; Atmp 5 f ,pb»t,ts6ED 6VflaY ’TntJflflDAT MORtflntJ' ut- ; - . Dollar ami Fifty Cents, Mid In advance [ Two Dollars It paid within the. tbars' and Two Dollars hnd Fifty Cents; If not laid within,the your. These terms will bo rig idly adlioi'od to in every. instance. No nnb scriptlou discontinued until all arrearages nro nal d unless alt ho option of the Editor. * AovnnTlshiiKHTS —Accompanied by tbs cash, otldndl extending olio'square, will ho inserted threw times for One Dollar, nnd f wonfy-llvo cents lor each nddUional’inscrtlon. Those ofngreat lodloogllidn proportion. ■ ! ■ i Joh-Fnttmuo—Such as Han’d : hlils, Fostlng lilllsi Pamphlets, Blanks,' Labels, Bto., Ac.; exe cutcdiwith accuracy and at the shortest notice. . . ftoetirnl. SAY FA^ keep pushing —’Us wiser Than setting aside, ‘ ■ And dreaming and sighing And waiting the tide. Jn lifo’s earnest battle : They, only prevail Who daily march onward • Anincvtr say fail! With an eye’ever open) A tongue that's not dumb, And a heart that will never To sorrow succumb; You'll battle and conquer, Though thousands assail; • How strong and how mighty Who never say fail! tho spirit of angels Is active I know, As higher and higher In glory they goj Methinkson bright pinions ..Prom heaven they sail, tfo chccr and encourage Who never-say fail I Ahead, then, keep pushing, . And elbow you way, Unheeding the environs, All'asscs ilmt bray ; All obstacles vanish. All enemies quail. In the might of their wisdom v , Who never say- fail I In life's rosy morning, In manhood's fair pride, Let this bo your motto Your footsteps to guide; In storm and in sunshine, .‘Whatever assail. We’ll onward and conquer, Arid neversay fail!' THE WORLD IS ERIGUT’BEFORE THEE. BY FITZ QUEEN HALLECE. The world is bright before thco, It summer (lowers are thino; It's calm blue sky is o’er thee— Thy bosom virtue’s shrine. And thine the sunbeam given To nature’s morning hour, PuV-c, warm as when from heaven, llTbursts from Eden’s bower. There is a song of sorrow, The death-dirgoof the gay— That tells e’er dawp of morrow Those charms may fade away. The sun’s bright beams be shaded, . 1 That sky be blue no more: - Tile summer flowers bo faded, , , And youth’s warm promise o’er. .-^ 7 . ( 4JoUevclt.not ri thftdghJonely . ■ : h' The evening, homo may be, Though beauty’s bark'can.puly,. Float on a summer sea: *'■ ‘ Though lime thy bloom is stealing. There’s still beyond his art Tho wild,(lower wreath of feeling— - Thu sunbeam of tho heart. Hfeftllniimn. I HAVE KO MOTHER. "Mayn't I stay, ma’am? I’ll do anything you give me: cut W.od.gb for water, and do ail your errands.’ 1 The troubled eyes of tnc speaker were filled with tears. It was a lad that stood at the out er door, pleading with a kindly-looking woman, who still seemed to doubt the reality of his good intentions. The cottage stood by itself on n bleak moor, or what in Scotland would have been called such. Tho time was near the latter end of Sep tember, and a.ficrcowind rattled the boilghs of the only two naked trees pear tho house, end tied with a' shivering sound into the narrow door way, ns if seeking for warmth at tho bla zing fire within. Wow and then a snow-flake touched with its soft chill the cheek .of the listener, or whitened 4vllh>the angry redness of the poor boy’s be numbed hands. The woman was evidently loth to grant tho hoy s request; and (ho peculiar look stamped upon his features, would have suggested to ahy mind an idea of depravity far beyond his her woman’s heart could not resist t|io Mrr °w in those largo, but by no means hand somc. grey eyes, “Come in, nt any rate, till the good man cotnes home. There, sit down by the fire; you look perishihg’wlth cold;” and she drew a rude chair up to the warmest corner; then, suspi ciously glancing at the child from the corners of her eyes, she continued setting tho table for aunper. Presently came the tramp of heavy shoes, 1 '!> u or was BWun ff °P cn with a quick jerk, wia tho “good man” presented himself, wearied labor.. A look'of intelligence between his wlfohnd 'Wnsclf;' he, 100, scanned tho boy’s face with an satisfaction; but never* r. <3o *? im , 00,00 t 0 th c table, and then ebloyed the zdt riith which he dispatched hik • • V ! I)oy after (lay passed, and yet the boy bogg ed to be. kcjpb "only till to-morrow so the good pebble, after duo consideration, concluded tfiat; so long as he wan so doci|c, and worked so heartily, they would retain him. » One day* jn the.middlcof winter, a pedlar, long accustomed To trade,at the cottogc, made his IppOaranct, and disposed of his goods read ily* as if ,ho had been waited for.- “You havo a boy out there, splitting wood, *sW,* f ho said, pointing to the yard. "Yes; do you know him?” “t have seen him," replied the pedlar; eva sively. ; ‘ "Amt where? Whp Is ho? What is he?” "A j.iilbird/’ and the pedlar swung his pnpk oyer'his shoulder. , "That boy, young as M 0 looks, I saw in court, myself and jicard his months,” He’s a hard oho— y°ujo do. well to 100ki carefully after him.’* vh I jhcro wan spmclhing' so horrible in the word "jnil,” the poor woman trembled 1 os she wnl away her pm-clidwti; nbr.oould she be easy tdl she oitl.ledklic boy In, and admired himthat t*no knew that dark part of his hislory. ' Ashamed, distressed, tho boy hung down his vf^T*. c |iCckB Seemed, bursting, with tho hot yd; his lips quivered, and anguish rtoapalnt-. ** wyivldly upon lits forehead, OS if the words lnto the flesh. . . ‘.Well," ho muttered, his whole frame relax ®» |f a burden or guilt or joy had sudden i{« » lnft y os well go to ruin at ono’tl od u SQin.my trying to do better; cto yoody hate# anti despises mo; nobody cores BY JOHN B. BRATTON. VOL. 43. about me; I may as well ge to ruin at onc’t.” “Tell me.” said the woman, who stood off far enough for flight, if that should he neces -B?r^r,,? r^r, , **^£ w camo you to go to that dreadful place? Where was yout mother—where?” “0!” exclaimed the boy, with a burst of grief that was terrible to behold, “0! I hain’t no mother! 