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The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-24
OY, BALLSTON, AND SARATOGA

TROY, BALLSTON, AND SARATOGA
IN CONNEXlON by stage lines from Saratoga by
Il the way Of Glen's Falls TO Lake George, and b,
the way of Sandy Hill, kingsbury and Fort Ann, 10
WHITEHALL, with the Lake Champlan steamboat,
for Montreal, Quebec, and intermediate places.
Cars will leave daily, by steam-power, as follows
From Troy, at O'Clock, a. IN.
p.
h" Saratoga, for Troy and
Albany, via Troy road 4" am.
"a T" Nm
No change Of passengers or baggage cars
Passengers W II be taken from on board the New
York steamboats, (wh, never they do not go TO TROY
Immediately their arrival at Albany, by the steam.
boats John Mason and Jonas c. Heart, and landed 90
Troy.
Stages and steamboats, run every half hour TO aud
from Troy and Albany, and to suit the arrival AMI
departure Of the cars.
Passengers going north Of the Springs will find
stages TO convey them TO Lake George Whitehall.
and intermediate places, connecting with all the prIn
cipal Northern and Eastern routes. Either of the
will take passengers in time 10 reach the Lake
Chsmpla,n boat
The arrangement between Whitehall and Saratoga
is new, and much more pleasant and expeditions o. Do
heretofore. II J. by stages 10 Dunham's Basin near
Sandy Hill, and thence in packet oats 10 Whitehall
thus avoiding the rough part Of the road
Returning-leaye Whitehall on arrival Of Cham.
plain boat, by packet boat to Dunham's Basin, and
thence TO Saratoga IN stages, TO arrive n time for The
cars.
u;-A stage leaves Saratoga, daily, at O'Clock
a. m, 20 arrive at Whitehall ia time for Tie
steamboat, which leaves at | o'clock, p, M Of tie
day. Passengers going East, by taking this line,
will arrive at Rutland, Vermont, early in the evening
ID. SACkETT,
Secretary, Troy.
A. REED,
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GENERAL POST OFFICE AND PATENT OF
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The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-24

PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, May nth, 1912
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-19
From Die Washington speaator.

Starery.-Whatever may be the npin-
ions Of candid men upon Slavery, as a
distinct question, none can deny The truth
Of The following remarks extracted from q
letter Of DR.. Larduer. IN reply to some in
qniries made of him as TO his views on
Southern Slavery Gas it is :"
have now been altogether nearly four
months at different, times, resident in slave
holding States, and have arrived a, Ger
tain opinions which I do not think likely
- he changed. so far as respects those par
ticular States which ! have visited, First,
then, ] have no doubt that The physical
condition Of the slaves, in %cilio4, is better
than the physical condilio" Of free labor
crs Of corresponding classe. 10 the cities OF
Europe. Secondly, for tina, and ether
reasons. I believe that emancipation
would impair the physical condition OF the
slave-ar, frs, very seriously ; and ul.i-
maiely less 80, but still, not inconsidera-
bly,. Thirdly, am sure that the slaves,
in the cities, are quite unconscious Of The
misery aud degradation which so sorely
| erievcs those who advocate abolition.
They seem to be emiuenliy n happy and
contended race. Fourrhly. in case Of sick
ness or any other bodily visitation. affect.
ing life or health, the slave las before. in
The %ciiies.j is better cared for than free la
borcrs Of the same class are ia like cases
10 the cities Of Europe. Filthy, from OBJ
serving the spirit which pervades the slave
owning classes, l think the abolition party
are rcIa1dins the event which it is their
purpose to accelerate, and their exerions
lend to render emancipation only a%liaina-
BILE by means which cannot be conlempla-
ted withou, horror !: freedom must grop-
it canno, be suddenly created. Sixthly,
have never yet met ,cih any cases resem
bling IN the least degree those quoted by
the an,i-slavery tourists. have no, heard
Of such from any authority which admit
ted of veriicalion, nor have / h happened TO
see, in any newspapers Of the cities | have
visited. any advertisements, of Il kind
similur 10 those I have been quoted, nor
have I ever Witnessed, or asccr;ained by
satisfactory evidence. cruelty practised
towards q slave,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-19
z COMMANDMENTS.

