Carolina Watchman

              the carolina watchman jh^eliirner editor y proprietor ( new ski iks dlltiiis.am.i.iiii i saps otn'lllarri ,, ( volume ix number 43 ,• " ki*i*i a nirii i.tiix am voi-a ) llruii salisbury n c thursday march 3 ls.r*3 7r;*,,i;.iiioi.i\l watiiiimv ' , y . t 0 ... iiniil in mi two i - 1 ' ''* , tbi the msi nnd *.'.-, cn 1 11 mi inseriion courlorders ,, ■■ is a lib ... , , um us by ibe year 1 in ' i l - i'm watchman curious fa cis „ it-hen iwo rays of red light proceeding f(,1woluminoi.s points lull upon 11 sheet ol h,,,,ii,,,.iiii.i.l"l room ihey produce a red " ,.„!, wliich will be iwlce as bright as eilh ij 11 1 singly provided liffer ll ibe lengths ol llm tw 1 beams from ihe 1,-slnou.l ■«""'■ r ' ' he w ac the 0.0000258lh pari i an inch j effeel will lake place 11 the differ iniiii leiiglhs he twice ihree tunes or „.. iimt iiiiaiiiitv bul if the difference uu lllll lll,|er.jlibsolil.»lwo rays i ual to one ol ,(.,, 11 o000258lh pari i an inch or in ill ill hi piirii ie one light will entirely 1 th oilier and will produce absolute attn on the paper where the united beams || the difference i llio lenghlhs ul tlmir lbs equal 10 lhe l 2 3 of lhe 0.0000 ',.,.,, i ni an inch the red spot arising hum li combined beams will he ol the same inten which one alone wuuld produce s'flie laws ol interference extend also lo prf ills clear ihul iwo equal and similai c airings ivi i be in unism hey com ue lhe same number ul vibrations lo lhe lirinlhe saiifa 1 • bul it iwo such sliings km nearly in unison lhal one perform 10u libnlioin in a lecond and ihe other llll in linme im i during lhe hrsl lew vlbra | tl ihe two resulting bniinds will combine lo .... ,| mhle intensity ul eilher because . 1 || waves « ill sensibly coincide in lime ! uj „,. ; 1 111 una will gradually gain n ihe krr.nll at il.e lm eih vibraiiun ii will be half imtlllaiiou in advance then lhe waves nl r which pruduce lhe sound being sensibly milbul the receding part of one coinciding with lit mmming pari 0 the other ihey will de tmtine another and occasion an instant si mt the sound will be renewed in di hely after and will gradually increase nil lhe ntidiedib vibraiiun when lhe iwo waves will tamliine 10 produce a sound uf duuble iiu in iinmiy i eilher a tuning fork affords a good example of in rni'ine when ihnt insliiimenl vibrates i.s no branches allernatoly recede frum and ap ii one nim ilmi ; each c..un licales its billions io the uu and a musical nole 1 lhe :!,.,, jienci if lilt folk e held upright | ( ibtiui a i....i lr 111 lhe ear and lurned round i.s , uiinlnlo vibrating at evei quarter revulu i n the sound will scarce be heaid while nl . ( h intermediate puinls ii will be strong and , clear tins phenomenon arises from ihe in | , ulerence ul lhe undulations of aii coming irom *. 1 branches ol lhe link when lhe iwo ' ' n coincide or when they ureal equal ( ..,,,,. from lhe ear lhe waves of air cum : - . ,. inlur ■• each oiher ; bul al lhe quad . *. 1 where ihe iwu branches are al unequal nuances from ihe ear ilu lengths of lhe waves pr by hall an iindulalloo and consequently ' jlfiiiny nne another • the tame thing extends i heal : " and lhe 1 e ufiwu hot rays musl producecold hitmen results from ihe inleilerence ol two njiol li^lti : lilence ensues irom t i.f inter i srence ol lu lulatio'ns of sound ; and still 1 nifi 01 no tide to ihe consequence ol 1 lie in j \ eilvrenre ol two lides li»bl nnd inal us well as sound lire not nil beings imi mere modes ol aciion coininii tiled lo our perceptions by ihe nerves philosopher for ibe wnlt i innn lol'rcihlu does as iie is taught many years i.nn a venerable und aged der min nol more lhan 1000 miles irom here iu visiting the family of one of his parishion b when a child came inlo the room and ns fn as lie s nv ibe old mnn in ihe presence ill parents began lu cry oul old long leg ic : old grand daddy c j and mg oilier insulting epithets tbe parents lid wiih shame al such a specimen of iheir lining endeavored lo make lhe child hush ; v ike old man replied lull cm thai ihey ought lo blame lhe child j lor he only did what * ml ll/n/l l"l is 1111 impoilant thing for parents lo re wilier their children will do whal limy are wl,l you leach them tu call iheir minister iheir teacher by bad names ; lo apply in ling and abusive epithets lo lliem ihey ' ihow 1 me day imu training lo yuur con *' • vou rncouiuge ihem in acts i insult * . manly spiril stc ihey will show iheir wlead your children and servants lo do your - *- imu private injury : io turn stock ' tail growing crops ; in open iheir fences jjlwe ihem down ; lo worr iheii radio and niwiih dogs ihey will practise upon yuu n you have inughl ihem * hem no example of propriety ; of llily ur vice you will iiml ihem nui ». vou weaken iheir sen ofniiir -.' 11 nl 1 1 hcili • nee lu law mid nulhoritj ' ; i inill and yuu may see ihem elem * ' iiap'n nous place un lhe gallows un eliiiiul ihey have brought down yuur , f'j bails with siiiiow iu the grave solomon i rancid butler a french scientific j'jnl slates lhat ii has heen ascertained ' quent experiments lhat ilu bad .■"'' i lusie ui lutitii may be entirely wnoved by working it over in water with chloride of lime thedisoov ' rnadeb a brossels fat mer whose j ci is in takii n sullicient quantity of '' j i water to uui iv il iii llllll ll!l 111 i'1 ',""" '-.'.. 10 in hups ul chloride of 7r°feverj 10 pounds of butter when 1>1 worked nmil ihe whole bus 1 im uoniiicl with the water ibc worked again in pure water «•> it will be found lo lm ns sweet ns .. made the experimeni rii !. and we commend il lo l,.c',l'*"i.s who are iriven lo ihe neces b|i)'iiig tanc 1 butler 01 of using another effectual mode of renova i butler is said lo he to churn it over witb ' milk until ihe old sail and bad laste are al removed and then work it over and salt itfresh from il coiiin pi feb 17 direct trade successful the collon shrub which seventy j ears ago was grown only in aniens us u curiosity yields now i.i ihe ll | 3 , „,, amount ol exportable pruduce which in ihe year ending wiili ju jo amounted in seventy iwo uulh ions ol dollars uf which irmn thirty |„ riy ! iniiii ms ere cleat protll lo ihe country with il "' i j wih iius sprung up lhal mer cuiilile navy which now waves its stripes ami stais mer every sea nml ilmi foreign influence which has placed lhe internal peace we may say lhe subsistence of millions in eveiy man ulaclurlng country iu europe wlihln lhe pow er 1 nn oligarchy of planlers blackwood's magazine ill spile of ull opposition in the fare ul the hungry army ol greedy speculators in collon in ibe leeih of threats the great causo ol lhe planlers redemption from commercial bondage goes on ; direcl irade is gaining ground dally the war is nuw lor result the tiirurij is ml . milled lhe principles endorsed by the people in every pun ol the smith nnd west alliance willi ihe ureal west by railroads a muni 1 ueiilnl depoi for collon lo break down ihe mo nopoly of liverpnul direcl shipn is by ibe ' planters avoiding all unnecessary charges oul 1 ul which lhe •' nm idle men leap golden hur | | vests and through which lhe grower loses ihe pn fits nf his staple direcl importations the 1 miiuulacliire uf collon into yams nml coarse 1 labiies steamers lo europe these are prin 1 ciples nml purposes which an mighty ami musl ' prevail below wo give ihe announcement of i lh his slep we nuw tell tin so who have winked openly and secretly againsl iliiect irade * ilmi ihi great measure will have u fair trial ! i \ inti bi parlies nol interested in iis failure i bul ivtui have nn inleresi in new york or liv 1 erpool and nut being engaged in 11 profitable •• piesenl hi rang enl are quite indifferent lo , 1 ih 11 change which is su disinterestedly | (?) dreaded by certain influences theo 1 in iniiii iiim visits a mc ricii we hope will bu 1 enabled lu ascerlain lhal he miisi eipecl lofind i no encouragement frum those who dailv buck 1 ir lile's blood he will be assured lhal among 1 the planters — nn their plantations where he ! i wiil witness iheir economy and huve personal j 1 n unions with ihem is the only place where he can gather proper informulion lo guide the | great company now interested in ihis