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FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD t822· . ' Tl;J E SECO!iD Al'TER. LEAP YEAR-AND AFTER THE FOURTH Oi' .JUL~
Oalculatedf or the N eri1ian, and adapted to the Latitude of Natche!, lat. 31• 33' North, long-. 14°•25• West of Washington, and 90Q Wut of Greenwich - and will serve from the mouth of Ohio to New Orleans.
With the usual Astronolllical Calculations.
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Our Almanac! in the United States, beiQg very much re;ulated by the l English Calendar, it is common to insert the feasts, festivals, and fasts of the Church of England, such ·as Easter, W hit-Sunday, &c. We have therefore thought p:-oper to favor our patrons with the following expla EXPLANATION OF CHARACTERS. nations:- EASTER-A day obsened ·in commemoration of our Saviour's resur SIGNS o'F O T I E SuN, EB EARTH, THE ZOD.IAC. rection. The-appellation is derived from the Saxon ) Tm. MooN, I MARS, Eostre, which denoted a festival kept In honor of a .o. Liura, ~ MERCURY, 1f. Jur1T1::R, r Aries, Saxon goddess. The,Greek pa•c4a is translated Eas ~ VENUS, f., SATURN, ts Taurus, 111. Scorpio, ,er, as well as, passover. The Passover was kept by c5 CoNJUNCTION-lnJ. Inferior. Gemini, t Sagittarius, the Jews on the day of the Full Moon, next after the 8 Orros1T10N-Sup, Superior. n Cancer, i,J, Capricornus, vernal equinox Retro. Retrograde. 2D WwT•St1NDAY....;.The feast of Pentecost, called Whit or White-Sun Leo, ::: Aquarius, Im. Immersion.· SI. . day, because the subjects baptized on that day were Em. Emersion, ffJt Virgo, )( Pisces, dressed in white. t E!ilT.,_Tt;e qua of necessity have a tion of !he Needle as an eff'ect, must 5 The vari it ~:~~: ~:n~ ~:~t~ ~ 7 this cause be k uown, or whe1heJ' JI. Hang 1up a pl•~°:ib li~e.ys~a~~~~i:i:il~t~:t~d: its appro priate cause, whether f the month anct Sun's de- '/I It is generally supposed and admitted to tal p ane. en the watch is lo rem ai n unknown. of the. p_lace, dayb~ drawn vVhen of !hose great secrets of nature which ing the latitude . . 'dian be unknown, and to be one clioation a true mer1d1an may But although, men of science may fa plumb lme ts a true mer1 • are liable only to conjecture. • h d O d •be West as the vari• netism, or Electricity, or in shows 12 the s a ow seek in vain in the principles of Mag iine wbicb makes the this cause, yet, it is hum Ill. Set off an anglNe frodml t~eENo:th ~~;at~es internal constitution of lhe Earth. lor of the ee e 13 .a~ • the the Earth's de ation if we diligently apply to the causes of · inutes later than bly believed, shall soon angle will be a true meridian. . . sphere and uniform motivn, we meridian Jine.- parture from a, perfoct is Pole-star being on the 13:r1d1an s1~ru~ or causes, so anxiou., ly desired. lt JV. The is al'fi,·e at the great cause obstertvhor iol:r~:r :nd Alioth, the latter of the F: arth is disturbed by the Moon, Aliotb, enables t.he · b ·1 f the well known th a1 the motion a plumb hoe cu s e • orial motion. The Moon's action When Al1'otb is the first star ID t e ta1 o the PJ auet ;; , a nd its own Equat 00 the. mer1' d1an.' s so as lo make if describe a causes a nutation of the Earth's axi Great Bear. ts, causes a di munition of the small ellipse . The act ion of tb , Plane d at about.fijty one seconds oLliquity of the E clip tic, 11 hich is rate . . is a dimuniti<,n ofgral'ity SURVEYING. · CP Dtury . lt is al~o observed that th ere pubhc lands 10 in a La Place, a h I flaying out from the ator, by means of lhe ce ntrifugal force. _t te pthae~ffficultv which arises at the Equ the Earth's In 1785 Congressadoptebd e • . t ted a,serls that the co mpression of • ·1 •mre But to O Via · ty Surveyors were ms rue Frencl, Astrunomer, mi e, '9- · . h D upon the la1V of the Earth's attrac ,i:t at every thirty .miles. poles, produce, a small charige app-ro:timation of mendian;; ~ ~ thiEquator, the to be a perfect sphere, and to have a e O • • l meridian, and !ion. Supposing the Earth to form a new base or para , it cannot possibly be admit In this system there are fi'T)e new pn.nciaa uniform motion. it can s carcely, nay, at all, unless it be owing :o some "i!a:e~ce oftbe Jlrkan,as and' ted tha t th e needle should vary magnetic nriati~n. is par!icult!? of Magnetism, or some se sixty miles from its cause y et undi, co, ered in the principles The fifth. me~duin be~1~s a e~cparallel known or defined. th~hundred and and peculiar influence of the Sun, not yet ..Niuinip~, and 1s cro~s~ Yan - cret Astronomar, fanci extend~ nor ~lob ei11:ht litiiiiJredaiic If it be admitted, (as Doct. Gilbert, an English beginning. ~Jan why may it not be .Mfxtc;;o ~~,PN.e:!og. 140 West cf imagines) that the E'¼rth 1s a greatuwgnet, eighty miles. It strikes the . · fully by the Sun, Moon. thirty south of the Arkansas, ID a • argued that this great magnet is so disturbed , as to deviate in the man . . and Planets, and its own peculiar rr.otion VARIATION OF THE COMPASS. The shifting or variation Washington. ner, and to that degree, above noted? ~rved 1s subJecl to a to correspond, in a good degree . d'I bs of Mississippi is 1ft of the needle may readily be seen Magnetic Needle, .as. is ~ea ~; s~ate Bodies, and of atmos The forty miles with the cycles or periods of the Heavenly ,~ri~t~: ::et Mississippi bank, to say that it shifts from East small variation, ;o'1~ 45' East. pheric changes. We do not pretend at . as • d t so ~ but only that the present rated been rate a from West to Ea.st every nine years, above Na.tcbez, it has to West, or We think there of \·ariation changes in about nine years. v , degree of the AT LONDON absurd than to suppose th at the variation is nothing more Boreali's. sed by the action of Light, or of the Jlurora ' E I I 1683 i,oriati.o~ 48" o 30'00 W,. · needle is cau Iii 1576 'Variation wa, 11° 15 · N 00 w 60 JO' E. I 17 • • • • •• ' ]4° 22 , • • • • • • E J 1722 , • , 16)2 , 60 00 . 17° 40' w ,1622 ...... • • , • ECLIPSES IN THE YEAR 1822. • • • • • • • 40 05' E. J 1747 • • • SOLAR AND LUNAR 1634 • 220 41 ":· vertically on a meridian near the 1780 . • . 240 00 l\. FEBRUARY 5.-Moon eclipsed, 0 oo, . 1808 •••• • partial eclipse, 1657 •••••••• • • • 1035 w. meridian of Natchez. This IViJJ be a 1666 • • . 20' 53'' A. ' but visible at Natchez. Conjunction 12h South Pacific on a AT PARIS 21.-Sun eclipsed, vertically in the AT DUBLIN FEBRUARY This I 22° West of the meridian of Natchez. meridian 640 'Variation 3° 00 EaatWe,t,. at Natchez. 11° 15 , Weet • IN 1 io 3\3' will be a p.-rtial eclipse, but discunible & 1722 'Va riation • • • • • 1751 . , , , . H)O 00 w. 1681 Conjunction lb 30' 52'~ A., AUGUST 2.-1\foon eclipsed, verlically on a meridian near the me ridian of Greenwich. Invisible at Natchez or New ~~.._._..,,-a:a.&:cw ------. ------· .JAI\U,\RY, F ll{ST MO NTH 31 DAYS. Orie.ans and Washington City. Conjunction 6h 13' 36" A. ~IOOS'S P H ASES. AUGUST 16.-Sun eclipsed, vertically on a meridian 74° West of D ll M S D n M S the meridian of Natchez. Invisible at Natchez.