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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-11-22

The Louisville Journal has the foIlew-
lug notice of an important invention:
Our friend Dr.. Somerby. one Of most
skltuI and scientific of dental surgeons,
has recently invented remarkably USE
full apparatus especially Designed for dem,
lists, bul capable Of being applied to ma
ny kinds of business. 1t is a combiua-
lion OF the bellows, furnace. and blow
pipe of the simplest and must ingenious
construction, an, il must commend itself
at once 10 every one capable of apprecia-
ting such things. We saw an exhibition
of some Of its power last Saturday even
ing. and found il even more than we had
anticipated. To deutiss, jewellers, che
mis,s, opticians, ecologists, mineralogists,
meta lursIsts, and for various experiments
in colleges, and for every thing requiring
steady heat from the blowpipe, We re-
gard This as one Of The most valuable i'm
prcvemenls we have seen. and we advise
all interested in all apparatus oflhe kind TO
call on DR.. Somer5y and see the inslru-
menl. II is not only highly useful
apparatus, but one Of the nealest ever put
up.
We understand that The apparatus will
snnn he taken To the East for The insPec-
ton of dentists. and we are couiden, they
will highly approve it and find their inte-
rests greatly promoted by the use of il in
their. profession. We bespeak for it tho
favorable consideration Of the Eastern
press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-11-22

Speculation. n.-From appearances the
people of the United States are on the
verge of speculation, more particularly
that division whichis interested in The com.
merce and cultivation of cotton. The two
causes which in the history Of commercial
enterprise must CO. o-exi.t, to produce spir
it of speculation, are now present nearly
in all their full force to wit, plethora Of
money& tho actual or expected deficiency.
of staple Of trade whose value regulates
the money prices Of large number of
other commodities. The mere expecta-
ton Of some deficiency, although small in
the cotton crop, in connexion with the facI
that monied capitol is on all sides seeking
investment, are sufficient, in the present fe,
verish state of the public mind, 10 produce
extensive mischief, if the utmost caution
is not observed. There is. we fear, falla
cious calculation in some quarters founded
on the late stimulus given in England to
the consum plion Of the raw material. Its
continuance will depend on profitable re
turns for the large exports of British man
ufactures superinduced by The opening Of
new channels Of trade. Wha, is called
over. production in 1914 may be the result
of stimulus of 1913.
The times are significant, therefore, of
m 'schief. There is reslessness in The pub
lie miud. There is morbid desire TO engage
in speculation. There is The bnoyancy Of
spirit and elastic energy natural to America
after season Of losses. slasnaIion and
depression. Whar is to prevent The renewal
of extravagant enterprises, under such
provocative and lavoring circumstances.
but The exlrer Iesl caution in all those who
are able to open or close al their pleasure,
The great avenues ofcredit. We allude of
course to The Banks. There is feeling of
reslIcssness in their managers, in The pres
cnt slate oflimted profits, which indicates
sympathy with those who are from tenn,
permanent and position, inclined to rush in
to speculation. Banks NAV check and
control or nurse and mature this pruriency
for commercial adventure.
We do not apprehend The spread of
speculation over so large surface, embra-
cling so comprehensive a class of persons
and onjecrs, as that Of which The people of
the United States have but just tasted The
hitter fruits. The destruction of so many
banks III the interior forhids this result.
But these reservoirs of ofmonieJ capital in
the larger commercial cities may unlock
their resources 10 the graspins avidily Of
speculative enterprise, TO an extent that
NIGH, he productive Of extensive mischief
-Southern Patriot
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-11-22

Memphis. in Vest Tennessee, has had
more than three hundred buildings added
TO its previous number during the present
year. Among these new buildings are
four churches and three extensive hotels.
Southern Patriot.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-11-22
NEw ORLEANs. Nov. 8.

