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The above are cash terms for all advertisements inserted for three months or less. A early ad vertisements are held payable, one half at the end of three, and the balance at the end of six months. • Communications recommending persons for office, must be paid in advance at the rate of 25 cents per square. j. iv. Attorney at Law , Leu istoun, ITlifflin co. I'a. GrZDC. 7f, SLID 20 5 Attorney at Law, OFFICE in West Marketstreet,opposite F.isen bise's Hotel, will attend to any business in the courts of Mifflin, Centre, or Huntingdon coun ties. Lewistown, Jan. 23, 1852. MAGISTRATE S OFFICE t II R I vri A N 1100 VEK, Justice of (lie Peace, CT AN be found at his office, in the room re- J centiy occupied by D. W. lluiing, E.-q. where he will attend to all business entrusted to him with the greatest care and despatch. IMS. W. HAJAE OFFERS his professional services to the citizens of Lewistown. He can he con sulted at ail times at the Bee I live Drugstore. Lewistown, August 30,1850-tf WILLIAM LIND. MaiuDMiku iMjiiia East Market street, Lewistown, IN returning thanks to his friends and the public generally fi>r the liberal support heretofore eiieii'lei to him, would respectfully inform there tha* he has just received a splendid assortment of Fashionable CS3 „ CASS DIE RES selected in the city with special reference to being made up for customer work, which he is enabled to furnish at lower prices than similar articles could he procured in the stores. Gentlemen desirous of having a superior article of clothing, are requested to call and examine his stock. With long experience and the aid of first rate workmen, he tt liters himself that he can furnish his customers and friends with superior garments, at rea sonable prices. Lewistown, Nov. 28, 1851. ISDM37 m nr Ace. Vc. FTVIIE undersigned continues to manufacture -I. eelebiated Quilted and French calf Boots, together with all articles connected with his business. MOSES MONTGOMERY. Lewistown, August 8, 1851-tf JOHN CLARK & CO. HAVE removed their Shoe Store from be low Eisenbise's to the diamond, opposite the Lewistown Hotel. Having renewed their I stock, they are now prepared to make orf * er a " kinds °f BOOTS AND SHOES in the bgst manner and of the best materials. They have also a choice assort ment of city and eastern work to which they invite the attention of the citizens of Lewis town and vicinity, as they are determined to sell at the very lowest prices for cash. Lewistown, April 23,1852. BILLY JOHNSON'S Cheap Hoot, shoe & Cloth ing Store. HAVING returned from the city with a large stock of the above mentioned ar ticles, lie is prepared to sell low for cash ; Mens Calf Hoots, from $1 75 to $6 00 44 Coarse 44 44 125 to <j 00 41 Gaiters and fancy shoes of different kinds. Ladies 1 Shoes, from 50 to 1 50 44 Gaiters, best quality, 150 to 200 Misses 1 and Ghildrens 1 Gaiters, of different kinds. He is also prepared to make to order nil kind- of BOOTS, SHOES and GAITERS that may be wanted. His stock of CLOTHING lias been well selected. It was bought for cash and will he sold at very small profits. Call and examine lor yourselves, and you will be convinced ol the fact. ap23 BILLY JOHNSON. MARTIV* SELF REGULATING so ID. miiim:. t> V tlie use of this Machine one person •an do as much sewing) unci make bctier work lii.ui live or six tau tin by haiul. Tailors. Saddli-rs, &< , look to your interest. Ma chines. S;M;> and County II IGBTS L"">r sale Appiv I" JOHN I.OCLYE., LI wistown, until February 10th, alter that at Lewitburg. Union county, Pennsylvania. P rt. One Ol these Machines may he en in oper ation al C. 51 StltCL's Tailor-shop in tir? place. JOHN LOCKE. Lewistown, January Ifi, 1-54- tt' Fish. Salt, and Plaster, ■poll sale by r JOHN STERRETT & CO., June 27.-tf At tbc Lewistown Mills. 