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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01
WHERE MOSQUITOES COME FROM.

Many people are puzzled to know how these
pests OF summer orig ginate and they may be graft
fed by chapter natural history, furnished by
living entomologlsts:
The mosquitoes proceed from the animalcule
commonly termed the ''wiggle-taiL" / took a
bowl of clean water and set it in the sun. In afew
days some half dozen ''wiggle-tails' were visible
These continued to increase III siGe till they were
three-sxtecnths Of an inch in length. As they
approached their maturity they remained longer at
the surface, seeming to live in the two mediums OF
air and water finally they assume chrysals form,
and by an increased specific gravity sank to the
bottom Of the bowl. Here, in few hours, per-
ceivcd short, black iurzo or hair growing out ON
every side of each, till it assumed the form OF
minute caterpillar. And thus its specific gravity
being counteracted, lightened, 1t readily hoated
to the surface and the slightest breath OF air wait.
ed it against the side Of the bowl. In very brief
space of time afterwards, the atmosphere
hached out the fly, and it escaped leaving its tiny
house upon the water. How beautiful, yet how
simple. 81 5 E r-
After the water had gone through this process, I
found it perfectly free from animalcule. there
fore came to the conclusion that this "wiggle-tmi
is species Of the shark, who having deyoured
whole tribes of annalcule, takes himself wings,
and escapes into different medium, to torture
mankind and deposit eggs upon the water to pro-
duce other ''wiggle-tas," who in turn produce
! other mosquitoes. a -ea
ANY man who has "kcpt house, with acistern
in the yard has doubtless observed the same effect
every summer. oren your cistern cover every,
morning in the mosquito season, and millions of
them viii fly up in your face. Close the windows
Of your rom at night, at the risk of being smoth
cred for want of air. being careful at the same tno
previously to exclude every mosquito, and 60 to
bed with a pitcher Of water in the room, and
enough will breed from it during the night to give
you any satisfactory amount of trouble. In fact,
standing by shallow, halfstognant pool, in mid
summers DAY, you may see the ''wiggle-t tails be-
come perfectly developed mosquitoes, and they
will rise from the surface Of the water and fly into
your face and sting you. What it is necessary to
know at this day is-has there yet been discovered
any positive extcrminator of that great pest, and
disturber Of nights slumbers the mosquito?
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01
1858. .s~s a....aa }sIxTH EOLUAE--NUMBER sil

would cause the arrow to miss the mark and seem
silently to express feminine 'no" to the appre-
hension They insinuate with discreet point and
Ineligible language that the gentleman had bet
ter apply in some other quarter for his outfit.
Some, by delicate exactness, precise and perfect
finish, as plainly demonstrate gentle aequescence
or acceptance The features of persininon leaf,
the likeness of sweet plumb, the profile of wild
rose or raspberry leaf locust, hickory, holly or
fern leaf, conveyed to the Catawba mind ideas as
definite as the language of flowers to the MoOrs of
Spain or the distinct colors alneng the cords and
beads of the native Peruvians Any one eonver-
SAINT with the foliage of forest trees and shrubs at
the South can distinguish the first i"tcntion OF
these rocky tvpes. which softened or saddened the
savage heart and nerved or enfeebled the arm
which used them with success or Indifference. In
the chase. #
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01
A CHAPTER ON FIRST THINGS.

