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CHARLESTON, s. c.

- THE new style Of dress black Hat TO
be worn by Gentlemen this spring and
summer is admitted by al who have
seen IL TO be at once unique and dis
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100000 40 Prizes Of 81 900 !

$4,000 40 Prizes Of 81 900
KENTUCKY STATE LOTTERY,
For the Benefit Of the Town Of Frankfort,
Class 50, for 1852.
To be drawn at Covingtop, Ky, on Saturday the
18th Of April, 1852.
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SPLENDID LOTTERIES,
FOR APRIL, 1852.
GREGORY & MAURY, MANAGERS
Successors to ]. w. Maury & Coz
$34,50O I

$4,000 $4,000!
KENTUCKY STATE LOTTERY,
For the Benefit OF the Town of Frank fort.
Class II, for 1852.
To be drawn at Covington, KY, on Saturday the
Sd Of April, 1852.
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Orders for Tick cts and Shares and Certif
Gates Of Packages in the above Splendid Lotterie,
will receive the most prompt attention, and an Of
fetal account Of each drawing sent Immediately
AFTER i IL over TO all who order from me
Address X. z. 0'BRiEN, .aetni.
(Successor to J. q. G. MAURY)
Alexandria, Virginia.
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100 Prizes Of 81, 900
KENTUCKY STATE LOTTERY,
For the Benefit Of the Town Of Frankfort,
Class T., for 1852.
To be drawn OF Covington, Ky, on Saturday the
24th Of April, 1852
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SPLENDID SCHEMES.
or THE
MARYLAND State Lotteries.
FOR APRIL, 1852
r. NORRIS Il Co., Managers,

Drawings conducted in public, under the super
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Leaving New York for Chagres on the llth
and 26th of each month
The new steamer FL Dorado and the Falcon will
form direct line between New Orleans and Cha
gres, leaving at such periods as will insure as
litne detention as possible on the lsthmus, and
forming with the Pacific steamships through line
to and from New Orleans and ports in Mexico,
California, and Oregon. Passage from New Or
leans can be secured from Armstrong, Lawrence,
q Co., agents at that place.
The fare for through tickets from New York 10
San Francisco has been reduced from
$500 in state room to. ............ SJJ0
$3.50 in lower cabin to.............S29O
500 IN steerage to Slb5
The rates from New York TO Chagres will be
the lowest adopted by any safe sea-stsamsr be.
tween these ports.
Each passenger is allowed $50 lbs. personal
baggage free, not exceeding n,measurementl IL
cubic feet.
Freight will be taken to Chagres at 20 cents pei
foot, and from Panama 20 San Fancisco at the
rate Of 500 err ton.
For choice Of berths apply at the Office Of the
company, 81 and IS South street, or at then
agency, No. III West street, New York city.
Aug l2-dly
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so Prizes Of I,OOo Dollars !

50 Prizes Of 900 Dollars
KENTUCKY STATE LOTTERY,
For the Benefit Of the Town Of Frankfort,
Class SO, for 1852.
To be drawn at Covington, Ky, on Saturday tina
10th Of April, 1852
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FALLS OF LOUISVILLE.

