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Proposal* for Timber for building the Copper
Dam, will be received at the Navy Agent'* Office, N<-w
York, until the 5th day of December, 1841, agreeably
to the following
SCHEDULE OF TIMBER.
364 Piles of Yellow Pine timber, 16 inches square?
average length 45 feet?for main Dam.
134 Pile* of Yellow Pine timber, 14 inchr* square
?average length 36 feet?for main Dam.
458 Piles of Yellow Pine timber, 13 inches square
average length 38 feet?for side Dam*.
735 Piles of Yellow Pine limber, 13 inches xquare
average length 36 feet?for Sheet Piling.
4 Set* of Waling Pieces, for main Dam, of White
.Oak, 1 foot vquare?total length 1876 feet.
3 *eta of Waling Piecea, for Side Dams, of White
Oak, 1 foot s 8 inches square?total length 1070 feet.
52 cap timbers of White Pine 18 feet long and 16
inches square. .... . w. ;
14,134 feel board measure, of J inch white pine
^AH the above limber for Piles to be of good sound
yellow or hard pine, free from large knots and ahakea,
and suitable for grooving and drying as sheet piling.
Two of the oppoaite edges of each pile lobe sawed
or hewed straight and parallel, and a third side to be
sawed or hewed straight and square with the other
two. The fourth face to be hewed or sawed nearly
parallel with the opposite aide so as not to deviate
more than one inch in the width of the pile. The
dimensions to be as follow.: The first named 364
piles to be of lengths varying fiom 42 to 48 leet, and
to average at least 45 feel ; the thickness, measured
on the parallel edges, to be not less than 14 nor
er than 16 inches, to average about 15,?and the
width not leas than 16 inches.
The second lot (of 191 Piles) to vary in length from
34 to 38, averaging not leas than 36 feet; the thick
ness on the parallel edges not less than I'-J nor moro
than 14 inches-,?and the width not less than 14
The third lot (of 458 Piles) to vaiy in length from
36 to 40, averaging 38 feet ; the thickneason the paral
lel edges not less than 11 nor more than 13, to average
1'2 inches ; and the width not less than 12 inches.
The fourth lot (of 7-25 Piles) to vary in length from
33 to 36, avei aging 36 feet; the thickness on the paral
lel edires to be not less than 11 nor more than Id, to
average 12 inches , and the width not leaa than 12
111 The tiring or waling pieces for the main Dam to be
of good, sound, straight white oak limber, hewed or
sawed 12 inches square, and in length varying from
!25 to 35 feet. ... ,o?m* r l
The wholo amount furnished to be 1870 lineal
?feet.
The iBaling pieces for the side dams to be 1'2 by 8
inches, hewed or sawed square, of good, .sound,
straight white oak timber, and in lengths varying from
25 to 35 feet; ihe whole amount lo be 10/0 lineal
feet
The 5*2 lapt to be of good sound W hite Pine timber,
free from shakes and large knots, hewed or sawed
?traicht, 16 inches square and 18 feet long.
The Plank to bd of White Pine, sound, straight,
and square edged, fr.e from large nols, 3 inches in
thickness, and in lengths not less than 25 feet? umount
14,434 board measure.
All the above limber and plank to delivered on such
wharf or wharfs, within the U. S. Navy Yard, New
York as may be designated, and subject to the insDec
tion and approval of such person as may be select^ by
the engineer; one-fourth of ihe yellow or
to be delivered before the 24th day of January, 1842;
one fourth before the 25th of ??bru?ry,?nd ihe re
maining half before the 31st of March, 1842 ; the tim
ber for the main and side dams and sheet piling to be
delivered in the following order, vij:
1st. The Timber for the Main Dam.
" ? " " Side Dams.
3j" " ? " " Sheet Pilings.
The Oak Waling pieces to be delivered on or before
the first day of April, and the White Pine timber and
Plunk before the 15th of April, 1842.
The right reserved to receive a lent portion than an
offer may embrace. & ^yETMORE,
Navy Agent.
Navy Aoent's.Office, I
New York, Nov. 8ih, 1841. \
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Intelligencer, Globe, Madisonian, and Norfolk and
Portmouth Herald, will copy the above 3 limes each
week until 5th December, and send their bills to this
office.
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
MF.DICAL DEPARTMENT.
Station 1841-'42.
THE Lectures will commence on Monday, the 1st
of November, and be continued, under the fol
lowing ariangement, to the middle of March ensuing :
Practice and t heory of Medicine, by Nathaniel
Chapman, M. D.
Chemistry, by Robert Hare, M. D.
Surgery, by William Gibson, M D.
Anatomy, by William E. Horner, M. D.
Institutes of Medicine, by S?mue} Jackson, M. D.
