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liz MECHANICS SATURDAY NIGHT.

Now wife, and children, let's be gay;
NV work is done, and here's the pay
Twas hard 10 earn, but never mind il;
Hope rear'd the sheaf, and peace shall bind 1t.
Six davs I've TOLD, and now we meet
To share the welcome weekly trr,';
OF toast and ; .s,' ofrest and NV,
Which, gained by labor, canno, cloy.
Come ye who form my dear fireside-
NY care, my comfort and my pride;
Come now, let us close the night
In harmeess talk and fond delight.
To morrow's dawn brings blessings peace,
And each domestic joys increase
To him who honestly maintains
That course of life which heaven otdans.
For this and every lessing given
Thankful we how the knee 10 heaven,
In Gods own house, our voices raise,
With grateful notes of prayer and praise.
Sweets the tranquility of heart,
Which public worship does llnpart;
And sweei's the field, and sweets the road,
To him whose conscience bears no load.
Thus shall the day, as God designed,
Promote my health. improve my mind;
On Monday morning, free from pain,
Cheerful I'll 60 to work again.
Our life is ut lengthenins week,
Through which with toll 70; rest we seek;
And he whose labor well is past,
A joyful Sabbath finds at last.
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PULvERlzING THE SoIL.-To demonstrate
that dews moisten the land when fine, dig a
hole in the hard dry ground, in the driest
weather. as deep as the pillow ought to reach;
beat the ear,l, very fine, and fill the hole
herewith; and after a few nights dews, you
will find this fine earth become moist at the
bottom, and the hard ground all round will
become dry. Till field in lands: make
one land very fine by frequent deep plough
ing, and let another be rough by insufficient
llage alternately then plongh the whole
field crosswsc in the driest weather, which
has continued long, and you will perceive,
by the color of the earth, that every fine land
will be turned up moist, but every rough
land vii! be as dry as powder from top TO
bottom. In the driest weather, good hoeing
procures moisture to roots; though the ig.
norant and injurious fancy it let's in the
drought, and therefore are afraid to hoe their
plants at such times.
There is yet one more benefit hoeing gives
to plants which by no art can possibly he Civ
en- to animals; for all that can be done in
feeding an animal is, to give it sufficient food
at the time it has occasion for it; ifyou sivo
an animal any more it is to no manner Of
purpose, unless you can give it more mouths,
which is impossible but, in hoeing plant,
the additional nourishment thereby given, en-.
ables it to send out innumerable additional
fbres and roots; so that hoeing, by the new
pasture it raises, furnishes both food and
mouths TO plants.--IuH.
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From the Central New York Farmer.
MILKING.

MesSrs. EdiOrS-That "A material loss is
sustained by the dalr,man from the manner
in which, the process of milking is usually
performed, there is no doubt. In milk, the
most valuable part is the lighcsl, as we see
from the cream rising TO the surface Of the
vessel and it is reasonable to suppose that
the same relative position is maintained il
the udder as in the pan or pail that is, the
cream or richest part, is in the highest part
of the lacteai vessels, and of course, is the
last to be extracted in milking. When this
operation is carclessy performed, or in otlt-
err words, the COW is not MIXED clean, the
best part is left IN the uddcr, and lost to the
dairy. 1t may be said, however, that what
is left at one time is obtained at another, and
is not therefore lost /: but it must be remem-
bered that The process of absorption is con-
stanlly going on, and that by leaving the rich.
est part for this action of the vessels, it is IT.
recoverably lost; and besides, the more COM
pelely the vessels are empticd the greater
the secretions will be. do not approve OF
this dripping or stripping, as il is called for
the quicker COW is MIXED and MIXED clean,
the more milk she will give. All dairymen
are aware Of the fact that to dry COW, no.
thing more is necessary than TO only partly
drain her udder at each successive milking
that is, unless We leave of entirely. d.
not speak without knowing. We have had
hired help for severa! SEASONS past, and the,
general MIXED, and it was enough to have
worn out the patience Of the animal, and
much more the patience of man, in waiting
for them TO milk their number Of cows.
don't wish to be understood that all are alike
but in too many instances it is the case
The mixer should be instructed to milk a.
fast as his strength will allow and the idle
or slow mixer | would at once discharge
from this branch of the dairy. While SOM
will milk from twelve to fourteen cows al
hour, others do mott won't say cannot
milk more than eight. have had expert
ence enough, although young, to know some
thing about milking, and how quick COW
can be MIXED. am confdcn, that by at,
tention to this point, the daryman would hnc
an important addition would be made to the
sum total Of his annual profits.
WESTERN.
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CRATErUI. FEEIING.-Griffin. ar

