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dseful Aeabing.
STARS WITHOUT NUMBER,
AND SPACE WITHOUT BOUNDS.
"The undevout astronomer is mad -

ssThe undevout astronomer is mad :"
When the star-shepherds astronomers of
olden Greece kept nightly watch upon the
twinkling flock, that strayed or rested in the
unmeasured fields of dark immensity, their
eyes often turned in wonder upon stream
of "milky" light, that mysteriously engir-
died the star sown space as with a belt or
zone. AS these early observers possessed
language that was richer than their science,
they found very happy name for this in
teresting object, although they could not de-
termine anything concerning its nature;
they called it Golanias kuklos, Or "The
Milky Circle" and this designation proved
to be so appropriate and full of force, that it
has remained in favor with star-craftsmen
even to the present time. Whenever the
living successors of the early astronomers
observers who have gone far towards inter-
preting the mysteries that so puzzled their
predecessors-wish now, in the nineteenth
century of the Christian era, to allude to this
remarkable circlet of the nocturnal sky, they
still recur to the expressive epithet confer
red upon it by the Greeks, and speak of it
as the "Milky-Way," or "Galaxy.'
But the star-craftsmen of modern times,
having caught glimpse of mysterious CLEANS
do not sit down and wonder at them, as the
old star-shepherds did; they, on the contra
ry, open their eyes to million times their
natural size, and ther, with these wonder
fully enlarged organs of vision, they look i'll
to the misteries, and detect in their depths
meaning and purpose. Sir William Her
schel made his eye four feet wide, three
quarters of century ago, in order that he
might scrutinize this milky stream of the
sky; and with his organ of vision thus rem
dered telescope, or 'far-seeing," he discern
ed in it stars by hundreds of thousands
Upon one memorable occasion, he counted
no less than fifty thousand stars in a small
strip of it not more than thirty times the
breadth of the full moon In that narrow
region, therefore, he saw twelve times as
many stars as the unaided eye percives in
the entire heavens. Here, then, is the ex-
planation of the phosphorescence of the
Milky-Way it is composed of myriads of
of stars, withdrawn so far from the eye into
the remoteness Of space, that the entire light
of the collective host is blended into one
faint misty CLEAN, that is almost upon the
point of vanishing from unaided human Wis
ion, even when contemplated in contrast with
the utter blackness of nights deep shadow
A "Galaxy" is mighty star-host, banded
together in thickly serried ranks, but 50 coz
fused with each other. in extreme distance,
that the several ranks and individuals are
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-06-05
vv-Rv little mans cement Won NAV

IvY-By little management you may
have your ivy to cling perfectly. Whenss
ever branch grows without attaching itself
to the wall, cut off the loose part close to 9,
leaf beneath which the attachment is per
feet, Continue this process till the wall is
covered, and ever afterwards cut away all
hanging branches, or by the force Of the
wind they will detach others besides them.
selves. When the ends Of growing ivy once
loose their hold, they are never still sufi.
GENTLY long to be able to attach themselves;
but, by cutting away to the point of con-,
tact, they are enabled to proceed to the new
growth and thus hold fast. Cut off the hang.
ing branches as soon as seen for, by swing
ing about in the wind, the injury is con-
stantly increasing. .......z;,5z1
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-06-05

To KEEP FURs.-Roll the furs (of any
description into compact close bundles, and
wrap around them two, three, or more wrap
pings of unbroken paper, in such manner as
toprevent the ingress of insects. If this be
properly done, they may be put where most
convenient, in dark place orin light one,
in tigh Mt drawer, or on an open shelf, and
may be left undisturded until wanted, wheth-
er that be six months or six years, without
danger. No need Of camphor, tobacco, &c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-06-05

AN ENTHUSIASTIC COMPLIMENT. The
enthusiastic Kelmer thus discourses upon
the fair sex: "Woman is indeed bright
and beautiful creature. Where she is, there
is paradise; where she is not, there is q
desert. Her smile inspires love, and raises
human nature nearer to the immortal source
of its being. Her sweet and tender heart
gives life and soul to dead and senseless
things. She is the ladder by which we
climb from earth to heaven. She is the prac.
tical teacher of mankind, and the world
would be void without her. She is more
a celestial than terrestrial being-charm.
ing and amiable as girl, dutiful as wife,
and glorious as mother. She is the bal.
sam of mans life-bis faithful counsellor
and pillow. She can impart all the pleas
ures to his cares of friendship, all the enjoy
ment of sense and reason, and all the sweets
of life." 80.
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THE aRIaHT" AND CLEFT" HAND