0! I hain’t had no mother'evtr since I was a baby. If I’d only had a-moth er,” he continued, his anguish growing more vehement, and' the tears gushed out from his strangedboklng grey eves, “I wouldn’t ha’ been bound out, and Kicked, and cuffed, and ! laid on to with whips. I wouldn’t ha’ been saucy, and gobknooked down, and run away, and then stole because I was hungry. 0! I hain’t got no mother; I hain’t got no mother; I haven’t had no mother since I was a baby.” The strength was all gone from the poor boy and ho sank on his kness, sobbing greht cho king sobs, and rubbing the hot (carsaway with his poor knuckles. And did that woman stand there unmoved?—Did she coldly bid him pack up and bo off—the jail-bird ? v No, ho} she had been a mother, and though all her children slept under the sod in the church-yard, she was a mother still. She went up to that poor boy, not to hasten him away, hut to lay her fingers kindly; sofily on his head; to tell him to look up, and from henceforth find in her a mother. Yes, she even put her anus about the nock of that forsaken and deserted child; she poured from a mother’s heart, swict, womanly words; words of coun set and tenderness. 0, how sweet was her sleep that night; how soft her pillow ! She had linueJ a poor suffer* ing heart to hers, by the most silken, the stron* gest hands of love; she had plucked some thorns, from the path of a little, sinning, but striving mortal.*, Did the boy leave her? Never! Ile : is with her still, a vigorous, manly, promising youth. The unfavorable cast of his* countenance has given place to an open, pleasing expression, with depth enough to make it an interesting study.. Ills foster father is dead; bis good foster-mother is aged and sickly, but she knows no want. The once poor outcast is her only dependence, and nobly docs he repay the trust. TOE BERBER'S GHOST. The following- story is old, but a precious good one. We laughed heartily over it “long time ago,” and presuming many of our readers never heard it, wo give it up for their edifica tion : j A gentleman traveling some years since in the upper part of this State, called at a tavern and requested entertainment for the night.— Tho landlord informed him that it was out,of his power to accommodate him, as his house wos already full, lie persisted in stopping, ns he, and his horse, were almost exhausted with traveling. : - After much solicitation, tho landlord consent* ed to his stopping, provided he would sleep in a certain room that had not been occupied for a long time In cpnscqucoco of a belief that it had been -tyqnted .by the ghoatiofttU barber,--who was reported to have been murdered in that room seme years before. .1 “Very well,” says the man, “I’m not afrait of ghosts.” After having refreshed himself, lie.enquired of the landlord how and in what manner the room in whjch he was to lodge was haunted.— The,landlord replied that shortly after they had retired to rest, an unknown voice was heard in a trembling and protracted accent, saying. “Do you want to be sh-a-v-c-d ?" “Well," replied the man, “if he comes he may shave me.” He then requested lo be shown lo the apart ment; in going to which he was conducted through a largo room, whore were seated a freat number of persons at a gaming table.— ccling a curiosity which almost every one pos sesses after having heard ghost-stories, he care fully-searched every corner of his room, but could discover nothing but the usual furniture of the apartment. lie laid down, but did not close his eves to sleep immediately, and in a few moments he imagined he hoard ft voice saying, “Do ifour m-n-n-f to he shavedt” Ho arose from his bed. but could discover nothing. lie again went lo bed, but no sooner Imd ho begun to compose himself to sleep, than the question was ogam repeated. He again nroso and went to tho window.-the sound appeared to proceed] from that quarter, and stood awhile silent—af ter a few moments of anxious suspense, he again heard the sound distinctly, and convinced that it was from without, ho opened (he win dow, when it fell full into his car, which start eled him not a Utile. Upon a minute examina tion, however, he observed that the limb of a large oak lice which stood under the window, projected so near the house, that every breath of wind, to a lively Imagination, made x noise resembling the interrogation, "Do you w-a-n-t lo bo s h-a-v-e d ?” Having satisfied himself that the ghost was nothing more nor Jess than the limb or a tiee doming in contact witli tho house, again went lo bed and attempted to sleep; but ho was now Interrupted by peals of laughter and an occa sional volley of oaths and curses f om the room where the gamblers were assembled. Think ing that ho could turn the late discovery to his own advanjage, lie look a sheet from his bed, and wrapped it around him. and taking tho wash-bason in his hand, and throwing tho taw el over his arm, proceeded lo the room of the gamblers, and suddenly opening tho door stalk ed in, exclaiming in a tremulous voire, "Do you w-a-n-t to bo sh'-a-ved ?” Terrified at tho sudden appearance of the ghost,, the gamblers were lhrqvVn in tho, utmost confusion, m at tempting to escape it, some jumped through Hip wjnqqvvs, and others tumbled head over bccla down stairs. Our ghost taking advantage of a clean rpoiu, .deliberately swept , a large ' '?