1 r45 4 4 4,ir qo .u- 1 Wetutelligetr, EVERY ViE.Dicimuy EY COOPEit; OA,NOERSiON & C H. :G' B=3, ALVILED SANDE.RSON. NVBr. A. hioirrox, TERMS—Two Dollars per annum, payable in all cases in advance. OFFICE--SOUTHWEST CORNER OF CENTRE SQUAI2E. Si- A:l3 letters on business should be ad dressed tO COOPER, SANDERSON & CO. Woetrg Our Country. Our country bleeds all torn and tattered, Her widows mourn, her orphans cry Far froin their homes her sons are scattered, To fight, to suffer and to die. How many a broken-hearted mother NavOnourns the losses of sons. How many a careworn, shipwrecked brother Was slain since first the war begun. Would that this cruel war was over, Oft, oft the fair young maiden sighs, Who weeps for some devoted lover Not knowing where he dwells or dies. Behold the aged, grey-haired sires,— Made sad and houseless day by day, Through battle's rage.and flames of fire, Still kindled in the warrior's way. True freemen from their homes are driven, And lice for shelter to strange lands, While human blood still cries to Heaven For vengeance here from strand to strand. See fields lard waste and cities plundered The gift of Goil trampled under foot, Taxation made and monies squandered, And hillS and vallies stained with blood. A million men still more Abe's calling The war goes on, the debt still grows, The cannons roar, the dying falling Aud brother's blood more freely 11,,w5. All, all because there is disunion, All, all because man wants no peace, Al, all because this once great Lin ion Has got a war too vile to eeaoe. Who, who may pen the desolation Of every city, town and plain .The horror, woe and devastat ion Where thousands, thousands have been slain 'Shall one man have the will anti power Thus to destroy or to dictate? 01', why must this broad i 4.1111 of ours Now yield to such a dismal fate? :mat God, do Thou look down in pity To 'Thee we pray, and Thee adore, (live every hamlet, town and city That pence enjoyed in days of yore, Thou know'tt ourwants, our WOO 5, (tile snrrocs . 111011 Ic now'st a Nation's wounds to heal ; Tit Thee we pray each coming morrow For peace according; to Thy November 22d, hail Xitcrarg. The Diamond Bracelets I,A FACT.) The evening of the fifteenth of Febru ary, 1836, was a gala night in Paris. " Don Giovanni " was to be performed at the opera by an assemblage of talent rarely announced for one night, even at the.opera house of Paris or in the great opera of "Don Giovanni." Yet it was not the names of the artistes that most attracted the attention as one reads the bills—nobler and more celebratednames caught the eye. 'They were those of the reigning king and queen—Louis Phil lippe and Marie Amelie. The Offiehl announced that they would honor the opera with their presence on that even ing. They had been but a short time restored to their native land, and this was their first appearance at the opera since the "three days" of July had placed them on the throne ; for this reason as many Orleanists as could ob tain tickets had secured them for the opera of the kith February to hear " Don Giovanni " and to see their kit , and queen. About six o'clock Ifor be it remembered the Paris opera did not begin at the present London hours) car riages were to be seen conveying theta. gaily-dressed occupants -to the classic building.,. An unusually handsome equipage` stood at the door of a large house in the Rue des Champs Elysees, evidently also for the purpose of taking some fashionables to the opera. This carriage and house belonged to the Ba ron de V—, who was just then stand ing at the bottom of the noble staircase inside the mansion, calling playfully to his wife, telling her that the carriage was waiting. " I'm coming, I'm coming," was the answer to this appeal ; " dontbe in such a hurry!" As the last piece of advice was prof fered the speaker appeared at the top of the stairs. • She was a dark beauty of about one and twenty, and dressed in white. She Caine fluttering down stairs, chattering meantime to her handsome husband, who stood looking admiringly at her. " Now, I'm quite ready, so please don't scold. I've only got my bracelets to put on, and those I want you to clasp for me. Here's the case, if you'll take them out, and here's my list. Now, suppose I were to lose them in the crowd, what would our good mother say?" A smile was the only answer the ha ron vouchsafed, as he took the bracelets out of theii• case and clasped them on tht fair white arm of his bride. They were very costly, being each composed of three rows valuable ta ble diamonds, whilst _in the centre of either glittered a spray of hearts-ease, artististically formed of smaller dia monds. The bracelets were rendered more precious to their possessors by the fact of their having been in the l)e V family for three generations. They now by right belonwl to the dowager ba reline, but she had insisted on giving them to her son for his bride, who, therefore, wore them on such occasions as the one we are describing. The Baron and Baron ne de V - —step ped into their carriage, and in a few minutes were entering their box at the opera. The house was already full, although it wanted fifteen minutes to the time announced for [lie overture to begin. At length the members of the orchestra took their places, and the pe culiar, subdued sound of tuning stringed instruments was heard. Still the royal box was empty, and all the eyes were turned towards it in eager expectation. In another moment applause burst from the pit and gallery and the entire house, as Louis Phillipe and Queen Marie Amelie, attended by a large suite of officers and ladies and gentlemen of the court, appeared. The King and Queen bowed graciously in return for the hom age paid them, and then took their seats, at which the rest of the company (lid the same, and the overture commenced. The queen looked unusually happy, and seemed to take a lively interest in all around her. She not only gazed at the stage, but the boxes also came in for a share of her penetrating observation. Suddenly she bent slightly forward and looked in the direction of the box that contained the lovely young Raronne de V. - The latter was leaning for ward, her right hand raised, a finger of which touched one of her dimpled cheeks, deeply interested in the fate of Don (fiovanni," and quite absorbed in the beautiful music. Her husband had noticed the queen's gesture, and was aware that she had ob served his wife, and when the queen had turned away he laughingly told her of it. ''•Nonsense," cried the bride, " don't fancy such absurdities." The truth of what her husband had said, however, soon forced itself on her mind, for at that moment an officer, dressed in-the same uniform as those attending The royal .party, drew back thecurtain behind their box, and step ping forward, " Pardon, madame, but her majesty's admiration