The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-10-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

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AN EMERALD MINE.-Thc Over
land Chronicle contains the follow
ing account Of emerald mine in
Egypt: it appears that the existence
ofan emerald mine OH Mount Zaba
.rah, situate on an isle in the Red
Sea, has long been known. It had
been worked by the Pacha of Egypt,
but the operations had been stopped
in the latter years Of the reign Of
Mehemet Ali. A short time ago all
English Company obtained permis.
sion to carry on the digging, which
promises to yield them immense
wealth. Recently their engineer
discovered at q great depth traces Of
agreat gallery, bearing bout it cvi.
Iaence ,9 OF extreme antiquity. Here
he found ancient instrumenrrs-.nnG
andarstons M, 'v;tl.,4;s jss.3
5tion on it ID a $50 ssSss ii
sure destroyed. It.aplt iit' n
his time Belzoni bad given it as his
opinion that this mine had been work.
ed by the ancient Egyptians, and
this discovery establishes the sound
ness OF his remark. The cunGgura-
ton Of the gallery, and the nature
and shape of the tools, found in it, it
issaid, exhibit great skill in the ar;
of engineering. From the inscrip.
tion on the stone, so far rs it can be
read, it is believed that the laboring
IN the mine of Zabarah had com
menccd in the reign Of the great Sc.
sostris living about 1905 years before
Christi whom antiquity describes as
combining the character of conuu
cror with that Of a prince Of vast en-,
terprisc in the arts of peace.
Work IF YOU WOULD RISE. -
Richard Burke being found in revcr-
ie shortly after an extraordinary dis.
pIayi in Parliament by his brother,
Edmund Burke, and questioned by
friend as to tho cause, rcplicd-"I
havo been wondering how Ned has
contrivcd.to monopolize all The talents
Of the family; but then again | re-
melnhcrcd, when VIC we're at play, hc
was always at work" The force Of
this anec,'otc is increased by the fact
that Richard Burke vas considered
not inferior in natural talents to his
brother. Vet the one rose to great
ness, willie the other died compare.
lively obscure. Don't trust to vour
genius, young men, if you would rise,
but work work. ,
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TIE LIppARD STYLE.--NIrs.
Swisshclm gives the following unique
character Of George Lippard's style
Of writing. Lippara must feel high.
~ compl!mcntcd.
]" We know Of no name for your
style, and have not learned that any
critic invented any other than the
'@Lippard STYLE which must mean
style that requires the writer to be
born with St. Vitus dance, to be in
nocnlatcd for tho dclrium trcmcns.
take the nightmare iii the natural
way, get badly frightened at a col.
lection of snakes, and write under
the combined influence of these man.
fold causes Of inspiration
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aDlEp FOR WANT OF BREaTH.-Thc
Isllnwing is The vordict Of Jury of
lWeiya women, who held an inquest OH
he bp1y of Eliznbrlh Hunt, in Ncwbu.
ry, born ia 1903. 1t must have been
'erY satisfactory TO her friends
1--WE judge according 10 our bcs,
light and continents, thai The dcnih Of
said Elizabeth was, mol by any vn!ens
y wrong dun her by any parson or
hing, but by somo sudden soppin' Of
lcr breath. History oc NcwJnry.
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fhe Ohio papers g'Yc an accoun, OF
giant of homo prodn2lion. lIn is
lbont eight feet in stature, and weighs
'vcr fiinr hlnltcd pounds. He is onIv