- FUL L O 7 14 7 i\1. N EW e 22 7 48 9 :1:I. 1\Iost of the Islands in the Pacific are within the limit LAST ( 14 8 49 52 A. FrnsT J) 20 4 37 ,Jo A. of this eclipse. Conjunction 4h 55' 44" A. CLOCK I D I D M Vv RE)!ARKS, RISES SETS DIDI I O I C j fast ' PLACE. SETS. .TRANS-ITS IN 1822. H . M. $ . If. M, S. M, S, S. D , II , M, Nov. 4.-There will be a Transit of Mercury over the Sun's disk. ]IT l);y9h59~,-, -,·7 00 3214 59 281 4 13 l ~ 00 IMORN. 2 w i Sets 8 h 30' 7 00 16,,1 59 44 CoNJUNCTION ...... 7h 53' 13" A.·M. 4 41 14 2 20 31 T Hat. at P rinceton 7 00 4 4 59 56 5 9 27 ., 18 Du1tA'l'ION ...... 2h 43' 17" P. M. 41F Em.Jup.2Sat(I 777 \6 59 305 00 30 5 36 u 10 4 20 THE time of this Transit renders it invisible of course at Natch /j s Arn ol d b'rns st'rs at l6 5 9 24 5 00 36 6 3 23 f> 30 ez. T[ie P lanet Mercury is itself visible only when the Sun is 10 6 F E pi pbany [R. 178 l 6 59 4 5 oo 56, G 30 !!o 7 G 40 degrees below the horizon. The last Transit of Mercury took 7 M t ~ )- 1,1 6 ) 6 58 40 5 I 20 6 5G l 9 lllSES. place 11th Nov. 1815. 'l'he next ·after that of the present year, 8 T Bat. N. 0. 18 15. 6 58 165 1 44 7 2 1 S1. 3 G Hi will be in 1832. For the purpose of determining the Longitude of !J w 6 rises 9h 35' 6 57 52 5 2 8 7 46 16 7 15 places, Astronomers have been better satisfied with observing the !O T 7 * 's so. l Ob 30' · 6 57 2, 5 2 36 8 10 29 8 10 Emers ions and Immersions of Jupiter's Moons. rlllF 11, sets 12h f7 1 I 55' 6 57 12 5 2 48 8 3-! f7Jl. 13 9 Hi 12 s Em.Jup. I Sat. 6 56 32 5 3 28 8 58 25 10 10 13·IF I. Sun. after Epiph. 6 56 4 5 3 56 9 20 ~ 9 11 JO ERRATA. ,14 M » in Apog. G 55 32 5 4 28 9 42 23 MOR!\'. In Feb, Caleildar page Thursday 21-For Sun eclipsed invisibls-read visible. 15 T Sirius rises 8h 15' 6 55 0015 5 00 10 3 1t1. 5 I 5 16 w 8' Re tro. 6 5 4 28 5 5 3:, 10 2•1 18 2 5 17 T Bat.of Co'pns 178 1 6 53 5G 5 6 4 FRENCH REPUBLICAN CALENDAR. 10 44 t 2 3 10 18 F Georg'n ri. 3h 30' 16 53 LOUIS XVI. died in 1793, and it was determined that this year should be 4 5 6 5 6 II 3 15 ,1 10 called the first of the Republic. This suggested the idea of the Republican l 9, s Alioth so. 4h 23' 6 52 48 [, 7 I 2 l l 2 1 28 5 5 Calendar or Almanac M. de la Lande, was therefore required to prepare a 20'. FG)ent . .:;Jb7'l"A 16 52 35 752 11 39 °I';' 12 6 0 new Calendar, in which there should be twelve equal month8, withfiv.e inter 2 1'-il 1 6 5 1 32 5 8 28 l l 55 23 SETS, calary days. These months were adapted to the climate of Paris, and denom 22: T Vincent (ri. 7h 15'16 50 485 9 12 12 11 :;,; inated by Fabre de Eglantine 7 5 3 0 · as follows, viz :-Vendemaire, Brumaire, Fri 23: maire,, Nivose, Pluviose, Ventose, Germinal, Florea!, Prairial, Messidor, w 711-•s so. 7h 15' R eg. 6 so 8 5 9 52 12 27 20 6 30 Thermidor, and Fructidor. The first begins Sept. 23, and the last Aug. 19, 24; T i i D 6 49 32 5 JO 28 12 1 1 X 3 7 30 making 360 days, the remaining five being called complementary. 25; l' Conver. M St. Pa ul 6 48 5'2 S l l 8 12 M 16 8 20 THE-National Convention decreed that the French rera should be reckon 26's Day I Oh 24' 16"· 6 48 125 11 48 13 7 CV' 00 9 30 ed from the fo undation of the Republic, Sept. 22, 1792, of the vulgar rera, on 1 27 F 3. Sun. aft n Epiph. G 47 32 5 12 28 I 3 I 9 13 the day whe'.l the sun arrived at the autumnal equinox in Libra at 9h 18' 20'' 10 20 in the morning according to the observatory at Pa~is. It was likewise decreed 281 M » in Pe ri. 6 46 44 5 13 16 13 30 26 11 20 that each year should commence at midnight, Sept. 22. It was further de £9i T 6 46 00 5 14 0011 3 4 0 ~ 9 MORN. creed that the fourth year of this repa should be the first sextile; that it should 301 w Arcturus so lOh 30' 6 45 1B 5 14 44 13 49 22 l 15 ~eceive a sixth day ; a,»d that it should terminate the first Franciade; and 31 T Capella so 8h 15' 6 -44 285 15 321 13 58 II 6 2 25 the sexti]e or leap years should succeed one another every four years. ~ IN this Calendar the month consisted ef 30 days. The months were divided into three decades, and the days of .each decade called Primidi, Duodi, Tridi, Cyru! , whe n your.g, being aske Ilow pleasant it is, when we lie J own at night, Edward the VI, whl'n very young, beiPg required by hi, uncle to reflect tha t we are at pe~ce with all 1•e.rrnns, th3t we have carefully to sign a w.irrant fo r thP executio11 of a poor woman. for her reli• performed li:c duties of the day, 11110 that the Alniighty behold giou; princip es, said , with tears in his e,yes-.. I almost wish I had s and Lores us!· ,e"*- never learned to write." ---- z=: OCTOBER, TENTH MONTH, 31 DAYS. NOVEMBER, ELEVENTH MONTH, 30 DAYS. MOON'S PHASES, MOOli'S PHASES, D M s D H M s n D K M s D H M s 41 1\4 A. Last Last d 7 7 G 32 A. First l) 22 13 ( 5 17 31 42 A. Fir~ t J> 21 5 58 7 A. 22 A. Full O 29 2 1 51 57 A. New e- 13 6 32 37 A. N.. w • 14 13 20 \ I F ull 0 28 7 54 47 A. D\ D\ REMARKS. \ RI~s. \ sEf!:s. 1~~~~~1 REMARKS. M W PL~C E\RI~Es . fil \~1 RI~Es H. M, H RI~s s. , M. S M, S, S, D, H, M, _ _ I . ,_s~s. 1:~:~~1rL~CE I 1 H, M, S , H , M, S. M. S , S. D, H, ,r; I T. , )) in Peri - i ri;;es 16 7 4 0 5 52 20\fo 25 :_ "<' 181R ISE S, f F Im. Jup. 1 Sat. · 16 36 "' J) l} 6 8 36 5 5 1 24 10 44 ~ 3 6 40 H, 5 23 44 16 13/ n IO,- 6 52 2 0 2 s All Soul&- t rises 6 3 7 13 5 22 52 16 13 24 7 50 ·r )) 1.(. 6 9 32 5 50 28111 18\ 7 1 8 3 0 21 SF' 20th Sun.aft.'Trinity,6 38 0 5 22 016 12 !$ 9! 9 o F Geu, Nash killed '77 ·6 to 32,5 49 2 4 8_11 20 \D 3 1 8 13 4 M Transit 7h 53' 13" ;6 38 48 5 s Da ~ 21 12 16 J 11 23 IO 8 5 I t h 36' 56" \G 11 32 5 48 28 11 38 18\ 9 24 5 T ? a F pella rises 6h 16 39 36 5 20 24 16 9 .n, 6! 11 23 ~ Sun. aft. T rinity Iii 12 28,5 47 32 11 55 1 6 16 1 :l!B 210 JS Cw 1*'s so. 12h 45' 6 40 28 5 1 6 13 2415 46 36 12 12\ 9 32 16 7 J9, MORN 7 1 16'1 I 26 'i T Day 10h 37' 36" long 6 4 1 12 5 18 48 16 3 8 : ~ 1· o 23- SI. Denys ' 6 14 20\5 45 40\12 28 \ 29!\MOR N 8 F Algol so. 12h :6 42 0 5 18 0115 581 13 w Alioth on er. 1 lh 15' 16 15 20\5 44 40 ' I 2/i 9 111 112 4\ Sl. 11 1 l~ .9 s Alioth on mer 9h I l'IG 42 48 '5 17 T Antaresse!s 8h · \6 16 16 12115 53 id 2 2S 10 5 43 44\13 O· 23 2 I 9 1 ~-10 F 2 1st Sun. aft. Trinity 6 4 3 36 .:; 16 24115 47,o 7/ 3 3 4 F 7~·s rise 7h 3 5• \6 17 12\s 42 48 11 113 1511J1. 5 3 12 l l M in Apog. 6 12 » 44 20 :; 15 40j15 40! 19 4 2 1 5 Ni ght 12h 36' 16" Jo ie 18 8/J 4 1 51113 29 1 17 4 10 12 T 6 45 8 5 14 52' 15 32!lll Ji 5 21, 13 F' 17thSun.aft, TriDity l• 19 815 40 52\13 43\ 29 5 15 4 13 wMarkab sn7h45' 6 45 52 5 14 81 5 231 13' 6 22 6 20 015 40 0,13 57'.a. 12 5 20 14 'I' f amalh. so 6h 30' 6 46 36 5 13 24 15 13 25 SETS. inAo 62 : \M 1 , 6 53854it 4JO! 236 28 ] 5 F 6472 ~ T ) p g. \6 2 0 512 40 15 3 ' t 7 5 38 6 1 52 5 3 8 3'1 14 23 tl1 5 SETS, 16 s Rigel rises 1 Sh 10' 6 4 8 4 5 11 56 14 521 19 6 27 w c'\i"othon merlOh 43'16 22 48\5 37 1 17 2 14 35 • 17 6 1 4 17F 22dSun.aft.Trinity,6 48 41 5 111 ! 61 ; · ~t. L uke · 16· 23 440;~ 2 1 7 J6 18 44 5 36 16 14 46 \ 29 6 51 - 18 M Bet elguex ri ses 8h 16 19 s 49 24 5 1036 14 28 151 8 21 6 24 4015 35 20 14 57 , t 11737 1 19 T Day l ~h l,9 '44" 1'' lSth ,6 50 Hj 9 5z !4 14! 