movemenl 1 we eau say lo lhe friends ol direct trade thai | no ell'.ui will be spared lo carry our part of ihe ' iirrangement ihroogh vve regard lhe forma 1 nun ui a ciinlii.eiital depot i'm collon as a lis 1 ed fact li i.s a settled commercial principle 1 und recognized as such liy n powerlul compa 1 ny iu europe there will he kick againsl il 1 luuk uui for your weathercocks and pretended 1 iriends the question hus been narrowed 1 duwn iu n mighiy small point in iho aciion ol ; . lhe pluniers " there can be no doubl wriles ! our lii ml in e pe " of ihe praeiicabilily of your plan fur u conlinenlttl depot of cullon it wuuld tend greatly lulix lhe price of collon and wuuld advance the consumption here — j llul while we will do all in nur puwei lo 111.i in this in iller we must express the lours we have lhal yuur planlers are loo inconsistent ami loo generally insolvonl in be capable of uny eileu sive or firm 1:0 operation ivc &<■. in reply tn lhal we joined issue the issue is up lur hearing the parlies are al 1 lie bur a dis im resled judge comes from europe lo sil in judgment in behall ol iho capitalist and manu i.ieiuieis ol ihe continent what will he ihe verdicl i where is ihe memphis commiltee i where are the influential members of lha bah ■ liniere convention ? the ngenl uf one of ihe oldest commercial companies in europe soon visits ihe united suites for ihn espies purpose nf ascertaining by actual observation whether or nol the southern planlers are willing nml uble lo participate iu ihis commercial reform lel every engine be put lo work lel lhe planlers meel in ihousands and lens nl ihou | sands ai memphis blackwood's review snj 1 tin world is ui ihu mercy of on oligarchy ol collon planlers thut oligarchy has been groaning under heavy burdens thai oligarchy has been but lately ibe bull of ridicule and mis represenuiion in england that oligarchy ol planlers holds a fearful power a power which can sballer ihe institutions of england lo alums ( — u power which surround ihe suuih wiih ' wealth and independence an alliance i openly iii ihe lace of europe soughl with lhal oligaichy by a governmenl nol ver disposed ui love england ur lo submil to her cummer cial power the agent ere this is nn his way lei ihe planlers meel what will be lhe un swei i afier all our struggles ; alter years nl patient toil lo bring about ihis organization now lhal we are seriously approached he snl j ml shall we fail iu lhe hour ol aciion — j where is ihe presitlenl i lhe macon conven | ti where the iriends ol ilmi movement this is bul a pari ol it ilm result of il and ii may in twelve months bu the glorious accom plishment oflhe principle il sent forih those principles wee endorsed by lhe legislates of alabama and georgia they stand al lhe head of uur journal they me lhe principles lor which lhe heroic de bow has labored through lile shull ihey exist merely in iheo ry 1 shall we slill go on ill our senseless bah | hling aboul air lines ond prospective would he's and oughl lo bo's und nted lo bee wlmn lhe present '■* ui our command ? we again call on iho planters lo lake ihi matter up form organizations let us buv light 1 ul us 11 i ilu sgeni and satisfy ourselves ■ ud saiisly him lm us no longer trusl lo ihe ■ in mil advice of 0.11 enemies or a low our mends lo be misinformed lhe people ol am allium and florida und i gia and south \ carolina and louisiana and lenne and arkansas and texas are all inleresled in ihis eu we aguin call he memphis t ....- veniion lo bring logclher ibo planlers from ev erv ,,„•„,„ ilislin i we appeal lo ibe pre ol | ihe soulh where is debnw's review lel ( lie ihun icier ,,| i mississippi valley open his ballerioe there is a bailie lo be fought and a principle to be overcome or triumphant diieel trade will iriumph if the planters will only he true lu themselves if niter all our protestations we draw buck now then there is no language lo express lhal unmeasured con tempt which will i antl ought i !