The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-01-04

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was not built in one dav. and parlia
,hehlary reform was carried on after ;
hundred failures. What in worldly
point of cicw had Christ done when he
expired on GoIyotha? Ear less THAI,
'MahoInet. He had taught twelve
poor unknown men, and one even OF
ilat number turned traitor. 1t is
destruction and relapse that are quick
All rearing is slow. 1t takes centuries
to develop the ajcstic oak but on,
Tightening skaters it into fragments il
one second. Modern civilization does
not hight under the proud letters S. u.
g. H., but under the letters =. =. T..
b%i!cncc, Prudence and ncrscycr
ancc.
in uniGormizing measures Get the
word pass,) we only carry on IL pro,
cess which las been going on for cen
'"ries. IN those periods, when tribes
ana districts were not yet na;ionaIiZcl.
each patch Of land, each town, even
different trades and detailed branches
OF commerce, had.thcir own laws and
measures. Many traces of tlis dis
Jnmctivc state OF things can be found
I" this day, in every arithmetic fling.
land and ofthe United States; and in
Hamburg von will find different wards
for silk, wo"cn, and cotton goods.
Why does no. ."nr annual meeting of
scientific lpr"' % something toward
this "I!!or i@,a4 anL put itsrlfin con
tact, ipr In l',..Ec, with the CORE.
spending MS II England? You
have seen, no d"'Shr 1at there is an
activc movcmc,.t ~, 1land TO bring
about II decimal ...'t.,! of coins.
. think it is in Numbol,'s Aspect
9! Aaturc,' translated by Mrs. Sabine.
'':+ hFstt r4nSator says The foiscs and
ccH;'2+a" in,-ioomc,er, have been re-
tinr,t :" 'rs"r& greater accuracy. =,
mot. lh,y rali, : I.trlaro,,s sts, q.
.Sn".lS3! Nd }nan vi hif't'
~ e. '' "..'". ".o''crmo!nr,cr Of i,,uhr-
ehria- wj1;!, Iii e,Iu,ryine.. nave ,one
Hivei! It up :,
: wa told in New York that the
accomplished lncchanist, Whitwor,h,
sent over by the British Government
to the great exhibition in that city.
urged his inv"ri'c idea that screws
should be mad" by like patterns all
"u.r he World, 50 that AZ inch screw
ho an inch screw cycryw,!crc. This
strikes IN" as sublime idea. OBJ
serve, write in English, and mean
boHG .~Gr, sublime. do 10, write in
French. IN Am ',ican steamer may
break down in the East India waters
!or want It may BE, OF a screw Of a
certain Size. Screws pmrpor,ing to he
"lThnt SIZE. arc for sale, but they will
not III, aid none can bc made on board.
v nat can be done! Why, let oil The
steam and crawl along by wind. Wilt
by uniformity would remedy this.
Bnt yo, are sailor, and although
sailors like an occasional long warm,
they are known to he fond Of verbal
yarns only. | cut short my cj'isto!ary
one.
Let me know w!,c;hcr ought to
return your copy Of the Marali!ac
Conference. Ever yours.
" FEANCIS LlEBER."
.')'rAla pr \ Wlrn.--Is there not
something >&,j touching, very tender.
"hd rNy i.ue: IN tn reflections which
en~nr! 'hrY ',rn rrr.n an Eur.
lisb Journal.
In cnmpariso.r wi.h The lo4> ~
wi'c, all other bcrcaycmctl,s sink into
nothing. The wifc-shc who fills So
large Il sphere in the domestic hcav-
cn: she VIII" is busted, 50 u:lwcariedly,
IN laborimg for the precious ones a.
round hcr-bitter, bitter is the tear
that falls u."n her cold clay! You
stand beside her coffin aud think Of
the past. 1t seems an amber-color-
ed pathway, where the sun shonc upon
beautiful flowers, or the stars glitter
ed over head. Fnin would the soul lin
ger there. No thorns are remember
cd above that sweet clay, save those
your haad may hSye unwiltiu:ly
T planted. Her noble, tender heart,
lies open to your ipmost sight. You,
think of her HOW as -asl gcn.lencss,
all beauty and purity. But she is
dead! The dear head that lay up,
Oh your bosom, rests in the still dark,
ness, upon pillow OF clay. The
Ea!.ds that have ministercd 50 untiriyg-
J, ly, are folded. whitc, and cold, bcnaith
gloomy portals. The heart, whose cv-
cry beat measured an eternity of
love, lies under your feet. The low
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