Ne,rs from the Indian Nadon-We
make Up lhe following summary OF news
relative to affairs among the Indians in
the Far West, from The Arkansas intclli-
gencer of The 2Sth of Oct.
A Council of The Cherokee Nation is
now in session, and i, is Thought that from
the efforts making. the turbulent aud vio-
lest of that Nation will soon be made 10
feel proper respect for the laws aad
rights of their fellow citizens
The murderers Of Mr.. Wore have not
VIC, been arrested. and il is doubtful wheths
cr they are ia the Nation. Several Of
their friends have gone hunting upon the
waters of white river: and il is moi unlikely
that these men have gone in that direction
also.
Several prisoners have been taken 10 The
Council recently, uuder various charges,
for criminal offences. All ihasis required
10 restore peace aud quiet in that unhappy
country is The arrest of some dozen scoun-
dreIs who commit murder aud robbery,
and foment excitement.
John West.-This individual has not
been hung; bn, upon The contrary, respite
was granted him until tie 25lh inst. In
the meantime an effort was made TO get
him q reprieve. A petition to ta, effect
was signed by Judge, Jury, Prosecuting
Attorney. and macy citizens. There ia no
ii,nubt but The chief will srantit.
Gov. Butler. The u. S. Agent for the
Cherokees, has been instructed by the liz.
dian De- 1artment, TO meet The Prairie lndi.
ans AT C,,chr creek on Red River, on the
25h Nuve.uber asreably TO the request
made of him Whose Indians. when he was
at the Waco Village last FEBRUARY; then
and there TO rem ew old treaties. and neg
otiale new ones; with those Indians. It is
expected that large number of Canaan.
ches Kiowas, aud other wild Indians will
be present al thai neelIng.
A large number of Cherokees will ac-
company Gov. Butler to the Prairie Coun-
Gil upon Red River.
TIE STARR FAMLY.-Wash Starr, Jim
Starr and-Srarr, cousins 10 the Stare
supposed murderers of Mr.. Wore, bave:
been arrested in the Cherokee Nation, up
on the charge of being implicated in the,
murder of MIR. Wdsht's family on Cane
Hill. A man by the name Of Reese who.
hal been elected Sheriff r"f Illinois District.
went TO The Council 10 give his bond, and.
was there arrested upon suspicion ofbeing.
concerned in The Cane IliIliragedy.
Arch Saunders. one Of the supposed,
murderers of Mr.. Wore is arrested. The,
U. S. Dragons, after a vigiant search Of
some eight or ten days returned TO Fort
Gibson. wi,hout apprebending The STAIRS
at Bealies, rairie.-Picuyune.
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can only bo looked for from the i. Sta

can only be looked for from the U. Sta
tes.
Having now given what is believed 10
be correct view Of things. founded OIL
the most authentic sources Of information 2
within reach, is il unreasonable, we ask,
for the cotton planer to look for better
return for his labor. We have taken the
consumption Of 1914, without surprising
any increase on that of this year, and it
leaves stock of but 2l7,00O bales, or SIX
weeks consumption al the end Of the
year. Bul The average annual increase
ofthe last five years is equal TO 8 per cent,
and shoulG this rate of increase continue
land why should il nolD there would re-
main scarcely any sIock at all al he
close of next year-and what then if the
next prove but an average one! Our OBJ
ject is not 10 work up prices-but simply
to place before The planting interest such
views q facts as may enable them to Judge
understandngly whether il be not rheparl
of wisdom TO wait the developement of
The crop before they hurry their produce
to market. Prices cannot well 60 lower,
aud it the crop prove no larger than we
have estimated it, they must be higher.
The game TO southern interests is great
one-a rise ofoue cent per lb. is equal to
S millions of dollars. Unable to combine,
and having to contend with the mosl
powerful combinations interested to OBJ
tain his produc" at The lowest possible
price, the planter cannot 100 strongly feel
the necessity Of studying his position and
acting with full knowledge of all the
facts and influence that control The price
ofhS products. B. S. R.
*To shew what a perfect humbng is the no.
tion Of Edst India Cotton interfering with
American even in the British market and
which has caused so much dismay 10 our Plan.
ters, il is fact that large amount of raw
cotton of American growth was sent from
England to places beyond the Cape OF Good
Hope, in the form of cotton fabric and twist,
than the weight of East India cotton used up
by the manufacturers of Great Britain" The
averag" quantity of East India cotton spun in
Great Britain in the last ten years is $685.
237 lbs, or estimating it in bales of 300 lbs
103.2S0 bales. The average weight OF Cloth
aud Twist sent from Great Britain TO places
beyondthe Cape Of Good Hope in 184l and
1912. was 53,57a, 600 lbs or 17S,59O bales.
or 1880 bales more than the quantity of
India Cotton used in Great Britain! See
Hunts Merchant Magazine for Sept, article
w.
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These are not the extreme, but the ave.
rage. There are separate tables, contain.
ing the discount of those banks that were
greater than the average quoted, which
amount to SO and so per cent discount,
&C., in the same period.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-11-22