28 9 24 20 Sun. aft. Trinity 6 25 36 5 :34 24 15 7 23 8 22 20 ' \ Bellatnx MONTH, 31 DAYS.. DECEMBEH, TWELFTH 'MOON'S PHASES. r, H M S 20 29 23 A. .M,n, 182). - A. FIRST J) 20 MAGAZINE FOR .. D : 1~ I 0 27 18 16 8 l)A . CRWOoo 's EDlNBUllG ! 16 A. Fuu. k d "Where l d t her " to which One of.them is she? 0 no see· . ' 11tlise ofthe wave, against the as e b fr hlniog shewed vessel could scarcely be distin~ another rerlied," there was not guished from the sound of distant the !t~ woe ,lo know thunder-The wind bad extiu a reef in f:~ her history, know guished the light in the binnacle, one of her s~1 s , brio her into where the compass was. and that all her canvass port," one could tell l\'bich way no. will never g had brought the ships bad lay. TIN! pass·enger .fur tltis. ti,'l!~, some of the were afraid to ask questions, !' the tal.k of the l~e::e:othinu however, lest they should augrnent the secret passengers on deck for the sensation of fear which chilled . They. coud kness anl'bv the every heart, or learn any more ship was surrouQd~d noise of the than they already kne,T. For by tl11ck ar ded't1.1e questions while they attributed their agitation dashiqg waters and the that \Vere ( of mind to the state of seamen eva the weather, it was sufficiently perceptible put to the[11, that their alarms also arose fr<>m . ame -0n deck. a rause which they did not ac At this juncture the cha He was a man of acknowledge, plarn ~ h liked .aijlong the grave and mCld est demeanor, sea· The lamp at the bil¥)acle being an was overheared one rf!-lighted, they perceiTed that men who called hiJD Ql~: of the the ship lay closer to the gentle Georghe,d een the t l101vever lookfo;, to _saf all drew back. The ChaplAin, ta_lkiog toge~r, the tapt~in ~.as heareif Ou: sailbrs What While ·they were in&: w~~t !~r~~rd a t~w steps, and askej, and notmmd such things; and accord ?teadtastly upon_hh~, have ''Let us look to our ship l v1 s1 t? I he str:rn ger replied. "We to see if all w~s right about_ the fore-top-sai 1s th e purpose of tins wishes ly he sent a man aloft, foul weather, and Vendt-rdecken mast with a loud no1~. : long been kept here by then yard, which was cb,afing the friends in Europe.•, Our captain up; and when he cime down he lo send these letters t~ his It ,vas Tom Willis who went as he could. "I wish Venderdeck it would soon get darer ; and carne forward,-~nd sard, as firm said all was right and that he hoped of My other H~s,el rather than they were _most afraid of. en_ IVOuld put hrs letters on board that they would s~e no more of what heard laughing loudly together, mme." The captain and first mate were f • ed many a ship, ·but most be better_ to :epress The stranger replied, "We ·have chaplain obsen•ed that it would while the a naltve ol Scot· of them refuse our lette rs." gaiety. The second mate, be the best for us such unseasonable attended one of which Tom ~Villis murtereJ, "It will wu Duncan S111eder,oo,41aving . ,Upon a sinking land whoae name \Vise to , t~r they 5.'IY, there is sometimes at Aberdeen, though! himself to~ if ~e d? the same the ~niversity classes He gh t Ill your papers. ' and took rart w,th lthe captain. wei believe all the sailors said, the thi~, but asked lVbere we were borrow his grandams spe~tacle's The stranger took no notice of 'jestingly told Tom \Villis lo from Portsmouth he said as look out ahead. 'I om walkc_d . On being told that we were neit time be was ~ent to keep a from had rather' been from ne\·ert_beless. trust to hrs strong feeling," Would that you a\9ay, muttering that he would if from see our friends sulkily station at the bow Oh that we saw it again!-We must morning, and accordingly took his Amsterdam. 1vere in the own eyes till uttered these words, the men 1vho to 1vatch as attentively as before. again." When he tone in and appeared to theh• their hauds, and cried in a piercinu ceased, for many returnd .;:,. boat below wrung be;ti .. . The sound of talking soon it again! We have been long h~re 11 of the ropes upon Durch," Oh that !Ve saw 0 and we heard nothing but the clanking friends again. births aheard as tbe veuel about; but we must see our m;sts, and th~ bors~ng of the pillows the ho1v long have you b~en at Successively took the seas. · The.Chaplain asked the stranger," of darkness, gleams of l~hl• -sea?" - But after a considerable interval our count; for our alma nae h3s Willis su,ddenly called out'." an· He replied, " IVe have lost -ning began to appear. Tom ~ee, is still ; so 1Vhy should t·ou ask a~ain! I see them lettrng down blown overuoarJ. Our sbip you ~erdecken, again! Yanderdecken for Vanderdecken only wishes to bo~v long WC have been at sea; -a boa!," bis friends?'' light- write home and comfort ran to the bows. The neiu flash of All who were on deick ~ot letters, I fear, would b; the raging sea, and showed us wh!cb the chaplain replied, "your ning shone far aud wide over To delivered, for the pt!r but also a boat coming u\e rn ArnsterJam, even if Ibey were only lhe Flying Dutchman at a distance, of no_ no longer to be within two ubles' length - "'· whom they are addressed are probably her with four men. 'fhe boat was sons to turf in the church ,from except under very ancient green of our ship's side, found there, and asked hi~ yard." who first saw her, ran to the captain, wrung 'his haads and appeared to The man walked about 111 Tbe unwelcome strang!'!r then should hail Jier or not-The captain We have been long driven .whether they cried, " Who's weep and replied, "It is impossible, made no reply. The first mate c~nnot be so easily forgot great agitation, at each olh· about ?;re, b_ut eountry_ nor rel~lioas rope to that boat?" The men looked air but feels itself kindred gone to heave a very near l here 1s not a ram drop m the do any thing. The boat bad come te~, Fea to meet with other er without offering to or lhe rest, and they fall back•info the called out, "What do you want-? with all to ·forget where it the chains when Tom Willis .then can kindred blood be made such weather?" A pierc~ng voice again. How of Holland j what devii bas blo1rn you here in our bodies are part of the ground want to speak with yot!r came from? Even he the boat replied in English, "We says if he once 1us to come to Amsterdam, Jrom this; and \ienderdeken s and Vanderdeckeo the The captain took nonoticE' of foto a stone post, well ti1P.d into captain'' the men came upon would rather be changed come close along side, one of if that were to die else•here. But boat having beaten seaman, ;round than leave it again; like a fatigued and weather ,you to take the!& letle'5," · ueck, and appeared ..fo lhe mean time, we only ask holding some letters in. his hand. T he chaplain looking at him wilh astooislrmonf, saici, " this i·s t his, he swung h iu1self over the gang way and wen1 "into the he insanity of natural affection, which rebels against all measut'es We heard the others speak to him, but the rise -of d~at. of time and distance.'' ~qua il pre1· c nted us from dislino-u ishin" his reply T' ,ba SU en O The stra.nger continued, " here is a letter from our second mate., ·se· en t o q u,·1 t hes I u · p ,s s ,"d e , and in a feO w moments, ti 11e oat was . t f h . ieri, were no to his dear and only remaining friend, his unc!P. , the me rchant mote races o er tlian ,t she had never been there Th ·1 bb d ti . ·r .