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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-01-07
@Moetie @efess.

1he 'ollo"ui" was halldeu 10 us by Sehte
man, with request that it should he published
AS it may probably make n hustle among th
LADIES, we take this opportunity Of clearing
our skirts ofit.-[Ed. Times and Gazette.
Hrittcn on seeing Lady niM a .(ashionatl
Protubcrancc
Selected from the Richmond Enquirer, by /,
Lady,
Melodious Sisters gfacious Nine
Der me thy inspiration fling,
Sinre far too blest fate is mine
The beauties ofthe HUMP TO sing.
The Hump! what crowdiug thoughts arise,
What forms Of beauty greet mine eyes;
What bags Of bran or feathers. full,
And some perchance too, stuffed with wool,
Before my dazzied vision came,
As thy inspiring, lovely name!
In ancient lore we find no mention
Of this most beautiful invention,
And hence conclude. what Homer tells
or Helen and the Grecian bellies,
Is mere fb; for who. pray,
In this gallant, enlightened day,
Would wage Il tedious, ten years war,
For any belle lie ever saw,
If the fair dame should chance 10 lac
A Hump Of beauty OH her back
Poor Venus claims onr just compassion,
For though with her, none dared to vie,
Yet. in her day, twas no, the fashion,
\ Hump upon the back TO tic.
The Graccs, too, were pretty y'crcalures,
With lily skin and come!y features,
With swau.like shape limbs, round and plump,
Yet what Of these they had no bump.
rI.,-,- ---""~. ~" ia'i,
'Mnng other things. il was her care
CAS- the fair form. in beauty crew.
To shape the back both straight aud true;
Except indeed, when in whim,
Some uncoutll dwarf, or monster grim,
She fnrors with sweiled sack,
Perched high in honor on her back!
But in these days Of wonderous light,
Taste raises in her power and might,
Aud disappearing Na'urcsp!an,
She forms bag of wool nr Iran,
And where she thinks the Hump should be,
Straight in that place, a Hump You'll see;
The na,mes with which the Humps abound,
Are full Of sense rs well as sound
Nothing more dignificd I'm sure,
Than Bishop. BuStle, Tonrncur!
And if some sour old-fasllioned dame,
Should rarly ask. what's in name
We'd auswer-tat cannot scan,
But Madam, tie thing is full Of bran!
Now listen 10 me, Lady dear,
A'word Id whisper in your ear;
Why he so partial 10 one spot
Why llUMr ono place, and others not
If in Il hump. such bennty lies,
As true friend, I'd you advise,
To raise the Hump on crey place,
And then you'd br all over grace
Then if we beauties wish TO find,
We need hot always, look behind =!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-01-07
n NDTlGE.

L Persons having demands against Pres
y 10; ;land, deceased, are requested 10 rem
de- hem ally aitesled, to The subscribers with
in IT,, prescribed time, ard those Indebted
10 tlu es, lie previous to the sale, are requested
10 make Immediate payment.
s. CHRISTIE, Erc,v,o,s
JOHN'BLAND, eA'"''
nov. 6. 1880, II Al
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-01-07
NO. 40.
SALARIES OF GOVERNORS.

Tha, "brisht penny" The Baltimore
Sun, has been curious in.comparing iho
salaries of the different Governors, in ibe
various States of The Uninn. From h.e
Sans rays, we are able TO raise the fol-
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-30
BY Iasser & Eisely,

is all the time becoming filled with dust,
which adds to its impuritv. lfwater is
used upon stove, 10 preserve pro-
duce moisture in room, the use of two
or three quarts of dry sand in an iron
vessel will be found the best means of
heating it. In this case, place in the
sand a glass or earthcn vessel, contain
ING clear water, and let it be changed
every day, and the vessel ashed as ol>
ten as the water is changed. A valve
at top of Il window TO room. is far pre-
ferablc 10 water, to preserve the quality
of the atmosphere of the room or apart
mcnt.
The use Of water in the public streets
in the heat of summer, has but one good
effect, viz: that of laying the dust and
preventing it from injuring merchandise
in stores. and the furniture in houses
where the doors and windows are kept
open in heat of summer. But the at
mosphcre is rendered very impure by
such means, and the cutters more often
sive. 1t is the wafer in the cutters that
causes the unpleasant cilluvias TO arise,
and not the dryncss of them. A dry
atmosphere is always healthy, although
the heat may be great; but Il hot and
moist atmosphere is invariably unhcal-
thy. Heat and moisture produce ami
NAL and vegetable putreiaction and de-
composition Take, for instance, the
grass cut down by the farmer for the
purpose Of making hay if it be put into
the barn moist, or wet, it will mould
and rot. SO it is with berries, cherries,
apples and peaches-ii these are dried
in clear weather, and kept dry, they
may be thus preserved for almost any
length of time. The same with jcrkcd
beef, sausages, &c.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-30
= &c Orc.