Obstetrics and the Diseases of Women and Chil
dren, by Hugh L. Hodge, M.D.
Clinical Lectures on Medicine, by W. W.Ger
hard, M. D , and ?., ,
Clinical Lectures on Surgery, by Drs. Gibson and
Horner, will 1* delivered at ihe Philadelphia Hospital
(Blorkley.) Students are also admitted lo the Clini
cal Instruction at the Pennsylvania Hospital, in the
C,ly' W. E. HORNER,
Dean of the Medical Faculty,
aug.24,-3awtNov. 15 263 Chetnui Street 1'hil.
CHINA, Ancient and Modern, being a history
_ and general description ofthe Country, Govern
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Arts and Sciences, Literature, Commerce, Tea and
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ITALIAN LANGUAGE.?Recently received for |
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himself
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tuovo Scelta di Poesie italiane, '2 volumes, Pari*, S'2
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to, Tango, con una Scelta di Pesie Italiane, dal I"200
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Italian. Italian and English Phrase Book, by Uossut.
Surrault's Easy Grammar of the Italian Language.
Bachis' Italian Grammar and Eiercises. Barren's
Quarto Dictionary of English and Italian. Graglia's
Italian and English Pocket Dictionary, dtc. A few
copies only of the foreign editions imported for an ex
periment.
Books, stationery, and periodicals imported to order
from London and Paris. nov 6
ORDNANCE MANUAL, for the use of thToffi
cers of l he United Stales Army?composed by
the Board of Ordnance. A few copies this day re
ceived for sale by F. TAYLOR.
oct 6
INTELLIGENCE AND GENERAL AGENCY
OFFICE?One door from the corner of 7th street
on Louisiana avenue, opposite the Bank of Washing
ton.
Wanted imnediately? six colored servants fiomthe
country as assistant cooks ; four houie-kee|iers , three
laborers on a farm; four nurses ; one apprentice
to the mantua making business; one youug girl
to take caie of children ; one gardener ; one apprentice
to the confectionary business; eight good cooks males
and females ; a house in the vicinity of the City Post
Office -one unfurnished room on the avenue.
Gr To sell a negro girl aced 17?she is a good cook
and house-keeper.
fjT To purchase a colored girl from II to 12 years
old.
A good opportunity is now offered to any per
son with a cash capital of S500 of investing it in a bu
siness yielding a clear profit of 33 per ccnt; the stand
is in the heart of Pennsylvania avenue. For further
particulars inquire of
O'BRYAN & DAY.
N. B. A \ight itcoool will shortly be opened inthe
commodious room attached to the above office?a com
petent teacher has been engaged for the purpose. For
|>articulars apply as above. nov 11
VOYAGE TO MEXICO AND IlAVANA ?
Including some general observations on the Uni
ted States, by an Italian, in one volume.
Just published and this day received, for sale by
nov 11 F. TAYLOR.
LINGARD'S HISTORY and Antiquities of the
Anglo Saion Church, complete in one volume.
Just received, for sale by
nov 11 F.TAYLOR.
Glory and shame of~england, two|
volumes, by C. EDW ARDS LESTER, just re
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Gadsby's. nov 11
NEW YORK REVIEW-NUMBER -XVIll
CONTENTS :
I. Life and Writings of John Jay.
II. Relation of Platonism to Christianity.
III. Anglo-Saxon Language and Earliest English
Poetry.
IV. Chronicles of the Pilgrim Father*.
V. Tasso and the Alberti Manuscripts.
VI. Distinguished Astronomers, the Predecessors
and Contemporaries of Gallileo.
VII. System of National Defence.
IX. Life and Times of Red Jacket.
X. Critical Notices.
I'r Price $."> per annum. Subscriptions received
by F. TAYLOR, by whom the work will be forward
ed to any part of the United States. nov 9
IR-TIGHT STOVE?II. W. Edwards, High
street, near Gay, Georgetown, is now ready to
supply the jieople of this District and of the surround- I
ing country with the Air-tight Stove, to the !>est of|
his ability. Dealeis supplied at a liberal discount.
Mr. Edwards is now my sole agent for this Dis
trict. As far as my health and occupations allow, I
will see that he sells the genuine article. All others
are "humbugs."
nov 9?wrtw ISAAC ORR.
ASTER HUMPHREYS CLOCK, AND
THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP, complete
to the conclusion, in "2 volumes?price 75 cents? usual
price two dollars. Fot sale by
nov 11 F.TAYLOR.
Bank or Washington, Nov. 5, 1841.
A DIVIDEND of three anil a half per cent, on
the capital stock of this Bank has l>een declared,
payable to the stockholders on and after the 16th in-I
slant. J AS. ADAMS,
nov II Ca?,oier.