2P15258 , 15 , 185) &SSW) ANTIDOTE FOR WET FEET, <oo<l News Io" the i'eople. rpHE undersigned, having resumed business JL at his old stand two doors east of Wattson Jacob's store, East Market street. Lewis town, has just opened an ENTIRE NEW STOCK, comprising one of the best and chea pest assortments of ' S S=3l£l<2Xß>s3 ever offered in this market, which lie is pre pared to sell "2") per cent, lotcer for CASH, than has ever before been sold in this commu nity. As an example of this, call and examine an article of Ladies 1 Gaiters, which has always been heretofore sold here for $2.2.3, and which he can now sell at $1.75. Other articles in proportion. He has Men's fine boots from $2,50 to $3,50 44 coarse 44 44 1.50 to 2.->0 Roy's Roots 44 1,50 to 2.75 Ladies' Gaiters 44 75 to 1.75 Ladies' Shoes 4 * 62£ to 1,50 Misses' 44 44 50 to 87.' Children's 41 44 25 to 50 Boys' 44 4 4 7-3 to 1,12.1 These articles he feels safe in recommending as worth the money, being well made from good materials. (Cy" Boots and Shoes made to order bv ex perienced workmen —none others being em ployed. Repairing done at reasonable prices. CO" He invites an inspection of Ids work, his stock and his prices, and he doubts not he will Le able to render entire satisfaction. DANIEL DONOT. Lewistown, April 23, 1^52. READ AND ACT ! rpME subscribers having just received one JL of the largest and handsomest, stocks of Spring and Summer Goods ever brought to this place, would invite their old friends, and the public generally, to call and give them ar. examination, as we are de termined to sell goods of all kinds AS CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST, and we think (though we are not so good at bragging as some of our neighbors) that in point of style there is no thing in this place quite equal to them—at least the ladies say SJ. We have all kinds ol Ladies wear, such as ko\M:TS, RIBBO\S, SPI;\(KRS, SLEEVES, COLLARS, SILKS, SATIAS, C.A.MDIVLS, Poplins, Bareges, Tissues, Barege de Ijaines, Lawn.-, Prints, White Crape, Sl.awls, Gloves, Hose. &c., &c. And for the gentlemen Cloths, Casfeimeres, Sattinets. Linens. Cottonade-. Mus lins. Summer Hals, Coats, Vests, Pants, Roots, Shoes, tVc., &LC. ll.'ircluarc A: totlie. Tea, sugar, ttolasses Ac. Mackeral, Sliad, Salmon, and CARPET ING that cini t be beat tor style,quality and price. Come and see, for we are determirwd to sell at prices which will astonish some peo ple SIGLER &. STUART. Lewistown, April 23, 1-52. Wattson. Jacob, & Co. H AVE just opened at theirold stand a very . large arid desirable assortment ot fcpriiiif :iml Summer Gooth, winch they would respectfully invite purcha sers to call and examine. Their stock em braces LADIES' DRESS GOODS of every description, handsome Black and Col ored SILKS, M. de Laines, Barege dc Lames, Glial lies. Lawns, Prints, Linen Cambric Hand kerchiefs, Collars, Sleeves, llonneis. Shoes, iVc. Also, superfine "rTVA -;c°. J Black and Fancy Cassimeres, Linens, Cot- i tonadee, SIYDIER CLOTHS, <AH PI TS, Boots and Shoes, Summer Hats, &r., all of which they will sell as low as any other establishment. Their stock wee never fuller or more complete, and tTTcy will endeavor to give satisfaction to those friends who patronize them. Lewistown, April 10,1832 —tf. " LEWISTOWN MILLS. fll HE subscribers have taken the Lewistown J. Mills and formed a copartnership under the firm of JOHN STERRETT & CO. u jia o rying en a general MILLING BvJSI NESS, wish to buy a large quantity of uii kinds of GRAIN, for which w<- will pay the moiirsT PRICES the market will afford, accord ing to the quality of" the gmin. Any person wishing to store their wheat can do so, and a receipt will be giv#n to be kept in store until the Ist of August, and after that until the Ist of December. In case of wheat left in store, the subscribers reserve the privi lege of purchasing said wheat when the own ers wish to sell, at from 13 to 15 certs off of Philadelphia prices, and if we do not buy at i this rate, then we charge one cent per bushel ; for storage. No interest will be allowed on money not lifted for grain sold, as we arc pre pared to pay CASH at all times. FIJOI li and all kinds of FEEI) keptand ; for sale lor cash. W. THOMPSON, AND. McFAKLANE, HUGH CON LEY, S. S. WOODS. Lewistown, May 2, 1851.