Is it really physiological fact, that men
naturally use the right hand in preference to
the left? Sir Benjamin Brodie, in his Psy-
Geological Inquiries, p. 203, speaks Of it as
an instinct. He even suggests that it is pro-
bable it is can original instinct" adding:
''The reason of our being endowed with
this particular instinct is sufficiently obvious.
How much Inconvenience would arise, where
il is necessary for different individuals toco-
operate in manual operations, if some were
to use one hand and some the other p'
The truth of this remark is obvious enough;
but unless medical men can show some ana.
tomical difference between the hands (Which
of course would settle the doubt at once,
we suspect that jury of nurses and mothers
would draw very different conclusion from
Sir Benjamin Brodie's They would aver
that the use of the right hand is thing
which has to be taught from babyhood !; that
if rattle were offered to an infant, it would
just as naturally take it in the left hand as
in the right, and that it is only because nur-
ses and mothers are perpetually counteract-
ing the natural propensity to use both hands
iudiBerently, that the use of the right by
preference is ever acquired. Children Of
four or FIVE years old, even, will constantly
forget, and offer the left hand in shaking
hands-a mistake which every kind friend
of the family corrects with joke. What,
therefore, Sir Benjamin Brodie calls an sob
vious reason" for the ''instinct," may posi-.
bly, be rather an obvious reason for the t'teach-
ing" The etymology the word right
also, as applied to hand, would seem to i'm
ply that that is the hand ruled or ordered for
more especial use.
, None but a medical man can, however,
pronounce positively as to any original differ
ence in the hands. We therefore make the
inquiry, as it is one certainly worth consid-
Grafton. Moreover, we should like to know
that Sir Benjamin Brodie is not putting off
his readers with mere drawing-room philoso-
phy-teaching pretty inferences Of the cause
Of our being endowed by the author Of all
good with a"particular instinct" when there
really seems to. be; doubt as to whether there
is any instict at all in the matter.-Notes and
Queries 49,
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BATHING IN THE RIVER JORDAN.

The river Jordan is annually visited by
great numbers of pilgrims from all parts of
the wolld, who are desirous of bathing their
bodies in its sacred waters An English
traveller, in recently published work on
Syria and the Syrians, gives the following
description of the scene upon the banks Of
the river during the time of the yearly pill
grimage:
"Here we saw the pilgrims had arrived,
and we're bathing pell-mell. The sight was
now far more exciting than ever; hundreds
of pilgrims, men, women and children, dres-
sed in long white gowns, were being INNER
sed in the river. This white gown is after
wards reserved by them as their death shroud.
On gaining the waters edge, strong man
received the people and dashed them under
the water two or three times, till the poor
creatures were quite sufocated; but not con-
tent with those three dips, which are geuer-
ally after the number Of the Trinity, the pill.
grim seeks again to dip himself in the water.
They dipped themselves and rubbed them.
selves, as if they were enjoying a foretaste
of Paradise. Some who could swim were
floating on the current, others holding by
some bush. I stood entranced the vocifer-
ations, the Babel of languages, and the pell.
NELL scene, was one Of the most exciting Of
its nature. On coming out of the water,
the pilgrims congratulated each other with
these words-"An acceptable dip" "May
it be blest to you," which means, May God
accept your pilgrimage, and wash away your
sins. Old and young, men and women, cler-
gy and laity, rushed into the water, and buff
feted with the rolling element"
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sHUTTING DooRs.3

