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933 3A3CD31T J373STA1.WJihif every H*t*r4a,y JHor*m* kyROBERT M'KIIOHT, jniuwuor rat law* or th« rmo*

CONSCRIPTIONSTittle d^lart a year in adrance, or foo» dollar

*Ltbe «d ofthe year.JIUV E.*l 19b nn.l I 9

(a«rrt»d at iwrwtf fire ceott thr aqoarr for th

£ *, aad kaSt that ««<muU for each coatioaaBe*.

tTl» »tabtr<f iwiti«» to feanM oafi^

4Mfhk twf vfl It art Bbwfid as

Mflaflf. 1W iaaafted wmi-nHtatlily 7R eeata

tt aeflttif $1 a Mpatrp for tub insertion.Ona aOiaatiooa fcj nut) to be port paid or remainfa nil it to.

Portry.UNCERTAINTY OP LIPE.

r «r*n<'f bkbcr

Brattb oar (Vet and o'er oar brsds,b iful sraraiaj fjtra;

Bnmik ailiedr eoasUrs* dead,AbMWM b tkr Hetrro1

Oeoth rides so fiwy pMoi| bwf|Ho l«b laotorj towrr;

Bach mmmm tas hs ova direst,Hs peril*ererj boor4

Our ejeo have seen ita xmj lifbtOf jostb'o writ ebrek droop,

Atl ftte deooesd is oaddrs ifbt0» manhood's middle dsj.

Osr »;« base ores Ihr steps of s£«tlalt freblj tov rds Ike tomb,

.Asd jet stall rank oar hearts rofafc,Asd dream of dips to come?

Ton, mortal tara! thy 4uff kaov,Wberv rr thy foot eaa Und,

The earth rtngv hollow (rota below,And vino thee of bar dead?

Tan* Chrmioa, torn! thy oool applyTotmfaa dtrioelf fives;

The boora that lodmnlli U»rv laShall Itw Car hrll or fceavra!

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OS DOMESTIC EMPLOYMENT*.BY Rta. sroaftttKY*

f have even thought ic deairabfe that jyoeog tiiiirr should nuke thetttaelvea themi«trei«ca <»f ««»we attainment, either ofart or science, by which the* imgh: *ccorei aubsiatrncc, sl.ouM they be re

- ... II AdttCCd 10 pureriy. ouuurn nau rnurc rcvtrcetire not u<;c<>rniti«*a in tbr historyof affluence. To oaoioitt them withoutthe means of lessening the evils of depsodauec,when heal h ami imellrct are atonr eoramanti. i« adding helplessness toour own affliction, and increasing theburden of titers. Whet) th- illustriousHenry Laurens, by ilia fortune of oarwar of resolution, was held a prisoner inlh« Tower of London, he wrote to histwo daughters, who hatl been nurtured inall the tenderness and luxury of Carolinawealth: "It is my duty to warn you to

Kpare for the tritl of earning your dailyad by your daily labor, fear not servitude,encounter it, if it shall be notes*

aith Ihm mini ka/'uniiu.! a

ef so huHMl ami pious heart. Mite whobts been neither la»hiotiabiy n-«r affected,ly rclig»«»us.'*The accomplished Madame tie Urtili*

pronounced herself to be in possession ofthirty trades or varieties of occupation. bywhich she could, if ueeeasary, obuiu a

livelihood. It was a wise law « f s «n»« ofthe ancient Got eraments which compel*led terry parent to gue hit miu «<>inetrade or profession adequate to I is »upport. Suchgis now ibe variety of department*open to females as instructors inschools and seminaries of their own sex,that they may f How the impulse «*f theirgenius in the selection of a study or if*

coroplishtnenu and. while they pursue itae a pleasure, can still be prepared to prac-use it as a profession. Among lite pint*not eraploymmis which seem peculiar*)''congenial lo the feelings of or * *. tin*;culture of flowers stands conspicuous,The general luperiutetidenee of a garden ihas bean repeated)) found favorable tohealth* by leading to frequent exercise i.ithe open air* and thai communing withNature which is equal!) refreshing to theheart It was laboring with her own