„. eli r us ll is said ihnt th colton 1 miters cannot he relied on even with nil the principles involved al iilie ; hint they cannot he induced lu leave h.e oid triiili ; tlmt ii pr it commercial : bondage ul lhe south is her destiny j thut llv . erpool will always rule ihe price of euilon j ihul the middle men and the usuiiuu-t inleresi uml tin extravagant charges will always cm up ihe profits ul th grower uml ihat in spite i ■ ull organization and nolwiilisianditig ihe sad j experience ofthe planters lhal ihey will not consistently co-operate wiih uny one lor their ' own benefit colton planters ofthe south is this su ? wc do nol believe il the ballimore i'utriui of friday last gives lhe following notice touching iho movemenl : an important movement — there can bo no d iiil.t ilmi the wealthiest nnd most influential commercial organization in europe has di ler mined to send mil un ngenl whose visit i for ' ilie purpose of ascertaining whether or nnl ihe ' collon growers oflhe southern sluies are dis j posed in throw off ihe liverpool monopoly ol i i collon i'he proposition is nothing more nor less ihun inr this mammolh society in conjunc lion wiih ihe planters of lhe collon districis lo create u continental depot for cotton the ills p"sili d u lew private houses lo aid ibe di ' reel shipment of a few thousand bales ol cotton could nut he regarded us u mailer nf much im mediale consequence hul ihe importance which ' alluches io lhe movement when headed by ihe ' company alluded lo cannol hul lo arrest pub 1 i lie attention und lo produce decided results — 1 we hnve heen shiiwn the correspondence i ' which is iwo i'ulil the lir»t communication j i is irum a distinguished fnreign minister on ! lhe purl ol his government refening lo lhe president ol ihe company now enlisted — | this company writes us such to un official . nuw in this country suiting lhal ihey aro dis posed lo carry oil ihe plan proposed in a con lineiilul depot inr collon the parlies and the names and tho country we are reques ted iu i lo mention ; us in a mutter of sueh importance involving loo such immense coun 1 ' icr inleresi lhe friends oflhe movemenl huve , ' iheir reasons for keeping ihe details lo lliem i ' there is no doubl lhal a powei lul euro j . pean organization b.r trade is aboul making : responsible and definite propositions lu ihu i plauiers for the eslablishmt by direcl ship menl ul a depot of collon on lhe continent lo . , supply the wants oflhe continent tliere is l no mistake about ibis the evidence before , us is ul ihe highest character li i inten ded that ihe agent visiting america shall pro ceed lo ihe planting disiiicts see the plan ' lers — lor which purpose ihey will be invited io meei al certain accessible points — and u certain exnetly whal lhe disposiiinn for di reel shipmenls is — the ability of lhe planlers lo nci — lhe difficulties — the opposition it nny uml everything else necessary fur ihe inlur iniiiion ol the company this preliminary mop is laken as ihere have been iwo represenia lions mado in europe une ihul lhe pin is ure irresponsible uml indisposed lo cooper uie ; lhe oiher lhal ihey enn be relied on and are delermi i if furnished wiih facilities and responsible agencies io make direct ship ment the thing no doubl will be tried und fairly iried us the company in europe nre very much interested in iis success an 1 every way disposed lo favor lhe movement ll ii is curried oul and a depot for collon established on the continent veiy important resiilm musl follow li is confidently believed by ihe conii j neniul powers that ihey will meet hearty cm operation from ihe collon interest which is sup posed lo be nut over fond of liverpool vve watch ihis movement with inleresi on iho same subject — we publish from lhe lliiliimi.ro republican and argus ul saturday s direct trade — we hnve been shown u correspondence i.y which ii appears ih.ii an opulcnl gove lent ihrnugh a poweful com mercial company has determined to curry oul as a policy ihe formation ofa continental de pot for colton the european parlies are ful iv equal lo llie task und an noon ol mill ure years t.f man lino und intelligence is aboul lo visit america for ihe purpose ol asceilaining for hiin sell and the future guidance and