j. Thou shalt subscribe for the paper
printed ia thine " Town.
9. Thou shall not take q newspaper
without paying the printer, for printers ore
q savage race, visiting their anger wilhou!
mercy upon deliRquenis.
3. Thou shut moi steal each others items.
4. Thou shal, not hold illicit intercourse
wiihihy ncightors paper.
S. Remember tho advertisements, aud
keep the printer blessed with the faincss
thereof.
6. Thou shalt not borrow.
2. Thou shalt not bear false witness a.
gainst thy ~ueighbor.
G. Honor thy contemporary scribes. and
all within their gates.
9. Remember the Ladies. for ia man
come prcsumptuoasly upon them. the
magistrate shall bore his ear through With
an aryl. and be shall be taken TO the altar,
81 rhencciorth have no moro peace.
10. Beware Of pedlsrs, Lawyers, She.
riffs, Bailiffs, S%erpcnts, &c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-19

.Sorreign. Making among the Bees
Mr.. Oliver, 10 his lecture at the Bostou
Slate House. tho other evening. on these
"most fascinating insects" as he happily
termed them, the bees, alluded TO The won
derful fact that, when By any unfortunate
accident, they are deprived ofthcir Queen,
they posses The power of making another.
by converting a worker worm into a royal
one. They FIRST select the young common
worms which are 10 be mciamorphosed
into Queens, and enlarge their cells. by
destroying three contiguous ones. THE
enlargement Of room, however, is only
suficicn, for the irst three days; for The
two next it requires another position. To
accommodate i, sill further, they destroy
other cells. As the worm grows the bees
continue to labor, and 10 provide food,
which they place before It's mouth, and
around its body. This food is a substance
designed for royalty alone-norc siimuln,-
ing than tho food of ordinary bees, aud
has no the same mnwsish taste. The
time having arrived Tor the transformation
of The worm iniou Nympb, aud no farther
care on the part Of the workers being ne
cessary. The bees close the cells with a Pc
cu!iar substance, aud lease tho prisoner 10
undergo lis changes. When these are COM
pieted, the now sovereign forth 10
all her majesty and glo.y-makiug hut one
step .from the prison 10 the throne; and
her delighted subjects clustes around her,
and show every mark Of JOY and attach
ment. Simiiur. and stronger takens ofre-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-19
Etom he Ner York Maehani.

The Gold Watck.-An Emblem Of So
cisty.-I have now in my hand a gold
watch. which combines embellishments
and utility 10 happy proportions, and IS
usually considered a very valuable appen.
dase to The person ola gentleman. lis
hands, face chain and case, are of chased
and FURNISHED gold. lis gold seals SPAR
kle with the ruby, the topaz The sapphire,
the emerald. open it, aud find thai The
works, without which this elegantly cha
sed case would DO Q mere she'll those
bands motiouless, aud those figures With
out meaning are made of brass. in
vestigate further, and ask, what; IS the
spring by which oil these arc pu, in mo-
lion. made Of, am told it is made Of
steel. | ask what is steel! The reply
10. that il is iron which has undergone q
certain process. So then ] find the main
sprins, without which the watch would
be motionless and IFS hands figures and
embellishments but toys, is not of gold
that is not sufficiently good I; no. Of brass,
that would not do-bu, Of iron. Iron is
lhereiors The only preciops metal aud
this watch aa apt emblem Of socie,y.-ils
hand and figures which tell the hour, re-
semble the master spirits OF the age to
whose movements every eye is directed
Its %usless, bu, sparkling seals. sppphires.
rubies, topaz, end embellishments. tho
arisiocracy. It's works Of brass the mid
die class by the increasing intelligence and
power Of which the master spirits, of the
age are moved ; and its iron main spring,
shu, up in q box always at work. but nc
yer thought Of, except when il is disorder
ed, broke. or wan, winding up, symbol.
cally the laborious, classes, which like tho
main spring. we wind up by the payment
Of wages ; and which classes are shut up
in %ohscuri.y. and though constantly al
work, and absolutely ss necessary 10 The
movement; Of society as TIE iron main
spring Is TO the gold watch, are ncvel
though, of except when they require their
wages. or arc in some want or disorder Of
some kind or other
EpwAGp EvgRErr,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-19