hands in her garden, that ihr mother <>fWashington was found by the youihlulMarquis de Lafayeltr. when he suugMher blessing, aa he was about lo commithimself i<» ihv <»c.-an, *nd return lo his na«life dime. Milton, m ho, y<»o recollect.Win S great advocate that women should" study h »vs< hold good," has few more,loqueni descriptions than those which

represent our tirst mother >t her fi mltoil amid the sinles# shades of ParadiseThe ten ting of flowers hM « »rr ap*peered to me to l»e a fitting e.r. fur the

young and beautiful. Ti»»-y then dwellaa it wtrs among their own emblems, andpwny a »o»rt. of whduin breathv* on theireat ifoflt those brief blossoms to which

lh«*% npportion the dear and the -»unbra;n.While Ihey eradicate ihc weeds thai deform.?>r t!i- «*xrre*cencej* that endangerthem, is there not a perpetual monitionuttered of the work to be done in theirwn heart. From the admiration of these

evrt -earring charms, how naturally ishe lender spirit led 'upwards in devotionto llim, whose hand perlomes them,and whose pencil paints." Connectedwith the nature of Sowers is the delightfulstudy of bottn), which imparls newattractions to the summer sylvan walks.M.I nrnmnl. Knlk In nal.ttiriiiMa ...Mlii

aim pi«M||JV»l« v«)«ll » » VAVI^ liTt

and scientific rrieirfh. A knowledge ofthe physiology of plants, a not only intpfMiincin itself, bat practical import.The brillian. coloring matter which theysometimes yield* and the beautiful influenceswhich they possess, impart ral'teto many an unsightly shrub or secludedplant, which might otherwise hate beensuffered to blossom and die without a

thought- It is rheeri ig amid our solitary ramblesto view the subjects that surround us is

friends, to csll to recollection their dis;tinrtirc lineaments of character, to ar?aythem with something of intelligence or

utility, and to enjoy an intimate companionshipwith nature. The female aboriginesof our country were distinguishedby an extensive acquaintance with themedicinal properties of plants and roots,which enabled them, both in peace andwar, to be the healers of their tribes. 1would not counsel you to invade the provinceof the physician; in our state "fsociety it would be pre|Kister<ius »nd arrogant.But sometimes to alleviate the

.r ...... i.,.. k«nil^ll ft Ml/ll VI mUM J vv ^ vt

a simple ioftttinn of the herbs you harrmrrd or gathered, in a legitimate hrinchof that nursing kindness which seems iuterworin with woman't nature.And now, to sunt up the whole matter,

though in the morning of youth a charmis thrown over the landscape, evrry inequalitysmoothed, yet still life is not " one

long summer's day of indolence andmirth.*' There is much which she willbe expected to do, and ought thereforeto learn, ami to learn early. If she wouldacqnit herself creditably. Though tocombine the excellencies of a housekeeper,with roueh eminence itt literature orscience, requires an energy seldom possessed,still there U no need that domes'lie duties should preclude mental irnprovem*ntor extinguish intellectual enjoyment.They may'be united by diligenceand perseverance, ami the foundationof these qualities should be laid mumin youth."

Qurrr Compartsun.Large b >nn<-ts arc

coming in fa«hiow ijiin. Tbc small*neat, Udv-like r»Ugr», which tnude allthe girls l*».»k an bewitching, arc givingway to ihr monstrous, flaring, uncouththings, which makes such a frightful appearance.There is no bcaoty or graceabout them; ami il the ladies only knewhow florid ugly they looked in them, theynever would wear theco. We laughedoutright the other day on seeing one in a

crowd: the wearer looked like an elephantflapping iu huge ear*. We begof the la'lies to eschew the frightful things;more especially as it ia hinted that a certainnotorious character in New York firstact them agoing..Portland Timu.

