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From the liuiaville Couilcr )
LINES AFFECTIONATELY INSCRI
BED TO MY SISTER.
Dear Sister, scarce a year has pass'd since
thou wert by my side
In all thy blushing joyousuesj, a fuir and hap
py bride.
With laiijihino, ej esand sunny cur!s-melhinks
I see the now
A biiilal M-reulhof ornue buds, twined lightly
round thy bro-v,
Thy heart and step so blithe and gay, Life
seem'd a lairy ilrenm
Whera only fragiunt brialil-litied flowers
were flouting on its stream.
Ah ! then vr had our Mother deni, her sweet
and loving smile
Which from or.r earliest childhood's hours,
entild tears and woes beguile;
Her centlo voice! vvhse every tune still
thrills ppoti me ear !
Her strp ! 'twas muic in our home without
her all was drear.
Oh! bright and happy days! Hope's roses
then were in their lilonm,
And little did we think such flowers but blos
somed for the tomb,
Tho rose which held their brightest buds is
shuttered now in twain,
And we nre left with saddened hearts to
mourn iis loss in vain ;
The mystic charm is riven, three links are
here, two joined above,
But we nre only closer diawn, so few we
have lo love ;
We only know the blessings lust, the joys now
nasi ami sone.
Since the liuhl of home departed, and we arc
all lei t ulone.
Until that sad and dreary day when Death,
wuli ruthless hand,
First served near and dear heart ties, and
broke our household hand,
We are entwined in loving faith, a wreath of
woven flowers,
Not ev'en a tiny bud had fall'n in those our
sunny hours.
But when the great destroyer came to blight
the parent stems,
What was the empty casket worth when ri
fled of its gems,
Our home of youth ! our happy home ! is
shrouded now in gloom ;
Father and Mother, where are they? go ask
the silent tomb,
Yes though their earthly forms of clay are
laid away to sleep,
In spirit they are hovering near, Love's vigils
still they keep,
And when temptation gathers round, aad foot
steps almost strav.
They, like (he lone briaht beacon-star, guide
on the upward way.
Oft-times I'm weak and would recall them
fioin their blest abode,
But then the thought comeso'er my hear', "it
is I he the will of God,"
And if we put our trust in him, we all shall
meet sixain.
Join in a holier band of love, unite the broken
chain :
Then mourn them not, for oh believe thoso
ties were only riven
To wean our hearts Iroin earthly love, and
bear us nearer Heaven. '
Frankfort, Ky. Ella,
As Ferguson had foreseen, the Indians,
fearing to enter the woods, came to a sud
den halt. Although now comparatively
out of danger, he did not esteem the neigh
borhood perfectly sale, and therefore pur
sued his course for five or six miles, with
out drawing bridle. Evening was closing
in when he judged it proper to pause. He
tried in vain to discover where he was;
but he was not a man to vex himself with
trifles, so he qneilly resolved to pass the
night in the open air, and deler till the
morrow the task of finding Ins way. A
clear stream bordered with shrubs ran near,
and Ferguson, having unbridled his horse,
wrapped himself in his cloak and lay down
on the grass.
At (laybre-k he resumed his journey, fol
lowing the course of the stream. When
he had gone about (our miles, he found the
corpse ol one of his companions. The poor
fellow had been scalped, and Ferguson's
first thought was that all his friends had
probably been surprised, and massacred
singly. Indeed, the numerous hool prinls
of horses, some shod and some unshod, indi
cated plainly, the recent passage ol both
white men and Indians. Slowly and cau
tiously he followed these traces without
making any discoveries; until towards the
middle ol the day, having climbed up a
slight eminence, he saw on the plain, at
about a mile's distance, a large Indian en
campment. At the same moment the Indians percei
ved the captain, and leaped on their horses.
Cursing his own imprudence, Ferguson
turned bridle, and began as quickly as pos
sible to retrace his steps. Arrived at the
outer border of the wood, he saw on the
plain which he was about to cross, a dense
cloud of lurid smoke extending on either
side as far as the eye could reach. It was
in a moment the animal was devoured, and
the empty bridle left hanging on the
branch.