Mr. MARSHALL, of Kentucky, asked the
unanimous consent ofthe House to offer a resolu-
ton, calling upon The President of the United
States for the original report of Capt. Thomas ].
Crane, relative TO the mode ofimproving the nav
igalion ofthe Falls of Louisville.
No objection being made, the resolution was
received and agreed to.
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r"JNT u'Iu fes1s1I'I5 OF IfIe J0eRfrI"'
LOUISIANA RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. PENN, of Louisiana, presented certain
joint resolutions Of the legislature Of that State.
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contended is, that this is the main root
and the parent from which all other roots
ettianate and whilst we agree that the
lateral roots may in stricthess bethe feed
ers, yet these supplies all that come back
through the common parent Of them all,
to send up their support to the plant and
our theory only insists that provision shall
be made to encourage the vigorous and
ample growth Of the tap root which we
have termed the great feeder, that it may
send out a large supply of those little root
lets, that they may search for appropriate
food, and bring it through this common
parent to supply the wants of the stalk.
We have thought it necessary to fall
back upon this explanation, for the better
understanding of the opinions which we
held, and that we may prepare the minds
of our readers for the care which we shall
advise in the culture of Cotton, not to dis
turb these lateral roots, after they have
been formed, by close or deep plowings.
AT the present age of the plant, not much
damage is to be anticipated but as it
grows larger, the plow should run further
oh oho ohohcWCi- III WHICH are
not very soft by nature, or which have
been made so by previous good work, we
should advise, at this time, close and rath-
er deep plowirg. This is the more i'm
portant to be done now, becaus it may be
done without damage to the plant and
if not now done, cannot be safely at any
other working. After the squares appear
freely, if the work up to that time has been
well done, no deep or close plowings will
be required, or should be allowed, in the
culture of Cotton.
BY bad management, or with very ad-
verse seasons, cases may arise in which it
may be necessary to depart from this rule.
All such cases present a choice of evils,
and the best which can be done is to choose
the least. The hoe is the great implment
for Cotton culture, and must now be used
freely and skillfull. Only enough dirt
should be added at this time to give n
better additional support to the stalk.
Beware working Cotton when the earth
is wet; and if it is very dry, do not depend
upon killing grass by covering up, lest you
may find, when too late, that you have
been deceived in the operation.-,SoR OF
the South.
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Cotton Culture.

Some Of the incipient trimmings of cot
ton will have already been done but the
business ofreducing TO q stand, yet remains;
and in this month, this important branch
Of Cotton making is TO be attended To-.
Much care and good judgment is now
required, and close personal attention
should see that all is well done. The
fate OF the crop is often settled adversely,
by careless, rougn work, at this time. The
Cotton plant is very tender, and by bruis-
ea and damages at this working, Is often
made to die for weeks after, when other
causes are sought to explain disasters TO
the weed. Too much care cannot be
taken to avoid these results. We have
said before, that the distance must be
regulated by the quality Of the soil, and
the probable size to which the plant will
gn'w. We have said also that the tap
root OF cotton Is the main feeder. This
opinion has been objected TO and Il is
insisted that the main Office Of this root il
10 give strength TO the plant. We DO
not admit our error bat, thst We may
not have been fortunate in making our
'slyes underwood. AL totwhich we have
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push, and there were Goodinan's tools
enough, Nathan thought 70 equip COM
pany Of Sappers and miners! Hatchets,
axes, saws, tree-scrapers, grating tools,
hoes, diggers, shovels, spades pick.axes,
crow-bars; ploMs, harrows, cultivators,
seed-sowers; sieves, trowels, rakes, pitch
forks, fails, chains, yokes, muzzles, ropes,
crow-twine, baskets, measures,-all were
there, neatly and compactly arranged.
1t was Goodman's ark-to save him from
the deluge Of unthrih! Here every night
the tools were brough in and wiped clean
and hung up in their places. The next
morning job could be commenced at
once. Goodman knew. He partitioned
of a large room in his new barn for tools
1t was central and easy Of aceess. Il WAS
pleasant place for a visitor; the tools
were the best of their kind. Every new
shovel or rake, or fork, before used, was
well oiled with linseed oil, which left the
wood smooth and impervious to water
Goodman often says, II had rather have
the few hundred dollars / have spent fol
tools so invested than tie same in raj
road stock. 1t pays better"
Now there is no patent on Goodman,
plan, and l hope many will 60 into it
the more successful limitations" the bet
Commonwealth.
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To CURE KICKING HoRsE.-It is not
an uncommon thing to meet with horses
which will kick while in harness. Such
horses are dangerous to drive, and the
habit diminishes their value very much.
The Ohio Cultivator publishes communi-
cation from Jonathan Coe, of Dalton,
Ohio, giving the following simple method
of preventing the practice of this perncious
trick. Take a forked stick about two
feet long, varying little according to the
size of the horse, tie the ends of the fork
firmly to each end of the bride bit, and
the other end of the stick to the lower end
of the collar,so as to keep the head up, and
prevent his kicking. A few days working
in this manner will completely effect a
cure. Horses, he says, are more apt to
kick when turning in plowing, or harrow
ing, than when doing any other work.
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A TRIED REcEIPL FOR BuRNs.-Keep
on hand saturated solution of alum
(four ounces in quart Of hot water.) bin
a cotton cloth in this solution and law il
immediately on the burn. AS soon as it
shall become hot or dry, replace it with
another, and thus continue the compress
as often as it dries, which it will, at first,
do very rapidly. The pain Immediately
ceases, and in about "a hours under this
treatment the wound will be healed, es-
Pecitlly if the solution be applied before
the blisters are formed. The astringent
and drying quality Of the alum complete
ly prevents them. The deepest burns,
those caused by boiling water, drops of
melted metal, PHOSPHORUS, gunpowder,
Eliminating powder, &c, have all been
cured by this specific.
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ty possessed their wealthy neighbor. But
the cock being valued for two shillings,
and the OK for twenty pounds, the bar
gain was concluded and the money paid.
Our worthy Jew now walks to the Rabbi,
cash in hand. "This," said he, handing
the two shillings, IL devote to the service
of the synagogue, being the prics of the
OK which had vowed and this placing
the twenty pounds in his own bosom, is
lawfully mine own, for is it not the price
of the cocks"
"And what did your neighbon say ol
the transaction Did they not think this
rich man an arrant rogue Z"
Rogue!' said my friend, repeating
my last words with amazement, "they
considered him pious and clever man. ,
Sharp enough, thought 1; but delicate
about exposing my ignorance, Ijudicious
ly held my peace,
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TURNED RouND.-A young sprig of a
doctor once met at a convivial party, sew
eral larks who were bent on placing in
his hat very heavy brick, or in plain
language to make him gloriously drunk,
which they accomplished about ten o'clock
at night. The poor doctor insisted upon
going and the party accompanied him to
the stable, to assist him to mount his
horse, which they at length did with his
face to the animals tail.
"Hallo," said the doctor, after feeling
for the reins. 81 am inside out on my
horse, or face behind, don't know which
something wrong, anyhow.
$50 you are" exclaimed one of the
wags, "just get off doctor, and we will
put you on right"
"Get off" hiccupped the doctor, mo
you don't. Just turn the horse around,
and it will all come right-you must all
be drunk"
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Graft,