and curiosity has been so roused by the sight of the beautiful bracelets you wear, that she has wipinissioned me to come and re - quest; you to spare me one for a few mo ments for her closer inspection." The J. M. Coorm, VOLUME 65 pretty baroane blushed, looked up to her husband for his approval, then untr clasped one of the bracelets and handed it to the officer, feeling not a little flat tered at the attention and distinction the queen had conferred-on her. The last act of the opera began, and at length the last scene ended, yet the bracelet was not returned. Its owners thought the officer had doubtless forgot ten it, and the baron said he would go and make inquiries concerning it. lie did so, and in a few minutes returned, though without the bracelet. " Adele," said he to his wife, "it is very strange, but not seeing the officer who took your bracelet, I asked one of the others who had been in the royal box the whole evening, and he says your bracelet was neither sent for nor fetched." The haronne looked aghast. " Fran cois," he said, " that man must have been an imposter. He was no officer, hut an affreux thief." The baron smiled as his little wife jumped so speedily at such a conclusion and persisted that the bracelet was safe and had really been sent for by the queen and that the officer whom he had con sulted was misinformed. But woman's penetration had guessed rightly, as the marrow proved. As the bracelet was not forthcoming the nest morning . , M. de V— spoke to the Chief Inspector of the police on the subjc,-1, who quite coincided with Madame's opinion as to the valuable ornament having been artfully stolen. The baron was greatly annoyed, and ordered the inspector to advertise for it in every direction, offering a reward of :yino francs to the person who should restore it. The inspector promised to do all in his power towards the recovery of the bracelet, as yell for the sake of society at hlrg, as the satisfaction of the employers. But three months passed away-350 francs hail been spent in advertising— tind still the missing bracelet was not found. It was growing dusk one evening in May, when a servant informed Madame de V-- that Monsieur the inspector wished' to speak to her or Monsieur the Baron. As the latter was out, Madame de V went down stairs to speak to the Inspector, with whom she had had many previous interviews on the sub ject of the diamond bracelet. As she entered the room he bowed in the re spectful manlier peculiar to him. " believe I have some good news for Madame this evening," he said. His voice was rather singular, somewhat resembling a boy's when changing.— Madame de V - 111141 remarked this peculiarity before, so it did not strike her HIM evelihnr. "The detectives," Le continued, "engaged in the business, have met with a bracelet in a Jew's second-hand shop in Lyons, so exactly the same as Madame's that it only re mains for it to be identified before we can claim it as Mildame's property. My object in coming this evening is to ask Madame to allow Me look at the other that I may Le able to swear to the one at Lyons by its fellow." The baronne, overjoyed at the idea of recovering her lost property, tripped out of the room, and soon returned with the remaining bracelet. The inspector took it calrefully in his band and proceeded to examine it minutely. "The bracelets are exactly alike •."' - he inquired of Madame de V—. " Exactly," repeated the haronne. "I believe I have learnt the pattern thoroughly," said the inspector, musing ly, " vet there may he some difficulty in not having both bracelets together to compare them one With another." " Why not take this to Lyons, then?" suggested the baronne. " Ah, madame, it would scarcely do to trust even police inspector after hav ing been deceived by an officer in dis- " Oh !" laughed Madame de V "do you not think I would you, monsieur inspector, ;liter all the interest and trouble you have taken in the matter? Take the bracelet, sod T hope you will bring me both back ore m . ny days have passed.'' The inspector still hesitated, hut at length consented to do as the limonite had wished him, and went away, bear ing the sparkling ornament with him. On her husband's return the baronne, of course, told him of the joyful discovery. A week, howeVeP. Massed away with out the inspector arriving with the sto len property. One morning, therefore, the baronne called on the inspector to make inquiries respecting it. The lat ter seemed very much surprised on be ing askejl if the bracelet had been brought Tr ou t Lyons. " What does monsieur mean ? I never heard any thing about the bracelet having been found at Lyons—it is surely a . mistake. Monsieur has misunderstood madame la haronnp." " You had better come yourself and have this strange mystery cleared up, M. f nspecmr," answered the baron, sternly. Madame is at home, and will he happy to assure herself that it is no mistake, that you called and informed her of the diamonds having been traced to Lyons." The baron and inspector repaired to the Title des Champs Elysees, where they found Madame de V— at home, as her I iusband had said. She confirmed what he hail already said about the in spector having called one night at dusk and having informed h e that the bra celet WIIS SUP pi ):151 to '9(e at a JeW'S St-T(01(1 -11:111d shop at Lyons. The inspector smiled incredulously as he sail, " hoes madame really think that I called at dusk, after business hours, when all the world is out or en joying itself' with company at home? ISah ! I do my business ill business houits• - r — The disguised ollicer most pro bably thought he couhl do another little stroke of business in an official uniform of another cut--the villain! Mais—T am afraid madame will never see either of her bracelets again after this." The inspector's words carne but too true. From that (lay to this Madame la itaronne V—'s diamond bracelets !lave never been heard of. —At a ploughing match, some labor ers were standing behind a party of la dies whose bonnets and crinoline hin dered them from seeing what WAS going forward. One of them complained that he could not see the steam plow. 