"Don't look SO cross, Edward, when I
call you back to shut the door; grandmoth.s
er feels the cold wintry wind; and be-
sides, you have got to spend all your life !
shutting doors, and might as well begin
now - -; -
DO forgive, grandmother fought tobe
ashamed to cross you. But what,do yod
mean? I am going to college, and then Z
am going to be a lawyer <:Ss;s5sss
We'll, admitting all this! I imagine
Squire Edward c. will have q gooxss
many doors to shut, if ever he makes much
of man. 80 .:i1 Z:
what kind of doorsi Do tell me, grand.
mother 3ss5;sfiiiss5sSs ~. =: I:
sit down minute, and I will give you 9 !
list z
In the first place, the door:cf yoars ears
must be,closed against bad language andagils
counsel of the boys and young men You will
meet with at school and college, or you will,
be undone Let them once get possession
of that door, and would not give; much for
Edward C-'s future prospects.
The door Of your eyes, too, must be shut
against bad books, idle novels, and, low,
wicked newspapers, or your studies viii be
neglected, and you will grow up useless,
ignorant man; you will have to close them
sometimes against the fine things exposed
for sale in the show windows, or you Will
never learn to save your money, or have any
left to give away. 20. 8 .s: 8;
I, The door Of your lips will need especialt
care, for they guard an unruly member,
which makes great Of the bad company
let in at the doors Of the eyes and eaas.---2s.
That door is very apt to 5loao open; and dif:i
not constantly watched, will let out angry
triaing or vulgar words. ItNwill 6ack6ite,
sometimes worse than the winter s windsifit
is left open too long. / would advise .yona:
to keep it shut much Of the time till syonss
have laid up store ofknowledge, o. at least
till you have something valuable to Say.
+ The inner door of your heart must be-:
well shut against temptation, for coincidence
the door.keeper grows very Indifferent II you
disregard his call; and sometimes drops
asleep at his post, and when you may think.
you are doing very we'll, you ale fast going
down to ruin < - -. & - =.
If you carefully guard the outside doors
of the eyes, eaas, and lips, you will keep Pout s
many cold blasts of sin, which get in be-
fore you think. ~. 3 & s
This shutting DOORS you see, Eddy,
will be serious business; one on which 3
your well.doing, in this life and the next
depends" II .3sss Is !; 2. y. y y
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sa- M6ther, teach your child to wait up

s@ Mother, teach your child to wait up.
on itself-to put,away a thing when done
with it. But do not forget you were once
child. The grief Of little ones are too often
neglected; they are great for them. Bear
patiently with them, and never in any way
rouse their anger, if it can be avoided
Teach q child to be useful, soheneoer oppof'
tuuity may offer.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-09-26
New Publications.

1T is never too late to Mend - q matter OF fact
romance, by Charles Reade author of 'sChrstie
Johnston" Peg Wellington" &c, &c. This spir-
tied production is gotten up in very handsome
style, by Ticknor & Fields, publishers, Boston, and
is for sale by Mr. A. Morris, Of this city.
"Widdifeld's New Cook Book, or Practical Re-
ceipts for the Housewife" comprising all the popu
lar and approved methods Of cooking and prepar.
Ing all kinds of good things-dcing every thing, in
short, but finding you the articles to cook. For
sale by A. Morris.
The Hills of the Shatemac," by the author Of
The Wide. Wide World" For sale by Mr. Wood
house,
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FROM WAsHINGToN.-Commod Armstrong
commanding the United States naval forces in the
East India and Chinese Seas has transmitted to the
government the correspondence between himself
and the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir John Bar
ring in relation to the seizure of John A. Phipps,
on board the American bark Anne Buchanan, (of
which he the chief oficer,) by the British Pc
lice force; and of which circumstance much has
recently been said in the newspapers detrimental
to our naval officer on that station.
Isappears that as soon as the Commodore became
aware of the facts, he strongly protested against
the proceedings, entering into correspondence
with the British Governor. These two gentlemen
having failed to come to conclusion in the pre-
mises satisfactory to both OF them the subject has
been laid before their respective Governments,
and. it is presumed, is now undergoing the consid
eraten of own. 1t involves the important
question of consus in cases where the liberty Of
the persons of their countrymen is affected abroad
as in the proceedings mentioned
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lllIafllAAsllrl.