Office of tiif. U. S. Attorney for the
District of Columbia, Nov. 8, 1811.
PERSONS having business with this office are
hereby informed that it is kept in the Kaitern
H ing of the City Hall, in the story above the base
ment. nov 11?3t
RULED LETTER PAPER, at S2 snd $3 per
ream ?Fine ami Su|>erfiiie letter Pajier, ruled ,
on thiee sides, at the low price of two dollars and three |
dollars per ream. Also Uuills and Cap Paper, suita
ble for schools, for sale by
WM F BAYLY,
(Agent for J K Herrich,)
Nov. 9?3t Penn. Avenue, bet. 12th & 13th st?
Doetfcal.
MORN AND EVEN.
"Thou make*! ihe outgoing* of tha morning and
the evening to rejoice. "?David.
Tht outgoing! of noect Morn I See the light miat
That apiead* ita white winga to tbe baavena away?
Sea the freah bloiaom* by the blithe baa kisaad!
The bill-lop kindling neath tha King of Day ;
S|?re after *pire, that drink* the genial raj ;
Tbe rock* that in Ibrir rifled holda abide,
And darkly frown, with head* forevei grey ;
While the clear atrearn gleama out in trembling
prime
Through ita transparent veil, like a fair, timid brida
Morn to the Earth I the cup of life the quaff*,
And countless voices hail tha sparkling draught,
Metbinks the lamb beside ita mother laughs ;
Up soars the lark, with aong his Maker taught;
Sweat lisping murmurs wrap the infant'a thought,
Aa gladly from the cottage door it creeps;
Tha wild nil glitter*through tbe lonely grot;
W bile the hoarae aea, whose anthem never aleepa,
Reverberate* Qod's praise through all ita aounding
deep*.
Morn to the Watcher by tbe aick man'* bed)
The alow, alow clock tell* out the welcome hour,
And to the air he springs with buoyant tread.
Tbe poor caged bird *ing* sweet in lady'a bower;
The farmer, watchful lest the skie* may lower,
Thruita hia *harp sickle 'mid the bearded grain ;
While sportive voices, stiong in childhood'* power,
With merry music wake the village plain,
And toil come* forth refresh'd, and age i* young again.
The outgoing* of mild Eve! the folded row,
Soft slumber nettling on the lily'* bell;
The aolemn forest lull d to deep repoae,
Whilo restleaa winds no more ita murmurs swell;
The stars emerging from their secrrt cell,
A silent night-watch o'er the woild to keep;
And then the queenly moon, attended well,
Who o'er the mightv arch of Heaven doth sweep,
Speaking of Nature s King in language atill and deep.
The charms of eve how sweet, he be*t can *ay,
Who sickening at the city'* dud and noise,
And selfish art* tnat Mammon'* votaries iway,
Turns to his home to taste its simple joy*;
There, climbing on his knee, his ruddy boys
Wake that warm thrill which every care repays,
And fondly hasting from her baby-toys,
ili* prattling daughter seeks a father's gaze,
And gives that tenuer smile which o'er his slumber
plays.
She, too, who wins her bread by toil severe,
And from her home at early morn must go
And earn the bread that dries her children * tear,
How hail* her heart the *un declining low :
Love nerves the foot that else were sad and slow,
And when afar her lowly roof she spies,
Forgot is all her lot of scorn and wo ;
A mother's rapture kindles in her eyes,
As to her wearied arms the eager nursling Hie*.
And see, from labor loosed, the drooping team,
Unharness'd, hasiing to their fragant food,
While, fearful of the hawk'a marauding scream,
The broad-wing'd mother folds her helpless brood;
In the cool chambers of the teeming flood
The scaly monsters check their boisterou* play,
And elosely curtain'd 'mid the quiet wood,
The slumbering songsters hush their warbling lay,
While man's sweet hymn of praise doth cloae the sum
mer day.
/Yotn the For get- Me- Not for 1842.
MOUNT TABOR.
'Ti? evening upon Tabor'* hill,
And like a sheet of gold beneath,
Reflecting foreat, star and rill,
Sleeps,broad and blight, Genneaareth ;
Yet still four wayworn pilgrims climb,
Tabor, thy precipice sublime.
And now, with fainting steps and slow,
The four have reached the summit-plain ;
And now, their wearied limbs they throw
Amid the harvests' yellow grain?
But one alone is kneeling there
With lip and heart in mighty prayer.
And now haa sunk the last red beam,
Still on the ground the three are strown,
In the deep sleep that knows no dream.
Still one is kneeling there, alone,
Still fix'd beneath the dark'ning sky,
With clasping hand and heavenward eye.