The first printing was done April Il, 1414.
Printing was first brought into England March
26, 1471. ......
The first Total Abstinence Society was organized
Feb. Is, 1920. -...
Steam navigation was first successfully applied
Feb. H. 1909. b
The first English steamer for India sailed Au-
: The first commencement at Havard College took
place Oct. 8, 1912.
The first Cardinal was made Nov. 24, 1924.
The first mariners compass was made Nov. q :,
1902.
Gunpowder was first used Dec %, 1881.
Christmas was first celebrated December 25th,
\. d. So.
The first debate in the United States House Of
REPRESENTATIVES was on the subject Of tariff. In
the debate, one of the members from South Carroll
ma favored protective duty on hemp.
The first WOODEN mill on the Pacific coast has
been set in operation at Salem, Oregon, with four
hundred and eighty spindles.
The first building erected in America to collect
the Kings duties occupied the site at the corner
Of Richmond and North streets, Boston.
The earliest reference to music we have is in the
book of Genesis (chaptcr ", verse Il, y where
Jubal who lived before the deluge, is mentioned
as the s'father of all such handle the harp and
organ
The first daily newspaper printed in Virginia
was 1850, and the subscription price was $50 pc.
annum.
The first religious newspaper issued was the
"Herald OF Gospel Liberty, which was published
by Elias Smith, in Portsmouth, n. H., in 1903.
The first cut nails ever made produced II
Rhode Island, and the Historical Society of thai
State has the machinery employed at their intro
duction The nails were made during the Revolu
ton.
The first iron works established in New Eng
land, were at Lynn. The first attempt to melt The
ore was made in 1913.
The first paper mill in New England was pro
duced at Milton; the first linen at Londonderry; th'
FIRST blankets at Ipswich; the first scythes and
at Bridgewater; the first powder at Andover; th
first glass at Quincy.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01

THE GRAssHoPPERs.-Ihe vast swarms OF
crassIloppers which reduced the Normons last
summer to extremites for food, visiting the grow
ing cereals with utter destruction three times IN
one summer have now attacked our frontier States,
and devastated the prairies of Texas. The Phlla-
delphia North American hazards the Inweicome
suggestion that they are moving gradually into the
body Of the Republic On leaving Texas, they
steered a northeast course, and rose to a great
height from the ground, as though for long jour
rey NIyriads OF them arc now eating up the
vegetation in Ohio. 1t is, therefore, no violent
srpposition that they may make Pennsylvania and
Virginia a visit these insects, says the Amer!-
can. are not Ike the common grasshoppers which
are every summer found in our fields and roads,
hut are Of the size Of locust, with the same grega
rious habits The ordinary grasshopper Is weak OF
wing, and never rises to a great height, whereas
the legions which have repeatedly desoiated
Utah and Texas, rise into the upper air, aud move
off together to great distances, like wild geese
They appear in ianumerable hosts, and instead oi
scattering, alight in a body upon some devoted
locality, which they attack and destroy with the
systematic movement of an army. They will thus
eat up crop of corn cotton in very short time
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01
w eStern Democrat.
CHARLOTTE, N. G.

HAIL STORM AND SAD OCCURRENCE.-On
Tuesday afternoon last, severe storm of wind and
hail visited this section. Some damage was
done to the window lights and gardens on Hay
mount and extended about mile and half furth-
west. The wind was pretty severe iu town,
but little no damage done.
We are informed that the storm which came on
the same night was very severe in portions of Har-
nett. Five negroes belonging to Mr. G. Williams
were struck down by lightning. Mr.. W. thinks
three of &hem will die. His residence is in Har-
nett county, about II miles from this place
FdyetteriWe Cd2olinjan.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01
CoDartnership Notice,

The subscribers have formed co-2artRcEship under
the name of HAND, WILLIAMS FAItKOh, Tor the
t,aaction t.e of a COMMISSION BUSINESS in Flour,
Grain and other country produce Their large stores
IN Uavne and Anson streets will soon be completed
At present they will occupy Nos Il ana 10 hayne ST.
;hnrI "a sb advances made on produce in From
their long experience, and with theiF facilities for DO
inc business they feel confident in being able TO serve
their friends to the best advantage -
GEO. ". WILLIAMS CO., a
TH0S " FARROW.
Charleston, May IL. 1883. lmo-
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01

Terrible SToRM.-A correspondent at Gates
vile, informs that violent storm of wind
visited that place the 18th. The Episcopal
church was torn from its pillars and nearly every
joint separated. I. G. Vaughans Carriage Ware
house was thrown down, demolished about fifteen
new vehicles, and the whole town is more less
niured-houses, fences, walls, shade trees, &c.
The damage to property is estimated at twenty
thousand dollars. Fortunately, one per-
sonallr iniured-Razeiqh Spirit Of the Age.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01

pe77@ A man (name unknown) went over the
Falls of Niagara on the 10th. lie came from the
Canada side at Chippewa in sail boat nearly to
the American shore, and in the act of return
ing when he went into the rapids. 1t was thought
by those who saw him from the shore, that he was
imprudent in his management Of the boat, and de-
pended upon his sail long after he should have
taken it down, and resorted to his oars to save
himself
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01
AMERICAN SCIENCE.

