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the aftiehokes. and with salt always 10
iropghs 20 whfch they can have access,
they Wiil grow and thrive till nex, spring,
particularly, ifthe ground is moi too hard
fnr roofing. have not experimental to
ascertain the quantity Of hnss to the acre
of good arichohes I; but from The observa-
tion o f,wo ~seasons.i am Of the opinion
twenty head will do well On an acre for
months. AS some have complained their
hogs would not root after them, il may be
necessary. as hogs. like men, know no,
much before learning, that they be taught
10 roo, ssier them. This is dore, by
calling the hogs alter a plough that will
throw oat che roots, till the grun,ers learn
ihei. habitation, which will require but a
very short time.
"I0. improvement Of Land.-As the
stocks grow from len 10 fifteen feot in
height, aud have thick, porous foliage,
much Of the food Of the plant is received
from the atmosphere, and thereby the
soil is not so heavily taxed as by other
crops, the ground is projected from the
killing rays Of the Gun aud the stocks and
leaves foil and rot very soon.-These ad.
vuniagcs, with the manure from hogs, al.
ford tho cheapest, and amonss, the richest
coats IN my knowledge, is my convic-
ZION, lin the absence Of long experienced
that a~rtichokes in summer. and hogs in
winter, will enrich our poor lands cheaper
and much better tilan upon any other plan.
To be sure. a farrler mo have all his
land in ar,ichokes. bu, every one should
have enough to support his hogs through
The winter. and | venture thnse who give
this crop q fair trial, will Reluctantly abau-
don Il.
I'll. General Remarks.-A few far
mers Of my acquaintance have informed
me, that they have succeeded With corn
and arlichokes together, aud Il is highly
probable this will prove a successful mode
otculliratins these two crops I; but on the
system Of 'ore thing at q time we would
prefer each crop separately. Some have
supposed Tho second years growth on the
same ground would DO more valuable
than The FIRST; but this Is . mistake. The
plants grow so thick the second year, that
no, more than Ealf q crop can DC ansiei-
pated. II might answer, to plough oul
rows and cultivate the second year ; but
tho practice Of putting artichoite lands in
something else the second year, is the plan
! much prefer.
"Amonsst the arguments which nigh,
be used IN favor OF this crop. i, should no,
be forgotten, that there Is no labor Of dig.
cling, but for seed. that more troublesome
weeds and grasses arc completely smo.
lhered out ; and last, but mol least, the
young plants the second year are more
easily subdued than almost any weeds
known. Take ar,ichokes all in ell, ]
think them worthy The attention of every
farmer who wishes 10 enrich his lands. or
raise his pork with a small outlay Of
grain. II. F."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-12

Il Mob. Little FtuoY.-About a font
night since, rs two lads. one aged thirteen
the. other eleven, sons Of Mr.. Edward
Godfrey, Of West Point. were skating
upon The Hudson. the eldest, in pussing
over a piece whero the ice was Thin, broke
through aud sunk. He rose to the surface
and struggled with the ice, which broke
with him for TWO or three rods. As soon
as the younger lad, who had glided a dis
lauce down the river, saw the condition
his brother was in. he hasicrsd TO his res
cue, and with much presence Of mind b.
called oui. Don't be afraid, NuL, Ill get
you out" tie skatcd as near as it was
pruden, To do-lhen stripping of his itlle
overcoa,, and taking it 3y the eud Of the
sleeve. he lay down upon the ice aud
swung Il out TO his brother. who caught
hold oft and was drawn safely out. Young
as the lad is. he saved Two boys from q
wa,ery grave ; u about a yeorssincc.
Such acts Of GOODNESS and b~rothcriy kind
ness should not 60 unnoticed. lfuny son
Of Que of "narure's noblemen" II orits q
place in The West Point Academy. this
same little Joseph Godfrey is entitIed to
ii.-N. Y. Aurora.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-12

