, which they exhibit, between
married and unmarried convicts OF the
one hundred and sixty prisoners, received
the last year, one hundred and ten were
unmarried, six were widowers, and forty
five only were married. l have never
seen a stronger illustration of the moral
influence of marriage. 1t is too late 10
euIogize the marriage institution, after the
worlds experience of its ameliorating in.
f1uence upon the human condition, for
sin thousand years. But we may take
this instance. as an evidence of its effects,
in promoting good habits, morality and
virtue amongst the lower classes of soci-
ety.-AtIas.
A New Discovery IN ScIENcE.-Ex-
tract of letter from gentleman in Wash.
ington, d. c., to his friend in this village,
dated June Ia, 1888 - ~..
"a new and splendid discovery in SCI
ence Is Just announced, and is now being
exhibited here by the discoverer. for the
enlightenment of the national Represents
tives. Il is the law Of the variation of the
magnetic needle-a magnetic pole, by
which. it is supposed to be ascertained tina;
Lit fevolves about the axis Of the earth once
in 666 years. and by means of this, and
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-07-18
MO w III G.

= This is one of the most important opera
lions in farming great deal OF this work
is to be done in a short time, and in warm
season, and it is of the greatest importance
to tighten the labor as far as possible.
We have seen some very Stout hardy men
toll and sweat all day. and do but small
DAYS work, while other men of much less
strength would cut more grass, and yet not
exert themselves to fatigue. From this it
is evident that some mowers exert twice
the Strength that others do in per-
forming the same work, and those who use
the least strength usually do their work
the best, though they may not render the
field so smooth by cutting off the tops oil
knobs, stumps, stones, and other impedi.
ments that inirude themselves among the
thick grass. ..@-..-
There are several reasons why there Is
so great difference in sneads 6 scythes as
ltotheir hanging well, and thereis SO grea
a difference in scythes ast to their cutting
with ease and holding their edge, that some
are better worth Ave dollars than others are
worth one cent. Some men keep their
scythes in prime order, and in moving
they lay their strength out to the best ad
vantage; they use gentle motion tha
will not fatigue; they are less liable t.
strike stones, &c. than those who make
greater exertions, and when they do strike
them. less injury is done. ~. =. 80
The best scythes should be chosen. a:
the difference in price between a vefJ
good one and one that is good for nothing
is mere trihe; indeed the expense Of .
, good scythe is less than its value above
poor one for only one days use. A
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-07-18
AGRICULTURAL

nl.nurs--Constructio % = Harm Cellar.
We have already remarked on the value
az manure to the farmer. In our old
lind h il idle to think Of success in agIi-
culture without some artificial means Of
sorichinr the land. We have spoken Of
the extraordinary prices paid for manure
Nv farmers IN the vicinity Of our large
towns We know the fact that six dol
lars have been sometimes paid in the city
for cord Of manure; and at a country
town several miles 10 the interior seven
dollars and half per cord were paid the
lsst season for al that could be Obtained
Manure Il Is true must Be hadi bot wbaI
sbail We say Of the good judgment OF
management OF farmers who pay such
kricrs, when the means in abundance O.
sspplyinr their wants At half this expense
ara OF might be had upon their own prem
isesi We know farmer, who annually
expsnds fire hundred dollars for manure
ina city, and then 10 obliged 10 transpor
nat distance Of three or four miles
Yetthe same farmer has resources with
h himself where Tor the same expense b,
might obtain Twice the amount of ma
nhre, end Of equal value. He has n,
barn cellar; IA has no compost heap
lie csille are not yarded excepting in win
ter ne collects no bog mud he takes q,
n.ins 70 save the contents Of his sink an,
privy ne fats no cattle; he keeps but
sih6Is PIG he sells his hay; he sells hi
milk he sells his potatoes; he raises NJ
Sscnlen, vegetables cor his stock and thi
-oSrb..s aI p0rcbase and eartidg Of MANURE
10 cav nothing Of the money paid out
IN bcchsion OF excessive Toll. .htigue. an
rexa,ion. True he makes money" eve
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-07-18
UsEoFL1ME1N NEw-HAMPsH1RE..

USE OF LIME IN NEwHAMPsHIRE.-
One of the shakers recently told me, they
had been in the habit Of buying the best
Thomaston Lime, which with Nansporta-
tons cost them at least three dollars
cask of breaking and Stacking it and
mixing it with mud collected from bog
holes or turfs from the sides of the high
ways, in proportion of four or five casks
to an hundred common OK loads; and at
ter the fermentation and mixture, they
have found this composition not less valu-
able than an equal quantity of the best of
stable manure If the above remarks are
correct, and no doubt they are, as | find
them corroborated by various writers on
this subject, it is an easy and cheap meth
cd of obtaining manure, and we'll ad apted
for top dressing.
The Hon. John Wells of Boston, who
has made several experiments with lime
in the preparation Of compost manure for
top dressing, recommends that 1t be pre-
pared by first placing layer of mud or
loan as the case may be-then layer Of
unslacked lime, and so continue until the
materials are used up; and in twelve or
fourteen days, shovel it over and it will be
| fit for use. From what am able to gath
er from this gentleman's experiments, he
made use of lime in proportion OF about
one cask of Thomaston lime to five loads
of loan or mud, and that he annually, for
more than twenty years, made use OF lime,
for agricultural purposes to the extent oil
more than one hundred casks. He further
says-"To my surprise | found the effect
produced to be equal to what is usual from
common compost manure Lime as
top dressing on a wheat crop is undoubt-
edIv valuable on many kinds of soil, espe-
cially where there is deficiency OF calca'
reous matter.
Benz. Cutter, Esq. informs me that he
has made use of lime at the rate of twenty
bushels or more to the acre, as top dress
ing, by sowing it on in a fine puIverized
state, when the wheat was few inches
high, and considered himself we'll remu
nerated in the wheat crop, The Hon. LIE
vi Fisk observed to me, that he used two
teirces of Thomaston lime last spring b!
sowing it on nearly two acres of wheat
leaving small piece in the same field un
sown, and is confident he realized twenty
FIVE per cent more wheat in consequence
Of the lime. The above and other simlla
experiments, are conclusive Evidence IL
my mind. of the importance and value o
lime rs manure.-COnants Address.