- e sa, ors who lives in the second house on Stuncken Yacht Quay.''· r u e 1e1r_ eyes, as , doubting what they . had witnP.~sf' d but He held forth the letter, but no one ,vould approach to take it the parcel still lay upon the derk, and proved the real'· - ' f ll Tom Willis raised his ,·oice and said, " One of our me n here that had passed. hY o. a says he was in Amsterdam last summer, and he knows fo r ·certaiu Duncan Saunderson, the Scotch ma te asked •he c t • ·f h -' ld t k I ' • a P a1n 1 e that the street called Stuncken Yacht Q.uay" was pulled dow n six ~noul ha e t iledml up al~fd put them in the letter bag: Receivin rr no ty years ago, and now there is, only a_large church al that place.'' i~p y.' c wou . !ave 1 !ed !h~m if it had not been fo r Tom \ViJ. The man from the F lying Dutchman said, " It is impossible; !is, 1tho pulled lllln back, bay mg that nobody •hould lou I t h we cannot belie ve you. Here is another letter from myself, in In the mean time the captain wen• down to -the 1 • c I J ef · which J have seut a bank note to my dear sister, to buy some gal chaplain having follo wed him fou nd him at his bottclca 11 11 , an I 1e · t I d f ' case , pour lant lace to make her a high head dress.'' H~!; ou a a_rg~ ram_o brandy. The captain, although somewhat Tom Willis hearing this, said, " I! is most likely that her head di,concf rted, 1mmed1ately offe red the g lass to him say ,, H now lies under a tombst•ne, which will outlast all the changes of C harters, is wh1t is good in a cold nicrht , , The ch 1 ~ d l~ re fashion. But on what' house is your bank note ?" edd·iik' 1h · d h e • a pam ecrn- • 1 1 ,' ng any tog, an t e captain haviug swallowed the bum- The stranger replied, " on the house of Vauderbrucker and -pc, tbeJ bod1 returned to the deck, wliere they fo und the Company.'' · . giving their opinions concerning wha t should be done 11· ,·th o!·leaml etn t ' I'' 'I' w·1r ie e • The man of whom Tom Willis had !poken, said, "I guess there ' h" , . h orn ' ,s proposed {u pick tliem unon a harpoon and w ill now be some discount upon it, for that banking house was l row t em·oHr board. • o.n~tw~t'ars a o Vanderbrucker- was af- ;. Ar~otl'.er speaker said, " I"!1a ,·c always heard it asserted tha t it terwards missing. But to remember these things is Ii e taki11-g- ,., netthn safe to acce pt them l'oluntarily, nor when the a I f up the bottom ofan old canal.'' :o throw lliem out of the ship.•• Y re e t, The stranger called out passfonately, "It is impossible-we " Let no one touch them.'' q uoth the carrien•er " Tl d . · · • · ie way C'annot belie ve it! It is cruel to say such things to people in our to o with the le tters from ' thc F lying Dutchman i- to ca ti • upon de k b ·1· I d ~ 'se 1c m condition. There is a lette r from our captain liirnself to bis much r c ·, Y na, "'.g Joa r s 01'e!· 1.hem, !o tha t if he seuds I.Jac k beloved am) fairhful wife, whom he left at a pleasant'summer dwel ,or, them they are sltll the re lo g ive him. " ling on the border of the Haarlemer Mer. She promised lo have . fhe carpenter went to fetch his tools, Dnrin O' his absence ti the house beautifully pa inted and gilded before he come bar.k, . !'htp ga:e so violent a pitch, that the piece of iri i slid off the' Je1t~ and to get a new sel of looking glasses for the principal chamber, te~s a nc: they . w~re whirled.overboard by the win d, like birds of that she might see as many immages of Vanderdecken as if she e vtl o~en wh,rrmg through the air. There was a cry of joy amon had six husbands at once.'' the sailors, ~nd Ibey ascribed the f~vorable c!iange ,~bich 500~ The man replied, " There bas been time enough for her to have t'ook place m the weather lo our havmg got quit of Vanderdeck six husbands since then ; hut were she alive still, there is no fear ~n. We soon_got under way again. The night watch being set that Vanc!erdecken would ever get honie to disturb her." the rest of the crew retired to their births. ' On hearing this, the stranger again ~bed tears, and said, " If Majendie , of Cante~bury, Dr. R ad they would not take the letters he .would leave them ;" and look . The best Customers,-Dr. ing around ht> offered the parcel to the captain, chaplain, and to ; ,ltHtfe , anbd Dhr. Case, once passing a very jovial eveninu together · ere rot e r " ,· d R d 1·1r " b O • the rest of the crew successil'aly, but each drew back as it wag . b • cue a c Jue, ere brotber Case, suppose .. we drrnk -~ eal.th to the fools that arc your patien1s.'' ~ offered, and put his hands behind his back. He then laid the let aH " I thank you, my wise brother Radcliffe," replied Case "let me ters upon the deck, and placed upon them a piece of iron which ( !ha ve ~II lhc fools, and you are beartilv welcome to •be ~est of tl•e was lying near to prevent them from blowing away. Having d.one practice.'.'.· " · • ·: ' TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH. ON AVARICE . . , f t .. . Ives lo cmplov lus or un.. PROVIDENCE JUSTIFIED. tit: who flatters himselt t~at ~e -rt~ught to take tiiis with him, Nothfog is so ineffable well, though he sbOlil~ acq~~:il•t I ~ood may be aliowed _after the as the resources of Divine Providence, lowards that such a compensation o ~ in the purpose ; and it may be those who put their trust in it. The numerous instances that fact, but i, deservedly. con~e~·n\· id taken before hand is seldom continually present themselves to our observation, ought to observed that a resolution o l is II animate us to acquire IJ1is confidence. The following fact is carried into effect after~a~d, e men seek after gold, ,~ould capable of inspiring tt in minds open to conviction. The circum 'l'he ea o- erness with "l11ch som to remove all uneasiness, stance took place with in a very few years back. "' · · h d the power lead one 10 imagme ii a ha . as the Spaniards pre-. A man had lived twenty years in extreme poverty and most and make ifs posse.ssurs com~letely d J:!~ 'or a pain al the heart tt, patient resignation to his hard destiny. He had even consoled tended to the Me11ca~s that it cure himself in the persuasion that his sufferings would in cue time be "·bich they were subject. ameliorated, and that relief woulu be afforded, to him and his fam• ily; for he was left ~i!h six children, and often haJ not the means . --R edies Jor Foison • of procuring them bread to sub~ist on for one day. •q11t1dotes, . or em.senic niercury' antimony' cop· It so happened, that a priest of much celebrity stopped, during 1 When the prepara11ons of ar k' wn substance or matter the season of Lent, to preach in the town where this man resided • 1 when any un nu f I , 11er or uf any meta ' or h . •peedilv ensued heal o lie His great reputation for piety and eloquence drew crowded audi• ,. ' II , cl a •1d there a, e • - · d · ll· lias been swa O\\ e ' · . f l tom2 ch retch mg an ' 01 ences to hear his sermoAS, and gained him the veneration of all the h t . I nt l)alll o I ie s , . h moulh and t roa ' v10 ~ 'f 11 of warm water, wit comm~ inhabitants. One day he was accosted hy an individual unknown itincr immediately drrnk plent1 u y on s11gar mixed with or dis- to him, in these words: "Reverend father, to your hands I in "' h' f n eg" or comm . Soa1• or the w ite o a o• f r10 water w~h f rum h t ree trust an act of chuity, I am desirous of performing; take these ·r ti ree quarts O wa , d f solved in it. wo or l cl f ap a ,, 29 her innocent ruddy milk maid of your ser- whistle, and the of adoration our lips in some by your bis unmeaning join 111 an hymn I from- been much cou~oaled will with reverence the rich and have fal en h _w~at song; yet they is this day? See ' ny grand truth$ evidence to disprove . How charming of the Lord. - o:hers,a ~::ding been str1v1~g and thanksgiving repair to the temple mons; and I, among years have I and the y oung, night to bathe ai;he:e tweuty poor and m the poor, the old the dew of ctrines.