There was m bis native village a veal
thy Jew, who was seized with a danger
ous illness. Seeing death approach in
spite of the Physicians skill, he bethouobt
him OF VOW; so he solemnly promised,
that II God would restore him to- health
ne, on his part on his recovery, would sell
q certain fat beast in his stall, and devote
the proceeds to the Lord. The man re-
covered, and in due time appeared before
the door Of the synagogue, driving before
him goodly OK. This OK" replied the
owner, 81 value at two shillines II sub.
stitute English money! but this cock" he
added, ostentatiously exhibiting chanti-
cleer, " l estimate at twenty-pounds.n-
The butchers laughed at him thew tbo,t
he was joking. However, as he erayelv
persisted that he was in earnest, one Of
them, taking him at his word, put down
two shIlings for the OK. "Softly nv oooa
friend" rejoined the seller, at have made
q VOW not to sell the OK without the cock:
you must buy both or be content with
neither"
Great was the surprise Of the bystand.
srs, who could not conceive what perversis
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I9rirnltnral.
Agriculture.

"Nathan, where Is the shovelY Here
I've been hunting long enough to do nv
work twice over, and can't find the shovel n
The farmer was wroth.
Il don't know where tits, father; sum
naers about, I suppose"
The two Joined in the search.
"Nathan, you have left the shovel where
yon have worked, know. Why don't
you always put the tools in their places n
"Where is the place for the shovel,
would like to know, father9n
He couldn't tell. I had no place.
Sometimes it was laid in the wagon, and
occasionally accompanied that vehicle
when harnessed in hurry. Sometimes
1t was hung up with the harness, to fall
down when not wanted, or get covered
up when it was. A great deal of shoe
leather had come to naught by the shovel.
1t had at times more than the oblivious-
ness OF Sir John Franklin, and defied dis
covery. So it was with all the other
tools. They would seem to vanish at
times, and then come to light rusty as old
anchors.
Inv i1'"Cio udrn was crowded. he
had no spare room" there. There was
several in his dwelling. But the barn
was always crammed-it was a kind of
mammoth saussage-stuffed every wear.
SO these was no room for special apart
men for the tools. In his immaaination
he never saw his hoes hung on a long
cleat, his chains all regular in a row, his
rakes and his long fork over head Ger
talnly he was never anxious for such a
convenient room.
Why2
His father ,euer had tool house. and
his father was called good farmer.
SO he was, then--in his day-but there
are better husbandmen now, let me say.
and | desire to shock no ones yeneration'
Did they find the shoveli Mol thew
might as we'll have searched for the phil
osopher's stone, seemingly. Nathan
started for Mr.. Goodmans to borrw one.
Their work mnst be done, and borrow he
must.
Il don't know as You can find one in
my tool house." replied Mr. Goodman.
Nathan noticed that he bore down on
some Of his words lfke q man on a plow
beam. Didn't he mean somethinef Ma
than went to the tool room thouehfuily.
a door % wheels opeusd with ) slight
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Suuhag Reahing.
Hope.