Etiqurttt .K little work ho just beenpuhlishrd in (itasgow, entitled ihr "Setcuecof Liiqurtie," which furnishes a

summary of the laws of g.»ud breeding,condensed into a small compass. Thef dlowing ore a few of the maxims:"True nobleness consists in snnrarins

f .i r w

ri»v anil natural, not forced and affected,»*ff' upon the entrance of a rl»ii»r( you

Continue a auhjeri begun befiuer, youshould altri)» rl|dain tbi subject to thene» coiner."Do not allow your love for one wo*

roan to prevent your paying attention toothers. The object of your love is theonly one vfm ought to perceive it.

\roid all proverbs and cant phrasesin converts fou.

"If you meet a lady of acquaintancein the -treet, it is knrpart to notire youfirst, ifkas, indeed, you are.very iniirnai*The reason ia. if you bow to a

lady first. «lir may not rhooar to *ckutiuledjrr y»u. and there is no remedy;but if she how to jfi/K.you; as a gtntlcmat,rann -t rut her'

*.\# n m»d to a lady ill the fleet, nrith*er >> »ati*fi*d with touching your hat,but take it of, it ia a Courteay tier rex iJc-,inaixis.-Do not in«iat on pulling off your

glote on any very hot day when youahake handa with a l.«dy. IT it b> of,why, all v*ry tveli; Jul it ia better torun the risk of biiti|( considered ungat-!Unl, lhao to .prevent a clammy tint;loudhand.

I J* yon meet a friend in ikr street, <n'a fiilfrr-hiiiiiu-, «hnp, or indeed «mjp pub-,lie place never address him by name, al'leaal nnt an l«»udly a* that other* mayhear it. Sensitive people do nut like tobe*'shown up" to strangers as ' Mr.Jones, or "Mr Smith t and so attract'^agreeable Holier. Arpost your friend

and do not roar out, " Ah! Mr.

Smith! how do you do Mr. Smith!* It isvery offensive, and shows a great want of'proper delicacy."

Splicing IVticspaprrs..We hove aeen ureason given by a poor fellow -for marrying.It was that the winter was comingon, and he had but a tingle blanket, hisDolly also had but one, and they proposedto pnt the two together, and roundboth of them, t he printers fit this Stateare finding this policy necessary in thesehard li nn. I'hf Wiwiiiri and Bath paper*have united; the Brunswick Kegula*!

; tor has the Cains Orb has struckinto a new cornel nt Belfast; the Work-iing Men's Advocate has joined the Ban-jgoresn, and both together hive Unitedwith the Mechanic and Farmer; the oldHallowed Advocate, after «wallowlug upfirst the Workingham's AJroeate at Au-:gusta; and then the Free Press at IlalloirelJ,has finally been merged in theKenw beck Journal; the f?hristian Pilotami G*«ipel Banner have united; and nowthe Bangor Whig tells as that the Pe<»

» n i a. n i >_ .1pie b rrrss unn in«- v »uilurrrm aavrru*

ser, 'at Bangor, (Tan B-n»n pajifrs) areto be united.This reduction in the number of pre»*r*ts inevitable. unless the prices are

raised..KrtmtbeckJoumai

Hand tenting.-.Of the number ol'young men who are yearly aent from col-.lege into ihc world, how few are there |who write f.ifii a tolerable hand. Theaillv notion that it is a mark of genioa to'w rite badly, is tbeeaua** of many a youngman's spending hU days in idleness, whomight otherwise make an indsatrivoa anduaeful citizen. There is no pursuit in life'in whirh to write a good hand will not befound uf use. There are many i» which '

to write weil is indisnensable to aucceaa.1Even amongst those who route to the bar,we have no rloubi test the notion to whichwe hare adverted Is often the eitde of a

failure to get business. In the e»ntmenrement u a young lawyer's career,any kind >{ business which will givs M*t»an opponunity of showing an acquaintancetriih his profession is desirable,.To prepare documents with legal skill isimportant; and to prepare them in l neat, }accurate, and perspicuous manner, islikewise c«-ry desirable, lie whp can «lo.both will have an advantage over bimjwb« can do only the former, and %tlt, la!congruence, be more likely to get quick-!iy into* some kind of business. After obtainingone kind of business, others arc

apt to follow. We make these remarksin r« gard to the legal profession. I»eeausca catrlrsa hand-writing is more oftenfoetid t ere than any where else. Theother employments of life would admitof simular illustrations.