The New York Herald is jocose in Its antcipA-
ted triumph of Fremont. 1t is especially facesous
over a gentleman by the name of Quattieoum,
whom the Governor of South Carolina appointed
General of Militia during the Carolina nuihcation
times. The Herald declares that not only WASH
impossible for any one out of Carolina even 10
think of Quattlebum wishou. splitting their Sides
bu. the very Carolinans themselves could not re
strain their laughter and were finally compelled,
by the ridcule that was showered upon them, to
DENY that there was ever such parsonage as
Oua.tlebum This last statement we doubt; Tor
Carolinians whatever their other faults, are tena
cIous of truth and honor. The Herald thinks that
now is the hour for another Quattlebum, and that
the times demand him.
Weirclinc to the opinion that there was once
gentleman in Carolina by the name OF Quattie'
bum and that despite his name, which seems so
mirth.provoking among the Praise God Barebones
followers of Fremont, he was person OF hne
sense, and q man of action. 1t Is more than pro-
bable that, If the General Government had driven
South Carolina to arms, Qusttlebum would have
associated his name in the memories OF Massa
chusetts nullifyers and blue light patriots, with
other ideas than the ludicrous. AS man has not
the choice of his own name, he may be pardoneo
if it savors of the mock-heroic or the ridiculous
especially if his character which he has the choice
Of is pure aud elevated The shouts of merri-
ment which the Fremont presses are raising over
the assumed success of Fremont, and the supposed
inability of the South to resist the sectional TIL
umph of the North, may be justified by their 81
perior knowledge of Southern sentiment and their
excellent TASTE but, to eur ears they sound like the
reveIry of drunken mariners in a vessel that is
shout tn atrike upon the breakers
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PruHtyt0wn.

We have never been able to ascertain till lately,
with anything like satisfactory clearness, the pre-
else location of Pruntytown, Virginia. The last
number of the Pruntytown Gazette lifts the fog
from the subject and conveys the gratifying infor
nation that Pruntytown is three miles from Fetter-
man, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the
same distance from Webster, on the North Wes-
tern Virginia Railroad and the same distance from
Grafton, where the two roads unite. The satisfac
ton we derive from this pleasing intelligence is
somewhat marred by the statement that Prunty-
town has lost both railroads, and that, in conse
auencs of this change in its fortunes as q town,
number of families preparing TO leave for more
favorabla locations. 1t is some consolation to learn
'.that julie Warder' and the editor have deter
mined to remain and see them out in this matter
the editor to print the Sale Bill, and julie to do the
crying
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. IMMIGRATION from Virginia.

We regret to see several of our Western
exchanges announcing considerable emigration
of Virginia farmers to the West. Our emigrants
are generally men of substance. and carry with
them a considerable amount of worldly goods
which, with their personal enterprise and fine In
.elIgence, goes to enrich and build up other con-
munities Their departure is a serious loss to the
good old State. But unless our system of i'm
prov ement is pushed on to the Ohio, or some guar
antee afforded for its prosecution, we may expect
this emigration to be vastly increased.
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DEATH on THE PRAIRIE-The Decatur Ill,
Chronicle says that on Sunday the skeleton of a
man was found on the prairie, about eight miles
southeast of that town 1t was evidently that of
some one who had frozen to death last winter
being enveloped in three coats and three pairs of
pants. carpet sack and gun were lying near,
and every thing indicated that some traveller
lost his way, and had laid down in the sleep of
death
PHILOSOPHICAL AND CHEMICAL APPARATUS
The board of trustees of the Albemarle Female
Institute, have resolved to buy at once some 500
worth of apparatus, with the intention of making
large additions to it hereafter.
DEATH OF AN AUThoREss.-Mrs Clarissa Wood
son died very suddenly on Saturday last, at Ben
tivar in Albemarle county Va Mrs w was the
authoress of The Southern Home" and another
work for children, just issued in Philadelphia.
FALLING OFF.-As yet there have been but
about 10000 head of cattle passed through Mont.
gomery county, Va. At the same time last year
there had passed through that county sc, 900 head
"a great falling off.
A KANSAS PAPER-The Evening Mercury. the
first daily paper issued in the Territory of Kansas
is published at Leavenworth City, by a associa
ton, at IS per amman.
Jno Comely, convicted of the murder of Stephen
Pratt, in Garrard, La, has been sentenced to he
hung on the 2lst November.
The sum OF $4,000 has been subscribed in Don
aldson, La, for Kansas emigration
SuaIles H. rOutdine idte American candidate
for Governor OF Mississippi, has declared for
Buchanan.
There were only deaths in Portsmouth, Va,
last week.
There were eight deaths from yellow fever in
New Orleans last week.
slight shock of an earthquake was felt at
Hickman, KY. about five o'clock ON Wednesday
morning last
The Americans of GAINESVILLE, Tenn, have de-
puted MIR. Brice an artist of that place, TO 60 to
Buffalo to paint a portrait of Mr.. Fillmore.
DIR. Marsh, surgeon of the Nicaraguan army, has
been fined S25 at Cincinnati for assaulting man
named Fuller.
The water in the Ohio river is said to be now
lower by about an inch, than it has been for the
lasttwenty years.
John G. SAKE, the poet, is said to be now entire
ly Frustrated by paralysis, from which he has suf
Tered for many months.
Secretary Dobbins' health is said to have greatly
improved since his visit to North Carolina.
The State Fair of Ohio commenced at Cleveland
on Wednesday. Casslus M Clay addressed Free
Soil political meeting on the occasion.
A company of $50 men, under Capt. Lough-
bridge, left Galveston, Texas, on the 4th ipst for
Nicaragua. S
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-09-26