satisfaction ul lhe company everything in relation to ihe dis position and ability of i lie planters lo curry out j this greal movement we nre glud of ihis oui eiperience assures us lhal the planters uie ripe lur it and the movei u has only been retarded by ihe wunl of proper commercial or ganizalion un organization almost impossible lo form wiih such a large iuteresi againsl any change in lhe present system ol collon irade j we are nol al liberty lo stale names or particu lars ll is sufficienl lo say thnl lhe european parlies m interested against lhe present sys lem and in favor ol lhe proposed une they have certainly nil ihe means nud influence ne cessary li remains lo be seen bow lhe plan lers will aci the interests of ibis c.'.iiiiiueni ! and tlm / 1 verien are supposed lo be co per j min if carried nul ii will be ihe doalh blow lo liverpool monopoly success lo lhe move menl the first printer in examining the old records 1 massuchuselts for hill we iiml ihe following verbatim in a style of penmanship very similar to lhe german 1 lexl : •• stephen day being the lii-i lhat sei upon printing is granted 300 acres i iniui where it mny be convenient with ! oul prejudice lo uny towne new v.uk ciiy wiih lis surbuibnn towns has apopulaiii.il nf 050.000 philadelphia 109 000 is..i "..' 100.000 boston 180 000 new oileens i 10,000 cincinnati 110,000 uml sl louil 83,000 from iin raleigh standard t1il world's fair we have been much gratified by the responses of the press of lhe state lo mr mcrea's letter in relation to the new york exhibition which we published n week or two since the wilmington free press says : " wu urn pleased lo observe the nlucri ty with whicli tin north carolina press have copied mr mcrae's address relative to the crystal pallace we do hope its influence will not slop with tbe editorial and publishing fraternity but thai the peo plu will take hold ol ihe matter and carry out his suggestions in a spirit becoming 11 state iililu io do us much as i his is in 1 n spirit which dues not halt at the admi 1 ration lite beautiful dress excites liul keeps on to the practical point set forth the charlotte whiu snys " we thank mr mcrea for bringing tin subject of iiii new york fair lo public nolicr nnd hope that steps will be taken io give form and acii.m to his patriotic suggestions ll north carolina is repre sented in no oilier way we nt least hope ihat some of the fair from the most re | billions colony in america " will be there to shame lhe creations of the sculptor und the lifeless colorings of the artist musi if not all the other papers have copied the letter and invited to its sugges tions the attention of tbeir readers the fair in new york city will in opened in may a spacious and elegant edifioe is in course of construction j and it is lo be filled with the productions ol na ture wiih lhe results of inventions of whatsoever character and of discoveries in science the states of europe and the states of america will ceiiniiily he ihere witb their contributions ; and perhaps por tions of far asia and africa uny be ihere also in ihe some way ll will be a sliring a full a great and long-to be remember ed time north carolina can present her self among llie communities of the world with as much credit an.l respectability us others she can go with her hands filled ' and her garments sparkling with the evi j deuces of her varied resources of min erals she can contribute iron gold silver j copper coal marble grauiie precious stones ; ot limber she can offer specimens of pine cypress juniper live oak bicko ry nnd while and red oak — nil ol which enter more or less inlu commerce ; she can show belter turpentine iban any oili er slate and specimens of wheat corn 1 flax collon und lobacco whicli will vie j wiih those from oilier portions of lha fit 1 ion bul what it may he asked is the j object of this ? what good will ii tlo '.