ADeguerreotypc Image made by Light.
ning.-From The MISSIONER manuscripts.
a work written by Col. William Boyd. of
Virginia, more than a hundred years ago,
and now first published ut Petersburg. Va.
the following singular account is extrac-
ted This rain was enlivened with very
loud thunder, which was echoed hack by
the hills ia The ueishborhood. in u fright
fpl manner. There 10 something ia the
woods that makes tho sound Of this meteor
more awful, and tho violence Of the light.
min. more visible. The trees are frequent.
ly saiysrrd quite down 10 the runt. aud
sometimes perfectly twisted. Bat Of oil
the effects the Lightning that ever | heard
Of. the most amazing happened in this
counlry, in The year 1876. Ia the summer
Of that year. a surgeon Of a ship. whose
name was Davis. came ashore AT York. Ia
visit a palieni. lie had no soonrr got into
The house. ;hau i! began 10 rain. with many
terrible ciaPs Of thunder. When IL Was
al,nns, dark there came q dreadful fash nf
lightning. which struck the surgeon dead
as he was walking abJat the room. BIZ,
hurt no other person. though several We're
near him. Al the same lime. il made n
large hole IN Ike trunk Of a pine Tree. which
grew atout ten feet from the wintow. Bat
what was most surprising IN this disaster
Was, that on the brens, OF the unfortunate
man'iiiai was killed, WAS the figure of a
pine Tree. rs exactly dr!ineatej ~ any
iirHes in The wc;Id could draw i;-nay.
the resemblance went su far rs 10 repre-
seat iiir color of The pine, AZ well rs the
hsur'. The lightning MN probably have
passed through the tree first. before it
struck the man: and by that means have
printed .lie icon o! j; on hi, breast. Bat
whatever may have been the cause. the
effect was certain, and can be aHested by
u crowd OF Witnesses who had the %curiosi.
~ To go and see this wonderful ~phcuomc-
uOL.'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-12

Marriage.-The nan is like the bee
that fxes his hive, augnents the world,
benefits tho republic, aud by a daily dill.
gence without wronsius any, benefits all;
but he who conteinns wedIock tfor the
mos, par,) is like a wasp wandering-on
offence 10 the worii. lives upon soil and
rapine. disturbs peace, steals sweets that
are not bis own, and by robbing the hives
Of Others, meets misery as bis due reward.
-Feltkam.
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Tie Heed and the Heart.-'Pleasc, my
lady, buy a nosegay, Of beslow a tribe,
was tho address Of a pale, emaciased TOOK
Ing woman. holding q few wilhered low,
ers in her baud. To a lady who SAT on the
beach ut Brighton, watching the blue
waves Of the recedins tide. Il have no
half pence ! my good woman said the
lady. looking up from The novel she was
pernsing with a ~lis,less gaze ; If had
would give them to you. i am n poor
widow with three helpless children de-
pending on mo ! would you 6estow a
small mile TO help US on u way" l
have told you l lave no half-Pence rcite.
rated she somewhat pe!,ishly. Really
she added, as lac poor applicant turned
meekly away, This is verse than the
streets Of London ; they should haVe q
police OH the shore TO proven, such annny-
ance,' were the ,huuSinlcss dictates o! the
head.
Mamma said a little bluc-cyed hoy
who was lying a, tho lady's feet fiinSins
pebbles into the sea. l wish You had Il
penny, for the woman does look hungry,
aad you know we are going 30 have a
nice dinner, and you have promised nae a
nice ireat
The heart of tho lady answered the
appeal Of lIer child /; md 4 blush Of shame
c%rimsnniug her cheek ut the lacit reproof
bis aT,less words conveyed, she opened
her reticulc, placed a half crown in his
Tiny hands md in another the
boy was bounding along the sands on his
erraud Of mercy. Ia a(ew secnads no
returned, his eyes sparkling with delight.
and his countcnance glowing with health
and beauty.
% mamma, the poor woman was so
thankful ; she wanted TO lurn back, hut !
would no, lei Der; and said. God bless
the aoble lady, and you too my pretty
lamb, my children will NOW have bread
for these Two days. add we ,shali 60 Oh oar
way rejoicing
The eyes Of The lady glis,eaed as she
heard the recital Of her child, and Der
hear, told her that it's dictates bestowed q
pleasure that the cold reasoning of the
head could never bestow.-Mrs. Corn.
,rclI's Baron Wilson.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-12