We have Just seen various instru>
ments, knives, shears, plane irons, &c,
cast from Steel Ore, as taken from
bed in the town of Duane, Franklin
county.
In the course Of last year, B. S. Ro>
berts. Esq, who was employed as Civil
Engineer, 10 survey a route Tor the
Ogdcnsburgh and Champlain Railroad,
and TO make geological and minerolo-
gical examination Of portion of Clin>
ton and Franklin, struck upon vien Of
magnetic oxide of iron, which, accord
ing to the report, is distinguished from
the other minerals of the region by It's
capacity of yielding directly from a
process of smelling Il substance possess
ing all the physical and chemical pro-
pcrticS of manufactured steel" The
analysis Of this ore has been effected by
Thomas B Clemson, an eminent Anne
rican chemist in Paris, and has been
found to be composed as follows =
Iron and scoria, ID AZ
Iron alone, II 90
The parts possessing the pro.
pcrtics of steel, GA 80
From this anal lysis it appears that the
steel properties of the substance results
ing from the smelling Of this mineral
are inherent, and not the result of any
new or peculiar process of assay. How
ever little the world may be prepared
to give credit to the existence of such a
mineral in the state of an oxide, the fact
is now too well established to admit
even of scepticiSm, and no one who will
examine the edged tools and cutlery oi
all kinds that have during the past sea.
son been cast from this mineral, and
sent out into most of The cities for sam.
pies, can do so great violence to his OWL
senses as 10 doubt any longer the eXis
tencc of natural steel" from which
bv the simple process of moulding anC
casting razor blades, penknivcS, shears
plane irons, gougcs, axes of all sizes anC
descriptions, and every variety of tool
of the machinist and carpenters shop
, are at once produced, having all tn
: properties and best qualities of the pa
! rest steel.
: The great advantages of this stcc
p are, that it can be shaped to the purpos
required by casting, instead OF the cN
pensivc process of hammcring, and tha
the tool made is wholly of steel, an
not. as in ordinary cases. the edg
only.
X The discovery of this mine appear
IS to us Of great Importance.
\. y. American.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-30
WitChCraft Revived.

For several days past some excite
mcnt has prevailed in the neighborhood
of Charlotte street, Northern Liberties.
relative TO certain entertainments suppo>
scd TO be practiScd on the persons of Sc
vcral children. The symptoms of su,
pcrnatural Influence are discovered in
an astonishing degree Of crosSncss in
the little innoccntS, an lncessant scream
ing and kicking, which is said to be
caused by certain cruel pincheS be-
slowed on the delicate hides of the
Young sufferers. One child is reported
To be pinchcd all over as blue as an in
dgo bag, and to be in perpetual danger
of falling into convulsions. a physi-
clan, (not of the regular school we pre-
sumc,) pronounccS the cases TO be evil
dent witchcralt, and has commenced
! the process of exorciSm. Hitherto his
| laborS have been unsuccessful, because,
he says the parents have not sufficient
faith in the undertaking. The mother
of the children believes devoutly, but
the father as vet proves himself an OBJ
stinate infdcl as far as witchcraft i,
concerned. 1t is the opinion OF some o
the neighborS that nothing can be done
for the poor little creatures until thclI
papa will candidly acknowledge himscl
a lackass for denying the reality OF th'
necromancy. In the meanwhile, many
speculations are ailoat concerning tht
, personal identity of the witch; a yer.
, ancient lady living in the neighborhoo'
, is chiefly suspected One account say
that man perceived a beautiful whit
rabbit playing in the yard, and chased
= into an out house, when it was sudden
i ~ tranSmografied into the old lady Jus
! referred TO This story shows her +
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-30
How 10 boil Irish Potatoes.

a Good and indifferent potatoes depend
very much upon the manner in which
they arc prepared for the table. Some
cooks always have heavy, hard, watc-
ry potatoes while others. for the most
part. have them dry. mcaly, and excel
lent. This difference depends, gcner-
ally upon the difference of cooking.
The first cook puts the potatoes into
cold water, warns them through by a
slow fire, and cools them as slowly ;
while the other puts them into boiling
water, stirs the fire till they are JUST
DUN, takes them out Immediately.
throws a wet cloth around them, and
gently squeezcs each with the hand till
it cracks open, for the watcry particles
to escape in the form of steam. thea
peals them. and they are exactly right.
BY this plan almost any potatoc will
cat wcll.- Nashville Agricuturist.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-30
Vol. I--NO. Xxx.
The city of Cairo.
The Sangamon { l.) Journal says ::