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"Thirty-eight cents a pound," was the reply. " Cut me off eleven pounds," said the customer. " I'll come in shortly and settle for it!" and he went on an er rand. After the beef was weighed and "trimmed," I said to my friend, the provision dealer, " I wish to know, just from the curi osity of the thing, how much that piece of meat has lost in trimming." ." Very well," replied he, weighing it; " there are nine , pounds and a half left." "And eleven pounds," I added, " at thirty-eight cents a pound, equal to four dqllars and eighteen cents. This di vided by nine and a half makes just forty-four cents per pound. Rather a tall price for beef, particularly when a lare share is bone." " The man is a fool for buying it," re plied the butcher, " but, no matter what the cost is, some people will buy it ; and, generally, they are not the richest in the place, either !" I thought of a certain little woman, the light of my cottage home, who man ages things veu differently in market ing. In the matter of I wet', for instance, now the prices are so exorbitant, she purchases that which is suitable for stuffing, which can he obtained clear of bone, for •twelve or fourteen cents per pound. This is her receipt for cook ing: Take a thick slice of steak, no matter how tough, of about two pounds of weight; make two gills of stuffing, of crumbsof bread,pepper, powdered clove, or sweet marjoram, as you choose ; roll the dressing up in the steak ; wind a piece of twine around it, taking care to secure the ends. Have ready a kettle, or deep stewpan, with a slice or two of pork, fried crisp. Take out the pork, and lay in thesteak , and turn it on every side, until it is brown. Put in half a pint of water, a little salt, cover closely, boil slowly tw o hours. Add more water, after a while, if it becomes too dry. Some persons like the addition of chop ped onions, half a small one is enough. When near& done ; add 'half a gill of catsup, if you love it. When you take up the the meat, un wind the string carefully, so as not to unroll it. Lay it in a fricasse dish, thicken the gravy, if not thick enough already, and pour it over the meat. Cut the meat in slices through the roll. The toughest meat is made tender and nutri toms in this Way, and it is equally nice heated over and served the next day. A leg of lamb, or a small leg of mutton cooked one hour longer in the manner make agood dish. A Yankee Trial Old Benjamin B--, of , Conn., or, as he was called by his neighbors, " Uncle Benjie," had an unconquerable desire to open a conversation with every man he saw, whetherstranger or friend. He one day met a person who proved to be more than a match for him. Siding up to the gentleman, whom we desig nate as H., he remarked : "Nice weather for shoats." R. motioned with his hand towards his ears and mouth, but said nothing. Uncle Benjie interpreted his silence into an assent, and continued: "Want to buy any shoats down your way? , ' ' Again the stranger shook his head and repeated his pantomime. "0, you dOn't, dew ye?" said Uncle Ben, and then for a few moments re lapsed into silence. At length he re turned to the attack. Raising both hands, lie exclaimed : "Well, I never saw a sheep eat so much in my life." Hereupon R. drew a slip of paper from his pocket and wrote: " I am hard of hearing." " (I, ye be, be ye?" said Uncle Benjie, raising his voice to a pitch which se verely tried - his lungs. " How did it happen?" The stranger shouted in answer : "Talking to a fool," at the same time rising and quietly walking away. For a moment Uncle Benjie was non plussed. Turning to the bystanders, he remarked : " Well, I guess he must have been talking to himself when it happonol." The Cat Age The palmy days for cats were in the time of Egypt's power as a nation, some four hundred years B. C. They were held as sacred as dogs or Crocodiles, and death was the penalty for killing them. From their nocturnal habits and glossy fur, the Egytians deemed them sym bolical of the moon, and a golden cat was worshipped at Syene. 1-terodotus tells us sonic marvels about them.— " Tlfe Toms, - it seems, in his time, had a peculiar liking for making away with kittens—a very fortunate thing too, or the land would have been overrun with cats. Crowning wonder of all, when a fire breaks out, the sole care of the na tive is to keep the eats front it; to do which they post themselves as guards around the burning house, and take 'no thought for putting out the flames. A divine impulse, however, says the chronicler seizes the cats ; they dart un der the men, or leap over them, and fling themselves into the flames; then great mourning takes possession of the land. If a cat was found dead in any one's house, the inmates had to shave ofl' their eyebrows. The defunct ani mals were carried into the temples, where they were embalmed and solemn ly deposited in the city of Bubasiris. Specimens may be seen in the British Museum. Very different is their fate at modern Rome. A recent traveller tells us they are there as highly esteem ed for culinary purposes as puppy dogS' in China. If you have a roast hare for dinner, you had better not make too Many enquiries as to what kind of "pussy" it was before it came into the elafs hands. Vir The Republican papers announce the election results in. Tennessee, with great gravity. Lincoln by hundreds, and McClellan none As there was no McClellan electoral ticket in the• field, the result was expected, but the Republicans crow as lustily over the result as Col. Forney was wont to do in the olden times when he was a Demo crat, and old Codorus township, in York county, Pa., used to be announced by its local return Judge somewhat after this fashion: "For Governor, David R. R. Porter have dree hundred and dwenty-for voteses, and_ Joseph Ritner had no voteses." These. mere in the Democratic times -that used to -try the old Whig 'sotils - iii -- Perms.ylVania, arid the Codorus vote ivris- no .bogus article; shah as the Military Go7Vernor of Ten nessee sanetioned.'—rentiarinc Journal. LANCASTER, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1864. No Waste In, the Ifniferse. What an economist is Nature, So made by God! She economizes, .even, the light that she immensely poqiitegges; catches it on the moon as a candle,after the sun has gone down, as we say, when he I= but rising on other lands„ and *sends it inconceivably far to us from the stars. She economizes heat, equalizing it for the life and health of the whole world, by currents in the air and ocean and of the electric fluid. She economizes water, to answer - a thousand successive, important purposes, in a thousand lifferent places, with thesame drop. How nicely and carefully'she sifts out the minutest portions from the briny sea, to cleanse the air and revive the plants at this season, to fill the springs, and paint the sky, and support all human life ! How, with her mighty elemental agencies she crumbles and bears down the barren rock from the mountains and the hills,- to fertilize for boundless crops the valley and the grain ! How she makes the ashes even of the dead spring into grass, and blos som into flowers! How, applying , the same economy to crude mineral, from the very gravel in the ground she dis tils a curious, delicate wash to Protect the tender stalks of the growing grain ; though you may not think what...per haps cats your hand to bleeding in this varnish of flint. How she saves every hair, particle, nail-parting and exhalation to turn to some account. How she converts ice, and the snow that manures the poor man's ground, into harvests of corn and wheat! How she nourishes her reycta -1 1r so that her aninzatina,7 not hunger! The roots of a shrub, thirsty for a supply that had been drawn aside by an artificial channel, have been known in their resolution not to be de frauded, find their way to the aqueduct under ground, and bore a hole through its soft wooded plug, that every fibre might drink its fill, as was divinely in tended. To one who looks with a care less view on nature, itseems as if-every tldng with her were in extravagant excess. We quote the line about "many a flower born to blush unseen," and we talk of the floods that are poured away to no purpose. But a closer inspection corrects this error, and shows how frugal her utility, and perfect her order, enough but "no room to insert a particle," how ever art may arrange her forms to educate and give scope to human power.