Sir William Jones. after a deliberate
aud long investigation, decides tina, tho
Aifghans are Jews descended from The
ten tribes, and records a prediction
among them, and in his time current in
the Easl, iha, they are destined 10 re-es
tablish the Jewish empire under their ex-
pocted afessiah at Jerusalem.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-12

Railroad Aeeident.-On Saturday last,
in consequence Of carelessness In placing
q switch, the cars on the railroad at West
Stockbridge, Mass were forced OF the
track and The engine ran iaie o small
frame House where a number OF Iaborers
were. One man had his leg cut off iusr
below the knee, aud tho bones splii up
and down. The back of another was se-
ry much hurI, one foot cut or. aud the
toes Of the other foot. Several others wero
injured.--Char Mercury.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-12

Liks-pise.-A gentleman writing a po-
li.ical letter TO a friend, says tho Baltimore
Patriot, made The following uuiutentional
pun wise was rejected thrcc times.
and Cushing likc-icise."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-12

Rerenge.-Revenge is as incompatible
with happiness as il is hostile to religion.
Let him whose heart is black.wilh malice,
and siudious Of revenge, walk through
the fields while clad with verdurc and
adorned with flowers.-,o bis eye there is
no beauty, the flowers to him cxhslo no
fragrance. Dark rs bis soul. nature is
rohcd in deepest sable. The smile Of
beauty lights not up his bcsnm with joy
bu. che furies Of hell rage in his breast.
and render him as miserable As lie would
wish the object Of his hate. But let him
lay his hand on his heart. and say, Ire
vcnge, | cast thee from me-Fa,hsr for
give them | forgive my enemies,"-aud
nature assume a new and delightful gar
niIure. Then. indeed. arc The meads YER
dant and the flowers fragrant-ihen is tho
music Of The groves delightful to his ear.
and the smile Of vir,uous beauty lovely tn
the soul.
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EagehelA Court House, 8. c., aprn 40, ts4s.

aud bats, asserting its triple claim to the
occupancy OF earth, ocean, aud the nlmos-
phrre."
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or play or Mvnlous employmcnls, more
time than would be required TO render
them. ut thirty, well y.erssd in History:
Philosophy, Ethics. as well as PHYSICAL
Sciences.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-12

Railroad Depot Bgrred.--!A destructive
ere occurred al Saratoga Springs on The
l4ih uIt., which destroyed The depot of
the Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad.
the engine house, &C.. attached TO ii, and
the billiard room. bowling alley, and shno,.
ing gallery. Of Mr. Robert Gfidiey. The
loss 10 tho company is estimated al 600.
600.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-12

a very sasaciops lady once, ia speak.
ing Of tho ttighis Of we,Den,. said =
think that gaining the rights Of men they
would lose iho. rights Of women.r,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-12

GunSaad Gunp0wder.--The power &C.
cumuiated within n small space OF gun.
powder, is well known ; yet snsac OF its
effects under peculiar circumstances are
so singular, tina, an attempt to explain
them may perhaps be excused. liza gun
is loaded with a ball, it will not kick so
much as when loaded with small shot /;
and amongst different kinds Of shot, thai
which is smallest causes tie greatest rccoii
against The shoulder. A gun loaded With
q quantity of sand, equal in weight to a
charge Of snipe-shUi, kicks sill more. sIE
10 loading, a space is left between the
waddins and the charge, the gun either
recoils violently, or bursts. little muzzls
Of a gun has been accidentally stopped up
with clay, or sven with snow, or il it be
fred with its muzzlc plunged into the
water the most certain result is that il
bursts. The Ultimate caus of these ap-
parenlly inconsistent effects is, tha, every
force requires time 10 produce its effect;
and If tho time requisite for the elastic va.
por within to force out the sides Of the
barrel, is less Than thai in which tho con.
deusaiion Of the air nearer the waddiDg is
conveyed in sufficient force to drive the
impeachment from tho muzzlc, then ;he
barrel must burst. Il sometimes happens
that the barrel only swells, the obstacle
giving way before the gun is actually
burst.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-12