-But! alas Christian: I am of day, beats away active steps do b faith of a who are swain at dawn ; a~another with declared this ~ay, 1·0 six children, " h t The Lis tired limbs of the you all t ~ h . t • · : h II er o and restore anticipates tht> souud the Lord m es COIISIS scanty earnings Id him,elt, apd long every to serve ly r1c h d and . · wou to the assembly, echoes from distress-my. on e • hop1n~ it hurries in praise; universal hard deep I. by my wretc on rovidenoe, bell ; all join rest, the toils and a ive . be futile, Pro~; deep toned day.of barely kept I find to this divine jubilee-this are all the savage _all my rel~~:c:onfide~ce of me I know not. heart. On hushed I hav~ placed ·11 become evi- 1veek are forgotten-and like the king's aid. But s being a standing ships of the nly robes, "and come to my what our you dressed in clea onward to the cast me off, ~nd ri' Providence, passions. Thus the people walk idence has so far rom fyD1"vine . · glorious within," king of other the priest, care o protec_twn. daughter, all ay! J hail thee " Son replied tb beneficent of its overruling E1·er grateful d t! Thou art ' . . ument Heaven tlself of Zion. pleasure-of res to disprove e. the are yours: . temple peace-of ~robe, or dence a slr1kmg moo y days-king of domestic in winter's frozen this ·daf. become thousand crowns, Jovely-.whetber summer's sul- Here take these won d ermg. welcome, ever richest fruit; or took the money ever to taste her in the" lovely you. " . . bas rural walks her grove ; or stowed them on b he bad despised,and Autumn's the foliage of fillest all be ansported with JOYh. ~ap• to sit beneath the rose. Thou The poor man tr with the u~expected try rays, the Jily • or nt Provi~encef;:il~ weight ,. • to l'iew the violet, walk, the verda the goodness of_that_ • me by the sudden I v.e Spring, The woodland man, re al d1scon~o ateO '- ves - witb divine respect. and the moral to cheer l11s them. verco prostrated lnemse seasons choir, converse hush'd he sten'ed ., b (3 lien tely f~r the chanting day! . immedia in pray~r meadows, !-" Hallowed that has. e bounty, and delights from thee pin'!ss they merited when d1spair ceive their rich milk-maid's song.'' f their greatful feelmg~, moment even whistle, and the o for such ~nth of succor the ploughboy's in acknowledgment •: d ~een the instrument unknown, who, a the generouslo overthrow them, of threatened of life is the cause h essaries shoul~ lh'em so abundant~y. t very want which - ing ne( . th STAR, of wanting t ~ bu.Qiness o.f Pron THE RALEIGH The dread . ~ ts lhae great . d ·1 lJ FRO!ll about futurity pro.v1de at y a ECONOMY. man's uneasiness t h. at rest smceh1ldren" is to . DOMESTJC pape-,, im h'. • . . . seen in your useful . the contrary' se father to 1s c assumption. . ofa few years, of bugs on d . •. and im ious ti is JD his in :he course the dtpredationa hke a ten er . of the Cr~ator; h. k t I have, Bacon. from d1rnce, uire~, ·1P - l m 0 for preserving to be good;). tha support req d1rec mn r r many days, .J sundry plans from experience t their lh 1·n the · · 0 . II d e -'" of them l know, also.to be com F .1s I a toge er prov1s1on ,, cast mg off a !Jnd worm,; (some which J wisn uturity . kingf t therefore du heard of another, whole the easiest varn man, ma_ to perform the and I have lately from among the power when Le ::~; careful public ; Chat and hams fror_n the evils to the care municated to the selected and adopted, serene himself nd resign oursel,es mode may be k.oown and sim p~ov'.d~nce. d and most efficacious by some well pendence on :o-morrow. injuries of insects, of practice, wh1lbe ill ,s y~~Jto-w:!t saved from the and uniformity ties of life, w a we aa much certainty by means of of Heaven for method, with from putrefaction ple is preserved ·ered and tbe ffesb of animals will be disco, as a method, I expect . and wHJ salt. Such the Star may produce common publications in -SABBATH. aJopted ; and the the event, . THE accelerate of ! certainly when cured, a coat morning of this ~:t:~~}ay give the. hams . 1, TJow ! fill the song, ••-Gra1i~me. proposed, is to again in the smoke la the milkmaid's 'l'be plan then hang them is the voice of. rural chanting hallelujahs whitewash, and observation and " Mute whiSUe ani Is common lime of accurate "The plougbboy's ed over the grave, from a gentleman effectually .pre• at~hd :n:~~~ut~ph I have this that it Ifill momiR~ ! cel~~r may suspend house. who assures Ille Auspicious a ,; The ploughboy oubted veracity, the bars o. e • nnd to him who burst a dumb silence Shall men observe the appearance of insects of every k ind ; may readil y be vent F ROM THE AMERICAN CENTfNE"L~ washed off when the hams are wanted for the table ; and p r e . As I know that a serves, without injury the flavour of the bacon. TO GARDENERS FARMER CE t be insects Tb . . ' • S; &c,-OF THE QUIN lime whitewash is a most effectual remedy against Qu11ice 1s an ancient d · ·- e . that do much injury to the Peachtrees, when applied to the limbs lt _is called Cydonia, from ~ndo~ost excellent fruit to preserve it and trunks (particularly at the root) I can readily conceive that this fruit.-! l belonas lo the forth ' ~ towfn of Crete, famous for be equally obnoxious to insects, in its application lo hams. I sexual svstem lcos~and . P or er o the twelfth cla•s of the will 0 · L· . · " • r,a entagyn ii to shall try it myself, and I hope the experiment will be m ade by the anple and pear It. b . ,a- rnnreus has Joined otbers. trim~ed. It is el~gani':: e?ut,fuHree, when kept properly with Pall of N11,ese, Jlpril 27. A WAKE FARMEH. fruit in autumn. en m bt()(lm, and when loaded T he best sort for plantinY . th k ' DURABLE DYES. being the best for bakina ste',~in e rt~h<,·n gard.en is the Portugal, g_, an preservrng. It is of a line AT a late meeting of the " Columbian Agricultur~I Spciety ," a{ purple colour when dres~~d and Marmalade Georgetown a premium of twenty dollars, was adjudged to Mrs •. th~n any of the other sorts: Th~s o:l~ch b~tter for and lbe apple Martha P . Gray ham, for the best specimen of Durable Dyes.