—tf mi. JOHN LOCKE, I) E I\ T IST, Dr. L. is a regular graduate of the Balti ; more College of Dental Surgery, and devoted his entire attention to the business for seven years, which warrants him in offering entire satisfaction to all who may favor him with their patronage. Lewistown, Oct. 24, 1851—tf. {IBEBH LEAF LARD.—lit cwt. fresh _ Lvird, of the subscriber s own rendering, at 10 C'B. per pound. For sale by ! ap2's2 JOHN KENNEDY, FRIDAY EVEIMiIIG, MAY t*l, ISiiS. i9ortvs From the Hew York Musical World. The Time of the Heart—Ballad. j Composed by Georgi* F. Hoot—Arranged for the Guitar I by William Dressier. O, merry goes the time, hen the heart is young, There is nought too hard to ehimb, When the heart is young; A spirit of delight Scatters roses in its flight, And there's magic in the night, V. hen the heart is young; Aes, merry goes the time, When the heart is young, It rings a joyful ehiuie, W hen the heart is young. O, weary go the feet When the heart is old, Time comelh not so sweet, When the heart is old ; F rom all that smiled and -hone, 1 here is something lost ami gone, And our friends are few or none, When the heart is old ; But merry goes the time, W hen the heart is young, It rings a joyful chime, \7 lien the heart is young. O, sparkling are the skies, \5 hen the heart is voting, There is !>li— in beau'Cs eves, When the heart is young; ; The golden break of day Brii.geth gladness in its rav, And every month is .Mm, When the heart is young. O, the -un is setiinc: fast, When the heart is old, And the sky is overcast, W lien the heart is old : Life's worn and weary barque, Lies tossing wild and dark. And the -tar bath left hope's ark, W ben the heart is olu. g?amultur;U, *cc. Agricultural Shows. A writer in the Ohio Cultivator, dis coursing on the above subject, thus hi is at some of tiie prominent benefits derived from shows of '.his character ; 1. By stimulating its to ffreater effort to obtain that knowledge which shall enable j us to excel in the particular occupation which we have chosen. And this know l edge may in a measure be obtained bv witnessing the skill of others, and learning ilu ir mode of operation. 2. By a comparison of our productions with those of others. j 3. By comparing farm stock—every farmer desires '.o keep the most profitable kinds of cattle, sheep and hogs : and how I can he know that he has got them unless ! he compares with his neighbor. There he | will see exhibited the best specimens of | all domestic animals, and if better than his i own, it will stimulate him to improvement, i 4. By witnessing the different breeds of cattle, sheep, Ac., and making himself ac j quainted with peculiarities, he may be en abled to protect himself against the impo : siiions which are frequently practiced upon I [lie ignorant farmer, under the name of ; Durham cattle, or French Merino sheep, Ac. I low many of us have been wolully humbugged by these speculators, in conse quence ol our ignorance, when we ought to have known better. From the .\rns*ovvu Herald. I lilting Indian Corn. MR. IKEOKLL :—lt is a mooted ques tion in the agricultural world, and proba : hly will long remain an undecided one. | whether Indian corn should he 4 hilled. 1 For my own part 1 must confess that both observation and experience have convinced me that it should not. Ido not intend to discuss tiie subject philosophically, in this paper, but merelv to state the result of ex perience. In tiie summer of 1850, 1 Had a piece of corn—comprising about one acre—half of which 1 hilled up with a broad, conical hill at the last hoeing, tHe other being left Hat. Both plans were dc cidcdly good, ami both iiad received the i same quantity of manure, and precisely ; the same cultivation with the exception above named. In July therccamea heavy , ; tornado, and the corn was much prostrat ed ; but on examination, 1 found the hilled piece was broken off in many cases, in deed in almost every hill, while the un-' billed or level part Hat! escaped. The consequence was that the plants on the I ! latter rose, while