• ' n r' cy f,om into bnsoii. nnd ict.nKl miami.in ),(„ o(tn rool “ ‘ Th® noxtiinornmg lie fouqd the-housoin the utmost contusion. Ho «•«» immoliMcly nuked " C ’ l ° " lll ' h 1,0 rc pli«l in tbo nf r “Well no wonder. 1 ' «nid ilia Ini.dlord “for the ghost, instead of goipg to bis own room, made a mistake, and camo to ours, frightened us all out of the room, and took every dollar of our money.” . '. : The guest, without being tho least suspect ed, quietly 010 his breakfast; and departed’ many hundred dollars Holier by the adventure. , son, take that jug and fetch’ mo spine beer. Qlvo me tho money, then, father. Mv son, to get beer with money, anybody can do that: but.to get beer without money, that’s a trick. | So tho boy took tho jug and out ho goes; shortly ho returns and places the Jug before his father—' Drink, said the son. How can I drink said tho father, when there is no beer in tho lug ? To drink out or a jug, said tho boy*,when there is beer In U, anybody Can do that, but to drink beer out of a Jug when there is DO beer, that's a trick. " i' ' Anecdote of Jefferson. While this.distinguished statesman and pa triot was Vice President of the United States, it was customary for tho individual holding the second high office to attend to business more in person than the refinements of modem times will allow. It happened, on one occasion, that some important matter required his attention in Philadelphia, or some other place distant from the capitol. In those days a journey was not made in a few hours—it was two or three day’s travel, and not of tho most pleasant sort either. On his return, he stopped at Baltimore. It was about four or .five in the afternoon, when the Vice President rode up, soilless and unat tended, to tho tavern of a Scotchman, by the name of Boyden, who kept tho hotel of late so much improved, and now so handsomely sus tained bp our worthy townsman, Boliahoovcr. The bucks of tho town were assembled in the large hull, smoking, strutting, crocking jokes, and otherwise indulging In the ct ceteris of tho day. Boyden was at the bar examining the books, and doubtless making calculations re specting his future prospects. Jefferson had delivered his horse in the hands of tho hostlers and walked into the tavern in order to make arrangements in regard to his faro. Some one touched Boydon on the shoulder, and directed his attention to the stranger, with whip in hand striking occasionally upon his muddy leggings. Boyden turned round and surveyed him from head 16 foot, and concluding him to be an old farmer from the country, whose company would ‘add no credit to his house, he said very abrupt ly, ‘Wo have no room for you, sir:’ Jefferson did not hear the remark, and asked if he could be accommodated with a room.— Ilis voice, which was commanding and atlrac live, occasioned another survey of Ids person by tho honest proprietor of tho house, whose only care was for its reputation, lie could not find, however, in bis plain dress, well covered with mud, anything indicating cither wealth or distinction, and, in his usually rough way, he said to Jefferson: 'A room?' , Jefferson replied, ‘Yes. sir, I should like to have a room to myself, if I can get it.' ‘A room all to yourself ? No, no—wo haJo no sparo„room in tho house—they are all very full—all occupied—can't accommodate you.’ Tho Vico President turned upon his heel, called for his horse, which by this lime was snug in his stable, mounted and rude off. In a few minutes one of the most wealthy and dis tinguished men of the town carao in and asked for tho gentleman .who rode up to the door a few minutes before. .. ... ‘Gentleman,’ said Bdyden, ‘therehas been no gentleman hereon horseback this afternoon, and no stranger at all, but one common-looking fel low, who came in and asked if ho could have a whole room, I tell ycr. I told him -X hod no room for such chaps ns him.' ' ‘No room for such chops as him V ‘No. by the pipers.no room for anybody that don t look respectable.’ ‘Why what arc you«talking about, man! He is the Vice President of the United Slates. 1 ’ > ‘Vice -President of tho United States.!’ ex: claimed Boydon, almost breathless in‘astonish* • , • - •. .. ‘Why. yes sir—Thomas Jefferson, tKoVice President of the United Stales, and the greatest jjhan olive.* • ' . ■ j'.Murdcr!—what hare I (lone? Ilorc Tom, Jim, Jerry, Jake—where nrdyou all ? l/tro/iy you villains—fly, and tell that gentleman that we’ve forty rooms at In’s service; By George! Vice President—Thomas Jefferson ! * Tell him to come back and he shall have my wife’s par lor—my own room Jupiter ! what have 1 done!—Here. Harriet. Alary, Jule, clear out nil the family—he shall have the best room, and all the rooms, if he wants litem. Off. you Hus seys, put clean sheelson the bed—Bill, lake up , this mirror. George, hurry up with tho boot jack. By George ! what a mistake !’ | For fifteen minnics Boyden raved like a mad man, and went fifty limes to the door to see if his wished-for guest was returning. The Vice President rode uplQ market street, where he was recognized by many of his ac quaintances, and by them directed to the Globe tavern, ol Market and Charles streets. Heroßoyden’s servants came un and told him their master provided rooms for him. •Tell him 1 have engaged rooms,’ replied Jef ;ikoh. Boydtfh’a mortification can belter be imagin ed than dQcribed ; the chaps Who were Inker ing about the bar and the largo had, and-had laughed heartily at the disappointment of thu muddy fanner, had recoved from their astonish ment, and were preparing to laugh at their downcast landlord. After some time ho pre vailed upon a friend to wait on Mr. Jefferson, with his apology, and request that ho should , return ond toke lodgings at his house, promis ing tho best room in tho house, and all the at tention that could bo given him. Mr. Jtfierson returned the following answer: ‘Tell Mr. Uoydim, *1 appreciate his kind atten tion, but if he had no room for the muddy far mer, he shall have none for the Vice Pretident/ Jhllimore Alhenum. Stubbs Seeks Revenge. •Poppy, old Smith’s grey colt has broken in to our cabbage notch ogaln.