- q urnce, are also planted in fruit arde .ng krnd, . n~, and there arc several The, following are the receipts which accompanied her i peci other sorts cultivated in the g f nur~erres about town and plan- .mens ! .ted in shrubberies for vari :rhe Portuga.l To Dye Scarlet.-One pound of madder (fresh gathered from s~1·t is very useful to mix wit: { a;1 r,°rnarne~t. es ~r makrng pres ant.I pud the garden) will dye two pounds of wool. The wool must b ; i,- dmgs; especially when the appl~p at and have lost their fla- washed clean, then boiled about fifteen minutes in ~trong allum ..__ l'Ou~, they add a quickness to the:~re . water ; the madder is to be boiled in thin bran water, the bran be 'l hey are easily raised b 1 • ba; or b_y cuttrngs taken from the Ing carefully strained from the water. The wool dripped from lree in April. They sboul~ er:• shady plac:, in rows the allum water, and put in the bran water, must be boiled fifteen ~t about ~ foot distance frou: eacli ot~~ecl rn a b r. h Muck then wrth rotten or twenty minutes, and washed out in soft soap sud's after it is c,ung, which will keep the ground out t em moist, aud water cool. By leaving out the allum it dies a good brown colour. them frequently in hot weath 1 tire first of October, those To make a Crimson colour.-To two gallons of the juice ot that are well rooted may.be e,r~nteJout p Th out, and those tliat are not Poke berries, whe n they are quite ripe, and half a gallon of strong should remain another be propagated vinegar, mdde of the wild crab apple, to dre one pound of the budding. or grafting ; a:de~~~se Ire:{ ~~11 tlso b; "~ ear sooner, and be wool, "hich must be first washed very clean with hard soap, 'fhe more frurlful than those raised b The quioc.e tree ma be y a,iy ot er methocl. wool, when wrung dry, is to be put into vinegar and poke berry care to u y Ir pruned. ~Ir e sa me way as the ap pie and simmered in a copper ,·essel for one hour-then take tree, taking j uice, bear head· d set e_ compos,trou immediately. Th ··11 out the wool and let it drip awhile, and spread it in the sun. The' ,.. mg own exceeding ly well aft h ty "r h er t ey have become vessel must be free from grease of any kind. old; also by scraping off the old and immediately an Orange colour.-Take a quantity ofTouch-me,not a pplying the composition in a I' ~Jug bark, 'l'o make state, the tree will become and bruise it well in a wooden mortar-on renova"ted and bear profusel rqu1 gathered on the stems, It · d · y. layers of touch-me-not and wool alternately pour rain water or is a v1sable ·to plant quince treeg at . ha pr~per distance from soft water from a spring, until they are coloured-Jet ii stanJ twen a pples and pearA, as the wind will mlx ready strong lather of soft soap, and the apples and pears to degent1rate pt e fa/rrna! and occasion ty-four Lours-then have ·- enmy vania Farmer, wa~b it out and put it immediately in the sun to dry. Salmon soft. These co• = === colour may be made by using hard soap instead of . . NEAT PUN . by washing, A man pra1s111g sack 8 ·d h t · .lours brighten &bnc Touch•me•not is foonJ in low places, the stem is pale green, though taken in greal°lJua!:iri~e\/~~:s such ~xctlent drink, 8 IIID fat, II J have ~d the t1ower nearly of th~ col1>ur that it dyes, It gro1Vs as high ·Seen it make you /ean U r~RJ ' d th ?' ma · " \Vhv la' ' l o1·g1r'~ e ot e r, ·~ When?" 14la11irtd -as six feet. the eulogi~t, • , • ,-u1100 your sl~k.. ' ' -:r- ..___--.~ 34 BIBLE ANECDOTE "FROM .I. CHARLESTON PAPKR, At a late meeti~o~r JACK THE S.~ILOR. J.\fR , Eo1Tol\,-l in a ~ea port towD;a str~~\~f the have been for many years subject lo a painful Auxiliaries of a Bible Societ Rheumatism-so sembly. He told the foll!wi~eg1t ' ~erm much so, that ,,henever l caught cold i t most ission to address the a[. generally settled in my "The child oi a dr k 9 a ttctm shoulders, knees, a nd ankles, and became gry t L g story :- very painful, . a . i' s request,· theun diss en "ailor asked h' ( l Last spring l got w et in a shower, and took a ,- t I'. , is al ier fur bread. Ao- great cold, which w 1th his foot. The child f~I~; at.1er set,led in my shoulder, · For ten Jays l car• sp~r~ed ,the child from him ried my arm in could be done to save b" rom the chtf a sling, and pain de prived me of sleep, Medi• of D' · 1n_tv the sea. Noth' cine was ofno ivme Provident" •m • and he so on d' mg avail, until l saw in your paper a receipt for the w d d was extended isappeared . but the rheuma oo , rove near, to ~which h I h. • arm tism, l tl'ied it, and found the desired effect, over im : an oar or piece of ln 1~ ~. vessel then hours ( !brew off my sling, and wa., free from pain, under weiuh ung/nd fl oated till picked uo which has not is ~;b by visited me since. Although this treatment name wab Jack : but their e c i)d could only tell may not suit all k i:ld9 -, the ~rew of rheumatism, it may be Jack· was carried out · humaniiy took care of use to some-and if by republishing 1o sea · and h of b1·m ,-p oor the receipt, you can relieve one poor being from the pain whid1 0 1 l experienced ::;~~~ ~~~ i~e~:~:d ii~s;r~:ti.~r::a~ri~:v:sat~:;t for ten days,..you will do him a service never to be !~:;~· ,!~ ;f"""• he.,. •ppo;oled lo;:~~"' wuh the '"'"'Y· lo the J..1 forg'J'hcotten, jollowing e noticed that one of them is the receipt:-Take oneouncegum- Campuor had car~ of the wounded seamen - and put it int was so pleased with Jack's o a quart of spirits ; put therein as much of the bark atte ~ Bible utlder bis bead; this ~an of Sassafras root que~t~d_Jack to accept his as the liquor will cover; le t it stand ten or twelve • B' bt1on, !hat when near death, he re hours and it is ready recla11nmg him from th '. for use. Take balf a common Wine glass ' Poor J e, w,h1ch had been the mean f full on going ack recogni:,;ed· e way s of sm B . . to bed, and the same a, soon as you can in the his own f. th . • y some circumstancess o (' morning, The tale t:xcited the if possible an hour or two before breakfa~t, and even a most liv:I e~ m the ,reni!ent ~a ilor !'' , gaiu at eleven • r! one was hanging - o'clock, should the rheumati!m be very painful, on the word• y fmterest m the meeting. E ve take care to rub the ho~,Lwdh~n parts affe ctecl well with lhe same medicine. be added with great ;i;p,\~~tStrangder with eager atten- It e ing an rnocen a ies 1 medicine, the dose may be continued to a and gentlemen I p · Y' an a modest bow- wiue glass full, , am oor Jack!" or more, if thought to be nec-essa-ry. The effect is a violent perspiration; con!equently The followin"' , the patient should not be " Whereas " c ur,ous, advertisement I Daniel Cla h appeare~, .ma Concord N. H. a er exposed to cold. :•«d to post my wff e Rh!.,~ :;;;•h .,,,.,pre,eot,Hoo, :.:;;. orm the public, that I have a a. e papers-now beg leave to in all our domestic broils in an g. In taken her to wife, after settlin -- as usual, goes on like clock anukcable manner: so that every tbingg CURE Divorc'd · . 1 FOR A FELLON. E h like scissorswor rent • in twa' T ake a piece of ac rock salt, about the 1,ize of a butternut, ivrnp i~ mourn'd, the i'ivet out. in, in a cabbage lea Now whet and riveted f, if to be had, if not, in a piece of brown paper; in ' r. cover it w ith c They'll make the ol~he~rs cut. oals, as you would roast an onion; after it bas been roasted about twenty minutes, take it from the fi re and powder Covrlship.