Richmond Csaner.

Imagined Robbery..A laughable affairt«>ok plaec this i inrning a« the steamboativaa about stopping at the wharf, k gen-tlrroan rame running on drck with a!cloak orer hi* shoulders, just as be earn# '|from his berth, crying at the top of hbtoire. Capt. //oars, Capl. H <w».atopher.atop her.I have been robbed of mywatch.*' **Y ou are it la too late now, 1

was the rcj ly.*the passengers are g h !

ing on shore, and many of them are onthe wharf. Y"U had belter go and lookiin your bcuk"0 no," was the rejoindur,***l am robbed-.! lost my watrh out of mypnrket while I waa asleep I had a guardround ay tuck** Now, the troth waa,:that while the gentleman waa asleep, toe;weteh by some means or other slipped!

e t r ill I l*

out 01 qui pocKvi or *OD| anu nsq got,round behind bin, and vu dangling athi* bark* to thr no airell immtroeoj ulthe by-alanders*.PortUad Ado.

Abolition Riot mt Nop //«**..It bar- 4

ing been announced that the Rt». Mr.Rand, of Boston, a lecturer for the AmericanAnii-HUvery Hociety, would deliveradiaroursr on the immediate abolition ofslavery, in New /fivrn, on Monday eve- i

ning, a large sudimee assembled at theBaptist f'hiireh* where the discourse wasin Hi* delivered. We learn fr«»rn the N H.Hvraid thai all was quiet until the speak-1'cr touched upon the great ftibjert -of mis-sion, when he tva* loudly and violentlyinterrupted by a body of young rucn, ap-partntly aasembh'd for the purpose'.The »pi'«kcr attempted to goon, but theviolence increased whenever the subjectof slavery was mentioned, until he foundhimofii r*»ni|H»iici! to mii heRrv. Mr. Ncsle and the Rev. Mr. Joeelyninterposed, mid attempted to stay thetumult, but their riertion* only servedto inrrfiir the storr.*, which continued atintervals, until thr cl «*e of the meeting,A portion of thr rioter* afterwards visitedthe dwelling-house nf Mr. Jocelyn, toreup the fence, assailed the windows, anddid other damage to the premises, to what..wl Anl M*A MM* 1 Allcawiii no tic uui Iiuonuou.

Boston Trmttripf.

L4 (.f BL44K9For pale at Um Office.

Valuable Plantation

and wife Bdl for Panitsoofs

Amphiana JfattwBy rirtoeof a decretal order ofthe Court ofCbaneary, made in ihr above caae, lb* ('-outainionerin Equity for t heater Dwtrict will

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sell 11 ioe coon nuuteoima inmnn, u» ims

first Monday in December next, all that plantationwhereou William Pattoo dec'd latelylived, situated on the Catawba River, at the

fellsol Laad*ford, containing640 Acres.

Thenid plantation warista of an Mmd insaid river containing

133 Acres.well adapted to tbe cultoie of cotton, whichrequire no fencing;

40 Acresf cotton land, on said river, and *

A Good Mead'tw;the remainder is strong upland HI adaptedto ibe growth of corn and riatnn. AlmostR) acres -re cleared and now fit far cultivationOn the nremiaes is a two mare

Dwelling House, jwtthS rooms, and a Ire place io each;A good Gin Houxt and Screwand all mgwiij boddioga, ancb aa

Negro Houses, Stables, 4*cTbo» «bo may wish mmnktm, will dn

weU toe tacrine the pnmiati hefort the day!of sale. Q* >V Doby . Esq. if caBad eposat hi* residence isWwhrtife, or addiaaaed by letter, will eeriri timet who aaaj dtairetto look over aatd piasutaon.

fbe tale will be positive;Terms of tale...>0 much of the potchase

money aa will satisfy the casta of sale mastbe paid on tbe day of sale; the balaneepayabteio three eqoal anneal iestalmenu withio area* The purchase money must be m»KiiImI III kwut anil aimffiiait aM.iriti ud

mortgage of the permi**.