Educate al. Peopie.-Look abroad over
this country mark her extent; her !errii-
ity; her buuudiess RESOURCES the gian,
energies hich every day develops. and
which seems already bending on that fatal
racc-templing. YET always fatal TO repub'
lics.-thc race for physical greatness aud
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Behold, tno. that COO
'iuuuus uad mighty tide Of population.
native and foreign which is forever rush.
Ing through this great Valley towards The
setting sun ;sveepins away the wilderness
brfure IL. ike grass before the mower
Weakening up Industry aud civilization in
lis progress; studding tho solitary rivers of
The West with rnarts and cities; douing its
bounJless p~rairies Will human hah;ra-
lions +; penetrating every green nook aud
vale climbing every fertile ridge. and still
gathering aud pouring onward 10 form
new States IN ,hnse vast aud yet nnpeo-
Piled ,oiiindes. where the Oregon rolls his
majestic food and ..hcars no sound save
his own dushins." Mark all this; and
then say-by what bonds will you hold
together SO mighty a people, aud 50 i'm
meuse On empiref What Safeguard will!
you give US against The dangers which
musl inevitably grow oni Of so .asi and
complicated an Organization In the
swelling lido of our property, what a field
is open for political corruption VIVA, q
world Of evil passions to contrpl aud jnr.
ring interests TO reconcile . Whar temp.
lations will there he TO luxury and ext.av.
agnnce VIVA, notiYes to private aud
official cupidi,y! VIVA, prize will hang
Offering at Il thousand goals 10 dazzle
aud temp. ambition. Do we expect To
find our security asainsI these dangers. in
railroad End canals ; in our circunvalla-
lions aud ships ofwar! Alas. when shall
we learn wisdom from the lessons OF His.
Tory! Our mos, dangerous enemies will
grow up from uur W bosom. We may
erect bulwarks against foreign invasion I;
but what power shall we find in walls and
armies TO project the people asains,
themselves There is hut one snri of..iu.
ternal improvement" moro thoroughly in.
ternal Than lhast which is cried up by
politicians, lha, is able TO save this eoun-
Iry-I mean the Improvement of the
minds aud souls Of her people.
GunSanG GunpOwder.--The power &c.
cumuiated within a small space OF gun.
powder, is we'll known ; yet snelc OF its
effects under peculiar circumstances are
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-04-01
AN ACT TO authorize the Election or
appointment Oh officers in the Terri-
tory OF Wisconsin,.

Be IL enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatires ofAe United State, Of .dmeriea in Con-
gress assembled, That the esislative Assembly OF
the Territory OF Wisconsin shall be, and are here
by, authorized TO provide, by law, Tor the election
appointment OF sheriffs, judges of probate, JUS
tees of the peace and county surveyors, within the
said Territory, such way or mannnr, and at such
times and places as TO them may seem proper /;
and after law shall haze been passed by the Leg
isat,ve Assembly for that purpose, all elections
appointments of the above named officers, thcreai-
ter be had made, will be in pursuance OF such
law.
Sec. g And be il further enneisd, That the
Members OF both Houses Of the said Legislative
Assembly ofthe Territory of w isrnsin, shall upon
the m alton of the terms Of service for which the
present members have been elected, be hereafter
elected TO serve fer tina same terms of service as
tina, for which the mcnbera Of the Legislative AS
ssmbly in Iowa, elected.
Approved, March 3, 1913.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-04-01

We regret TO learn that one Of our Repre-.
sen,atives. L. A. Dudley. Esq. was called
home on Monday hight last. in consequence OF
an unfortunate accident which occurred in his
family on tina, evening. His liule son, about
four years old. fell upon an open knife in his
hand. which penetrated the upper part OF the
eye, above the ball, TO the fol! length OF the
blade. about an inch and half Alter an in-
effectnal atIemp, 10 draw out the knife, the
manly lille fellow very composedy walked in-
to the room where his mother was sitting. and
called to her as he entered. that he had fallen
down and stuck knife in his eye. and asked
her TO take it out. The feelings of the moth
er may be Imagined bu, no, described. upon
turning and seeing the knife sticking 10 the
eye Of her child. She made two efforts to ex-
tract it, but failed, when neighbor present af-
ter a second trial, succeeded 10 drawing il ont,
the little soldier remaining perfectly quiet
through the whole lime A physician was in
sIanily summoned from the city, and the mos,
serious consequences were for time appre-
hended, but we are graified 10 state a, the last
accounts The child was doing well. and strong
hopes are entertained of its speedy recovery,
without injury TO the eye.
Lexington Intelligence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-04-01