— '■ who will be benefited hy ii i we answer the object is lo give proof thai north car 1 olinn is not asleep hu lhat she isawake and fully alive to the value of her position nml resuurccs ns well as lo the inipur tance of tlm developments nnd improve menis of the age ii will clfecl good i muking these resources iheir nature and extent known to the capitalist and enter , prising men of the northern ami eastern slates and of europe i bir bonds are now in markei for 500,000 and soon will be for 81,500,000 mure it will add in all probability to ibe premium on these bonds and it will encourge mechanics farmers laborers and energetic business men to re move hillier and lints swell uur popula j tion and consequently our power as a j stnle we might say much more on this in ( te rest ing subject but we leavo it foe the ; present with our brethren i the press and with the enlightened friends oflhe move ment generally we trusl the suggestions and recommendations so opportunely and forcibly made by mr mcllae will be car ried out ; but in order to do ihis lel ii be borne in mind ihat prompt action will be necessary on the pari of those who are anxious that north carolina should be ful ly and pruperly represented in the great exhibition p s since the above was written we have seen a circular with an engraving of the new york chrystal palace trans milted to tlm governor of this slate vve make the following extract from this cir cular which embraces a brief description ol the plan and size of thc building : " this building constructed of iron ami glass is erected 11 reservoir squnre in the city of new york by the association run the exhibition op tiie industhv op all nationsi incorporated under an acl ofthe legislature ol the stale of new york the llili of march 18*v the use of iter servoir square is granted hy ihe munici pal authorities of the city the ground plan of lhe building forms an oclag and is surmounted by a greek cross with a dome over lhe intersection the ex ireme length ami breadth ol the building are each 805 leet height of hum to tup of lantern 148 bntire space on ground floor 1 11.000 square feet whole ( area 173,000 square feet or 1 acres the president of thn association for this grand exhibition is theodore sedg wick ; william whetten secretary and treasurer both new york till . ii is cniiiiiioi iii the easl fo see arabs spuming and alsu knitting and ihen wives building hovels and digging canals minnesota st paul gov ramsey in his recent annual mes sage 10 the territorial legislature of min nesota amongst many interesting partic ulars respecting the rapid advance uf ihat nourishing and beautiful region takes the annexed notice ofthe rise ami progress of ihe seal of government st paul whieh is situated on thc cast bank of the mississip pi noi far below lhe falls ol st antho ny in concluding this my lasi annual mes sage permil me to observe lhal il is now a litile over ihree years and six months since i was my happiness to firsi land upun lhe soil ul minnesota nol far from where we now are a dozen framed hou ses nut all completed and suine eight or i.u small lug buildings with bnrk rools instituted the capital oflhe new terri tory over whose destiny i had been com missioned to presi i one county a rem nant from wisconsin territorial organiza tion alone afforded the ordinary facilities for the execution of lhe laws ; ami in and around its seat of justice resided the bulk of our scattered population within this single cuunlry were embraced all ihe lands white men were privileged to till while between them nnd the broad rich bunt ing grounds of untutored savages rolled like ionian through the promised land lln kiver of rivers bete as musjeslic in its northern youth as in its more southern maturity emphatically new and wild appeared everything to the incomers from older communities and a not least novel feature of the scene was the motley hu manity partially filling ihese streets the blankets am painted faces of indians and the red sashes and timeasias of french voyageurs and half-breeds greatly predo minating over the imis picturesque cos tume of the anglo american race but even whilo strangers looked the elements of a mighty change were working and civilization with iis hundred arms was commencing iis restless and beneficent empire to my lot i.