GRATEFUL FEELING.-Grilfin, an actor
celebrated for mimlcry, was employed by a
/ comic author TO take off the person. the man
ner, and the sincu!arly awkward delivery OF
the celebrated DR.. Woodward, who was in
tended TO be introduced on the STAGE in the
character of DR.. Fossil, in farce then pre-
pairing, TO be called "Three Hours after
Marriage" The mimic dressed himself as "a
coun,ryman. and waited on the doctor, will,
long catalogue Of ailments, which he said
his poor wife was afflicted with. The phys-
clan heard, with amazement, diseases and
pains Of the most opposite nature, which the
wretched patient was afflicted with. For
since the actors wish was to keep DR.. Wood
ward in his company as long as possible, that
he might make the more observations on his
gestures, he loaded his poor imaginary spouse
with every infrmity winch had any probable
chance of prolonging the interview. AT
length, becoming completely master of his
Grand, he drew from his pocket a guinea,
and with scrape, made an uncouth offer OF
it. "Put up thy money, poor fellow" cried
the doctor, "put up thy money; thou hast
need of all thy cash, and all thy patience too,
with such bundle of diseases tied on thy
back"
The actor returned to his employer, and
recounied the whole conversation, with such
true feeling of DR.. Woodward's character,
that the enraptured author screamed with APP
probation. His joy was soon checked, for
the mimic told him, with sensibility, that he
would sooner die than prostitute his talents
to the rendering DR.. Woodward a public
laughng-stock.
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LIVING WITHOUT SLEEP.-A recent number
Of the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
contains letter from Mr.. Robert F. Gourlay,
giving an account of his extraordinary sleepli.
ness. According to Mr.. G's own recount, he
was first bereft of sleep in the year 1888, for six
weeks when about 40 years of age. Prior to
that time he had never suffered for want of
sleep, although at times a little sufficed for re.
freshment. Mr.. G was confined in London as
he alleges, by British tyranny, three years and
eight monhs-and it was during this period he
thinks, that habit of living without sleep be-
gan TO FORM During his confinement he fell
very little need of sleep, and the greater part of
his time in bed, which was never more than six
hours in the twcniy-tour, was given to reveries.
chiefly, he declares, for lettering the condition
Of the laborng poor of England, &C.
Soon after his liberation, having visited Scot.
land, he left Edinburgh for America. He had
no sleep until he reached Liverpool, where he
took warm bath before going to bed. This
had the desired effect and procured him few
hours repoSe. The next morning he embarked
for New York, which he reached in AZ days,
without having had one wink of sleep Imme-
lately on landing at New York, he procured
warm bath, got into comfortable bed and slept
'oundly. From that time forward he did not
sleep for three years. lie took audanum, but
hat had no effect he drank whskey in the
hope that it would induce sleep, but it only made
nm sick.
In the early part OF 1854 while in Ohio, no
was attacked with cryspcas in the leg, and dur
ng five months was without sleep. MIR. q. had
recovered his health in some degree, when in
telgence reached him of the death OF two of his
children. lie then lay two weeks in great ago
ny, aud from that time to this period of four
years and six months, he has been entirely de-
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which may easily be seen at the top Of the
tongue and near its roots, the worms will al.
most instantly die, and the chicken as instant.
ly recover. He says there is no danger to
the chicken from this course.-M f.. Plop
boy.
We believe with the writer of the above
that it is worms which occasion the gapes,
md think that the application of the spirits
of turpcntlne would prove eflcc,ual bu, w"
deem il proper to add the remedy which We
have always found enectual. Whenever we
found our chickens laboring under the dis.
ease, VIC gave them each teaspoonful of H
strong solution of assafrtda, which invaria.
bly, cured the disease, and as we supposed, by
dislodgiug the worm, which we took it for
granted, was the Cause of the disease
Amer. Far.
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GAPES IN CHICKENS.