those on the former did : ; not, hut retained, to a great extent, the re- I i cumbent position that they had been com- ' pelled to lake by the wind. There was also i j a very perceptible difference in the quan tity of the crop in favor of tlie former. | Now let us examine tlie reason for this, i When fresh soil is brought up around the I corn stalk, it induces a fresh evolution of j ; brace or lateral roots, and thus every time j fresh accessions of dirt are made. But the brace roots do not tend in a very pow- ' erful degree to the support of tlie plants. , They are too superficial—the soil is too i light, and they sway with the swaying ' 'of the plant. Besides, tlie ell'ect of the 1 dirt is to blanch and render brittle the por tion of the stalk around which it is placed, and consequently liable to snap oil before even a moderate wind. If no dirt was to \ be brought up, the original laterals of j 1 brace roots w >uld extend themselves, ae- j | quire strength and energy, and be capable by their magnitude and a strong hold upon a litm suil of supporting the plant in any • wind. | My plan is to plant so as to have the rows run both ways ol the piece, i. e. cross each other at right angles, which ad mits of working the crop with the harrow ol cultivator, and to keep the surface en tirely level. 1 here is no philosophy, whatever, in making any elevation above the rools, so far as the support of the plant is concerned, and it must be obvious, I think, to every reflecting person, that the exposure of an extra extent of surface, in a dry time, as in the case of hilling, must increase the effect of drought. From tlie Germantown Telegraph. Turning in Green Crop-. 1 he editor ol tlie Massachusetts Plow man, in alluding loan article published in this paper some time ago, relative to the at!vantages ol sowing buckwheat for the purpose of turning in as a manure, holds the following language, which, as the edi tor is an old practical farmer, we commend to the readers of the 'Telegraph. 4 Our readers should not be terrified at the recommendation ol buckwheat as a green crop to be plowed in as a fertilizer. We know there are inanv who say tliey pre fer to plow in clover—but when the land is run down and exhausted, how will vou rear a crop of clover .' Buckwheat will grow on poor land where nothing else will flourish—it is therefore used where no manure is to he had, and it is a good article to improve the -toil for grass crops. But as we have often slated il is not a suitable crop for rotation, lor other crops are not benefitted by it. It is a curious fact tiiat Indian corn seems so averse to it that it never grows well on buckwheat ground. The straw, or some thing about it. poisons the soii lor corn. Hundreds of farmers can tesiit'y to this fact, though it may be difficult to assign a reason. Why did not chemical farmers tell us beforehand that corn would not fol low buckwheat ? Buckwheat seems not to be a great ex hauster ol soils. It lias been grown on very poor lands for manv years in succes sion without manure, and for some thin soil- it may he a profitable cron. It flour ishes best on sandy loams wiiere the soil is not deep. It is well for farmers who fatten ani mals to have a variety of food. Some sit miners are 100 cold lor large growths of corn. Some lands are suitable for one kind of ifrain and some for another. Hos need something in August and September to begin with before corn is lit for harvest. A little buckwheat, barley and oats will aid much m getting hogs forward in fattening. And as hogs iike variety, we should aim to suil them as well as the seasons. Have various crops and \ on stand a good chance to grow something, let the season he what it may.' JHisrrUiiUf ous. V .Mother's Tears. There is a touching sweetness in a mother's tears when they fall upon the face of her dving babe, which no eve can behold without imbibing its influence. Upon such hallowed ground the loot of profanity dares not approach, lnfidclitv itself is silent, and forbears its scoflings. And here woman displays not her weak