Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-12-14
Prince Albert actually turned Farmer:

!oool' we are lelt 10 lnier that his Royal
Hlghness has actually taken the pillow in
hand, that being the primum mobile in far
ming. We therefore respectfully hail him
as one of the fraternity, our Royal Brother
and shall not be surprised to see his name
among the competitors at the next annual
blowing match ofthe Royal Society. From
Victoria, rs the farmers wife, we may look
Tor noble specimens Of butter and cheese,
at the Fair from the Royal Dairy, the fruit
of her own gracious manirulations. Should
they both take the first premium, absque
SpectaA gra!ia, we have taken our purpose
thus early, to PROFOUND them as Honorary
members OF the New Haven County Agri-
cultural Society,"
Surely Agriculture must be rising in the
world, or Monarchy is descending to the
dust.-Ct. Far. Ga-.
Hov to detect Counterfeit Coin.-Take
clean slip OF common sheet zinc, about
two inches by one half, and lay it upon the
tongue, and on bringing the silver and zinc
together a pungent and disagreeable taste
VIII be perceived. Substitute now a coin
| suspected to to be counterfeit, in the place
OF the genuine coin, and very slight if
any taste will be perceived. The false
coins OF half dollars, dimes, half dimes, are
made OF german silver and produce scarce
ly any galvanic action with piece Of zinc.
MOORISH CEMENT.-The late conquest
of Algiers by the French, has made known
new cement used in the public works of
that city. 1t is composed of two parts of
ashes, three of clay, and one Of sand; this
composition, calls by the Moors, fabbi, be-
ing mixed with oil. resists the inclemencv
OF the weather better than marble itself.
Factory GlRLs.-A poor girl who for
merly worked iii a mill, at Ware village,
IN Massachusetts, got tired Of her drudgery
and went to the West to seek her fortune.
We can't say Us to the fortune, but she
found husband at any rate. He is men,
Der of Congress from Michigan, and a right
good wife she is to him, not a bit worse for
knowing all about the looms and spindles
German emigrants continue to pour into
Cincinnati at the rate Of fifty to one hun
dred per day. The Republican says that
on Tuesday week, the steamer Pinta ar
rived with about one hundred, all good
looking families, with abundance of bag
gage.
The Legislature of Vermont have unan-
imousl y adopted resolutions shopping and
trusting that Poland will continue her strug-
giles for Liberty" Major Tochman was
an able speech.
Isaac Hill intimates in late paper, that
he is about to retire from New Hampshire
for good and ALL 1t is expected that he will
take charge Of the Madisonan, paper
printed at Washington, and the leading or
gan Of the administration.
Foreign Graces.-In Norway, it is said
to be no uncommon sight to see gentle
man dancing with pipe in his mouth, or
in waltzing contact putting the smoke into
some lady's face.
New system of Education-Th latest
theory is, that the only thing necessary to
teach children, is to keep their noses clean.
Distant prospect. Plebian says:
Sirius the dog star, is more than 1o, 2OO,-
0OG, 600, 10000 miles from the EARTH
Henry. the great western statesman, is
about the same distance from the presiden-
tial election, and still receding.
Upwards of 500 men Of literature and
science, are expected to attend the Scien-
| tific Congress at Stratsburg, which opened
on the 18th Oct. The Town council has
voted sum of $1,000. to be expended in the
entertainment Of these illustrious visiters of
all nations.
Sublime Eriract.-The following beau
tiful idea is from Cooper's 1.-Two Adm-
rails"
g 1t is terrible thought, at an hour like
this, to remember that nothing can be for
gotten. | have somewhere read that not
an oath is uttered that does not continue
to vibrate through all time, in the wide
spread currents Of sound-not a prayer
lisped that its record is not also to be found
stamped on the laws Of nature by the in
delible seal Of the Almighty's hand.'
GFThe Lexington (Ky.) papers esti-
mate the number OF persons who attended
public dinner recently given to Henry
Clay in that place, at fue hundred thous-
and. Another paper estimates the amount
OF money expended for " roast beef" alone
allowing that the first estimate was correct
at 100000! A pretty sum of money, tru-
ly, to be spent in gormandzing.
Sir Robert Peel mentioned in parliament
that 900 camels persisted at the late Aft
CHAN campaign; and the Bombay Times
aflirms that not less than ten thousand
would be required for the removal of the
troops from Jellalabad, whether in advance
or retreat. Besides the army baggage, the
pacific animal carries loads of rock etS shot
shells and ammunition.
A steam-frigate, built by an American,
was launched at Constantinople, on the 9th |
September, in the presence of the sove
reign, his ministers, the Foreign Ambas-
sailors, &C., and named Eseri Djedid, new