A writer in the farmers Cabinet says
positively, that the gapes in chickens, whicl
cause so many to die, are occasioned b.
worms IN the wndpipe and that if the ponl
,crer is pleased to take feather, strip tn
sides all Of except small tuft at the enc
dip this in spirits Of turpentine, catch tn
chicken, open its mouth OF the windpip'
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RETREATING BACKwARDs.-A c"rrespon-
dent Of the New York Post gives an account
Of General Seth Pomeroy, and says, at Bum
ker Hill, he was the last man of,he last COM
pany who retreated from the ground He
retrea,ed backwards through the fire of tho
British, declaring that it should not be said
Of Seth Pomeroy that he ever turned his back
TO the red coats.
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Lord Morpeth presides at the Worlds Cen.
,ention in London against Slavery, with the yea.
srable Thomas Clsrkson.
Holly Springs gazette., 1843-08-25
EVERY DAY ASSERTIONS A.
GAIrNST EVERY DAY FACTS.

(
There is no doctrine which the Locofoco
assert oftner than this; A tariff increases the
price of the same article made or grown at
home by exactly the duty. We have this
exploded theory preached up every day by
every big and every little demagogue in
their ranks.
ln the face of daily reports of prices
thrnst into their faces while they speak, and
giving the lie to their assertion daily and
hourly, the same false and miserable doc
;rine reiteraterated Governor Polk OF
Tennessee. candidate for the Executive
chair of that State. and also for the Vice
Presidency of the Union. .pursues this course
of deception 10 his moment on the stump.
Speaking of the present tariff law, he SAYS:
Brown sugar was taxed 2 l-2 cents per
pound. and whose protection was this2 For
eign brown sugar could be brought into our
ports. and after paying freight and charges,
could be sold without the duty at cents per
pound or less; upon its arrival it was taxed
2 8 4 cents, raising the price to the purchas-
er or consumer to g I2 cents per pound. or
at the rate of 6 : | 2 per cent: on lis value
What amount is imposed as a tax upon the
imported article is added BY our manufac-
turers to the price of the same article man
ulacnred in the United States"
Six and half cents for sugar which.
without tariff would be four This is the
fact stated bv Democratic candidate for the
Vice PRESIDENCY. In the same speech he
makes an account current upon this basis,
and affirm that the peopple Of the United
States paw the sugar growers and Govern
menl on brow sugar. 81. .5704I6. being two
md half cents upon the imported. and the
same amount upon home made sugar of that
kind
Now Louisiana sugar at New Orleans
has been al 2. and 5 cents az and before
and after the ahovr spec ch and calculation OF
Mr. Polk vas made and pudl'Sht d Hay
ana brown sugar, II IS true. eoss 5I IN. Il
3 not. mas not been aad never vi be. tbs.
fact. taat for the mere reasaa of the dutx. do
m+s,lc sugaF will be put ~ 10 the price OF
foreIsn aud there Is neither sxpeFIsu nc nor
naiioilai theory to sustain such an ida.
The prices show that We ean raise su-
gar sbout as cheap as foreigners and fen
couraged, can raise enough for consImp-
ton On the 10Th inst, al Boston. the pti.
ces Of New ORLEANS sugar rang.d d from ) 20
6, of Havana brown from Z l2 to s show
ing that the same difference exist every
where
LonisriLie IThig -
Holly Springs gazette., 1843-08-25

holding OF the respective court of which he
may be clerk elect, and shall superinteud d
his office.
Sec. 8. Be IL further enacted, Tha, the
Nice-Chancellor's salary be. and is hereby
reduced 20 The sum of two thousand dollars
per annun.
Sec. 2. BE IL further enacted, That the
terms OF the Vice Chancery court for the
county of Pontotoc shall be hereafter held
10 The town of Holly Springs 10 Marshall
county, commencing on the first Monday IN
July and January in each and every year
Sec 0. lie ~ further enacted, That so
mech OF the act TO which this Is an amend
.nent as requires the terms of said court for
the county Of Pontotoc TO be held at the town
of Fulton be, & the same is hereby repealed
Sec H. And be IL further enacted, That
this act shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage
Approved July %. lS43.
Holly Springs gazette., 1843-08-25
r GEN LAFA YTTE AND HENRY
Ga Y