ness, Hut her strength ; it is that strength ; of attachment which can never in its full intensity be realized, ll is perennial, de- j pendant upon no climate, no changes—out 1 alike m storm and sunshine—it knows no shadow of turning. A father when he : sees his child going down to the dark val ley, will weep when the shadow of death has fullv come over him ; and as the last parting knell falls on his ear, he may say, • 1 go down to the grave of my son mourn ing.' But the hurry of business draws him away ; the tear is wiped from his o\ e, and if when he turns from his fireside, the vaeaney in the family circle reminds i him of his loss, the succeeding day j blunts the poignancy of Ins grief, until at length it finds no permanent seat in His 1 breast. Not so with her who has borne and nourished tlie tender blossom. It lives in the heart where it was first en twined in the dreaming hour of night, j She sees its playful mirth or hears its plaintive cries—she seeks in the morning, and goes to the grave to weep there. A Good One. An individual residing in county, when under age, contracted a debt amount ing to nearly sixteen dollars, which he re fused to pay. He was sued and employ ed an attorney of this place to defend the case. 4 What is your defence V demanded his counsel. 4 Plead my minority,' said the client, 4 when I contracted the debt, for I have no other defence.' 4 Very well,' replied the counsel. They proceeded to the justice court, where the plea was made and succeeded. The court decided in favor of the young man. and the creditor had to pay all costs. But this is not the best of the joke. A settlement had yet to be made between the client and the counsel. This was soon brought about by a dun from the counsel. 4 What do you charge for your servi- , ces V 4 Twenty dollars, sir. 1 4 Twenty dollars !' exclaimed the client, : 4 why I was sued for only sixteen dollars. 1 had better have paid that.' 4 Eo you had,' replied the lawyer, 4 and lor not doing so you shall now fork up to me twenty —so out with it, sir, and learn to pay your Honest debts in future.' The twenty was forked up, and the sufferer will, we hope, profit by this experience. Gxi'lanatiun of Bankruptcy. I wo merchants were standing in Wall street, discoursing on bankruptcy, when one of them perceiv ed a 4 real live Yankee,' lumbering down the street, with knife and stick in hand. 4 Now for some sport,' ejaculated the merchant. We'll ask his opinion on tiie subject of bankruptcy, or rather his ideas. He now hailed the 3 ankee, with, 4 Halloa ! friend, can vou tell us the meaning of bankruptcy ?' 4 W aal, 1 1 kin, and skin me if I don't!' 4 Well, pleas explain.' 4 Waal, you jist lend me a five, for about three minutes.' 4 Here it is, friend ; now proceed.' 'Waal. now. I owe /eke Smith fifty cents; Tom Brown the tailor, live dol lars. ior this ere coat; and vou live, tew. 1 4 Weil, now, 1 said the merchant, 4 give mo my live.' 4 Oh, git-c-oul ! I'm a bankrupt, and you come in for your share vvitli the rest, 1 so saying he vamosed, leaving the mer chant in amaze. 1 \ Doctor as is A Doctor. A self-sufficient humbug who look up the business of a physician, anil pretended to a deep knowledge of the healing art, was once called to visit a young man af flicted with apoplexy. Bolus gazed long and hard, felt his pulse and pocket, looked at his tongue and his wife, and finally : gave vent to tlie folic wing sublime opin ■ ion : i 4 1 think he's a gone feller.' 4 No. no!" exclaimed tiie sorrowing i wife, 4 do not sav that.' 4 3 es, returned Bolus, lifting up His ha and eyes heavenward at the same time, • yes, I do say so ; there unfit any hope, not the Icastest smite; he's got an attack i of nihil fit in his lost fro.ntis—' 4 \V here? 1 cried the startled wife. 4 In Ins lost fronlis, and he can't be cured without some trouble and a great deal ol pains. 