The wolves, with gaping throals, and
their while tusks grinning horribly, remain
ed round the tree ; lor the horse had scarce
ly furnished earh will) a single mouthful.
On the Captain's slightest movement they
jumped up, as if to seize him before he
could touch the ground. Ferguson enjoyed
a sort ol feverish pleasure in killing a num
ber of them with his carabine. Hut night
was closing in, and quite exhausted, unable
even to reload his arms, he was seized with
a sudden giddiness. Me was forced to
close his eyes, lest he should fall Irotn his
green fortress.
Thn a deep roaring was heard in the
neighboring prairie. At the sound, the
wolves pricked i) their ears, and darted
off simultaneously in pursuit of a new prey.
In a short time Ferguson opened his eyes,
and descried in the plain on the border of
the wood, an enormous buffalo, surrounded
by the ravenous wolves, who were tearing
him to pieces, despite his furious efforts to
escape.
The Captain, profiting by this fortunate
diversion, descending from his tree, and
hastened to kindle the dried branches scat
tered on the ground. He shortly succeed
ed in surrounding himself with a rampart of
fire.
Feeling then comparatively sale, he roas
ted one ol the dead wolves, and ate a small
portion of the flesh, notwithstanding the
natural repugnance nspired hy such un
clean lood. Being somewhat strengthened
by his slrange repast, he collected a supply
of wood for the night.
In about an hour afterwards, the wolves
returned to the charge; but Ferguson,
thanks to his flaming fortification, was in
a prairie on fire. What was he to do ? To i Perfect salety, that despite the continued
(tljviUing Skctcl).
AN ADVENTURE IN TEXAS.
During the recent war between the Uni
ted Stales and the Indians of Texas, a great
number of volunteers joined the expedition.
One of these, Captain ! erguson, ol Ken
relurn was dealh : to go forward, destruc
tion no less inevitable.
In this terrible emergency, Ferguson did
not lose his presence of mind, but contin
ued to advance rapidly in the direction of
the fire. When he met the black advanced
guard of smoke, behind which the flame
wound and darted like some monstrous hy
draheaded serpent, Ferguson checked his
horse and dismounted. He tore his mantle
into pieces, fastened one as a bandage tound
his horse's eyes, and another so as lo envel
op the animal's mouth and nostrils; then
he covered his own face in a similar man
ner. This was the work of a few moments
precious moments, for the yells of the
advancing Indians became fearfully distinct.
His preparation made, Ferguson remounted,
and facing his horse towards the fire, spur
red In in on with the energy or despair.
The noble beast bounded onwards, Ihe
fierce flames enveloping him and his rider;
but the arm of the latter was of iron
strength ; he held up his horse, and impel
led him through the fire. A few desper
ate bounds, and the torture was over.
The fresh, cool air how delicious it
was ! Ferguson tore of! the bandages which
covered his own head and his horse's and
threw himself on theground. He 's saved !
he has accomplished an unparalleled ex
ploit ! Rut above the roaring and crackling
of the flames, he heard the triumphant cries
of his pursuer., who think they have pre
cipitated him into the ocean of fire. He
made an effort to give back a defy ingshont,
but his voice died on his lips.
Half suffocated ; both horse and man had
scarcely strength to move across the black
ened plain; yet Ferguson knew that wiih-
TIIE AIMOSPIItRF, AND ITS EFFECTS
IPO AM MAI, LIFE.
A very interesting lecture waa delivered
on tho 11th tilt , by Dr. Giiscom, at tho N.