The SansamonC l.) Journal says:
IA ship is now contracted TO lie built at Cairo
The ensuing summer, designed for regular trader
between that city aud Liverpool! Start not reader
This is most certainly true; and ten years will hard
ly pass before ships from the ocean will unload
their cargoes at Cairo city, which will then be port
of entry. aud will take that rank among the cities
of tie Wcsi to which her unrivalled 20 ,it;on-un-
riyalIcd in any portion of the wohd-will cntItle
her.
I'VE viii add to this article the fact that the EN-.
bankment which will enclose 1909 acres, will he
completed in June; after which ar overilDw of the
city will no longer be opp'ehend, d."
This emhrny ciiy--we believe it already has
charter-is situated at the extreme southern pon
of Illinois, on the peninsula formed by the junction
of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-30
The Poor Indian.

In the 81, lenaid regions of the "fnr West which
lie between Missouri and the Rocky Mountains,
there are living at this moment on the prairies, vari.
Gus trib,s who, if left To themsc!v s. would continue
for ages to live the Buflo which cover the plains
The skins of these animals, however, have become
valuable to the whites and accordingly this bcauri
ful cnd verdant country, and these brave and indie
pendent rcope have been invadcd by the white
traders, who, by paying them pint of whisky for
each skim (or rode as they are termed in America
which sells at New York for ten or twelve dollars,
induce them to slaughter these animals in immense
numbers leaving their flesh, the food of the lndi
to fot ond purify IN tie ground. No almonition
or caution can arrrst for n moment the proPelling
power ofthe whiskcy. Accordingly in oil duec tons
these poor lhouehless beings are seen iuously ri
ding under lis influence in pursuit of their game, or
in other words, in the fatal exchange Of food for
poison. 1t has been very attentively calculated by
the trad rs who manage TO collect per nrnum, from
10000 10 100000 iuir,lo skins at the rate which
these ANIMALS are disposed Of, in ten years lh'y will
I've killed ch. Whenever that event happens Mr.
Catlin very Justly p,opheces that $50 900 Indians
now living in plain of nearly three thousa miles
in extent must die fr starvation, aud become pc
TO The wolves, or Tint they must at ack,d the pow
e,ful ncghbo:ins tribes of the Rocky Mountains, o.
in utter prer zy OF dispair rush upon the white poP
uation in the fprlorn hope Of dislo Jeng IT, la th'
two alierna ives there exists chance and we have
therefore the appalling ref cton eiorc us, that $50,
900 lndins must ; lon be added 10 the dismal liz
of those who have already wi,hercd an tisdppear,
leaving their county to bloom and flourish IN IT.
p secession OF the progeny OF another wo'll.- Q4R
feriy Rer,c'c.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-30
Heat and Moisture.

A correspondent of the New York
Journal of Commerce, thus diScourses
on these subjects
The placing of water in iron vessels
upon stoves, in close rooms is of very
doubtful utility. | frequently notice a
very unpleasant smell arising from wa
Ter which has been suffered to remain
in vessels on stoves, until 1t is nearly e.
vaporated, in rooms and stores. This
is certainly unhealthy. Water in YES,
sci mon a stove, unless it boils, viii
soon become offensive, aud is injurious
ii becomes impure and pulrld iron.
being kept warm, and added 10 'h'S'
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-30
National Vanity.

Among the anecdotes in point-and
in illustration OF the different phases of
vanity-Morlon M.Michacl Esq, in
his late lecture. related one of NJ. lie
Sac. Il famous French dancing master
in Queen Anne's reign, who when he
heard that the Justly distinguished states
man and lover of Litcrature-Mr. liar>
ley, had been raised TO an EarIdom, cx>
claimcd-"Wcll, | wonder what the
Queen could see in him. taught him
to dance for two years, and never
knew more stupid fellow" Akin to
this species of vanity, was that of a
chimncy-swcep in London. who in
looking at Garrick with a sooty friend,
said "Dont point at him, Bill. You
don't know what you may come TO
Yourself" Thus one Quoon had been
praised for her golden tresses, who had
not hair on her head and while q
venal poet was offering incense TO the
majestic mien and lofty statue of ano,
thcr, friend said to him-"bc careful
lest by your flattery, you tempt her to
rise and show how short she is" Lu'
can, in his Pharsalia, implorcd Nero
when he ascended to heaven, be careful
ON which side he sat, and not by sitting
/ too much on one side, TO overbalanct
/ the Universe. All had heard of dedi
cation to thunder and the First Con
sul''-and praises had been given t'
/ Louis NlN.-to "him and the Deity
The hattercr evidently and impiousl!
giving the monarch the preference
Such was personal vanity and some o
its effects. How much noblcr was th'
conduct of Alexander. who when Aris
tobuluS, the Greek historian who ac
companied the Macedonian conqucro
in his expcdtions-recited this mon
arch's victories over Porus to himself
Alexander upbraided him for thu
cndcavoring to excite his vanity. snatch
cd the book, and threw it into the rvcl
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-30
reat Men are generally Farmers.