— Per. (. .1. nmlo/. Blucher and Ills Plue Here is an incident of 1815, which the English journals are relating : On the morning of the memorable brittle of Waterloo, Henneman had just Banded his master (Blucher) a lighted pipe, when a calllloll ban struck the ground close by, scattering earth and gravel in all directions, and causing the white charger On which Blucher was mounted to spring aside—a manoeuvre that broke the pipe into a thousand pieces before the owner had time even to lift h to his lips. ".Just keep a lighted pipe ready for me ; 1 shall be back again in a few mo ments—after I have driven away the rascally French churls." With these words Blucher gave the command, " Forward boys!" and off he galloped with his cavalry. Instead, however, of a chase of a few minutes, it was a rapid mru•ch of nearly a whole hot summer day, as we all know from history. After the battle was over, Blucher rode back with Wellington to the place where he first got a glimpse of the combatting armies, and nearing the spot where Blucher ha i d halted in the morning, they saw to their surprise a solitary man, his head tied with a hand kerchief, one arm in'a sling, and calmly smoking a pipe. " Donner and Blitz!" cried Blucher, "why, that is my Hennfman: How you look, boy what are oyou doing alone"" “i” Waiting for your speedy return," was the grumbling answer. " You have come at last! I have waited for you here, pipe in mouth, for the whole long day. This is the last pipe in the box. The cursed French have shot away ev ery pipe from my mouth, have ripped the flesh from my head, and shattered my arm with their deuced bullets. It is well there is an end to the battle, or you would have 1 , 1491 too late even for the last pipe." •. Saying which, he handed to Bluch er the pipe, to enjoy the remaining fumes of the weed. - Wellington, who had listened attentively to the conver sation, here remarked to Blucher: "You have just admired the unflinching loy alty and bravery of my Highlanders, what shall I say to this true and devot ed soul?" But your Highlanders had no pipe to regale themselves with." Le' Au incident recently occurred at Yale College which, I think, goes very far to establish as a. tact that " the world moves." A Yale alumnus of twenty years' standing recently returnekafter a long absence to visit his alma mater, and was very courteously received and " shown around " by Professor T After havingexhibited to his guest most of the modern improvements, the Prcf fessor said to him: "You hitve now seen, I believe, all that is new in the institution except the the gymuashun. ('nine, let's go up there, and T will roll a string of ten-pins with you." "What, sir !" exclaimed the guest, starting back in real or simulated astonishment. " Why," explaimed the Professor, " we have a line alley in our gymnasium, and I would like to go there and roll a string of ten pins with you, sirlu "Ten-pins," cried the alumnus, with a gleam of ma licious fun in his eye; " why, sir,- I was expelled from the college for rolling ten-pins !" The pAit, I think, is visible to the takM eve. DAVY CROCKET had a wonderful memory, of which Col. —, whom he once run against for Congress, lately gave the following anecdote in proof: "When we began our electioneering campaign," said ('ol. A—, not being able to speak very well crtemiore, or rather not at all ; I wrote out a speech with great care, and committed it to memory. I lad always spoken first, but at the fourth, which was a very numerous one, Crocket proposed that he should take the lead. Ile according ly mounted the stand, and, to my utter astonishment recited every word of my speech, -only two very slightly a sentence., or two to suit-his own case. -I never felt more itivkward In my life.— My turn to speak came, and my speech was gone—.-stolen—LUsed up—and I was left . without, 4Word L k.ay. To. complete - ::my mortification' the rascal was chneklirigi and laughing as if he had done the very elevereit thing in the world.- Royal Ceremonies in Bahome. The King of Dahome has become a synonym for all that is cruel and bar barous. One of the latest accounts of his public ceremonies on State occas ions,. described a tank of human blood of sufficient capacity to: float a canoe, and human crania are spoken of as fa orite embellishments. These seem well suited to the character and disposition of the august negro potentate. Captain Burton, the well-known African ex plorer, whose name is so intimately as sociated with that of Captain Speke, published in England a couple of vol umes, comprising an account of the mission with which he was accredited by his government at Gelele, the King aforesaid, which shows that common report does the monster no injustice. Three months spent in his realm afford ed opportunity to witness all the grand customs of Dahome, including the evo lutions of the army of Amazons and the human sacrifices. The Dahoma capital was reached via Whydah, formerly an important ren dezvous of the Portuguese slave-traders, hut which is now languishing, on ac count of interference by English and American cruisers. Kana, the King's rural residence, answering somewhatto Windsor Castle, the favorite resort. of Queen Victoria, is described as very beautiful, but the loveliness of nathre mmit have contributed in no small de gree to nutke noire revolting the scenes afterwards witnessed. It was at. this 'Ant that all embassy vas met, dis patched to escort the traveler to the royal presence. Among the follower:4 were companies of armed men, eight of the latter carrying human skulls perch ed on long poles. Still another pole, with no decoration, was ominously sug gestive. Still Capt. B. did not hesitate to follow the principal palace dignitary to the royal gates, where the King's ministers prostrated themselves in the sand, within the inclosure. The Gelele was there seen enthroned in state, be neath a straw