Y. Mechanics' Insiitute, fin the "Influence
of Air in connection with Animal Lifu "
The lecturer commenced by saying that he
supposed ome of them would be surprised
to hear that they lived nt the bottom of an
immense ocean of nir 50 miles deep ; jet it
was so, and the color of this ocean, which is
called tho atmosphere, is a deep cerulean
blue. To perceive this color it uas necessa
ry to be ablo to sou nt niice the whole vol
ume, and a'so on a calm nnd clenr day, for
no color could be perceived if seen iu small
quantities, or when thero was ciiher wind
or haziness. In like manner the color of
water could not be seen in small quantities,
and as onlv percrp:ible where there was a
vaft expanse of ocean. The uir was alao a
substance capable of condensation nnd ex
pansion, lis expansion wns seen in the
wind, by which shis were made lo traverse
the ocean, and also in windmills. The tor
nado was another phase of its expansion,
by which trees was uprooted and houses
overturned, And was almost equal to the
power of gleam. The grralest weight o
ihe atmoslphere was fifteen pounds lo the
square inch, and this weight presses on
every way. both upward and downward.
To explain the pressure upwards, ihe lectur
er exhausted the air of n latge vase, which
remained fast to the plate on which it stood,
but on the air being let iu it was easily re
moved. 1 remember, said he, being asked
the question, if theie is a pressure of fifteen
poiindsto the sqi:nre inch, Ihe reason why we
were not at once riushed by Ihe weight ;
but this is, as I before explained, because
the air presses in all directions with the
same force, and hence there is an equilibri
um. This is a most important element, and
howling he slept profoundly until morning,
On awaking, he found that the wolves
were gone, in pursuit, doubtless, of some
easier nrev : and the Captain was able to
resume his journey on foot, carrying with 0l,e wich requires to be known, and also
that Ihe air never presses more than 15
pounds to the square inch. The next quau
I it v of the air is elasticity. Pi ess it so as to
make it occupy a smnller space than it
otherwise would, and then take away the
weight, and it comes back nnd occupies iis
original space. The lecturer then explained
that in the air there were two passes ; one
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When convalescent, he hap- ..,,. ,. , , . , . ,
. . i w H'hinh 1, iu If t, wa li.'a tin. I t.ltn.l. la Iha
him his pistols, his cutlass, and his carbine
After a week ol incredible fatigue and pri
vation, he arrived in safety at the Ameri
can camp; but no tidings were ever heard
of his unfortunate companions. They pro
bably had either been massacred by the In
dians, or devoured by the wolves. As to
Captain Ferguson, he was seized with a fe
ver which confined him to bed during ma
ny weeks.
pened one dav to look in a mirror, and
started back affrighted. His heard remain
ed black, but the hair of his head had be-
come white as snow.
LNOIUlpl.l VIELO OF COrtV
The follow ing is the statement of Mr. Geo.
Walker, of Susquehanna county, who took a
premium of $50 at the annual meeting of ihe
Agricultural Society, last week, for the lar-
uesl ciopofcorn, beina 160 bushels of shel
led corn to the acre. We believe this never
as been equalled in the United States.
There were several other competitors, but
96 busi.el to tho acre, raised by John
Bitzer, of Lancaster county, was tho next
highest, and 93 by J.ihu A. M'Rea, of White
Marsh, Mnntgomcty county, was the next
George Walker's Mode of Cultivation lie
ploughed fiueacres, of green sward, for corn,
the begiuing of May, and hauled one bundled
load of manure on the same. The manure
was spread, ihe ground was well harrowed,
and planted the lasl ol May, in rows three
and a half fuel Hparl, running north and south,
and three feet npnrl in the rows running east
and west, from three lo five grains in ihe
hill. Two bu-bels of lime, mixed with threo
bushels of plaster, was applied lo said five
acres immediately after it came up. A plow-
lid not enter the field after the corn was
planted. The ground was kept loose and
mellow, and the grass and weeds subdued by
the use of the cultivator, making but little
use of the hand hoe. A specimen of the
corn whs exhibited at the Slate Fair, at Lan
easier, in October, being of ihe white flint
species, eight rowed, small cob, and long
eais, more than one foot iu length.