'Tift night, and silence o'er the land ;
In cot and palace all is sleep,
From Sion's towers to Syria's sand.
But radiance glows on Tabor's steep;
And hosts, on gold and purple wind,
Pay homage to their pilgrim king.
And two, on splendor's richest tide,
Are floating o'er the mountain's brow,
And now they worship at his side.
Are those thy vassals, Man of woe !
Light folds thee like a regal robe,
Light crowns thee, Monarch of the GIoIks I
They speak the living words of Heaven,
Of Death absorbed in victory,
Of Satan chained, and sin forgiven.
Of tnan redeemed, and nature free,
Of mercy's starry diadem,
And eaith illuminated by its beam !
The sleejK'rs wake; their startled gaze
Sees pomp of more than star or sun,
And, flashing in its central blaze,
Pilgrim no more?the Miirhly One !
And Israel's chief, and Israel's seer,
Elijah, Moses, bending there.
Are those the forms of hoary time,
The wanderer's in our vale of toars T
They stand in manhood's noblest prime,
Unstained by woe, unworn by years ;
The cherub crown, the cherub plume,
Their trophies o'er 'he mortal tomb.
Veiling his glory-dazzled eve?,
Cries Peter's heart in ecstacy,
41 Here let three tabernacles rise,
The first and mightiest, Lord to thee !"
But hark ! the thunder's awful roll
Bows to the dust his ardent soul.
Down stoops the cloudy canopy,
And are all wrapp'd in light divine !
And shall not Faith's exulting eye
Thus see the second Advent shine,
And, walking in the world alone,
Behold the pomp, the King, the throne I
fWCsccllnnrous.
INDIAN SMOKING FOR HORSES.
The editor of the Hawk-Eye, who was pre
sent at the treaty-ground of the Sac and Fox
agency, last month, gives the following account
of an Indian custom of "smoking for horses,"
practised by two hands of Indians, immediately
after their interview with our Commissioners:
Directly after this interview, we learned thai
Poweshiek's and Keokuk's hnnds were ahout to
go through the ceremony of ?'Smoking for
Horses." This being new to most present, ex
cited considerable curiosity, and as our readers
may be equally curious, we shall attempt to
give them a description of it. Poweshiek, with
his hand, assembled on the beautiful lawn in
front of the Agency House, and commenced
the cer mony by ranging his followers in a sit
ting posture on the ground. Keokuk and his
band took their position a!>out twenty paces im
mediately in front. These remained standing.
Presently one of Keokuk's men crossed over to
the other band, leading a horse with one hand,
and carrying a pipe in the other. Having se
lected his man, he handed him the pipe; after it
was taken and smoked, he then placed the bridle
in the "smoker's" hand, and presented him with
the hor*c. The horse was then led off to the
rtarof Poweshiek's band by the man who had
received it, the donor retiring in great glee to
hit companion)! opposite. Immediately after,
and in uuick succession, several horses, amount
ing to thirteen, were smoked for and given in
the tame way. The most interesting part of
the ceremony consisted in seeing Keokuk lead
ing a horse with a small boy, about six or seven
years old, mounted on him. Just before he ar
rived at the place of presentation, he lifted the
boy oft the horse, placed the bridle in his hand,
and then handed the pipe to one of Poweshiek's
men, at the same time directing the boy to give
the horse to the man to whom he gave the pipe.
What added the most interest to this transac
tion, was the fact that this little boy is a Sioux
prisoner, who has been adopted by-l&eokuk, and
{?treated by him as kindly?and perhaps more
?o?as an only son. It is kuown that the Sioux
are the most deadly enemies of the Sacs and
Poxes, and the tenderness with which this child
is treated may appear strange to those who are
n<it aware that it is a custom among various
tribes so to treat the children of their enemies
who are taken in battle. Several have offered
to take this child, and Mr. Win. Phelps promis
ed to bring it up and educate it witli his own
children, if Keokuk would give him up. Ano
ther offered two horses for the child ; but all
the?e propositions were peremptorily declined
oy O. K., as Keokuk is uow called. It is sur
prising to see the excitement thi? "smoking for
noises" produces among the Indians. They not
only gave away horses, but blanketH, whole
nie?es of calico, every article of dress, and one
Indian, who had on a handsome military coat,
for which he probably allowed the trader from
whom he purchased it one hundred dollars, took
tkat from his back and presented it to the Indian
who had smoked for it. Another absolutely
stripped off all his clothing, saving his leggings,
breech cloth and moccasins, and gave them away
in the same manner.
When the above ceremony is conducted be
tween two distinct tribes, it has another appen
dage, which was not put in requisition at this
time. It is this:?the Indian who makes the
1 (resent starts off with a bridle and pipe in one
laad, and a common Indian whip in the oilier.