The Baltimore Sum- in an article OH the conven-
ton that met in Baltimore recently, for the ad-
vancement of sciences, pays the following merited
compliment to American science
OF all the nations which haye ever existed the
Americans, we believe, have the greatest adapta-
ton to scientific pursuits No nation has ever APP
proached in the adaptation of science to the arts
of life The contents Of the Patent Office bear
witness to this. Our agricultural implements are
the wonder of the world. The moving, reaping,
and threshing machines have reyoiutionlzed
the cultivation OF the earth. Acd chemistry is
coming in with untold treasures to be poured into
the fast accumulating wealth Of our country. 60
rapidly are fertilizing agents discovered among
things once deemed wholly worthless, that there
seems no limit to be set TO the productive power OF
the earth. t
It is wonderful to see how direct hearing the
scientific knowledge which is contributed and
made public By these scientific associations. has
upon the most common interests and pursuits Of
life. Take botany for instance. Botany iasiEply
The knowledge of trees and plants, and agriculture
is the cultivation Of and plants In order to
cultivate them to the greatest advantage their
natire must he thoroughly known. The farmer
who wishes TO cultivate wheat oughtto know all
the varieties of wheat and Of soil each sort of wheat
is found TO flourish in and be most productive
This is the knowledge which the thorough botanist
is prepared TO impaIt.
/ Entomology, or the knowledge Of insects, seems
at first sight very dminutive and unimportant
science lie who follows after bugs worms and
eaterpiIIare seelns to lie engaged in very trivial
pursuit. But tits not so in Its practical utility.
Bugs worms and caterpillars are the farmers most
deadly enemies An army Of grassheppers or To-
Gusts soon reduces the most luxurant field TO desc
/ lation Il Sometimes these feeble and ephemeral
creatures are seen to produce famine over large
districts by devouring every thing that is green.
/. Ornithology, or the knowledge and classification
of birds, may seem, at first sight, to be an idle and
useless employment. But it is notso. 1he birds
are the greatest enemies and destroyers of the in
/ sects A tiny wren, during one season.. viii de-
stroy for the use of her young; irsacts enough to
make a very material difference ip the farmers
/ crop. Science is not mere speculation. 1t IS
practical and utlitariap in he highest sense
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01
.-~-A~-%

D1scHARGEr- Ephraim Mitchell, who was
convicted az the last term of our Court OF negro
stealing, and sentenced to be hung on the first
Friday in June, has been pardoned by Governor
Alston, and discharged from prison. He is to
leave the State within month from his discharge,
never to RETURN Chester StandurG.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01

FLooDs-The news from Illinois and Indiana
is that those States are pretty much drowned out.
The prairies are full of water. The constant and
heavy rains have beaten down the grain, and
dered corn planting impossible, Chic is a little
better off. The prospect for crops Of wheat and
corn in these two great grain growing States, are
certainly not iattering.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01

KANSAS EMIGRANTs.-Six wagons containing
about twenty men and women, and some fifty
children, passed through city yesterday,
bound for Kansas. The enigrant3 were all the
way from North Carolina, ard seemed to have
stood the fatigue of their long journey remarkably
we'll They were supplied with tents and camp
equipage, and every night camrod out in regular
military taskion-LouisrWc Courier, 18Th.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01

BSy@ The delegates to the Presbyterian General
Assembly at New Orleans, from Illinois, did not
think it proper, Christian ministers and elders,
to travel on the Sabbath, SO they paid the officers
of their steamer five hundred dollars to lay over
during the day at Lake Providence, Louisiana.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01