In addition to the enormous yield, one hun.
dred and sixty bushels to the acre, of shelled
corn, Ihe same field, conttinhig five acres,
produced twenty tons of superior pumpkins,
some of which weighed mote than forty-one
pounds. Said field is silualed on one of the
highest hills in Susquehanna county, being
an Oak, Pine, Beech, and Sugar Maplu ridgo
soil, a sandy loom.
UCO. WALKER.
October 20, 1352.
This statement is accompanied w-ilh the
certificate of Hon. Wm, Jessup, VVm. D.
Cope, and A. Chamberlin, certifying tha! thev
measured the field, counted Ihe rows, and
Ihe bills in each row, nod husked twenty-six
hills, being a fair average of the whole field,
and that this made a yield equal to one hun
dred and sixty bushels uf shelled corn to the
acre.
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lucky, became celebrated lor his hardihood 01t wal mm in,vila,))v p,.ri3,. Ue
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Lvcomine Mutual Insuranoe Company.
DR. J. B. MASSER is the local agent for the
nnn Comoanv. in Northumber
land county, and ia at all times ready to effect
Insurances against Ure on real or p-"-" f"-
perty, or renewing policies for tne same.
Sunbury, April 26, 1851 tf.
CHAIN PUMPS. A small number of these
excellent pumps have beea received and are
au.reu lor sale by
H. B. MASSER.
Sunbsnt, No. 8, 1SJ.
and success in the tenible hunting of the
Indians. The following incident will con
vey some idea ol Ihe character ol the man,
atid also ol the war still w-aging in Ihe New
World, between civilization and barbarism.
A small band of volunteers, among
whom was Captain Ferguson, spent sever
al days exploring Texas, and had wander
ed far into the interior without meeting a
solitary Indian track. Tired ol this pacific
journey, they resolved to seperateand seek
adventures singly, belore returning to the
camp.
Accordingly, the following morning,
Captain Ferguson, mounted on an excellent
horse, left his companions and directed his
course across a vast prairie, towards a clus
ter ol lulls, hemmed in by thick woods
which bounded the honizon. Arrived at
the foot of one of the hills, the Captain per
ceived a troop of wild horses slowly advan
cing towards him. Suddnly they broke in
to a gallop ; a manoeuvre which appeared j
suspicious, and induced our hero to watch
them closely.
They soon gained Ihe level ground, and
the dull sound of their hoof striking the
soil, became distinctly audible. The Cap
tain looked, and saw clinging to the Hanks
of each horse, an Indian suspended hori
zontally by an arm and a leg. I bis a com
mon stratagem among the Indians, but
luckily for Ferguson, he was still at a con
siderable distance from these unpleasant
looking cavillers.
Perceiving, by the sudden rapidity of
his flight, that they were discovered, the
Indians climbed nimbly on their horses,
ami pursued our hero at full speed, shout
ing their terrible war cry.
Looking back, erguson observed that
his enemies spread themselves across the
prairie, with the evident intention of cut
ting off his retreat to the hills. He saw
that his only chance of safety consisted in
gaining the woods; whither his pursuers
durst not follow him, lest they encounter
the out-posts of the American troops.
He did not again look behind, but with
his eyes eagerly fixed on the yet distant
goal, he spurred on his horse to its utmost
speed. The animal stumbled, and the cry
ot the Indians became more distinct; but
the noble animal roso again, and with a
loud neigh, ss though conscious of the peril
that menaced his master, he made a prodi
gious forward bound, and cleared the space
which divided him from the wood, with the
speed of an arrow
Iherelore summoned his remaining energies,
and crept on, leading his by horse the bridle
All the poor creature' hair was singed off,
and large pieces of his hide came aw ay at
the slightest touch
Tormented bv a raging thirst, Ferguson
dragged himself towaids Ihe farthest ex
tremity of the plain; and there he percei
ved a band ot wolves advancing with sav
age bowls. This new peril roused both the
horse and his rider. A clear fresh stream
was flowing by ; into it plunged Ihe animal,
and Ferguson also dipped his head into Ihe
delicious bath. Its restorative effect was
magical. He recollected that the wolves
in these vast deserts are accustomed to flock
towards a prairie on fire, in order to prey
on the animals escaping from the flames.