Although not ranked as the greatest of
the Christian virtues, Hope is NOT, by any
alessns the least. And when, in a moral
point Of view, We behold and contemplate
it, we cannot fail to be impressed with its
ennobling nature, and It's exalted sphere
Of action.
But let us, for q moment, contrast this
species Of hope with that of another char
scter. Let us examine the vast difference
between the hope Of immortality, and the
hope Of success in the present world. In
the one we behold an immortal spark, a
never dying fame, which eliminates the
Christians pathway in this present world,
and at the same time revealing, in per
spective glory and full fruition a brighter
and more glorious one. The man Of the
world looks for the accomplishment of his
hopes, no farther than the mere be0parly
visionary things of earth. He imagincs
If he can but have his brow encircled with
the laurel wreath, or the chaplets of fame,
and his name TO dwell upon tho lips of
men for few brief moments, and to be
borne away into oblivion by the next gale
that sweeps by, or II he can accumulate
the glittefing treasure of earth, il he can
raise himself o mondn1ent of gold, that his
grandest anticipations are attained, that
the sitimatsm Of him hopes and wishes il
accomplished. But alas he climbs from
hill to hill, higher and higher, nnd is still
lured ou BY phantoms, stil mocked and
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Hlt ana Bunlur.
Yankee Inquisitiveness.

A gentleman riding in on Eastern rail
road road car, which which was rather
sparSely supplied with passengers, OBJ
served in the seat before him lean, slab
sided Yankee, every feature of whose face
seemed to ask question and little
circumstance soon prove that he possessed
most "inquiring mind" Before him,
occupying the entire seat, sat a lady
dressed in deep black; and after shifting
his position several times, and vancouver
ing to get an opportunity to look at her
in the face, he at length caught her eye.
He NODDED familiarly to her, and asked,
with nasal twang utterly incapable of
being initiated.
"In aff1iction ?"
ayes, sir" replied the lady.
"Pa-rents-father or motherl"
"No, sir"
"Child, perhaps boy or gall"
mo, sir-not child. I haze no chill
dren."
Husband 7"
"Yes."
Hem: cholery trading-man may
be!"
"My husband was sea-faring man
the captain of vessel. He didn't die of
the cholera; he was drowned"
10, drowned, ehl" pursued the inquisi-
tor, hesitating for an instant. "Save his
ehist 2" he asked.
ayes, the vessel was saved, and my hus-
bands effects"
"Was they" asked the Yankee, his
eyes frightened up.
"Pious man 2" he continued.
"He was 4; a member of the Methodist
church."
The next question was little delayed :;
but it came.
"Don't you think you've great cause to
be thankful that he was pious man, and
saved his chistf'
81 do" said the widow, abruptly, turn
ing her head to look out of the car win
dow.
The indefatigable "pump" changed his
position, held the widow by his "glittering
eye" once more, and propounded one more
query, in lower tone, with his head
slightly inclined forward over the back of
the seat.
Was you earlating to get married
ag'ins"
"sir" said the widow, Indignantly,
"you are impertinent
And she left her seat, and took anoth-
er on the opposite side of the car.
"'Pears to be little hnfyI" said the
bore, turning to our narrator, behind him.
"She needn't be mad; I didn't want TO
hurt her fee!in's. What did they make
you pay for that umberel you've got in
your hand2 It's real pooty oner'
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WATCHES and JEWELRY.
CHARLES SMITH,
Watch Maker and
He w r II. H Ep