Tie Gentieman.-A series of articles.
cleyrrly written, under the title oc THE
World in London" has lately appeared in
BlacAweod's Magazine. In the following
extract from one Of them are some useful
hints:
A gentlemen never sports spurs or a ri.
ding whip, except when he is on horse
back, contrary 10 The rule observed by his
antagonist The snob. who always sports
spurs and riding whip, bu, who never
mounts higher than q !hreepenny stride oil
a donkey. Nor does o gentleman ever
wear Il nlous:lehr, unless he belongs TO one
Df The regiments Of hussars or the house
hold cavalry, who alone are ordered 10
display tina: Ornamental exuberancs.
Foreigners, military or non military,
are recognised as wearing hair on the up
por lip with propriely, as is the custom OF
their country. But no gentleman here
thinks Of such a thing, any more than he
would think of sporting the uniform Of the
Tenth Hnssars.
There is an afIec,ation among the vul-
gar clever, Of wearing the noustaehe,
which they clip and cut a la Pandyk;
This is useful, as afrording q ready means
of distinguishing between a man Of talent
and an ass-lhe former trusting 10 his head,
goes clean shaved. and looks like an En-
Glishman the latter whose strength lies
altogether in his hair. cxhaus,s the power
Of Macnssar in ~eadcavorius TO make him
self as Ike an ourang ou,ang as possible.
Another thing must hH observed by all
who would successfully hpe the gentleman +:
never % smoke cigars in the street in mid
day. No better sign can you have than
this, Of a fellow reckless Of dccency and
behaviour: a gentleman smokes, If he
smokes at al where be offends not The OIL
factories Of the passers by. Nothing, he
is aware, approaches more nearly the
most offensive personal insult, than to
compel ladies ond gentlemen to inhaIe,
after you. the elected fragrance Of your
penny Cuba, or your three half penny
mild H~avannn. IN the clues Of Germany,
where the population. almos, TO a man,
inhale the fumes Of tobacco. stree, smok-
ing is very properly prohibited; for how
ever agreeable may be the scdative influ-
ence Of the Virginia weed, when inspired
from your mandatory, nothing as
surcdly is more disgusting than Inhalation
Of tobacco smoke at second hand.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-19
AGRlCUETURAE.

Tie Toaa,es-Few people have ans
idea o fine great value bf this very eon-
mon and easily cultivated plou., although
there arc still fswsr, perhaps. especially
10 the South. hEt @hn esteem IT one Of
the u,cst pleasant sud useful 81 vcgsIat
bles. Tie caae wit, which II is raised is
90 incousidersbie recommendation, md
It's medicinal qualities render II still more
valuable. AS a preserve. tie Tomato
has few superiora 10 TIN vegetable sing
dow, aud il is an exceiien. substitute for
the 6g, which, when dried and packed 10
boxes. il very much resembles in many
particulars (; while the ketchup from To.
matos is known anu approved Ivy The
gourmond everywhere. There are three
varieties of The frui,-.he large common,
the egg. aud the golden drpp-lhs two
laIleF Of which are the most highly es.
leemed for sheir delicious favor. The
so:! in which Tomatoes are planted shoIlG
not be very rich, or they will run too
much TO vine however, we presume it j..
unnecessary to give any caution on this
head. But what we attended more paui-
culariy to recommend, when we comme1.
ced this article, but which we had very
neurly lost sight Of. was, the great value
Of the vine OF the Tomato as food for cat
ITO, especially COWS. We have tried the
experiment, and believe il can be proved
to q demonstration, that a COW fed on To-
matoes vines, will give more milk, and
yield butter of q incr flavor. AMI In grea.
ter abundance, than on any other long
feed we have ever tried. We have here
lofore only used it in small quantities from
our garden. but Intend this year, should
God grant us health AID strength, to ex.
pertinent more largely, as we do not en-.
terrain n duuh, but that more food for cali
tie, and Of better quality can he raised
from 4 given portion Of ground, md at
less expense. when planted 10 Tomatoes,
Iban any other vegetable known in the
Southern country. This is our opinion,
bu' If we are wrong, having experimental,
as we before observed. on a very small
scale. we are open to conviction. and will
cIeerfully publish any communication
shedding light upon this or any other sub.
ject connected with the interests Of the
%Agricullurist.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-19