The Captain examined his horse, and found
with pleasure that the poor creature was
much recovered, and even neighed in reply
to Ihe wolves' howling. More moved by
this plaintive neigh lhan he had ever been
by a human cry. Ferguson gently caress
ed the head of his steed, and then mount ing,
urged him towards Ihe forest. The wolves
meanwhile were crossing Ihe stream in hot
pursuit, their hoarse yells founding a thou
sand times more terrible than the whistling
of builds on the battle-field.
A cold shudder seized Ferguson. 'If
my horse should fall?" he thought. Bui
thanks to his vigilance, and the feverish
energy of the animal, they gradually gain
ed on their pursuer.'; for the speed of a
prairie wolf is much less than that uf a fleet
horse.
Cut the powers of Ihe noble creature
were nearly spent, his breathing became
rapid, and his head drooped. Yet he still
made a wondrous effort to gain the forest,
for. with the instinct of his kind, beseemed
to know that safety would be found among
the trees.
At length the wood was gained. Fer
. r a
guson gave a loyous snout, tor now ne
could take refugee in a tree. Tying his
horse to a lower branch, our hero climbed
one quickly, and loaded his carabine and
pistols, with a laint hope of defending the
poor animal Irom the wolves' attack.
From the lofty branch on which he had
taken up his position, Ferguson watched
the monster's approach they were of the
fiercest species, white with glowing red
eyes ; and he saw that all was over with
bis faithful horse. They rushed on tbeir
victim Ferguson fired among thero ; but
tlllLDIlK-, MIST BE PAID FOR.
Sweel is the sound of infant voice,
Young iiriocence is full of charms ;
There's not a pleasure hnlf so choice
As totviins'up a child iu arms.
Babyhood is a blessed slate,
Felicity expressly made for;
But still, on earth it is our fate
That even "children must be paid for."
If in an omnibus we tide,
It is a beauteous sishl lo see,
When full ihe vehicle inside,
Aye Inliius childhood on iis knee.
Bui in the iloL'-'tavs seorehiiif! heat,
When a slii'hi btenth of air is prayed for,
H ilt suffocated in onr seat,
We feel that "children must be paid for."
There is tibnnt the spoils ol ynnlli
A charm that teaches every heart
Marbles or li)8 are games of Irulh,
The bat p'itys no deceivers part.
Bui if w e hear a sudden ciah,
N'. ' iiiii need be staid for;
W,. '15 sone to smash,
..41 be paid for."
Pie t .11 the festive board,
Willi many faces laughing round,
Dull melancholy is iimred,
While mirth nnd jollity iibound.
We see our table empty spread
Wilh knives and fuiks a dozen laid for,
Then pai.se lo think-'-Iluw nre they fed V
"Yes, "children must indeed be paid for."
From the Carpet Bng J
ISTOLD LOVE.
Ob Love by mnny nn idle token
Is show n tor guard it as we may
The hidden thought we have not spoken,
Some trifle will ut limes betray.
Th lover's eye interprets well
The mysteries of a loving heart;
Though lip another tn!i may lull,
The truili will ttinmpli ovr art.
In vain the cold and wintry look.
Thai fieezes o'er the cautious brow,
Tis biiPthe ice upon the brook,
Whose lido more warmly runs below;
And vain Ihe slimnlaed frown,
To veil ihe tender truth from sig!:t,
As clouds across ihe sky are blown,
While nil above is clear and bright.
one-fiifth pari ; and Ihe other nitrogen,
w bich is four-fiflhs of the aimospbeie. Oxy
ge.i supports life and combustion, and nitro
gen restrains its effects and dulls its opera
tion. The quantity ol air which a person
consume depends in a measure on oneself,
and by training can be made more or less
The tailor ar.d shoemaker lake Inile iu coin
paiisnn wilh the laborer, and ihe public
speaker and singer, or these who cry cum
modifies for Sale through the streets.