Tie receivers or donees sit in a row, with their
backs all bared. He approaches, and, after se
lecting his man, lays on the whip with all his
might.. If the man does not flinch under two
or three "licks" on his bare back, the pipe is
hatided liitn, and after taking a "whiff," he re
ceives the horse or whatever else it may be ; if,
however, he should make the least movement,
or ippear to writhe under the lash, the present
is withheld from him, and he is called a "squaw."
We have been thus particular in describing
tins ceremony, supposing many of our readers
uiacquainteu with its details, and because
nGthing of more novelty has transpired since
oir arrival. Directly after the "smoking" was
orer, Keokuk made a speech, and the Indians
dispersed.
A TRIAL.?THE JUDGE, JURY A nD
PARTY, LUNATICS.
The following we take from a report of one
of the scenes which took place in the Ohio Lu
natic Asylum, in 1840:
Mr. W , is a gentleman who has been
more or less insane lor a number of years, and
was a source of much anxiety to his neighbors
and friends. As early as 1623 he made an un
successful trip, with produce, down the rivi'r,
where he sufTered much from an attack of fever,
which greatly impaired the strength of his men
tal powers. Since that time, he has in many
respects, acted imprudently and unwisely. His
friends think he has never been the same man,
iu habits and business capacity, since this un- I
fortunate adventure. At the time of his admis
sion, he was completely deranged upon the sub
jects of politics and religion ; believing in regard
to the one, that he was endued with power from
heaven to raise the dead, perform miracles, heal
the sick, and converse with departed friends
And disembodied spirits; and of the other that
the destinies of the general government rested
upon his shoulders. He has accordingly, been
severely engaged in defeating the fancied de
signs of several distinguished politicians, espe
cially General Jackson and Henry Clay, consi
dering them dangerous to the welfare of the
nation in general, and certain plans of his. own
in particular. Other delusions exist, of a super
stitious character. He was greatly dissatisfied
with those who were instrumental in procuring
his commitment to the asylum, insisting from
day to day, with great energy and zeal, that he
had no opportunity to defend himself before the
jury of inquest, and that the whole proceeding
was conducted improperly and unfairly. Wea
ried, at length, with his everlasting din upon
this subject, we one day asked him how he
would like to refer his case to a select jury. He
was delighted with the idea, and quickly repli
ed, that it was the very thing he had so long de
sired. We told him it was the easiest matter
in the world, and immediately requested him to
nick one man, and we another, and so alternate
ly, until each was satisfied ; at the same time
asking permission, on our part, to be represent
ed by counsel, which was cheerfully agreed to,
and we all prepared for the trial without delay,
having, on the part of the institution, engaged
the services of a loquacious gentleman in the
same class, who was willing and every way
uualifted to do us justice. The jury were per
fect Solomons.
They were duly seated, and the case opened
with a speech of unusual length and variety,
from our complaining opponent, which was suc
ceeded by an equally able one in reply, from our
attorney. The jury, at last, were permitted to
retire, and after extraordinary deliberation, re
turned their verdict in writing, declaring as their
united opinion, "that he ought to stay where he
was for three months longer i" What arguments
led to this unexpected conclusion, we never
could exactly ascertain ; but it was a woful dis
appointment to the unlucky plaintiff, who so
lemnly declared it "the most notched piece of
business that ever happened since the creation
of the world," and " the foolishett jury that
ever got stuck together."
Under the constant use of medicine, this man
has considerably improved, and of late, has
shown some disposition to become useful. A
recovery is even yet possible, though we think
it exceedingly doubtful, and have the strongest
reasons to fear that his derangement must be
permanently established.?Cincinnati (iazette.
The Liverpool Mechanics' Institution.?
This institution, which was fir?t commenced by
James Musprot, Esq., its President, is by far the
most extensive and splendid institution of the
kind in the Kingdom. The building* of the in
stitution cost no less than 15,000 pounds. It
contains upwards of 3,300 members; 850 pupils
in three day schools; 600 pupils in 15 or 16
evening classes; it has . 50 teachers regularly
employed, whose salaries amount to 5,000
pounds per annum, a library of 7,000 volumes,
with 1,300 readers, and a daily distribution of
200 volumes, and public lectures twice a week,
attended by audiences varying from 700 to
1,300. There are now in England 216 mechan
ic institutions, all of them established within 15
years.?Phil. Inquirer.
Musical Taste.?It is not less remarkable
than true that men who have become Swart
wouters, have from earliest life always preferred
quick ?tej> to slow marches.?Phil. Ledg.
THE DAILY PRESS.