paper. or produce. 10 obtain the general
and equal circulation, under that system,
as il does to procure specie, with the ex.
ceplion of the cost Of transportation
Any Two specie points are row equal in
exchange, except as to cost Of oftransporIa-
ton and the difference in trade. .Produc-
tive labor can receive no advantage from
any other system than the preservation Of
the specie standard; and that can be done
by this government using il entirely in its
dues and disbursements, and 10y the States
enforcing convertibilily in their local ins'l-
tulions.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-11-22

Compare these rates with those now pre-.
vailing, and behold the difference. RDs.J.C Z
Exchanges including Certificates and Checks
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-29

THE BIBLE IN PUBLIC SCnooIs New
York Commercial Advertiser of Saturday, says
that public school, Of three large departments.
was opened in the Eleventh ward, on the Odd
of May, in that city. In neither of the de-
pnr,mcnfs ofthis school has the Bib'e been al
lo,ocd 10 enter. And the superintendent was
nlmos, rudely treated for demonstrating against
this exclusion-whch is contrary to the OK
press Recommendation of the Board OF Educa-
ton. In the emphatic language of Cheevcr,
"WHoEvER ENrEps THAT SCHOOL LEAVES THE
worn or Con BEHIND" What spectacle in
this Protestant country!
The tanaticism Of such people is injurious as
well as ridiculous The following is literal
order from the trustees of one of the schools, in
pursuance of which the bible was accordingly
abolished the name ofthe teacher is omitted.
"Mr. - Sir By unanimas Vote of the
trustees Last Meeting all secterian Books is
Requested to Bee Removed from the School as
it is thought the Bible one, it is Requested to
Bee Removed"
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-29

M,NuRE-Wc find the following useful sug-
gcs,ion in late English paper.
at is well known that in a close stable,
where there are good many horses, there is
very pungent smell, effecting the nose more
particularly when the stable is being cleaned
out This smell is occasioned by the flying
of of ammonia, which is the very essence and
value of manure, and which volatilzes or flies
off at very low temperature-even the
warmth of manure in stable will send it off,
and it goes off in great quantities by the COM
non heat of the manure in the farm yard, whe-
ther thrown up in heaps or not. There is,
however, very cheap and simple remedy for
this. Before you begin 10 clean out your sta
BILE, dissolve some common salt in water; if a
Four horse stable, say four pounds ofsalt dissol-
we'd in two buckets of water, and poured through
lose Of a watering pan over the stable floor an
hoqr or so before you begin to remove, aud the
yolatiIe salts of ammonia will become fixed
salts, from their having united with the muria-
ic acid of the common salt, and the soda thus
:berated from the salt will quickly absorb car.
,onic acid, forming carbonate OF soda; thus
'ou will retain with your manure the ammonia
which would otherwise have flown away, and
.you have also new and most important agen
hus introduced, viz: the carbonate of soda
As this is most powerful solvent Of all vegc
able fibre, and seeing that all manures have tC
,e rendered soluble before they can act upor
egetation, il will be at once apparent that the
arbonate of soda SO introduced must be mos
,owerful and valuable agent.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-29
Advice TO Sundry Persons.

Never give up your opinions though you
know you are wrong-it shows that you have
no independence.
Whenever you attack your neighbor's char
acter, do it behind his back, so as not to wound
his feelings.
Temperance is great vrtue-thereiore al
ways be Moderate in the use of ardent spirits.
Six glasses of sling before breakfast is as good
as thousand.
When you are in church, 60 10 sleep. Sun
day is day of rest.
If secret has been committed TO you To
keep, take special care to keep it safely-and
it may be well for cautions sake to get one or
two to help you. a
And as a woman is called the weaker ves-
SELL she should have half dozen to help her.
Fast bind, fast find
Never brush down a cobweb--it is part of q
spiders dwelling house, and of course his cas-
| tie, and therefore is sacred.
Never pay tor your newspaper. II looks
not well. Besides, the printer has no use fol
money-he can live on wind,
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-29
Vol. 3--NO. ff--WhOlc No, IiS.
Urcnch Of Prnmlae.