shed. Describing this in dividual, Burton says: " He looks like a King of (negro) men, without tenderness of heart or weakness of head, and he appears in form and complexion the Kallißtos (inrr of this black Illiad ; while his dress, though simple, was effective also, and his left elbow as lie sat rested on a cushion of crimson velvet; while he smoked the weed in a long-stemmed, silver-mount ed article of native manufacture." A bevy of women tbrmed a semi-circle behind the matrimonial establishment occupying the most favored position, while a number of female warriors seat ed themselves near by,—all very ugly and of sooty hue, but exceedingly devo ted to their lord. A sign of perspiration or a desire to spit elit•ited the !oust care ful attention ; or if the,King sneezed, all instinctively bowed to the ground. After the introduction, dances followed, accompanied with sword exercises by the" razor-women," whose instruments are referred to as " portable guillotines." Then came speeches from the chiefs of the army, all of them sanguinary, and illustrated by the exhibition of several skulls of renowned captives. Among the spectators misery and magnifience were strongly mixed. On a sub.sequent occa sion, gifts from the English O overn men t were presented, and a few days later Capt. B. witnessed the celebration of the King's annual customs, which were formerly attended with a large effusion of human blood. These ceremonies are designed to assist the entrance of the King's spirit to the " dead land." They are celebrated on a grand scale after the death of a King, and the maximum number of victims from year to year, with similar observances,in former years is estimated at 500, but the demand is now satisfied by executing only about forty, exclusive of as many more female victims killed by the feminine warriors within the palace, the slaughter taking place in the "Evil Nights" which pre cede the opening of the customs. The narrative which Capt. Burton gives of this diabolical performance is su cient ly terrible. During the "Evil Nights" the deep sounds of the death drum and the loud report of a niusket told the visitors that some mortal . spirit had fled. On the following morning the approach tothe palace was not pleasant.. .\ number of victims were hanging or lying- about with or Niithout !their heads. During the night 2:1 human beings had lost their lives. Another procession of the royal army, the he and she ministers and captainesses, followed on the mor row A profusion of drums, duck guns, small infernal machines on wheels, the royal equipages, with men harnessed to them by ropes, a blue-green shandridan of native manufacture, a sedan chair, a metal soup-tureen, the present King's cab-brougluun, with a lion on the panels —a collection that might have come from Wardour street—and infinite jars of native beer, with crowds of umbrellas and fetish figures, and even a rocking horse, made items in the miscellaneous display. Seven lion es' exhi bi don of these paraphernalia the Englishmen witnessed from time palace before they were permitted to retire and have a quite day at home on the - Sunday which followed. Captain Burton made out the total of the royal army, razor women, bayonet women, blunderbus women, &c., all included, to be about 2,600 persons. The fact is, he says, that these illustrious viritgos are now a mere hand ful. King Gezo lost the flower of his force under the walls of Abeokuta, and the loss has never been made good. _ The masculine vigor of the women is especially noticed, many of them being able to endure hardships, exposure or privation in au extraordinary degree. This physical superiority of the women is noticed in the countries of the Eafran Bight. The whole account gi% en by Captain Burton, agrees in showing that human sacrifice among the Dahomans is essen tially a religious ceremony, the most depraved and violent passions being called into exercise, professedly in relig ious service. Africa is dark in more senses than one. Betting. Lorenzo Dow the itinerant preacher, so famous in his life time for his eccen tricity, commenced his sermon on one occasion by reading from St. Paul " I can do all things." The preacher paus ed, took off his spectacles, laid them on the open Bible and said, " No, Paul you're mistaken for once ; I'll bet you five dollars you can't and .stake the money." At the same time putting his hand in his pocket, he took out a five dollar bill, took up his spectacles again and read—" through Jesus Christ, our Lord." "Ah • Paul," exclahned the preacher, snatching up, the fiye ' dollar bill and returning it .into hie Ipocketr— " that's a different matter ;:thq bet's Withdrawn." fi siii fl,';iit..r.r.;',iiLs7. Bear Hunting by a Woman. • One day a Lapp woman Went out to fish on a lake, accompanied by her son, who was fourteen years old. When they had caught a sufficient supply, they landed on a part of the shore which was thickly overgrown with fir and under wood. Presently the woman's quick eye fell on a large heap of boughs, reeds, moss, &e., and, on nearer Inspection, she found a large hole underneath the mass of rubbish, and felt convinced it was the entrance to a bear's " Hi," or cave. She was a courageous and reso lute little body and nothing daunted by the discovery, nor._ reflecting that she was alone hastened - baCk to the boat to fetch her axe and rifle,( for a Lapp woman generally goes armed, and is usually an expert shot.) Now her sisters in other parts of the civilized world would most probably have been frightened out of their wits, and have beat a speedy re treat under such circumstances. Her only anxiety was lest the bear' should get off. On returning, she proceeded to cut down a small fir stippling which she pointed at one end, and gave it to the boy to braddle about in the hole to as certain whether it was occupied or not, while she stood with uplifted axe a little on one Aide. No sooner was the pole inserted than out came the head of a monstrous she bear, and clown came the axe on her skull with such force that it remained sticking fast in the wound, and accompanied Bruin as she retreat ed to the fort hest end of the cave. Time being' up for round number two and her opponent not putting in an appear ance, she determined to try the effect of a shot. No sooner had she tired down the hole than out bolted a cub, about the size of a sheep dog, which her son cleverly managed to catch hold of by the hind leg. But it was too strong for the little fellow, and, after dragging him for some distance, managed to get away. Determined, however, not lose him, mother and son went in pursuit and speedily overtook the animal, which had taken to the water. A few well ad ministered taps with the end of the oar soon rendered him hors de combat. Having secured him, the courageous little woman went back again to the " and gave it another stirring up. But all was still. Next she tired a sec ond shot, but nothing moved. Conclud ing that the bear must be dead, or else have escaped during her absence, she determined to dig her out, a work of no small labor. Success, however, attend ed her exertions, for at length she found the bear lying quite dead with the axe still sticking in Fier left skull, and by her side another cub as big as the first, with a bullet wound through his neck, also dead. No mean achievement Mr a woman and her The LaO's Repentaiwe . In the life of Dr. Raffles, just pub lished, the following story was told in connection with a preaching journey in 1814. On our way from Wem to Hawk stone we passed a house, of which Mr. Lee told me the following story,: " A young lady, the daughter of the owner of the house, was addressed by a man who, though agreeable to her, was disliked by her father. Of course he would not consent to their union, and they determined to elope. The night was fixed,q.lie hour came; 13e placed the ladder to the window, and in a few m i mutes she was in his arms. They mounted a double horse, and were seen at some distance from the house. After a while the lady broke silence by saying: ' Well, you see what a proof I have given you of my affection ; I hope you will make me a good husband.' He was a surly fellow, and gruffly answered : 'Perhaps I may, and perhaps not.' She made him no reply, but, a silence of some minutes, she suddenly exclaimed: 'O, what shall we do ? I have left my money behind me in my room.' 'Then,' said he, 'we must go back and fetch it.'— They were soon again at.the house, the ladder was again placed, the lady re mounted, while the ill-natured lover waited below. But she delayed to come, and so he gently called : 'Are you com ing'."—when she looked out of the win dow and said : 'Perhaps I may, and perhaps not!' then shut doWn the win (b)w, and left him to return upon the double horse- alone. Was not that a happy thought On the lady's part—a famous joke ?'' Lord Eldon's Father After the death of his first wife, he rose one morning with the whimsical resolution of marrying any one of his maids who should first appear on his ringing the bell. He rang, and the chambermaid came up, to whom ne ab ruptly said : " (et yourself ready, and go with me to he married." The silly girl, treating the affair as a joke, re fused, and withdrew. He rang the bell a second time, when the conk-maid ap peared, to whom he said : " Well, my girl, I intend this day to make you iny wife ! Ciel and dress yunrself with the best you have, and or der the coach immediately." _She took him at his word, dressed her self, and, coming down stairs, was met by the silly chambermaid, who asked her where She was going? " Abroad ; I have my master's leave." She had scarcely uttered these words when her master came down, and took her by the hand to the coach, which drove to St. Bennet's Church, where they were mar ried. Carpets The Persian and Turkish system of carpeting rooms is infinitely better and Prettier than ours. The Persian carpets are exquisitely beautiful ; their colors are brighter, the designs prettier, and they are far more durable than Euro pean.and American carpets. They are made in strips usually between two and three yards long, and about one yard in breadth, to go round the sides of the rooms, with a square carpet of any size preferred for the centre. They do not require to be _nailed or fitted, and a sufficient number of them will of course carpet any room, however large or small. They have a very rich and grand ap pearance, too. In summer they are easily taken up, beaten, rolled and put aside by a single man-serv.nt, and in hot weather why should we not more generally imitate continental customs by painting or polishing our floors? Two fellows making a noise in the Theatreßoyal, Dublin, were brusquely ordered to be silent by aglgantie Enter alder, who happened to be in the same box, where upon they shouted : "Yon shall hear from us; our name is Lawes." Lewes, is it ?" quoth the big man, "-then .191 give yez an addition to your name," and kicking theMout of the . box, he exclaimed. " Lawei ye were, but by the powers, it's Out Lawes ye are now." )3 , 2404a0 2.'1=0 tglsnD _ Numtki 48; 003 Mitt FOR nuElcums. New Siroik FaShjanil for December. From the New TorkSfOrcary. 'The gay season may considered as fairlY . inaugurated -this month'; and, from - all the eigns;'we should:judge that itwilinot be inferior in brilliance and displays of fashion to any of its prede cessors. The fall Months were occupied by the . Presidential canvass, and elec tions are always nnfavorable to both business and pleasure ; and the usual stagnation was :intensified this season by the enormous prices which were at first demanded for goods. Against this advance—which repre sented three or four times; and in some cases five.or six times, the cost of the articles four years ago—the lathes re belled, and an almost complete suspen sion of trade was the result. This so alarmed leading houses that a real and .very decided redection was made in every department. And this, together with the approach of the holidays and I the consequent opening of the regular .festivities, has recently given new life to business, and inspired the, drooping souls of merchants and modistes with fresh hope. The most noticeable feature in the winter costumes is the variety of color. We have been so long accustomed to a dark or gray uniformity that high con trasting colors, especially in street gar ments, seems odd and out of place on indivithials although the effect ca, MCI SBC is lively and agreeable. ' Still we cannot see why cloaks should be etern ally black or gray anymore than dresses, or why bonnets should not ex hibit any color for which the wearer has a preference; provided always, that harmony is preserved between the dif ferent portions of the attire. And here is just where lies the difficulty. Most . women buy their dres ses without arty reference to their bon nets ; their bonnets without regard to cloaks, shawls or mantles ; and their gloves and ribbons, at odd times, with out any thought or care at all.. The chances are, therefore, that the greater the variety of color showed, the more numerous the incongruities in costume .and the more flagrant the breaches of good taste. The second rate way in which Amer ican women obtain their fashions renders them particularly liable to be imposed upon. • French and English fashion-journal ists are naturally anxious to seize any opportunity for the discovery and an nouncement of a novelty ; and so it fre quently happens that a daring innova tion introduced upon a Parisian race course and English, archery ground, or a grotesque style applauded for once during the freedom of a royal pleasure party, is announced here as regularly authorized by the highest standards of fashion, and eagerly adopted by young girls and foolish women, who willingly sacrifice good taste and propriety on the shrine of the fickle goddess. Such persons can be recognized in stantly. They always represent thelast fashion plate. Their bonnets are either three stories, or the brim is bent so low over the front as to . coneeal their nar row foreheads, and short pug noses.