man in good health makes eighteen respira
lions iu a minute, and iu 24 hours consumes
51 hogsheads of the uir. As the oxygen
which supports life is so small w e ought to
be very particular how we permit other ga
ses to mix wilh it nnd vitiate it. The blood
when it enters the lungs, is black, but w hen
j the oxygen nets on it it becomes red, and
, sends it through I tie veins to impail life and
I animation. This black blood is produced by
caibon nnd imparls the blackness which we
see in the faces ol persons who loose ibeir
lives by aufiocaiinn, because the oygen was
not allowed lo leach Ihe lungs to puiify it.
When we send out ihe uir from the lungs
we do not send it in the same manner as we
inhaled it, for when exhaled it is as deadly
a poison as arsenic or corrosive sublimate
The lecture showed I his by experiments!
and filled a vase wilh his own breath, in
w hich a lighted candle would not live. It
was such uir as killed persons w lio went
doivu in to wells in the country, or who bad
died w hen a pan of charcoal wns placed iu a
j room. The danger of taking impure mailer
The census returns exhibit Ihe fact that . into the stomach was not so great us into 1 lie
the wealth of the Union is neaily equally ; lungs, for the siomach had power lo eject
listiibuted throughout ihe States. The aver- , impurities w hich the lungs had not. Besides
age for each inhabitant of ihe Stales is S356, . the impure air which we exhale ibeie are
In the Plates the distribution is as follow: Z,hOU pores on every square inch ol Ihe ur-
Maryland S450 , face of Ihe body, and lo 11 body of large size
JJi ; theie ure ",0UU square niches; and these
g'g ; multiplied make 7,000,000 of pores. There
4-5 ' is a sort of drainage pipe iu ihe body, w hich
381 ' sends out matter as well a gas, and this
313! pipe is calculated at 28 miles long. The
25i ! particles of matter which are sent out, and
, which do not dissolve ate so numerous, that
lull
Tun Knickerlockir ha the following Mr.
B , a distinguished udvocate and attorney
general of a down east state was silling wilh
his bat over his eyes, nnd his chiu on his
breast, and sleeping as comfortably as the iu.
illimitable spiiit of fin would allow, in the
Conit house of A , when the Court eider-
ed and took his seat on the bench. Observ
ing the situation nf Mr B , which had
not changed on the entrance of tho Couit,'
the Judge looked nt the Sheriff, w ho seemed
to understand that il was his duty to get up
the sleeper into "condition."
"Mr. B ; the Court is in."
I won't give Ihe reply. Suffice il lo say,
the Sheriff had a decided objection lo going
to the murky and sulpherous place to which
he was consigned.
"Mr. B-
," said tho Judge, 'we have
DISI UIULTIO OF WEALTH 13 THE
IMIIU M ATES.
observed with profound regret, your conduct
during last week ; nnd this morning we find
you in no belter condition to lake up ynnr
c.ae lhan before. We nre disposed lo bear
with you no longer. You disgrace yourself
and your family, the Court, and the profes
sion, by your comse of conduct." This re
proof elicited ihe following colloquy :
'Did yon-r honor speak lo meV
'I did, Sir."
'What temaik did you make?'
'1 said Sir, that, in my opinion, yon dis.
grace youiself and your family, the Court
anil the profession, by your course of con.
duct.'
'May i-i-t please your honor, 1 have been
an attorney in in-in litis c-conrt fifteen yeais :
and permit me to say, your honor, that is the
fiist cor-rect opinion I ever knew you lo
give!"
Straw Bonnet Factor!. The Messrs.
Carpenter, Ihe celebrated straw bonnet man
ufacturers of Foxboro', Mass , have just com
pleled the erection and filling up of a new
building for carrying on their business. It
contains over fifty rooms, some of them largo
enough to contain five or six hundred per
sons, and is calculated to turn out ten thou
sand straw bonnets a day, or three millions a
year. The main building is 173 feet front,
and extends back 250 feet, five stories bight,
and covering w ith its w ings an crea of be
tween 30,000 and 40,000 square feet. The
Messrs. Carpenters supply a largo portion of
Ihe demand for bonnet in New York and
Boston. Their new factory is a magnificent
building, finished within and without, iu a
style of art which would not disgrace the
country seats of a wealthy man. They have
acquired a large fortune by tho manufacture.