THE Pc,eni Cgce IF HE United Siaie,.
--Ihcrr is TO place sbop, the cry Of
Washington, where tie scien,iie mind
can fad more objects Of instruction than
in the Faten, Office. Tho building is
situated on Gin street near the General
Pos, Office, aud is very large subslan-
iial stone building. The stone columns,
which support "a projection in front, arc
abou, four feet in diameter at the base, are
high and ornamentcd by grooves running
up and down. On tbs second floor arc
found the paleD, models. The former
building having been destroyed by ERE.
all the samples Of palenls were consumed
and those which have been restored are
consequently new. aud the collection pre-.
sers a handsome display oil American
skill and ingenuity. The nulnes and re-
sidence nj The paien,ee is labelled upon
hi. irodui, aud it is worthy OF remark tina.
a very large majority Of them reside in
the New England States and New York,
and that il is very rare TO meet with a
name from the Southern States. T
should Judge that not less than one-twen-
,ieth of them are from those states.
saw a perpetual rat trap, however, which
appeared TO have been inventcd at Alex
andria, and IN intelligent old man 10
whom tho superintendent was exploiting
it when | entered, guessed i, was a yankee
invention, but on heiug told the inventor
resided in the District Of Columbiu, no
insisted thai he must have come from
New Eos!and. The trap wus indeed a
very curinu co%nirivance. II is cons,ruc-
ted Of wire painted green aud is about
thirty inches in length. about five inches
high. and four vide. The rai eutcrs by
passing under a sheet IRON door which is
suspended so rs 10 swing inward as IA
passes under IL, and swing back 10 iis
place again. There i: n space Of about
an inch under the door when siiui. bu, the
ANNA! not having snsacity sufieieut 10
ralsc the door lie must 20 the other direc-
ton. The bait which eniiced him in, is
suspended over another ieaeherous door
which is laid a little elevated al one crd.
This door drops when he steps Oh it and
he is Immediately transferred iulo auo-
Their room. There is q still more distant
apartment into which he escapes, bu, from
which there is no return, and having by
means Of the machinery be passed over.
set the trap again. he is mol often left 10
pine long alone in,his secret cell, till his
solitude is interrupted by the sudden ap-
pearance Of another %convic, who also
come posting reluctantly into this back
room. And so when this species Of YER
min abound, ii is moi unusual for trappers
10 have The pleasure Of seeing s or 10
captured fel!ons looking through the CRATES
Of this prison in the morning os the
spells OF one night.
The variety and siugu!ariiy of some OF
the patterns OF stoves. thrcshing machines,
cornplan,ers and shelters, grist mills,
sbinele machines, horse rakes, clover
seed machines. stave cutters, Ledsreods,
locks. screw cutters, railroad locomotive
cylinders, garlic machines, hoes, cutting
boxes, bee hives, pIows, &C.. &C., are re.
~markable. counted above ninety dife-
rent models of pIows, and there are al
most daily accessions made to these
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-19
M~ISCELLANEOUs.
{ Froan tie Report Of ahs Philadelphia Ledger
TRIAL OF MERCER FOR MURDER.
WooDauRY April 9th, ls43.
VINCE TIMERS CHARGE.