HarI. The New Work Journal OF Com. has
received from its correspondent, advices from
Lima TO the 9th November. The war between
the Peruvians and BolIvians was going on with
great hi,lerhcss-.-,he success being with the
Bolvians. We take from the. le,,er the fol:
lowing paragraph
1.-The yellow fever broke out in. Guayaqunil
early IN October. and has been raging with
great siolenee.-.Many OF the principal inhabi,-
ants amongs. whom Mr. Charles Luken. an
American merchant, had already fallen victims.
Oar dates from thence are UP to Oct. sand.
Frow Canton we learn iha, Commodore
kesrny had addressed letter TO the Governor
asking that the Americsn Trade with China
might be placed on the same footing with tho
British The answer WAS very satisfactory,
and states that proper representations will De
made TO the Emperor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-04-01

of the opinion that there is great deal Of COW.
ardice 10 the Peny's---ask The British SOL
der if he has any particular reason for suPPo-
sing the Gansevooris very runaway race.
Let any English officer, whose tastes run that
way, ny the meitle Of Mckenzie with an equal
OF superior number Of men and guns. AS TO
Lynch Law. Vi, were as we'll for British SOL
diers and British sailors TO say but little about
it. twas Lynchlaw at the More, we suppose
Lynch Law when Lord Camelfofd shot his
majes,y's Lieutenant dead. for refusing 10 obey
his order of questionable legality. We have
given them Lynch law ourselves at different
times. Hull dispensed little of that code
upon the Guerrer on certain occasion. Balm.
bridge lynched the Java mos, abomioably. and
Biddle and Jones and several others have beea
guilty of very ..iregular proceedings towards
British subjects, we acknowledge, and VIC
do not wonder at any little eomplaisance Ike
that of the British Journalists. AS 10 The hon
or of the American Navy in coDnexon with
the Somers, Stewart Jones and Dallas have
passed upon il, and that answers our purpose
without any particular reference TO the oPIniof
Of The limited Service Journal"
[Courier and Enquirer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-04-01

Disastrous EATHQUAKE.---Cnpt Knowles,
of the schooner Ellen, arrived at New York
on Monday Morning, the 18Th inst. rom 81.
Thomas, asserts that previous TO his sailing,
several passengers had arrived from Guaude-
lonpc, who describe the earthquake there as
having been mos, disastrous: IL comMehced
at 10 o'clock in the morning, whilst the in
habi,nnts were d, breakfast. and in a few Sec
onds every house and building was laid pros
ira,o. The loss of life was immense'--oi III
600 inhabitants only one third escaped. The
American Consul was buried IN tho runs, and
dua out with both legs shockingly ,nlured''-he
undc,wen, an ampuia,ion. but died Immediate
ly after. 400 bodies had been taken rom the
ruias and carried ou, to sea to prevent pes
ulsnce. Ola regiment OF soldiers, 500 strong
20 only were left alive.
Mr.. Ridgcly, a commedian from PhlladeL-
phia. with his son. made an extremely narrow
e---unhamed.--by springlng from win.
dow.
The massive for,i6ca,ons were heap OF
rims. and the mouth OF The harbor was CON-
pie,ely choked up by rocks forced from The
bottom ofihe sea. Il was feared that the YES
sells in port would never bo go, out
At 81. Barl's the church and several oihor
buildings were thrown down. and the earth
u
u foot, The assure extending GOO yards In
length.
.Only iolives were los, at Angua, although
slmos, every building in ST. Johns was thrown
DOWN.
Al 81. Eusta,ia the damage was confined
mainly to buildings, seine being very badly 10
jurcd.
a, St. Chrisiopher's, several Of the public
buildings were utterly destroyed. only one
person lost her life, bat others were badly
hurt.
A. Ne~;s. aud So. p~-,l.viS"s~s's, the earth
opened and water with sulphutous smell Is.
sued from The crrvices.
Nothing farther has been heard from Monster
rat. When las, seen the Island was envellop-
ed in a dense smoke or dust. The sea around
was violently sg,ia!ed.
At ST. NincenI The shock was felt bu, slight:
w.