Tbi* is an age of ligbt and knowlege; each
day's Journal, like the morning's mid, conies
with a tl'tod of intelligence in its tram. It is
true, it belongs to the scandal of the bour, to un
dervalue the daily press, as too licentious, too
prying, too searching. A portion of this impu
tation is well founded. But the compass that
guides the mariner across the trackless ocean,
has its variations. The air that we inhale
is sometimes tainted with pestilence, ? the
sun, that in general invites vegetation to un
fold its buda and spread its blossoms under its
genial influence, now aud then, by its excessive
heat, destroys (he plant itself?but we do not for
these reasons, tiing away the compass, refuse to
inhale the atmosphere, or hide ourselves in towe
cavern from the sun. Indeed, we should no
more abandon the Press, than we should shut
our eyes against ihe sun because he has a few
spots in his face.
And enlightened press is the patron of the
art* and sciences. It is the upholder of every
virtue, and the contemner o! every vice. It
supports the pulpit. It stands by the judiciary.
It sustains the laws. It cheers the statesman and
applauds the patriot. It urges all men to pur
sue a course of honest industiy. Besides it is
our morning companion ; nor does hail, or sleet,
or snow, stop its journey to our dornicils. It
brings a feast, at early dawn, to every man's
door. The newspaper is the unbound book of
knowledge, giving the earliest information of
every thing that is important. Has 3ome de
vout divine, in the overflowings of chrislian
love, uttered a discourse of surpassing excel
lence, you shall find it in the press. And shall
our distant voyagers, on remote seas, exploring
new continents, make any discovery, you shall
have the minute history of them all, in the daily
press; or should some poor lone widow wish
to tell her story of distress modestly to the world,
she will resort to the benevolence of the press.
Chemistry goes to the press to spread her
daily deeds of wonder before a community, ever
anxious to know her secrets. Botany, too,
paints her flowers and tells their virtues, in the
journal of the day. There is scarcely any intel
ligence that does not find its wav to some one
of our numberless papers. Afl that has yet
been discovered of Pompeii and Herculaneum?
cities that have slept entombed for ages,?have
been reported to every reader of a daily press.?
There are sonie who think the readings of a
newspaper are too superficial. But we Delieve
when the press teems, as it does now, with ex
tracts from the ablest critics, the soundest law
yers, and the most learned philosophers?when
whole books are issued in a single paper, and
when highly-finished articles are presented
daily, from the most refined and polished men of
the age, thai a new character should be stamped
upon the daily press; and that by general con
sent it should ne acknowledged to be not only
the great school-book and school-master, but the
most gifted lecturer of the age.
The newspaper crosses every seaand traverses
every lake. It climbs the mountains and lingers
in the valleys. It describes the tops of the Alps,
and the craters of burning ./Etna aud Vesuvius.
It visits the frozen North and the fiery South.?
It pictures to us every race of men that have
lived, and counts all the be ists of the forest and
the fishes of the great deep. It tells us that the
bird of Paradise, of unrivalled plumage, is a
mule, and that the drab-colored, mocking-bird
sings every note of the grove; as if Providence
had intended thus to balance accounts between
them. It teaches us lessons on philosophy,
drawn from the ablest masters. Atoms ana
worlds fall alike within its descriptive range.?
It shows that the falling tear and the ponderous
earth, both illustrate the power of our God, who
balanceth the worlds upon nothing.
"That very law which moulds a tear,
And bids it trickle from its source :
That power preserves the earth a sphere,
And guides the planets in their course."
In one word, the newspaper may be said to
be the speaking leaf that describes all parts of
creation?a true transcript of the world's face,
day by day mirrored forth?the knowledge of
millions issued to millions.?Phil. Am. Sen.
Nail-makino.?Extraordinary performance.
The extraordinary quickness which mechanical
habit engenders, may be strikingly illustrated
by an example which occurred a few years ago,
and which was communicated to one of the pub
lic journals. A nailor undertook, for a trifling bet,
to make seventeen thousand double flooring
nails per week, for two successive weeks, the
nails weighing twenty pounds the thousand.
The workman finished his first week's task by
three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, resumed
his labor on Monday morning, and concluded
his second week's task with even more ease
than the first. A curious analysis has been given
of the muscular exertion involved in this per
formance. Those who do not understand the
nature of the work may form some idea of the
undertaking when they are informed that the
above quantity is allowed to be as much as three
ordinary men can perform without difficulty, and
that, allowing twenty-five strokes of the ham
mer (which is two pounds weight) to each nail,
including the cutting of the rods into a size con
venient to be handled, and re-uniting them when
too short, there w?s no less than 1,033,650
strokes required before the task could be com
pleted. In addition to this, the workman had to
?;ive from one to three blasts with his bellows
or every nail he made, had to supply the fire
with fuel, and had to move froin the fire place to
where the nails were made, and vice rcrta up
wards of 42,830 times.