* *I!o has, has he? Well, just you load my nlle, my son, and we will see if an ounce of had will not lead Mr. Smith’s colt to reform his habits.* This culiloquy passed between Mr. and Mas ter SluhUt, just after tea. As soon ns ‘dark came, Mr. {Stubbs takes his rifle; marches Over towards old Smith’s farm, and when '\ykhin about thirty rods of old Smith’#.barn, ho rais ed the ‘deadly tube/ took ami*-pnlled thctilg gcr, and dropped ‘ono of the ; best-looking grey colt# in the country/ Stubbs hhving fulfilled Ins mission, returned’ home, went to bed, and slept }vhh a lighter conscience than lii had enjoyed during the last eight months. Theuojit morning, whlle'scat ed at breakfast, Avho .should' be seen'.’striding towards the domicile of Mr. Stubbs butqldMr,, Smith.. Jjmiih entered the house—Smith was excited, and ft/r a'moment lacked words to ex press himself.' : ••• •. : - • •Mr. Stubbs, I've come overdo tell you that n horse .was shot near my barn las; night.* •Sorry, to hear it, Mr. Smith, although not at all surprised, for that .grey , colt of yodrs wna not calculated to make friends/, i ‘lh*l it Wasn’t my cole ilmt got shot/ ■ wasn't your grey oolt? Well, which horso was it?* * ’ ,‘lt wasn’t mlnq at ,a1I; but:one of yonra+- that grey colu-ou nurch.fujoil lust week l ,roke ' nt ,° , >ny posture- lust evening, I intended to .Bind him noino this nior ning. but it'd no nso now-his brains’loy;scat tci*c<| around the barmyord;' •- ! : Mr. Slubbs was IhumKrslruolo. .Thu idea, that ho had killed wrong horse, droyo him to dcHpernllon, and caused him lo seek relief in a direction that v nilhcr o/Uonished. hm house* hold. Tho last wen of Stubbs, ho was chasing Ills oldest boy. Jim, down tho turnpiltewlih an eight fool sapling.,' [ man who can crack n. joke inlialfn ininulo aUcr a flfiy-Bix has 'fallen oa his tqcQ .may be called excruciatingly funny. "oim coDNTitr—hay it aways be E^^nT. oa‘wtion.o/ oua' oouNthy.” CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1857. ... % , , .. ■, i i-■ ■ ■ Dow the City of ; Sondnsjtyvtfas sokil from Famine.: ! The Buffalo Republic is for the following, which is as good atfSnythibg of Us kind since Locke’s moon stoj i y ( -: '' “Years agonc, when'the cofafcii of trade ran in a counter direction to what >e now behold, owing to a severe drouth, Iheteily of Sandusky underwent all the horrors of'jv protracted j inc. The water on the bar at tho month of the! bay was so low that vessels rwero unable to reach the port, and os there was.no land trans portation at that time whs|i ;) could bo relied, upon in ease;of sudden emergency, it appear ed as if Providence had forsaken the place en tirely, and that its inhabifftrtp'nfdst soon per ish. For days and weeks tfrfcir stock” of provi sions had been gradually disappearing, until soon all was gone; and their-only reliance was upon the few fish which they Were ■en a bled to obtain from the waters of tl|Q'bay, and an oc casional meager supply oTjpVUc from the neigh boring forest. 'v-'&i tv. ' ' ‘‘At the time of the woods in that vicinity; and in TtSst” throughout the Western Reserve.’ were freqejected by vast num bers of wild hogs which a bountiful subsistence and grew fat d'JSpniiho shack which everywhere abonndcd.Vi’hCSe hogs were doubt less originally cslroys, bubiihd 'fipnrscness of the population in the intertoy, and the rapidity with which they, multiplied,--rendered them strangers to man and very ahy-of his presense. During the drouth, of. wmfh-'-miintipn -has al ready been made, largo .drmtesiqf.these quintals wended their way to the*Jo£c, sh, the neighbor hood of which they conUnfledio'. remain. , “Sandusky,Bay, in was a favor-1 ite place af resort .for: lhOT,"lnv the waters ofi ; which they were, accustomed''to* after i slaking their thirst. Those whO nrc;fibquaint-1 cd with the locality of. njiichi'tvp speak,-will remember , tho nfmoyancc .to- Which the early settlers were exposed in the shape of . a fine red sand winch covered thq;,beach; and which, in i times of high wind, was not only troublesome, but exceedingly dangerous; Thotlsandsof hogs, In conscqucnccof frequenting.lbis”Bpot, became totally blind;.but still, with .all'the cunning I which belongs to this pervcrse riico in their nat ural state, they coming , to elude their hunt “ Ono day, when the'femme*’ in the city was at its height, and when it was apparent that even tho strongest mtist Joe B took down'‘ptß;gun.and resolved to make a last effort iqi^scqb.hia:wife and little ones from a fate.the mpat horriblo x>{ which the mind has any t.AH. dfy long had their sunken eyes nndjshnveleil hands implored him in vain for brcad-rikhUalasl he knew too. well that not*wilhmJtlic whole city was there a moulhful lo be had/thougH ho were to ofler In, exchange thrice its weight in gold. Nerved to desperation by Uis reflection, but still with feeble steps, hotook-biS way to tho forest, re solved,not to’ return, without relief hr some shape. “For a lr -«r a long lime he bunted'ln Vain, travers ing miles of weary, palhaayi without so much as seeing a singloAyjdcnco of anljbatcd nature, -?pti).ho y ieldtac to.despair, j At this moment a? noise, asof approaching foot- I stops attracted his attention, and *ho .paused, I with even* faculty rendered keen by hunger, to listen. - Nearer and nearer catno the tramping, 1 and just as Joe, to screen hitnscir from obser vation, took shelter behind A.tree,, 'o wild hog emerged from a thicket, advancing directly to ward him,, followed’ immediately by another, and another still. . .