-ll lhe honorable du ly ol taking the initial step in ibis wurk by proclaiming on the 1st of june 1849 ilm organization of the territorial govern ment and consequent extension of tlm pro tecting ann of law over these distant re gions since that day how impetuously have events crowded lime i tlm fabled niuoic ol llie eastern tale that renewed a palace in a single night only can par allel our reality of growth and progress •• in forty-one months the lew bark roof ed huts have heen transformed into a ciiy | of thousands in whicli commerce rears its spacious warehouses religion its spired ' temples a broad capitol iis swelling dome i and luxury ar.d comfort numerous orna mented und substantial abodes nnd where neatly every avocation ol life presents iis appropriate follower and representative iu foriy-o'ne months have leased a whule century of achievements calculated by the old world's calendar of progress a governmenl proclaimed in lhe wilderness a judiciary organized a legislature con sliluted a comprehensive code of laws di gested and ndnpted our population quin tupled cities and towns springing up on every bund and sh am wuh iis revolving wings in its season daily fretting lhe bo sum uf the mississippi in bearing fresh crowds of nnu and merchandise within our boarders ;| ,, li lias long been known lo physiol ogists says ilu recorder i li.it certain coloring malters il administered to ani mnls along with their fond possesses tho properly of entering into tho system and tinging iheir bones in this way the bones of swine have hecnlinged purple by mad der and instances are on record of other animals being similarly affected no at tempt however was made lo turn this beautiful discovery to account iill lately when mons iioulin speculated on whal might be the consequences of ntlinirrster ing colored articles of food to silk worms just before ihey begun spinning tho cocoons prosecuting still farther bis ex periments hn sought a red coloring mat ter capable of being eaten by silk worms without injury resulting lie bad some difliculty io find such a colouring mallei al first but eventually alighted mt llie pig nonia clii mi sm ill put l ions of this plant having been added lo the mulberry leaves the silk worms consumed the mixture and produced red colored silk in this man iter the experimenter who is still prose cutiug ins researches hopes lo obtain silk as secreted by the worm of many oilier colors in england tliere are four thousand miles ol telegrnph ; in mm undid slates twenty three thousand a telegraphic message which could be senl in llm united stal.s i'or one u lar would bo charged for the same dis tance seven dullars in ellglntld he who has a love for nature can nev er be alone in ibe shell he pit ks up on lhe shore in lhe i nl i i ling al bis i el - in iho grain ol sand and llm n — he sees enough in employ bi nun i for hours such n mii 1 is ncvi r idle lie sludii - ilu works nl bis m tk r v es all around him an ! !". is a pleasure ol whii h lhe tli von e ol in and j in | can form no conception i 1 1 ■ . till art oe social inter cl urse our author lays tlown as a general principle to void ilu appearanoa of i nn the loin of modern socinij is easy and unceremonious never undertako to go through wiih a bit of hue manners when the intention is transparent — one slionld be natural acting always as il one could iiul have dune otherwise perhaps the greal seen t of a good manner is io i forget yourself conscious people must find il haul lo avoid a wk wardness one formality is practised in this favored land io a fearful extent the furtlier south you go ilie worse ii is wo mean that of introducing smith ol mississpi meets bis friend brown of alabama walking wiih l,i ties ul tr un ossse | iro wn instant ly cries " mr smith mr jones of ten nessee tluy advance shake hands lull bauk and touch tlieir heavers come gentlemen let's take a drink i what shall il lie t all drink junes then sees thompson approaohing — mr smith mr thompson of texas more shaking of bands more touching ol heavers more drinking and so on through lhe enliro thirty stales a traveller ouce lold me ibai be had