Modes" of Torture.?In the time of the per
secution in Scotland, those who were selected
as tortureis knew well how much a man could be
injured through his thumbs. Old General Dal
zell brought thumbikin* into use in torturing the
poor covenanters.' Thisconvisted of two separate
and parallel horizontal bars, with a handled
screw above, which movt d the upper bar towards
the lower one, and crushed the unfortunate anti
digets that might be placed between. The pain
given by this instrument was so excruciating,
that those who bore all other torments failed to
brar this. One victim, by name William
Spence, was crushed and maimed by the booti
kins, or boots for torturing the legs, and was
also kept from sleep for eight or nine successive
nights. Hut he continued firm, till his " tormen
tors (says Bishop Burnet) grew weary of man
aging this; so a third species (of torture) was
invented ; little screws of steel were made use
of, that screwed the thumbs with so exquisite a
torment, that he sank under it." He desired
time, and he would tell all. Principal Carstares
w.is also tortured by the thumbikins, and the
very pair which crushed his thumb-bones and
caused his arms to swell to the shoulder, are
still preserved. When Carstares was introduced
to King William, after the revolution of 1088,
the monarch is reported to have inquired about
the thumbikins. " I will show them to you,"
said the Principal, the next time I have tin' ho
nor to wait upon your Majesty." Carstares,
who had got the instrument from the new Privy
Council of Scotland, was as good as his woru.
'? I must try them," said the King, " I must put
in my thumbs here. Ni>w, Principal, turn the
screw; oh! not so gently; another turn; ano
ther?stop?stop?no mori?another turn. I am
afraid, would make me confess any thing. And
such was precisely the result in cases of torture.
The poor sufferers confessed tiny thing. It is
to be hoped that the thumb will never be elevat
ed to the unlucky pre-eminence which brought
into existence such an article as the thumbikins.
THE BRIDE WON IN A DUEL.
BY LEITCH RITCHIE, EMU.
A Kerry chief had won a lady in a duel and
carried hutue his beautiful bride to his castle.?
She, however, retained a lurking attachment for
the vanquished rival, who, one night, through
her couuivance, surprised the stronghold, and
put all to (he sword but herself and the " sacred
bard." The latlerfollowed the steps of ihe lover*
to the palace of Mac Nessa, King of Munster,
and was one day in attendance when the court
were walking on a lofty promontory to enjoy the
prospect. The lady lingered for an instant be
mud the rest, to look down the dreadful steep,
where it overhung the sea. It may be, that at
that moment, the vacant space was filled up be
fore the mina'a eye by the scenes of the massa
cre ; and lhat the death-cry of her husband arose
from the abyss upon her ear. She started, how
ever, ua the bard approached, his face clothed in
smiles, and his tongue adulation.
" Give me your hand," said she, " and lead
me away. Methinks there is a strange fascina
tion in this spot."
" It is that of the meruion below," replied the
courtly bard, ''who are struck with your sur
passing beauty, and would fain lure you into
their caves."
" They shall be disappointed ihen, for I go to
rejoin my husband."
" Thou shall, indeed !" said the bard sudden
ly, as he caught her in his arms. A wild scream
Irom the lady's lips alarmed her companions,
and the whole court rushed to the spot.
?' Trailess!?murderess !" said the bard, step
ping deliberately to the briuk, " we indeed go to
rejoin thy husband!" and leaping over the pre
cipice, he plunged with her into the gulf.
Catalani and Goethe.?Amusing Anecdote.
Catalan, was almost entirely uneducated, even
in music. Her want of literaly attainment*,
joined to her vivacity in conversation, some
limes produced ludicrous scenes. When at the
court of Weimar, she was placed, at a dinner
party, by the side of Goethe, as a mark of re
spect to her on the part of her royal host. The
lady knew nothing of Goethe, but being struck
by his majestic appearance, and the great atten
tion of which he was the object, she inquired of
the gentleman on the other side what was his
name. " The celebrated Goethe, madam," was
the answer. "Pray, on what instrument does
he play ?" was the nest question. " He is no
performer, madam, lie is the author of ' Wer
ter."' "Oh, yes, yes, I remember," said Cata
lani, and turning to the venerable poet, she ad
dressed him, ''All! sir, what an admirer I am
of Werter!" A low bow was the acknowledg
ment for so llattering a compliment. " 1 never,"
continued the lively lady, " I never read any
thing half so laughable in my life. What a.
capital farce it is, sir!" " Madam," said the po
et, looking aghast, ''the sorrows of Werter a
farce !" " O yes, never was any thing so exqui
sitely ridiculous!" rejoined Catalani, laughing
heartily as she enjoyed the remembrance. Anil
it turned out that she had been talking all the
while of a ridiculous parody of " Werter,"
which had been performed at one of the minor
theatres of Paris, and in which the sentimentality
of Goethe's tale had been unmercifully ridiculed.