* briar < om Hfln»t >Kne«rtwJWtt~Ji )

_

In Kquity,__

keexuaw ownucT. i

mm! others.w. IBM fern ante and dfefeioo

Hunploa Bynam«od other*.Ii iffwiiM io ay amiifction thai BumptornBjromm, Gray Bymem, Ehsaheth Faratr,

Yabtiha Ftratr, John Fwtr, AbaerCn^ickad, Biiaboth Hampton, ThonwHiad

ion, Robert Dirk ttiUUin Dirk, John C.Dim, Mary B. Phillip*, Joaaph Phdhpa.Veriiuda Gardner and Gray B. Gardner, thedefendant* in than ease, sit ahani front andbeyond the bout* of thta Bute It« orMrd ihnWtAl !* A i M dHMt lA

'beoaid bib of.aylabb* aabjmbroo aiaatbavm Uw data of thb ado, <* ikemm willbe uku m cioifc.d MiiM tbaa, tad «order catered accordociy

W. jTgIUNT, Cooart.

Kcnkiw Ma. >October xM7-ba J

STRAYEDON tbe lOrii urn., t Bey HOME, 3

veere old, wiU a *tr * bit fcrebaed.IS 14 btode ktgb; abb eeddle, briddlcaadaurtinjaie, all aearlyaev.aadaaddkUankftoith 3 black aripea ea it II arid benea;Hopped aad ddbeecd at N'AM Head,ibe p> reaaeodoipg aifl be bbanlly naaided.

Nov. 98-tl

nSUMTER HOTEL.rpUE Subscriber informs bit friendsX am] the public, that he hat taken thehouse formerly occupied by J. Goodmanand more recently by J. J. Rtum is t

hotel in the Town of Camden, and nearhe Court House, where he is prepared torecire company, and (Utters hitnself thatlhn*e who far rhim with their companywill be satisfied with their accommodations.A. ft. RUFF1N.May 83..«fc>tf.

WsnUdA Joaraefmao Coach Maker, acquainted

with bit busts**, it wasted by the jjabachbers-.alsoa Journeyman Trimmer. Tosochaa may prove sober and indostrtoos, a permanentaitoati n can be had, food wage* and

mt.emnM.Oct 1.1836Kf-The editors of the Angaria (Oa.)

Chronicle, wHI invert the above advertiaemantthree times, and the Charleston Coarser untilforbid, and forward their accounts to the robrcribcrefor payment.

NoticeThe public arc informed that R. L.

Wilson i« du|y authorized to settle theBooks of the late firm of It. L. WilsonIt 0». (Mcchaiiicsrtfle, Sumter Dist:).The books will be open ontil the 1st Ja»unary, after which time; they will be trans*(erred to a proper officer for eolleettotr.

Dec. I0--42.If. uv-rO

Mail Arrange meat.December 1st, 1836.

Northern Mail, doervery day 11 o'clock*ft M/! iUi

Cl«tWlffftT dlT,4P' M.Colombia Mall, dne <»»erjr day, 6 P* M.Closes every day, 9 A. M.Express Mail, from Norih, docevaryday,A P.M.Close* awry day, 9 A MExpress Ma'il from H« uih, due every day,14pMH0A. H.

Closes every day, 6 P. M.Charleston Mail, m Sumter due everyTuesday and Priday, 6 P. M.s

Clowii every Wednesday and Sunday, 5P; M.