“The hunter, trembling with anxiety and ex-' citcment. raised his gun, hut suddenly paused in astonishment, at the singular,phenomenon before him.- Tho drove, (for drove there was) was approaching him in Indian file, and headed directly for the bay. The second hog held in his mouth the tail of the first, the third that of the second, nnd so oh to the number of sixty and upward, each was holding last to (he cau dal appendage of his predecessor, and all were being led by the foremost of tho drovc, and he, being the only ono’lhat could see, was thus convoying his nfllictcd companions. “The hunter comprehended the scene In a moment, and Instantly decided upon his course. Raising his gun deliberately, he fired, and sev ered the tail of the lender close to the roots.— His affrighted leadership, with a loud squeal, bounded into the thicket aud disappeared, while his blind companions came to a dead (hdt* Joe quickly divested himself of his bodlSNohd crept stealthily up the first of thtf which stood auiotly holding in his mouth the amputa ted tall of.nis former conductor. This the hunter seized and commenced gently pulling upon it. First one hog started, then another, then another, until soon, like a : 11-nin of cars, all were in motion, and without pausing to rest for a single iustanl, Joe led them quietly into a huge pen near his residence, where they were soon slaughtered, oivi the city teas saved/' Damascus. —lndependent of its control posi tion, Damascus has attractions in itself superi or, perhaps, to rtny city in the East. 'We have heard of “rosc-ricq cities half ns old as lime,!’ but Damascus is at least ns old ok any received history, apej Is, in fact, the oldest city we know Of, whigh preserves to this day its original im portance. . From lliciimc left his homo ybetween therivers,”, to Journey westward to wards the “Land of Promise,’’ its name has been familiar; Its beauty and richeijlmve'bcen prover bial for 4000ydws; and'has'bcen a link never broken, between the palrfardinl ages mid' tiih'l Of the steam engine niid clculrio telegraph.’ . It has conic under the dominion of David, of Jero boam, of Pharoah Nccho.'of - Nebuchadnezzar, of Alexander, of the Ptolemies, ofPoinpcy, of Cloqpatnti'ofTiered, of the Muslctpofthe Cni soders. of Timour the Tartar,, of, the Sultans of Constantinople, and tho'. Pashas of Egypt, yet it survives nnd still flourishes. Hero is still the “street called Strait,” where Ananias come,'directed by a vision, to call for “one called Saul of Tarsus ” Here is Mill shown a window—by the way, of Saruccnio origin from .which it is said tho Anostlo wa.*) letdown. Ilcro is the site of St. Paul’s conversion, also misplaced, bqt the improbability of which is cvihi cited as a proof oF Its genuineness., And here on the tomb ot .Balndluv.lhc hood of John tho Baptist, (he house of NaWnnn. aml tho Mosque of.Sultnn Selim. So varied are the as sociations, near and remote. iVid hr apocryphal,, of a city which crowns thenroll by Its position and luxurient verdure, its gardens, its pasture/ hnd ns “lucid streams^’—its Abnna and Phar hr, “better than all the waters of Israel.” , j tO* There should ho ns little merit for loving n ik-omdii for Her beauty os In loving* man for 1 his prosperity, both being equally... subject to change.,, . . T .. • i (C7*ThicaUlvaiionof (lowcrftis, of oil the diversions of mankind, the ouo to boiseleclcd |and approved as the one most innocent, in ;it self, and most perfectly devoid 'of Injury or an. noyanco to others. (C 7“ “I say Jake. what do they does with the corpses on shore r f “Blast tOo.if'lknowa." *’Vy, blovf me if thoydos* :on't nail'em up in boxes and'direct'em. ' ’ In the pretty village-of Haddonftcld, New Jersey, some years ago, there resided an old who was. familiarly, known, In'town and county round, as ‘‘Old Joe." ticular occQpatioDj'oxccpt doing' ‘chores’ or cr rands—nor any particular location. Ho ate where he could get, a. bite, and slept wherever ho could find a Iqdging-place. Joe was a reg ular old toper, and Jersey lightning had no more effect on his insides than so* much water. Ho generally made hia head-quarters at the lower tavern, for there were two in town. Ho | would slecp away the afternoon on an iold bench' iti'one comer of the bar-room, but was.nlways awake when there was any drink ing going on. When he was not asked to drink he drained the glasses of the few drops.deft in them. One afternoon, Dr. Bolus, the village physician, was in the tavern, mixing up a pre paration. He placed a tumbler half-full of acquafortis on the bar, orid turned round to mix up some other ingredients. A few mo ments after he had occasion to use the poison* cos drug, when he found, to his dismay, that the tumbler had bo«n drained to the last drop. ‘‘Mr. Wiggins,” exclaimed the Doctor in af fright to the landlord, “what has become of the acquafonis I put on the bar a few moments ago_l” “I don’t know,” replied the landlord, ‘’un less Old Joe slipped in ond drank it." In this suspicion they were soon confirmed, for the hostler said he had seen Old Joe swal low the fatal draught. The Doctor, knowing that ho must die after such a dose, instituted a search at once. After Sortie hours spent in looking through' the barns, out-houses, and woods, for three or four miles around the vil lage, Joe was abandoned to bis fate. It was a cold night, aud as the village topers assembled around tho blazing hickory fire in the bar room. nothing was thought of.ortalkcdof. bul the unfortunate end of poor Ola Joe. Some four days had elapsed, and nothing having been heard from Old Joe, they nil came to the’con clusion that he was a goner. Thu Doctor, about this time had occasion to visit a patient, some eight miles distant i whtit was his surprise, when about five miles from tho village, to sec 1 Old Joe in front of a farmer’s house, splitting wood. “Why, Joe.” said the Doctor, riding up to the fence, “I thought you was dead aud buri ed before this!” “Why. what made you think that, Doc tor?’