The poet did not get over his mortification the
whole evening, and the fair singer's credit at
the court of Weimar was sadly impaired by the
display of her ignorance of the "Sorrows of
Werter."?Memoir of Madame Catalani.
THE OLDEN TIMES.
The modern fashion adopted by our belles ol'
wearing bus les is not so new as many person*
imagine. In the reign of James I. the fashion
of ladies wearing verdingales, in order to make
themselves appear to have enormously large
hips, appears to have leached its height; and
about tne same period the men adopted the plan
of stuffing their trunk hose for the same purpose.
A writer of the day describes these stuffed trunk
hose as a sort of "verdingale breeches." This
ridiculous custom occasionally led the wearers
into awkward predicaments. On one occasion
it is related that a young man so dressed and
distended with bran, while in conversation with
some ladies, unfortunately tore his hose with a
nail, and all the bran escaped, leaving him so
much reduced in size as to be scarcely recogniz
able. At one time a law pdssed prohibiting the
men against wearing their breeches stuffed with
bays; and a man having been taken before a
justice on supposition of infringing this law es
tablished his innocence by drawing forth the
stuffing, which consisted ol a pair of sheets, two
table cloths, ten napkins, lour shirts, a brush, a
comb, night caps, and some other minor nrticles.
The ladies, who were the first to set the fashion
in this way, were not a whit behind the gentle
men in the size to which they distended them
selves; but whether gentlemen of the present
day will have the gallantry to follow the fashion
of the ladies, and adopt bustle breeches, yet re
mains to be seen.
A POLITICIAN'S GAMUT.
When Napoleon escaped from Elba and re
lumed to France, the Moniteur, &c., announced
the event as follows : 1st. announcement, March,
1815. The monster has escaped from the place
of his banishment; he has run away from Elba.
2d. The Corsican dragoon (I'oger has landed
at Cape Juan. 3d. The tiger has shown him
self at Gap ; the troops nre advancing on all
sides, in order to arrest his progress; he will
conclude his miserable adventure by becoming a
wanderer among the mountains ; he cannot pos
sibly escape. 4th. The monster has really ad
vanced as far as Grenoble; we know not to
what treachery to ascribe it. 5th. The tyrant is
actually at Lyons. Fear and terror seized all
at hi* appearance. 6th. The usurper has ven
tured to approach the capital within sixty hour*'
march. 7tn. Bonaparte is advancing by forced
marches; but it is impossible he should reach
Paris. 8th. Napoleon will reach under the
walls of Paris to-morrow. 9th. The Emperor
is at Fontainbleau. 10th. Yesterday evening
his Majesty 'he Emperor made his public entry,
and arrived at the palace of the Tuileries ; noth
ing can excecd the universal joy !
Heath of Ale.ratidrr:?When Alexander was
at Babylon, after having expended the \\ hole
night in carousing, a second feast was propose d
to him. He went accordingly, and there wen
twenty guests at the table, lie drank the health
of every person in the company, and then pledged
them severally. After this, calling for Hercules'
cup which held an incredible quantity, it was
filled; when he poured it all down, drinking to a
Macedonian in the company, Porteus by name ;
and afterwards pledged him again in the same
extravagant bumper. He had no sooner swal
lowed it than he fell upon the floor. "Here,
then, (cries Seneca, describing the fatal effects
of drunkenness,) this hero unconquered by all
the toils of prodiyious marches, exposed to the
*ngers of sieges anil combat, to the most vio
It extremes of liea' and cold, here he lies, sub'
dued by his intemperance, nad strti' k to the
earth by the fatal cun of Hercules. In this con
dition lie was seized with a fever, which in a
few days terminated in death.
No one, says Plutarch and Arria, suspected
then that Alexander was poisoned; the true'
poison which brought him to his end was wine,
which has killed many thousands besides Alex
ander.
Fattkning Fowls.? We purchased a pair of
unusually fat chickens from a country wagon a
few days since, and had the curiosity to inquire
of the seller how he succeeded in getting ih>m
so fat. His reply was that he fed them with In
dian meal and milk. Merely take uncooked
meal and fe< d liberally, and your chickens will
fatten as rapidly bh can be desired. There i* a
pleasure in carrying fat poultry to market, and
all our farmers may enjoy this pleasure, by fol
lowing the above^ direction in feeding.? Amer,
Farmer.