A young carpenter having been told that the
course of true love never did smooth, resolved
on going to court his yourg lady with fore-plane
under his arm. 4 ~
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01

PRo,us1NG BoY.-''LeWis, what did you do
with your new trowsers?" said an anxious papa. 81
swapned them OF" "For u What?' "a slung-shot,
Hoyles Games and the Pirates Own Book.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01

*Near the Washington Monument, in the Dis
trict of Columbia there remain heaps of the debris
of ebert rock, largely employed in the fabrication
cf arroE-heads.t u zs saf taga3
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01
Thc Great English Remedy.
SIR JAMES CLARkE'S CELEBRATED
FEMALE PILLS, 1

SIR JAMES CLARkE'S CELEBRATED
FEMALE PILLS, ~
PREPARED FR0 4 PRESCRIPTION OF SIR J. CLARKE, NJ d.
PHYSICIAN EXTRAORDINARY TO THE QUEEN.
FNFIS well known medicine is no imposition, but a
| sure and safe remedy for Female Difficulties and
Distractions. from any cause whatever ana altough
rowerfu remedy they contain nothing hurtful to the
constitution To MARRIED LADIES it is peculiarly
suited. ~,
These Pills have never been known TO Il Whefe 'ue
1;ctions ON the ID mage of Pamphlet well observ
ed For full particulars get pamphlet gratis OF the
Agent. 80
n B.-Sl and postage stamps enclosed TO any "uo u
bor;zed Accent will insure bottle, containing 80
Pills, by return mail. - 4.
Sold in Charlotte BIZ T. SCARF CO, sole Agents,
and by Haviland. Stevenson Co., Charleston hoie-
sale agents - . ss-.--
| March >, 1853 .
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01

rsy- Il is rtimored taat Mr Rarey, the American
horse-tarner. uses fiIe Of congressional speeches
q s1bdue the refractory animals put aneer his
charge After reading about quarter OF an hour,
the quadruped gives ii, and promises an entire
amendment of morals and manners IL he viii only
stop.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01
Hoofland's German Bitters,
Genuine French Mustard,

An elegant Article for the table
MAY Is. oCAhh e" w.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-10-02

climate, or of their Franco Oriental origin bu;
irom whatever cause. tue common people Of Hay,i
at the present day will often shame foreigners in
~propriety of department and personal address
even those who consider themselves infinitely their
.uperiors in relative position and if their other
good qualities were developed in like proportion,
there would soon be little cause lef, to com plain Of
them.
suppose no one knows the exact age Of Mad,
anne Dessalines At the time Of my visit she was
apparently from seventy FIVE to eighty years old.
All Haytiens will tell you that in her youth she
was eminenty beautiful. And when | saw her,
her features we're still comedy and in good keeping,
end, though very black, showing little of exagger'
ated African type. She wore on her head the
white handkerchief, which is the Haytien badge
of widowhood. She never had any children. The
children of her husband we're numerous. but they
we're all what the Hsytiens call eafdns dehorse
outside cbildren-of which the worthy Colonel
of Police. the Baron Dessalines, whom you saw
at Port-auPrioce, is Que. and | believe the only
one now living. His brother. the General, was
shot for treason, a few years ago. at the Cape, by
order os the present Emperor.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-10-02
Che Anti-8laperp Bu9le
SALEM, ONO, OCTOBER Q. 1858.
Anniversary Notice.