JUDGE ELMER'S CHARGE.
Gentlemen Of thc Jsry:
will occupy bot d lew minutes in the
remarks am about 10 make. IL has
been truly remarked shat this is an impor.
tan, riai. Tho eour, have SO considered
il, and they feel assured that you have
done The came. Upon The event Of this
case depends the life or death Of the pri-
soper nj the bar. and the :ime has come
when the decision Of this great question
desyyolves on you. As you have been SC.
vetaliy sworn OF affirmed 10 Wy the case
upon the evidence, you must Discard every
consideration whicbhas been pressed upon
out al The Jury box. Whatever may DO
vour opinions. you are bound TO follow the
law. The question Cor you to determine
is whether the prisoner Of tho bar did, on
tho 10Th Of February. 1S43, IN the county
of Gloucester. 10 This State, felouiously kill
Mahlon Hutchinson Heberi6n, with malice
a~lore,hopsht. His honor then read the
statute defining murder and dividing it
into two degrees.
Homicide. ,.ouiinued his honor. is the
killing Of a man, and may be j%uslidables
cxcasabls or Gslorioas, The felonious
killing Of a man 10 defined TO be the IN
lawful killing lSf a reasonable. being with
iu The peace Of the State, with malice
propersc, either expressor implied. The
offence rnuai De committed by a poison Of
sound memory nnd discretion, but this is
no moro than The law requires 10 all other
cases. There must be malice either ex-
press or implied, and tho sct must be pre-
mc5i,u,sd. if either Of these qualities be
wantin.., Il cannot be murder. Your duty
will then he, e,ntlsmen. TO apply the law.
as ,brs laid dolsp, 20 The circnmstaucssof
the case. OF the facts Of the case. yon
are tbs cole mad exclusive Judges and Of
the law you ars also the Judges, under the
direction Of the court. Two grounds Of
defence have bees opened in this case.
but I dndersiand that one o fihem. prove
cation, was abaadoned by tho. gentlemen
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-19
Spayine.-We have received from L

Spaying.-We have received from L.
B'shop, Esq, Of Smy,h county, Virginia.
the following account Of the process adop.
ted in spayins pigs by Rufus Rouse iu
tia, neishborhood
Fix a plank three Zee, high. Lay The
zig upon The right side 90 the plank, with
two persons to hold The fore and hind legs
and mouth. The implements used are n
sharp pocket knife and a long crooked
needle, with cutting awl-blade edges, aud
n strong waxed thread. The operator
takes his knife and shuves of some Of The
hair, three aud n quarter inches from the
hip-bone; be then makes an ~incision cross.
wise. so that he eau introduce ono finger
10 bring ont the uterus i; he then cuts Of
The whole Of The uterus and throws il n
way ; he then enters the needle OIL one
side OF the wound and brings il NJ through
the other. and secures il with a strong
knot. One stitch is sufficient. A mixture
Of tar aud hogs lard is used 10 smear The
wound. This mode Of operation is the
invention Of Capt. Rouse and am in
favor Of the plan !; considering it more safe
and less troublesome than the other me-
thods.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-19

Ills but recently ,ba, wc have discover
ed the reason for calling our nice young
men-bloods.-is must DO because they
get up such bloody ro,cs. We used to
think that the nome came from their pleas
nm, habit ofpisckiHg their relations. and
sucking their landlords, and making their
iailors snfrer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-19

Lice on Cdtkie.-l. mercurial ointment.
rubbed IN the animal from the crown Of
the head To the root of the tail. down the
back bone, will efectually kill lice 10 a
day or two. This, however. is q danger
Gus remedy to use, unless tho animal is
kept in the stable. and requires great care
to preserve him from the effects Of cold
and wet.
2. Corrosive sublimaie is another ef-
fec,ual remedy. This is TO be applied as
before prescribed, but, like No. !, is dan.
scrous.
3. A strong decoc,ion of larkspur is ais,
a sure and safe remedy. This should be
applied rs recommended for No. /.
4 Spirits Of turpentine is also a sure
remedy. II should be applied as No. ].
5. A decoction Of tobacco. applied as
No. ], will destroy the lice.
6. 4 mixture of Scotch snuff and fish
Gil, rubbed on the affected parts, will de-
s,roy the lice.
2. A mixture Of soft soap and Scotch
snuff, well rubbed on the parts, will also
eradicate them.
As an auxiliary to whatever remedy
may be used. the currycomb and brush
should be freely applied, after q day CT
two, in order that the hide and hair OF the
animal be kept clean. No animal which
is well fed, and daily curried and brushed,
will either breed or retain lice the latter
operation, however, few who have much
stock eau regularly attend to.-American
Farmer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-19

Aneedofe.--A smart spruce looking man,
seeing a sign on one side ola door lettersd
..Prircfs board 10 Be- had here" entered
and enquired il he could have board for a
few days, and was Informed by the land
lady in person, that !tc could be accom-