The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-03-26
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,LawELL.-A quarter of century ago, Low.
ell was not known. 1t was then almost unin-
habited. Now it contains IS, 600 inhabitants.
Al cotton and woollen mills, ii l-2 millions of
incorporated capital, 100000 spiudles and
5000 looms. There are from 10 to $4,000
girls employed in the mills. On every side new
buildings are being erected, and improvements
are the order Of the day.
An EFfFcTuAL CURE FOR LAzINEss.-The
Dutch have singular contrivance to cure Ia
illness. If pauper, who is able, refuses to
work, they put him into cisten, and let in
sluice of water 1t comes in Just 30 fast that
by brskly plying a pump with which the cis-
tern is furnished, he keeps himself from drown
ing.
They are raising excellent sugar in Texas,
and some of the stalks have twenty to twenty
five joints, each from six to ten inches in length.
Over twelve hundred sheep have recently been
driven into Texas, from Illinois. They are full
blood mer;no.
A NATURAL QUERy.-A countryman called
at the Observatory on the Carlton hill, Edin-
burgh, and desired to be shown the moon thro'
telescope. The waggish attendant directed
the instrument toward Kirkaldy, and the man
wasdelighted to see streets, houses, and sign
boards; Just as we have in this world But he
was struck with astonishment when he obser-
ed, on one of the houses, "Alloa ale sold here" !"
"Alloa ale p said he: how in a the world
do they get it ups'
BEAUTIFUL THoUGur-The setting of q
geat hope is like the setting Of the sun; the
brightness of our life is gone. Shadows of eve-
mig fall around US, and the world seems but a
dull reflection itself broader shade. The
soul withdraws ITSELF The stars arise, and
the nights holy.
THE QUEEN OF TERRoRs.-An old man,
who had been dreadfnlly hen.pecked all his life,
was visited on his death-bed by clergyman.
The old man appeared very Indifferent and the
parson tried to arouse him by talking of the
King of Terrors.
"Hout tout, man, Pm no scarf. The King
of Terrors! Eve been living sax and thirty
years with the Queen Of them, and the King
Gamma be muckle waur."
Fenelon, the chaplain of Louis XIV, was
one day at the chapel with the monarch. The
king expressed his surprise at seeing only a
few persons, instead of numerous congrcga.
ton, as was generally the case. Fenelon said
to him:
at is because I told them that your majesty
would not be at the chapel to-day, so that you
might know who came to adore God, and who
came to hatter the king"
ALL YoUNG.-In Methodist church, a few
Sundays since, brother announced that hence.
forth the old gentlemen were to set on the left
of the pulpit, and the old ladies' on the right -
On the following Sabbath, all the seats thus ap.
propriated to the old ladies were empty!
WHY, if Santa Anna should meet General
Taylor, will he be compelled to fight him entire.
ly NTH caralry7 Because he has left his foot
at Vera Cruz.
IfSanta Anna should be killed, OF shouldhe
die, why would all his wealth 60 to but one
person Because it is known that he has had
but one lrgatee lone leg at tea) for some time
past.
THE WooLY HoRsE.-We l'arn from the
Washington Republic that Mr.. Y. VI. Coleman,
who was arrested at the instance of Senator
Benton, on the charge of obtaining money un-
der false pretences-exhibited nondescript,
as having been captured by Col. Fremont, on
the Gala-has been released from bail, the
grand jury of Washington county refusing to
find presentment"