3ou see bis whole plane tary system is deranged, fustlv. his vox j populi is pressiifi on his advalorem; sec ondably, he is considerably down, if not more ; lliirdly and lastly, his solar ribs j are in a concussed state, and he ain't got any money, consequently he must die.' i The Yankee and the Dandy. Some months since at dinner, on board of one of the Western steamers, a live 3 ankee and a dandy sat directly opposite each other at the table. After the Captain said grace, the dandy threw himself back on his dignity, and called out in a pom pous tone to tlie waiter— -4 You deiii'd waitavv, bvving mc the supportali of a young female hen, a fresh laid hegg, and rub the bottom of my plate with a specimen of fruit vulgarly called ; an onion, which will give to me dinnah a j delicious flavovv.' The Yankee quietly drew himself back I in imitation of His opposite neighbor, and, in a nasal tone called out— -4 3'ou darned, all-fired, dod-blasted, dod j rabited, pesky lookiifi little tarnal black niggar, fetch tne a peck ov corn, a bundle ov fodder, and rub ine down vvitli a brick bat, while I feed.' Men ceased to think of masticating, while an uproarious yell arose which fairly shook the cabin, during which, the dandy was seen streaking out of the door with a finger in each ear. It was Thomas Hood, if we remember riglulv, who described, in a characteristic poetical sketch, the miseries of an Eng lishman in the French capital, who was ignorant of the language of tlie self-styled 4 metropolis of the world.' He drew a very amusing picture of the disagremens such a one would be sure to encounter; and among others, the following: 44 Never go to France, Unless you know the lingo, If you tlo, like me, You'll repent, by Jingo; 41 Signs I had to make, For every little notion ; Arm all the while a-going, Like a telegraph in motion. 41 11" I wanted a horse, llow d'you think I got it? I got a-tride my cane, And made believe to trot it!' There was something very ridiculous, he went on to say, we remember, about the half-English meaning of some of the words, and tiie utter contradiction of the ordinary meaning in others. 4 They call,' 1 said he— -44 They call their mothers mores, And all their daughters fillies To know how bad you are, you must become poor, to know liovv bad other peo ple are, you must become rich. Many a j. man thinks it is a virtue that keeps him ' ' from turning rascal, when it is only a full ( stomach. Be careful and do not mistake ; principles for potatoes. i\ew Series—Vol. G—-Ho. It I. Parody on Hon Bolt. BT A B'HOV. Oh, don't you remember the I)'hoy's,Jim Holmes, The b'hoys with noses so red? | Who drank with delight wherever they uiet, ! And always went drunk to bed ; In the old grave yard, in the edge of the town, | In corners obscure and alone ; They have gone to rest, for the gay young sprigs Have dropp'd off, one by one. i Oh, don't you remember the jug, Jim Holmes, And the spring at the foot of the hill ? Where oft we have lain, thro' the hot sum'r hour, And drank to our utmost fill; The spring is filled with mud, Jim Illumes, j And the wild hogs root all around, ' And tlie good old jug, with its whiskey so sweet, Lies broken and spilled on the ground. Oh, don't you remember the tavern, Jim Holmes, And the bar-keeper, kind and true, And the little nook at the end of the bar, Where we drank the wine that he drew ? i The tavern is burnt to the ground, Jim Holmes, The bottles are cracked and dry ; j And of all the b'hoys who spreed it then, There remains, Jim, but you and I. There is a change in the things I love, Jim Holmes, Of some 'tis right sorrowful to think. For we. feel that the wrongs are grievous to bear, When they change to a levy a drink ; .Many the months that have passed, Jim Holmes, There is a change from the old to the new. But iriends will be false and friendship will change, ! Ere 1 refuse, Jim, to drink with you. The best anecdote of Lorenzo Dow is | that being one evening at the hotel kept by one Hush, in Delhi, N. V., the resi dence of the celebrated (fen. Root, he was importuned by the latter gentleman, in the presence of the landlord, to describe Heaven. 