The Sixteenth Annual Meeting OF tho WESTERN
ANTI. SLAVERY SocrErr will be held in Salem. Co.
lumbidna Co., o. commencing ON Saturday, the
sixteenth of October, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, and con-
tinuing probably three days.
The mighty efforts put forth by the South to sus'
tain its pet institution-the subserviency of Nor.
thern politicians, who meanly obey tho behests Of
their masters-the cowardice, and the trucking
policy Of the great mass Of those who claim to be
the opponents of the slave power-the efforts OF
~sectarian organizations to preach peace, when there
should be no peace. and cannot be. except to curse
our nation ; these, all these demand Of tho true
friends of freedom that they, at least, shall con
tinue to be faithful among the faithless found"
Come up then to the help of the slave against
his Cypress Ir-he asks your presence, your coun.
ell, your pecuniary aid. Let this annual gather.
ing Of the friends of freedom be such as will give a
new impetus to The cause of liberty. Let it be n
demonstration of the power of Truth and Justice.
of the existence Of an abolitionism which is with
out concealment-bold and without compromise
faithful.
WILLIAM LLOYD Charlottesville pioneer in the
cause--has promised to be present at the meeting
and other friends from the East, whose names may
DO hereafter announced, will probably be in n,ten-
dance. BENZ. 8. JONES,
Recording Secretary.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-10-02
From the St. Louis Democrat.
HAYTI INVITING THE FREE NEGROES OF
THE UNITED STATES.

The fact may not be generally known that two
agents or commissioner of the Emperor Of Hayti
are now travelling through this country, for the
urpose of learning the sentiments of the free ne.
gro population in reference to emigration to that
island. Their names are Paul Emile Deedunes
and Mr.. Mentfort. The former ID a Colonel in
the Haytisn army, and has a position clnse To the
person Of his imperial master. The other is the
head of a commercial house in Portau Prince.
They visited The Democrat office yesterday. and
explained their Business, and gave Us some i'm,
portans Information touching the condition and
prospects Of the country. We may remark that
they are mulattoes Of light color, and are gentle
manly and polished IN their manners and deport-
meDt. The French language is their vernacular.
Except in color. il would be difficult to discrimin
ate between them and educated Frenchmen and
il they represent the average culture and ci,iliza.
ton OF tho commercial and military classes OF
their country. then il is evident that the social
condition Of Hsyti is very different from what il
is represented TO be. Their mission ia two fold,
fret to urge upon the merchants Of New York
and Boston the advantages which American com
merce would derive from the establishment Of u
line of packets between Portau Prince and either
Of these cities, and second. to ascertain the senti'
meuts of the free negroes and the American PEG.
pie generally with reference to the emigration Of
the former 20 Hayti. Col. Desdunes. who ia the
principal Com is not prepared TO specify
the inducements which the Emperor may offer to
attract immigration TO his Gominions. He will.
.bowevss, await iustroetonS and report 10 the
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-10-02
From The Charleston Mercury.
THE COOLIES IN CUBA.
Havana. Septembsr Q. 1858,

HAVANA, OeptemOot ", 1000.
The institution Of abolition philanthropy is
|fourishing in our island, With results which must
be very gratifying to the benevolent souls who
ton, under contracts for Cuban servitude-cigh
parties--if the subject lives. On the 18th ullimo,
arrived the Dutch ship Admiral Van Ueinskirk.
korning master, l48 days from Swatow, with
4S1 coolies. having lost during the voyage, one
hundred and twenty seven from disease and casu.
%alities. On the 3lst ult, by the Dutch ship Cor.
nelius Zoon Hoof, koens master. Isl days voy
age, same port, received alive 368 coolies, two
hundred and ten having persisted during the pas
sage. The deathe from the cargo of this vessel,
since arrived, by disease contracted on shipboard,
have varied from ten to eighteen per day up to
yesterday. 80 that there will be but q remnant left
for toll. The coolies are put in an old hulk,
which is kept in the quarantine anchorage as an
hospital, and have as good medical treatment and
care as can be procured, but they perish-un
counted but for the fees-snd sleep in the bottom
of the bay near the hulk-not unmulested, for il
has become the favOri,e feeding ground of shoals
of sharks, which. in consequence, now infest tn
upper arm Of the bay, and must Of necessity,
more or less infect the air, from the putrid re-
mains which are scattered everywhere by these
voracious monsters preying upon the bodies O!
these relieved Asiatics. There is no danger of
natural increase, as but few females are brought
bere but the trade seems 20 be carried on by the
spectators with such avidity that the number OF
matured subjects may become too large for the pub
lie safety. The per centage of mortality with this
class OF our labor far exceeds any other, which,
of course, dsfers the period only when the danger
will have to be encountered.