GEORGE WAsHINGToN, the father of
dependence, and great beneiactor of
race, when public duty permitted,
voted all the energies of his well bal
,ced mind to the Improvements OF a
iculture at Mount Vernon, Virginia,
lere he died. He corresponded with
rJohn Sinclair, and other distinguish
husbandmen of the age, upon various
provements Indispensable to good
ming. Some of his agricultural C.
stiles have been preserved as cverlas>
e monuments of his goodness and
rsatneSS.
.JoHN ADAMS, the second President,
nd in the language of Mr. Jefferson,
the great pillar and support in the De-
laration of Independence, and its ablest
dvocate and champion on the floor of
he house," was a farmer in Quincy,
Massachusetts.
Thomas JEFFERSON. the third Presl>
lent, died farmer at Monticello. Va.
JAMES MADISON, the fourth President,
vas great admirer of agriculture.
JAMES MoNRoE, the fifth President,
vas good farmer, and very correct
usticc of the peace in the county oI
,.oudon, after his retirement from the
Presidency.
.JoHN @. ADAys, the sixth President
IF the United States, was and is far
mer at Quincy, near Boston.
ANDREW JACKSON, the seventh Presl
dent, is a farmer in our immediate
ncghborhood. His "IIermitage" plan
tation is one of the most beautiful stu
atoms in the United States, and were
he to quit cotton, read agricultural pa
pcrs little more, and study carefully
the improvements nature suggests il
this country, his interchangeable cXcrtion
even in his old age, would make him
first rate farmer,
MARTIN VAN BUREN, the eighth Pre-
sident, IS a farmer at kinderhook al
excellent judge of sheep, and successful
wool grower.
WILLIAM HENRY HARRrsoN, the mint
President elect, Of the Union, is far
mcr. and a first rate wheat grower, {
North Bend, Ohio. An overwhelmin
majority of the voters of the Unite
States are practical farmers, and IT
out of the question to think OF any oth'
man being President but farmer.
[Agriculturist.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-30

An lIoNoRARLE ExAmrLE.-The fol.
lowing we find in the Maysvillc Eagle.
1t is related of Mr.. Craddock Il member
of the Kentucky Senate from the coun-
ties of Hardin and Meade:
"Sir," said Mr.. c., "What have
said here to-day was said in a rough
way, and if it has wounded a Senator.
! hope he will attribute it to no unkind
feelings, but 10 my want of the polish of
education. Sir, your Superintendent
of Common Schools has said, that there
are many men Of family in this Com
monwealth, who can neither read nor
write, and it is but true, my own mars
lA'lage bond has my MARK TO it, and my
son, who now sits in the other House,
was a stout boy when learned tc
write
Mr. {. is now not only respectable
Senator, but good lawyer. What
more need be said in his praise
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-30
Palestine.

Some of the leading British journals now prop 'se
that the Jews should lie allowed to purchase
the land of Palestine. AS Turkey is in want Of
money, this cou'd be easily effected and Great b r-
ain would have motive for protecting them in th' r
former county. For this purpose she would he o.
h'igcd to hold Acic and one two other strong
noin's the coast of Syria, AMI thus her dIrling
policy We uI be maintained with the show of public
cxpcicrcy. Uni $, her prcscn, government break
faith with their Tory advisers, some very sound rea-
son will lie found for holding st. Jean de Acre. OF
cl.e Gbatcr and Malta furnish no historical prccc.
den -Baptid Adgocate.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-30

How NAruRAL The Bay State Democrat
tells this anecdote of Boston Physician of the old
en- time. When young man, he occupied cham
her sepcrate from that of married couple by thin
PARTITION one cold night he heard the rough voice
Of the husband grumble out, take a,cay your coid
hooks :" to which his wife replied, in querulous
tone. "Ah you did not speak to me when W.
were first married-then you used to say to me.
take a,cay your lite JoOtsy tootsys'" How very
natural.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-30