LATER FROM RIo.-By way of England we have
Rio Janeiro dates to the 14th of August. There is
no political news of interest The proposed chan
ges in the tariff, it was thought, would not re-
ceive the legislative sanction this year. The
government had applied to the Chamber of Depu-
ties for power to raise loan of 1000 contos Of
reis to be expended in the ofthe next three
years, in assisting and procuring immigration into
Brazil and there seemed to be no doubt that the
DOW or would be granted them.
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European Press on Kansas and California
Affairs.

The European papers are congratulating them
selves upon the condition Of affairs in Kansas and
California as indicative Of an approaching dissolu
ton of the Union. The Alexandria Gazette justly
remarks that these examples are bad enough, for
they strike directly at the principle upon which
our government is founded--the capacity of man
for self. government; but the enemies of republi
can rule need not fatter themselves that they me-
cessarily endanger the stability of the Union
Revolution and civil war are common enough In
monarchies and it is because of their rarity under
republican institutions that they create such SEN
satiOn.
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Died.

q On Fuesjsy morning, the sd Inst, st O'clock,
John EDWARD, infant con Of James -. and Eliza
beth 1sibott, 70 the second year OF ms -.
a. rtu,.asv morning tie 1sth inst, 0EoRGE r.
nf1UAHEA0 son OF Thomas and Martha Dcdamee1s
ned NJ years months and % days.
His friends and Of his fathers family, are re-
.neatfuIly invited to attend his funeral from the I'd
AZ ptfst (br Howelrs) Church, on Sunday next, the
38th inss at III O'Clock A. M
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New York and Massachusetts Politics.
Fusion of Democrats and Americana.

WASHINGTON, Sept 25 Special dispatches re-
ceiyed here from sources en- titled to credit,
state that the Democrats, convinced of the fulfill
ty of attempting to carry electoral ticket in N.
York. will consequently throw the strength of
their vote for Fillmore in order to defeat Fremont
The Democrats also will use but little efforts
against their opponents in Massachusetts,. The
electioneering means thus husbanded in these
States will be concentrated on Pennsylvania and
Guy Jareev
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storm on the Lakes..lsreat Loss of Pro.
Derfy


perty
BUFFALO, Sept "a The recent equinoctial
storm has caused great damage among the ship
ping on Lake Erie and the Upper Lakes. Thirty
vessels are known to have gone ashore on Lake
Michigan Among them are the brig Courtland
at Bots Blanc, with cargo of wheat; the schoon
er s ]. Hollsy, at Pressure Isle, with cargo Of
wheat; the brig Columbia and sehoonersJ J. Shaw
and Athenisn, at Gros Cap, all laden with wheat;
the brig Manhattan and schooner Richard Mott at
South Manitou; the propeller r. E. Foss, at Grand
River, Michigan; the propeller Charles Mears. on
the East shore of Lake Michigan: the schooner
Flying Dutcnman, ON Lake Erie above Dunkirk !:
and the schr Kenosha, at False Presque Isle, Lake
Huron, Ia total loss)
The steamer Cora Linn is also ashore on the
Canada side of Lake Ontario, near Kingston.
Many of the above vessels are total losses; some
are already going to pieces. Several other vessels
have reached different ports badly damaged, and
it is feared that there have been other and more
extensive losses.
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Kansas Affairs.

WASHINGTON, Sept 25-It is not true as stated,
that the President has ordered a notle proseqNi
in the cases of the Kansas prisoners charged with
treason.
Official advices from Gov. Geary and Genl.
Smith express the hope that peace and quiet will
soon be restored to Kansas. The Executive is
perfectly satisfied with the course pursued by
those gentlemen.