.’ said Joe, leaning on his axe handle, “Didu’t you drink that dose I left on old Wiggins* bar, a few days since 7” “Yes, ** replied J6o, half-ashamed to own it. “Do you know what it was?” asked tho Doctor. “No!” returned Joe. “Why, it was aquafortis—enough to kill a dozen men!” “Well; now. Doctor, do you know (hat I thought there was something queer nbbutlhaf darned stuff, for after I drank it, everyJpne I Mowed my nose I burned a hole in my pocket handkerchief. 7 ’ * rilnV • Ait-Afflicted HusbandsA bcrcavcd hus. ,gTaxQ ,of his deceased wife; '‘refused to bo tp jr friend as ho turned towards hirh' and laid Ins head on his shoulder, “I've lost horses,’and I!vo lost likely- calves and shoats, but J never hail anything id cut me up like this ! " Wasn’t that nn anUctcdjnourner. This reminds us of a scene we once witness ed in a country store In onoof the oldest set lied districts in Western Virginia. The shop keeper was engaged in waiting upon a custom er, when a sturdy country born Dutchman came in with a whip tinder ids nrm end said : “Good morning, Mr. Shoncs.” “Ah! Good morning Mr. Applehack.” said Mr. Jones, in reply, “how do you do, and how is your family ?” “Well, We’re all well chust now, except my wifo ; and she is dead agin,” answered Mr. Ap pleback. “Indeed ?” said Mr. Jones. “I am very sor ry to hear it, I have no doubt }*ou arc greatly tJfSturbcd in consequence of your loss, but you must bear it with the philosopliy of a Christ ian.” “Well, yes,”—he replied, “dot ish so—bo shurc I don’t know much about Jlosofy —but I do know dat I would sooner half lost one of my best horses, dan my wife, ’cause she was sick a feller for t carrick (work.) CT* “I have found,” said Addison, “that the men who arc really the most fond of the ladies, who cherish for them tho highest respect—ore seldom the most popular with tho sex. Men of great assurance, whoso longues are lightly hung—who make words supply the places of ideas, and place compliment in the room of .sen timent— are (heir favorites. A due respect for women leads to respectful action towards them : and respect is mistaken by them for neglect or want of love.” Tun Breton Women.— Among the many strange customs winch mark the Breton peas antry, there is none more remarkable than that of wearing the hair. For while the men culli va'c long Creases hanging down to their waists, and of which they arc very proud, the women do not show a single lock; and the girl who might be tempted by the beauty of her c/icec lure to allow a ringlet to escape from beneath her closely filling cap, wunld not only lose all chance of obtaining u lover,'but would* be re garded by the young men as* f\Ueperude, that is, a coquettish girl,' unworthy of their , affec tions, To this strqrigc custom many London aiid Paris ladies arc indebted for the magnifi cent hair which adorns their heads, hut which was grown in the wilds of Sim. o^7“They have a man In Mississippi so lean that he makes no shadow at' all. A rattle snake struck ot his leg times in vain, and retired iit disgust, lie makes all hungry .who look at him. nnd when children meet liflii in the street they run homo crying for bread. (O" The debating society of Spring Garden recently,’After R very animated discussion on tho question, “whether a gef has a right to soy. no before she’s’ttxcd.” decided, by nearly a unanimous vote, that “she hainl. >> [£/* X wag, upon visiting a medical museum, was shown some dwarfs and other specimens' of mortality,'nil preserved in, alcohol. ‘. “ i \ycll’, ,,, HnldlWi; ,, l never thought tho dead could bo in suyh spirits." ( . (£?* A subscriber,wHtesito a western entitor, “I don’t want your paper any longer." To. .which tho.cditor replied, lt l wouldctTl make it any longer' If you did; Its present length’ suit' inn very well." 1 . i Tyiiijg a mackerel to vour coat-tail and imagining yourself a whale, is ope of ihp first lessons in cod-dsh aristocracy Qoon.—The New York Evening Post js res ponHiliJo for the following conundrum,: , Why is an omnibus trap, like the conscience? ' Because; its an intvard ohock upon the out ward mao. ' A Hard Case. They furnish very convenient mediums for the discussion of questions of local interest. They aid In giving character and importance I to the county in which they aro published. They stimulate a taste for reading, and dis seminate, ip the course of one year a vast arnoiint of useful information much of which would not reach a portion of their readers through any other channel. They are of essential service in publishing various items of local intelligence in which the citizens are more or less interested, but of which many would remain uninformed, were it not for thesopapers. In short—county papers add in a great vari ety of sways, to the character, intelligence and prosperity of the country in which they are published : and therefore, have a strong claim for support upon all who arc directly or indi rectly benefUted by them. As to the objections we not frequently htar urged against the support of county papers that the price Charged for them is too high, it may bo replied, that the price at - which it can i bo afforded depends mainly upon the number - ol its subscribes. The chief expense in the i publication of a paper, consists in setting up < the matter. One thousand or even ten thon. | sand copies can be furnished at a very small j addition to the cost over and above the cost of < composition, ( There is a valuable lesson to be learned from the popular use of this word —especially by the young. '■ ‘Steady, boys !’ shouts the boatswain, os the vessel tosses and creaks among the break*: crs. The gallant Jack-tars catch the sound of tiro word, and obey. To have dlgrcgaided it, would have been wreck and ruin. ‘Steady, men I 1 commands the colonel, at the head of bis regiment, ns it marches to tho attack, or prepares for the deadly charge of the enemy—and ‘steady!' is caghl up and passed from major to captain along the line of bat tle. On obedience : turned the victory which perched upon their banners J ‘Steady.!’ soys the comcr-mon at the * raisr idg,’ nd he receives the end of the log to At it into its notch. The slightest ‘unsteady’mo lion might,have brought the heavy log tumb ling-, and crashing, and crushing, upon tho heads of tho neighbors who came,so kindly to give their gratuitous assistance. Let this bo your watchword in all the doings of life—in your words and you* deeds—amidst your triumphs and your defeats—your succcsd and your reverses. Everywhere, and. at oil times, study to bo ‘steady. Thus Uje value of this little word will be learned in the best ot all schrtols—‘the school of experience.’ I Thai’s a steady young man,’ says one smil l that a high compliment,youthful penaori? Would you not desirblb HkveTt said.' in turn, of you ?. Well, It's In your power to secure like praise by being 'steady.' If you ,want -‘.steady employment’ at ‘steady wages,’ see that you yourself'nro/ateady. ’ — Kiiy, you must take care of your earnings, too. •Keckless’ is tho very opposite of ‘steady,* and it applies as well to the use of money ns the making of it. The habit of bcin£ careful, in this respect. i.s but another expression of the idea we are striving to impress upon the minds uf our younger readers. This habit has as sisted 10 secure for an entire section of our coun try the designation of the ‘Land of Steady Hab its’—and a proud designation it is, albeit, used somewhat snceriugly at times. Bo not reckless, then, youthful ' reader of tho Vot.u.ntkkii. Pass the word along the battle Hue of life; -Steady, boys— Steady I’ Sensible Doctor. —A handsomeyOung wid* oir applied to a physician to relieve her of three distressing complaints, with which she was af flicted. “In the first place,” said she. '-t have little or no appetite. What shall I lake for that ?” “For that madam, you should take air and exercise.” “And, doctor. T am quite fidgety at night and afraid 10 lie alone. • Wimt shall I take for that f” “For (hat, madam, I caiLpuly recommend lhatVou lakor-a —husband!” “Ffo! Doctor. But f have the blues terri bly. What shall I take for that ?” “For that madam, you have, besides taking sir, exerpiso, a husband, to lake—the newspa por." Sensible doctor, that. O’’ To ascertain the lengdi of the day and night, any lime of the year, double the lime of sun's rising, which gives the length of the night, and double the time of Its setting, which gives the length of the day. This is a simple method whioh wo guess few people know. KT’lf ymi wi-ih to be happy, wealthy end wise, make haste and get married and quit tel ling lies. tp* One of our mast dislmguishrd lawyers, while enterliig Ids cold bed on a sharp night, lately, was ororiuard to bay lohlm&elfi- *>Vol) of,all ilio things forgetting n livlnglho worst tiling a man could follw would be to go about (own on such nights as this, and getting into bed for folks.' j/Jy’* “Txn’To.v," exclaimed on Iriuli sergeant to his platoon : “front face, ami itnd, to, rowl call! As man}* of ye os la prcslnt will say •Here '* end ns many 1 of yo aa is not present will say Absint I!’ . * CtT” An Irishman on being asked which was the elder, he pr his brolhor.’rcplled, “1 am tho oldest, but if my brother lives three years wo Khali both bo of ap ago r M t£/~A Frenchman.being troubled wi»h tho gout, was nuked what diffenpco there was bo* tween that and the ihcuniatism. “One very great difference." replied Monsieur, “suppose yoii take von vice, put your linger in, vou turn the screw until you can bear him no longer— d*tds de rheumatism ;dou ’epose you give him v ( on funj more—dat la. degout." EasilySuitrit.—TlioClcvbWnd PlainJcalcr saysnn alhletio r ;flpccinicn of rvman from tho Etperald IhJc, called' in • the counting-room of one of nnr Uivcr slrcct merchants, and there toak'offhls’lmt to makchisbest bow, “The lop of tlio morning toyo, Mr. P——i IVolbutn told yo’ro in want o’help." “Tve bub little to do," replied- Mr. P-——, with mercantile gravity. “I’m the boy for yo’s. It’s but little I caro ’bout doin’—shuro lb's the money I’m a fiber. ” The youhg lady who sloops wi th a dream book under her head dm learned Its - contents by heart. 1 lit AT. 82,00 PER ANNUM. NO. 37. I County Newspapers—-Their Use. County papers are of much more use tlian people imagine. They very naturally aid in directing public attention to matters in which every citizen of the county Is more o»* less interested. They contribute in a variety of ways to the formation of publio opinion, op subjects of pub lic'intcrest. Steady! Dlsostcr oii r lbe Chicago oDd A 8.-AT/ain Plugged into the. fifter, .u ThO Missouri Republican., of the tains tho following particulars of, a disaster; wWqli has been briefly announced by telegraph: iTbe recent heavy rains-, washing, away em bankments, occasioning- slides,- bpdcrmiuirig. ties, and, sweeping away bridges,.have' beep tha‘ cause of delays; and much ftahl failures to make connections; and dctcoitionsol) . the mails, and a general derangement of tho rail and lines in Illinois and Missouri.