4 Yot; say a great-deal about that place,' ' said the General, ' tell us how it looks.' Lorenzo turned his grave face, and long waving beard towards Messrs. Root and Bush, and replied with imperturable ' gravity— -4 Heaven, friends, is a vast extent ol 1 smooth rich territory—there is not a root nor a bush in it, and there never will be.' During the examination of a witness, as to the locality of the stairs in a house, the counsel asked him : j • Which way did the stairs run V The witness, who by the way was a noted wag. replied that— -4 One way they ran up, but the other way they rail down.' The learned counsel winked both eyes and then took a look at the ceiling. ' I say,' said a dandy to an intelligent mechanic, ' I have an idea in my head.' ' Well,' replied the other, ' if you don't cherish it with great care, it will die for the want of companions.' The commanding importance which the Unit ed States are destined to assume in the Pacific, through the acquisition and rapid settlement of California, is already foreshadowed in the cir cumstance of the immigration thither of large numbers of Chinese. It appears, by the last ac counts that a regular communication has been formed between China and San Francisco, and Chinese emigrants were arriving out. Commer cial letters from Canton, of the 24th of Februa ry, state that the Challenge, of 2,U(J6 tons, was about to sail for San Francisco, with a passen ger freight of $30,0(10; that the demand for vessels for this particular trade continues, and that besides the American vessel Witchcraft, which was on the berth, the following ships were already chartered in that month for the conveyance of passengers—namely, the English ship Sir G. Pollock, for §14,0110, arid the Danish ship Warlock tor §7,500. Sixteen vessels had reeeniy left Canton for San Francisco, all with passengers. On the 25th of March, an English ship, the Laud of Cakes, brought to San Fran cisco five hundred Chinese. Ihe San Francisco Atlas says: "The wharf was covered for a long distanae with a perfect forest ot basket hats and long tails ; rolls of matting and boxes were turned over in all directions, long poles were flourished extensively, and each one appeared to be talk ing in self defence, making a noise resembling a flock of crows discussing the merits of a corn field. A large number of persons were collect ed around, attracted thither by the noise and conlusion incidental to the disembarkation of these followers of Confucius. Matters were at last apparently satisfactorily arranged, when each one, shouldering a load that would test the strength of a dray horse, started up into the city in Single tile, to such places as were provided for them by their brethren." GOOD PAT. —The pay of Louis Napoleon, as President of France, is twelve millions of francs in a year, (§2,130,000) which is about §192,500 per month, equal to §6,330 per day. So Louis Napoleon gets in four days more pay than ou ■ President gets in a whole year; his pay for one day is more than the annual salary of anv of the members of our Cabinet! There is some thing, after all, in being President of France. It is a strange characteristic of Frenchmen that they let one man—and that man Louis Napoleon too—hold such an office with such pay, at h,s pleasure. If it were here, there would soon he a parU organized, who would go in fur dividing the spoils by limiting the term of the ofilee lor a week. There is likely to be another trial of Ifobbs' American lock, by an English lock-maker named Smith, Hobbs offers to show tiie prin ciple of the lock, and gives Mr. Smith as many days or weeks as he requires to operate upon it. In the opinion of brother Cant, the whole earth is but one large dung-bill, while men and women are but tbe miserable worms wriggling about in it. Brother K. has just been vaccinat ed for the dyspepsia. It has evidently taken. To ascertain whether a woman is passionate or not, take a muddy dog into her parlor, or squirt tobacco juice on her stove hearth. A wile may ascertain her husband's equanimity, by using his best clothes brush to clean he.r gaiters with.
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