The PhaIephla Z. :. Gazstte Pu lIhes the
following anecdote respecting the late Samuel VIII
Iians, Esq. frmerly distinguished broker IN l.on-
don, who ell last wcck in Boston:
Onc dark stormy night while at sea, Mr. VIII
Iiams leit the deck below with an intentin of re-
paIiug 10 lllo deck of the vcss l. lie asceudcd the
companion way, (plsce of entrance TO, and egress
from, the ships cabin feeling his way along in ut.
ter darkness. The storm was bowling, anl every
rome above him seemed strung 20 some strange mel
ody, while tie spray was dashng Willy o cr the
bows of the ship. Just rs Mr.. w. reached the DECK
the darkness on one side seemed to lh ken, and the
noise Of tic water to come IN mOie iIregulTl sud
denly rop,s p S ed his head aud along the
breast of the astunished man. lie seized them al.
most inv ountariy and held lhem with eonvusivc
grasp. An awful crash followed, and he born
onward by the rigging ON which he had seized
while the deck which had sustained his feet had
sunk beneath him.
A larger vessel had run down his own, and he
and perhaps another we've saved as by miracle, tC
tell the story of destruction, or the larger ship wen
booming onward in her coulse, and not cry was
heard from the pe,ishing men, nor WIS remnant
found Of the shattered bark. All were
In the deep bosom Of ,he ocean buried
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-30
From The DanriHe Democrat.
THE TO Nj IS.
BY THE NV. ALFRED LounEanAcK.

Br THE RLv. ALFRED LounEaBAcK.
'Tis here that mem'ry wakes her f,ndes, thoughts
And pure aft ction kndlcs up h, FIRE;
Where friendship rears rrihu,e sheds her ,ears
And minst els tune TO IN urnful strains the Tyre.
st md but alone, and view the num'rous piles
Which indicate where ca h poor mortal Law:
Here waves the gra's-lhefc bloom the ming
f1w'Is,
Which str,w the mound whcic rests the lump Of
cay.
The raging tempest. sweeping DER the earth,
Disturb no sleeper il his dusty BID;
Mid eaith's commoion, and the d n of war,
Still re,t serene the myriads If The dead.
The opening spring, cohe with thousand smiles
The warb'ing bfr !s-thc ragrance of the ro>e--
The grateful autumn hraping gifts on mln--
All seek in vain to br, ak his deep reposc.
DR. should The sMrowing ycutnful widow 90,
To battle with tears an humble spot dear,
And tell how wdm still hurns her early love,
She sp, axis in vIin-in vain she drops the tear.
There lies the infant, cilld away ere crime
lad left lis inn Ircss-slumheIng in the grave
}csde the m, ma ch, ho now finds in death
tyraDt arm, from which no hr,bc can save.
here end our tols-rrid fca di.tr CT no more;
'Eere hatred ceascs-'lis the house of rest;
here foes may slumher safely, .ide by side,
or waving passions there isturb 10 breas'.
tut then the thought of b ing food for worms,
nd spending ag in the ioneIy tomb:
q think, TO feel, tn loir to act n more,
ut dwell mid silent uni esd gloom.
he thoughts sad, did we Mt hear one s y,
here comes bright, nor very d.,iatt dIy,
|hcn all the dc d shall hear a trumpet voice,
nd walking millions at lis sound u ice.
hen seas shall roll tleir mytiads TO the shore,
nd ear h shall give her tens uftbous ,nds DER;
nd tn, n youth immortal from the skies
hall clothe our farm,-a voice shall hid US r;s',
|here wasting sickness fingers no., nor death
lall breathe m n again his chilling breath.
or d,alh shall vi III to Chr his sovereign sway,
I'd ike me c, nqucIcd monster led away,
I'll cle Inns lf--while man hail rv,r rest.
here all IS peace, and pious souls are blcssd.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-30
A Cow with IL Wooden Leg.

A foreign journal mentions that a
valuable COW, in consequence of a mis-
step, or some other unknown accident,
fell and broke her leg. The best sur>
gical aid was Immediately called for,
but on examination il was found neces-
sary TO ampututc the limb. The ope-
ration took place, and the operator sue
cceded in replacing the leg with one OF
wood, Since the operation, the COW
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-30

Sam Slick u,ters queer sayings. He bss
more truth than poetry in many of his hits such, for
instance as thefoowing touching female curiosity;
"Nothin, squire, ever stops woman when her curl.
osy is once up, especially il she be curious to know
something about herself Only hold scret in your
hand TO her, and is Ike bunch Of cntnip; sho'n
Jump and fri.k, and froIic round like every thing
aud never give purrin' and coaxjn' Of you til
she gets it,"