- 'lf ibis were all ,Wo should be glad. On tho Ohlcagp} and Eock Island Roadyas it crosses thoDaPoge, : river, five miles from Joliet, the heavy rains or ‘Friday had sWollcp tho river till It overfldyvid* :its banks, covered the bottom and submdiiddi the truck on both sides of the bridge. J • A freight train, consisting of the tender and seven cars loaded with horses, spf proachcdHhis river on ThecnrinS p l/ ignorant of any and confident till tbcdrrancss and safety of the; road, though) covered,with water, held on his way r plough*, ing.through a stream two feet deep guided by tho iron', thick, until hd reached the bridge,' whett the appalling fadt was revealed -that-tho* swollen river’ hod not only submerged tbs) bridge, but swept it. away I Locomotiyf,'tea« der, seven cars with their freight of horses, one after another, disappeared beneath.'the surface of the stream, deep enough, by reason■ ot, lhe ! freshet, to hide from view every vestige .of . the train. Down with it went all in chahjoof-it/, and three of them were lost. Oue human. life destroyed overbalances tho destruction df‘a' f thousand horses. But who can think, a shudder, of those seven cars deadly corifimtr ing, beyond all hope of escape, their noWaf freight of horses ? , IA Repentant Criminal —The Governor of Mississippi has transmiued to the LegislatUril' an application mado to him by Richard S*‘: Graves, former Treasurer of the Stale, and* an absconding defaulter, asking permission Vtd make restitution to the State, without liability 5 to criminal prosecution, and promising if thW* be granted him, td pay up bis indebtedness by annual instalments. The amount forwhich Be was a defaulter was £45,000. He is nowJn [ Canada and perfectly free, but wants to get' back to his native soil, where he’has/Viendsamf* relatives. Ilero is a striking.instance of fl mado ■ who has escaped the vengeance of. the law,**)!-, untarily coming forward to acknowledge' h ia crime, profess his repentapco and asV to b»lbf-' ? ' Riven. The world should be merciful. Bui.Ui* la questionable whether granting, the request of Graves, would not bo setting a precedent dangerous tendency. ’ ■ . In a FiS.—Jemmy Downer had been out aft r day training—the first lime since Jio woS ebd* ’ sen captain over the Tuckerlown Guards»~ftndi being pretty well filled with libations of punch and so forth, got somewhat bewildered as he plodded along towards his home. Meeting W boy on the road, he accosted him with, “Wdl r my boy. can you tell mo where Capt. DuwnCf > I—ives I” ( “Why, sir, you arc Capt. Downer; arn’t you?” “Yea, T know t—hat, boy. But where the d—evil do I live ? Can you tell roe t—hat I’* ' > The lad piloted the inebriated officer to hlf domicil, and then left him to take care of hiip self. The pillar of the country’s pride andglp 4 ry tried the door; it was locked.‘..He toerf drew out his night kev*, but could hot find the 1 key hole. “By Gosh!” he exclaimed, aflft? 1 trying in vain to find the incision in tbe.dodr,-' “if this isn’t a good ’an. Hero the old I—acjty ; has I —ockcd the d—oor and by g—racious/ * she has b—uttoned up thek—ey hole, bericV ca!” Womax.— A pretty woman is ono of tbo' ' 81111111003’ ol this country—ah aigol ioijftf,, goods and glory. Sho makes sunshine* foprt£. t of J uly and happiness wherever sfio gops. ' Hef, 1 path •is ono of delicious roses, perfume and f bcaoty. Sho is a sweet poem written In, raro i curls, choice calico and good principles. • Moul stand up beforo her,'os bo many points, to meUinto cream and then butter.- Hep 5 words float around (bo oar like music, op th#r> chimes of Sabbaifi bells. Without her, society . would Jose Its truest attraction, tho church its firmest reliance, and young men (ho very best of 1 comforts and company. Jlcrinflucncoandgorf.' orosUx restrain tho vicious, strengthen tho weak, f raise.tho lowly, flannel-shirt. tho heathen, antTl strengthen flip faint-hearted, Wherever yori find tho virtuous woman, you pJso find pleasant ' fireside, boqnots, Clean dollies, order, good living, gentle hearts, piety, music, light and mo- . del institutions generally. Sho is tho-dower of humanity, a very Venus In dimity, and her Inspiration is the breath of heaven. GtiAiiMAU.—‘Jim, did you ever study Grant* mar 1’ •I did.’ ‘What case is Squire W c V ‘lie's an objective case.’ 'How so ?! •Because he objected to paying hjs subacrip* lion, which he has beeu owing for Ovcyearsor more.' •What is n noun ?’ *1 don’t know; but I know wbat renoun ■Well, what is it?’ •Runing off without paying the printer, and getting on the Mack list as a delinquent;* •Good ! What is a conjunction I of collating outstanefing gubl scriplioos. in conjunction with’a constable never employed by printers until the last ex tremity. (C/- The head clerk of a largo mcrdantiro~i house was bragging rather largely of .th’d' amount of business done by his linn. • may judge of its extent,” said ho, “When I telf ~w dmi the quills fur our correspondence orf- % ly cost two thousand dollars a year!”— “Pooh !” soul Iho clerk of another house. wh Coleridge, upon the death of. ft, master Of ft; school ho had attended when, a boy, remarked,, *Tt was lucky, that the cherubims who todk him to heaven', were nothin)* blit facta aria vVhVgft, or he would have infallibly flogged them 1 on the way." ■ « . [C?*Two Irishmen one d a y Went aftuntinjj. and on seeing a doer slaft up, Pat, rnlaing hirf gun-, look after thoOniirtaf. • / •••*/■ . ‘Pat;’ said Jimmy, •ycreuns nrit •Faith, bo Jttbpra/ ‘tho wild baste dosej>.| knovvit.’ * ■ > Qy* Whoa a man gofa mad and qtopa tys T«w nor. hoalirayo horroro tno next number of bis neighbor to sou if (Ho withdrawal of his paper h*anU killed tho editor ondrtrefcaod the column! In mourning. Such men aruapttq ImagineUai tho world rests on their shoulder* %