Ntwburyport Herald.
Water Proof Boots and Shoes. The
February number of the "American Farm
er" has the following recipe for rendering
boots nnd shoes water pioof, which the ed
itor says ho has tried with perTect success :
"Take one pint of boiled linseed oil, two
ounces of beeswax, two ounces of spirit of
tuipentine, nnd two ounces of burgundy
pitch. Let them be carefully melted over a
slow fire. With this mixture new shoes
and boot are to rubbed in the sun, or at a
little distance from the fire, with a sponge
or brush. This operation should be repented
without wearing them, ns often as they be
come dry, until they are fully saturated,
which will require four or five limes brush
ing ; by this, the leather become imper,
viniis lo water. The boot or shoe, thus pre
pared, lasts much longer than common lea
ther ; it requires such a pliability and soft
ness that it wili never shrivel, nor grow
hard, and in that state is the most effectual
preventive against cold, &c. It is necessa
ry to remark that shoes and bonis thus pic
paied ought not to be worn until they be.
come peifeclly dry and clastic; as in tho
contrary c.ish the leather will become too
soft, nnd wear out much sooner than it
otherwise would.
Kissing. A writer i i the Wilmington Her.
aid, says the follow ing rules have been adop
ted by middle aged married gentlemen, when
they resume ihe piivilegu of kissing their
young nnd pretty cousins. They certainly
seem to have formed a very accurate coneep.
tion of the proper manner in which this inno
cent lu.Miiy should be enjoyed:-
Of comse you n;ust be taller than tho lady
yon intend tu kiss; lake her right hand in
jour, nnd draw her lightly lo you, pass your
eft arm over her nht shoulder, diagonally
Alabama
Arkansas
Connecticut -
California
Delaware
Floiida
(forgi.1 . .
Illinois
Iowa ...
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Mississippi -Massacbubells
$532
21.ri
475
23!
200
North Carolina
X. Ilamhshiie
New York
New Jerey -
475Oiegon Terr'y
ClOIPeniisylvaiiia
184 Ohio
123 Uhnde Island
205' South Carolina
3HITexas - -
857 Tennesseee
21 1 Vermont
732 Virginia, .
577Wisconiii
341
254
291
411
183
S:nce the discovery of the Australian fold
diggings, a passion for joint stock companies
has snruuc tin in London that threatens to
revolutionize the world. Among these just
otgauizing, is one for a tunnel fiom Liverpool
to China, wilh a branch running off to Mount
vE'na for the supply pfvenlil.it ion and warmth.
Another proposea lo throw a suspension
bridge from Cape Horn to the Sandwich Is
land, wilh a lateral connection with the moon.
Capital 200,000,000, in share of 10 each.
' Subscriber who pay whrn they put tbeir
names down, will not be called cn again."
So says the piospectus, and we believe it
The company chartered for giving pigs an
extra kink in their tails, by mixing pulveri
zed cork sorews with their feed, is in a most
flourishing condition. The treasurer informs
the shareholder that a dividend of 90 per
cent, will be declared Ihe moment necessary
fund come to hand. As this is rather equiv
ocal, we shall watch ihe operation of lb
"Porcine Development Association" with
seme interest.
in China, where the houses are so low and
a great many persons are in the habit of as
sembling in one room, it has been discover
ed that, after 15 or 20 year, these particles
adhere to the ceiling of the room that Ihe
farmers will contract lo put a new ceiling if
(hey are allowed to lake down the old one,
so valuable has il been found for manure.