— Sometimes they figure in a robe - which sweeps the paveMent, and anon their dresses are lifted nearly to the knee, over vaudyked skirts, while high boots, and a small apology for a hat surmount ing a mass of hair lying low on the neck and decorated by a " wareagle " plume, divide their apparent pretensions be tween these of a figurante and a vivan diere. The point of these remarks is simply this, that it is very necessary to dis tinguish in fashion between .what is suitable for every-day and habitual cos tumes and what may be excused and even admired, aS exceptional, but would be ridiculed if worn all the time. Very few women in this country can afford to display these expensive caprices; and those, who cannot should be care ful not to indulie in any exaggerations or iu any styles which do not come strictly within the boundary of lady like taste. The " coat," which was introduced with such a flourish of trumpets, has failed signally. A good many are said to have been made and sold ; but when, where, how, or.to whom, is a problem more difficult to solve than any in Euc lid, for none are ever seen. We hopesincerely that this is the last effort to transform women into mon grels. As women they occupy an ac knowledged position, and have their own special uses and abundant attrac tions ; but there is nothing more repul sive than mauish women, or more con temptible than effeminate men ; and so this aping of maculine attire is as undig nified as it is unbecoming. The cloaks of the season are more re markable for comfort than elegance ; the enormous cost having cut off the demand for the rich velvets, trimmed with real lace, which formerly constitu ted quite a large proportion of the fash ionable garments. Such, of course, are still to be had by those who are willing to dispose in this way of the requisite number ofgreenbacks ; but the majority contentthemselves with the fine plusher and handsome beaver cloths, which convey at least an idea of warmth, and, in the neat half-fitting paletot-shapes, are not at all unbecoming. A novelty in opera-cloaks attracted attention at the Academy of Music recently. It consisted of a sort of mantle of white merino, ornamented with an application of scarlet merino, represent ing branches of coral. A heavy white chenille fringe formed the border. The effect was striking but very good, and was heightened probably by the beauty of the wearer, whose dark hair con trasted admirably with a coral net, and spray arranged low at the side. Fur cloaks are not made, excepting to order, and they are not likely to be worn to any extent. There is little change in the shape of furs, excepting in cuffs, which are made smaller, to suit the small sleeves made both for dresses and cloaks. Collarettes are quite as large, and generally-round, although a few are made with a point at the back. They seem to have quite taken the place of the victorine, and also of the half cape, which is only adhered to by those who regard their comfort more than fashion. In Paris, the muffs for the present month are made of quilted satin, with velvet, swansdown ! or grebe borders, or a simpler kind still consists of plush made to match the plush cloak. As the cold season advances, sable muffs will take the lead, and black velvet will be worn, bordered with chincilla. Ladies who wear the lining of their muffs out every season, by cramming them with multifarious articles collected on every shopping tour, will appreciate the novel idea of providing them with pockets in the inside, warranted to hold handkerchief, pocket-book, pair of uew gloves, paper of candy, a pack of pearl powder, a skein of zephyr-worsted, and a paper of pins. These pockets are made 01 stronger material than the ordinary marcelline lining, and will therefore be a saving as well as atibrd security. The small bonnets have been received with great favor, and, in fact, aside from their exact adaptation to the pre sent mode of dressing the hair, many of them are very pretty and graceful speciMens of millinery art. The most admired style is the Fanchon. A front of green velvet, for instance,—with a half-handkerchief of black lace falling low over a crown of soft white tulle. A large crushed rose low down under the lace; and wide green velvet fringed strings. These wide fringedribbons are a late and, costly novelty; they make elegant sashes,And are used for that purpose as well as for bonnets. , The French flowers of the present season are nearly all velvet. They are not at all natural, but they are very beautiful--magnificent. as specimen& of the artificial -florists', skill, and trans cending .nature .in .depth of color and splefulorof size.% The leaves aretnetless. adinitabie instead 'of -- the uniform bright, glossy, green surfwiliivigati they formerly presented, we have them now frosted, veined and tinted in a thousand „ gitmamotxmatradiiiiduilEte,, , s. 4 , _ sTaarepr ten_Wrea;_ten.. 2lis‘ivEgerals; yaw. -Anyzatimank.7:llon2FAß. Ara. and Coenta 244326, 1 . 1 . ;Pa. 22222 _ 2l23 ixerFzerguia: , ijultit-.:”. • 4 • • ',One ocutuxu3o.. qlrixt coltutist,l yearz;Z:". l l7.' , MVl Third.colamic 1 one y -. •, • Maas, of t44l.l4**4lack • • • ~,, Business cards , irveni;lean.4 3 , giii- LEGA-T, AM: ss 7 6;mm NoTnIEB--. ' Executors'notices tire,: Administrators' 2.00 • Assiginees' notices,- . : ... . ors' n0ti...... .. ;; 2.00 ;; • 21 , -,.11 other"Notices,en lines, rir,aeslir thiee:times• .Ll different ways. Some: •seeinl6s batik ered with newly-falign,,snow.:bbthire drop icicles, and all are.-. 41144129M sinnlated to the natural appearance ; of the foliage which 'belongelb - different plants and flowers.: Coat sleeves, long basques;:and issiffe WaiStbands,are the - features ef,thewin ter dresses. The Waist-inuidhchNillitu entity worn over the basques,Which are divided into two or more Icing 6 Slenffer lappels or (more properlY) Staidt:endiC— We warn ladies against mortalnantwo, hoWever ; they .thenhaelts.,loolt broad, and are extremely. aWkWar4 and ungainly. The front is plain,tOraCeom modate the waist band and the 9 iiii mense buckle, which is a revivaintlhe fashion thirty years ag0.;.. : Aubeltiand buckle of this description s of: the plkin est kind, cost from three to - five dollars, so that a set to wear with - every:dress becomes quite an item. - ""' Plain high-colored silks Iseenistohe more in favor for party dresses,thla sea son than thin materials probably ,for economical reasons. When inuelitis and tarletanes were cheap, - a pretty-o*e ning dress could be very easily-and-.in expensively arranged; but tiow. , they cost as much as silk, taking into coneiti eration the larger quantity of material necessary to make them full and ele gant, and are more frail and' infinitely less available. The dark-crimson ribbed silks are very handsome, and trim very effec tively with either white or black lace; but for those who prefer lighter cans there is the rose-red, the bright bine, which is so fashionable, the palershades of mauve, the lovely opal, and the:pen:o of silver-gray, either of Which..is ni4uha tingue, particularly the last and te fully ornamented with white' race - or crystal fringe would be voted chats:6ll'lg. 