A man named Clark Dalrymple, was recent
ly prosecuted at Newport II. l., for breach Of
promise of marriage, when verdict of $1,000
damages was rendered. On the part Of the
plaintiff, it was proved, that the deiendent wrote
a request to plaintiffs father on the 9th of De-
cember, 1912, requesting the assent to the
match, which was given. The engagement
continued until the 25,h of the same month,
when some difficulty occurred between the par
ties. AT the request of the plaintiff, her father
called on the defendant on the ID OF January,
and demanded ful6lment of the engagement.
The parties were brought together by their
friends, but 10 settlement could he made. The
father testified that the defendant refused to
marry the plaintiff at all, and that her feelings
had been deeply wounded by the conduct Of the
defendant
The defendant denied that he refused abso-
tutcty to marry, and offered evidence 10 show
that at the time the difficulty occurred, he offer
ed TO marry plaintiff in the spring The pro-
mise was not disputed. The defendant also
contended, that if any damages were recovered,
they should merely be nominal that no real
damage had been suffered, and that the defen.
dant took the only course he could take as a
man of honor, when he ascertaned that hi:
feelings bad changed towards the plaintiff.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-29

TERRIFIC SNAKE SToRy.-Mr. Joshua Bud
dington, of North Attleboro' has furnished the
Providence, Or. I.) Chronicle, with the particu-
lars OF snake capture on his farm on the 10th
inst A COW had been missing several days,
and his son, while searching for her, found her
lying dead, with an enormous serpent entwi-
ned around her hind legs The lad ran home
and party sailed out to slay the monster
They found that the snake had made an incis-
sion into the left side of the uddcr, through
which he had inserted his head about four in
ches, and was in the act of extracting the milk
at the time the party arrived. He was mme-
dately despatched by tremendous blow from
club given in the region Of the neck. On be-
ing struck he at once uncoled from the limbs of
the COW, drew forth his head, and after gasping
three or four times, expired. His back is zebra
striped, and the belly OF a dark green, with
small black spots thckly interspersed. Around
the neck and directly back of the jaws, are four
stripes or rings of a bright yellow color, and
just under the throat small bag o. hollow
membrane is perfectly transparent, and through
1t the appearance of the contents is dark green
The length of the snake is Ii feet inches
circumference around the largest part of the
body, foot l0t inches--from the end of the
upper jaw to the eye five inches-width of the
head, which is very fat, II inches. The spc-
cies to which the snake belongs has not been
ascertained.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-29
LOVE AND PARsIMoNy.- remarkable in

LOVE AND PARsIMoNy.--A remarkable in
stance the spirit Of economy is given by a
journal Of the Bas- -Rhn. man went short
time ago to the Mayor, at Scheestatt, and gave
instructions for the publication of "a marriage
between himself and young person whom he
named. After the lapse of fortnight he went
again to the Mayor, and stated he had changed
his mind and selected another wife, and wished
her name to be inserted instead of that which
he had given in.
lie was, however, informed that this could
not be without the production of fresh certif-
Gates and other necessary documents, involving
additional fees TO the amount of Ct. sc. This
took the woud-be Benedict all aback and,
after debating whether this new expense could
not be spared and finding it to be indispensable,
he coolIy made up his mind to save it, and de-
cided upon taking the first named girl for his
spouse.-G Gaiie mani.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-29

An USFoRTUSATE TAILoR.--Atier the ter
mnation of the Seminole campaign, Gen jack
son visited Washington City, and during his
stay there having occasion to supply himself
with neither garment employed fashiona-
Bile tailor named Ballard to make it. Ballard,
who was very pompous little fellow and very
fond of being recognized by great men who
had been his customers, a few days after he had
finished the unmentionabes, seeing the Ge-
neral in front of Tennison's Hotel, in conver-
sation with some gentleman, stepped up and
spoke to him. The General, thinking him
some distinguished individual, very cordially
gave him his hand, but not remembering him,
in whisper inquired his name, tor the purpose
OF introducing him TO the company. To which
Ballard replied, ~ made your breeches," The
General, deceived by the sound, Immediately
turned to the company and introduced him as
Major Breeches,-a title that poor Ballard was
afterwards obliged to wear to the day Of his
death.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-29