undergone fowdeen introduc tions and fourteen invitations to liquor in one eve ing at a club in a southern ciiy ai lhe norlh he gels oil by llm shake of ilm hand — another odious custom the hand should nevi r hi1 ui von except lo a friend or a pretty woman " the true rule is never to introduce unless there is an express mason for ma king iwo people acquainted \\ c must add on our own authority that present is ihe proper word for this lund ol acquaintance making tlm ms is discursive on lhe suhject of the conjugal relations we will quote an extract or two : a bachelor is a person who enjoys everything and who pays for nothing — nevertheless mosi men marrv.at least in ihis country being married they should never trouble the enjoyment of the bache lor by fondling their v ives in his presence or bestowing any manner of public ten derness upon them there is nothing in worse taste tbe bystanders are sure to be either envious or unhappy for it is a hitter thing shakspare lell^us to look at happiness through another man's eyes ; or tbey think lhe senlimenl misplaced and are disgusted every benediot should economize iho exuberance of bis affec tion and keep it lo sweeten tete-a-tetes he will want il before he gets to the end ami wo add our directions to the af fiioled never lo talk about mrs in pub lii uur about any oilier near relative — li is a secondary form of egotism and equally repulsive tho system of making a parade or procession ofa marriage goinc to phila delphia in a white bonnet went ing orange flowers and bridal lace to balls nfler the wedding is unmercifully quizzed by french people i think wiili great jusi ice it is very well fur john when he marries su san lo take her to jersy ciiy and back for a pleasure ride ns llm westerns call it to sil with in-r band in his all the way uver and bad again but gentlemen ought lo know betler and slay at home •■ bj lhe way loo my countrymen when you send out your wedding cards do not put jour name and hers in the left hand corner of lhe pasteboard — as if you had entered into a commercial arrangement antl wish lo give tho names id lhe lirm ha man has lo convey his wile and mother-in-law poor fellow .) thereby ma king what is called in massachusetts a lym couple two gals and a ft^er let iiim beware of offering an irui'bn each and walking sandwich betwcen™hem — an offence against appearance which could not be tolerated even in agierious male accompanying two sir.mgl^inded sisters from an annivurs iry mi cii'sat lhe tabernacle liun fortunes arc acquired in havana — lt is a well known fuel that nearly all ilu tw rchanls and shop keepers of ha vana are native spaniards and its i have before staled they are not only con tented but fanatically 1 voted to lhe spanish government a large propor tion of ibis cl tss came to cuba as adven turers and began life as clerks on small sularii •. after accumulating five bun died dollars ilu y would purchase a share in a joint stock slave trading company and in ilu course nl a \ ear or two receive a unlit in ilu shape ol u dividend amount ing lo ten thousand dullars whicli sum reinvested in tlio same business soon made them millionaires these nabobs ihen general returned to spain to spend their ill gotten fortunes leaving a crop of clerks to follow in the footsteps of their inhuman predecessors it is perhaps not generally known lhal some of our now vork " merchant princes whose sudden wealth has been atllibuled to lhe sugar business have derived iluir largest reve nues irom capital slyly invested in the slave trade i'ersons who are curious in such matters may learn further particu lars by making inquiries in havana cor new york mirror irs i'.i ir iu — the success of the erics son lu.i air ship musl nnd will lead to some singulnr revolutions li will mini liilaie explosions injure the business of cotonors — drive wooden legs out ol tho mn ket and give a huoynuo lo ship build ing sueh as bus nol hi en fell since alex der eroi . i iho ii lh iponl iu a one horse i oi nir < u i - '■•■ ill v '• an immenso ill kno k n it steam guages v ill in nt while engin n 1 i1 first consequnco lo mi i