Htsteburrh Mail, doe every Tuesday andPriday, 8 P. M.

Cl'Mes erety Wednesday afld tfondtfyr lf, >

A. W.Lanbarter Mail, doe every Monday andFriday, 6. P. M.

Cl oses erery Tuesday and Saturday, 7, A.M.

York Mail* Via Liberty EIHt. due everyWednesday at lO.A M "'

Clnsfssame day at IS M.OtScr open every day from 8o'clock. Ai

If. to 1-8 past 6. P. M. Office will beopto 00 the Sabbath* for delivery,of,lettenand papers, 1*8 an hour afWr.lae «*peningof the North and South Mails,.

P. THORNTON*, P^ lgpo*f »v;T-.

Houses and Lots tor «>ateor Rent.

The tabaeriber offers for sals er reother bouse and lot on Ring street, in the'town of Canden; also her bwose and lot'at Kirkwond. Both of them are largo»and commodious, with every uchuiiy.*out baildiags

SARAH VAOGHAfl i

Dee 10.48.tfIH " u! iT.

NoticeAS psrtobs indebted to ihrhlfthtftf'

1. M. Niolon it Co., are hereby,nmflladhto emit >b'A. Bore. at J. tttriion A C*V '

who ha« icefw to tbenoirt ind ar<*Ounta;dwt and Is doly luthoriSfti to fettle shesame. * -

-*

W. H. BOWEN*Dee. 10.42.tf . ;

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The Uatirth-wndoati e ni'tuiyPw Young Ladies io the rkiimy of Stateborg,vQI commence iti next tea»*M the;od Monday hi Jaaanj l&ft. tmpte proitmis made for the aeeommodatm andnstruciioo of ttreaty-five rr thirty boarders.The scholastic year trill cmnptrie ten

ousthe, which trill be divided into two seerioNa,at tha close of each will be a publiclamination and vacation. The course of

iaiitotlioM will embrace Spelling. Headingand Writhi* $10 per wnion.? Arithmetic. Modern Hwory and Compo>rite inclading the above $1$ per do.

ea^iji a. a« #s L»x_ -ftyBBBNtinmiHr, ueogra- *

ph; with the ttae f Maps. I "r?'_

Natural, Moral and Intelfe* Iteal Phytosopby, Rhetoric Vfio^LaT

Logic, rbemiitrjr, Mjrtholo fgy, Aocwrt History. I

Botany, Alg. bra, Geometry jad AmtoiKMsy. jla addition to the above course, fostrao~

tioa wiN be gt«ee to all who desire it; inLatia, Greek, Ftwaeb, Mowe, "NraWttf,Painting and Ornamental Needle «ork-Tnw for which wilt be as follow:

For Latin and Greek ft*) per >rnniou." French 610 - da- Mnwe ft» 40.M Use el Piano $3 do. ^ ^

Brewing tad Painting $16* Ornamental needle work65 do." Board including Bed ted Bedding Feel

washing and t nodiea $60 do.Hehoiam mar Vnter the tchool at ahr*

period in the teuton, and trill be chargedfrom such time, according to the aboverates,but no deduction will be made after'entrance for absence, except in cases Of;sickness; and the pay for the session flftfltin all cases be in advance.

W. W. ALSTON, Principal, »

Dec 10 42 nr.

NOTICE.By perrnission of James H, WithferapoqaJudge of the Court of Onlfoaw. Will bosold at the late residence of William WasteytieeM. on the Waxall creek, LsneairtbrDtfl* 8* C» tlis trhiilo tfif ku nrrflontltate,on Tuesday, the 6lh of Dei.» he*Cconsisting of sixteen very valuable Ne(roes,H >r«es, Cattle. Hoga, sherp, Rattlenoldand Kitchen Furniture, Plantation ^Toftla, C» rn. P(>d<ftr, Wagon and Gears '

with many other articles- Terms of Satomade known on day ol sale.

H, MA89EY. I'

T C. MA88EY J Athnr