REMEDY Fer CHINESE LYINa.-A Chinese
silversmti, to whom the English gave the
name Of Tom Morkwell, brought home some
silver spoons as he called them, to a captain Of
a ship who had ordered them. The gentleman,
suspecting his friend Tom had played him a
trick, common in China, OF adding no small
quantity of tutenague 10 the usual proportion
Of alloy, taxed him with the cheat, which he
denied, with the strongest assevorations of his
innocence. The captain then told him he had
brought with him a famous water called lie
water, which placed on the tongue of a person
suspected of telling an untruth, if the case were
so, burned a hole; if otherwise, the party es-
capped with honor and unhurt. Tom, thinking
it trick, readily consented; upon which, with
much form, single drop of aquatortis was put
upon his tongue. He instantly jumped about
the room in violent pain, crying out: "Very
true; half tutenague, half tutenague," in hopes
that confessing the truth might stop the pro-
gress of the lie water, which from the pain he
felt, he had some reason to think possessed the
qualities ascribed 10 it. Several Europeans
who were present, and who had bought differ
questions to him, and he confessed it had been
his uniform and constant practice to add a very
large quantity Of tutenage to every article made
at his shop, for which, during the continuance
ofpain, he promised ample reparation.-- Chel-
tenham Chronicle.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-29


The last 'Knickerbocker' tells this anecdote
of Lorenzo Dow;
1T appears that Dow, in one of his odd,
quaint sermons, declared that he had known
sinners SO very wicked that they actually bust
This statement threw an old, ignorant and fa'
impenitent present, into state Of alarm and
prespiraton; and home he wadlled, in mortal
terror. At night, in the horror of his antici-
pated explosion, he rolled about until he could
no longer bear it. He fanced he was already
swelling. He rose and attempted to dress him
SELF in order to go out "a fresco.' Who can
paint his CONSERVATION, when he found he could
but just strain his garments over his limbs, and
even then they would not meet! He was suf-
ferng rapid sin dropsy his iniquities were
coming to light! lie screamed in the agony
OF his fears and lamp being brought in, he
found that in his haste he had put on his bro
TIERS clothes. This impression however,
says our informant, clergyman Of the Church
of England, was a salutary one, for he became
pious man..
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-29

RECIPE FOR MAKING FUN Not found in
Miss Leslie.)-At the next ball you attend.
get an early admission to the supper room, tax"
some brown soap, cut it into square pieces, in
sert notices and fold them up to represent kts
ses, mix them up judiciousy with the genuine
confectionery, you need not stir them with a
spoon, for some spoon will soon stir them him
sef-watch till he gets one, and handing the
amorous couplet to some simpering Miss, puts
the delicate morsel in his mouth then when he
begins to sputter, complete the roasting by as
king him ho,o he's off for soGp'
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-29

THE FATE orAN AcroR.-GEoRGE nyATr-
We saw it stated in paper lately, that this
person is now common soldier in Maine. FIJI.
teen years ago, says the Mobile Herald, Hyatt
was the very soul Of one of the most select cir
cles in Boston-the best comedian in the United
States, and post Of the first water. Some of
his songs are even now popular-the "Mellow
Horn" for instance, and several others that we
cannot now name. Hyatt married beautiful
girl, who in few years was obliged to descend
from the luxury Of riches, and take in washing
for subsistence; her father lived in one of the
most splendid mansions in Boston-and nine
years ago she was dragging out a miserable
existence in cellar in New York. At last
she was driven mad and died in the aims house.
Reader you must know the secret of this tale
of misery! George Hyatt, the educated, favor
winning man of genins, was drmkard I!
When he reflects upon his past lite, as he PAGES
his lonely round at night, what mus. be his
thoughtsl" Pity that he could not teach others
to feel as he feels then. -'
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-29

IT TAKES THE WESTERN GIRLs-A Western
editor says that girl lately sent him word that
ifhe didn't shut his mouth about bishops, she'd
wrap him up in a rag and makes hustle of him.