A Hundred Years Ago - In hi History
uf Massachusetts, Bradford state that on the
anniversary of the Society for Promoting In
dustry, three hundred females of Boston as
sembled on the Common wilh their spinning
wheels. They were neatly atlired in cloth
of their own manufacture, and a great crowd
of spectators collected lo witness the scene,
This was in 1753, jusl one hundred years
ago.
Kids abd Goats. Mi. Verigreen attended
a fashionable entertainment, and was requea
led by a friend lo notice Ihe white kid. Mr.
Verigreen' mind was upon the farm at home,
and as he looked round upon the mooatach
ed hoe that uiroundd him, wondering
ly, hi friend asked him if he saw them.
"No," ay he, 'I don'l aee any tids, but
there's a wonderful lot of foot all round bare,
I sboold jodge "
Progrcssof the Age The following no
lice appears under the mariiagehead of ihe
Gardiner (Me-JTinnsnrpf.
"We, the undersigned, have pledged our
selves lo each other for life, or as long as we
can live in hnrmnnv, and now sustain the
conjugal relations. This we do without con
forming lo Ihe law and customs of Ibis na
tion in regard to marriage, believing it to be
an affair exclusively our own, and that no
others, whether of friends, Church or S'.a'ei
have aught to do oi say iu Iho matter,
'We deem it necessary to give ibis notice,
that onr friends and Ihe publio may know of
our union, that wo may not tie exposed lo
slander. "Benj. F. Shaw,
"llARRir.T N. Howard."
Quick Wit. One of Ihe readiest replies
we have ever heard wos made by an Dish
laborer :
A gentleman travelling on horseback, down
east, came upon an Irishman who was fen
cing in a most barren and desolate piece of
land.
'What are yon fencing that lot for, Pall'
aid he, 'a herd of cow would starve to
death on that land
"An sure, yer honor, wasn't I fencing it in
to keep the poor baste out iv it ?"
To Ihe elegant earriaga already announced
a having been manufactured at Pittsfield,
Mass., for Iha President elect, the presentoi
have now added a pair of bay horse, which
they procured for $800.
Lots is like honesty, much talked about,
but little understood-
down across her back, under her loft arm,
press her lo your bo.-om, nt tho same time
she will throw her head back and you have
nothing lo do but lean a lilllo forward and
press your lips to hois, nnd ilia thing is done;
don't make a tmi.-e over it as if you wero
fiiii g off percussion caps, or trying ihe water
cocUs of a steam engine, nor ponnec down
upon it like a hungry hawk upon an innocent
dove, but gently fold the damsel in your a tps
without deiat'girg the economy of her tippet
or rialli', an. I, by a sweet pressure upon her
mouth, icvel in the blissfuluess of your situa
tion, without smacking your lips on it us you
i w ould over a roamed duck.
You may live in Home, iu a comfortablo
manner so lo speak, upon ten cents a day !
People of excessive icgard for spending
money, have found it very hard to shuiile
off six hundred dollars a years any way
they could fix it ! You may live iu comfort
any where else in the Christian woild,
cheaper than in tho U. S. ! Seems queer
too.
No Accounting for Taste. We chew to
bacco; the Hindoo takes lo lime, while Ihe
Putagonian find contentment in a bite of
guano. The children of this country delight
in candy, those of Afiica in rock salt. A
Frenchman goes his length for fried frog,
while in Esquimaux Indian thinks a slewed
candle the climax of dainties. The South
Sea Islanders differ from nil these, their fa
vorile dish being boiled clergymen or a
roasted missionary.
Thb Mormons The greater part of (he
Scandinavian Mormonite hud decided upon
emigrating to America. On 'he 27:b ult ,
Obotril carried the firat installment abou'i
300 souls to Kiel, w hence they would make
their way to Hamburrg, Liverpool, or Hull,
and New York or New Orleans. About 600
or 700 more would follow them in a hort
time. They posses some capital and are all
respectable.
A little girl and her mother were found
frozen to death on Ihe evening of ihe I6.li,
in an alley at Ihe south end of Troy, Neve"
York, e-t, wi-h tssket en her arm.
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