'rile piquant little boddices with ah ends behind are a special providence to those young ladies who have riandsonie colored silk skirts to wear out. A'pretty puffed or tucked waist ban alwayshe achieved, .and a becoming toilet is thus secured with hardly any expense. A scarlet or blue boddice, is ,Very striking with a white dregs, for very young ladies; but the most useful are composed of black ribbed silk,'hand somely embroidered, andtrimmed with lace. These are suitable for all occasions and any dress. Tartan plaids and other heavy materi als are in great demand for street 'and house dresses, because they do not-re quire to be lined throughout-,a, very heavy item of expense now,a 7 day§, when linings cost more than very ce dress patterns did formerly. The brightcolors of the plaids too, which are so repulsive in summer; grow attractive as the cold season advtinces, and lend a cheerful warmth and coloring to the bleak, cheerless atmosphere. There tire only a few persons, however, who , can wear to advantage a dress made entirely of bright hjgh-colored plaid, and ...these are exclusively the tall, pale, slender brunettes, whose dark hair and' eyes contrast admirably with the glOWiiig tints, and whose thin figures are round ed into apparent fullness by the' check ered amplitude of the design. . Women of medium size and light or neutral complexion should confine themselves to skirts of tartan, wearing with them a jacket of black cloth :or velvet, a full white under waist, and black belt with broad gilt buckle, The English winsey (or linsey-wool sey, as it is usually called) is the' best and most durable material for walking= dresses. There are two kinds °flimsyr woolsey, however; one quite new: this season, and made by the Freuel,, of French merino-wool and silk—thisAs often called poplin ; the other is indini factured by the English of a mixture of thread and wool, and is less elegant in appearance, though—we should imagine —much more seviceable. This, elass Of serges and winseys, which bringin'Engi ! land one and a sixpence to two' lings a yard, sell here for a dollar.and:a half to two dollars a yard, and are only to be obtained at a few leading houses, The French winseys are made unliti. Paris in very novel style. The - front and back of this body is plain to 'moon:C.: modate a wide belt, which is fastened with a large buckle both front and back f but from the side-seams long baeglieS descend upon the skirt, and thewaliV hand passes under these instead of over them. A most extravagant fashion has also been revived abroad—that of trimixOrg and opening the dresses at the back pp, the entire length of the skirt ; this einn 7 pels the wearing of underskirts'as'ele 7 gant as the dress. - The latest designs in colored under._ skirts, both of silk and wool, are very : beautiful and elaborate, however quite, too handsome not to be displayed . in: some way. The most elegant are made' of black satin, with a double border:of velvet, vandyked, and stiched on with, white silk in chain-stitch. Aboye this border, the skirt is beautifully qtiiited, in a diamond or other pattern—With', white silk. Striped petticoats are no longer in: vogue, and they can, therefore, be bought comparatively cheap. The re cent designs are from oriental models, and are executed in silk ; the onl.Tdlf T , ficulty is that they are quite too band= some and expensive to be made villgar:- ly useful. The new winter-nets in which. .the " waterfall" is inclosed are verypret&ty-:1 afhey are, of course, small ; and the visible" foundation is covered with striall.; coral gold, or crystal beads. Large mother ofpearl shells, and marine plant& made of velvet, are used to ornament these elegant nets, and sometimes branches of coral. A great variety of lace head-dressestga worn, some terminating in long lap Pets,, and barbe-like ends, which cross at tin,: back ,an d descend low upon the shoulder; e, others form i ng si mpl y a square ofguipura ) which is ornamented with coral VelYpt., 7 and mother-of-pearl or diamond orna ments in front, and loops and long ends,, of black velvet at the back. A very simple method is adopted- by young girls, and is found graceful and appropriate. This is to tie up-the :rietT with two yards of narrow bright ribb9ll,' , allowing it to fall at the side in cluster= l ing loops and ends. The Marriage Fee. The late Dr. Bounton was once puting with a farmer about the ease,W , ltyi which a minister earned his mope. " Now," said the farmer, "when,y . et: are called on to marry a cotiple;,ye.o never expect a sum less than three - d01.t... Lars—this for a few minutes' service." " Pool: I" replied the doctor, " L would agree to give you half a my nextmai riage fee for a bushel of potatoes,". few days afterward, the doctor was calli•H ed on to splice a couple at Dogtowzi - al place about four miles from where held lived. When the ceremony- was overt the bridegoom said to the worthy &ire ister. " Well, parson,- I s'pose' 119 must fork over something forTOF:., trouble. What say you to taling„enei of my terrier pups? The hest .bieettt I tell you, in the country. sheeltifit'S nice to have in the barn.- Worth - 161f' five dollars—and I s'pose aflgure 21/(441t ; do for the splice, eh?" The doctottoeki t the pup with joy. The joke wast*A good ; he hastened to the-farme . rtila , Tl said: " Now ; friend, here is' MYlee,7,. how shall we divide it?" The:farßifily ar relished the joke so well, that he irk,a, creased the potatoes to a halfe, ileZe&a, bushels. • • . . — ,: l east —" Come here, my littlplad,7,,an.l4-nyka attorney to a boy of about nine. t yggritd old. r "A case is between the devil a 1 d^ people—whieh do . you think will,bel o most likely to gain the actiori7',,'“,, .. „.„ boy replied :"I guess it will be eft` st,, squeeze ; the people have the - - 1 --Mrlign money, but the devil .has..the) nxastp lawyers.' .1. :': ~i.-.;.,,n0b Never flir with a Younip-vggifki who' calls you by yeti'. Christhia, the second time you meet her;" you have have quite made your mind up to tho worst
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