we have Jast come IN possession oc or
anecdote IN nanner which b enables us te
say that II IS perfectly Authentic An officer
OF the United States Navy. beng 4 the city
| OF PARIS in the fall OF 1882. was invited hy
Gen Lafaytte to Visit bim al Lagrange. his
country seat. The invitation was accepted
/ and the officer OF course enjoyed in the high
est degree the elegant and hearty hospi,ali-
| " which the noble old veteran always dis
played, especially 10 an American Du.
ing the three days which the American na-
val officer spent at Lagrange. much conver-
sutton had on the affairs. and the prom
lnent men of the United States OF such
topics the name of HENRY CLAY cpu no.
but be . conspicuous out; and the General
found that his guest was mol oulv political
admIer but a personal acquaintance and
friend Of that great American Statesman
The Gtne:al. therefore. Vas not constrain-
ed. a. The seque will saow. by the delicacv
due to the feelings of one Of whose senti-
ments he was ignorant, To conceal his own
sincere sentiments of Mr. Clay The Amer
lean officer set out at four or five in the
morning IN diligence for Paris Mt ex-
pecting to find the old warworn soldier stir
Ing al SO early an hour, he was leaving with
out formal farewell As be was crossing
the court however, George Washington
Lafayette, the son of the General, followed
him and told him that his father desired to
see him. He was introduced into the Gen.
erals study where By the light Of candles,
be was employing bis pen. Pressing his
guest in vain to remain longer, the General
said" b, fore You leave me. want to how
you our friend: and Eeading into another
ROOM, he exhibited portrait OF Mr. Clay
Sir" sail the General" that IS The man
aohOm Ihope 10 see President Of the United
States" The incident was happy one,
and produced lasting impression on the
mind of the officer The bosom companion !
of Washington. his comrade in arms IN the /
glorious Revolution, feeling the deepest in
ierest in the welfare ofthe United States |
and well acquainted with their policy, their
Insult utons and great men, Lafayette, with /
the wisdom of the Father OF his country. |
pointed out the man fit and worthy to stand |
at The bead of Government But his sainted |
spirit will look down in "45 and rejoice ia /
the consumlna1ion of bis hopes. which heav-
N, impatient 10 Clam one OF ITS first born. I
denied him while in the flesh
(Ky) Commonwealth. July IL |
Holly Springs gazette., 1843-08-25
RECIPES.

To MAKE GOOD HoP YEAsT-To two
quarts of water add single handful Of hops
and three good sized potatoes, pared and sIic-
ed Boil all together I'LL the potatoes are
done; strain the liquor on about one quart of
four. mash your potatoes and stirthem in
When sufficiently cool add not less than half
pint of yeast let il rise and then set it a.
away in cool place. but do not let it freeze.
GRAHAa BREAD-Tabe u1bolted flour
and pour on your wetting seaiiing hot; let
il cool. till about lulxewaF IN. then add yeast
enough TO raise il. Knead and bake il as 9TH
er bread.
CoMMoS TEA CAKEs-Take cups Of
buuermiIk. tcaspoonfnl pearlash aud 1
cup shortnng roll and cut to suit your taste,
and bake quick.
YANKEy PIE.-Male cake as above roll
in into cakes the size of ommon baking
tin; when done, take off the top of the cake,
and spread on apple-sauce. sugar and butter
replace the top, and it is ready for the table.
JoHNEY CAKE..Take two cups of milk,
one teaspoonlu of saieratns. one tablespoon.
full of butter one do. of molasses; stir It
thick With Indian meal. Bake one hour.
CouoH IN HoRsEs.-The boughs of &C.
dar have been used with complete success
They should be cut fine and mixed with the
grainl
To cook Cucurbers-PaTe ofrthe rind,
then cut the cucumber into slices Ieagfh-lriSe
dus either side Of those slices with corn
meal or wheat -four. pepper and salt them
10 please your taste; this done fey them.
brown. and YOU viii have one of the most
delicious dishes that you can imagine. COM
bininc 10 their 1fvor those Of the oyster
plant and egg plant Oftheir health-fulness.
thns cooked. there can be no question. and
Of their palatabIeness. it is only necessary that
you try them 10 say that they are exquisite
Holly Springs gazette., 1843-08-25