-An ek .- it very fine; mi:,. it with as m uch common _fi°~rt.shi11, i~ soap as will mak~ a the happ!~~l~r:~~efi~;: :,aiJ ;~ tha_t the p~riod of our salve; if the soap be not pretty strong . ts 1mpos~1ble with turpentine (\vhich not to admire th • this pos1t1on be may b e k nown by the r1ed, who protracted true smell.) then add a little more to it. Apply lhi . e pro~~ce of a couple latel ma the salve to the ,,.,... • part affected, in the course of a few hours, and . they ,ho,ld .. ,,:,1:7.::::' ;r r,l><>ly fo, thirly-fou, , :.,.;:. sometimes in a few minutes, the pain ; . wedlock, will be releaved. After this, is a striking prooi daa:ecus~ary to- unite in tht: b ands ~ · a suppuration takes p.lace a1e or 1 it must be healed like a common 1 otherbave aD end. • a1umao felicity mual aowe _!lore. -.. 35 36 .4 sure cure for the Consumption, if taken 'in time.-J.. nA!tl:>OLFH, 'TABLES OF INTEREST Buckinghmn COilnty, Virginia: TABLE Of Interest, shewing the amount I TABLE. "Take an handful of the bitter herb called Hoarhoun, put it Federal money at 8 per cent. fi~I Sh ewing. the amount of one dollai (ot ioto two quarts oi water, boil it down to a- and the charcoal is essential for maintaining a uniformity of tem..l:tf 1 . t e_ number of years, by the 30 20 do. o J3 3 ga~ns perature round the eggs, in transporting them through different cli- m dollars, and the product 40 25 " 0 22 1 p~;~c~pal 50 27 " 0 29 t' I; the amount of compound in mates. 1 9 erest m dollars and cents: Cure for a Horse that.has a Film.-Take a little clean hog's 100 30 " o 66 6 lard en the end of your finger, rub it well in the horse's eyes, once a day, for three or four days in succession, and the film w iH EXPLANATIONS. be reKJoved effectually, For a shoulder spr<1in in a Horse.-Half .a pint of vinegat, a h J anus.-"J . The· go d J anus was considered b ti t e anitor of the year and all th h Y ie ancients as of soap, and as much fine salt as will mix by stirring-bathe it gill ~he name of January from him. e 7;°~~ s; the first of ivhich lakes in with a hot shovel, and you may expect.a cure. - new laurel was hun" upon the st t I n f ~he calends of January a and Poltu"'x " Th a ue O anus by the Romans " · Castor ,- ese we t · b · Jupiter and Leda. They .d re w rn rot hers, the sons of ----~:~---- II d are &a1 to have been t I t d Rats and Mice.-A plant whith grows in every field, called . - eaven an made a constellation h. h . . rans a e into Dog's Tongue, the Cynoglossum officinale of Linnreus, has been Sailors esteem these stars lucky , d\v ic is still called Gemini.- Pl · d Pl , an prosperous. found to pos~ess a very valuable quality. If geathered at the eia es.- e 1ades or seven st d · . period when the sap is in full vigor, bruised with a hammer,_ and Greek word which signifies 'l'. ars, erived their names from a laiJ in'a house, b:irn, granary? or any place infested by rats and they portend gond weather 1:(L~::f'at!:omTwhhenc~ th.ese starB rise mice, those distrnctive vermin will shift their quarters immediate Venus.-" Was called 1-l esperugs or v·e•per eywhe ri seE rn the. sprin",,. ly. ThP success oithis method is equally spet!dy and effectual, Ph o,p h oro• or Lucifer when . 11 venrng Star. Diana - " R mornmg star. . and worthy the attention of every person. b · epresented the moon. and wa~ c II · L . . . ecause she shines in the night. The li crb , a eel . una. shining, anklin) who is r;ood at making exe~ 15 new light Tl G k l " . t by which , he shines A young man (said Dr. Fr . always . ie re,.e se ene is from selas neon, new !lei.. will never be good for any thing else. F J • 38 and the shades of" · ' t moon hath three I have seen the sun set i'n the west nigu light. Diana was called triformis because the h l . h 'd h . , r , s u Ill t e WI ~ onzon ; t here was no colour, nor shape, no ces. The ancients thought that Diana left off hunting on the fa beauty , nor music; gloom and dark ness brooded around. I look ides of August.'' . ~ : the sun broke fo rth again from the east, and gilded the moun• k rose to meet him from her low nest and th SONS. tarn tops : the lar THE PIOUS- shades of d arkness fl ed away. ' e In one of those terrible eruptions of mount .lEtna, two brothers I .have seen _the in s~ ct, being come to its full size, languish and s and Amphinomus, in the height of their solicitude to pre Anapia refu, e to ea~: 1t sp~n itself a t omb , a nd was shrouded in the sil serve their wealth and goods, suddenly recollected that their_fa ~en cone ; 1( lay w11ho_ut feet or power to move. I looked acrain: ther and mother, both very old, were unable to save themselves 0 It _had burst Ifs tomb ; 11 w:is full of li fe , and sail ed or1 coloured Filial_ tenderness triumphed over every other consid by fli ght. w rngs thro ugh the soft air; it !ejoiceu in its new being. e,'' cried the generous youths, " shall we find a• eri:l, tion. "vVber BARBAULD. more precious treasure than they who gave us being, and who have through life?" Having said tbis, the cherished and protected us THE SABBATH. took up his father on his shoulders, the other, his mother,·and one ." Mournful a~ the neglect of a Sa bbath is, and widely as the ly made their way through the surrounding smoke and fla mes. happi j anuary.-Plant all kind of evergreen, either from .roo.ts ~1' May.-This mont_h i,s ~hiefly for weeding and watering1 as no slip~. Sow late peas and beans. Sow summer cabbage a.nu pars thing does w,dl either planted or sowed, unless you shade them ; i'ey j the last at the change of .the ipoon, the first at the lull, tha,t yet you may sow_enpive or cabbage for the fall, the parsely may grow luxuriantly, and th~ cabbage bead ~ell. June.-Clip herbs for drying, and evergreen, if they are too Sow Spinnage for seed, in a small bed of nch land, but let _it never ~uch grown; but not otherwise, as the heat ,~ill be apt to dry ,be cut, and it will yield a quantity of seed. Plant out arllchokes, them too much. If you have lost the last season for so\\ ing car which wiH bear in the fall after. Also plant ro_se a?d othe~ trees, rots you may now sow them; but the beds must be watered and for fruit or ornament, except those of the orange tri?e, which are then shaded to bring up the seed ; after the seed is in the ground., not to be removed until spring. All kinds of ffow~rrng shrubs are ,, - you may lay over the bed some litter of wet straw,\\ hich must be now to be move<;!. . ~ taken off at night, and put on 11·et in the morning, until it comes up;· February.