@ RESP E CTFULLY IN
kTNSS forms the inhabitants of Lam
IT. ,lM caster and vicinity, that he is
S&SsSazHs- prepared to repair Watches
and Clocks, containing music or without,
in the best style and most expeditions man.
ner. He has on hand large assortment of
the finest Gold and Silver Watches, and Jew
elry of all kinds, and of the best quality
His stock is selected by himself with great
care, from the large and well known estab-
lishment of Gregg, Hayden g. Co. in Char
lesion, S. c. Every article is warranted to
be what Il is represented. He will mention
a few of the articles which he has on hand
Elegant Ladies Bracelets, Mcdalions, Lock-
cts, Clasps, ladies Necklaces set with real
Topaz & Turquoise, very spendid Gold
Fob, Vest and Guard Chains. A splendid
assortment of Gold Watch Keys, Gold Pens
n Gold and Silver Cases. A very large,
and Superior assortment Of Gold E2r Rings
and Breast Pins set with Diamonds, RuSies,
Pearls, Turquoise, Garncts, Clusters, Cornell
ions, Cameo, Mosaic, Opal, Lava, &c. &C.
A Fancy Set ofLades Hair Ornaments; also
Shawl Pins. A choice selection of Finger
Rings, with every kind of set, and plain al
so Engagement and Wedding Rings, Silver
Fruit Knives, Coral, also Coral Necklaces
and Bracelets on Culbine, with gold clasps;
handsome Tweezers, Tooth and Ear Picks,
Thimbles and Spectacles of all descriptions
large assortment of Bosom Studs, plain
and fancy, Collar and Sleeve Buttons, Hearts
and Crosses; fine assortment of Mourning
Breaches, Silver Combs, &c &c.
The public generally are invited to call
and examine his stock, next door to Cataw-
ba House, and in the loom formally occu-
pied as the Post office.
CHARLES SMITHS EXTRAORDINA-
RY PASTE FOR RAZOR STRAPS.
This unequalled article entirely supersedcs
the use of Hone. BY the use of this Paste,
the dullest Razor, Pcn-knife, Lancet, &c,
will, in n few seconds, receive keen and
smooth edge. Those who have tried it, all
appreciate its virtues, and invariably speak in
the highest terms Of its astonishing effects
Price only 25 cents per Box.
He has also on hand fine assortment of
superior Razors, amongst which are some of
the well known double bladcd French Ra-
zors, which are very highly appreciated, each
blade lasting Gf well uscd,) ten years with
out grinding. Apnl 2l--3mo.
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Modern Courtship.

Exquisite Angelina May,
Refulgent queen of night,
Permit thy victim here to kneel,
And from thine eyes of azure steal
One ray of blessed light;
Oh say, shall sweet connubial bliss,
Angel of life, be ours!
And shall we dwell, like turtle doves,
In Cupid's fairy bowers!
Yet does thy proud papa look stern,
And call me brainless fool!
He dreams not ladder, love,
Suspended from the room above,
Could brave parental rule;
Then grant me, Angelina, dear,
The bliss for which sigh,
Nor leave thy trembling victim here
To pine, to sink, to die"
"Oh, George Augustus Fitzgreene Brown
Your title admire;
For this brave the daily frown,
And seek the bitter hate to drown,
Of my indignant sire;
For this L NOPE, refuse to eat,
And faint full twice day,
That Pa may hear the neighbors cry,
Poor Angelina May"
Yet all do is done in vain,
The salts as wasted quite,
And thus in dread suspense sit,
And rack my brain, and tax my wit,
From early morn till night
But now I'm all your own, my love,
My George Augustus Brown,
Yet be little careful when
You take the ladder down."
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IMPORTANCE OF EMPHAsIs-As stranger
from the country observing an ordinary
rolling ruler on table, took it up, and
on inquiring its use, was answered-"It is
rule for contingencies" Too we'll
bread, as he construed politeness, to ask
unnecessary questions, he turned it over
and over, and up and down repeatedly,
and at last, in a paroxysm of baffled Gu
riosity, inquired-"How in the name of
wonder, do you count houses ao;th his?'
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GN- A wise man, as we'll as witty,
was Theodore Hook, when he told the
alderman who had already surfeitod him,
and yet pressed him to partake of still
another course, 81 thank you, but if it is
the same to you, I'll take the rest in mo-
ney."