For our silks and fine linens We must for
some time 10 come 20 TO the workshops ol
Europe; but | apprehend that the day is not
far distant when even they will be manuiac-
tured by native industry.
on ask my opinion of the merits OF Mr..
Henry Clay. and his policy for the protec-
tion Of domestic industry and manufacturers
These are questions which feel some deli
cacy about answering, first, because Sfr.
Clay is now a candidate for the Presidency,
and secondly, | never fully understood to
what ends his policy extends. and aIthong b
will advance my opinions relative the ques-
lions you put TO ne. | must beg that you
will not attbis junctnFe give my views to he
public through The press AS for Mr.. Clay,
| consider him TO be one Of the most talented
and brilliant men and statesman that the
country has ever produced, and should
live many years longer | hope TO see hlm
hold the place Of chief executive of the
American Republic His career thus far
IN life. has been career OF glory. and he
has achieved that for his country whilst en-
gagged in her cause which would ornament
thN csc utcheon Of the most favored statesmen
OF any age or nation | say thus much In
reply to your heterogeneous, but, as SAID
before, | do not wish to have my remarks
given 10 ;he press, for the simple reason that
this country Is involved in a political
excitement, in which [ am not disposed
to take part, as | have long since resolved
not to take part in the politics Of the times
My wrist. which is quite lame, admonishes
me to discontinue this hasly note. With
of the most perfect respect,
am your obliged fellow-citizen.
THOMAS JEFFERSON. i
Holly Springs gazette., 1843-08-25

What shall ffake "a LADY, of our ac-
quaintance. says an exchange paper, young
lovely and intelligent called ia a celebra-
ted physician 'da something for Il rush
of blood to the head.
Il have been doctoring myself said the
languid fair one. with smile, to the bluff.
though kind II. d, while he was feeIi lg
her pulse
''Ah! how p
"Why, | have taken Brendreih's pills
PARIS pills, Stainburn's pills. Sands safsa-
parilla. Jayne's expectorant, used DIR.
Sherman's lozenges and plasters. and
Madam interrupted the astonished
doctor. "all these do your complaint no
good -
mo ! then what shall [ take ~ pettish-
iy inquired the patient
Take p exclaimed the doctor, eyeing
her from head TO foot. take! why take of
your corsetsr'
Holly Springs gazette., 1843-08-25

fRISH HunoR.-The New York Miro
gives pleasant sketch Of a shrewd Irish
man named Dynns FL Dayae. who was m
ny years q GO grocer an5 politician n New
York. Drnnts aud his Irish friends were
then opposed 10 the Tammany men, because
the Tammany men Were opposed 10 Clinton
and the Canal The following anecdote H.
lnstra'e y, uais' capacity to feni off and give
as good as was sent. when assailed in ten
der poia;.
Dennis was invited to attend the celebra-
ton ofthe opening of the railroad al Schen-
eetady, and at the diuner table he SAT oppo.
site the member of assembly from albany
county In the course o cassvarsatis5.i his
gentleman said TO him. II believe MIR Doyle.
you have been for two or three years past a
leading member of the nominating commit
tee of Tammany Halle"
Il have sure enough replied Dennis. "and
what of thai2
How comes it then" asked hc '4hat for
the las, two years. you have sent US such a
fol as Mr-2 The fellow has no brains
he never opens his lips, aud scarcely knows
how TO vote2"
Why said Dennis, 1--WE send him on true
republican priheplesa"
How so, enqnired his friend.
"Shure yoaknow. replied Dennis. 'Ghe
Constitution says. all ctaseS are to be fairly
represented and faith. | thipls IL we only
send one foot out of thirteen members. to re-
present all the fools in ". York, we hardly
do them justice.
The ,answer was pefectly satisfactory.
and some beople are sill OF the opIuion iha
the same constitntiona' requirement has been
adhered by both parties 10 this day.
A. the last election in the city at which
Dennis voted, previous 10 his retirement 10
the country, one of the challengers al the
polls, who happened to be an American
born. challenged his vote on the ground that
he was foreigner
"A foreigner2" exclaim Dennis indig-
nant; "havn't | been here for forty years,
and faith, I'm better American than you
arter all?'
"a better American than me2" retosted
the other:"how can you make that out2'
"Oh, asy enough, 'cooiIy replyed Dennis;
didn't come into this country with a good
coat waistcoat, and lerther breeches on me2
but by my soul, you came into It without e
ven shit on your backl'