-Sow all kinds of early melons, cucumbers, kidney then shade them with crotches and boughs laid over until they beans, squashes, asparagus, raddishes, lettuce, and garden cre~ses are strong enough to bear the sun . Remember to make your bed for seed. Sow late dwarf peas and onion seed; and at the full of ac~ording to directions given in F ebruary. • · the moon carrots parsnips and red beets in the beds prepared be fore wan'ted ; m;de a~ follows: Lay a quantity of SHERIFFS. GHl~F JUSTICES OF COUNTY COURTS. l:iounties, Sheriffs. CounUes. fih c,r i.ffs-. GiJunties. N ames. Counties. .Names. L awrence, R. Collins, Monroe, n. Sims, ·\i\Tarren John Jenkins, Marion, R. M. Collins, Pike, L . Bacot, F' ranklin, C. C. Slocum!:> , C_laiborne, Joseph Moore, Hancock, Noel Jourdan, Mar ion, - Simeon D uke, · Hancock, J. T oole, · · J efferson, J ames G W ood, J ackson, Daniel Picket, E Jenkins, A:nite, , Perry, M. Chadwick, Adam!, Elijah Smith, Greene, J ohn M'Rea, Claiborne, J. Briggs, Wayne, E. Gray, · Franklin, Bail ey E. Chaney, Wayne, James Patton, Jefferson, P. B. Ha rri son, Covington, J. Hornsby, Wilkinson, J ames Carra way, Covington, Jopn M 'G uffey, Adams, J ohn F ors yth, J ackson, E . Williamson, Amite. T homas Torrance, Perry, J. J. H. Morris, W arren, t,.. <.,')ass, · Greene, l\1. M 'Gaskill, Pike, Benjamin Bagley, Monroe, Gideo!l Lincieum. Wilkinson, Hugh Connell, / Lawrence, G eorge W. King, ~®~ .._--®--...... , BANK OF THE S1' ATE OF MlSSlSSWPI. SAMUEL PosTLETHWAITE! President.~ CAPITA .., 900 0 0 COURTS ARE HELD.' GABRIEL TrcRENOR Ca.shier. S L, iP • O • BrsTRICT CouRT UN ITED STATEs-On the first :Mondays iu Office of Discount and Deposit at Po.rt Gibson. Jos1cPH MooRE, WrLLIAM May .and December. President. , B. NoYES, Ca,hier. Office of Discount and Deposit at Woo•l Su PREM E CouRT-At the vill!! , Court house in Natchez, Qn the second llfosEs LIDDELL, President. REESE E. FLEESON ; Cashier. l\1ondays in June and November. · Discount days, every Friday:--Form of 11ote : to be '!!Jered 011e day ,, /• previous. SUP ERIOR COUR'1, --- days after date --promise to pay --_ -, or order, - -- dollal'Jl1 e ountie,. Moodays. Months. Counties. Mondays. lt[onths. - value recei ved; payable and negotiable at the B~nk of thJ St~te 1>_f Missis_si_pp i'. Warren 1 Mar ch and Sept. Wilkinson, 1 May and Nov. ___.__ day-of--- 182-- -;:::-- - Claiborne, 2 do. do. · Adam~, 3 do. do, Jefferson, 3 wa <-..t:-- < 45 46 PA R ISH JUDGES. . Jesse R . Jones, St. Tammany. H . W. Hill, Felician:i. LIST OF ROADS Pierre L'A. St. Amant, La Edward Broughton, Concordia. . --c+o.- · F1-nirch, Int. !a mes Pi tot, Netv Orleans. Roa,l from Natch~z .to '.'1illedgeville in Georgia, by .'.\-Ionticello, state of Mis A . D. 'feureaud, St. J ames. Jehu Wilkinson, St. ,ll1ary. S1Ss1pp1, and Fort St. Stephens, Alabama. Coupee. Paul Briant, St ..Martin . MILES, P. Dormenon, Point MILES. Charles Fagot, St. Bernard. Washington ...... John D utton, Iberville. 6 F'oRT ST. STEPHENS I:.. 239 .!lssumption. Hoggat's ....• , . Philogene Favrot, West Baton Bela Hubbard, t 12 1·'(Jrt Claiborne 25 264 Charles Tessier, East Baton Head of Homochitto R. R ouge. . 28 40 'forricane Spring • 43 307 . Bogue Chi to Samuel Lightner, Catahoula. Rou~e. 18 58 F ol't Decatur •. 56 363 John Ge1 rn, Washington. MONTICELLO Terence Le Blanc, St. J ohnl 32 90 Point Comfort . 12 374 obn R. Sa_lisbu:y' ~t. El elena. w incbester on the e Barti:st. . IJ 105 195 Chataboochy river 30 405 ~epn_, St. Charles . . Chickasawliay IL 5 Carl ier D'Outreme1·, .flscension. Claude fort Lawrence . 45 450 sas: f~an Marie Vrnot, Plag_uemine. Eastern branch of George King, Oppelou t 11 206 For! Hawkin's . 50 500 ott, Rapides. _.._ . Pasc agoula Oli1·er J. Morgan, Ouachi ta. 11 homas C. Sc IMilledgev ille . . 45 545 Charles Slocom, Natchitoches. Cornelius Vorhies, Jivoyelles, Sintabogue river 2 1 2° 7 . CUSTOM-HOUSE, NEW OHLEANS. TO NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. - 0 /fice hours, from 9 to 2 o'clock. M , Af. Beverlv Chew, Cultector. Jame, Hobinso~, Gauger. 6 Black's ashington 8 A. Milier, Deputy Cullector. Samuel Baldwrn, Weigher 6 Fulsom 's Seltsertown 5 J:imes Sterrett, J'V'a1.1al Officer. ---Measurer:- ---.._ T own 6 Beam's Union 5 R 1\1 W ellman ~ . Twtnty-six Inspectors. 6 H'al 's · · ' Appraisers. Grt>enville 7 ~ harles Gard1 er, ~ Vaughn.s 5 James Pern·'s 15 ~@--- G ib•on,port 17 YI r. Petti!(r'oye's CITY OF NEW OH.LEANS. , 8 Mrs. WnolJridge 9 Choctaw Agency John Roffignac, J\fayor. John Sou lie, R ecorder. 8 Choctaw line 16 .\llen's . • • MEMBERS OF 'l'HE CITY COUNCIL.. 8 Fourteen mile creek 14 Jomes Colbert Porter, M. Gordoll, S. Caraby, J.B. Vignie, Aug . Da1·e 1 B. P. Indian house 18 Levi Kernp Preval, John Lanna, J . Q,ues,art, L. St. Blanca_rd., 7 zac, Gallie n Osborne's 6 Big town Heligsberg, J. Gainie , Wm. Montgomery, P.A. Rousseau, Evar1ste 15 Agency 8 Old Factor's Bla1Jc. , 5 rashear's 4 John Brown's Maurice Bourgeois, City Clerk. J. L. Blache, City Treasurer. Ward's 8 The clean house Joseph Pilie, City Sur1.!eyur. M•Curty's 4 The good s'pring - ---- Doke 's I 6 Bear creek WHARFAGE OR LlWEE DUTY. Irishman's 26 Carter's I U > tons or under ...... $ 12 ShoHtf!'s 4 Tennessee river { do. to 200 tons ...... ">5_ SEA VESSEIS, ·oo Michael Lafloure's - I 1 Duck river . bo1 P 200 toos ...... 40 Lewis Lafloure's 1 ash~·ille - , ...... 6 1 !/'IN 80 1, >1 ,;, '.>" under..... _ ...... Mitchtll's -< STEAM BoATS, { 80 to 160 tuns ...... 9 Jl,J adisonville. A bnve 160 tons ...... I Z Road from Natchez to New Orleans by Fial Boats ( loaded) - • - · - 6 B oats or Barges, 70 feP t or m"re in lt> ng tJ... - l? &1. St. C athariue creek M4, ~ f-fo mochitlo river - do. do. Jes~ than 70 feet, and Keel Boats or Rafts 3 6 Second creek - 10 The3I 0 N.Latitude - 35 47 !If, Cross Amite river M, - 4 Madisonville- • - 15 Spiile. 's - - l 4 Mouth of Chifuncte - 3 Co11rt (-J'~. St. HPle na, brid~e O ver Lake Ponchartrain, to over the Tickfoh a ri,er - 15 Fnrt St. John, mouth of Spri,,gfield on the Notal baoy Bayou St. John - 20 creek - - JO St. Job11's Suburb (Faux- Ponrhatoola creek - 5 bur_g,) - 4 Taugipao river - 9 New Orleans 2 From Nu.tchez to New Orlean~ by Baton Rouge and th• Levee, )I. M. St. Catharine crePk - - 3 Opposite Donaldsonwille, ef White Apple village I 9 fl1J\· of Lafourche - - - Homochitto river 7 6 IGenna / H • ·-, pion's Ferry - - - 5 over Buffalo - - 11 '1 I3riugier' Woodville - - - • - S 8 lj C'buri:h of St. John Baptist Sligo - 9 9 !1 Fortin · Bayou ------8 Sarah Creek 7 lj Bonnet Q,uarre St. Francisville bend • • J-6 in New Feli- 1· Church of the German ciana, coast 15 (Louisiana) - la Detreban's Buller', plains 1 - • - 11 Lebr:111che's - Baton Rouge 2 16 Kr.oner's - 2 Effiux of I bberville - - 16 Sauve's 3 Over Manchac p0int 4 M•Cartv's bend - 8 St. Gabriel Church - 5 New 0°rleans 8 Madame Bruo's 15 APHORISMS. ' The way to be happy, is lo look down on those who suffer, and- u ot up to those who shine in the world. The comparison then would be so much in our favor, that we should cease to complain. The great mistake in the systems--- of educa tion in practice, e~i:,e- cially in female ,;,ducation is, that it is maile much more· an object . to fill , than 1-o st-rengthe n the minC:. The memory does more than its share of the work ; the pupil should have tasks to learn by rote, but he ~hould too, be often·urged to an active and ,·igorous exer tion of the intellect generally. ,,,.. Have M! to do wilh any m;in --in his passion; for men are not like iron to be wrought upon when they are hot, ---